Get Well Card

Hello there!  My husband works with a lady who had a kidney operation recently.  So, he wanted a kidney shaped card.  She has a really great sense of humor...LOL!  So, this is what I came up with.

I will also be linking this project up to the Guest Design team call over on the Bitten by the Bug 2 blog :-)  Wish me luck!!

Recipe:
Cricut Expression
Nifty Fifties Cricut cart - shaker @ 5 1/2" (used this for the kidney shaped cardbase), motel @ 4"
Echo Park - Happy Days (6x6) -all patterned papers
tear tape
pop dots
Unity Stamp Co - Good Vibes kit - 'chill' stamp

Thanks for stopping by today.

Cindy---

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge #259

Hello there!  It's time for another great sketch challenge over on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge blog.  Here is our sketch for this week.  (feel free to play along with your country shape if you live outside the USA)

Recipe:

Nifty Fifties Cricut cart - car1 @ 1 3/4"

blue vellum

blue glitter paper

The Paper Studio - Newsworthy stack

Impression Obsession - border sentiment die

pop dots

Sew Easy floss

Tim Holtz token

Tim Holtz Distress crayon - broken China (to color the token)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge this week!

Cindy---

CIU#103 - Bow Tie

Hello!  It's time for another great challenge over on the Cut It Up challenge blog.  Our theme this time is:  Bow Tie.  Our wonderful sponsor is Stinkin' Cute.

Recipe:
Nifty Fifties Cricut cart - Skates @ 4"
Authentique - Darling Girl stack - (6x6) all pattern papers
TPC Studio - Greetings stamp set
pink bling
pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Cut It Up.

Cindy---

Kennedy Grace Creations - Shaken not Stirred

Hello there!  I've got a cute shaker card to share today.  I've used some great Kennedy Grace Creations sequins.   

 

Recipe:
Kennedy Grace Creations - Watermelon Spritzer sequins mix
Me & My Big Ideas - Mambi Sheets - Hello Beautiful - all patterned papers
Nifty Fifties Cricut cart- martini @ 4"
Simply Charmed Cricut cart - cheers @ 3/4"
transparency sheet
DCWV - gold glitter paper
foam tape
pop dots
ric rac trim

Thanks for stopping by today.  Go check out the Kennedy Grace store and see all their yummy sequin mixes :-)

Cindy---

I'm entering this into the following:
 Alphabet Challenge: D is for Dot

HB2U

Hello there!  My MIL is turning 75 soon and there is a retro party planned for her.  I had fun with my Nifty Fifties cart for this one.  I am the hostess on the Scrapbook Blessings Club blog today.   I love how this came out :-)

Recipe:
DCWV - Nana's Kitchen stack - patterned glitter paper
Nifty Fifties Cricut cart - Mixer @ 3 1/2", '75' @ 3/4", 'HB2U' @ 1/2"
From My Kitchen Cricut cart - tab @ 2 3/4"
Cinch - holes on the edge
corner rounder
black bling
white organza ribbon
black washi tape
pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Cindy---

Tweet! Tweet!

 

Hello!  It's What can My Mind Design Monday on the My Cricut Craft Room Blog today.  Our theme is something that flies.  I chose to use a cute little birdie from Nifty Fifties.   I made this card for a 7 year old birthday party my daughter went to.  I got lucky because the décor theme of the party was all about peace signs!  Cool, huh?!! or should I say groovy??---LOL!! 

A little tip I picked up:  don't throw away those left overs from your pop dots.  Cut them down and use them on bigger things you want to pop up/add dimension to :-)

Recipe:
4" square card base in black
The Paper Studio - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun stack- all patterned papers

Nifty Fifties Cricut cart - bird @ 3 3/4"

Pop dots, Impression Obsession stamp set Sentiments I, corner rounder.

Thanks for stopping by today!  If you'd like to see more projects in the something that flies theme please visit www.mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com

Cindy---

Who Wants Ice Cream?

 

Hello!  It's Card Creating Tues on the My Cricut Craft Room blog today.  We all created projects with snack food on them.  I made my Father-in-law a birthday card with one of his favorite snack foods. 

This is my first center step card.  I watched a few Utube videos for details on how to cut/score the base.

Side view.

Recipe:
Center step card base in Kraft (5 1/2 x 5 1/2")
Echo Park - Happy Days- polka dot paper

Nifty Fifties Cricut cart - shake @ 4 1/4"

Cuttlebug embossing folder- Frills border strip (debossed)

DecoArt snow writer for the whipped cream, Glossy Accents to make the cherry shiny, TPC Studio- Greeting sentiment stamp set, pop dots.

Thanks for stopping by today.  If you'd like to see more projects with a snack food theme please visit www.mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com

Cindy---

Happy Birthday!

Hello!  It's my Father-in-law's birthday and he's turning 75!  I wanted to do something fun and different!  So, I used a z-fold card base for my card.  I've never done a card like this before and I think it turned out pretty cool :-)  His surprise party is next weekend and there will be an ice cream bar to build your own.  He loves ice cream so that's what I went with, too!   I hope he likes it!

