Grandpa gets HONORED

Today my grandpa got the opportunity to go on an Honor Flight. The Honor Flight is for World War II Veterans as well as Korean War Veterans and Vietnam War Veterans, they get the chance to fly up to Washington D.C. to visit all of the memorials (WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Iwo Jima, Lincoln.) They also get to see the changing of the guard at Arlington National Cemetery.

 

Family members, friends and acquaintances of the honored veteran are asked to write letters to them ahead of time and then they are given to the veteran just before the return flight home; this is done to mimic "mail call" that the veterans got while serving for our country. 

 

Below is the card that I made for my grandpa who is a World War II Veteran.

 

 

My Hero was cut with the Cricut Stand and Salute Cartridge and layered on top of a frame cut from a spellbinders die (labels ?)

The papers came from a 8.5 X 11 paper pad I got at Walmart a year or so ago. 

The inside is not pictured, I only used a white mat so that I had plenty of room to write a letter inside.

 

 

As the Veterans arrived back in town, family and friends are encouraged to come to the airport to welcome them home in style. There will be a band, ROTC students, news media and more there to welcome them home as well.

 

My mom and I worked together to make a couple of banners to hold up in honor of our hero, my grandpa.

 



Happy Birthday Aunt Carla

I wanted to make a fun and colorful card to celebrate my Aunt Carla's Birthday so I reached for one of my newer cartridges that I got for Christmas, Cricut Pack Your Bags. This cartridge is full of great images for summer, vacations and beachy related things.

 

The card base is a standard 4.25" x 5.5" card with the blue polka dotted paper measuring 4" x 5.25"

The postage stamps were cut from page 55. 3 were cut out of Kraft cardstock at 2" and 3 out of a patterned cardstock at 1.75"

Drink 1 is also found on page 55 and all layers were cut at 1.5"

Drink 2 is found on page 69 and all layers were cut at 1.5"

Drink 3 is found on page 70 and all layers were cut at 1.5"

Each of the drinks were adhered flat to the postage stamp and then the stamps are popped up on foam tape.

For the bottom I freehand cut a curved shape out of some kraft cardstock using scissors and punched a wave out of blue cardstock using the Fiskars Wave punch.

To finish off the card I stamped my sentiment in the bottom right and attached some seashell stickers that I had in my stash.

 

For the inside I simply stamped a sentiment and then added 2 strips of paper that match what was used on the front of the card. The blue polka dot strip is 1" and the multicolored strip is .75" The flip flops are stickers that came from the same set as the seashells used on the front.



Welcome baby Noah

Yesterday my cousin gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Noah. Both mother and baby are happy and healthy and we are all so glad that Noah is finally here.

 

 

Below is the card that I made for my cousins baby shower back in June.

 

To make this card I cut 2 dark blue onesies from the Cricut Life is a Party Cartridge (pg. 29) on the BASE layer, and then using the BASE SHIFT I cut one layer in white and 2 in light blue .

 

I adhered the white layer to one of the dark blue pieces and then glued only the top edges (the shoulder pieces) together with the other blue piece to make a flip up card.

 

I ran the light blue piece through my swiss dots cuttlebug folder and adhered it to the front of the card.

 

I chose to use another image on the front of the onesie instead of the duck that cuts out with it. I found the boat on the Baby Steps Cartridge (pg. 55) and I only cut the Layer 1 pieces.

 

I then added 3 small buttons (from favorite findings) to the bottom for a more finished look.

 

On the inside I cut the remaining light blue onesie so that only a 'diaper' shape was left and added 2 pieces of washie tape to either side in a coordinating color. I placed so foam take along the sides and bottom of the 'diaper' piece so that a gift card would slide into the pocket.

My Best Friend's Wedding

Today my best friend got married and I was lucky enough to be able to be her maid of honor. Everything was beautiful and elegant especially the Bride! I am so happy that they have found each other and I wish them all the luck, wishes and happiness in the world. 

 

 

 I ended up making 2 different cards for her, one for the actual wedding gift and one for the bridal shower. The idea for both cards I found on Pintrest. And, both cards are super easy and can be whipped together in just minutes.

