Happy Birthday Sketch card

Happy Sunday!  I haven't checked in in quite a while.  The past week has been pretty busy - but fun busy, so that's okay.  :-)  I have had this past week off from work since I'm between jobs right now.  I start my new job tomorrow and I'm excited!  My sweetie and I decided to take advantage of my time off as well as the holiday and we went to the Lake of the Ozarks for a bit this past week.  We played golf, went out on the boat and relaxed by the pool.  A pretty great mini-vacation!  We're back home now and I'm back to crafting!!

This week over at Die Cuttin Divas they're having a sketch challenge.  I am in need of a few birthday cards and decided to use the sketch as inspiration.  Here is the sketch we were given:

Here is the card I came up with:

I pulled out my Beyond Birthdays cartridge (one I haven't used in a LONG time!) for the birthday present image.  I popped the star up using pop dots and popped the present up off the star using mini-pop dots but I wasn't able to get a good picture of the added dimension.

I think I'll head back downstairs for a bit more crafting!  Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card!

Recipe:

Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections

Pattern cardstock from American Crafts Hip Hip Hooray pad

Star from Plantin Schoolbook cut at 3.5 inches

Present from Beyond Birthdays cut at 3 inches

Spellbinders Labels Eight die

Rub-on sentiment

Swiss Dots embossing folder

Ribbon from my stash

FCCB 4th of July Cricut Crawl!

Happy Monday!  Welcome to Scrapping Runner Creations and the 4th of July Fantabulous Cricut Crawl - Fantabulous Cricut's version of a blog hop!!

In honor of the Fourth of July holiday, we're having a Red, White and Blue Crawl.  Each Design Team member has created a fabulous project using red, white and blue as the main colors, and of course at least one Cricut cut!

If you've come from Felicia's blog at A Creative Mess, you're in the right place!  If you've just happened across my blog and would like to see all the fabulous Design Team creations head on over to Fantabulous Cricut HERE to start at the beginning.

Make sure to check out each DT member's blog!  There will be blog candy along the way at some of our DT members' blogs, and there will be a Grand Prize up for grabs at FCCB for one participant who submits a "Red White and Blue" project at FCCB!

For my project, I made a Fourth of July centerpiece.  I made four pinwheels out of red, white and blue paper.  I couldn't find any double-sided paper that I liked real well, so I 'made' my own by gluing two sheets of single-sided paper together.

I cut the words and flag from Stand and Salute and stars from Plantin Schoolbook, all in red, white and blue vinyl that I stuck on a plain terra cotta pot.

Here are some close-up shots of the pot.  Around the top it says Life, Liberty, Pursuit of happiness.

Here is a close-up of the pinwheels.  I made them by cutting square sheets of paper along the diagonals, then folding every other point in to the center, adhering with liquid glue.  I used my Crop-A-Dile to punch a hole in the center and I reinforced that with an eyelet.  Then I put a white brad through the middle and hot glued the whole thing onto some fun red, white and blue straws I found.

The straws were stuck into foam placed inside the pot.  Then I used some shiny shredded filler to cover the foam and fill the pot.  It came together pretty easily!  The full recipe for the project is below the Cricut Crawl line-up if you're curious.

Your next stop is Jackie at Luv 2 Scrapp.  Make sure to visit all the stops along the way and when you get done, link up your project to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post!!

Thanks for stopping by and happy crawling!!

Here is the line up in case you get lost:

Amy HS  http://thestampingtree.blogspot.com

Amy T www.craftingwithamy.com

Angie http://angiespaperpassion.blogspot.com

Catarina http://blog.docerelashop.com

Cindy  http://cindyvernon.blogspot.com

Connie  http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

Emily  molliemugsblog.blogspot.com

Felicia  sweetcreativemess.blogspot.com

Heather  http://scrappingrunnercreations.blogspot.com

Jackie  http://luv2scrappp.blogspot.com

Jilliene  http://jillienedesigns.blogspot.com

JoNeita  http://createwithjoneita.weebly.com/index.html

Kim  ogdendoll.blogspot.com

LB  http://coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com

Lynn  http://mycardsnstuff.blogspot.com

Michelle  http://justanutterpapercrafter.blogspot.com

Missy  http://quickchickdesigns.blogspot.com

Nikki  http://craftycalamities.blogspot.com

Rebecca  craftingmisfit.blogspot.com

Robin  http://robinscreativecottage.blogspot.com

Recipe:

Pattern paper from DCWV and Paper Pizazz

Flag from Stand and Salute cut at 4 inches

Words from Stand and Salute cut at 1.25 inches

Stars from Plantin Schoolbook cut at 1.5 inches

Red, White and Blue vinyl

Brads

Straws

Cupcake Shaped Card

Happy Friday!!  Today is a great day for me!  It's my last day at my current job then I'm taking a week off before starting a new job.  My new job will be a complete change for me - different industry and different kind of work all together.  I'm excited for this new adventure!

Anyway, on to my project.  :-)  One of my aunts recently had a birthday and I made this cupcake shaped card for her.  I don't make a lot of shaped cards and I don't know why.  I always like the way they turn out, and it's such a change from the standard A2 cards.

