fish and coral card

Another wonderful file from SVGcuts.com

Teacher Appreciation gift

Simple and useful! Pots were from Target, just filled with goodies and personalized with vinyl :)

Tractor or Bulldozer and Bear Card for Boy

files from svgcuts.com

Ship Anchor Card

It's my dad's birthday Saturday and he's a waterman... Grew up in New Zealand just minutes from the ocean, and loves his boats.  So, what could be more fitting than an Anchor birthday card??  I'm not sure that I want to put a caption on the front because I like the simplicity of it just the way it is.

The patterned paper is "Granola" from Basic Gray-reminded me of seaweed.  I braided hemp cord for the rope.  The anchor came from wikicommons... great copyright FREE Svg's!  I used a scalloped border and my divine swirls embossing folder for the water.  

Cricut Robot Bulletin Board Display

I had some fun with my first grade class in computer lab last week!  I found a great game online where they create their own robots.  They get to use a lot of the same graphic and image manipulating functions that MS Office has such as rotating, flipping, sizing, bring to front/back, etc..  Here's the link: http://www.abcya.com/make_a_robot.htm
They also name their robot and have the option to write/type a sentence about the robot.  THEY LOVED THIS!  Because they were so happy with the results, I decided to display their final work.  I didn't have much space or time to prepare the display like I REALLY would have liked to do, so it's pretty simple.  The robot came from SVGcuts.com- their outer space kit.  I also cut the border on the cricut. If I do this again, I'll be sure to save some wall space to make it really special :)

Log on/off posters for the computer lab

I found it helpful to create some log on/off reminder posters for the computer lab... especially for our third graders who are logging on themselves for the first time this year.  They often forget where to put that period!

I didn't use my cricut for this project, but you could if you wanted to! I created these in Microsoft Publisher.

Keyboard Shortcut Posters for Computer Lab using Cricut

I'm taking a child guidance class for my teaching re-certification.  We had an assignment to create a classroom management tool.  Obviously, I wanted to create something I could actually use in my lab... so I thought keyboard shortcut posters would be a good tool- as self help posters were allowed to be a tool.

I found that WikimediaCommons was an excellent source for SVG's!!  Finding technology themed SVG's took me hours... until I hit that site and the jackpot :)  These are all open source, copyright free svg's!

I pulled them into Sure Cuts a Lot, manipulated the files as necessary, and cut them on the cricut.  I cut out the words in vinyl- a lot easier to place on the paper.  I laminated all the posters at school.  Now they hang proudly in the lab and add a real pop of color!

Alien Boy Card

Our friend just turned 59 and rather than the usual "man card",  I wanted to give him something to help him feel young again!! LOL!  And, in all honesty, he is "out of this world!"  We love him dearly.  I used SVGCuts.com's Out of this World collection.  It's adorable and has a ton of stuff- planets included.  Our school had a Space Day the year before last and I made huge hallway decorations with this cut file.

I put some glitter glue in Jupiter's spot.  I used silver star brads to embellish the caption.  It made him smile :)

Computer Lab Winter Door Decoration

Every Snowbody thinks Technology is COOL! 

Computer Lab Door Winter Door Decoration

One of the best things about teaching is getting to use my Cricut for a real purpose... and decorating my classroom door is one of those purposes!  I had intentions of putting over 15 snow people on my door, but life happened and I ran out of time.  The snowpeople are from SVGCuts.com, as are the trees.  The snowflakes are part of the winter shapes library in Sure Cuts a Lot.  The computer is from SVGCut's Back to School collection.  Maybe over the next weekend I can add a few more snowbodies... time will tell :)

Purse shaped Gift Bag

The Perfect Gift Bag for Momma!

My mother just celebrated her 66th birthday and I wanted to create an unusual gift bag for the occasion.  As usual, I turned to SVGcuts.com to find something special just for her.  She just LOVES Scrabble and Mary's Playful Parlor kit had this sweet bag in it! The scrabble letters are 3D.  Couldn't fit my momma any better:)  I used the Paper Studio's Poteeka Souffle stack for this bag. It's full of birds and feathers and a wonderful color combo.  I was short on time, so when I make this bag again, I will definitely embellish it with more on the front flap.  It came together easily!