Cricut Cardz Challenge #43

This is my first time to participate in the Cricut Cardz challenge. This week's challenge was to create a new baby card using any cartridge and the colors green, orange, yellow and white only. This was a lot harder than I thought it would be but this is what I came up with.
The background paper was my jumping off point and I found it in a stack that I had forgotten about. The bunny cut is from Celebrate with Flourish. The tag was made with a beaded oval Nestability. The top border was made with the SU eyelet border punch and the ribbon is from JoAnn's. Those hearts aren't as crooked as they look in the picture!
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Maria

My Pink Stamper 5 Million Hits Challenge #1

My Pink Stamper has reached 5 million hits (I can't even imagine) and to celebrate she is doing challenges and give aways on her blog today. http://www.mypinkstamper.com/
The first challenge was to make something with a bird on it. Right up my alley, since my new favorite cart is 3 Birds on Parade!
The image was cut at 3 3/4. The sentiment is from MPS Spooky Puns set. The witch hat is from Studio G and heat embossed with Clear tops Black Gems embossing powder. The top paper is from the DCWV Midnight Spell Solid Stack and finished with an MS Drippy Goo punch. The black ribbon is from WM.
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Maria

Baby Girl Shape Book

I made this as a shower gift for one of my daughter's friends. I really like making these, have another in the works for a boy. I used Sweet Treats for the flower, Cherry Limade for the font and Live Simply for the butterfly. Most of the inside images are from Sugar and Spice. The paper is from DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Girl stack. Unfortunately the pictures are not great, I had already wrapped it before I remembered to take them.


I used Fun Flock on the bunny and lamb and the little rhinestones are from Imaginesce.

The frames on these pages are from Live Simply. Sweet Dreams is from Create a Critter. Stickles and more bling used here too.
This frame is from Toy Story.
Last page and probably my favorite. All images here are from Old West. Added some Stickles and some little pearls to make sure it was girly enough!
I know this is a long post. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Fall!
Maria

Halloween Card and a Christmas Card Too

The first is an easel card I made with my recently purchased Stampin Up set "Greeting Card Kids". This set is adorable! The image was colored with Copic markers. The frame is from the Cricut Happy Hauntings cartridge and is actually supposed to be a frame, but I just used the front portions for the card. The paper is Recollections and the sentiment is from The Paper Studio.

For this card I used my new favorite, 3Birds On Parade.
The patterned paper is from K& Co, Peppermint Twist Pad. The shiny paper is MS and is embossed with the new Sizzix Stripes and Scallops embossing folder. The little bird was cut from scraps and some doodling was added with a white Ultimate Gel pen. The light bulbs were cut in white then colored with MS glitter markers. The sentiment is Studio G and the tag was made with classic and scallop circle Nestabilities.

I've been taking my pictures using a new photo box I ordered from OBN. I'm still working on getting better photos, but I think they are improved using this box. Its a 16" square, collapsible, came with 2 lights and 4 different colored backdrops. It was only $49 and I think that's a pretty good deal, so I thought I'd pass that info along.
http://www.obnphoto.com/items/lighttent/16in_square_tent_small_lamps.html
Hope that link works.
As always, thanks for stopping by.
Maria

For You with 3 Birds on Parade

I wanted this cartridge as soon as I saw it, but was gonna wait until it wasn't an HSN exclusive. Well, I caved and ordered it from them anyway knowing full well it will be probably be available everywhere in a few months and be much cheaper. Sigh, I have no will power! Anyway, I do love it and here is the first card I've used it for.
Almost all my cards are A2, so 5.5" X 4.25" in case you were wondering. The background paper is from October Afternoon, the Thrift Shop stack. A 3.25" square was stitched onto the background paper before it was attached to the card base. I got a Janome Sew Mini last time they were on sale at Hancock Fabrics, and I really like it. Only drawback I've found with it so far is that it doesn't have a light. The Lacy Labels Lite cart, label #9, was used for the white label. It was embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder. All three layers were inked with Antique Linen Distress Ink. The bird is from 3 Birds on Parade and was cut at 3". Except for the background piece, all the paper used was scraps. The "for you" was cut at 2" and is from the Sweethearts cartridge. Added my usual doodling and though you can't tell, the flower centers are yellow Stickles.
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Maria

Sweet Baby Girl Card

I don't know what's in the water, but I know 4 people who are expecting (including my own daughter!). Here's a card I made for one of them.
The stroller was made with the Sugar and Spice Lite cart, cut at 21/2". I really love the easy layering on these carts. The paper is Kay and CO, Itsy Bitsy Baby Girl stack. The piece used for the stroller cover is the back side of the piece used for the background. The white and pink rectangles were cut with Small rectangle classic and scalloped Nestabilities. The white was embossed with a Cuttlebug Hearts folder. The sentiment is computer generated, then cut with a small circle Nestie. The pink scallop circle was also cut with a small Nestie. The tiny pearls border and the pearl on the stroller are from Recollections from Michaels. The ribbon is Offray. The rectangle was attached to the card with SU Dimensionals and the circle with Scotch foam tape. The foam tape is slightly thinner than the Dimensionals so the sentiment is popped, just not as much as the image. Oh, and the little heart on the stroller cover was filled in with a new product to me, Crystal Color Lacquer by Sakura. It's like Glossy accents but comes in different colors. I used Peach here, but it looks pink to me.










Here are some close ups of the sentiment and stroller.
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Maria

Purse Note Card Set

While we were on vacation last week we were lucky enough to have a very sweet young lady come to our house to take care of the dogs for us. It was a relief not to have to worry about boarding them somewhere as they are very spoiled little girls and I know they would have been miserable! Anyway, I made this note card set with the purse as a thank you. The purse was made with Forever Young and was designed on the Gypsy. The 12X24 mat was used in order to get it as big as possible. The white border was made with an MS embossing edge punch. The patterned paper is DCWV, the Glitter Stack, the purple is Bazzill, and the button is Recollections. Small craft magnets were used on the flap.












The note cards are 41/2 X 35/8. That was the largest they could be and still fit in the purse. The sock monkey is cut from the Sugar and Spice Lite cart at 3". The background papers were embossed with the Cuttlebug Argyle folder. I like how it matched the pattern on the purse paper. The window for the sentiments were made with the SU Word Window Punch. The sentiments are from Hero Arts, Everyday Sayings Clear Stamp Set. The eyelets were set with the Cropadile Big Bite. Still need some practice with that thing! Matching envelopes were also made (but not photographed) using Plantin School Book and the Gypsy. I was able to size them just right for the cards and cut two from a 12 X 12 sheet of paper.
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Maria