Fancy Tree Card

Today I want to share a card using my newest cartridge - Straight From the Nest.  I love this cart!  The trees and flowers are super fun!  I have gotten several new carts the last few months and after the holidays, I can't wait to start sharing new stuff with you from all of them.

Do you recognize that orange polka dot paper on the tree?  It's actually sorta funny.  I got one 12x12 sheet of it at Michael's on sale for .20 and have now used it on 3 cards and still have some left.  Now that's thrifty, huh? Actually, I just love polka dots and orange fits this time of year, so it just worked out that way.  I cut the tree from Straight From the Nest.  I hand cut the "hills".

The sentiment is from a stamp I got at Joanns in the dollar bin!  It had some swirly things on it, but I wanted the simple wording so I cut those off.

I added the tree using foam tape, to give it some dimension.  The button is from the Walmart dollar bin and I added some twine to it to make it fancy.  =)

I must admit, I went out on a limb with this one.  Since I tend to be a little obsessive compulsive, I have a hard time making things in colors that aren't natural.  Obviously, hills aren't plaid (wouldn't it be cool if they were?) but when I got the idea for this card, I decided to try it.  I really like it, but my first instinct is to find a green-only pattern because that's the color of grass.  I know...I'm a little crazy.  I am learning to relax and try new things, thus an orange polka dot tree on plaid hills!

One last thing - I got some crazy good deals on cricutmachine.com today, so be on the lookout for a giveaway in the coming weeks!

Have a fantastic day!

Cheryl

Mojo Monday Card

I am on a roll with these challenges this week!  I have had a blast creating things for the different challenges.  I've never used a Mojo Monday Sketch before and I have to admit....I might be hooked!  I have actually never used a card sketch before at all and it was a nice change to have the layout already done for me.  Here's the sketch we were to use:

And here's my interpretation.

The paper is from DCWV All About Girls Stack.  I used my Cricut.to cut all the shapes for the card.  I used George and Basic for the circle and ribbon/pennant shape.   For the pennant, I used a rectangle and added a triangle at the bottom on my Gypsy, so when it cut it made the correct shape.

The flower and leaves are from Plantin Schoolbook.  I cut the flower in 3 sizes and cut 3 of each size.  I layered them all and clipped together with a brad, then curled the edges just a bit.  I did two layers of each leaf so they would stand up a bit.

 I inked the edges of everything using Brown Colorbox ink.  For the sentiment, I cut a shape in two sizes from Elegant Edges and layered them.  The stamp is by Verve Stamps.  Can I just say how much I love Verve Stamps?  They are Fab-u-lous!  (No, they're not paying me to say this...but I wish they would!)  You can check them out HERE.

It's hard to tell in some of the pictures (especially with a broken light and horrible pics!), but the paper has lots of glitter and sparkles on it.  Love. It.  I would like to encourage you to check out the Mojo Monday Sketches and maybe try your hand at it.  I had a great time trying it out!

Blessings,

Cheryl

Bee Happy!

This week's challenge at Fantabulous Cricut was all about books.  I decided to play along and made a corner bookmark.  I have admired these from afar on many blogs but never made my own.  It was super easy and I think I will certainly be making more.  I just googled "corner bookmark" and found lots of tutorials and directions.

The patterned paper is by The Paper Studio.  I cut the base in white and then added a black mat for the patterned paper.

I cut a 1" strip of yellow and punched with a Martha Stewart border punch, then added a strip of ribbon.

The bee comes from Just Because Cards.  I added stitching with a black gen pen so the wings wouldn't look so plain.

I really enjoyed making this.  I am thinking I need all kinds of creatures on bookmarks.  Butterflies...ladybugs...owls...birdies....  I'm sure you'll be seeing more of these from me!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings,
Cheryl

My Craft Spot Challenge #32

I haven't participated in a challenge for a while, so I got busy this week.  I made this card for the Monday challenge at My Craft Spot.  The challenge is to create a project with a Thanksgiving theme.  

I created this card using the turkey from Simply Charmed.

