Mother's Day 3-D Tea Cup and Tea Cup Card

I am super excited to share with you my Mother's Day 3-D Tea Cup and Tea Cup Card. I made these for my mom for Mother's Day. My mom loves strawberries and her kitchen is packed with strawberry décor. Recently my mom had decided to stop drinking coffee and start drinking tea, so I decided that would be my theme for Mother's Day for her. I already this fantastic paper from the Martha Stewart essentials paper pad that I knew would be perfect. Since I had a great experience when using the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge I decided to try to make the 3-D tea cup...it was super easy.

I cut the 3-D tea cup from the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge using the fit to page feature on my Cricut Expression. I cut the entire cup from one 12 x 12 sheet of thick double sided paper. I lined the edge of the cup and saucer with a silver paint marker. Then adhered them all together. I think it turned out so cute!

I was able to fit 8 individual tea bags in the cup

 



Then I decided to make a coordinating card and envelop to go along with the tea cup. I cut and adhered the envelop for the doily card out from the Wild Card Cricut cartridge, again using the fit to page feature. The size ended up being 5 inches so I now knew that I needed to cut the card at 5 inches, too. I cut the liner out at 4 1/4 and also used the inside of that liner, flipped it, embossed it and adhered everything to the front of the card. I then went back to the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge and cut the tag feature out for the tea cup (can't remember size). I then stamped the front of the of the tea cup with "mom." I lined the edge of the tea cup with the silver paint marker. Then I adhered the tea cup to the front of the card with foam squares. I then cut a circle out for the inside, adhered it and just stamped it with "Happy Mother's Day." Lastly, I tied a green ribbon (from my stash) around the top of the card and done!

 

 

 

 

I used these items to create my Mother's Day 3-D Tea Cup and Tea Cup Card:

• Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge - 3-D tea cup and tea cup on card
• Wild Card Cricut cartridge - card and envelop
• Martha Stewart essentials paper pad - 1st time I used it and I've had it for years 
• Silver paint marker
• Swiss Dots embossing folder - card
• My Craft Spot clear stamp set "Jar Full of Flowers" - sentiment
• green ribbon (from my stash)

I am entering my Mother's Day 3-D Tea Cup and Tea Cup Card in the following challenges:

• DL ART - Thankful Thursday Challenge #155 - Mother's Day
• Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Linky Party
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #250 - Celebrate Mom + DT Call
• Craftin Desert Divas - Craft it up Link it up - Mother's Day
• BBTB2 - Mother's Day Challenge
• (Pin)spirational Challenge #139 
  
• Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #99 - Anything Goes
• Stuck on U Sketches - Die Cut Challenge - Mothers
• CardzTV - 3-D Designers Challenge #8 - 3-D Mother's Day card

I had so much fun creating these Mother's Day 3-D Tea Cup and Tea Cup Card. I can't wait to give them to my mom...I know she is going to love them. Thanks for stopping by and checking out my projects. Happy "early" Mother's Day to all of you Moms, Grandmas, and Great-Grandmas!

Mr. & Mrs. Triple Heart Shape Easel card

I am sharing with you tonight a wedding card that I made using a different style of shape/easel card.  I was inspired by a pin on pinterest Triple Heart Shape Easel Card Tutorial. I made this for my niece who will be getting married in less than a year. I am super excited about the way it turned out.

I used these items to make my Mr. & Mrs. Triple Heart Shape Easel card:

• Sweethearts Cricut cartridge - hearts and Mr. & Mrs.
• Create a Critter Cricut cartridge - bow tie
• black, white and lavender cardstock
• real black buttons - from my stash
• Stampin' Up Rhinestones 
• Swiss Dots embossing folder
• Stickles 
• Fabric Fancies flowers
• foam squares

I am entering my Mr. & Mrs. Triple Heart Shape Easel card in the following challenges and linky parties:

• My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #141 - Shape Card
• DL ART - June Linky Challenge - Anything Goes
• CardzTV - Challenge #3 - Wedding card
• Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge #217 - Anything Goes
• PDE Linky Party #13 - Many Layers

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Mr. & Mrs. Triple Heart Shape Easel card.

