1st Communion

this is for my granddaughter who is receiving her first Holy Communion tomorrow.finish size is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
scallops are @ 4 1/2 & 4 1/4" cut from cricut Storybook
cross is wedding solutions @ 3 1/2" in shadow and black out
corners are J fancy corners from Storybook @ 1 3/4"
inside is comp generated for a card studio I have. and pop dotted
the cross paper is a gorgeous textured Wausau paper.... 

                                                                         the inside left

                                                                          inside right

MoJoMonday # 132

Hi all, for you who know my blog, you know that I have been getting ready for my daughters baby shower coming up. I made this card for her and it matches the cake top, the corsage and the invitations that I have been busy making. I love it when things just fall into place. (That does not happen often for me)
I used the same papers, and since it is a boy I did not want to put ribbon on it so I added the rattle
rattle @ 1 1/4" and monkey @ 2 1/4" cut from my cricut.
Hope you like.

                                                                          the inside

if you would like to see the cake top, corsage and invitations, you can find them on earlier post on this blog!
thanks for looking! Carol<><

flowers

I was just playing around with the paper I just got from HL, my daughter gave me a gift certificate for my BD in Nov., we don't have a HL where I live so I was so glad to see it go online! (she has on in her town and thought I could use it when I would visit) few problems with that idea, when I travel there I want to see the grandkids, not go shopping and 2nd HL is not open on Sundays.
anyway the paper is called Daisy Paisley from the paper Studio
cricut cuts  from Storybook
flowers all @ 3 1/2" base and shadow
red poppy layered w/ 3 1/4   (under  A)
branch w/base branch @ 3 1/3"  (under K)
Hibiscus in white w/ ink (under S)
stlckles on all and cuttlebug on the inside and pop dotted the flowers

 

10th Anniversary for B-I-L & wife

Anniversary Card these are the colors she had for the wedding 10 years ago... where does the time go??
from cricut Storybook - scalloped oval- V accent blackout @ 3 1/2 & 3 3/4"
fancy corners #7 @ 2" ...2 reg and 2 flip
10 cut @1 1/2" base and shadow & accent frame
pop dotted the center, MS butterfly punch , used my cuttlebug, and some inking.

                                                                      the inside

B-I-L birthday card

this one is a total scrape lift ( from across the pond)   thanks Enfys!
quick and easy to do,
we recycle around here so it was easy to find the pull tops.
No over drinking here!

Judy'd BD card

found this at bugaboo stamps, I then remember it was Judy's BD today. I wonder if it counts if it was made on her BD? (made yesterday...)

                                                                       the inside

wild card

Just trying out my Wild Card Cartridge..everything is done at 51/2"
colored the rose with pink and green ink.

sweet blogger award

Sweet Blogger Award

How beautiful this Award is!!!!!!!!!!!

how nice of Nataliya over at Love Crafts Forever to think of me!

Thank you sweet friend!

Beautiful Award has a beautiful rules:

List 5 blogger friends, and say something sweet about them.

Shelly over at shellys card blog...what to say,, she was the first card maker I followed over at the cricut message board, I would look and study her work to figure out how to ink and her card are always so romantic!

Jeannie over at A Place For My Cards...loves her family and has a love for sharing her beautiful cards with all,
any questions and she is right there to help, and always has something nice to say

Enfys at Going Buggy... great card maker, and always has the cutest stories to tell about things going on around her. even her one legged pigeon story

Kelly at Kreative Korner by Kelly  does the most beautiful work with her stamps and always makes her blog so much fun to visit!

Joy over at Purtty Paperz... beautiful card maker, also tells the cutest stories about her trips to the lake, her swimming friends and family. All with that wonderful southern hospitality. Hope you are feeling better my friend!

MoJoMonday # 131

for Mojo Monday they wanted a longer card
and when I first saw the sketch I knew what it was going to be
but the twinkle twinkle little boy was too babyish for the
bugaboo digi stamp, so I decide on paper from
All About Boy stack from DCWV
cricut stars are cut at 1  , 1 1/4 " w/ shadow from George
this will be for my grandson who will be turning 6 next month, wow! where does the
time go???               finished size is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"
Layers...horse shoe layer cut @ 5 1/4 x 8 1/4"
dark brown,  4 1/4 x 7 1/4"
cowboy  paper  4 x 7"
dark brown  3 1/8 x 4 1/4
printed cowboy  2 7/8 x 4 (this could be different if the digi stamp is printed at a different size)
inked around the cowboy and stars only in dune color box & pop dotted the cowboy and stars.

