Best Wishes-Folk Art Festival

Good Day!  I have another Folk Art Festival card made with my Cricut.  The paper for this is another DCWV stack-Coral Couture.  The finished size is 6”wide x 4”tall.  The card front is popped up with pop dots. The little tag/label on the front is cut with my Silhouette.  The sentiment is stamped and the flower is the Reflections brand from Michaels.  TFL!

Hello-Chevron rolled rose card

The paper line for this card was just so fun!  I just love me my paper stacks!  This one is by DCWV.  I got it at Michaels and it is called “The Create Collection”.  It has printed vellum and stickers and the paper is fabulous!  And you can’t go wrong with the Fontopia Cricut cartridge.  It practically did all the work for me . 
The card and the card front are the Fontopia cart.  The rolled rose was cut on my Silhouette Cameo.  I free handed the leaves.  And I used Cat’s Eye ink around the edges.  The letters are stickers by EK Success.

Happy Squeals

Happy New Year!! As always, I hope I will post more on my blog this year.  I am starting off with some projects I have done in the recent past.  I am going to try to post several times this week.  Wish me luck.  

This card was made with my Cricut Expression, Cricut Folk Art Festival Cartridge, cartridge, cardstock, ribbon, brad, Cat’s Eye Ink, bakers twine and a rubber stamp.  TFL!

Happy Birthday Flower and Banners

Just poppin’ in to post a card! Used my Cricut, an EK punch, Cuttlebug, some rubberstamping, a Reflections floers and some ribbon. TFL!

Valentine’s Day Decor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     So Valentine’s Day is coming up soon and I wanted to make some fun décor.  I made this with my Cricut and several cartridges.  I used the new and fabulous Victorian Romance, Fancy Frames, Martha Stewart Everyday Cakes, and CTMH Art Philosophy cartridges.  I cut all the base pieces of the frame with a light weight chipboard.  I covered the frame part with a piece of K&Co. patterned paper.  I used the same (double sided) paper to make the flowers from the CTMH AP cartridge and added a pearl in the middle.   I also added some gold smooch ink to the edges of the flowers.   I wrapped the frame with some gold twine and inked the edges with red rose Cat’s eye ink. 

     I wrapped the frame holder with gold twine.  I sponged it with ink and sprayed it with glimmer mist.  I designed the frame holder on my Gypsy and decided to leave out all the tiny pieces on this design to make it easier to cut.  I added some ribbon and another flower to the front.  The “Be Mine”  is from the Martha Stewart cart.  I added gems to all the corners.

The adorable little clown is from the new Victorian Romance cart.  I cut it at 2 inches and it cut great!  I added craft plastic to the frame to make it more real.  I also added a back layer and put pop dots between the front and back layer for dimension.  Thanks for looking!

Thank You Flower Tri-Fold

People were so very generous to us this Christmas.  I wanted to make some thank you notes to send out for the gifts our family received.  I made six notes like this one.

Card formula:

Base-A six pack of cards/envelopes from Michaels.  They are a beautiful tri-fold card with an eyelet flower cut into them.

Patterned Paper-DCWV and K and Co.

Cardstock-Core’dinations

Flower-homemade from an EK Success punch and a medium scallop punch. I added a brad to the middle.  Then I added a glitter shape to the top.

"Thank You”-cut using my Cricut and Cindy Loo cartridge.

Thanks for looking!

Pop Up Ornament

Hi All! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and is looking forward to Christmas! I know I am! This adorable pop-up ornament is a die-line made by my good friend Cathy Martin over at Snip Tuck Design. She is a fabulous up and coming electronic die cut designer. Currently she sells through her own blog and Etsy. You can buy this and some other fabulous die cuts there.

The pop-up ornament is cut using my Pazzles Inspiration. I cut it out of a medium weight chipboard and then I cut it again on a piece of patterned paper. I cut the patterned paper so that each part of the ornament would cut as a separate piece to make it easier for decorating.

The “Merry Christmas” is from the Cricut cartridge Wild Card. I put it through my Xyron 250 upside down. Then I generously sprinkled it with Martha Stewart fine glitter. Then back through the Xyron an the back side of the die cut to stick it to the ornament.

