My Pink Card

Using the color pink and the theme, "strength, love, hope, and faith", my card is made in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. This is a worthy cause as we are reminded to do self exams and have those mammograms. Prayers are with our love ones who are going through this battle now.

Wanting to try something different, I used a Martha Stewart Edge and Corner punch to make a pretty edge shape card. There is a great tutorial, Punch Around the Page on SplitCoastStampers.

My card started with a 5X10 inch size of white Colorbok cardstock. This is my first card using the punches and I am pleased with the results. I will have to try this again!

Cricut cartridges:

Forever Young - Lady silhouette - emblem key cut at 2 1/2 inch in white and using shift for the pink background

Home Decor -  Hope cut 1 1/4 in pink and shadow cut in white.

Cuttlebug Folders: Victoria and Textile

Martha Stewart - Topiary Edge and Corner Punch, Flower cut with Pop-up water lily punch, inks

Paper: Colorbok and The Paper Studio

Gemstone and ribbon from the treasure chest

I am honored to participate in several challenges this week sharing projects that are inspired by Breast Cancer Awareness. The design teams have beautiful work to inspire us. If you have time, make a card and give it to someone who may be going through this disease now. My card will be going to a dear sweet lady.

Challenges:

My Sheri Crafts

Cuttlebug Challenges

The Cuttlebug Spot

A Sweet Thank You

 

                                                

Happy World Card Making Day everyone!

Recently my Red Hat Sisters and I enjoyed a day of fun and shopping in the historic downtown district of our Main Street Community. At one of the shops we were greeted with a fabulous presentation of food and drinks. A little birdie told the lady we would be dropping by! That was so sweet of her!

Using a sketch from RAQ'S Inspirational Challenge 9/29-10/6, my card is a Thank You card for this friend! I enjoy doing fun cards with a Red Hat theme using Cricut cuts and Cuttlebug folders! I just received Cricut Create a Critter cartridge and knew the cow would be a perfect cut for a collector!

Cricut Cartridges:
Create a Critter- Cow cut 2 1/2 inches. This is my first cut using this cartridge and I found that Layer 1 and Layer 2 are reversed on the cuts. Hope other cuts are not this way! Finally cut a cow!!
Everyday Paper Dolls - Hat cut 3 3/4 inch.
Paper Doll Dress Up - Grass cut 1 1/2 inch; Fence cut 1 1/2 inch

A Child's Year - Sweet Balloon cut 4 inch in Red and handcut purple to go under it.

Lovely Floral---Another new cart! Thank you cut 2 1/4 inch in green and shift at the same size in red.

Cuttlebug folders:
Swiss Dots - Hat
Diamonds in the Rough -- Purple background
Houndstooth - Fence

Martha Stewart: Ink and Daisy Dot Edge Punch (small flowers on background are the cutouts from a previous card)
Added a bow using DMC thread to tie the balloon to the cow's tail. Pop-dotted the fence.
Paper- Paper Studio

                                                         Inside of  Card

Challenges: Cuttlebug Challenges  Create a favorite card with a favorite technique and send it to friend just because.

Thank you for visiting today! Your comments are appreciated!

Happy Birthday Window Card

                                                                 
inside of card

Sharing another card I made awhile back!

This card has a window opening cut in it and covered with a piece of acrylic from a Cuttlebug folder packaging material. This was my first try using acrylic. Played with one of RAQ's Challenge Sketch 8/11/10-8/17/10...

Cartridges:
Mother's Day - Frames - lavender frame cut 4 inches, lime frame cut 3 1/2
                                     heart flourish - lavender cut 1 1/2 and lime shadow cut 1 1/2 inch.
Walk in my Garden- Daisies
A Child's Year - Happy Birthday cut I inch
Cuttlebug folders- Swiss Dots and Divine Swirls on the frames
Martha Stewart- Daisy dot punch used inside
Martha Stewart inks
My granddaughter chose the papers, colors, and cricut cuts for her birthday card. She wanted a groovy card! She was very happy with the card!

