Cheerleading Megaphone

This is a megaphone that I added vinyl to for Olivia's cheerleading squad to use in their competition last year. I forgot to take a picture before giving it to her coach. When I saw it recently at a fundraiser, I snapped a picture.

Room Makeover

I've been wanting to paint my daughter's room pink since we moved her in 2008 and finally got around to doing it a few weeks ago. Here are the before and after shots. We painted the room light pink first (Disney by Behr "Fairest of Them All"). I cut out the castle, trees and silhouette in vinyl using my Cricut and used it as a template for painting the darker pink (Disney by Behr "Pretty in Pink"). It was quite a challenge but I really like the results. We also did some massive de-cluttering, bought new sheets and a new bedspread at Target and repainted of her nightstand and book cabinet.

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Additional Pictures

Yucca Valley Concert

Now for some simple layouts. This is my family and I at a concert in Yucca Valley in 2008.

Materials: Martha Stewart Crafts Deep Edge Punch Daisy Fan, Cricut Wall Decor and More Cartridge, Cricut George and Basic Shapes Cartridge, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mask Concerto, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Spray 2 Ounce Bottle - Tattered Leather, Tim Holtz Idea-ology CORNERS Metal Hardware

Cheerleading Bucket

Part of reason that I haven't been posting lately is that my daughter started cheerleading this month. She cheers for the Yucaipa Junior All American Football. We have practice three times a month and starting next month, a game every Saturday. The girls bring a bucket (originally a paint bucket) with them to games to keep their stuff in and sit on when they are not cheering. I wanted to share some pictures of the vinyl that I used to decorate her bucket. Everything was cut with my Cricut using a variety of cartridges, including Hello Kitty Greetings, Opposites Attract, George, Paper Doll Dress Up, Everyday Paper Dolls, and Plantin' Schoolbook. The only exception is the megaphones. The ones on this picture were a rub-on that didn't stay on. I cut new megaphones using the Everyday Paper Doll Cartridge. I used vinyl made by Cricut and also bought vinyl on e-bay because it came in the additional colors that I needed, blue and gold. I think the vinyl has stood up well, especially since it's being dragged around by a 5-year old in dirty fields.

Can you believe this is me? Quite a few years ago, obviously. This is the first page I've completed for MY scrapbook. It's going to be quite a journey. Some of the flowers were cut with my Cricut and some are from an old flower arrangement that I disassembled (hey...something to do with all those flower arrangements from the 80s and 90s!). I went a little crazy with the border punch but it was new.

Materials: Cricut George and Basic Shapes cartridge, Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge, Cricut Storybook cartridge, Cricut Ancestry.com Two-Sided Designer Paper Pad by K & Company, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip card stock, Stampin' Up Very Vanilla card stock, Stampin' Up Pink Pirouette card stock, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip Craft Ink Pad, Stampin' Up Scallop Trim Border Punch