I found this cupcake on the Sweet Treats cartridge.  This cartridge has a Card feature, so I didn't even have to do any welding in CCR or on my Gypsy.

I used Diamond Stickles on the dots on the top of the cupcake.  For some reason they look more blue-green in the pictures than they do in real life!  Better work on my lighting for picture taking I guess.  ;-)

I'm going to link this project up to the challenge over at Krafty Girls.  They're having a Shape It Up challenge this week, looking for any shaped cards.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Pattern cardstock from My Mind's Eye Happy Day paper pad
Cupcake card feature and layers cut at 4.75 inches
Swiss Dots and Polka Dots embossing folders
Stickles
Twine from The Twinery
Button from my stash.

FCCB 165 - Wedding Days

Happy Monday!  It's time for another fun challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut!!  This week's challenge is Wedding Days - we want to see your wedding card or gift creations!

I created this card for my step-niece's wedding.  The blue background paper is actually from her invitation.  The top half of the invitation was blank and had a black satin ribbon tied around it.  I was able to cut off the portion of the invitation with the printing on it and use the blank half for the background of the card.

I love this silhouette couple on the Wedding cartridge.  I decided to cut the image out twice, once in black and once in white shimmer paper, then cut just the dress portion from the white shimmer cut for the bride's dress.  The image had small round cuts down the back of the dress, but I hid those using my Gypsy and instead put small gems.  I also highlighted the cuts on the dress using my Star Dust gel pen.

I used black satin ribbon from my stash on the card.  This ribbon is thinner than what was tied around the invitation, but that's of course where my inspiration came from!  I hope my step-niece likes her card that was inspired by (and partially stolen from!) her invitation.  :-)

Link up your wedding creations over at Fantabulous Cricut by Sunday evening.  I'm looking forward to see all your fabulous creations!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Recollections and DCWV
Bride and Groom from Wedding cut at 3.75 inches
Sentiment from My Craft Spot's Happily Every After set
Ribbon from my stash
Crystal gems
Star Dust gel pen

Thank You Card

Happy Saturday!  I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.  We had a nice morning here and I was able to run with a good friend this morning.  It's been a rainy afternoon though, so I decided to sneak downstairs to craft a bit.

Die Cuttin Divas is having a Purple with Pearls challenge this week, so I decided to create something to play along.  As I was looking through some of my supplies, I spotted a templete that I got with some of my i-rock gems.  The template has different swirl designs on it, and I thought I'd use that template to create a swirl of pearls.

I also found some white Bazzill paper flowers that I sprayed with Perfect Pearls Mist.  The flowers look a little more purple in real life, but I couldn't get a good picture of them on this rainy afternoon!  They also have a neat shimmer to them.

I used Spellbinders dies to make the frame for my sentiment.  A little different from my usual style, but I'm happy with how it came out.  Thanks for coming by to take a look!

Recipe:

Solid cardstock from Bazzill

Pattern Paper from American Crafts Dots and Stripes pad

Spellbinders Labels Four dies

Bazzill paper flowers

Perfect Pearls Mists in Forever Violet

Pearls

rub-on sentiment

Father's Day Tie Card

Good evening!  I hope you're all having a great week!  The weather here has been hot this week - something I'm not quite used to yet.  Summer is officially here I guess!

I wanted to share another Father's Day card I made.  This one is for my Grandpa.

I used the card feature on the Wrap It Up cartridge, then cut it in half so that I could use the tie image as a layer on my card instead of as the actual card base.

I layered pattern paper that reminded me of a tie print between the card base and the tie image.  Some stitching around the edges with a white gel pen finished off the card.  Quick and easy!  :-)

Thanks for coming by to check out my project!  Have a great Friday and weekend!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Recollections
Pattern cardstock from SEI Homestead pack
Tie from Wrap It Up card feature cut at 7.25 x 9 inches
White Sakura gel pen

FCCB #164 Father's Day

Good morning!  It's Monday and that means it's time for another fun challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut!!  Can you believe Father's Day is already coming up this weekend??  This week's challenge is in honor of all the father's out there - we want to see your Father's Day creations!

I made this card for my father-in-law.  He's a very handy man, helping my sweetie out with all sorts of projects around our house.  I saw this card in Cricut Craft Room as one of the free cuts and I immediately thought of him.

The card in CCR says Man of the House in the middle of all those tools.  I wanted a basic Happy Father's Day sentiment, so I used the Hide Contour feature and hid the original sentiment.  I found this Happy Father's Day sentiment on the Wild Card cartridge and was able to size it easily in CCR so that it would fit perfectly on the card.

The card in CCR is designed to be the entire card base, not just the top layer like I cut.  I simply cut it in half so that I could use it as a layer on top of a solid card base.  A little stitching and dots with a white gel pen finished off my card.

Be sure to link up your Father's Day creations at Fantabulous Cricut by this Sunday!!  Thanks for stopping by to see my creation and have a wonderful week!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Pattern paper from SEI Homestead pack
Man of the House card from CCR cut at 8.4 inches
Happy Father's Day from Wild Card cut at 2.1 inches
White Sakura gel pen