Elephant Card

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

It has been awhile since I have played with my Cricut machine. After several days of traveling through four states, I was ready to plug in the machine and make a card! My little elephant card measures 5 1/4" x 3 5/8". Papers from the scrap stash were used.

Cricuit Cartridges:

Paisley - Elephant. I welded two of the shadow images together to make an elephant shaped card. This was cut 5.25" wide x 7.17" high. Because this is made for someone special, I used some of her favorite colors.

Thoughts and Phrases - You are my Sunshine is cut 3" high...this is used inside the card.

A little doodling with a black pen and a purple crinkle ribbon from Karen at Little Scrap Pieces finishes the look!

Inside of the card!

Challenges:

Die Cuttin Divas - Ch. 271 -Sunglasses

Thanks for your visits and comments!

When Life Gives You Lemons

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

Today I am sharing a double twisted easel card! The tutorial for this card can be found at SplitCoastStampers The card begins with an 8 inch square of cardstock for the foundation. The pretty patterned paper is from the Paper Studio Country Road. White paper is Colorbok textured paper. This card folds so that it will fit into a business size envelope.

I have made several double twisted easel cards before but it has been a long time. Just wanted to have fun with something different!

Cricut Cartridges:

Just Because - Glass of lemonade is cut 1.35" wide; Phrase "When life gives you lemons" is cut 4.75" wide using the white cardstock over a pink patterned paper. The phrase mat is pop-dotted on the card to hold the two side elements in place when the card is opened.

Paisley - Lemon is cut 1.75" wide.

Splendid Soirees - Doily is cut 3.25" wide. I cut two white doilies, each is layered over yellow. 

When I Was a Kid - Corner flourish is cut 1.75" wide from white and layered over yellow. 

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder is used on the lemon and the lemonade for a little texture.

To complete the look, I used small pink buttons and crinkle ribbon bows. I made a small green bow from DMC Memory Thread and formed little hearts to represent "loving lemonade in the summer time"!

 Close up of the two panels.

 Close up of the raised sentiment.

Card Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 378 Add A Quote

In the Pink - Ch 71 Summer

Simply Create Too - Ch. 88 Old, Vintage, Shabby Chic

The Shabby Tea Room - Ch. 254 Sweet Summer -photo inspiration

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

Rainy Day

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

We have been having several rainy days and more on the way. I decided to play along with a rainy day theme. The card is 5" x 6 1/2" white cardstock. I was inspired by the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. I began the layers with the yellow solid cardstock and I continued with solid colors. This is not my usual style of papers--you know I love patterned papers--but I chose the solids this time. All the papers are from my scrap stack. My younger grandsons enjoy being outside on rainy days but they do not bother with any rain gear!!

Cricut Cartridges:

Everyday Paper Dolls - Boy wearing rain gear and the umbrella are layered together and is cut 3"h.

Disney Pooh and Friends -  Cloud and raindrops cut 3"w.  The cloud is used for the rain puddle. I failed to record the name of the cartridge for the gray cloud.

Cricut Font and Basic Shapes - Rainy Day is cut 1.74" w, 1.18" h.

Paisley - Heart button is cut 1" w. I added a bow with Sew Easy Fancy floss.

Challenges:

BBTB2 - April Showers

Simple Create Too - Ch. 83 No Digis or Stamped Images

The Sisterhood of Crafters - April Showers

Tuesday Morning Sketches -  Sketch 296

 

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

An Umbrella Card

For My Sheri Crafts design team post, please click Here or scroll down!

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

Today I am sharing a card made for a few challenges. The 5" x 7" card is cut from white Colorbok cardstock. I enjoy working with this pretty patterned K&Company Watercolor Boquet Die-Cut Mat Pad. The die-cut mat is 4.75" x 6.75" and I thought it would be perfect for my card.

Cricut Cartridge:

Paisley - Page 48. Using the main image and the image on shift, the umbrella is cut 3". I chose not to use all the layers because I wanted a pretty floral umbrella.

Flower Shoppe - Page 13 - Flower. I used the scallop 1, 2, and 4 images and it was cut at 1.875 in Cricut Craft Room.

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots on the white mat.

