Butterfly card #3

The Cricut Explore brings this butterfly card to be!  Using one of the Imagine cartridges and the print and cut feature here is the last card for the challenge.  Playing around with Design Space I was able to cut the layer with the large butterflies and dragon fly and pop them up.  I used a precut card from my collection that co-ordinated with the panel. I used Tim Holtz walnut distress ink around the panel to make it stand out from the green background.  The sentiment is part of the panel, but I used Wink of Stella to make it show up like glitter.  I glued the body portion of the butterfly and dragonfly and then folded the wings up for a 3-D effect.  I love the colors AND the way this one turned out!!
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For some reason, I can't get the picture to turn the right way.  It looks right in the download, but is sideways on the post.  Oh well....you get the idea.

Entering in the following: CARDZ TV CARD DESIGNERS CHALLENGE #7 "BUTTERFLIES"

Second butterfly card

I wanted to make a card using my Silhouette Cameo, found a neat card with a butterfly.  Looking through some pre-cut cards, I found one with butterflies in black and ivory.  So I decided to use this for the base.  Then I cut out the layers with Pink, Black and Ivory and the butterfly in Pink.  I found a stamp from my collection that I stamped in black over the cut out and used a My Pinkstamper stamp for the sentiment.  Several months ago i baked some pony beads for enamel dots and used 2 black ones on each side of the pink layer.  I glued one side of the butterfly on the layer and popped up the other side to give it a 3-D look.  Again Wink of Stella on the butterfly and sentiment to give it some shine! The Silhouette cuts are so easy!  Love that machine!!
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Card number 2 to CARDZ TV CARD DESIGNERS CHALLENGE #7 "BUTTERFLIES"

Sunday

CardzTV Butterfly card challenge - #1

A few weeks ago, Mary, from CardzTV, did a series of cards sets using Create a Critter. It inspired me to pick out some critters and come up with a variety of cards.  I made birthday, thinking of you, thank you and get well cards....turned out to be a lot of fun!  I saw the challenge for the Butterfly cards and it gave me the idea for a few more. This one is a butterfly from Create a Critter, has a coral and reddish color for the butterfly.  I used Wink of Stella on the wing.  Cut an oval and embossed with my Cuttlebug Butterfly embossing folder and used Gina K companion cardstock (tomato soup) and paper from my stash.  The sentiment is from a My Pinkstamper stamps using a ticket punch and a striped enamel dot from A C Moore.  I love how it turned out! 

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First card for the CARDZ TV CARD DESIGNERS CHALLENGE #7 "BUTTERFLIES"

I am such a slacker...haven't updated anything since January!  I have had some health issues and also made a trip to see family in Oklahoma.....a much needed trip!  I haven't stopped making cards just not posting them.   Mary at CardzTV had a set of cards using the cricut or Sihouette....it inspired me to pick out some items and make cards.   This project took serveral different days working on them but I finally finished!!  I think there was at least 12 different ones, sort of did the same things for some Easter cards but not as many.....love the print and cut for the Silhouette Cameo....they have some really cute things to choose from.  I hope to have a couple of butterfly cards finished for Mary's current challenge.  Have a blessed day

CardzTV challenge, "Any Occasion"!  Love Mary's videos, she just filmed the 1,000th one...how exciting!  I've learned so much from her and been challenged to do something new time after time!  I have a sweet friend who is having a birthday this week, I crocheted a long ruffled scarf for her and made a card and bag to match using my new Explore.  I've watched several you tube videos and tried some of the editing tools on an Imagine image and really liked how it turned out.

I liked  the saying, but not the chicken that was a part of it, so I edited it out and then cut one in layers and even put it on the other side.  I found a card with the front printed with cupcakes and loved how it came together with the print and cut item.  The bag is simple, but I used the same items just on a larger scale.  Using the 'canvas' to size the card or bag helped get the right measurements for my design.  I've been hesitant to buy the Explore, but found a really good deal and so far I like using it! I just hope it isn't another piece of scrap machine in another year or so.  Time will tell with the Cricut company!!  Anyway, I'm having fun with it so far!!  But still love my Silhouette Cameo, too!

Last day of November

I can hardly believe it is only 25 days until Christmas....WOW!  Seems like the last couple of months have flown by!  I saw a challenge from CardzTV to make a card with Green, Red, White and Pink....only.  Sounded like fun!  I made a couple of cards for that challenge.  I haven't used the Cricut Craft Room in over a year...I just couldn't get "in" to it I guess.  I decided to give it another go and used it for the cuts from Christmas Cheer and A Quilted Christmas.  To be different the pictures were taken with the cards in the lighted Christmas trees.  I redid my craft room and front room this summer.  I painted both rooms then had new carpet put down...love them!  Used the same color for the walls, but they look entirely different.  The front room has a bay window and the furniture is white, except for the daybed...I painted it blue and spray painted hammered nickel on the metal pieces on the walls.  I changed all the face plates for the lights and outlets to a nickel plate and replaced the door handles and hinges to nickel as well.  I already had a white tree, so it is up in front of the window with blue and silver ornaments and white flashing lights and stationery colored lights. Looks so cool in that room with the white, blue and silver decor!

I used the Baby Jesus silhouette cut from Cricut cartridge A Quilted Christmas,the  striped Recollections paper I got at  Michael's and the stamp from there as well.  Here is that picture taken in the tree set up in the den:

The word "joy" is from Christmas Cheer. Papers used were from my scraps, for the tree cuts as well. The package ribbon is some I had gotten a couple of years ago from a local craft store. The dot for the "j" is a clear gem I colored pink with a Sharpie marker and the trees sprayed with Glimmer Mist.  I love how this one came together, too.  Here it is in the white tree:

There were fun to make and I really love the colors together!  I hope this Christmas is the best ever for each of you that view my post!  Remember, Jesus is the Reason for the Season!!

Merry Christmas!!

Halloween Dots and Stripes

Saw a challenge on CardzTV and decided to give it a try!  This week is pretty full, but I did get a simple card made to share:

I found some K & Company Halloween candy pop ups on the clearance aisle at Hobby Lobby and used a couple of those with the $1 sentiment I got a couple of years or so ago from either A C Moore or Michaels.  Not sure where the buttons came from, but they were cute so I added those.  Had the pumpkin punch from previous clearance at a craft store after Halloween and used some enamel dots that I baked myself!  Super simple but still has the elements of stripes and dots for the challenge.  Hope you have a blessed day!!