Tulip Layout

Created this Tulip layout of Tulips I photographed at Dallas Arboretum
Spring this yr, 2011. The water sprinklers had just finished as we entered
at opening time 9am which made for wonderful flower photos with water droplets.


















Closeups of Tulips:






































































Entering the layout into the following challenge:
M.A.G. Challenge by the Page Ch#40 Storybook p45
I found the image I cut to be difficult to cut without it tearing
until I changed to a new mat.

Challenge #40

Storybook 4" Tulip from p45

Paper:
Base 12" x 12" Martha Stewart playful blue paper pad
8" x 11" MS playful blue paper pad lt blue
1" x 8" DCWV "Flower Names"

7 1/8" x 10 3/8" Tulip photo collage

Easter 2011 Tulip ribbon

Owl Always Love You Embossed CAS-ual Friday Challenge Card

Created this "Owl always love you!" embossed card.


















Entering it into the following challenge:

CFC16

Welcome back to CAS-ual Fridays,
The Clean And Simple Challenge!

CFC16: Create a Clean And Simple project that features embossing--dry embossing, embossing folders, or heat set embossing.

Paper:
Base 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" dk brown
4 1/4" x 5 1/2" lt brown

Cuttlebug Owl Fourish embossing folder
hand calligraphy sentiment "Owl always love you!"
ribbon trends Owls Twill

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.














Closeup:


















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

Cake Box

Created this Cake Box using Cricut Projects Sweet Tooth Boxes Cricut cartridge which I bought for $19 on sale at JoAnn's. Was fun & easy to make.














The cake prop in photo is a Fisher Price play set cake that was my daughter's when she was younger that I have kept.














Comaparison of 10" (back) vs 6" (front). For 10" using 12" x 12" crdstock it requires 3 pieces cardstock for the top frosting piece, side frosting pieces & inside piece. For 6" using 12" x 12" cardstock it requires only 1 piece of cardstock.














Entering this into the following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #73 - Piece of Cake
Create project w/ a cupcake (or another baked good)
Challenge Me Monday #73

Craft Spot by Kimberly
Mon Ch#21 - Gift bags & boxes

Monday Challenge #21 - Gift bags and boxes

Cricut Project Sweet Tooth Boxes Cricut cartridge Cake 10"
(also cut at 6" for 1st try & comparison purpose)

Paper:
core'dinations - Brownie & Bright White

ATG adhesive
white glitter

Back to School & Baseball Card

Created this card after returning from moving daughter into her first apt for her sophomore yr of college. Baseball belongs to hubby from when he played baseball with a team when he worked for Texas Instruments.














Entering it into the following challenges:

Bitten by the Bug 2 Baseball Life's a Party baseball or any baseball image
Baseball from Life's a Party

Cricut Cardz "Back to School - The 3 Rs" ! using 3 Rs: ribbon, rhinestones & color RED
Cricut Cardz Challenge #88

Die Cuttin Divas Back to School

Challenge # 28: Back 2 School

Love to Crop - Add ribbon and bling


Tuesday Throwdown non-stamped sentiment - I used hand calligraphy of sentiment

Tuesday Throwdown #62

Whimsical Wednesday Three Times A Charm
3 cuts (Batter Up, Baseball & sentiment cut), 3 colors (red, white & blue) & 3 of same embellishment (3 red jewels)

"Three Times A Charm"

Sports Mania Cricut cartridge Batter Up 4" Baseball 1"

Paper:
Base 5" x 7" The Paper Company Bold Blue
white cardstock

red ribbon
4 red jewels - bases & 1 blue jewel - pitcher's mound

Flower Bookmarker

Created this bookmarker. Can be used for a party favor.


















Entering it into the following challenges:

Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #6: Reunion

Challenge #6: Reunion

Getting Cricky Party or Favor type project
Simply Sunday Challenge: Favors/Treats/Party


Love to Crop - Add ribbon and bling


Materials used:
foam dimensionals between flower layers
green satin ribbon
metal key chain
purple button
purple paper
Sizzix die cut flowers 3 cut
Tim Holtz distress ink on edges of the flowers
twine string

Panda Hot Air Balloon Card

Created this Panda Hot Air Balloon Card.
I like Pandas. I like seeing & photographing Hot Air Balloons.


















Entering it into the following challenge:

Paper Cutz Challenge #104 Color challenge: turquoise, red, white & black any theme
Paper Cutz Challenge #104

Standard A2 size card
Base: turquoise blue
Panda Hot Air Balloon photo - has the colors black, white & red
sentiment 'Up, Up & Away' hand written in red ink with a curve
red ribbon