Birthday Card

I used an old sketch and flopped the colors to make this present card.  I also used the present border punch I found on clearance after Christmas.  The gift is from Doodlecharms, and it was embossed with the D'Vine Swirls embossing folder.  The card will be entered in the Cooking with Cricut challenge (Birthdays).

Spotted Sketch

The sketch is from CPS, and the green paper was embossed with the Spots and Dots Cuttlebug folder.  I love how the different shades of brown, green, and pink (More Than Favors) turned out.

Cards for Chalie Knuth

Angela from Cricut Crafts by Angela posed the following on her blog:

Hi Craft Friends,

I was wondering if any of you would be interested in sending cards to 4 year old Charlie. 

He is battling a rare skin condition called epidermolysis bullosa commonly known as EB, which causes his skin to blister.

Here is a link to his CaringBridge page.  I hope that you will take some time out of your day to read his story.  It's very touching and he is a fighter and will touch your heart. 

To send cards please send it to:

Ronald McDonald House
Attn:  Knuth Family
621 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis, MN  55414

If you can't send a card to Charlie, then would you just take a little time out of your day to pray for him & his family.  They need all the support they can get right now. 
If you need anymore information please contact me!  Thank you all so much! 

___________________________________

I checked Charlie's Caring Bridge post today, and his mother writes, "I showed him all the beautiful hand-made cards that are being sent to him from all over the United States."  Charlie is from WI where I also live, and we have been following his story on the news.  I could not resist the opportunity to make him a card to brighten his day.  Please consider making a card for Charlie and posting his story on your blog.  I mailed this card:

I used the sketch from Jitterbuggin Challenge (yellow, stripes, and a Cricut shape) and used pop dots (Card Cupids) to raise the monkey from Create a Critter.

Love Bug!

The Mojo Monday sketch inspired this Valentine's Day card.  The ladybug is from the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge.  This card was entered in the following challenges: My Time to Craft (embossing), Cricut Cardz (Valentine's Day card for a child),and  Creative Cutter Room (love bug).

Bouquet of Flowers

This flower bouquet is from the Pooh and Friends Cricut Cartridge and was entered in the Crafty Cardmakers floral challenge.  The fold is at the top.

Resource Binder

  

I have been working on this resource binder for weeks, and it is finally finished!  The oval was modified from the Wild Card Cricut Cartridge, and the letters are from Simply Sweet.  This is an Avery binder with a built in pocket on the inside.  I used tab dividers with pockets on the front and back so I can store notes and projects in progress.

The binder is broken up into the following sections:

1.  Supplies

• Each Cricut cartridge has a different colored piece of card stock with a photo from the back of the box (green page above)
• Sample square of Cuttlebug embossing folders (black embossed squares on purple paper above)
• Yellow card stock with stamp images (above)
• Transparency with sample pieces of ribbon (above)
• List of each stamp, cartridge, and embossing folder and the amount paid

2. Card Ideas

• Card images and layouts from magazines and online
• Card wording and Bible verses

3.  Gift Ideas

• Ideas collected from magazines and online

4. Notes

• Photos of past projects and notes on recreating it.
• The tab divider folder has samples and other items to make future projects easier.

5. Lesson Plans

• I have not made any progress yet, but this section has intentions of lesson plans for crafts and cards that I can eventually teach to children or adults. 

New Blog Design!

THANK YOU to Monica at Simply Cricuting for helping me with my cute new blog design!  She was so kind to guide me in this process.  I love how it turned out, and I can't thank her enough.  Thanks, Monica!

Sweet Treat

The ice cream cone is from the Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge and embossed with the D'Vine swirls folder.  The pink accent is embossed with the spots and dots folder.  This card fulfills the following challenges: Fantabulous Cricut Challenge (sweet treat using a Cricut cartridge), My Time to Craft (spots and dots), Jitterbuggin Challenge (brown, white, and one other color plus a bow), and the Paper Cutz Challenge (Your Choice).   