                                        pop dotted the stars and the cowboy

                                                                          the inside

                                                     this was a fun, fun, fun sketch!!

and corsage to match

Hello all, for this cake top I decided to make a matching corsage to go with it and I think it turned out pretty good. (my first cake top was for a girl a year ago)
a lot going on here!
blackout and shadow for all from my cricut New Arrival
4 & 2 inches for the onsie,
feet @ 3 & 1 1/4"with George circle @ 3 1/2 and 1 1/2"
rattle @ 4 1/2 & 2 1/2
monkey @ 4 & 2"
safety pins 3 1/4 for the center piece and 3 1/2 for the corsage I also cut
2 layers from a cereal box to give it strength
bottle @ 4 & 2"
train @ 2 3/4"
gifts in blackout only @ 1 1/2"
bear @ 1 1/2" , giraffe @ 2" & the plane @ 1"

paper from my newest collection..twinkle twinkle little boy from My Mind's Eye

this will go on the top of my daughter's baby shower cake that I will be making the end of April, but I was so excited how it turned out that I didn't want to wait for the cake. so here it is! and this is the first time I tried to make a corsage. It is tied with embroidery floss in blue.

 

was not sure how the crackle was going to look, the paint was thick and hard to work with but in the I think it worked out well.  oops, I forgot to put the little button on for the wheels. will do that later.

I added a ruler next to the corsage so you could get an idea of the size it is, 
will post picture of the cake with its top on and maybe my daughter with her corsage!
thanks for looking   Carol<><
don't know how I missed this picture, not in order but I did not want to take the chance of everything getting deleted, so here it is last. Sorry I normally don't have such long post...

boxes

remember Miss March (Diane from Capadia Designs) over at everyday with Cricut?
She had these cute little boxes to hold note cards and I have decided to make some for the baby shower and give them away! She gave the best step by step directions and I had 5 done in little time!
for me, to save time I just used some fancy paper for the front and used a corner punch. I will put some handmade cards inside, but to hurry things up I will add mostly computer cards.
I did have 6 started, but one I tried with a white core heavy card stock and in the score lines it ripped apart like it was cut with a scissors. I guess that paper is a bit too heavy.


these are the directions for the boxes above. Miss March from everyday cricut (Diane at Capadia Designs) was wonderful to share her step by step directions with all...thanks Diane, I had fun with these and plan on making more!


http://capadiadesigns.blogspot.com/2009/01/step-by-step-guide-to-making-note-card.html

I hope you enjoy making these as much as I did!

Carol<><

Just Scraps challenge #2 black, white & red all over

Here’s this week’s challenge at Just Scraps. (Our second challenge! Hurray! Perhaps we can double our participants - lol - wouldn’t that be so cool!) This time you have to use black and white and red all over.

Jean told me about Just Scraps, so I thought I would give it a try, I like challenges and since I have to make
quite a few for the baby shower coming up (I am giving some away for favors) I better do a few of them.
 so here I have 4 of the same black, white and red butterflies,  my cricut Indie art butterfly
I also used my cuttelbug

I did not have enough red to do the inside the way I wanted to, so I just stamped a butterfly in all of them, I think it turned out alright!

MoJoMonday # 130

this one came together for me nicely! I knew I wanted to make a sun with the circle and blackout everything and the rest just feel into place.....I wish they all would go together so nice...
I like the  ribbon and bows look on other crafters cards, but I just don't seem to tie them right. So I went with some black dots that I have.... also used cricut pooh and friends for the sun!  and Verve stamp

                                                                 the inside

Mom's 81st BD card

this was made into the side step card, my first ...will be making more like this
  Mom loves daffodils so she might just keep this one for awhile,
still not going to sign it.
cricut WIMG cart. for the flowers and the pot,   a few button bugs,
punch, ink and shadows for layers and to make the flower a bit more sturdy to stand up.

