MME April Card Sketch Challenge

Hello!  I used this sketch challenge to help me make a sympathy card.  My niece's husband's father passed away on Sat. after a long battle with cancer.   I always struggle with this type of card so I thought this sketch would help me out and it did.

I decided to flip the sketch for this one:

Recipe:
A2 card in Kraft
MME - Laundry Line stack - all patterned papers

CB embossing folder - Musical Flourish

Lyrical Letters Cricut cart- sorry@ 3 3/4" (used fit-to-length and Jack Sprat feature)
Cake Basics Cricut cart - butterfly2@3/4", 1"

Ek Success border punch, Frosted Lace Stickles, Crackle Accents (on one butterfly), pop dots (I popped up the layer with stripes and also the buterflies), brown ink for the edges, pearl bling, Oriental Trading Co flower button, Glossy Accents to adhere button and anchor bow, brown/white twine.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  Good luck to all in this challenge!

Cindy---

First Communion card

Hello!  My nephew, Gabriel is receiving his first Holy Communion in May.  So, I created this card for his special day.  I used a frosted vellum for the dove.

Recipe:
4 1/4" square card in Kraft

French Manor Cricut cart - flybird@2 3/4"

CB folder - Victoria & Welcome Baby (for the die cut sentiment 'blessing')

Frosted vellum (med speed, med pressure, blade @6), pop dots, black bling.

I used a Scotch wrinkle free glue stick to glue the vellum bird shape to a white bird shape.  Then I could use my pop dots without them showing through the bird.  I tucked the olive branch between the two layers of his beak.  I used my Xyron machine to adhere the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)

Cindy---

HS Grad Card

Hello!  Another graduation card to share with you today.  This one is for my nephew, Thad who is graduating high school really soon.  He's got a partial college scholarship for football so that's where I started when designing this one.  I pulled out some old Stampin' Up stamps and got busy.  Love to get inky once in a while :-)

Recipe:
A2 card in Kraft

CB embossing folder - Congrats

Watercolor pencils, blender pen from Stampin' Up, Stampin' Up stamp set Rough & Tumble, brown ink for the edges, Tim Holtz distressing tool for the edges, pop dots, Myra Road ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)

Cindy---

College Grad Card

Hello!  This card is for my cousin, Jeanne who just graduated from college!  Yay!!  As I was creating it I had originally thought I would use an embossed background but then thought it was a little busy.  I then remembered seeing a card that someone created with embossing on the inside of a card.  So, that's what I did--it's now on the inside cover :-) 

Inside cover embossed with the Congrats folder.

Recipe:
4 1/4" square card base in Kraft
The Paper Studio - Persnickety Stack - all papers

Elegant Edges Cricut cart - Design2 @ 4" and 3" using the frame feature
TC Sophisticated Cricut cart - 'J' @ 1 3/4"

CB folder - Congrats

Sew Easy Fancy floss in princess, Diamond Dust on the 'J', glossy accents to anchor the bow and to adhere the Diamond Dust, pop dots.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)

Cindy---

CC Wkly Challenge #56: Teacher's Rock

Hello!  Teacher's do rock!  My daughter is in Kinder this year and I can't believe how much she has learned.  She's starting to read--so EXCITING!!!  Anyway, this challenge is all about making something for a teacher using primary colors and chalk.

This pic shows the blue chalk I used on the edges of this note pad.

 Front cover.  Her teacher's name just happened to start with 'A'.  Cool, huh?!

 Inside cover.  I used the seeing spots CB folder for some fun texture.

This pic isn't very good.  It's the back inside cover.  I covered the back in blue to match the front.