Entered at Cuttlebug Challenges  Be Inspired #96 I Can See Clearly Now. The challenge was to use acrylic or acetate on your project. Beautiful designs displayed by the design team. http://www.cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com/

Hope you enjoy! I appreciate your comments!

Sympathy Card using Home Decor/Cuttlebug

Gee! Why did I wait so long to start a blog!!
As time is available, I am adding cards that were made before I joined the blogging world, thinking my blog would be a great place to keep all my cards. These cards were added on Cricut Community Message Board....you may have seen some of them. Some family and friends have not seen them so I am sharing!

Using one of the lovely sketches from RAQ's Challenge 8/4-8/10 2010 on the Cricut Messageboard, I entered the card at http://www.cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com/

I really like the pretty paper from K&Company that I chose for the card and thought it did not need a lot of embellishments.
Carts used -Home Decor- butterfly  and Wild Card for the sentiment.
Cuttlebug Folders - Textile and Swiss Dots.
MS ink

Thanks for visiting my blog and for your comments!

Happy Fall

 

It is a beautiful Fall day in my area and quite a relief from the high temperatures!

I have been busy trying to add some of my older cards to my blog, but decided it was time to get back to card making! I have really enjoyed working on this card! Hope you enjoy!

Cricut carts used: Walk in my Garden - Sunflower; Stretch Your Imagination - Pumpkins and Sentiment Autumn; Everyday Paper Dolls - Leaves.

Paper is Recollections Autumn Pack bought last year on clearance. Love this double-side paper!

Cuttlebug Folders -Swiss Dots - sunflower center; Divine Swirls - pumpkins; Polka dots-- Brown paper.

Plaid Bow on sunflower is swiped from a little girl scarecrow -- thought it would look better on my card! 

Buttons are WM Favorite Findings. Leaf button - tied a little bow with DMC thread, also added a small button on plaid bow

Lots of pop-dots for dimension and MS ink.

Visiting some lovely blogs, I have noticed several challenges that I would like to particpate in, so I will add my card.

Jitterbuggin'   Challenge 19 - Happy Fall Y'all. The challenge is to follow the sketch, add a Cricut Fall element, and add something plaid.

Sugar Sweet Paper Treats -- Create something using Fall colors

Crafty Creation Challenges -- Challenge 86-- Falling Leaves-- Fall colors, Fall harvest, Fall leaves

Crafting With Cristina  -- Companion Challenge - Falling for Fall--Must use colors red, orange, yellow, and leaves

Cuttlebug Challenges -- Creat a project with an image, a bow and at least 2 buttons.

Thanks for looking and I appreciate your comments!

Happy Birthday!

I made this card for the Be Inspired #100 Happy Birthday Cuttlebug Challenge. I enjoy making dahlia fold flowers and like to use the flowers on cards. A great tutorial can be found at SplitCoastStampers

I chose to use my new Cuttlebug folder Kassie's Brocade on the pink background. I think it is so pretty and I like the larger size folder. Cuttlebug folders include Birthday for the phrase, Celebrate; and Disney Take the Cake Cut and Emboss for the cupcake and gift bag.  Cricut cartridges are Plantin Schoolbook and Home Decor. Martha Stewart edge punch, pearls and inking!

Challenges -- Cuttlebug Challenges

                    Card Patterns -- using the pretty sketch 81

Enjoy!

Thanks

Living in a rural agriculture area, I know many folks are not able to enjoy a day off from work on Labor Day. This card is a "Thank You" for family, friends and neighbors who spend long hours playing in the dirt! A big thanks to all those involved in agriculture!

Cartridges used are Every Day Paper Dolls --tractor, Wild Card-- Thanks.

Cuttlebug folders used are Swiss Dots and Diamonds in the Rough.

Inking, brads and a deer button.

Challenges-- My Sheri Crafts  - Challenge #21 Labor Day

                    Fantabulous Cricut - #26 Labor Day theme

 Enjoy!