Smile!

My niece is turning 18, so I wanted to make her a girly but not childish card. Here's what I came up with.

I followed a sketch from My Time to Craft and used the Cricut Sampler cartridge for the camera. I stamped the sentiment and added ribbon and buttons to finish off the card. Here is the inside:

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Challenges:
My Time to Craft: Sketch
Red Carpet Studio: Birthday
Glitter n Sparkle: Birthday
Craftin Desert Divas: Ribbon or twine
Simon Says: Picture/camera
Crafty Ribbons: AG with ribbon
3 Girl Jam: AG with ribbon
Simply Create Too: Bingo (Letter N)
Ribbon Carousel: Celebrations
Catered Crop: Yellow
Totally Paper Crafts: Buttons

Lucky Duck

I made this little duck for a different project, but didn't end up using it. He was just sitting there on my table, so I decided to put him to work.

I created this simple birthday card using Create a Critter for the duck and birthday hat and George and Basic Shapes for the balloons. Inside the card I added another birthday hat and stamped a birthday sentiment.

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Challenges:
Dream Valley: Animals
4 Crafty Chicks: Critters
Ribbon Carousel: Celebrations
2 Creative Chicks: Googly eyes
Docerela: Color challenge
Red Carpet Studio: Birthday
Glitter n Sparkle: Birthday
Pile It On: Bird
Craftin Desert Divas: Ribbon or twine

Pretty Lady

I love anything with ladybugs, so when I find cute paper, I have to get it. I made a birthday card using my latest find, inspired by a sketch from Seize the Birthday.

The ladybug is from the Paisley cartridge and I used felt for the rolled flowers. I added gems and ribbon to finish off the card.

Inside the card I added another ladybug and birthday sentiment.

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Challenges:
Seize the Birthday: Sketch
Cupcake Inspirations: ladybug
Pile It On: Fabric/felt
Dream Valley: Animals
Lexi's Creations: Black, white, plus 1
Pause, Dream, Enjoy: Happy ___
4 Crafty Chicks: Critter
3 Girl Jam: AG with ribbon
Ribbon Carousel: Celebrations

Birthday Blooms

I recently bought the Cricut Sampler cartridge and was eager to use it. The cartridge has a few cuts from several different cartridges, so it's a fun mix. I made a quick birthday card to try it out.

I cut the watering can and added the sunflowers to it. A little ribbon and buttons from my stash finished it off.

Here is the inside:

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Challenges:
Paper Playtime: Buttons or brads
DL.Art: Flowers
Simply Create Too: Anything goes
Ribbon Carousel: Celebrations
Glitter n Sparkle: Ribbon
Bitten by the Bug 2: Flowers
Pause Dream Enjoy: Happy ___
Cupcake Craft Challenges: Layers
Tuesday Throwdown: Flowers
Celebrate the Occasion: Flowers
Simon Says: Flowers
Crafty Calendar: Blooms and blossoms
Tammy's Scrapin Corner: Ribbon

Pawsitive Birthday

A coworker recently had a birthday, so I made a fun card for her. She loves her pets, and even fosters some for a local animal shelter, so I wanted to make a card that reflected her passion.

I used Create a Critter for the animals and Formal Occasion for the banner.

I put the cuts on foam tape for dimension and added red and white twine. Inside the card I added another cute patterned paper. I've had both papers for a while, and I was excited to finally use them. 

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Challenges:
Pause Dream Enjoy: Outdoor critters
Clear it Out: 2 or more patterned papers
Simply Create Too: AG

DL.Art: AG

Purple Princess

Last weekend we went to a princess birthday party for a three-year-old. Her favorite color is purple and her favorite princess is Rapunzel, so it was very girly. They even had someone dressed as Rapunzel playing games and having a tea party with the kids. My daughter had a blast.

Here is the card I made for the birthday girl.

