Cupcake Birthday Card

I'm back today with another birthday card for a dear friend of mine, Tracy.  Hopefully you get the card in the mail before you see it here. :-)

This was another card that was inspired by Pinterest.  See the original HERE from Kassidy at the Inking it Up Crazy blog.

This is an A2 (5-1/2"x4-1/4") card.  It was made with scraps from my stash.  The inside is simply stamped with Happy Birthday.  Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut Expression
• Gypsy
• Cuttlebug
• Xyron
• Create a Critter Cricut cartridge
• From My Kitchen Cricut cartridge
• Just Because Cards Cricut cartridge
• Stamps from the Close to My Heart Cricut Art Philosophy collection
• Spots and Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder
• Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder
• Craf-T Chalks Kit #2
• Magenta Stickles
• Ribbon (from my stash)
• Foam tape
• Black Exclusive Inks stamp pad by Close to My Heart
• Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz by Tsukineko

Thanks for stopping by today!  Hope to see you back again this week for some more new projects.

Hoppy Valentine's Day

My son LOVES frogs.  He has frogs sitting all around the house - bobbleheads, stone statues, big, small.  What better than a frog Valentine for my "frog boy"?

Pinks and purples are not colors my teenage son loves, so I chanced looking "Christmasy" and used red and green on his Valentine.

I attached the frog with foam tape to give him some dimension.

The inside was printed on the computer and then cut to fit.

Okay, here's the details on this card:

• Frog and layers (Paisley cartridge) cut at 3"
• Lilypad (Create a Critter) cut at 3"
• Cuttlebug Heart Blocks embossing folder
• Stampin' Up ribbon
• Xmas Red Stickles
• Inkssentials opaque white pen
• Lime green chalk Cat's Eye inkpad

I have one more Valentine to share with you.  I have to find the magazine that my inspiration for it came from to share with you before I can post.  Hopefully I'll have it up yet today.

Hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Father's Day Card for Grandpa

When I was growing up, my maternal grandparents were often my "babysitters".  My mom is the oldest of six, so there were always plenty of cousins around to play with.  My grandmother was a homemaker, and my grandfather retired when I was still in elementary school.  He was always active outdoors ~ raising sheep, gardening, fishing, camping, hunting mushrooms, and just tinkering around in the toolshed.

This card is to celebrate all that "outdoorsiness" even though, at the age of 89, he doesn't get to do much of that anymore.

Supplies used:

• Cricut Expression
• Camp Out solutions cartridge
• Cuttlebug
• Houndstooth embossing folder
• Houndstooth cardstock from The Guy Stack by DCWV
• Bamboo cardstock from Close To My Heart
• Cocoa cardstock from Close To My Heart
• Ponderosa Pine cardstock from Close To My Heart
• Goldrush dye ink from Close To My Heart
• Vineyard Berry dye ink from Close To My Heart
• Wonderful Friend stamp set from Close To My Heart (only available during June)
• Say It In Style stamp set from Close To My Heart
• A Little Everything stamp set from Close To My Heart
• Peeled Paint stickles by Ranger

Hope you're having a wonderful, crafty weekend.  We're dodging raindrops here, which leaves plenty of craft time for me.

Teacher Appreciation Card

This was on my list of things to make this weekend.  It just happened to end up being part of My Pink Stamper's NSD challenge.  This is for challenge #5.

Front

Inside

Supplies used:

Cardstock from my stash

Paisley Cricut cartridge (the cat is cut at 4-1/2" with shadow and layers)

Cuttlebug machine

Spellbinders Labels Eight

Jet Black StazOn Ink

Yellow Stickles by Ranger

Frosted Lace Stickles by Ranger

Computer and printer for inside sentiment

Dashes, Dots and Checks ribbon from Michael's

Thanks for stopping by!

Thank You Cards

Yesterday I showed you the invitations, today I'll show you the thank you notes.  I made 20 of these for the birthday girl.  This was actually a very simple card.  I wanted to leave the inside plain, to leave them plenty of room for writing.

