Happy "Bird"day

A lady at work asked me to make a birthday card for her friend. The request was something with birds. The woman at work says she doesn't have a crafty bone in her body so her friend will find it humerous that it's a homemade card. The only requirement was that the card have something "bird" related to it.



Supplies used:
Cardstock:
DCWV
* Spring Stack (background paper)
Recollections (M's paper stacks)
* Shimmer stack (flower centers)
* Kraft Stack (birdhouse)
Bazzil
* Pink (on birdhouse)
* Green (on flowers)
Bazzil Bling
* Green (on branches)
Coordinations
* Blue whitewash (on bird)
Cricut Gypsy
Cartridges used:
* George and Basic Shapes (to make the birdhouse and the feet on the bird)
* Walk in my garden (Flowers)
* Plantin Schoolbook (Scallop on birdhouse)
* Lyrical Letters (Bird)
Cuttlebug
* Asian Bundle (on the birdhouse)
Pop Dots
Studio G Flocking (on the birdhouse)
Martha Stewart Branch punch
Walmart Heat Set Crystals

Papercraft Star Sketch Challenge

This week at Papercraft Star the design team was asked to create a project using this sketch



I'm so ready for this HOT humid weather to go away. Guess that's one of the downsides to living in Florida. So I was hoping maybe if I worked on a fall type card it would cool off our air a little bit. HA HA HA who am I kidding right? Well here is what I came up with using the above sketch.



I turned the sketch 90 degrees and used ribbon for the dark strip on the sketch.

Supplies used:
Cardstock:
Recollections (Michael's brand paper)
* White Stack (Card base)
* Halloween Stack (purple)
K&Co.
* HW 12x12 Specialty Paper Pad (Halloween Glitter stack) (cany paper)
Bazzil Bling
* Petty Cash (green cardstock)
Cricut Gypsy
Cartridges used:
* Doodlecharms (hid contour on Gypsy so only the candy corn cut)
Cuttlebug:
* Cuttlebug 5x7 Polka Dot Folder
Pop Dots
Stamps:
* Impression Obsession - Have a Sweet Halloween
Stazon Black Ink
Ribbon - $1.00 Craft Ribbon from Walmart

Sneak Peak - Challenge 10

Tomorrow is the start of the new challenge over at Papercraft Star this is going to be a sketch challenge. If you haven't joined yet you really should. Here's a sneak peak of this week's project. Do you know what it could be???????



Check back tomorrow for the full reveal :o)

Let it Snow ....

So here was a card that's been in the making since I posted the lace bling tree



Supplies used:
Cardstock:
Recollections (Michael's brand paper)
* White Stack
DCWV
* Shimmer Stack
Cuttlebug
* 5x7 Snowflake Folder
Ribbon - Celebrate it Holiday Ribbon (from Michael's)
Jolee's Heat Set Tool
* iRock heat set stones

Papercraft Star Challenge 9 - Photo Inspiration

This week at Papercraft Star the designers were asked to use this picture for inspiration



The hot air balloons caught me right off the bat and looking at them I remember growing up and seeing a balloon in the sky and thought what would it be like to be up there and could just dream of flying high in the sky. And that was how this card developed.



I created the balloon using my gypsy of course. Cause can you believe I don't have a cartridge with a hot air balloon ... well not yet at least ;o). I used my trust old George and basic shapes and walk in my garden for the basket (but that could easily be changed with another shape). And lots and lots and lots of glitter. Gotta love the glitter!!!! The inside reads: "Everyday is another chance to make your Dreams come true."

I hope you will join us this week at Papercraft Star and submit your project for the challenge.

Supplies used:
Cardstock:
Recollections (Michael's brand paper)
* White Stack
DCWV
* Spring Stack
* Glitter Boarder Punch Stack
* Shimmer stack
Cricut Gypsy
Cartridges used:
* George and Basic Shapes
* Walk in my garden
Fiskar Texture Plate - basket weave (embossing on basket)
Pop Dots
Martha Stewart Glitter Essential Colors set
Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly Punch
Stamps:
* Studio G Stamp - Dream
* Stampendous Cling day dreams - inside quote

Papercraft Star Challenge 8

This week at Papercraft Star the challenge is Buttons, Bows, and Bling. Who doesn't love bling right?!? Well being that I'm ready for Christmas I thought I'd bling out a Christmas Card.



Can you belive I didn't use my Cricut on this one? LOL Yep no cricut but I did use my Cuttlebug.

Supplies used:
Cardstock:
Recollections (Michael's brand paper)
* White Stack
Cuttlebug
* Lace Tree Embossing folder
Ribbon - Craft Ribbon (Walmart $1 Ribbon)
Jolee's Heat Set Tool
* iRock heat set stones (Crystal)
* Walmart heat set stones (colored)

Winter Wishes

Over on the Cricut Circle Forum there are daily challneges. Today's Challenge was to use brads and/or Eyelets. I'm definately wishing it was winter/holiday time so I decided to make a Winter Wishes card.



Supplies used:
Cardstock:
Recollections (Michael's brand paper)
* White Stack
AC Patterned paper
* Foil Stack
Cuttlebug
* Cardinal Snow (From the winter bundle)
Snowflake Brads (Reccollections)
Ribbon - Craft Ribbon (Walmart $1 Ribbon)
Pebbles Ink chalk
* Pearlescent Chalks (Leave, acorn, Branch)
* Chalks Bright Colors

Papercraft Star Challenge

This week at Papercraft Start the challenge is Buttons, Bows, and Bling. You will be able to post your projects beginning August 11, 2010 (Wednesday) so I hope you'll join us!!!

Papercraft Star Challenge 7 - Picture Inspiration

This week the Papercraft Star design team was asked to come up with a project using this picture as our inspiration.

Everytime I looked at this picture the stripes just kept screaming my name. No matter how hard I tried to find other inspiration in the picture the stripes won out. So settling on the stripes I realized I had the perfect paper for this Challenge. I made this entire card using one cricut cartridge .... Yep you guessed it my favorite basic shapes cartridge. GEORGE AND BASIC SHAPES. :o) So without further ado here's my card for this week



Supplies used:
Cardstock:
Recollections (Michael's brand paper)
* White Stack
American Crafts
* Amplified Rockabilly (open stock at M's)
* Striped paper
* Blue Paper
* Rassberry paper
Cricut Gypsy
Cartridges used:
* George and Basic Shapes - card base, color squares, colored overlays
* Alphalicious - i miss you
Pop Dots
Ribbon - "Special value ribbon"(Michael's $1 Bin Ribbon)
Martha Stewart Button Punch