The hearts for this card were cut from the George and Basic Shapes Cartridge and the bow for the groom was cut from the Doodlecharms Cartridge. Pearls down the "back" of the dress help to establish that the white heart is the bride and a few black rhinestones really bring out the look of the tux.

This card was made from a phrase that came from the DCWV Everlasting Love Paper Stack, and it was placed on a background that I ran through my cuttlebug. With this card you can use just about any embossing folder and it would turn out elegant and gorgeous.

 

 CONGRATULATIONS HEATHER AND RYAN!!

 

Happy Birthday ME

Today is my BIRTHDAY!!

An entire day centered around eating cake and getting presents, what could be better!

 

This year I got some AMAZING gifts. I am so very blessed to have people who love me so much and are generous enough to spend their money on me. I truly can't thank them enough.

 

I revived a TON of scrapbooking and jewelry making supplies for my birthday so I thought I would share some of the pictures with you.

 

 

So lets break it down:

3 packs of beads

1 monogramed "A" charm

1 box of mixed jewelry findings

2 full TV series

6 movies

7 Cricut cartridges

3 gypsy stylus

1 plate of goodies

and 2 BIRTHDAY CAKES!!

 

I am so truly BLESSED!!

 

I also wanted to include with this post the thank you card that I sent out for these WONDERFUL presents.

 

 

 

 

 



Fast, Easy and Simple Thank You

Todays card is super FAST to put together, EASY to assemble and takes only a few SIMPLE items to make.

 

Items used:

Cardstock

Washi (or tissue) Tape

Thickers (or other Alpha stickers)

 

 

To start I found a piece of white cardstock in my scraps and SIMPLY added different stripes of washi tape directly to the piece of white cardstock. Then just tape your washi covered piece of cardstock to a card base and add thickers to spell out your sentiment.

 

For the inside just layer a few pieces of coordinating cardstock and stamp with final sentiment.

 

This card look great and takes less than 5 minutes to assemble!

 

Birthday Card Using Songbird Cartridge

I found this card on pintrest and fell in love with it. The images are all cut from the Songbird Cricut cartridge, and since I got that cartridge for Christmas (2013) I knew I had to recreate this adorable birthday card.
 



The flowerpot with the bird is found on page 73 of the handbook (under the perch creative feature) and was cut out at 2.5"
The flower was found on page 57 (using the shifted 'flower' feature key) and actually cut out with an asterisk in the center, I just added a decorative brad that I found in my stash and it easily covered the cutout and added a pretty center to the flower.
Using a oval punch by Marvy that I have in my supplies I stamped my birthday sentiment and added 3 homemade enamel dots to finish out the tag.
I used the EK Success Scalloped Scallop punch to add a decorative edge to on of the mats.

 

For the inside I just used to same paper that I used on the outside and again I punched one of them with the EK Success Scalloped Scallop punch.

I then stamped another birthday sentiment one the inside.

 

To see the original idea for this card go to: http://mrsbscraftroom.blogspot.com/2010/03/birthday-card-cricut-songbird-cart.html

 

I just LOVE how this card turned out!!

Side Step Birthday

I found the idea for this card at:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTomSR-OfXc&index=3&list=WL 

I made a few miner changes in my recreation but the idea is the same. This card is the first side step card that I have made, and it turned out a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. The great thing about a side step card is that it give you different 'levels' that you can work on within the same card.

 



First spinner card

I spend a LOT of my free time on youtube watching card making and scrapbooking videos for both ideas and inspiration. That is where I first ran across the idea of the spinner card and I thought that they looked like a lot of fun so I just had to try it.

I decided for my first attempt I would recreate one that I had seen from someone else. So I went to youtube and found a cute card that I wanted to make. Since I made this card a while ago, I have forgotten where I found the initial video, so if any of you know who came up with this card originally please let me know so that I can give them full credit for it.

 

I left the inside of the card blank for now because I don't know who this card is going to go to. The background was made using stamps from Studio G and the fun zebra in the car was cut from the Cricut Paisley cartridges.



