Purse Card

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

Today I am sharing a cute purse card for a Red Hat Lady! Of course, I am using red and purple papers! These are from Recollections. I love how this turned out! I am sure my friend will love it too!

Cricut Cartridges:

Crazy Cute Cards - Card is cut 26.51" x 22.03 following the dimensions as shown on the handbook page. The size includes the envelope. 

Home Decor - Flower is cut 1.54" wide x 1.21" high from the two colors. Pearls were added for a little bling.

Cindy Loo - Using Add Text feature, the S is cut 1.48" w x 1.54" high from the two colors of paper.

Inside the Card:

Anna's Lovely Layered Cards - Happy Birthday Friend is written on an inserted shape cut at 4.25" x 3".

Anna's Lace Cards and Embellishments - You are the Best is written on an inserted shape cut at 3" x 2".

Picture of card when first opened.

Completely opened card.

The lower envelope on card is a good place to stash a gift card, but since I am giving a gift, I chose to use the wonderful sentiment.

Card Challenges:

BBTB2 -  Birthday theme

Decorate to Celebrate - Ch. 15 Anything Goes

FCCB   -  Ch. 281 Anything Goes

DL.ART   -  Ch. 185 Anything Goes 

Little Scrap Pieces - Saturday linky party

Thanks for your visits and comments!

Valentine - Love Elephant

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Sharing a Valentine card that I made for my grand daughter using images and colors that she likes. Maybe not a typical Valentine, but she will love it! Card measures 5" x 6 1/2" white cardstock.
Using a pretty sketch from PageMaps  - Card Sketch Jan. 2015, I was able to combine pretty scrap papers to make this card! Love how it turned out!

Cricut Cartridges:

Holiday Cakes - Love Elephant is cut 3.25" wide. Happy Valentine's Day is cut 3.50" wide. This is used inside the card.

Home Decor - Love is cut 2" wide.

Cuttlebug Hearts folder is used on the white mat. Elephant and heart are pot-dotted.

Martha Stewart Lace Heart edge punch is used on the green paper. Memory thread bow is added to complete the card.

Inside of Card.

Challenges:
Paper Play Sketches - Link Up Anything goes -any sketch. Congrats Janis and the talented design team on the new sketch challenge. Look forward to seeing all the pretty sketches you will be presenting!




 

Heart of Roses

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 I am working on Valentine projects. This card is cut from white cardstock and measures 4.25" x 5.25". It all started with the pretty hearts overlay image.

Cricut Cartridges:

Photo Fun-Celebrations  -  Heart photo overlay is cut 4.25" wide x 5.25" high.

Home Decor - Turning to one of my older Cricut cartridges, the word love is cut 2.78" wide. I have always liked that image.

Valentine's Day - Heart of Roses is cut 3.50" wide.

Holiday Cakes - Happy Valentine's Day is cut 3.50" wide. This is used inside the card.

Cuttlebug Textile folder is used on the white mat.

Inside of card.

Challenges:

CardzTV - Ch. 1 Valentine's Day

FCCB - Ch. 269 Valentine's Day  ( 2nd entry)

Little Scrap Pieces - Sat. Linky party

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Word Love and/or Heart

DoubleClick - Use a heart

Hope you enjoy this card! Thanks for your visits and comments!

Nautical - Cricut Anchor

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I have been playing with one of the card features found in Cricut Design Space. Papers are from the scrap stash. Needing an inspirational card, the anchor will work well.

Cricut Cartridges:

Home Decor - The word Hope is cut 1.17" wide and .83" high.

Wild Card 2 - Life saver/anchor card is cut 9.72" wide and 5" high. The round shape of the card and layering makes it look life a life saver.

For a bit of interest, I added a twine bow and Gelly Roll pen markings.

Challenge:

Die Cuttin Divas - Ch. 228 Nautical

Thanks for your visits and comments!

A Folk Art Festival Clock

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I have been hibernating in my craft room for the past few days while my area has been dealing with wintry weather. Thankfully it was rain/sleet/snow and no freezing rain so we had no problems with electricity outage. I did not see a snowflake at my house, but some areas close by received 2-3 inches of snow. Snow is seldom seen where I live, so I know there were excited children who were seeing snow for the first time and some of the older folks were just as excited too! I probably would have built a snowman or snowlady!

What better way to pass my time than to play with my Cricut Explore! My card measures  5" x 6 1/2" and is white cardstock. The pretty pattern papers are from DCWV Pressed Petals paper pack.