Recipe:

For the base of the card I started with a 11x 4 1/4" piece of white cardstock.  With the long side horizontal score at 2 3/4" & 5 1/2".  Accordin fold to make a z-fold card.  Yup, it's just that easy!  And the best part--once folded this will fit your standard A2 size envelope :-)

DCWV -Cafe Mediterranean Stack - all patterned papers

Robotz  Cricut cart-  '75' @2 1/2" (font feature)
Nifty Fifties Cricut cart - Ice cream @ 4", '&' and the arrow @ 1"

White pen for doodles, Glossy Accents on the ice cream, brown Zig pen for doodles on the cone, pop dots, sentiment is from the Fiskars stamp set Make a Wish Quotes...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit today :-) 

Cindy---

Cricut 360 #9: Relax

The challenge this week is to create a project that's all about relaxing!  So sit back, put your feet up, and have yourself a drink--on me :-)  LOL!!  Enjoy!

Recipe:

Nifty Fifties Cricut cart - martini @ 3 1/2"
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - Diamonds @ 4"

Cuttlebug embossing folder - Tiny bubbles

I used vellum for the glass.  I cut it using med speed and med pressure.  I like the shimmery see-thru effect it gives.  My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Life of the Party "Charmed" twine, pop dots, stamp is KI memories from the Birthday Verbology clear set, pink pearl bling, pink colored pencil, glossy accents to give the olive some shine.

Thanks for looking!  Good luck to all in this challenge!

Cricut 360 Challenge #6: Refreshing.....SMILE

What a great theme for the challenge this week.  I chose a bottle of soda for my refreshment :-) 

Recipe:
My Mind's Eye - Love Nest stack - polka dot paper

Nifty Fifties - soda @ 4 1/4", smile @ 1/2"

Distressed edges, brown inked edges, white Marvy gel pen, Making Memories eyelets, DMC floss #336, pop dots, pearl bling.

Thanks for looking!  Good luck to all in the challenge this week!

Cricut 360- Challenge#5: Transportation...Fly me to the Moon

The theme for this weeks challenge is transportation.  I chose to use a rocket from the Nifty Fifties cart.  It was one of those cards where you design part of it and then think about it for a day or so and then the idea for the sentiment hit me.  I like how it turned out :-) 

Recipe:
White card base is 4x9
DCWV - Shimmer Stack - green paper
DCWV - Amber Autumn Stack - orange polka dot paper
DCWV - All About Boys Stack - patterned papers

Nifty Fifties - rocket @ 5"
Plantin Schoolbook - letters/numbers @ 3/4", 1/2"

Oriental Trading Co- felt ribbon, silver bling, pop dots.

Thanks for looking!  Good luck to all in the challenge!

Happy Birthday, Dad!!

I created this card for my Dad's birthday next week.  This cart has a lot of great manly images :-)

Recipe:
4 1/2" square card base in Kraft

Nifty Fifties Cricut cart - tv @3 3/4
Graphically Speaking Cricut cart - background Image 44 @ 4" using RD

Cuttlebug embossing folder - Distressed stripe

Stamp is from Stampabilities -Everyday Expressions set, pop dots, silver bling for the knobs.

Thanks for looking!  Have a great day!

CC Wkly Challenge: #33 Sweet Summertime

This was a fun challenge.  Who doesn't love yummy summertime sweet treats, right?!  So, all we had to do was use 2 Cricut cuts and our favorite sweet treat shape and use a stamp somewhere on the project.  I have a weakness for ice cream so that's what I went with for my card.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out :-)

Recipe:
A2 card base in Kraft.
The Paper Studio - Just Married stack - pink patterned papers

Nifty Fifties Cricut cart- ice cream cone @ 5"
Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Cricut cart - lgrnd4 (tag) cut using the fit-to-length feature @ 3 1/2"

Cuttlebug embossing folder - from the Retro Kitchen set

Studio G clear stamp set for the sentiment

Organza ribbon by RibbonFX (HL), Marvy white gel pen used for doodling, pop dots, light pink bling.

Thanks for looking!  Good luck to all in the challenge!
Happy cutting!

Fifties Birthday Card

My brother-in-law, Mark is turning 50 really soon.  So, I wanted to make a special card for him.  I hope he likes it.

Recipe:
A2 card base in Kraft.
DCWV - The Shimmer Stack - grey and green papers on the car
DCWV - Metallic matstack - green background paper

Nifty Fifties Cricut cart- car @1 1/2", '50' @ 1 1/4", 'th' @ 3/4"

Brown ink for the edges, distressed the brown paper with a Tim Holtz distress tool, Stamp is from Stampabilities clear stamp set Everyday Expressions, black bling on the wheels, glossy accents for shine on the windshield, MS black glitter glue on the '50', pop dots for dimension.

Thanks for looking!  Happy Birthday, Mark!!

