Orange Dreamsicle Card - take 2

I made an orange dreamsicle card a while back... here is an updated take on that card.  For this one, I used Doodlecharms and cut the top at 3" W x 4" tall.  That left me with 1 1/2" for the sticks and it still fits into an A

2 envelope.

I cut the dreamsicle top with orange ink, the card base is white.  I inked all the orange with a darker orange ink to give the layer dimension.  For the sticks, I used the large craft sticks (think tongue depressor size) cut in half. I glued the sticks in using hot glue and then used foam tape to attach the front to the card base.

The little tag cut is from an old punch I have, the stamp is from Studio G's Sweets collection. The adorable sheer ribbon is actually from Dollar Tree, if you haven't looked there for craft supplies, it is worth the trip.

On the inside of the card, I printed out the sentiment. The punch is a journaling tag punch from EK Success. I just took the same orange from the front and printed on it before punching, inking and gluing them to the inside of the card.

Here is the close-up of the sentiment tag. :)

I ended up making a few of these cards... ten for a swap and a few to give to friends for National Friendship Day (July 30th)

Challenges: 

Fantabulous Cricut : Let's be friends

Cricut Cardz : Holiday Card

Honey Dew card

Here is a "just because" card for my hubby. :)

I saw the challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut.  It's "Melon Time" and I've been seeing all the watermelon projects all over... I really didn't want to do another watermelon card.  

At first, I wanted to make a "Honey Dew" list... then I came up with the sentiment "I appreciate everything my honey dew!" and eventually settled on "I love everything my honey dew!"  So, to do something new, I wanted to cut the Honey Dew from Preserves.  I cut it at 5 1/2".  

Using the Floral font I printed the sentiment directly of the leaf of the honey dew.

I inked the whole card with some black and dark green ink using a finger dauber.  I was trying to get the mottled look of the honey dew skin.  I don't know how well I succeeded, but my honey loved his card... so in that way I did succeed. :)

I accented the card with some white gel pen stitches and flat back self-adhesive black pearls. 

Challenge : Fantabulous Cricut : Melon Time

Orange Dreamsicle Card

I made this adorable, made-for-summer card today.  So cute!

 I used Simply Charmed for the orange dreamsicle base and welded it to form the shape card.  I adore shape cards! :)  I hit all the contours using my Gypsy and welded two to create the card.  This one measures 3" wide x 4" tall, once I add the Popsicle sticks, the card is 3" x 6" to fit some envelopes I have.

I inked the edges of the dreamsicle with some orange ink.

I added some orange and white bakers twine around the dreamsicle, and a bow with a clear button is a perfect place to set the cute little tag.  The stamp is from Studio G.

This Peachy Keen stamp is so cute for my screaming dreamsicle!! This one if from the Laughy Taffy Face Assortment. I colored in her lips with an orange Glaze pen.

As you can see the card opens just on the top half. I added the Popsicle sticks to both the front and back so it can stand up to be displayed.  I used hot glue to attach the sticks to the front of the card base.  To fit the width of the sticks, I used pop dots to attach the orange front to the card base.

Challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut : I Scream for Icecream

CAS-ual Fridays : Sweets and Treats

Die Cuttin' Divas : Shaped Card
Getting Cricky : Food for Thought

Camping Kiddos card

Hi guys! I have a cute card to share with you today.  This is a #10, business sized card.  I love this larger ( 4" x 9") card format and the envelopes are super easy to find... no extra postage either!

The camping kiddos are from Nate's ABCs sized to 4".  I cut all layers as seen in the booklet, but added an extra layer to the top of the cut... I cut the tent flap from vellum and folded it over the top edge.  It can be lifted to see all the layers.

I cut the boy's shirt sleeve and the doggy's collar in yellow to give it some more color. The dog layer is added with pop dots. I laced some white crafting twine around the card before attaching the patterned paper mats to the card base.

This sentiment stamp is from Scrappy Moms.  I added it to a little punched tag shape. Three black dew drops (flat back stones) sure add a lot to the details of this card.  NO GEL PEN STITCHES HERE!!! I know... WOW! :)

I inked the edges of the brown polka dot paper (from DCWV's Guy Stack) before adding it to the mat layers. The grass is inked in green and the vellum tent layer is inked in black also. The entire die cut piece is attached with pop dots and gives the card such wonderful dimension. 

