Teddy Bear Birthday Card

Here is a card I made for a one year old boy!  For this card I made use of my Cricut and the designs available in Cricut Design Space.  I used the Happy Birthday Cuttlebug Embossing folder for the background.  

Quick Birthday Card

Here is a quick card that would be great for a guy (the hardest for me to make!)

To make the card I used:

• Cuttlebug Happy Birthday Embossing folder
• Tim Holtz Celebration Dies
• Ribbon

This card is 5.5 x 4.25.  

To make the card, I cut a piece of white card stock to 5.25 x 4.  I then used a piece of blue card stock, and ran it through my Cuttlebug, using the Happy Birthday embossing folder.  This was then trimmed to 3.75 x 4 and attached to the piece of white card stock at the top.  Ribbon was then added to "hide" the edge.  Cut 'celebrate' from the same blue card stock and attach at the bottom of the white card stock.  Attach the entire piece to the front of a white card and the card is finished!

Anniversary Card with Penny Black Stamps and Die

Here is an Anniversary card I made using Penny Black Stamps and matching die.  The layout is one I saw on Operation Write Home (http://operationwritehome.org/sketch-challenge-224/).  

This card is 4 x 5.25 inches and was made with the following:

• Penny Black Blooming Garden 

• Coordinating Penny Black Die 

• Copic Markers, G21, G24, G46, R81, R83, R85
• Ribbon
• Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Ovals
• Taylored Expressions Many Minis - Occasions

To make the card, I first stamped the poppy image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and then colored the image with Copic markers.  I used the coordinating die to cut the image using my Cuttlebug.

I then stamped the sentiment and cut it out using Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Ovals Die. Ribbon was attached to the card, with the sentiment over the ribbon.

Get Well with Cricut Wild Card

I made this simple band-aid card for my husband who was recovering from surgery.

The card was made with the following:

• Cricut Wild Card cartridge
• Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

I used the band-aid image and all layers from the Cricut Wild Card cartridge, cut at 6.5 inches.  I then embossed the band aid using the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.  The card was then assembled, using pop dots for the center part of the band-aid.

Tulip Card

The tulip stamp for this card is a Greenhouse Society stamp, which I really like.  It can be used to make some great spring/summer themed cards.

This card is 4 x 5.5, and was made with the following:

• Greenhouse Society Tulip stamp (Technique Tuesday)
• Recollections Background Stamp

• Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder

• Spellbinders Oval die

• Copic Markers, G21, G24, G46, BV00, BV11, BV13

• Memento Ink Black and London Fog

To make the card, I first stamped the background image using the Recollections stamp and London Fog ink.  I then stamped the tulips on top of the background using the Black ink.

The tulips were then colored with Copic markers.

To assemble the card, I first cut the oval from the center of the purple card stock, then embossed using the Swiss Dots embossing folder.  I placed the stamped image centered in the oval and attached it to the card base.

Another Easter Card with Peel off stickers, glitter and Shimmer sheets

This card is 4x5.5 and was made with the following:

• Outline Stickers Black 842
• Peel-off Stickers Easter Eggs - 2541
• Copic YG23, Y06, YR14, BV00, B00
• Glitter Ritz Cool Highlight
• Shimmer Sheet Yellow Iridescent
• Cuttlebug Textile Texture
• Sookwang Double sides tape 5 inches
• Storybook Cricut Cartridge

 

 

To make this card, I put the Sookwang double sided tape on a piece of white card stock, and cut the background image (Marquee) with the Storybook Cricut Cartridge Storybook and 3.5 inches.  I then exposed the tape, and added the Easter Egg peel off sticker.  Glitter Ritz was added and the egg was then colored with Copic Markers. 

 

I then added Sookwang tape to two 1/2 X 4 inch strips of white paper, exposed the tape, added the Cool Highlight Glitter Ritz, and colored both strips with Y06 Copic Marker. 

 

A two inch piece of Shimmer Sheets was embossed with Textile Texture.

 

The Glittered strips, embossed Shimmer Sheets were added to the card.  Black outline stickers were added between each area, and then the main image was added over the top. 

 

 

Christmas Cards 2013 Cards #6 and #7

Had an unexpected day off work, so I decided to make a few more cards.  Both of the cards are 4 x 5.5.  For the first card, I used the Elizabeth Craft Designs Mitten Dies.  I covered a piece of white cardstock with Sookwang double sided tape, then cut the Mittens twice.  For the mittens I used Peacock Blue Glitter Ritz For the cuffs, snowflakes and bow, I used Warm Highlights.

For the second card, I used the mittens from the  Stampin' Up Make a Mitten stamp set.  These were stamped using Memento Danube Blue, and then cut out ( I don't have the punch).  The background of the card was embossed with the Snowflake Cuttlebug embossing folder. 

50th Birthday Card

Here is the card that I designed for my sisters 50th Birthday.