I used the Formal Occasion cartridge for the tiara and wand cut. I also used glitter and metallic papers for extra sparkle. Then I finished it off with a few gems and ribbon. Here is the inside of the card:

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Challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody: AG

Cupcake Inspirations: Fairy/princess

Pan Pastel: Fairy

Glitter n Sparkle: AG

Lexi's Creations: Birthday

Divas by Design: AG

DL.Art: AG

Hiding in My Craft Room: Name your colors (purple and green)

Bright Birthday

I'm always trying to build up my birthday card stash, so I decided to join the sketch challenge at Seize the Birthday.

I used bright, fun paper and cut the circles from Alphalicious. I added ribbon and a gem, and I've had both of those for at least a year, so it's time to use them up. This card came together pretty quickly. I left the inside simple.

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Challenges:

Seize the Birthday: Sketch

Glitter n Sparkle: Anything goes

Lexi's Creations: Birthday

Die Cuttin Divas: Anything goes

Shopping Our Stash: Numbers

Divas by Design: Number

Paper Crafting Journey: Anything goes

DL.Art: Anything goes

Crafty Ribbons: Anything goes

3 Girls Jam: Anything goes with ribbon

Pin and Tack: Anything goes

Hiding in my Craft Room: Colors (all primary)

Mother's Day Tag

Mother's Day is coming up in a few weeks, and this year, it falls on the same day as my mom's birthday. So, it will be extra festive this year.

I made a quick tag for one of her gifts using George and Basic Shapes for the tag and Formal Occasion for the flowers.

I stamped butterflies and the sentiment. I added a little glitter glue in gold and purple, which were $1 bin finds. I get these whenever I can, but I need to use them more. I used the gold for the first time. I finished off the tag with twine.

Pretty simple. Now I have to think about a card.

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Challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations: Floral

Forever Friends: Flowers
Docerela: Flowers
Broken Box Stock: Mother's Day
Whimsical Wednesday: Flowers
Scrap-Creations: Insects
Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything goes
Dream Valley: Things with wings
Simon Says: Anything goes
Exploring Cricut: Flower
Die Cuttin' Diva: Flower
Use it Tuesday: Flowers for mom
Shopping Our Stash: $1 bin
Pinspirational Challenges: Bouquet
Paper Crafting Journey: Sentiment
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Mother's Day
DL.Art: Mother's Day
UnstampaBelles: Anything but card
Go Fish: Purple
My Paper Crafting: Tag with plant

Pretty in Pink Tri-Fold Card

A few coworkers have birthdays in May, so I decided to get a head start on making cards for them.

I found this really great floral paper and decided to create a tri-fold card to show off as much of it as possible.

The center mat was cut from the Formal Occasion Cricut cartridge. The glittery butterfly is a chip board piece that I've had for a while. Then I just added pearls in the corners.

Inside the card, I used Create a Critter for the sentiment. I left a lot of open space for other coworkers to sign.

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Challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations: Floral
Hybrid Chick: Color inspiration
Forever Friends: Flowers
Docerela: Flowers
Crafts 4 Eternity: Flowers
Designs by Lisa Somerville: Bloom
Broken Box Stock: Flowers
Whimsical Wednesday: Flowers
Scrap-Creations: Flowers
Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything goes
Dream Valley: Things with wings
Paper Playtime: More than 1 fold
Scrap-Creations: Insect or animal
Oldie but Goodie: Girly
Inky Chicks: Birthday girl
Crafty Creations: Pink plus 1
Paper Pretties: Fab folds
Simon Says: Anything goes

Ahoy!

My goddaughter is turning 3 this weekend, and we're so excited. She is having a pirate-themed party, so I wanted to make a fun birthday card for her.

I used Create a Critter for the octopus and phrase. I left off the skull on the pirate hat and added a 3 using Alphalicious. After that I decided the card was still missing something. So I made the balloon using George and Basic Shapes and used twine to tie it to the octopus.

I also used glitter glue to add sparkle to the balloon and #3. The octopus and balloon are on foam tape for dimension.

