It Must Be Wedding Season

It is that time of the year where it seems everyone is getting married.  My cousin is, in August, but I already posted the picture of the card I made for him.  My husband's cousin is getting married at the end of July, but we can't make it out to the wedding since it is in Oregon.  So, I made a card that we can send along with a gift card.

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4" and made of ivory card stock.  I cut a purple square at 4."  The music note card stock is 3 7/8" square and I cut the heart out twice, once at 2" and once at 1 3/4."  I got rid of the larger one so the purple would show through.  The smaller one is popped up with foam tape.  The hearts and squares are shapes from Cricut Design Space.  The sentiments are from My Craft Spot, the Happily Ever After set.

This other wedding card was made a while ago, but I just never got around to posting it.  I made it as a commission for a friend of mine who needed a wedding card for her cousin's wedding.  Her only request was a "tie the knot card," literally where a knot is tied when the card is opened. 

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4," when folded.  It is a gate-fold style card.  The wedding dress and tuxedo are from "Sweethearts."  Both are cut at 5."  The wedding dress is embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, but I no longer remember which one.  I also added a few pearls to the dress and tux.  I used some baker's twine to create the knot and printed out the sentiment on the computer. 

Perfect Sentiments: "Brides or Babies"

It is challenge time again at The Perfect Sentiment!

 

The challenge: create a card with a sentiment on the front

The twist: use a wedding or baby theme for your card

Our sponsor this week is 2 Cute Ink.  The winner will receive 3 free digis!

 

Here is the card I have created for our challenge:

My card is 5"x7" and I used black cardstock for the base.  I cut a piece of white cardstock at 4 3/4"x6 3/4."  I ran the white cardstock through the Cuttlebug with one of the folders from the Wedding Suite collection. 

 

The "Mr. & Mrs." cut is from Sweethearts and cut at 3."  I used foam tape to adhere it to the card for some added dimension.  I then covered it with glossy accents and added star dust Stickles to the center of the heart.

 

I tied a bow in some black satin ribbon and adhered it with a glue dot under the sentiment.  I then finished the card by adding some white Liquid Pearl dots where all the cross-hatch lines cross.

 

There you have it...sweet and simple!  Now see what the rest of the design team has created to inspire you by heading on over to The Perfect Sentiment.  Then create your own card for the challenge and link it up.  I can't wait to see what you create!

 



The Last Wedding Album Pages

I did it!! I am finally done with the wedding album for my friends! :) These are my last pages. Well, one of them is the last pages, the other is a redo of a set of pages. Now all that is left is to do the journaling, but that is the easy part.

These are the last pages I created. They will come just before the "Happily Ever After" page, which you can see here. This one is a clean and simple layout, but I really, really like this one. I was going to add more to it, but nothing felt right and I just kept coming back to the simple one. The floral background cardstock is from the Formal Affair Stack by DCWV and the wood cardstock is from the Tahiti Beach Stack by DCWV. The strips of the wood cardstock are cut at 6"x12" and matted with some teal cardstock cut at 6 1/4"x12." The photos are all 3 1/2"x5" and matted with teal cardstock cut 1/8" larger than the photos. I used Type Candy to cut the "so," "in," "with," "you," using Cricut Craft Room the weld them, and Sweethearts for the "love." I covered "love" with tropical tangerine Stickles and finished it off with some dark coral pearls and teal gems.

I redid the "Here Comes the Bride" layout. You can see the original layout here. It wasn't bad, but as I was going through the whole album I just didn't like the look of it and felt it didn't fit in. I kept the title, just cut it in different colors and kept the flowers, I pulled them off the old layout. Here is the new layout I created:

The pearl patterned cardstock is from the Formal Affair Stack by DCWV. All the photos are 3 1/2"x5" except the one on the far right, it is 4"x6." I matted all the vertical photos with teal cardstock cut 1/8" larger. The largest one also has a coral layer that is 4 1/4"x6 1/4." I did not mat either of the horizontal photos. The title is from Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art and is covered with glossy accents. I had the title saved in my Gypsy from the old layout, so I was able to cut it easily. I added the flowers from the old layout, which are from Prima and are covered in Tatter Angels Glimmer Mist. I then used Cricut Craft Room and the digital cartridge Sea Shells to cut the two shells. I covered the darker part of the shell in smoky quartz glitter by Martha Stewart and then covered the shells with glossy accents.

