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.

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.

Lighthouse Card - My Pink Stamper Challenge

I just recently got the Life is a Beach cricut cartridge and to use the lighthouse cut to make a Father's Day for the challenge on the My Pink Stamper blog.  The card is 4 1/2" X 6". I cut the lighthouse and its layers at 3 1/2". I had some paper in the DCWV Stack 6 paper pack that looked like sand and used a cut from Everyday Paper Dolls that I cut it at 4 1/2" in width using the Real Dial Size button. The sea gulls are also from the Lifes a Beach cartridge and cut them at 1 1/2". The clouds and seashells are from the Create-a-Critter cartridge. I used some gray chalk to provide some definition to the clouds and the sea gulls. I also used some maize colored chalk to provide some definition to the sand and the scallop shell. The star fish I used some peach colored chalk on top of it to give it an orange tinge to look like the star fish I see at our beach. I also used the new Hide Contour feature on my Gypsy to hide the face that would typically cut out on the star fish. I love that feature of the new update released today. The stamp is a Studio G $1 stamp that I picked up at Craft Warehouse. Thanks for looking.

Baby Girl Card

 

Here is a quick card I made for a co-worker who just had a baby girl this last week. The card base is 4 1/2" X 6 and made from some light pink Bazzil card stock.  The next layer is a medium pink and also Bazzil card stock and cut at 4 1/4" X 5 3/4". The striped paper is by Doodlebug Designs and is cut at 4" X 5 1/2". The baby carriage is from the Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge and is cut at 2 3/4" from the same light pink card stock as the card base. I create a shadow for it with my Gypsy and cut that from lavender Bazzil card stock. I ran the top light pink layer of the carriage through my Cuttlebug and embossed it with the Swiss Dots folder and added a piece of lace to the carriage top.  I tried not to get the wheels when I embossed but wasn't totally successful. The brads in the carriage wheels and light pink glitter brads from 7 Gypsies. I inked the edges of everything with Memento Dew Drop Angel Pink ink and used my corner rounder to round the corners. I mounted the carriage with one layer of foam tape so it would pop from the card base. The ribbon is some medium pink ribbon I picked up at Michaels. The stamp is one of the $1 Clear Stamps from Michaels and says Sweet Little One. I used some Tuskineko Brilliance Ink in Pearl Coral. I have to make a birthday card for my daughter yet this weekend so hope to have another post tomorrow sometime.