Anniversary Card

I've just returned from spending a week at my parents house and spending time with my family.  So now that I'm back, it's time to get back into a routine. (especially since school will be starting in two weeks... yikes!)  Today, I'm sharing a card I made for my sister's wedding anniversary.

The patterened papers are from Webster's Pages.  I have a ton of 6x6 papers from them. So I cut them and layered them to make this 5x7 card. 

The ribbon is from Webster's Pages also.

The "Celebrate" stamp is from the Dollar Bin at Michael's. 

The "Happy Anniversary" stamp is from Hero Arts. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you're having a fabulously crafty week.

-Chris

DCWV November Stack-a-holic Template Challenge

I really loved having that extra hour due to Daylight Savings Time!  I was able to knock out 90% of my layout for the DCWV November Stack-a-holic Template Challenge.  You can see the details for the challenge HERE.

This is the template

This is my take on it

Close up of the right side

Close up of the left side

Close up of the bird... he's so cute!

So here's the details: I used the Textures & Finishes Stack by DCWV for my papers. (There's 3 different patterns from this stack represented.)  I used a Hero Arts bare branch stamp from their Fanciful Swirl Alphabet set to make my border. The felt leaves are from Hero Arts.  The other two fabric leaves under the bird are from Michaels.   The awesome glitter bird and parentheses are from The Colorful Life chipboard collection by DCWV.   The chipboard tag is from Heidi Grace Designs.  It was white and I inked it with Tim Holtz Distress Ink -vintage photo- and then wiped it off to achieve the softer color.  I let it dry overnight.  I tried writing my kids names but that didn't turn out well at all.  My handwriting is awful! So to cover it up and not lose the tag, I made a computer generated tag with their names and ages.   The "Fall Leaves" sentiment is a sticker from Reminisce and sits on a two layers of frames that I cut out using the shadow function from the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge.  I inked the edges with my Color Box Dark Brown ink.   I think that covers everything. 

Thanks so much for looking. May your day be blessed.  : ) 

Button Tree Card

I am a follower of Hero Arts and they recently posted a video on how to make a button tree.  You can see the post HERE.  I was really inspired to use up some of my massive button stash (thanks Mom!) and this is the card I came up with.

I didn't do it exactly as Shari Carrol of Hero Arts did. (Although I have my clear buttons set aside and will try it when I get a chance.) I used white/cream buttons on a patterned background and streaked them with glitter glue.  The papers I used are from DCWV.  I cut the tree using the Christmas Cheer Cricut Cartridge. One in the patterned paper and then one I offset in the red. I popped up the tree with foam dots.  The stamp is from Stampin Up. The white paper is actually glitter paper but it doesn't look like it's showing up all that well in the pictures.   I really had fun making this card and have plans for at least two more like it.  

While I was working on mine, my 3 year old daughter said she wanted to play with buttons.  So I gave her a bunch of buttons and used my ATG gun to put down a Christmas tree shape with glue that she then stuck her buttons on.  When she was finished, we added glitter to cover up the left over glue.  She then stamped the Merry Christmas stamp on the cards. (It's from Stampin Up)  I inked the edges of the cards.   She even made one to look like a wreath.

I hope you enjoyed today's post. Thanks so much for looking.  : ) 

Hero Arts November Contest

Ok, so today Hero Arts started their November Contest.  You can check out the details HERE.  One of the options is to make a card with bling.  I LOVE BLING!  So I was very excited to see what I could come up with.  I had it in my head that I needed to make a card for a relative that lives far away to send her for Thanksgiving. This is what I came up with.

It's so hard to capture all the sparkle in pictures, isn't it?  

I haven't decided on the inside sentiment yet.  I'm thinking either "we're part of the same family tree." or something simple like "for you." 

Here's the details. I used DCWV papers. The striped background paper is from the "Green Stack."  It doesn't come with the glitter on it.  I wanted to make this card with extra bling, so I used my atg gun to run glue lines along the card and then covered them in glitter ( Barbara Trombley's Original Art Glittering System, Ultra Fine Nirvana Transparent...to be exact.)  I cut the tree from the Cricut Alphabet cartridge that came with my Expression 2. I added lots of Hero Arts bling with the blue gemstones and used the Hero Arts Fanciful Swirl Alphabet stamps to make my sentiment.

Thanks so much for looking. I'd love to hear your comments. 

Holiday Card - Hero Arts

I made this card for the Hero Arts October 2011 Contest.  You can see the details HERE.

I made a holiday card and used a Hero Arts stamp that isn't from a holiday set.  That's part of the challenge.

The inside says: from our house to yours

I used DCWV papers from the Christmas Combo stack. I cut the fireplace on the Cricut from the Christmas Cheer cartridge. I cut it at 2.   I added some purple bling gems from Hero Arts. The purple ribbon and gold ribbon are from my garage sale stash,  as is the sparkly poinsettia.  The layout is from the contest too.  There were three different sketches to choose from. I might need to try these contests more often. I really had fun putting this together.   Thanks for looking. 

Sending Warm Fuzzies

So I should be posting the cards I did on World Card Making Day but I didn't get much done.  I spent the time I had available trying to figure out how to get my Cricut Expression 2 to work with my Cricut Design Studio software.  NO success. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I tried all the "fixes" I could find on the Cricut message boards but nothing has worked for me.  I did get a card done today that I'd like to share with you. It's a fall themed card that I made using the new Felt Leaves from Hero Arts that I received as a result of one of their give-a-ways. Thank you Hero Arts. These leaves are so cool.

Close up so you can see the Felt Leaves from Hero Arts

                    This is the bottom of the inside of the card

                   I also stamped some leaves on the envelope

Details: I used We R Memory Keepers papers from the White Out collection. The green ribbon was from my scrap stash. The white cord has gold metallic thread in it. I used orange glitter brads from We R Memory Keepers on the leaves.   The stamped sentiment is from Hero Arts.  The stamped leaves on the envelope and on the inside of the card were done with a stamp I got out of the dollar bin at Michael's.

That's my card for today.  Thanks so much for looking. Please leave me comments or suggestions.  I love hearing from you.