Daring Cardmakers 'Hole in One' Challenge . . .

See, I told you I'd be right back with more cards!  This card is for this week's Daring Card Maker challenge (DCM), and the challenge is to create a card with a 'hole' in the front.  Here is my take on the challenge . . .

And the products list . . .

Cardstock - Die Cuts With a View (DCWV)

Flowers - Prima

Small Clear Rhinestones - Prima 'e' Line

Ribbon, twine and large rhinestone from my stash

Sentiment stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Queen's Gold Ranger embossing powder

Cricut Info:

• Card cut with "Walk In My Garden" cartridge using card 2 with 'card' creative feture, set at 5"
• Tag cut using "Plaintin Schoolbook" cartridge using tag 1
• Frame cut using "Mothers Day 2010" frame 1

So, I've still got one more card to post, but it may be tomorrw before I get it on here.  Thanks for visiting and please come back soon!  Blessings, Becky

A Day For Challenges!!! Sophistocat, Crazy 4 Challenges and Easy Craft Products Challenges . . .

Updated to add:  I have also entered this card for the Sophistocat Challenge this week, which is to make a SPRING card.  Thanks, Becky

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Hi folks!  How is everyone today?  I had some good card making time this weekend, and was able to get a few cards made for challenges.  This one is for two separate challenges . . .



Easy Craft Projects Challenges issued a challenge to make a card, layout or other project using the color 'lavender'.

Crazy 4 Challenges asked us to make a card from the following sketch . . .

Here's my take on both challenges . . .

 And my product list . . .

Cardstock:

• Lavender is Bazzill
• Green is Die Cuts With a View (DCWV)

Patterned paper is from Hobby Lobby (no brand name)

Digital image is from PC Crafter

Pearls are from Prima 'e' Line

Sentiment is stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with Ranger green embossing powder

Lace is from my stash

Cricut Info:

• Card was cut using "Walk In My Garden" cartridge, card 2 set on 5"
• Patterned Paper was cut using "Walk In My Garden" cartridge, card 1 set on 4 3/4"
• Oval was cut using "Mothers Day 2010" cartridge, and I'm sorry I can't remember the size setting, but it's probably around 1 1/2"

Thanks for visiting today!  I'll be right back with another couple of challenges, so stick around!  Blessings, Becky

An 'All Cricut' Project

The idea for this project kind of 'bubbled around' in my head for a couple of days before I finally sat down and worked on it.  I have to say it took a lot of little pieces and glueing tiny bits of cardstock together.  Thank goodness for my Zig 2 Way Glue pens!  I have both the fine tip and chisel tip, and they are great for glueing those letter shadows and letters together! 

I hope you like this project as much as I do!  It is a door hanger that you could hang in your kitchen to let the family know if you've cooked, or if it's delivery for dinner tonight!  I had to do two pics, so here is one side . . .

and the other side . . .

 

And a few spotlight pics . . .

And I have a question for you!  Does anyone know what this hole is for???  Look in th picture below.  There is an extra hole below the hole for hanging over the doorknob.  I have no clue what it's for, but hope to come up with some way of covering it up or embellishing soon!

And here is my products list . . .

Base (yellow) and black cardstock is by Bazzill

Red and white cardstock is from a Die Cuts With a View (DCWV) cardstock stack

Cricut Info:

• Door hanger is cut using Tags, Bags, Boxes and More, hanger1, mirrored, at 10 1/2 inches.  I scored it in the center, folded and glued it together
• Phone and soup pot, words soup and chef are cut using the From My Kitchen cartridge
• Letters are cut using Plantin Schoolbook cartridge

As I said above, this involved a lot of tiny pieces, but I love the way it looks!  I'm going to hang it on the magnetic hook on my refrigerator door!

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you will visit again soon!  Blesings, Becky

A Play Day, and Valentines Cards

Yesterday (Saturday), with snow still on the ground (see post HERE) and high temps in the low 20's and wind chill temps around the zero mark, I stayed inside, in my PJ's ALL DAY, and played and played!  I'm learning how to use my new Cricut a little better now, and so I put it to good use making a few Valentines cards.  I had such a nice day!

Here is the first card.  The red 'cut-work' was done on the Cricut using my new (and new favorite) cartridge, the Mother's Day 2010 limited edition. 

And a spotlight pic . . .

And the products list (a very short one for a change!) . . .

