Copic Colour Challenge

This card is for the Copic Colour Challenge using YG03, Y17, and C7. I used a cute Penny Black stamp image. I used the green and yellow on the present and the gray for the kitty. I used my nesties to cut the scalloped squares. My base card is white cardstock and this is a 4 1/4" square. My DP is just a scrap from my stash. I used yellow cardstock behind my stamped image. I embellished with white rick rack, yellow button and yellow ribbon.

I made this card for several challenges:

• Cute Card Thursday - Feature ribbon
• Crazy 4 Challenges - Texture (Stitching, Ribbon, Embossed paper)
• Saturday Challenge - Stitching

To feature ribbon I used brown ribbon for tree trunks for my button trees. This card is very textural. The light blue paper is embossed, the silky texture of the ribbon and the feel of the zig zag stitching all add to the texture. There is also hemp cording on the buttons. I used my Cricut Stretch Your Imagination cartridge to cut the word Spring from my patterned paper and shadowed it with dark brown cardstock.

I went onto the internet to search for quotes about trees. That is where I found the quote by Kenneth Patton about seeing the leaf. If you look forward to Spring like we do in Michigan you can relate to that day when the first leaves start to pop out on the trees and you see green after looking at bare trees all winter. I printed the quote in brown ink on the light blue embossed cardstock and shadowed it onto dark brown cardstock.

Just Buggin' Spring Guest Designer Challenge

It is sooooooooo hard to think about anything to do with spring as you're watching the snow pile up, again, outside the window. I tell ya, this is just plain depressing. Especially, since my husband is still recuperating from surgery and I'm the one who has to go out and shovel. Myself, barely over breast cancer surgery. I don't think my poor body can take much more. Anyhow, think Spring is what I did for the Just Buggin' Spring challenge. This challenge is for a spot as a guest designer, which I would just love.

So I made this little Easter basket from the new Cricut Easter cartridge. I just love this cartridge, especially this little 3-D basket cut. I used my new K&Company 12 x 24" paper pad which is just incredible. I used the fit to page feature so it cut the basket at 11 1/2". The paper is a pink check though it doesn't show up well in this photo. The darling little chicks were also cut from the Easter cartridge at 2 3/4". The bows are included on this cartridge. I wanted my chicks to have some Easter bonnets so I went to my Forever Young cartridge. My patterned paper is Me & My Big Ideas. The hats both have layered flowers on them and a rhinestone for embellishment. Each chick has a black rhinestone eye. I think the hats make them look pretty spiffy, don't you? The grass the chicks are standing on is another cut from the Easter cartridge.

This cartridge cuts an attachable handle for the basket that has a flower in the center. I embellished it further by adding a dimensional flower that I made from my patterned paper. I placed a bow made from Easter ribbon on each side of the basket at the handle base. Inside my basket I placed a stuffed animal Peep that I have had hanging around my house from when I used to sell AVON. It is several years old and I'm not sure they have them anymore. It has been sitting in it's plastic wrapper in the closet since I got it as a demo product. I think my granddaughter will like it this year.

CCC #14

Time for a new challenge at Cricut Cardz Challenge. This week we're challenged to make a St. Patrick's Day card with any cartridge, color or theme. I chose Paper Doll Dress-Ups for my card. Who can resist a Leprechaun with a pot of gold? The shamrock border also came from this cartridge. I always find it amusing when I notice a cut on a cartridge that I never realized was there. This border is one I hadn't paid any attention to and found when I was looking for some hills to use on another card design. I used the Fit to Length feature button to cut it at 5 1/2". I sparkled them up with some glitter. My leprechaun is cut at 4" as are all his clothes and accessories. I used my Sakura 3-D glaze pen to embellish the buckle on his hat and added a few rhinestones to his shirt. I had some shiny gold paper so decided to use it for the gold in the pot. My sentiment is computer generated.

Project Tuesday Gift Card Holder (DT)

It's always hard to come up with gifts and cards for guys. I hope I accomplished both with this project. It's Tuesday, so that means it's time for one of my most favorite weekly challenges, Project Tuesday. I can hardly wait each week to see what wonderful new project I'll learn from this blog. They always have useful and easy projects to complete. This week is no exception. It's a gift card holder. Everyone gives gift cards at one time or another. What's better than a unique way of presentation. It seems that's all I buy for my grandkids anymore, it's what they want. It's just too hard to please the teenagers so you may as well get them what they want. Obviously, this one is not for one of my grandkids with a bottle of wine attached, but for an adult male.

My cute little dog image is Penny Black. The inside sentiment is from the same set of stamps called Bubbly. I colored him with Copics. My base card is made from brown kraft paper and my dp is K&Company. I simply used a piece of twine and a couple crimson pearls for embellishment. I added a little doodling with my favorite Sakura 3-D Glaze pen in red.

100th Birthday card, Mojo Monday, A Spoonful of Sugar

There is a truly wonderful story behind this card. The other day while visiting my friend Sharon's blog I came across the story of her friend that is helping to collect 100 cards. The cards are for her friend's aunt who is turning 100 years old on Easter Sunday, April 4th. You can read the whole story here. April 4th has special meaning to me because it was the date the first of my five children was born. My daughter was born 4-4-74 at 4:04pm. Isn't that cute? So anyway, I decided I wanted to be a part of this grand undertaking to collect 100 cards for this special woman. Can you imagine living for one century? The things that she has been witness to are truly amazing, I'm sure. I used the Mojo Monday sketch and followed the recipe for A Spoonful of Sugar challenge using distress inks, pearls and glitter. My base card is brown kraft paper and my vintage looking background paper is K&Company. I really felt the card needed to be vintage looking for someone turning 100.

My stamped image is Inkadinkado's Round Frames and I used distress inks in tea dye and green to stamp the image. I added beautiful crocheted lace, green ribbon and pearls to embellish the card. The flower is Prima that I added MS Crystal Fine glitter to for some shimmer.

Thank you card/The Crafty Pad

I needed to make a quick thank you card today to mail off to my Aunt. She was so kind to pick up the new Cricut Seasonal Easter cartridge for me. First, I can't find any of the new Cricut cartridges at the local craft stores around here. Second, I'm unable to drive because I'm legally blind and third, my husband who usually totes me here and there is still recuperating from surgery and unable to drive. So when my aunt called me from the store asking me if I wanted her to pick it up and mail it to me, I was very excited. The cartridge arrived on Saturday and I love it. It has the cutest basket cut on it.

The Crafty Pad challenge this week is a color challenge using brown, blue and white/cream. I decided to make my card using those colors. My base card is kraft cardstock, dp is DCWV Spring Stack. The hedgehog stamp I used is Penny Black and the sentiment is Inkadinkado. I colored with Copics. I used only a simple brown ribbon for embellishment since this card was getting mailed.