Dusty Crophopper

I created this card with a graphic from Disney Clips.

I used paper that I found at Michael's.  

The orange and blue are from the Marocains pack.

The green is from the Trucks and Trains pack,

and the brown is the Kraft brown.

It is awesome that my Stampin' Up inks coordinated so well with these papers!

I used Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Grey and Crumb Cake to ink around my images.

My clouds are found on the Cricut Create a Critter Cartridge,

the corn is from Paper Doll Dress Up,

and the dirt is from Best of Pixar.

I used foam squares to attach the larger corn and Dusty.

Happy Sweet Sixteen

I can't believe that my daughter is sixteen years old today!!!

Where did all the time go?

Her party this year is zebra with hot pink accents so I thought 

I would make a card along the same lines!!!

The zebra is from the Cricut Cartridge Create a Critter.  I used my Xyron and ran the zebra through upside down, attached the white and then flocked the rest of the black!  I love fuzzy zebras! :)  The embossing on the pink is from a Cuttlebug folder called Juli's Garden.  I attached some bling to the center of the flowers with my Imaginisce I-Rock.

Happy Birthday Sis!!!  Love you!!!

Birthday Owl

This card was created using the Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge.  The owl was cut at 5.5".  All the cardstock is from Stampin' Up and the color combo's are Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point!  All edges were inked with coordinating ink.  The branch was cut from the Cricut Cartridge Hoot 'n Holler at 3.24",  I only used 3 of the 4 layers, and the colors used there are Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi and Garden Green.

The background is Daffodil Delight and was embossed using the Cuttlebug folder D'vine Swirl.  I then inked the embossing with a Daffodil Delight ink dauber.

The sentiment on the inside of the card is from the Pink By Design Set You're a Hoot!  I have attached a link where I bought mine, if you're interested!

I Hope You Dance!!!

I made this for my niece who is graduating this Thursday from high school.  She has danced most of her life and was on the high school drill team for three years, so that is why I used the lyrics from the song I hope you dance, by LeeAnn Womack.

The graduation caps are an idea from Joy's Life.  I had a difficult time finding the right size top for my graduation cap, and finally settled on Ghirardelli squares.  I tried to find the right size mold to make my own, but to no avail.  The flowers are from the Cricut Cartridge Create a Critter (I love that cartridge).  I used my hide contours feature on my gypsy to hide the center when I cut the flower.  I glittered the four flowers that say "I hope you dance", to hopefully make them stand out a little more!  I used my Xyron Creatopia to get them sticky and then used Martha Stewart glitter to make them sparkle.

I printed the lyrics on my computer and then used the center point function on my cricut to cut out the circles using the Cricut Cartridge George and Basic Shapes, only because I did not have the right size punch,  in hindsight it would have been easier to by the 2" punch.  Sometimes I worry about myself, why didn't I think of that earlier, Joann's has them on for 50% off!  Oh well!!!

I hope she likes it and I hope when she gets the choice 

to sit it out or dance in life...I hope she dances!!!

You are ReMARKable!!!

I made these cards for three young women that are graduating from High School this year.  I was lucky enough to teach this group of girls when they were 12/13 years old and have had the opportunity to watch these ladies grow into remarkable young women.

This card is 4 1/2 x 6 inches, the background was cut at 4 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches and was embossed with the Cuttlebug folder You.  I then wrapped it background with twine (the blue and yellow is We R Memory Keepers Twine, and the Purple is The Twinery).  

The cute marker is from the Lettering Delights Pop School Cut It's Set, and I cut it out with my Silhouette at approximately 6 inches.  I put it on the card using pop dots.  The bow is from the Cricut Cartridge Create a Critter and is found on layer 3 of the Porcupine.  I used Crystal Stickles and my I-Rock tool to bling up the bow.  

The adorable face is from the Basic Paper Doll Face 1" stamps from Peachy Keen.  I traced over the eyes and added a white highlight with Sakura pens and finally, I added some Glossy Accents to the eyes, and some chalk to the cheeks to give them some dimension.

The inside has the definition/synonyms of remarkable.

re·mark·a·ble:

notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary

worthy of notice or attention.

synonyms:

notable, noteworthy, striking, extraordinary,

wonderful, unusual, singular, uncommon.

I am entering this project in the My Craft Spot Monday Challenge and Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday.

You Light Up My Life!!!

I made another goodie bag!  I love these because they are so quick to make and easy to drop off to a friend or family member.

I decided to enter my first challenge and used the color scheme off of the I came, I saw, I created blog, which is Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point and Real Red.  I didn't have Pacific Point and Real Red on hand so I used my Cricut Imagine to create those colors.  I thought the blue turned out okay, but I wasn't thrilled with the red.  I cut the Real Red out using the stock shapes 1:2 at 5.7 and Pacific Point using stock shapes 5:7 at 2.9.  I did have to cut both of them down a little bit more. The sun was cut from Pumpkin Pie Cardstock at 3.35" on my Gypsy so that I could hide the face and use my cute Peachy Keen Basic Paper Doll  1 3/8" Stamp. The sun is found on the Cricut Creat a Critter cartridge, and is part of the Simply Crafts Challenge.  The embossing on the blue was the Sizzix folder stars and swirls.  I used my Sakura gel pens to add color and dimension to the stamp! Tada (as my two year old would say :)).

The Odyssey

So my daughter, who is a freshman, has a project for her English class, as parents don't we all LOVE those projects!  I don't know about you but my child always seems to forget about them until just a few days before they are due, or tries to tell me that her teacher just gave her the assignment...yah right!!!

