Through the Window!

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

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.

Thanks for your visits and comments!

Cricut Christmas/Noel Poinsettia Card

  Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

I am back with another Christmas card! The paper is from K&Company Yuletide Die-Cut Cardmaking pad. This gorgeous double-sided paper pad was bought 2 or 3 years ago-one of those after Christmas clearance purchases. I finally convinced myself to cut it! The paper measures 5.5" x 9" and has the die cut shape on one end. Just fold it in half and you have the card! I do have some of the same papers in a 12" x 12" paper pad. 

Inspired by the card design on the front of the paper pad, I used the same pretty papers for my card. I cut the striped paper and layered it on the paisley and added the strip of green patterned paper at the top.

Outside view of the card.

Using Cricut Christmas/Noel cartridge for the images, the poinsettia is cut at 2.5". Pop dots are used to layer the flower and Gold Stickles are used in the center. The phrase Greetings and shadow are cut at 1". Lots of inking!

I am pleased with the way the card looks and may have to use more of this die cut paper.
Hope the card recipient enjoys this!

Thanks for your visits and comments!

BBTB2 - All Shaped Up

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

It is time for another fun and inspirational Cricut challenge at BBTB2!. Our talented design team sister Stephanie asked us to make a shaped card. Use any Cricut cartridge and any theme.

I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to play with Damask Decor and try one of the card features with the shaped front! I used Martha Stewart Holidays double-sided papers that were in my scrap stash.

Cricut Cartridges:

Damask Decor - Page 70 - Card feature is cut at 5.5" in  CCR. Layer 1 is the dark green paper under the tree. The completed card measures 5.5" x 3.5". An envelope image is also available but I have not cut it yet.

Christmas/Noel - Seasons Greetings is cut .75" for the inside of the card.

 

Inside of card!

 

This is a simple card but I do like the results. Most of my actual time was spent on choosing which double-sided papers to use. But I always take a lot time choosing my papers! Maybe if I would quit buying papers, I would not have too many choices!

Be sure to visit BBTB2 and see all the pretty and creative card shapes by the design team. For more information on the projects, please visit the individual blogs! We love your comments!

We are looking forward to seeing your creations! Remember you must use the Cricut! Just a reminder that our challenges run for only one week so get crafting! One person would be chosen to receive the Project of the Week award!

Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate your comments!

 

BBTB2 - Window Challenge

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

Thanks for stopping by! Today we have another fun and inspirational Cricut challenge for you at BBTB2! Our talented design team sister Brenda is the hostess this challenge and she chose Window to My World! We are asked to use any window from any Cricut cartridge for our card, layout, or 3D project!

Selecting a window was an easy choice for me. I love Christmas/Noel cartridge and this pretty window. I chose to make a Christmas card to get started on my upcoming holiday cards. This is July and I am seeing Christmas merchandise in some stores! I must be late already!

My card starts with a premade 5"x 6 1/2" white card base. Papers are K&Company Yuletide paper pad that was bought last Christmas.

Cricut Cartridge:

Christmas/Noel - Window is cut 5". I used 2 of the images for a bit of dimension to allow the use of the patterned paper behind the window. The paper is part of a decorated Christmas tree from the paper pad. I wanted it to resemble looking through the window to see the beautifully decorated vintage tree.

Wreath is cut 1.75" and is pop-dotted on the window.

Happy Christmas is cut .75".

Martha Stewart:  Poinsettia Flourish edge punch is used on the green paper.

Paper Studio: Spare Parts Epoxy brads

Inking is Versa Magic gingerbread.

Visit BBTB2 to see all the lovely and inspirational creations by the design team this week! To read more about the projects, please visit the individual blogs and leave some love. We enjoy reading your comments!

Now it is your turn to play along with us! Remember this is a Cricut challenge and you must use a Cricut window for your project! Please no back linking to earlier blog posts. One winner will be selected to receive the Project of the Week award button. It could be you!

I appreciate your comments!

Noel - Christmas Rose

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

Today I am sharing a final Christmas card that just was finished in time for this season. I wanted to make many more cards but my time was so limited. Maybe I should start now for next year!

Card is 5" x 6 1/2" red cardstock. Designer papers are K&Company Yuletide.

Cricut Cartridges:

Christmas/Noel Solutions - Sign post, Noel, Bow

Flower Shoppe - Flower -- I thought a Christmas Rose would be pretty for this card!

