Thank you #1

Sorry for the lack of posting, I got distracted from my papercrafting by sewing, but neither of the sewing projects are quite done- my Halloween costume needs a few finishing touches, and my quilt is at the quilter's- yay! I promise, you'll get to see both when they're done. Here's a quick thank-you card I did for a friend in the meantime. The flower is from Pagoda, both the blackout and regular layers. Then I cuttlebugged the white and black layers with swiss dots and branches, respectively. The ribbon is ripped off of an old pair of shoes- remember when the ballerina style was in a few years ago? Yeah, I had some. lol. Anyway, I was very happy with this card and am entering it in Cricut Cardz #46- Anything Goes and at My Pink Stamper for something cute.

Getting Married Means

I saw this quote while searching for an idea for a bridal shower card and had to use it. This isn't my favorite finished card, but it was fun to put together the wagon- and I thought it was an entertaining juxtaposition for a bridal shower card.

Happy Birthday #2

Well, I didn't have the cartridge for this week's challenge at BBTB2, but since they said to play along with any candle cut- I made this card for a co-worker's birthday. I mean, what is more appropriate for a candle cut than a birthday card, right? Ok, maybe it wasn't the most creative application of a candle, but I'm very pleased with how the card turned out. The cuts are from Sweet Treats and I used the star and spots cuttlebug folders. Patterned and colored papers are DCVW and the solid black and cream are unnamed cardstock.

Olive Juice Studio August Challenge

This was made for the Olive Juice Studio August Challenge. The challenge was to include:
1. A Stamped Image: "With Sympathy"- Fiskars acrylic stamp
2. At least one Cricut cut: the flower- Home Decor cartridge
3. A fiber- the pink JoAnn's ribbon
4. At least one piece of bling: JoAnn's rhinestones
5. One Patterned paper: Unknown print from my stash for framing pieces

I think it turned out very nicely, don't you? :)

Oh Baby!

I entered this card in the Cricut Cardz Challenge. This card was done at A2 size, with ZooBaloo for the sentiment and Stamping for the baby carriage. Ribbon and rhinestones are from Jo-Ann's. I used stickles on the white layer of the baby carriage and swiss dots embossing folder on the pink layer. Paper is anonymous from my stack.

Wedding Card

This card is for an upcoming wedding~ hopefully they won't be following my blog before I give it to them. (They probably won't, since I only started it today :) ) The card is 5x7 and embossed with swiss dots. The heart & shadow are cut from Don Juan at 5 1/2" and embossed with D'Vine swirls. The ribbon is leftover Jo-Ann's Christmas ribbon. The monochromatic idea came from the Cricut MB- I would give credit if I had any idea when/where I saw it on there...

Flamingo Card

At work, our group has a good friend nearing retirement who just bought a beach house in North Carolina. Being a group with a slightly odd sense of humor, we decided that an appropriate house-warming gift would be a plastic pink flamingo with seasonal outfits. It is entertaining, I promise. :) My job was to provide the card. I decided that the flamingo from "Life's a Beach" would be very appropriate. I used the square card cut at 5" and the various flamingo layers. The flamingo is embossed with D'vine Swirls and the card is embellished with Jo-Ann's ribbon and rhinestones. The envelope is a bit cobbled together with scraps and a white piece of cardstock cut to fit. My Cricut Create just usually isn't up for making envelopes for what I decide is an appropriate card size.

The card was a hit at work- as my friend opened it she said "I totally need a pink flamingo like this for my yard!" little knowing that that was in the box she was going to open.