Cool Cat

This fun card is 4 1/4"x5 1/2." I used a pre-made glittery black card by DCWV for the card base. I cut a piece of white cardstock at 3 1/2"x4" and used 1/2" black squares to create my checkerboard pattern. I matted it with some teal cardstock that is 1/8" larger. I cut a strip of teal cardstock the same width as the teal mat and 1/8" larger than the ribbon. I adhered it to the rectangle and wrapped it with the polka dotted ribbon. I used Nifty Fifties for the cat. It is cut at 3 1/4." I added some star dust Stickles to the collar and star and lagoon Stickles around the edge of the teal shape behind the cat. The piece is pop-dotted to the card. I used a Scrappy Moms stamp for the sentiment. The polka dotted circles at the bottom are metal brad tops, which I got at JoAnns, when I was still in Alaska, when they were on clearance. For the inside I used Nifty Fifties again to cut the "cool cat" part of the phrase. It is cut at 3/4." I used gunmetal Stickles on it to mimic the look of the card base. I handwrote the "to one" part of the phrase using a shimmery gel pen.

I made this card for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 312" - checkerboard and black


• Die Cuttin' Divas: sketch & birthday


• The Friday Mashup: birthday project
  

Pioneer Park

It has been a while since I have participated in a Cooking With Cricut challenge, but I am so glad to be back. I have been so busy lately. I just started school again, so I have all kinds of homework and that fun stuff. Their challege this week is "Family Fun," so I created a double layout with some pictures of my mom's trip to visit my husband and me in Alaska.

It is a 12"x12" double layout. All the paper I used is from K&Company. The photos are all various sizes. The three on the bottom of the left page are 3 1/2"x5." I matted them all on one piece of dark blue paper. The title is from ZooBalloo, cut at 1 1/4." I matted them on strips of dark blue paper as well. I then used a dark blue marker to add some doodling. The hiking guy is from Going Places, cut at 3 1/2," and I cut off the walking stick. The jumbled "discover" word is from Graphically Speaking, cut at 2 1/2" and covered with weathered wood Distress Stickles. The two fish are from Nifty Fifties, the larger one is cut at 4 1/2" and the smaller one is cut at 3 1/2." I covered the smaller one in baby blue Stickles and pop-dotted the larger one. I also added a long space for journalling.

Another Ice Cream Cone

Well, I didn't do this one intentionally, but I made another ice cream cone card. I think it might be a wee bit too hot out if all I can think about it ice cream! This is a 5 1/2"x4 1/4" easel card. I used a blue cardstock for the base. I then cut some white cardstock 1/4" smaller, for both parts. I wrapped a ribbon around the base of the easel, then added three buttons to keep it propped up. I stamped the white cardstock of the upper part with a "happy birthday" stamp. I used Nifty Fifties to cut out the shape and ice cream cone. The cone is embossed with the Tiny Mosaic folder (backwards) and the ice cream is embossed with D'vine Swirls. I wrapped the card with some twine before adhering my ice cream cone. I finished it all off with another stamp, matted with blue 1/8" larger than the white, and adhered below the ribbon. I made this card for the following challenges:

365 Cards: "Day 148" - stamp the sentiment on the background

Whimsical Wednesdays: "Fun with Folds" - create a different style card

Scrappy Moms Stamps: Nifty Fifties or Campin' Critters

Papercraft Star: anything goes

Die Cuttin' Divas: sweet treats

Celebrate the Occasion: any occasion, blue & white

Birthday Sundaes: photo inspiration (see photo at right)

Flaunt It Fridays Challenge #21

It is time for another Flaunt It Fridays challenge!! This is challenge #21 and our challenge is to flaunt the Nifty Fifties cartridge, specifically, the car cut.

I decided to make a couple of altered frames for my design team project. I got the frames at Miachaels and I stainted them with a cherry finish. Both the car and the truck are cut from Nifty Fifties. I cut the car at 2" and the truck at 2 1/4." The brown panel on the bed of the truck was embossed with the Woodgrain Sizzix folder, then inked with a reddish brown ink. The "classic" senitment is cut from Cursive 101 on the car frame and Don Juan on the truck frame. I cut it at 1 3/4" out of Cursive 101, using my Gypsy to weld the letters and at 2" from Don Juan. I then adhered everything to my frames once the stain was dry and covered it all with a clear sealant.

Head on over to Flaunt It Fridays and get some more inspiration from the rest of the design team. Then create your own project and enter it in to win the prize ($20 gift certificate) from our fabulous sponser, www.scrapbuck.com! I can't wait to see how you flaunt it!!