Another Little Trick or Treat Bear!

I had fun the other night making little Trick or Treat bears. This one was inspired by the challenge at PaperCutz this week, which was to use a skeleton. I used the sketch from RAQ's challenge on the Cricut boards....and everything on here is from my leftover Halloween box. I seem to buy LOTS of Halloween scrappy stuff....and how much can you actually use? So that is my goal.....to use up some of it!

Boo to You!

I saw the cutest little clip art images of Halloween bears, and they so inspired me to try to reproduce them with my Cricut......not hard at all with George and Paper Doll Dress Up! I used George circles and ovals to construct my bear, clothes from Paper Doll's cut at 4 inches, and added some Cuttlebug embossing (Swiss Dots....sooooo my favorite!) to dress up my little witch. Finished it off with detailing pen, chalk, ink, and a little floss bow. Paper is from last year Martha Stewart Stack....I cut around the moon so it would work. Added Martha Stewart Checkerboard borders and little Spider Web corners. Sentiment and ribbon were bought at Hobby Lobby last year.

Be on the lookout for more little Halloween bears....coming soon!

Halloween Kitty

One more Halloween card - because Halloween is going on at Fantabulous Cricut. Make a Halloween project and join in the fun! This card is Martha Stewart papers/EKSuccess punch/Paper Doll Dress Up images. Add a little polka dot embossing.....ribbon.....and white Jelly Roll Pen. And that's the recipe! This is for Fantabulous Cricut, PaperCutz Challenge, and My Sheri Crafts this week - everyone has a Halloween challenge!

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Bear in a Pumpkin Autumn Card

It's Challenge Me Monday over at Fantabulous Cricut, and this week the emphasis is on leaves. I made a cute little bear in a pumpkin from George circles and a Stretch Your Imagination pumpkin (embossed with swirls) . Attached him to a Paper Doll Dress Up fence and attached Doodlecharms oak leaves everywhere. All the paper was scraps......yeah!! The sentiment came out of my scrap embellishment box (things I've made that just didn't quite work out at the time...)

This is the smallest card I've made (4" square) and because everything was little, I thought pop dots really set it off. I think I used a whole package!!

Witchy-Poo

Happy Monday everyone~ that means a new challenge at Fantbulous Cricut and this week they are Off the Wall. Hop over and look at what wonderful creations the design team has created!

I spent yesterday working on another Halloween card....I love them~~ This little witch was made with a scraplift from Bethapalooza . I loved the curling ribbon for the hair. I made mine from George and Paper Doll Dress Up. I love cute Halloween cards!

Trick or Tweet

My first easel card....and it won't be my last! I was inspired by one of the sketches at RAQ's challenge on the Cricut boards to make an easel card. Of course, I strayed from the sketch....but I loved making this type of card.

I used the little duck (but it really kind of looks like a chick) off of Create a Critter and added some witches hats from Paper Doll Dress Up - with some star punches. Ribbon from Wal-Mart.....MS star border punch....and computer generated sentiment. Swiss dots embossing and trimming with the pinking shears finished this one up.

The colors are from today's color challenge at 365 cards.

Apple Annie

Well, I love it when I can combine my Jitterbuggin' sketch with another challenge....and it worked well with this week's challenge at Fantabulous Cricut....gardening/harvest. The Jitterbuggin' challenge was to follow the sketch, include apples, and use red/yellow/green with some black. I used DCWV paper.....American Crafts ribbon......checkerboard embossing....and hand written sentiment. Miss Apple Annie is a paper piecing from My Scrap Chick with added hair from Paper Doll Dress Up (Raggedy Boy and Girl...layered) Apples and basket are Doodlecharms. And this card fits Paper Playtime's challenge Autumn and My Sheri's Craft Challenge Autumn.

Some Scary Spiders!

Well, not too scary....mostly cute!~ The challenge at Jitterbuggin' this week is to use scraps (YES!).....follow the sketch (which is a patchwork one)....and add a Cricut "bee"......or "b". My "b" is from Pooh Font in the word Boo! The paper is Imaginesce....ribbon is Martha Stewart (20 cents at Big Lots!).....and the spiders and webs are from Paper Doll Dress Up. Lots of dimension in this one...hard to get the full impact in a picture. I know it's early for Halloween, but I just couldn't wait!

Howdy!

My youngest nephew is turning 3, and he's having a Rootin' Tootin' Cowboy party. I made his card to match using Paper Doll Dress Up for the Cowboy and Create a Critter for the horse and accessories. Fun card to make....I like how it turned out. This is my entry for My Creative Time's Throwback Challenge #79: Frame it with Paper Doll Dress Up and Creations by C

Create a Critter challenge.

Jitterbuggin' Sketch 11

Jitterbuggin' Sketch 11 is children's birthdays! I am on my way on vaction but wanted to post a quick version of the card. Used Doodlecharms and Paper Doll Dress Up - some cuttlebug! Happy looking! And hop over to join in Jitterbuggin' challenge this week......you could win the new Solutions cartridge Pumpkin Carving.

Summertime!

It's summertime.....and the folks at Fantabulous Cricut want to see your cool summertime treats this week. I chose my favorite summer fruit - watermelon. It is optional shaped card week, and I went for it. Actually, this is my first shaped card ever.

The watermelon is from Doodlecharms....layered with some pop dots. The red/pink part lifts for the sentiment. (I forgot to take the picture......) The crow is made from Doodlecharms too.....the eggs and hearts for the feathers. Her hat is from Paper Doll Dress Up as are her "turkey" legs. Flowers are Prima with some buttons and floss.

I made this card on vacation......with my Baby Bug. I didn't have Design Studio or a Gypsy.....just trial and error on the sizes. It was a really fun card to make....but I am sure glad to be home with my Expression!!

