Welcome Spring!

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I am so happy that Spring has arrived! Trees are green,  flowers are blooming, and the butterflies are pretty! Here is a little card that I made to celebrate Spring's arrival!

Cricut Cartridges:

April Showers- Spring Banner cut 1.25". I have had this cartridge for awhile and have been waiting to use this particular cut. The cartridge includes the words Welcome Spring, but I just had to use the banner!

Kate's ABC's - Page 58 - Girl4 cut 3.35". Page 55- Butterflies. I cut only two. This is my first time to use this cartridge. It was one of those "just got to have cartridges". I love the images and intend to use it more!

Lovely Floral - "Welcome" is cut 1.5".

Elegant Edges - Page 48 Scallops. Main image and shadow are cut 5" for the mat on my card.

Other supplies include:

Patterned double-sided paper is K&Company Watercolor Bouquet. White Colorbok cardstock.

Inking, yellow buttons from stash ,and DMC Memory Thread for the bows.

Challenges:

BBTB2 - Cricut word Welcome

FCCB - Ch. 103 Celebrate Spring - at least three flowers. My four flowers are so small- hope you can see them!!

My Craft Spot - Ch 49 - Spring Scallops

Celebrate the Occasion - Ch. 55 - Welcome Spring

Little Scrap Pieces - Make It Happy  (I am Happy for Spring time!)

Whimsical Wednesday - Celebrate Spring

Happy Spring! Hope you enjoy my card!

My Sheri Crafts - Ch. 81 Easter - Spring's Gorgeous Pastels

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It is time for another fun challenge at My Sheri Crafts! Before I tell you about the challenge, I want to welcome Raquel back to the Design Team. You have seen her lovely creations as a past member of the design team but she had to step down for awhile. You may know her as RAQ from Cricut MessageBoard weekly RAQ Challenges. We are so happy Raquel is back and sharing her talent with us!

Now to our challenge this week--Challenge 81 is Easter -Create a card/project using Spring's gorgeous pastels! I decided to try a Shadow Box Card which is another card style marked off my "To Do" list. You can find a great tutorial at Split Coast Stampers for this card style. Just click the link I provided and it will take you to the tutorial.

The double-sided designer patterned papers are from K&Company Watercolor Bouquet. I just love the pretty pinks, greens, and yellows! I started with 2 different patterned papers that were cut at 6 1/2" x 5", rather than the smaller size as stated in the tutorial. Short ends of the papers are scored at 1/2" and 1". After folding, the ends are secured with red Tacky Tape.

For the oval opening in the paper, I used the Creative Memories Oval set.

Cricut Cartridges:  Using Cricut Craft Room.

Easter 2010 - Egg and shadow are cut 3". Happy Easter and shadow are cut at 1".

Other supplies:

Egg is pop-dotted. Flower is Recollections Mulberry Paper Flowers. Ribbon and pearls from my stash.

Be sure to visit My Sheri Crafts and see all the gorgeous colors of Spring projects that the Design Team and Guest Designer have created for you. For more details on the projects, please visit each blog and leave a little love! We enjoy reading your comments! Now we look forward to seeing your lovely projects!

Remember to follow the challenge! One lucky person will be chosen to be our next guest designer and several Ooh La La awards are presented.

Hope you enjoy this card and maybe are inspired to try this card style if you have not done so. I know that I will be making more Shadow Box cards!

Challenge:

Simply Create Too - Ch. 9 It's Spring 

St. Patrick's Day Iris Folding

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I am sharing another St. Patrick's Day card inspired by a few challenges! When I saw the color challenge and bonus technique of using an Iris Fold at Die Cuttin' Divas, I got busy! I have worked with Iris Folding before and really enjoy using the technique and seeing the results. However that was before my blog was started so I do not have a photo.

Cricut Cartridge: I worked in Cricut Craft Room.

A Child's Year - Page 31 Card Feature. Card is cut 5.986"width x 9.278"h. I like the shaped edges of the card plus the effect of the cut out shamrocks. Needing a cut out shape to do the Iris Folding, I chose the hat (Icon Feature) on page 31 also. Using CCR and size 2.5", I used the hide contour feature to hide the hat band and shamrock. Then, I placed the hat in the location on the card so the hat opening would be cut out of the card by the Cricut. This is a first for me and I am really pleased with the results!

For the Iris Folding, I used a triangle shape template that is available at Circle of Crafters. The triangle and square templates have been donated to the public domain. Instructions are given to make your own patterns from scratch. Other patterns can be found at this site. Remember they are copyright protected.

Cutterbug: Swiss Dots on the black hat band.

Other supplies:

Papers: White Colorbok cardstock for the cardbase. Green glitter paper is from a Birthday pack. I thought this would be pretty for the eye of the Iris and the paper showing under the shamrocks. The St. Patrick's Day papers were given to me by a friend.

