Saturday, February 11, 2012
Mom's birthday card
So I know the next month is going to be crazy & I'll have little time to make cards so I decided to make my mom's card almost a month early. This is a first for me as I generally do things at the last minute. She loves owls so I used the Owl from Gypsy Wanderings. The flowery branch is from Pagoda & the happy birthday sentiment is from Paper Lace. I am determined to make a card using every cartridge I have so I can justify getting more, lol...
Valentines day is almost upon us...
So we don't go all out for Valentine's day but there is an expectation for a card (& a sweet treat, of course!). For this card, I used Life is a Beach for the fish & fish bowl (which were welded together on the Gypsy); Wild Card for the phrase; Paper Pups for the heart on the outside & Gypsy Wanderings for the heart on the inside.
The card was inspired by Pink Floyd ... oh how I love the song Wish You Were Here .... since it is kind of dark, I didn't use the lyrics but the line "we're just 2 lost souls swimming in a fish bowl" inspired the card's theme.
I submitted the card to Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #97 (use a heart on a project) & to Cardz TV's challenge #101 "Be my valentine".
The card was inspired by Pink Floyd ... oh how I love the song Wish You Were Here .... since it is kind of dark, I didn't use the lyrics but the line "we're just 2 lost souls swimming in a fish bowl" inspired the card's theme.
I submitted the card to Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #97 (use a heart on a project) & to Cardz TV's challenge #101 "Be my valentine".
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Couple of get well cards
So in the last two weeks I've had two relatives (my grandma & my partner's uncle) who have been in the hospital due to illness (both experiencing dehydration). Decided to make a couple of cards to hopefully make them feel a little better knowing that someone is thinking of them.
For the first card, I used the new Ribbons & Rosettes cartridge {bird2 on p. 48}. I linked 4 of the rosette cuts (at 2" high) to make a half rosette (you would need 6-8 to make a full rosette). Its hard to tell in the pic, but the sentimate ribbon is actually raised with pop dots. The patterned paper is K&Company Que Sera Sera. I'm hoping that it will survive the mail! Didn't really set out for it to have a summery feel, but decided to submit it to the Cricut Cardz Challenge #100 which coincidentally happens to be to make a card incorporating aspects of summer.
For the second card, I used Wild Card to cut a band aid card and Pagoda to cut the panda. I ran the layer for the card through my texture boutique using a Tim Holtz embossing folder to get a sun ray effect. Both the sun ray & panda are elevated using pop dots.
The sentiment inside both cards was printed on my color printer & reads: "If wishes could make you well…you’d be better already!" [scraplifted from a stamp I saw online (maybe on Everyday Cricut?) while looking for inspiration for get well cards].
For the first card, I used the new Ribbons & Rosettes cartridge {bird2 on p. 48}. I linked 4 of the rosette cuts (at 2" high) to make a half rosette (you would need 6-8 to make a full rosette). Its hard to tell in the pic, but the sentimate ribbon is actually raised with pop dots. The patterned paper is K&Company Que Sera Sera. I'm hoping that it will survive the mail! Didn't really set out for it to have a summery feel, but decided to submit it to the Cricut Cardz Challenge #100 which coincidentally happens to be to make a card incorporating aspects of summer.
For the second card, I used Wild Card to cut a band aid card and Pagoda to cut the panda. I ran the layer for the card through my texture boutique using a Tim Holtz embossing folder to get a sun ray effect. Both the sun ray & panda are elevated using pop dots.
The sentiment inside both cards was printed on my color printer & reads: "If wishes could make you well…you’d be better already!" [scraplifted from a stamp I saw online (maybe on Everyday Cricut?) while looking for inspiration for get well cards].
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Birthday card
Since getting the Wild Card cartridge I have to admit that I haven't used it that much. With my dad's birthday a week before halloween I decided to try out another card from the cartridge (& finally use the 12x24 mat I got) & made him this pumpkin themed birthday card.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Anniversary Card
Well, it's that time of year again when I become a widow on Sunday afternoons since my partner believes it is his duty as a "coach" to watch EVERY game to track how his fantasy teams are doing. Sometimes this obsession annoys me, but I'm kind of enjoying it today, as it gave me time to work on some projects. While I should be writing an exam I'm giving on Wed, I decided to spend the afternoon seeing what Cricut challenges are going on out there in cyber-land. Challenge #90 at the Cricut Cardz Challenge website this week is to make a card using the card feature from any cartridge. Since I've been working on a card for my parent's upcoming 42nd wedding anniversary, decided to finish it up today & submit it to the challenge.
The card base is from the Wild Card cartridge (pg. 39 - cut from paper out of DCWV's Shimmer Stack at 7.3 W x 6.53 H -- the paper underneath the scrolls is "Spring Greens" from 29th Street Market). The heart is from Gypsy Wanderings (using the blackout feature - cut out of some red cardstock scraps at 1.83 W). And finally, the birds are from Cindy Loo (pg. 64 - cut out of some light blue cardstock scraps at 2.63 W x 1.71 H). It was looking kind of plain, so I decided to look for some raffia in my craft closet which I couldn't find. I'm really glad because I came across the red ribbon which I think I like better. Lesson of the day: it sometimes pays to be disorganized.
The card base is from the Wild Card cartridge (pg. 39 - cut from paper out of DCWV's Shimmer Stack at 7.3 W x 6.53 H -- the paper underneath the scrolls is "Spring Greens" from 29th Street Market). The heart is from Gypsy Wanderings (using the blackout feature - cut out of some red cardstock scraps at 1.83 W). And finally, the birds are from Cindy Loo (pg. 64 - cut out of some light blue cardstock scraps at 2.63 W x 1.71 H). It was looking kind of plain, so I decided to look for some raffia in my craft closet which I couldn't find. I'm really glad because I came across the red ribbon which I think I like better. Lesson of the day: it sometimes pays to be disorganized.
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