Thanksgiving Card

Recipe:

Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge (Turkey)
Pattern Paper
Brown Fibers

Challenges:

1. Cricut Cardz Challenge - Challenge # 48, make a card for Thanksgiving, using the card feature from any cartridge you'd like, and using any colors you'd like
2. Stamping Vacation - Occasions (Thanksgiving)
3. Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge # 34, Bird Bonanza

BOO! Halloween Card

Recipe:

Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge (Spider)
Pattern Paper
Black Fibers
Foam Sticker

Challenges:

1. Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge #33 - "Frighten me...or not" (Halloween Project)

Happy Halloween

Recipe:

Pattern Paper
Foam Stickers

Challenges:

1. Stamping Vacation - New Sticky Situtation Challenge (Halloween Stickers)
2. Everybody Art - Autumn Themed

Let It Snow!

Recipe:

Wild Card Cartridge (Banner)
Brown and Ivory Paper
Gold Ribbon
Snowflakes Embossing Folder
Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Martha Stewart Scoring Board
Diamond Stickles (Bling)

Challenges:

1. 365 Cards - Day 216 - 3 B's (Brown, Banner, and Bling)
2. Stamping Vacation - Extra, Extra Challenge (Fire and Ice)
3. Winter Wonderland - Male Christmas Card

Snow Fun!

Recipe:

Pattern Paper (Polka Dots and Words)
George and Basic Shapes Cartridge (Scallop Circle and Circles) - Paper Piercing Done on Scallop Circle
Black Floss
Sentiment Stamp
(Pop Dots Added Behind Title)

Challenges:

1. 365 Cards - Day 215 - 3 P's (Polka Dots, Paper Piercing, and Pop Dots)

Happy Holidays

I had a lot of fun making this card.  I used a lot of non-traditional items.  The entire card base is chipboard covered with red fabric.  I used a premade tag for my main image, and I added some floss to the bottom of it.  I added some lace behind the tag. I added fringe to the title.  I then used a lot of pop dots.  This is one card I will not be mailing.

Close-Up:

Side View:

Recipe:

Pre-Made Christmas Tag

Ivory Lace

White Fringe

Red Floss

Red Fabric

Victoria Embossing Folder

Pattern Paper

Sentiment Stamp

Challenges:

1. 365 Cards - Day 214 - 3 F's (Fabric, Floss, and Fringe)

2. Stamping Vacation - Start Here Challenge (Ivory Colored Lace)
3. Charisma Cardz - Christmas Project
4. Turned Gypsy - Christmas Project Using Red and White

Halloween Card (S-Fold Card)

Recipe:

Wild Card Cartridge (Bats)
Faux Stitches (Rub Ons)
Digital Stamp (Boy)
Pattern, Orange, and Black Paper
Black Fibers
Black Button
Orange Floss (On Button)

Challenges:

1. 365 Cards - Day 213 - 3 B's (Boy, Black, Button)
2. Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday # 29 (National Sewing Month: Create a project using some type of stitching, hand, machine or faux stitching)
3. Cricut Cardz Challenge - For challenge # 44, make an S-Fold or Z-Fold card for Halloween, using any cartridges and any colors you'd like.
4. My Pink Stamper - Halloween or Fall Themed Project
5. Sarah Hurley Challenges - All Sewn Up (Stitching of Any Kind)

Halloween Card

Recipe:

Wild Card Cartridge (Happy Halloween)
Pattern Paper
Digital Stamp (Witch)
Orange Fibers
Diamond Stickles

Challenges:

1. 365 Cards - Day 212 - 3 G's (Girl, Green, Glisten (Add Some Sparkle to Your Card))
2. Sew Many Challeges - Anything Goes!
3. Creative Cottage - Bling It On!
4. Stamps R Us - Halloween Themed
5. CES challenges - Get Ahead, Get Hat (Hat in Project)

Just To Say "Hello"

Recipe:

New Arrival Cartridge (Airplane)
Pattern Paper (Torn and Then Layered)
Shells
Sentiment Stamp

Challenges:

