Valentine Card with Tag and A Little More...

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Bitten By The Bug 2 has a challenge to use any of the tags in the Sweetheart Cartridge. Well, I don't own that cartridge, so I found one on the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Cartridge.

I made this card:

The tag has a pocket on it and inside holds a little extra...

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

Materials:
Cardstock: Shiny Pink, Red and Patterned Paper
Cricut Cartridge Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Tritop-h, page 87 (Shift) and Crctp2, page 95 (Blackout)
Cricut Design Studio
CardzTV with Mary clear Stamps Ticket Talk, "Ticket", "Happy Valentine's Day", "Good For One Kiss" and "Good For One Hug"
Martha Stewart Edger Doily Lace Punch
Nicole Glitter Foam Stickers Hearts, 2 Large and 1 Small
Queen and Co Pearls, Pearl 2 Large and 2 Medium
White Ribbon
Thin White Ribbon
Thin Pink Ribbon
Black Pigment Ink
White Pigment Ink
Red Pigment Ink
Mounting Tape

The tag is cut at 3" x 7 1/2", then scored at 3" and folded up. I punched the top edge, then glued the sides to make a pocket. I cut out two red hearts the same side as the large glitter hearts. I adhered the glitter hearts at the top of the "tickets" and the red hearts on the back.

Hope you like this project. Thanks for stopping by.

imagine what you could do...

Purse and Matching Card

I made this project for a couple of challenges...Bitten by The Bug 2 (Dimensional 6 Petal Flower) and The Cuttlebug Spot (Make A Box And Something To Place In It).

Here is my project:

Finished Purse: 1 1/2" x 4" x 5 1/2" (to the top of the handle)

Finished Card: 2 1/2" x 3"

Materials: 

Cardstock: Embossed Teal, White and Light Green

Cricut Cartridge Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Purse 2, page 118 (Base)

Cricut Cartridge Forever Young Flower 10, page 73 (Base, Shift, Layer Base and Layer Shift)

White Ribbon

Teal Pigment Ink

Queen and Co Pearls, Teal 2 Large, 2 Medium and 4 Small

Velcro (For Purse Closure)

Mounting Tape

Bitten By the Bug 2 had asked to use the 6 petal flower in the Bloom Cartridge; however, I do not own that cartridge. I was able to find a six petal flower in the Forever Young Cartridge and used that instead. The edges of the white flowers are curled up (it's hard to see in the photo). The purse can hold the card and a gift card or other small gift or candy. I didn't finish the inside of the card, as I'm not sure who I will give it to yet. I could use it for a birthday or for Mother's Day. I really like the way this project came out. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by...

imagine what you could do...

Easter Treat Boxes

First, don't forget about my Give-away from the Fantabulous Cricut Crawl last Monday (click here).

Here are the treat boxes...

and a little closer...

Now I wish I could take credit for these ideas but I actually saw a version of them on two different blogs...the Chicks are from The Bug Bytes and the Carrots are from Small Bits of Paper. I made the Bunnies myself. I would like to thank you Ladies for your inspiration.

I actually made 6 Chicks, 6 Bunnies and 15 Carrots (5 each in 3 different papers). I plan on filling them with Chocolate Kisses in the Chicks and Bunnies and Jellybeans or M&M's in the Carrots. (I just have to  get to the store and buy the candy).

Finished Chick and Bunny Boxes: 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" x 3/4"

Materials:
Cardstock: Patterned Paper, Cream, 2 Shades of Brown, Light Green, Purple, Yellow/Orange and Yellow.
Cricut Cartridge Wrap It Up Diploma (box) page 47, (Box)
Cricut Cartridge Simply Charmed Bunny page 34, (Base), Chick Egg page 35, (Shift Base, Layer 2 Shift, Layer 3 Shift and Layer 4 Shift)
Cricut Design Studio
Googly Eyes
Pink Pom Poms (for Bunny Noses)
Embroidery Floss (For Bunny Whiskers)
Green, Pink, 2 Shades of Purple, Blue and Maroon Ribbon
Pink Chalk (for Cheeks, Ears and Feet)
Black Le Plume II Pen (Thin) (for Bunny Mouths)

I used 4 Screens in Design Studio: (12" x 12" mat)
First Screen...To lay out 4 Boxes. Cut them out 3 times with 3 different Patterned Papers.
Second Screen...6 Bunnies (3 1/2") (3 on one 6"x 6"side and 3 on another. Use "Hide Selected Contour" for all the inside lines in the Bunnies. Cut them out in Cream, Light Brown and Dark Brown. (I cut them out in Green, which I didn't use.) I also have one extra Bunny in the other colors for another project).
Third Screen... 6 Shift Base Chicks (3 1/4") and 6 Layer 2 Shift (bottom layer of egg). (3 Chick Eggs on each of the top 6" x 6" squares and 3 bottom layer eggs each on the bottom 6" x 6" squares of the mat. Cut Chick Eggs in Yellow and the bottom layer eggs in Green and Purple)
Fourth Screen... 6 Layer 4 Shift (top layer of egg) and  6 Layer 3 Shift (Beaks) on another screen (2 eggs each on 3 of the 6"x 6" squares and the beaks on the last 6" x 6" square of the mat.

Finished Carrot Boxes: 1 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/8"

Materials:
Cardstock: 3 Different Patterned Papers and Clear Craft Plastic
Cricut Cartridge Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Cakebox, page 126 (Window Base)
Cricut Design Studio
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Swiss Dots (for one carrot box)
Easter Grass

I used Design Studio to lay out 5 boxes on the screen (four in the corners and one in the middle). They were 4 1/2" each.  I cut the Clear Craft Plastic to fit the on the inside of the boxes behind the windows.

