scrap lifted Dads BD card

this one I found, and I am sorry I don't remember from where, when I find who this is from I will add a thank you to this blog, but for now, I was short on time and Dads 81st birthday is today..
cricut wild card for base   @ 5 1/4", frame, and inside marsh
ACY boy fishing @ 2 1/4"?
paper is a completely boys
Next time I post will be after the baby shower, It is here this weekend and I get to see my daughter
with a baby bump.... see you next week.

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MoJoMonday # 135th (do over, much better!)

this is not my norm for a card....NO Cricut... but I was in a hurry to get this one out... and I sure hope that I am not getting strep like Brittany has right now, with the baby shower in 10 days I don't want to be sick.
anyway, so this is for a friend, nothing fancy but it is hand made so I hope she likes it.
Nestabilities,MS punch, inking, ribbon and a button

Okay, I was not happy at all with the original so I took the Happy Birthday  off and put this flower that I made last week with Songbird, I did get a Cricut cut on here and I am liking this much better.

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                                                                    the original (ick)

sympathy for Johanna

Brittany's friends mother died at the young age of 44, leaving behind 3 children.
this is the card I came up with
 cut with my cricut            
I love this Indie Art Butterfly @ 3 inches  and the word are from Jasmine cut @ 1 3/4"

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Card for Cathy

Cathy was in a car accident and were asked to send cards from card makers
Wishing you well Cathy...
this card is from Cricut Songbirds, I was not happy to see all of the flowers had letters in them, why they did not leave some in blackout is beyond my understanding, but I figured a way around it....layer, if you like the flower and not the letters inside do what I did
from songbird flower and flower top shift W @ 3 1/2 inches...this is one more thing I cannot figure out, the flower ended up to be 5 3/4 inches, way bigger than I thought it would be. so glad I did not make the card first.
then I layered the flower tops at 3, 2 3/4, 2 1/2, 2 1/4, 2 inches
for the very center I cut shift 8 at 1 3/4 inches and added stickles to the center.
also have MS butterfly punch   paper is from The Paper Studio Serendipity 

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MoJoMonday # 134 and Cards for Men #8

Cards for Men #8

The challenge is open until midnight BST (British Summer Time) on the 25th April 2010 and the rules are

1. The card must be for a man/boy.
2. You need to follow the theme/sketch that is set.

3. It must be a new card.

 

yesterday while making the thank you card for Jason I had made 2 guitars, this one was to small for his card so I put it aside for another day, not knowing it would today.

Mojo Monday's sketch, I put it on its side and went from there.

cricut Indie Art Guitar @ 3 1/2 inches

Stamping You Rock @ 2" base and shadow

Pedestal card for CFM

Paper is My mind's eye, complete boy 

pop dotted the guitar

                                               I forgot the name of  this paper, but has a really nice shine to it

                                                          made into a pedestal card

A Huge THANK YOU

Today after Church I had a meeting to go to and of course,only a few people are around, mostly from the meeting! Thank goodness,  Jason was still around, When I went to start the car, it was dead. And he had a set of jumper cables in his truck,  for some reason even the key would not work on the trunk, where I keep mine.
this is what I came up with for a thank you card,  He is a big kid himself and I think he will like it
guitar from cricut Indie Art cut @ 4 1/2" in base, blackout and shadow
you rock @ 2 3/4" from stamping  in base, blackout and shadow
and Thanks a Million from WC @ 3" and MS punch finish size 1/2 fold card

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Donna & Dennis 11th Anniversary Card

this is for my sister and B-I-L for their 11th Anniversary coming up next week.
Donna loves yellow roses with just a touch of pink at the tips, So I had to make what she likes
5 1/2" square card
WIMG Vase @2 1/4 inched, I also cut a piece of plastic to make it shine a bit more, but I don't think it showed well in the picture.
WC rose @ 1 1/4, 1 1/2  & 1 3/4   and colored with ink and pop dotted
paper is K&Company Classic K and other scraps 
MS butterfly punch
Nestabilities Label 2 and brown ink and a few crystals

                                        view of the vase, maybe if you click to enlarge!!

