Sunny Days

Made this card for the Jitterbuggin' Challenge this week. Now I know I made the sketch...and I really like it.....but I had so much trouble making it in pastels. I kept thinking "brights"......finally found a scrap of pastel blue, tourquoise, lavendar paper with golden yellow accents. That was a start.....Added the paper....embossed some lavendar cardstock with the Checkerboard folder and added scraps of ribbon that were exactly the right size and color....BUT they said "Fun in the Sun." I still had no idea what image I was going to use....and now it had to coordinate with that. Hmmmm.....well, I knew the challenge at Cuttlebug Challenge was garden critters....so I could work that in too. I knew I wanted to add more embossing to the card so it would work for Practical Scrappers this week as well. Always loved the little bee on Pooh and Friends so decided to put him on some embossed flowers. Had a great little scrap of gunmetal metallic paper that was just right for the little fella's wings. Added a seed bead for the eye (I seem to be out of little itty bitty white gems....)

Now the little guy needed a home so out came Walk in My Garden. Cut 4 daisies on blackout, between 1 1/4" and 2"....embossed them with Swiss Dots...and inked them in lavendar. Added purple buttons for the centers. Now they needed stems....but that paper had the funny tourquoise stripe....and every piece of ribbon or floss I owned looked bad against it......SO I found the right color ink (thanks Anna Griffin) and inked some white raffia to match....added stems and a bow. The sentiment is from Create a Critter, cut at 1 1/2". And finally, the card is finished. And the one I almost gave up several times came out ok.

Jitterbuggin' Sketch 2 - Hunny Bear

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Just now getting to the Jitterbuggin' Challenge this week.  You had to use a Cricut cut of food (honey), something black (details on the bear and honey pot), and plaid.  And follow the sketch of course!  If you haven't entered, hop over and check it out!

The bear is a MyScrapChick pattern, reduced by half.  The honey pot came from Pooh and Friends.  Ribbon, buttons, and pop dots used to created a dimensional frame. 

Holy Smokes! Frosted Designs Handwriting Challenge.

My cousin, the barbeque king, has a birthday this week, and I had to make some sort of grilling card.  I used From My Kitchen (got it for Christmas and just broke the seal) for the grill (cut at 4" in maroon and silver foil) and the pig (cut at 2 1/2" and inked).  the puffs of smoke are from Pooh and Friends.    Paper is CherryArt and My Mind's Eye. Sentiment is handlettered, which makes this card eligible for Frosted Designs Challenge this week. 

Birthday Bee in Plaid and Polka Dots

The challenge at Frosted Designs this week is polka dots and plaids.....my 2 favorite things!   I so adore combining patterns.   I used some florals with my dots and plaids (all from the scrap pile too!!)...and made a little flower pot and bee with my Cricut (George, Walk in My Garden, and Pooh and Friends)   Added some blingy accents and a felt sentiment....trimmed it all out with polka dot ribbon.

Trio of Cards

I loved this floral paper and decided to see what I could make with it.  On the Cricut board, there is a weekly challenge called RAQ's card challenge with 3-4 sketches per week.   I decided to use this paper to make all the cards.  Used George for flowers, Pooh and Friends for the flower pot and the bee, and Paisley for the elephant.  Kind of a fun project, and not so many scraps!!

Fall Get Well Card

I'm really starting to get into fall themed stuff, and I needed a get well card....so here is the result!  The paper is Recollections 8x8 Autumn stack which I think is going to be my favorite this season.  Love the distressed edges.  I used a sketch from Mojo Monday (more or less), the frame from Pooh and Friends, cut at 3" **lesson here......never cut that frame so small**....layered it with pop dots and backed it with some brown striped paper.   The oak leaf is from Doodlecharms, cut at 2".   Sentiment is hand lettered/doodled and tied it all together with some pieces of DCWV chipboard - Green Stack- which was wasting away in the closet- and a little grey bow.