More Wedding Scrapbook Layouts

Now that I have my computer back I finally have access to all my stuff again. That includes the pictures of my friends' wedding in Belize. I have been slowly working on their wedding album, but with my computer problems it became even slower. Well, I decided that since I am now up and running again I would make the next double layout for the album. This layout is of the groom getting ready for the wedding.

Both pages are 12"x12" and I used some cardstock from the Formal Affair Stack by DCWV for the background. The three photos at the bottom of the left page are 3"x5" and the upper photo on that page is 3 1/2"x5." The two photos on the far side of the right page are 3 1/2"x5" and the large photo on the right page is 4"x6." I matted all the photos with coral cardstock, cut 1/4" larger than the photo, and matted the largest photo again with turquoise cardstock. I used Sweethearts for the "The Groom" part of the title and All Mixed Up for the "gets ready" part of the title. I also used my Gypsy to weld the letters of "gets ready" together. I used Formal Occasion for the two tuxes. I added turquoise pearls for the buttons on the tuxes. I finished off the layout with journaling space, which was created using Nestabilities.

Key to My Heart

I had a group of people from my EMT class over today and we were studying for upcoming tests on Anatomy and Pathophysiology. It was pretty intense and when I got done I just needed to craft (that's my stress reliever)! So I came up with this sweet and simple Valentine's card. The part that took the longest on this card was waiting for the glossy accents to dry! I used white cardstock for the card base, it is 5 1/2"x4 1/4." I cut the striped paper 1/8" smaller. The striped paper came from the Basics Stack by DCWV. I used Sweethearts to cut out the heart shaped lock. It is cut at 4." I then covered the red part of the lock with glossy accents and sprinkled it with some crystal glitter. I used a Scrappy Moms Stamp for the sentiment, which I cut out using the Labels Four Nestabilities. I then edged the label with burgundy Stickles. I tied the key and the heart shaped button with some white embroidery floss and added those to the card. I got the key at JoAnns when they had them on clearance and the button was just in my stash of buttons. I finished it off with three red gems in the top right corner. See? Nice and easy! :)

I made this card for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 342" - sketch


• Fantabulous Cricut: use a heart on your project


• Scrappy Moms Stamps: use a heart as the main design element


• My Craft Spot: Valentines


• Papercraft Star: hearts

First of the Month Challenge #21

Our third challenge for this month is to create a double layout. I created another double layout for my friends' wedding album. The background cardstock is from the Formal Affair Stack by DCWV. The four photos on the left are all 3 1/2"x3 1/2." The two smaller ones on the right are 4"x4" and the large one is 4 1/2"x6." I matted them all with some coral colored cardstock and then matted the largest one with some aqua glitter cardstock. I used the same glitter cardstock for the title. "The Bride" is from Sweethearts and "gets ready" is from All Mixed Up. I used Sweethearts, Tie the Knot and Formal Occasion for the three dresses. All three are cut at 3." I used pop-dots to adhere the top and bottom ones. I used three Nestabilities for the journalling label and finished it off with some white pearls.

Now it is your turn to create a double layout! Link it up at the First of the Month Challenge so I can see what you do with this challenge!

Kiss Me...

Here is a super fun shaped card for you today! I used the pot of gold from Simply Charmed and welded two images on my Gypsy to get my card base. It is cut at 5." I used a shimmery gold cardstock for the base, then cut the gold pieces from yellow cardstock and the pot from black cardstock. I then used some yellow Stickles on the gold (because you HAVE to have sparkly gold) and some glossy accents on the pot. The glossy accents too FOREVER to dry since it was such a large area. :) The shamrock is cut from Paper Doll Dress Up. The larger layer is cut at 3 1/2" and the smaller one is cut at 3." I then added some faux stitching around both images and gave him a cute Peachy Keen face. I added a piece of green bling and pop-dotted the smaller layer to the larger layer. I cut the lips from Indie Art, using my Gyspy so I could hide all those cut-outs, at 3/4" from a pink cardstock. I then added some diamond Stickles to them. The sentiment, "Kiss Me," is from Sweethearts. I cut it at 1 1/2" and added some faux stitching and some bling to it as well. I tied a ribbon around my pot and then layered my pieces on. I cut out the pot of gold again, this time in a glittery yellow and the pot in green for the inside. I then stamped the, "i'm Irish," sentiment on the inside. This card is about 5"x5" with all its layers. I just love how it turned out! :)