Mother's Day 2014 Cards

Since my last post shared the Mother's Day cards that I made last year, I felt it was only fitting to share the cards that I made this year as well.

 

The first card shown below is the one that I made for my mom this year. Pink and Green paired together are a great color combination and they help each other to pop. This card was simple to make but still has an elegant and classic feel.

Below is the card that I made for one of my Aunts, it is a card that could be made for multiple occasions. It is full of bright colors and the feeling of Spring.

 



 

Mother's Day 2013 Cards

I was going through my card box to take stock of my inventory and I discovered quite a few that I had yet to post pictures of. I know I promised pictures of my Christmas albums but I still need to pull the photos off of my phone, so in the mean time I will upload the cards that I have come across.

 

These first 3 where Mother's Day cards. The first two I gave away (one to my mom and the other to my aunt) and the third is still in my "inventory"



Another Encouraging Card

I mentioned (I think) in a previous post that I recently came across photos of cards and layouts that I had never posted, so for the next several weeks I will be trying to get all of them uploaded.

 

The card I am going to share with you today is a very simply card that fast and easy to make. All it takes is a little stamping and your done.

Encouragement

Every now and then we all need some comforting words to lift are spirits back up, so I like to have a supply of encouraging cards on hand to send to family or friends who might need to know that someone is thinking of them.

 

This quote is one of my absolute FAVORITES that when I saw the stamp a few years ago at Hobby Lobby I just had to get it.

Father's Day Cards

While going through my pictures I discovered that I never shared this Father's Day Card from last year (2013) that I made for my amazing Grandpa. It was super quick and easy and he loved it.

 

This card could easily be changed into a birthday card or other sentiment. For this card I used the Cricut Wild Card Cartridge for the argyle background (found on page 33 under the Icon feature). And, the golfer which was cut from the All Sports Cartridge (image found on page 27.) The banner was cut from the Ribbon Banners set of dies by Spellbinders.

 

 

 

I also wanted to share with you the cards that I made for Father's day 2014. I ended up just making several of the same card to give to both my dad and my grandpa because I was rushed for time. This card was extremely simple and just uses some layer of different papers and cardstocks. I was able to use some of my scraps to make this and it could easily be replicated to fit any occasion or be made with different colors to be more feminine.

 

 

 

 

Frozen Birthday Under the Sea

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STELLA AND KYRIA!!!

 

 

 

This first card was made for Miss Stella's 3rd birthday party. Her parents decided on a Frozen themed party because Stella LOVES the movie, so they had a Frozen cake, Frozen plates, Frozen napkins and even some Frozen balloons and temporary tattoos. I found the idea for this card on Pintrest and set about trying to replicate it.

 

The card base measures 5" x 7"

Patterned paper mat- 4.75" x 6.75"

The castle was cut from the Once upon a Princess Cartridge page 60 at 8" and I stamped it with a Hero Arts snowflake stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with a silvery embossing powder.

Elsa and Anna dolls were cut from the Create a Friend Cartridge

Anna: cut at 2.75"

Body- Pg. 59

Hair- Pg. 75

Dress- Pg. 59

Elsa: cut at 2.75"

Body-Pg. 99

Hair- Pg. 63

Dress- Pg. 99

The silver snow was made by gluing silver glitter onto white cardstock and the snowflakes were left over from punching the mat for the inside of the card.

 

Olaf was printed on a piece of white cardstock and then it was cut to measure 5" x 6.75" and then punched using Martha Stewart snowflake punch around the page.

 

 

 

 



 

 

This second card was for Miss Kyria's 2nd birthday party and the theme was Under the Sea.

 

Card Base- 4.25" x 5.5"

Patterned Paper- 4" x 5.25"

Bottom Border- approx. 1" punched with Martha Stewart Embossed Petals Punch

Fish cut from Create a Critter pg. 43 at 2"

Bubbles cut from Disney Princess Dreams come True at 5"

 

The wave was in my scraps so I'm not sure where it came from exactly. Any wave would work.

Stamped with a fish Stamp for added dimension.