I added misc. embellishments: snowflake buttons, ribbon, tulle, bells, glitter pen, Cat’s Eye blue chalk ink to spice it up.

Thanks for looking…and don’t forget to check out Cathy at Snip Tuck Design.

FRIEND

Hi all! Here is another card I have been working on. It was pretty easy to make. Here is the recipe:

Paper-Printed: Michaels recollection Cardstock, DCWV

Paper-Cardstock: Core’dinations

Brads (flower centers): made with the Itop brad maker and the paper listed

“friend”: chipboard

Flowers: nestabilities circle scallop shape

Leaves: Cricut Flower Shoppe and Free hand

Misc.: Ribbon, Pearl Glimmer Mist, Glitter mist

Thanks for looking!!!!

Mosaic Tile Cards-GBS

I got my inspiration for these cards from the July/August issue of Paper Crafts magazine.  They give you a card layout design and some samples and then you use them as inspiration.  And this is what I came up with.  They are super easy to make.  The only Cricut on it is from George and Basic Shapes.  It is the square shape.  They are cut at    1 1/4”.  I used 12 squares per card.  The paper is from the K and Company stack Watercolor Bouquet.  The prints are a double sided paper.  The sentiments are rubber stamped.  The lace is from my stash.  The flower is from a ribbon.  I just cut them apart individually.  TFL.

THX-Elegant Edges

I got the inspiration for this card from the current issue of the CARDS magazine.  The card size is 5.5” square.  All the paper is from DCWV Glam Gal Stack.  I had some chipboard letters that I wanted to use, so I glued them down to the paper I liked and then used my Exacto knife to cut around the letters.  Then I put them on pop dots.  I made the rosette by using a 1.5” x 12” piece of cardstock and scored every 1/2”.  I used ribbon that I had on hand for the leaves.  The button in the middle is an antique button from a stash a friend gave me.  The doily is from a pack I got at Michaels.  All the borders on the front, back and in the middle are from the Cricut cartridge Elegant Edges. 

I am sure I left something out.  But, I got a tooth pulled yesterday!  Oh my word, did that hurt.  Not during, but afterward. And it still hurts something fierce!  I have tried to save this molar for 5 years with root canals, crowns, etc.  But, it just didn’t work.  And now I have a big old hole in my mouth.  It’s a bummer getting older….lol!

Teacher Appreciation Lollipop Topiary

My 6 year old sons 1st grade teacher is the absolute best! I feel so blessed to have been the Room Parent for his class this year. It was my first year doing this particular job and it was so great! For teacher appreciation week this year the school suggests the children do something sweet for their teacher everyday. Each day has a theme. Everything is very inexpensive and easy to do. I decided to take this idea and run with it a little bit. I cannot post all the things I did because the projects include pictures of children in the class.

This project was so fun. I made a topiary tree. I used my Cricut, Gypsy and good old George cartridge to make the flowers that go around the lollipops. I painted a huge Styrofoam ball different shades of green to make it look like the base of a bush. I added 2 wood dowels to the ball and into the base. The base is filled with moldable flower foam and tons of hot glue. That all went into a traditional flower pot. My favorite part of this project is that I got each of the kids to write a small note to the teacher and I attached it to the lollipop. So when the teacher chooses a lollipop to eat, she gets to read a nice note from one of her students. TFL!

Some Dino Fun-Boys Will Be Boys

I got Boys Will Be Boys a while ago and haven't used it til now. I just love it. I say that about all my Cricut cartridges, don't I...lol! I do have 3 boys, so I just knew it would be a great cart. I wanted to add some boy cards to my stash and I thought this would be the perfect cart to do it with. Here is the recipe and thanks for looking!

Have A Dino-Mite Birthday! &

You Are DinoMite!

Cricut Cart: Boys Will Be Boys

Printed Paper: K&Co.

Cardstock: Core'dinations, Bazzill &

The Paper Co.
Ink: Cat's Eye Chalk Ink Chestnut Roan

Printed Sayings: From Computer

Font: Fatty Arbuckle

Fabric Strip: From my stash

Altered Frame-Mother's Day Boquet

I made this altered frame for my mama for Mother's Day. I know it is a bit early but it just came to me and I had to do it now! Her favorite color is blue. When I give it to her it will have a picture of my 3 boys in it. Here is the recipe:

Mother's Day Frame

Cricut Cartridge: Mother Day Boquet for flowers

I also used some homemade glimmer spray and

dry embossed some of the flowers.