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Donna N's BD card

This was also scrap-lifted from Shelly, (not bad for remembering only 1/2 of it,  she used butterflies, me-flowers, she used the shadow feature, not me, I thought there was a strip of paper behind the bird... there was not.
hers is tall and mine square.       but I like mine, and that is okay; with me...

2 1/2" circle frame from Cricut Home Decor
bird @ 1 1/2" blackout and base
made 2 because of the cut background

the inside

 

                                                                      

My Pink Stamper color challenge

Make a project using your Cricut and the colors Pink, Green, and Black!!
I used Home Decor dragonfly @ 3" in base, blackout and shadow, Isn't she lovely!!
pop dotted the wings, inked w/colorbox pheasant gold and Verve stamps
the flower is part of the paper....finished size   5 1/2" square.

                                                    I wanted to keep the inside clean looking....

                                                       hope you like!!  Carol<><

365 cards day 40, Friday 5

There must be 5 of 5 things on your card:

5 different colors
5 buttons
5 patterned papers
5 stamps
5 blossoms
              this is what I came up wit,h, I decorated it like I did many cakes in my bakery days...
not sure how many I will come up with (365 is a lot!) this one I just had to try!

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Peachy Keen Challenge #26

Ready for the next challenge? We are! The challenge is to create a card using all of the items/colors/methods listed below:

• Stitching (either by sewing needle or hand-drawn)
• White and Orange (card could have more colors, but must include these two in the card)
• Contain one upcycled item (something that could be thrown away but instead will make its way onto your work of art!)
• Any Peachy Keen Stamp

 Everyday paper dolls summer girl @ 3 1/4" I cut the hat @ 3 1/2"
storybook ovals @ 4 1/4 & 4 1/2
hand drawn stitching on hat and bag
upcycled- flip-flop on ribbon came off my daughters shoes years ago, just could not throw it away even though the shoes had seen better days
orange and white
peachy keen faces
I even manged to put a puzzle piece on the bag and it also will go to CA for 
Autism Awareness Month 

                                       the up-cycled piece, the flip flop

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okay, so I had to be a little naughty...

And broadcast that she will be turning 50, so I made Ruthann a 2nd card...
I also just watched a video on youtube on how to use distressed ink and had to try it out. It is the green and I really like the results from it ... the rest I let the paper do the work...

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I am also getting the hang of layering lots of paper and liking the results of that too. Only thing, the cards are getting a bit heavy.
have a great day, Carol<><

box to hold note cards

Hi again,,, this is the box to hold the cards I made for Ruthann...

so I made 7 more in mojomondays sketch

I thought I would box them up for Ruthann's Birthday for a total of 8 hand made cards, then they looked too much alike so I pack up 4 and then 4 others I have made in the past....here are the other 7

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MoJoMonday # 133

MoJoMonday again, these months are going by fast.... first of the month and that means it is contest time again!
so here we go....hope you like!

Ruthann's 50th BD card, I was nice!!!

Tulips from Cricuts Pooh and Friends P. 26
Paper DCWV  the linen closet...love this paper
My new nestabilities  labels 4
and I found this Crystal Lacquer from Sakura Hobby Craft @ Joanns.com
fun to work with and I hope you can see the shine it leave in the picture.
flat pearls and inking 
card inspired by
Kim Teasdale over at paper in the works...she does the most beautiful work...cannot 
say enough nice things about her work...

                                                                      see the shine???

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2 more cards for Autism Awareness Month

the images on the cards are from Dustin Pike, I included it on the back of the cards. thought they were cute and would work nicely with a puzzle piece.

 

  the inside 

 

                                                                   the back signed

Peachy Keen Challenge #25, the Cuttlebug spot & consider a challenge

 Hi all I am doing this for 3 challenges this week Peachy Keen Stamps follow sketch

Entries will be judged based on the following:

• Original creativity
• Interpretation
• Quality of work

and The Cuttlebug Spot

This week we have a color challenge for you. What colors? Well you are seeing them here. We invite you to celebrate our colors and show us a new project that features the colors you see on our blog. The shades of pink, and green are up to you.

Below you will see the 3rd challenge is for Autism Awareness Month

Okay everyone!  Here is big reveal for the CEC VERY SPECIAL CHALLENGE!  It is truly my prayer and hope that we have a minimum of 50 participants in this challenge.  Here goes...

