Cricut 360 Challenge #1

Hello and Come Join Us,

Today is the day we at Cricut 360 are having our first challenge! YAY!

The challenge is to make an invitation of any kind with any Cricut cartridge. The PRIZE this week will be a 6x6 paper pad from Basic Grey - Life of the Party and the winner will be picked using random.org

With summer here, there are many parties and its a perfect time to make an invitation.

So get thinking and join us over at Cricut 360.

Here is my invitation card for inspiration:

I used only one cricut cartridge....its my favorite...george! I love george because it has basic shapes and you can make anything you want with basic shapes! It took me less than an hour to make this bright summer card. The beach ball is a 2 inch round circle with 2 inch moon shapes for the colors of the ball and a 3/4 inch small circle for the center, the bucket is a 3 inch square, the rim of the bucket is a 4 inch rectangle cut in half- long ways, the stars are 1.5 and 1 inch, the bucket handle is a 4 inch silhouette circle, the sand is rectangles x 2 and free hand cut waves, and the crab is 2 inch oval circle for the body and 1.5 inch oval for the claws with some free hand curves, I added moving eyes and another small moon for the mouth. There is also a sun on george, but I added a foam sun for a different texture. Pretty easy! My kind of scrapping!

So come on over and share your creations over at Cricut 360! Challenge #1 and get more inspiration from our fabulous DT!

Thanks for stopping by!

Friendly Fishes

This layout was part of a game over at Pammy's Ideas for Scrapbookers. It was so super fun! I have been using my cricut a lot to make my own embellishments. I also have been using bright fun colors too! It seems like the perfect time of the year for them, but especially for those fun beach or pool layouts.

So to make the fishes: I just used ovals and leaves....lol simple! The sun is two different size circles...distressed and triangles under the big circle....simple too! I also used buttons for bubbles...

Cricut Cartridges: George, Home Accents, Zooballoo, Plantin Schoolbook and Serenade

Hope you enjoy!

Happy 21st Birthday Card

I made another card today for my son's Best Friend's 21st birthday today! Happy Birthday kid!

Well, he is a kid to me....lol...cant believe he is 21! Wow! My twin sons turn 21 in less than 2 weeks, but they cant go out to celebrate at the bar with Sean tonight...oh well, soon!

I seen this beer mug on-line clip art....so super cute! I just printed it up...added stickles in yellow and white pearls for the froth. I put pop dots behind the beer to give it a 3D look. The paper is just white cardstock and I printed Happy 21st Birthday! Over and over again...pretty easy to make your own paper.

Here is the front view: Its a 6 x 6 Card

Here is the fun inside: I just used my George Cartridge for the bubble beer sayings and also for the balloons.
A little closer:

I also just made the same beers as the front of the card and reversed it so the back is like the front...360 degrees when it pops up! The wire is 24 gauge and I just glued them between two yellow pieces of cardstock. The slider card is just like the recent one I made...you can find it here with the link to make it too!

Closer look of the balloons, beers and wire...

I signed it after the photos and slipped some $$$ for a few BEERS on Me!

Thanks for stopping by!

Bridal Shower Card #2

Ok, this is the last card Im planning on doing today! I tried to get good sunlight but, the colors are kind of off? Well, they are like a yellow-orange and blue. It is really the design I was looking for, the colors can be changed....so while I was trying to get the colors the way I see them, I started to play with the hue and made many different colors of the same card for fun!

This first one is the true original! Its a 6 x 6 Card...

Pink and Green....like watermelon! YUM!
Orange and Teal...so beachy!
Purple and Lime Green....talk about total contrast! But it works!
Aqua and Red....More beachy colors!
Yellow and Purple...Im thinking sunshine!
Again, Any comments or thoughts would be very appreciated! Thanks for looking!

Here is one great suggestion from Mali! Thank You!

Flipping it....

Better? Thinking Yes!

Bridal Shower Card #1

So I'm on this Pop-Up card craze lately! I just cant seem to stop now! lol

I heard back about the bridal shower invitations and colors, so I thought I would make some cards to put on my post for her to get an idea of what she might like? Everything can be tweaked to meet her expectations.... :0)

So here is one card out of approximately 5 cards that I have sketched up for her to look at through my blog since we live thousands of miles away. It seems to be the fastest way to get a sneak peek of what I was kind-of thinking?

This first design has a simple front, I wanted to use prima pearls, but right now I don't have any in white..so to get an idea of what I was thinking I just used pearl stickles. I decided to use the Martha Stewart Arch Punch, since it is a nice punch that's makes me think of wedding arches. I used Prima flowers and just placed a basic "Your Invited" on the front of the card. Simple.

Now for the inside of the card: I have seen these amazing pop-up cards that say like "thank you", "i love you" "happy birthday" and etc... So I thought I can do this! I takes a little patience again but not nearly as tedious as the Wedding cake card. So I made this template from my computer at home....Tutorial Coming Soon! The inside is NOT as nice as I wanted it to be because I should have used the corner punches to make it perfect, but you get the idea? After all the inside is a faux invitation , just for displaying purposes.

Here it is again in Tiffany colors....

Inside Tiffany Colors

I would appreciate any comments or suggestions to make any of my upcoming bridal shower cards irresistible that any bride-to-be will want to share with their family and friends.

Thank you!

Cricut 360 Invitation

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to invite you to come join the brand new Cricut 360 blog...there will be lots of challenges and inspiration every week for those of you who love their Cricut as much as I do!

Not only will you be glad to join us...but there is also a cartridge giveaway by Sonia!

It is "CREATE A CRITTER" Yay! Blog Candy!

When you get to Cricut 360 there are a few things you must do to qualify for this amazing giveaway....so come on over and play with us!

