Spring has Spung card

I'm trying to use up some papers from my scraps. All the papers except the card base are from scraps on this card. The patterened paper is from K & Co.'s Berry Sweet stack. The stamps are really old, the fence stamp is from the Dollar Store and it's one I simply love. The stamp that's under the fence is from PSX, and the sentiment is from Studio G. I cut the frame with my Cricut and the Cindy Loo cart. The framed stamp is popped and the fence is popped with 3 layers of foam tape over it. I punched the butteflys with a Martha Stewart punch. The ribbon is Sweet Petites. I did a little doodling here and there. I am entering the following challenges with this card:
1. One Stop Craft Challenge- http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/  Spring Flowers
2. Paper Cutz Challenge- http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/   Spring
3. Daring Cardmakers- http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ Pound Shop Beauties (Dollar Store)
4. Fab 'n' Funky Challenges- http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/  Spring
5. Papertake Weekly Challenge- http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes (may use something old) I used paper from scraps and old stamps.
6. Cute Card Thursday- http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/  Signs of Spring

DanielleP

Birthday Card from sketch

I don't usually participate in the sketch challenges. For some reason following a sketch is harder for me than just moving the elements I've chosen around to get the look I like best. That said, I decided to do a card based on a sketch yesterday and this is the result. The card blank is 5"x7". The colored papers are K & Co., the black and white (flower) are DCWV- La Creme Stack. The button and floss are from my sewing supplies. I used a Martha Stewart border punch. The celebrate stamp is from a set by Inkadinkadoo, and the inside sentiment is an old wooden stamp (no manufacturer listed any where). The flower was cut using Sizzex dies-there are three layers, the scalloped circle was cut with the Cricut using Mini Monograms, and the inside marquee shapes were cut with Nestabilities. I used foam tape to pop the scalloped circle and all the layers of the flower. I did some inking on the flower, the scalloped circle and the inside. I feel like the papers are a little too similar and wish I had used papers with more contrast, but overall I like the card.
The challenges I am entering with this card are:
1. Got Sketch?- http://gotsketch.blogspot.com/  sketch
2. A Spoon Full of Sugar- http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/  Birthday Wishes

Friend card

For some reason I seem to be stuck on green lately. These patterened papers are from my stash, but I think they are K & Co. I used my Cuttlebug and did a lot of embossing on this card. I also did a lot of inking with several colors of ink. The tea cup was cut with the Cricut from the Wall Decor and More cart. It has 2 layers and is popped with foam tape. The sentiment stamp on the inside of the card is from Studio G.
I am entering the following challenges with this card.
1. Cricut Cardz Challenge- http://cricutcardzchallenge.blogspot.com/    cup of cheer (cup from any cart)
2. Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge- http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/  fancy folds
3. Creative Card Crew- http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/  Friendship
4. Stampin' for the Weekend- http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/  Monochrome
5. Creative Sisters Monday Challenge- http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com/  Embossing
6. Fantabulous Cricut- http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/  Embossing
7. Cooking with Cricut- http://cookingwithcricut.blogspot.com/  Embossing
Danielle

Altered note paper holder

I had 4 little boxes of note paper that I wanted to alter. I did the first one today. The papers are from K & Co. First I took the box completely apart and measured for the paper that covers it. I used a floral print paper on the box itself and the cover. I lined the box with a striped paper. The flower embellishment was designed on the gypsy and cut with my Cricut Expression. I punched small circles for the flower center, curled the flower petals, scored and folded the leaves and did some inking on the edges. The pearls were looped together, and the ribbon rose and bow added. I am entering the following challenges with this:
1.  A Spon Full of Sugar-  http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/  Anything but a card
2. Allsorts Cahllenge blog- http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/  Inspired by Nature
3. Charisma Cardz Challenges- http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/  Spring Has Sprung
4. The ABC Challenge- http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/  O is for Old-fashioned

