HoHoHo 5x7 Card

Thank you for stopping by!  This card started out to be something totally different than what it ended up being.  I was crazy for CTMH Cricut Cartridges on this day and actually used 3 of our 5 to create this card.  I'm using the White Pines paper packet from our Holiday Expressions.

Something fun to mention about how our Cricut Collections have changed is that you now get our fabulous cardstock included in each collection instead of the dimensional shapes we used to get.  Each of our Cricut Collections are $99.  It includes the cricut cartridge, 3 (yes, 3!) full sized stamp sets and 1 of our combo packs of paper (that is 20 sheets of paper! 10 colors with 2 pages of each color!) 

Details on the Cuts:
Ho Ho Ho - Artiste pg 79 at 2 inches
Flag frame - Artbooking pg 76  at 11 inches (photo mat 2)
Gift Packages - Art Philosophy pg 60 at 1 1/2 inches

Bronco Birthday Card

Thank you for stopping by to look at a technique I’m trying for the first time.  I wanted to make a birthday card for a Bronco Fan and decided to keep the colors simple playing on the classic orange and blue.  I added a little coral shimmer trim to finish up the card.

To stamp the pattern on the card - I wrapped thick twine around my 2x2 stamping block (I used the color flaxen because I don't really like it and thought this would be a way to put it to good use but I think you could use any color you have handy.)  I needed to press it into the poppy ink pad several times to get the color to show up.  It's funny that poppy by itself looks pinkish to me but this looked awesome as an orange with the dark blue sapphire cardstock and ink. The sentiment is stamped using the Joyful Birthday stamp set.  One of my favorite "go to" sets.

I would like to try the thick twine stamping again, but I think I would use more twine or maybe a bigger block so there aren't the little sections without ink.  I did flip my block around to point different directions as I was making the card.  My hope was that it would look a little haphazard and I like how that turned out.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a great day!

CTMH Artistry Cartridge

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I'm excited to share this birthday card I made using the Zoe paperpack and the brand spanking new Close To My Heart Artistry Cricut Cartridge!

The flowers in the vase were cut from Artistry at 3 inches.  I used a small piece of white paper to back the vase with flowers so the stems could be seen.

As you know... I love being able to incorporate zip strips into a lot of my projects and this one is no exception.  The Happy Day sentiment across the top could really be used for tons of different occasions.  I made this card to use it for a birthday and added a Happy Birthday sentiment stamped inside the card with Hollyhock exclusive ink.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope to be getting back into a routine of posting my projects more regularly.

White Pines with October SOTM

Thank you for stopping by! Today I have a card using the October 2015 Stamp of the Month called Twinkle.  Some of you may be thinking it's too early to be posting Christmas crafting... but I love Christmas time.  I love the colors and the feelings of love and family that come from this time of year.  Plus... the colors and layout of this card don't have to be just Christmas.  You can definitely mix it up to suit your fancy.

This patchwork was so fun to make!  I'm looking forward to trying it with different patterned paper. This picture below shows how I initially laid it out.  Each piece is 3/4 inch wide and is attached to the traditional sized card.  I then flipped the card over so I could see where to cut the extra paper off using my trimmer.  The scraps from those cuts were used to finish the areas that are still the colonial card and then I trimmed the excess off.  For some added texture - the colonial white cardstock pieces were ran through the cuttlebug using the CTMH Chevron Embossing Folder.  

Here is the full stamp set that can be all yours for $5 with a $50 order from my website during the month of October.