This is an A2 sized card.  It is made from white cardstock (from Wal-Mart).  The edges are inked using a pastel pink Color Box fluid chalk.  The top layer is a 4x5-1/4" piece of Black Magic Collection Lost Ruby cardstock by Core'dinations.  It was run through the Cuttlebug using the Thanks embossing folder.  I then sanded the cardstock to bring out the embossing.

That's all there is to it.  A very simple card.  Thanks for looking!

Finally....The Explosion Box

Sorry for the delay in getting the directions and photos posted for this project.  I worked on the explosion box right up until I had to get ready to leave for the bridal shower, so I had to wait to take photos until after I had already given it to the bride-to-be.  The last few days I have been under the weather and just haven't been able to get myself around to posting.

The paper for each page of the box is boysenberry cardstock from ANW Crestwood that I picked up from open stock at Jo-Ann's.  The lid is made from DCWV metallic silver cardstock.  The lavender paper is Soft Tints Lavender Swirls by Paper Pizazz/Hot Off the Press.  The 'y' is cut using the Mini Monograms cricut cartridge.  The flowers and brads are from the Earth's Palette Creative Pack by Hot Off the Press.  The "bling" around the lid are light purple adhesive gemstones by The Paper Studio.  The stickers used throughout the box are from two sets - Silver Wedding by JoAnn Craft Essentials and Wedding B&W Silver Foil from The Paper Studio.  The rings are cut on the silver cardstock using the Designer's Calendar cricut cartridge.

This is the inside of the lid.  The inside paper is BW Swirls by Colorbok.

Here is the first layer.  The middle is the silver cardstock run through the cuttlebug using the D'vine Swirl embossing folder.  The patterned paper is Purple Happiness by Paper Pizazz/Hot Off the Press.

Here is the second layer.  It is cut from silver glitter cardstock from The Glitter Cardstock Stack by DCWV.  Finally, below, is the last layer.  It is Dotted Stripes by Paper Pizazz/Hot Off the Press.  The flower cutout is from the Stretch Your Imagination cricut cartridge.  The "love" is cut from the Beyond Birthdays cricut cartridge.

Thanks for reading through this long post.  I hope you're just a bit inspired by my creation.  The bride-to-be loved it, and everyone at the party wanted to look through it.  I think it was a hit!

Bridal Shower Card

As promised, here's the card I made yesterday using my Cricut and Cuttlebug machines.

This card is for my cousin's briday shower; her colors are an eggplant purple and silver.  The papers were all purchased from open stock (no stacks this time) and were:  Boysenberry Cardstock by ANW Crestwood, Metallic Silver by DCWV, and Soft Tints Lavender Swirls by Paper Pizazz/Hot Off The Press.

The card was cut using the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge with the fit to page feature, which cut the card at 5-1/2".  I cut the card frame as well at 5-1/2" (make sure to turn off the fit to page).  I used a metallic silver paint marker to emphasize the lines on the groom.  I filled in the heart cutout on the frame using lavender stickles by Ranger.  The silver cardstock was run through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

The inside of the card was covered in the lavender swirl paper cut at 5-1/4".  The "best wishes" was cut using the Cuttin' Up Cricut cartridge at 1-1/4" from the boysenberry cardstock.

Getting Snowed In Again

The snow is falling again; we're supposed to get another 8 - 12" of snow before all is said and done.  We're settling in, as school has already been cancelled for tomorrow.  Luckily, I stopped at Hobby Lobby today to get a new "toy" to be snowed in with.

I purchased a Cuttlebug, so that I can do some embossing.  Funny thing....my husband actually gave me a Cuttlebug for my birthday (8 months ago) after I hinted and gave him a coupon to use.  He took the hint and purchased it for me but didn't use the coupon.  I told him he spent too much and took it back with the promise that I would replace it using a coupon or sale.  So it took me awhile, but I finally made good on my promise.

I have already made a card tonight with my Cricut and Cuttlebug.  I will post it tomorrow when I have some good light for taking photos.  For all of you in "snow country", enjoy the snow day.  Stay in and do some crafting.