Hula Bear Card

My little niece is having a Luau for her third birthday this week. I wanted a cutsie, little girl hula girl instead of the one on Life's a Beach......so I made my own with Create a Critter and Paper Doll Dress Up. (and a Bikini top from Life's a Beach) Anyway, I like how she turned out.....just right for a little tiny girl.

First, I chose the sketch from RAQ's challenge on the Cricut board this week. I used the bear from Create a Critter cut at 3 1/4"....black regular cut.....ivory layer one.....brown layer two. Inked the cheeks and put some flowers on her ears...added a bikini top from Life's a Beach....cut at Real Dial Size 1 1/4 inches...added a flower and a gem. The skirt is from Paper Doll Dress up....regular cut at 4 1/4" and 4 3/4", inked and popped between the layers. Her lei is cut from PDDU too @ 4 1/4".....added more flowers and gems. The paper is from Me and My Big Ideas.....ribbon is American Crafts (blue and green) and Target $1 bin (orange). The metal flower slides are from Oriental Trading. Added frames cut with my oval Nesties...and pop dots. "Happy Birthday" is from Create a Critter.....doodled.

No Gypsy or Design Studio ( I don't have the latter.....and I can't figure out my Gypsy) so no cut file....but it's easy to follow with the measurements above.

Hi....from a Turtle

The Ad Challenge on the Cricut Board last week (yes, I'm a bit behind.....) was dk green, lime green, purple, and white.   I was intrigued by that color scheme and had to try it.  I chose the turtle from Create a Critter, paper from DCWV's Summer Blossom stack, and some leftover Thickers.  The turtle needed something else, so my favorite cartridge, Paper Doll Dress Up, to the rescue........and she got a hat!  A little embossing, some cute little flowers and gems, a bit of rick rack, and voila!

Teen Pirate Card

Needing teen boy birthday cards....hmmmm.....used Paper Doll Dress Up for the map and Indie Art for the skull.  Discovered that cute little pirate hat on Create A Critter.   Lots of distressing and a map printed background.   Trimmed with ribbon and some stickers for the sentiment.   This is for My Pink Stampers NSD #3 - Outside the Box.

Pastel Easter Bunny

This is the end of the Easter cards for me....I think! Started with a fantastic sketch at Totally Papercrafts, and I used a bunny from Paper Doll Dress Up, cut with real dial size, scalloped oval from Nesties, 4 squares from Nesties, and all scrap paper.  Added some flowers, some buttons and bow......    This card will also work for the Fantabulous Cricut challenge:  pastel Easter cards.

Sock Monkey Birthday Card

I came up with this sock monkey design over a year ago for a layout, but I've never put him on a card.  He seemed to fit several challenges this week so I pulled the instructions back out.   The full details can be found on my scrapbooking blog here.

Paper is fabric from Love, Else....border and sentiment are stamped from a new pkg. I got for $1 at Big Lots yesterday.  Balloons are from Everyday Paper Dolls.

This design fits several challenges:

Cricut Cardz Challenge  make a child's birthday card

Fantabulous Cricut  use the word birthday and balloons

Cookin' It Up with Katie use fabric (the striped background is adhered fabric paper from Love, Else) use decorative edge scissors and your favorite technique (paper piecing)

Raq's Challenge on the cricut msg board (sketch)

Use Your Paper Dolls Cartridge to create something (cricut msg board)

He's going to be my daughter's birthday card....she loves sock monkeys.

Hoppy Holidays!

A happy non-traditonal card in traditional colors.  This was actually my design team submission for Chirper Challenge, but they aren't publishing before Christmas so I thought I would share.  American Greetings paper....punched the sentiment....and the little "hoppy" frogs are made and decorated with Paper Doll Dress Up!   Remember that real dial size really allows you to have fun with the accessories on the paper doll cartridges.

Warm Wishes

Loved the sketch on RAQ's challenge....last week!   Needless to say I'm a little behind, but a great sketch is a great sketch.  Here is my version.

Used Doodlecharms Snowman, cut in layers on white and pearlescent white.  Inked the cheeks and sharpied the face.  He's cut at 3".  The hat is PDDU, magician, cut at 1 1/4" RDS.  Added a strip of plaid.  The scarf is EDPD, cut at 1 1/4" RDS in plaid.  Added buttons.   The background snowflakes are from Winter Woodlands, added gems.  The sentiment is a generic stamp from last Christmas.  Attached some buttons and gem stones, MS snowflakes....and the paper was all scraps.

To Have and To Hold

Just a little wedding card for Michael's cousin.  I printed the text in a circle....added some silver foil punched flowers in the middle. Layered it with grey.  The couple is PDDU, cut at 2".   The veil is polka dot vellum with a couple of rhinestones.  The paper is Colorbok......added some ribbon and rhinestones.

Pumpkin with Flowers Birthday Card- Just Buggin'

Happy Birthday Jennifer! Used a sketch from the RAQ challenge on the Cricut boards....and lots of cricut on this one.Began with a 5" square card. Found some great background paper...cut it into a 4 3/4" square...divided it in half. Attached some ribbon to the center. Added a 3 1/2" scalloped square from New Arrival, which I embossed with the pumpkin folder but it doesn't really show up. I cut the pumpkin from PDDU at 3" real dial size....inked, embossed with the swirls folder, and doubled it with pop dots. The Flowers are the Daisy 2 cut from Walk in My Garden, cut at 1" and 1 1/4", shadow and regular...inked and added buttons for the centers. glued some to the front pumpkin and some to the card to get the dimension. Sentiment is "For You" from New Arrival.