Cricut Cartridges:
Folk Art Festival -Clock is cut 2.50"h.
Elegant Edges - Scallop Mats are cut 3.5" h. from brown Recollections paper and a beige paper from the paper pack. I hand cut the rectangle white and brown mats.
Home Decor - Memories cut 2.75"w. I debated on the sentiment to use on my card with the clock. Sometimes we think we have all the time in the world, but soon that particular time or event becomes a memory. Thinking of sweet memories, this could be used as an anniversary card or maybe a birthday card.
Cuttlebug:
Houndstooth folder on the brown scallop mat.
Dotted Swiss on the white mat.

A small crochet doily and pearls finish the look.

 Inside of card.

I used some of the left over patterned papers for the inside of the card. I will add the sentiment later.

Challenges:
BBTB2  - Cricut clock
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Ch. 289 Sketch

Thank you for your visits and comments!

My First Flower Pot Pocket Card

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Today I am sharing my first try at a Flower Pot Pocket Card. I have been wanting to try this for some time. You can find the tutorial at SplitCoastStampers. My card is made using K&Company scrap papers from previous projects! Of course, I had to use my Cricut for the flower cuts!

Cricut Cartridges:

Mother's Day Bouquet - Flower 3 - Varying sizes from 1" to 2'' at 1/4" increments for the flower petals.

Home Decor - Border 4 cut 1.75" for the flourish. One is used at top of card and part of a second flourish cut is used at the bottom of flower pot.

Martha Stewart edge punch.

Photo of insert

My Craft Spot Friends & Neighbors Stamp used on the insert. Doily, lace, and ribbon from stash. Recollection pearls accent the centers of the flowers. Dew Drop Gingerbread inking.

I enjoyed trying this style of card! If you would like to try one, click on the tutorial link at top of post.

Challenges:

FCCB - Ch 158 - Paper Roses - Use paper flowers on card/project

Paper Crafting Inspiration - Ch 132 - Flourishes

Celebrate the Occasion - Ch 110 Anything Goes

Die Cuttin Divas - Ch 113 - Anything Goes
The Shabby Tea Room - Ch. 164 Beautiful Spring -Colors in photo and include flowers, lace, and ribbon
Papercraft Star - Ch. 143 Polka Dots and Lace

Thanks for your visits and comments!

Another Valentine

Welcome To Glenda's Cards!

Now that Valentine's Day has passed, I can share the card that I made for my granddaughter! Card is 5" x 6 1/2" cut from Recollections red cardstock. Patterned paper has been in my stash which is from either Michael's or Hobby Lobby.

Cricut Cartridge:

Home Decor - Heart and the word Love.

Martha Stewart - Lace heart edge punch

Ribbon from stash. Heart is pop-dotted on card.

Challenges:

2 Sisters Challenge - Ch 78 I Heart You-  Use at least 1 heart

Hope you enjoy this Valentine!

Shaped Valentine card

Welcome to Glenda's Cards! Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Valentine's Day! Today I am sharing a Valentine card made using a card feature from a Cricut cartridge. I like the pretty shape of the card and the overlay cut with the heart opening.

Cricut Cartridges:

Life's a Party - Page 62  Card feature and the mat are cut at 5" using the Cricut Craft Room. I was so surprised to see this pretty card on this cartridge! I need to take a closer look at some of my cartridges!

For some reason, I was unable to hide the little fold lines on the card. However, the lines are only slightly noticeable after the mat was glued on.

Flower Shoppe - Flower -Second image on 4th row cut 1.75" and again at 1.50". First image on 1st row cut 1.75".

Home Decor - I sized the word "Love" to fit inside the heart and did not record the actual size.

I used Martha Stewart inking around the edges. Tiny Recollections pearls were placed around the heart opening.

White Colorbok cardstock was used for the card base. Designer Paper is K&Company Kelly Panacci Valentine. I love this paper and have been using a lot from this pad. Guess who bought another pad of this same paper this weekend!! I will hoard it for awhile!!

Challenges:

Sentimental Sundays - Ch. 89 Shape card and sentiment

Little Scrap Pieces - Anything You Heart Desires

Birthday Card for my Friend

This birthday card is made for my friend. She and I share many common interests. She is very talented and creative! I am excited that now she has a Cricut Expression and her Cricut crafting journey has started! Look out Michael's and Hobby Lobby - I am sure we will be visiting more!
The card is cut from a piece of purple Colorbox and is 5 x 7 inches. The patterned die-cut mat is from K&Company. The pad has 18 sheets of double-sided 4 x 6 inch die-cut mats in gorgeous colors.
Cricut Cartridges:
Lacy Labels - Pink and purple mats cut 3 1/2".
Home Decor- Butterfly cut 2".
Wild Card - Happy birthday on page 61 cut 8" for the inside sentiment.
Cuttlebug: Happy Birthday folder used on the pink mat.
Martha Stewart:  French Scroll edge punch and corner punch used on inside of card.
Other supplies: Stickles Cotton Candy on the butterfly, Recollections rhinestones, lace is from stash, and lots of inking!



