Birthday Wishes

Here is today's card:

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4" and made from white card stock.  The teal mat is 5 3/8"x4 1/8."  The white rectangles are 5 1/8"x1 3/8."  The corners were rounded on all these pieces with a 1/4" corner rounder.

The white number strips are from "Graphically Speaking."  The two strip is on page 69 and the one strip is on page 68.  They were cut at 1 1/4" (real dial size).  I added star dust Stickles to some of the twos and ones for a little more sparkle.

The ovals were also cut using "Graphically Speaking."  It is on page 35.  I used Cricut Craft Room to hide all the cuts on the white oval and all but the small holes on the sides of the teal oval.  The teal oval was cut at 2" and the white oval was cut at 1 5/8."

I stamped the image in turquoise gem ink by Tsukineko and heat embossed it with holographic embossing powder.  I then added some white brads to the holes in the sides and adhered it to the card with foam tape.

The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the "Mini Messages" set.  I stamped it in more of the turquoise gem ink.  I cut the strip into a banner and adhered it to the card with more foam tape.  I then tied three pieces of caribbean twine, by The Twinery, into a bow and added them to the side of the sentiment.

I think this makes a pretty, and subtle, 21st birthday card.

I made this for the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations: sparkle

BBTB2: birthday card with a number

The Friday Mashup: birthday project with twine

{PIN}spirational: photo inspiration below (colors)

Die Cuttin' Divas: sketch (below)

Down on the Farm

My husband went to the Twin Cities this weekend. We visited the Science Museum of Minnesota and the Minnesota Zoo. The current challenge at BBTB2 was perfect timing then, and it gave me an excuse to scrapbook some of my pictures right away. Their challenge is to create a project with a farm theme. One of the sections we visited in the zoo was the farm section, so I used the theme and the pictures we took in that section. I also used the challenge at Exploring Cricut, which is to use a Disney cartridge, to create this layout. I like how it turned out and I hope you do too!

The layout is a 12"x12" double layout. I used two pieces of light blue cardstock for the base of my layout. I then ripped two pieces of patterned green paper by K&Company for the grassy hills. I matted all my photos with white cardstock and added a second mat to the photo of the horse and piglet. All the mats are cut 1/4" larger than the photos. I used County Fair for the barn, it is cut at 3 1/2." I embossed the front of the barn with Distress Stripes and the hay with Forest Branches for some texture. I also added glossy accents to the silo. I used Graphically Speaking for all the clouds. I added flocking to the two clouds that I didn't use for journaling. I used Country Life for the title, the font is cut at 1 1/2." I used Toy Story for Woody and Bullseye. Woody is cut at 5" and Bullseye is cut at 4." I used pop-dots to adhere the smaller journaling cloud and the picutre of the little piglet.

Love Tree

Here is another card I made using inspiration from my cardmaking book. This one is a little more similar to the inspiration card than the others, but I really liked the look of this card overall. I just added my own touches by using the Cricut for my pieces. Here is the inspiration card:

My card is 5"x5" and I used white cardstock for the card base. I then cut some green patterned paper 1/8" smaller and distressed the edges. I also distressed the edges of a blue strip of patterned paper, which is 1 1/4" tall. I hand cut my "hill" from the same green patterned paper and distressed it as well. I used my Cricut and Graphically Speaking to cut the tree at 4 1/2." I used a wood patterned cardstock, which is from DCWV, for the tree. My hearts are also from Graphically Speaking, cut at 1." I rubbed sandpaper on the edge of them to give them a distressed look and make them stand out against the background. I also cut one blue one as well. The sentiment is a stamp from Scrappy Moms and is stamped on vellum using coffee bean ink by Tsukineko. Here is how my card turned out:

Valentine's Wall Hanging

I have a small piece of wall space between my front door and the window next to it. I like having something hanging there and have for fall and winter. I haven't liked anything for Valentine's Day, so I decided to make my own decor.

I used Ribbons & Rosettes for the rosettes. The pieces were cut at 2," so the rosettes are about 4" tall. I used two different shades of pink to create my rosette. Once those were all assembled I cut the scalloped circle from Lacy Labels at 2 1/4." I used white for that piece and the inner ring is the same darker pink I used on the rosettes. I used Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art for the letters. I cut them at 1 3/4" and use a glittery dark pink cardstock. The heart at the bottom is cut from Cricut American Alphabet, one of the pre-loaded cartridges that came with the E2. It is cut at 2." I used some magenta Stickles on the swirl and star dust Stickles for the white shadow layer. I covered the light pink part of the heart with glossy accents and finished it off with some pink bling. The angel is a Peachy Keen Stamp. I colored her with my Prismacolor pencils, then cut her out. I gave her a little piece of bling for her hair, and used some yellow Stickles on her halo and star dust Stickles on her wings. The cloud is cut using Graphically Speaking, at 2" (real dial size), and I covered it with a cotton ball that I tore apart. I attached all the rosettes to a piece of ribbon, which I looped at the top so that I could hang it on my wall. I have close-up picutres of each individual rosette below.



