Think Pink Cricut Blog challenge

Here is my submission for the Think Pink challenge. I've been thinking about what to do for Christmas cards, so when I saw this challenge I immediately thought of Christmas. Although I usually don't think of pink and Christmas going together I really like the way this came out.

I used the Joys of the Season and Lacy Labels cartridges. I cut the tree out at 4" and also used the blackout feature. Although it looks kind of red in the photo, I used a dark pink card stock for the blackout. I ran the top swirly layer of the tree through my Xyron machine in order to adhere it to the blackout layer. Instead of cleaning up the extra adhesive, I added clear MS glitter to give it a little sparkle. I then used flower shaped rhinestones for ornaments. The presents were cut out at 1" and I outlined the ribbon with liquid pearls.

The mats were from Lacy Labels. There were extremely white, so I just used some pink chalk and shaded it a bit to soften the look. All of the paper that I used were scraps so I have no idea who made what.

The sentiment was done on the computer, then placed on the mat exactly where I knew the mat would cut! I also chalked up that mat, just not quite as much.

Birthday card - what else!

I have so much going on today, but I want to keep my goal of posting every day, so I'm going back a few weeks to a birthday card I made.



The photo is a little dark - don't know what I did when I took it, but you get the general idea.
I was asked to make this card for the daughter of a woman that works with my husband. All I was told was that "she likes green". So, with that wealth of information I went about creating this card. LOL



The happy girl is from Beyond Birthdays cart. The present is from Joys of the Season. The background paper is from DCWV Flower Power stack and the aqua glitter paper is from DCWV. The green paper is from the Paper Studio mat stack. I cuttlebugged the present with the spots and dots embossing folder, added some generic green buttons, a green glitter brad in the middle of the girl, and some lime green brads around the sentiment!

Blog candy!

Not only blog candy, but a really cool blog.

Check it out:

http://kandrewdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/10/huge-blog-candy-650-followers-cricut.html

Please tell them I sent you over!

Thanks.

Paris LO

This layout is doing double duty! I will be entering it into the new Cricut blog's weekly challenge and will be putting it into a scrapbook page frame to give to my DH's godchild for her birthday. She just got back from France about two weeks ago; had to go for work. She was told she could bring a couple of friends and she choose her parents! How great is that?

The background paper is from 7 Gypsies. All of the cuts are from the French Manor cartridge. I cut the postage stamp frame out and decided to keep it together, using the solid middle for a picture mat and then I pop dotted the frame. You can't see it too well in the photo, but it gives it a kind of cool 3-d effect.

Of course I used my Liquid Pearl pen to embellish. I didn't have a nice journaling tag, so I made one with plain paper and some distress ink. Not sure if I like it, so I will be going to Archivers to see if they have a better option!

Pumpkin Patch

I had to come up with a "make and take" for the open house at JoAnns this weekend. I wanted it to be easy but something everyone would enjoy. This is what I came up with:


I decided to do a picture LO that could be framed in a simple 5 x 7 frame. That way it could still include those that don't scrap.

I used the October 31 cart and designed it on my Gypsy. I cut the green border at 1.29", the pumpkins at 1.70" and the pumpkin patch sign at 2". I also cut a moon, but forgot to put in on the photo.......DUH. It will go in the upper left hand side. It was cut at 2".

The background paper is Heidi Grace designs and all of the solid paper is The Paper Studio mat stack. I did pop dot the pumpkins and sign.

I used a photo of my oldest daughter. She was 3 years old back then. It's one of my favorite pictures.

I hope the customers at JoAnns like it!

Lacy Labels birthday card

Yet another September birthday card! I've been under the weather the past few days and haven't created anything and since I vowed to post everyday, I'm just going back into my stack.

I had just gotten the Lacy Labels cartridge, which I really had no interest in getting until I met Pamela at the Circle meet up. She had shown me the beautiful cuts and I just had to have it! So one month later, while browsing in Wal Mart, there it was, so I got it.

It really does have a lot of pretty cuts on it. I played around and for some reason this cut jumped out at me. Maybe because I love tulips.

I found this paper in my stack and honestly have no idea where it came from. I'm thinking it might have been in one of my stacks and then my daughter cut them into 6x6 pieces. There was about 6 different papers (4 of each), all in the yellow/brown/pink colors.

I cut the striped background down to the 5x5 to fit my card - I love doing square 51/4" x 5 1/4" cards! Then I cut the flowered background at 3", then the tulip ring at 2 1/2". I then cut out a smaller circle so I could stamp Happy Birthday and pop dotted that so it would stand out. I added liquid pearls, some crystal tulips and sheer yellow ribbon.

