Tangerine Kiss Daisy

This card was inspired by Diana Gibb's card. As per usual, I used my Cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot software to create the daisy. I'm having a little problem with cutting the daisy in DSP with the Cricut. It sometimes tears at the bottom of the petals. Luckily the layers cover that up and you don't see it.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Card Stock - SU Tangerine Tango Textured, SU Kiwi Kiss Textured, SU Chocolate Chip, PTI Stamper's Select White
SU Designer Paper - Tangerine Tango, Hawaii Papaya
Accessories - Cricut, Sure Cuts A Lot software, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Making Memories Jewelled Brad, Spring Bouquet Punch

Leaf 2 1/2" wide

Daisy - outer petals - 3" wide, middle petals - 2" wide

Vertical Panel - C/S - 1 7/8" x 4 3/4" and DSP 1 3/4" x 4 5/8"

Horizontal Panel - 4 1/8" x 1 5/8" and DSP 4" x 1 1/2"

Square - Kiwi Kiss 3 5/8" and White 3 1/2"

Butterfly Happiness

This card was inspired by Lisa's fridge magnets. Again I used my Cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot software to cut the butterflies. I placed the butterflies on a 5 inch square base of Papertrey Ink's Stamper's Select White. I like this paper for a white card base as it is slightly sturdier that Stampin' Up's Whisper White. I was excited to find the tiny self stick gems by Elmer's Sticky Jewels at Wal-Mart. The package I bought had 150 clear and 150 pink peel and stick rhinestones. You can also buy a package of clear and blue.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Base - PTI Stamper's Select White
SU Textured Card Stock - Kiwi Kiss, Pacific, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango

SU Designer Paper - Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango
Ink - VersaFine Black Onyx
SU Stamps - Heard from the Heart
Accessories - Elmer's Sticky Jewels

Get Well Butterfly

I used my Cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot software again to create this slightly smaller Carousel Note card from Pink Pirouette textured cards stock. (See this post for an explanation of why it is smaller.) I tried to put something on the right hand side so it would be balanced out, but it just didn't look right, so I put three brads on the inside. It works pretty well, just leans slightly to the left when sitting on a table.

I also used the software to create the butterflies. I learned that when I'm cutting paper with my Cricut, I need the blade depth to be at 4 and the pressure at 4 as well so the paper doesn't tear.

Sometime earlier this week I saw butterflies made with the beads for a body on one of the blogs that I follow. I can't remember which blog and I checked them all trying to find it... maybe I saw it on Splitcoast Stampers. I remember looking at the loop at the bottom, but I couldn't remember what the top looked like. After searching my Google Reader list, I decided to just use Google to search the Internet and I found Lori's site . I like how she made her antennas so I copied hers.

I'm sending this card off to my sister-in-law who just had surgery on Thursday. Hopefully it will brighten her day.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Pink Pirouette Textured Card Stock
SU Designer Paper - Georgia Peach, Sweet Always
Ink - VersaFine Black Onyx
Stamp - PTI - Faux Ribbon
Accessories - beads and wire from my daughter's craft drawer, flower eyelets from a dollar store

Another Masculine Card

I've sure been challenged lately as I've needed quite a few masculine cards. This one is for my nephew-in-law's birthday. I love the colours of this one! I used my Cricut and the Sure Cuts A Lot software to create the Little Leaves just like the Sizzlits Dies. I sure love that program. If you have any questions about how to use it, just drop me a line!

My inspiration for this card came from Mary Fish's card. I just love her blog and her cards... plus she has the cutest haircut in her profile picture :) !

It is not the best picture as it looks a little out of focus to me. Since the card must be in the mail today, this picture will have to do as my husband has our good camera on a trip and he won't be back until late tonight. Can you see the texture of the Kiwi Kiss paper and that the Not Quite Navy piece is raised?

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss Textured C/S, Whisper White
SU Designer Paper - Urban Garden
Ink - VersaFine Black Onyx
Stamps - Papertrey Ink - Faux Ribbon
Accessories - Stampin' Dimensionals, Hodgepodge Hardware - Pewter, Corner Rounder Punch

All in the Family Birthday

While I still had Erin's "All in the Family" stamp set, I decided to make another card. This is for my great niece who won't be two until November! I wish I could say that I had all the other cards that I need between now and then done, but I don't. I saw this card on Splitcoast Stampers and I knew I had to make something similar for Anya. I quite proud of the fact that I didn't copy it as much as I have for other cards.

