Capture the Day

Today I have one more card from the left over papers from the Brushed paper pack. This one is also a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card but vertical this time.  

I used the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge for the piece the sentiment is stamped on. Also A1165 Capture the Day stamp set was used for the sentiment and the butterfly. To further embellish I took a Black Journaling pen and did a doodling line and added a couple of staples with a mini stapler, For stamping my ink colors are Black, Canary and Pixie. The CS strip is Canary CS.  I finished it off with a couple of paper flowers and clear sparkles.

I used daubers and the Canary and Pixie inks to color the butterfly.  First had stamped it in Black ink. Then colored using the daubers. Finally  cut it out and add to the card with a pop dot.

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Tweet Me

Well as you know after making a few layouts with a paper pack we often times have bits and pieces left over.  So I made a couple of cards. Today I have the " Tweet Me" card. It is a standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.

I used the pretty ombré colored B&T paper, Kraft CS, B1457 Tweet Me,black journaling pen, Z1926  Quatrefoil embossing folder, pear, pixie and desert sand inks and some paper flowers and clear sparkles to make this card.

All the stamping is from the Tweet Me stamp set. I embossed the Kraft CS piece with the Quatrefoil  embossing folder.  The bird was stamped right on one of the Brushed B&T papers. It gave the little bird a lot of texture just from the paper it was stamped on.  Using a blending pen and the inks I mentioned I colored the eggs, nest , branch and leaves. 

I really like how this one turned out. I hope you do to.

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Wedding Card

Today I have the Wedding Card I made for the couple that my previous post was for. 

Again I used my Cricut Explore and a SVG file. This one has a combination of papers putting this one together. I have another older CTMH paper pack called "For Always" for the B&T that looks like handwriting. The pink B&T is from my stash.  Black  CS from CTMH.  Bazzill textured CS in white and 3 shades of pink. 

This card went together fairly easily. It is a 5 x 7 card. first I placed the background paper on the card front. The cute little hearts have the white card base shine through. Then I added the tablecloth which is the writing B&T. Before putting the layers of the cake together I embossed the 3 sections with some border strip Cuttlebug embossing folders. Then I layered each of these strips onto the main cake piece and put a row of pearls across the middle layer. Then I made the flowers for the cake by squeezing the petals and rolling the tips to add some dimension. . Then take a large, medium and small flower and layer together turning each layer slightly. I added a clear bling to the center of each flower. I placed them cascading down the cake. Finishing the cake with adding  a few pink "bling" randomly placed amongst the flowers on the cake and adding the dark pink plate to the bottom of the cake.Then adhere to the card front. Lastly the banner  had the title attached and was placed with pop dots to the top of the card. 

My envelope was made with the WeR Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board. I love that tool. It makes any size envelope in no time. Plus I am finding  many other uses on the internet that other talented craters have made with it. So you will probably see projects from me that come from that tool that isn't an envelope in the future. I decorated the envelope with  a white layered flower with streamers of pearls. 

Supplies
CTMH B&T paper and misc B&T paper
A variety of CS in 3 shades of pink, white and black
Embossing folders
Pearls
Clear & pink "bling"
adhesive and pop dots
Cricut Explore
SVG file- Love Always

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Butterfly card

When I got my Cricut Explore there are a number of Make it Now projects. Anna Griifin has a number of them in this category too. This is her Butterly Card. I thought it was so pretty I had to make it for a Birthday card I needed. Now I didn't have any of her papers at the time so I had to improvise with some papers in my stash. I think no matter what papers you used it would turn out beautiful. The design is so pretty and intricate. The butterflies are two layers. This was one of my very first projects with my Cricut Explore. I was very impressed on how it cut the details in this card. How fun!!

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Card in a Box Craze!!!!

Well by now you must have seen all the posts of the Card in the Box. At least I think that is what they are called. Let me tell you if you haven't made one yet you have to give it a try. They are so much fun to do.  There are a number of videos on You tube that show you how to make these. I used this one for one of mine that I added some money inside it. She shows how to add a slot for a gift card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnqZ7bWl2js

The other one I made was from this site .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XIZ3a_mA3o

This is another video on making these card in box and she shows using the  CTMH Skylark paper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At4JHCszelo

There are many more also you just have to search for Card in a box and you will see a number of them listed.

So let's get to the project. My first one  was the one without the gift card insert. I used a Retired CTMH paper pack called Bella. I used a number of stamp sets and started building my card. Plus if you are careful on how you place your pieces you can fold it flat (or reasonably flat) and it fits in a regular size envelope. But what a WOW factor when the person gets it in the mail. The back side of the back piece  is where you can write your message.

