St. Patrick's Day Wreath

I saw a Valentine's Heart wreath on someone's door at work and loved it. I decided to do one for St. Patrick's Day. Both my husband and I have Irish blood (my maiden name was Diggins, his ancestor was a Walker) and we always do something around here to celebrate. My husband always cooks breakfast at our house and sometimes he dyes our breakfast green (no one ate the oatmeal the year he did that green!), or I make an Irish meal for dinner. I send St. Patrick's Day cards to my parents and siblings, but they have been made for a while, so I made this wreath to get into the spirit last week. I cut the base with the Cricut Expression, using my Gypsy to set the cuts. I cut it in a lightweight cardboard, then again in a green patterened paper. I cut lots of shamrocks in 2 shades of green cardstock and 2 patterened papers, then one "pot of gold" and one hat in black. I used Paper Doll Dress Up for all those cuts. I added a green hat band and put lots of Stickles in several shades of golds on the pot and made a gold buckle on the hat. I added some doodling with white pen on the pot and hat. I laminated everything so I could hang it on the outside door and not worry about rain ruining it. I glued it all together and added the stamped sentiment (Have a lucky day) from Studio G, and the ST. Patrick's Day ribbon (bought on clearance from Wal-Mart after St. Patrick's day a few years ago). If I were doing it over I would have made it a little larger, but I'm pleased overall with how it turned out.  Erin Go Braugh!
I'm entering the following challenges with this project:
1. One Stitch at a Time Challenge- http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/  Glitter and Gems
2. Creative Card Crew- http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/ No Flowers
3. Allsorts Challenge Blog- http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ Luck of the Irish
Danielle

Patriotic card

I've been keeping the cover of a book of stamps with the Liberty Bell for months, planning on putting it on a card. I finally got around to it and also got to use some paper that has been around for several years. I have so much paper and I need to use some up so I can justify (at least a little bit) all the new paper I buy. (Whenever I bring new paper home and show it off to my husband, he grins and says, "Just what you need, MORE paper!") Anyway, I made 2 cards using a sketch for a challenge. The papers were from the dollar store, the image is from the US postal service, the cardstock is from my scrap papers. I inked with walnut ink on lots of the paper. I wanted to give it the look of old parchment. I popped the image with foam tape.The ribbon is from Offray. On the inside of the first card I used a Cricut cut from Stand and Salute. For the second card the papers were all part of the same pack from the dollar store. There were several things I did differently on the second card. The ribbon is wider, I varied the color of the matting and I stitched around almost everything. This is the first time I have used my sewing machine for cards, and I really like the look. For the inside sentiment on the 2nd card I used stamps from Studio G. The sketch called for the sentiment to be down the side of the Image, but since the "Forever" was already there I didn't want to add another one. I think the first one is a little "blah", too much the same for the papers, but I like how the second one came out.
I am entering the following challenges with this:
1.   Friday Sketchers- http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/  sketch (of course!)
 
Danielle

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

Shaped Mother's Day Card

Have I mentioned that I am loving my Gypsy? It is so easy for me to set up the cuts for a card with it. I am using my Cricut even more since I got the Gypsy, and I used it often before. Last night I made this shaped card, using the Gypsy to weld 2 bird cages together for the base. I "hid" the cut outs so the base was solid, aded the first layer in black, the second layer in silver metallic, and the bird in red. I added some detail to the bird with gel pen, attached the pearls around the cage opening and at the top and bottom and used 3 ribbon roses with a few leaves that I punched with a mini punch. On the inside I used the remnant of silver from my cage cut, cut around the space left when I cut the bird and used a stamp from Studio G. The white and black cardstock was from ACMoore, the red is Bazzill and the silver metallic is DCWV. Ribbon roses by Offray.
I am entering the following challenges with this card:
1. Bitten by the Bug2- http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/  Birdcage from Straight from the Nest
2. Cupcake Craft Challenges- http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything but Square
3. One Stitch at a Time Challenge- http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ card for Mom
4. Fantabulous Cricut Challenge- http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/ Shaped card
Danielle

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

Card for two Challenges

I made this card for two challenges. One of the challenges was for a one layer card. This one was very hard for me because I love layers. I used a set of clear stamps from Inkadinkadoo for the flower and a StudioG stamp for the sentiment. I couldn't leave it plain so I colored the flower and part of the sentiment with colored pencils. I also added a border with my scoring tool. I hope this doesn't mean it's no longer a one layer card! I stamped the inside with a Thinking of You stamp, but Ididn't take a pic of that. I think I am not very good at the clean and simple philosophy, at least not today. I am not too happy with this card.
Danielle
The challenges I am entering with this card are:

1. Less is More- http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/   One layer card with flower or tree
2. Totally Paper Crafts Challenge-  http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/   clean and simple

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

St. Patrick's Day card

I have exciting news! I am going to visit Ireland this summer! Rachel has been invited to join a soccer team that is going to Ireland in July for 10 days and playing matches with teams over there. Ron and Rachel will just be going on the trip that is being put together for the team, but my sister and her husband and I will be going over about a week earlier and doing some geneaology research and trying to find some of our relatives that still live there! I know it's a little early for St. Patrick's Day crds, but this has me in the mood for them. I used pale green cardstock from my stash, The patterened papers and the darker green cardstocks are also from my stash. The stamps are by Studio G. The scalloped circle cut is from the Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge. I added a piece of ribbon, because I love ribbon! I didn't take a pic of the inside, but I printed up an Irish prayer and put that for the inside sentiment.
Danielle

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".

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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