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Challenges:
DL.Art: Anything goes
Sisterhood of Crafters: Animals

More than Favors: Birthday

My Craft Spot: Anything goes

Craft Your Passion: Animals

Paper Pretties: Birthday
2 Sisters Challenge: Hat
Ladybug Crafts: Child or teen
Corrosive Challenge: Special occasion
Dream Valley: Birthday
Come and Get It: Kid birthday
Inky Chicks: Birthday girl

Happ-Bee Birthday

 I made a quick birthday card for a friend over the weekend.

The cute bee is from the Paisley cartridge. I added ribbon, a border punch, and a little bling on the card. I was also able to use up some scraps in the process! Everything except the base of the card is from the scrap pile.

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Challenges:
Forever Friends: Die cuts, punches
DL.Art: Anything goes
Simply Create Too: Use your stash
Sisterhood of Crafters: Animals

More than Favors: Birthday

My Craft Spot: Anything goes

Craft Your Passion: Animals

My Time to Craft: In the air

Hiding in my Craft Room: Scraps

Cards in Envy: Things with wings
Creative Moments: Things with wings
Crafts 4 Eternity: Wonderful wings

Simple Birthday

I've been trying to spark some creativity, so I've been looking for sketches to design my cards. I saw a simple card sketch on Cricut Fanatics and decided to give it a try. I'm always trying to bulk up my birthday card stash, especially for boys, so I figured this was a great way to do it.

The balloon is cut from George and Basic Shapes and I added twine. I also put the balloon on foam tape for dimension. I added dark blue ribbon to finish it off.

Here is the inside of the card.

Challenges:
Cricut Fanatics: Sketch
Hiding in My Craft Room: Anything goes
Simon Says: Birthday
Inspired by Stamping: Kraft, blue, green
Moving Along with the Times: Kraft
Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons: Anything goes
Pin and Tack: Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything goes
DL.Art: Anything goes
Make it Monday: Anything goes
More than Favors: Birthday

Hello Birthday

One of my coworkers had a birthday last week so I made her a card. She is a big fan of Hello Kitty, but I don't own that Cricut cartridge. Instead, I used stickers that I found in the dollar bin at Target.

The stickers are dimensional and full of sparkle. I added to the sparkle with blue glitter paper. The small stars are stickers, and the bigger stars were cut from George and Basic Shapes. Then I just added twine in yellow and pink to finish it off.

Here is a shot of the layers.

I tried to get a good shot of all the glitter.

And here is the inside of the card.



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Challenges:

2 Sisters: Sparkle and shine

Glitter n Sparkle: Cute

Pink by Design: Sparkle and shine

Pinspirational Challenges:

Snail Mail

I made a quick birthday card recently since I'm trying to build up my stash. As a bonus, I made a dent in my scraps pile.

I'm also trying to use cuts from my Cricut cartridges that I've never used before. This snail is from Paisley, which is one of the first cartridges I bought. I realized there are a lot of cuts on that cartridge that I've never used, so I plan on changing that.   

I love this color combo; it think it's perfect for a little boy. Here's the inside.

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Challenges:
Paper Playtime: Anything goes
Crafty Boots: Blue, old cartridge
Pause Dream Enjoy: For a boy
DL.Art: Anything goes
Card Makin' Mamas: Green
Hiding in My Craft Room: Scraps
Pin and Tack: Anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint: Green
Cupcake Inspirations: Garden critters
Use it Tuesday: Die cuts
Sisterhood of Crafters: Green
Make it Monday: Anything goes

Tuesday Alchemy: Anything goes

Drunken Stampers: Sixteen Candles

Little Scrap Pieces: Birthday

Birthday Bear

The Just Us Girls blog is featuring a sketch challenge, and I decided to use it to make a birthday card. I've been trying to build my stash little by little, so I came up with this bright, cheery card perfect for a little boy.

The bear and hat are from Create a Critter. I put the bear on foam tape for a little dimension, and added the yellow gems.

Inside the card:

Challenges:
Just Us Girls: Sketch
Crafty Cardz: Child's birthday card
The Sisterhood of Crafters: Birthday
Forever Friends: Bears
Hybrid Chick: Fur or feather
Moving Along with the Times: Animals/nature
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything goes
Pin and Tack: Anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything goes
Paper Playtime: Anything goes
Pause Dream Enjoy: For a boy
Make it Monday: Anything goes
Cupcake Inspirations: Challenge 74

Franken-Birthday

My dad's birthday was on March 1, and he likes to make a big deal about it. I wanted to make a card that would make him laugh, so this is what I came up with.