Other Supplies:  Holiday Craft Time ribbon, Recollections gemstones, Versa Magic Gingerbread ink, Martha Stewart punch for the greenery and sign post was pop-dotted on card.

Challenges:

Cooking With Cricut - Ch. 65 - Holiday Florals

One Stop Craft Challenge - Ch. 163 - Winter Wishes

Simply Create Too - Ch. 3 - Shape It Up  ( Rose)

Hope you enjoy this card!

Fantabulous Cricut Ch. 90 Rolling in Ribbon

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

It is time for another fun challenge at Fantabulous Cricut! This week we are Rolling in Ribbon! We are asked to use ribbon somewhere on the project plus the Cricut cut.

Cricut Cartridges:

Joys of the Season -- The pretty double-sided paper is from K&Company Yuletide (last years's paper pad). I chose the Ribbon Frame card feature on page 65 and using Cricut Craft Room the paper was cut at 5 1/2" using the relative feature. The cut size folds to be a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card.

The ribbon frame was cut in green and the layer image was cut in red at 3" to fit the front cutout of the card. I hand cut the beige oval to fit the opening and it was embossed with Cuttlebug Allergo folder. The card opening is backed with a piece of vellum.

Page 77- Peace was cut at .75" using the main image from a gold shimmer paper and the shadow from red paper.

Christmas/Noel - Candle and candle holder. Oops, I failed to record the size! Candle is pop-dotted on the embossed mat

I made the bow from The Paper Studio Glitter Velvet Red Ribbon. It is pop-dotted on the card. Christmas Red Stickles was used for the holly berries.

Hope your enjoy my card and are inspired to join our challenge this week. Be sure to visit Fantabulous Cricut to see all the great projects by the design team. Remember you must include ribbon and a Cricut cut on your project. We look forward to seeing your pretty projects!

Challenges:

Little Scrap Pieces - Winter Holiday

Cooking with Cricut - Ch. 63 Sounds of the Season

Fantabulous Cricut Ch 88 - Holiday Cards

Welcome to Glenda's Cards! It is time for another fun challenge at Fantabulous Cricut! This week we are thinking Holiday cards. Can you believe that Christmas holidays will soon be here! If you have not started on your holiday cards, this challenge is for you!

I am happy to share a lovely embellishment from our sponsor Creative Charms with you! Be sure to visit their site and see all the gorgeous embellishments! They have beautiful brads, charms, ribbons, and embellishments for scrapbooking and card making. Thank you Creative Charms for being our sponsor this week at FCCB and for letting me share your product.

My card is 6 1/2" x 5" and is layered with a pretty K&Company SW Glad Tidings paper. I love the Musical Notes/Noel embellishment from Creative Charms and I wanted to continue the musical theme of Glad Tidings! What better way to do that than with the angel from Cricut Christmas Noel. I think this is a very pretty angel and I am happy to use this image for the first time. I am singing The First Noel the Angels did say! Such wonderful news!

I pop-dotted the angel on a double mat cut using Cricut Lacy Labels Asian image. This is the fifth image on the first row. The K&Company patterned paper for the mat is run through the Cuttlebug using the Allergo folder.

I am happy with this card and hope you enjoy it!

Be sure to visit FCCB and see all the lovely cards by the design team. We appreciate when you visit our blogs and leave comments. Now it is your turn to share your Holiday cards with us. As always, you must include a Cricut cut. You have until midnight Sunday Dec. 4th to submit.

Joy From My House to Yours

Hope everyone is enjoying a Joyful Christmas Day!
Just now able to share this Christmas card with you. The swirl tree from Cricut Christmas Noel is one of my favorite tree cuts...just had to cut it again using the green glitter paper. Window and the swag with bows are also cut from the same cartridge. I hand cut a piece of the acrylic packaging from a Cricut cartridge to cover the window opening. The window is cut three times to give chipboard effect. The red mat is embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder. Joy label is a cut from Cricut Lite Lacy Labels. The Martha Stewart Holidays paper pack was a Christmas clearance purchase last year.

Enjoy!

My Favorite Santa Claus

                                         

Hello everyone! Glad you are here! I am sending a big "Thank You" to my new followers and to those who continue to encourage me with your visits!!

