My Sheri Crafts - Ch. 176 Lovely Lace

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Today begins a new fun challenge at My Sheri Crafts. Design team sister Kristi chose Ch. 176 Lovely Lace. We are to use lace somewhere on the project. 

I have been wanting to use the Pleated Skirt Fold on a card. The tutorial can be found at Split Coast Stampers. I knew some left over papers from K&Company Watercolor Bouquet 12" x 12" paper pad would work beautifully for the pleated skirt and card. I love these pretty reversible papers! Card measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" cut from white cardstock.

Cricut Cartridges:

Mother's Day Boquet - Flower is cut 1.75", 1.50", 1.25" and 1.00" wide. I spritzed each layer with water and crumpled. After partially drying, I formed the flower. Flower is attached with a pop-dot.

Cindy Loo - Phrase Thinking of You is cut 3" wide.

Anna's Lace Cards and Embellishments - Birthday Sentiment. Sentiment was attached to a 3.75" wide rectangle shape and written with the Cricut Midnight pen. This is used inside the card.

Eyelet lace and ribbon are from my stash.

 Inside of card

Visit My Sheri Crafts to see all the pretty projects using lace made by the design team and guest designer. For more information, please visit our individual blogs. We look forward to seeing your pretty projects!

Challenges:
CARDZ TV   -  3D Ch. 2  Birthday Card
Decorate To Celebrate - Ch. 4 Anything Goes

DL.ART      -   February Linky Party
The Sisterhood of Crafters -  Think Spring ( Pink Flowers)
Jo's Scrap Shack   - Fun Day Friday Ch 127 - Recycled Scraps
PDE Linky Party - Ch. 112 Anything Goes

Eyelet Card - Red and White

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I am enjoying  play time with Anna Griffin Cricut cartridges and red and white paper. This card measures 5" x 7" and is cut from white Colorbok cardstock. Two shades of red Recollections paper were used on the card.

Cricut Cartridges:

Anna's Lace Cards and Embellishments - Eyelet Card is cut 20.50" wide x 12.21" high. The size given also includes an envelope.

Bow with Leaves Background is cut 2.84" wide x 4.25" high.

Floral Lace Border is cut 4.87" wide x 1.37" to fit inside the card.

Anna's Lovely Layered Cards  - Happy Birthday Friend sentiment that is seen on the front of card was written with the midnight pen using Cricut Design Space.

Anna's Flourish Cards and Embellishments - Special Day Sentiment is cut 4.25" wide. This sentiment is used inside the card.

Mother's Day Bouquet - Red flower is cut in 5 layers - 2.25", 2", 1.75", 1.50" and 1" wide. I spritzed the images with water, then crumpled up and let partially dry before forming the flower. It is pop-dotted on the card.

Red Crinkle Ribbon bow from Karen at Little Scrap Pieces finishes the card.

Inside of card.

Of course, I love Anna Griffin Cricut images! I think this turned out pretty!

Challenges:

CARDZ TV - Ch. 2 Birthday Card
Decorate To Celebrate - Ch. $ Anything Goes

Double D Challenges: Red and White

DL.ART  -  Ch 174 Pink, Red Hearts, one/or all 

Fun  Friday Challenge  - Ch. 126 Anything Goes

PDE - Linking Party Ch. 111 Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Ch. 103 Pink or Red

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Center Step Card and Die D-Lites

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I have been playing with some new crafting toys and a new card style. This is my first center step card! A great tutorial can be found at Splitcoaststampers for the center step card by clicking here. This is a fun card style and I do like the results! I am wondering why I have not made one of these cards before now!!

Recently I purchased the Spellbinders Die-D-Lites Window One and Wrought Iron (fence) at a great price. I was excited about playing with the new dies! This is the results! 

The card measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" and is cut from white cardstock. Papers are scrap papers from previous projects from the K&Company Watercolor Bouquet. You probably have seen some of the papers. I must buy another one of these paper pads-- do not want to run out of these beauties!

Spellbinders Nestabilities Label Four is used to cut the white mat. It was embossed with Paper Studio Bricks embossing folder. Hope you can see the blue, green, and purple inks that I used on the mat. I thought that was a good background for my purple window! A piece of vellum is used under the window opening. Just had to add a little lace curtain to catch your eye!

I had some leftover flowers cuts from previous projects using the Cricut Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge. The two different papers are used on the flower which is layered on a lace rosette. Strands of pink pearls and a single flower from a strip of lace flowers complete the flower. The small crinkled ribbon bow accents the flower. Greenery is cut using the Martha Stewart Branch punch. Also, pink pearls add interest to the top of the card.

