Angel Card

Made this card for a special MB friend who has endowed me w/ a lot of RAK’s.  She’s truly an "Angel on earth"; hence, the angel card.  J

Inside:- 

Tools/Items:-

Patterned Paper – card layer

Cardstock: white; glittered white

Martha Stewart Circle Edge Punch --- Doily Lace

Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page – Ribbon Loop

Glue – ATG; Zig Two-Way

Created the angel using the MS circle edge punch.  I found the instructions here:-

http://www.crafttestdummies.com/craft-product-reviews/paper-crafts/paper-angel-ornaments-using-the-martha-stewart-crafts-circle-edge-punch/

The sentiment was computer-generated. 

She really liked it!  J

Thank You / Miss You Card

Made this card for a special MB friend who did a trade of a Cricut vinyl w/ me (my pink for her green) but, on top of that, she gave me two Cricut vinyl figures as a surprise.  Here’s the scoop:- When I asked her if I could purchase the red one from her, she let the cat out of the bag, so to speak, and told me that she was giving me that one, as a surprise.  But, when I received my package, there was another surprise:-  a blue one.  How sweet was that, eh?  So, to thank her, I created this “miss you” card from her “Cricut kids”.

Inside:-

If you're having trouble reading the "blurb", here it is:-

Tools/Items:-

Cricut Mini

Cricut Cartridges – see below

Patterned Paper – envelope; card layer & inside

Cardstock: white; red; blue; green; black

Paper – silver from my furbaby’s food package

Glue – ATG; Zig Two-Way

Stickles – gold

Bead

Flower

White Gel Pen (for the eyes)

Cricut Cartridges:-

Cricut Decals – bugheads and layers

Cricut Alphabet  -- sentiment

I had a blast creating this card and, the best part:-  The prev. owner of the kids loved the card.  She said, and I quote:-

Hi Linda, 

I received the BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL card today. It brought the biggest smile to my face after a rough day at work. The picture of the kids is beautiful.  How did you get them to stay still long enough for the photo? I am glad they are fitting right in.

Thank you so very much, I will forever keep the card out for display.  J

Sooooo, that is why I do what I do:-  to bring a smile to someone's face.  And. . .it worked!!! J

Teddy Bear Ladybug

I just got one of the cutest Cricut Cartridges ever ---- Teddy Bear Parade.  The teddy bears are just toooooo stinkin’ cute!   There are 50 bears total.

Even tho they are adorable, there wasn’t a Ladybug teddy bear, so I set off to create one myself.

I started w/ a Teddy Bear body, cutting the arms off. Then I used the Ladybug body, face, wings & antennae from the Create a Critter cartridge. I had to snip here and there, but I think she turned out pretty nice. Heck, she's just tooooooo stinkin' cute --- is what she is. J

Here she is, in all her glory:-

I put her on a “thank you” card that I’ll be sending to a dear MB friend, who did something nice for me.  Hope she likes it!! 

Inside:-

Tools/Items:-

Cricut Expression

Cricut Cartridges – Teddy Bear Parade; Create a Critter

Cardstock -- white (for the card); black, red, beige

Patterned paper (for background, layers)

Martha Stewart Deep Edge Punch:-  Monarch Butterflies Trim

Glue – ATG; Zig Two-Way

Stickles – Candy Cane

Sharpie - ultra fine point (for faux stitching)

Googly Eyes

Thank You card for Hubby

Made this card for my sweet hubby, who gave me an amazing Christmas.

Inside:-

Used the Imagine More Cards cartridge for the li’l cow and sentiment. Used Elegant Edges for the frame around the sentiment and the lacy background.

Everyone knows that cows are glittered so just had to Stickle ‘em.  LOL  Added rhinestones for some bling.

The inside sentiment was computer-generated.  The background was created using the Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page.

Tools/Items:-

Cricut Imagine

Cricut Imagine Cartridge – Imagine More Cards

Cricut Cartridge – Elegant Edges

Cardstock -- white (for the Imagine)

Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page:-  Bubble Bath

Glue – ATG; Zig Two-Way

Stickles – Cinnamon

Rhinestones

Pop Dots

Thank You cards

Made 2 thank you cards.  One for a gal and one for a fella.  See if you can tell which one is for who.   J

Inside:- 

Tools/Items:-

Cricut Imagine

Cricut Imagine Cartridge – Floral Emporium

Cricut Cartridge – Cindy Loo (owls & frame); Animal Kingdom (whooo)

Cardstock -- white (for the Imagine)

Sizzix Embossing Folder – Thank You (thanks)

Glue – ATG

Stickles – Waterfall

Rhinestones

Pop Dots

The background layer for the front of the card was created using the one of the stock photos located on the Cricut Imagine.  I chose what looks like a topnote image.  Layered the owl from the Cindy Loo cartridge and jazzed it up using rhinestones and stickles.

