God Loves You Card

This is a card I made for a homeless woman that I see standing next to the intersection most mornings.  I just felt led to make it!

Here are the details:

Size:  4" x 5 1/2"
Card Stock:  Recollections; Bazzill
Patterned Papers:  Various -- From my stash of scraps
Hearts:  McGill punch
Embossing:  Cuttlebug hearts folder
Sentiment:  Computer generated and cut with a Spellbinders Label die
Ribbon:  Unknown

It was a very simple and easy card to make, but made from the heart!  Thanks for looking.

I Only Have Eyes For You Valentine's Day Card

And this is my last Valentine's Day creation.  It is the card I plan to give to my hubby today.  I doubt that he will understand it.  I will have explain to him what it says.  I guess the hearts are confusing, but it needed something in the middle of the card!

Here are the details:

Size 5"x7"
Card Stock:  American Crafts; Bazzill
Patterned paper:  Recollections
Embossing:  Cuttlebug
Glasses:  Paisley Cricut cartridge cut at 2"
"I Only Have" -- Don Juan Cricut cartridge cut at 1 1/4"
"4 U" -- Don Juan Cricut cartridge cut at 1 1/2"
Hearts:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies

I hope you like it, and it gives you some kind of inspiration.  Thanks for taking the time to let me know you like my work.

I am entering this card at the Cricut Fanatics Crafting Blog.  It's a Valentine's Day challenge.  Check it out here.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day Gift Card Holders

As promised, I am sharing another Valentine's Day creation.  These are the simple gift card holders that I made for my daughters and their husbands.  I always give them a little something for Valentine's Day.  These are definitely not fancy, but I literally made them with just a few minutes of spare time.

Here are the details:

Card Stock:  Core'dinations and American Crafts
I used a Spellbinders label that I had cut and ended up not using.  I looked at it and wondered if it was big enough to put a gift card inside, and it sure was!  It's the largest of the Nestabilities for this label.  I folded it and scored it and then cut another label, cut that one in half (well, obviously a little less than half), and used it to glue on the bottom inside half to hold the gift card.  I used a circle punch to make a notch for the gift card to peek out.

On the outside, I used a scalloped circle punch and the Martha Stewart heart punch to add a little something and also added a computer generated sentiment and little punched hearts.  So simple.  But cute!

Hope you like them.  And thanks for taking the time to comment!

You're Dino-Mite

As promised, I am sharing another Valentine's Day card today.  This one was made for our grandson, who is 3.  Here are the details:

Size:  4" x 5 1/4"
Patterned papers:  Recollections
Card Stock:  Recollections; Bazzill
Dinosaur:  Create a Critter Cricut cartridge cut at 3 1/2"
Hearts border:  Martha Stewart border punch
Sentiments were computer generated and punched using a Paper Shapers punch and a McGill heart punch.
The two small hearts are a punch as well.

Thanks so much!

Love

Here it is, Monday already.  Where do the weekends go?!?  This weekend was a great one for me.  My family was here on Sunday, and we celebrated my birthday.  What a blessed day it is when they are all here.

Today I am sharing the Valentine's Day card I made for our granddaughter.  I hope to share with you this week a few more Valentine's Day things I made on Saturday.  I am usually months behind, but I thought I'd go ahead and post these things now.  Here are the details:

Size:  5"x7"
Card Stock:  Recollections; Core'dinations; American Crafts
Patterned paper:  Wow.  That paper is old.  I am not sure.  I am guessing that I have had it for at least 5 years.
Love Banner:  I broke down and spent birthday money from last year (yes, I saved it for a year almost) and bought the Stampin' Up Pennant punch set.  It's really neat!  I printed the letters on my computer and then punched them.  The hearts are a punch.
Girl and dog silhouette:  A Child's Year Cricut cartridge cut at 3 1/2"
Scalloped circle:  Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Die (the smallest one).  I then embossed it using my Cuttlebug.
I used my Bow Easy to make the bow and added a mini rose from I Am Roses.

I think that's it!  I hope you like it.  Thanks if you take the time to leave a comment.  The folks that take that time are few and far between.  As those of you know who blog, it sure is tough to see that 150 visitors have been to your blog, and not one has left a comment.

Check out all of the neat hearts and cupids over at Bitten By The Bug 2.  I've entered my card in the challenge.  Want to join?

