Valentine Cupid Card

Created this Valentine Cupid Card using Sweethearts Cricut cartridge. The Cupid image was cut some time ago and was the leftover part from making the card option with Cupid image cut out. The bow & arrow make for my 3 Cricut cuts that Exploring Cricut challenge requires. My at least one embellishment are the buttons & twine. My 2 pattern papers are the layer of red XOXO paper & the pink heart paper under the Valentine ticket in the bottom right corner.

The difficult part was stamping the sentiment "XO" on the Cupid. The stamp is a mini plastic rubber that is cylinder shaped and the label on the top part does not match up with where the stamp is on the bottom so I had to hold it after looking at bottom & trying it out a couple of times to get it looking correct.

Added gold chalk to the bow tips. Used Glossy Accents mixed with the chalk to adhere it to the bow tips with a cotton swab.

Closeup:
 

adhesive: dots, foam
buttons: 2 white hearts with twine thru them

chalk: 
Buzz n Magic Gold Nugget - used Glossy Accents first & then added chalk to tip of 2 Bows

Cricut cartridge: Sweethearts Cupid piece cut out from 4 1/2" card option, 2" bow & arrow

embossing: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder
Glossy Accents
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
misc: cotton swab - to apply the gold chalk to the arrow tips

paper: red cardstock base 5 1/2" x 4 1/4", black cardstock layer, 
the Paper Studio XOXO scrapbook paper layer, 
red cardstock layer embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder,
white cardstock layer embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder layer,
red cardstock for Cupid, bow & arrow,
the Paper Studio Love Tickets - cut out one Valentine ticket,
pink heart scrapbook paper for Valentine Ticket mat 

stamp: mini "XO" from CVS that hubby gave me last yr - sentiment "XO"

Tim Holtz: die - Ticket - Valentine Ticket mat
twine: Maraschino

Entering this into the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations Ch26 Love/Anything Goes lim3 1st 1/28-2/3
Aud Sentiments Adult Valentine's Sentiment unlim 1/30-2/12
Bearly Mine Ch71 Hearts Galore lim2 1st 1/29
Cardztv Be My Valentine Cricut Cardz Ch124 1/30-2/12
Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe Ch28 Valentines w/ chalk 1/27-
Crafting for All Seasons Ch44 Buttons & Bows 1/23-2/4
Crafty Sentiments Buttons & Bows lim3 1st 1/29-2/4
Clear It Out Circles/Stash unlim  circles - Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing, stash listed above 1/14-2/3 
Crafty Boots Ch New unlim new - heart buttons 1/21-2/3
Creative Insp Paints Anything Goes unlim 1/27-2/9
Cricut Chirp Jan Ch Sweet Valentine unlim 1/19-31   
Delightful Sketch Ch Red & White 1/30-2/6
Die Cuttin Divas Ch100 Anything Goes lim3 3rd 1/29-2/4
DLART Thankful Thurs Jan Linky Party unlim 1/3-31 
Exploring Cricut Ch Cricut 1,2,3 at least 1 embellishment: heart buttons, 2 patt papers: see above in supply list & 3 Cricut cuts: see above unlim 1/28-2/2
Gingerloft Ch GL56 Love is in the Air 1/27-2/9
Glitter n Sparkle Ch17 Male Cards unlim card could be for male or female 1/27-2/2 
Here Come The Boys Ch44 BINGO Board Cards lim3 3rd 2nd could be for male or female Row: DieCuts, Free, Twine 1/20-2/1
JellyPark Ch Button Up lim2 1st 1/25-2/7
More Than Favors Wacky Wed 80 Valentine's Day 1/30-2/12 
Pennys Ch112 One for the Girls lim3 1st 1/30-2/5
Perfect Sentiments PSC64 Anything Goes w/ Die Cut lim3 1st 1/30-2/5
Pin and Tack Spark Your Creativity Now Ch5 Anything Goes unlim 1/1-31
Pink by Design Have a Heart Ch 1/28-2/2
{PIN}spirational Ch42 Hearts/Val Day 1/29-2/4
Scrap-Creations Going Grey Ch Valentines lim2 1st 1/29-2/11 
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes unlim 1/30-2/5
Tammy Scrapin Corner Ch47 Theme Buttons 1/28-2/3
The Pink Elephant Ch TPE184 Hearts 1/28-2/3
Tues Alchemy Ch49 Anything Goes unlim 1/29-2/11
Tues Throwdown Ch132 Bling it On lim3 1st 1/29-2/4
Victorine Stamps Ch51 Valentines/Red,White & Pink Colors unlim 1/21-2/3
Word Art Wed Ch65 Anything Goes lim5 2nd 1/30-2/5 

Breast Cancer Awareness Card Whimsy Saying

Created this Breast Cancer Awareness card
with Designer's Calendar Ribbon images and
a whimsy saying inside the card.



































Entering this into the following challenges:

1. Anything Goes Challenge Blog multiple entries 16th entry ends 10/16
Challenge 51 - Die cuts/ Punches or both

2. Cardz TV "Think Pink" ends 10/25

Cardz TV ~ Cricut Cardz Challenge #93


3. Digistamps4joy max 3 entries 3rd entry ends 10/17

Challenge #29 : "Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness"

4. Guylousinimitability ends 10/20
Breast Cancer Awareness Challenge

5. JellyPark Challenges max 2 entries 1st entry ends 10/19

Add Pink and a Ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness

6. Love to Crop Embossable You multiple entries 10th entry ends 10/20
It's Challenge Time!! Embossable You...

7. Raise the bar challenge PINK IS IN! ends 10/19
Challenge #79

8. Touched by a Butterfly First Annual Link Up For Pink ends 10/14
multiple entries 5th entry

Link up for pink

9. Tuesday Throwdown "think pink" 3 entries max 3rd entry ends 10/17

Tuesday Throwdown #70

Paper:
all pink cardstock & paper
4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Base

Designer's Calendar Cricut cartridge 5" Ribbon
(Script & Script Shadow for October shift page 37

Butterfly gem
foam adhesives

hand calligraphy whimsy sentiment that I heard on the radio this morning:
Feel the lumps, save the bumps

Sizzix Bigkick
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder - for the bumps

Age Chocolate Birthday Card

Created this Age Chocolate Birthday Card
for my daughter that will be 20 this yr &
she likes chocolate.


















Entering this into the following challenges:

Polka Doodles max 10 ch incl PD

Week 39 Challenge - Birthday Ages

Use it Tuesday
hoarded supplies: see list below for what was used

Challenge #16: Chocolate

Sweet Treats Cricut cartridge 3" cupcake3

Paper:
blue cardstock - dark & light
core'dinations Gem Jasper & Tranquil Blue
Paper Pizazz chocolate chips
the Paper Studio Happy Birthday Words

blue & white twine
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder
ek Success candles edge punch - 20 candles punched for 20th birthday
hand calligraphy of birthday sentiment
Sakura pens for inking edging