Valentine's Kitty

Here it a Valentine's card I managed to make today:

The card base is 4 3/4"x5" and is made using the "Wild Card" cartridge.  The heart layers are also from this cartridge.  The teal one is 4 1/2" and the white one is 4."

The kitty is from SVG Cutting Files.  It is called Hipster Kitty and is cut at just over 3" tall.  I adhered it to the card with foam tape.  The face on the kitty was made using some Peachy Keen Stamps.  I used Large Bear Facial Features for the eyes and Teddy Bear and Reindeer Face Parts for the mouth.  I covered in the eyepiece of the glasses with glossy accents and added a little Wink of Stella to his nose.

The sentiment and stamped hearts are from Jaded Blossom.  The sentiment is from 100% Hipster and the hearts are from Heart Splatters.  I stamped the hearts in pearlescent poppy ink by Tsukineko. 

For the inside of the card I used a Jaded Blossom stamp from the Foxy set.

To finish off this card I also made a matching envelope.  This came from the "Wild Card 2" cartridge.

I made this for the following challenges:

SVG Cutting Files: Valentine theme

Cute Card Thursday: masculine 

Woodland Birthday

Here is today's woodland themed card:

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."  I used brown card stock for the card base, then but a piece of wood grain patterned card stock to be the mat.  I used the Cricut Explore and an image from "Wild Card" to create the circular window.  It was cut at 5 1/4"x4."  The wood grain patterned card stock is from the Good Wood Stack by DCWV.

I stamped my birch tree images on some white card stock and mounted it behind the window.  I colored in the lenticels with the vintage photo Distress Marker.  FYI: the lenticels are those rips or tears you see in the bark of some trees, like birch.  The birch trees and owl are from the Autumn Groves stamp set by Paper Smooches.  The birch trees are stamped in rich cocoa ink and the owl is stamped in midnight black ink, both by Tsukineko.

The label is from the "First Few Years" cartridge.  It was cut to fit the sentiment, so it is 0.841"x2.783."  I then stamped the sentiment in midnight black ink by Tsukineko.  The sentiment is another Paper Smooches stamp, this one is from the Salutations set.  I then finished off the card with three brown sequins.

I made this for the following challenges:

Paper Smooches: photo inspiration

CASology: cue word - "NBUS" (never been used stuff) (the wood grain card stock, tree and owl stamps)

Tuesday Throwdown: sketch

Hip-Hippo Hooray!

How cute is this hippo though?!  I love how it turned out!

The card is about 8 1/2"x4 3/4" (just a little bit smaller).  I used Cricut Craft Room to design this using "Wild Card" for the shaped base, "ZooBalloo" for the hippo, "George and Basic Shapes" for the stars, and "Just a Note" for the sentiment.

The card base, is on page 53 of the "Wild Card" handbook.  I cut it from the light purple card stock, then cut a piece of white card stock at 8"x3" to put behind the open space of the word bubble.  I rounded the corners of the white piece and embossed it with the a Darice Embossing folder called Assorted Stars.  

The stars are all from "George and Basic Shapes," page 115 of the handbook.  The three largest are 2," 1 1/2," & 1 1/4."  The smallest one is 3/8," sized that way so that it would fit in the letter "a" of the sentiment.  The sentiment can be found on page 58 of the "Just a Note" handbook.  It was cut at 2."  

The stars and sentiment were adhered right to the card base.  Since I adhered everything down before remembering that I wanted to stamp a sentiment around the edge I masked off the stars, then did my stamping.  The stamp is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the Furry Friends set.

The hippo is on page 89 of the "ZooBalloo" handbook.  It was cut at 3 1/2."  I used the hide contour feature in Cricut Craft Room to hide the eyes and stamped on some Peachy Keen ones.  They are from the Sweet and Silly Face Assortment.  I used a white gel pen to accent the eyes and grey gel pen to add a little detail to the hippo's chin.  I adhered the hippo with foam tape.  I used yellow Stickles on the edges of the stars (and the whole star for the smallest one) and covered the hippo's eyes and nostrils with diamond glaze.

I made this for the following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut: use the colors purple, yellow, & grey

My Sheri Crafts: use at least two stars

My Craft Spot: shaped cards

Beep Beep

Here is today's card, perfect for a little boy!

The card is 5" round.  I used the "Wild Card" cartridge for the card base, and the circle mats.  The card base I used can be found on page 48 of the handbook.  I just used Cricut Craft Room to hide the circle cut-out in the middle of the card.  I then used the liner feature for that same cut and hid the interior cut again to create my striped mat, it was cut at 4 3/4."

The car is from the "Beep Beep" cartridge.  I cut it at 3."  I used Cricut Craft Room to hide the smile that would have been cut out of the red layer, just above the bumper.  I added some googly eyes to the windshield and adhered it to the card on an action wobble, so it wiggles around.

The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the "Dancing in Circles" set.  I cut out a 1 1/4" circle and stamped the sentiment with rich cocoa ink by Tsukineko.  I added a red button to the middle of the sentiment to finish off the outside of the card.