Christmas Joy

Yes, I am a little late to post a Christmas card.  But hopefully someone will find some inspiration in this card I made for my in-laws.  Here are the details:

Size:  Approx. 5" x 7" Tri-Fold (I used two 12" x 5" pieces of card stock, which were offset and glued together to make this card, leaving a one inch section to overhang at the end. -- See first picture below.)
Card Stock:  Wausau Papers; Bazzill; American Crafts
Patterned paper:  DCWV (This is an old Christmas stack as I recall.)
Nativity:  Inspired Heart Cricut Cartridge cut at 4"
Scalloped Border with Holes:  EK Success border punch
Ribbon:  Unknown
Star:  Joys of the Seasons Cricut Cartridge cut at 2 1/4"
Joy:  Joys of the Seasons Cricut Cartridge cut at 2" layered on a paper doily
Gems:  Queen & Co.
There's nothing special about the inside -- I just used some punches to make a place to hold some money.

Thanks so very much for taking the time to comment.

Spread Your Wings

Good Friday morning.  I am sharing an encouragement card I made several months ago for a lady at my daughter's church who has started a speaking ministry.  Her theme is always around butterflies, so of course I had to find a butterfly for her card.  And this sentiment was perfect as a way of encouraging her.  Here are the details:

Size:  5"x7"
Card Stock:  Bazzill, American Crafts
Patterned Papers:  Recollection
Sentiment/Butterfly:  Straight From The Nest Cricut cartridge cut at 4 1/2"
Pink Scallop:  Bazzill Just The Edge
Flower:  Prima??

Thanks for looking, and I hope it inspires someone!  Also, thanks for taking the time to comment.

Have a great weekend!

May Your Birthday Sparkle

I am sharing today a birthday card I made for a dear friend a month or so ago.  She loves bright colors and bling.  Can't you tell from the card?  LOL.  My inspiration came from a card on Pinterest with gems on it that said, "You Sparkle."  Here are the details of the card:

Size:  5 1/8" x 6 1/8"

Card Stock:  American Crafts, Bazzill

Embossing folder:  I'm not sure.  It doesn't have a manufacturer name on it.  I thought it was Darice, but I can't seem to find it online.  (You can barely see the embossing in the photo anyway.)

Label:  Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge cut at 3".  The scalloped square is a 2" punch.  I then put two layers of squares on top of that and topped it off with 16 gems from my stash.

Tag:  Punch; Sentiment: computer generated

Black decorative piece at top of bow:  Punch

Rose:  I am Roses

Ribbon:  Unknown.

Hope you like it.  Thanks for commenting!

  

Praying For You

Happy Friday blogging world!  I hope you are staying warm, or if you have a warm climate right now, I am so jealous!  We just had our first snow of the year, about an inch or so.  That's enough for me!  I'm ready for spring already!  LOL.

I finished a Bible study back in the fall, and am now facilitating my very first Bible study.  In fact, I am facilitating two at once!  One of the things the facilitator of our first Bible study did was assign someone for us to pray for.  I am sharing today the card I made for my prayer recipient.  She is a sweet lady, inside and out!  Here are the details:

Size:  A2
Card Stock:  American Crafts
Embossing:  Cuttlebug
Flowers:  Flower Shoppe Cricut cartridge cut at 4 1/4" and 4 3/4"
Leaves:  Spellbinders die
Scalloped oval punch:  Marvy Uchida and layered on top of a Stampin' Up label punch
Ribbon:  Unknown
Scalloped Edge:  Spellbinders die

I am entering this into the "Use a Flower" challenge at Little Scrap Pieces.  Here is a link to the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.  You just made my day!

Happy 18th Birthday

Happy Friday everyone.  I am back today with a birthday card I made for my son-in-law's brother.  He is a sweet guy who just turned 18.   Here are details of the card:

Size:  5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Card Stock:  Various, including Bazzill and American Crafts, my favs!
Balloons:  This is a new punch I found, made by Paper Studio.  Such a simple, easy way to make a birthday card.  I'm sure I will use it lots.  I used Baker's twine for the string.
The sentiment is by David Tutera from Joann's.
Stars:  McGill Punch
18:  Hippie Chick Cuttlebug font.
I also embossed my background using a Cuttlebug folder.
I punched several layers of cardstock in different colors using a border punch.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave a comment!

Make No Mistake

I decided to share another card for a co-worker with my blogging friends.  This one was made for another card maker's birthday.  How tough is that!  LOL.  Here are the details:

Size:  5"x7"
Card Stock:  American Crafts and Bazzill
Patterned Papers:  Recollections
Scalloped Circle:  Spellbinders
Sentiment:  Computer generated and cut using a Spellbinders Tag Die and then layered on a oval and scalloped oval punched label
Ribbon:  Unknown;  Fancy Buckle:  Unknown
Roses:  I Am Roses
Typewriter:  Suburbia Cricut cartridge cut at 2 1/2" (I think -- forgot to write it down!)
I can't remember the inside sentiment, but I think it was something to the effect of, "Your birthday is a day to celebrate."