1. Become a follower.
2. Subscribe by e-mail.
3. Leave a comment.
4. Post about us on their personal blogs and link that post with in-links so we can see it.
5. Grab our blinkie and post it as a gadget in their blogs (optional)

We will use random.org to pick the winner and will be announced the following Thursday June 30th. Come on back to Cricut 360 and check who's the winner.

Good luck!!!

Thanks A Bunch Pop-Up Card

Once again, Im here with a new card that I put together last night for my daughters boyfriends great aunt! Whew....didnt lose you did I? lol My daughter and boyfriend and another friend are going to Las Vegas for 4 days! How come Im not going???? They are going for this dancing thing and are planning to stay with his Great Aunt...so I figured a Great Aunt needs a Great Thank You Card too!

I have seen some truly amazing cards lately and here is my version/tutorial of my first pop-up slider card. Love it!

Instructions: 6x 6 card

First, take a 6 x 12 inch cardstock of plain cardstock and a matching patterned paper.

Fold the 6 x 12 inch half...then cut out a 3 x 3 inch square in the center.

Next cut out a 4 inch wood grain paper or you can stamp it wood grain and cut out a 2.5 inch square out of the center of the wood. make two 1/4 inch wood panes.

Cut a piece of 3 x 3 inch transparency and place on the back of the window then add the window panes on top of that...like a sandwhich.

Add a 2 inch oval and scallop around with another piece of cardstock.

Embellish with ribbons for the curtains.

The inside I used Walk In My Garden Cricut Cartridge, I made 5 sets of the tulips and leftover scraps for the blue, yellow and white flower tops. The flower pot base is a 3 inch rectangle with a 1/2 inch cut off the top...also used Martha Stewart punch for the arches on the top of the flower pot. Extra tip: Don't forget to make the backside of the flower pot and colored flowers too. For a finished 3D effect when it pops up!

The patterned paper is 6 x 6 and BEFORE you tack it down cut out the slider part first.

There are some great tutorials out there on how to make the slider. Here is one by Dawn's Stamping Thoughts that is great...thank you! I modified my measurements for my card...I cut mine at 2 inches and 4 inches and 3 inches high....basically, in the center of the card so that you could see the flowers through the window when the card is laying flat. The inside slider is the same green to match and I punched a hole in the bottom and added ribbon.

The kids are planning to sign the card on the slider part later....

Hope you enjoyed looking and try your first pop up slider card too! Super fun!

Bridal/Wedding Pop-Up Cake Card

Hello everyone,

Im back with a new card to share with you. I have not been able to scrap for many days because I injured my leg....but its getting better and today I was able to finally make something! Scrapping withdraw...I need my fix! lol

I was asked a while ago to make some bridal invitations for someone very special (well I offered first)...but, Im not sure if she still needs them? However, I thought I would try to come up with something as an example.. As I was looking at Martha Stewart's old Bridal Shower Cards, I came across this AMAZING pop-up cake card made by Carol...you can find her template here. Beware, it does take some patience, but so worth the ending result! I kept the colors neutral and added bling...but as always you can pick any color to match any theme!

Here is the front of the card...

Now for the gorgeous inside! Love it!!! I added lace to the front and back so when it opens, it brought out more of the cream.
Another angle from the top....I just used a basic saying...but you can customize it to whatever you want....I also changed the lace icing pattern...by punching holes around the scallops.
Thanks for stopping by....Hugs!

Jasmine Flowers

Hi, its Lisa again with another super fast and easy flower that takes less than 5 minutes to make! Now that it is the summer months, I wanted to start making some summer flowers. So here are some Jasmine flowers that you can make quick for this summers, layouts, cards and projects!

It is similar to the oval flower tutorial, but even faster!

Here are the supplies:

Diamond Glaze, yellow or gold brad, white cardstock, small punch or kraft knife, yellow stickles.

First, cut out 5 leaf shapes, about 1.5 inches each.

Second, fold them in halves long ways or you can use an embossing tool to make the crease and punch a small hole on the end of one side...if you can try to match all the holes up together...I like to just layer the leaves on top of each other and make one single punch.

Third, place a yellow or gold brad in the hole and spread apart...that's it! Super easy and fast!

Here is one I added yellow stickles in the center and diamond glaze to give it a wet dew look....totally optional....they look great either way.
Thanks for stopping by!

Chicken Soup for the Soul

This was my very First Tri-Folded Card...OMGosh it was so easy and I thought I was going to pull my hair out but don't be scared like me! This card was made for my dear sister-in-law and brother-in-law who have had a bad year with surgeries and illnesses. So I wanted to make something special for them. The photos are ok...they are much better in real life. I wanted to make a can top and I had even considered using a real can lid, but I didnt have an opener that cuts the edge smooth. I sure wouldn't want them to cut their fingers! So I used 4 circles in multiple sizes to make the can lid and distressed each one. Then I layered them on top of each other. The cute little chicken I found on-line clip art and just added red, orange, white and black stickles for the colors over yellow. I added some hearts for a little love and just hung them in two spots. I love my cricut and all the circles and hearts were made with this amazing machine...gotta love it! For the title, I just played around with different fonts to find something that I liked...hope you try your first Tri-folded card...you will happy that you did!

Front view closed...it lays pretty flat and fit nicely in a standard card envelope...you only need extra postage...:( Guess its ok since you cant find a card like this cheap? And with love!
I also wanted the back to be complete since you can stand it up for display so I put all my journaling on white papers and printed them up....but you can write right on the back if you like. I also added more of the same papers to match the front and a couple more hearts for the date and my design name...
Thanks for stopping by!