Monday, May 31, 2010

Amusement Park Card!


This is easily one of my favorite cards I've ever made[:D] I went to Big Lots and got the Cuttlebug die called Wild Ride and immediately thought of the rides in the Summer Vacation Cart. Which I have been dying to use! TFL!!!![:D]
Materials:
Cricut Cartridge Summer Vacation(Ferris Wheel,Roller Coaster,Tent, Space Ship Ride)
Cuttlebug Die Wild Ride(Mickey, Rollercoaster Ride Minnie and Donald)
Ribbon(Cut out Robot, sun, Dinosaur)
Stickos, Thickers,
Tim Holtz Ink and Sharpies to color everything

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Vintage Vanity Card


I'm back to my vintage self!I love basically anything vintage and since I got Create a Critter I've leaned toward cute which I love too. I've had this card in my head for quite a while and finally made it! TFL!
Materials:
Cricut Carts:
Sentimentals(Frame,Mirror)
Summer in Paris (Perfume)
Serenade(Vase)
Walk in My Garden(Rose)
Paisley(Lipstick)
Stickers
K&Co Life's Journey Stack

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Just Chillin Penguin


I don't think I'll rest until I've used every single critter in Create a Critter!LOL I am still loving that cart it's wonderful. I love this igloo and penguin they're just darn cute! I dry embossed the igloo and I heat embossed the penguin. A bit of ink and K&Co paper and called this one done.TFL!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Summer Paper Bag Album

Summer is almost here!!!! Particularly Summer Vacation! I'm just in a summery mood This mini album is more like a bunch of cards, I made it that way with the pockets to put pics and journaling.TFL!
Materials:
Cricut Cartridges:
Create a Critter, Life's a Beach, Plantin Schoolbook, Summer Vacation
Pics aren't in order.







Friday, May 21, 2010

A Day at the Beach Card!


Summer is exactly a month away from today! How exciting![:D] Even though it feels like summer here in FL all year around:D But I was in a summery mood today and made a card expressing that! All Cuts are from Create a Critter. TFL!!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Pepe Le Peu's Cousin makes it to the (3D) Eiffel Tower!


I have been wanting to try the 3D eiffel tower since I got Summer in Paris and I finally found the time to do it today! It's really easy to put together you just have to make sure you use really good adhesive. I stamped all over it with a swirl stamp to give a more metalish look and I embossed the black with D'vine Swirl. The whole thing was cut at 8 3/4 which is fit to page on the 12 x 12 mat. TFL!

Friday, May 14, 2010

Masculine Graduation Card!


Grad and Dad Season is slowly approaching and I started early! This card is for my cousin who graduates high school this year. He's exactly a year older than me so that means my time will soon come! But I'm very excited for him now and made him this card to congratulate him.TFL!
Materials:
Cricut Cartridges
Give a Hoot(Owl)
Wild Card(Congrats, Class of)
Graphically Speaking(Book)
A Child's Year(Cap)
Opposites Attract(2010)
Gypsy Font(Grad)
DCWV Natural & High School Ink
Tim Holtz Inks

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Defender Mice Card!


I was reading a poem called Here's to the mice and I thought of this card! In this card the elephant was trying to eat the peanut and the mice came to the rescue and scared the elephant to leave the peanut alone.Hopefully you got all of that without me saying anything:) So I used Create a Critter for the mice, elephant, peanut, and platform. Then I handmade the ladder because I couldn't find any in my cartridges. The rest are Sticko Stickers. TFL!!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Pepe Le Peu Merci Card


Okay so maybe he's not exactly Pepe Le peu but he's at least a distant cousin. I love the way this came out exactly how I envisioned it. I used some of my favorite cartridges Sentimentals, Summer in Paris, and Create a Critter:) I used to love watching Pepe Le peu so when I saw this skunk I thought of him!TFL!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Tweet-Hearts Card


I just got the DCWV Flower Shower Stack yesterday and I love it! I don't know why I waited so long to get it. So for this card I paired it up with my favorite cartridge at the moment, Create a Critter!All of the cuts on here are from that Cartridge. I saw these birds when I was looking through the cart booklet and was wondering why they weren't paired together. So I took the liberty of putting them together in this card!TFL!

Friday, May 7, 2010

Puddle Splashing Chick Card


So I got inspired to make this card because it was 93 degrees out and I was walking towards my apartment building and it starts raining. It was super sunny out and raining so I thought of this Chickie in Create a Critter.So I used CAC for all the cuts once again. I'm lovin' this cart!TFL!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Little Piggie Birthday Scene Card


I am in LOVE with the Create a Critter Cartridge! I just got it today and the hardest part about it is choosing which thing to cut first! I saw this cart the very first day it came out and I even loved it then. Well, today I finally got this adorable cartridge after everyone has made such cute things with it! So I cut out a ton of cuts from the cart, I just love them all!TFL!:)
Materials:
Cricut Cartridges
Create a Critter(Piggie,Balloon,House,Clouds,Sun)
Plantin Schoolbook(Grass)
DCWV Doodlin Around Stack
Tim Holtz Inks
Epoxy Stickers