Anyway, this is what our collaborative minds came up with.  This is a rag quilt using just plain broadcloth cotton for both the squares and the cut outs each square was cut out at 4 inches.  We used both my Cricut and Silhouette to cut out the images.  The plant (lotus), mermaid (sirens), crown, and arrow were from the Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge.  The monster (cyclops), ghost and sea monter were from the Silhouette store.  The cow was from Cricut Create a Critter Cartridge and The Odyssey was made from the Cricut Base Camp Font Cartridge.  I used my Gypsy to weld Odyssey together.

We used No-Sew Heat-n-Bond to attach the cut outs to the squares.  It is very easy you just iron it onto the back of your square before you cut out your design on your Cricut or Silhouette and then after you have cut it out you place it on your fabric right side up and iron again...Wallah!!!

Cancer Stinks!!!

I made this for a friend of mine who has been diagnosed with breast cancer.  She is a beautiful woman with two darling one year old twins.  She has just started her chemo treatments and I wanted to let her know that I am thinking of her.

The paper used here is from the Core'dinations Roy G. Biv Super Assortment.  I embossed the purple paper with the cuttlebug using a butterfly folder from the Once Upon a Princess pack.  The "Stinkin' Cute" skunk is from Cricut Create a Critter Cartridge.  I colored in the eyes, ears and mouth with a Sakura black glaze gel pen (an idea I picked up from Edna), and added the highlights to the eyes and nose with a Sakura white gel pen.  I filled in the gray areas with crystal stickles and used ribbon from Michael's.  Hope you like it!

Birthday Cupcakes

I made my daughter humor me for her birthday and made cupcakes.  She is not a big fan of cupcakes or cake for that matter, but I had found a recipe on Pinterest and wanted to try it out.  Here is a link to the recipe for the cupcakes and the icing.  And of course if we are going to have cupcakes we HAVE to have toppers too!!!  All of these animals are from the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge.

 I used my Xyron to put the glitter on the little birdie's wings.  I just turn the paper right side down and run it through the Xyron.  Then sprinkle with glitter and gently knock of extra glitter.  I used Core'dinations Botanical paper pack from Joann's for this project.

 Here are all of my little beauties!!!

I cut the hippo at 3" and used my Gypsy and the hide contour feature so that the eyes would not cut out and I could use my Peachy Keen Critter Faces XL stamps for the eyes.  I also used my Sakura white gel pen for the eyes and Sakura Black glaze pen for the eyes and mouth.  I ran the the top layers of the Hippo through my Cuttlebug with the Divine Swirl folder.  Just a heads up...make sure you stamp and color in the eyes BEFORE you emboss..most of you are probably thinking well, no duh...I am a slow learner sometimes :).  I used Core'dinations The Prince paper pack for this project.

And the hedgehog, my favorite.  I cut the hedgehog at 1"and used my gypsy and the hide contours feature to hide the face so that it didn't cut out and used my Peachy Keen Critter Faces XL to stamp the faces.  I used my gel pens to give the eyes more definition and inked around the edges of the hedgehogs's body.  The cute bling was added with my Imaginisce I-Rock Tool.  I used the core'dinations Cafe paper pack from Joann's.  I love the paper packs because I don't have to spend my time matching and coordinating the papers it is already done.

The cupcake wrappers are from the Life's a Party Cricut cartridge I used my gypsy again to alter the design (we didn't want anything too fancy) and it took a little trial and error to get them the right size.  I ended up cutting them at 1.75"

Thank You!!!

I made this card for a neighbor that I wanted to thank for her yummy homemade bread and jam.

This image is from the Cricut Create a Critter cartridge.  I modified it on my Gypsy using the hide contour feature so that I could use my Peachy Keen Stamps (Critter Faces XL) for the eyes.  I also used black flocking on the ears and spots to give it a little more texture.  The grass at the bottom of the card is from the Cricut Create a Critter cartridge as well and is cut from core'dinations card stock.  The rest of the card was made from DCVW card stock.  The embossing was done with my Cuttlebug and Bloom Dot folder.

Items Used:

Cricut - Create a Critter

DCWV Paper

Core'dinations Paper

Peachy Keen Stamps - Critter Faces XL

Black Flocking

Cuttlebug - Bloom Dot Folder

Sakura Jelly Roll Pen - White and Black (Eyes)

Celebrate It Ribbon from Michaels

Good Luck!!!!

I made this card for my niece, who participates on her high school drill team.  They were going to their regional championships and I wanted to let her know that we were supporting her!!!  

As you can tell most of my cards are 6x6.  I don't know why, other than I just like them that way!  I used the Cricut Lite Cartridge for the postage stamp background and the Create a Critter Cartridge for the horseshoe.  I embossed the horseshoe using the Cuttlebug and the Diamond folder.  The cute Ballet Shoes are from the SVG Cuts website (and they were FREE!!!).  I used crystal stickles on the ballet shoes but wished afterwords that I would have just used my xyron and glitter (stickles take a while to dry...and of course I waited until the last minute and was in a hurry). And speaking of wishing I had done something different...I wish I would have made another pink backing for my ballet shoe on the left.  I used a Sakura Gelly Roll Pen in navy to do the stitching. 

Items Used:

Stampin' Up Paper - Night of Navy and Pumpkin Pie

Cricut

Cricut Cartridges - B is for boy- postage stamp and Create a Critter - horseshoe

Silhouette

SVG Cuts - Ballet Slippers

Cuttlebug Folder- Diamond

Stickles - Crystal

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - Navy