 I'm planning on giving them to my family on Easter when they come for dinner. I'm so excited....I can't wait! (I hope they like them as much as I do.)

I hope I inspired you to make these boxes as much as I was inspired when I saw them. Thanks again Ladies.

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

St Patrick's Day Project

I am so excited. This is my first "official" Fantabulous Cricut Challenge as a member on the Design Team. The challenge this week is "Hip to be Square, green and gold. Create a square card shape and include the two colors green & gold (bright yellow will do)". Saint Patrick's Day came to mind as soon as I read the challenge.

Here is what I came up with:

This is the card by itself:

 the inside:

 the one side of the container (without the goodies):

and the other:

Materials

For the card:
Cardstock: Black, Bright Yellow and Green.
Cricut Cartridge Paper Doll Dress Up Leprechaun (Shamrock) page 40, (Accessories 3 Shift)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Swiss Dots
Three Different Studio G Clear Stamps: "Luck of the Irish", "Happy St Patty's Day" and the Tall Clover
Yellow, Green and Black Pigment Ink ( I inked the edges of the squares with opposite colors and the shamrock with green)

For the container:
Cardstock: Black, Bright Yellow and Green
Cricut Cartridge Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Nutcup page 130 (Blackout)
EK Success Scallop Circle
EK Success 1 1/4" Circle
Two Different Studio G Clear Stamps: "Happy St Patty's Day" and "Erin Go Braugh"
Black Pigment Ink
Nicole Shamrock Stickers

Misc Materials:
Tissue Paper...put on the bottom of the container
Basket Accents Metallic Shred, Gold...layer on top of tissue paper
Candy...I used Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures, Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Miniatures and Chocolate Coins
Large Treat Bags
Green and White Curling Ribbon
Small Hole Punch

I made them up for my family as a treat for St Patty's Day.

This was a fun project. Hope you like it. Leave a comment and let me know. Thanks.

Now get out there and create something...have fun...imagine what you could do.....

Two Mini-Albums

Hope everything is going well for everyone. Are you ready for Christmas yet? I'm getting there. Spent the last two days wrapping presents. I also made some chocolate covered pretzels yesterday. I make them every year but didn't think I was going to have time this year. I still have to get stocking stufffers...hopefully later today.

I haven't had much time for crafting, I hope that is not the case for all of you. I did want to share a couple mini-albums that I made a couple of weeks ago. I was inspired a while ago by an album that was on Cardz TV. Who knew what you could make with flattened toilet paper rolls, paper and ribbon.

This is the first one I made. It says "XMAS". The letters are cut from Cricut Cartridge George and Basic Shapes. The tags are from Cricut Cartridge Tags, Bags, Boxes and More in Cricut Design Studio.

The tags you pull out say "Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas!" and the last tag holds a gift card as their gift.

This is the second one I made.  It says "4 YOU". (It's hard to read in the picture).

The tags in this one say " A Gift For You. Merry Christmas". Again, the last tag holds the gift card.

I plan on making more of these. I think they would be great for birthdays. I'm always looking for different and creative ways to give gifts.

Until next time, keep crafting and get inspired cause imagine what you could do.......

The 3 P's...Papercraft Star Challenge #18, A Purse and Placecards

Papercraft Star is having another challenge...Here are the rules:

Thank You Themed Project

Use Dry Embossing on your project.

Use Cricut Cartridge Cut or Other Die Cut.

Use Metal on your project.

Add anything else you desire

So this is what I came up with:

Finished card: 5" x 5"

Materials:
Cardstock: Brown, Rust, Yellow/Gold, and Patterned Paper
QuicKutz Embossing Folder, Thank You 2" x 2"
Sizzix Embossing Folders, Plaid
Cricut Cartridge Christmas Cards, (Base Card 3rd Button Bottom Row, Layer 3rd Button Top Row)
Brown ribbon
Two Gold Brads
Brown Pigment Ink
3D-Dots

When I used the "Thank you so much" embossing folder, I wanted the words to "pop", so I inked the folder with the brown pigment ink first, then I used my Sizzix machine to emboss.

I picked up the other embossing folder, "Plaid", from AC Moore last night. It's from Sizzix and comes in a 2 folder set. The other folder is "Snowflakes". I really like them as they give a deep embossed look. I also picked up 2 other sets. (Powdered Sugar & Snow Globe Set and Phrases, Merry Christmas #2 & Thin Ice Set). I can't wait to try them...lol.

Here's a picture of two other projects that I just finished...A purse from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Cricut Cartridge with a small card...(the purse is perfect for holding a gift card), and some Placecards for Thanksgiving. I used the turkey from Cricut Cartridge Simply Charmed.

Sorry, I couldn't get a good picture of the placecards...they all came out washed out looking. They look much nicer in person.

Hope you enjoyed all the projects and you forgive me for not posting anything for a week. As you can see, I have been busy.

Now you get busy, and imagine what you could do....

Finished order

Just wanted to share the finished order of notecards that I made...with a new packaging. 

I used Cricut Cartridge Tags, Bags, Boxes & More and Cricut Design Studio to make the new packaging. I modified the shopping bag on page 114 in the manual.

I really am happy with the way they turned out. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think. I would love to hear for you. Now if I can do this, just imagine what you could do...