Two new cards

I know I haven't posted in quite a long time - since before we left for Florida. I've been playing with my cricut and not stamping much. However, I did make a birthday card for a forum board friend the other night.

The image is a clear stamp from a set by Penny Black called "Piece of my Heart". It is coloured with Copics and I added some Stickles to decorate the cupcakes. I cut out the image and popped it up with foam dots on top of the white layer.

The other card is one I made using the flower medallion from Storeybook cartridge.

Sharon
June 19,2010

Cricut Challenge My Pink Stamper -Father's Day Card

On My Pink Stamper blog, the challenge is to make a Father's Day Card. All the cards will be entered into a random drawing for a Cricut Expression.
I used the following cartridges:
Don Juan - Page 34, trees with shadow feature
Graphically Speaking - Page 49, the phrase Enjoy Life which I cut at 1", real dial size on.
Campout - Canoe, cut at 3/4", real dial size on
- Paddle, cut at 1/4", real dial size on.

The card size is 4-1/2"" x 6". I used Stampin'Up!Creamy Caramel for the main body, and scraps of Bazzill for the images. I don't know who makes the wood grained paper -I think I bought it at the Dollar Store? Other supplies used are antique brass eyelets and raffia ribbon; Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Cordoroy all around the edges.

Inside is stamped, Happy Father's Day.

These Cricut cards take a different sort of "mind set" to make than stamped cards. LOL



Sharon
May 28/10

Woo Hoo! I made Top Five again!

Woo Hoo! I made top five once again on the SP Colour Combos blog for my green mousie birthday card for Challenge #44.

Sharon
April 29/10

Penny Black Mouse Birthday Card

On Wednesday night I started this card following the sketch on Friday Sketchers Challenge #99. I finished putting the card together this afternoon. Don't know if I've ever taken four days to do a card before! LOL



I'm also entering it into the colour challenge on SPCC Challenge #44 - Gable Green, Green Galore and Dusty Durango. It was hard to put these colours together! After looking through my stamps, I chose this House Mouse one from the Penny Black "Micey Day" set. It is coloured with Copic markers, and I applied Crystal Glaze to the spoon for dimension.

The green layer is run through the Crafts Too Embossing Folder "Daisies", the flourish is a die by Quickutz, label punch by SU, Nesties Plain and Scalloped Rectangles, and flowers. Machine plain and zigzag stitching around the layers.

Inside the card, the verse reads, "Have a micey nice day!"

Sharon
April 25/10

Cricut Card - Just Because

This is a card I made last night with my Cricut - no stamping whatsoever! I'm still playing with how all the designs work in the cartridges. Thank God I have tons of card scraps so I can "play", or else I would be ruining lots of paper.

I haven't yet figured out how the designs come out. Sometimes, I set the dial for the size I want and they come out smaller. The "Real Size" thing has also got me stumped. Ah well, from reading the Cricut message board, I guess all us "newbies" go through the learning curve with this machine. My Pink Stamper blog has good tutorials and I've been picking up a few hints watching her videos.



The yellow verse, Just Because, and attached daisy flower are from the Don Juan cartridge- see page 74 of the booklet. I set the dial at 2-3/4", real dial size off. The blue shadow is set the same size, using the Shift, Shadow key. The edges of the verse are sponged with lime green chalk as they looked sort of bare on their own. For the flower, I cut a daisy(Shift key) in a different shade of yellow c/s, removed the stem and layered it on top of the original one to add more fullness. The smaller center is also a flower on this cartridge - see page 65. I also used the SU Bigz Top Note die for the yellow layer.The leafy branch is a punch from Martha Stewart. Green Gingham ribbon tiny bow.

Sharon
April 17/10

Challenge:
Cricutters Anonymous Blog Challenge #33 - spring card

Woo hoo! I won a prize on Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog Hop

I noticed this morning that I won a prize from Carolyn on the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. It was a random drawing and I won two new Bella stamps - Crafty Bug and Butterfly kisses.

Doing the happy dance.......!

Sharon
March 29, 2010

Stampactular Sunday Challenge "Build A Card" Blog Hop

Come and join the fun! Click on title of this post to go hop and see the rules. My card is in the making....

Finally after interruptions for supper, laundry, and watching the gold medal game of the Women World's Curling Championship between Germany and Scotland, here is my card:



Blog Hop "Recipe" Requirements:

-Brown is the main layer
-Rectangle requirement is the layers
-Favourite colour is blue
-Matting is blue
-Stamped images are the flowers (Layers of Colour Stamps),
coloured with Copic markers, cut out and popped with foam dots
-Two additional colours are yellow and pink
-Brown sheer dotted ribbon
-Flowers are the stamped images and the patterned paper
-Charm is the hummingbird
-Sparkles are the half pearls and acrylic embellies in centre of flowers
-Sentiment is the verse "friends are flowers that brighten our day"
(friend requirement)

Hope I have covered everything!

Sharon
March 28/10

Easter Card -Clearly Vintage Image

Cora at Clearly Vintage has recently posted on her blog some gorgeous vintage Easter postcards for downloading. Go check them out!
Here's a card I made using the sweet chick from March 21st. I sized the image and printed it out on SU cardstock, so that I could cut it with the Nesties Curved Rectangle die. The background patterned paper is embossed with the Cuttlebug Bloom Dots folder. I thought it "echoed" the hydrangea petals.
While there isn't any actual stamping on the front of the card, I used a Stampin'Up! verse inside - "Wishing you all the wonderful gifts of spring".



Sharon
March 25/ 2010

Challenges:
Cuttlebug Challenge #76- Easter be inspired

Charisma Cardz Challenge #12 - Spring has Sprung

Colour Create Challenge #41 - Your choice of Pastels

Paper Play Challenge Week 12 - Easter

House Mouse Lip Smackin' Relaxin' Birthday Card

I made this card for a friend's birthday following the requirements for SP Colour Combo challenge #40. The colours of Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, and Pretty in Pink were hard to combine at first, but after I went through my stash of paper, I was able to pull it together. Inside the card, the verse reads, "A day spent pampering is a day well spent". The image is coloured with Copic Markers.



-Stampabilities stamps "Lip Smacking Relaxing", and "Day Spent Pampering".
-Imaginisce chocolate dot, and DCWV striped papers, Bazzill cardstock
-EK Success embossed zigzag border punch
-SU Tab punch, verse enjoy, prima flower
-Pink striped thin ribbon
-Pink pearls
-white Liquid Pearl on marshmallows and mouse's lip for dimension
-TH Distress ink Tea Dye on edges of layers, and sponged around mousie
-Nesties Label die

*Other challenges see below - click on highlited title to go directly to blog
Sharon
March25,2010


SP Colour Combo Challenge #40
Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Pretty in Pink

Die Cuts R Us - Challenge #31 - Recipe:stamped image, two die cuts, 3 jewels, ribbon

Pile It On Challenge #11- Furry Friends

Penny's Challenges March 17th -Another Birthday Card


Cupcake Craft Challenges #83 - Food and Drink

My card made Top 5 - SP Colour Challenge #38

Wowsers! I was so excited to learn that my Penny Black birthday card made Top 5 in the Winner's Circle for the SP Colour Combo #38
http://spcolorcombos.blogspot.com/2010/03/winners-circle-39.html

I got a badge to put on the sidebar of my blog in recognition!

Doing the happy dance...... LOL!

Sharon
March 24/2010