Cricut Lite Block Party

I was sorely tempted to schedule this card for the 4th of July as I'm not sure I will have time to make more cards before Independence Day rolls around. However, since the darn thing took me quite a lot of time, I wasn't able to make any others. I will have to attempt to make more tonight or tomorrow. This card features that Cricut Lite Block Party cartridge. I was initially hesitant about this card, but it's turning out to be a wonderful summer-themed cart. That being said, making the picnic table was a pain in the butt because I couldn't "see" what colors each layer was supposed to be. I really wish Cricut would provide suggestions as to color choices for images besides the main image. Here's my card.



Materials:

- A2 white orange base. If using orange or other dark color, use a lining. Mine is punched using Martha Stewart's scalloped and dots punch.

- Pattern paper cut a 4 x 5.25"

- Picnic table from Cricut Lite Block Party, cut at 3.5". The hotdog is cut a 1/2", and the watermelon and burger are both cut at 3/4". The food is adhered using a glue dots for a bit of dimension.

- Grass is from Paper Doll Dress Up and cut at 3/4". I am so pleased with the extras on this cart--I've only made one doll, but used the accessory many times.

- Sentiment cut at 3/4" using the Alphalicious cartridge with the Short Stack feature key on. I then ran the letters through my Zyron.

- corner rounder

- Adhesives: Zig glue pen, Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, glue dots, Xyron

You're My Cup of Tea

I have been hunting a tea pot for ages and was thrilled to see one on the Cricut Lite Savory cartridge. I have the From My Kitchen cart, but that didn't have a tea pot, just a coffee pot. I collect tea pots, so the fact that my cartridge collection didn't include a tea pot was tragic. Now that the issue is resolve, here's my card:



Materials:

- A2 white card base. (I inadvertently used a glimmer cardstock)

- Pattern paper from DCWV's Nana's Kitchen paper pad, cut a 4 x 5.25"

- Teapot from the Savory Cricut Lite Cartridge cut at 3.5" on DCWV textured cardstock, distressed on the edges with black chalk ink, and popped up with foam tape.

- Sentiment cut at 3/4" using the Alphalicious cartridge with the Short Stack feature key on. I then ran the letters through my Zyron.

- corner rounder, small flower punch

- Gossamer ribbon from Michaels, small adhesive pearl

- Adhesives: foam tape, Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, glue dots, Xyron

The Greeting Farm: Flapper Anya

Hello everyone. Here is another card featuring a stamp from The Greeting Farm. I'm really liking how just a different color scheme creates a completely different card. Here's my first card using this stamp, and as you can see it looks very different. Today's card looks a little more springy and youthful, while last week's card might be a bit more sophisticated. I also used mostly scraps for this card, along with some fun dollar bin ribbon from Michaels.



Materials:

- A2 white card stock base

- Small scrap paper from DCDV Nana's Kitchen collection, cut at 4" x 2.75"

- Blue card stock, cut 3.5 x 3.5" and embossed using a Cuttlebug folder "Spots and Dots"

- The Greeting Farm Stamp: Flapper Anya colored with Tombow dual brush markers

- Ribbon from Michaels

- Message from Stampendous stamp set "Happy Messages"

- corner rounder

- Adhesives: foam tape, Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, glue dots

The Greeting Farm: Fleur Anya

Good morning. Here is another card featuring a stamp from The Greeting Farm. Sorry for the washed out pix, but it's an incredibly bright and sunny morning. The paper is from a DCWV collection called "Nana's Kitchen." even though the paper wasn't too dark, I decided to put a lining on the inside and use a new corner punch from Fiskars.



Materials:

- A2 blue card stock base

- Mint green card stock cut at 4 x 5.25," punched using the Martha Stewart Edge "Scallop Dot Edge " punch

- DCWV pattern paper from the Nana's Kitchen paper pad, cut to 4 x 5"

- white or cream card stock for lining, cut at 4 x 5.25" and punched with Fiskars twist and flip 2-in1 corner punch (scalloped edge design)

- The Greeting Farm Stamp: Fleur Anya colored with Tombow dual brush markers

- Colorbok adhesive gems

- Ribbon from Michaels

- Message from Hero Arts stamp collection called "Everyday Sayings"

- corner rounder

- Adhesives: foam tape, Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, glue dots, tape

BBQ Grill

Here's another card that my auntie and I made this morning. We've been so busy all day that I'm just getting around to posting it now. Anyway, it's made using the Cricut Lite Block Party cartridge. There's a lot of good summer-related stuff like picnic tables, burgers, etc on this cartridge. This one will likely be a 4th of July card.



Materials:

- 5 x 5" white card base

- Tan cardstock cut at 4.75 x 4.75"

- DCWV pattern paper from the Nana's Kitchen paper pad, cut to 4.5 x 4.5."