Front of the card:

Inside of the card:

The card is 5.5 x 4.25.  The card base is black.  I used a piece of 5.25 x 4 card stock, and embossed it with the Happy Birthday Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The 50's were cut from Lyrical Letters, cut at .75".  For the balloons, I used Sookwang double sided tape on white card stock.  I then cut the balloons from Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge at 2.5".  Since the card base was black, for the inside I simply added a 5.25" x 4" piece of white card stock, a few more balloons, and another 50. 

50th Birthday Card

My sister is turning 50 this year.  I was designing a card for her, when my husband said to make it simple - here is his idea.

Front of the card:

Inside the card:

The card is 5.5 x 4.25,  The base was embossed with the Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder.  The numbers on the front are from Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge, cut at 2.5".  The numbers on the inside of the card are also from Lyrical Letters cut at .75", and welded.  For the balloon, I used Sookwang double sided tape over white card stock, then cut using Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge, 2.5".  Red glitter was then added.

Birthday Card

Here is a card that I made for my Dad.  He is an avid bicyclist, so the paper was a great find. 

For this card, I welded 4 circles together on my Gypsy, to create the small envelope.  The small card was embossed with the Happy Birthday Cuttlebug embossing folder. 

Pinterest Inspired

I saw a similar card on Pinterest, and thought I could make that.  I had butterfly punches, and the same Cuttlebug Embossing folder.  Here is my version, and I am not sure I like this one, and my need to re-make it. 

The card is 4 x 5.5.  I embossed the background with D'vine Swirl cuttlebug folder, then used a Martha Stewart punch all over the page butterfly punch.  These were then backed with another color paper.  The smaller butterflies were cut from the Paper Trimming Cricut Cartridge.    The background was lightly inked. 

An Easter Card

My Easter card for 2013.  This card is 4.25 x 5.5. 

I used Lacy Labels for the background the yellow layer was cut at 3.6 x 4.85.  The Pink Layer was cut at  3.5 x 4.75, and embossed using the Victoria Emboss Cuttlebug folder.  The Easter Basket and eggs are from the Doodlecharms cartridge cut at 3 inches.  I also cut some additional eggs at 2.75.  The Easter Bunny is from Teresa Collins Bunnies and Chicks cut at 1.5 inches.  The grass is from Everyday Paper Dolls.

I heat embossed some of the eggs, and used Glitter Ritz micro-fine glitter on the rest. 

Thank You cards

Here is my Christmas thank-you cards for this year. 

This card is 4.25 x 5.5.  The base of the card is in dark green.  The red in the background was cut 1/8 of an inch smaller than the base of the card.  The embossing was done with a Sizzix folder - Poinsettia Pattern.  I used a Stampendous stamp, and colored it with my Copic markers.  The Thank-you is embossed, and brads added.

Cardinal Christmas Card

This card uses the Cardinal  peel-off sticker from Elizabeth Craft and several colors of Glitter Ritz.  The Background was embossed with a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, and then sanded.  The sentiment is another  peel-off sticker, and placed on a cut from Fabulous Finds (cut at 3"x.75").  The sentiment background was also covered with Glitter Ritz.

Christmas Card 2012

Here is one of the Christmas Cards I've made for 2012.  This one is 4 x 5.25 and uses snowmen  peel-off stickers from Elizabeth Craft, Glitter Ritz (Cool Highlight) and colored with Copic Markers.  The Background was embossed with a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, and then sanded.  The sentiment is another  peel-off sticker from Elizabeth Craft, and placed on a cut from Fabulous Finds (cut at 3"x.75").  The sentiment background was also covered with Glitter Ritz for additional glitz.

Hydrangea Card

This is a simple card, made from the Hydrangea (cut at 4") from Walk in my Garden.  I don't remember the make or name of the embossing folder used for the background.

Thinking of You

This card is 5 x 7 and made with Martha Stewart Punch around the page and corner punches, CuttleBug Swiss Dots embossing folder, and a butterfly cut from a Cricut Cartridge (don't remember which one!)

Thank-you cards

Here are some Thank-you cards that I have made

The cards are 4.25x5, and the cut is from Sophie.  I used the Cuttlebug folder, Victoria Emboss for the background.

These cards are 4.25x5, and I used a Thank-you stamp on a cut from the Storybook Cartridge, with a bit of Ribbon.

Glitter Ritz and Cricut

Here are two cards I made using Glitter Ritz and Cricut cuts.  These cards were made for two of my grand kids - one who just got her black belt and one who got his green belt. 

These cards were made with the Karate digital cartridge.  For the white layer, I applied Sookwang (Be Creative) double stick tape before cutting the image.  After putting all of the layers together, I applied the glitter.

Christmas Card 3

Here is the third card that I made this year.    

This card is 4 x 5.25.  The 2 green strips were cut at 1.25 x 5.25 and 1.25 x 4 inches.  These were added to the card, then the background was embossed with the Seasons Greeting Cuttlebug folder.  The "Bow" was cut from the Storybook Cartridge, at 3.5 inches, using the accent and accent blackout features of the <Marquee1> key.  The stamp was one that I had.