Other supplies:

Creative Memories - Oval Mats 

Stamps - My Craft Spot "Friends & Neighbors" Inside and Out. I won this stamp set recently at one of Kimberly's challenges! I just love this set of stamps! Perfect for inside and out! Thanks again Kimberly for your kindness!

Recollections -Pink Rhinestones

Ribbon - From my friend! Thanks!

Inking - VersaMagic Gingerbread

Martha Stewart - Daisy Corner Punch used on the inside white mat.

Inside of card....Left blank area for a personal message.

Challenges:

My Craft Spot - #51 Inside and Out - Must use a sentiment inside and outside of card.

Simply Crafts - Paisley Umbrella  ends 4-17

Cute Card Thursday - #212 Spring Flowers ends 4-18

Die Cuttin' Divas  #60 Pastels

Celebrate The Occasion - #58 Just Because -  Must use Pink

Crafty Creations Challenge - #165 Flower Power
Exploring Cricut - April Showers Bring Us Flowers
Scapalicious USA - April Showers
Little Scrap Pieces - Use a Flower

My Sheri Crafts - Challenge #70 - Think Pink



Thanks for stopping by today! Can you believe it is the first day in October! Where has the year gone! We are having a beautiful day with cooler temperatures! As many of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Each of us knows someone that has been affected by this disease. To share more awareness, this week at My Sheri Crafts, our challenge is Think Pink. We would like to remind you to get those annual exams.

My card is 5"x 6 1/2". Papers are Colorbok and Recollections Animal pack.

Cricut cartridge is Paisley.

Page 52 - Shoes cut 2".

Page 56 - Girl time cut 1 1/2".

Cuttlebug: Hearts blocks embossing folder used on the white mat.

Inking, DMC Memory thread for the bows, shoes are pop-dotted, and doodling on the sentiment.

We look forward to seeing your projects! Remember one lucky winner will be chosen to be the next guest designer at My Sheri Crafts and Ooo la la awards are also selected.

Today is World Card-Making Day and I am entering this card in the contest going on at Cricut blog. Three lucky winners will receive a Cuttlebug! Wow! That sounds great!!
I am linking this up at Link Up For Pink at Just Yolie, Just Create

My First Machine Stitched Card

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! We have been getting some much needed rain in my area. Just hope we do not get as much rain as predicted  in some areas which could cause flooding. This summer has been such a hot and dry one! Temperature in the upper 70's today is much better than those 100 degree days!

I have seen beautiful cards with machine stitching and after I saw the challenge at Celebrate the Occasion, I decided to uncover my sewing machine. The challenge is to follow a fun looking sketch.  

My folded card measures 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and is cut from brown Bazzill paper. I used two K&Company patterned papers on the front of the card. Again, I am trying to use some of my scrap papers! The beige patterned paper is run through the Cuttlebug using the Script folder. I love the way the embossing looks on a patterned paper! I glued the two pieces on top of the card base (being carfeul not to get glue at my stitch line). Then the fun started! I had trouble with the tension adjustment, but finally was able to maintain a fair looking stitch. Lace is from my stash which is also stitched on the card. I had more tension problem--the machine and me! I decided to glue the pleats first and then proceeded to stitch.

Cricut cartridge: Paisley.

Page 59 - Flower is the button feature. It is cut at 1 3/4", 1 1/2", 1 1/4" and 3/4" from varying K&Company scrap papers. Flower edges are inked and then rolled under a bit with a tiny brush applicator. Each flower layer is pop-dottted. A light green pearl is used in the center.

Page 52 - "Love ya" is cut at 1" using word/word (no shift) and again in the green paper using the shadow/word shadow (shift).

   

Hope you enjoy my card!

Heartfelt Thanks

I am sharing a Criss-Cross card made for a Thank you card. I enjoy making these and they are really easy to make. The base of the card starts with two 4 1/4" x 11" pieces of cardstock. A piece of 4" x 5" patterned paper is needed for the criss cross. A great tutorial can be found at Splitcoaststampers.

I love this K&Company Water Color Bouquet tablet that I found at Michael's. It is double-sided and is gorgeous paper. All patterned paper is from the pack. White and green papers are Colorbok.

Cricut cartridges:

Paisley - Flower -Button feature on page 51. Large flower cut 1 1/2", 1 3/4", and 2". Small flowers cut 3/4" and 1".