The inside of the card got some scraps to finish it off.

Challenges: Fantabulous Cricut : Let's go camping

Die Cuttin' Divas : Summer fun

My Craft spot : Ink it up

Tuesday Throwdown : Summer 

More Than Favors (Wacky Wednesday) :  Summer

"Feel Better!" Star card

The card I am sharing today was made for a very special little boy. Over at Whimsical Wednesday, the challenge this week is to make a card for a 15-month-old named Angelo and his family. Angelo recently had surgery to remove a brain tumor and will be starting chemotherapy very soon.

The blue and red stars paper is from DCWV's All About Boys set. I matted it with black and then layered it onto a white card stock base after I rounded all the corners with my Corner Chomper.

The three layers of the star are from Simply Charmed (cut at 3", 3 1/4" and 3 1/2"). My six year old said this little star needed a band-aid so he added that.  I punched out little "kissy lips" and glued that to the band-aid and added some Stickles. I added some white gel pen stitches and attached the star with an Action Wobble. This face is from Peachy Keen Stamps in their "Everyday Face Assortment" but it's the largest face in the set.

The "Feel Better!" stamp is from Scrappy Moms Stamps : Simple Sentiments.  I added some light blue 1/8" satin ribbon to the card layer before attaching it to the card base. The black card layer also got some gel pen doodling.

On the inside of the card is another Scrappy Moms Stamp from the Everyday Greetings. I used some scraps from the front card layers to finish off the inside of the card.

If you have the time to enter any challenges, please fit this into your schedule.  Visit Whimsical Wednesday and find out more about little Angelo and his special get well wishes card drive.

Challenges : 

Whimsical Wednesdays : Get well cards for Angelo

Fantabulous Cricut : Red, White and Blue

Wacky Wednesday : Red, White and Blue

Tuesday Throwdown : Red, White and Blue

Celebrate the Occasion : Red, White and Blue

Summer Scene Card

I love making shaped cards (as you'll know if you are regular visitor) but I like to look beyond the usual shapes for my inspiration. This card, believe it or not, is created by re-sizing a tag shape.

I love summer!! This would be a wonderful birthday card for someone special, but this one is going to a blogger who recently sent me some blog candy I won. :)

My little sentiment tag is hand cut to about 3/4" x 2". The stamp is from Scrappy Mom's Stamps. I mounted the tag up on pop dots and tucked the end under the tree just a little. I finished off the tag with some white gel pen stitches.

The sun is from Celebrate with Flourish, cut at 1 3/4". I added Glossy Accents to the center (it's still wet in the picture). The clouds are from Serenade, cut at 1" and 1 1/4". Both layers of the sun were inked with orange ink, on the clouds I used blue ink.

This tree is from Simply Charmed, all layers cut at 3 1/4". The grass is from Paper Doll Dress up cut at 1" and 3/4". The little bird is from Serenade, cut at 3/4".  I also used green and clear Glaze pens to add the details on the tree. I inked the tree and grass with green ink and the sky layer was detailed with the same blue ink I used on the clouds.

I hand drew the little daises with my white gel pen and added the centers with a yellow Glaze pen.

Here you can see the full card base.  I used Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cart.  This tag is from page 91 (button #10) using the mirror creative feature. I sized the base to 4 1/4" x 11". The front layers were sized down by 1/4" each. The black layer measures 4" x 5 1/4" and the blue sky layer measures 3 3/4" x 5".

Challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut : Summer Sun

The Paper Variety : It's Summer

Celebrate the Occasion : Celebrating Summer

Cricut Cartridge Chaos :  Tags Bags Boxes and More

My Sheri Crafts : Summer

Wedding card

Today I have a couple of wedding cards to share.  I think they are so fun!

Here is how the card looks closed.  It is a standard A2 size (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") when folded. The tux is from Wedding Solutions cart and the wedding dress is a mix of two dresses from Tie the Knot. Both measure 4 1/4" tall.  I welded them to the card base to they can each fold out to revel the second layer of the card.

Here I added some wonderful Heidi Grace paper. It has a black background with some medium gray swirls (that doesn't come out in the picture). I cut the little 1" bells from the Wedding Solutions cart. The "Congratulations!" is from Scrappy Mom's Stamps and it's embossed in white. I love how they are both hidden by the front layer.

Here is the last layer of the card. The black card layer opens up to reveal the sentiment "Wishing you the best, today and always. Congratulations!" in Edwardian Script.

Here is the dress up close. I cut it out of white shimmer card stock.  After embossing it with the Swiss Dots embossing folder, I attached it with quick dry glue and added some liquid pearls and clear Glaze pen accents around the edge of the dress.

The tux also got some clear Glaze pen accents, but I also popped up the lapel and bow tie up on pop-dots.  The shirt layer is cut with some more white shimmer paper. The little buttons on the tux are added with more liquid pearls.

I made a second card that is just slightly different.  On this one, the bride and groom are reversed, so is the "Congratulations!" on the second layer.

Again, I embossed the Scrappy Mom's stamp and added the little bells.

Here is the complete look at the final layer of the card. The card base it cut in Ivory, but it sure looks yellow in this picture. Sorry, today was the last day of school for my kids and I couldn't start crafting until they went to bed.... ie no good lighting for my pictures! :)

Challenges:

More Than Favors : Let's Emboss

Die Cuttin Divas : Wedding - no hearts

Fantabulous Cricut : Wedding - use white and bells
Cute Card Thursday: Birth stones (Pearl and Onyx)
The ABC Challenge : W is for Wedding

Whale Father's Day Card

I love Create a Critter but haven't used it in a while. Today I had to pull it out and whip of this adorable card... at least I think it's adorable! :) 

I've been on a roll with the tall/long cards.  The card bodies measure 9" x 8" scored in half to a card measuring 9" x 4" and fit perfectly in a business size envelope.  What's great about that?? These envelopes are super cheep and easy to find... plus they don't require ANY extra postage!! 

The papa whale is cut at 3 1/2", the larger son whale is 2 3/4" and the smaller son whale is 2 1/2". They were all cut using scraps, so I can't remember for sure which paper came from where.

The large waves in the background are from Plantin Schoolbook and PDDU, both sized to 9" wide.  I added a little strip of craft paper for the sand.  I inked all layers with royal blue ink, except for the sand layer which got brown ink.

I love the little details all the whales got.  Each are decorated with two flat back pearls for eyes and white gel pen accents. All the blow spouts were finished off with Glossy Accents.

I made the little "Happy Father's Day Dad!" banner using Photoshop and 24 point Freestyle Script. I just used a square punch to cut the little points on the ends of the banner. Again I matted it with blue paper and inked it with royal blue ink.

I finished the black card layer with white gel pen stitches and added three more flat black pearls to the top left of the card base. I think the card turned out adorable.  I hope you like it too!! :)

Challenges:

Easy Craft Projects Challenge : For Dad

Wacky Wednesday (More Than Favors) : Man Cards

The Craft Spot : Cute Critters
Pink by Design : Who's Your Daddy
Creative Cutter Room : Father's Day
Fantabulous Cricut : Father's Day

Off Roading Truck card

Here is a little card I made for my son's classmate.  Bryce (my 8 year old) loves that each and every member of his class gets a handmade card for his or her birthday. We usually make it together, but I assembled this card while Bryce was at school.  

I used "The Guy Stack" from DCWV for all the patterned paper. As you can see the blue bg paper has a glossy diamond plate pattern and the second hill is also glossy.

The hill and mountain are cut from Paper Doll Dress Up. 

The clouds are from Create a Critter at 1" and 3/4".

I used DCWV shimmer paper for the layers of the truck, blue for the truck body and silver for the bumpers. This truck is cut a 1 3/4" from Boys will Be Boys. The tires are up on pop dots and the truck is attached to the card base with a second layer of pop dots. I added some Star Dust Stickles to the headlight.

I inked the edges of the hills and mountains with black ink. The sentiment is printed on Post-it Adhesive Craft Paper. I used the Dinosaura font for the adorable sentiment that Bryce came up with! :)

Challenges:

Tacky Tuesday: Car/Truck + wheel or roll in sentiment

Cricut Cardz Challenge : Manly card + wheels

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge : Blue Skies + at least one cloud