Die Cuttin' Divas - Ch. 299 Use a Dragon

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

It is time for another fun challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas! Ch. 299 is Use a dragon on your card or project. My white cardstock card measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I am using some My Mind's Eye Simply Delightful scrap papers from previous projects. I need to build up my stash of birthday cards and this card will be for a boy.

Cricut Cartridges:

Fantasy - Dragon is cut 3.62" wide x 2.75" high. I have use of this cartridge through Cricut Access. It is my first time to use an image from this cartridge.

Stretch Your Imagination - Balloon is cut .77" wide x 2" high. I cut 2 balloons and used one inside the card.

Anna's Soiree Lettering - Happy birthday is cut 4.50" wide x 2.39" high. The sentiment is used inside the card.

Cuttlebug Distressed Stripe is used on the mat behind the dragon.

Inside of card.

Now it is your turn to play along with us! Visit Die Cuttin' Divas to see all the dragon creations by the design team. Be sure to link up your card or project with us so we can visit you!

Challenges:

DL.ART   -  January Linky Challenge

PDE Linky Party - Ch. 154 Anything Goes 

Thank you for your visits and comments!

Spring Has Sprung

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

After so much recent rains and flooding in my area, it is so nice to see days of sunshine and pretty Spring blooming flowers. Water continues to rise and I am praying that soon it will be begin to recede. So many acres of farmland are flooded and several roads are impassable. 

My card reflects thoughts of Spring! Card is 5" x 6 1/2". Papers are from scrap stash.

Cricut Cartridges:

Freshly Picked - Gate is cut 3.75" high.

Kate's ABC's - Wagon is cut 3"wide. 

Walk in My Garden - Each iris is cut .5" wide x 1.44" high. Each daffodil is cut .45" wide x 1.25" high.

Paper Dolls for Everyday - Grass is cut 6" wide x .95" high.

Serenade - Bird is cut 1.00" wide.

Stretch your Imagination - Spring is cut 2.5" high.

Create a Critter- Butterfly is cut .50" high.

I enjoy working with several pretty Cricut images to create a scene card. It took seven Cricut cartridges to accomplish the look. Like the way this turned out!!

Challenges:

BBTB2 - Blooming Bulb Flowers

CARDZ TV - Card Challenge #5 - Butterflies, Birds, or Bees
Die Cut Diva's -  April Challenge- Project associated with April

Decorate to Celebrate - Ch 7 Anything Goes

DL.ART - April Linky

PDE Linky Party - Ch. 117 Anything Goes

Hope you enjoy this card! 

Thanks for your visits and comments!

My Sheri Crafts - Ch. 153 Easter Wishes

Welcome to Glenda's Cards!

It is time for another fun challenge at My Sheri Crafts. For Ch. 153, our team sister Sue has chosen Easter Wishes. We are to create a card to celebrate Easter. It must feature either a cross, bunnies, or eggs! My white card measures 5" x 6 1/2". Patterned paper is DCWV Fresh Floral Stack.

Cricut Cartridges:

Celebrate With Flourish - Bunny is cut 2 1/2"h.

Cricut Craft Room Basics - Scallop circle is 4"w. Cuttlebug folder Swiss Dots used on circle. 

Wild Card - A Lovely Easter to you is cut 1.75"h.

Inside of card.

Cricut Cartridges used inside of card.

Cricut Craft Room Basics - Rectangle shape is cut 4.26".

Stretch Your Imagination - Rabbit is sized and then printed on the rectangle shape using the print and cut feature on the Cricut Explore. Using the text box, Happy Easter is written.

Now it is your turn to play along with us! Visit My Sheri Crafts to see all the lovely cards made by our guest designer and design team. For details, visit the individual blogs!

Challenges:
Simply Create Too -  Ch. 81 Easter or Bunnies

Thanks for your visit and comments!

Fantabulous Cricut - Ch #79 - Leaves Are Falling

It has been awhile since I last posted. I have been away on a fabulous cruise! I enjoyed lots of fun with my Red Hat sisters. Maybe I can share a few photos soon. Now it is back to fun with the Cricut!

Today begins a fun challenge at Fantabulous Cricut. Challenge #79 is Leaves Are Falling. When I saw the challenge theme, I remembered some photos of my grandkids that would work great for this theme on a scrapbook page. Folks in my small hometown enjoy a pretty walking trail which features a bridge over a small creek. Fall foliage is always pretty and many photos have been made in this area. I like the effect of the leaves in the water!

