CardMonkey's Paper Jungle: Circus

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Serving up Cupcakes - Summer Fun Blog Hop, Day #2

Hi again, summer blog hoppers. Welcome back to Day #2 of the Summer Fun Blog Hop, hosted by my friend Lissa Marie of "So Many Crafts" and the Krazy Creative Crew.

Isn't it tiring ... over and over ... when people ask, "Is it hot enough for you?" Does it boil your shorts when you complain about the heat and someone reminds you of the past wicked winter? Well, let me tell you: YES, it is MORE than hot enough for me, and no, our winter was mild and our summer came early. Ok, enough whining! On to crafting!!

In case you missed it yesterday, let me remind you of my thought process in coming up with today's summer-related projects. I thought back to my young'un days when the circus came to town, and we held neighborhood carnivals in our backyard. How I loved them!!

My theme, then, is Summer Circus Fun. Yesterday, I described how I made the "Oh Happy Day" card shown below, at right.

Today, I'll detail the cute Circus Tent Cupcake box:

What a fun and easy box this is to make, with my Silhouette Cameo. Everything comes (cut) with the folds scored, and the tabs for gluing ready to go. A few zips with the glue gun and it's done!

Now what's a blog hop without a bit of blog candy?! For this Summer Fun Blog Hop, we have two very special sponsors: the Scrapbook Stamp Society and "Anita and Bugs". Please be sure to check out the entry requirements at our Hostess's stop (the beginning), by clicking HERE.

YOUR NEXT STOP is the

lovely Jamie Lindstrom.

This Blog Hop has been brought to you by the Krazy Crafting Crew, which brings you monthly inspiration, all year long!

In case you get lost along the way, here is the full hop line up:

Lissa - So Many Crafts, So Little Time

Anita - Anita and Bugs

Zenita - Scrappin' with Z

ME: CardMonkey's Paper Jungle

NEXT: Jamie - Jamie Lindstrom Designs

Liz -Tryin' to Craft

Robin - Scrap and Chat

Jearise - Lorby's World

Lisa -Hand Made with Love by Lisa

Janet R.- Janet's Creative World

Cicily -Pink Dalmation Scrapper

Katina- Loving Life's Little Blessings

Jessi - My Life in Arts and Crafts

Pam L - MzLavr2

Thank you again for dropping by!

DeFiaNtLy DiFfeReNt & CreAtiVeLy Yours,

Friday, July 6, 2012

Krazy Crafting Crew presents: Summer Fun Blog Hop, July 7 and 8

Howdy, summer blog hoppers -- here to get in out of the sun, are you? Well, we have some really coooool projects to show you on the Summer Fun Blog Hop today and tomorrow. So pull up a chair, turn the A/C on high and kick back ...

Summer's time for baking in the sun (oh boy, it really is hot this summer!), swimming, playing, and having fun.

Do you remember in the Good Ol' Days when it also meant summer was the time for the Circus to come to town, and towns to host carnivals?

Well, I based my Summer Fun Blog Hop project around the summer Circus, and made these projects in the sweltering heat of my upstairs Paper Jungle. This is a two-day hop sponsored by Lissa Marie of So Many Crafts. We're to have two projects, one each on Saturday and Sunday.

So today, I'll show you them both together -- in case the weekend is filled with fun and you can't get back. I'll give you details on one of them today; if you'd like the deets on the other, please swing by again tomorrow:

Today, let me give you a bit more info on how I made the card, "Oh Happy Day."

I started off with the notion of using a step fold on a 5.5" square format. All of the cuts were pieced from those files purchased on Silhouette America's online shop, and cut with my Cameo. It's easy-peasy to use these files, and fun to find those that coordinate. I separated all of the files and laid them out digitally on my screen so that I could cut the individual colors together, and at once.

In other words, on my mat, I laid out all of the colors of paper I used so it looked like a patchwork quilt on the mat. I used only Bazzill scraps of the following colors: red, pink, lavendar, bright green, bright blue, dark blue, gold, mustard, orange, grey and white. Then, on my screen, I laid out and grouped all of the digital pieces that needed to be cut of each particular color.

This way (and yes, it does take time in advance to to this technique, to prepare your layout and papers), I only had to load my Silhouette once, cut once and then piece and glue working directly on my mat, layering one color atop another.

Once the gluing was done, I embellished the pieces as I chose. For instance, the lion and giraffe have a twine tail and hair, respectively. The clown has ribbon for suspenders, and hand-highlighted shoes. Each of the pieces has hand-drawn mouths and eyes; I used a thin-line Copic marker, in black. I mounted the clown on his step with an Action Wobble.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow when I'll describe how I made the cute Carnival cupcake box!

Now what's a blog hop without a bit of blog candy?! For this Summer Fun Blog Hop, we have two very special sponsors: the Scrapbook Stamp Society and "Anita and Bugs". Please be sure to check out the entry requirements at our Hostess's stop (the beginning), by clicking HERE.

YOUR NEXT STOP is the
lovely Jamie Lindstrom.

This Blog Hop has been brought to you by the Krazy Crafting Crew, which brings you monthly inspiration, all year long!