Thinking of You Card

Here is a Thinking of You card I made this afternoon using my Cricut Imagine. I started with a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" white card base. I added a pink mat cut at 4" X 5 1/4". Using my Imagine I flooded a 5 1/2" square with the blue pattern from the Better Together Imagine cartridge. Once it was printed and cut I cut it down with my paper trimmer to 3 3/4" X 5". The little tree with the birds and the flowers is also from the Better Together Cricut Imagine cartridge and is on page 6 of the handbook. I used the layer feature on the Imagine and cut all the layers at 4". I used my Zig two way glue pen to glue down the tree, leaves and flowers. I pop dotted the two little birds for dimension. I added a piece of green ribbon along the bottom of the card because I thought the pattern in the ribbon gave the illusion of grass. I added a small white button to each end of the ribbon and tied a knot bow with a scrap of the same ribbon and added it to the base of the tree. The sentiment is a clear stamp I had in my stash and was stamped with Colorbox Chestnut Roan chalk ink. To finish the card I used my Sakura white gel pen to add some faux stitching along the edge of the pink mat. I also to the white gel pen and highlighted some of the dots that were on the flowers. Finally I took my Sakura glitter pen and drew over the little lines in the flowers and colored the centers for some sparkle. It doesn't really show up in the photo but looks great in person. Thanks for visiting.

Cupcake Card

Despite many roadblocks this weekend I was finally able to finish a card. I apologize for the poor photo quality. My computer died this weekend and had to be replaced. Of course the photo editing software I used doesn't work with Windows 7 so will have to upgrade my software. I used a free download software to edit this but it was limited compared to the Photoshop Elements I usually use. And then of course it was a gray, foggy, cloudy day and late in the day when I was finally able to take the photo. I plan to enter this card in a couple of challenges and was fortunate that they all worked together.

My card base is a 5" X 7" white pre-folded card that I had. I bought a pack of these at Christmas time to make Christmas cards with and still have some left. I used scraps from my scrap bin and found this pink I cut for a mat at 4 3/4" X 6 3/4". The patterned paper is a scrap from the DCWV Sweets paper stack. This was cut at 4 1/2" X 6 1/2". I sprayed this patterned with some Pearl Glimmer Mist. Unfortunately it doesn't show up real well in the photo but does look sparkly in person. The cupcake and cupcake stand are a cut from the Straight From the Nest Cricut Cartridge. This was cut at 3 1/2". I cut the stand out of some Kraft card stock and sprayed it with quite a bit of the Coffee Shop glimmer mist. Again, it doesn't show up well in the photo but is very sparkly when looking at the card. It gives the stand an almost metallic look. The cupcake is part of the layers of this cut so it also was cut at 3 1/2". Once I layered all the parts of the cupcake together I added some pink stickles to the cherry and cotton candy stickles to the cupcake's icing. I also used some Crystal stickles on the white stripes of the cupcake wrapper. I added some light aqua satin ribbon. I also added a layered pink Prima Flower that I also sprayed with the Pearl Glimmer Mist. It really adds some glimmer to the flower. For the flower center I used some glossy accents on the end of a light pink brad and dipped it in some dark pink Martha Stewart glitter. Thanks for visiting.

Chocolate is the Answer!

I made this little treat box for my mom this afternoon. I got my idea from a post Diane at Capadia Designs did Here. I got some Hershey's Dark Chocolate Nugget bars and covered them with some K & Company  valentine paper. Instead of a treat bag I wanted a treat box. I found this box on the Love Struck mini Cricut cartridge that was released in 2010. I don't think you can get the cartridge anywhere now. I started out putting the box on my Gypsy mat and cutting it as large as I could so I could get an idea of the size. It cut at 9.35" which made about a 7" box a little too large for what I wanted. So I cut the box at 7.25" which worked much better. I embossed the front of the box with a Sizzix Valentine embossing folder I got at Michael's.  I used Scor-tape on the side and bottom flaps to secure the box to be sure it didn't pop open after I had it filled with candy. I covered the heart cutout with a piece of acetate then filled the box with my covered nuggets. To finish off the box, I tied a bow with a raspberry covered ribbon. The tag was cut from the Sentimental Cricut cartridge at 2 3/4". I used some Raspberry ink to stamp the tag. One side just says Valentine Wishes and the other side says Chocolate is the answer no matter what the question is. I love that stamp so was happy I could use it on this project.

The box and project went together really quickly and was fun to make. I filled it with my Mom's favorite candy so I know she will like it. I have one more day off before I head back to work so hope to get another project or two done tomorrow. Thanks for visiting.

