Doggy Wobble Card

Today marks the start of another Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge!!

This weeks theme is:

Sketch Week!!

Here is my card using the DCD sketch. I just couldn't help pulling out and oldie, but goodie.... Doodlecharms, for the doggy!! He is cut at 3 1/2", the ovals are from Plantin Schoolbook, measuring 4" and 3 3/4". This cute word back ground is an old one by DCWV from my stash

I added glitter gel pen around the doggy and all the brown layers. The doggy is mounted up on an Action Wobble and the oval layer is on foam tape. The dog's eyes are finished off with some small silver brads. 

This adorable Scrappy Mom's Stamps sentiment (stamped with Timber Brown ink) is stamped on a label I trimmed by hand.

Here you can see the glitter gel pen sparkles. This glitter pen is a stardust by Sakura. I added some larger silver brads to the corners to match the fun sketch.

We'd love for you to come on over and play along with us at Die Cuttin' Divas!

This weeks theme is:

Sketch Week!!

Ladybug Scene Card

Hi! Thanks for hoping with us along

 Flowers and Ladybugs Blog Hop (Day2)!! 

If you came from Nicolette's blog (Beyond Scrapin'), you are in the right place.
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Today I have a wonderful little card to share with you. At the end of this post, I'll share the Cricut Cartridges and stamps I used.  

I added lots of dimension under the leaves using some mini-pop-dots. I just love the polka-dot back ground paper I used to represent the sky! :)

See all the dimension.  This isn't the prettiest view of my card, but it really shows how I popped up selected leaves on the tree branches.

I added little pearls to the center of all the flowers and gel pen stitching to the dark blue mat. 

Instead of a ribbon, I embellished this card with a strip of lace! :)

Here's the cute little ladybug!  She's also attached with pop dots.

This is the inside of the card.  See how I added additional flowers and leaves! So cute.

Supplies:

generic white card stock base

dark blue card stock

blue polka dot paper is Heidi Grace

pink patterned paper (flowers) is also Heidi Grace

Liquid Pearls for the flower centers

Lace I picked up at a thrift store

Gelly Roller white gel pen

Scotch Quick Dry Glue

ATG glue runner

pop dots

inside birthday sentiments are Hero Arts : Big Hugs

"Hi!" is TPS Studio

Cricut Cartridges used:

Doodlecharms for Ladybug (cut @ 1.33")

Serenade for tree and leaves (cut @ 7")

Serenade for flowers (cut @ 1/2")

Preserves for card base (cut and welded @ 4 1/4" x 5 1/2")

Preserves for blue bg layer (cut @ 4" x 5 1/4")

Preserves for blue polka-dot layer (cut @ 3 3/4" x 5")

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Santa in July??

Today marks the start of another Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge!!

This weeks theme is

Christmas in July!!

Today I used an older cartridge. I just LOVE Doodlecharms and grabbed it right away when I received this challenge! I just love this Santa. He sits on an A2 (5 1/2" x 4 1/4") Z-fold card. Santa is cut to 4" (along with his coordinating layers) and I cut an additional shadow layer.

Here's why.... I use the additional shadow layer to position my inside sentiments so it won't show when the card is closed. The background paper is from an old Christmas pack in my stash. I also added a strip of red stitched gros grain ribbon along the side and three buttons to finish off the right side.

I used my white gel pen (I know, I can't resist) to add stitches along Santa's shadow layer and add shine to his eyes.

See how great this little card can sit on it's own. I just LOVE Z-fold cards.

We'd love for you to come on over and play along with us at Die Cuttin' Divas!

This weeks theme is

Christmas in July!!

The sponsor for the Challenge prize is

Bug Bites

Kitty Scalloped Circle card

Saturday is my son's teacher's birthday. This is the card my son and I designed together. She loves cats so Bryce wanted to be sure it had a cat on it. :)

The adorable card shape is from Winter Woodland. While a lot of cartridges have scalloped circles on them, I really love this one! :) We created the card base on my Gypsy and sized it to 5". The circle layers are from Plantin Schoolbook measuring 4" and 3 3/4".

This adorable little kitty is an oldie but a goodie... from Doodlecharms. We sized it to 2 1/2". We placed a 1/2" heart (also from Doodlecharms) for the nose and added a little scrap under the nose. We also added the little triangles for the ears. Bryce placed the kitty on an Action Wobble. So cute! :)

The adorable red and white polka dot paper is from Echo Park's Dots and Stripes pad. I placed the small polka dots above the scalloped border trim and large polka dots beneath it.

I added the sentiment stamp from Hero Arts' Big Hugs set. I curved the sentiment on my blog to mimic the curve on the card front. I couldn't help but add some doodled stitch lines using my Gelly Roll pen.

A second stamp from the Hero Arts : Big Hugs set finished off the inside. My son loves this card and says he is sure his teacher will too. :)

Challenges:

Paper Playtime : Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown : hearts

Craftspot: Anything Goes

Santa Ornament

Today marks a new challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas. The challenge is:

Create any holiday celebration idea...wall hangings, centerpieces, ornaments, layouts, gift boxes/bags, etc. Don't forget to include a die cut.

