Keep on Keeping on

I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season, I know I did.  I have a friend going through a rough time so I decided to make her a card.  This is what I came up with.

I decided to use bright colors to help cheer her up.  My card base is 4 1/4" X 5 1/2".  I added an orange mat cut at 4" X 5 1/4" and then my patterned paper mat cut at 3 7/8" X 5 1/8".

I found the image on the Cricut Essentials cartridge that I have access to through my Design Space subscription and my Cricut Explore.  I cut this flower out at 3 3/4".  I stamped the flower with the Lets Face It CardzTV stamp set.  I also added a border that was cut with a Martha Stewart border punch.  I used that border to stamp my sentiment with some Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The sentiment is from the Mixed Messages  CardzTV stamp set.

The fun thing about this card is I attached to flower to the card with an action wobble so it moves.  I think it turned out super cute. What do you think?

Aiden's Valentines Day Card

Here is a quick card a made this afternoon for my grandson Aiden.  I found this cute little dog in the Silhouette store and it is a Print and Cut image.  I added it to my mat and sized it to fit my A-2 size card.  I wanted to cut the head twice so I used the erase feature to erase the body of the dog. No sense printing it out if I wasn't using it.  I adhered the dog to my card base and then adhered the second head to the dog with an action wobble so it will bounce around for him when he sees the card.

I had a dog bone die so I cut a bone out of Kraft card stock and stamped my sentiment and adhered it to the card as well.

I hope everyone has a great Valentine's Day tomorrow and if you are lucky to have Monday off enjoy the extra day off.

Makin' Waves

Today I have a fun summer card for you! The image is an SVG file that I cut with my Silhouette. I cut him about 5" wide. My card base is white card stock folded to make a 5" X 6" card base. I added a black mat cut at 4 3/4" X 5 3/4".  My patterned paper is from my stash. The blue is cut at 4 1/2" X 5 1/2". The reverse side of the blue wave paper is the brown patterned paper. I took a strip of the brown pattern paper and tore it and then cut it to 4 3/4". I then inked the paper with some Tea Dye Distress Ink. For his glass, I added a coat of Glossy Accents to it. I then added some Stampendous Mica Pearlized fragments so his drink had some ice cubes in it. I also sprinkled some Distress Glitter in Rock Candy on the wet Glossy Accents. Once it dried I added a second coat to add some additional dimension to the glass. To add the look of sea spray I added some of the Stampendous Frantage Embossing Powder in Shabby Blue. I stamped my sentiment in some Memento Tuxedo Black ink. To finish my card I added some rhinestones and a small shell from my stash. To attach my surfer penguin I used an Action Wobble so he could "surf".

Thanks for visiting us today. I would love it if you could leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Valentines Day Cards

It is hard to believe that 2012 is over with and we have entered 2013. If time moves as quickly has it has been Valentine's Day will be here before you know it. Here are a few easy cards to get you started on creating yours. All of my cards have a white card stock base and are 4 1/4" X 5 1/2". My mat layers are 4" X 5 1/4" and 3 3/4" X 5. All of my paper is from K & Company and are from older paper pads. All of my little critters are from Create A Critter 2. I cut the Teddy Bear and Koala bear at 3 1/2" and the Love Bug is cut at 3".

 For my Teddy Bear I used some onyx pearls liquid pearls for his eyes and a white gel pen to add some faux stitching to my heart. I used white distress stain to stamp my little sentiment on my heart. He is attached to the card with an Action Wobble.

For my Koala I used my Imagine and the Baby Boutique color pallet for my grey colors. The black and red I cut with my Expression. Again I added some faux stitching to my heart and the ribbon. I embossed the sentiment with some Opaque White WOW! Embossing Powder.

For my Love Bug I added some Glam Pink stickles to the heart shaped antennas. My sentiment on this one is stamped in Memento Tuxedo black ink and is tamped on the larger heart that cut out from the bugs body.

This is the Hero Arts stamp set I used for all of my sentiments. I got it awhile back and have been anxious to use it.This item is not a standard stock item in the store but Kim at Cutter's Creek can order it for you so don't hesitate to ask her.

Snow Angel Card

It has been hot here for the last week so I decided it was time to make a cool weather card. I started with a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" white card base. I added a mat cut at 4" X 5 1/4" and then snowflake paper cut at 3 3/4" X 2 1/2". I then used the D'Vine Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder to emboss a piece of the Core'denations Whitewashed paper and sanded it. I then inked the raised swirls with my Versamark pad and sprinkled it with the Neutral Ultra Shimmer WOW! Embossing powder. Finally I added the strip with the little houses on it which is the back side of the first mat. My patterned paper is from My Minds Eye Winter Wonderland paper pack. I sprayed the snowflake paper with some iridescent Glitter Dust.