This week at Jitterbuggin' "Here Comes Santa Claus", the theme is to add a Santa to our card. No sketch and no secondary requirements! I chose my favorite Cricut Santa Claus which is the cut from Christmas Noel. He is cut 3 3/4 inches on regular cut and shift. The cane and lantern are cut at same size. I love the Santa Claus font! It is also from the same cartridge and is cut at 3/4 inch. Choosing paper always takes awhile for me---maybe I should not have a room full and it would be easier! My paper selection for the background of the card is from K&Company Susan Winget Specialty Paper. I chose one section of the beautiful sheet of paper and cut it! Yikes, I hated to cut it, but I love it now as the background on the card! For a simple accent I added an EK corner punch to the portion of the paper behind Santa.

Hope you enjoy Santa Claus! Thanks for your comments!

Christmas Peace

Hope everyone enjoyed a great Thanksgiving Day with family and friends!

The temperature in my area plunged from 80 degrees yesterday to 40 this morning.  Cold and raining..Brrr...

Thought I would share a Christmas card that was made earlier in the year.

This card was made using a sketch from RAQ'S Challenge 07/21-07/27. Some of you may have seen it on the Cricut Messageboard. The bluebird and sentiment are cut from Cricut Cartridge Winter Woodland. Trees are cut from Christmas Noel. I hand cut the three layers of snow and used the Cuttlebug embossing folders Snowflakes, Swiss Dots, and Divine Swirls.

Thanks for visiting today!



My Teddy Bear

I would like to say Welcome to my new followers and to all my followers Thank You for your support!!

Who does not like teddy bears? Sunday was National American Teddy Bear Day. Sheri at My Sheri Crafts asked us to add a teddy bear to our project this week.

Using RAQ'S Inspirational Challenge 11/17-11/23 sketch 3, I started with a 5 x 6 1/2 white cardstock card.
Recently I received a gift certificate to Paper Wishes from Fantabulous Cricut for the winning barn card entry in the challenge. I am using some of the pretty Hot Off The Press Floral Backsground paper pad that I chose. Thanks again Fantabulous Cricut and Paper Wishes! The paper is so pretty that I hesitated to cut it, but I am pleased with the results! Are you like me and have beautiful paper that you can not cut!!

My little pink bear is cut from Cricut Cartridge Christmas Noel at 2 3/4 inches. Ovals are cut from Lacey Labels. I used Martha Stewart Swirling Lace punch on bottom of the designer paper. I was delighted to find this punch on clearance last weekend!! To continue the dot theme, I embossed the white background with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots.

Challenges:
My Sheri Crafts - #31 Teddy Bears

Hope you enjoy my Teddy Bear!! Thanks for your comments!

Swirl Tree / Cuttlebug Acrylic Mat



'Up A Tree" is the theme Sherri chose for this week's Jitterbuggin' Challenge. I have almost been up a tree trying to choose a tree! Liking the swirl tree from Christmas Solutions Noel I decided to go with a winter Christmas theme. Along with adding a tree on the card, the challenge includes follow the sketch, add something yellow, and of course, a Cricut cut.

To add embossing to my background, I embossed a piece of acrylic--actually the clear packaging from a Cricut cartridge box--with the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder. To add yellow, I cut a small starburst and placed on the tree. Adding a subtle hint of color for the appearance of a starburst, I inked the snowflake at the top of the tree with yellowish-gold ink. I thought that particular spot of the embossing looked good for the top of the tree! Edges of acrylic mat are slightly inked.

My tree is cut from Martha Stewart Holidays pack which was a previous Christmas clearance item. Love the green glitter page....cut it using pressure at 6 and multicut function on my Expression....cut beautifully! So much sparkle! Green corners are handcut. Using Martha Stewart snowflake punch, I cut a small length of white paper. Using the negative snowflake cut, I placed one on each corner.

Embellishments include 4 red circle-shaped gemstones on the mat and a little yellowish-gold gemstone on the star, plus some inking!

Cricut Cartridge: Christmas Solutions Noel - Tree cut at 4 inches and Starburst cut at 2 inches.

Cuttlebug Folder: Snowflake

Challenges:

Jitterbuggin' - Up a Tree

One Stop Craft challenge - Embossing

ABC Challenge - H is for Holidays

Anything Goes - Emboss It

Crafty Cardmakers - Dry Embossing

Fantabulous Cricut - Color Green and a Circle Shape (circle shapes in the embossing, paper and gemstones)

Hope you enjoy this card!!