Mini Slimline Easter Card

 

I know it has been a long, long time since I posted to my blog. Life has really gotten in the way of crafting. I finally had a chance to make a card.

I made a mini slimline Easter card for one of my granddaughters. My card base is heavy weight white card stock that I cut to 6" x 6" and scored and folded it to 3" X 6". 

I used some mini slimline dies for the layers on my card. The dies are from Taylored Expressions. I did some partial die cutting for the first time. That proved to be a bit of a challenge for me. My scalloped layer is cut from some lavender card stock. The patterned paper is from the new Doodlebug Hippity Hoppy paper pad. All the images on my card are from the mini icons sticker sheets included in the collection. The paper and sticker sheets were included in the Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Easter kit that I purchased. The kit is sold out now.

To finish my card I added some heart stickers from the icon sheets and some small red heart sequins that I got from Sizzix.

I hope to be back soon with another project. I did fall about 4 weeks ago and broke my left foot in 3 places and can't walk on it. I did rent a knee scooter as I just could not get coordinated enough to use the crutches. But it has presented a bit of a challenge for getting into my craft room, so please bare with me.

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today. 

Mother's Day Card 3D Challenge

It is time once again for a new 3D Challenge over at CardzTV.  The challenge is to make a 3D Card for Mother's Day. This is what I came up with.  For the challenge I decided to make an Easel Card.  My card folds flat to fit and A2 envelope.

My image is cut from the A Child's Year cricut cartridge at 3.5"  I cut the shadow out of black and the top layer out of a turquoise paper.  I adhere the images together and then attached them to my card with foam tape.  I added the ribbon at the bottom and the front was done.

To make it so the card stood up, I cut a piece of black paper at 4 1/4" X 1 1/2" and a piece of the turquoise paper at 4 1.4"" X 1 1/4" and layered it on top of the black mat.  I stamped my sentiment which is from the Happy Days CardzTV Stamp set.  I then adhered the piece to the bottom inside of the card base with some foam tape.

Now it is your turn. Hop on over to CardzTV and show us your 3D Card for Mom.  By playing along you have a chance to win a set of CardzTV stamps.  While you are there, be sure to check out the two new stamp sets that CardzTV just released.

Frankly Frightful

Where do you get your inspiration from? I find it all around me.Like this card.  I was just scrolling through some of the images in Cricut Design Space and came across this image.  It just said Easel Card to me so that is what I made.  When I find inspiration like this I can't wait to get started on my project.

For this Easel Card I started with two pieces of Kraft card stock. One piece I cut to 4 1/4" X 11.  I then scored this piece at 2 1/4" and 5 1/2".  I cut a second piece of card stock at 4 1/4" X 5 1/2".  This piece became my card front.

Next I cut a black border at 4 1/8" X 5 3/8".  My pattern paper is from an Echo Park paper pad that I have had for a couple years.  I found this piece with the big moon and a black scary tree with ravens in it and bats flying.  I cut the paper at 4" X 5 1/4" and adhered it together.  Next I added some yellow card stock behind the windows so it looked like there was a light on in the house.  I then adhered the house to my card front and used some yellow stickles in the windows.  Once the stickles dried I used a dauber and some black soot distress ink to go over the yellow to dull it down a bit.  The pumpkins that I adhered to the porch of the house are from the Jolly Jack O Lantern Memory Box die.  I adhered the house to my card front using some foam tape.

I then added my little stop to the inside of the card.  It is stamped with Frankly Frightful from the Cardz TV stamp set with the same name.  I added the remaining two pumpkins to the left side of the easel stop and stamped my sentiment on the right hand side.

I hope you enjoyed my card. Come back and visit again soon.

CardzTV Birthday Card Challenge

It is time once again for a new 3D challenge over at CardzTV. The challenge is to make a Birthday Card (ie Easel card, S-Fold etc).  Here is what I came up with.

I found this Easel card in the Silhouette store but decided to buy it directly from Lori Whitlock so I could try cutting an SVG file on my Cricut Explore.  I cut the image at the sizes provided and it makes an A2 size card.

I cut the card base out of Kraft card stock.  My boot was cut from some purple card stock and the sentiment mat was cut our a lighter purple.  The boot heel and sole were cut out of brown card stock.  Before putting my boot together I ran it through my eBosser and embossed it with the Anna Griffin Matelassé embossing folders.  It is one of my favorite folders to use and I thought it went perfect with the boot.

My sentiments are from the Country at Heart stamp set. Stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.  I added some of the stars that were cut out from the card base to the sentiment mat.

Now it is your turn.  Show us your Fun Fold birthday card.  By linking your project on Mary's blog you will be entered into a random drawing to win a free CardzTV stamp set.  So, what are you waiting for?? Get crafting and I will see you over at Mary's site.

Critter Cuties Cricut Cardz Challenge

The new Cricut Cardz Challenge over at Cardz TV is to make a card using a “critter” (dog, cat, cow, chicken, duck, horse, etc.) from any cartridge(s), and using any colors or theme you’d like. This is what I came up with.

My card is an 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" Easel Card. I started with white card stock cut to 4 1/4" X 11" I scored and folded at 5 1/2" and 2 1/4". Then I cut another piece of cardstock at 4" X 5 1/2". This I added a brown mat cut at 4" X 5 1/4" and them my patterned paper. I cut the country fair ticket paper at 3 x 3 3/4"" and the red check paper at 2" X 3 3/4. I then added the brown and white checked strip cut at 1/2" X 3 3/4". My horse is cut at 3 1/2" from the County Fair cartridge. I stamped the Yee Haw! sentiment in Memento Rich Cocoa as well at the just horsin round sentiment. The inside sentiment is on a mat cut at 2 1/4" X 3 1/2". I then added a white mat cut at 2" X 3 1/4". I inked all my edges with some Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink.

Thanks for visiting. Sure hope you will play along with us.

Happy 21st Birthday

The challenge this week over at Paper Playtime is to make an easel card. Since my son was turning 21 (last week, can't believe he is 21 already!) I decided to make his birthday card an easel card. This is what I came up with.

I started with a piece of tan colored card stock cut to 4 1/4" X 11". I then scored this card stock at 2 1/4" and 5 1/2". My mug is cut from the Everyday Pop Up Cricut cartridge at 5". I used my Imagine and the Hopscotch color cartridge for the colors on the mug. I cut all the layers and adhered them together after inking everything lightly with some Wild Honey distress ink. I added some Rock Candy stickles to the foam at the top of the mug and covered the entire mug with Glossy Accents so it gave the appearance of glass. Cheers is also cut from the Everyday Pop Up Cartridge and was cut at 1 1/2". I again used the Hopscotch cartridge and flood filled the shadow layer with a dark blue from the cartidge and the top layer with a pattern. I attached Cheers with pop dots to the inside of my card. Finally I cut a circle from Birthday Bash at 2" and stamped my sentiment in dark blue ink. I threaded some twine through the tag and tied it to the handle of the much and attached the the tag to the front of the mug with a glue dot. He loved the card and had a great birthday!

Oh, by the way, Mary at CardzTV is our guest designer this week at Paper Playtime and has a video tutorial on her blog on how to make an Easel Card. Be sure to pay her a visit. Thanks for visiting and I hope you will play along with us at Paper Playtime.

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.

 
Thanks for visiting. Your next stop is Kathryn's Blog.

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.