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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Mr. & Mrs. Card

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I have been playing with some embossing folders and the sketch challenge Die Cuttin Divas. Card measures 5" x 7". White papers are from Colorbok pad. I think this makes a pretty wedding card! It could also be used for an anniversary card- maybe include the number of years!

Cricut Cartridge: Wedding - Cake is cut 2.75". Pearls and Glossy Accents are used on the cake which is pop-dotted on the mat.

Cuttlebug embossing folders are Wedding Borders- Mr. & Mrs. border and Swiss Dots on the mat.

Spellbinder M-Bossabilities - Hearts Side A- heart background. This is a reversible embossing set.

Crinkled ribbon is from Karen at Little Scrap Pieces.

Lace from the stash. I used a little ink to define some of the edges.
I was having trouble with my camera..do not know why I kept getting a blue tint!

Challenges:
Die Cuttin Divas - Ch.118 Use the sketch
My Craft Spot - Ch. 101 Wedding
Papercraft Star-  Ch. 148 Picture format-some suggestions-wedding, white, pearls, lace, harlequin shapes

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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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A little Sunshine!

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I had fun using my Cricut and these cute cuts to make a little scene. This will be a Mother's Day card for my MIL who loves gardening and flowers! The card is cut 5" x 6 1/2" from Recollection Cream cardstock. A corner punch was used to round the top edges of the card.

Cricut Cartridges:

Celebrate With Flourish - Sun is cut 2.25".

Bloom - Fence and flowers are cut 3". Word "Bloom" is cut 1".

Cricut Craft Room Basics - Butterfly is cut .75". 

Papers are from the scrap stash and I tried to use several patterned papers for interest!

Challenge:

Papercraft Star - Ch 144 Let the Sun Shine! 

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Sentimentals Lock and Key

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We have been having a very rainy weekend in my area. I was able to play with the Cricut and one of the older Cricut cartridges. When I saw the challenge at Papercraft Star to use Locks and/or Keys, I thought it was time to bring Sentimentals out of hiding. Papers are from the 12" x 12" double-sided K&Company Ancestry Com paper pad. Love this paper!

Cricut Sentimentals:

Page 36 - Using the card feature, the card is cut at 5". The key shape opening is cut out of the front of the card. I backed the opening with a coordinating paper. An envelope image is also available on the same page. However I cut my card a bit too large for the envelope to be cut on a 12"x12" paper. Cut and learn! Next time, I will determine the card size first!
Using the Phrase feature, Key to my Heart is cut 1.37".

Page 35 - The lock is cut at 3". 

Other supplies include lace and heart shaped pearls from my stash. The lock is pop-dotted on the card. Inking is Versa Magic Gingerbread.

Challenge:

Papercraft Star - Ch. 114 Locks and Key

Hope you enjoy this card using one of the favorite older cartridges!
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My Sheri Crafts - Ch. 94 My Family

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It is Saturday and time for another fun challenge at My Sheri Crafts! Challenge 94 is My Family. Our design team sister Peachy asked us to create a family themed project or a card for a family member. I will be needing several birthday cards for family members so this is a good start!

Card is 5" x 6 1/2". The textured background paper is DCWV and other papers are from the Bo Bunny Little Miss collection.

Cricut Cartridge: Using Cricut Craft Room

Straight from the Nest - Page 35 Birdcage is cut 3.12". Corner feature is cut 1.12" on flip. I like the pair of birds in the corner cut. Thanks to my friend for the use of this cartridge.

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Peony for the green patterned mat.

Other supplies:

Bo Bunny Little Miss collection for the trinket on the birdcage. There is a Cricut cut bird on the birdcage but I chose to use the trinket on top of it.

Zva Ceative self-adhesive pearl from a friend. Lace is from another friend. Hmm--maybe I should call this my friendship card! Thanks to my friends!

Prima Flowers. Ribbon for the bow is from my stash.

If you look closely in the left corner, you can read on the paper Never regret - Live your dream. That is a good sentiment for my card!

Now head on over to My Sheri Crafts and see the great projects by the design team and guest designer. For more information on the projects, visit the individual blogs and don't forget to leave a little love!

We look forward to seeing what you create. Remember several Ooh la la awards will be given and one person will be selected to be our next guest designer. It could be you!

Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate your comments!

Challenges:

Papercraft Star - Ch 112 - A Birdcage

                                                

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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Vacation Time

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

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Today I am sharing a card that was inspired by the Papercraft Star challenge. The challenge is to use a map on your project. I found the map paper in my scrap box and decided to go with a travel theme. Some of my family are enjoying a week at the beach...another fun vacation before school starts again.

Card is 6 1/2 x 5" cut from a blue Colorbok cardstock. All papers are from the scrap box! I have been trying to use more scrap papers, but I still have a big stash!

Cricut Cartridges:

Pack Your Bags: Page 23 Car is cut 2.25".
Page 22 Phrase "Are we there yet?" is cut 1.75".
It is quite a long drive from my area to the beach and I know my grandkids asked that question several times! I just had to use it for the inside of the card.

Phrases - Page 51 Phrase "Vacation Time" is cut 2.25".
Sweethearts- Page 74 White mat on inside of the card is cut 3.75. This was a cut that was not needed for a previous project.

