Happy Birthday Pop!

My inspiration for this card came from one of the cards in the new Cricut magazine. What a nice magazine! I haven't subscribed to it yet but I did manage to get the first issue and I really think it is well done.

For this 5x7 card I used:
Old West cartridge (for the number 80)
hemp twine
Hero Arts stamp
EK Success border punch
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Kraft cardstock
patterned paper from Imagine More Cards cartridge

After running the number 80 thru the Cuttlebug with a polka dot embossing folder, I used a sandpaper block to sand the raised areas.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Leave a comment with your blog information - I'd love to drop by and take a look at YOUR creations!

Imagine Card

This Birthday card was made using the Imagine More Cards cartridge. I used the Swiss Dot embossing folder in the Cuttlebug to give the cake some texture.

Enjoy your weekend!

Thanks for the Memories

This card is extra special to me because of the thanksgiving I have for the person it was made for. In addition, I've been looking forward to using a banner in a project since it looks so cute and it is all the rage right now. I'm never "in style" so this is my closest attempt, lol. And it is the first time I machine stitched on paper! It was such a fun card to make using the Imagine.

Here's how I made it:
Imagine Yummy cartridge (banner cut at 1.3 in., patterned paper background)
Imagine Nursery Tails cartridge (tree cut at 4.3 in.)
Hero Arts stamps
twine and button
sewing machine
chalked edges
Smooch Spritz Vanilla Glimmer on tree

I also made this card with a few challenges in mind - the Cricut Circle Monthly Challenge (requiring a project with a banner), the Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge (3 of the same cut in a project and use of spray ink) and in the Pink Stamper challenge (make something Springy).

I've put off sewing on paper for lots of reasons but I love the look so I decided to drag out the old sewing machine and give it a try. After a few minutes of figuring out how to thread the machine and put in the bobbin, I was off to sewing. It was great - so easy! So, if you've been putting it off don't wait any longer!!

Thanks for taking a look at my card! I really do appreciate your comments and encouragement!!

Happy crafting!

A Card for my Sweet Girl

How does 8 years go by so quickly? Wasn't it just yesterday that I was holding my baby in my arms? Now she's way too big to carry around! But I must say 8 is great! She is so much fun. And is becoming quite the crafter/cardmaker/ Cricuteer I might add.

Did you get in on any of the sale Cricut cartridges at Michael's these last few weeks? It was hard to resist - uh, so I didn't... The cartridge I used on this card was from one of those sale carts and it's called Sweet Treats. It was made using the card feature so it was quick and easy. I managed to wait till the day before her birthday to make the card so I'm glad it was fast to make. And since I used the Imagine too choosing the papers was a breeze. I used the Imagine More Cards cartridge for the patterned paper. I did have to make the "8" seperately (from Sweet Treats) and just glued it to the top of the candle that was on the cupcake card. It worked great.

Hope you enjoyed this simple card. Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

I'm Still Here

I'm still here but haven't posted in a very long time! Now that the holidays are over and my daughter's birthday is this weekend, I'm hoping to be crafty a lot more often very soon. Here's a card made with a digital stamp that I colored with Copic markers.

Hope you're having a great start to 2011!

The Cricut Circle Monthly Challenge

It seems like doing my crafts has taken a big back seat to life in general! What little free time I have lately I just prefer to sit and veg! So, projects aren't happening much but I sure enjoy them when I do get the chance to create!

This challenge was great since the topic is all about creating. Following the rules of the challenge I made a scrapbook page paying tribute to my favorite new tool to create with - the Cricut Imagine. We had to use at least two cuts, the shadow feature, patterned paper and some bling. I used the Imagine Country Carnival cartridge for all the patterned paper in this layout and for the word "Imagine". I also used the Songbird cartridge for the font and shapes and used the patterned paper from the Country Carnival to fill them in. It's really great to be able to use both cartridges together! I love the no guess work in putting together the patterned paper for a project- it's all done for you on the cartridge as everything is coordinated to go together! The picture in this layout is the Imagine with part of this project laying in the tray. I think I may get a scrapbook frame for this one page layout and hang it in the room where I do my crafting.

To create this LO I used:
Cricut Imagine
Country Carnival Imagine cartridge
Songbird cartridge
Kraft cardstock from My Minds Eye
I Rock

I would love to win this challenge! Thanks for stopping by to take a peek!

Cricut Circle Blog Weekly Challenge #1

The challenge this week was to use the French Manor cartridge on a project. Also, we needed to use at least two cuts and include pearls or jewels. You can check out the challenge here. I have just become a Circle member so it was nice to jump in and make something with this new cartridge. It was also really fun to use the Imagine to print and cut everything on this card (except the Kraft cardstock).

This 5x7 card was made using:
Cricut Imagine Best Friends cartridge for all the pattern/solid paper
French Manor cartridge-birdcage, bird and table
Cuttlebug
pearls
Hero Arts stamp
Bazzill Kraft cardstock
brown chalk ink
Copic warm gray marker
pop dots

I used the Copic marker to add shading on the table to give it a little more dimension. And since its HP ink, it didn't run! I'm excited to be able to use my Copics with Imagine machine creations.

Thanks for taking a peak! Have a great day.