Witchy Cat

Tried a little bit of paper piecing today.  I'm gonna have to break down and get the Gypsy....it's perfect for the way I craft.   Anyway, followed a sketch posted on RAQ's challenge on Cricut....orginally from pagemaps.  Used Heidi Grace papers...and the yellow is from the scrap drawer. 

Cat is made with Pooh and Friends hat (shadow, regular, layers(polka dots)...cut at 3"....inked and ribboned.   Head is George Heart (shift) cut at 4" and placed upside down.  Eyes are 1" heart and 1" oval (cut in two)   Cheeks are 1" ovals...inked and chalked and doodled.  Nose is a little heart punch.  Added some George Stars #2 and crescent moons.  Handcut the brackets.

Witchy Poo

Made this little gal to go on a Halloween layout (will be on Scrap 4 the Memories later this morning when I get it finished.   I am happy with the way this little "witchy poo" turned out.   Used 4" cut on blackout.  Used one ear for the nose.   Used witch's hair (trimmed to fit the side view), witch shoes, and bride of frankenstein dress.  You just have to cut off one arm and leg and rearrange to get the side view. Added some great purple fibers to the hat (which is Pooh and Friends, cut shadow, regular, and plaid layers at 2").  Used lots of glittery gel pens, white markers, and purple ink to finish her.  Cut the little pot twice, once in purple to get the potion layer.  Silver metallic ink, purple raindrops, and little shinestones finished it.  Spell book used purple ink and silver metallic pen. Spider buttons are Favorite Findings.

Mud Pies for Sale

I made this little messy fellow and the sign for a swap.......had an extra and decided to use it on a birthday card. The little boy is PPDU......hat is from Pooh and Friends. The sign is from Pooh, too. Used lots of chalk and lots of ink, including what I used to make the little guy "muddy." The little frogs are PPDU. Trimmed with adhesive ribbon and buttons. Inside has another frog and "Hoppy Birthday!"

Baby Shower gift enclosure

This is my first card with the New Arrival cartridge. Basically bought it for the animals (I love that monkey!), but I think I'm going to get quite a bit of use out of it for other things as well. This card is American Crafts (I love the scalloped edge...and the whole pack of 12 costs $2 at Big Lots) I ran it through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss dots folder. The baby is from NA (standing baby) cut at 2". Cut white diaper on shadow....added ink and colored her little "curl" on the top of her head. The flower fram is from Pooh and Friends....cut at 3 1/2" I put a George oval (embossed as well) behind it and embellished the flowers with some pearlized paint drops. Background paper was from the scrap pile.

Buzzin' By

A birthday card for my cousin (who's 40!!!) Pooh and friends bees cut at 2" and 1"....black design and yellow layers. I used crystal glitter for the wings. The hive is Pooh and friends cut at 3" ...shadow...regular....layers....inked. The daisies are George, cut at 1" triple layer and added yellow jewel. Paper is Hot Off the Press from Joann Fabrics.......I wish I had a ladybug cut. I'm going to save the rest of the paper until I buy Walk in My Garden. Ribbon from the closet and rub on sentiment. Inside says "Just Buzzin' By to say, Hope you have a happy day!"

Flowerpot card

This card was fun to make. Over at the Cricut messageboard, flowerpots are all the rage. This is my second attempt at one. The flowerpot is Pooh and Friends - cut on shadow, regular, and layer - I cut off the flower and inked edges. The flowers are George flower 2 cut at 1" - triple layered and put a rhinestone in the center. The bee is from Pooh too - cut in shadow on black, regular on black, and layers in yellow and grey pearl. Little rhinestone eye attached. The paper used is Daisy Buckets Sweet Marabella collection, and the pot is attached with pop dots.

I needed a shower gift card and tried another one....sentiment is George. I think this might be my new "go to" gift card. I really like how the white daisies turned out. I used George Flower 1 for them.