Blue and White Circle Card

Hello friends. I've been gone for a spell but no worries. My kiddos were all sick :( But they are on the mend, which means momma can have some crafty time!

I created this circle card for the following challenges:

1. Pumpkin Spice Blog : create something blue and white with an element in the round

and

2. Mojo Monday: round card sketch

 

Supplies:

MME "All is Bright" 6x6 paper pad

ON SALE

found here for $3.35

Paper Smooches "Bee Mine" stamp set

found here for $14.99

I used my Cricut to create the card base and a metal die to cut the ivory doily. The edge detail is a Martha Stewart punch. 

I was going to make a second card with the scraps from the first, but instead I created this sweet wine glass tag. I'm pretty sure I saw something similar on Pinterest. You can make several for a party and either make them all different so your guest know which glass is theirs, or you can leave a space to write your guests' names. 

 The large base circle measures 3" and I used a 3/4" punch for the wine glass stem. A simple snip with my scissors into the center circle made it possible to slide the tag on. 

Such a cute little set!

Genre-Themed Book Marks

Hey all! I can't believe it is mid-August already. How does the summer fly by so fast, but the winter drags on and on? Oh well. I am headed out this morning with the kiddos for some swimming with friends. I love you sunny weather!

I created these genre-themed book marks as a PRIZE for our family challenge blog. My sister created this blog a month ago to create fun-filled family competition. It's a challenge blog of course! My sister has posted some really great challenges and will be posting more. We're all having so much fun at the Gross Family Challenge Blog.

I used A LOT of different Cricut carts on this project. That's why I love my Gypsy! I have access to all these awesome carts at the touch of my stylus. I kept the genres simple: Historical, Mystery, Romance, Humor, Political, and Travel.

I used all paper scraps from my stash. I love reusing tiny pieces of paper that otherwise would be thrown away. My detailing includes: Distress Ink, Glossy Accents, Crackle Accents, Stickles, and black/white pen.

Good luck to my family! Winning these bookmarks would be super sweet!

Baby Card using Wild Card

Second post of the day!! I was inspired by this beautiful paper I bought at Pumpkin Spice. It's an awesome online store that carries beautiful paper that's so reasonably priced. Love it!

This is my sweet baby card using the Wild Card cartridge. I just love this cart. It is soo versatile.

The paper is used was Echo Park - Summer Days and Cosmo Cricket - Delovely. I just love these two paper companies! I have both paper pads in 6x6. I love using that size for cards. The stamp set is an oldie but a goodie from Stampin' Up. I am posting this card on the Pumpkin Spice blog.



Boo Party Invitation

I had the best 4th of July weekend! My cousin got married on Saturday and let me just say, we have 3-day weddings in my family. The rehearsal dinner on Friday was so much fun, delicious pizza and we learned a dance routine to Bruno Mars "Marry Me" (the grand march). It was hilarious. My cousins and sisters were all bridesmaid which made Saturday so fun. My cousin looked like the most gorgeous bride - straight out of a magazine. I have never laughed and cried so hard at a wedding before. The ceremony was lovely and the reception was amazing. There were so many little surprises and awesome speeches I'm getting all teary-eyed just remembering. Sunday was a recovery brunch. We watched an amazing slide show of the couple.
My aunt and her sisters and friends outdid themselves with all the planning and detail that went into this wedding. Kudos to everyone involved!!  It was magical! Sprinkle in some patriotic parades and fireworks and my family was exhausted for days.

Anyways, back to paper crafting...

I created a Halloween party invitation (why may you ask) for some challenge blogs. I love challenge blogs!! They are so .... challenging? LOL! I like being given a certain set of guidelines and asked to create a project. It totally make me think outside the box and outside the cut.

This "Boo Party" invitation was made entirely from the Wild Card cartridge. I used icons as shapes and hide a lot of features using my Gypsy. First I welded a gravestone together to make a shaped card.

I had the bats cut out of the gravestone too, you are seeing the negative with black cardstock behind. I inked all the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink for a spooky feel. The sentiment "Boo" and the letters for "party" are all from Wild Card!

