Wedding Card

Here is a wedding card I made for the Cricut Cardz Challenge. I used the Wedding Solutions cartridge for the cuts. The card is an 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" card. I started with a white card base, added a black mat and another white mat. I ran this last white mat through my Cuttlebug and embossed it with the Victoria embossing folder. I then sprayed this white embossed mat with some Pearl Glimmer Mist to give it a little shine. I also cut used one of my Martha Stewart edge punches to punch the lower edge of each mat. I cut the bride and groom out of white card stock using the black out feature. Then I added the base cut of the bride a groom to my Gypsy mat and copied and pasted it. I placed on image over as far as possible to the left so almost all of the groom was off the mat and cut the bride again using the patterned glitter paper. I did the same thing to on the other side of the mat and cut just the groom using some black card stock. I used some sharp scissors to cut off the pieces I didn't need leaving me with just the dress and the suit and added those to the white cut out of the bride a groom. I added some ribbon and stamped Always and forever to the front of the card. Thanks for looking.

Ruff Day?

Here is a shaped card I made today using the Create-A-Critter cartridge. I used my Gypsy to weld the shadow of this little dog. I placed one image on my screen mat at 5" then copied and pasted the image again to my mat. I used the flip button to flip the shadow image and moved it until it just overlapped the first image and then grouped and welded them together. I then cut each layer of the little dog again at 5" so I had all three layers and placed them glued them to the shaped card. I added a ribbon color and a dog tag. The tag is cut from the Sentimental cartridge from the desk key. I printed the sentiment on my computer and used the center point function on my Cricut Expression to cut out the scalloped image around the words at 1 1/2". I cut the tag again using the shift key again 1 1/2" from a darker brown. The finished size of the card is approximately 5" X 5". Thanks for looking.

Celebrate Sunshine

Here is a card I made to celebrate the start of summer. We haven't had much summer, here where I live. Mostly cloudy rainy days and nothing is growing well in my garden, but I can hope. The card is 4 1/2" X 6". The sunflowers are from the Walk in My Garden cricut cartridge using the border feature. I cut the sunflowers at 4". The base layer was cut from green for the leaves. I used a brown for the flower centers and of course a bright yellow for the flower. I inked the edges of all the flower parts to give them some definition. The patterned paper is from Stampin Up. This was a fun cheery card to make. Thanks for looking.

Welcome Little One

Here is another baby girl card I made this weekend. I think this little lamb is so cute. The card is 4 1/2" X 6".  The little lamb and all it layers were cut at 3" from the Create-a-Critter cartridge. The sentiment was cut at 1 /2" and is from the Nursery Rhymes cartridge. I added a sheer white ribbon to dress up the card. Card base is pink Bazzill card stock. I added a white mat cut at 4 1/4" X 5 3/4" and piece of pink gingham patterned paper cut at 4" X 5 1/2". I cut the sentiment from the same stock as the card base and cut the shadow cut from white card stock. Thanks for looking.

Fun in the Sun

Wow, our high yesterday was 85, the first time we have been over 80 degrees since last September. So to celebrate the unofficial one day start of summer I created this card, Fun in the Sun. The card is 5 1/2" X 8 1/2". I ran the base through my Cuttlebug and embossed it with the swirls embossing folder. I thought it would make it look like wind and waves. I cut the sand from the Everyday Paper Dolls cricut cartridge. I used my Gypsy and the real dial size feature to resize the cut. I cut it once at 2" and again at 3" with a width of 5 1/2". I layered these cuts to make a wider "beach" for my card.

The rest of the cuts for this card are from the Life is a Beach cricut cartridge. The umbrella and its layer were cut at 4". The sun and flip flops base cut and the layer cut at 2". I used my Gypsy to weld the phrase, Fun in the Sun using the font available on the cartridge. This too was cut at 2". I also used my Gypsy to create a shadow for the phrase. To add some bling I outlined the yellow part of the suns outer rays with some yellow stickles. It doesn't show up very well in the photo. The sea shells are from some Jolee Boutique Beach Stickers.

Update: Okay, Okay, my daughter just pointed out that the words are not quite correct. I originally welded them to be a block but once I laid out my card I changed my mind. I never, ever, ever noticed that the words now said Fun the and In Sun. I apologize for the goof.