 This next one has the gift card insert slot and I have a few pictures to show you. I used Retired CTMH Chantilly Paper for this one and again a number of stamp sets. Some of the flowers in this box were Cricut cut and then stamped and some were stamped and hand cut out. In both boxes I also used some 1/4" x 3" pieces of clear acetate to adhere some of the flowers to. When the box is opened they move back and forth just like a real flower garden. You can make these for any occasion and with any elements you want to put in your box. Balloons look really cute too. Since I have made these two I have found another version of how you do the inserts. Also a rectangle version instead of a square. So I will probably be back with some more in the near future.

Give one of these a try. You will love making them. They actually are a little bit addicting!!

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A few more Easter projects to share with you

As I said in my last post I am a bit behind in getting some posts up. But even though Easter has come and gone I thought you might still enjoy seeing a few of the projects I had made for Easter.

This first one is another SVG file from www.svgcuts.com. This file is called Egg Hunt.  It is a chocolate bunny card. The bunny has 3 layers to him making it very dimensional. I embossed the top layer with the CTMH Damask embossing folder. I liked the effect it gave the little bunny. Of course I had to make boy & girl bunnies too.

 Here is a close up of the embossing and the multiple layers.

 I also  made a couple of other Easter cards. . This one was cut from my Cricut  Explore and was from the Bunny Hop  file from ww.svgcuts.com. It has multiple layers and is adhered only at the top half of the basket handle. It stands nicely. I cut two of the eggs with glitter paper and they cut like butter. Depending on what papers you used this card could look completely different and you could make a number of them in no time being each piece is cut from the Cricut. I am having so much fun learning about the Cricut Explore and all that can be done with it.

This  one is using CTMH stamps and paper ,add  a little stitching and a little coloring. Then finish it off with  some seam binding ribbon and you have a cute little card.

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Be You

In my quest to use up as much of the Ariana papers and supplies that I could I ended with this card.  It has a combination of just a few small strips of paper and then 4 of the Dimensional Element pieces. A touch of glitter on the glasses and some inking and the card was born.

You're Tweet Cards

 

This card was made using two of the CTMH Cricut catridges. The Art Philosophy and Artiste cartridges.  These  cards were designed by Adeline Brill. Thank you Adeline. Check her out for some more fantastic projects.
In this project she was showing how to use some of the different buttons available to us on our Cricuts that we may forget about or not know how to use. Also both cards are very similar but not exactly the same. The top one is cut with the Artiste cartridge and the bottom one with the Art Philosophy cartridge. Some of the buttons that we don't often think about using like Flip, Portrait, Fit To Length, Repeat Last, Settings to change from 1/4ths to 1/10ths,  Quantity and Real Dial Size, to name a few.  As an example in these cards the stamped frame  comes from a stamp set called Frame Flair D1548. On the carrier sheet for the stamp set it states which Cricut cartridge is used and what size to cut the images for the stamp to fit exactly. So it said to use the Art Philsophy cart and to cut it at 2 1/4". So in the bottom card the stamped image fits nicely on the white daisy CS cut piece. But on the top card the same stamp was used but the image was chosen from the Artiste cartridge and so it doesn't match exactly but yet it still works. 

It is something to try when you are playing around with your different Cricut buttons. Pick a cartridge and a stamp set that has a Cricut image and see if you can make the same card using another cartridge by finding similar images. It helps us to look outside the box a little and expand our knowledge and our supplies. Try out some of the different buttons to see what they do for you. It will be surprising on how much can be done with a change or addition of a few buttons.

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Thank You card #2

Here is my second Thank you card.  This time I used the Artiste cartridge to cut the card and the wrapper along with some of the flowers, leaves and the swirl. I also used a couple of Smoothie flowers from the Floret paper flower pack and pewter brads for the flower centers. The stamps were D 1544 Distressed backgrounds which I used on the Cricut cut flowers that come out from behind the paper flowers. For the Thank You I used the stamp set A1119 A Garden.

I had an older stamp set C1448 Magic Tabs  that has a bunch of very small sayings of "pull here", "note inside" etc. I used it to add a couple of those sayings so the person would know how this card opens. I put "pull here" on the bottom front corner and on the back of the wrapper I put "note inside".
I am really short on cards in general for all occasions so I will be trying to get a variety made and will post them as I get them done.

Thank you card

I needed some Thank You cards so sat down and made two different ones. Here is my first one.

