Smile Butterflies Layout

Today I have a BEAUTIFUL layout to share. I seen this idea in a scrapbook magazine and new I had to make one for myself. 

My butterflies are cute at 1.5" from Cricut Art Philosophy. There are two butterflies on the cartridge, this one is #35. The brown background paper under the butterflies was embossed with a wood grain folder and inked for texture and dimension. Some of the butterflies I colored with Faber-Castell pencils and then went over them with a water brush. After doing so, they get a water color effect--LOVE it. I will be found these in one of my shelves...I forgot I ever even bought them. Boy, the treasures I find around here sometimes. LOL. I used a Close To My Heart stamp called Take A Picture #C1440 and embossed it with white embossing powder. The green scallop border was welded and created on my Gypsy. The pretty teal and white polka dot paper is from the Dotty For You CTMH paper pack.

I water brushed the butterflies lightly. I didn't want to wash them out too much. 

If you like the Close To My Heart stamp you seen

You can purchase it here

I will enter this layout into these challenges:

1. Dutch Dare Card Challenge - flutterfly butterly

2. Come and Get It Challenges - Cute As A Bug

Baby You're A Firework Card

Ok, here is the last of my 4th of July, Firework, Patriotic, etc. projects for the year. I was not really sure where I was going with this card, then I started getting one idea after the next. The zigzag circle was cut from Cricut Art Philosophy at 3". I braided red, white and blue embroidery floss and looped it around my card and made a starburst in the same colors and tie it together on my braid. I used stickers and CTMH stamps to create my sentiment. The stamped image is from Close To My Heart and I colored it with Copic Markers and added some glitter gel pen to make it sparkle.

My card is based on this sketch:

Challenges I will enter:

1. Sketches By Carly - #59 sketch

2. My Craft Spot - #62 4th of July and Canada Day

3. Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog - Fireworks, sparkler, boom

4. Made Especially For You - 4th of July

5. Paper Playtime - Die cuts red, white, blue

Thanks for stopping by. Hope everyone has a safe, blessed and fun July 4th.

4th of July Layout 2012

Happy Friday!

With 4th of July around the corner, I decided to make a layout for our 2012 family scrapbook instead of making a card. The tags will hold a 4 1/2" x 2 3/4" photo. They were cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge, inked with white chalk ink and I added a white wide eyelet and ribbon. The word "Freedom" was cut from Independence Day as was the "4th of July, but I used my Cricut markers to write it instead of cutting it. I then trimmed around it and and added a shadow by trimming a second color behind it. I added some Stickles, Glitter pen, and markers to the writing. This layout seems a little busy to me in colors in patterns, but its my "fireworks" layout, so that's what you get I guess. LOL.

This pattern paper was super thin, so I cut a cereal box and glued them together for added strength and thickness. Worked perfect.

Use the back measurement foot in your Crop A Dile to make sure all your punches are lined up evenly.

I needed some white wide eyelets...had none, so I used white embossing powder to cover them white. I first use a white paint marker which works, but was taking too long to dry (and I am impatient when putting a layout together) so I wiped it off and use embossing powder. Worked pretty good...but when you squeeze in your CAD it can chip the paint/embossing powder. You've been warned. Hehehe!

I used my tear edge ruler to make the torn strips of paper even.

I added some Stickles to the 4, but it made the three tiny stars inside the 4 almost disappear even though I Stickles around them. So I added some yellow glitter pen to try and bring them out again.

I added some diamond Stickles to "Freedom" and some brads around it. They look like fireworks.

I cut the stars with silver foil paper. So cute!

I will enter this layout into these challenges:
1. Paper Issues -Picnics & Patriots
2. Crafty Sentiments Designs -Red, white & blue
3. Scrappy Moms Stamps - Patriotic Pride
4. Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Sporty and or Patriotic

Summer Sunflower Card

I have a summer theme card I made for some challenges. I stamped the sunflower with brown Memento Ink and colored it with Copic markers. I then inked the circle with the new Spring yellow Distress Ink and Tea Dye Distress Ink. I love the way it turned out. I cut the tag from Cricut Art Philosophy. The background is stamped with another stamp from the CTMH Friendship Bouquet stamps set. The sentiment is from CTMH as well.

Inside sentiment

1. Docerela Creations - #15 Summer
2. Sketches By Carly - #58 sketch
2. Heart 2 Heart - ribbon

Father's Day Layout 2012

We had a good Father's Day. I hope everyone else made a special day of it too. I made this layout to put a couple of the pictures we took on Father's Day during our BBQ. I got the sketch from My Creative Time. I would of made it sooner, but I really wanted this the Man Stack paper to use on this layout and I'm so glad I was patient and waited until I had time to buy one at the store. I love the way it turned out. The BBQ paper and coordinating papers look perfect for our BBQ pictures:

All the shapes are cut from Cricut Art Philosophy and the font is from Old West.

