Cricut and digi

I cut the pieces for this card over a week ago but the creative juices weren't working. Today I had my "Aha!" moment and was finally able to put everything together!

Recipe:
Cricut cuts from Christmas cartridge
Martha Stewart "Drippy Goo" edge punch
Tim Holtz Distress ink
1/8" & 1/4" foam dots
Misc sentiments
Copic markers
White flocking
Stickles
Glitter cardstock
Cuttlebug and Paper Studios embossing folders
Foil Cardstock

Challenges entered:
Crafty Sentiments - Red White & Green
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Merry Christmas
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door Always Anything Goes!
Tuesday Throwdown -Lots Of Layers
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - Make a holiday card
Scrap It Girl - Trees


 

Digi Darla's Challenge #39 - Friendship

Hope everyone enjoyed the long Thanksgiving weekend and what better way to start the new week than with another Digi Darla challenge. This week the theme is "friendship." We can't wait to see your projects. It's a great time to make a project for your "bestie." You do not need to use a Digi Darla image to enter the Challenge. However, what we love best of all is to see your projects that use Digi Darla images! If you enter using a Digi Darla image, you will get two entries in the draw to win. Be sure to stop by the blog to see what the rest of the fabulous design team has created and to enter your own creations.

Here's my creation.

I started my friendship easel card with DD image "Duck Daisy." I printed two images. The background image was left uncolored but the cloud design was made with a cloud template and Close To My Heart "Crystal Blue" ink. I colored the rainbow freehand with Copics. On the second copy I colored the duck and daisy with Copics adding "Cinnamon" Stickles to the flower center. After fussy cutting the image I used foam dots to pop it up. I inked the edges of the background to add additional depth. I used the Cuttlebug embossing folder "Allegro" to emboss the background from the sentiment which is from Kaisercraft. I added faux stitching, baker's twine and used two Fiskars oval punches to finish it off. I love the results.

Challenges entered
Joanna Sheen Challenge -  Anything Goes EXCLUDING Christmas
Pile It On - Anything but a Christmas Card
The Squirrel & the Fox - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles -  Something That Flies
Fun with Shapes & More - must include die cut/punch – Week 1, Anything But Christmas
Pause, Dream, Enjoy – Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts – All Stitched up

Sentimental Sundays Easel Card

Welcome back for another Sentimental Sundays challenge. Again I'm sorry about last week's entry, or should I say lack of entry? I hope that doesn't happen again. In the meantime, be sure to join this week's challenge of making an easel card. Our sponsor's this week are "Milk and Coffee" and "Fred She Said." Don't forget to stop by the blog to post your entry and to see what that rest of the talented designers has created.

I used "Waiting for Someone" from Fred She Said. She's colored with Copics. The card shape is considered a "Pop Up" card but I like to think of it as a "pop up easel card." The cloud was punched with a Fiskars "cloud" punch. The bling and "raindrops" are fom my stash. I used a Close To My Heart stamp for the "faux stitching" and stamped sentiment. The inside sentiment was hand written. All other embellies are from my stash.

Challenges entered
One Crazy Stamper -  Anything Goes
Fun with Shapes & More -  Anything But Christmas
Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts – All Stitched up
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft shop -  Inspiration from a song
Anything Goes Challenge - Stitching Real Or Faux
Craft Room Challenge - Punches & Die Cuts
Papelitos Stamps 3E - #20 Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room  Always Anything Goes!
Forever Friends -  Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

What happened?

I just realized that my Sentiment Sundays post never published! I'm so sorry.  I don't have a clue what happened but here's my card nearly a week late!

This is an easel card...the easel is on the back. The image is from Sassy Studio Designs and colored with Copics.  The sentiments, embossing folder and bling
 are from my stash.

Challenges entered
One Crazy Stamper -  Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge -  U for Under the Weather
Emergency Crafters -  Anything Goes
Stampin' For The Weekend -  Use Some Texture
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Fancy folds
Forever Friends -  Anything Goes
Creative Moments - More than one fold

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. This morning while I was making a huge post of mashed potatoes and gravy for our family dinner, I multi-tasked by making this easel card w/drawer.

The papers are "My Minds Eye." The image is colored w/Copics and liquid applique was added to his "fur trim." The "holly" was cut with the Cricut. The bling and brads are frm my stash. This is a great alternative to a plain card. I used a tutorial from Delightful Delights.

Challenges entered
Kenny K`s Krafty Krew - Sassy Christmas
Papelitos Stamps - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door Always Anything Goes!
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything But A Card
Cards For Men
MyGrafico - - Anything Goes (ends 25th Nov)
The Paper Girls - Christmas/Winter
Eclectic Ellapu - 2E - LAYERING or OPENABLE or INTERACTIVE
Challenges Ch4 Everybody - Always Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi

 

Thankful, Thanks, Thanksgiving

With only three more days to the Thanksgiving holiday, at Digi Darla Challenges the theme this week is "Thankful, Thanks, Thanksgiving." Be sure to stop by the blog to see what the rest of the design team has created and to submit your own creation. Also remember that although we encourage it, you do not have to use a Digi Darla design in order to be eligible to win a weekly challenge. All designs are welcome. If you do use a Digi Darla design you will be entered twice in the challenge!