The paper is from DCWV The Four Seasons Stack, some of which have glitter. The papers in this pack are so pretty and I would not want to cut it so I will let the paper speak. Several leaves were cut with the Cricut and added to the left side of page and a red leaf was pop-dotted over the photo.

Cricut Cartridge is Stretch Your Imagination.

Page 48 - Leaf is cut at varying sizes of the different colors. Red leaf is 3 1/2".

Page 48 - Leaf using the silhouette feature is 4 3/4". I used this leaf for the journaling.

Page 42 - Autumn is cut on shift at 6 1/2".

Photo mats are hand cut. Inking on the leaves. Some leaves are pop-dotted.

We would love for you to join us this week and share your project for Leaves are Falling! Remember you must include a Cricut cut. Be sure to visit FCCB to see all the pretty projects by the design team!

FALL / Recessed window

I enjoy the results of a recessed window card and decided to try it again with a Fall theme. It takes me a long time to complete one of these cards, but I think the results are worth it!

A tutorial and video can be found at SplitCoastStampers for the recessed window card. I followed the cutting directions given in the video. The card was cut 5 1/4 X 10 3/4, scored at 5 1/4 and again at 5 1/2. The little created spine will help the card lay flat.

After a little blogging, I decided to incorporate several Cricut cuts and enter the card in several challenges. First I needed a barn. The challenge is to use the barn from the Cricut Old West cartridge, but I do not have that cartridge. I located this cute barn on Everyday Paper Dolls and cut it out to go inside the created window. Next I needed pumpkins and leaves for a couple more challenges. It was a lot of chirping going on as the Cricut Expression cut pumpkins and leaves of different sizes and papers. Why not add a tree and maybe throw in a wheelbarrow? The card began to take shape!!

Trying to think of a good title or sentiment, I glanced through a recently purchased Cricut Pooh Font Set cartridge. I found this on clearance for $15.00. Love those good buys!! One of the creative features on this cartridge is Wood and I thought this font would look good with my old barn/country theme.

Cricut Cartridges:

Everyday Paper Dolls - Barn cut 2 3/4 inches; Leaves cut in varying sizes 1 inch to 2 1/4 inches; Wheelbarrow cut 3 inches

Stretch Your Imagination - Pumpkins cut in varying sizes 3/4 inch to 2 inches: Tree cut 4 1/2 inches

Cricut Pooh Font Set - Wood feature -Fall - each letter cut 3/4 inch

Cuttlebug - Divine Swirls - Pumpkins;  Distressed Stripes -Tree

Paper - Recollections Autumn. I enjoy this double-sided paper which was purchased last year.

Versa Magic ink and lots of Pop-dots!!

Challenges:

BBTB2     -                Barn - Old West

Cooking with Cricut - #2  Pumpkins

Fantabulous Cricut  -  #32  Falling Leaves -- Use at least 1 leaf

Frosted Designs      -  Die Cuts

Hope you enjoy this card! Thank you for viewing and your comments are always appreciated!

Another Fall Card

Hope you are having a great day!
We are now having some Autumn temperatures after so much hot weather. Guess that is why I decided to do another Fall theme card. I used one of the sketches that Carolyn designed for RAQ's Card Challenge. I previously made a card using the same stripe paper, but having an extra sheet, I thought it would do  good for the sketch layout!

Cricut cartridges:
Cricut Lite Lovely Floral - Doily cut 3 1/4; Used the font for the words..each letter cut 1 inch. This is my first time to use the font feature and I really like it.
Stretch Your Imagination - Leaf cut on silhouette and blackout
Wild Card - Sentiment inside "a little something for you" cut at 8 1/4 inch,  leaf cut at 2 3/4 and again 3 1/4

Corner punch, Martha Stewart ink
Paper:  Bazzill, Recollection, K&Company
  
                                                  

                                                             

This card is made for a friend as a Just Because/Thank You card. Hope she will enjoy it!

Present for a Red Hatter

Having time to post on my blog today, I will be adding more cards that were made for my Red Hat Ladies!

Needing a birthday card for a Red Hat friend, I used one of the sketches from RAQ's Card Challenge week 08/25-08/31.
Paper is scraps except for the purple card base cut 4 1/4 X 9 1/2. This size turned out a bit too big for an envelope but I hand deliver my Red Hat cards. Red Hat paper is an embossed vellum from K & Company.