Wild Card - Phrase on page 55 cut 14 inches. I know this sounds really large, but the phrases are designed for the card features. Green curls are the Icon feature on page 37 and are cut at 2 inches. I tried the flip function for one of the curls, but each time I tried, it was torn.

I cut a piece of 12' green cardstock with the Martha Stewart doily lace trim for the band around the card. Lots of inking, button, DMC Memory Thread, and gemstones!

Challenges:

My Sheri Crafts - #59 May Flowers and 1,2, 3 Recipe -1 button, 2 designer papers, 3 flowers. I think I got all that covered. Actually I used 4 different patterned papers from K&Company. Do I get extra points!!

Whew! I am running really late with getting this card online, but think I am beating the deadline! Would you believe after I took photos, the camera battery died! I had to recharge the battery a bit so I could get the photo on the post. 

Hope you enjoy the card!

Paper Playtime - Pink and Glitter

Good morning! Welcome to my new followers! Thank you for your interest and support of my work.
It is time again for another fun challenge at Paper Playtime! As you may know, starting this month our challenges have been  changed to the second and last Monday of each month. For our March 14th challenge we have 3 themes that you may choose from. 1. Use Green and Purple on your project, 2. Use Pink and Glitter on your project, or 3. Use a Critter and a Rhyme.
I could not pass up the opportunity to work with pink and glitter so my card is in honor of Barbie's birthday which was March 9. Did you know she is 51! Ooh, she could be a Red Hat lady now!!
My card is cut using the doily card feature on page 52 of the Cricut Wild Card cartridge! The card feature, liner, and blackout were cut at 5 inches. All the designer glitter papers are from My Mind's Eye Home Glitter Pack. The dress is located on page 44 of Cricut Paisley cartridge and is cut at 3 inches. The regular features and both layer 1 and layer 2 are used for the dress. The words "best dressed" and the word shadow are cut at 1 inch and are on same page.  A pink gemstone, a little bow, and a lot of inking complete the card.
We are happy to have Cravin Scrappin as a sponsor this week with the chance to win Cricut April Showers cartridge. Also Paper Pretties is sponsoring with the chance to win the clear stamp set "Time for Cake".
Remember to visit each of the design teams' blogs to see all the pretty projects! Now we invite you to play along with us. Choose a theme and submit your paper project for the chance to win one of the great prizes.

Hope enjoy my card. Hope Barbie will like her new dress!

Paper Playtime - Technology

Glad you dropped by today! It is Monday and time for another fun challenge at Paper Playtime! Our challenge this week is to use a Technology image. This could be a computer, phone, iPod, car, Robot, etc.

My card measures 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 and was cut from white cardstock. I cut a piece of designer paper 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 from the So-So Sweet Paper pack by the Paper Studio and layered it on the card base. For the image, I chose the MP3 player on page 62 of Cricut Paisley. It is cut at 4 1/4 inches using a piece of blue paper from the Bazzill Basics Paper Pack. The image shift key and layers 1 and 2 were used to complete the player. The word jammin' and the music notes on the lower left edge of the card are also on the same page.
The white mat is from Colorbok and was embossed using the Cuttlebug Allergo folder. I attached an Action Wobble Spring to the MP3 and then attached it to the white mat to give it movement! This is my first time to use an Action Wobble and I think it is so fun on this card. I used Martha Stewart inking and pop-dots on the word jammin'.

Now, we would love to see your paper projects using a technology theme! Check out all the amazing projects by the talented design team for some great inspiration! We are happy to have Michelle's Scrapbooking & More as our sponsor this week!

Gold, Silver and White



Using sketch 1 of RAQ'S Sketch Challenge 12/29/10-01/04/11 and also the ad colors for Ad Inspiration Challenge #90 on the Cricut Messageboard, this is what I came up with. The ad color challenge is to use gold, silver, and white. I thought of a Martha Stewart paper pad which I have had for a long time. The double-sided papers in the pack feature the colors gold, silver, and white. How lucky is that!! I cut the flower from Cricut Paisley using the button feature on page 38. Sizes are 1 1/2, 1 1/4 and 3/4 inches. Used gold Stickles in center of flower. I did not add a sentiment at this time, but I think the card can be used for several occasions. A sentiment can be added later!

Enjoy!