French Manor and Forever Young birthday card

Another birthday card! September explodes with birthdays for me. This was for a friend in my office building. I used French Manor for the dress form and Forever Young for the hat and shoes. The paisley paper was something I had in my stack. I swear I'm going to get better organized so I know what paper I use!

The form, hat and shoes were cut out of The Paper Studio stack. I inked the edges of all of the cuts and then added some little blue flower shaped crystals to the hat and shoes for a little bling and some ribbon to the waist of the form! The Happy Birthday stamp is from Hero Arts.

Hello Kitty Birthday

This was a quick and really cute card. I cut out Kitty at 3". All of the paper was The Paper Studio solid stack. The flower is a chipboard sticker by K & Company. The stamp is old, but I believe it is Hero Arts.

Mom's 80th birthday

My Mom turned 80 last week and I wanted to do something really different. First I had made a bunch of the paper flowers. I used the scalloped circle in Plantin Schoolbook and did them in 1/2 inch increments. I used pink DCWV card stock, inked the edges brown, wet and crumpled them and let them dry. I then layered them and used a bronze brad in the middle and applied Glossy Accents to give them shine.

I cut out the screen from the French Manor cart in a burgundy DCWV card stock as well as the bird, which was done with white card stock. I used Stickles on the bird. The branches were also on the FM cart and I used brown DCWV card stock as well as Glossy Accents.

I'm not sure about the background paper. I bought it a while back as a single sheet. I believe it is Bo Bunny. The gold paper that I used behind the screen and for the sentiment is from DCWV shimmer stack. I used a MS punch on the bottom of the sentiment, which was printed from the computer directly to the card stock, cut out, edges inked and bottom punched.

I really love the way this card came out. So did my Mom!

Blog give aways!

Every week there are wonderful blogs that regularly give away some really cool stuff. Today I'm going to tell you about two really great blogs that you should check out. Even if you just go there to for a chance to win, take a few moments to check out the blogs. They're really great!

First up is DCWV Diary. If you know me, you know that I own just about every paper pack made by DCWV. This week they are giving away some of the new Autumn paper, which have such fabulous colors.

Check it out - go to:
http://dcwinc.blogspot.com2010/09/well-hello-monday.html



Now for another one I discovered, thanks to Okie.

Check it out - go to:
http://www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com

Melissa has a really cute blog - lots of Disney stuff, which of course everyone loves! This week she is giving away a pink ATG!

Good luck and happy blog hopping!

Inkadinkadoo stamp "My Mother's Dress"

Wow! I can't believe it's been over a month since I've posted. I knew I was busy, I just didn't realize how busy until now!

Okay - so today I'll post a card I made with my all time favorite stamp from Inkadinkadoo. It was stamped on plain white cardstock and hand cut. Added a couple of layers of Tim Holtz' distress inks (Vintage Photo & Walnut Stain). After it dried, my daughter blinged it up with her favorite embellishment - STICKLES!



The background paper is gold and silver and is from the Simple Elegance Foiled Paper stack by The Paper Studio. I used a brown and tan solid C'oredinations paper which I cut with my Nestabilities scalloped circles. I added some Liquid Pearls and a gold ribbon, stamped the smaller scallop with my Happy Birthday stamp and there it is.

I did pop dot the dress as well as the Happy Birthday.

I hope you like the finished product. My friend did!

Give A Hoot Butterfly

My cousin, who is like a sister to me, had surgery on Monday. I wanted to send her a card to let her know we were thinking about her and wishing her a speedy recovery. I love all of the animals in the "Give A Hoot" cartridge! I chose the butterflies because, well, I like butterflies. (Unlike my youngest daughter who is deathly afraid of them.......that's a story for a different day)

So I grabbed some paper, tried to match it up, cut out the butterflies with the help of my Gypsy (so I have no idea of the size) and put the card together. Of course I had to use pearls - my favorite bling. (I think I need to buy them by the case!)

I added some stickles to the butterflies antennas, inked the edges of the paper, stamped the solid cardstock with a florish stamp, added pearls and this is the finished project. I didn't want to add a sentiment onto the front of the card because I liked it plain. I wanted the attention on the butterflies. The inside say "wishing you a speedy recovery".

