March Crafting Challenge

 Hello again!  I might just be bragging a little today, but I am SO proud of myself!  I joined a March Craft Challenge with Cricut.  This month is 'National Craft Month' and I have always loved crafting, I just rarely take the time for it anymore unless it is 'needed' (like making things for Christmas).  So, I joined up!  Cricut has a draw going on now for each day of the month.  Every day you can enter once using the fonts or images that they provided somewhere in your craft.  You then are entered in a draw for $100 you can use through Cricut.  So, this month I have made SO MANY crafts through Cricut Design Space, and I am so proud of myself!

These are my entries into the first week of the challenge.  I used their flower image for the Easter card, and the two fonts given for the sign.  I designed the little people myself!  And the sign was even put up on the barn bathroom door already!  Yay!

For week 2, I found I really liked the images given.  So, I made a 'summer'-y card as an invite that would work  for a backyard BBQ.  I also made Thank You cards using one of the challenge fonts.  And then the balloon image just begged to become a birthday card!

For week 3, which is still happening, I just loved all their images!  They had a mother's day image and I dreamed of making a potted plant with 3D flowers, so I did!  I saw a watermelon on the placemat my 4 year old likes to use and thought that would make a fun card idea, so I used the other summer image for that one.  Then, yesterday, my oldest daughter mentioned how fun it would be to make a card that had all the 'mixings' layered on the outside with a cake inside.  So, I designed a pop up birthday card using the image of a cake that was given for week 3.  

I'm looking forward to designing something using their week 4 images.  There's another mother's day heart image that looks promising, and some 60s flowers, as well as a 'Happy Birthday' word art that fits with those flowers as well.  I kind of want to attempt making another sign or wooden project, I'm thinking about something for my dining room table using the pallet I ripped apart last fall, but we'll see.  I'm really liking all the cards I have in my card box now!  It's been a long time, and that poor box had gotten very empty.  

I just think it's interesting how I needed a 'challenge' to get me to experiment with my Cricut Maker again.  I think I've made more projects in 3 weeks than I have all year!  It's crazy!  I wonder how many more things I'll make this next week?  

My oldest has been designing and handmaking her own cards this month as well!  I'll have to post the pics of those items if she is ok with it (and once I have them on this computer.  They are currently on my phone).  She's been making a lot of video game inspired cards, mainly Zelda themed.  

Honestly, crafting is the perfect activity for someone who is uncomfortably pregnant.