You Are a Treat!

Here is a I made today with my Imagine. I saw this stamp yesterday at my LSS and this card immediately came to mind. I cut the heart shaped lollipop using the Cricut Imagine Yummy cartridge at 3 1/2" using the layers feature. To give the heart some shine and dimension I covered it completely with Glossy Accents and let it dry overnight. My card base is white card stock folded to 4 1/4" X 5 1/2". I then printed out 3 5 1/4" rectangles and flooded them with solid colors, pink, blue, and gold, from the Yummy cartridge to pick up the colors from the lollipop. I used my treading waters Fiskars border punch to punch each of the colored card stock pieces. I cut the gold piece down to 2" and adhered it behind the blue colored card stock. I then trimmed off about 1" from the pink piece and attached it to the blue card stock. I adhered these all to the front to my card stock base. I attached the lollipop with pop dots and cut a 2" scallop again using my Imagine and flooding it with the blue color. I also cut a 1.7" white circle and stamped my sentiment on it and attached it to my scallop circle. I attached the sentiment with pop dots to the front of the card and finished off the card with some faux stitching and dots using my white gel pen. Thanks for visiting.

Cricut Cardz Challenge

The challenge this week over at Cricut Cardz Challenge is to make a using any theme and cartridges we wanted but to use only the colors red, white, and black. Here is what I came up with.

I decided to make Valentine's Day card. My card base is what card stock folded to 4 1/4" X 5 1/2". I added a red mat that I cut at 4 1/8" X 5 1/4". I then punched a border along the bottom of the red mat using my Martha Stewart Cherished Hearts border punch. My white mat was cut at 3 3/4" X 5 1/4" and again I used the same border punch and punched the border at the bottom of this mat. My Cricut cut is from the Love Struck mini cartridge and was cut at 3". I used black for the first layer of this image and some red metallic Recollections card stock for the top layer. I also sprayed the red top layer with some Berry Ice Smooch spray to give it even more shimmer. Behind my image I added a strip of sheer white ribbon that had some red hearts across the middle of it. I attached my heart cut with some foam tape and added a rhinestone to the top and bottom of the heart. I am really happy how this came out and love this border punch. Thanks for visiting.

Happy Birthday Cupcake

Here is another quick card I made using my Cricut Imagine and the Yummy cartridge that came with my machine. I think this is one of my favorite Imagine cartridges so far. I started with a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" white card stock card base. I printed out a 5 1/2" square of the dark blue and cut my mat at 4" X 5 1/4". I then flooded a a 5" square with the Happy Birthday patterned paper and cut it at 3 3/4" X 5". I really love this pattern on the cartridge. The cupcake was cut at 3 1/2" using the layer feature. I pop dotted the cupcake top to the cupcake and the also pop dotted the whole cupcake to the card front. I added some small bright pink buttons underneath the cupcake to add a little more color and dimension to the card. I also added some stickles in a variety of colors to the sprinkles on the cupcake icing. Thanks for visiting.

Love Bug

Here is another Valentine's Day card I made using the Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge and the Better Together Cricut Imagine Cartridge. My card base is white card card stock scored and folded to make a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" card. My patterned paper is Basic Grey. The pink mat is cut at 4" X 5 1/4" and the top layer is cut at 3 3/4" x 5". I used my corner rounder to round all the corners of the card and the mats. I cut the little bug at 3" from the Simply Charmed cartridge and used the Better Together cartridge to add the pink colors to the layers. The base layer of the bug was colored black and cut. I cut the sentiment Love Bug at 1 1/4" using both layers and again the Imagine for the colors. I added some Martha Stewart pink glitter to the heart on the back of the bug and some tutti fruity stickles to the bugs cheeks. I sprayed the sentiment with some Pearl Glimmer Mist but the shimmer doesn't show up in the photo. You do need to be careful doing this as it does look as if the color runs slightly. I added a pink satin ribbon and popped the bug up on pop dots. I am pleased how it turned out.

New Year's Blog Hop Winner

The winner of the Perfect Pages Everyday Grid Layout is:

Fleasbenz said... Happy New Year. Love both styles of Easel card. I need to make this style more often.

Congratulations! Thanks for visiting my blog for the blog hop. I will be sending you an email.

