Animal Antics Creation #10

This is my tenth project from the "Animal Antics" cartridge and I think it will also be my last one.  It is time to start exploring and showcasing another cartridge, now I just have to figure out which one I will play with next.

Anyways, I decided that I needed to use the phrase feature for this project, since I had used every other feature so far.  So, this is what I came up with:

I used the phrase, "Let's Eat," that goes with the vulture cut, it can be found on page 47 of the handbook.  I cut the phrase and all layers at 5" from vinyl.  I adhered the vinyl to a silver charger plate.  I think it would make some nice kitchen or dining room decor.



Animal Antics Creation #9

I was thinking that if I am going to attempt to showcase projects from different cartridges I should try to make at least one Christmas card from each cartridge, if possible.  I know there will be some cartridges where it will be impossible or really difficult to do so, but I will attempt it.  This way I should be able to get a nice stash of Christmas cards going.  So this project is my Christmas card from the "Animal Antics" cartridge.

 

The card is 4 1/2"x6 1/4" and the base was created with white cardstock.  I cut a red mat at 4"x5 3/4" and another white mat at 3 7/8"x5 5/8."  I embossed the white mat with the Large Snowflake embossing folder by ProvoCraft.  I wrapped those layers with a red and white striped ribbon that I got at JoAnns a couple of years ago. 

 

I cut a red mat at 2 5/8"x3 7/8" and white mat at 2 1/2"x3 3/4."  The skiing moose is cut at 3."  The sentiment is from My Craft Spot, it is from the "Winter Wonderland" set, and I stamped it at an angle to act as a hill for my skiing moose.  I finished off the front of the card with three snowflake buttons.

 

I cut a red mat at 4 1/4"x6" and a white mat at 4 1/8"x5 7/8."  I wrapped these two layers with more of the red and white striped ribbon and adhered them to the inside of the card.  I used another stamp from My Craft Spot for the sentiment on the inside.  This one is from the "White Christmas" set.

 

I used the sketch from this week's challenge at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown for the layout of my card.

Animal Antics Creation #8

My creation using "Animal Antics" this time is a shaped card using one of the images.  I looked through them and settled on the gorilla.  I just loved his top hat and mustache!

I used Cricut Craft Room to weld two 6" gorillas together to create my card base.  I cut all the layers at 6" as well.  The body of the gorilla was flocked with brown flocking powder.  I covered the hat with diamond glaze and the center, or lens, of the monocle was covered with glossy accents.

 

The gorilla's face is a combination of two Peachy Keen stamps.  The eyes and nose are from the Cute and Cuddly Face Assortment and the smile is from the Simple Sallies Face Assortment.  I used a brown glitter gel pen on his nose, and reddish-brown gel pen on his mouth.

Animal Antics Creation #7

Since I saw this flamingo I have been wanting to use it because it makes me think of Sherlock Holmes and I am a big fan of Mr. Holmes.  I decided that I wanted to use it on a shirt or onesie rather than as part of a card or scrapbook layout.  So, I used it on a onesie and now that I have seen how it turned out I think I might have to make my own Sherlockian flamingo t-shirt!

The flamingo was cut at 5 1/2" from "Animal Antics."  I used iron-on vinyl and applied it to the onesie and I think it turned out pretty cute.  There isn't too much to say about this one since there isn't much to add to a piece of wearable art.



Animal Antics Creation #6

I have another card featuring "Animal Antics" for you today.  This time it is a Father's Day card featuring a cute little seahorse.
 

 The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4" and is made from a navy blue cardstock.  I cut a red mat at 5 1/4"x4" and then a white one at 5 1/8"x3 7/8."  I wrapped those layers with red and navy twine.  The scalloped oval is a Spellbinders Nestabilites die and is adhered to the card with foam tape.

The seahorse was cut from "Animal Antics" at 3."  I also used foam tape to adhere him to the oval.  I covered the dark part of him with midnight blue Stickles for just a little glitter.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the "For the Boys" set.  I added the "dad" at the end of the "you're a real ace" sentiment, but it is from the same set.  I cut the strip the sentiment is on into a banner and added it to the card.

