Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Tweet-heart

This duck came from Create a critter at 3inches. It is on page 31. I added a flower and rhinestone to her head. The card base is 6.5 x 5. The blue mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The yellow patterned mat is 6 x 4.5. The square middle came from elegant edges at 3.5 for both the mat and the shadow. It is on page 51. I added twine, tied it and added a flower that I punched with my flower punch and added a rhinestone. The flower in her head is from the same punch.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
Speedy Fox and Friends Ch #170

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Dream

This butterfly came from Best images of 2010 at 3.5 inches. I used diamond stickles on the wings. I used liquid pearls on the body. My card base is 6.5x 5.  The blue mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned paper is 6 x 4.5. I then stamped Dream.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
Jo's Scrap Shack Bling it up

Party time

This card came from wild card 2 at 4.5 inches. I put pearls in the drink to represent bubbles. I used stickles on the orange.
I popped it up on square foam. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The orange mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned paper is 6 x 4.5. The oval shadow and middle piece was cut from elegant edges at 5 inches.
I ran the white piece through my cuttlebug. I then used Cardz TV "Make a wish" stamp set for the sentiment.
I am entering this to thye following challenge:
RSC #47 "The Hangover"

What a pear!

This pear and envelope came from Wild card 2. I cut the envelope fit to page and it came out at 5.5 inches so that is what I cut the pears out. I used Cardz TV "garden greetings" stamp set for the sentiment.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
Fantabulous Challenge Blog Ch #171 Shape card

Monday, July 29, 2013

Merry Christmas

This elf bear came from Teddy Bear parade cartridge at 3.25. I used diamond stickles on all the white parts. I put him on one thickness of foam tape. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The red mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned mat is 6 x 4.5. The red border is 1 x 4.75. The white border is .75 x 4.5. I stamped Merry Christmas and added two buttons.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
HIMCR #108 Christmas in July
BBTB2 Christmas in July

Back to school

This schoolgirl was made with Teddy bear parade at 3.25 inches. I put a pearl in her bow. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The green mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The apple paper is 6 x 4.5. For the rectangle mat I used elegant edges at 5 inches.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
Cardz TV Ch #32 Back to school

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Love

This card was made with Doodlecharms cartridge. The scalloped heart was cut at 4.25 inches. I then inked around it with Tim Holtz fired brick ink. The red heart was cut at 4 inches which was stamped with Close to my heart stamp set. The card base is 6.5. X 5. The red mat is 6.25 x 4.75 the patterned mat is 6 x 4.5. I added ribbon before adhering to the base.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
Brown Sugar Ch #52 Love

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Keep swimming

This fish came from Create a critter at 2.5 inches. He is on an action wobble. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The dark blue mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The light blue mat is 6 x 4.5. I then ran it through my cuttlebug. Not sure of the name but it is bigger than swiss dots. I used rhinestones for bubbles. The sentiment mat was cut from elegant edges at 2 inches. I stamped it with Cardz TV "Fun in the sun" stamp set.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
Action Wobbles Fishy Friends

Sand castle

This card was made with Everyday paper dolls and simply charmed. The girl, pail and scoop was from everyday paper dolls at 3.5 inches. The umbrella was part of previous cuts I did a while back but a think it was from Life is a beach. The sand castle and sun is from Simply charmed. The sand castle was cut at 2.5 inches. The sun at 1.5. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The sky 6.25 x 4.75. The sand 6.25 x 2.5. I used special scissors to cut the top. I put liquid pearls on the bow on her bathing suit. I used cardz TV "A day at the beach" stamp set for the sentiment.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
BBTB2-Beach time

Friday, July 26, 2013

BBQ

This card was made with 2 carts. Simply charmed and zoo balloo. The soda can, hamburger and hot dog came from simply charmed. The soda can was cut at 3 inches. The hot dog and hamburger was cut at 2 inches. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The patterned piece is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned paper reminded me of a tablecloth. The BBQ sentiment was cut from zoo balloo at 1 inch. I then used diamond stickles on it
I am entering this to the following challenge:
Simon Says Summer food and/or drink

Thursday, July 25, 2013

It's your day!