Be Mine

I got this idea from a card magazine and knew I could create a similar card with my Cricut. The card base is 3 3/4" X 9" Kraft card stock and will fit a standard #10 business envelope. I added a dark pink mat cut at 3 1/2" X 8 3/4". The patterned paper mat is from the DCWV Sweet Stack and is cut at 3 1/4"  8 1/2".  The banner was cut at 1.1" on my Circut Imagine using the Yummy art cartridge. I cut the base layer for the banner but flooded them with different colors from the patterned pallet. I also cut the trim across the top of the banners and colored those in pink, green, and blue from the Yummy cartridge as well. I was really pleased at how well the Imagine cut these small images. I attached the trim to each banner piece and then used some rub ons to add the individual letters to each banner pendants. I attached the banner pendants to some hemp cord with some Beacons 3 in 1 glue. Then used more Beacons 3 in 1 glue to attach the hemp cord to the card. I added some star dust stickles to the trim on each of the banner trims to add some sparkle. I also added two buttons to the ends of the cord that I tied some cord into a knot. I apologize that the picture isn't better.

New Year's Blog Hop

Welcome to the New Year's Day  Blog Hop. I am very excited to be participating and hope you enjoy your visit. If you are here for the Blog Hop then you are in the right place! If you are just visiting my blog and would like to join in on all of the fun, please be sure to visit Yolanda to start at the beginning of the hop. You should have arrived from Cassie's Blog. After you leave my site you will be going to Kathryn's Blog.

Here is a list of the blogs participating in the hop in case you get lost along the way:

1. Crafty Scentiments http://craftyscentiments.blogspot.com/
2. scrapincovers http://www.cricutcraftyclare.blogspot.com/
3. TinaB http://ollieanddextersmommy.blogspot.com/
4. cricutkris http://www.tatteredprimitives.com/
5. SoonerMT http://www.paperrenee.com/
6. gonecampn http://www.scrapcavecreations.com/
7. buggin_out http://www.papercraftingchic.com/
8. MissyMel http://papertreats.blogspot.com/
9. Lissa http://somanycrafts.wordpress.com/
10.Kreimers http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/
11.txscrappermom http://txscrappermom.blogspot.com/
12.Scrappin' Palace http://scrappinpalace.blogspot.com/
13.DeannaMulder http://deannaspapercrafts.blogspot.com/ (You are here)
14.WamFamily http://www.wamfamily.blogspot.com/
15.Ms_Dee http://www.dees-specialthings.blogspot.com/
16.YvonneBalmer http://ink-spirations.blogspot.com/
17.TiffysMom http://angiespaperpassion.blogspot.com/
18.Heart2hand http://heart2handshighlights.blogspot.com/ 

I decided to make two versions of an easel card for you today. I made both a vertical easel card, and a horizontal easel card.  For my first card I started with a 4 1/4" X 11" piece of card stock and scored it at 5 1/2" and 8 1/4". My front piece of my card is 4 1/4" X 5 1/2". I used Core 'dinations Card Maker Series Pearls paper in Starlight Pearls for my card base. This is nice heavy paper with a beautiful pearlized finish. The patterned paper is from the DCWV Black Current paper stack. The purple mat was cut at 4" X 5 1/4" and the patterned paper was cut at 3 3/4" X 5".  I also used the Core 'dinations Pearl paper for my Cricut cuts. I used my new Cricut Imagine and the Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridges to cut the bottle and it's layers at 5". Using the Imagine allowed me to create colors for the bottle and the layers that went with my patterned paper. I added some star dust stickles to the exploding champagne at the end of the bottle. The bottle was attached with foam dots to the front of my card and I added an ivory satin ribbon that I had in my stash. For the inside I used the Celebrate with Flourish Cricut Lite cartridge. I cut the first 3 layers of  Happy New Year sentiment at 1 1/2" and attached it to the lower third of my card on the inside with foam tape. This is what holds the card open.


For my horizontal version of the easel card I started with a piece of 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" card stock and scored it at 4 1/4"  and 6 3/8". My front card piece measures 4 1/4" X 5 1/2". I used all the same papers for this card as I did for the vertical card. I used the Celebrate with Flourish cartridge to cut the clock and top hat. I cut all the layers at 3 1/2" and attached it to the card front with foam dots. For the inside I created a mat with the purple paper and some of the Core 'dinations paper and stamped Celebrate in plumeria ink by Versamark. I attached this mat with the sentiment on it to the lower one third of the inside of my card with foam dots. Again, this is what holds the card open.  I hope you have enjoyed your visit.


Now on to the Blog Candy. I am giving away this Perfect Pages Everyday Grid Layout. The kit includes chipboard punch out letters, glittered embellishments, journaling tags, as well as 4 sheets of grid paper. All you need to do is leave a comment under this post. You do not have to become a follower to enter but I would love it if you chose to follow me. I will use Random.Org to select a winner on Monday January 3rd and will post the winner by 9pm PST.

 
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