Forever Young Flower Card

This flower card is 4 1/4" X 5 1/2". I started with a green card stock base. the patterned paper is from a K & Company paper stack. The flower is cut at 3" from the Forever Young cricut cartridge and is found on page 70 of the handbook. I used three different shades of pink for the flower and ran the flower center through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder to add some texture and dimension. The buttons are from a small pack I picked up at Michaels for $1 a few months ago. Ribbon is a scrap I had in my stash. The flowers are Prima flowers and I added a small pink brad to hold them together and attached them with a glue dot to each end of the ribbon. I made this card for the Jitterbuggin Challenge. You had to use complimentary colors, use a cricut flower cut, and use some ribbon as well as follow the sketch. Thanks for looking.

Create-A-Critter Thanks!

I really wanted to make a card with the little skunk from the Create-A-Critter cricut cartridge. I cut the card base using the Just Because Cricut cartridge. The base was cut a 4 1/2" X 6" from cream card stock. from page 22 of the handbook. I used my Gypsy to resize the base to the size I wanted. I then cut the scalloped layer from the same page and again used my Gypsy to resize it to fit my card base. I then cut the smaller mat from page 38 of the handbook and resized it using my gypsy. I also used the hide contour feature to hide the core marks from the card base.  All of these layers were made using paper from the Flower Shower DCWV paper stack and card stock paper pad. I cut all the layers for the skunk on Create-A-Critter at 3". I gave him a white shadow, paper is from some a large pack of scraps that I bought at Craft Warehouse. I then cut the flower using the accessory creative feature key at 1 1/2". I added some doodle dots to the frame with my Martha Stewart opaque pen in white. I added some cotton candy stickles to the flowers to give it some added bling. The stamp is a clear stamp that I have and the ink is ColorBox pigment ink in Moss.

Father's Day Card

Here is Father's Day card I made this afternoon using the Life's a Beach cricut cartridge. The sailboat and its layers were cut at 4". My card base is 4 1/2" X 6". The striped patterned paper is from the DCWV Summer Dreams paper stack and was cut at 4 1/4" X 5 3/4". The sentiment was stamped using a Studio G $1 clear stamp that I picked up from Craft Warehouse. I put a small green button in each corner of the card and these are from a small $1 container of buttons I picked up at Michaels. I plan to send this card to my step-dad so wanted to keep it fairly simple. Thanks for looking.

Swing in for a Party!

This is the card I made for the Jitterbuggin Challenge this week. My card is 4 1/2" X 6. The monkey is from Create A Critter and was cut at 3 1/2". Paper is from the DCWV Summer Dreams paper stack. I cut the photo corners from the Straight From the Nest cartridge. The one on the patterned paper was cut at 1 1/4" and the two that are on the Monkey were cut at 1". I used a white card base and brown card stock for the mats. I used a Studio G Clear stamp that I picked up at Michaels for $1 to stamp the sentiment. It didn't stamp as clearly as I wanted but says Swing in for a Party! Here is the sketch and recipe for the challenge:

Recipe:

*****Follow the sketch!*****

*****Use a monkey*****

*****Use at least 3 types of patterned paper!*****

My Old Man

Here is a Father's Day card I made for my FIL. When they are together my husband always teases his dad and calls him Old Man so I thought the sentiment was perfect for a card for him. My In-Laws have a small farm in Idaho so I decided to make the farmer from Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge.

The card base is 4 1/4" X 5 1/2", the dark brown mat and the patterned paper were cut 1/8" smaller than the layer it sits on. The patterned paper is from a DCWV Summer Dreams paper stack that I picked up Joann's today. The farmer and all his accessories were cut at 3 1/2". The hoe is actually one of the accessories for the gardener but I liked it better for this card. The sentiment is a Studio G dollar stamp that I picked up at Craft Warehouse. I used a Peachy Keen stamp for his face and used some pale pink to give his cheeks a little rosy tint. I used my white gel pen to color in his eyes and highlight the stitching on his pants and shirt and the crease areas of his hat. I again took some chalk to tone down the white gel pen on his hat and shirt. I used a silver gel pen for his buttons on his overalls. I also did some faux stitching along the edges of the card and put some small buttons in the lower corners. Thanks for looking.