Cardstock is from a DCWV cardstock stack

Gems are 'bling it' rhinestones from Basic Grey

Cricut info:

• The 4" square card was cut using the Walk In My Garden cartridge, card 2 set at 4 inches
• The cutwork was cut using the Mother's Day 2010 Limited Edition cartridge, Doily 2 set at either 3 1/2 or 3 3/4 inches (my old timers has set in today!)

This was a very simple card because the machine did most of the work.  I will say that . . .

1. it takes quite a while to cut, and
2. thank goodness for my Zig 2 Way Glue Pens (fine tip and chisel tip) because they made glueing all those little red lines much easier, and no, I didn't glue each bit, but the outer edges and larger bits.

Card # 2 is another 4 inch card . . .

 

And a couple of spotlight pics . . .

 

And the product list . . .

Cardstock and patterned paper from DCWV "Prints for the Year"  Ultimate stack

Stickles 'stardust'

Gems from Basic Grey 'bling it'

Cricut info:

• The 4" square card was cut using the Walk In My Garden cartridge, Card 2 set at 4 inches
• The patterned paper was cut using the Walk In My Garden cartidge, Card 1 set at 3 1/2 or 3 3/4 inches
• The heart and letters were cut using the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge
• The white frame was cut using the Mothers Day 2010 Limited Edition cartridge, Frame 3 set at I believe 3 1/4 inches

I really like this card, and could make tons of them since the parts come together very easily!

The next two cards are 5 inch square cards.  The first one was VERY easy!  Here is a picture . . .

 

And a couple of spotlight pics . . .

 

 And my product list . . .

Lavender cardstock is Bazzill

White cardstock and patterned paper is DCWV from same stack as above

Scrunched seam binding is from Grandmother's Lilac Bush collection from Bluebird Lane

Millinery flowers are from Glitter Your World

Cricut Info:

• The 5" square card was cut using the Walk In My Garden cartridge, Card 2 set at 4 inches
• The patterned paper was cut using the Walk In My Garden cartidge, Card 1 set at 4 1/2 or 4 3/4 inches
  
• The 'love' sentment was cut on the Walk In My Garden cartridge set on 1 1/2 inches, with the white cardstock cut on the same, but adding shadow
  

And the last card for the day, and my favorite is . .

And a few spotlight pics . . .

 And my product list . . .

Pink, yellow, blue and lavender cardstock is Bazzill

White cardstock and patterned paper is DCWV from same stack as above

Ribbon is 'ribbonFX' from Hobby Lobby

Buttons are from my stash

Left and right flowers are bumped up on foam squares

Cricut info:

• The 5" square card was cut using the Walk In My Garden cartridge, Card 2 set at 4 inches
• The patterned paper was cut using the Walk In My Garden cartidge, Card 1 set at 4 1/2 or 4 3/4 inches
• The 'love' sentment was cut on the Walk In My Garden cartridge set on 2 1/2 inches, with the white cardstock cut on the same, but adding shadow
• The flowers were cut on the Walk In My Garden Cartridge using (left) 'crpsis' set at 2 inches and blue shadow at the same, just using 'shadow', and (center and right) 'blossm' set at 2 inches and shadows at the same, just using 'shadow'

I  L*O*V*E this card!  It just came together so easy, and it could easily be used for an Easter, birthday, baby, etc. card by just changing the sentiment.  My problem now - gotta find some 5" square envelopes!

Thanks for visiting, I've enjoyed sharing my play day with you.  Now back to making some more cards!  Blessings, Becky

Cardvaarks Sketch Challenge

Cardvaarks challenge for this week was to make a card based on a sketch.  I found this sketch unusually hard to turn into a card, and I think that was because I was trying to do it on a more grand scale.  I'm working on a set of gift cards for a friend, and when I scaled the size down to a 4" square card, it just came into focus and I really like the end product.  Here is the sketch . . .

And here is my take on the sketch . . .

Spotlight pic . . . 

And here is my products list . . .

Cardstock:

• Base of card is Die Cuts With a View (DCWV)
• Sentiment is Bazzill

Patterned Paper is from My Minds Eye "Mademoiselle" line:

• Stripe is "Mother"
• Floral is "Mother Floral"

Stamped with brown ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I didn't like the end result, so I inked the whole little rectangle with versamark and coated the whole thing with Ranger clear embossing powder and heat embossed it.  I like the end result much better!

Pearls are from Prima 'e. line'

Bling on the flowers is Stickles 'platinum'

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After all the fuss over the larger sketch, the final card ended up much prettier than I had expected.  I think I'll make a couple more from this paper, just using different sentiments and with the addition of a couple of lavender sachets will make a pretty gift.  Blessings friends!  Becky