Other supplies include yellow buttons from my stash on the wheels. Both the car and the phrase are pop-dotted for added dimension. VersaMagic Gingerbread inking.

Inside of card

Challenge:

Papercraft Star - Challenge 106 - Maps

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My Sheri Crafts - Ch. 90 Ice Cream Cone / Dish

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It is time for another fun challenge at My Sheri Crafts! Did you know that July is National Ice Cream month! Of course, ice cream is good any month! I am the hostess for this challenge and thought we could have fun with this cold, yummy treat! Our challenge is to use an ice cream cone or dish of ice cream on your card, layout, or 3D project!

My ice cream cone is made using Cricut Project Cartridge Sweet Tooth Boxes. This is one of the fun images on the cartridge that caught my eye and I just had to buy it several months ago. Would you believe this is my first time to try the ice cream cone! The ice cream cone is the second image on each row. For best results, the instructions are to cut the images at 9.5" or larger. I used 9.5" and the finished cone stands about 7.5".

Designer paper is Basic Grey Eva Collection pack that I have been hoarding for a long time! I think the paper is too pretty to cut but I did it!

Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Hearts design B is used on the pink ice cream.

Close-up of cone

Just Rite Stamps- Be Happy Set. Sentiment is stamped with green Martha Stewart ink. Pink trim is from design team sister, Charlotte. I am loving these trims! Green flower is Prima Flowers. Buttons are from the Eva Collection and the green and pink bows are DMC Memory Thread. There is a cut for a cherry to be placed on top of the cone, but I chose to use the button and bow.

I cut the Cone Layer 3 which is the white circle with the opening that is seen in the above photo. For a special treat, a cupcake can be set inside the opening. I had difficulty trying to get a good photo. My cupcake seemed a bit small for the opening and the chocolate curls started melting. After this one photo, I decided that I needed to eat the cupcake! It was yummy -bought from Wal-Mart bakery. Now I will have to add candy inside the cone!

Be sure to stop by My Sheri Crafts and see the lovely projects by our guest designer and the talented design team. For more information about the projects, please visit the individual blogs. We appreciate your visits and comments on our blogs!
Now it is your turn to play along with us. We look forward to seeing your ice cream cones/ ice cream dishes. One person will be chosen to be our next guest designer and several Ohh la la awards will be given.

Challenge:
Papercraft Star- Ch. 104 Ice Cream
Cricut Chirp - Ch. 2 Too Sweet To Eat

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

BBTB2 - Sun Challenge

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Happy Monday! Time for another fun and inspirational Cricut challenge at BBTB2! Our talented design team sister Susanne is hostess this week and she chose "Here Comes The Sun". We are ask to use a Cricut sun to celebrate Summer! The sun can be from any Cricut cartrige and you may do a card, layout, or a 3D project!

My card is 5" x 6 1/2" white cardstock. I was happy to find the tropical paper in my scrap paper stash and was inspired to make this little beach scene. All my papers are from the scrap stash.

Cricut Cartridge: Pack Your Bags

Page 44 - Phrase cut 1.25" 80 degrees and Sunny. Of course, it is much hotter at my home!

Page 67 - Beach scene cut 4.25".

Page 30 - Stamp cut 1". Such a cute little sandcastle!

Cuttlebug:

Divine Swirls - Water

Swiss Dots - Sand

Textile - Umbrella

Floral Fantasy - Little flower on the sandbucket

Spellbinders M-Bossabilities - Flora Reversible Folder- Design B. These are pretty and economical folders because you get two designs. I do cut these with my Cuttlebug. After embossing,  I used the reverse side of the design on the top of the card. I like the looks of the indented leaves with the tropical background paper.

Visit BBTB2 to see all the lovely Sun projects by the talented design team. For more information on the projects, please visit the individual blogs and leave a little love! We love your visits and comments!

Now it is time for you to play along! Remember you must include a Cricut Sun on your project. We look forward to seeing your pretty projects! One project will be selected to receive the Project of the Week badge. It could be you!

Challenge:

Papercraft Star - Embossing

Hope you enjoy my little tropical scene! I appreciate your visits and comments!

Thinking of You

Hello friends! Hope you are having a great weekend! Welcome to all my new followers! Thank you for your interest in my cardmaking!
This card is 5" x 4 1/4" cut from Colorbok white cardstock. I am playing with Sassy Lil' Card Sketches July 28 card sketch. I have had the blue and white patterned papers for awhile and do not recall the name.
Cricut cartridge:
Lacy Labels:  Yes, I only used one cartridge on this card! The label is the first one on the first row (love you image). My label is cut 3 1/2' first from white and using the layer image, it is cut same size from the blue paper.
Cuttlebug Folder:  Feel Better 4-Pack. I embossed the white label with the "thinking of you" folder.
Martha Stewart: Doily Lace Trim edge punch and lots of blue inking.
Label is pop-dotted and ribbon is from my stash! Using the Martha Stewart Scoreboard, I scored lines on the blue patterned paper.

Challenges:
Sassy Lil' Card Sketches -- July 28 sketch
Celebrate the Occasion -- Ch 23 Any occasion (blue and white)
My Craft Spot - Ch 18 Embossing
Papercraft Star - Ch 55 Anything goes

Hope you enjoy my card.
Just a reminder, I will be sharing my first design team project for Fantabulous Cricut on Monday. I am so excited! Look forward to seeing you then!