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Friday, August 19, 2011

Picnic Birthday Easel Card

Had fun creating this Picnic Birthday Easel Card.
Found this card easier to make compared to the Gate Fold & Tent Fold styles.














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Angles of Kraft cardstock base:



















Entering this into the following challenges:

365 Days of Cricut Color Scheme: Yellow (yellow glitter on cupcake wrappers, 2 yellow ribbons), Orange (orange textured paper for cupcakes), Green (grass) & Blue (sky)
used all of the required colors


create something with this fabulous color scheme



Bitten by the Bug 2 ippity stamps
create project with Cricut 9used Doodlecharms cartridge), have a stamp (Hero Arts happy birthday stamp) & have color red in project (Xmas red Stickles on cherry of each cupcake & red/white checkered pattern paper)
A new contest - {ippity} stamps

Celebrate the Occasion Ch#26 Birthday Easel Card
Challenge #26


Cooking with Cricut Ch#47: Picnic

Challenge #47: Picnic!


The Kraft Journal "Anything Goes" must use Kraft paper in project
base of my card is Kraft cardstock & basket is Kraft cardstock

Challenge 32: Anything Goes

Paper Playtime Ch#53 Anythign Goes

CH# 53 - ANYTHING GOES!



Doodlecharms 2" basket

Easel Card: 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" & 6 3/8". folded in half, fold other in opposite direction, adhesive piece that was folded in opposite direction, attach a 4 1/4: square to piece that was folded in opposite direction.

Paper:
Base - Kraft cardstock
2 shades of blue, green, Kraft, core'dinations textured orange, red/white checkered paper, sky pattered paper

Cuttelbug embossing folders:
Birds & Swirls - on piece with sky paper
Simply Charmed - on green part below the grass edge punch

ATG adhesive
foam adhesives
ribbon trends stitched yellow ribbon
spool o' ribbon yello w ribbon
Fiskars clear stamp Recipe Madness - Cupcake
hand callligraphy sentiment on ribbon "Life is a picnic"
Martha Stewart grass edge punch
yellow glitter - on stamped cupcake wrappers
Xmas red Stickles - cherry on stamped cupcakes

25 comments:

  1. Very cute easel card!! I like how you made the gingham napkin come out of the basket! :)Amy

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  2. Awesome job Melissa...love your easel card. ~Shen

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  3. Great easel card.Love all your embossing and the picnic rug.
    Jayne x

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  4. Very cute card!
    I love your cloth hanging out of the basket!!!
    Thanks for joining us at CTO!

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  5. I really like this card. I love the embossing and the light colors you used in the background. It looks so pretty with the gingham birthday message, which is adorable:) Thanks for playing with us this week at Cooking with Cricut.
    ~Madison CWC DT funkycards.blogspot.com

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  6. This is absolutely adorable! The napkin is the perfect touch! Thanks for playing with us at CTO!
    Laurie
    scrapsbysissy.blogspot.com

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  7. The napkin and the the grass look so good!
    Cheers
    Sonia
    http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

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  8. Such a cute card! Great job on all of the challenges, and best of luck in the contest at BBTB2 xxD

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  9. Cute card, Melissa! Love the birthday greeting on the gingham napkin. Thanks so much for linking up with us at Cooking With Cricut this week.

    ~ Jen, CWC Design Team
    www.gator-4-life.blogspot.com

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  10. Wow, this is great, thanks for joining CTO!

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  11. Super easel card! Love the picnic napkin!

    Thanks for joining us over at the BBTB2! DT Member Carri~abusybee
    www.doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com

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  12. What a cute card this is! Love the fun easel fold design and love the happy birthday scene you created. The texture here is amazing with the embossing and the fringed grass. Love that little picnic basket with its cupcakes.
    Thanks so much for sharing this with us at The Kraft Journal.

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  13. Very cute card. Thanks for joining in on our BBTB2 red/stamp challenge.
    Carole

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  14. Great card. Love the sentiment on the ribbon. Thanks for playing along with us at Cooking with Cricut.

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  15. great job! love the napkin and the colors are so cute.Thanks for joining us this week at CTO

    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  16. This is just adorable. I love the gingham napkin coming out of the basket. And the sentiment on the ribbon is great!! Thanks for joining CTO.

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  17. This is so adorable, Melissa! I love the gingham napkin coming out of the basket - so creative and fun! What an awesome easel card! :)

    Lisa
    http://indymermaid.blogspot.com

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  18. So cute, love how you put the sentiment on the little napkin! Thanks for joining us this week @ CTO :)

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  19. Too stinkin' adorable!! Absolutely loving the colours together and the cute little picnic basket! Great job with the challenge!

    Hugs,
    Tracey - CTO DT member
    www.trailoftreasures.com

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  20. Cute card. Love how you stamped the sentiment on the ribbon. Thanks for joining us at Paper Playtime this week.

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  21. I love the picnic theme of your card. The checkerboard table cloth is terrific. -Yvette

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  22. VERY cute card ! I love that you made it an easel card .... great bright colors ! Thanks for playing along with us at BBTB2 ! Lori

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  23. Oh this is gorgeous! I lovethe little red gingham tablecloth! Thanks for joining in the contest over at BBTB2
    Juliex

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  24. This is just darling!! I love the grass!! Thanks for playing with us at BBTB2!

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