Glittered Congrats!

Getting back into the swing of things has been hard.  Also, I misplaced my mojo.  If you see it please have pity and send it back to me.

I came across this challenge by Curtain Call.  It made me itch to play with some glittered cardstock.  I knew I wanted the sentiment to be in blue cardstock.  I used my Papertrey Ink Congrats die to cut out the sentiment using Recollections glittered cardstock.

Then I wasn't sure what I wanted to do from there.  I have had this card sketch in my head awhile:

I love it, so I used it for inspiration for the rest of the card.  I used a very old Prima stamp set to add the polka dotted strip to the top and bottom of the purple reflective cardstock (also from Recollections).  I used Stampin' Up's Pacific Point to add the dotted stripes.

But, then, it felt like it was missing something.  I really envisioned some silver thread behind the sentiment strip.  However, I did not have any.  So I deconstructed some yarn I had bought from the Dollar Tree before Christmas.  I also popped up the sentiment strip on some foam tape for a bit of dimension.  

That was how this card was born.  It is generic so you could use it for just about any occasion.  The final card is 4 1/4 x 4 1/4.  I even made matching envelopes. 

Not sure I love this card, but I don't hate either.

I am submitting this card to:  Curtain Call's Icicle Challenge

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"Less is More" Challenge #312 New Beginnings

Your Kindness Warms my Heart

Searching through card challenges...to keep from working on those Christmas cards I need to do.  I found the Sweet Curtain Call Challenge.   

I was inspired by that cute drink with the yummy marshmallow gingerbread man.  See the picture to the right.

See?  Adorable.  So I set out to see what I could come up with.  

Now I have periods of wonderful inspiration that brings a card sketch to mind and off  I go.  Not so much this time.  Instead, I turn to Pintrest.  I think I am the only one who actually tries out some of their pins.  Now I have more pins than I will actually ever get to this lifetime in reality, but I do actually try some of those recipes, those cute cards or crafts, and in this case I did use a card sketch.  Here it is if you are dying to see.

I began with the coffee cup with the steam in the shape of a heart.  This is a digital stamp from Prettygrafik design I believe.  I colored it in with my copics.  I cut out the digital stamp and the window over it with my Cricut.  The patterned paper for the Polaroid looking square cut is from Polkadoodles Baked with Love digital collection.  Both of these were purchased from Etsy.  The kraft paper with gold snowflakes I cut from the pad I got from Target's Dollar Spot by American Crafts.  I then set my Cricut to write out the sentiment.  I added a bit of green twine, then set it all on a A2 card made with Neena white cardstock.

Here's another view of the card: 

I am linking this to the Curtain Call Challenge "Sweet".

Donut You Know?

This weeks' Curtain Call Challenge is a fun one!  Who does not like a good doughnut once in a while?  I sure do....and I like all kinds..glazed, cake, chocolate, creme filled, with sprinkles, without.  Ok, time to stop that now I just want to go buy a dozen.  :)

This card I created after looking at this wonderful inspiration picture.  

The entire card is made using my cricut.  The cute coffee and doughnut image is a layered image.  The card shape is also done using my cricut.  The sentiment I had my cricut write out for me.  On the inside I am going to add...you are wonderful in my own handwriting.

I did add a strip of Recollections paper at the bottom to create some interest.  I also inked the edge of the card and the shape I wrote the sentiment on.  The sentiment I did cut out using a die by Sizzix.

I also added a little Crystal Effects to the glaze of the doughnut to make it ....well look like glaze.

I hope you enjoy this card and have a great day!

I love you....

I was totally inspired by this weeks Curtain Call's Kissing booth.

It's a great photo don't you think?  So I dusted off my new Sizzix banner embossing folder.  On the middle three banners I added my sentiment using my Recollections alphabet dies.  I stamped them in Staz on Jet Black and Ranger's Adirondak Cranberry.

I then found a bit of red corrugated paper in my paper stash to add to the bottom.  The circle with the heart in the middle was cut with my cricut out of some We R Memory Keepers For the Record paper.

To pull it all together I added a bit of off white twine and some silver and gold sequins.

Therefore,  I am adding this to Curtain Call's Kissing Booth
and
Anya, Oddies, and Other's February option by the Greeting Farm:  I used stripes (corrugated paper), the color red, letters, and hearts.  

Hang in There

I am putting my Cricut Expressions through it's paces today.  I missed this by a day for Curtain Call's Winter Wonderland challenge.  I wanted to get this completed and up last night, but it just didn't happen.  However.  I loved the inspiration image and just had to make the card.

I started out with a background of simple blue lined off white paper by K&Company's Julianne collection.  I then used an image from the cricut library of a cool framed snowflake for the next layer.  This layer I popped up on foam mounts.  Then finally I cut out a basket and milk bucket with my cricut.  I placed the milk bucket in the basket.  I added some silver eyelets for interest.

At the top I tied a twine bow and cut a couple of tags using a sizzix die.  The sentiment is stamped in Staz On Brown ink and then popped up on top of some glittered paper.

Most every image is distressed with Ranger Distress inks in Gathered Twigs or Faded Denim.

The lay out is from this weeks Mojo Monday Blog # 379.

I am entering this in Mojo # 379.

Combined Card Challenge Leads to ....

I decided to combine MOJO 302 sketch and 

the inspiration challenge from The Curtain Call

Inspiration Challenge.  I am not sure I am thrilled

with the result but it's what I came up with.

I did not have nautical themed stamps, so I

focused on the purse from the inspiration collage.

I stamped my image on blue cardstock and

paper pieced that onto the image I stamped and

embossed in gold.  I really wanted the purse handle

to look like a chain.

The mesh at the bottom adds texture and I do like

the addition of the gold buckle at the bottom.

The yellow star adds a bit of pop.  All the paper came

from my stash of leftovers.

I used StazOn in black and Ranger's Adirondak in

Jet Black to emboss with.