Watermelon for You

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

I have missed playing along with some challenges. So much has been going on. Baseball is now over for the summer. Kids did really well, in fact, finished second in the state category that they were in. Now it is time for me to play with paper! My card is 5" x 6 1/2" white cardstock. I found a scrap piece of watermelon paper in my stash that is layered on the card.

Cricut Cartridges:

Gypsy Wanderings - For You is cut 1.75" wide.

Stretch Your Imagination - Watermelon is cut 2.62" wide, 1.30" high with the shadow cut. 

Martha Stewart Daisy Dots edge punch is used on the black paper strip. The cut outs pieces are added to the plaid square for a little pop! I used a white Gelly roll pen on the watermelon slice.

Cricut Challenge:

BBTB2 - Watermelon

Hope you enjoy!

Thanks for your visits and comments!

St. Patrick's Day

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

I have been playing around with the Explore again. This card is different from what I usually create. There are no pretty patterned papers and layers of papers. The card is 5" x 6 1/2" from white cardstock. Edges of card are linked with a green ink.

Cricut cartridges:

Create a Critter 2 - Turtle with the top hat is cut 3.25"w. using two shades of green paper.

ClassRoom Feb. March - Shamrock word box is cut 4.5"w. I used the write feature on the Explore to write the words St. Patrick's Day.

Paper Dolls for Everyday - Grass is cut 4.97''w.

Stretch Your Imagination - Grasshopper is cut 1.25''w.

Plantin Schoolbook - Blurb is cut 2.2"w.  Used the Write feature for the Nice Hat.

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder was used on the hat and Diamonds in the Rough on the turtle shell.

Challenges:

DieCuttin Divas - Ch.206 Happy St. Patrick's Day

FCCB - Ch. 246 St. Patrick's Day

Hope my grandkids enjoy this fun card!

Thanks for your visits and comments!

My Sheri Crafts - Ch. 151 Welcome Spring

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

It is time for another fun challenge at My Sheri Crafts! Challenge 151 is Welcome Spring chosen by our team member Peachy. She wants us to create a Spring-themed project. I think many of us are ready for Spring!

My card is 5"x7" cut from white cardstock. I tried to create a pretty Spring scene. The blue sky background paper is cut from Miss Elizabeth Elegance. This pack of 5 papers was purchased at Dollar Tree many years ago.Our local store no longer carries scrapbooking items. Rest of the papers were left over from other projects.

Cricut Cartridges:

Spring Cottage - Gazebo cut 4.50"w, Tulips cut 1.50"h, Daffodils cut 1.75"h.

Stretch Your Imagination - Word Spring with tulips cut 1.25"w.

Wild Card - Starburst cut 1.25"h.

Disney Pooh & Friends - Butterfly cut .75"h. Just had to have a blue butterfly!!

Cuttin'Up - Best Wishes cut 2.71"w x 1.87"h. This sentiment is used inside of card.

Grass is hand cut.

 Inside of card.

The pretty floral paper used on the inside of the card is the lower section of the blue sky paper.

Now it is your turn to play along with us. Visit My Sheri Crafts to see all the lovely Spring projects created by our guest designer and design team. For more information about the projects, please visit the individual blogs. We look forward to seeing your Spring projects!

Thanks for your visit! Hope you enjoy my Spring scene!

My Sheri Crafts Ch# 73 - Be Thankful

Happy Saturday and welcome to Glenda's Cards! It is time for a fun challenge at My Sheri Crafts. Our challenge is to create a card/project with a Thanksgiving or Thank You theme. With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, my card is to celebrate the holiday. I have truly been blessed in my life and very thankful for God's love, forgiveness and salvation,  Family, and Friends.
This card is a Twisted Easel and if you are unfamiliar with this card style, I am including a link to Mary's tutorial at Cardz TV.  Thanks Mary for sharing your great video! This card style is not hard to make and I encourage you to try it!
The 4 1/4 X 9 3/4 card base is cut from the Paper Studio Earthtone Cardstock Pack. The front of the card is layered with a patterned paper from K&Company Tim Coffey Halloween and Fall pack.
Cricut Cartridges:
Cricut Lite Celebrate with Flourish - Cornucopia is cut 2 1/4". To add more color, I cut the Layer image in green and purple plus the brown. This cartridge has cute images, but only has one layer plus the layer on shift feature, so you do not get many colors.
Giving Thanks is cut 2 1/4".
Heritage - Corner accent #9 page 62. Oops, I do not see the recorded size!
Stretch Your Imagination- Brown leaf is an extra cut from a previous project.
Cuttlebug folders:
Birds and Swirls - Green leaf
Swiss dots - Grapes
Divine Swirls- Pumpkin
Houndstooth - Brown cornucopia

I have seen so many pretty and unique rosettes on projects lately that I just had to give the rosettes a try. The rosette in the corner is 1" x 12" and is scored at each 1/4 mark using the Martha Stewart scoreboard. After the valley/mountain folding, I glued it to a cardstock circle. I added a yellow leaf button with a raffia bow in the center of the rosette.