When I saw the pretty photo inspiration at The Shabby Tea Room, I thought my pretty papers may work. Challenge 182 is Sweet Summertime - Use the pretty colors from photo and a Summertime theme. When I think of Summer, I am reminded of all the gorgeous colors and flowers blooming everywhere! Now if I can get me one of those windows!!

Photo inspiration

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Tea Time - A Child's Year Teapot

For My Sheri Crafts design team project, please click here or scroll down! 

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A couple of my other crafting loves include cross-stitch and ribbon embroidery! My walls are loaded down with many of my framed works. I love how little X's can make such a beautiful picture! Now it seems paper crafting keeps me busy! Whenever I saw the lovely photo inspiration at The Shabby Tea Room, my eyes were naturally drawn into the gorgeous cross stitch piece. I did not have time to cross-stitch a little bread cover so I chose to do a small ribbon embroidery spider web rose on the linen fabric. I think the small bread cloth works good with my tea pot theme.

Card measures 6 1/2" x 5". Papers are some of my favorite K&Company papers.

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots is used on the blue lid of the tea pot.

Just Rite Stamps - Times New Roman Font 15 pt. is used for TEA TIME.  

Martha Stewart Ribbon Loop edge is used on the pink mat. Another piece of pretty lace is used on top of the mat.

Cricut Cartridges:

A Child's Year -  P. 67 Tag feature.. The teapot is actually a card itself and is pop-dotted on the main card. Perfect way to add an additional sentiment.

Mother's Day Bouquet - Flower is leftover cuts from a previous project. I added the flower to a gathered lace rosette for the center of the tea pot.

Pearls, lace, and crinkle ribbon are from my stash. I was hesitant about the placement of the tea pot on the card, but I am pleased with the tilted look!

 Photo inspiration

 

                   

Challenge:
The Shabby Tea Room -Ch. 181 Colors in photo and include flowers and a Tea theme

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My Sheri Crafts - Ch. 118 Fall Colors

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Today we have a fun and inspiring challenge for you at My Sheri Crafts! Challenge 118 is Fall Colors! Marge asked us to create a card or project using Fall Colors - shades of browns, oranges, red, yellows. Temperatures in my area are definitely not Fall yet! Harvest is underway for the farmers. I am looking forward to all the pretty colors of Fall.

For my project, I used my Cricut to make a Fall wreath using a 12 inch grapevine wreath.

Cricut Cartridges:

Mother's Day Bouquet - Two styles of flowers are cut from pretty K&Company SW Meadow papers. The yellow Cricut flowers are attached with brads to a handmade rosette. I wrapped red buttons with burlap and hot glued it in the centers of the patterned flowers. The red button seemed too bright and needed toning down. I do like the look!

Autumn Celebrations - This cartridge was available free in the Cricut Craft Room so I tried a few of the images. The phrase Fall is cut 3". The pumpkins are cut at 2" and 1.5". Leaves are also from the cartridge.

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder is used on the acorn.

A burlap ribbon completes my Fall wreath and now it is ready for the door! 

Visit My Sheri Crafts to see the pretty projects by the design team and our guest designer. For more information, please visit our blogs. Don't forget to leave us a little blog love!

We look forward to seeing your creative projects using Fall colors. Several Ooh la la awards will be given and one person will be chosen to be our next guest designer!

Thanks for your visits and comments!

 

Have a Lovely Day

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I have been playing with the Cricut and pretty laces again! Inspired by the photo and the design team's pretty work at The Shabby Tea Room, this is my results! Card is 5" x 7" cut from white Colorbok cardstock. The pretty papers are from DCWV The French Country Stack.  As you can see, some of these papers are glittered. Edges of the papers are distressed to give a shabby chic look.

Cricut Cartridges: 

Formal Occasion - Page 45 Fan is cut 3" from white and the pink paper. I have been wanting to try the fan image for some time and thought this would be a good focal point for the card. I ran the pink paper through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder. A strip of lace is gathered and glued around the edges. After the lace was attached, I found another piece of lace that I wanted to add. I hand cut the pretty lace and layered it over the pink paper. That is right! I covered up most of the embossing- but I do like the looks of the fan now. Fan is pop dotted on the card for dimension.

Mother's Day Bouquet - Flower 8 is cut 1.5' and 1.25" from white card stock. Flower is attached on the fan. In the center of the flower is a pretty gold metal filigree button with a pink stone.

