Tons of Fun

This fun shaped card is for my godson's birthday, which is coming up at the end of the month.

The card was made by using an elephant from "ZooBalloo" to create the base.  I cut two of the shadows and adhered them together at the top.  

The balloons are from "Birthday Bash."  I used foam tape to adhere them at the top and regular glue to adhere them under the trunk.  The flag is from "Create a Critter."  I hid the face on the flag and then stamped my sentiment on the flag.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the Mini Messages set.  I used foam tape to adhere the top part and regular glue to adhere the stick under the trunk.  I added a bow from "The First Few Years" to finish off the front.

I used two different stamps to create my sentiment on the inside.  The top part is from Jaded Blossom, the Party Animal stamp set.  The bottom part is from My Favorite Things, the Adorable Elephants set.

Beach Birthday Cards

I made two similar cards today, one with the Cricut and one with the Silhouette.

Both are 5"x5," made of white card stock, with a cloud mat that is 4 7/8"x4 7/8."

The Cricut card was made with the three different cartridges: "Create a Critter," "Wild Card 2," and "Teddy Bear Parade."  The sun is from "Create a Critter," page 52, with the face hidden in Cricut Craft Room.  It was cut at 3 1/2."  The waves are from "Wild Card 2," page 25.  They were cut to fit the width of the card, 5."  The bear is from "Teddy Bear Parade" and I hid the face of both the bear and the duck inner tube in Cricut Craft Room.  The sand is hand cut.

I gave the bear and duck Peachy Keen faces.  The eyes of the duck are from the Kawaii Face Assortment.  I used a white gel pen to add a little accent to each eye and covered them with glossy accents.  The bear's eyes are from the Cornies Assortment.  I accented them with white gel pens and then covered the entire opening of the face mask with diamond glaze.  The bear's nose and mouth is from the Cute and Cuddly Face Assortment.  I colored in his nose, then accented it with a white gel pen.  I also used a light brown gel pen to color in the mouth.  The nose is then covered with glossy accents.  He is adhered to the card with foam tape.  The sentiment is from the June 2014 Stamp of the Month kit.

The Silhouette card was made with three cut files found in the Silhouette Store.  The sun is called "Echo Park Sun," and is by Echo Park (#55052).  The waves are called "Wave Border" by Silhouette (#1846).  The penguin is called "Penguin Girl Too Cool Summer" by Stinkin' Cute Paper Piecings (#42587).  They were all cut at as close to the same sizes as the Cricut card as I could make them.

I did not cut the sunglasses for the penguin, so that I could use Peachy Keen stamps for her eyes.  They are from the Cartoon Bombshell Face Assortment.  I colored them in with a light blue gel pen, then added some orange and paprika Stickles to her beak.  She is adhered to the card with foam tape.  The sentiment is the same as the other card, from the June 2014 Stamp of the Month kit.

I made this for the following challenges:
BBTB2: use a sun
Fantabulous Cricut: inspired by the outdoors
Peachy Keen: sketch

Big Balloon

I was browsing Pinterest one day and came across a CAS card that I thought would be really easy to reproduce.  Here is the card on Pinterest:

Here is my version:

My card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4," and made from a turquoise card stock.  I cut a white mat at 5 1/4"x4."  The balloon is from the "Create a Critter" cartridge.  It is on page 30 of the handbook, I used the layer 1 (shift) function and cut it at 5."  I tied a piece of turquoise baker's twine around the base of the balloon; I then placed it where I wanted it on my card and trimmed off the rest.  I glued down the tail end of the twine and finished off the front of the card with a sentiment from Paper Smooches, the Birthday Sampler set.

Here is the inside of my card:

I cut a piece of pink card stock at 5"x3 3/4" and some white card stock at 4 3/4"x3 1/2."  Both the sentiment and the balloon are from the Birthday Sampler set by Paper Smooches as well.  I drew in the string with a turquoise marker.  I used two colors of ink to get the color I wanted for the sentiment: bahama blue and turquoise gem.  The sentiment on the front and the balloon are stamped in rosebud ink.  All the ink is from Tsukineko.

I made this for the following challenges:

Color Throwdown: color challenge

Fantabulous Cricut: anything goes

The Friday Mashup: card with minimal layers, or CAS

CASology: cue word - "float"

Paper Smooches Sparks: anything goes

25 Days of Christmas - Horseshoe Gift Tag

For today's Christmas project I created a gift tag for my father and his wife.  They have a number of horses and it coordinates well with the gift my husband and I got them.

