Cowboy Penguin

Over the weekend I got a Cricut Explore and this is the first thing I have made using it.

 A cute shaped card for a birthday.

The card base is made from the map image on "Life's a Party," found on page 44 of the handbook.  I hid the cuts that make the trail and cut it twice, at 5," to create the card base.  I also used the pens to draw the word "wanted" on the scroll.  I used the "Old West" cartridge and the flourish feature for the font.  I then colored in the letters afterwards.

The penguin and cowboy hat are stamps from Peachy Keen Stamps.  The penguin and cowboy hat are from the new Faceless Cowboy Hat Snowman & Penguins.  I paper pieced the bandanna and hat band.  I then used some Distress Markers by Tim Holtz to color in the feet (spiced marmalade) and hat (vintage photo).  The face is from Happy Penguin Couples Face Assortment.  I used more Distress Markers on the eyes (tumbled glass) and beak (spiced marmalade).  I then used a white gel pen to accent the eyes.  I added some pale gold gems to the hat band.  I adhered the penguin with foam tape.

I used the Peachy Keen Holiday Sentiments set for the sentiment on the inside of the card.

I made this for the current challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas, which is shaped cards.

Over the Hill

Here is another card I made for my co-worker, for her mother's birthday.  This gives her a couple of options.

The card is 6 1/4"x4 1/2."  I used white card stock for the card base.  I cut some red card stock at 6"x4 1/4" and then some blue polka dot paper at 5 7/8"x4 1/8."  The image is a stamp from Peachy Keen, from the August 2012 Stamp of the Month Kit.  I paper pieced her together and added some glossy accents to the glasses.  The red strip is 4 3/4"x1 1/2," the pink strip is 3 1/2"x1 1/4," and the white strip is 3/4"x3 1/2."  The sentiment is computer generated.  I finished off the front of the card with three red gems.

The larger red mat on the inside is 6"x4 1/4," and the blue polka dot paper is 5 7/8"x4 1/8."  The smaller red mat is 5"x3 1/4," and the white mat is 4 7/8"x3 1/8."  The sentiment is computer generated and the tombstone is from "Life's a Party."  It is on page 38 of the handbook and cut at 2 1/4."

I made this for the following challenges:

Peachy Keen: sketch

The Friday Mashup: cherry cobbler, primrose petals, soft sky, & marina mist

Birthday Boy

This card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4" and I used kraft cardstock for the base.  I cut some green polka dotted cardstock at 5 1/4"x4," more kraft cardstock at 4 3/4"x3 1/4" and some green/blue plaid cardstock at 4 5/8"x3 1/8."  I used Cricut Craft Room to weld letters from Birthday Bash together to create the word "birthday."  They were cut at 3/4."  I used kraft cardstock for the shadow and some yellow striped cardstock for the regular font.  The letters "B" and "Y" are cut at 1 1/4."  I used Life's a Party for the soccer ball, which is cut at 1 1/2."  I used a thin foam adhesive to adhere all the letters to the card and thicker foam adhesive to adhere the soccer ball.  I added glossy accents to the black part of the soccer ball and finished off the front with some grey brads in the corners of the plaid mat.  All the patterned cardstock came from "The Kidlet Stack" by DCWV.

 

I also finished the inside of this card.  I cut more of the plaid cardstock at 5 1/4"x4."  I then cut more kraft cardstock at 4 1/4"x3" and some white cardstock at 4"x2 3/4."  I used a stamp from Scrappy Moms Stamps for the sentiment.  It is stamped in midnight black ink by Tsukineko.

 

I made this for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 9" - use kraft cardstock for the card base and in some other fashion on your card
• My Sheri Crafts: sports theme
• Celebrate the Occasion: boy's birthday, must use blue (not a whole lot, but there is blue in the plaid)
• The Friday Mashup: use different patterns and at least three colors of the color challenge (summer starfruit, island indigo, and sahara sand)
• Stuck On U Sketches: switch a letter with a die cut



Family & Friends

Here is another double layout for the wedding album I am making for my friends. I am finally done scrapping the ceremony and am now working on the other pictures. The ones with the family, friends and of the bride and groom. Here is a double layout of pictures of the bride and groom with family and friends who came to the ceremony.

