Celebrate TODAY

For this 5.5 x 5.5 inch card, I started with this sketch from Mojo Monday.

I love square cards so I started with a pre-made red 5.5 square card.  Then I cut out the star from American Alphabet page 25 and all of the layers at 2.25 inches.  Next I cut circles from the same cartridge page 61 Font 2 Shadow at 2.75 inches in light blue and 3 inches in white.
I cut the lighter blue in 5.25 x 5.25 for the card layer.  Then the strip of striped paper is cut at 2.5 X 5.25.
The banner is cut from the Art Philosophy Cartridge on page 29 and cut at 3.25 inches.
The stamp is from PaperTrey Ink's Mega Mixed Messages and stamped with Stampin' Ups Night of Navy onto a 1.25 inch white square which is backed with a 1.5 inch red square.

I am also entering this into the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge-Me-Monday 

#113 - Memorial Day

Make a project using the color red plus anything that makes you think of Memorial Day (ie. a flag, military symbol, or poppy).

Thanks for coming by and leaving comments,
Cindy :)

Masculine Birthday Card

I really liked the Mojo Monday Sketch this week and I needed to make a card for my Brother-in-law's birthday, so here is the result.

I really liked the way this card turned out.  The papers are from the DCWV Lemon Flower Stack and Paper Trey Ink Kraft cardstock.  The stamp is from Stampin' Ups Perfect Punches set.  I stamped it with Versa Mark and heat embossed it in silver.  The border is a Martha Stewart Punch in shiny silver paper, topped with a black ribbon. A couple of flowers from my stash and a Megan Elizabeth Sparkle Lightz in Girls Best Friend in the center.

This is the inspiration sketch:

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Cindy :)

Flowers Times Two

I got the Florals Embellished cartridge this weekend.  I couldn't wait to get started with it. 

For the first  4.25 X 5.5 card (with the orange oval) I chose the flower on page 37.  It is cut at 4.25 inches.  I added some purple gems to the center.   The oval was cut from the Art Philosopy cartridge from page 42 and is cut at 5 inches, then I ran it through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder.
I added the ribbon and decided it needed something else.  So, the butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch to which I added some black marker and then sprinkled with Stampin' Ups Dazzling Diamonds.
I am going to enter it at
Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge # 65 -flowers.
Cardz TV Challenge #108- May Day (flowers)
Critter Sketch Challenge #115 - Flowers
For the 2nd card I chose the flower from page 21.  It reminds me of a Passion Flower.
This flower is also cut at 4.25 inches. For the center I added a Megan Elizabeth Sparkle Lightz in a color called Lush which is a very deep purple and is in the 8mm size.  I added some Stickles and placed it on an Action Wobble .  I used my Martha Stewart Trellis Loop Trim punch for the "ribbon" at the top.  I felt it needed another element so I added a couple of the butterflies with the Martha Stewart punch.
I am entering it at
Mojo Monday Challenge #241 -


Thanks for coming by.  Comments or questions, always welcome!
Cindy :)

Mother's Day Card 3

This card was based on the sketch at Mojo Monday

This is a 5 x 7 card.

I used paper from the DCWV Latte Stack.  The scalloped circles were cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge Circle 3 on page 41.  The larger one was cut at 3.75 inches and the smaller one at 3.5 inches.  The banner was cut at 3.25 inches from page 29. The leaves were cut from Cricut Essentials on pages 39 & 40 and both cut at 1.5 inches. 

The sentiment is from 2 different stamp collections.  The "for my" is from My Pink Stamper's Family and Friends.  The "wonderful Mother" is from Stampin' Up's Whimsical Words.  The purple ribbon is PaperTrey Ink's Plum Pudding.  The flowers and the pearl were from my stash.

For the inside I used the same papers with a piece of white for writing a sentiment.

 

Thanks for coming by,

Cindy :)

Wonderful Mother

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #39

 So I obviously chose the square!  My card is a 5.5 inch square card.  The card base is PaperTrey Ink Plum Pudding.  The rest of the paper is from DCWV  The Chateau Lavender Stack.  The tag also came from the stack.  The "Wonderful Mother" is from a Stampin' Up set called Well Scripted and stamped with Chocolate Chip classic ink.

