Pop Up Neighborhood "Bloom Where You're Planted" LO

Here is my third installment of layouts created from the Circle exclusive cartridge Pop Up Neighborhood.  Am I on a roll or what?

All the cuts are from Pop Up Neighborhood with the exception of the phrase which is cut from Wild Card.  Again, I used the sky background from the Imagine Hopscotch cartridge.  I used several cuttlebug folders for embossing (the roof, bushes, clouds and basket).  Misc items are pop dotted for dimension and I inked some of the fence, house, birdhouse and tree.  I used a Signo white gel pen to add highlights to the font, flowers, watering can, hat and wheelbarrow.  I also stiched the edge of the LO...I am finally getting better at stiching those rounded corners!  =)  I did alter a couple of cuts - the man was cut off of the rake and the tire from the tree.

I hope you enjoy and I will be including my Gypsy file for this layout as well:

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Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge #31: Gift Card

Weekly Challenge #31: Gift Card Challenge!
The Challenge: With Teacher Appreciation, Graduation, Baby Showers, Weddings, and other special events that are sure to be gracing your calendar over the next few months, we thought it might be fun to have a challenge to see your creative Gift Card and Money Holder ideas. Using your Cricut create a gift card or money holder.

I created a tri-fold card by welding a liner from the Wild Card cartridge and adjusting the sides with the Gypsy. I then flood filled and cut the liner in smaller sizes for the cards lining with the coins from the Imagine cart - Snapshot: Everyday. Lastly, I cut the "Ooooh!" phrase, soldiers and Hamm from the Toy Story cart. Originally, I planned on putting the three aliens cut underneath the "Ooooh!" to match the phrase, but the parts were too tiny to put together and remain sane, so I put the soldiers instead. I then cut an extra shadow of Hamm and glued it to the back of him and cut out the money slot with an exacto knife to make room and a pocket for the money.

By the way, it is so much easier to put in one white sheet of paper and just flood fill the parts of the Disney characters with the Imagine. Just another reason to buy it!