Ladybug Valentine

I made this for my little Granddaughter's 1st Valentine's Day.  Her room is decorated in Ladybugs, so I made a ladybug for Katy-bug. 

This is a 5.5" square card.  I used a Martha Stewart Punch around the page punch for the white "doily"(5" square).  And used pop dots to lift it off the page.

This cute ladybug is from the Paisley cartridge.  It is on page 27 and is cut at 3 1/2".  I used clear gems for the spots and added some red Stickles to add color.  I used some small hearts from another Martha Stewart punch and glittered them for the four corners.  A couple of black pearls for the eyes.

Then I put the ladybug on an Action Wobble so she "wiggles" when the card is handled.

If you are not familiar with Aciton Wobbles, they are plastic coils with sticky on both sides to give movement to elements on your card or page.  I Love Them!  They can be ordered online from www.actionwobble.com.

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

Cindy :)

Valentine Hearts

In August I started going to a stamping group that meets once a month. We each make cards to exchange with each other and every month one person does a "hands on".  My first turn at doing the "hands on" was this month and of course was a Valentine's Day theme.  I took these 2 cards already made and then "kits" for them to make.  I gave them a choice of colors.

I purchased pre-made 5.5" x 5.5" cards in red and purple. Then for the purple card we added a 5.25 x 5.25" layer in a slightly darker purple. Then we took a 5 x 5" dark pink and punched it with a Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page Heart punch and popped it up on the card.  The next layer is a light lavender and I used the Cuttlebug and had embossed it with the Conversation Hearts folder for them. It measures 4" x 4". Then we inked it to make the embossing stand out. The pink heart was from the Sweethearts cartridge on page 71 the shadow cut at 3.5".  I had them run the hearts thru the Zyron and the pink heart was sprinkled with Martha Stewart Tourmaline Tinsel Glitter then popped up on the card.  For the inside the "xoxo" was cut from the Paisley cartridge on page 57 the image and shadow cut at 1.25" and then popped up on a solid rectangle cut at 2" x 5".  And it looks tilted because it is on an Action Wobble and wiggles when you open the card.

For the red card, the measurements are the same, with black for the 5.25" layer, a dark red for the 5' inch layer and a medium pink for the 4" layer.  The heart for the dark red card is from the Paisley cartridge page 61 cut at 3". The dark red glitter is from Beacon.

Except for the pre-made base, all the paper used was by Core'dinations.

The ladies all said that they really enjoyed making the cards.  I hope so.  I sure enjoyed designing them.

Thanks for coming by and ya'll come back soon,

Cindy :)

Meagan's Birthday Card

This is quite a unique card.  Shelby liked the rainbow page that I had made in Julianne's book and wanted me to use it again for Meagan's card.  Then she wanted me to incorporate a dashund dog.  So here is what came of it.  It is a large card.  I took a light blue 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper and folded it at 5 1/2".

The rainbow, flowers and butterfly on the front are all from Create A Critter.  The rainbow was cut at 5".  The flowers at 2" and the butterfly at 1 1/2".  The "18" I put on the heart is from the Quarter Note cartridge cut at 1 1/4".  I ran the rainbow through the Xyron and sprinkled it with Stampin' Up Dazzling Diamonds.  The grass was made with my Martha Stewart scissors.  I put some Glossy Accents on the butterfly's body to give it some strength and put it on a Action Wobble.
The "celebrate" on the inside is from the Birthday Bash cartridge as well as the gift box with "its your birthday" and the handstand dog.  The hula hoop dog is from the Paisley cartridge.
And all that added up to a unique card and Shelby really liked it.

Thanks for coming by my blog,

Cindy :)

Joann's Birthday card

When I first saw the paper with the owls and deer on it, I thought of Joann and I love this little owl from the Paisley cartridge and had been wanting a chance to use it.  The stamp inside is from Stampin Up's Well Scripted set.  The Paper is from a DCWV stack called Whimsy.  It has some really cute papers in it!

Sympathy and Boy Birthday card

Lukas' Birthday Card

Sympathy Card

Lindsay's Birthday card

I really love the Paisley cartridge.  It has so many funky little designs.  How cute is this turtle?