Sunday, December 2, 2012

A Quilted Christmas - Borders

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I have been playing again with Cricut A Quilted Christmas cartridge. I am loving this cartridge. There are many pretty images and fun features available. Today I am sharing two cards made using the card feature and borders.
The top card is using the poinsettia Border 4 found on page 72. The lower card is using the gifts/packages Border 8 found on page 76. Both cards are cut at 5.5" from red Recollection paper. The liner is cut from a gold shimmer paper from Holiday Time.
I used Cricut Celebrate with Flourish to cut the sentiment Merry Christmas. It is cut at 1.75" from red and 2 different shades of green papers. The shadow is cut from the gold paper.
Simple cards and I like the finished look of the borders!

Challenges:
Cardz TV - Ch 121 - Speaking of Christmas - Use a word or phrase - ends noon Dec.4
Fantabulous Cricut - Ch 139 Holiday Card
Paper Crafting Inspiration - Ch 114 - Anything Holiday with Red and /or Green

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

My Sheri Crafts - Ch. 99 Tis the Season

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It is time for another inspirational challenge at My Sheri Crafts! Challenge 99 is "Tis the Season" - create a card/project which represents what you celebrate during this time of the year. My card celebrates the Holy birth of Jesus, the greatest gift of all, and what it means to us.

Using Cricut A Quilted Christmas cartridge, I chose to use one of the card features-this cuts the silhouette out of the card. I like the manger scene. The image is Joseph on page 51. The card is cut 5.5" from Recollections red cardstock. The images cut out very well at this size with the finished card measuring  5.5" x 4 5/16". Using the card feature on shift will cut the liner for the card.
I added the star from Cricut Christmas/Noel. It is cut at 1.5". 
The star and card liner are cut using a gold shimmer paper from a pack of Holiday Time Designer Paper. My photo does not capture the shimmer of the paper very well.

Visit My Sheri Crafts to see the inspiration by the design team and our guest designer. For more details on the projects, please visit the individual blogs. We love your visits and comments on our blogs!
Now it is your turn to play along with us! We look forward to seeing your cards/projects! Remember several Ooh la la awards will be given!

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

A Quilted Christmas - Snow Girl

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Happy Thanksgiving!
You may wonder why you are seeing a Christmas card. Lately I have had little time to craft and with Thanksgiving fast approaching, I decided to work on Christmas cards as time permits.

Today I am sharing another cute image on Cricut A Quilted Christmas! Card measures 5" x 6 1/2" cut from Recollection purple cardstock. All other papers are from the scrap stash.
Cricut Cartridge:
A Quilted Christmas - Page 37 Snow Girl is cut at 5" using the main images, Layer 1, and Layer 2 images. Of course, I had to make this a little Red Hat snow lady using the red and purple color theme!
Cuttlebug: Dots used on the red patterned mat.
Martha Stewart: Used the cut out snowflakes from Aspen Snowflakes edge punch.
Corner rounder used on the card and layers. Feather and rhinestone from stash.

Challenge:
The Cuttlebug Spot - A Feathery Challenge - Use a Feather

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

A Quilted Christmas - Santa

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Today I am sharing another Christmas card made using Cricut A Quilted Christmas cartridge. The white card measures 5" x 6 1/2". Plaid patterned paper is Recollection Frosty Cabin. Other papers are from the scrap stash. 
Cricut Cartridges
A Quilted Christmas - Santa 1 image is on page 30 and is cut at 4.5". 
Elegant Edges - Page 26 - Oblong mat feature on shift is used for the green and white mats.
Cuttlebug: Snowflakes folder on the white mat.
3 Girl Jam red ribbon and Hobby Lobby Christmas Crafts 2009 Holiday Words. Looks like I have had that dimensional sticker for a few years!

Hope you enjoy this Christmas card! Thanks for your comments!


Monday, November 12, 2012

A Quilted Christmas - Chimney

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Recently I purchased Cricut A Quilted Christmas cartridge and finally found a little time to play with it. This cartridge has some wonderful images on it - hard to choose which image to start with- but I chose the first image on the overlay. Love Santa coming down the chimney! 
Visiting Card Creations By Lorraine, I noticed that Lorraine had an excellent video on how to make a shaped card using this chimney image. She is so talented and inspiring! I wanted to give this shaped card a try! Thanks so much Lorraine for sharing your lovely creations and videos with us!

This image is on page 29 in the handbook and I cut the images at 5" using Cricut Craft Room. The chimney on shift has some very tiny little berries which did not cut well so I used Stickles for some random berries. On layer 1 shift, I used Hide Contour in the CCR to be able to cut the holly in green and the boots in gray. Layer 2 shift shows small cut pieces that may go on the candle flame, but again this is so tiny. Using the hide contour feature I cut only the white for Santa"s waistline. Gold Stickles were used on the candles.

Other supplies include the Martha Stewart punch for the fern greenery. Thanks Lorraine for reminding me that I had the punch! The Poinsettia flower is Making Memories that has been in my stash for several years. 

I had so much fun making this shaped card and like the results! Thanks again Lorraine for the inspiration! Now I may be able to make more shaped cards without the use of the Gyspy, Design Studio or CCR.
Now head on over to Card Creations By Lorraine and check out Lorraine's amazing talent! I am sure you will be inspired!

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