Recipe:
DCWV - Grade School Stack - patterned paper

Elegant Edges Cricut cart - Circles @ 4 1/2" - using the book feature (remember to use the flip feature to cut the back cover and for the papers to cover the back of your covers), Circles @ 3"  -using the frame and shadow features

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - 'A' @ 2 1/4"  (I cut this out of chipboard, too)

CB folder - Seeing spots, swiss dot

Cinch 1" binding wire, used 4 1/4" x 4" white computer paper for the inside pages of the note pad

Chipboard - I used cereal boxes,  settings:  Deep blade @6, speed low, pressure max, muli-cut @3

Christmas red Stickles, Ek Success blue chalk for edges, Ribbons:  white organza and white satin are Ribbon Boutique, Grosgrain yellow and red ribbons are Celebrate It (M's)

Thanks for stopping by today!  Good luck to all in this challenge!

Cindy--

DCWV Card Sketch Challenge #1

Hello!  I  love DCWV paper!  So I guess you could call me a stack-a-holic-- so this challenge wasn't that hard :-)  Use DCWV papers and the sketch below to create a card.

                                            And I decided to flip the sketch lengthwise..

Recipe:
A2 card base in white
DCWV - Be Mine Stack - all patterned papers

Elegant Edges Cricut cart - butterfly2 @ 6 1/4" (using fit-to-length & border feature), eyelet1 @3 1/2", snowflake @ 3" (using frame and shadow features)

Diamond Dust, blue ink for edges, pop dots, elastic ruffled decorative trim from HL, sentiment sticker is Papercrafts Magazine, Glossy accents to adhere the Diamond Dust.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  Good luck to all in this challenge!

Cindy---

Love My Tapes Monthly Challenge: polka dots

Hello!  I wanted to create a really cute, girly kind of grad card for my niece.  I wasn't feeling the old black cap this time around and so I put a new spin on it.  I like how it came out.  Hope Karlie likes it, too!  I'll be entering this into the Love My Tapes monthly polka dot challenge. 

Recipe:
A2 card base in Kraft
The Paper Studio - Persnickety stack - both patterned papers

MS Seasonal Cake Art Cricut cart - gradcap@4"
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - Eyelet1@ 5 1/4" (oblong feature)
Kate's ABC Cricut cart - 2, 0, 1, 2 @ 1"  (Font 2)

Pop dots, brown & white twine, The Paper Studio - pink heart bling, Glossy Accents to anchor twine on tassel.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  Good luck to all in this challenge!!

IO Challenge: Flower Power

Hello!  This card went together really quickly :-)  I won some blog candy from one of the IO DT members a couple weeks ago--so I decided to put some new stamps to use :-)  If you'd like to play along and maybe win some online cash ($25) to spend in the online store visit the IO blog here!

Recipe:
A2 card in white
The Paper Studio - Uptown Flair stack -both colored papers

Impression Obsession Stamps:  Spring Paisley MC177 ( dragonfly), Mini Messages MC176 (sentiment)

Ribbon is Celebrate It-Basic Narrows (M's), pink bling, pink pearl bling, white pearl bling, Frosted lace Stickles.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  Good luck to all in this challenge!

CC Magazine Challenge: Letter Envy

Hello!  This challenge is all about using the latest Cricut Circle exclusive cart, Letter Envy.  I decided it was time to create some home decor.  I recently got a small console table for our front entryway.  And I've been wanting some artwork with our inital on it.  So this is what I came up with...  The pics don't really do it justice--this Shimmer paper is sooo pretty in person.  Enjoy!

A close up of the flowers :-)

Recipe:
12x12 frame from Michaels

DCWV - Shimmer stack - all papers

Letter Envy Cricut cart - M @ 8"
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - bunny @ 11" (using fit to page) (frame feature)
Teresa Collins Sophisticated Cricut cart - flower 1 @ 2", 1 3/4"

Pop dots, lace is American Crafts in brown sugar, Glossy Accents to adhere the flowers, Scotch wrinkle free glue stick to adhere the lace.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  Good luck to all in the challenge!             

Home Sweet Home

This card is for my husband's business associate.  He's retired now and recently moved to be closer to his grandkids. 

Front.

Inside.

