Not a Winter Card - Heart Bouquet

Hi Crafters and Bakers! Today is the Cookie Card Challenge. I was looking through Georgeanne's cookie blog, LilaLoa, trying to decide on a cookie to remake into a card. I decided on a Valentines theme because I am already over Winter.  I am definitely looking forward to a little warmer weather and a color other than grey.  :)  Plus, my favorite color is Red so it was a no brainer for me.  :)

Here is the cookie that I chose to recreate.  I'm not going to lie, I can't remember if I've already recreated this one before or not but it spoke to me so I didn't care.  lol  You can find her blog post on these cookies HERE.

Here is the card that I made.  It's a long card which works perfectly with this design.  My only thing I wish I changed is adding more stems and having them more "loose" looking.  But all in all I love it.

I love the DCWV glitter yardstick.  It is so shiny and pretty.  :)  Here is a side view:

I also added a frame and heart in the inside:

Thanks for stopping by!  This was a simple card but it was a lot of fun and I love it.  :)  Be sure to stop by Georgeanne's blog, LilaLoa, to see what she made.

SUPPLIES:
Bow - Easter 2010 Cricut Cartridge (it's on the chick cut)
Hearts - Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge
Stems - Walk in My Garden Cricut Cartridge
Polka Dot Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
DCWV Glitter Paper
PTI - Pure Poppy, White, and Hibiscus Burst Cardstock

Episode 124: 6 Mini Halloween Cards

Hi Bakers & Crafters! It's the first Friday of the month which means it's Cookie & Card Challenge time w/ Georganne and I.  I've been in the mood to make Halloween cards, just for something different than birthdays.  :)  I was looking through Georganne's blog and I found THESE adorable little cookies and of course I decided to make ALL of them (well, not the vamp).  :)

 Here are my cards next to her cookies:

Sorry the video is so long, I was making 6 cards.  :)

Be sure to stop by Georganne's blog, LilaLoa, to see her amazing creations.  Seriously fantastical.  :)

SUPPLIES:
Happy Haunting Cricut Cartridge
Smiley Cards Cricut Cartridge
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge
Snow Friends Cricut Cartridge
Hello Kitty Cricut Cartridge
Peachy Keen Stamps - Snow Cutie Face Assortment, Everyday Character Face Parts & More
Wiggly Eyes
Pajama Stripes Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Stickes - Silver, Cotton Candy, Black Diamond, Lime Green
PTI - True Black, Orange Zest, White, Simply Chartreuse, Plum Pudding, Harvest Gold cardstock
SU! - 3/4" Circle Punch
Hero Arts - 1/4" Circle Punch

BBQ Poster

Happy Monday Crafters!  Today's project is something I made for my church.  We are having a BBQ in a couple of weeks and they asked if I would create 2 posters to help announce it.  Here is what I came up with.  I've put the cartridges and sizes below the image.

Plantin Schookbook:  Shadow and Regular letters - 1.55"
Doodlecharms:  Sun - 5.10"
Block Party:  Mustard - 3.56"  Ketchup - 3.56"  Watermelon - 3"  Hamburger - 3.2"  Hotdog - 1.6"  Glass - 5.7"  Pitcher - 4"  BBQ Word - 2"
From My Kitchen:  Platter - 4" x 2"
Hand cut chips out of cream paper, crinkled it, then put some Tim Holtz Wild Honey ink.  Looks like BBQ chips.
Size of poster:  14" x 22"

Episode 19: Nascar Birthday Card

Here is a birthday card I made for my brother-in-law.  A HUGE Jimmie Johnson Nascar fan.  I make him a card that has something to do with Nascar or Jimmie Johnson for his birthday every year.  I even will do something like that for Christmas for him and my sister.  He converted her to Nascar.  :)

Card Recipe:
Cars Cricut cartridge
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge
Action Wobble
PTI - True Black and Stampers White cardstock
DCWV Metallic Paper Pack
Scrap Paper
Black and White Stitching

~ Thanks for watching/looking!

Simple Monogram Card

This is a simple monogram card I made for a male friend.  

Card Recipe:
Plantin Schoolbook for the letter P & circle
PTI - Simply Chartreuse Cardstock & Ribbon
PTI - Vintage Cream Cardstock
PTI - Enchanted Evening Cardstock
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Pajama Stripe

~ Thanks for looking!

