Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Minnie Mouse from Mickey Font cut at 3.5 inches
Spots and Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder
Crinkle ribbon
Sentiment from TPC Studio Greetings set
i-rock gems
Glossy Accents
Friday, March 30, 2012
Minnie Mouse Birthday
Happy Friday! Today is my niece's 11th birthday. For the past few years, she has been lucky enough to spend her birthday snowboarding on the mountains in Colorado. Well this year, she's even more lucky as she's getting to spend her birthday at Disneyland! In honor of that, I decided to create a Minnie Mouse birthday card for her. (Big thanks to my great friend Melissa for letting me borrow her Mickey Font cartridge to create this card!!)
Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Minnie Mouse from Mickey Font cut at 3.5 inches
Spots and Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder
Crinkle ribbon
Sentiment from TPC Studio Greetings set
i-rock gems
Glossy Accents
Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Minnie Mouse from Mickey Font cut at 3.5 inches
Spots and Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder
Crinkle ribbon
Sentiment from TPC Studio Greetings set
i-rock gems
Glossy Accents
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Shaped Birthday Card
Happy Friday eve! I hope everyone is having a fantastic week!
The card I have to share today is a quick one I put together for my step-niece's boyfriend. I'm meeting him for the first time today and it's his birthday. I really don't know much about him, so I stayed pretty generic with this card. And of course since he's a guy I couldn't bling it up too much - guy birthday cards are so hard for me!! Anyway, this is what I came up with. Hope he likes it!
Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from DCWV
Shaped card and layers from Sweet Treats cut at 5.25 inches
White Sakura gel pen for stitching
Stickles
The card I have to share today is a quick one I put together for my step-niece's boyfriend. I'm meeting him for the first time today and it's his birthday. I really don't know much about him, so I stayed pretty generic with this card. And of course since he's a guy I couldn't bling it up too much - guy birthday cards are so hard for me!! Anyway, this is what I came up with. Hope he likes it!
Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from DCWV
Shaped card and layers from Sweet Treats cut at 5.25 inches
White Sakura gel pen for stitching
Stickles
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Anniversary Card
Happy Tuesday! Today is my grandparents' anniversary - 65 years of marriage! I'm so happy for them, and even more excited because we get to spend some time with them this coming weekend.
One of the cards that my sweetie and I received for our wedding gave me the inspiration for this card. The card we received was made by the wife of one of my sweetie's good friends. She placed the initial for our last name down near the bottom on the front of the card and a 'newlyweds' embellishment on the top flap. I loved the fold and the idea of the initial on the card and incorporated those ideas on my grandparents' card.
I started with a 4.25 x 12 piece of paper and scored it at 2 and 7.5 inches. I cut my patterned paper at 4 x 1.75 inches and 4 x 4.25 inches for the mats, then added the dove, scallop circle and monogram cuts. I finished it off with Glossy Accents and some crinkle ribbon. Pretty easy! Thanks for coming by!
Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill
Patterned cardstock from my stash
Dove from Tie the Knot cut at 2.5 inches
Monogram from Tie the Knot cut at 1.25 inches
Scallop circle from Tie the Knot cut at 2 inches
Sentiment from Hero Arts Everyday Sayings set
White Sakura gel pen
Glossy Accents
Crinkle ribbon
One of the cards that my sweetie and I received for our wedding gave me the inspiration for this card. The card we received was made by the wife of one of my sweetie's good friends. She placed the initial for our last name down near the bottom on the front of the card and a 'newlyweds' embellishment on the top flap. I loved the fold and the idea of the initial on the card and incorporated those ideas on my grandparents' card.
I started with a 4.25 x 12 piece of paper and scored it at 2 and 7.5 inches. I cut my patterned paper at 4 x 1.75 inches and 4 x 4.25 inches for the mats, then added the dove, scallop circle and monogram cuts. I finished it off with Glossy Accents and some crinkle ribbon. Pretty easy! Thanks for coming by!
Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill
Patterned cardstock from my stash
Dove from Tie the Knot cut at 2.5 inches
Monogram from Tie the Knot cut at 1.25 inches
Scallop circle from Tie the Knot cut at 2 inches
Sentiment from Hero Arts Everyday Sayings set
White Sakura gel pen
Glossy Accents
Crinkle ribbon
Monday, March 26, 2012
Gift Card Holder
Hello! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and that your week is off to a good start! The weather was beautiful here and my sweetie and I were able to play golf yesterday. We both played well, which makes it even more fun. :)
The card I have to share today is a birthday card I made for a friend of mine. Her husband likes skulls, crossbones, etc and I think some of that has rubbed off on her. She has a pirate flag up in her cube at work with a skull and crossbones on it and from time to time I see her with accessories along that line. So I decided to go along with that theme for her birthday card. I made a standard A2 size card going horizontally, but I put the crease along the left side so it would open like a book. I wanted to put a gift card inside and I thought it would look better this way. To hold the gift card in place, I cut a strip of paper that matched my card base at 1.5 x 4.25 inches. Then I used a Fiskars border punch for the strip of flowers. I adhered the flower strip to the 1.5 x 4.25 piece of paper, put adhesive along the sides and bottom of that strip and adhered it to the inside of my card to make a pocket for the gift card to sit in.
Thanks for stopping by to take a look. Hope you have a wonderful week!
Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from The Paper Studio
Skull and crossbones from Rock Princess cut at 3 inches
EK Success Daisy Chain punch
Twine from My Craft Spot
Button from my stash
White and brown chalk around skull and crossbones
i-rock gems
Glossy Accents and Stickles
Pop dots
Sentiment from Hero Arts Cupcakes set
The card I have to share today is a birthday card I made for a friend of mine. Her husband likes skulls, crossbones, etc and I think some of that has rubbed off on her. She has a pirate flag up in her cube at work with a skull and crossbones on it and from time to time I see her with accessories along that line. So I decided to go along with that theme for her birthday card. I made a standard A2 size card going horizontally, but I put the crease along the left side so it would open like a book. I wanted to put a gift card inside and I thought it would look better this way. To hold the gift card in place, I cut a strip of paper that matched my card base at 1.5 x 4.25 inches. Then I used a Fiskars border punch for the strip of flowers. I adhered the flower strip to the 1.5 x 4.25 piece of paper, put adhesive along the sides and bottom of that strip and adhered it to the inside of my card to make a pocket for the gift card to sit in.
Thanks for stopping by to take a look. Hope you have a wonderful week!
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from The Paper Studio
Skull and crossbones from Rock Princess cut at 3 inches
EK Success Daisy Chain punch
Twine from My Craft Spot
Button from my stash
White and brown chalk around skull and crossbones
i-rock gems
Glossy Accents and Stickles
Pop dots
Sentiment from Hero Arts Cupcakes set
Friday, March 23, 2012
Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #57
Happy Friday! Boy did this week fly by - I can't believe the weekend is already here! I didn't have much time for crafting this week, but I did manage to get downstairs last night and get a card made for this week's challenge over at Die Cuttin Divas. The challenge this week is Music, in honor of Music in Our Schools Month.
I knew I wanted to use my Rock Princess cartridge along with the Rock On stamp set I have from Pink by Design. I have also been eying the musical note paper in one of my DCWV stacks and have been wanting to incorporate it into a project for a while now. So I put on some good music for inspiration, sat down with the stamp set in front of me and started flipping through the RP handbook. This is what I came up with. Thanks for coming by to take a look!
Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from DCWV
Girl with guitar from Rock Princess cut at 3.75 inches
Musical notes from Paisley cut at 0.8 inches
Sentiment from Pink by Design's Rock On set
Ribbon from The Paper Studio
Glossy Accents
i-rock gems
Black Sakura gel pen
I knew I wanted to use my Rock Princess cartridge along with the Rock On stamp set I have from Pink by Design. I have also been eying the musical note paper in one of my DCWV stacks and have been wanting to incorporate it into a project for a while now. So I put on some good music for inspiration, sat down with the stamp set in front of me and started flipping through the RP handbook. This is what I came up with. Thanks for coming by to take a look!
Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from DCWV
Girl with guitar from Rock Princess cut at 3.75 inches
Musical notes from Paisley cut at 0.8 inches
Sentiment from Pink by Design's Rock On set
Ribbon from The Paper Studio
Glossy Accents
i-rock gems
Black Sakura gel pen
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Challenge Me Monday #102
Happy St Patrick's Day!! Hope you're all enjoying the weekend! We're getting ready to head to the parade, but I wanted to get my post up first. :)
The project I have to share today is something I created for the challenge this week over at Fantabulous Cricut. The challenge is In Like a Lion - make a project with a cat, lion, tiger, etc. I've been wanting to make this for a while now and this was just the motivation I needed to get it done.