I really like the VersaFine ink, but it was a poor choice for this project. Because you build the people you really need to use a Stamp-a-ma-jig, but the VersaFine ink needs time to dry so it took a long time to make this card... well longer than my usual long time.

I'm wondering if I should have stuck some patterned paper behind the little girl image. It's too late to take it off now as it is stuck for good!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Cool Caribbean (retired), Rose Red, Taken with Teal, Whisper White
SU Designer Paper - Petals and Paisley (Spring 2007)
Ink - VersaFine Black Onyx
Stamps - SU's All in the Family, SU's Family Accessories, Studio G $1 Stamps from Micheal's
Accessories - Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, SU Markers (Blush Blossom, So Saffron, Rose Red, Taken with Teal, Pretty in Pink), Cricut (George)

Valentine's Day Love

I created this card for my sixteen year old daughter for Valentine's Day. I used Dawn's cute card for inspiration. My challenge is trying to recreate cards I love with the supplies and tools that I have.

I used my Cricut with the Cricut Design Studio trial software to create the scallop similar to Stampin' Ups scallop punch. My scallops are slightly smaller than Stampin' Ups so I'll have to adjust that for the next time. I also used the Cricut to create the scalloped circle, the circle and the hearts.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Riding Hood Red Texture, Pink Pirouette Textured, Kiwi Kiss Textured, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
SU Designer Paper - Bella Rose
Accessories - Cricut, Cricut Design Studio, Stampin' Dimensionals, 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Riding Hood Red Ribbon

Measurements

Scalloped Circle 1 1/2" Mini Monogram Cartridge
Kiwi Kiss Circle - 1 1/4" Mini Monogram Cartridge
Riding Hood Red Heart - 1 " George Cartridge
Whisper White Heart - slightly bigger than 1" - used Design Studio so I could make it slightly bigger, but not 1/4"
Letters - 1" George Cartridge

Snowman Thank You

I like this colour combination - cool and soft looking. There's not much to say about this card as it is pretty self explanatory. I made it for my husband's, sister's mother-in-law who always sends us a gift each Christmas. I made the inside so I could write lots as I know she loves receiving letters - plus I wanted to cover the brad backs... they were an afterthought!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Bashful Blue, Lavender Lace, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink
SU Designer Paper - Bashful Blue
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Stamps - Snowman - Provocraft - handed down to me from my sister-in-law; Sentiment from Greetings Galore
Accessories - Bashful Blue brads from Pink Hedgehog Papercrafts; Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Nestablities; Stampin Dimensionals; Ticket Corner Punch; Word Window Punch; Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing Folder; SU Markers (Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Lavender Lace and Pumpkin Pie)

Color Inspiration #38!

I'm pleased with this card because:

1. I designed it myself. For somebody who still mostly CASEs cards that's a pretty big feat!

2. I'm entering my second Kristina Werner Color Inspiration!

I made this card for my sister-in-law's birthday at the beginning of February. She loves the colour, orange so I wanted to make sure I had lots of it on the card. I love orange and pink together!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, Whisper White
SU Designer Paper - Sweet Always
Accessories - SU Spring Bouquet(Retired), Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Fiskar Mini Scallop Scissors, Brads from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts; Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Stampin Dimensionals

You've Got Mail

I LOVED Jennifer's card when I found it. Of course, CASING it turned out to be a bit of a challenge for me... you don't want to know how long this card took me! First of all, I don't have Nesties in the heart shape. I also don't have the Quickutz envelope die.

I was quite pleased with myself when I easily made the envelope shape using my trial version of the Cricut Design Studio and the George cartridge. I just welded a rounded corner rectangle with a rounded corner triangle. If anyone wants the cut file just e-mail me and I'll send it to you.

The scalloped heart didn't turn out to be so easy. First of all the hearts with the George cartridge are not perfect hearts - both are a little more funky. They are not scalloped and they also do not "nest". I tried making a larger white heart and cutting it with my Fiskar's small scallop scissors, but that did not go well. The only other cartridge I have is the Mini-Monograms and it doesn't have a heart on it.

I scoured the Internet, but did not come up with a cut file for a scalloped heart. I was "this close" to buying the Sure Cuts A Lot program to use to make a scalloped heart when I decided to try and venture out a little more on my own while CASING Jennifer's card. I'm happy to say that I'm pleased with my end result.