Just Rite Stamps- Be Happy Set - "Have a Lovely Day" is stamped with Biscotti ink.

Recollections - Gold rhinestones are added on the fan and on the lace corner.

A white crinkled ribbon bow completes the look!

Photo inspiration 

Challenge:

The Shabby Tea Room - Ch. 178 Lazy Days. Use colors from the photo and include a metal element.

I incorporated the blue, green, and white colors. Also gold from drapes and I used pink for the flower. Hope I did not use too much pink! Metal button!

 

Now who wants to relax in such a pretty setting as in the photo and maybe use the lacy fan!

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Doily and Flowers

For my design team post at My Sheri Crafts, click here or scroll down! 

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I found time to play with more pretty K&Company papers and wanted to enter a few challenges. The card measures 5" x 7" and is cut from white card stock. I tried fraying and a little curling on the patterned papers. Still working on a shabby chic look!

Cricut Cartridge:
Mother's Day Bouquet - The handmade flowers are Flower 8 on the cartridge. The image is cut at varying sizes from the pretty patterned papers including a newsprint paper. I enjoy using this cartridge for making flowers.
Spellbinders Nestabilities Eyelet Circle on the white card stock.
Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily for the purple doily.
Just Rite Old Friends Set on the sentiment.
White Crinkle ribbon and a purple Bucilla Ribbon Embroidery ribbon are used for the bows. Lace and pearls are from my stash. A tiny pink Jolee's Boutique butterfly completes the look!

Challenges:
Just Rite Inspiration - Ch. 100  Delicate Doilies - Add a doily-This can be any kind of doily.
Tuesday Morning Sketches -  My play on Sketch 205
The Shabby Tea Room -  Ch 173 - Glorious Flowers. Use colors from the following photo and include flowers, ribbon, and newsprint.

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My Sheri Crafts - Ch. 114.

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Today begins a new and fun challenge at My Sheri Crafts! Challenge 114 is What's the BUZZ! Our design team member Michelle asked us to make a Summer theme project with the colors of black, white, and yellow!  I believe this color combination may be a first for me!

My card measures 5" x 6 1/2 " cut from black Recollections cardstock. The two yellow patterned papers are from DCWV Fresh Floral Stack. White cardstock and the musical note papers are from my stash.

Cricut Cartridges:

Mother's Day Bouquet - Flower

Birthday Bash - Birthday wishes is cut 3.5".

Martha Stewart - Doily Lace trim

Yellow pearls are from stash.

Be sure to stop by My Sheri Crafts and see all the fun inspirational projects by the design team and our guest designer. To see more details on each project, please visit our individual blogs! Don't forget to leave us a little love!

Now it is your turn to play along with you. Several Ooh la la awards will be given and one person will be chosen to be our next guest designer. We look forward to seeing your Summer theme projects using the colors of black, white, and yellow!

Thanks for your visits and comments!

 

Cherish the Memories

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Happy Summer! We have been having hot weather so it has been a good time to stay inside and craft!

My card is cut 5" x 7" from cream cardstock. Papers are from a beautiful DCWV paper pad. Love the pinks and greens! The background paper and the pink paper for the rectangle mat have some glitter but my camera did not capture the glitter.

Cricut Cartridges:

Elegant Edges - Page 65 Flower 3- Border is cut .78" using Cricut Craft Room. The pink and green scallop mats are cut 3.75".

Mother's Day Bouquet - Flower 3 is cut 2.25, 2, and 1.5".

Cuttlebug - Swiss dots on the mats and border

Just Rite - Custom Dies for the sentiment block

Just Rite - Cherish the Memories Nested Sentiments

Martha Stewart Branch punch for the greenery

Lace from my stash is slightly gathered to create ruffles around the mat. Other supplies include Recollections Pearls and Versa Magic Gingerbread inking.

Ribbon is blog candy from Karen at Little Scrap Pieces.

I think my card can be used for wedding, anniversary, friendship, or birthday. There are so many wonderful memories in life to cherish!

Challenges:

FCCB - Ch. 165 Wedding Days 

Just Rite - Challenge 99 - Sketch  (this is my play with the sketch)

Papercraft Star -  Ch. 150 Photo inspiration

The Shabby Tea Room - Ch. 171 - Pink, Green, Ruffles and Ribbon

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Through the Window!

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I had a little time to play with my Cricut and this is the results. My dear friend gave me the pretty paper pad quite some time ago and I could not make myself cut it until now! After seeing a couple of challenges, I decided to play along and cut the paper. It has glitter on some areas of the paper..not sure if you can see that in the photo. My card is 5" x 6 1/2" white cardstock and layered with the floral print paper.