A couple of weeks ago, and very lovely woman named CANDI contacted me and asked if I could consider posting a challenge sometime in April that had a puzzle piece on it, as April is AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.  Here is some information she sent me regarding Autism:

Autism was first identified in 1943 by Dr. Leo Kanner of Johns Hopkins Hospital.  Dr. Kanner thought that autism was caused by poor parenting – that it was a “refrigerator mother” (cold, uncaring, detached) who caused the child to have autism.  Today, we know that autism is a complex, neurological disorder that typically appears during the first three years of life.   It affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication and leisure or play skills.  Every person with autism is unique.  Children and adults with autism can exhibit any combination of these behaviors in any degree of severity. Two children, both with the same diagnosis, can act completely different from one another and have varying capabilities.

Prevalence

In 2009, the CDC estimated that autism occurs in one of 110 children; that is 1% of the population.  It occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social groups and is four times more likely to strike boys than girls.  One in 70 boys is on the autism spectrum.   It is estimated that approximately 1,500,000 Americans have an autism spectrum disorder.

Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability. In the U.S. alone, autism increased by 600% in the last 20 years.  The autism spectrum disorders are more common in the pediatric population than are some better known disorders such as diabetes, spinal bifida, or Down syndrome. At the present rate of growth, ASA estimates that the prevalence of autism could reach 4 million Americans in the next decade.


So, with that information, I thought wouldn't it be great to do something more than just post a challenge with a puzzle piece on it (the puzzle piece is the symbol for Autism).  Candi's daughter Danielle has autism and she belongs to a group of other teenagers with autism.  They meet and craft together, and Candi says that their favorite thing to do is use the cricut to make crafts.  So, here is the challenge:


1)  Since April is Autism Awareness Month, this challenge actually STARTS next week, but I wanted to give everyone PLENTY OF NOTICE to start thinking about what they wanted to make or get a puzzle cut from a friend!
2)  The CEC cart for next week is ANY CART that has a puzzle piece on it.  They include:  Locker Talk, My Community, Don Juan, Learning Curve, and Printing 101.
3)  If you do not have any of those carts, you may use ACTUAL puzzle pieces to complete your project.
4)  If you don't have any puzzle pieces, you may hand cut a puzzle piece!  Just get a puzzle piece!!!
5)  You will make a project using the puzzle piece...but here is what you do with them:  Candi announced to her daughter's group that there was a bunch of ladies who will be sending them something to recognize them.  You will MAIL your project (it can be a card, a book, ANYTHING...as long as it has a puzzle piece on it) to Candi.  You may contact Candi at bernshwag@yahoo.com for her mailing address or you can PM her.  Her MB name is bernshwag.
6)  All projects must be received by Candi no later than April 17th in order to receive a prize, but if you aren't worried about being entered for a prize, feel free to send whenever you want!
7)  Now, about the prizes:

We have several prizes.  The first prize is a $20.00 gift card from Michael's!  That prize is separate from all the other prizes as you will simply need to put your name in the thread that says "CEC AUTISM AWARENESS PRIZE THREAD", and you will be automatically in the drawing for the gift card without having to send in anything.  That thread will be posted and ready for entrances next Sunday!  HOWEVER, all other prizes require your entrance being sent to Candi.  Her daughter Danielle will draw names out of a bag from those who sent Danielle and her friends a card, book, project, etc.

There are five prizes!  The first prize is DONATED by JULIA at JuJu Bees Scrapbooking! http://www.jujubeesscrapbookcorner.com/  She has donated a CART...the title to be announced.  The second prize is the Mother's Day Solution Cart!  The third prize a grab bag filled with crafting items!  The Fourth prize is a gently used set of SU Miracle of Spring Stamp Set and the 5th prize is a gently used set of Early Spring Stamp set!

Winners will be announced in this thread!

As in all other challenges, you must post your creation here in this thread and in the forum thread to the cart that you used, SO MAKE SURE YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR CREATION(S) BEFORE SENDING THEM TO CANDI!!!

I am very excited about this challenge.  Candi has promised to take pictures of everything so we can post them for all of you to see the impact that your creation makes on these children!

Okay...get to work!  

God Bless,

Cynthia

soo

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sorry this is so long but I want  people to know about the 3rd challenge. join along!

Carol<><