This cupcake was made with Simply Charmed at 3.25 inches. I used xmas red stickles on the red parts of the cupcake except for the cherry. I used glossy accents on that. My card base is 6.5 x 5.  The blue mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned paper is 6 x 4.5. The oval piece was made with Elegant Edges at 5 inches.  I then put this through the cuttlebug using the happy birthday folder. I used my punch to put the sentiment on.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
Challenges 4 everybody Ch #25 Anything Goes
Paper PlaytimeCh #15 Patterned paper
Craftin Desert Divas Link it up party #11

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

I heart you

This card was made with Simply charmed at 2.5 inches. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The pink mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned mat is 6 x 4.5. The sentiment banner is 1 x 3.75. I added two gems.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
Die Cuttin Divas CH #125 Twice is nice

Monday, July 22, 2013

Just peachy

This peach came from Just because cartridge on page 66 at 4 inches. The card base is 6.5 x 5. The orange mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned paper is 6 x 4.5. I used Cardz TV "Garden greetings" stamp set for the sentiment.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
Fantabulous  Ch #170 Fruit salad

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Thank you

These cards were made with Storybook cartridge. The card base is 6.5 x 5. The next mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The next solid mat is 6 x 4.25. The patterned mat is 2.5 x 4.25. I attached the last two mats and ran ribbon across them and then attached them to the card. On the storybook cartridge on page 69 I cut the scalloped piece at 4 inches. The the next two oval pieces at 3.25 and 3.5. Then I added gems. The sentiment came from My Craft Spot "Thank you" stamp set.

Travel bear

This bear came from Teddy bear parade at 3.25 inches. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The sky paper is 6.25 x 4.75. The grass was made with my grass punch. Before I punched it the paper was cut at 4.75 x 1.5. The plane, camera and the suitcase are stickers. I then stamped the sentiment.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
My Sheri Crafts Ch #115 Let's take a trip

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Beach bum

I used A child's year for this card. On page 43 for the umbrella at 3.5 and on page 44 for the child at 2.5 inches. I cut the bucket off the one with the umbrella.   My card base is 6.5 x 5. The sky paper is 6.25 x 4.75. The sand paper 6.25 x 2. I cut the sand paper at the top to make it a little wavey. I then used Cardz TV "A day at the beach" stamp set for the sentiment.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
Jo's Scrap Shack FCC #9 "Summer Fun"
HIMCR #107 Freestyle

Friday, July 19, 2013

Hello

This card was made with just because and paper doll dress up cartridges. Unfortunately I had 2 projects going on at the same time so I'm not sure of all the sizes. The tree and the wagon were from just because. The fence from paper doll dress up. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The sky paper 6.25 x 4.75. The grass 4.75 x 2 then I used my grass punch. I believe the tree was cut at 8 inches.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
Fantabulous Ch #169 Set the scene
Scrappy Moms The Great Outdoors

Get whale

This whale came from Just because cartridge. I had 2 projects going on so unfortunately I'm not sure of the size. I think it was around 6 inches. I gave him a google eye. The sentiment was on the same page at 3 inches. I used my circle punch for the sun. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The sky paper is 6.25 x 4.75. The water is 6.25 x 2.5 then cut with my wave scissors.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
Simon Says.....by the sea
Brown Sugar Ch #51 Anything goes

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Sweet

I made this card using simply charmed at 3.5 inches. I used pink stickles on the ice cream and diamond stickles on the white parts of the cone. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The purple mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned mat is 6 x 4.5. The cone is on one thickness of foam tape. I stamped it using Cardz TV "Make a wish" stamp set.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
BBTB2
Die Cuttin Divas #124 Ice Cream