I think I really want the Sure Cuts A Lot program, but I don't want to spend the money right now and I realy want to make sure that the program will do all the things that I dream it will do. Unfortunately I downloaded the trial version of the program but didn't play enough with it before the the tiral ran out. While I have used the Cricut Design Studio quite a bit, I think the Sure Cuts A Lot program is a better program because you don't have to buy all the Cricut cartridges. I also find the CDS program a little frustrating because I can't always input the size values I want and I have difficulties selecting shapes onces I have placed them on the mat. Does anybody else have those programs? I won't complain too much as I'm using the program for free (trial version) and it has given me more opportunities to use my Cricut, which at one point I wondered if I should have bought.

The card also looked great without the Nestie's scalloped oval and "Love You" sentiment, but I decided I wanted to mail this one to my mom. She gave me the Nestablities ovals and scalloped oval for Christmas so I wanted to use them on a card for her. She is down in Yuma until April and we talk almost everyday on MSN. At the end of our converstations we always say "Love You", so I needed to have that sentiment on her card. I know that I said this card was made for my mom for Valentine's, but I think I'll send this one to her instead. I can use the other one for either my sister-in-law's or my step-sister's birthday - both of them are in February.

I also tried a trick that I had read somewhere about using acrylic stamps. I inked my stamp with VersaMark before using it with the SU Chocolate Chip ink. It worked much better than when I used the SU ink alone. It is quite crisp and solid - especially considering I stamped it on textured card stock.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red textured c/s, Pink Pirouette textured c/s
SU Designer Paper - Riding Hood Red
SU Ink - VersaMark and Chocolate Chip
Stamps - Studio G ($1 Stamp from Michael's)
Accessories - 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon in Riding Hood Red, D'Vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Cricut, Cricut Design Studio, Nestablities, Stampin' Dimensionals (for the oval)

Measurements
5 1/2" Whisper White Card Base
5" Chocolate Chip Square

4 1/4" Pink Piroutee Square - I cut the 3" heart from this square to save paper

4" Designer Paper Square

3" Heart

Scalloped Birthday Card

Denise's card was my inspiration for this card. It proved to be more difficult for me to make than I thought. I even rated it a 2 in the Splitcoast gallery! I like my card, but not as much as I like Denise's! I think I'll try it again someday using my hints below. Ithas been tough getting a good picture as there aren't many sunny days here in the winter... but tons of them in the summer! I have tried adjusting the levels in Photoshop, but I should do a little reading on that topic, as I don't think I've got it quite right.

Since I don't have Nesties in the circle shape, I decided to use my Cricut for the card base. I decided to use a 5 1/2 inch scalloped circle using the Mini Monograms cartridge. Now that I've made the card, I know that a 5 inch scallop would be better because I needed a smaller white circle so it would fit in my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder like on Denise's card. I also should have made my Perfect Plum circle smaller so I wouldn't have to cut it off at the top. Another hint is when cutting folded card stock, you need to temporarily stick the two sides together when it is cutting so it doesn't shift around. I used a little roll made with green painter's masking tape.

I got one more card made that I'll show tomorrow. Now that I'm back at work the weekends seem to be my only time for stamping.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Pretty in Pink
SU Designer Paper - Perfect Plum
SU Ink - Pale Plum, Perfect Plum
SU Stamps - Simple Sketches
Accessories - Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon; Cricut, Cricut Design Studio, 1/8" Hole Punch
Measurements
5 1/2" Scalloped Circle Card Base
4 1/2" Perfect Plum Circle
4 1/4" Perfect Plum Designer Paper
3 1/2" Scalloped Circle in Perfect Plum
3" Pretty in Pink Circle
2 1/2" Scalloped Circle in Whisper White

The World Over

Well, now that I am looking at the pictures of this card, I'm not sure that I like it all that much. I don't remember feeling that way when I made it. I can't look at it again in real life because I've given it away. (I've yet to get to the point of having a stash of cards that I've made. I'm usually making them for a purpose.)

I'm not sure I like the cutting around the snowmen and it looks like I need another layer behind the white Cuttlebug embossed snowflakes layer.

I thought about not posting this card, but since my main reason for this blog is for me to record my cards, I decided to go ahead and post it anyways. I do like the little embossed snowflake in the circle, but I would make the circle slightly smaller if I did it again. It was my way of getting around not having a snowflake punch or a Cricut cartridge with a snowflake. I almost bought the Sure Cuts A Lot program just so I could cut out a snowflake, but then decided I'd wait.

