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.