Delight in Life Anniversary

As I was creating this card, I was thinking that I should change the name of my blog or create a challenge that has something to do with using retired sets as that seems to be what I use on many of my cards.  I love all the new stuff out there, but since, as my husband once put it, I'm practical and sensible, I have a hard time buying a lot of new stuff when I have barely used the stuff that I have.

The idea for my card came from this card.  Surprisingly, I didn't use my Cricut at all for this card.  I'm in the middle of resticking my Cricut mats and I should get this card in the mail right away so I worked without my Cricut.  I created the scallop using 1 1/4" circles cut in half and then glued on the strip of Certainly Celery. 

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Card Stock - PTI - Stamper's Select White for base; SU - Sahara Sand, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Whisper White

SU Designer Paper - Delecate Dots

SU Ink - Bashful Blue

Stamps - SU - Delight in Life, PTI - Mega Mixed Messages

Accessories - 1 1/4" circle punch, Nestabilities, Sakura Gelly Roll White gel pen, Mat Pack, needle. SU Basic Pearl

Tom and Lilly

Delight in Life Birthday

This card is almost a complete CASE of Susan's card.  I just love the simplicity of her card and the colours.  If I were to make this card again, I would have used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the placement of the flowers just right.  I think Susan did a much better job with her flowers.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Cool Caribbean, Whisper White
SU Ink - Whisper White - Craft, Cool Caribbean, Chocolate Chip
Stamps - SU - Delight in Life, PTI - Mega Mixed Messages
Accessories - Elmer's Sticky Jewels form Wal-Mart

Delight in Life Birthday

I found Jenny's Stamping Moments blog a week or two ago and after browsing through her entire blog and seeing MANY projects that I admired, I added her to my Google Reader. One project I bookmarked was this one because she showed how she added strips of colour to white grosgrain ribbon using SU markers. I still haven't tried that, but I did use her card for inspiration this card.

I don't have the Sending Happy Thoughts stamp set, so I pulled out all my floral sets and decided to use Delight in Life. The card was not overly difficult to make, just time consuming because of all the cutting of the flowers and leaves - which are just the petals from the flower coloured green. I didn't know the measurements of Jenny's scalloped circle etc. so I ended up guessing. If I was going to make this card again, I would make the scalloped circle 3" and the Pretty in Pink circle and the cut out on the front 2 1/2".

My trial version of Cricut Design Studio was useful for cutting out the circle on the front as I could make sure I got the placement just right as I could see where it was going to cut before I actually cut it.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Lavender Lace, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
SU Ink - Orchid Opulence for Sentiment
SU Stamps - Delight in Life, Warmest Regards
Accessories - Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon from Wal-Mart, SU White Organdy Ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Cricut (George and Mini-Monograms cartridges), Cricut Design Studio, Pretty in Pink brad from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts

Measurements
Card Base - 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Whisper White - 4 x 5 1/4
Scalloped Circle - 3 1/2" Real Dial size from Mini Monograms cartridgePretty in Pink Circle and front circle cut out - 3" Real Dial size

Sweet Sixteen

Okay, here is the card I set out to make on Wednesday when I ended up with this card. Doesn't it look more like Silke's than my other one?

I decided to put the white squares up on dimensionals as well as the scalloped squares. I see from my picture that I need to use another dimensional on the pink flower.

I printed the "Sweet Sixteen" using the computer. I used this handy resource to set the ink colour to Chocolate Chip. Because I don't own a ton of stamps (yet), I often end up printing sentiments on the computer. Also, because I don't have an oval punch, I used the Drawing Tools in Microsoft Word to create an oval that is the correct size to fit inside the Hodgepodge Hardware and then just cut it out after it is printed. (Just draw an oval, right click on it and go to "Format AutoShape" and go to the "Size" tab. You can add text inside the oval by right clicking and go to "Add Text'.)

The only thing I'm not thrilled about is the ribbon. I don't find that it quite matches the Pretty in Pink paper or the stripes on the Designer Paper. Has anybody else noticed this?

Kim

SU Cardstock - Chocolate Chip (8 1\2 x 10' scored at 5"), Whisper White (1 3\4" square), Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, and Cool Caribbean (Cricut 2 1/2" NOT Real Dial Sized Scalloped Square from Mini Monograms)
SU Paper - Petals and Paisley DP (Spring '07)
SU Ink - Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, and Cool Caribbean
SU Stamps - Delight in Life
SU Ribbon - Pretty in Pink
Accessories - Stampin' Dimensionals, Hodgepodge Hardware, Cricut, Corner Rounder Punch

A Different Destination

This card was inspired by Silke's card. If you checked out Silke's card you are probably saying, "WHAT?!!" Well, my card looks the way it does because this creative process thing is very much a journey...

I started out creating a card very similar to Silke's layout, but I got sidetracked when I went looking for DP to use for the base. When I put one of the flowers on the scalloped square next to "Together" from the Petals and Paisley (Spring '07) DP I just knew I had to to do something with it. So the parts to the original card are scattered on my table and this is the card I created. I'll use it for my niece's wedding anniversary on the 22nd, but the card I set out to create today is needed for my daughter's 16th birthday on Sunday! Well, at least I have a start on it!

What did I learn on this particular journey? Besides the fact that a simple card can take a l-o-n-g time to make if you keep changing your direction, I learned the Cricut scalloped square is not 2 1/2" if you don't use the Real Dial size button... it took me three cuts to get the right size square. I've kept the cutouts to put my Cricut binder so hopefully I'll look and remember for the next time!

Kim

SU Cardstock - Tempting Turquoise (8 1/2" x 9" scored at 4 1\2"), Rose Red (Cricut 2 1/2" NOT Real Dial Size Scalloped Square from Mini Monograms), Whisper White ( 1 3/4" Square)
SU Paper - Petals and Paisley (Spring '07) DP
SU Ink - Chocolate Chip and Rose Red
SU Stamps - Delight in Life
Accessories - Corner Rounder Punch, Dimensionals and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter