February 11, 2011

Love Layout, Gypsy Files


Good morning crafting friends,

This is Melin of CookingWithCricut.com. Hope you’re having a super happy Friday! Are you getting ready for a great weekend of crafting fun?!

My project today was completed using the following cartridges:
  • Bloom
  • Love Struck 2010
  • Sweethearts
  • Accent Essentials

  • I also used my Gypsy.
Here is a picture of the complete layout.
cricut love layout roses heart by melin-500wjl

I used my Gypsy to cut the heart just the right size.
I used my Gypsy and Bloom to cut out the Medallion.
I used my Gypsy and Sweethearts to weld and cut out the love with the flourish.
I used my Gypsy and Accent Essentials for the Scalloped Border Strip.
I used my Gypsy with the Bloom cartridge to create the rose petals. I welded one of the images on the bloom cartridge into a triangle shaped petal.



cricut bloom rose petal close up


bloom overlay












Here is the Keys used to find the “petal” in its singular form.

To create the rose, I simply staggered and layered the petals. I did use some Glimmer Mist to add some shimmer to them as well as make the paper more pliable. This is so that you can shape the petals.



staggered and layered petals


cricut rose close up 2 



cricut rose close up gypsy

















Well that’s my project for today. I hope you have enjoyed it. I want to thank Pam and all the Bug Bytes girls for letting be a part of such a wonderfully talented team of crafters :-).

Please be sure to stop by my blog tomorrow: CookingWithCricut.com. We are having a blog hop for Saturday and Sunday so there will be lots more Cricut Creations for you to be inspired by :-)

I will post the Gypsy files on here as soon as my “G” is finished updating.
Thanks again!
Melin

28 comments:

  1. Absolutely love those flowers, so life like you can almost smell them.

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  2. Melin - these flowers are gorgeous and so is your Layout...gorgeous reds and so perfect for this time of year!
    Hugs,
    M

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  3. Your layout is adorable! I love the buttons or brads that are on your scallop.

    Emily C

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  4. Oh wow...how awesome. And these will last for such a long long time. Love them. =D>
    Thanks for the chance to win.
    annadowdy at gmail dot com

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  5. Melin this is awesome. I love the lazercut heart and the roses!! And the chocolate brown!
    Yum colors!

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  6. Love the flowers. Are there any other cartridges that have the petal on them?

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  7. I love the layout and the flowers look amazing!!!

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  8. I love the layout and your flowers are very beautiful. I like how you have the detailed heart peeking from behind the mat. That is a really nice.

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  9. Beautiful layout. Love your flowers and the colors are perfect! TFS

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  10. The flowers are awesome. They are the most realistic paper flowers I've seen. Love them!

    Christy
    http://christybladehandmade.blogspot.com

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  11. I LOVE your LO..very pretty.
    Love the colors..
    Thanks for sharing the rose technique.
    wilsonp58@yahoo.com
    Pam

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  12. The flowers look real and complicated. Always excited about seeing new cutouts.

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  13. Your layout is just beautiful...that heart is sooo pretty! Thanks for showing how you made the flowers...they're gorgeous!

    ~Sharon C.

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  14. Those flowers are simply beautiful! I love the layour

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  15. Hope this is not a duplicate post, but I want you to know I love your flowers!

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  16. Your flowers are just beautiful. Thank you for sharing the way to make them.

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  17. I love how you really put your Gypsy to work in making your piece. I am so new to card making and right now I only enter Cooking With Cricut challenges. I never thought I would want a Gypsy but what you did on it...well, who knows. That item might make its way to my wishlist.

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  18. These roses are absolutely lovely. I think I will try to make some petals from the carts I do have. Thanks for the idea!

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  19. What a beautiful Card Melin! I'm thinking I need to play with the PI to try and get something similar for your gorgeous flowers!!!! Fabulous Layout!!!

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  20. Those flowers are so realistic. Great job.
    sc gma

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  21. Love the roses! Beautiful layout. TFS!
    SouthernMrs
    at verizon dot net

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  22. Beautiful as always Melin...Ronnie CDC DT member

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  23. I SOOOOOO need to get a cricut and gypsy, I am way behind the times and I am coveting your work! LOL I am still new with digis and loving them! I have only been blogging about a month now and trying not to get overwhelmed with challenges and blog hops. Wish me luck? hehe

    Blessings! Deborah

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  24. I just adore your flowers! Beautiful and they look so fun! TFS!

    XO ~ Amy Jo (new follower)
    amyjrockstar at gmail dot com
    http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com/

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  25. Absolutely lovely! Would love the files. Thanks for sharing Dear!

    XO ~ Amy Jo
    amyjrockstar at gmail dot com
    http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com/

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