Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #255

Hello there!  It's time for a new sketch challenge over on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge blog.  Here is our sketch for this week:

I created a birthday card this week.

Recipe:
Echo Park - Party Time (6x6) stack - all patterned papers
Ek Success - candle border edge punch
Unity Stamp Co - So Glad You Were Born kit - sentiment
Birthday Bash Cricut cart - party hat @ 1 1/4"
pop dots
blue jute twine
diamond Stickles

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

Cindy---

Cut It Up Challenge #53: Int'l Day of Peace

Hey there!  It's time for another great challenge on the Cut It Up blog.  Our theme this time is in honor of the International Day of Peace.  Just use the colors of a country you have visited or would love to visit one day.  Use a die cut on your project and you are good to go. 

Our fabulous sponsor this time is Kaboodle Bug Designs and the prize is a $10 gift card.

I would love to visit Italy one day so that's where I got my color inspiration for this card.

 

 

Recipe:
5"square card base
Disney Pixar Cars Cricut cart - peace sign @ 3", circle @ 3 1/4"
Birthday Bash Cricut cart - PEACE @ 3/4"
pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  Come play along with us at Cut It Up!!

Cindy---

Birthday bag & tag

Hello!  I've got a cute little kid birthday bag and tag set to share with you today.  I'm also the hostess on the Scrapbook Blessings Club today.  My son was recently invited to a birthday party and this is what I created for his friend.

I love to personalize little kid gifties if I have the time :-)

Recipe:
8x10 white gift bag
Birthday Bash Cricut cart - buffalo @ 5", connor @ 1 1/2", '6' @ 2", tag @ 2 1/2"
The Paper Studio - Little Boys & Their Toys stack - patterned papers
Glossy Accents - to make his nose shiny
black bling - his eyes
silver bling - wheels
pop dots
Cuttlebug embossing folder - swiss dot
Sew Easy floss - coral reef

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Cindy---

I've entered these projects into the following challenges:
               Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #69:  3D flowers or birthday

CC Wkly Challenge#59: Birthday

Hello!  The challenge is to use birthday balloons as inspiration and use some string or twine in a fun way.  I created a card for my little miss for her 6th birthday.

Recipe:
Card base in white 4x9" (fits into a legal sized envelope)

Create a Critter Cricut cart - monkey @ 3 1/2"
Birthday Bash Cricut cart - balloons @ 2 1/2", '6' @ 1/2"

CB folders- swiss dot, seeing spots

The banners I just cut by hand 2x7, 2x5, 2x3.  I used the leftover scraps to  make a fun confetti look at the bottom of the card.

Pop dots, Sew Easy floss in candy stripe, glossy accents to adhere the twine strings on the balloons (I tied knots in the ends of the strings to make them appear to be atached to the balloons).

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

Cindy---

You've Got Mail

Hello there!  I've got another Valentine's card to share today!  You could easily make this into a 'thinking of you' or 'missing you' type of card.

Recipe:
Birthday Bash Cricut cart - postage card @ 5 1/4" on Kraft
Doodlecharms Cricut cart - mailbox @ 4"
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - hearts @ 1 1/2", 3/4"

CB folder - distressed stripe

Brown ink for Kraft edges, pearl bling, pop dots, brad from my stash, white Marvy gel pen for stitching, Impression-Obsession sentiment stamp.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)

Paris in the Spring!

This is a quick card I put together using a Stampin' Up stamp set that I got cheap at a garage sale.  I've always wanted to go to Paris--maybe someday :-)  I like how it turned out...

Recipe:
5" square card base in pink

Birthday Bash Cricut cart - postage stamp card @5"

Stampin' Up stamps from the "Paris in the Spring" set, Postcard stamp is Stampabilities, colored pencils, SU blender pen, pop dots.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Happy Hippo Birthday!

Hello!  Sorry I've been such a stranger lately!  I took a few weeks off for the holidays and then had sick kiddos and a hard drive crash...Eeee!  Feels good to be back in the craft room organizing and creating:-)We went to a birthday party for a sweet little girl on Sat. and this is the card I made for her.  Hope you enjoy!

Recipe:
A2 card base in brown
My Mind's Eye- Simply Delightful stack- pink papers

Birthday Bash Cricut cart - hippo @ 4"

Cuttlebug folder- Paisley

Impresssion Obsession stamp set- Cakes CL203, white Marvy gel pen for doodles on the ice cream cone, brown bling, pop dots, brown ink on the edges of all pink papers, brown lace trim (HL), glossy accents to make the ice cream shiny.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

CC Road to CHA Pennant Contest

The challenge was to create a pennant using the Cricut cart Birthday Bash.  You could choose any pennant shape on pages 38-70 and use the fit-to-pg feature on a 12x12 piece of cs.  The pennant is to showcase my state and will be made into a banner at the CHA crop along with all the other entries from my fellow Circlets :-)  I hope they post pictures on the blog!!!  I chose the wavy banner shape to give my flag the look of movement.  I kept things pretty simple with the colors and the design.  I like it how it turned out.

Recipe:

The Paper Studio - textured cs stack - red and blue papers

Birthday Bash Cricut cart - pennant shape from pg 60 using the fit-to-pg feature it turned out to be 11"
MS Seasonal Cake Art Cricut cart - star @ 2 3/4" (i cut 2)
Old West Cricut Cart - letters @ 1 1/2", barbed wire border @ 1/2" (I cut three of these to get the length I needed), longhorn@ 5" using the flip feature

Cuttlebug embossing folders - swiss dot (star, white letters), distressed stripe (white section of the flag)

I used pop dots to add dimension to the star and the word Texas, white Marvy gel pen for the doodles, black organza ribbon by RibbonFX (HL), white and red polka dot ribbons are by Basic Narrows (M's).

Thanks for looking!  I had fun making this pennant! Good luck to all!

Cricut 360: Challenge #2

This was a fun challenge.  It requires a circle shaped card and a Thank You type sentiment.  I was inspired by a scrapbook technique I saw on the Two Peas website.  It was a cute way to use up extra bits of ribbon.  So, I applied that idea to my card today.  Hope you likey :-)

Recipe:
The Paper Studio - The Basics Stack - red and red dot papers

Birthday Bash Cricut cart - Scallop circle card base @4";  circles @3 3/4", 3 1/2
Wild Card Cricut cart- Thanks @ 3"

Cuttlebug embossing folder- Seeing spots (it's hard to see--but I used it on the white card base)

Scraps of ribbon, pop dots, sliver bling.

Thanks for looking.  Good luck to all in the challenge!  Looking forward to the next one :-)

My Pink Stamper's April Pinkalicious Blog Hop

The challenge is ANYTHING BIRTHDAY!

This gave me the chance to play with the cart Birthday Bash that I got recently for attending Cindy Royal's class at the TX Stampede.  This is a fun cart with so many adorable images!!! 

Recipe:
A2 size card.  Base is Kraft. 
scraps from my stash

Birthday Bash Cricut cart - dog cut @4"

Cuttlebug folder - Seeing Spots (also got this at the Stampede...Love it)

Impression Obsession clear stamps from the Sentiments I set.  I stamped this on the ribbon.  I saw this technique used on a project on someone's blog but I can't remember where...If I see it again, I'll give her props!!  My first try and it worked great :-)

MS adhesive ribbon, MS party edger punch, Diamond & Cotton  Candy Stickles, silver bling on collar.

Thanks for looking!  I love comments!