Challenge will last for two weeks.

I am sharing a tutorial for these adorable rosette ornaments. LOVE them! :)

I started out with two strips of double sided paper. Cut them to 1 1/2" x 12" and score every 1/4" and accordian (or fan) fold the strips. 

This is the strip joined together at the two ends. I used score tape to hold it together. 

Next I used hot glue to attach these 1" circles (two to each rosette) to sandwich it in place.

Attach a length of ribbon between the two rosettes.

These are Santas from Doodlecharms. He's cut at 1 1/2". I added two black flat back pearls for the eyes, and a red rhinestone for the nose. I couldn't resist adding Stickles to the hat brim and pom-pom.

If you'd like your ornament to double as a gift tag, throw on a little scalloped circle (2") and a circle (1 1/2") to add your "to:" and "from:".

Here is another one I made (using different papers). Don't they look so cute on gifts too?? This gift is for my little nieces and nephews. I put together gingerbread house kits together. I hope they are enjoyed. 

Thanks for visiting, please take a look at the challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas. We'd love to see what you come up with! :)

A Witchy Kind of Day

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas. It's a color challenge this week:
black, orange, purple and green.

I used a mix of cartriges for this card... none of which were Halloween Carts! :)

The hat and broom are from Paper Doll Dress up (hat cut at 5 1/4" and the broom at 4 3/4"), the socks are from County Life (cut at 2 3/4") and the spider is from Doodlecharms (cut at 1"). I used my Gypsy to create this tall shaped card by welding a couple of rectangles (measuring 4" x 5 3/4") to the bottom of the witch's hat to from at 4" x 9" card base.

This cute little Halloween sentiement is a Studio G stamp punched with an EK Success Photo Label punch. I added some white gel pen stitches and black Glaze gel pen stitches too. The little spider is mounted on pop-dots and finished off with some red rhinestone eyes.

I added a purple band to the witches hat. All the layers (everything except the card base) were pulled from my scrap bin... how great is that!

I hung these adorable witch's socks from some black twine. A layer of pop dots keep them in place. The orange polka dot and Halloween striped paper is from a .97 cent paper pack from Walmart.

Here is the inside of the card. I love the little broom. I added some of the same purple paper to finish off the inside of the card after I printed the sentiment 

"Witching you a very happy Halloween!"

I hope you will take the time to jump over to Die Cuttin' Divas to enter the color challenge this week!

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

Christmas in July

Are you ready for Christmas.... in July, that is! :)

 Here is my very first Christmas card for the year! It's a winter scene card with a pickup taking home a beautiful Christmas tree! I cut the pickup from Just Because Cards at 5" (all layers including the shadow) using the flip feature.  The truck is completed with silver mirror paper for the hub caps, door handle and fenders. Then I cut the Christmas tree at 3" from Doodlecharms (including the shadow layer). 

I added glitter to the truck top and the tree to represent a fresh winter snowfall.  Then I added the "Christmas is on its way!" embossed in black.  The stamp is a couple years old so I don't know if you can still get it or not, but it's from Inkadinkado # 97734 - Warm Holiday Wishes.

And lastly, I added some white "stitching" using my Gelly Roll pen. 

Challenges:The Paper Variety : Christmas in July

Tuesday Throwdown : Christmas in July

Celebrate the Occasion : Christmas - no red

Throwback Thursday : Wild card or Just Because cards + embossing

Watermelon Summer Reading Log

I had time to sneak one more project in... my son and I created this summer reading log featuring the watermelon from Doodle Charms.

I cut the watermelon from Doodlecharms at 4". My son helped design and assemble his reading log.  He chose paper from my scrap bin - the red black and shimmery green watermelon rind are all scraps.  The yellow stars background paper is unmarked but came from the loose paper racks at Joanns.

Here you can see the green watermelon rind, it's shimmery green and that doesn't photograph too well but it looks terrific in person.  We added some Glossy Accents to the seeds and I added the white gel pen stitches. The watermelon is attached with two Action Wobbles and it looks so cute! :)

We added some red and white bakers twine and a red button too. You can see the stars on the background paper here.  My son told me he wanted yellow paper with stars and I found this paper for him in my stash! Just perfect.

We printed the title directly on the yellow star layer.  Bryce picked Kristen ITC font (30 points).  I added a green outline to the black letters and Bryce really wanted a shadow layer so we added that too.

Here is the inside of the reading log.  I've included a PDF file so you can download it for free and make your own (or create one with your child). I used a saddle stapler to bind Bryce's reading log, but you can lace it, use a Bind-it-all, Cinch binder etc.

Here's a close up of the reading log pages.  You can see I just used some 20 lb printer paper for our pages (you can see the backside bleeding through a little) but you could used heavier paper if you wish.  

Download this PDF to make your own summer reading log:

Summer reading log via 4 Shared

Challenges:

Cooking with Cricut : Watermelon

Bitten by the Bug 2 : Watermelon