| You can imagine my excitement when I heard | | | | survive the summer, when I could have really used the |
| rumblings of a family wedding. Any excuse to put my | | | | kit when school started!) I took her clever idea and ran |
| Cricut Expression to good use is music to my ears. | | | | with it to my Cricut Expression! |
| The bride to be was my cousin's daughter and she | | | | Instead of a lunch box, that my student had made my |
| was planning to have 10 bridesmaids! There was no | | | | survival kit into, I used empty gallon paint cans for the |
| time to waste for designing unique gifts for the June | | | | groom and groomsmen survival kits. Luckily, my sister |
| bride and her entourage. | | | | is forever changing her wall color so I was able to |
| I decided to make small purses on my Cricut | | | | gather up plenty of empties! (Not insinuating she is a |
| Expression for the bride to be to give as a token of | | | | drinker too! Ha-ha.) |
| appreciation to her bridesmaids. I left room inside for | | | | Grooms & Groomsmen Survival Kit |
| the blushing bride to tuck away meaningful mementos | | | | * Cricut Cartridges: Sport Mania Designs Expression, |
| into each purse. The colors I used for the designer | | | | George and Basic Shapes Cartridge |
| handbags were the identical wedding shades of lime | | | | The George and Basic Shapes cartridge includes a |
| green and lemon yellow. | | | | font and is available only bundled with a new purchase |
| Bridesmaid Designer Purse | | | | of the original Cricut Expression Electronic Cutter |
| * Cricut Cartridges: Wedding Solutions, Lyrical Letters | | | | machine. The Cricut cartridge includes the following |
| Directions: | | | | creative features: Slotted, Sign, Charm, Shadow, |
| Select white and coordinating colors of card stock. | | | | Silhouette, and Shadow/Blackout. |
| Use one-half sheet of printed card stock for the | | | | Directions: |
| bottom part of the purse. White card stock for inside. | | | | I used the shapes from the Sport Mania cartridge on |
| Cut with the Cricut Expression. Use colored card stock | | | | my Cricut Expression to decorate the outside of the |
| to cut purse handle and flap. | | | | empty paint buckets. By using a combination of all the |
| To assemble: | | | | sports, I figured that at least one of the images would |
| To serve as the handle, fold the cut circle in half. | | | | strike a chord considering I did not know the guys |
| Overlap a third of the ends and glue to the inside of | | | | personally. I left it up to the groom what he would fill |
| the cardstock. Glue the purse flap and attach the | | | | the paint cans with for the bachelor party favors! |
| handle to the handbag. Glue the white card stock | | | | Excuse me, fellow scrappers, I have to get busy on |
| inside. Embellish with ribbon, flowers, brads, and stickers | | | | the bride's shower and wedding memories scrapbook! |
| to match the occasion. | | | | As luck would have it, my cousin' daughter and cousin |
| I could not very well leave the groom and his 10 | | | | both are scrapbooking hobby extraordinaire so there |
| groomsmen out of the fun! At the end of school during | | | | are sure to be a lot of Cricut Expression scrappin' |
| a previous year, one of my students had given me a | | | | going on all summer long. |
| "survival kit". (I guess she thought I would not be able to | | | | |