I used Digi Darla image "Pilgram Turkey" and "Turkey sentiment." I call this a pop-up easel card. It's colored with Copics and Stickles added as highlights. The paper and ribbon is from my stash as ais the bling and Tim Holtz metal corner accents.

Challenges entered
Challenges 4 Everybody - Always Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu -  LAYERING or OPENABLE or INTERACTIVE
One Stitch At A Time -  Use a Digi
The Squirrel & the Fox - Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges -  Create a Tag
Speedy and Friends - Pop it up
Party Time Tuesdays -  Happy Thanksgiving

Another Digi Darla Challenge

It's Monday and that means it's time for another Digi Darla challenge! This week's challenge is sponsored by Delicious Doodles and the theme is "Your favorite die-cuts."  When I think "die cut", I think Spellbinders Nestabilities.

I used the image "A Mother's Love" from Delicious Doodles. I colored the image with Copics and then set about a way to present this awesome image in the best possible light. I used "Deckled Rectangles" to cut the image as well as the sentiment. The design papers are from DCWV's "Nana's Kitchen. I added embossing, machine stitching, roses and ribbon to add dimension and interest. As always I used lots of foam dot.

Challenge entered
Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes
Robyn`s Fetish - Anything Goes
Scrapper`s Delights Paper Crafts - Anything Goes
OBasicGrey - Anything goes
One Stop Craft -Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays Thanks/Thanksgiving

It's time for another Sentimental Sundays challenge. This week our sponsors are Bugaboo Stamps and Crafty City. As we prepare ourselves for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday we want to see all of your creations celebrating "Thanks/Thanksgiving." Be sure to stop by the SS blog to see what the rest of the design team has created and to enter your own creation.

Stella is one of my favorite Bugaboo characters. I love how her sour expression is always accompanied by a snarky sentiment. I think this Thanksgiving image is perfect for the challenge. I colored the image w/Copics and cut it out with a Spellbinders Nestabilities. The backgrounds papers include Kraft and a design from Cloud9 Designs. I added organza ribbon, a few pieces of bling and foam dots to add dimension.

Challenges entered
Di's Digis Designs  Use Fall Colours
One Stop Craft - Anything Goes
Broken Box Stock – Thanksgiving

Thanks a Bunch

I created this card for a friend and just thought I'd share it with you all. The image is from Tickled Pink; the paper is DCWV.

Challenges entered
Bearly Mine -  Anything Goes
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Do It Digi
Party Time Tuesdays - Thank You
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Papelitos Stamps - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes!
Cards by Lady Anne / Monday Anything Goes Challenge - Always Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything Goes
The Paper Girls - Thank You
Smudgy Antics - Tic Tac Toe (metal, glitter, flowers)
Paper Players - Give thanks

Digi Darla Gift Card Holder

It's time for another Digi Darla Challenge. This week's challenge is to create a gift card holder. Gift cards are quite the rage right now. After all, they are always the right color and size! Be sure to stop by the blog to see what the rest of the dt has created and to enter your creation. Remember we've made a change for our challenges. Now you can use any image your little heart desires but if you use a Digi Darla image you get an extra entry. That's almost as good a getting a gift card to your favorite crafting store!

The image is called "Snow Friend w/gift." I colored it with Copics and added Stickles and bling. Using my Cricut and Gypsy I cut this shaped gift card holder from the Gypsy Wanderings cartridge. I fussy cut the Christmas from a piece of design paper. The acrylic circle with holly and bling are from my stash. I added pop dots and the sentiment cut with a 1" circle punch. Finally I added the satin bow which I think really make the card look like a wrapped pressent.

Unfortunately I made the shaped cut a little too small so I had to add the gift card with repositionable tape on the back. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by DDC to enter your own creation in the challenge to win 5 free DDC images!

Challenges entered
Scrapper`s Delights Paper Crafts -  Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad -- Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - must be Christmas – Anything goes
Crafty Ann's - Christmas
Clearly Inspired -  Critters
Raise The Bar – Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey -  Ribbon or twine

Happy 13th Birthday

A very sweet young lady at my church was celebrating her birthday this weekend and it gave me the perfect opportunity to make a card!

I started with a center step card and used two KennyK images colored w/Copics. The papers are from my stash. I used a Paper Studio "balloon" punch and a Fiskars "cloud" punch. I used foam dots to raise the ballons and used bakers twine for the strings. Using glitter paper I cut "13" with the Cricut and Mickey Font cartridge. The sentiment is from an Anna Griffin. Finally I added a few stickers and bling to finish it off. I forgot to photograph the inside but I cut a small envelope with the Cricut and added $10. She was totally surprised and I could tell she loved it.

Challenges entered

KennyK DT call
Come and Get It Challenges - Monochromatic
One Stitch At A Time -  Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad -- Anything Goes
Catch The Bug -  Anything Goes
BasicGrey -  Anything goes
Forever Friends - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Ribbon or twine
Crafts and Me -  Bling
Nutcrafters - Ribbon/Twine
Paper Shelter Challenge - anything goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty - Birthday
Simon Says Stamp - no square cards
Anything Goes Challenge -  Anything Goes at Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew -  Fancy Folds
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations -Pop It Up
Party Time Tuesdays -  Anything Goes + DT & Sponsor Co-ordinator Call
Through The Craft Room Door -Always Anything Goes!
Twisted Tuesday - must use twist - Free For All
There's Magic in the Air - Pretty in Pink
Totally Stampalicious -  Anything Goes