Happy 60th and FIRST Video...

Hi Everyone!  Yes, you read the title right.  I made a video.  If you would like to see a larger image of the video click HERE.  Most of the detail is in the video so here you go... 



If.... K, I tried to get that last "if" off of the video but it didn't work out.  Like I said, I'm new to this.  :)

Up close pic of the card:

Here are the pics of my puppies I talked about in the video.  I promise they only were tortured, I mean had to wear the outfits, for a couple of hours.  :)

Card Recipe:
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge
Just Because Cards Cricut Cartridge
PTI - Enchanted Evening cardstock
PTI - Orange Zest cardstock and stitched ribbon
PTI - Vintage Cream cardstock
Action Wobbles (LOVE THEM), will be available in January.
Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

~ Thanks for looking and watching!

Thinking of You

I love this card. It turned out better than I thought it would. A coworker of my moms went into the hospital and they wanted a "thinking of you" card for her. So it needed to be bigger than the normal size I usually make so everyone in her department can sign it. It's a 5x7 card. I've used many cartridges for this one:

Create A Critter - Sun & Clouds

Walk in My Garden - Tulips

Plantin Schoolbook - Grass

ZooBalloo - Tree

I've double cut pretty much everything for extra depth. I also welded 2 of the grass cuts so it would fit the larger card with my Gypsy. I wish I would have taken a side pic so you could have seen the dimension on it. Some of the tulips are raised and some aren't. Just the flower portion, not the stems. If you click on the picture you can see a little of the depth. And unfortunately I can't tell you where I got the sentiment stamp from, I don't have the original package for it anymore and forgot to write it down.

Thanks for looking!

MPS Design Team Submission

I wanted to make something that can be for a friend and something that is springy. I double cut the butterfly, grass and mushroom for added depth.

I want to give a special thanks to 2 people that inspire me. Jeannie w/ A Place For My Cards who taught me to do the double cuts for extra depth. Thanks Jeannie!!! And especially Robyn w/ My Pink Stamper. Who taught me to use my Cricut. I'm SO glad that I came across your site. Thanks Robyn!!! You ladies have really inspired me to be the crafter I am.

Cartridges used:

Walk In My Garden - Caterpillar

Paisley - Mushroom

Plantin Schoolbook - Grass

Pooh & Friends - Butterfly

Designer Paper:

DCWV - Playful Posies

Base Paper:

PTI: Terracotta Tile

PTI: Spring Rain

Roberts: Basic White

Stamp on the inside:

Hero Arts: Friends Stamp Set

Thanks for looking!

More Christmas Cards...

Here are the Christmas cards I made for my siblings. I didn't want to post them until after Christmas in case they checked my site.

(For my sister Bec - They are fans of Jimmie Johnson)

The following are the boxes I made for my sisters and a couple of friends Christmas gifts. I made about 14 individually crafted notecards for each of them and then put them in the following boxes. They are envelope boxes covered w/ designer paper. Then used the mini Monograms cartridge to do their name tags. So cute if I do say so myself: :)

Merry Christmas! December 25th

Cartridge Used: Paper Doll Dress Up - Baby Jesus. Peachy Keen Stamp for the baby face (LOVE Them!)

December 24th

Cartridge Used: Joys of the Season - Star

December 23rd

Cartridge Used: Joys of the Season - Train. I just used the first part of the train cut. Used UTEE on it to make it seem like a toy and put golden brads in for the train wheels.

December 22nd

Cartridge Used: Joys of the Season - Tree. Used stickles for the snow on the tree.

December 21st

Cartridge Used: Joys of the Season - Present

December 20th

Cartridge Used: Joys of the Season - Polar Bear

December 19th

Cartridge Used: Winter Woodland - Hat

December 18th

Cartridge Used: Winter Woodland - Sleigh. I also used UTEE on the blade to make it look like metal.

December 17th

Cartridge Used: Joys of the Season - Poinsettia

December 16th

Cartridge Used: Joys of the Season - Drum

December 13th

So I realized that I skipped 13 altogether and jumped ahead a bit in the calendar. Here is 13:

Cartridge Used: From My Kitchen - Gingerbread Man