I made this card for the following challenges:

• Peachy Keen: "Let's Face It Friday" - use faux or real stitching
• Paper Cutz: St. Patrick's Day
• My Creative Time: "Throwback Thursday" - use an older cartridge and make something for St. Patrick's Day
• Fantabulous Cricut: shaped card
• Alphabet Challenge: R for Ribbons
• 365 Cards: "Wednesday-Pick 5" - create a card using answers to the following:
  1)Favorite color: green
  2)Favorite design technique: Cricut
  3)Favorite embellishment: ribbon or bling
  4)Least favorite color: pink
  5)Favorite card size: 5"x5" or shaped card

You're So Sweet

I made this 4 1/2"x6 1/4" card from black cardstock. I then trimmed some white cardstock at 4 1/4"x6" and then embossed it using the Polka Dots embossing folder. I then cut some black cardstock at 2 3/4"x5 3/4," glittery red cardstock at 2 1/2"x5 1/2" and some white cardstock at 2 1/4"x5 1/4." I layered them all on the card base. I then cut four cupcakes from Sweet Treats at 1 3/4." I embossed the white part of the cupcakes with the D'vine Swirls folder. I used Sweethearts for the red flower, which I then edged with x-mas red Stickles. I cut the "you're" from Lyrical Letters. It was actually part of the "You're the best" sentiment, and I just cut out the "you're" part. The "so sweet" part of the sentiment came from Once Upon a Princess. I placed some red gems in the corners and I added some glittery flower stickers to the cupcakes and in the top right corner. I used pop-dots to adhere the cupcakes to the card base.

I made this card for the following challenges:

Die Cuttin' Divas: "Love is in the air"

Tuesday Morning Sketches: sketch #80

Crafty Creations: "3 Little Words" - use 3 words on your creation

Jitterbuggin': black, white, red creations; any sketch; and three hearts

For Fun Challenges: your project must contain hearts

Cooking With Cricut: hearts & flowers

The Paper Variety: cupcakes

Card Creations & More Challenge #2

It is time for another challenge at Card Creations & More by C! This week's challenge is to make something Valentine's related. I decided to make a Valentine's Day centerpiece.
I used a hurricane vase that I had on had. I also had the filler on hand. I had bought these pink and red gems about 5 years ago and I have never used them. I thought this was the perfect opportunity. I wrapped the vase with some white & silver ribbon. I then cut the heart at 2" from Sweethearts. I pieced it all together and then attached it to the vase with pop-dots. I used Sweethearts for all the cuts. The cupid is cut at 3," the "Hugs & Kisses" sentiment is cut at 2 1/2" and the swirly heart is cut at 2." I used the shadow feature on all the cuts and I also ran the cupid through the Cuttlebug with the D'vine Swirls folder. I attached all of the cuts to sticks and then stuck them in my vase, using the filler to hold them up.

Thanks for checking out my project! Come on over to Card Creations & More by C and join us with our Valentine's Day project challenge. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Head Over Heels

This card is 4 1/2"x6 1/4" spinner card. I made the card base from cream colored cardstock and layered it with some patterned brown paper, cut at 4 1/4"x6." I cut two strips of light brown cardstock at 6 1/4"x1 1/2." I adhered one to the card base. In the other strip I cut a slit at 4 1/4"x1/4" and then embossed with the Polka Dots embossing folder. I put a brad through the slit and then an eyelet over the brad. I opend the prongs so that I had a place to put the monkey. The monkey is cut from Sweethearts at 2 1/2." I then mounted him to the brad/eyelet fixture. I adhered the strip to the card with foam tape so that the monkey would spin and slide across the card. The sentiment is computer generated and layered on two mats. All the hearts are from Sweethearts as well, cut at 1." The large heart on the bottom was my original cut and the other hearts are the pieces left over from its layers. The largest heart has five layers, the other heart has four, with the top two pop-dotted. I used a marker to highlight the monkey's mouth and eyes and I inked his face for some texture.

I made this for the Tuesday challenge at Peachy Keen. Their challenge was a sketch, with a twist. The twist was to create a monochromatic card. I also made this for the Terrific Tuesday Challenge at Scrappy Moms Stamps. Their challenge was to use the Sweethearts cartridge. Finally, I am entering this in Thursday's challenge at 365 Cards, which is "Lovely Layers." You must layer at least two different things and have at least three layers for each thing.