- Grill 2, cut at 4". It's a 4-layer cut with some small pieces that I ran through my Xyron. The steak and greeting are cut a 1". I glossed the grill with Mod-Podge.

- corner rounder

- Adhesives: foam tape, Zig two-way glue, Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro

Woof Woof

My auntie's visiting me this week and next (Yay!). As you know, she bought me my Cricut Create and more than half of my cartridges. Finally, I have a chance to put her to work. Here is her very first Cricut card. (We made it together, but she designed it and did most of the cutting and gluing.) Love it!



Materials:

- 5 x 7" white card base

- Blue sky pattern paper (brand unknown) cut at 6.75 x 4"

- 1.5 x 6.75" brown cardstock, embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, then rubbed with "Weathered Wood" Distress Ink.

- Create a Critter - Dalmation and house (p. 35) cut at 3.5".

- Sentiment - font is from the Cherry Limeaide Cricut Lite cartridge, cut at 3/4" and run through my Xyron.

- corner rounder

- Adhesives: foam tape, Zig two-way glue, Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro

Sweet Dreams Lamb

This would be a cute little girl's card. I ran the card and wooly part of the lamb through my BigKick using the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder. The lamb is popped up using foam tape. Even though I do not have kids and have no need to make a "chore chart" in my house, I'm finding great uses for that Cricut Lite cartridge.



Materials:

- A2 white card base, embossed on the ends with the Swiss dots Cuttlebug embossing folder

- Blue card stock scallop circle from Alphalicious cut at 3.75"

- Create a Critter lamb p. 71 cut at 2.75". I ran the "wooly" layer through the same embossing folder as above. It's hard to tell, but the gray/silver is glimmery. Message is cut at 1" and was run through my Xyron.

- Chore Chart bed cut at 2.75"

- Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives, foam tape, Zig two-way glue, glue dots



Sorry for the glare, but you can see that I popped up the lamb to add dimension here.

Thinking of You Turtle

I'm trying to get posts scheduled through the week since my auntie is coming to visit tomorrow! Actually, she doesn't arrive until after midnight Thursday morning, but since I likely won't have gone to bed yet, we'll say that she's arriving on Wednesday. Anyway, here's a simple card made using Create a Critter and some more flocking. I messed up the flocking a bit, but it isn't too noticeable unless you're looking for it. The orange flowers were intended to pick up bits of orange in the patterned paper, but then I covered most of them up and in retrospect could have used a solid ribbon. I really like how the pink card stock offsets the deeper pink flowers. I also Mod-Podged the entire turtle to give him a gloss sheen and popped him up with foam tape.



Materials:

- A2 pink card base

- Pattern paper cut 5.25 x 2"

- Create a Critter Turtle p. 64 cut at 2 inches

- Adhesives: Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, foam tape, Zig two-way glue, Mod-Podge

- Ribbon from my stash

- Message from Hero Arts stamp collection called "Everyday Sayings"

Summer Time

This card was made using the new Cricut Lite Cherry Limeade cartridge. I really like its bright colors. The paper is from We R Memory Keepers, the reverse side of Frenzy Rumble.



Materials:

- A2 white card base

- Pattern paper cut 4 x 5.25"

- Cherry Limeaide popsicle cut at 4"; message cut at 1" and 3/4"

- Adhesives: Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, Xyron, Mod-Podge

Flapper Anya

I am so thrilled to report that all (or almost all) the websites that were blocked on Friday are now available to me. My building upgraded its wireless internet, which we receive included as part of the rent, and somehow everything under the sun was block--Netflix, Youtube, UStream, Goggle's Picasso, and Photobucket. After leaving a nasty voicemail with my management office Friday afternoon, by late evening (after 10p), I was able to get on UStream. The next morning most everything else was accessible, except for Photobucket. Regardless, it most inconvenient being without Photobucket, even though I had access to Blogger. For both posts on Saturday and Sunday I had to email the pictures to Photobucket, and then use my Iphone Photobucket app to move them to the right folder and get the url. It was a looong process, in case you couldn't tell. On a whim, Sunday evening I tried it again and yay! (Come Monday, when the manager listens to my message, he will likely think I'm nuts. Oh well.)

As I mentioned on Friday, my first Greeting Farm stamps arrived. Here's my first and extremely simple card using the limited edition stamp called Flapper Anya.



Materials:

- A2 white card base

- Making Memories pattern paper from the Heritage Collection called "Scroll Dark - Deep Red"

- purple and white cardstock scraps

- Greeting Farm "Flapper Anya" stamp colored with Tombow dual brush markers.