Sew Easy Fancy Floss (Baker's Twine lemonade). This is my first time to play with this product. I like this on cards, but I had trouble with the twine untwisting. The yellow buttons are from my stash.

Martha Stewart inking.

Challenges:

DieCuttin' Divas - #56 Colors- Use Green, Yellow, Black and White. Bonus-Iris Folding

Cooking With Cricut - #77 St. Pat's and Rainbows

Little Scrap Pieces - Luck of the Irish
Wacky Wednesday - More Than Favors - Ch. 67 St. Patrick's Day (ends 3-27) 

Whimsical Designs  - #45 Going Green - Use Green (ends 3-21)
Scrapalicious - A Cut Above  (Some sort of special cut)

Close -up view of the hat using three patterned papers for the folding and the glitter paper for the Iris!

                                   

Hope you enjoy my card!

Thanks Stephanie "CircutMimi" for the Green Blend Award

Thank you so much Stephanie  at Cricutmimi for the Green Blend Award.  Sorry I am running late in posting this award. Stephanie is a dear friend who has been supporting me and my blog from the very start of my blogging! Many thanks Stephanie for your friendship, continued visits, and support! I encourage you to check out Stephanie's blog and become a follower of her beautiful work. Be sure to also check out the very detailed inside of her cards! Truly gorgeous!

Here are the terms under which this “Green Blend Award” are to be given:

1. This award is for any co-blogging friend who has helped you develop your blog in any and all ways.                    

       2. This award is for any co-blogging friend who has cheered you along in your blog building, craft advancing career.            

               3.  This  award is for any co-blogging friend who always stops by and is kind to you. You can count on them to always be one of the great comments at the end of your post.

4. This award is to be given to 3 to 5 Blends whom you feel meet the listed requirements.

5. Create a post with the terms of use and publish your Blends of choice.

      6. Blend of choice may copy the award from your blog and proudly post it on theirs.

     7. Blend of choice may continue the kindness by issuing this award to keep the circle forever growing.

       Since I have been blogging I have made some great friends.  I appreciate each of my followers and your continued support of my work. So it is hard to choose only a few Blends!

I am passing this award along to:

Sheri at My Sheri Crafts

Charlotte at A Little Bit of Detail

Sandy at A Little Bit Of Heaven

Stephanie at Whimsical Designs

Larelyn at  Handmade from My Heart

Thanks again Stephanie at CricutMimi and of course I must pass this award back to you!  Thanks to all my blogging followers and friends  for your support of my blog!

Double Twisted Easel Card

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I am happy to share my very first Double Twisted Easel Card. Yay! Another card style marked off my "To Do" list! Several tutorials can be found on You Tube. Thank you Kimmy for the video you share!

The card started with a 8" x 8" piece of dark green cardstock. I used a pretty shamrock paper for the layers. A different shade of green is used for the shamrocks and mat base.

Cricut Cartridges:

Simply Charmed - Page 32- Leprachaun 1 is cut 2.75". Page 33 Pot of Gold is cut at 2.75".

Elegant Edges - Page 62- Image Clover and shadow cut at 3.25".

Create a Critter - Page 58 - Phrase Lucky is cut 1".

A Child's Year - Page 31- Icon feature on shift for the Shamrock. It is cut 1".

Cuttlebug:

Script Folder used on the white mats behind the leprachaun and pot of gold.

Divine Swirls - Leprachaun's hair. Swiss Dots on the hat, jacket, and the black pot.

For a bit of interest, my little guy has green eyes. I placed a small piece of green paper under the eye cuts and added a bit of red for the mouth. He is pop-dotted for dimension. The shamrock is also pop-dotted and placed under his hand to look as though he is holding it!

The pot of gold is a bit large but don't we envision big pots of gold!! I also made a smaller version but decided to use the larger size. I think it resembles the rainbow fading in the distance! How do you like my gold! I used some Recollections gemstones!

I chose to use the clover image from Elegant Edges for its shape for the white and green mats. This piece is pop-dotted and is used to hold the two easel stands in place. Green buttons are from my stash. I used a white pen for the stitching on the word Lucky! Pretty gingham bows complete the look.

Challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut - ch 101 Shamrock or Color Green

BBTB2 - Shamrock and color Green

Little Scrap Pieces - A button and Bow

Creative Cutter Room - St. Patrick's Day

Whimsical Designs - #45 Color Green

Krafty Girls - Ch. 2 St. Patrick's Day theme

Passionately Artistic - Linking Party

The Paper Variety - Tic Tac Toe  I used Emboss, Create a Card, and Die Cut

Paper Issues - Go Green or go Home

Hope you enjoy my Double Twisted Easel Card! I am linking this card to My Sheri Crafts. The challenge this week  St. Patrick's Day! Make an easel card and include a Shamrock! You still have time to enter your project!