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Camping Birthday Card


You know I have gotten into designing cards on my gypsy before I get the cartridges. And it's so awesome because once you get your cartridge you're not stumped on what to make since you already have something set up. So I got Summer Vacation and I love this tent because the only other tent on the carts was the Camp Out one and I am not terribly fond of that one. So I made my first card with Summer Vaction with that tent. I'm going to give this card to my grandpa for his birthday.TFL!
Materials:
Cricut Cartridges
Plantin Schoolbook(Tree Border in the back)
Camp Out(Trees in the front)
Everyday Paper Dolls(Bear)
Summer Vacation(Tent,Campfire)
The little motor home and little motor homes and mini sun are from an Inkadinkadoo Stamp Set
The Camping Sign is a Studio G Stamp

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Frog playing in the water card


Yay! This was my first gypsy creation! And I adore that gypsy I don't know how I ever crafted without it! So here's the card I made right after I linked all of my carts to the gypsy. I got OUAP at the same time as the gypsy so I used them both in this card!TFL!
Materials:
Storybook(Flower,Leaves behind frog)
Once upon a princess(Frog)
Stickers, stamps
DCWV Sweet Stack

3D Medieval Castle


It's official I'm addicted to making these castles!! I made one for my cousins daughter and I knew my 6 year old nephew would want one. So I made him one so when he would come it would be done. He's so funny when I told him I made him one he said" Why didn't you wait for me so I could help you?" But I knew he would get bored because it is a bit tedious to make.TFL!!
Materials:
Cricut Once upon a Princess
DCWV Downtown Loft Stack
Cuttlebug Tiny Mosaic Folder
Clock is a charm I got in J's
Stickers,Stamps

3D Mariposa Castle


I'm so excited about this castle! I saw it in the Once upon a Princess manual and it was raining out so I thought it was the perfect day to give a try! There were alot of steps to making it but it was so worth it! TFL!!
Materials:
Cricut Once upon a princess
DCWV Mariposa Stack, Rustic Stack
K&Co Nature Chipboard Stickers
K&Co Nature Borders

Vintage Card for my mom's Birthday


My mom's Birthday was last week and I made her this card. I wanted to make it elegant so I inked the edges and added the Big Heart Charm. I was really happy with the way it came out!
Materials:
Cricut Carts
Heritage(Woman)
Home Accents(Bird)
Cuttlebug Folder Emily's Bouquet
Mariposa Stack
K&Co Chipboard Butterfly

Have a Sea-lightful Birthday!



Yay for Puns! Once upon a Princess is such a cutie patootie cartridge! I love all the little outfits for the princesses so I made a little mermaid and just surrounded her with her Ocean Friends!
Materials:
Once upon a Princess(Mermaid)
Stretch your Imagination(Turtle)
Gypsy Wanderings(Whale)
Zooballoo(Sea Cow, Little Pink Fishes)
Plantin Schoolbook(Waves)
Spongebob Squarepants(Seaweed)
DCWV Songbird Stack

Chickies coming home card


The Mi Casa Stack is so vibrant I was looking through it and thought of making a birdhouse and then I saw the Cute chickies in the Once upon a princess cartridge and this card came along. TFL!

Materials:

Once upon a Princess(Chickies)

Serenade(Birdhouse)

Thickers

Stickos

DCWV Mi Casa Stack

An unusual pair of friends


I LOVE inking!! Since I got my Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Ink Blending Tool I have been inking everything in sight! So this entire card was cut out in white and inked to make the different colors and layers. I just love the look of inking, it gives a smooth and soft look.

Materials:

Give a Hoot(Hedgehog, Squirrel, Trees)

Plantin Schoolbook(Small Trees in the back)

Tim Holtz Inks(Peeled Paint,Dusty Concord, Weathered Wood, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain)

3 Birds Chipboard Letters

And you thought you were having a Bad Day


When I got Preserves I started looking through the booklet as I always do when I first get a cartridge and I ran into the watermelon. I thought it kind of looked like the bottom of a boat and this card came to life from that watermelon boat. I made it to cheer someone up and gave it to my friend who was really stressed out at the time.:)

Materials:

Cricut Cartridges

Preserves(All fruits)

Doodlecharms(Super Scared Apple:)

Plantin Schoolbook(Waves)

DCWV Nana's Kitchen Stack

Googlie Eyes

Vintage Living Room Card


I designed this card before I actually got the Summer in Paris Cartridge on my Gypsy. So the moment I received I got my gypsy out and got to creating. I altered most of the A Child's Year Cuts by cutting off some pieces so it would work with the card.

Materials:

Cricut Cartridges

Summer in Paris(Piano,Couch, Little Eiffel Tower)

A Child's Year(children and pets)


Sentimentals(Frame with Eiffel Tower)

DCWV Mainstreet Stack for other Frames

Butterfly Hot Air Balloon Card


I'm not quite sure where the idea for this card came from it just did. And I'm so happy with the way it came out. I used Summer in Paris for the Hot Air Balloon and I am absolutely loving this cartridge! Lucky me, I haven't had any problems cutting out the pieces! Thank Goodness for that!

Materials:

Cricut Cartridges

Summer in Paris(Hot Air Balloon)

Sentimentals(Big Green Butterfly)

Home Accents(Green Butterflies)

Everyday Paper Dolls(Clouds)

K&Co Stickers

Mother's Day Flowers and Vase


I made these Flowers for my Mom for Mother's Day. These flowers gave me so much trouble, they kept breaking and sticking together! I was this close to throwing them in the trash! But since it was for my Dear Mother I kept at it. Finally I finished 2 hours later with my hands full of ink and glue. But it was so worth it!


P.S- I used Flexible Straws as the Stems of the flowers. I just put some glue around the top and slipped it into the bottom piece of the flower. Since they are flexible you can twist to the way that fits best and cut them to be different lengths.