Birthday Bear

I needed to make a birthday card for my mom, so I made the time and created this:

The card base is from SVG Cutting Files.  It is called Bracket Card Base, and I used the vertical one.  It is approximately 5 3/4"x4 1/2."  I used the insert shape function in Cricut Design Space to cut the two strips.  The vertical pink one is 5 1/2"x1 1/2."  The second one is 1 3/4"x4."  I used the slice feature to get its edges to match the curve of the card base.  That is such a slick feature!

The oval on which the bear is placed it from the "Sentimentals" cartridge.  It was cut at 4.68"x3.31."  The bear is from KaDoodle Bug Designs.  It is from a set called Yummy Treat Bears.  I cut the bear with the popsicle at about 3 3/4" tall.  I used foam tape to adhere him to the card.  I also used some eyes from Peachy Keen Stamps in place of the ones that are cut out.  I covered the eyes, nose, and popsicle with glossy accents.

I used stamps from Jaded Blossom for the sentiments on both the inside and the outside.  The one on the outside came from the Sweet Birthday Wishes set.  The one on the inside is from So Many Birthdays 2.  I finished off the card with some pink gems in two of the corners. 

I made this for the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday: use pink

The ABC Challenge: A is for Animals

Die Cuttin' Divas: sketch

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!

Card Creations & More Challenge #11

It is So Saturday Challenge time at Card Creations & More by C! This week for challenge #11 we are making shaped cards!

I cut the beehive at 5," using my Gypsy to weld the shadows together. I then cut the regular layer with the yellow patterned paper. I cut the other layer of the beehive with some glittery black Core'dinations cardstock. I then cut the bee at 2." I used some yellow Stickles on the stripes on its back and some glossy accents on the black parts of it. I used pop-dots to adhere it to the card. I then added some bling for its little flying trail. I stamped the sentiment on a scalloped circle and matted it with a larger scalloped circle. The beehive and bee are both cut from Sentimentals and the scalloped circles are a Fiskars punch.
Head on over to Card Creations & More by C and then create your own shaped card to join on in the challenge. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Bee Happy

This is my last post for the weekend. My husband and I are heading up the Dalton Highway to Deadhorse, AK...gonna see the Arctic Ocean. For those of you who are fans of "Ice Road Truckers" you will recognize this road. For those of you not familiar with the Dalton Highway, it is an unpaved road between Fairbanks and Deadhorse. Deadhorse is the town that exists pretty much for the people who work at Prudhoe Bay (the oil fields). That means I get to see the Trans-Atlantic Pipeline for most of my trip. It's going to be a long one, but I'm looking forward to it.


This is for the Jitterbuggin' sketch. This week's rules for Jitterbuggin' are to follow the sketch, make it square, put a Cricut "B" somewhere (this can be a bee or a B) and use some scraps. I made mine a 5"x5" card. I used some scraps from my stash for the squares in the background. Those were cut at 2 1/4" square. I cut the cloud at 2 3/4," I got it from Create a Critter. I used Sentimentals for the rest of the cuts. The bee is cut at 2" and "Bee Happy" is cut at 1." I used scraps for all those cuts as well. The base layer of the sentiment is the same color as the base of the card. I then doodled in the flight path of the bee and went over it with some black diamond Stickles. Enjoy and see you on Monday!

Caterpillar Hi

Just a cute little card to say "Hi." This one is for the Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot. The challenge is to use a garden critter...one with legs. I loved the little caterpillar from Stretch Your Imagination, so I wanted to use him. I also used the Cuttlebug. Both for embossing the background and to make the flowers (I have the instructions in an older post on my blog if you are interested). The "hi" is from Sentimentals. I love all the colors on this one, makes me want to be outside enjoying all the warmth and sunshine.

With Love

I made this card for a couple of challenges, one is the Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot and the other is Cardabilities. The Cuttlebug Challenge is to create a craft incorporating lace or doilies, and the Cardabilities challenge was to follow their sketch. So this card is my interpretation of both of those. When I saw the lace/doily challenge I knew I wanted to do a black, white, and silver card and make it look elegant. I used my Martha Stewart punches to create the border of the white paper and then I used my Cuttlebug to emboss it. I cut out the circular doily from Storybook and then flocked it (which doesn't show up in the photo very well). I placed a piece of silver paper on my black card and then layered all my pieces on top. Finally I cut the tag and the "With Love" from Sentimentals, then embossed them, and used foam adhesive to attach it so that it was popped up. I really like how it all turned out. Enjoy!