Recipe:
5" square card base in Kraft

DCWV - Lace and Linen Stack - patterned papers (using up some scraps :-)

Teresa Collins Sophisticated Cricut cart - Chair 3 @ 3" using the phrase feature
Kate's ABC Cricut cart - dollhouse @4"

Brown & white twine, grey bling for the doorknob, brown ink for the edges of the cardbase, Tim Holtz distressing tool for the background layers, Oriental Trading co-button, pop dots.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)

CC Wkly Challenge #55: Springtime

Hello again!  This project must include a sticker and ric rack along with 2 Cricut cuts and have a springtime theme.  Happy Spring!

Recipe:
4 3/4" square card base in Kraft
DCWV - Lace and Linen stack- all patterned papers

Kate's ABC Cricut cart - watercan @ 4"
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - heart2 @4 1/4"
Cake Basics Cricut cart - butterfly2@3/4"

Rounded corners, brown ink for edges of the cardbase, white ric rack (I used brown ink & spritzed it with Tsukineko Sheer Shimmer in Sparkle), pop dots, Crystal Stickles on the butterfly, pearl bling, the sentiment is a clear sticker from PaperCrafts magazine.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  Good luck to everyone in this challenge!

Cricut Circle Easter Swap! Handmade Item

Happy Easter!  For our Easter basket swap we created a handmade item to include along with other scrappy goodies.  This little mini journal is for Shirley and her messageboard name is bird--so I incorporated her first initial and a cute little birdie into the cover design.  She said since she just has boys she doesn't get to create many girlie things so I'm hoping she loves this :-)

Recipe:
The Paper Studio - Uptown Flair stack- all papers
Cheez-It box for the cardboard covers
printer/copy paper - 5"x4"

Elegant Edges Cricut cart - scallop2@5" using the book feature, burst@3", 3 1/2"
Simply Charmed Cricut cart - bird@ 1 1/2"
Winter Woodland Cricut cart - 'S' @ 2 1/2"

Setting for cutting Cheez-It box- deep blade @6, pressure max, speed low, multi cut @3.

pop dots, green ink for edges of the book covers, 1" white binding wire, hot pink ribbon by Celebrate It-Basic Narrows, Organza pink & green ribbons by Ribbon Boutique. 

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  I hope everyone has a fabulous Easter!

Another Easter bunny

Hello again!  This is my second post today!  Whoo-hoo!  I'm a little behind on my blogging here!  This is a card I made for my in-laws.  It is similar to my other card I posted below but with a few differences..

Recipe:
A2 card in brown cardstock

Kate's ABC Cricut cart - bunny @ 4"
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - leaves @ 5" (using the oblong feature)

Embossing folder is Floral & Vines by Sizzix

Sentiment stamp is by Inky Antics, brown ink on the edges of the background shape, white ink to make the embossing pop, pop dots on the white background layer, butterfly and flowers, twine is My Mind's Eye Lime Twist-Life of the Party " Charmed", Glossy Accents to secure the bow, Crystal Stickles on the butterfly and flowers.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  Have a fabulous Easter!

Easter bunny

Hello!  Easter is almost here:-)  I made this card for my folks.

Recipe:
A2 card in brown cardstock

Kate's ABC Cricut cart - bunny @4" (I flipped this one)
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - circle3 @5" using the oblong feature

Cuttlebug folder - Victoria

White ink to make the embossing pop, brown ink on edges of the background oval, pop dots (I used them to pop up the oval shape, butterfly and the flowers), sentiment stamp from Inky Antics, Sew Easy fancy floss in lilac, Glossy Accents to secure the bow, Crystal Stickles on the butterfly's wings and the center of the flowers.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  Have a fabulous Easter!

Cricut Circle Easter Basket Swap

Thank you so much Shirley aka Bird on the MB.  I especially love the handmade items:  cup, spa sock cupcake, card and fabulous mini book.  Look at all this crafty goodness :-) 

She even included Pez candies for my two kiddos.  She's so sweet!!  Can't wait to use my new toys!

Thanks for stopping by today :-)