Birthday card for my mother

I made this birthday card for my mother. I'm late, but she won't mind. I used my cricut for the die cuts. They all came from the Pagoda cartridge. The Chinese symbols mean "celebrate" and "mother". The fans were cut multiple times in cardstock, then the layer was cut once in patterened paper. The screen is cut once in cardstock and once from patterened paper. The blue cardstock is Bazzill, the pink and brown are from my 8 1/2 x 11" cardstock (tons of it and many different kinds-all thrown together), the patterened paper is from K & Co. The card blank is premade and is 5" x 7". The flowers are a combination of paper and silk flowers-again, I don't know the manufacturers. I inked the screen and added some doodling to define the tree pattern in the screen and added a border around the edge of the card. I added Stickles here and there and put pearls in the center of each flower. I designed this with my gypsy and I really like how it turned out.
Danielle

Using the leftovers

I made this valentine with leftovers from the valentine I made last week. Same butterfly cuts using the same set of papers. I varied the design and used the reverse of some of the papers for this card. Butterfly cut from cricut using Once Upon a Princess. All patterened papers from K & Co. "Smitten" stack. The sentiment on the inside is a Studio G clear stamp.
DanielleP

Valentines Day Card

I made this card for several challenges. The butterfly is cut with the Cricut from Once Upon a Princess cartridge. I cut it 3 times in graduated sizes in different patterened paper. Instead of adding the layers that were available on the cart, I just doodled on the top butterfly. I added pearls in graduated sizes for the body. The papers are all from the same stack by K & Co., called Smitten. This stack has such beautiful papers that I bought 2 of them when I saw them last year. The heart at the top is a stamp from the dollar bin at ACMoore that I bought years ago, but I still love it. I stamped on the same cream and white patterened paper that is under the butterfly in a pale pink, then added Stickles to the dots around the edge of the heart. On the inside I cut out the edged lace from a sheet of the Smitten cardstock and used another stamp from the dollar bin at ACMoore that I probably bought at the same time as the heart. I used a Cranberry Ink for that stamp. Simple card, but I like how it turned out.
The challenges I am entering with this card are:

Cricut Cardz challenge-    http://cricutcardzchallenge.blogspot.com/ Valentine for a child
Paper Cutz Challenge-   http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/   Your Choice
Bitten By The Bug2-   http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/  Butterfly from Once Upon a Princess
Charisma Cardz Challenges-   http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/   Valentine/Love

DanielleP

Little Drummer Boy card

The stamp for this card is from "Stampendous". I colored the image with colored pencils and put flocking on the lambs. The sentiment is from "Studio G". The patterened papers are from a K & co. stack by designer, Susan Winget, called "Glad Tidings".

Candle Card

Another stamp I bought this year and hadn't used yet. I colored the image with colored pencils and sprayed it with hair spray to keep it from smudging. (Yes, hair spray, and it really works well.)I added stickles to the flame. The stamped image is from "Recollections", a Michaels brand. I put Stickles over the stamped image. The patterened papper has foil on it and is from K & Co. Winter Wonderland Stack.

Christmas Angel

I found this stamp on sale at Michael's early this year. I love her attitude of reverence. I colored the stamp with colored pencils and applied stickles to the halo, dress and wings. She is mounted with foam tape on the "marquee" which is cut with the Cricut Storybook cartridge. I also added stickles to the edge of the marquee. That is mounted on the dark blue cardstock, on which I doodled with white gel pen around the edges. The stamp is from "Stampendous", the patterened paper is from K & Co's "Winter Wonderland" stack.

Sympathy card

My children come to me whenever they need a card and tell me what they're looking for. My stash of cards for Thank You's, Get Well and Sympathy are about out, so I started making a few of them. Here is a sympathy card made with the Cricut and the Pagoda Cartridge. The papers are from K & Co. The stamp is from Studio G. Simple,but sometimes I think simple is good for a sympathy card.
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