 

This a pretty clean and simple one, but when it comes to masculine cards it seems like less is more.

 

I made this card to fit the following challenges:

365 Cards: "Day 154" - select one sketch and one challenge from Feburary, March, or April to create your own challenge (I used the sketch from Day 34 and the twine challenge from Day 61)

My Craft Spot: all about dads

The Friday Mashup: CAS project featuring the colors of your favorite sport's team (the Minnesota Twins - red, white, navy)

 



Animal Antics Creation #5

I'm back again today with a fifth creation using the Cricut cartridge, "Animal Antics."

 

For this card I used the actual card cut that is on this cartridge (page 56 of the handbook) and then created this scene card.  This cartridge really makes creating some scene cards really easy.  There are nine scenic backgrounds that you can use to create a scene or use as a background for one of the little critters on the cartridge.  You could also create a scene to put in a picture frame and hang on the wall if you cut it large enough.  There are so many ideas!

I cut the card shape from white cardstock at 5 1/2."  When folded the card is 5 1/2"x4 1.2"  The whole beach scene was cut at 5 1/2."  I used a glittery orange for the background to really get the feel of a beach sunset.  The sand patterned cardstock is from the Tahiti Beach Stack by DCWV.  All the other solid cardstock is from my stash, so it could be Core'dinations, The Paper Company, or DCWV...I just don't know for sure on each piece.  I used white flocking powder on the cloud and glossy accents on the water. 

 The trees were embossed with the Distress Stripes embossing folder by ProvoCraft and I added some crackle accents to the coconuts.  I adhered the trees with some foam tape for added dimension.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps and is from the "Sun Kissed" set.

 

I used the beach scene to fit with the current cupcake challenge at {Cupcake Inspirations}.

Animal Antics Creation #4

For my fourth creation with "Animal Antics" I decided to use the font.  This is what I came up with:

I welded the shift shadows of H and B together in Cricut Craft Room.  I then copied and flipped the two welded letters and welded those pieces together to create my card base.  The purple layer is the regular shadow of the font.  I used some striped paper from the Midnight Chic stack by DCWV for the regular font of the H and B.  I adhered those to the card base with foam tape for some added dimension.  I used a white gel pen by Sakura to do some doodling around the edges of the purple shadow font.

 

I covered the cut-out portions of the font with grape Stickles.  I then cut two strips of white cardstock and stamped my sentiments on them and trimmed the ends into a banner.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Peachy Keen stamp of the month kits, this one is from December 2012 kit.  I inked the edges of the strips of cardstock with gray whale ink by ColorBox.  They are adhered to the card with glue dots at each end and a pop-dot in the middle of each banner for more dimension.  I finished off the card with some silver square gems on each banner.

 

I think this is a more elegant take on a cartridge that seems to be quite cute and whimsical.  I hope this inspires you to take a new look at some of your cartridges.  Just how many different types of projects can you make with just one catridge?

Animal Antics Creation #3

Here is the third creation I have made using "Animal Antics."

I used another pre-made card base from DCWV and it is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."  I cut some shimmery grey cardstock, from DCWV, at 5 1/4"x4" to use as my mat.  I used some patterned paper from Echo Park, the Everyday Eclectic 6"x6" stack for my next layer.  It was cut at 5 1/8"x3 7/8."  I cut a strip of the shimmery grey cardstock at 3/4"x3 7/8" and adhered it to the card patterned paper.  I then wrapped that whole part with baker's twine and tied it in a bow.
 

The adorable little unicorn is the cut that came from "Animal Antics."  She is cut at 3 3/4."  I used some blue flocking powder on her hair and added some tropical punch Stickles to her horn.  I also covered the star in yellow glitter, then covered the glitter with glossy accents.  I like the glittery, shimmery look that technique produces.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, their "Mini Messages" stamp set.

