A Simple Thank You

So quick, so easy…

Materials Used:

Stampin Up Cardstock – Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Unknown Brand Cardstock – Vanilla

Stampin Up Ink – Early Espresso

Stampin’ Up Stamp Set – Heard from the Heart

Cuttlebug – Swiss Dots embossing folder

Aleene’s Tacky Glue Fast Drying Glue Pen

EK Success 3D-Dots 1/16” thickness & 1/8” thickness 

Cricut Cartridge:

Art Philosophy

Cut info:

button 14 - base @ 3.50”  & basic/icon layer @ 3”  in Vanilla

button 16 - shift base @ 1.75 in Crumb Cake

button 16 - shift basic/icon layer @ 1.75 in Early Espresso

Cut card base at 4 ¼ x 5 ½ using SU’s Crumb Cake.  Make Cricut cuts.  Lightly ink acorn base with Early Espresso ink.  Emboss acorn layer with cuttlebug; glue to base layer.  Glue frame layers together and attach to card base using 1/8” 3D Dots.  Attach acorn to frame layers using 1/16” 3D Dots.  Stamp Sentiment to card base.  Add a layer of cardstock and a sentiment to the inside and that’s it, you’re done.  No fuss, no muss!!  

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Congratulations!

I made this for a friend who is having a new baby boy.  He is absolutely excited and I am excited for him.  I did not take a picture of the inside sentiment, but it reads “Of all the blessings God sends from above, the one most precious is a boy to love.”

Materials Used:

SU! Cardstock (Bashful Blue, Blush Blossom, Marina Mist)

Bazzill Textured Cardstock

Paper Loft Patterned Paper

SU! Ink Early Espresso

Studio G Stamp – Congratulations Sentiment

Cloud 9 Stamp – Simple Thoughts – Boy (inside sentiment)

Peachy Keen Stamps – Funshine Face Parts & Basic Paper Doll Faces

Martha Stewart Flocking Powder – Swan

Cuttlebug Folder – Spots and Dots

Stickles - Stardust

Cricut Cartridges:

Elegant Edges

George and Basic Shapes

Simply Charmed

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Anniversary Card

YIKES!  I discovered that I am still in possession of my parents anniversary card.  Their anniversary was August 31^st – ooooops!!  We live 3 hours apart, and we have seen each other several times since then, but I keep forgetting to give it to them!!  I am a terrible daughter – UGH!!

Materials used for making this card:

SU Cardstock (crumb cake, so saffron, old olive, espresso, pumpkin pie)

Off White Cardstock

SU Ink (espresso, crumb cake)

SU Markers (pumpkin pie, so saffron, old olive

Cuttlebug folders (script, paisley)

SU Pearls

Stamps:

SU Sweet Summer (backgrounds, flower stem)

$1 Stamp (Happy Anniversary)

Cricut cartridges:

Independence Day

Elegant Edges

CTMH Art Philosophy

I actually made this card with a different flower and then I went to the CKC (Creating Keepsakes Convention) in Charlotte and was able to purchase the Art Philosophy Cartridge bundle.  I was so excited about getting the cartridge that I whipped it out the next day and cut these flowers just for fun and then decided to rip off the flowers I had on the card and replace them with these.  I <3 <3 <3 this cartridge!!  I am not even a flower person, but I just ADORE these flowers.  It is now making me want the Flower Shoppe cart (of course Cricut.com is out of stock right now L).  I also love the Elegant Edges cart;  this was my first opportunity to use it as well.  I hope you like it, but more importantly I hope my parents like it!!

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Happy 10th Dawson!!

My youngest nephew, Dawson, will be 10 this month.  I wanted to make him a card that would fit a boy his age but still be manly and “cool”.  He enjoys drawing so he actually appreciates the stuff I have made him in the past.  I think he will really like this.  Of course this is not an original idea, you can google these wallets all day, but making them your own is the trick.  Here is my supply list:

SU! Cardstock – Chocolate Chip

Cuttlebug Folder –  Mesh Texture

Cat’s Eye Chalk Ink – Dark Brown

Versamark – Frost

PK Glitz Embossing Powder – Crystal

Click HERE to see a video on how to make the basic wallet card

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A couple of thank you cards

I got a very nice gift from my Aunt and Uncle for my birthday and I thought I would take a minute to make them a thank you card.  I made one and then decided to make another one for use in the future…I mean you can always use a thank you card, right?!  Both Frog and butterfly are from Create a Critter.  Embossing folder on butterfly card is Cuttlebug Stylized Flowers.

