Friday, September 30, 2011

Cricut 360 Challenge No. 13

Hello, it's time for another challenge at Cricut 360.  This week's challenge is to create a Welcome Baby card or layout using white and pastel colors, any of the Cricut cartridges, and  your Cuttlebug (embossing).   This is my take for this challenge. Please visit the Cricut 360 blog to check out the design team amazing creations or to link up your own.  Thanks for looking!!!
Tools:
  • Cricut Expression
  • Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge
  • Stapler
  • Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder
  • SU! Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder 
Materials:
  • SU! Whisper White cardstock
  • SU! Love Stories Scrappin' Kit (retired)
  • Pink/White ribbon from Michaels

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Get Well Soon Card

Today I would like to share with you a Get Well card I created using a Sketch from I Heart 2 Stamp. I colored the image using Sketch Copic Markers.  Hope you like it!!Tools:
  • SU! Pun Fun Stamp Set
  • Sketch Copic Markers
Materials:
  • GP White cardstock
  • Bazzill Gray textured cardstock
  • The Paper Source green cardstock (don't know the actual name of it)
  • My Mind's Eye Happy Go Lucky 6x6 Designer Paper Pad (Lime Twist Collection)
  • Aqua Rick Rack
  • SU! Kiwi Kiss button
  • SU! hemp twine

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Tilda Birthday card

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a wonderful week now that Fall is finally here. I have always loved the look of images colored using Copic markers but thought they were on the expensive side.  Last July my sister gave me a Michaels' giftcard for my B-day and since Michaels started carrying Sketch Copic markers, I took advantage of their 45% off coupon for entire purchase on artists' markers and bought a bunch.  My husband saw how I was excited about the markers, so he gave me extra money to buy some more.  


I really wanted to play with my Copics right away but unfortunately my work kept me pretty busy  for the last two months, so I didn't have a chance to play.  Things at work have finally slowed down and decided to give it a try.  This is the first time I'm coloring a stamped image using Copics and really hope you like it.  I know I still have a lot to learn, but wanted to show you what I have been doing. I have also been working on a bunch of other projects that I'm planning to share with you this week.  Thanks for looking!!


Tools:

  • SU! So Happy for You stamp set (2011 Sale-A-Bration)
  • Tilda Playing Hopscotch stamp
Materials:
  • GP White cardstock
  • My Mind's Eye Happy Go Lucky 6x6 Designer Paper Pad (Lime Twist Collection)
  • Aqua rick rack
  • SU! Dimensionals

Friday, September 16, 2011

Cricut 360 Challenge No. 12

Hello my friends!  First of all, I would like to apologize for not posting anything for last week's challenge at the Cricut 360.  Things at work had been very hectic and I didn't have the time to design for last week's challenge. Still pretty busy but I hope that things start to slow down by next week so that I can have a little "me time" and start creating.
Anyway, this week's challenge at Cricut 360 is to create a card or layout to celebrate Native American Day (September 19).  This is my take for this challenge.  I decided to use a very well known Indian proverb as inspiration and hope you like it. 
If your would like to play along this week, please join us at Cricut 360!

Tools:
  • Cricut Expression
  • Cricut Give a Hoot cartridge
  • Brother sewing machine
  • SU! Scallop Edge paper punch
Materials:
  • SU! Early Expresso cardstock
  • SU! Early Expresso ribbon
  • Kraft cardstock from Joanns
  • My Mind's Eye Lime Twist 6x6 Happy Go Lucky and Fly a Kite designer cardstock pads
  • SU! Dimensionals

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Beautiful work of art by a friend

Hello my friends, today I just wanted to share with you the beautiful work of art my dear friend painted for our family room.  He is a great artist and have to say that I love every single detail of it!!  Thanks for stopping by.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Cricut 360 Challenge No. 10

Hi, today is the day for a new challenge at the Cricut 360 challenge blog.  This week's challenge is to create a card or layout to celebrate Grandparents Day using any of the Cricut cartridges. If you want to check out the amazing creations from the design team or to link up your creations, please stop by the Cricut 360 blog. 
For this week's challenge, I created a side step card.  Tutorials on how to make a side step card can be easily found online.  All the die cuts used are from the Cricut Car Decals cartridge.  The sentiment was computer generated. Thanks for stopping by!!!


Tools:

  • Cricut Expression
  • Cricut Design Studio software
  • Crop-a-dile
Materials:
  • Orange, pink and aqua twine
  • Metallic eyelets
  • Kraft cardstock from Joann's
  • The Paper Source Chocolate chip cardstock
  • The Paper Source Green cardstock
  • GP Black cardstock
  • SU! dimensionals
  • K&Company Carolyn Gavin 12x12 Greenhouse specialty paper pad