I made this for the following challenges:

• Die Cuttin' Divas: buttons, bows and/or bling


• Fantabulous Cricut: use a label shape other than a plain circle


• My Sheri Crafts: new things (both Ribbons & Rosettes and the Peachy Keen stamp are new to me)


• Whimsical Designs: love-themed home decor project


• Peachy Keen: photo inspiration

Pioneer Park

It has been a while since I have participated in a Cooking With Cricut challenge, but I am so glad to be back. I have been so busy lately. I just started school again, so I have all kinds of homework and that fun stuff. Their challege this week is "Family Fun," so I created a double layout with some pictures of my mom's trip to visit my husband and me in Alaska.

It is a 12"x12" double layout. All the paper I used is from K&Company. The photos are all various sizes. The three on the bottom of the left page are 3 1/2"x5." I matted them all on one piece of dark blue paper. The title is from ZooBalloo, cut at 1 1/4." I matted them on strips of dark blue paper as well. I then used a dark blue marker to add some doodling. The hiking guy is from Going Places, cut at 3 1/2," and I cut off the walking stick. The jumbled "discover" word is from Graphically Speaking, cut at 2 1/2" and covered with weathered wood Distress Stickles. The two fish are from Nifty Fifties, the larger one is cut at 4 1/2" and the smaller one is cut at 3 1/2." I covered the smaller one in baby blue Stickles and pop-dotted the larger one. I also added a long space for journalling.

Card Creations & More Challenge #12

Challenge #12 at Card Creations & More by C this week! The challenge this week is to create something patriotic. I decided to create a layout for some pictures of a 4th of July parade that I saw while living in North Pole, Alaska.

This is a double page layout, each page is 12"x12." I used a dark blue cardstock for the base layer, then cut some red and white plaid paper at 10 3/4"x10 3/4" for the next layer. I matted the four photos, which are all 4"x6," with white carsdtock, cut at 4 1/8"x6 1/8." The white are for the journaling is cut at 8 1/8"x4." I then matted it with some red cardstock cut at 8 1/4"x4 1/8" and blue cardstock cut at 8 1/2"x4 1/4." The title is from Graphically Speaking and actually cut at 3/4," turned out pretty large though. It's acutual measurements when cut is 2 3/16" (for the July at least). I added glossy accents to the "July" and x-mas red Stickles to the "fourth of." The three stars are from a Marvy Uchida punch, I used pop-dots to adhere them and x-mas red, midnight blue and crystal Stickles on them. I drew in my journaling lines with a dark blue marker, then actually journaled with a red marker. The Uncle Sam hat is from Independance Day, cut at 3." I used pop-dots to adhere it as well. The little boy on the firecracker is from A Child's Year and cut at 2 1/2." I cut the shadow layer with the dark blue cardstock, then the regular layer with white cardstock. I added some crystal Stickles to him.

Now it is your turn to create something patriotic! Get crafting and link up your project at Card Creations & More by C for your chance to win! I can't wait to see what you create!

Campin' Critters Eagle

This card is 4 1/2"x6 1/4." I used white cardstock for the base, then cut some red cardstock 1/8" smaller and some blue star patterned paper 1/8" smaller than the red and adhered them all together. The flag is cut from Graphically Speaking at 3 1/2" using the real dial size feature. I cut out the white layer regularly, then cut two flags using the blackout feature (one in red and one in blue). I trimmed the blue flag so that it was just the square, adhered it over the red layer and put it all together. I then used some star dust Stickles on the white layer of the flag for some glimmer. The eagle is cut from Campin' Critters at 3." I flocked his head (the white layer) and used crackle accents on his feet and glossy accents on his beak. I used my Gypsy to cut his sash so that I could hide all the circle cuts within it. I added some red, white and blue bling on his sash instead.

I made this card for the challenge at My Sheri Crafts, which is to create a project with any kind of flag on it.

Winter Wonderland

This is my entry for the weekly challenge on Cricut Circle Blog. Their challenge is "Feeling Frosty." They asked you to incorporate white paint, metal and a snowflake cut on your project; you also need to use at least two Cricut cuts on it as well.

I decided to make a wall plaque for winter. I took a wooden plaque and painted it white. I then cut various snowflakes, ranging in size from 1 1/4" to 2 1/4." I cut them from: A Child's Year, Accent Essentials, Christmas, Designer's Calendar and Graphically Speaking. I adhered the snowflakes down to the plaque, then painted over it again with white paint. I painted the edge of the plaque with a silver glitter paint from Folk Art. I used Winter Woodland for the tree branch, which I cut at 4 1/4. I used a snow writer for the snow on the pinecone. The bird is from Home Decor. I used a dark blue for the regular bird and some craft metal for the blackout version of the bird. I also used Winter Woodland for the sentiment. I used a satin Mod Podge to cover the whole plaque. I attached a ribbon to the back and tied it in a bow so that I could hang the plaque. I finished it off with a small metal jingle bell charm tied in the middle of the bow.