A Cupcake

Last week I mentioned that I have not had much success with using Tim Holtz's products on a girly project.  I guess I can now announce that I've overcome that challenge.  Check out this cupcake card:

I based the card on the sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday:

I have been wanting to use this cupcake image for a while but just didn't have the occasion for it.  A little girl's birthday is coming up and I think she will like it!  I heard that she likes pink!  That's actually how I tried to use this image on a girly card - using feminine colors.  Purple background and pink mat with a pink cupcake, and pom pom ribbon, so even though the pink mat cardstock was heavily distressed and the image can be used either way, this card turns out very feminine.

My card is also entering the following challenges:
1.  Card Mania - Ribbon
2.  Craftin Desert Divas - Anything Goes
3.  Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
4.  Crafty Sentiment - Get it Girly
5.  Timeless Tuesday - In Distress

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Hello birdie

I love having birds on my cards, all kinds of cards.  When Close to My Heart released the stamp called Perfect Fit - Holidays last year, I was over the moon.  It appears to be perfect for card-making, but it also provides a lot of possibilities for home décor and gifts.  A good example can be found on p. 78 of the current idea book.

I thought of this stamp because my friend is teasing me that I only use a particular birdie, and to prove my friend wrong I'm using this set today.  I've made a Christmas card:

It is based on the sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge:

J'm replacing the flowers in the sketch with circles.  For the layer beneath the flowers I've used the Tim Holtz Snow Flurries on the edge die.  The birds were colored with color pencils.  I wish I could color like those certified experts with shading and lighting but I'm happy with color pencils now, just to satisfy my coloring crave.

My card is also entering the following challenges:
1.  ABC Challenges - No Flowers
2.  Cards in Envy - Birds
3.  Created with Love Challenges - Anything Goes
4.  Eureka Stamps challenge - Sentimental
5.  Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
6.  Make it Monday challenge - Anything Goes
7.  Vintage Stamping - Things with wings
8.  Fashionista - Christmas

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Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow

I can't get this song out of my head!
But I like these upbeat songs, they keep my spirits up too!

I was thinking about this song because of the challenge at Heart 2 Heart - Sing a little song for me.  And as I've promised myself to make at least two Christmas cards a week from now on, I started my plan on Christmas cards.  I found out this old stamp set that has the words "let it snow" so I thought it would be perfect for the challenge.

Then I went on to get other stamps that match with the sentiment.  A penguin from the new hostess rewards set, I thought.  I went on to look for a sketch and I found this from Sketch Saturday:

 

To match with the Christmas theme I've decided to replace the bars with snowflakes.  I think the snowflakes are cute with the little penguin!  On to the lines across the bars in the sketch, I've used some stitching to secure the snowflakes.  Just a note about the snowflakes, this set was launched long before Close to My Heart's Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, but believe it or not, the snowflake shape works almost perfectly with this stamp while cut at 1".  The only imperfection is that there is a dot on the image that's missing.  Well, had I not told you about this, I bet you'd never known that there was such a dot as part of the image.

 

 

I paper-pieced the penguin's hat and his tie so he has some color rather than pure black.  To add a little more interest, I've used liquid applique on his hat and the pom-pom.  Liquid Applique remains one of my faves for winter cards - a little effort, a big impact.

My card is also entering the following challenges:

1.  Crafty Hazel Nut's Christmas challenge - Cute

2.  Christmas card challenges - punches

3.  That Craft Place Ltd Challenges - Stitch real or faux

4.  Crazy for Challenges - animals

5.  Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Sew-N-Sew

6.  613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

7.  C is for challenge - Animals

8.  Cutie Pie Challenge - Anything Goes

9.  Color Dare - Sky and Pacifica

 

 

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A wedding card

I meant to play the sketch at Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge since I first saw it but the distractions are endless!  First the recovery from a cold has been really slow then my right eye got an infection and it was so red and swollen and heavy that I could barely open my eye.  That's when I started to play with the Cricut Craft Room, which got me addicted to it.