Houston Circlets

The Houston Circlets met up Saturday night, for the first time, for a swarm at Archivers. Well needless to say I didn't get anything done! I was there for about 3 hours and talked the entire time, even while we did a little shopping! What a fabulous group we have! It was so much fun to meet in person and Provo Craft even sent some goodies for us! We all got the new Cricut Imagine sunglasses. Even though my kids and husband and mother, and well everyone that has seen me with them on, laugh at me, I wear them with pride! A shout out to Debbie O'Neal, our coordinater for the evening! She made everyone their own notebook, personalized with our names, cut out with what else - her Cricut! Here's to the Houston Circlets! Thanks for a great evening girls. I can't wait until the next get together!

Embossing, Nestabilities, Hero Arts Stamps, Wall Decor and More, Pearls for bling!

A friend asked for a b/d card for her daughter. She said she liked the shoe card. I don't like to make duplicates, so I played around to come up with something similiar that had it's own unique character and this is it! I embossed the background with my cuttlebug (swirls folder). I cut out the round shapes with my nestibilities, which is really neat since I can print out the sentiment (Happy Birthday Jennifer), then center it before I make the cut! I used some black ribbon with white stitching, my shoe stamps from Hero Arts, the MS border punch and added some pearls, my favorite bling!

I used the Wall Decor and More cart to cut out the shoe to place on the inside, then printed out the sentiment, cut it to size and inked the edges with a soft pink.

Twin girls - 1st birthday

One of my bosses twin daughters just turned one year old! I made these cards for them! I used A Child's Year cart, which is one of my favorites! The background paper is from SEI. I used a MS punch for the border.

Pelican birthday card

I made this card for my boss - he loves pelicans - and we're both from New Orleans originally. We still love our state bird!




The inside:

French Manor birthday card

I copied the project in the handbook to make this card. Instead of using the "merci" sentiment I stamped it with the "you make me smile" stamp. I tried to arch the pearls to match the arch in the sentiment, bu they kept moving around! Ugh. Other than that, I like the way it came out. I can't wait to play with that cart some more!

Wedding Memory Box

This is what has taken all of my time and the main reason I haven't posted in a long time! I had the box made because I wanted something larger than what I could find in the craft stores. The box is 12" x 12" x 8". I primed the box, then I used my sunflower stamp to stamp the sunflowers on the top of the box. I then used my LePlume pens to "paint" the flowers, then I filled in with the blue paint around the flowers and on the rest of the box.

After everything was painted and dried, I glued on some different shades of brown jewelry crystal beads to give it dimension.

I added some shiny brass handles on the sides, a hook closure, the hinges, some felt pads on the bottom corners and viola! I lined the bottom of the box and the inside lid with blue velvet. I enclosed the shower invitations and adhered the wedding invitation to the inside lid! My nephew and his fiance (now wife) loved it! I hope they will cherish it for years to come.

Lots of cards

Well, I've been really busy lately and haven't posted in quite some time so here goes.....


Father's day card for a friend to give to her son. I used Coredinations paper and the ACY cart.



Father's day card for husband. I used the Coredinations paper and Give A Hoot cart.

Father's day card for new day of twin girls! Coredinations paper and the ACY cart.

Blank note card. And finally Coredinations paper with the Wedding solutions cart.

This was for a wedding shower for my nephew and his fiance. I used the CB dotted swiss embossing folder for the card and the swirls folder for the middle heart and used Plantin Schoolbook cart for the hearts.

Thank you cards

I was asked to make a few thank you cards and this is what I came up with:

In this one I used all Core'dinations Color Core cardstock, which is wonderful to work with. I used the Heritage cart for the tree and bird and I used Beyond Birthdays for "merci".

For this one, the background paper is from DCWV Luxury Stack. The frame is cut from a flourish I welded and flipped from the Give a Hoot cart using DCWV Cardstock stack. The butterfuly is also cut from the Give a Hoot cart, then stickled for a little shimmer. I added pearls to the butterfly to compliment the pearlised background paper. I used Beyond Birthdays for the thank you.

I had been thinking of doing something like this, just to have a quick thank you note at hand. I just used DCWV cardstack and Blackletter for the initials. I don't remember what cart I used for the frame, but I do remember tweaking it with my Gypsy to get the right size.

Another flower pot card. Anyone who looks at the Cricut MB knows these are very popular because they are just too cute. I sealed the flower pot and inserted a blank "page", which can be pulled out by the ribbon attached. This is where you can write your sentiment. Everything was cut from the Walk in My Garden cart. I used DCWV Flower Power paper (what else?) and used a MS punch for the border.