Saturday, August 24, 2013

Para Card

With school meetings starting this week and meetings all next week, I needed to get going and make a welcome back card for my paraprofessionals. The worm is from Create A Critter cartridge and the stack of books is from Autumn Celebrations cartridge. I used the hide contour feature on my gypsy to hide the worm's face, and then stamped a face with a Peachy Keen stamp. I tied some baker's twine and made a little bow. The sentiment stamp is from Jaded Blossom. I popped the worm up on foam squares to make him stand out more.

Challenges I am entering this card in:

Cardz TV-pop it up or make it wiggle

Die Cuttin Divas-back to school

My Creative Time-back to school

Delightful Challenges-back to school

Party Time Tuesday-color/picture challenge

Paper Crafting Journey-anything

AUD Sentiments Challenge Blog-not a birthday card

Challenges 4 Everybody-anything goes

Pile It On-no designer paper

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog-bugs

 

Hoppy Day

When I went to my mom's for the afternoon, I didn't have any cards planned, just knew I wanted to make a frog card. I used the frog from the cartridge Once Upon A Princess. The frog is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, and the blue mat (water) is embossed with a Tim Holtz folder. I added google eyes and a wobble to the frog. Some baker's twine at the top finished the card.

Challenges I am entering this card in:

Cardz TV- Pop it up or make it wiggle

Craftin Desert Divas-anything

Pink Cricut-link up Tuesday

Seize the Birthday-anything birthday

Little Scrap Pieces

613 Avenue Create-anything goes with optional stitching

Pile It On-no designer paper

Challenges 4 Everybody-anything goes

Just B Creative Crazy-anything

Paper Crafting Journey-anything

 

Friday, August 23, 2013

The Matching Cards

Here is the card I started with. The card and cuts are from the cartridge Damask Decor. The pearls are from Stampin Up. The cardstock is A. C.

Challenges I am entering these cards in:

Pink Cricut-link up Tuesday

Craftin Desert Divas-anything goes

Make It Monday

Paper Playtime-use pearls

Pile It On

613 Avenue Create-anything goes with optional stitching

Just B Crative Crazy-anything

 

Partial Shape

Here is a card made with leftovers from a cut, that I used on the next card I will be posting. The card and cuts are from the cartridge Damask Decor. The pearls are from Stampin Up. The cardstock is A. C. I added some faux stitching to the front border.

 

Challenges I am entering these cards in:

Pink Cricut-link up Tuesday

Craftin Desert Divas-anything goes

Make It Monday

Paper Playtime-use pearls

Pile It On-no designer paper

613 Avenue Create

Just B Creative Crazy-anything

 

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Yellow Thank You

This card is just like my last card, but made in the yellow family, instead of red. I may end up making this card in a variety of colors. The cut is from the cartridge Phrases. I welded two of the shadows for thank you together to make the card. I then cut out the top layers to put on the card. The patterned paper is some that my mom had sitting around.

 

Challenges I am entering this card in:

Paper Playtime-lots of yellow

Pink Cricut-link up Tuesday

Creative Moments-sea/seashore/anything

D.L. Art-anything

Make It Monday-anything

Challenges 4 Everyday-anything

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog-anything

613 Avenue Create-anything goes with optional twist school supplies

Bearly Mine Challenges-anything

Crafty Boots Challenges-die cuts

Just For Fun Challenge Blog-anything

 

Red Thank You

I don't think anyone can have too many birthday or thank you cards. The cut is from the cartridge Phrases. I welded two of the shadows for thank you together to make the card. I then cut out the top layers to put on the card. The patterned paper is from Recollections.

