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!

Brrrr!

How about a little Christmas in July! With our recent extremely high temperatures, I thought it would be "cool" to make a Christmas card. After visiting some challenge blogs, I chose some themes to incorporate so I can participate in the challenges.
My card is 5 x 6 1/2 inches from white basic cardstock. I cut a 1" x 6 1/2 piece of white Colorbok for the edge of the card. My papers are all from my scrap stash. I used the Martha Stewart Aspen Snowflake edge punch on the edge of the red designer paper and layered it on the 1' x 6 1/2". Then it was glued to the front of the card.
I am so excited how the Cricut cuts turned out on this card. Not only did I use the Cricut to cut the images, but I also used Cricut Colors ink markers to draw the gloves and word Brrrr!. I will admit that I used my older Expression for the color markers. There is a lot about the Expression 2 that I have not tried yet!
Using a white DMC Memory Thread, the gloves are connected to the Anna Griffin decorative brad to appear as if they are hanging. If you are not familar with DMC Color Infusion Memory Thread, it is a fiber wrapped wire that is be used on sewing projects. It is great in our card making too. I found the Memory Thread at Michael's on the aisle with the regular DMC thread for embroidery/cross-stitch.
Lots of inking! Pop dots- 1/16" on the mat and 1/8" on the gloves!
I think the card turned out pretty cool!
Cricut Cartridges:
Joys of the Season - Mittens on page 51 cut 1 3/4"
Winter Frolic - Sentiment "Brrr!" on 33 cut 1 3/4- Phrase and shadow features

Challenges:
Sassy Lil' Card Sketch - Sketch (Maybe I did not get too carried away with the sketch.)
Cooking With Cricut - Cricut markers or a sun if you do not have markers.
BBTB - Joy of the Season Gloves
Craft Us Crazy - Christmas in July
Christmas Card Challenges - Faith/Christmas in July
2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Christmas in July
If The Shoe Fits - Ruby
Hope you enjoy!

Happy Birthday Stars and Stripes

Hope you are having a great day! With the beginning of a three day weekend away from work, I found time this afternoon to play with the Cricut! Were you thinking red, white, and blue when you read the post title! Recently my daughter gave me an eighty page paper pack by The Paper Studio called Girls Live To Rock. I have been wondering what to do with these bright-rocking papers. After playing with several patterned papers, this is my results. Hmm, I like these colors too!
Card is 5 x 6 1/2. I am using Sassy Lil' Card Sketches June 28th sketch. I first layered a piece of the pink and yellow stripe to the top edge of the card. The Martha Stewart Layered Arches edge punch was used on the edge.
Cricut Cartridges:
Cricut American Alphabet - Star  on page 25 cut 2.50". After making the first white shadow at 2.50", I increased the shadow cut to 2.75" for the black shadow. I am happy with the results of the star. It is pop-dotted on the mat.
Wild Card - Happy Birthday on page 61 cut 4.25"
Lots of inking and my card is completed. Hope a certain teenager will be happy with it! Now I need to find a use for all the guitar papers!

Challenges:
Sassy Lil' Card Sketches - June 28th sketch
Birthday Sundaes - Stars and Stripes. Must always include birthday wording on front of card.

Hope you enjoy my card! Have a great weekend!