Cricut cartridges:
Stretch Your Imagination - present cut 4 inches
Easter 2010 - sentiment circle cut 2 1/4 inches

Cuttlebug Folders:
Swiss Dots - White background
Happy Birthday - Present
Birthday (4 pack set) - Celebrate used on the sentiment circle.

Paper:  Red Hat Society from K&Company, Paper Studio

Yum, Yum

Again I wonder why did I wait so long to start a blog? Adding more of my previously made cards to the blog..that way the cards will be accessible in one spot.

Jitterbuggin' Challenge- Sketch 2 Yum Yum - May 27, 2010 

Challenge - follow sketch, use cricut cut of food, use plaid and use something black.

This was my first card to post at Jitterbuggin'

Cricut Cartridges:
Forever Young - sentiment "d-lish"
Stretch Your Imagination - watermelon

Paper- K&Company

Happy Fall

 

It is a beautiful Fall day in my area and quite a relief from the high temperatures!

I have been busy trying to add some of my older cards to my blog, but decided it was time to get back to card making! I have really enjoyed working on this card! Hope you enjoy!

Cricut carts used: Walk in my Garden - Sunflower; Stretch Your Imagination - Pumpkins and Sentiment Autumn; Everyday Paper Dolls - Leaves.

Paper is Recollections Autumn Pack bought last year on clearance. Love this double-side paper!

Cuttlebug Folders -Swiss Dots - sunflower center; Divine Swirls - pumpkins; Polka dots-- Brown paper.

Plaid Bow on sunflower is swiped from a little girl scarecrow -- thought it would look better on my card! 

Buttons are WM Favorite Findings. Leaf button - tied a little bow with DMC thread, also added a small button on plaid bow

Lots of pop-dots for dimension and MS ink.

Visiting some lovely blogs, I have noticed several challenges that I would like to particpate in, so I will add my card.

Jitterbuggin'   Challenge 19 - Happy Fall Y'all. The challenge is to follow the sketch, add a Cricut Fall element, and add something plaid.

Sugar Sweet Paper Treats -- Create something using Fall colors

Crafty Creation Challenges -- Challenge 86-- Falling Leaves-- Fall colors, Fall harvest, Fall leaves

Crafting With Cristina  -- Companion Challenge - Falling for Fall--Must use colors red, orange, yellow, and leaves

Cuttlebug Challenges -- Creat a project with an image, a bow and at least 2 buttons.

Thanks for looking and I appreciate your comments!

Autumn Card

Wanted to share with you this card that I made recently using one of RAQ's Card Challenge sketches on the Circut forum. Looking at the sketch and trying to find papers took awhile, but whenever I came across these pretty papers, I chose an Autumn theme.

Cart used is Stretch Your Imagination---Leaf is cut on Silhouette and Blackout features. Autumn is cut on Regular, Layer and Shadow features.
To add dimension, the small cut background papers were run through the cuttlebug using the Diamonds in the Rough folder. Pop dots were used and MS ink.

Thanks for looking!

Happy Birthday to You! - Sketch 11 Jitterbuggin'

Another card that was made for Jitterbuggin'. This was Challenge Sketch 11- Happy Birthday to You!

Challenge to follow sketch, make it a children's birthday card,  include something purple and use the cricut.
Carts used:
Plantin Schoolbook - circles and number 8,
Joy Of The Season - Package
Stretch Your Imagination- Balloon
Cuttlebug folders - Happy Birthday and Birthday 4/set

"Pretty in Pink Baby Blessing"

Sharing another card made for Thursday August 5, 2010 Sketch 12 Oh Baby at Jitterbuggin'.
Challenge was to follow the sketch, make a baby card and add ribbon.
Cricut carts used were Stretch Your Imagination- baby buggy; Wild Card- sentiment; Walk in my Garden- daisy.
Cuttlebug folders- Swiss Dots on the pink background and Diamonds in the Rough on the buggy.
Paper is from a kit that I had for many years. Martha Stewart daisy edge punch, pink gingham bow and inking. Pink hearts in centers of flowers were a M's Valentine clearance item. Love those clearance items!

Enjoy!



Planes, Trains and Automobiles



August 12, 2010--Sketch 13- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at Jitterbuggin' 

Challenge was follow the sketch, put a cricut vehicle and add a button. I chose the bus from Stretch Your Imagination cartridge, cut it 3 times to give chipboard effect. I added a piece of acrylic (packaging material) behind the bus to give the effect to windows. A+ and apple are cut from Plantin Schoolbook. Handwritten Back to School on apple, MS ink and pop dots. Cuttlebug- Swiss dots.

Enjoy!