Each page of the double layout is 12"x12" and I used the sketch from Stuck On U Sketches to create this layout. I rotated the sketch to work with my horizontal pictures and made it a double layout from a single page sketch. I used an off-white cardstock for the base layer. I then cut some teal cardstock at 11"x10" and some polka dotted cardstock at 9 3/4"x10 1/2." I added a strip of coral cardstock that is punched with an EK Success border punch to the far left side. The two larger photos are 4"x6" and the smaller photos are 4"x4." All the photos are matted, with each layer 1/8" larger than the previous layer. The title is from Life's a Party, cut at 3 1/2." The mat under the title and the journaling area are from Elegant Edges, each cut at 4." I adhered them to the pages using foam tape for some dimension. I added some flowers that I had in my stash and some seashells from Tattered Angels. I sprayed the shells with some Tattered Angels glimmer mist and then followed the outlines on the sand dollars with liquid pearls on the tan shells and Stickles on the coral shell.

Fright Night

This is some Halloween wall decor. It is 8"x10." The background cardstock is from DCWV, the Midnight Spell Stack. The tree is cut from Paper Doll Dress Up. I cut it large enough to fit the page, I don't remember what size that was though. The vulture is cut from Life's a Party at 2 1/2." I used crackle accents on the head and feet, glossy accents on the beak, black diamond Stickles on the body and white flocking on the ring around the neck. The moon was cut using George and Basic Shapes. I was inspired by the moon I saw this morning on my way to work (yeah, I work early enough that it was still dark and the moon was out). It took me a while to find the right combination of colors and paper. I used an ivory cardstock and a yellow-tinted vellum, which I embossed using the Tiny Bubbles embossing folder. The bat was cut from October 31st at 2 1/4." I covered it with glossy accents. The ghosts were cut from silver-tinted vellum at 2 1/2" (the ghost on the right) and 3" (the ghost on the left), both are from Happy Hauntings. The pumpkin is also from Happy Hauntings, cut at 1 1/4." I used the Distress Stripes embossing folder for the orange cardstock. I am loving this folder for pumpkins...it was like it was made for it! I used Happy Hauntings and my Gypsy to cut "Fright Night." It is cut at 1.15" using both the shadow and regular vampire font features. I adhered the moon and bat to the background cardstock. The tree was pop-dotted with thinner pop-dots, as was the title. Everything else was adhered with thicker pop-dots, except the ghosts. I adhered the lower part of them to the background cardstock, then curled them up slightly for some dimension. I am putting this in a shadow box to hang on my wall for Halloween.

I made this for the following challenges:

• Cupcake Inspirations: cake photo inspiration (click here to see cake)


• BBTB2: "Life's a Party" - vulture


• Fantabulous Cricut: create a project to hang on the wall


• Friday Mashup: Halloween themed project

Out of This World

This is a 4 1/2"x6 1/4" card. I made it from some shimmery dark blue cardstock. I cut a piece of white cardstock at 3 3/4"x6 1/4." I then used an EK Success border punch to punch the two sides of the white piece of paper. I then cut another piece of the shimmery dark blue cardstock, at 2 1/2"x6 1/4." I embossed it using the Stars embossing folder and my Cuttlebug. I cut a piece of white cardstock at 3/4"x2 3/8." I stamped my sentiment to the white piece. The astronaut is cut from Life's a Party. He is cut at 2." I used some white gel pen on the face shield of the helmet, then added some glossy accents. The balloons are from Wrap It Up. They are cut at 2 1/2." I then used true blue, x-mas red and yellow Stickles on the accents of the balloons. I used pop-dots to adhere the astronaut and balloons. I finished off the front of the card with three star shaped buttons at the top left of the card. I used my computer to create the inside sentiment, which I printed on white cardstock. I then trimmed it to 4 1/4"x6." I used the same star border punch on the inside as well.

I made this card for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 204" - outer space, masculine style


• Celebrate the Occasion: birthday, must use balloons


• Papercraft Star: sketch