The inside of the card contains an owl frame (p. 60 in the handbook).  I also embossed “thanks” using a Sizzix embossing folder.

SECOND CARD:-

Inside:-

Tools/Items:-

Cricut Imagine

Cricut Imagine Cartridge – Berries & Cream

Cricut Cartridge – Cindy Loo (owls & frame); Animal Kingdom (whooo)

Cardstock -- white (for the Imagine)

Sizzix Embossing Folder – Thank You (thanks so much)

Glue – ATG

Stickles – Copper

Rhinestones

Pop Dots

The background layer for the front of the card was created using a different stock photo, located on the Cricut Imagine.  This one is a scalloped rectangle.  Layered the owl from the Cindy Loo cartridge and jazzed it up using rhinestones and stickles.

The inside of the card contains an owl frame (p. 60 in the handbook).  I also embossed “thanks so much” using a Sizzix embossing folder.

Thank You card

Made this card for my dear, sweet cousin to thank him for my birthday gift.  He loves to play the guitar so I made the card, w/ “me” playing the guitar; hence, a foxy lady strummin’ a . . . thank you!  J

Inside:-

Tools/Items:-

Cricut Imagine

Cricut Imagine Cartridge -- Ancestry

Cricut Cartridges: see below

Cardstock -- white (for the Imagine)

Glue – ATG; Zig Two-Way

Rhinestones

Cricut Cartridges:

Birthday Bash -- fox and layers

Phrases – Thank You and layers

I used the same pattern from the Ancestry cartridge for both the card base and the background of the sentiment.  I love how the Imagine scales the patterned design to the size of the image.

Even tho the card inside had the star jutting off the sides, I decided to cut them off.  I had no plans of putting another star inside, so I thought it looked a lot nicer w/out.

I utilized the RGB codes for the color of the star, to use as a background for the sentiment.

My cousin loved his card, which put a huge smile on my face!! J

My "Cricut Angel"

Made this card for a very special MB friend, Anne, who I call my "Cricut Angel" because she gave me a Cricut cartridge, completely gratis.  How sweet was that, eh?  So, I made her this card and a desk plaque.  J

Inside:-

Desk Plaque 

Tools/Items:-

Cricut Expression 2

Cricut Cartridges: see below

Cardstock – white; green; black

Patterned Paper

Martha Stewart Punch Set – Modern Garland

Stickles – Diamond; and Gold

Glue – ATG; Zig Two-Way

Rhinestones

Pop Dots

Cricut Cartridges:

Cricut Decals (Expression 2 exclusive) – Cricut and layers

Just a Note (Expression 2 exclusive) – Thank You

Make a card base by folding an 8 ½” x 11” piece of cardstock, in half.

Using patterned paper (5” x 8”), punch corners and borders with the Martha Stewart Modern Garland punch set.

Cut the Cricut Angel, and layers, from p. 28 of the Cricut Decals built-in cartridge. (, Cricut Heads).  Stickle the wings and halo with Diamond Stickles.

Attach the Cricut Angel with pop dots.

Add computer-generated sentiments.

Inside of the card:

Cut a background from the patterned paper and punch out the corners using the Martha Stewart punch.

Cut a “Thank You” and layers from p. 37 of the Just a Note built-in cartridge. (Pinwheel, Phrase Layer)

Stickle the “a”, “o” and “u” layers with Gold Stickles.  Attach a rhinestone in the “o”.

I also created a desk plaque:-  Honorary Angel.

Honorary was computer-generated, using the CK Celebration font.

The angel wings image was clipart found on the Net.

Stickled the halo with Gold Stickles.  Attached a little star to it.

Heard back from Anne and she loved them both, which made me very happy.  J

Thank You card

Made this card for another dear MB friend.

 Inside:-

Tools/Items:-

Cricut Imagine

Cricut Imagine Cartridge – Greeting Cards Inside & Out

Glue – ATG; regular

Cardstock -- white (for the Imagine)

Stickles – Gold

Pop Dots

Rhinestones

I’ve been wanting to make the “Elvis” card for awhile now.  My opportunity arose when I had to make a thank you card for a MB friend.

I’m pretty sure that Elvis’s hair is supposed to be black but, for whatever reason, it turned blue and I thought it looked pretty cute.  I don’t use black that much so I’m guessin’ that my Black ink is stuck or something. 