The tag is cut from the "Winter Woodland" cartridge.  It can be found on page 80 of the handbook.  I sized it in Cricut Craft Room, since it is more square than I wanted.  It is 4.792"x3.667" (shadow); 4.597"x3.486" (regular).  The horseshoe and holly were also sized in Cricut Craft Room to fit the tag.  The horseshoe is from "Create a Critter," page  59 (the accessory feature).  It was cut at 3.333"x3.042."  The holly is from "A Quilted Christmas."  It is on page 73, layer 2 (both regular and shift).  I cut the holly at 2" (real size).  I covered the berries in red glitter and glossy accents.

The tag was stamped with a stamp from Scrappy Moms Stamps, from the "A Holiday to Remember" set.  I then embossed the tag with a Cuttlebug embossing folder by Anna Griffin, called Dancing Holly.  I adhered everything together.  I finished it off with a bow tied from baker's twine in the color maraschino, by The Twinery.

Christmas Lights

This card is 4 1/2"x6 1/4."  I used a dark green cardstock for the card base, then cut some white cardstock 1/8" smaller and some polka dotted paper at 4 1/4"x6."  I used Create a Critter for the string of lights.  I then gave them Peachy Keen faces and added some Stickles around the edges of the lights.  I adhered them to the card with foam adhesive.  I used Phrases for the sentiment and added red glitter to the word "Christmas."  I finished off the card with three white pearls int he top right corner.

I made this for the following challenges:

• Peachy Keen: word or phrase as the focal point
• 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown: Christmas lights
  

Gates to a Winter Wonderland

I have a simple, but pretty Christmas card for you today. 

This one is 4 1/2"x6 1/4."  I used white cardstock for the base, then cut some snowflake patterned cardstock at 4 1/4"x6."  I ran it through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.  I thought it helped with the "snowy" feeling.  I used Spring Cottage to cut the fence and arbor.  It was cut at 4."  I used Create a Critter for the string of lights.  They are cut at 3/4."  Finally, I used Christmas to cut the mistletoe.  It was cut at 1."  I adhered the fence to the card with foam adhesive.  I added the strings of lights to each side of the fence and covered the string part with glossy accents.  I added waterfall, star dust, and starry night Stickles to my lights to make them twinkle.  I used white pearls for the berries on the mistletoe.  I stamped my sentiment on a piece of white cardstock and trimmed it to fit.  I adhered it to the card with two shimmery blue eyelets.  That's all there is to it! 

I made this for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 207" - sketch
• 52 {Christmas} Card Trowdown: eyelets 

Bee-Day Party Goodies

I have already posted the invitations and the banner for my cousin's daughter's birthday party. Well, here is the rest of the stuff I have made.

I made some cupcake toppers. I used Live Simply and cut the bee/daisy at 3." I gave them a cute Peachy Keen face, since I used faces on all the bees and then adhered them to popsicle sticks. I created some treat bags. I used a sandwich sized bag and some jelly beans that I got for a steal! I used Elegant Edges to create the bag topper. It is cut at 7 1/4." I then used Sentimentals for the "bee happy" phrase, cut at 1 1/2" and the bee from Create a Critter, cut at 3," with the Peachy Keen face of course. I stapled on the black label, then glued on the white layer. I used pop-dots to adhere the bee for a little dimension.

I also created the thank you cards. They are 5 1/2"x 4 1/4." I used the honeycomb Tim Holtz embossing folder by Sizzix with my Cuttlebug and the yellow cardstock. I used a Scrappy Moms stamp for the sentiment on the front of the card and a Paper Smooches stamp for the inside. I then colored the "thanks" part of the sentiment with a yellow marker. The bee is again Create a Critter, cut at 3 1/2," and give a Peachy Keen face.

The rest of the small bees are leftovers from the treat bags. I didn't know how many I would need when I started working on them and wound up with too many!

Bee Gift Box

Here is the gift box I made to wrap up the t-shirt I made for my cousin's daughter. I used Sweet Tooth Boxes to cut the box. It was cut at 11." I used Cricut Craft Room to hide the circle in the scalloped lid. I liked the scallop, but didn't want a hole in it. I used the digital cartridge, Banners, to create the banner. It is cut at 2 1/2" and I inked the edges with pink chalk ink. I used Cricut American Alphabet to cut her name at 3/4." I covered them with glam pink Stickles. I adhered the banner to the box with pop-dots in the middle and glue dots on the sides. I used Mother's Day Boquet to create the daisy. The largest layer of the flower is cut at 5" and the smallest is cut at 3." I gave it a cute little Peachy Keen face. The bee is from Create a Critter, cut at 3 1/2." I also gave it a Peachy Keen face and adhered it to the box with two layers of pop-dots. Her bows are covered in glam pink Stickles and her wings are covered in diamond Stickles.