Roaring birthday

This card was made with create a critter 2 at 3.25 inches.The lion is on an action wobble. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The orange mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned paper is 6 x 4.5. The orange border is 4.5 x 1.5. I used my label punch for the sentiment. I added 6 buttons. The buttons have become my favorite embellishment.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
Speedy Fox and Friends Ch #168
Red Carpet Studio RSC #45

Beary birthday

This card was made with Teddy bear parade at 3.25 inches. I used stickles on his hat and cupcake. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The pink mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned mat is 6 x 4.5. The pink border is 4.75 x 2. The sentiment is cut from my label punch and stamped with Cardz TV "Beary Sweet" stamp set. I added bling on the sentiment.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Happy holidays

This reindeer bear was cut from Teddy bear parade cartridge at 3.25. I added stickles to his nose berries and bow. I used elegant edges for the oval pieces at 5 inches. The sentiment I cut from my label punch. To make the shadow, I cut another one in green, cut it in half and separated the two a little. Both the sentiment and the bear is on one thickness of foam tape. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The green mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned mat is 6 x 4.5.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
Cardz TV Christmas in July challenge
Exploring cricut I love Christmas
My Craft Spot ch #104 Christmas in July

Monday, July 15, 2013

Hoo's birthday

This card was made with create a critter 2 at 3.25 inches. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The dark blue mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned mat is 6 x 4.5. The rectangle base is 4.5 x 2. The patterned rectangle is 4.25 x 1.75. The square base is 2.5 x 2.25 and the white square is 2.25 x 2 so it's not exactly square. I used google eyes and added buttons.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
Brown Sugar Ch 50 shades of blue

Heart anniversary

This anniversary card was made with Doodlecharms cartridge at 4.25 for the scalloped heart and 4 inches for the inside heart. I started out with a 6.5 x 5 card base. The dark green mat is 6.25 x 5. The light green heart paper is 6 x 4.5. I used Tim Holtz peeled paint distress ink on the scalloped heart. I also added ribbon.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Friends and family

These people were made with paper doll dress up. The 2 adults were cut at 3 inches and the one in the middle at 2.75. I used different cuts from different people for the clothes. I popped them up. I used peachy keen stamps for their faces and used a gel pen to color their eyes and stitching on their clothes. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The sky paper is 6.25 x 4.75. The grass paper is 4.75 x 2. I then used my grass punch. Finally I used the paper studio stamps for the sentiment.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Surf's up

This card was made with Paper Doll dressup at 5 inches. It took a while to make as each person has 4 layers of the body. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The sky paper is 6.25 x 4.75. The sand paper is 4.75 x 2. The water paper is 4.75 x 2. I used my wave scissors to make the waves on the water. I tore the top of the sand and inked it. I then stamped it with Cardz TV "A day at the beach" stamp set.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
Craftin Desert Divas craft-it-up-link-it-up-linky-party-10 
An Inky Situation

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Ladybug hugs

For this ladybug I used create a critter on page 66 at 3 inches. I put red stickles on her wings and heart. She is on one thickness of foam tape. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The black mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The red mat is 6 x 4.5. I ran this piece through the cuttlebug. The black border is 4.75 x 1.5. The red border is 4.5 x 1.25. I also ran this through the cuttlebug. The middle ovals were cut with elegant edges. The black shadow at 5 inches. The red at 5 inches and the white at 4.75. I stamped it with Cardz TV "Going Buggy" stamp set. I put ribbon on the border piece, added a button and put bakers twine through it.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
Die cuttin Divas Ch #123 Ruby Red
Twisted Tuesday 2TC54

Monday, July 8, 2013

Bee happy

This bee came from Teddy bear parade at 3.25 inches. I used yellow stickles on all his yellow pieces. I used diamond stickles on his wings. I added a light green pearl to his flower.I put glossy accents in his nose and eyes. The bee is on 1 thickness of foam tape. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The black mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned mat is 6 x 4.5. The next black mat is 4 x 5.5. The yellow mat is 5.25 x 3.75. I ran this mat through my cuttlebug on the swiss dots folder.
The black border is 4 x 1.5. The patterned border is 3.75 x 1. I added three black buttons. I stamped it with Cardz TV "Going Buggy" stamp set.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
Fantabulous Cricut challenge #168 Cute as a bug
My Sheri Crafts Ch #114 What's the Buzz

Sunday, July 7, 2013

An apple a day....