Had to add some glitz to Elvis so I “rhinestoned” and “stickled” him.  J

This cartridge has something totally different from the other ones ---- the back of the card shows that it was created by “Cricut”.  The back is also supposed to be black, but I really prefer the blue.  J

Thank You card

Made this card for a dear MB friend.

Inside: 

Tools/Items:-

Cricut Imagine

Cricut Imagine Cartridge -- Blossom

Cricut Cartridge – Just Because Cards

Martha Stewart  Punch Around the Page – Deco Fans

Autumn Leaves Clear Stamps – Sassy Alpha

Scrappy Cat Clear Stamps – Thank You

Glue – ATG; regular

Cardstock -- white (for the Imagine) layer on card; blue (front layer)

Flower – K & Co.

Stickles – Cotton Candy (on watermelon)

Pencil Crayon – blue

Pigment Ink – Tart Lime

Pop Dots

The patterned layer was created using the Imagine “Blossom” cartridge.  Punched the sides w/ the Deco Fans corner and border punch set.  Stickled the watermelon.  Stamped sentiment using the Sassy Alpha and Scrappy Cat stamps. J

Thank You card

Made this Thank You card for a dear blog friend.

 Inside:

Did a “folding technique” for the front of the card:-

Took a piece of double-sided cardstock and folded it in half twice.  (You can use any size, as long as it’s square.)  I used 6” x 6”.  Folded the four corners into the centre.  Next flipped up the corners to the edges of the sides.  Glued each piece in place.  Decorated the centre w/ an ornate frame and a button.

Added a 3-D butterfly and ribbon.  The sentiment was created w/ the Sassy Alpha stamps.

Tools/Items:-

Fiskars Circle Border Punch – Flowers (for corners)

Martha Stewart Punch -- Butterfly

EK Success Punch – Ornate Frame

Autumn Leaves Clear Stamps – Sassy Alpha

Glue – ATG; regular

Cardstock – patterned/double-sided

Ribbon

Button

Thank You Card #3

Make this thank you card for another dear MB friend.  J

Inside:- 

Tools/Items:-
Cricut Imagine

Cricut Imagine Cartridges – see below

EC Shape Studio – round 14

EC Shape bubble caps – round 14

Fiskars Corner Punch -- Flowers

Scrappy Cat Clear Stamps – Thank You (SCR 500)

Alphabet Stamp set – for the “A”

Glue – ATG; regular

Cardstock -- white (for the Imagine)

Prima Flowers

Beads

Pop dots

Cricut Imagine Cartridges

Better Together – trees, birdies, & thanks

Greeting Cards Inside & Out – Bunch

Played again w/ my EC Shape Studio.  This time, I stamped the letter “A” and then made it into a bobble.   J

Thank You Card #2

Made this thank you card for another dear MB friend.  J

Inside:- 

Tools/Items:-
Cricut Imagine

Cricut Imagine Cartridges – see below

Martha Stewart Punch – butterfly

EC Shape Studio – round 14

EC Shape bubble caps – round 14

Fiskars Circle Border Punch – Antique Elegance

Scrappy Cat Clear Stamps – Thank You (SCR 500)

Glue – ATG; regular

Cardstock -- white (for the Imagine)

Stickles -- Pink

Pop dots

Ribbon

Cricut Imagine Cartridges

Imagine More Cards – base card & thank you layer

Lori’s Garden – leaves, ladybug

Better Together – flower

Pretty much a duplicate of the card shown above, except for the different coloured patterns.  And the ladybug is facing a different direction on the leaf.  J Everything else is pretty much the same.  

Had some more fun w/ my EC Shape Studio.   J

Thank You Card #1

Made this thank you card for a dear MB friend.  J

Inside:- 

Tools/Items:-
Cricut Imagine

Cricut Imagine Cartridges – see below

Martha Stewart Punch – butterfly

EC Shape Studio – round 14

EC Shape bubble caps – round 14

Fiskars Circle Border Punch – Antique Elegance

Scrappy Cat Clear Stamps – Thank You (SCR 500)

Cardstock -- white (for the Imagine)

Glue – ATG; regular

Stickles -- Pink

Pop dots

Ribbon

Cricut Imagine Cartridges

Imagine More Cards – base card & thank you layer

Lori’s Garden – leaves, ladybug

Better Together – flower

I’m just lovin’ my new toy, the Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio.  It makes all kinds of cute bobbles (what I call them) J  They’re actually known as “bubble caps”.  They create hand-crafted epoxy embellies.  I used one to jazz up the “O” in “YOU”.

The sentiment inside the card was actually stamped.  Almost looks like “hand-written”, eh?  Love that font! J