Visit My Sheri Crafts to see all the pretty inspirational projects by the design team. We look forward to seeing your projects. Remember you must use the Thanksgiving or Thank you theme and link your project by midnight central time Nov. 26. One lucky winner will be the next guest designer at My Sheri Crafts!

Challenges:
Bitten by the Bug 2 - Heritage- corner accent 9
The Cuttlebug Spot - Anything goes
Frosted Designs - Embossing
Cooking With Cricut - Ch 59 Fruits, Cornucopia or a Harvest theme
Paper Playtime - Cricut Creations - Thank you projects
Die Cuttin Divas - Ch 40 Let's Be Thankful


Hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for your comments!

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!

Think Spring



We have been enjoying beautiful days and warm weather in my area. In fact the temperature reached 80 degrees again today. Spring is here! For my card, I wanted to use some of the colors of the early Spring blooming flowers. My daffodils and hyacinths have already finished blooming.

The card is 6 1/2" X 5" white cardstock that I covered with a pretty paper from a Miss Elizabeth's pack.

Cricut Cartridges:

Walk in my Garden - Daffodil is on page 93 and cut at 2 3/4 inches. The hyacinth is on page 95 and cut at 2 inches.

Stretch Your Imagination-- Spring in on page 62 and cut at 1 1/2 inches.

Cuttlebug Folders -- Birds and Swirls, Polka Dots

Martha Stewart French Scroll Punch Around the Page

Challenges:

The Cuttlebug Spot -- All Tied Up -Twine challenge. I do not have any of that gorgeous twine so I used Pearl cotten for CrossStitch. I intertwined two pieces and added it down the side of the yellow mat and also for the bow. Maybe I could be lucky and win the great prize this week-- a grab bag of embellishments which includes twine!!

Creative Sisters Monday Challenge - For Challenge # 3, Patti is asking us to "Think Spring". Paper Wishes is the sponsor this week! I would love to win that great package too! Just a reminder the, challenge ends Sunday night so hurry on over with your entry.

Hope you enjoy my card!

Sending Happy Spring wishes to everyone and sharing a photo of my Lady Banks Rose. There are so many more buds to open! Enjoy!

Pumpkins for Sale

I have been having so much fun in the pumpkin patch! Gathered a few more and made another fall card using Sherri's pretty sketch from Jitterbuggin' Sketch 21- the Pumpkin Patch.

The card is 5 X 6 1/2 and has several layers of paper according to the sketch. Paper is from the two-sided paper pack that I used on my Fall/Window card. I just love this paper!! I needed a little farmer boy to help sell these pumpkins so he is from Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge.

Cricut Cartridges:

Everyday Paper Dolls - Leaves cut varying sizes 1 to 2 1/2 inches; Farmer cut 2 3/4 inches

Paper Doll Dress Up - Fence cut 1/12 inch   Can you see the fence--I almost covered it!!!

Stretch Your Imagination - Pumpkins cut varying sizes 3/4 to 2 inches

Create a Critter - Wagon (oops I do not have the size), Flag cut at 1 1/2--- To make a sign, I cut off the flag part and handcut the background paper for the placement of the price.

Cricut Pooh Font Set -- font and numbers

Cuttlebug folders: Houndstooth-Fence; Divine Swirls-Pumpkins; Diamonds in the Rough-white background

Ink and lots of pop dots to create the layers. Added a little rafia bow.

Paper: Recollections Autumn pack

Challenges:

Jitterbuggin' - Follow sketch; at least one pumpkin; emboss something, any type/any way; include Cricut cut

The Cuttlebug Spot --- Fall

Maybe I can find more challenges using Fall theme!!

Wow! Another great challenge to enter my card is Getting Cricky's Fall Blessing Challenge  Be sure to check out her great blog!! The challenge is Fall and she will be giving away a Cricut Cartridge Boys Will Be Boys!!

Hope you enjoy this one! Thanks for looking and I appreciate all your comments!!

Birthday Presents

Using another one of Carolyn's sketches on RAQ'S Card Challenge Cricut Messageboard this week, I made a birthday card.

Also trying to use the colors for the Ad Color Challenge which are  purple, orange, lime, and white. I had to throw in some pink!!

White cardstock card  is 5 X 6 1/2 inches.

Cricut cartridges:

Stretch Your Imagination - Present -Regular cut and layer at 1 1/2 inches; Shift for the taller present cut at 2 3/4 inches.

Joys of the Season - Gift cut 2 inches

Cuttlebug: Happy Birthday and With Love (the floral border)

Martha Stewart: Rotary cutter-scallop paper, inks

Paper: American Girl, Colorbok-white, Colorbok Pearlescent-pink and purple

Enjoy! Thanks for visiting today!