I popped the tag up for dimension.  Added crinkle ribbon and a taupe pearl.

One of those rare occasions when I didn't crank up the Cricut.
Thanks for coming by and for all the sweet comments.  They really make my day.
Cindy :)

Bee-u-tiful

This pretty paper is from a K&Company paper pad that I have had for a couple of years.
This is a 4.25 X 5.5 inch card.  I cut each square at 1.25 inches.  Then put them back together on the card.  The bee is from the Art Nouveau cartridge page 56 and cut at 2 inches.  Then coated in Stampin' Up Crystal Effects.  I added two dark brown pearls for the eyes.  The leaf for the flower is from page 31 Layer 1 feature cut at 4 inches. The rose is a Recollections embellishment.  A little piece of ribbon tied into a bow.  The "Bee-u-tiful" stamp is a My Pink Stamper stamp from her Punny-licious collection and punched out with the Stampin' Up Modern Label Punch.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday #238
 &      Bitten by the Bug2
         Bumblebee or Ladybug Challenge

















Thanks for coming by,

Cindy :)        

Balloons and Sketch Challenge

I have my Card/Stamp group tomorrow.  This month we were to make Birthday Cards.

I used the Mojo Monday Challenge # 237 Sketch for my design.

I printed the background paper from the Berries and Cream Imagine cartridge. I cut it down for a 4.25 inch by 5.5 inch card.  I cut the "Happy" from the Cricut American Alphabet cartridge at 1 inch.  The Shimmer yellow paper from PaperTrey Ink is cut at 1.25 inches X 5.5 inches.

The label is from the Art Nouveau cartridge page 29, the Layer 2 shift image flipped on it side and cut at 1.75 inches.  The "Birthday" is from my favorite Happy Birthday Stamp from Close To My Heart.  I placed scotch tape over the "Happy" and ink the stamp, then remove the tape and get a nice image of just the "Birthday".  I used Memento's Rose Bud ink for the phrase.

I added the balloons in the corner for the Bitten By the Bug2  Challenge-

Balloons and Birthday Card Challenge

They were cut from the Just A Note cartridge.  They are on page 46 and are under the Card Layer feature key.  I think they are cut at 3 inches.  Then I added the Polka Dots with a Stampin' Up Stamp  called Dot, Dot, Dot with the Memento Rose Bud Ink.

For the inside I stamped the phrase from a Stampin' Up Stamp from a set called Heard from the Heart.  I used the same Memento ink. 

 My favorite part of this project was the pretty paper that I printed with my Imagine.  I think I may could get addicted to printing the pretty papers!
I made 7 of these for my group tomorrow.  I hope they like them.

Thanks for coming by and y'all come back again soon,

Cindy :)

Lori's Garden card

I was on vacation last week and missed all the fun challenges.  I am happy to be back in my craft room now :), even if it is a mess!

I received a couple of new cartridges right before I left (Lori's Garden and Art Nouveau) and of course I was anxious to use them.
I really haven't used my Imagine like I should since I got it, but just love the Lori's Garden cartridge and wanted to try it out.

All the paper except for the strip of pink polka dot came from the Lori's Garden cartridge.  It's got some gorgeous florals and great birds and birdcages.  I printed and cut the flower at 2 inches.  Then I p&c the scalloped circle at 2.5 inches.  The flower and the blue strip are both popped up.  The white strip is a new Martha Stewart punch that I just got called Trellis Loop Trim and it cuts both sides out.  It came from HSN. I used some of my Shimmer white card stock from PaperTrey Ink to punch it out.  I added some Stickles to the flower, a white ribbon and a blue button. 

More white shimmer and a scallop from the base paper for the inside.

I made this card for the following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday  -

#106 - Buttons and Bows-  Make a project with at least one button and bow on it.

Die Cuttin' Divas -

Challenge #60: Pastels

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge -

Thanks for coming by and y'all come back again soon,

Cindy :)