Wedding Tag

I don't normally do tags, I don't know why but I had a reason this time...my niece is getting married next year. Based on what I have seen her Pin on Pinterest, I believe her colors include a lavender purple. So when making this tag I new I would include lavender. Plus, there are several challenges this week that this tag will fit into.

 I used these items to create my Wedding Tag:

• George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge - tag cut at 5 + the shadow in balck
• Sweethearts Cricut cartridge - hearts cut at 1 3/4 + the shadow in black
• Paper Dolls Dress Up Cricut cartridge - bow tie cut at 7
• Lavender, black and white cardstock
• ribbon
• 3 Stampin' Up Rhinestones
• 2 black brads
• D'vine Swirls and Swiss Dots embossing folders
• Inkadinkado Clear Stamp FRIENDLY ADVICE Kid Quotes - on the back of the tag
• 1 small bell
• 1 lavender button
• foam squares - behind hearts

Here is a look at the back of the tag:

I am entering this tag in following challenges and linky parties:

• My Sheri Crafts Challenge #135 - 3 in a Row - I did a TAG shape, BUTTON, and EMBOSS
• Exploring Cricut - Wedding Challenge - use black and white and a splash of one other color
• Craft Your Passion Challenge #218 - 3 or More Embellishments - I did 3 rhinestones
• Cut it Up Challenge - Wedding Bells - Make a wedding project with a bell or bells on it
• DL ART - June Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Wedding Tag.

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 card

Today I bring to you a card I actually needed to make for myself.  I was diagnosed with breast cancer June 29 of this year and have been taking the neccessary steps to fight it and get rid of it!!!  I have also been following this fantastic blog called Link Up for Pink.   They offer challenges directly for Breast Cancer Awareness, plus much needed encouragement and support for those who are traveling down this road.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Link Up For Pink Challenge #5 - Sketch - use the sketch below to create your card (I think I did ok with this) - open til 9/6  



• Little Scrap Pieces - Fun Friday Challenge - Use Pink - open til 9/6
• Use It Tuesday Challenge #38 - Use That Ribbon - the ribbon I used was given to me from the hospital when I had my 1st surgery for my breast cancer - open til 9/6
• Krafty Girls - Anything Goes - open til 9/8
• My Craft Spot Challenge #67 - Hope Is Rising - Sympathy and Encouragement - open til 9/10
• Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes - with the optional extra to use a non square base card or project - open til 9/10
• Dawn - Dawn's Crafting - Welcome to my Challenge - Breast Cancer Awareness - open til 9/29
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - 1000 Post Linky Party - open til 9/30

I used these items to create this card:

• ALL SUPPLIES I HAVE IN MY STASH
• White card stock
• 2 different kinds of pink pattern paper
• Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge - have had for ever and NEVER used
• Martha Stewart Punch Around
• My Craft Spot Stamps - sentiment
• Ribbon - given to me from the hospital during my 1st surgery
• Button - from my stash
• White Enamel Accents - create the look of pearls in the corners 
• Cuttlebug
• Swiss Dots Embossing folder

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Breast Cancer Awareness card.

Frankie and His Bride ATC's

So I am totally digging doing these ATC's.  I'm enjoying the fact that I can plan, design, create and finish a single project in a day and that's with many interuptions.

Today I bring to you the very nervous Frankie and his Bride.  He is bringing his bride a bouquet of sweet candy.  You can see the look of uncertainty...will she have me or not?  None the less, isn't he too cute!!! 

Our Bride has the same thought and brings Frankie a box of candy.  True love in the making <3

I used these items to create these ATC's:

• Wooden rubber stamp from Michael's $1.00 bin from last year
• Sharpie Markers
• while gel pen
• clear stamp from Bug Bites - All Year Round set - "for you, from me"
• clear stamp from My Craft Spot - Inside & Out - set #2 - "love you!'
• Martha Stewart corner punch
• msic. candy stickers that I layered on white cardstock then cut around them
• white card stock rolled for the stems of the candy bouquet and Frankie's Bride's dress
• orange floss
• foam squares - to raise the candy bouquet and box of candy
• orange brads
• Martha Stewart glitter - for Frankie's Bride's dress and crown
• gem
• misc. stickers
• Cuttlebug - dress
• Swiss dots embossing folder - dress

I am entering these ATC's in the following challenges:

• Craft Your Passion Challenge #122 - Anything Goes - open til 8/12
• Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes - open til 8/13
• Wicked Wednesday ATC #44 - Frankie and His Bride open til 8/14
• DL ART - Happy Birthday Linky Party + GIVE AWAY! - open til 8/31

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Frankie and his Bride ATC's.

