Embellish Color Trends Challenge: Rainbow

Today I am trying a new challenge: Embellish Color Trends Rainbow Challenge.

My favorite fabric store: Tammy Tadd Designs, is going out of business. I will miss them so and I wanted to make them a card. For my card, I used my Cuttlebug Quilling Chrysanthemum and cut the colors so that the center is violet and working through the rainbow to end with red. I then added Anna Griffin trim to the card and added a bit of blue ink to the felt trim. The pink fabric, I bought at Tammy Tadd Designs. I am not sure of the manufacturer as it is just a scrap. I stitched it to the card and used my computer to print, "I will miss..." The inside says, "the way you brighten my day!"

Tuesday Trigger: Lovely as a Lullaby

This weeks Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab is titled Lovely as a Lullaby and many of the entries are baby themed. But I saw that the colors would be perfect for a sympathy card, and to be honest it was a rough week and sympathy cards were needed! My card is at the top and Moxie's inspiration photo is just below.

I also was inspired by one of my favorite paper crafters: Sarah Martina. I used her card with the postage stamp and the flowers as a starting point. You can find her card picture here.http://sarahmartina.com/blog/category/blog-hop/ I used my Cricut Imagine and Audrey cartridge for the black paper and then cut it using Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art Cartridge. I stamped on this with Close to My Heart Treasures and Versa Mark. I used CTMH white embossing powder and added Art Glitter Faux Snow carefully with dots of glue on the flowers. I am so happy with this effect and was looking for a chance to use the snow! I just had no Christmas cards or pages to scrap, so I thought of the dandelions.

The yellow paper and teal papers are both Cricut Imagine Blossom. I also, am finding freedom in having an Imagine. When you pay for patterned card stock and live far from the stores, you may find like me that you are afraid to stamp, emboss, distress, or cut your paper but having an Imagine as freed me from this fear. I know, if I don't like me experiment I can just print another sheet. So, I find my self being more adventuresome with paper crafting!

The sentiment was made with my Microsoft Word in the Edwardian font, and just cut to look like a banner. I then folded the banner and this idea also came from Sarah's Blog! I added a button with a bow tied with crochet thread and called it a day.

Congratulations to My Fellow Robin's Nest DT Members!

I am so excited to make the design team at Robin's Nest! Watch for us at the Robin's Nest Blog. And would like to congratulate my fellow design team members! You will want to check out their blogs below as they are all very talented scrappers and card makers and each as their own style! I am honored to be considered as talented as them! So, without further ado here are the rest of the Robin's Nest Design team and links to their blogs:

Terri Sproul at Terri's Arts and Crafts Studio

Tenny Kusuma at Tenny's Crafty Life

Gini Williams Cagle at Beadz

Kristin Keller at Kris' Craft Coop


Jan Hennings at Paper Craft Pleasures

Peg Rounds at Peg's Crafting Corner

And a guest designer: Irit Shalom

Now, the details on my card above (please click on image for a larger view):

Paper: Robin's Nest White Glitter Silver Dot
Stamp: Baroque Motifs Stampin Up
Embossing Powder (for stamped image Stampendous)
Ink: Tsukineko
Sequins: Michaels
Title: Cricut Elegant Cakes
Silver Glitter Cardstock: Best Creations Inc
Teardrops: Robin's Nest

Loving Robin's Nest Products & Design Team Tryout!

While keeping up on my paper addiction, I came across a new product line called Robin's Nest! And to my delight, they had an open call for their design team! So, I checked out their website and loved their products!

Here is a fourth of July page I made up with their paper and embellishments. I started with the back ground paper: Blue Stars on Red. I then cut a medallion using my SCAL 2 to look like a circle with patriotic bunting. I am sharing the svg HERE. To the medallion, I added some of the Robin's Nest Freedom Tear Drops.

I love the Robin's Nest Journalling Blocks! These two are is in the Glittering Blue Journalling Kit. I used one to mat my title, "Independence" Day, which is cut from Robin's Nest: America Words paper.

I also used the White Glitter Card stock, Silver Dot in my rectangle in the center, and their Canada Stripe Glitter card stock too! Finishing details are the Robin's Nest blue & silver glitter fireworks, I paper rosette, covered with a stamp by My Mind's Eye, Stella Rose: Gertie "Girly" Stamps, a button and more the Robin's Nest Tear Drops in Red!

For a fun pop of color and to reinforce the patriotic theme I added them to the journalling block. Silver letters are K & Co.

You can visit the Robin's Nest Blog here and see more of their items and be inspired. I also made a card to submit for the Gallery Star at Paper Crafts Magazine. It's my understanding that the submission for their contest may not be published elsewhere, so if you would like to see how I used my Robin's Nest paper you can see the photo in the Gallery Star Flicker Group Here. I used the Canada Stripe Robin's Nest Paper, Cricut Beyond Birthday's cartridge, and My Favorite Things Pure Innocence Flower Girl Stamp. To make my girl more patriotic, I punched the stars out with a paper punch and made her flower into a flag using the Cricut Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake banner. I colored the banner with the stripes and added the star with a scrap of paper and the same paper punch. I drew her hat to look like a sailor's hat and added the stripe detail like the stamp and the star.

Thankful Thursday Challenge at Crazy About Cricut!

Yes, another challenge! This time at Crazy About Cricut. I needed another Father's Day card, and really how much more thankful can you be? Aren't we all thankful for our parents?! So, I am submitting this card for the Thankful Thursday Challenge.

I started with my Cricut George Cartridge and used the framed talk bubble. Into that I used a silhouette from Nursery Rhymes. I found it on clearance at Michaels! I welded them using my DS and then transferred the file to my Gypsy so I could cut it on my Imagine. I love the detail my Imagine can cut and new it would be best for the detail in this card. Now the quote is from Season Cake Cartridge. I then used my paper trimmer, and scissors to trim off the bottom of the talk bubble.

I have to say that it is the Friday before Father's Day and I am just making this card and mailing it today! So, Dad you will be getting an email to direct you to this blog so you can see your card on Father's Day! I am so thankful for you! Happy Father's Day!

The Paper Variety Challenge #38 Mixed Alpha's

Am I making you crazy with all my challenge entries? I hope not! These are all cards I needed to make anyway, so why not win a little blinkie for my blog! Yes, my large family upbringing is showing up. I love competitions and even better winning once in a while!

So, tonight I am trying a new challenge blog: The Paper Variety. The challenge this week is to make a paper project with 2 or more text types. So, my entry is the Father's Day card above. I used my Heritage cartridge in my Imagine to print the papers. Then the silhouette is made with A Child's Year and George and cut with my Gypsy (welded first). I used some alpha stickers (not sure whose) I had in the stash and the sentiment is from Wild Card Cartridge. Now, I actually ran out of red ink in my Imagine and did a little high lighting with my markers to cover the light spots. And I love the look! A bit of ribbon and more patterned paper cut into a strip and a quick and masculine card!

Pink Camo Covers and a Challenge at Scrappin With Cricut

Just finished up two covers for a customer: An expression cover and an Imagine cover and am submitting them to the challenge over at Scrappin With the Cricut. If you are a serious Cricut fan, or paper crafter, check out Dusti's blog! This is for the No Cards or Layout Monday #3 Challenge. You really need to see what Dusti made with hat boxes and Mardi Gras beads!

My customer, only requested pink camo be in the covers. I chose the rest of the coordinating fabrics. So sweet! Who knew pink camo could look so good! She did! You paper crafters are talented!