Snowman Pooh Sketch

Skipping Stones Designs posted a sketch challenge.  I combined it with elements from the Cricut Cardz Challenge to use a snowman and the Cute Card Thursday challenge to use a 1, 2, 3 combination (1 bow, 2 circles, 3 rectangles).  The image is from the Pooh and Friends Cartridge, and the circles are from the George cartridge.

Card Exchange

I participated in the Holy Cricut birthday and Valentine's Day card exchanges.  Here are my designs:

If you want to join in the fun, the Valentine's Day exchange is still open!  

Tags for You

Paper Cutz Challenge is encouraging tags this week.  I was pleased with how the ribbon complimented the background, but I wish the ribbon would have laid better.  Sometimes you trade beauty for functionality :)  This is another "Thinking of You card for my aunt.  The punch and stamp are from Stampin' Up.

Flowers Galore

My aunt continues to bravely battle cancer.  She said that she looks forward to getting the mail and looks for my cards.  After I heard this, I started sending an extra card a week for a total of 3 or more.  This is another card that I made for her.  The flowers are from the Simply Sweet Cricut cartridge.  It will be entered in the Cooking with Cricut challenge to use three Cricut flowers and the Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge to use metal (brads inside flowers).

Lovely Hearts

This cute Valentine's Day card was inspired by the "monochrome" (use one color)challenge at Cute Card Thursday.  It also fulfills the following challenges: Really Reasonable Ribbon (hearts and ribbon), Paper Playtime (use the word love), and Paper Issues (Valentine's Day). 

Valentine's Day Sketch

I started this card before work, let the ideas brew in my head, and came up with this idea tonight.  The inspiration came from the sketches at Card Positioning Systems and Peachy Keen Stamps.  I will also be entering it into the following challenges: Crafty Cardmakers (use colored pencils) and The Pink Elephant (use pink, orange, and aqua)

Birthday Bash

I was inspired by the Skipping Stones Design sketch and Scrappy Mom's Birthday Bash challenge.  The birthday hat is from the Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge, and the white is embossed with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder.  "Happy Day" is from Stampin' Up.  I added some sparkle with glitter in the yellow ribbon, on the hat, and with the five dots under the ribbon to join Cooking with Cricut's "Glitter Mania" challenge.

Snow Fun

Momo's challenge is to make a card with a snow theme.  I used my Cuttlebug to emboss blue paper with snowflakes and paired it with snowflake paper.  The red ribbon also has snowflakes.  You can never have enough snow :)  The snowman is from the Doodlecharms cartridge. 

Happy Valentine's Day!

I found this cute stamp in the $1 bin at Target and the ribbon on clearance at Michael's.  I love finding great deals!  This card was made using the Mojo Monday sketch (my computer didn't cooperate, so I missed the posting time), Crafty Cardmaker challenge to use red and a dicut (hearts), and Cricut Cardz challenge to use only black, white, and red.

Warm Fuzzies

I have been experimenting with various paper folds, and this card features a match boook-type fold.  The penguin (from the Create a Critter cartridge) is attached to the bottom flap that is about 1.5".  This card will be entered into the Fabulous Cricut Challenge: Winter Warmies (scarf).   

Prayer Journal

I made my brother-in-law a prayer journal for Christmas.  He was so excited to receive this gift, as his New Year's resolution is to start a prayer journal.  A little birdie told me this was his goal ;)  The letters are from George Cricut cartridge.  This journal will be entered in the We Have Paper Issues "New Challenge" (new prayer journal).

Spongebob Thank You Card

I received a gift from one of my students, and I wanted to show my appreciation by making a thank you card with his favorite character.  I knew my sister was eyeing up the SpongeBob Cricut cartridge, so I purchased it on eBay for $12.50 for her and had to try it out on this card before passing the cartridge to her.  The background is embossed with the thank you Cuttlebug embossing folder and Bob is from the SpongeBob Cricut cartridge.  I love how this card turned out, and I can't wait to see the look on the third grader's face!  This card was entered in Cute Card Thursday's "Thank You Card" and Really Reasonable Ribbon's "Something New Plus Ribbon" challenge.  I received a Cuttlebug for Christmas from my wonderful husband (something new), and the blue ribbon gave a splash of color while also adding some dimension to the background.