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[123SA]

I love the C & A pages!! Did the embossed paper come that way, or did you do it yourself? It looks great! If you did it yourself, how did you do that?

I wish! No, the paper came that way.

 

[123SA]

Hey Susan..
In looking at the Characters layout again...
Did I help in the inspiration of those silhoutte Mickeys???? I just love those.... ( I used them for the Jammin' Jungle Parade)

Yes, I loved that set. Nemomom07 made a Toontown topper using the sihouettes too that I liked.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

What are skittles? You don't mean the candy, do you?

 

[PrincessNancy96]

What are skittles? You don't mean the candy, do you?

Yeah, I wanna know too!!!!

 

[123SA]

No not candy. It is all over the cricut boards. On my character layout -- "skittles" so named because they are shaped and look like the candy are the little round embellishments in the lower left and upper right corners. At michaels, they are found in the fake flower department. They are called "decorative accents" and are shown as filler in flower vases, aquariums and pretty glass bowls. There is a lifetime supply in the bag that I got on clearance for $2. I got them in clear, yellow, pale green, pale blue (great for a pool page) and pink. They also had light purple, but for some strange reason that is where I drew the line --5 bags apparently was reasonable, but that 6th bag was not.

It is a cheap alternative to rhinestones. I still have to figure out the best way to adhere them. I used a glue dot on the Autograph page, but that was a bit of a PITA.

 

[hopemax]

How much do they stick off the page? I would have suggested glue dots for adhering, but if that didn't work well...

 

[123SA]

How much do they stick off the page? I would have suggested glue dots for adhering, but if that didn't work well...

the glue dots work. It occurs to me now that I was doing backwards. I was putting the glue dot on the skittle instead of putting the skittle onto the glue dot.

It sticks off about as much as a rhinestone.

 

[hopemax]

Cool, I guess I need to go to Michaels...

I think April/May should have just been ban free months.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Yep! I just have to figure out an easy way to adhere them -- I never did read that part. Did you?

I figured glue dots too, I always stick the element to the dot then peel it off the page.

Y'all better hurry for the skittles though, they are clearanced out. I found mine hanging on the side of an endcap in the flower/vase dept of Mikes.

There are pics on the cricut boards, I'll see if I can find it.

 

[PrincessNancy96]

Guess I'll stop by there tomorrow.... It's our day off from soccer....

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

pics of skittles, they come in 5 or 6 colors:

here is the thread with creations and a few have figured out how to color the clear ones with alcohol inks.
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=2001370&mpage=1

 

[PrincessNancy96]

Thanks Buffy.. You know I'm such a visual learner..

Now that I have had my nap.. I need to get dinner made, laundry started, the house cleaned for FIL to come down tomorrow..and can you believe I was dreaming a template for my Statues page.. so I hope that darn thing works as nice as it did in my dream!!!!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

not a problem. I had no clue what I was looking for until I saw a pic.

Tell Dad I said hey!

 

[123SA]

pics of skittles, they come in 5 or 6 colors:

here is the thread with creations and a few have figured out how to color the clear ones with alcohol inks.
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=2001370&mpage=1

Mine were on an endcap too, but the packaging is different. I walked up and down the aisles a few times before I saw them. I'll try to post a photo tonight.

 

[PrincessNancy96]

not a problem. I had no clue what I was looking for until I saw a pic.

Tell Dad I said hey!

I sure will.. he just called to ask about the measurement for my shelf window drape hangers.. He is so good... He makes them for us and helps DH w/ the remodel. DH just called and DsS's second game hasn't even started yet.. it's 45 minutes behind... so it's gonna be a LATE night for him.. glad I held my ground and we didn't go with him... Anyway, keep your fingers crossed they rank in the top 4 this weekend...

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

for the right ranking.

Darn, I already went out this week. I wonder if I can talk my DH into going on his lunch break Tuesday.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

praying for great games.

Tell Dad to head this way when he's done, I need some serious remodeling help and DH is not doing squat!!! He is buying movies off iTunes.

 

[PrincessNancy96]

Buffy,

A rolling pin will redirect him!!!


really I must go cook dinner!!! LOL

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

go, cook, we'll talk later. I am sending DH out, I'm thinking chinese.

 

[hopemax]

Just got back. Our store had clear, yellow, pink and blue. So I got one each. They were in an unmarked clearance section, with a lot of MS stuff. DH and I walked up and down the fake flower and flower arranging aisles, and found nothing. Then I went to look at the dollar stuff and found 2 more fake flower aisles (I think this was more seasonal spring hanging baskets and things). But on the back wall there were some bins with some random $1 items, and like I said random clearance.