I should have another card in the next day or two as my niece's birthday is next week and I need to get a card in the mail.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Night of Navy, Whisper White, Brushed Silver
SU Designer Paper - Prestwick
SU Ink - Basic Black
SU Stamps - The World Over
Accessories - Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Cricut, Cricut Design Studio, SU Markers (Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Garden Green, Close to Cocoa, Rose Red)

Measurements
3" Designer Paper Circle (Should have been bigger);
3 1/4" Night of Navy Circle;
3 1/2" Brushed Silver Circle;
1 1/2" Whisper White Circle for Snowflake

One Flaky Mitten

I'm back to work today after two weeks holidays so I guess my card making is going to slow down... I've got one more card in my camera to post and hopefully I'll be able to make one tonight.

I used the Stay Put Bow for this card. I love how nicely this bow sits and think it will be the only way I tie bows for now on. The brad is from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts. It's great to have brads in every SU colour - so many choices!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Very Vanilla
SU Designer Paper - Old Olive
SU Ink - Chocolate Chip
SU Stamps - Flaky Friends
Accessories - Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, SU Markers (Close to Cocoa, Summer Sun, Old Olive, Ruby Red), Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Old Olive Brad (Pink Hedgehog Paper Craft's Olive)

Measurements - Designer Paper Strip - 2" Wide, Very Vanilla Circle 1.5", Old Olive Circle 1.6"

Flaky Mittens

I used my Cricut to create 1 1/2" circles in Very Vanilla and then used my trial version of Cricut Design Studio to create 1.6" Chocolate Chip circles for a thin frame around the Very Vanilla.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Ruby Red Baja Breeze Textured C/S, Very Vanilla
SU Designer Paper - Holiday Treasures
SU Ink - Chocolate Chip
SU Stamps - Flaky Friends
Accessories - SU Markers (Old Olive, Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa, Summer Sun), Stampin Dimensionals, Cricut, Cricut Design Studio, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Corner Rounder

Make a Wish

Vera was so kind to leave a comment on my blog so I checked out her blog. She has lots of great cards and I saved a couple in my Favorites folder to use for inspiration.

I loved this card of hers and I knew that it would be a great layout to use for my almost 14 year old nephew's birthday that is later this month. Like so many stampers, I struggle making masculine cards. I think my nephew has received birthday cards with stars on every year since I started stamping! Hopefully he'll realize it is because I think he is a star. For the sentiment, I used my new Papertrey Ink Stamp set, Mixed Messages that Santa brought me. I think those little sentiments are going to be quite useful.

Here is what I did on the inside:

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Baja Breeze Textured C/S, Kiwi Kiss Textured C/S, Very Vanilla, Pacific Point Textured C/S
SU Designer Paper - Muirfield
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Stamps - Papertrey Ink Mixed Messages
Accessories - Stampin' Dimensionals, Cricut, Ziggy Painter - Silver, Silver Eyelets

Measurements - Circle 3 1/2", Patterned paper 2" wide, Stars - 3", 2 1/2", 2 ", 1 1/4"

Parisian Celebrate You

I used Chat's card as an inspiration. There is a Bravo Burgandy scallop below the Sage Shadow scallop. In the picture it looks like a shadow. I'm wondering if I should have layered the Parisian Summer Designer Paper with Sage Shadow rather than just putting a scallop on the bottom. What do you think? (I get a kick out of writing as I'm not sure that my blog is even read by anybody as I have seldom have a comment. I just feel like I'm talking to myself...)

Here's the inside. It looks like it isn't glued down at the bottom of the designer paper. I'll have to check that out.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Pink Pirouetten Textured C/S, Whisper White, Bravo Burgundy, Sage Shadow
SU Designer Paper - Parisian Summer
SU Ink - Basic Black
SU Stamps - Greetings Galore
Accessories - 5/8" Ribbon in So Saffron (Buttercup from Pink Hedgehog Papercrafts); Su Markers (Pale Plum, Bravo Burgundy, So Saffron, Sage Shadow); Cricut; Cricut Design Studio Trial; Corner Rounder

Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #36

I decided to give Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #36 a try. I've been reading her blog for quite awhile and really enjoy her style. Many of the other blogs I have in my reader were found by looking at Kristina's Color Inspiration Round Up and I look forward to seeing all the cards in her round up each week. I love the colours she chose this week - rose red, pretty in pink, old olive and whisper white.


Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner and the pinks of the inspiration work for that holiday, I decided to make a card for my mom. One problem I have is that I have a limited amount of stamps and other than a few hearts, I don't really have a Valentine's Day stamp. I feel that I need to work on my colouring skills. I was beating myself up a bit about it and then decided to give myself a break. I've only had the markers for a few days and this card is definitely an improvement from the ones I've made in previous years. It's hard when you are comparing yourself to all the wonderful stampers that are out there. I am so thankful that they share their creations so that I have something to aspire towards. The positive thing I can say about this card is that I tried Michelle Skillicorn's Stay Put Bow for the first time and I love how it turned out.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Pretty in Pink; Rose Red; Old Olive; Whisper White
SU Designer Paper - Old Olive
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
SU Stamps - Send a Celebration
Accessories - Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Nestablities; Pink Satin Ribbon from Wal-Mart; SU Markers (Pretty in Pink; Rose Red; Old Olive); Rhinestone from the Dollar Store

My First Challenge

I created this card for the Card Sketch Challenge 208 at Splitcoast Stampers. This is the first challenge I've ever participated in. Actually, I tried one before, but the card I ended up making did not fit the sketch.

It was nice to try a different layout and not rely on copying someone else's card. It still takes me an awful long time to create a rather simple card... oh well, at least I'm happy while I'm doing it! I love the colours of this card - they make me smile!

The inside was embossed with my Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing Folder using my Big Shot.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Tempting Turquoise; Pixie Pink; Green Galore; Whisper White
SU Designer Paper - Rainbow Sherbert
Ink - Onyx Black VersaFine
Stamp - Provocraft - a hand-me-down from my sister-in-law
Accessories - SU Markers (Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise, Pixie Pink, Only Orange); Ticket Punch; Silver Eyelets; Making Memories Distressing Tool; Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing Folder

Playing with Christmas Gifts

I finally had a chance to sit down and make a card today using some of my new stamping stuff that I received for Christmas. I coloured the snowmen with my new SU markers. I LOVE these markers! I just coloured today, but I can't wait to try out some other techniques.

I cut the Flaky Friends out using my new oval and scalloped oval Nestabilities. I'm not sure that I like the embossing of the white oval, but it isn't so bad that I felt I should toss it out.

The eyelets are the bonus eyelets my husband (with the help of my mom) got from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts when he ordered 1500 brads for me... I now have brads in every SU regular colour! He also got me 10 yards of ribbon in So Saffron (Buttercup on the website) so I could check out the quality. It's great. What an awesome price for ribbon plus it comes in more colours than what SU offers. I'll definitely be getting more ribbon from them.

The last new thing that I used on this card is my atYou Spica Glitter Pen in Clear. I don't think you can see it very well in the picture, but it is super cool. It's so easy to add a glitter to tiny areas like the stars. My husband also got that from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts . I don't think it is on their website, but if you join their mailing list you'll find out about special orders. They had an awesome deal on Copic markers, but I decided that SU markers were a better investment for me. It's not that I wasn't tempted to join the Copic bandwagon, but I'm practical girl and don't think I'll be colouring enough to justify investing in Copics.

This card is missing something. I'm wondering if there should have been another layer between the Banbury paper and the Close to Cocoa base.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Watercolour
SU Designer Paper - Banbury
Ink - Black Staz-On
SU Stamps - Flaky Friends
Accessories - SU Markers (Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Regal Rose, So Saffron), Oval and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities; Chocolate Brads; Certainly Celery 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, atYou Spica Glitter Pen (Clear); Ziggy Painter (Silver)

Georgia Peach Birthday Whimsy

I created this card for my cousin's birthday. It's pretty straight forward. The only think new that I tried was the double bow. I placed a piece of 1/4" ribbon in the knot of the 5/8" ribbon bow. Here's a picture of the inside of the card. I'm trying to decorate the insides of my cards more often.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - So Saffron; Pretty in Pink; Rose Red; Whisper White;
SU Designer Paper - Georgia Peach
SU Ink - Pretty in Pink
SU Stamps - Birthday Whimsy

Accessories - 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon in Rose Red; 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon in Pretty in Pink; Cricut; Dazzling Diamonds

Chirp Up

I made this quick card for a friend who had surgery. I love the cheerful colours.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

SU Card Stock - Apricot Appeal, Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, Whisper White
SU Designer Paper - Rainbow Sherbet
SU Ink - Basic Black, Yoyo Yellow, Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise
SU Stamps - Very Punny
Accessories - Corner Rounder Punch, Cricut Mini Monigrams Cartridge, Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Gosgrain Ribbon