My dad's favorite holiday is Halloween, and his favorite character is Frankenstein, so I knew he would love this. It also gave me a chance to use my new Happy Hauntings cartridge. I've been eyeing it for a while, and finally snagged it on eBay. I thought I would have to wait until the fall to use it, but I found a way to use it sooner.

The gift bag, party hat and thought bubbles are from Create a Critter. I also added glitter glue for some sparkle, and the cuts are on foam tape for dimension.

Inside the card:

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Challenges:
This Sisterhood of Crafters: Birthday
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything goes
Pin and Tack: Anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything goes
Paper Playtime: Anything goes
Crafty Boots: Old, new, borrowed, blue (new cartridge)
ABC: Anything goes
Pause Dream Enjoy: For a boy
Make it Monday: Anything goes
Cupcake Inspirations: Challenge 82

Sketchy Birthday

Most of my friends live in different cities, so one of my resolutions this year is to send them all cards for their birthdays -- actual cards, not just text messages wishing them well.

My dear friend Jessica, who I've known since the sixth grade, has a birthday next week. I used a sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges as the inspiration for her card.

I used Simply Charmed for the cupcake and added gems and glitter glue. The birthday sentiment is ribbon.
I also decorated the inside.

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Challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges: Sketch
Broken Box Stock: Birthday
Designs by Lisa Somerville: Cut it out
Pin and Tack: Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything goes
Bitten by the Bug: Purple cake
Make it Monday: Anything goes
Card Makin Mamas: Birthday

Sweet 15

My cousin had her Quinceanera, a sweet 15 party, over the weekend. There were sparkles and teenagers everywhere!

Her main color was purple and had a stars theme. This is the card I made for her. (Sorry for the horrible picture.)

The "Sweet" is from Create a Critter. The tiara is from Paisley. I cut two of them and layered with pop dots. The "15" is from George and Basic Shapes. I added ribbon, gems and glitter glue for extra sparkle. Because the party had a star theme, I added the little star brads. They also are glittery.  I've had that little pack of brads for about two years. I'm glad I remembered them and pulled them out for this project.

Inside the card, I added more stars.

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Challenges:
Use it Tuesday: Fasteners
Forever Friends: Anything goes
Broken Box Stock: Birthday
Raise the Bar: Anything goes
Designs by Lisa Somerville: Die cuts
Pin and Tack: Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything goesLexi's Creations: Monochromatic
Tuesday Throwdown: Monochromatic
Make it Monday: Anything goes

Another Year Older

My little brother's birthday was this past weekend. It's hard to see him getting older, because that means I'm getting older, especially when his birthday is the day before mine.


When I set out to make a card for him, it took me awhile to settle on a design. This is what I finally settled on.

I love the background paper, maybe because I use to work for newspapers. I added a little star clip that I got on clearance at Michael's.

Inside the card, I added a few more details.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:
Raise the Bar: Message me
Pan Pastel: Stars
Little Scrap Pieces: Birthday
Make it Monday: Anything goes
Tuesday Alchemy: Anything goes
Die Cuttin' Divas: Anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything goes
Pin and Tack: Anything goes

Wishing You a Banner Year

As I've mentioned before, whenever there is a birthday where I work, everyone signs a card for the birthday girl or boy. Today is my coworker's birthday, so I made this card for her. I used Pretty Pennants for the banner and used my Fiskars clear stamps for the sentiment.

Inside the card, I decorated both sides since several people were going to sign it. The sentiment inside is also from the Fiskars birthday set.

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Challenges:

Creative Inspirations Paint: Favorite Stamp

Shopping Our Stash: Two Ts (twine and tangerine color paper) 

Whimsical Wednesdays: Anything goes

Simply Create Too: Anything goes

Cardz TV: Banner

Little Red Wagon: Repeat shape