Looking through the Window - Mother's Day card

Today I bring to you a Mother's Day card I created for my mother-in-law.  During the end of December my mother-in-law had made this statement on her facebook page, "So strange!!! I was looking out my kitchen window this morning thinking about Joe (her deceased husband) when this yellow butterfly flew on my deck and hoovered in front of the window a little while then flew away...Maybe it was telling me that I will be okay and next year will be a better one for me!!!!! I hope so anyway...."  Now this might not sound strange to some of you but since she lives on the east coast, seeing a butterfly in December is very strange.  Ever since that day I knew I wanted to create a window card for her...and this is what I came up with.

I used these items to create this card:

• Design Studio
• Locker Talk Cricut cartridge - for the window card***I know totally not expected!!!
• George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge - for the square cut for the window
• Indie Art Cricut cartridge - the butterfly
• Cuttlebug
• Swiss Dots embossing folder
• Studio G glitter glue
• foam squares
• Stampin' Up Ribbon and lace - for the curtain effect
• Glue Gun - to attach the lace to the ribbon
• Clear Craft Plastic - for the window
•  DCWV Spring Stack of pattern paper
• My Craft Spot stamps - Inside & Out Set #2

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• More Than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #70 - Mother's Day - open til 5/15
• Cardz TV Challenge #107 - There's no other, like my Mother" - open til 5/15
• Paper Playtime Challenge #74 - Die cuts - Bug Cards - I used a butterfly - open til 5/18
• Paper Sundaes #120 - Things with Wings - open til 5/17

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Looking Through the Window Mother's Day 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

Love You - Minnie Valentine

Today I share with you a valentine I made for my 2 year old daughter Jaidyn.  Recently she was introduced to Mickey Mouse and Friends and she always says, "Minnie, Minnie, Minnie," when she sees Mickey or Minnie, so I just had to do Minnie for her.  Yes, I know another easel card, well I just can't help it I love this type of card.

I used these items to create this valentine:

• Design Studio
• Disney Mickey Font Cricut cartridge - for Minnie
• Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge - for the "Love You"
• Martha Stewart punch set
• DCWV Nana's Kids printed cardstock - the polka dot paper
• Cuttlebug - for Minnie's bow
• Swiss Dots embossing folder - for Minnie's bow
• white gel pen - for Minnie's bow
• conversation hearts ribbon - I cut the hearts out to use in the corners

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Cartoon Characters - make a project using a cartoon character...Disney, Looney Tunes, Hello Kitty, Scooby Doo.... any cartoon character will do!
• Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #46 - Any Occassion (MUST use Polka Dots)
• Shopping Our Stash Challenge #35 - use a border punch or create a border detail
•  More than Favors Wacky Wednesday #63 Let's Get Animated - create any project as long as it has any kind of animated character on it.
• Docerela Shop - #5 Challenge - make a Valentine's Card/layout or 3D that includes a cut using our Cricut Machines. 

Here is an up close look at the individual parts of my card:

I can't believe it I actually got a valentine completed way in advance...WHOO HOO!  Now I must get some other projects going.  I have my oldest daughter's Valentine's to make for her class of 28, invitations to my oldest daughter's birthday and decorations to make for her party too!  I'm gonna be a busy little bee for the next month and a half...wish me luck!