Frame: Michaels

Brads: MAMBI

Ribbon: from my stash

Stick Pins: Making Memories

Patterned Paper: K&Co.

Cardstock: Core'dinations

Thanks for looking!!!!

Butterfly Dream- Ashlyn's Alphabet, Graphically Speaking, Lacey Labels

Butterfly dream....this one just kinda formed itself. I just love things with wings, especially butterflies. So I started my hunt in my gypsy for butterflies and went from there. Everything is sized and created on my Gypsy and then cut on my Expression or Imagine.

Here is the recipe:

Dream Butterfly

Card: standard 4.25 x 5.5

Butterfly: Cricut-Ashlyn's Alphabet

Butterfly Background: Cricut-Lacey Labels

"Dream": Cricut-Graphically Speaking

Cardstock:Core'dinations-blue and red

The Paper Co.-kraft

Patterned Paper: K& Co.

Ribbon: from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!

You are fabulous Card - Cricut Paisley and Street Sign

Hi all! Here is "for the fun of it" card I made today. The base of the card is a standard 5.5" x 4.25" card. I just cut it so it would open to the side instead of to the top. The "You are" is cut at 1" using Street Signs. The "fabulous" is cut using "Paisley" at 1" The mushroom is cut at 3.50" also using Paisley. This cut has a few layers, but comes out darling. The patterned paper is from a DCWV Spring stack that is a few years old. The cardstock is Core'dinations. I added a bit of bling. I just love how the colors came out on this one! TFL!

Candle Birthday Card - Sentimentals

I got a new card making magazine today and was inspired to make some cards. Here is the first. The base card is cut from the Sentimentals cartridge using the Cricut and my Gypsy for sizing. The candles are made by cutting paper to the size you like and then rolling and glueing at one end. I used some mini ric rac for the wic's. For the candle flames I used a leaf cut from the Walk In My Garden cart on the blackout feature. Then I added bling on the flames. I tied the candles together with some ribbon. I lined the inside with some matching paper and a "happy birthday" stamp. TFL!

Flower Hedgehog - Cricut Wildcard and Promarkers

Promarkers are all the rage right now. They are a professional marker that blend so beautifully. I really wanted some. So, for our 17th wedding anniversary, my great dh got me a bunch! I am so blessed!

I was definately very inspired by the www.promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com blog. I decided to make a card to start testing out my new markers. But, of course, I will never abandon my "bug" (aka Cricut) so I used them on this card too. The hedgehog and flowers are a woodblock rubber stamp. I colored it in with my Promarkers on my paper and then used a circle cutter to cut it out. I cut out the doily card from the Cricut Wildcard cart at 5.75" on pink cardstock. Then I cut out 2 other other circles from the George cart for layering. I used chalk in around several of the edges. I also used my white pen around the edge of the card. I added Prima flowers to the right, bottom corner. TFL!

Christmas Tree Window Card

Hi Everyone!

I hope everyone had a happy Monday! This another Christmas card I made. It is actually one of my faves. The pics really don't do it justice. It is really chunky and fun! Anywho, I used my Expression for everything. I decided that when I am cutting anything with glitter that I would rather use my Expression rather than my Imagine. It is just a personal thing. But with the Imagine having ink tanks and everything, I just figured better safe than sorry. And since I have and E I thought, why not be safe.

The solid paper and glittered (green) cardstock are from Core'dinations. The patterned paper is last year's DCWV Christmas stack. It is double sided. So for the tag I used one side for the base and one side for the tag with the window cut. What is sandwiched between the tags is 5 Christmas trees from the Joys of the Season cart all glued together. On top of that I put a piece of acetate to make it feel like a window.

The card itself is from Just Because Cards. As is the scallop border and the green, glittered and embossed cardstock behind the tag. I embossed the green paper with my Cuttlebug and the newer 5x7 Polda Dots embossing folder. The ribbon at the base and top of the card is just stuff I have collected over time. The gems are from the $1 spot at Michaels. I used my glitter pen here and there. This one was definately outside the box for me and I really enjoyed it! TFL!