 

 

Challenges I am entering this card in:

Cardz TV-seeing red

Pink Cricut-link up Tuesday

Creative Moments-sea/seashore/anything

D.L. Art-anything

Make It Monday-anything

Challenges 4 Everyday-anything

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog-anything

613 Avenue Create-anything goes with optional twist school supplies

Bearly Mine Challenges-anything

Crafty Boots Challenges-die cuts

Just For Fun Challenge Blog-anything

 

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Another School Card

I decided to go ahead and make another school related card. The bird is from 3 Birds on Parade cartridge. To make the partial shape cards, I use my gypsy to weld the chosen shape to a rectangle. I make sure the size of the card when finished will still be A2. I added baker's twine and a google eye for some added interest.

 

Challenges I am entering this card in are:

Cardz TV-school

Craftin Desert Divas-school

Delightful Challenges-make it pop

Pink Cricut-link up Tuesday

Make It Monday

Bitten By the Bug 2-bus-school

Pile It On-school

Challenges 4 Everybody-anything goes

2 Sisters Challenge Blog-anything goes

Card a Day Blog-anything goes

Crafty boots challenges-die cuts

Just For Fun Challenge Blog-anything goes

Just B Creative Crazy-just because

 

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Apple/School Card

With school approaching quickly and many challenges wanting school related cards, it was time to grudgingly start thinking about school. I decided I would give each teacher of one of my special ed students a card at the beginning of the year. Since I have many students, it needed to be a fairly simple card. I made a partial shaper card using my gypsy. The apple shape is from the cartridge Plantin Schoolbook. I welded the apple to the card base to get the fun partial shape card. The fun face on the apple is a Peachy Keen Stamp. I added a mat and ribbon to the inside of the card for some extra interest.

 

Challenges I am entering this card in are:

Cardz TV-school

Peachy Keen Challenge-use Peachy Keen Stamps

Make It Monday

Pink Cricut-link up Tuesday

Bitten By the Bug 2-school bus or school theme

3 Girl Jam-Kraft with ribbon

Pile It On-school

Craftin Desert Divas-back to school

 

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Flip Flops

Here is a simple card celebrating the shoes of summer. I used the cartridge Life is a Beach for the flip flops. I added gems from Recollections and Stickles the the flip flop straps. I embossed the Kraft paper with a Cuttlebug folder, so that the dots on the paper would match the dots on my ribbon. The ribbon is from American Crafts. I put Action Wobbles under each flip flop so they would move. Unfortunately I haven't bought any stamp sets with fun summer sayings on them, but do have my eye on several.

 

Challenges I am entering this card in are:

Pink By Design Stamps-summer vacation

Action Wobbles-summer

3 Girl Jam-Kraft paper with ribbon

Happy Campers-summer

 

S Card

This is a card type I have been wanting to try to make for awhile. It is very easy if you use the Artiste cartridge. It cuts the card out for you. I also got the flower cuts from the same cartridge. I am dog sitting for my mom right now and she told me I could use her paper and supplies while at her house, so I found some double sided paper from K & Company in her stash. I couldn't resist and might have to raid some more of the paper tomorrow. A shout out to my aunt, who my mom is staying with. I popped up the flower cuts with foam squares and added some gems from Stampin Up to the center. I added baker's twine to the inside mat of the card. I like how the S card style turned out and plan to make more.

 

 

Challenges I am entering this card in are:

Pink Cricut-link up Tuesday

Die Cuttin Divas-anything goes

Party Time Tuesday-anything

Make It Monday-anything

Five Simple Things

613 Avenue Create

 

Stocking Shape Card

I have made more Christmas cards in the last month than I usually make in December. I got the stocking image from the Simply Charmed cartridge. I welded two stockings together to make it a shape card. I then added Stickles to the white parts, added google eyes for fun and Crystal Effects on the cheeks to give them a little shimmer (the camera wasn't able to pick it up very well).

 

 

Challenges I am entering this card in are:

Bitten By the Bug 2-Christmas

Fantabulous Cricut-shape card

D.L.Art-Christmas

Pink Cricut

Five Simple Things

Die Cuttin Divas-anything goes

Party Time Tuesday-anything goes

613 Avenue Create-anything goes, optional twist sentiment

Make It Monday