Not sure you can really see the sparkle and shine from the glitter spray in the photo. I cut my Snow Angel from the Winter Frolic cartridge at 3". I adhered her to the card front with an Action Wobble and stamped my sentiment.

Thanks for visiting.

Splash!

I have a fun card for you today. My card base is a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" blue card stock. I added a bright yellow mat cut at 4" X 5 1/4" I than used some of the white wash cut and emboss card stock and ran it through my Cuttlebug and embossed it with the D'Vine Swirls embossing folder. I did not emboss the lower inch of the paper so I could stamp my sentiment. I then sanded the embossed paper so the blue color would show through then lightly spritzed it with some Sea Glass Glimmer Mist.  My dolphin is cut at 3 1/2" from the Pack Your Bags Cricut Cartridge. I attached him to the card with an action wobble. I added some blue striped bakers twine and a bright yellow button to finish off the card. I have a video below that explains how I made the card and so you can see him jumping out of the waves on his action wobble.

I hope everyone is having an awesome Father's Day today.

Center Step Card Tutorial

I have a fun new card for you today. At least new to me. It is called a Center Step Card or Front Panel Card.  The card will fit in an A2 size envelope and was a lot of fun to make. All of my papers are from Echo Park. I apologize for the dark picture a big gray cloud decided to cover up the sun just as I started taking pictures. I attached all of my paper down with my ATG Gun. My cupcake was cut from the Straight From the Nest cartridge (which Kim can order for you if you want it) at 2 3/4". Because the little holes for the sprinkles were so small I opted to add some liquid pearls in Hydrangea  and Key Lime to them instead. I attached my cupcake to my card with an action wobble. I did a short video for you to help explain how I made this card. I first saw this idea on SplitcoastStampers. I hope the video helps you understand how this card works.

Here is a side picture of the finished card.

I sure hope you will give this a try. If you do let me know what you think. Thanks for visiting.

Birthday Card

One of my co-workers has a birthday next week and this is the card I made for her. I think this little turtle is so cute. He was cut from the Create-A-Critter cartridge at 2 1/2". I cut the base layer, layer 2 and layer 3. I didn't want the face layer because I wanted to add his face with a peachy keen stamp.

My card base is white card stock cut and folded to 4 1/4" X 5 1/2". I added a lime green mat cut at 4" X 5 1/4" and then my patterned paper cut at 3 3/4" X 5". I added some faux stitching around the green mat and some doodle dots to the turtle with my white gel pen. I also colored in his eyes and gave him some pink cheeks and freckles. I attached the turtle to my card with an action wobble.

I think she is going to love him! Thanks for visiting.

Happy BIRD-Day Card

So I found this super cute paper at my LSS by Jillibean Soup. This is called Spotted Owl Soup. I made this card for my husband’s birthday later this month.

My card base is white card stock cut and folded to 4 1/4” X 5 1/2”. I added a bright blue mat cut at 4” X 5 1/4” and then my patterned paper cut at 3 3/4” X 5”. I used some Doodlebug twine and wrapped it around my card.

My little owl is from the Hoot and Holler Cricut Lite cartridge and was cut at 3”. I used my Imagine and colors from the Blast Off cartridge to color the layers of my owl. I also cut the hat from the cartridge at 1 3/4” and used patterns and colors from the Blast Off cartridge to color it as well. I adhered my hat to my owl and then put my little owl on an action wobble. He is just too cute.

I stamped my sentiment is some dark blue ink on white card stock and then cut it down and notched the end and added it to my card. I think he is going to like this one.

Simply Craft Kite Challenge

The March challenge at Simply Crafts is to make a project using the kite from Create-A-Critter Cricut Cartridge. This is what I came up with.

My card is a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" kraft card base. I used the Enjoy the Seasons Imagine cartridge and cut the blue cloud behind the cloud at 4 1/2". I then flood filled the kite base with a dark pink color from the Enjoy the Seasons color pallet and flood filled the second layer of the kite with a yellow and white dotted pattern from the cartridge. I cut the kite and the 1st layer only at 4 1/2". Since I didn't want the face layer I chose to not cut it. I stamped my kite with a Peachy Keen stamp from the Everyday Character Assortment. I added some rosy cheeks with some pink chalk.  I used a white gel pen to add the whites of his eyes and some doodling to the cloud. I used a black gel pen to add some faux stitching to the card base and to the kite. I cut the little kite bows off that cut out with the base layer and tied some twine bows and adhered those instead.

To finish the card, I added some yellow buttons and adhered my little kite to my card base with an action wobble so he could fly! Finally because he made me smile I added my sentiment. I just love how this turned out. Here is a short video that shows my card and also shows him "flying" on the action wobble.