I Love You

The Paper Players challenge is a sketch challenge this week (click here to see the sketch).

This is my card:

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: Black, White, Red and Patterned Paper
Cricut Cartridge Indie Art Lips, 5th Button (Base and Shadow Base)
Sizzix Double Heart
Martha Stewart String Lace Set, Corner Punch Only
Doodlebug Design Inc Crushed Velvet Flock, Red
Inkssential Glossy Accents
Queen and Co Rhinestones Classy Red, 3 Large
White Ribbon
Computer Sentiment

I don't think of this as one of my "typical" types of cards, but I do like the way it came out. The heart is flocked and I wanted the lips to stand out and be shiny.

Thanks for stopping by.

I would love to hear what you think...leave me a comment.

imagine what you could do...

Fantabulous Cricut "A Pirate's Life"

I had a fun time with this Fantabulous Cricut challenge..."A Pirate's Life" (Make a pirate themed project). Well, I always think of Treasure Chests when I think of pirates, don't you? So that is what I made...

The back:

And when you open it:

Now you might think that it is completely filled with gold doubloons (chocolate) and jewels, but...

You would be wrong! There's a false floor and if you pick up the gold band (ribbon)...

There are more treasures underneath.

I hope you were able to see that it also has a place for a lock on the front too...

This would be great for a Pirate themed party. You could make it smaller and use it as favor boxes for each of your pirate guests.

Finished Chest: 4 3/4" x 2 1/4" x 5 "

Materials:
Cardstock: Black, White and Gold
Cricut Cartridge Sweet Tooth Boxes Toolbox (Toolbox, Toolbox Layer 1, Toolbox Layer 2 and Toolbox Layer 3)
Cricut Cartridge Indie Art Skull and Cross Bones, 12th Button
Cricut Design Studio
Queen and Co Pearls Nightfall
Gold Ribbon
Black Pigment Ink (rubbed on the gold and skull to make them look tarnished and old)

For the inside box, I cut the Toolbox Layer 1 twice without the "gear shape" and added a scrap of black cardstock to the bottom for a finished look. I also cut the inner box 1/4" smaller. I cut strips of Gold cardstock at 1/2" and glued them in place around the box.

Hope you liked this project....it was really so much fun to make.

Have a great week...
imagine what you could do....

A Rectangle and A Triangle Challenge

This week at Fantabulous Cricut (click here), the challenge is "Try This Angle"...use a rectangle and a triangle in your project. I decided to make a layout. 

This is my granddaughter. In the yellow rectangle, I am going to add some journaling about the day.  Special moments...special memories.


Finished Layout: 12" x 12"


Materials:
Cardstock: Dark Purple, Light Purple, Light Pink, Dark Pink, Blue, Yellow, Green, Black and Two Different Patterned Papers.
Cricut Cartridge Plantin Various Letters and Pages, (Shift Base)
Cricut Solutions Cartridge Indie Art Button 24, (Base, Shift and Shadow)
EK Success Disney Dimensional Stickers Minnie Mouse
K & Company Embossed Stickers Small Wonders Girl "Cutie Pie"
Pastel Striped Ribbon
One Pink Rhinestone
Mounting Tape


Hope you decide to play a long. There are many directions you could go. I would love to read your comments...thanks for stopping by.


...imagine what you could do....

Mother's Day Card and Give-Away Winner

Thought I would enter this card into the Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge at More Than Favors.

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:

Cardstock: White, Pink, Green, Black and Patterned Paper

Cricut Solutions Cartridge Indie Art Button 24, (Base, Shift and Shadow)

Ruby and Fresh Green Pigment Inks

Mounting Tape

Computer Sentiment

I showed this card to my three sons. My oldest son said, "I really like this!" My middle son said, "I'll buy it from you. Then I can give it to you for Mother's Day." (and then he laughed). My youngest said, "Mom, these (your cards) are so nice. I wish I could make them to give to you". I think that those are the nicest comments a mother could get.

And now...for the winner of the Give-Away from the Fantabulous Cricut Crawl...

Using the Random Number Generator: (1 - 73) 

                 

          #42   Tanya said...

                      Cute project!! New follower:)

                      scrappylandusa.blogspot.com

Congratulations! Please email me (ddepre10@gmail.com) with your address so I can send you your goodies.  Thanks. You have until Sunday to contact me.

Hoping that you have a wonderful rest of the day... leave me a comment (I love hearing from you).

...imagine what you could do.....

3D Coffins

I've been dying (ooo, bad pun...lol) to make the 3D projects on Happy Hauntings. Thought these were really neat.

The coffin with the ghost: cut at 6". Finished size...3 1/2" long x 2 1/4" across (from point to point). The coffin with the skull: cut at 4". Finished size...2 3/8" long  x 1 1/2" across.

Materials:
Cricut Cartridge Happy Hauntings 3D Coffin page 72  (Bottom) Shift Base, (Top) Shift Layer 1
Cricut Cartridge Pumpkin Carving  (Spider Web) Button 37
Cricut Cartridge Indie Art (Skull and Bones) Button 1, Base and Shadow Layer
Cricut Design Studio
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Spiderweb
Martha Stewart Embossing Powder Ebony
Martha Stewart Glitter Onyx
K and Company Dimensional Stickers HW Tombstone
Cardstock: Black, Orange
Ribbon

Directions for both coffins:
1. Cut one (1) bottom and one (1) top from Happy Hauntings.
2. Fold and glue tabs.

Embellishing Ghost coffin:
1. Use Design Studio and Pumpkin Carving Cartridge, stretch spiderweb so it will overhang on all sides of coffin. Cut in black cardstock.
2. Glue front of web and flock.
3. Glue web to top of coffin. Cut off excess around edges. Be careful not to cut coffin top.
4. Glue ribbon around edge of top coffin piece.
5. Stick on Ghost.

Embellishing Skull coffin:
1. Use Indie Art Cartridge and cut one (1) base skull in black cardstock and one (1) shadow in orange at 1".
2. Glitter base skull.
3. Take a small scrap piece of black cardstock (larger than the top of the coffin) and emboss with Spiderweb folder. Glue on top piece of coffin and cut off excess cardstock. Be careful not to cut the coffin.
4. Glue ribbon around edge.
5. 3D-Dot the Skull on top of coffin.

Candy (one of my favorite things...yum) fits very well inside. (Snack size for the ghost and actually a third Tootsie Roll Midgees fits, if you turn them just right).

The coffins are easy to make, (it's the embellishing that takes more time...lol) and would make great favors for a party. Hope you have as much fun making them as I did. I would love to see what you create...so enjoy and imagine what you could do...