The inside has the same size striped mat as the outside (4 3/4").  I also cut another circle out of cream, this one at 3 1/2."  I then used a stamp from Paper Smooches for my interior sentiment.  It is from the "Birthday Sampler" set and is also stamped in the rich cocoa ink.  I also trimmed the bottom edge of the  inside of the card so that it would stand upright.

I made this card for the following challenges:

BBTB2: car

My Sheri Crafts: masculine

The Friday Mashup: project with a movable element and stripes

{PIN}spirational Challenges: photo inspiration (I was inspired by the colors of the truck and the child in it - hence why I made a card for little boy)

Stuck On U Sketches: circles

Die Cuttin' Divas: for the boys

Summer Celebrations - Creation #4

Time for a birthday card using the "Summer Celebrations" cartridge, and here it is:

I used "Wild Card" to create my card base from a dark purple cardstock.  It was cut at 5 1/2."  I cut a 4 1/2" circle from some polka dotted cardstock.  I cut a strip of the dark purple cardstock at 5"x1 3/4" and used a scallop border punch by Fiskars on the edge of it.  I cut another strip, this time from some plaid cardstock, at 5"x1 1/2."  I adhered them to the circle, then trimmed it around its edge.  The patterned cardstocks are from the Countdown Stack by DCWV.

The ice cream sundae is the image I used from "Summer Celebrations."  It was cut at 3."  I covered the sundae's sauce with some dark blue glitter and then covered that with glossy accents.  I also covered the cherry in glossy accents.  I adhered it to the card with foam tape.  The scallop circle was cut with a Fiskars punch and the white circle is a metal die from My Craft Spot.  I used part of a stamp from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the "Dancing in Circles" set for my sentiment.  I stamped it with bahama blue ink by Tsukienko, then adhered it all behind the sundae.

Hearts

This card is made using the card feature on Wild Card.  I cut it at 5" from green cardstock using the blackout feature.  I then cut it again, using the regular feature, from tan cardstock.  I used George and Basic Shapes to cut a 4" circle from more of the green cardstock.  I used a tan gel pen from Sakura to add some faux stitching around the edge of the green circle.  I cut two hearts from George and Basic Shapes as well.  The larger heart is cut at 3" and the smaller one is cut at 2 1/4."  The two pieces of patterned paper I used are from Doodlebug Designs Inc.  The smaller heart is adhered with foam tape.  I ran some seaweed twine from the Twinery through a pink button and added it to the larger heart.  The sentiment is stamped in bamboo leaves ink by Tsukienko.  The sentiment is from My Craft Spot, the "Always and Forever" set.  I adhered the sentiment banner using some foam tape and curled its edges a little.

 

I made this for the following challenges:



• 365 Cards: "Day 29" - faux stitching
• Exlporing Cricut: 1 embellishment, 2 patterned papers, 3 Cricut cuts
• Color Throwdown: crumb cake, regal rose, pretty in pink, old olive
• Cardz TV: round or square Valentine using the card feature
• {PIN}spirational Challenges: photo inspiration



I Chews You!

Here is card #5 in my Wrap It Up cartridge series.

This time I created a circle shaped card. I used Wild Card for the card base. I then cut a 4" circle and embossed it with my Cuttlebug and the Seeing Spots embossing folder. I cut a strip of blue polka dotted cardstock at 1 1/4" wide and trimmed to fit the circle. I used Wrap It Up for the gumball machine. I cut it at 3 1/2." I added some crystal Stickles and glossy accents to the machine for some texture and dimension. I used a stamp from Scrappy Moms Stamps for my sentiment. I trimmed the white cardstock to fit the sentiment, then cut the blue cardstock 1/8" larger and the orange cardstock 1/4" larger. I finished off the card with some pale yellow pearls around the scallop of the circle and the corners of the sentiment mats.

I also made this for the following challenges:

• My Craft Spot: use bright, summery colors
• 365 Cards: "Day 117" - create a card for an occasion in a non-traditional style
• Mojo Monday: sketch #247

Without End

This is a 5"x5" card. I used a shimmery red cardstock from Core'dinations for the card base. I actually created the rose background paper. I used my Cricut, Gypsy, Wild Card and Cricut gel pens to draw it out. The image is from Wild Card, it is using the icon feature of the cartridge. I sized it with my Gypsy to fit my card. I then used one of the Cricut gel pens to draw out the image for some patterned background paper. I cut a strip of the same shimmery red cardstock and used an EK Success border punch on it. I wrapped it with some white ribbon and adhered it to the card base. The heart is from George and Basic Shapes. I embossed the red layer with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. I then punched a hole in the heart and put a white brad in it. This created a flap that swivels at the brad. I stamped the sentiment on the front of the card and also on the inside of the heart in black ink. The sentiments are from Scrappy Moms Stamps. I also added some doodling to the inside of the heart with the same gel pen I used to draw my roses. I attached the heart to the card using some foam tape. I finished off the card with some Stickles on the brad and pearls along the border. I made this for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 103" - create a flap on your card


• BBTB2: roses


• Clean & Simple: sketch #194

Graduation Cap

I got invited to a graduation party, which is happening in a couple of weeks. It is the first graduation party I have been invited to in a while...does that mean I am getting older? One of the guys in my EMT class was a senior in high school, so that is how I wound up getting invited. I can't make the party, unfortunately, I will be out of town. So, I made this fun card to send to him. I don't know his school's colors, so I went with the more traditional black with yellow tassel.