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Birthday cards for my cousins

I have two male cousins, who are brothers, that were born one day apart (and 6 and 7 days apart from me – only I am MUCH older, LOL).  I always find it hard to create cards for men; it is such a challenge.  Anyway I came up with these because one of the boys (note to self…they aren’t boys anymore, they are men) reminds me somewhat of a prep.  He is uber sweet and is a doll (can’t call your cousins cute, can you now?  Kind of gives the wrong impression).  Anyhooooo….I thought the argyle cut from Wild Card fit his personality.  The second card was for the younger cousin who just qualified for his pro Motocross license (GO Ricky!!!!); so, I thought the diamond plate embossing folder and the barbed wire image from Indie Art fit.  Both cards have the birthday sentiment from Simply Sweet.

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Sweet 16 birthday card for niece

One of my nieces is turning 16 this month...WOW, I can't believe it!  Well she is just a great young lady, so just a standard sentiment wouldn't do.  I wrote her a poem to go on the inside of the card.  I sure hope she likes it!

I used Hello Kitty Font for her name on the front of the card.  The embossing folder is Spring Flowers.  This was a very simple card.

   

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Birthday Card for Cousin (Tara, don't peek :))

I made this card for my cousin Tara's birthday.  She loooooves cupcakes.  Hopefully this one is cute enough to eat (even though she can't eat it, hehehe).  I fell in love with the saying on the inside...it just fit her.  If you can't read it, it says "Birthdays are natures way of telling us to eat more cupcakes"

I used the cupcake from Wild Card and the cherry and additional topper on the cupcake is from Sweet Treats.  Embossing folder is Spots and Dots.  Glitter for icing is PK Glitz Crystal glitter.  Cherry is coated with Glossy Accents.  Inside sentiment was printed on printer using Angelina font.

 

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Valentine Gifts for Co-workers

I made these chocolates and then bagged and tagged them for Valentine's Day to give to the girls I work with.  They loved them.  Oh, I also included a picture of the cards I gave them... 

The wording on the card was heat embossed using Versamark Dazzle (Frost) and Stamp 'n Stuff embossing powder (Kaleidescope) and says "all things grow with love". The card itself is embossed using the Cuttlebug Heart Blocks embossing folder and inked using fluid chalk.

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Birthday Card for BIL

This is my first card using Sweet Treats. I used the card function for image #11 on the overlay (or page 34 of the handbook). The 'recipe' is below.

Cuts: (all images cut at 7 1/2")

• cards feature - cut with beige cardstock
• shift - cut with pink cardstock
• layers - cut with Coredinations Chocolate Box/mint green
• layers shift - cut with red cardstock
  

Cuttlebugged:

• cone/beige cardstock using Tiny Mosaic Texture folder
• top scoop of ice cream/Coredinations cardstock using Divine Swirls folder (make sure the stem isn't in the folder when running through the cuttlebug
• strawberry/red cardstock using Swiss Dots folder

I then inked the cone and strawberry to bring out the texture and all edges of each piece using Colorbox Cat's Eye Fluid Chalks. I then put a light coat of Glossy Accents on the strawberry to make it shine. Then I sanded the Coredinations cardstock to let the mint color show through. After that I adhered all the layers to the card and stamped with 'happy birthday' using Versamark and bronze embossing powder and applied heat. That's it!

By the way...I am very new to heat embossing. I learned on this card that it doesn't work so well with the small stamps ;)! Just a tip in case you haven't tried it before either. This is only my second try with heat embossing. Gotta start somewhere, right?

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For my wonderful parents...

I am so blessed to have parents that have been married for forty years. I thought I would share what I made for their anniversary. It was such a joy making this frame and card for them. It was my first attempt at glass etching, and I am VERY happy with the turnout. I just hope that they will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it for them. I can’t wait to give it to them tomorrow (well, actually today)!!!

Oh, and I must give props to Lesleyanne for making the wedding bands svg cut for me! Thanks chick...you are awesome!

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