I created this blog as a place to show my cards and other paper crafts. My hope is that they inspire other crafters. I hope you enjoy my projects and inspire that little spark of creativity. Enjoy looking around.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Shape Card- Travel Trailer
I used the gypsy for this card. I sized it to be an A2 card. I used Everyday Paper Dolls. I welded 2 campers together. Then I cut 2 more out, one in solid cardstock and on with pattern paper. I cut the pattern paper cutout apart and used pieces to decorate with. I made the curtains and tie backs freehand. I put vellum behind the door and windows. I used my white gel pen to add some detail. The nice thing with the gypsy is I can design all the cards and then when there is time lay out all the paper and cut. Don't have to worry about getting the cartridges out. This card can be used for going away, vacation or birthday or anyone who enjoys camping. Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Simple Pink and Black Birthday Card
A simple birthday card made with leftover pieces on my table. The flowers are from George and Basic Shapes. They were from the scrapbook page I made. I cut 4 squares and popped the flowers up and went around the edge with a white gel pen. I used white embossing powder on the happy birthday stamp. The centers of the flowers I used stickles. The pattern paper is a scrap that I tore around the edges. Went around the edge of the card with my white gel pen. Enjoy!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
I'm not Lion
I used the lion from Create A Critter. He is cut at 2 inches. All the layers are cut at 2 inches. I used the Spots and Dots cuttlebug folder and then went over it with a black ink pad. I used my Crop A Dile to add the eyelets. The cloud was cut at 2 inches. I printed the saying out then set up my cricut to cut around it. I used brown chalk on the lion around the edges. Used brown ink around the edges of the cloud and added some dots. Added some stitch lines around the base. The pattern paper is scraps laying on my table. The nice thing about this cartridge is I am using a lot of scraps. This could be used for a Father's Day card or Birthday Card. Enjoy!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
You're A Hoot
Use my gypsy to lay out the card.
Create A Critter:
Owl and all the layers cut at 2 inches.
Branch cut at 2 inches.
Hoot cut at .82 inches.
Don Juan Cartridge:
You're A cut at ,62 inches
I welded a branch and an Owl in black cardstock together to make a base. I then cut out all the layers to the owl. I used brown cardstock for the base layer. I used a brown pattern paper for the next layer and pink pattern paper for the top layer.
For the branch I used a lite brown cardstock and then cut a piece of the branch in green cardstock for the leaves.
I popped the branch up from the base to give dimension and used Cinnamon Stickles on the branch and parts of the Owl.
I used Green Stickles on the leaves.
I used Diamond Stickles on the pink parts of the owl.
I used Orange Stickles on the Beak and the Lettering.
The background pattern paper is from Provo Craft.
I inked around the edges if the pattern paper and the letters using Chestnut Roan and Charcoal chalk ink.
I tied a piece of brown ribbon around the card. Enjoy!
Friday, June 11, 2010
Graduation Scrapbook Page
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Simple Hello Card
I used the cell phone on the Paisley Cartridge.
The Cell phone and all the layers were cut at 3.75 inches.
I used lime green, pink, purple and yellow cardstock for the phone.
I stamped a flower design on the pruple cardstock to decorate it a bit.
The Hello is a $1.00 stamp. I inked around the edges of all the layers.
I used green, pink and diamond stickles on the phone.
Background paper was an old DCWV 6x6 paper pack.
Final touch was the ribbon tied around the card. Enjoy!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Thinking of You Paisley Bee
I used the Paisley cartridge for this card. I cut the bee and all the layers at 1 inch.
The Thinking of You is a $1.00 stamp.
The flowers on the bottom square is also a $1.00 stamp. I used my glitter pens to add color to the flowers.
The squares are from a punch. I inked around the edges of each square and stamped the design in two. Pop dotted the bee in the middle square.
The stars in the background are stamped on the paper.
The scallop on the edge of the square is from Plantin School book. Made several scallop edges on my gypsy and cut them out. I then cut them down to size. Enjoy!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
SnailMail card
For this card I used my gypsy to lay out the pieces and since I don't have to change cartridges it is easier to combine cuts.
Cartridges used:
Wild Card for: Snailmail saying cut at height-1.18 inches in purple cardstock.
Paperdolls for Everyday: grass cut at height- 1.07 inches in green cardstock. The taller grass at height- 1.81 inches in a darker green cardstock.
Paisley: the snail and all his layers cut at height -1.32 inches. Used yellow, pale green, purple and pink for the different layers.
Doodlecharms: The mailbox and letter. Mailbox cut at height - 1.53 inches. Used black, red and grey cardstock for the layers. The letter was cut at height - 0.58 inches in pale green cardstock.
George and Basic Shapes: The post for the mailbox. Cut at height - 2.39 inches wide- 0.44 inches in brown cardstock.
Used $1.00 stamps for the butterflies and the Thinking of You sentiment.
Stickles on the snail: yellow. Cinnamon on the eyes.
I cut the snail, grass and mailbox as one piece and then cut layers to give dimension. Used pop dots behide to give dimension also.
The snailmail is glued directly on the card.
Brown ink to ink the edges. Enjoy!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
happy Birthday Bear
Friday, June 4, 2010
Froggie Birthday
Card using Create A Critter and Doodle Charms Cartridge.
Used the Gypsy to weld Happy Birthday, Hat and Frog together.
Hat from Doodle Charms: Height 1.72 inches. The layer to the hat has the pom-pom and hat piece together. With the new added feature of hide contour you can put 2 on the mat and hide the pieces so you don't have to cut out 2 hat layers and 2 pom poms.
Frog from Create A Critter: Height 2.39 inches. All layers cut from that size to fit the base.
The base frog was cut with black card stock and the layers were cut with different shades of green.
The lily pad was also cut at 2.39 inches.
I inked all the edges of both the frog and the lily pad. Went around the edge with my Souffle pens.
I used green stickles on the frogs bellie. Pink stickles on the cheeks. Diamond stickles on the hat.
The Happy Birthday cut was from Create A Critter on page 27. Height: 1.49 inches. Cut out in dark blue and bottom layer in light blue. Used white gel pen to put dots on letters.
Stamped some leaves behind the lily pad and stamped a dragon fly on green paper and cut it out and layered it on to the stamped dragon fly on the card and popped his wings up for dimension. Enjoy!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Ruff Ruff Pedastal Card
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Goddess Card
I made this card with my new cricut cartridge - Paisley.
The cat is on page 73. I cut everything from my gypsy.
Cut the cat at 2 1/2 inches. All the layers are also cut at 2 1/2 inches.
The Goddess is cut at 1 inch. I used the shadow and detail piece.
Cardstock is Recollections.
I used the Divine Swirls cuttlebug folder on the bottom and used pink glimmer mist on it also.
The scallop edge is from Plantin SchoolBook. I welded several pieces together to make it the size I wanted.
The green pattern paper is from an old Provo Craft Paper Pad. Simple but cute. Enjoy!