Balloons Birthday Card

Hi everyone,

I have a quick card to share with you. It is a shaped card I made using my Spellbinders. I quite like out it turned out.

Side Veiw

Closed

What was used:
Cricut Birthday Bash (balloons)
Cricut/ Close to my Heart Art Philosophy (flag)
Spellbinders Picot Edge Circles
Cardstock: We R Memory Keepers and Recollections
Tim Holtz/ Ranger Broken China Distress Ink
Ribbon from my stash

Have a lovely day!
Happy Scrapping!
Judy

FCCB Challenge #130: Birthday Celebration

Hello everyone,

Its time for a new challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. Our theme this week is Birthday Celebration. Our challenge to you is to make a birthday project using a candle.

This past Saturday we had a double party for my daughter and son. I decided to make banners for their party. My kids were given Finnish names so its hard to find anything with their names in the US, so I made them pennant banners with their names.

What was used:
Cricut Pretty Pennants
Cricut American Alphabet
Cricut Boys Will Be Boys
Cricut Birthday Bash
Cricut Doodlecharms
Recollection Cardstock
DCWV Shimmer cardstock
DCWV Cotton Bloom Stack
K&Company Graduation Paper Pad
K&Company Confetti Die-cut Cardstock
Crop-a-dile and Large Eyelets
Bead Landing Jute Cording

I hope you will have a chance to visit us over at FCCB and see the projects our DT have made to share with you. Please join in and link your projects with us.I can't wait to see what you have made.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

FCCB Challenge #119: Yummy, Yummy!

Hello everyone,

Its Monday so its time for another challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. This week our  challenge is Yummy Yummy! Make a project with any type of Summer dessert (ice cream, popsicle, fruit etc.).

I have always done cards for my challenges but this week I have decided to to go back to my basics. I made a scrapbook page. I have had these photos printed for a while now (along with another 100), I am so behind! They were perfect for the challenge theme.

These pictures were taken were taken of my kids and a few friends after a lovely summer pool day back in MA. 

What was used:

Cricut Birthday Bash

Cricut Straight From The Nest

DCWV The Fun in the Sun Summer Stack

DCWV Cotton Bloom Stack

DCWV The Summer Days Cardstock Stack

DCWV Glitter Stack

We R Memory Keepers Cardstock

American Crafts Haute Ribbon: Cosmo

Popdots

Please join us at FCCB and see the absolutely yummy projects our DT have created. I can't wait to see what you have created.

Happy Scrapping!

Judy

Celebrate The Occasion Challenge # 30: Tall Card

Hello Everyone,

Its time for a new challenge at Celebrate the Occasion! This week's theme is "Tall Card" your card should be anything birthday but it must have a present on it. I made this card for my cousin (even wrote her name on the tag on the present).

Close Up Of Mouse

 Inside

What was used:
Cricut Birthday Bash
Cricut Everyday Pop-Up Cards
Cloud 9 Designs Patterned Paper
Cardstock: DCWV, Recollections
Stampendous Twenty Something Stamp set
Fiskars Rope Border Punch
Brown Sugar Divine Twine
Burnt Sienna Chalk Ink

Please stop by Celebrate the Occasion see what the design team has made to inspire you and join in the fun. Remember you could be in for a chance at our monthly prize.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches Birthday Celebrations: Sketch 4

Hello everyone,

This is my second post today, please scroll down and take a look at my graduation card for Celebrate the Occasion.

For Birthday sketch #4, I used pictures of my son trying to lick all the ice cream out of the glass. He looked so cute doing it that, I decided to take pictures instead of taking the glass away from him. 

 

What was used:

Cricut Birthday Bash (Title1.0 to 1.1 inches, shorter ice cream 2.75 inches)

Cricut Hello Kitty Greetings (Cherries 2.0 inches)

Cricut Sweet Treats (taller ice cream 3.75 inches)

Cricut Wild Cards (Frames edited on the Gypsy 17.45 inches)

Cricut Georges and Basic Shapes (Circles 2.5 to 2.75 inches)

Basic Grey Cupcake stack

Bazzill Cardstock

Recollection Cardstock 

Visit Nuts About Sketches and link your pages. Check back tomorrow for a new birthday sketch.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate the Occasion - Challenge #12: Graduation

Hello everyone,

Its Teacher's Appreciation Week and I would love to thank all the wonderful teacher I have found in the craft world. So many of you share your craft and techniques so willing, I am a better crafter for it. So thank you all Teachers!

Its time for a new challenge at Celebrate the Occasion. This week Design Team 2 are challenged to create a project for a graduate.

I decided to try my first Easel card which I adapted to be money/ gift holder (just in case you don't know what to buy). I love the Easel card effect and I just love how easy they are to make! I expect that you will see a lot more of these cards from me. This card measures 5.5 X 4.25 when closed.

 

 

 

What was used:
Cricut A Child's Year (Hat had 2.5 inches, in black trip tassel, hide inner contours on Gypsy and cut in gold).
Cricut Birthday Bash (Font for GRAD cut at 0.95 inch)
Cricut Wild Card (Banner Frame cut at 8.8 inches
Cuttlebug Seeing Spots Embossing Folder
DCWV Gold Stag Star Paper
DCWV Black Congratulations Paper
Recollections Cardstock
Bazzill Gold Cardstock
Colorbox Charcoal Ink
Gold Ink

Visit Celebrate the Occasion and see the inspiring projects the design team have made. Then create a card, layout or project to wow us and post by Sunday, May 8th, 11:59pm (EST).

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches # 157

Hello Everyone,

Its Monday so there is a new sketch up at Nuts About Sketches. Its a double layout this week and I chose photos of my niece's visit last summer. She had a lovely time and my daughter just adored having her but her stay was too short.

 

 

 

On this sketch the smaller photos on the right side should be 4 x 4, not 4 x 6.

What was used:
Cricut  Birthday Bash (Banner cut 2 and trim of bird 6.4 inches, Letters and Shadow 1 inch)
DCWV The Sweet Stack
DCWV Glitter cardstock
Cardstock from stash
Cuttlebug Perfectly Paisley
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots
Maya Road Cupcake Chipboard
Ribbon
Ink


Nuts About Sketches Birthday Celebration News:
NAS will be having one sketch a day beginning on April 30th through May 6th. There will still be the regular Monday sketch in addition to another sketch :)  There will be a drawing to win a scrapbook kit on the 16th of May for anyone completing a sketch. Please join the DT!

Go visit Nuts About Sketches and see all the beautiful layouts that were submitted for this week's  sketch and please join us starting April 30th for the birthday celebrations.

Happy scrapping!
Judy