Cricut Cartridges:

Christmas/Noel - Window is cut at 5". I layered a piece of vellum behind the window panes for the peeking through look!

Mother's Day Bouquet - Flower 3 is cut at 1.25" and 1" from a piece of the floral background paper.

The pretty crinkle ribbon is blog candy from Karen at Little Scrap Pieces. Many thanks Karen! 

Lace and pearls are from my stash.

Challenges: 

Papercraft Star - Ch. 146 Beauty. I love flowers and see beauty in each of the pretty blooms!
My Craft Spot - Ch. 98 Ribbon & Twine (Use ribbon or twine somewhere on project)

The Shabby Tea Room - Week. 167 Open Window - Inspiration by colors in the photo and add a window.

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My first Cuttlebug Brocade Window card

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My Cuttlebug folders arrived! Whenever I saw the great sale on some older Cuttlebug folders at Cricut, I jumped at the chance to purchase the Emboss Plus 5" x 7" Brocade Window at $1.99. I wanted to buy more of the Emboss Plus folders, but they were already sold out.

This is my first card using the Brocade Window and I really like the looks! Card is 5" x 7" cut from a cream Recollections cardstock. The cut and embossed window is from The Paper Studio Light Burlap. For the window opening I used The Paper Studio Eloise Floral and the flowers are also cut from this paper.

Cricut Cartridge:

Mother's Day Bouquet - Flowers are cut using Flower 8 at varying sizes. 

Martha Stewart Fern punch used for the greenery. I do not know the name of that punch so I call it greenery punch. If you know the name, please tell me!

Like most of us, I have bought crafting items that I seem to hoard!  Last year, I bought pretty paper pad, brads, buttons, die cuts, and trinkets of Bo Bunny Little Miss collection. For today's project, I chose to use the dress form and the green scroll die cuts from the collection..love those colors! Dress form is pop-dotted on the card.

Other supplies from my stash include the Venice Lace Collection motif, crochet doily, the button that is in the doily and the Love button which is pop-dotted on the card. These buttons have been stashed a long time. Recollection Pearls and Michael's ribbon trim for the bow complete the look. Of course, lots of inking!

Challenges:

BBTB2 - Flowers

Celebrate the Occasion - Ch. 112  3 Flowers, 2 buttons, 1 Ribbon,

CWC - Ch. 134 Lace

Paper Playtime - Ch. 10 Button or Brads  May 13 - May 26

The Shabby Tea Room - Ch. 166 Sweet SpringTime- Use pink, green, white or cream, and a sewing element

Hope you enjoy this card! Maybe you are inspired to use some of those crafty items that you have been hoarding! Thanks for your visits and comments!

Happy Mother's Day!

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Happy Mother's Day! 

I'm sharing a few variations on a card that I recently posted. 

This is the free Mother's Day Card 06 that was posted in the Cricut Craft Room. Of course, I had to go with Red and Purple for a few Red Hat Ladies! Flowers are from Cricut Mother's Day Bouquet. Each of the backgrounds is embossed with a different Cuttlebug folder.

Hope you have great day!

My Sheri Crafts - Ch. 110 Flower Power!

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It is time for another fun challenge at My Sheri Crafts! Challenge 110 is Flower Power chosen by our talented Peachy. We are to feature 3 Dimensional flowers on our cards/projects. Of course, I had to play with my Cricut machine for my card!
Cricut Cartridges:
Cricut Craft Room - My card is made using the Mother's Day Card 13 as the card base. This cut was a free image in the CCR. Many thanks to Cricut for making these wonderful images available to us at no charge. I love this card cut! I cut the card at 4.25" from white Colorbok cardstock.
Mother's Day Bouquet - Flower 8 is cut at varying sizes.
Cindy Loo - Page 40 - Flourish is cut at 2" with one using the reverse feature.
Florals Embellished - Page 28 - Phrase used on inside of the card is cut 1.75".
The pretty patterned papers are K&Company Watercolor Bouquet scraps that were leftover from previous projects!
Martha Stewart punch for the greenery.

Inside of card

This card came together quickly after spending so much time choosing the pretty papers!

Please visit My Sheri Crafts to see all the lovely 3 Dimensional Flower Power cards/projects by the design team and our guest designer. For more information on the projects, visit the individual blogs. Don't forget to leave a little love--we enjoy comments too!