Froggy Witch Halloween Easel card

Hey there fellow crafters I have a card I am sharing with you today that I created for my mom for Halloween.  My mom loves frogs...in fact in her backyard, by her pool she has frog land.  You'll find all types of frogs there, all except for real ones.  I knew right away what froggy I wanted to use and of course it would have to come from one of my favorite cartridges *Creat-a-Critter*

I am entering this card in these challenge:

• Cricut 360 - Spooky Halloween Blog Hop and Challenge - 10/26
• Crop Stop Challenge #42 - Halloween - 10/26
• Paper Sundaes Challenge #92 - Sundae Bar - create a project using black, sparkle, flowers, and distressing but you only have to use 2 to participate

I used these items to create this card:

• Design Studio
• Cricut cartridge Creat-a-Critter - for the frog
• Cricut cartridge Happy Hauntings - for the hat
• Martha Stewart punch - for the inside of the card
• google eyes
• Cuttlebug
• green and purple stickles - the hat and frog
• misc. stickers - for the inside of the card
• My Moments peel n stick ribbon
• open stock pattern paper from Hobby Lobby

Here's an up close view of the froggy's hat.  I show you this because my 9 year old daughter suggested I emboss the hat to make it look like the hat on the paper and this is how it turned out.  I think she had an excellent idea and it works perfectly.

Here's an up close view of the inside:

Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoyed my Froggy Witch Halloween Easel card!

Halloween Owl Easel card

I'm sharing today a card I made for my mother-in-law.  She is a HUGE fan of owls and I wanted to make her a card for Halloween, especially this year because it is the 1st Halloween since her husband passed away.  I really just wanted to let her know that we are thinking of her, even on a silly day such as Halloween. 

I am also entering this card in a couple of challenges:

• Cardz TV Challenge #92 - "Hootie Halloween" - make a Halloween card using an owl from any Cricut cartridge and use any color you'd like
• Paper Playtime Ch #57 - use Black, Orange, and Purple on your project
• MAG Challenge by the Page #47 - use ONLY Cricut Cartridge Create-a-Critter page 25
• Love to Crop Challenge -Embossable You - Create a card, layout, or 3D project with embossing
• Craft Spot by Kimberly - Monday Challenge #29 - Color challenge (black with orange, purple or green)

I used these items to created this card:

• Design Studio
• Create-a-Critter Cricut cartridge
• Cuttlebug
• Swiss dots embossing folder - used on the outer layer of the owl
• Script texture embossing folder - used on the tree limb
• Stickles - black and purple on the owl
• Circle stencil - used to hand cut out the moon
• E-Z Rub On - for the bats on the moon
• Black, orange, 2 types of purple, white cardstock
• Pattern Paper - from Recollections Midnight Magic

The inside I used these items:

• white cardstock
• black brads
• Martha Stewart corner punch
• misc. Halloween stamps

Thank you so much for looking!

World Card Making Day - Surprise Inside Birthday Card

I created this card in Design Studio.  I wanted to create a card that when you opened it there was an unexpected surprise inside and I think I did with this card.  The card is a 6 x 6 square card that opens in the middle.  I only used Birthday Cakes Cricut cartridge.  I used the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder on the ribbon of the present and went over the dots with a white gel pen and did some faux stitching around the green edges of the present.  I used a Happy Birthday stamp from My Craft Spot stamp set.  Last I added some buttons to 2 opposite corners. 

Here's the surprise on the inside flap...a cute little pink monkey that is stamped with Love You, also from My Craft Spot.  Again I used the Cuttlebug and embossed the face and belly of the monkey with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.  I adhered some tiny google eyes to the monkey and some dots done with a white gel pen.

On the inside I cut out the Happy Birthday phrase, adhered all the layers and added some dots with the white gel pen.  I also did some faux stitching around the middle panel just to make it stand out a bit more. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you liked my little surprise inside card!

Have a Berry Sweet Birthday card

It has been a while since I actually had the opportunity to make anything, so here it is.

I made this easel card for my Mom, who's birthday is this week and she loves strawberries...in fact she bought me this cart so I thought it would be fitting that I use it to make her birthday card!

I used these Cricut cartridges:
Simply Charmed for the strawberry bowl cut at 3 1/2 and the berry sweet cut at 1

Calligraphy Collection for the Birthday cut at 2

I used D'vine Swirls and Swiss Dots embossing folders.

I added ribbon from Michael's and a couple of brads.

 The card is a 5 1/2 inch square card.

Simple and Sweet, I hope she likes it!

Thanks for looking!