FCCB #210 - Celebrate Mom

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Challenge #210 Celebrate Mom

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Celebrate Mom

Create a project that celebrates mom.

For my project, I used one of the files from the Cards for Moms SVG Kit from SVGCuts.  This kit comes with files to make 7 different cards!

I love the shape of the card base in this file.  The file comes with all the layers/frames and 'MOM' with a shadow.  I decided to not use the MOM sentiment that came with the file and instead found this script Mom on the Beyond Birthdays cartridge.

This card came together really easily.  The SVGCuts file came with instructions, so it's really easy to know what the different pieces are.  I made another card from the Cards for Moms Kit that I'll be sharing in a couple days.  Be sure to come back to check it out!

I hope you decide to join in the fun with us this week.  Remember, to qualify for the prize, you must use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.  Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe:

Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections

Pattern cardstock from Teresa Collins Sweet Afternoon pad

Card base and frames cut from the Cards for Moms Kit

Mom from Beyond Birthdays cut at .75 inches

Crinkle ribbon

FCCB 195 - Mix and Match

Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge with FCCB!

Challenge #195 Mix and Match

Use 3 different patterns of paper

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For my project, I made a congratulations card for a friend of mine.  We used to work together, until I got a new job last July.  She recently found a new job as well - which she starts today!  A group of us met last week for dinner, and I gave her this card.

I have a light purple card base, then a layer of chevron paper.  I popped up a dark purple layer with polka dot paper on top of that.  Then I popped up the blackout shadow and image, which were cute out of striped paper and the same dark purple paper.  The star is the same light purple as the background.  Lots of dimension to this card as well as all the patterns!

You can't tell in my pictures, but I added some glitter to the star.  I added some crystal gems and some dots with a gel pen to finish off the front of the card.

Inside the card, I used a sentiment from Jaded Blossom's Simple Sayings 3 set - perfect for the occasion!  :-)

Join in the fun this week over at FCCB!  To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.  Thanks for coming by to check out my project!

Recipe:

Solid cardstock from Recollections

Pattern cardstock from Core'dinations

Congrats and blackout shadow from Beyond Birthdays cut at 4 inches

Glitter

Crystal gems

White Sakura gel pen

Sympathy Card

Hello!  I hope you have all had a nice weekend!  It was a cold one here for us, but it gave me a chance to do some things around the house - like finally get my Christmas decorations up!  I also had a few craft projects I wanted to work on.

One of the projects on my to-do list was a sympathy card for my project manager at work.  She recently lost her mother, who she was very close with.  I made this card so everyone on our team could write a note to her.  Our team is very close, and we are all hurting for her during this difficult time.

I got the idea for this card by doing a Google search and looking at images for sympathy cards.  I found a card that used this same bird image and I really liked it.  I embossed the background paper, framed the sentiment and popped it up, and added crinkle ribbon that I tied into a double bow.

I thought birthday cards for men were hard, but I have to say, sympathy cards are harder!!

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Recipe:
Cardstock from Bazzill, DCWV and Recollections
Bird from Beyond Birthdays cut at 3.4 inches
Flower embossing folder
Sentiment from Scrappy Moms Stamps Everyday Greetings set
Crinkle ribbon

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