I started with a plain white chipboard frame and found some cat-themed paper that I covered the entire frame with using Mod Podge. I added thin brown ribbon over the seams where that papers met. Then I added a cute cat image and my cat's name. I covered the entire thing in Mod Podge to give it a protective coat, then added a double bow to finish it off. Then all that was left was adding a pic of my baby girl! My sweetie liked the way the frame turned out and I have promised to make one for our beagle as well - you'll probably be seeing that before too long! Thanks for coming by and I hope you enjoy the weekend!
Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from Deja Views and We R Memory Keepers
Cat from Create a Critter cut at 3 inches
Letters for name cut from Rock Princess at 2.5 inches
Black and white Sakura gel pens
American Crafts ribbon in Chestnut
i-rock gems
Mod Podge
The project I have to share today is something I created for the challenge this week over at Fantabulous Cricut. The challenge is In Like a Lion - make a project with a cat, lion, tiger, etc. I've been wanting to make this for a while now and this was just the motivation I needed to get it done.
I started with a plain white chipboard frame and found some cat-themed paper that I covered the entire frame with using Mod Podge. I added thin brown ribbon over the seams where that papers met. Then I added a cute cat image and my cat's name. I covered the entire thing in Mod Podge to give it a protective coat, then added a double bow to finish it off. Then all that was left was adding a pic of my baby girl! My sweetie liked the way the frame turned out and I have promised to make one for our beagle as well - you'll probably be seeing that before too long! Thanks for coming by and I hope you enjoy the weekend!
Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from Deja Views and We R Memory Keepers
Cat from Create a Critter cut at 3 inches
Letters for name cut from Rock Princess at 2.5 inches
Black and white Sakura gel pens
American Crafts ribbon in Chestnut
i-rock gems
Mod Podge
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Iris Fold
Happy Friday eve! I hope you're all having a great week!! Do you have some fun plans for St Paddy's Day?? We're hoping to hit the local parade, something I've never done before, so I'm pretty excited!
The card I have to share today is something I created to fit a couple of different challenges. This week over at Die Cuttin Divas, the challenge is to use the colors Green, Yellow, Black and White. They have a bonus challenge of trying the Iris Fold technique. I had no idea what the Iris Fold was, but one of the Die Cuttin Divas designers, Yvette, has a great tutorial on her blog. Be sure to check it out HERE. I love learning new techniques, so I figured I'd give this one a try! :)
Over at My Craft Spot, the challenge this week is Manly Man Cards. I always have a hard time with cards for guys because I want to add bling and sparkle to many of my creations, so this is definitely a challenge for me!
Here's my take on a manly man card, using the Iris Fold and the colors green, yellow, black and white. I decided to make an easel card and I used my Gypsy and cut a rectangle from Plantin Schoolbook with the cupcake from Doodlecharms on top to create my image layer. Thanks for coming by to take a look!
Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Recollections
Patterned cardstock from The Paper Studio, DCWV and We R Memory Keepers
Rectangle from Plantin Schoolbook cut at 4 x 5.25 inches
Cupcake from Doodlecharms cut at 4 inches
Sentiment from TPC Studio Greetings stamp set
Black embossing powder
American Crafts twine
Button from my stash
White Sakura gel pen
The card I have to share today is something I created to fit a couple of different challenges. This week over at Die Cuttin Divas, the challenge is to use the colors Green, Yellow, Black and White. They have a bonus challenge of trying the Iris Fold technique. I had no idea what the Iris Fold was, but one of the Die Cuttin Divas designers, Yvette, has a great tutorial on her blog. Be sure to check it out HERE. I love learning new techniques, so I figured I'd give this one a try! :)
Over at My Craft Spot, the challenge this week is Manly Man Cards. I always have a hard time with cards for guys because I want to add bling and sparkle to many of my creations, so this is definitely a challenge for me!
Here's my take on a manly man card, using the Iris Fold and the colors green, yellow, black and white. I decided to make an easel card and I used my Gypsy and cut a rectangle from Plantin Schoolbook with the cupcake from Doodlecharms on top to create my image layer. Thanks for coming by to take a look!
Solid cardstock from Recollections
Patterned cardstock from The Paper Studio, DCWV and We R Memory Keepers
Rectangle from Plantin Schoolbook cut at 4 x 5.25 inches
Cupcake from Doodlecharms cut at 4 inches
Sentiment from TPC Studio Greetings stamp set
Black embossing powder
American Crafts twine
Button from my stash
White Sakura gel pen
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