Owl be Yours Pop Up Box card

This morning I bring to you a cute little pop-up box card I made for my mother-in-law from my girls for Valentine's day. My mother-in-law loves owls so I knew I just had to use the Create a Critter 2 Cricut cartridge for this darling owl.

 

 

Here's a look at the front again and the back:

 



I used these items to create my Owl be Yours Pop Up Box card:

• Create a Critter 2 Cricut cartridge - owl, "Owl be Yours", cupcake, and "Love"
• Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge - heart border
• George and Basic Shapes - hearts on the sides and back
• Red stickels
• Pink brads - on the cupcake
• White gel pen - on the cupcake

I will be entering my Owl be Yours Pop Up Box card in the following challenges:

• Cardz TV Challenge #2 - Create a card using hearts
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #244 - Valentine Projects
• Craftin Desert Divas - Craft-it-up-Link-it-up - Red, White and Pink
• Die Cuttin Divas - Challenge #202 - Picture Inspiration
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• (Pin)spirational Challenge #133
  
• Decorate to Celebrate - Challenge #93 - Anything Goes
• Stuck on U Sketches - Die Cut Challenge - Key to my Heart
 
Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Owl be Yours Pop Up Box card.

Another Breast Cancer Awareness Thank You card

So here is the other Breast Cancer Awareness Thank You card I made for one of my nurses who cared for me over the last 5 months during my chemo treatments. My design was inspired by the challenge over at Mojo Monday (see the sketch below). You can see the other BCA Thank You card HERE.

I tried to get a picture of this circle to show off the stickle I used around the edge of the circle and on the dots but unfortunately it didn't catch the light very well.

Here is the very simple inside...I left it this way so I could leave my own personal thank you.

I used these items to create this BCA Thank You card (ALL of which I had on hand):

• Design Studio
• George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge - circles
• Ultimate Creative Series Cricut cartridge - Awareness Ribbon
• White heart shape brade - on the awareness ribbon
• ribbon - on the front and inside of card
• Swiss dots embossing folder - on the pink circle
• Stickles - on the pink circle
• Misc. clear "Thank You" stamp - on the pink circle
• Stickabilites Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon sticker - on the inside

I am entering this card in the following challenges and linky party:

• Use it Tuesday Challenge #49 - Fasteners - I used a white heart brad on the awareness ribbon
• Craft Your Passion Challenge #150 - All That Glitters - I used stickles on the pink circle, around the edge and on the embossed dots, plus there are glittered ribbons on the top circle
• Mojo Monday 281 - SEE SKETCH



• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - Linky Party - Anything Goes
• 3 Girl JAM Challenge #12 - Anything Goes w/Ribbon   
• Paper Playtime Challenge #4 - Sentiment Stamps      



Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my BCA Thank You card.

Breast Cancer Awareness Thank You Easel card

Well, yesterday was my last day for chemo, treating me for breast cancer. Making paper crafts of all sorts was just one of the things I would do during these treatments to pass the time. Plus, it really was the only time I could have peace and quiet to do my crafts. So since this was my last treatment I wanted to make Thank You cards for the 2 nurses who have been there helping me through it over the last 5 months, and this is one of them.

I wrote my own personal thank you on the underside. It is bittersweet to know I won't be going back but to only get my port flushed every six weeks until it is removed and any appointments that I may have to go to see the doctor. These nurses are fabulous and I just wanted to let them know they are appreciated!

I used these items to create my BCA Thank You easel card (ALL of which are products I had on hand):

• Design Studio - weld the "THANK YOU"
• Ultimate Creative Series Cricut cartridge - Awareness Ribbon
• Street Signs Solutions Crciut cartridge - "THANK YOU"
• White heart brads
• White gel pen - "THANK YOU" 

I am entering this card in the following challenge and linky party:

• Use it Tuesday Challenge #49 - Fasteners - I used 2 white heart brads: 1 on the awareness ribbon and 1 on the "Thank You"
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - Linky Party - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my BCA Thank You easel card.

Zombie Love card

So I couldn't resist when I got this FREE digi from Dilly Beans to do her up in time to make the

• Zombie Love Challenge 
• Forever Night - Freaky Friday Challenge #25 - Create a project with the theme Alternative girls, plus the color challenge (red, black, grey and white). 
• Haunted Design House - HDH #119 Freakers Free For All

Once I got to coloring her everything else just fell in place...the glossy accents, then floss, the prefect paper and here she is.

I used these items to create my Zombie Love card:

• Dilly Beans Digital Stamp
• Sharpie markers
• Glossy Accents and floss - for the hearts
• white gel pen - for the eyes and accent in the hair
• metal charm - Love
• ribbon
• heart brads
• scissors - to hand cut the large heart
• misc. clear swirl stamps
• black ink

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like my Zombie Love card.

Sweet Puppy Love - Valentine

I did my final Valentine (I think), this one for my oldest daughter Kaitlyn.  She is a HUGE dog lover and the color pink, so naturally I had to incorporate those elements in her Valentine.  I think the little puppy dog on the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge is just too cute so I had to use it.  In fact, I only used the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge and I've had this cartridge for who knows how long and have NEVER used it.

I used these items to create this card:

• Design Studio
• Sweethearts Cricut cartridge (which I've had forever and I Never used it before)
• craft, pink, and grey card stock
• pattern paper
• heart brads - on the corners and used as dog tag
• misc. chipboard (which I've had forever) - the flower and heart
• gem - on the flower chipboard
• Google eyes
• brown ink - for the edges of the dog and chipboard
• Cuttlebug
• Swiss Dots embossing folder - for the large pink heart

Here are some close ups:

 This is where I thought a little sparkle was needed:

Here you can see the grey collar and the heart brad I used to look like a dog tag!

Then the perfect phrase to go along with the Valentine:

I am entering this Valentine in the following challenges:

• My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge - Anything Goes
• Our Creative Corner - Love is in the Air - Make a St. Valentine's Day paper craft item (card, scrapbook page layout, 3-D item, or an altered item) using the colors Pink, Grey, and Kraft - The add some sparkle to your paper craft item (rhinestones, glitter, metal) anything that shines!  And don't forget to include a heart-shape.
• Whimsical Design - Bringing Out the Old - Whimsical Wednesday - Create any themed scrapbook LO/card/project but you must use or include something old.
• Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #50 - Anything Goes
• Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday #97 - include a heart on your project

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my Sweet Puppy Love Valentine