I made this for the challenge at Peachy Keen.

The Sky's the Limit

I have had a great weekend. My husband and I went up to Two Harbors, MN for the Two Harbors Kayak Festival. I participated in a clinic and got out paddling on Lake Superior for the first time! I was out there for a couple of hours and swells were about 2 feet, which is pretty tame for Superior, but more than I am used to. I didn't dump though, so I count it a success. However, I did get a nice sunburn because it was cloudy when I started and blazing sun by the time I got done. I have a nice pair of raccoon eyes from my sunglasses! Now I am back to work and back to crafting. Here is what I made today:

This card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4." I used white cardstock for the base, then trimmed some brown cardstock 1/8" smaller and the striped patterned cardstock 1/8" smaller than that. I wrapped the striped cardstock with some honeydew twine from The Twinery. The hot air balloon is from Everyday Pop-Up Cards, cut at 3 1/4." I gave it a Peachy Keen face and adhered it to the card with foam tape. The clouds are from Create a Critter, cut at 1 1/4" and also with Peachy Keen faces. I used two stamps from Scrappy Moms for the sentiments, which are matted with cardstock, each layer 1/8" larger than the previous layer. I finished off the card with some star dust Stickles around the edges of the clouds. I think it would make a cute encouragement card or one for a graduation. Enjoy!

I made this for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 158" - sketch
• BBTB2: hot air balloon
• Peachy Keen: color challenge

"Bee" Day Banner

Here is the banner I made for my cousin's daughter's bee-day party! I think it turned out quite cute. I think they will love it!

I used Garden Soup for the hexagons and the word "bee." The hexagons are cut at 5" for the black and 4 1/2" for the yellow. The word "bee" is cut at 2 1/2" or 3" and I can't remember which anymore. I cut both sizes and went with the one that looked better on the hexagon. I also covered it in black diamond Stickles. I used Pooh and Friends for the little bee above the word "bee." I used diamond Stickles on the wings and glossy accents on the body. I used Create a Critter for the bow, which is covered in cotton candy glitter by Martha Stewart. I used some pop-dots to adhere the bee on the hexagon. The letters are all from Type Candy and cut at 4." I covered them with some crystal glitter by Martha Stewart. The two bees on the end and the beehive in the middle are from Create a Critter. I inked around the edges of the beehive with some Distress Ink and used cotton candy glitter by Martha Stewart on the heart on the beehive and the bows of the bees. I used some diamond Stickles on the wings of the bees and gave them each a Peachy Keen face. I accented their cheeks with some pink chalk. The bows attaching each hexagon are from Once Upon a Princess. The outer part of each bow is covered in cotton candy glitter by Martha Stewart. I then lined everything up and punched holes in all the pieces and attached them all together with brads. I used brads so that the banner could move and be hung in a curve if necessary. I covered the brads with fruit punch Stickles to help them blend. I added eyelets to the outside two bows to be used for hanging. I hope you enjoy my little banner, I know I had fun making it!

"Bee" Day Invites

My cousin's daughter is turning two soon and I was once again asked to make the invites and decorations for her birthday party. This year the theme is "Bee" Day so I made a beehive shaped card for the invitation. I used Create a Critter for everything. The beehive is cut at 5." I cut out two of them, hiding the inner contours in Cricut Craft Room. I then glued the hearts at the top together to create a shaped card. I used a heart, also on Create a Critter, and cut it out so that it fit over the heart at the top of the beehive. I used some cotton candy glitter by Martha Stewart on the heart. The bee is cut at 3" also from Create a Critter. I used a Peachy Keen face on it because I thought it would be adorable...and it is! I also cut the bows from Create a Critter. I used Cricut Craft Room to get them sized right, then also used the cotton candy glitter on them. I used some dimond Stickles on the bee's wings. The sentiment is by Fiskars and I stamped that on the beehive with black ink. The party info will be on the inside. I made 46 of the invites and will be working on the rest of the party stuff now that the invites are done. I will post the decorations as I get them done. Enjoy!

I made these for the following challenges:

• Peachy Keen: anything goes
• Die Cuttin' Divas: anything goes