 

I used the current color challenge at Color Throwdown for the colors of this card.

Animal Antics Creation #2

There are so many cute little critters on this cartridge.  It is really hard to decide which one to use next!

 

I have been wanting to use a certain sentiment from Scrappy Moms Stamps for a while, but never got around to it.  I decided that I would use it on this card and that pretty much decided which image I was going to use this time around.

 

So, here is the card I made:

The card base is a pre-made one from DCWV.  I have a bunch of pre-made card bases, so I think I will be using them quite a bit, trying to use them up.  The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."  I cut a piece of blue patterned paper, from K&Company, at 5 1/4"x4."  I used a Fiskars cloud punch for my clouds.  They were inked with some broken china Distress Ink by Ranger.  I cut a strip of green cardstock and punched the edge of it with a Fiskars grass edge punch.  I then trimmed off the grass on half it and adhered it down to the card.

 

 

The little dinosaur is the image that I chose to go with from "Animal Antics."  I cut it at 3."  I embossed the light green layer with a Cuttlebug embossing folder called "Animal Print."  I also added some glossy accents to the mower and his eye.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the "Hooray for Birthdays" set.

 

For the inside of the card I cut some black cardstock at 5 3/8"x4 1/8."  I then cut some white cardstock at 5 1/4"x4."  Here is where I used the sentiment that inspired the rest of the card: "wishing you many mower."  This is also from Scrappy Moms Stamps, this time from the "Quirky Quotes" set.  I thought it was so much fun and this little mowing dino was perfect for it!

Animal Antics Creation #1

I wanted to start exploring my Cricut cartridges a little more and since I used "Animal Antics" for my last design team project with The Perfect Sentiment, I thought it would be the perfect cartridge with which to start.

 

Here is the first project I created with "Animal Antics."

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."  I used a pre-made card base from DCWV.  I cut some sand patterned cardstock at 5 1/8"x3 7/8."  The sand cardstock came from The Tahiti Beach Stack by DCWV.  I used "Wild Card 2" and Cricut Craft Room to cut the waves.  I turned off the aspect ratio and sized the waves at 5"x2."  The paper I used for the waves came from a stack by Debbie Mumm, called Travel.  I then added some dark blue pearls to the corners.

The fish is from "Animal Antics."  It was cut at 2 1/2."  I used some eyes from the Peachy Keen stamp of the month October 2012 kit.  I used a white gel pen to color them in, then covered the eye mask with diamond glaze for a shiny look.  I adhered the fish to the card with foam tape.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the Little Critters set.

I also finished the inside of the card.  I cut some dark teal shimmery cardstock at 5"x3 3/4."  I then cut more of the sand cardstock at 4 3/4"x3 1/2."  I added another layer of the dark teal cardstock, cut at 3 1/4"x2 1/2."  I used my computer to generate the sentiment.  The fonts are Harrington and Bauhaus 93.  I trimmed the white cardstock at 3"x2 1/4" and adhered it down.

 

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

365 Cards: "Day 146" - sketch

BBTB2: zoo animals (I might be stretching it a bit with a fish, but every zoo I have been to has fish)

Peachy Keen: anything goes

 

 

Perfect Sentiment: "Make Them Laugh"

It is Wednesday and that means it is challenge time at The Perfect Sentiment!

 

This week our challenge is to "Make Them Laugh!" 

The challenge is to create a card with a humorous sentiment on the front.

 

Here is what I made:

 

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."

Supplies used:

Cardstock: orange, red, yellow - The Paper Company; patterned cardstock - Simple Stories "Urban Travel"

Cricut Cartridge: Animal Antics

Stamp: Scrappy Moms Stamps

Ink: onyx black - Versafine

Other: foam tape - Scotch; glossy accents - Ranger

 

Now be sure to head on over to The Perfect Sentiment and take a look at what the rest of the design team has created for your inspiration.  Then be sure to link up your humorous creation.  I can't wait to see what you create!