                                                                  forgot a sentiment

                        if you forget like I did...make sure that you lie it flat before stamping

Beautiful Blog Award

look what Barbara at   http://spotofsanity.blogspot.com 

sent my way  ...how cool is this!!!

Beautiful Blog Award

So the rule of this blog award is to list seven things about yourself and then pass it along to 15 other bloggers:

1. I have been happily married for most of  34 year. (now, now yes there have been some bumps in this road
but that is normal)

2. I have 4 daughters

3. I love to make cards

4. I live and work on a dairy farm with my husband and his family
In different houses.... thought I would clear that up so you did not think we lived under on roof
there would be a few more bumps in that road,, if you know what I mean!

5.I have 2 granddaughters, 2 grandsons, and one more little boy due in July

6. I hate driving in bad weather,  my line in winter is .....we can, weather permitting

7. I am a Christian woman, who is learning more and more about my savior everyday

Joy at          http://joy-purttypaperz.blogspot.com/

Linda at          http://cardchallengesandmore.blogspot.com/

Rose at           http://roseshappyplace.blogspot.com/

Heidi Anne  at       http://gotscraps.blogspot.com

Kim at              http://paperintheworks.blogspot.com/

Angella   at          http://bodymindspiritandstamps.blogspot.com/

Margie   at              http://bellabugcreations.blogspot.com/

Nataliya  at             http://lovecraftsforever.blogspot.com

Cindy   at                 http://cindycoutts.com/

MoJoMonday # 129

Mojo Monday sketch

                                                             a little sparkle

                                                                    the inside

Paper Cutz Challenge #32 anything goes

This week at Paper Cutz Challenge it's anything goes! Make a card, LO or craft project using any theme or colors you'd like. Post your name and a link to your creation in Mr Linky by midnight EST, Thursday, March 18th

the inside

 this will be going to an online friend who is not feeling well with back problems...I found this style online  and thought I would give it a try.  When I find who I scrap lifted from I will add her name, now I am drawing a blank...any way, what I noticed was all the shadowing with black paper instead of inking...more and more layers, hers also had a lot of machine sewing and more layers than mine, a beautiful flower (hand made) and other wonderful details
I wish I would have made it in pastels, but my darker colors where still out...next time...

okay I found her!!! (mine would be a cheap imitation of hers)   Kim Teasdale over at paper in the works...
if you have not seen her work I would highly recommend taking a look, I spent 45 minutes over at her blog just admiring her beautiful work, and I did not make it through it entirely.

Peachy Keen Challenge #24

Onto our next challenge, and we have a sketch for you again! I hope you guys aren't sick of them, cause I love making them! They are fun to create, and so much fun to see everyone's designs. There is a twist to this sketch challenge, you must use a Peachy Keen Stamp somewhere on your project, and please make sure to link your entry by March 21st to be entered to win!

this one is going to  a young friend who is always a ray of sunshine
the flowers fit perfectly, first time I have ever used this type
they are for her children,,,, girl, girl, boy, girl

PK-570 Basic Paper Doll Face Assortment

pooh and friends cartridge cricut cut for the sun

a brad for each flower

 I love finishing the inside

                                                hope you like, I had a fun time with this challenge!

baby shower

I made these for my daughters baby shower, but of course I had to wait to see if it was a girl or a boy...
I could have started, because I was right...."It's a  Boy!"
tools I used
computer for the working
rotary cutter , cuttlebug, scor-pal
Martha Stewart punch and cricut cuter for the bootie
I made 29 of these and need 4 more...
  

MoJoMonday # 128

MoJo Monday # 128 contest  follow sketch  sorry don't know how to add to my post..

this card is for a friends birthday, she likes the lace and sparkle

finished size is 8 1/2 x 5 1/2
papers are from k&co- floral dreams and dcwv linen closet
lace from wal-mart
circle verve stamp..... inside ??
cricut Mini monogram scalloped circle @ 3" real dial
and circle @ 2 3/4" real dial
2 purple stones, smaller clear stones
colorbox ink- cocoa

                                                                           the inside

                          it sometimes takes me a few days to figure out  what I want on a card
                                      another fun challenge!