- Prima flowers

- Colorbox Chalk ink, Stampendous stamp from "Notes for a Friend."

Happy Birthday Monkey

I wound up not using the dragon card for my husband's great-uncle's birthday card as I found time to make this one. It's really simple, but I really like the paper combinations, which are bold for me. (Yes, I actually kept the tiny label after I trimmed it off so I would be able to share the precise name of the paper. Very proud of myself.)



Materials:

-5 x 7" white cardstock base

-Stars paper from DCDW collection "All About Boys" cut at 4.75 x 6.75"

- Small strip of polka dot paper from We R Memory Keepers' White out Collection. The particular paper is called "Explore Tracks." It's cut at about 1.5" x 4.75".

- Monkey from Create a Critter cut at 3"

- Balloons are from the new Cricut Lite Carousel cartridge, cut at 3"

- The message is from a Stampendous stamp set called "Happy Messages," stamped using ColorBox chalk ink.

- Ribbon is from Michaels.

- Adhesives: foam tape, Zig two-way glue pen, Glue Glider Pro, and pop dots

The Greeting Farm

I finally joined the Greeting Farm stamps craze. These two came in the mail yesterday:



They're called Flapper Anya and Fleur Anya. I finished coloring Flapper Ana already and hope to add it to a card to post tomorrow.

I also purchased these two in digital form:


50s Sweetheart


HG Rain

Check back for cards using these gorgeous stamps.

Father's Day Card

I was inspired by this card from Cassie's Sweet Creations post here. This card is to give my father-in-law. The dinosaur might have been more appropriate for his b-day, but I was in stamping mode back then and don't think my Create a Critter Cartridge had come in the mail yet.



Materials:

-5 x 7" white cardstock base

-Cornflower blue cardstock cut at 4.75 x 6.75"; a strip of beige cardstock about 1" x 6.75" embossed with the pebbles embossing folder. (I need to buy a gray stamp pad to brush over the embossed edges now that I've really gotten into embossing.)

- The volcano and dinosaur appear on p. 50 of the Create a Critter booklet. Both are cut at 3".

- The message is from the Don Juan font cartridge, cut at 1". I then used a white Galaxy Marker to add some detail. (I need to look for a serif-font cartridge as I just realized that all the ones I have are sans-serif.)

- Adhesives: foam tape, Zig two-way glue pen, and Glue Glider Pro, Xyron

- Corner-rounder

You Slay Me

This card will likely be a birthday card for my husband's great-uncle who turns 93 next week. I intended to make this a A2 card, but then cut the shapes a bit too large. While I am not 100% pleased with the colors, I like the end result well enough.



Materials:

-5 x 7" white cardstock base

-Yellow cardstock cut at 4.75 x 6.75"; a strip of beige cardstock about 1.5" x 6.75" embossed with the pebbles embossing folder.

- The boy is the "prince" found on p. 46 of the Paper Doll Dress Up booklet, cut at 3.75". The castle is an accessory to the princess on p. 47 and cut at 3", then trimmed a wee bit from the bottom. The dragon and sword at accessories to the knight on p. 48, cut at 3.25".

- The message is cut at .75" using the new Cherry Limeaide cartridge! I ran the letters through my Xyron. I will likely stamp "Happy Birthday" on the inside, once I've decided this is the birthday card.

- Adhesives: foam tape, Zig two-way glue pen, Glue Glider Pro, and Xyron

- Corner-rounder

Cricut Lite Cartridges!!!

Here's what came in the mail today:



As I shared last week, my wonderful auntie went to Walmart at first thing last Saturday morning to hunt for some of the new Cricut Lite cartridges for me since I don't have Walmart nearby. These are the 5 from my wishlist that she was able to find. I'm still on the lookout for Savory and Celebrate with Flourish, but these will keep me well-occupied for now. Thanks so much!!!

Sea You Soon - Mermaid

I'm not so much a fan of puns, but I am trying to jump on the Create a Critter band wagon for such cutesy expressions. This card was made using Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge.




Materials:

-A2 (4.25 x 5.5") blue cardstock base

-Blue cardstock cut at 4 x 5.25" and ran through my BigKick in the D'Vine Swirl embossing folder.

-Small strip of tan cardstock cut at 4 x .5" and embossed with another folder (think it's "pebbles" or something like that.

-Cut in waves using scissors or a craft knife to look more natural

- Mermaid appears on p 43 and is cut at 3.5." I popped her with foam tape.

- Shells are accessories and are cut at .5" and .75." I adhered them with glue dots.

- Message is cut at .75" using the Pooh Font cartridge. I ran the letters through my Xyron.