Inside of card!

Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by today!

Flaunt It Fridays #20 - Cindy Loo

It is time for another fun challenge at Flaunt It Fridays! This week we are using Cricut Cindy Loo cartridge and anything goes. You can choose any cut that you would like to use. I do not have this cartridge so this was a challenge for me! First I viewed the online handbook to see the different cuts. While looking through my different cartridges, I chose images that I thought would represent some of the images on Cindy Loo--a birdhouse, scallop border, flourish, and the word Hello.

Card is 5 x 6 1/2 and is layered with a piece of Recollections paper. My papers are scraps leftover from other projects. I like it when I can use some of my scrap papers!

Cricut cartridges:

Stretch Your Imagination - Birdhouse on page 63 cut 2 1/4 inches. Birdhouse is pop-dotted.

Lovely Florals - Mats - This cut is the second image on the second row. Brown scallop mat is cut at 3 1/4 inches and the cream mat is cut at 3 1/2. I first cut both mats at 3 1/2 but decided to have less of the brown mat showing.

Home Decor - Flourish is the 3rd key on the first row cut at 1 1/4 inches.

Wild Card - Hello on page 72 cut at 4 1/2 inches.

Cuttlebug folders:  Distressed Stripes - Birdhouse;  Birds and Swirls - Cream mat

I used a punch for the corners and lots of inking!

Be sure to check out the projects by the design team at Flaunt It Fridays! Now it is your turn to flaunt the cuts from Cindy Loo with us. Remember if you do not have the cartridge, you can use similar cuts from another cartridge. Just a reminder that this month's Grand Prize is a Joy's Life Lot's of Pun stamp set sponsored by Sheree. We look forward to seeing your paper projects..it can be a card, layout, tag, etc. You have one week to enter!

Thanks for visiting my blog! Hope you enjoy the card!

Blog Candy Thank you



Sharing my good news of winning a Home Decor cartridge during the recent Cricut Cartridge Giveaway at Cuttlebug Challenge! This card is my Thank You to Maggie and the Design Team!

Have you heard the exciting news that Cuttlebug Challenge is having a name change party? Yes, that is right!

Now it is Passionately Artistic. Check out the blog for events going on. You will find great inspiration for projects and more tutorials. Also check out how you could possibly win the Designer's Calendar Cartridge!!

Now to my card--- Size is 5 1/2 X 4 1/4 white cardstock. I layered a piece of green paper to the front of card and then a layer of white using the Cuttlebug folder Scrollwork. I was so happy to find this folder during a recent shopping trip. Nearest Michael's and Hobby Lobby are an hour's drive from me, so I picked up several folders!!

Cricut Cartridges:

Home Decor - Flower cut at 1 1/2 inches using the main, shift, and shadow keys with  two papers. To jazz the card  up a bit, I added a flourish cut at 1/2 inch.

Wild Card - Thank You cut 10 1/2 inches.

Cuttlebug - Scrollwork

Martha Stewart -- fern/branch cuts; ink

Paper - DCWV, ColorBok

Again Thank You Passionately Artistic! Hope you enjoy the card!

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

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!

In Black & White with One More Color--Jitterbuggin' Challenge

 I enjoy working with Sherri's sketches and challenges, so I am sharing another card that was made for Jitterbuggin' Challenge- Sketch 10, July 22, 2010.  Sherri asked us to use black and white only with one accent color of our choice, use a punch and of course, use a cricut cut.

For my card, I chose several intricate and pretty hearts from Love Struck, Wedding and Home Decor - hoping maybe for a vintage feel. Sentiment is also from Home Decor.
Punches: Corner rounder and Martha Stewart Embossed Pop-up Daisy.

My accent color is a pretty hot pink pearlescent paper...I had a lot of trouble photographing the card. All pink paper is same sheet, but in the pics, it looked different shades!

Enjoy!

"Bee Creative"

August 26, 2010  Sketch 15 - "Bee Creative" at Jitterbuggin

Challenge was to made a square card (This was cut 5 inch square), follow the sketch, put a cricut B on the card--could be a "bee" or a "b", use up some scraps.

Cricut carts were Storybook-scallop circle, Home Decor-butterfly, Wild Card- Phrase "Bloom where you're planted ( I used only Bloom on the front of the card).

Several Cuttlebug folders -- Heart Blocks, Divine Swirls, Swiss Dots, Bloom and Dots, Floral Fantasy

Prima flower, Pearls on the B, Stickles and Pop-dots. All paper - Scraps

Enjoy!

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!