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!

Blog Candy Thank you



Sharing my good news of winning a Home Decor cartridge during the recent Cricut Cartridge Giveaway at Cuttlebug Challenge! This card is my Thank You to Maggie and the Design Team!

Have you heard the exciting news that Cuttlebug Challenge is having a name change party? Yes, that is right!

Now it is Passionately Artistic. Check out the blog for events going on. You will find great inspiration for projects and more tutorials. Also check out how you could possibly win the Designer's Calendar Cartridge!!

Now to my card--- Size is 5 1/2 X 4 1/4 white cardstock. I layered a piece of green paper to the front of card and then a layer of white using the Cuttlebug folder Scrollwork. I was so happy to find this folder during a recent shopping trip. Nearest Michael's and Hobby Lobby are an hour's drive from me, so I picked up several folders!!

Cricut Cartridges:

Home Decor - Flower cut at 1 1/2 inches using the main, shift, and shadow keys with  two papers. To jazz the card  up a bit, I added a flourish cut at 1/2 inch.

Wild Card - Thank You cut 10 1/2 inches.

Cuttlebug - Scrollwork

Martha Stewart -- fern/branch cuts; ink

Paper - DCWV, ColorBok

Again Thank You Passionately Artistic! Hope you enjoy the card!

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!

Birthday Presents

Using another one of Carolyn's sketches on RAQ'S Card Challenge Cricut Messageboard this week, I made a birthday card.

Also trying to use the colors for the Ad Color Challenge which are  purple, orange, lime, and white. I had to throw in some pink!!

White cardstock card  is 5 X 6 1/2 inches.

Cricut cartridges:

Stretch Your Imagination - Present -Regular cut and layer at 1 1/2 inches; Shift for the taller present cut at 2 3/4 inches.

Joys of the Season - Gift cut 2 inches

Cuttlebug: Happy Birthday and With Love (the floral border)

Martha Stewart: Rotary cutter-scallop paper, inks

Paper: American Girl, Colorbok-white, Colorbok Pearlescent-pink and purple

Enjoy! Thanks for visiting today!

Silk Ribbon Flowers/ Recessed Window Card

I am so excited to post a new card. It has been awhile! Thanks friends for bearing with me as I have been adding some of my older cards to my blog.

Wanting to enter a project at My Sheri's Crafts this week had me considering what could I do with stitching. The challenge is stitch something on your project- it can be real or faux and manuel or machine. I love both cross-stitch and ribbon embroidery and have done many projects as my walls are loaded with cross-stitched framed pieces. Knowing I would not have time to finish a cross-stitch project in two days, I am incorporating silk ribbon embroidery on my card. Stitches include decorative spider web rose,  ribbon stitch, lazy daisy, decorative lazy daisy, and split stitch. I am really pleased with my little bouquet!

I followed a great tutorial at Split Coast Stampers for making a recessed window card. I needed a way to mount my stitched piece. This is my first try making this window, but I will probably do this again. My piece of paper was cut 5 1/4 x 10 3/4, scoring at 5 1/4 and again at 5 1/2 as instructed in the video. The two scoring lines make a little spine to allow the card to lay flat.

Rather than making a frame for the entire front of card, I chose a frame from Cricut Lite Lovely Floral cartridge, cutting one frame at 3 1/2 inches from K&Company paper and the same frame again at 3 3/4 inches from a glitter page of My Mind's Eye Home Glitter Book.

The butterfly is also cut from Lovely Floral at 1 1/2 inch for all the cuts. Flowers were cut from Plantin Schoolbook using  1 1/4, 1, and 3/4 inches. Pearls, gemstones on butterfly, ribbon and lace are from my treasure chest.

Cricut cartridges: Lovely Floral, Plantin Schoolbook

Paper: K&Company double sided paper, My Mind's Eye Glitter Book
Martha Stewart: Ink, Scoring board

I will enter this card in following challenges.

My Sheri Crafts    ---      Stitching
Cricut Cardz Challenge - #46 Anything Goes
Paper Cutz Challenge -   #63 Anything Goes
The ABC Challenge -     F - Flowers
Cooking with Cricut -     Love - Things you love or people you love...  This card has many techniques on it - I love making something with ribbon embroidery.


Hope you enjoy the card! I appreciate your comments.