This apple was cut from Just because cart at 6 inches. The square mat is from elegant edges at 3.5 inches. The card base is 6.5 x 5. The green mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned mat is 6 x 4.5. I added buttons. The sentiment is from Cardz TV "Garden Greetings" stamp set.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
HIMCR Ch #105 Red and Green
Challenges 4 everybody Challenge #24 Anything Goes
An Inky Situation Linky Party #1 Anything goes

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Making waves

This card was made with Life is a beach cartridge. The lifeguard chair was cut at 3 inches. The beach ball at 1 inch. The seagulls at 1.5. I used my circle punch for the sun. I inked around it. The card base is 6.5 x 5. The sky paper is 6.25 x 4.75.  The sand paper is 4.75 x 3 then I tore it and inked around it. The water paper is 4.75 x 2 then I used my wavy scissors to cut the waves. I then used Cardz TV "A day at the beach" stamp set for the sentiment.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
Brown Sugar challenge blog Ch #49 At the beach
Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #7 Anything goes

Friday, July 5, 2013

Christmas in July

This card was made with Teddy bear cartridge at 3.25 inches. I used stickles on his belt buckle and the white parts of his clothing. He is on an action wobble. I used my label punch to put my sentiment on and cut another piece in red for the shadow. I put the present on the sentiment corner. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The snowflake paper is 6 x 4.5.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
Action wobble Christmas in July

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Celebrating

This card was made with plantin schoolbook. The white star was cut at 4 inches and the blue star at 4.25. I layered the two. The red strips were cut at 4.75 x 1. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The blue mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned paper is 6 x 4.5. I stamped the star with the paper studio clear stamps in blue ink from colorbox petal point ink. I cut the bottom of the red strips to make banners and added buttons.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
Die Cuttin Divas Ch #122 You're a star sketch
Simon Says Patriotic

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

It's your birthday

This bird was made with create a critter 2 at 4.5 inches. I put a rhinestone in the hat. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The blue mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The birthday paper is 6 x 4.5. The blue border is 4.75 x 1.5. The white border is 4.5 x 1. I stamped the sentiment with Cardz TV "For the birds" stamp set. I added 2 gems to the sentiment mat.

4th of July

This card was made with create a critter 2 at 4 inches. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The striped paper is 6.25 x 4.75. The phrase is done at 2 inches.
I am entering this to the following challenge:
Scrappy Moms Ch Red White and Blue

Monday, July 1, 2013

Will you be mine?

I used a digital stamp for this card. I used an oval shape from birthday bash at 5 inches. I used another one at 5.25 for the black shadow. I stamped happy anniversary on white cardstock then cut it out. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The black mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The patterned paper is 6 x 4.5. I used liquid pearls on the sentiment and the bottom of the image.

Patriotic bear

This bear came from Teddy bear parade at 3.25 inches. I put red gems in her hat and bow. The flag was a plain red so I drew the American flag on it using a blue pen and my white gel pen. The mat she is on came from elegant edges at 5 inches. I ran it through my cuttlebug stars folder. I used my label punch for the sentiment. My card base is 6.5 x 5. The blue mat is 6.25 x 4.75. The stars mat is 6 x 4.5. I put red gems on the sentiment.
I am entering this to the following challenges:
Jo's Scrap Shack FCC #6 Let freedom ring
Exploring Cricut 
BBTB2
Fantabulous Ch #167