- Adhesives: foam tape, glue dots, and Glue Glider Pro, Xyron

Nuts About You

Materials

5 x 7" white card base
Pattern paper cut 6.75 x 4.75"
Grass cut 6.75 x .5"
Create a Critter - p. 32 Squirrel cut at 3.5", acorns and phrase cut at 2"
Adhesives - Zig glue pen, foam tape, Glue Glider Pro

Here are two more that I made A2 size:



Squirrel is cut at 2.5" and the phrase is 1.75.
White ribbon

Rain duck

Still making my way through the Create a Critter cartridge. Since it rained for most of the day, I thought this card was appropriate. Love my new embossing folders, too!



Materials

- 5 x 7" white card base

- Cardstock cut at 4.75 x 6.75"

- Duck and umbrella, found on p. 31 of the Create a Critter cartridge, cut at 3"

- Cloud is the cupcake top found on p. 36, cut at 2.5"

- Ribbon is by Offray, purchased at Micahael's

- Adhesives: Glue Glider Pro, foam tape, pop dots

Froggie - Thinking of You

Here's another 5 x 7 card. Since my auntie loved the two froggy cards I've made, even though I have a bunch of critters left to try on the Create a Critter cartridge, here's another frog.



Materials

- Frog cut at 2.5", page 24 of the Create a Critter cartridge

- 5 x 7" white card base

- K & Co pattern paper from the Que Sera Sera collection, cut at 4.75 x 6.75"

- Red cardstock cut at 2 3/8 x 1 3/8"

- Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch

- Adhesives: Glue Glider Pro, Glue Dots, foam tape, Mod-Podge for gloss

- Stampendous stamp - "Happy Messages"

- Ribbon from Michaels

New Look

For those of you following my blog(s) in Google Reader or a similar feed aggregator, please pop on over and see my new look. I finally decided to embrace tabs and a spent a lot of time this morning selecting snazzier backgrounds. I also updated by blogroll/link lists.

Please let me know what you think by commenting or sending me an email.

Thanks for visiting.

Dragonfly - Thinking of you

I'm making a few cards for my auntie to send to her friends. Since they're not for Operation Write Home, they can be bigger than the A2 cards.



Materials
- 5 x 7 white card base

- DCWV glitter cardstock, cut at 4.25 x. 6.75

- Pattern paper from my stash cut at 4 x 6.5"

- Dragonfly, p. 24 of Create a Critter, cut at 3.75"

- Stampin Up embossing powder, Tuscan Sun Glimmer Mist on the dragonfly

- Making Memories paper flowers, buttons and ribbon from my stash

- Stampendous stamp - "Happy Messages"

- Adhesives: Glue Glider Pro, Glue Dots, foam tape, Mod-Podge for gloss

- Martha Stewart Punch


Here's the inside:

Congratulations

I needed a last minute card for a retirement party, so here is what I made. The recipient was a male, which was part of the reason for the dark colors--and I like blue and purple.



Materials:

Paper--Assorted cardstock and pattern paper from my stash.

Punch--One of my brand new Martha Stewart punches called Arch Lattice.

Stamping--Embossing powder from Stampin Up; cherry blossom from a Inkadinkadoo stamp collection called "Asian by Design;" "Congratulations" stamp from Hero Arts collection called "Everyday Sayings."

Ribbon--White inexpensive stuff, probably from Michaels (what I had was a bit too skinny, so looped it around three times).

Adhesive--My new Glue Glider Pro

Here's the inside. I made a simple pocket for the gift card.

Cricut Lite Wishlist

On Hello Thursday, June 10th, Cricut announced 24 new "lite" cartridges! Grrr, made exclusively for Walmart. Not fair as there is no Walmart near me and I hate shopping for popular items in stores. See all of the cartridges here. These are the ones that go on my wishlist, in order of preference:

Cricut Lite B is for Boy Cartridge


Cricut Lite Savory Cartridge


Cricut Lite Celebrate with Flourish


Cricut Lite Cherry Limeade Cartridge


Cricut Lite Sugar and Spice Cartridge


Cricut Lite Block Party Cartridge


Cricut Lite Carousel Cartridge


Cricut Lite Chore Chart Cartridge

Love Giraffe

Still working with the Create a Critter cartridge. The giraffe appears on p. 48 and is cut at 4". The grass is an accessory to the turtle and cut at 1/2". The hearts and sentiment are from the "Kathy Davis Expressions" by Inkadinkado. The ribbon is from Michaels.

What's Cooking?

I made this card using an adorable stamp set from Hero Arts called "What's Cookin?" I stamped the apron image on paper from K&Co "Portabello Road" collection and the pockets and potholders on DCWV cardstock. I then stamped the apron image on beige cardstock and layered. The potholders are popped up with foam tape. The ribbon is from the Target dollar bin.