As I was contemplating what to do with the tag in the sketch, I also used the Cricut Craft Room to customize the size to fit the new couple.   Before I go further, let's look at the sketch:

I have been thinking what to do with the square in the middle but I've eventually replaced it with the silhouette of a couple:

The couple was cut at 4".  So when I cut the tag I used the Craft Room to get to the size just right.  At first I thought I should cut the bride a little shorter, but I think now they look just perfect. 

My card is entering the following challenges:
1.  Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog - Rectangle Cards
2.  Crafty Calender Challenge - Anything Goes
3.  Just Inspiration Challenges - the picture inspires me to make a wedding card!
4.  Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes
5.  Card Makin' Mamas - Black, White plus one color.

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Glowing Candles

I have been trying to make Christmas cards to avoid the crazily busy holiday season.  Having said that, my progress is much worse than last year.  In order to push myself to work harder on Christmas cards, I bought some Christmas wafer thin dies from my local craft store.  Now that I have new toys, there is a good reason to focus on Christmas cards.  (Whatever you say, if you think that I am giving myself an excuse to buy new toys, that's not incorrect..........)

I've picked up the Memory Box Growing Candles die, and made this card:

I like traditional Christmas cards, perhaps I need more traditional ones than Christmas ones so this image is perfect for such a card.  The oval was cut by Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.  Using the Cricut Craft Room, I have customized its size to fit the glowing candles.  Even though I have only used the Cricut Craft Room a couple of times, I have benefited quite a bit from it and will continue to learn how to use it.

My card is based on the sketch from The Sweet Stop Challenge Blog: 

My card is also entering the following challenges:
1.  Oldie but A Goodie Challenge - Embossing [sentiment heat embossed with gold embossing powder]
2.  Flutter by Wednesday - Embossing
3.  A Gem of a Challenge - anything with a "b" [bow]
4.  The Hobby House Challenge - Christmas
5.  Totally Gorjuss challenge - Bows
6.  Sister Act Card challenge - Anything Goes
7.  Addicted to CAS - Holiday

8.  Jingle Belles - Saint Nick-Tac-Toe [I've chosen die cut, red or green, and heat embossing]

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A CAS birthday card

Today's card is all about FLOWERS:

To tell you the truth these paper flowers have been forgotten, but I came to rescue them in time before the summer ends (To tell you the complete truth, I'll have to make more cards like this before the summer ends and I think you know why........Shhhh.........)

How did I come to remember these flowers?  Thanks to the sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:

When I saw this sketch I was so excited because of the hexagons.  Hexagons are so on trend and I do rave about them.  Having said that, what really came to my mind was flowers and butterflies.  The next thing I knew was the packet of paper flowers at the bottom of my drawer.  Bingo!  Just a couple of them and some bling, my card was almost done  I added a little lagoon strip of paper at the bottom to balance it out.  Interestingly I didn't make it flush with the bottom.  It's definitely something new to me as I cannot explain why but I like it. 

My card is also entering the following challenges:
1.  Fashionable Stamping Challenges - CAS
2.  CASology - paper (I was thinking about paper flowers!)
3.  Crafty Sentiments - Colorful
4.  Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS
5.  CAS on Sunday - Floral Fantasy

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When new meets old

Today's card is a blend of various items.  I've used my newly acquired Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Clockwork stencil and my super duper old metal sentiment happy birthday.  I believe that it was bought six or even seven years ago.  It came in a pack of five but I have only used one before today.  Am I saying it shamelessly?  No no no........how I wish it had been all used within the first year of purchase.

I've also used a lot of scraps, as all paper strips came from my scrap paper box.  I really like it when I can put those pieces into use as I feel bad enough with my huge pile of paper.  My card is a masculine card:

I quickly decided that it will be a manly one because I wanted to use the color combo from ColourQ challenge:

Oh of course the clockwork stencil prompts me to make a manly card.  So far I have not had much luck in using Tim Holtz's materials on girly projects.  I'll keep trying!

My card is entering the following challenges:
1.  Tuesday Throwdown - Use your scraps
2.  Shopping Our Stash - Oldest Hardware
3.  Through the craft room door - Anything Goes
4.  Craft-room challenge - Something new

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