Easy Dishwasher Cricut Vinyl Sign Using Word Collage

Do dishes stack up in your sink because no one knows if the dishwasher is clean or dirty?  Never mind that the dishwasher is inches from the sink and could easily be checked.  No one will do it and so the dishes start lining the sink and countertop.  To combat this problem, I created this "clean dirty" laminated magnet sign for my dishwasher.

 I decided that the "dirty" would be in green, signaling it's ok to put dishes in the dishwasher; red for the word "clean" would mean stop or don't put dirty dishes into the dishwasher.

In the Cricut Craft Room,  I laid out the clean and dirty wording as shown above so that I could lay out my green and red vinyl easily.  I used vinyl because lining up the words would be so easy this way - just use the transfer tape and it goes on like a dream. The words are actually from the Cricut Word Collage cartridge and I went through and removed the other words using the "hide selected contour" feature.

I used the Cricut Craft Room Basics free cartridge on the Cricut Craft Room for the shaped background.  It measures approximately 6" x 8". I wanted the sign nice and big so there would be no chance of mis-reading it.  LOL!

I used the Provo Craft Your Story laminating machine to laminate the sign and keep it clean.  I used scissors to cut around the shape.

Finally, after laminating, I added strips of magnet material to the back of the sign.

Click HERE to download the Dishwasher Sign Cricut Craft Room file.

Click HERE to download the Dishwasher Sign Gypsy file.

Here is the new Stamp of the Month for June - it coordinates with the Close to My Heart Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge and is so cute for the upcoming Fourth of July!

It's just $5 when you spend $50+ at my Close to My Heart shopping page.

Here's a quick link to the online catalog - CLICK HERE if you want a peek. 

New Cricut Giveaway - Creative Holiday Cards

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P.S. This is a throwback post from my other blog, Everyday Cricut.

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Salad in a Jar with Cricut Chalkboard Vinyl

I saw someone on Facebook put up a link about salad in a jar and wondered what that was all about.  Next thing I knew, I'm watching youtube videos on how to do it, ordering accessories for my food saver and hurrying to the store for produce and jars.

My interest in the salad in a jar concept came because the salad is supposed to stay fresh up to a week after it's been sealed in a jar.  I can never get cut salad to stay fresh.  Plus I thought the salad looked cool in the jar...LOL!  And it's a quick meal, immediately ready!

For much cooler pictures of salad in a jar, recipes and instructions, check out Salad in a Jar and Healthy, Happy Life (it's vegan but you can substitute meat things if you like).

I decided to use my Cricut machine and the new Cricut chalkboard vinyl to make some labels to go onto the jars so I could label and date them.

I cut the labels (scalloped and regular circles) at 2.5" and 2.25" from the Cricut Craft Room Basics free set of images. I layered the chalkboard layer onto the regular vinyl layer.

I'm not too concerned about it holding up as I have plastic cups with vinyl on them that I made two years ago that look new.  And I wash those in the dishwasher all the time.

A couple things about the Cricut chalkboard vinyl:  It needs be cut at pressure of 4 and blade depth of 4, speed at 3.  Also, it comes with a sheet of transfer tape in the package (woo hoo!).

After working on taking photos of food, I have a newfound respect for those food bloggers...it's really hard!  I can't wait to get back to photographing paper projects..hee hee!

Are you going to try "salad in a jar"?

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Jinger Adams Design Team Call - Easter Magic Cricut Bunny Card

Jinger Adams is having a design team call!

Jinger Adams, crafting industry expert and TV personality, needs a design team for her NEW line of scrapbooking products! With Jinger's sense of style and panache, this new line is sure to be a winner! I am planning on trying out for this design team and wanted to share with you guys all the info so you can try out also.

From Jinger's blog, here are the requirements:

We are looking for:

1. Enthusiastic, creative and DRAMA Free people that love to create with designer Jinger Adams product line(s) and are able to do 2 monthly assignments such as layouts, projects, and cards with her awesome products.

2.  You must post your work on 2 different galleries that you belong too.

3. You must be able to commit to a 12 months term, which will be from April 1, 2012 through April 30, 2013.

4. You must be at least 18 years of age.

5. You agree to release the rights of your designs photos be posted on the Jinger Adams Blog & website for display on the Jinger Adams Company sites. Credit will be give to the designer of said project.

6.  If needed, your designs may also be needed for display at trade shows.

7. People that can take great pictures of their work in natural light, with a few close-ups.  Because we will be posting your work on Jingers Adams Company blog, we want your work to shine.  Dark photos, shadows and flash spots don’t show your work well.  
8. Able to do 1 blog hops per month  with Jinger Adams product line and other companies lines.

In return you will receive:

1.  A  package with plenty of Jinger Adams products to design with for your blog post.
2.  Your picture and bio on the Jinger Adams Blog and each of the design Team blogs too.
3. Product from co-sponsor companies to use for blog hops and other events.

If these sound like the perfect fit for you, then submit your project via Jinger's post by clicking HERE. Do not submit below on Obsessed with Scrapbooking. 

Please submit only one BRAND new project that shows your style. We will be picking designers for the team from the submission to add to the present design team members. No back posting! This must be a fresh new post just for Jinger Adams Design Team Call.  Make sure your post show us your style, post as if  you were on Jinger Design Team, show us your very best work and posting skills. Anything linked post that is not stated for the design team will be deleted and removed so please read the guideline .  We have several openings to fill. 

Question's Only  please email:  TheScrapbookingQueen1@gmail.com  

          Design Team call open until March 31, 2012 so you have plenty of time to get in your submission!

Today's Easter card was so fun to put together!  I have been dying to cut out this bunny from the Cricut Easter Magic digital cartridge - isn't he cute?  And the digital banner cartridge makes such cute looking banners really quickly!  It was very easy to size the banner and get it stamped correctly using the Cricut Craft Room (click HERE for more info on Cricut Craft Room, Provo Craft's free online design tool).

Cricut Easter Magic and Banners are both digital cartridges, retail for $9.99 and can be purchased HERE.  They can be used with the Cricut Craft Room or the Gypsy.

For the base of the card, I used the Cricut Birthday Bash cartridge.  It is my go to cartridge for card bases - very versatile!  It also has loads of cute word art and animals.  For the oval shapes (regular and scalloped), I used the Cricut Craft Room Basics, free on the Craft Room.  I laid out all my shapes to make sure they were proportioned correctly and then cut them.  Designing this way saves a lot of time and paper waste - also I can do it while I am watching a movie!  Bonus!

The "You're egg-straordinary" stamp is from My Creative Time's new Easter set called Happy Hunting (click HERE to purchase):

Check it out below:

Did you guys catch the wicker looking background on the egg?  That's a new Cuttlebug folder called Wicker Weave and it's 5x7.  It also comes with a matching wicker border for your envelope. I love how it dresses the card up without overwhelming it.  It is promising to be a new favorite!

For the Cricut Craft Room file of this project, click HERE!
For the Gypsy file of this project, click HERE!

Let me know below if you are submitting to Jinger's team - it looks amazing!

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