Now it is your turn to play along with us! You must use 3D Flowers. One person will be chosen to be our next guest designer and several Ooh la la awards will be given.

Challenges:
CardzTV - Ch. 29 Mother's Day
Cut It Up - Ch. 18 Mother's Day
FCCB -  Ch. 159 Mother's Day
Little Scrap Pieces - Mother's Day
My Craft Spot - Ch. 96 For Mom
Simply Create Too - Ch. 37 Anything Goes
StuckOnUSketches - Die Cut - Use the word Mom or Mother
DL.ARThttp://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/ - Thankful Thursday Ch. 109 - Flowers

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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

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My Sheri Crafts - Ch 103 Valentines

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It is February already and time to work on those Valentine projects! Our challenge this week at
My Sheri Crafts will help you get started. For Challenge 103 our design team member Michelle has chosen Valentines - show some love to the ones you love. For my project I decided to try making a Valentines banner!

Cricut Cartridges:

Pretty Pendants - Banner Scallop 1 (second image on first row) is cut from Red Recollections cardstock at 5.5". Heart image is the seventh image of first row. It is cut at 5.5" from Colorbok white cardstock.

Storybook - The letters for the word LOVE are cut 1.50 from white cardstock.

Sweethearts - Page 33 - Cupid is cut 4". One cupid is cut using the flip feature.

Mother's Day Bouquet - Various flower images are cut at varying sizes and layered.

A small red heart shape brad secures the Recollections Floral Embellishments at the top of the banner to the red printed ribbon.

Be sure to visit My Sheri Crafts to see all the pretty Valentines projects by our talented design team and our guest designer. For more information about the projects, please visit the inidividual blogs and don't forget to leave a little love! Now it is your turn to play along with us! We look forward to seeing your Valentines projects! Remember several Ooh La La awards are given and one person will be chosen to be our next guest designer.

Seems I have been away for most of January and have not been able to keep up with blogging and commenting. I am glad my project was done earlier. We are having a lot of sickness in my family. My mother had surgery but  is recovering well. My husband has been ill and was hospitalized for over a week. Hopefully he will be much better soon. Thank you for your prayers!

Challenges:
Crafty Creations Challenges - Ch 207 Anything But a Card
Die Cuttin Divas - Ch 100 Anything Goes
DL.ART - Ch 102 - Pink or Red Challenge ends 02/05/13
Simply Create Too - Ch 30 - Valentine's Day/Hearts
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Hearts
Whimsical Designs -  All About Love

Just Rite Challenge

For BBTB2 design team post, click here or scroll down.

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Playing with Just Right stamps and Spellbinders and this is what I came up with! I am entering the challenge at Just Rite Inspiration! Challenge 082 is Be Supportive. Create a card or project to show your support to someone or just a kind word to show you care.

Papers are K&Company Ancestry Com 12 x 12 double sided paper pad.

Just Rite Stamps - My Rainbow Set. Such beautiful words!

Just Rite Spellbinders Custom dies - Corner

Spellbinders - Label Sixteen -- largest die used for the background mat. I turned the mat for the look shown. Labels 10 - sentiment mats.

Cricut Cartridge is Mother's Day Bouquet. I cut Flower 3 at three varying sizes.

Martha Stewart - Swirling Lace Edge Punch

Ribbon and pearls are from my stash.

Hope you enjoy!





Pretty in Pink

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Today I am sharing a card using one of the digital images that I recently won at Papercraft Star Challenge 104 Ice Cream. The gorgeous high quality printed images are from The House Across the Bay and I had so much fun playing with the pretty shoes!

The card measures 5" x 7" cut from white Colorbok cardstock. The pink polka dot paper is a scrap piece from K&Company Sweet Nectar Specialty Paper Pad. 

Cuttlebug: The white paper is embossed with one of the Cuttlebug Love's in the Air embossing set. I found these on clearance at Hobby Lobby. Yay for those clearance sales!

Cricut Cartridge is Mother's Day Bouquet. Flower is cut at 1.5" and 1.75".

Other supplies include Recollection heart gemstones to accent the hearts in the embossing. The pretty white lace is a gift from my design team sister Charlotte which I used to frame the digital image. White bow is 3 Girl Jam crinkled ribbon. Pop-dots are used under the digital image to add dimension.

I thought of framing this project but did not have a suitable frame available--but I will shop for one! 

Cricut Challenges:

Papercraft Star - Challenge 111 Something Girly

DL.ART  - Thankful Thursday - ends 9-22 (watch video for the challenge)

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