West End Creamery

Created this layout to follow the one at Stuck On U Sketches. I found this blog this morning when I needed ideas as I am SB today.
The cs is from Junkitz the white border is a MS punch and the ice cream code is from Indie Art Cricut Cartridge. The title is a Sizzix die. I am working on a matching page.

17 birthday

My boys turned 17 today and had to make masculine cards so Indie Art and Blackletter Cricut carts to the rescue.
I use the swing type card to create the cool flip action. My boys loved them.
We took them to Red Robin for their Birthday burger - a favorite place of ours. Yummm...
Entered this card at One Stop Craft Challenge "One for the boys" and at A Crafty Little place.

Sweet Day

Made this for a request at Dustin Pike's blog for a young lady who was just diagnosed with MS.

I am entering this into the strawberry and cream challenge at Allsorts blog. And a feminine card challenge at Paper Garden.
I cut the strawberry from Indie art at 2 1/2". Added glitter to the strawberry and to the top layer of the Prima flower. Border punch from SU as well as the DSP for the strawberry.

Favorite Flower challenge

at The Cuttlebug Spot we were to use our favorite flower and also emboss.
My favorite flower is the one on Indie Art Cricut cartridge which I cut at 2 1/2". I added glitter to the two layers of the rose. (not sure you can see it)
Embossing is the hearts folder by Cuttlebug
Layout I used is from Scrap Pile Saturday in which we have to use all scraps except the base card.
The color theme is Aqua from The Pink Elephant - TPE64
and at Fantabulous Cricut make a mother's day card. This card is for my oldest sister.

Gift card

On Project Tuesday, today's challenge was to create a gift card using this video tutorial .
I did mine a little different as I wanted a square card.
I took a 4 x 12 piece of card stock and scored at 4 and 8. The middle portion is then folded and the rest of the directions are the same.
I put a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4" cover and backing on so my finished project is 4 1/4 x 4 1/4"
I ran the cover and the back through the Cuttlebug Embossing folder because it matched my inner cardstock from Amanda Blu tablet that I got in the clearance section of Michael's.
The sentiment is a stamp set from K&Co that I got from Target clearance section last year.
The rose was cut from Indie Art Cricut Cartridge at 3 1/2"

This is for my Mother in Law, we always give her gift cards and I rather her get what she likes and needs.

You Rock - birthday card

Created this card for an upcoming birthday for my neighbor's son. His favorite color is red and loves guitars.
I cut the guitar at 3 1/2" from Indie Art Cricut cartridge
The border stars is a Martha Stewart border punch.

Sentiments You Rock from Studio G, Happy Birthday from Studio G and Have a great day is from Stampendous.
I am entering this in a few challenges:
1) Charisma Challenge wk 6 - male card
2) Cute Daisy May - bright and cheerful colors
3) Doodle Palace - lots of layers - the guitar is 3 layers and the card is also three layers
4) Paper Cutz - teen birthday card

LOVE - CD hanging

I wanted to continue making some of these CD hangings for other holidays. (See my Christmas items here)
I ran the red CS through the hearts Cuttlebug embossing folder and glued that to the CD.
Punch a hole with my Crop-a-Dile and thread some SU sheer ribbon.
Using Indie Art - Cricut Cartridge I cut the heart at 2 1/4" and raised it on foam squares.
Added bling to the heart from Studio18
The letters LOVE was cut from Cricut cartridge A Child's Year at 3/4"
More bling added to accent the words.
I am entering this in a few challenges 1) at Pollycraft Monday Fire and Ice challenge #32 and 2) for Anything Valentines 3) Glue, Scissors, Paper -going green
I plan on making about 3-5 of these

Dream

I created this card for two challenges - one at Get Sketchy Challenge # 15 and the other at The Pink Elephant - you had to use plaid and brads (no ribbon). The bonus at Get Sketchy was to also paper piece which I did with the dove.

Card is 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 opens on short side. The dove was cut from Indie Art at 3". The paper is from Provo Craft and the mini brads are from Michael's Recollections collection.

Happy Birthday

I just love the bird on Indie Art cartridge - I cut her at 2".
I use some wonderful red "love" card stock to mount the bird on and ties it with green sheer ribbon by Stampin' Up. Added some wonderful light green rhinestones to complete the red and green birthday card challenge at Bitten By the Bug.

It's my sister's birthday Dec 15th - so this was perfect!!!
Inside was cut at 1" from Zoo Balloo.

King of our house

I completed this layout for MAF blog and I used IA for the crown - cut at 3". The title "Bella" is cut at 2" from the font selection on A Child's Year. (love this font!!!)

Hearts are cut from Stampin' Up punch.

Sweet note card

Lets Get Fruity challenge at the Cuttlebug Spot was to create a card with fruit.

There are lots of fruit to choose from, I thought I would choose a strawberry. Luckily I have Indie Art Cricut cartridge and cut the wonderful strawberry at 3". I ran it throught the D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing folder. Raised it on foam squares

I thought I would make these into matchbook note cards. I think they turned out cute!

Mini Album

Over at http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com/ they created a mini album, with a series of folds and left over scraps they you accumulate.

I changed it up, by adding a cardboard covered cover, a spine, and more pages inside.

All cuts were done using Indie Art Cricut Cartridge at 2".

Album is 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 and the pages ar 3 1/4 x 3 1/4

I made this for my son's girlfriend, her 17th birthday is coming up.

Compartment Box

I learned how to make this box http://thecraftingpot.blogspot.com/.

Marci gave us directions on making a pencil box, I added more sections and will probably keep some craft items in it, or office supplies.

The cuts I used on the top are from Indie Art and Home Accent Cricut cartridges. (2 1/4")

Pop Up Thank You card

Pop Up Card using the tutorial at Slipcoast Stampers and also a reminder of this technique from last nights blog hop.

Here is a Thank you Card I made - also from scraps in my pile. Love using my scraps! (boy do I have them)

Stars from Indie Art cricut cartridge, Butterflies from Martha Stewart punch - run through the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder. Sentiment from Stampin' Up. Stitched paper from Provo Craft.

BBTB challenge - use the Ice Cream image on Indie Art

So I was reading last night of this challenge, INDIE ART SOLUTIONS.....ICE CREAM CHALLENGE and got to thinking a few ideas. I got up at 6:00 A.M. and got to work.
Here is my creation - it is a Birthday Card. Not sure who the lucky person will be.

(the color of the scoops are pink, light orange and yellow. (They both showed up as yellow by the camera)
Image cut at 5"

New CB folder - stars - male card

I ordered the new Cuttlebug folders (set of 11) that were on HSN the other night. They arrived yesterday and I knew I had to design a card for a swap I am in. (I had the design already conceived - but changed it once I got these folders). This is also a challenge at The Cuttlebug Challenge blogspot at "Countdown to CHA! Be Inspired#38 Star Folder!"

I created this one for a masculine card (fronts only) swap on the Cricut MB.

Recipe: Stars Cuttlebug folder

Indie Art - cricut cartridge used for the STAR

Stampin Up: Happy Birthday sentiment and office punch

Ribbon: Joann's

Ink: Stazon blue

Misc: pop dots ad glue dots

16 Birthday cards

Our boys are turning 16 tomorrow and wanted to create cards to reflect their personality.
Both cards were made from Cricut's Wild Card cartridge for the base card and the Happy Birthday Sentiment. Did you remember there are numbers and alphabet also on the cart!! So the 16 was also cut from WC. Indie Art was used for the accents - the skull and the star. Stamps used were 7gyspies to break up the background.