Pop up flower card

Here is a card I made today. I really want to share it but I don't know how well it photographed. :( I hope you can enjoy it as much as I do.  This is my first card like this so I'd really like to know what you think! :)

Emma at My Creative Time has a challenge to use Just Because Cards (or Wild Card) Cricut Cartridge, and to also include a stamped sentiment.


Over at Queen of my Craftroom it is a Spring Challenge!!

The front mat (with the pink plaid) is from Just Because Cards.  Most other cuts were from Walk in my Garden.

I used six layers on the flower on the front. All were one flower from Walk in my Garden but were cut at varing sizes from 4" to 2 1/2". I love this holographic paper I picked up at Target awhile ago and just had to include it in this flower. As always, I added some little gel pen doodles to the mat.

I tied the bow using a Bow-Easy and added the ribbon to the left side of the card. Can you see all the dimentsion on this card?? I curled the flower petals with a skewer (a pencil would work too). The mat is mounted with pop-dots. I also inked all the layers of the flowers with coordinating inks and purple around the craft-colored card base

Here is the inside of the card with the pop up flowers feature.  I folded a spine into the card base so I had a place to mount the flowers.  I cut little acetate stems (from a Cricut Cartridge box) so the flowers spring up and move freely when the card is opened.

The grass is cut from Paper Doll Dress up.  I added one layer of grass to each side of the spine that holds the flowers.  Here you can see more doodling on the grass layers.

This card can stand open on it's own. Here you can see the message mat too.

The stamped sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Stamps. More doodling on the flowers too. I also inked all the inside flowers and grass layers with coordinating ink colors.

Being that this is my first attempt at a card like this I tried to keep it fairly simple. I hope you like this card as much as I do.  Too bad this card is one of those that looks so much better in person! :(

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Manly Thank You

Here is a new card I made.  I made it for my neighbor who asked me for "a manly thank you card."

It also goes perfectly for Emma's Throwback Challenge over at My Creative Time.

Emma asked the project this week to be Cricut-less!! GASP!  

And she also wanted it to be a thank you project.

Here is what I came up with.

Here is the front of the Z-fold card.  A simple "Thank You" adorns the left side.

These metallic compasses are from a travel stack, DCWV, I think.  I hand cut them
and added a large black circle punch under the large compass.

I love the look of the leather paper with the little black photo corners. 

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Emma's Throwback Challenge

Throwback Thursday Challenge! Christmas Theme Project of YOUR Choice!

Emma's instructions this week were to make a Christmas themed project using the  "Celebrations" Cricut Cartridge.  Well, Celebrations is typically a birthday cartridge, so this really was a challenge!! :)

Here is my project. First I'll attach all the pictures. Below the pictures, I'll list the Cricut cuts from Celebrations (including sizes) and the supplies used.  Enjoy!

the party hat from page 106
became the tree base / tree skirt

the Scallop tag from page 123
became the tree boughs

The tree assembled - can you see
the white glittery tree skirt?

The cuts from "Celebrations":

The "Tree" body/form/tree skirt is the hat tag (p 106) cut @ 6 1/2"

 using the blackout feature

The scallops that form the tree boughs is the round scallop tag (p 123) cut @ RDS 1 1/2" using the blackout feature - cut 8

(the scallops are cut in quarters and assembled to form the tree shape)

The star on top of the tree is the star (p 110) cut @ RDS 1"

The gifts are the presents (p 114) cut @ 1 1/2"

The inside gift (p 114) cut @ 1"

The sentiment tag is the scallop circle tag (p 123) cut @ 1"

The Supplies used:

Card body - white card stock

large mat and tree - DCWV Holiday Collection, Christmas stack 2009

small mat and tree skirt - DCWV glitter stack

white Gelly Roll gel pen

rhinestones are Basics by Kaisercraft

sentiment stamp is Studio G
sheer green ribbon from the $1 bin at Craft Warehouse

This card can be purchased at:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/60292118/christmas-tree-card

Thanks so much for visiting me here at CardsbyCG.blogspot.com.  I'd love to hear what you think.  Feel free to become a follower or sign up for my email updates (provided through FeedBurner).  I'd love to share my crafting journey with you! - Cheryl