The sentiment was printed from my computer and I hand cut the banner shape. (As you can tell if you look closely....the ends aren't even!).  I think my printer is low on ink because the letters don't look too vibrant.  Oh well!  I added a button with some twine spiff up the sentiment.  This was a fun card to make - I like that fancy turkey just sitting there waiting to be eaten!  I'm not a big turkey eater, but it looks cute on a card!  

I cut the oval from George and Basic Shapes to give the turkey a "mat".  I added the turkey using foam dots for some dimension.  I was determined to use this background paper and I still don't love it, honestly.  I think it's good thanksgiving colors, but it was hard to work with.

I inked all the edges using Brown ink by Colorbox and voila!

That's it for today.  

Blessings!

Cheryl

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Grateful Card

I can't believe we are already in the second week of November!  This month is flying by so quickly.  You know, I said last Friday I was going to take a week off and I only made it to Wednesday!  I can't stay away from you all or my Cricut.  What can I say.....I missed you!

I made several Thanksgiving-ish cards last week, so I thought I'd share one today.

For the base of this card, I used Elegant Edges.  I sized it at 5" and welded the shadows together with my Gypsy.

"Grateful" is from Gypsy Wanderings and was cut at 3.5".  I added white dots with my Sakura Gel Pen and added an extra leaf just to give it some color.

The acorns are from Doodlecharms and the leaves are from Designer's Calendar.  I cut them all around 1/2" to 3/4" and inked the edges using Colorbox Chestnut Ink.  I glued some of the leaves down flat and then added some on top with foam dots for dimension.

A few weeks ago, I found these wooden buttons on clearance at Michael's.  They are great!  I tied some brown and white twine and added the button to the corner because it seemed sorta empty.

The polka dot paper is by Recollections.  A few weeks ago Michael's had their single sheets of 12x12 paper for .20 each.  I bought this one with Thanksgiving in mind.  It's been quite a bargain because this one 12x12 sheet has been used for 3 cards so far and I still have some left!  =)  (You will see it again soon...ha ha)

Have a blessed and fabulous day!

Cheryl

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Mini Vacation!!

Good morning to you all!  I hope you're having a fabulous day so far.  I wanted to drop you a quick line to let you know I'll be taking a week off from posting.  My hubby and I are taking some much needed time off...finally!  We will be heading out of town for a few days to do some shopping, sleeping and relaxing.  It's been a while since we've gone anywhere and with him working the graveyard shift (on the weekends, when I'm off) and going to school in the evenings, we don't have a lot of time together, so we're looking forward to him actually having a week off!  I will be back next week with some new projects to share with you!

Blessings,

Cheryl

Fabulous Paper Flowers

Happy Thursday!  I am having some technical difficulties and can't upload any cards for you right now, but I wanted to share something cool with you.  If you follow the Cricut Blog, you've already seen this.

This lady made ALL of her wedding flowers with the Cricut.  A-ma-zing!  I am totally impressed and in awe of this.  I think they are fabulous!!

You should definitely check out the post here.  There are more pictures and details.  These ladies rock!  I don't have a wedding coming up, but, I am inspired to make some flowers for...something!  I love the different textures and papers they used.  I'll leave you with one last pic that I love...

I have several cards to share, so hopefully my problems will be resolved soon and I'll post them.  Until then, toodles!

Blessings,
Cheryl

Twine and Ribbon Storage

I don't have a project to share with you today.  I got sidetracked last night with the cute kids trick-or-treating and didn't get anything done!  Then, I was lazy and plopped myself on the couch and watched TV, took a bath and went to bed early.  That's not normal for me, but it sure was nice!

I logged in to my Google Reader account today to catch up on my blog reading and saw a great tip I wanted to share with you guys.  Lisa, with Fantabulous Cricut, share a great tip for twine storage.  Here's a pic of what she did:

Besides that fact that I love how the colors look like a beautiful rainbow, I think this is a genius idea.  You can read the entire post here: Twine Storage.  Here are some tag punches you could use:

                  

This project is going on my to do list for sure.  I only have a few colors of twine, but plan to buy more soon, so it will be nice to have a system in place when I do.  Now I have to find a tag punch and some colorful rings to put them on...

On the topic of storage, you can check out my post here on ribbon storage.

I want to say thanks to Lisa for sharing this great tip over at Fantabulous Cricut!  I love her tips and ideas.

Blessings,
Cheryl