The card was cut using Wild Card, at 6." I cut it twice and then cut off the top part of the cap so that I could pop it up using some foam tape. I cut the tassel and then covered it with flocking before adding it to my cap. I used a black brad for the button that holds the tassel on. I used a Scrappy Moms Stamp for the sentiment. I stamped it in yellow and also used some yellow embossing powder to heat emboss the sentiment. I also cut the matching envelope for the card, I just don't have any pictures of it. :) I hope you enjoy and I hope the recipient does too!

I made this for the following challenges:

• Cupcake Inspirations: cupcake photo
• Cardz TV: graduation card
• Celebrate the Occasion: anything goes

Argyle Father's Day

I made another Father's Day card. This time I used Wild Card to create the argyle pattern at the bottom of the card. It was cut at 5." I wrapped it with ribbon and added a buckle from Fabulous Finds, it was cut at 1." I used a My Pink Stamper stamp for the sentiment. It is a nice and simple one, but a perfect masculine card.

Two Simple Cards

It is pouring rain here, with a tornado watch in effect, so I decided to craft the night away while I wait it out. My husband is out of town for a couple of days so that leaves me with two dogs that clearly do not like thunder! It isn't too bad though, they just curl up by my feet and let me do my work.

I made a couple of cards tonight, and both of them are pretty simple. This first one is for the challenge at Celebrate the Occasion. Their current challenge is to create something for a male birthday and to use a circle. I used Wild Card to cut the circle card base, it is 5" around. I cut two circles, one at 4 3/4" and one at 4 1/2" for my mats. The patterned paper is from DCWV's Guy Stack. I used Father's Day to cut the golf club/ball. I embossed the tee with Forest Branches and the golf ball with Polka Dots, I used the debossed side for that one. I also added glossy accents to the ball. I stamped my sentiment, which is from Fiskars, in coffee bean ink by Tsukineko. I finished off the card by adding some buttons. I made this one at the request of my mom, it is for her brother's birthday.

The second card today is for the ice cream cone challenge at Bitten by the Bug 2. I used the ice cream cone from Indie Art and cut it at 4." I pop-dotted the ice cream part of the cone, and also pop-dotted the whole cone to the card. The white layer is embossed with the D'vine Swirls folder. The patterned paper is from Penny Lane by My Mind's Eye. The sentiment is stamped in jumbo java ink by Tsukineko and is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the Kids Incorporated set.

There you go. Two quick and easy cards for tonight, I hope you enjoy!

Lacy Love

The challenge at Perfect Sentiments this week is to use the photo they provided (you can see it at the bottom right of this post) to inspire your card. When I saw the picture the first thing I was drawn to was the pattern of the tablecloth. That was my inspiration and the basis for this card. I didn't use any of the colors or much else, but I just loved the look of the those lacy flowers on the tablecloth. To create my card I used Wild Card to cut the scalloped card, using the blackout feature. I then put small black brads in each of the scallops. I cut the black lacy doily from Paper Lace at 4." I then cut it again out of red at 3." I cut the shadow feature for it out of white at 3" and out of black at 3 1/4." I covered the red doily in red glitter then adhered all those pieces together. I pop-dotted that part to the card. I then tied some black ribbon in a bow and added it to the card. I covered a heart shaped button with red glitter and added it to the bow. It took me forever to decided on what I wanted to use for my sentiment. I knew I wanted to use "love you" or some derivation of that, I just didn't know what cartridge I wanted to use for it. I finally settled on Opposites Attract. I really liked the look of using both fonts. Then I went back and forth trying to decide which one to put in front, but I finally decided to put the "love" in front. The "love" is cut using the regular font at 1." I covered it in red glitter. The "you" is cut using the opposite font. I adhered the "love" onto the "you" and pop-dotted the whole thing to the card. All the elements really give it a great texture and a lot of dimension. I love how it turned out.I made this for the following challenges:

• Perfect Sentiments: love sentiment with photo inspiration (right)


• Whimsical Designs: red, white and one other color


• Cooking with Cricut: grown-up Valentine, must use black and brads

Christmas in July

I made this scalloped circle card using the Wild Card cartridge. I cut it at 5." I used a dark green shimmery cardstock for the regular cut, then also cut some ivory cardstock to cut the black out version of the card to use on the interior. I used George and Basic Shapes to cut the gold circle at 3 3/4" and the ivory circle at 3 1/2." I stamped my image onto the ivory circle using embossing ink, then heat embossed it with some gold embossing powder. I finished it off with three sets of three gold pearls. I added my sentiment to the inside of the card. I stamped the sentiment using pearlescent ivy ink by Tsukineko.

I made this for the following:

• 365 Cards: "Day 127" - use three of an emellishment and make it the same in color, size, etc.


• Celebrate the Occasion: Christmas in July, no red


• Die Cuttin' Divas: sketch


• The Paper Variety: Christmas in July