HIMCR Challenge #126 "Freestyle"

Challenge #126

Freestyle!

 

 My Project:

 

This week at HIMCR we have, I think, one of the hardest challenges "Freestyle".  Don't get me wrong, I love being able to do whatever I want, but it's so hard to decide what I want to do!  That's why I think other challenges are easier, because they give you a direction of what to create :)  So for my card, I wanted to use another new cartridge I bid and won on Ebay - Straight From the Nest.  I got a screamin' deal for this cartridge, so I was super excited to add it to my library!  I just decided to use the very first cut - this adorable little bird.  I also wanted to use the corner feature on this cartridge, so I used the scalloped corners.  My yellow base mat I embossed with the Birds and Swirls embossing folder and the scalloped mat that my bird is on is from Elegant Edges.  Both the scallop mat and bird are popped up with some foam tape for added dimension.  I also embossed the wing of the bird with Swiss Dots.  I basically used scraps for my pattern papers and my sentiment stamp is from a Fiskars mini stamp set.  The flat back hearts I am pretty sure are from Recollections from Michael's.

Cut It Up Challenges #33 "Giving Thanks"

 

CIU #33

Challenge starts November 29 2013 and ends December 11 at noon EST

Giving thanks - thank you card or gift.

Must use a die cut

 

Sponsors:

- Prize: 5.00 G.C.

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- Prize - assorted brads from Eyelet Outlet

- Sponsored by Eyelet Outlet

 

My Project:

 

I hope that everyone out there had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! I know I did :)

Today we are twisting the Giving Thanks challenge into a Gift or Thank You card instead of a Thanksgiving card. LOVE IT!  The card I made is a thank you card I needed to make for a friend of mine who so graciously changed her schedule around to take my family photos.  We needed to get some done fairly quickly and she took care of us perfectly! So this card was made using the Art Philosophy cartridge - I am loving this cartridge, it is overwhelming - SO MANY CUTS!!! But every one that I have used I LOVE!  This shaped card is a jumbo scallop cut out at 5 1/4" so that it will fit in a 5x5 envelope.  My scallop mats were cut at 5".  My papers come from an American Crafts "Amy Tangerine" 6x6 paper pad that I picked up at Big Lots.  I inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress ink and my sentiments come from a Fiskars and Hero Arts stamp set.  I followed the sketch from Mojo Monday and I will also be entering this into Die Cuttin' Divas.  I do have a video to show you how everything came together so I hope you'll check it out.  Please join us over at Cut It Up Challenges and link up your Thank You projects, we'd love to see them.  Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party - Tag You're It!

Craftin' Desert Divas

Tag You're It!!!

 

 

Sponsors:

Too Cute by Jessica - $20 giftcard

 

Cardz TV - Set of CTV stamps

 

My Project:

 

Welcome to another Linky Party over at Craftin' Desert Divas!!!  I have been having so much fun on this Design Team and am amazed at all awesome projects my fellow DT sisters have put together for this party, please make sure and check out their blogs to see what they have come up with!  My tags were made using the Winter Woodland cartridge.  I recently picked up this cart from Ebay and am super excited to have it for this holiday season.  My pattern paper is from The Paper Studio's All Season II pack from Hobby Lobby.  I used just some scraps for the rest of my cuts, so I'm not sure where they come from specifically.  I used the first snowflake/tag in the handbook and I made two different sizes, one at 4", the other at 3 1/2".  Because there isn't a shadow feature on the card, if you just cut the shadow piece at 1/4" bigger, it works perfect!  I did do some inking with Tim Holtz Tea Dyed Distress Ink around my tags and sentiment strips.  My sheer ribbon is also from Hobby Lobby and my baker's twine is from We R Memory Keepers.  I hope that you will tag it up this week and link you projects at Craftin' Desert Divas, we would love to see what you come up with! Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Christmas & Sparkle

 

There are two very exciting challenges going on this week over at FCCB and BBTB2, and because I am a member of both of the DT's, I decided I wanted to combine them and create one card because they both relate to each other - in a way :)

FCCB's challenge is Sparkle and Bling while BBTB2's challenge is all about Christmas Cards.  I can't help but think of sparkle and Christmas at the same time!  So that is why I thought this card was so perfect for both challenges!

I also wanted to use the Art Philosophy Overlay feature and when I saw the snowflakes, I knew that was exactly what I wanted to encorporate on my card.  I have this awesome glitter/sparkle paper from DCWV Twinkle stack and it cut like butter!  I was actually shocked because the cut is so intricate, but I slowed the speed down on my Cricut, and it cut beautifully.  I also cut my green and pink glitter snowflakes from Art Philosophy, one at 2" and one at 1 1/2".  My sentiment is from a Hero Arts Christmas stamp set.  I used some foam tape to pop up the silver snowflake overlay and my sentiment strip is tacked down on my green ribbon with some tape runner and glue dots.  I used my Zig 2 way pen for the colored snowflakes.  I LOVE these colors together for Christmas and was very excited with how this card turned out!  So you don't have to combine a card like I did, but I hope that you will join both of the challenges going on this week at these two awesome challenge blogs!  I am going to link this card up over at Paper Playtime for their Anything Goes Challenge as well.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

 

HIMCR Challenge #125 - Thanksgiving!

 

Welcome to another challenge over at HIMCR! We are in the final stretch before Thanksgiving and that's exactly what our challenge is all about!!! We want to see cards, layouts, decor projects, treat bags, whatever you have put together for this holiday! I have put together a card with the fun turkey from Create A Critter. Stuck him on an Action Wobble so he could "gobble til he wobbles". This was a fun card to put together, I followed the sketch from Mojo Monday and will be linking this up over there, as well as Little Scrap Pieces and The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Challenge. I hope you will take the time to watch my video to see all the details of how this card came together and I hope you will link up your projects over at HIMCR! Thanks for checking in!!!

BBTB2 - Turkey Challenge

So here is my card that I put together for our BBTB2 Turkey Challenge going on this week.  I've done a few cards with a turkey, but not one with a "cooked" turkey, so that is what I decided to do.  I have a video to show how it all came together, but I did use the Simply Charmed cart for the image, and the Art Philosophy cart for the card shape and mats.  I have also linked this card up over at Die Cuttin' Divas challenge for the week and the Royal Challenge over at The Scrapbooking Queen.  Thanks for checkin' in!!!

FCCB Challenge #187 - Use An Animal

FCCB Challenge #187

Animal Crakers

Use an Animal and at least 1 Cricut Cut

 

Sponsor:

My Craft Spot

 

 

My Project:

Hello all you FCCB fans!!!  Here with another challenge for you this week - Use An Animal!!!  Any animal of your choice.  I decided on this hilarious little monkey from the Paisley cart.  There are three funny monkeys on this cart and I haven't used one of them - and I don't know why, because they are so much fun!  My paper comes from DCWV Animal Crackers stack and I just love how bright and fun this card turned out to be.  I did draw inspiration from a sketch in the Mojo Monday archives, but made a few changes.  I embossed the monkey with Swiss Dots and popped him up on two thicknesses of foam tape to help him stand out a bit more.  My square mat behind the monkey is popped up on one thickness - so the dimension of this card is great!  My sentiment comes from a Fiskars mini stamp set, which I LOVE!!!  I hope that you will share with us a project that features one of your favorite animals from your Cricut carts and link up over at FCCB this week!!! Thanks for checkin' in!!!