I used Glossy Accents on the spider to make him stand out.

Inside you see the bats that were cut out in gray glued down to the black cardstock. I dry embossed the "Boo" with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.



I am entering this card in three challenge blogs. First at Cricut 360 (invitation) and at More than Favors (Wild Card cartridge) and finally at My Creative Time  (Wild Card cart and embossing). Wish me luck!!

4th of July Accordion Envelope Mini Album

I started this mini album by constructing a base out of legal size envelopes. I got the idea from Laura over at Following the Paper Trail. That girl has crazy good ideas for mini albums. Love it!

I covered my pages with an assortment of red, white, and blue cardstock and patterned paper. I found some awesome 4th of July Cricut cuts on A Child's Year and Wild Card. I just love those carts - there's always something I can use on them.

This is the front cover of the mini album. Nothing says 4th of July better then stars and stripes...and a rosette and rickrack. Ha!



When you open up the accordion envelope mini it's about 28 inches long. The accordion folds help the mini to stand on its own. Folded up it's about 4 inches by 6 inches and not very thick.

Doesn't it look so cute on a mantel! 

I just love these kiddos all lined up for the parade. The phrase "4th of July" was welded together using my Gyspy and the Cuttin' Up font.

The red firecracker is attached to a tag. There are tag pullouts throughout this mini for photos or journaling.

Front and back covers again.

I hope you enjoyed this 4th of July accordion envelope mini album I made. I had a blast making it. And a special shout out to my sister (who made her own mini with me) and my mom (who let us use her new Cricut Expression)! Love you.

I will be entering this mini in the Celebrate the Occasion and the Fantabulous Cricut challenge blogs.

Many Father's Day Cards

Here are some photos of the quick and easy peasy cards I made for the other father's in our lives. They're 3x3 postcards.

The stamps are from Papertrey Ink and Hobby Lobby.

My son helped remove all the cuts from the mat. Thanks buddy!!

Happy Father's Day Fishing Card

I made this card for my husband for Father's Day. I love the cute little boy and girl cuts. My husband said "are these our kids?" when he opened the card. I laughed so hard!! Then I told him it was cut from the Cricut. I love how amazed husbands are by the crafty stuff we do!

I cut the boy, girl and fish from A Child's Year Cricut cartridge. Then I went Tim Holtz ink crazy on the cuts to give them a more manly aged feel. The ink practically turned the paper into leather. I used a combo of Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Inks. Love it!!

I cut the tag and the phrase from the Wild Card cart. I ran a bunch of cuts through different Cuttlebug folders to add more texture. The base of the card is actually a paper bag. I cut the top off so the tag could fit in and you can still read "Happy Father's Day". And of course I inked the heck out of the bag too. (My fingers were brown!!)

MOM Grungeboard Book

I made this MOM grungeboard book for my mom this past Mother's Day. Have I mentioned my mom is my biggest and craftiest supporter. She illustrates for children's material. Check out her blog. She owns the Cricut Personal Cutting Machine and a gypsy. She has made some beautiful paper crafting projects and cards. She's awesome!!

I started by welding the letters MOM from the Zoo Day cricut cartridges to a rectangle on my gypsy. I adjusted the rectangle to the exact size I wanted by unlinking (clicking off the chain link) the size proportion. I cut out the welded pieces in Tim Holtz grungeboard. It was my first time using this material and I liked it. It cut very well using my Cricut Expression machine and deep cut blade and housing. The edges also inked really well. I then cut out the rectangles and letters in patterned paper and assembled the book.

I punched holes on the left side using my Crop-a-dile Big Bite and bound the edges with ribbon.

Each page has different images from my Cricut. They are just waiting for some pics to be added.

My favorite page is the back page. It's simple but pretty. It has a Thank You sentiment stamped on a postage stamp image covered with Stickles. Just love that Stickles sparkle!!

I was really inspired doing the project. This was my first welded word album and it turned out pretty simple. I have some great ideas for my next one!!