Whole Lotta Love Challenges Going On!!!

And I'm just loving it!  This next card is for two challenges . . .


The Just Buggin challenge for this week is to make a "Love" card, using your cricut, and

Three out of the six February Card Challenges on Scrapbook.com - theme (love), colors (red, white and pink), and product (hearts).

Here is my card based on these challenges . . .

The product info . . .

• All cardstock is by Die Cuts With a View
• Rhinestones by Basic Grey 'bling it'
• Glitter is Crystal Glitter, Ultrafine Gold by Mark Enterprises.  (Side note:  The glitter looks white and sparkly in the bottle, but gold on the card.  Go figure that one out for me!)

Cricut Info:

• Base card cut using Walk in My Garden cartridge, card 2 set on 5"
• Red squares cut using Walk in My Garden cartridge, card 1 set on 2 1/4"
• White doilies cut on Mothers Day 2010 cartridge, doily 2 set on 2 1/4"
• LOVE cut on Home Accents, LOVE set on 2 1/4"

I haven't shown this one to hubby yet, so I'm thinking this may be his valentine since he's already seen the aqua one from the other day.  Stay tuned, I have another card for the Daring Card Makers and Tuesday Morning Sketches coming right up!  Blessings, Becky

Bo Bunny Card Challenges - Two Challenges, Two Days, One Card

Okay, before I tell you about this card, can I just tell you how much I L*O*V*E Bo Bunny's products???  And one of my current favorites is the Alissa line.  I mean, why wouldn't you love lots of one of my favorite color combinations - pinks, black and white!!!  Oh, they threw in some other colors like green and turquoise and such, but in my mind they take back seat to the pink, black and white combinations.  And the fact they are two sided makes them even more fun! 

I also love that BB is beginning to place more emphasis on cardmaking, and are even setting aside the first and third Tuesdays of each month for card challenges.  Just in the last week they have had two challenges just for cards, and I chose to combine both challenges into one card

So, for this card I (of course) used the Alissa papers, but I'd been wanting to use the back side of Alissa Kissable, which is all black, gray and white, for a while, and this was the day!    Here they are . . .

The challenge for Friday was to make a 'card with heart', or having hearts on the card.

The challenge for Tuesday was to make a card from this sketch . . .

Here is my card made using both challenges . . .

And here is the info . . .

Base cardstock is Die Cuts With A View (DCWV)

Black cardstock is Bazzill 'corduroy'

Bo Bunny Patterned papers:

• Black and white is back side of Alissa Kissable
• Pink hearts are using both sides of Alissa Love You

Bling is from Basic Grey 'Bling It'

Ribbon is from my stash - maybe Walmart, but not sure, I've had it for a while

Corners rounded using EK Success 'medium' corner rounding punch

Stickles 'diamond' used to highlight parts of the patterned paper.


Cricut Info:

• Base of card cut on 'card 2' set @ 5 inches on Walk in My Garden Cartridge
• Black cardstock cut on 'card 1' set @ 4 1/2 inches on Walk in My Garden Cartridge
• Black and white patterned paper cut on 'card 1' set @ 4 1/4 inches on Walk in My Garden Cartridge
• Hearts cut using Plantin SchoolBook cartridge, set at 1 1/2", 1 3/4", 2", 2 1/4" and 2 1/2" - I used the back side for the bottom, middle and top hearts, and the front side for the 2nd and 4th hearts

Extra info:  For the hearts, I scored down the center of each and folded it in half, then glued them together in a 'stack, matching the center fold of each heart.

I love this card, partly because of it's simplicity, but also because of the different 'layers' the different products (like bling, Stickles and ribbon) gave it.  I hope you like it, too!

See you soon!  Becky

Card Patterns Sketch 49 and Daring Card Makers - Schooldays

I love the bright colors of this card for two more challenges.  And it's purely an accident that my card is the same color as the background of the sketch below.  I'd been saving the ribbon for a special occasion, and it just fit so well with this card and challenge!  The challenges are . . .



Card Patterns Sketch 49 . . .

and Daring Cardmakers 'dare' to make a card with a school days theme.

Here is my take on both challenges . . .

And here is all the info . . .

Product List:

• All cardstock from Die Cuts With A View (DCWV) 'Brights' cardstock stack
• Ribbon from Hobby Lobby - store brand
• Rub-on from Melissa Frances
• Stickles 'stardust' and 'platinum'
• Digital image from clipart software

Cricut Info:

• Base of card cut using Walk in My Garden cartridge, card 2 @ 5"
• 'Blast' cut from Plantin SchoolBook (sorry, can't remember the size!)
• Letters cut from Plantin SchoolBook @ 1" and 1" with shadow

What student wouldn't love to find a card like this in their lunchbox or backpack with an encouraging note from their parent?  Well, that's all from me for today - I've got laundry and dishes to do, but I'll be back soon with as many cards as I can find time to make.  Blessings friends!  Becky 

Carols Sketch Fun # 19 and Little Red Wagon - Hearts Challenges

What fun I had this past Saturday working on making cards for challenges!  If you are a papercrafter you know that time spent playing in your space with your things can't be beat!  And this card is for two challenes . . .

The sketch for Carol's Sketch Fun # 19 . . .

and Little Red Wagon's challenge to use hearts in a card.

Here is my take on both challenges . . .

Product List:

• Pink cardstock and patterned/glittered cardstock both from Die Cuts With a View 'Be Mine' cardstock stack
• Rub-On from Melissa Frances
• Bling from Prima e. line Pearls and Crystals
• Ribbon was a gift from my aunt, so I don't know where she bought it
• Millinery flowers from Glitter Your World
• Glitter on flower stamens is Stickles stardust

Cricut Info:

• Base card and patterned cardstock both cut on Walk In My Garden cartridge.  Card 2 @ 5" and Card 1 @ shadow 4 3/4"
• Hearts cut on Plantin SchoolBook at 3/4", 1" and 1 1/4"

Thanks for visiting!  I'll be back soon for a card for two more challenges.  Blessings, Becky

Scrapbook Trends Challenge - No Pink or Red and SophistiCats Challenge - Love

The challenge over at Scrapbook Trends cards blog this week was to make a 'lovey dovey' valentines type card, but with no pink or red in it.  When I read that, I knew exactly what paper I wanted to use - don't you just love it when that happens?  And SophistiCats challenge this week is to make a 'love' card, so this card fits there, too!  Here is my card . . .

Isn't that cute cherub the sweetest thing???  There's another one behind the bow that is just as cute, but the bow had to go somewhere!  Here's all the info

Products List:

• Aqua cardstock and cherub/text cardstock both from Die Cuts With a View 'Be Mine' cardstock stack
• Seam Binding from Donna @ Bluebird Lane
• Bling is from Prima e. line Pearls and Crystals
• 'Love' rub-on from an old (very old) set from Walmart

Cricut Info:

• Base card and cherub paper both cut on Walk in My Garden cartridge.  Card 2 set on 5" and card 1 set on 4 1/2"
• Frame cut on Home Accents Solutions Cartridge @ 3 1/4"

I'm so loving this card, and I hope you like it, too!  This one may actually go to my hubby for Valentines.  Then again it may go on my Etsy shop!  Now, I've got a pesky squirrel to go run off of my bird feeder, blessings folks!  Becky