CC Wkly Challenge#27: Make a Game Plan

The challenge is to create a sketch and include it along with pics of your project and use at least 2 Cricut cuts.

My sketch:

As you can see I kept it really simple :-)

And here is the card I created:

Recipe:
5" square card base.
DCWV - The Shimmer Stack - grey paper
DCWV - textured cardstock stack - teal papers

Nifty Fifties Cricut cart - mic cut at 4", frame behind mic cut at 4", musical notes cut @ 1"
Cuttlebug embossing folder - Retro kitchen - debossed

Zig pen for sentiments and doodles, silver bling,  pop dots for dimension.

Thanks for looking!  Good luck to all!

Sew...What'z Up??

This card is a 'just because' type of card and I'm entering it into the Cricut Circle weekly challenge.  I also followed a sketch for this card so I'm entering it into the Peachy Keen Sketch #48 challenge as well.

Recipe:
DCWV - Shimmer stack - grey
DCVW - cardstock stack - pink
rest are scraps

Nifty Fifties Cricut cart - sewing machine cut at 2"
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - zig zag cut at 4 1/2" using the fit-to-length feature

Cuttlebug folders - Just my Type borders (zig zag at the top and buttons at bottom)

'Sew' stamp is from KImemories- celebrate life stamp set
inside the card reads 'What'z Up?' - by Stampabilities

DMC floss #340 for the thread in the machine.  Grey bling. Silver jelly roll pen for doodles.  Pop dots for dimension.

Thanks for looking.  I love comments.  Good luck in the challenges!!

CC Wkly Challenge #23: Guy Stuff

The challenge is to use at least 3 of the following types of materials:  hardware items, stars, raw cardboard/chipboard, twine, string, paint, buttons, staples, or distressed edges on a guy themed project.

I used stars, buttons, eyelets, and distressed edges on my card. 

Recipe:

DCWV Shimmer Stack - blue and grey papers

Nifty Fifties Cricut cart- sneaker cut @4"
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - oval cut at 5 1/4 using real dial size, stars cut @ 1" using real dial size

Cuttlebug folder - from the Simply Charmed set

Impression Obsession clear stamp set Sentiments I.

Floss on buttons is DMC # 535.  Oriental Trading co eyelets on the shoe.  Tim Holtz edge distresser used on blue paper edges.  Dimensionals and glue dots.

Thanks for looking!  Good luck in the challenge everyone!

Kristen's Birthday Blog Hop- Day 2!

Hello, and welcome to the 2nd day of Kristen's blog hop to celebrate her birthday.  If you've made your way here from Alma's Pink Life then you are on the right track.  If not, you'll probably want to go back to the beginning and start at http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/ 

For my second project I made a card.  Today is actually my brother, Don's birthday also.  I made this card and mailed it off to him last week.  I hope he likes it.  And I hope you like it, too :-)

Recipe:

DCWV Stack 7 - musical note patterned paper
DCWV Shimmer Stack - blue and grey papers

Nifty Fifties Cricut cart - radio cut at 4", musical notes (can't remember what I cut them at...lol)

Stampabilities- clear stamp set Everyday Expressions used for the sentiment

I doodled around the musical note paper with a white gel pen.  I added small black gems to the knobs on the radio.  I popped the radio up with dimensionals.


Happy Birthday to Kristen!!  Thanks again for letting me be a part of your Birthday hop!!  


1) Kreimers- http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/
2) MareBear- http://www.marebearscraps.blogspot.com/
3) TheScrapbookGirl- http://www.cricutconfessions.com/
4) Nuts about Cuts http://www.nutsaboutcuts.com/
5) DarcyBeeler- http://dlmbscrapping-time2create.blogspot.com/
6) lechristina3- http://allthingscrafty3.blogspot.com/
7) TX Scrapper Mom- http://www.txscrappermom.blogspot.com/
8) ABrooks86 - http://almabrooksblog.blogspot.com/
9) momto2cuties- http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/  you are HERE
10) JenniferHawkins2- http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com/

Thanks for looking!  Check yesterdays post for a chance to win a Robotz Cricut cart :-)

 Have a great day!

My Sexy Valentine!

Okay, this is a fun, slightly naughty card I created for my  hubby. 

Recipe:
5" square Kraft card base
The Paper Studio- The Basics stack - red and red stripe papers

Forever Young - bra and panties cut at 2"
Nifty Fifties - red shape at 4"
Accent Essentials - scallop square cut at 4 3/4"
Robotz - letters cut at 1" (the V looked small so I used 1 1/4 -weird ??)

Cuttlebug - Retro Kitchen
Silver heart gems on bra and panties
White gel pen for doodling around red shape
Diamond Stickles on ruffles on bra and panties

Thanks for looking.  Have a great day!

Ice Cream- Thank You card

Another card from the Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge.  YUMMY!

Recipe:
Cardstock - patterned paper DCWV Stack 7

Embossed with Swiss Dot Cuttlebug folder

All cuts were done at 4".  I used Glossy Accents to make the cherry on top shiny.