Cheery Pumpkin Card

I wanted to cut the pumpkin from the Create-a-Critter cricut cartridge so decided to do a quick, simple Halloween card. My card base is 4 1/4" X 5 1//2" white card stock. I used a purple mat cut at 4" X 5 1/4" and the patterned paper is from my stash and is 2 1/2" X 4. I cut the pumpkin at 3". I chalked the edges and lines of the pumpkin and added some yellow stickles to the eyes so they looked like they glowed. I also added some lime green stickles to the stem to give it some bling. I used some foam tape to attach the pumpkin to give it some dimension and added some buttons. the sentiment is from a Hero Arts clear stamp set.

Wedding Card

Here is the card I made for a wedding coming up in a couple of weeks. The card base is 4 1/2" X 6". The patterned paper was leftover from the sign I made and is the reverse side of that paper. I believe it was Bo Bunny paper. The ribbon was also left over from the sign and some I picked up at  Joann's. The cake is cut at 3 1/2" from the Sweethearts cartridge. I liked the cake with the rounded edges but the flowers from the squarer cake so I used them. I used my gypsy to hide everything but the leaves so I could cut them in green and then hid the leaves and showed the flowers and cut them in a peach color. I added some small rhinestones to the centers of each flower and used some Stardust stickles on the flowers to give them some sparkle. I finished the inside with a narrow strip of the patterned paper punched with the same EK Success border punch that I used on the blue mat.

Halloween Card

I picked up the October 31 seasonal mini cricut cartridge this weekend. Here is a quick card I made using the cartridge. This cartridge does not have any blackout or shadow features so I created my own. I cut the house at 4" and then used my gypsy and the hide contour feature to hide all the windows and cuts that show in the yellow. I wanted the windows of the haunted house to look like they had light in them. The card base is 4 1/2" X 6". I cut the moon at 1" also from the October 31 cartridge. The Boo button I found at Joanns. They were in a pack with black buttons that say Spooky as well as several sizes of black and orange buttons of various sizes. The ribbon is some I had on hand. Thanks for looking.

Wall Sign

I got the idea for this wall sign from Momo at Made by Momo. When is saw this I knew right away I wanted to make one.  A friend of mine's son is getting married a few weeks and I thought this would be a perfect gift. The photo on the sign was sent out with the wedding invitation. I chose colors that went with colors in the photo. Each section of the sign is 4" X 6". I started with chipboard, and covered it with a dark turquoise card stock. The patterned paper is by Bo Bunny. I cut the mats from the patterned paper at 3 3/4" x 5 3/4". I used Plantin Schoolbook for their names and the date. I cut the letters from cream paper at 1 1/4" and the shadow from the same dart turquoise also at 1". The word Forever is from the Tie the Know cartridge and was cut at 2" also in cream and turquoise. I matted the picture with the same cream and turquoise and placed it on the center section of the sign. I used my Bind-it-All and 1/2" wires to attach the sections together. The ribbon I got at Joanns. the flowers are Prima flowers and I added some clear rhinestones to the center of each flower as well as some smaller rhinestones to the centers of some of the flowers on the patterned paper. The rhinestones don't show up well in this picture.  Check out Momo's blog (linked above) for a great video tutorial on how to make these signs.

Another Easel Card

When I was on Splitcoaststampers last week looking at the tutorial on how to make the Easel Card they also included directions for several variations including a horizontal card. I thought that sounded really interesting and decided to give it a try. I actually started making the card last week and just finished it on Friday. I had hoped to get more done this weekend but my daughter has been really sick with a kidney infection. My time this weekend has been devoted to taking care of her.

Anyway, the finished size of this card is 4 1/4" X 5 1/2". The petunias were cut at 3" from the Freshly Picked cricut cartridge. The sentiment on the outside says  Many Thanks, and inside says You're the Best. Checkout the tutorials over at Splitcoaststampers.com for more how to information.

I appreciate you stopping by for a visit and hope to get back into my routine next weekend.

Good Luck Card

We have had a high school intern working with us at work for the last 6 weeks. Her term with us is finishing this next week and she is getting ready to head off to college. I made this card for us to give her to wish her success with her future plans.

This is an Easel Card.  The finish card size is 4 1/4" X 5 1/2". The card base is cream with a raspberry mat that is 1/8" smaller than the card base. The patterned paper is from My Minds Eye and is a 1/8" smaller than the raspberry mat. The Geraniums were cut at 4" from the Freshly Picked cricut cartridge and was attached with some foam tape to give it some dimension. I inked the edges of the pot and flowers with some ink. I also rubbed the sponge I used to in the edges across the top of the pot to age it a little. I added some fruit punch stickles to the middle of the flower cut outs to add some bling to the card and added some hemp that I tied around the pot and in a little bow. I also added 3 small buttons under the pot. The raspberry mat on the inside the holds the front open is 2" X 4". The patterned paper mat is 1/8" smaller than the raspberry mat. I cut a cream mat 1/4" smaller than the patterned paper mat. I rounded the corners and inked the edges with the same color I used on the pot. I stamped the Good Luck using a Moss Green ink by Colorbox. The inside mat is also adhered with foam tape so that when the card is open the front can rest against this mat and stay open. I am really pleased with how it turned out. Thanks for visiting.

Get Well Card

Here is a get well card I made for the Cricut Cardz Challenge this week. The challenge was to make a get well card using only white, black, blue and green.

The white card base is 4 1/2" X 6". The patterned paper is 4 1/4" X 5 3/4" and is from a K & Company paper stack. The little label in the middle of the card was cut at 3" using the Lacey Labels Cricut Lite cartridge.  I used black for the shadow layer, a light pale green for the base layer and a darker olive green for the frame. I cut the flower in a light blue and added a light pale green pearl to the center. The pearls are from Oriental Trading Company.  I used a Spanish Olive colored ink to stamp my sentiment. I am not sure who the stamp set is made by. I added an green ribbon and some more of the light green pearls to the lower half of the card. I am pleased how it turned out. Thanks for visiting.