Hope you like it.  Thanks for commenting.

Would I Eat Your Birthday Chocolate?

I am sorry I haven't been posting much lately, but with the busy Christmas season, I have neglected my blog!  And to be honest, I have not been in my craft room much in the past month or so.  But, I do have a few cards to share, and one of those is this cute M&M card I made for a co-worker's birthday.  I was inspired by a similar card I had seen on Pinterest and on the Cricut message boards.  Here are the details:

Size:  5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Card Stock:  Bazzill
Patterned Papers:  Recollections
M&M:  For the body, I used my George Cricut cartridge to cut the circle at 3".  The feet are a 2" circle cut in half.  The eye brows are an apostrophe cut from that same cartridge at 3". The arms and legs are strips of paper that are approximately 1/4" wide (I failed to write down their width.)  The hands are cut from the Mickey and Friends Cricut cartridge at 1 1/4".  The eyes and mouth were cut using punches.    The "m" was cut using the Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge at approximately 3/4".  (This is another cut I forgot to write down.)  I used a little chalk to add the cheeks and chocolate to his face.
Roses:  Recollections
Fancy corner:  Spellbinders die "Fleur De Lis" motifs
Sentiment:  Computer generated and then punched with circle punches and scalloped circle punches.
On the inside, I added a sentiment to the effect of, "Hmmm . . . I guess I would!  Happy Birthday Anyway!"

I hope you are inspired.  If you take the time to comment, thank you so much.

A Mason Jar Invitation

My daughter asked me earlier in the fall if I would help her make invitations for a wedding day breakfast for a friend who was getting married in December.  I happily said yes!  She wanted to make the invitation with a mason jar theme, since they seem to be all the rage these days.  I looked through the images on my Cricut cartridges and thought this one would work pretty well!  I thought they turned out very cute!

Here are the details:

Jar:  From My Kitchen Cricut Cartridge cut at 5 1/4" -- (We cut the blackout cut and the shadow cut.)
Circle with Invitation Wording:  I used Word to create a text box and added the line around the outside edge.  Then I printed the wording and cut it out using a Spellbinders circle die.  (Please excuse all of the Xs over the words -- to protect the bride's privacy.)
We added the little punched tag with the words, "You're Invited" and added it with some raffia.

Hope you like it!

You Have Great Style and Form

To all of my visitors from the United States, I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving.  I, of course, ate way too much, but it could have been worse.  And I thoroughly enjoyed having our family here.  My daughters and I did some shopping, which was so fun.  I didn't really care if I bought anything.  Just spending time with them was all that mattered.

Today I am sharing a birthday card I made for a co-worker.  She is about 8 months younger than me, and she thoroughly enjoys reminding me that I am older than her.  So, I decided to surprise her with this fun card.  It looks so sweet on the outside, doesn't it?  Inside, it said, "For an old woman."  LOL.  She was a little taken aback when she first opened it, but she knew it was all in fun.

Here are the details:

Size 5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Patterned paper:  Cosmo Cricket
Card Stock:  DCWV; Bazzill
Dress form:  3 1/2" - Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge
Label behind dress form:  4" - Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge
Border punch:  Martha Stewart
Cuttlebug for embossing
Stampin' Up tag punch for punched corners
Roses:  Various
Sentiment:  Computer generated and punched using a Stampin' Up punch

Thanks for taking a moment of your time to comment.  It means the world!

 

They Say It's Your Birthday

This was my brother-in-law's birthday card.  I loved the idea of this card when I saw something similar on Pinterest, but I ended up not being thrilled with the end result.    But, it was still fun to make.  Every time I see this card, I start singing the old Beatles song!   Here are the details:

Size:  A2

Patterned music paper:  Unknown

Card Stock:  Core'Dinations

I cut the stars out of the brown card stock using the George cartridge and the shadow feature at 2 1/2" and 2".  I then embossed the brown card stock with my Cuttlebug Happy Birthday folder and cut the front of it down to fit on my card.

I then cut the red stars using the George cartridge, again at 2 1/2" and 2" but without the shadow feature so that they fit into the negative spots left from the shadowed stars.

I failed to write down the cartridge that I used for the musical notes.  I am sorry!  I thought they were Cuttlebug dies, but I checked, and I only have one size of those.

The sentiment was computer generated and then punched.

Thanks for commenting!