Heart shaped card

Hello!  I've got a heart-shaped Valentine for you today.  I'm also the hostess on the Scrapbook Blessings Club blog today, too!  I've used the Wild Card Cricut cart so this card came together pretty quickly :-)

Recipe:
Wild Card Cricut cart - heart @ 5" ( I cut the polka dot layer at 4 3/4" and just cut it apart- and used the other half on the back of the card)
The Paper Studio - Persnickety stack - polka dot paper
Bugaboo Digital stamp - Ava and Deacon heart
watercolor pencils
Oriental Trading Co - heart button
Sew Easy floss - princess

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a blest day!

Cindy----

I've submitted this into the Craftin' Desert Diva's Linky Party:  Shaped cards
                                          & Delightful Challenges:  You Have My Heart (use a heart)
                                              & Eureka Stamps Challenge #74:  Anything Goes
                                                  & Party Time Tues Challenge # 157:  Anything Goes
                                           Through the Craft Room Door :  Anything Goes Challenge
                                                     & Treasured Times Challenge #10:  Anything Goes
                                                   & Little Blue Button Stamps # 1:  Anything Goes

Mini Journal

Hello!  I made a mini journal for my husband's god daughter, Isabella for Easter.  I just realized I forgot to blog about it.  There are quite a few pictures with this one :-)  I used a great new paper stack by The Paper Studio called Ooh-La-La!  Love it!  Hope you enjoy!

                                                                      Front cover.

Inside cover.  I created a pocket and then a chipboard double-heart, covered with paper, and attached with a ribbon that she can tuck in the pocket or use as a bookmark.

I used a stamp to add some fun to the back of the first page.

I added a pocket/envelope before the back cover.  I stamped 'Dream' in white ink.

Back of the pocket/envelope.  Inside back cover.

Back cover :-) 

Recipe:
The Paper Studio - Ooh, La! La! - all patterned papers

Elegant Edges Cricut cart - hearts2 @ 5 1/2" using the book feature  ( I used the flip feature to cover the back of the book covers with paper), hearts2 @ 3" using the frame feature, hearts2 @ 3 1/2" using the oblong feature (for the pocket on the inside cover)

Kate's ABC Cricut cart - 'i' @ 2"

Graphically Speaking Cricut cart - Image 02@ 2 1/2" (double heart- I cut this in chipboard, too)

Wild Card Cricut cart - heart envelope @ 4 1/4" (I ended up cutting off the top flap-I should've bound the bottom edge of the envelope--next time :-)

Cereal boxes were used for the covers.  Deep cut blade @6, speed @low, pressure @max, multi-cut @3.

'Dream' stamp is K&Co., 'Love out Loud' stamp is Rubber Stampede, Sew Easy w/hearts attachment, Sew Easy fancy floss in bubble gum, pop dots, black ink for the edges, terrifically tacky tape 1/4" to attach the pocket, 1" Cinch binding wire in black, white copy paper cut to 5 1/2"x 5" for the inside pages of the jrnl, pink Love ribbon is HL, white organza ribbon is by Ribbon Boutique, black grosgrain ribbon is Celebrate It-Basic Narrows.

Phew-lots of instructions on this one--LOL!! 

Thanks for stopping by today :-) 

Cindy---

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 :-)

Graduation Card & Envelope

This card is for my niece, Emmalyn who just graduated college with a degree in nursing.  Yay!!  Her mom is a nurse, too!!

The cap card.

The envelope to match.

Recipe:

DCWV -Shimmer Stack- grey cardstock

Wild Card Cricut cart - cap @7 1/2", tassel @7 1/2", envelope and liner @7 1/2"

MS All Ocassion Cake Cricut cart- banneret @1 1/2", '2011' @3/4"

DMC floss #451 & #327 for the tassel, purple brad by Oriental Trading Co, purple heart buttons from my stash.

Just a note--the envelope seemed a bit small once I got the card together.  I think next time I will cut the envelope a bit bigger :-)

Thanks for looking!  Happy cutting!