I adapted a pattern from the CTMH How To Wishes Card book. The pattern had a piece that wrapped around the card and the card would then slide out from the wrapper. I made the look of that card on my card front but my card is a top open card. Confusing? I hope not.I used B&T paper from Buzz & Bumble and Saddle, Juniper and Colonial White CS colors.
The flower garden was stamped with Olive Pigment ink and the two flowers that were highlighted were with Gyspy and Autumn terracotta pigment inks. The sentiment was stamped with Cocoa ink. I embellished with some twine and a clear button and some Opaques Mocha gems for the flower centers. The stamp set was a SOTM titled "A Flowering Bunch".

Touch Of Fall

This card features the Petite Perks stamp set called Touch of Fall from CTMH. It goes perfectly with the Huntington paper pack. It was simply put together using a scallop border punch, Bronze shimmer trim and a couple of banners. This little stamp set has 4 small images and I put 3 of them on this card as the focal point. The acorn was stamped in Cocoa ink, the pumpkin in Autumn Terracotta and the leaf in Olive.

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Gratitude Card

I just love this card!!! It was pictured on page 87 of the Autumn /Winter CTMH Idea Book 2013. I loved the colors and everything about it so I just had to give it a try in making it. The paper is from the Surf's Up paper pack and the Huntington paper pack along with Cocoa CS. Two stamp sets are used. Fall Harvest for the leaves and Always Grateful for the sentiment. The leaves were stamped first with cocoa pigment ink and then colored with the water brush and a variety of Fall colored inks. (I have a full supply list below.)
To give it some finishing touches I used some Opaque Mocha gems and the Burlap ribbon. But instead of using the Burlap ribbon as it comes I pulled strands out from it and them held them together and tied a bow. I also used a strand to hang the acorn. I still need some practice with my coloring but I was pretty happy how my leaves turned out. What do you think? Any suggestions are always welcome.

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Gratitude Card
 C1504 My Acrylix® Fall Harvest

C1559 My Acrylix® Always Grateful



X7168B Surf’s Up Paper Packet

X7174B Huntington Paper Packet

1282 New England Ivy Cardstock

1388 Colonial White Cardstock

X5637 Barn Red Cardstock

X5668 Honey Cardstock

1270 Autumn Terracotta Cardstock

X5642 Cocoa Cardstock
 Z2135 New England Ivy Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2123 Goldrush Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2162 Honey Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2104 Barn Red Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2101 Autumn Terracotta Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2114 Cocoa Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2153 Sweet Leaf Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2171 Saddle Exclusive Inks® Pad



Z1333 Opaques Mocha Adhesive Gems

Z1857 Mini-Medley Accents Rosewood Collection

Z1760 Burlap Ribbon 

For Always Card Kit

Today I have a couple of cards to show you.
I needed to make a couple of cards and decided to use my (Retired) For Always Card kit. The colors I used were smokey plum, slate and juniper as accents on the back and white B&T papers.

Everyday Celebration Revisited

Quite a while back I purchased a card kit by CTMH called Everyday Celebration. It had 8 different card patterns in the colors of Blue & Browns.  I made some when I first got the kit but didn't finish the kit. Have you ever purchased something and then not put it aside to make later...but then never did? Or you made part of it but not all like in my case with this card kit? I am on a mission of getting some of my previous paper packs used and kits made. Of course I will still be using the new paper packs etc that I get but I am going to try and make some of the older ones mixed in between.

The following cards are the last ones I needed to make to complete the Everyday Celebration kit.
I added a little glitter to some to add a bit of sparkle.

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Graduations are here....

I had to quickly make two graduation cards for males. So I couldn't get all frilly and over the top like I would like to do when I make a card for a female. Instead I made this Fun Fold card using colors of  each of their schools. The base  is made by using a 4.25" x 9.3/4" strip of CS and scoring and folding until you have the Graduation Cap as the front of the card. It fits in a regular A2 envelope too!!! I made the inside as a pocket so I could send a gift right in the card. I used a variety of CTMH stamp sets. Some new and some older to stamp the sentiments and Graduation cap. The tassel decoration I made by hand with floss and attached to the top with a brad. They are a fairly simple looking card but in person they were much better looking.
Congratulations to all the Graduates!!!!

