Easter Chicks Eggs Topiaries Card

This was a fun card to make using my Cricut, embossing, punches, stamps & scraps of cardstock along with some Easter scrapbook paper. First time making an Easter Topiaries card.

Used a sketch from Paper Take Weekly.

Cricut Lite cartridge: Bloom 3" Tree3
ink: Adirondack Purple Twilight
paper: Kraft cardstock - base, layer & topiary bases
   pink cardstock, glitter cardstock - blue, yellow, 
   core'dinations cardstock - 2 shades of green, 2 shades of purple,
   the Paper Studio Easter Bunny Word Mix scrapbook paper
punches: Martha Stewart - Chick, Easter Egg Basket
ribbon; Spool O' Ribbon
Spellbinder: Nest ClassicOvals

stamp: Basic Grey stamped on eggs that are in the 2 baskets

Stampin' Up: punches - 
embossing - Woodgrain on the Kraft topiary bases, stamp - Teeny Tiny Wishes

Entering this into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations Ch199 Tree Topiaries w Birds of Many Colors lim3 1st 2/24-3/2

Crafty Boots Out of your comfort zone Ch unlim out of comfort zone by making an Easter card with topiaries 2/18-3/3
Kaboodle Doodle Ch160 Use Any Bling lim3 1st 2/25-3/3
Kraft Journal Use Any Sketch unlim 2/25-3/3
Paper Makeup Stamps Ch77 Stripes unlim stripes on the embossed topiary bases 2/25-3/3
Paper Playtime Ch4 Sentiment Stamps unlim 2/18-3/3 
Simon Says Stamp & Show Ch The Stamp You Love But Don't Use unlim love the tiny Easter egg stamps and first time using 2/25-3/3
The Pink Elephant Ch TPE188 Anything Goes unlim 2/25-3/3
Victorine Stamps Ch53 Stamp, Emboss & Embellish unlim 2/18-3/3

Paper Take Wkly Sketchie Free For All unlim 2/26-3/4

C.R.A.F.T. Ch196 Use Embossing lim5 3rd 2/28-3/5
Paper Pretties Wed PWC247 Spike the Punch unlim 2/27-3/5
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes unlim 2/27-3/5

Cute Card Thurs Ch258 Something Old unlim my old is the Easter scrapbook paper I bought last Easter 2/28-3/6 

Little Scrap Pieces Fun Fri Think Spring Ch 3/1-7
Use It Tues Ch50 Uninked Stamp w/ bonus use Gold unlim 2/26-3/7

Basic Grey Ch88 Anything Goes unlim 2/23-3/8 

Creative Insp Paint Anything Goes unlim 2/24-3/9
Gingerloft GL59 Ribbons & Bows unlim 2/24-3/9

Scrap-Creations Going Grey Ch Go Green lim2 2nd 2/26-3/11
Tues Alchemy Ch51 Travel w A Rainbow (Photo Insp) unlim 2/26-3/11

Aud Sentiments Easter Sentiment Ch unlim 2/27-3/12
DLART Thankful Thurs Ch104 Birds lim3 1st Birds - Easter Chicks 2/28-3/12

A Blog Named Hero Ch21 Just Make Your Own! unlim 3/1-13
Crafty Ribbons Ch40 Anything goes w/ Ribbon unlim 2/28-3/13

Stampin W/ Dragon Ch Anything Goes lim2  2nd 3/1-14
Pin & Tack Spark Your Creativity Now! Ch7 Anything Goes unlim 3/1-31  

Half-Fold Window Birthday Card

Created this card after watching a youtube video which is my TIP:
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi6Jmd6w424

on how to make a Half-Fold Window Card. 3 times was the charm at being able to make the Half-Fold Window Card.



Used Cricut cartridge Baby Steps for the Teddy Bear on outside of card. Used Cricut Lite cartridge for the Tree on inside of card.


Used Spellbinders oval die cut to make the half fold punch out part. Stamped sentiment on a punched scallop piece of white cardstock. Used Tim Holtz Distress Ink for subtle edging of sentiment tag & oval window cut.

Added Butterfly & round beads to outside of card. Placed the Tree inside the card to be seen thru oval window cut. Added ribbon on inside & outside of card. Added ribbon onto Tree.

beads: Butterfly & round - green & pink
Cricut cartridges: 
Baby Steps 2" Teddy Bear (on same page as Safetypin, next to last page)
Cricut Lite Bloom 3" Tree4
ink:
Memento Rose Bud - sentiment
Tim Holtz Distress Ink worn lipstick - edges
paper:
core-dinations - 
2 shades of brown - Teddy Bear
Grassroots green leaves on Tree, 
St. Valentino 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"Base of card,
tan Tree trunk
white cardstock
ribbon: Easter 2011
Spellbinders: Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Ovals Large
punch: Fiskars scallop
stamp: studio g mini rubber stamp - sentiment Happy B-day


Entering this into the following challenges:

Allsorts Wk158 Ice Cream Colours lim3 3rd pink - strawberry, green - Pistachio 6/9-15
BearlyMineCh39TicTacToe diagonal: Dies,Flowers(on Tree & ribbon)&Sentiment lim2 1st 6/12-18
Craft-Room Ch Furry Four legged Family lim3 2nd Teddy Bear 6/12-24
Crafty Ribbon Ch21 Butterflies & Bows unlim 1st 6/7-20
Crazy 4 Ch C4C140 Circles unlim 5th 6/9-15 

Creative Cutter Room Photo Insp Pink bedroom w/tree wall mural 5/31-6/13
Creative Inspiration Paint Butterflies 6/10-16
Do You Stack Up DYSU Paper Piecing lim3 3rd 6/7-12
Hot Shot Ch9 Distress Inks unlim 3rd 6/9-7/6 

Our Creative Corner Your Fav Tim Holtz Technique unlim 2nd using Distress Ink for subtle edging 6/9-15 

Jaihart Sun Are Lovely 10 unlim 14th 6/3
Just Keep On Creating Anything Goes unlim 58th 5/5-6/18
Lexis Creations Happy B'day unlim 1st 6/11-23
Paper Pretties Wed PWC209 Use your fav color combo unlim 9th pink & green 6/6-12 


Paper Take Wkly 3-2-1 unlim 2nd 3 shades of color: brown, green, pink, 2 colors of Butterfly: green&pink, 1 Tree 6/12-18
Scrap-Creations Celebration lim2 1st 6/12-18
Simon Says Stamp & Show Anything Goes unlim 3rd 6/11-17
Tues Alchemy Anything Goes Ch lim3 2nd my TIP is the video link on how to make half-fold window card 6/12-18
Victorine Stamps Ch35 Texture unlim 15th 5/31