~NSD Challenge - Go Big or Go Home

Challenge #2 for National Scrapbooking Day on the Cricut Message Board really required me to step outside my box.  Sara's challenge was to use a BIG picture or a BIG title or BOTH on a project.  I chose to do a layout for this challenge.  I found a really cute picture of Tacoah at about 18 months old, just around the age when she figured out how to open the refrigerator.  She stole food!  I love the perspective of this pic looking down at her from above.  I have never used a picture this big on a layout before (I think it was about 7 x 6).  I overdid it with the button, but oh well.  It was FUN!
I used Pooh Font at about 2.5 inches.  Thanks for stopping by!

~ How to catch a Leprechaun! ~

This project was really fun as the best part was working on something with both my daughter AND granddaughter.  Tacoah's kindergarden assignment for Friday was to make a leprechaun trap.  So we pondered together the things that might entice a leprechaun and decided that GOLD was a biggie!  Now we know that once we CATCH one, we can't touch him.  Otherwise, all his magic might disappear and that gold won't do him any good!  So here's the trap.

We started with one of Tacoah's old shoe boxes and covered it with green paper and washi tape (don't you just love that stuff???).  I cut a 1/4" diameter wooden dowel to about 4 inches and notched one end.  We added a little leprechaun (Simply Charmed), rainbow (Noah's ABC) and pot of gold, so they will know they are in the right neighborhood.  I remembered these cuts from a project that Michele at Scrap-n-Dance did a few weeks ago.  I'm not sure she posted it on her blog, but her blog is fabulous anyway.  Check it out!

A few little shamrocks (from Paper Doll Dress Up)  in green glitter paper cut at 2" for the sides.  We added a button and some green bakers twine.

We hinged the back of the box lid with some Raffia and added another little friend to the back of the box.

A 4" shamrock for the top along with the bait (Free Gold - Pooh Font at 1") and gold coins (Craft Room Basics at 1.25").  You think it will work?

And finally, the BAIT!  Now you just KNEW that confetti paper that our Circle carts came in (for those of you who are Cricut Circle members) would be repurposed for a noble cause some day!

Just LOOK at all that GOLD would ya??  We are sure to catch at least ONE Leprechaun.  This project took us two evenings, so we darn well better.  Thanks for stopping  by and Tacoah thanks you too!

Tacoah's Treasure Box!

A month or so ago I had picked up 3 of these chipboard boxes at Ms fairly cheaply.  Don't remember exactly how much, but they were on sale and I think I had a 25% off everything coupon as well.  Needless to say, the first box was a disaster, so I tossed the lid and keep some odds and ends in the box.  The second one became Paulette's gift for Circle Mania and the third one has been eyeballed by my granddaughter Tacoah for the past several weeks.  Since she's away right now, I thought it would be cool to decorate the box and have it waiting for her in her room as a surprise when she returns.

I picked some lovely little papers from the MME cowboy ministack to cover the box and for the letters and turtle. (who knew a cowboy pack would be good for little girls???)   The letters were cut at .75 on my E1 from Pooh Font.  The turtle was cut at 1.5 from Create a Critter.  I inked them all with Ranger Bundled Sage.   Once attached, the letters were also shaded with a Faber Castell india ink pitt pen Chromium Green Opaque.  The turtle was attached with an Action Wobble.  A few Sew easy doodle stamps and a little pink acrylic paint were added for visual interest.

Tacoah likes to collect little odds and ends and she really wanted the box to stash her stuff.  I hope she likes the way Nana decorated it for her.  Thanks for stopping box.