More Cards

I had run extremely low on my supply of cards. I have made so many but have sent all of them now also. So I was in need of some quick cards.  I had been on the internet and saw some really pretty cards made by Wizards hangout. I loved them so I just had to give them a try myself. Both of these are almost identical I just did the Butterfly different and the sentiment. One Butterfly is stamped and embossed and the other one is a paper butterfly that has a design on it.  Three ink colors were used in stamping the two largest flowers.  I stamped first in Buttercup, then added Sunset to the outer petals with a dauber and lagoon for the center. The pearls I used for the flower centers started out white but I used one of my Alcohol markers to color them.  They have a bright fresh look for the summer.

All products were CTMH except I used an old wooden stamp for the background on these cards.

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Sympathy card #2

This is another Sympathy card for you.
I used 3 small strips of paper from 3 different paper packs. Don't they look good together? It shows you that many of the CTMH paper packs can be used with each other. I added some Baker's Twine and a stamped flower and leaves from Girl's Rock C 1538 stamp set for the decoration. Lastly I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set Card Chatter -Sympathy D 1476

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Sympathy Card

Sympathy cards are one of the hardest cards for me to make. It is such a tough time for the individuals and trying to put in a card what you want to tell that person is hard to convey. I have needed a couple of this type of card recently.

This is the first one. I will give you some of the details I used in making his card.
  I used  all of CTMH products except for the brown sheer ribbon . The colors are Ruby, Cashmere, Champagne, Saddle  on a Colonial White Base.
 This is a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 vertical card.
 I cut a 1" Saddle CS circle, 1 1/2" Champagne CS circle and 2 1/2" Cashmere CS circle using the Art Philosophy cartridge button A1. I also cut using the Art Philosophy cart. the scallop strip using Champagne CS. It is button Shift +Font + E4 cut at 3/4" and then sub cut to 3" in length.
 I inked all papers with Saddle ink.
 I scored the Ruby CS diagonally and sanded it.

The Burlap ribbon embellishment was made by cutting a piece and pulling the strands apart. I then grouped them together and tied a knot at one end and trimmed the ends. I took another piece of Burlap ribbon and cut it down to about 3/4" wide and adhered that to the card first. Then I took the stranded pieces and adhered it on top of the strip with Liquid Glass.

After adding all the elements this is the completed card.

I will post my other Sympathy Card in  a few days.

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Window Card

First of all I am so glad to be back crafting again!!  I had a Family emergency in Minnesota and recently got back home. It has been a while and much has happened but I hope to be crafting more often and posting here for all of you. Thanks for being one of my Followers and hanging in there with me.

So let's get started.  On to today's project I have a Window Card. I have heard and seen many "Window Cards" on the Internet. I love the look of them and all the different things you can do when using these dies. I have a friend who was able to pick me up a couple of the sets(thank you) and this is my first attempt at making something with them.

I purchased both the large set and the small set and have used the small size of the window, shutters, flower box, curtains and vine in this card. My card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. I used papers from a 6 x 6 paper pad I have had for a long time!!! You don't have any older papers do you? lol The papers were all textured which gave me  a good look for the different dies. I looked through all my embossing folders and I didn't find a brick look or wood grain etc to use for the window and shutters. So with the paper having some texture that helped with the look I as wanting to get.

I put each of the dies through my Cuttlebug and cut them out.  Then I added a Martha Stewart sprig punch,  a Stampin Up bird punch using the leaf stem from it ,and a small flowers punch for all the little flowers to make up my parts in the flower box.

The CTMH elements are the Hollyhock rick rack (retired), The little paper butterfly from the Flutter paper shapes, and the Happy Birthday (retired) stamp set for the sentiment. I used a dauber and Blush ink to give the butterfly a little soft color.

It was a fun card to put together. So many possibilities!!! I hope you enjoyed this one. I will be back with some other looks too using both sizes of the windows etc.

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Easter is just around the corner

 

Easter is early his year so I thought I had better start on some of my Easter projects. In the new Spring/Summer Idea Book for CTMH they have a new stamp called "Hoppy Easter". It has the cutest Bunny. Don't you agree?  This stamp set lent itself to using the alcohol markers to add color to the bunny and the egg he is carrying.  I used a few colors of markers and the colored pencils and waterbrush to color my stamped images.

The Artiste Cricut cartridge was used to cut the clouds.

It was a fun card to make and of course I had to add some stitching. I just love to stitch on everything I make.

Supply List:

B1423 Hoppy Easter

Chantilly Paper

Buttercup & White daisy CS

Color Ready Seam Binding Ribbon

Sky, Cotton Candy, Pear, Crème Brulee,Whisper, Blush markers

Sunny Yellow colored pencil

Waterbrush

White Embroidery Floss

Bitty Sparkles