I will enter my layout into these challenges:
1. My Creative Time - Scrappy Monday Sketch Challenge
2. D.L. Art - Thankful Thursday Challenge

Check back later this week to see the fun Strawberry Shortcake (80's cartoon) layout that goes with my Strawberry Shortcake costume I made a couple years ago. It's going to be sooooo cute! :0)

Father's Day Tie Card

Today I'm sharing a card I made for my husband for Father's day. I had a cartridge or two with ties on them, but I didn't like the shape or style of them. So I created my own tie design using my Gypsy and Cricut Art Philosophy to weld one together from other shapes. I heat embossed the first sentiment that says "You're the best" with some Close To My Heart "cocoa" brown colored embossing powder (one of the only places I've been able to find brown embossing powder). The second sentiment is just stamped with Olive Close To My Heart ink. The sentiment is too big for the space...I really should have left it off and stamped the inside of the card with that sentiment. But I still think the card looks cute and most importantly--masculine.

Here is my card:

I will enter into these challenges:
1. Penny's Paper Craft Challenge - #81 Father's Day
2. Heart 2 Heart Challenges - Father's Day
3. Stuck on U Sketches - All about fathers
4. The Pink Elephant - Masculine

Father's Day Card for Unlce

Hello Paper Lovers, 


I have a Father's Day card I made for my Uncle. I just love the way this card turned out. Everything was cut on my Cricut. I made the mustache and tie on my Gypsy. The hat comes from B is for Boy and the glasses were on the Paisley cartridge (I just trimmed off the corners of the glasses so they could look more masculine). I added some acetate in the lenses of the glasses.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:

1. Fantabulous Cricut - #115 Father's Day

2. My Craft Spot - King of the Grill

3. Die Cuttin Divas - Challenge 69 Happy Father's Day

4. Celebrate the Occasion - #66 Father's Day

5. Crafty Sentiments Design - Father's Day

6. LEJ Design Challenge - Challenge #7 Daddy Dearest
7. Cards For Men - Father's Day
8. Make My Monday - Father's Day/Masculine
9. Dream Valley Challenges-  Challenge #34 For the Special Guy
10. Sentimental Sundays - For A Special Guy
11. The Crafty Pad Designs - Let's Hear it For The Boys
12. Platypus Creek Digitals - For the Boys
13. Card Makin' Mamas - Father's Day
14. Phindy's Friday Challenge - Father's Day or Masculine
15. Simply Create Too - Father's Day or Male
16. Cardz Tv - Father's Day - #110

Have a great weekend everyone. As always new follower are welcomed and appreciate as you follow me on my Crafty journey.

A Minnie Birthday

Hello everyone,
I have here an adorable Minnie Mouse birthday card I made for an 8 year old. I cut the the 8 from the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. Minnie is cut from Mickey and Friends. I added some black and white twine and heat embossed the sentiment. I made my own background paper by stamping cupcakes in grey ink.

I will enter this card into the challenge at My Craft Spot.

Layout of Colors & More Challenge

Today I have a layout I made to enter into a couple challenge. I wanted something that was simple and minimal (because I really wanted the background paper to shine--its so pretty to me). One of the challenges I will enter is the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge- Color Inspiration 19. Here is a picture of the color inspiration and I absolutely LOVE the combo:



I will also enter this layout at My Creative Time (use buttons & one photo challenge) and lastly Crafty Calender Challenge (theme is things with wings)

Here is the layout I made for these challenges. I love the clean simplicity of it. I didn't have time to pick up my pictures today at the photo center to add it right away to the layout, but I will add a 4x6 where the blank 4x6 is laying so you get the idea.

I stamped an eye in gray ink (from a snowman assortment) from Peachy Keen Stamps on the bird. I also distressed the bird with the new Tim Holtz purple seasonal distress ink.

The bird 4" and the decorative circles 7" are cut from the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge and the font 1.5" are from Nursery Rhymes. 

Time To Relax In Your Flip Flops

Happy Memorial Day everyone!

I have a fun colorful summer card I made today. I made 3 versions of this card below. One has an Action Wobble on it and the other two I tweaked the sketch. The flip flops where cut on my Gypsy with the Pink Journey cartridge. 

I will enter this Action Wobble card in a challenge at Wobble Wednesdays where the theme is summer. 

The next two cards I will enter into the sketch challenge at Sketches By Carly and the I love Summer challenge at My Sheri Crafts. I will also enter this card at Docerela Creations- What You Love challenge (I love wearing nothing but flip flops during the summer). Here is the Carly sketch.

Here are my cards.

I used some liquid pop dot glue for the strap on the flip flops to give it some dimension.

I added some green iRock gems for sparkle.

My computer generated sentiment is perfect. The tag is cut from Cricut Art Philosophy.

I hope you like my cards. Thanks for stopping by. Have a blessed week. If your ready to finally splurge and purchase the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge you can shop through my CTMH button at the top of bottom of my blog.