1. 365 Cards - Day 211 -3 T's ( teal, travel, and torn (paper, that is)).
2. Stamping Vacation - When I Grow Up Challenge (Card Based on Pilots)
3. Stamping Vacation - To Who Challenge (Some Who Needs A Hug)
4. Crazy Challenge - No Ribbons or Buttons

Halloween Card

Recipe:

Pattern Paper (Image and Title Cut From Pattern Paper)
Black Fibers
Button

Challenges:

1. 365 Cards - Day 210 (Super Sketchy Sunday)
2. Cardz TV - Create a Card Challenge (No Cricut, Pattern Paper Only)
3. Delightful Sketches - Delightful Color (Purple, Green, and Black)
4. S2G Paper Crafting - Use Orange and Purple
5. ECP Challenges - Challenge #22 (Use Purple)
6. Catch The Bug Blog - World Cardmaking (Anything Goes)

Christmas Easel Cards!

This is my first attempt at an easel card. I did not realize how much fun they would be. I made 4 in under an hour!

Close-Up Picture

Recipe:
Anna Griffin Pattern Paper
Warm Wishes Embossing Folder (Sizzix)
Red Buttons
Sentiment Stamp
Red Fibers
Christmas Charms/Buttons

Challenges:

1. ABC Challenge - E is for "Easel Card"
2. Christmas Cards All Year Round - September challenge is going to be a card that is any shape other than the standard 4 1/4 X 5 1/2. It can be suare, rectangular, curcular, big, small, whatever, but not the standard size. You card must also have gold, silver, crytal or pearl on it somewhere as well! (4x4 when closed)
3. Cuttlebug Challenge - World Card Making Day
4. Secret Crafter - Challenge # 103 - Easel Cards

Thinking Of You Card and Envelope

Recipe:

George and Basic Shapes Cartridge (Scallop Circle and Circles)
Pattern Paper (Paper Studio Mat Stack)
Spots and Dots Embossing Folder
Flower Rhinestone/Crystals
Martha Steward Score Board (Envelope and Card)
Thinking of You Stamp

Challenges:

My Pink Stamper - Karlee's Challenge (Project With Envelope)

Welcome Baby

Recipe:

Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge
Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Spots and Dots Embossing Folder
Ribbon
Welcome Baby Stamp

Challenges:

1.My Pink Stamper  Project With A Bird
2. Paper Cutz - Challenge # 60 (Make a card, LO or craft project using a digital, hand stamped or Cricut cut image of a critter)
3. Paper Take Weekly - Animal Magic (So all we want to see is an animal of some sort  included in your work - it might be in the paper, or the image or even just in the sentiment)
4. Cricut Cardz - Challenge #43 (Make a card for a new baby using any cartridges you'd like, and the colors green, orange, yellow and white ONLY.)

Christmas Card

Recipe:

Snowflakes Embossing Folder
Santa and Reindeer Stamp
Ho!Ho!Ho! Stamp
Black Stamping Ink
Black Fibers

Challenges:

1. 365 Cards - Day 206 (Scene Setting Winter Wonderland)
2. Christmas Stampin' All Year - Challenge #65 (Inspiration)
3. Sew Many Challenges - #28 (Santa's On His Way - Christmas Theme)
4. Christmas Cards All Year - Non-Standard Card (3x3)

Christmas Card

Recipe:

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Buttons (3)
Ribbon and Bow
Flower and Brad

Challenges:

1. Stamping Vacation - Have You Tried (Button Border)
2. 365 Cards - Day 208 - Quite A Pair (Blossom and Brad in Center of Card)
3. Cuttlebug Challenge - Create a project with an image, a bow and at least two buttons
4. Christmas Cards All Year - Non-Standard Card (3x3)

Thanks

Recipe:

George and Basic Shapes Cartridge (Flowers)
Victoria Embossing Folder
Elephant Thanks Embossing Folder
Martha Stewart Score Board

Challenges:

1. Secret Crafter - Purple and Silver
2. 365 Cards - Day 209 (Keep It Simple - One image, a sentiment, one embellishment, and limit the amount of space you use on the card to about 1/3 of the entire space available)

Cupcake Card and Notecard Set

I made this card and notecard set for a friend's granddaughter's birthday this Thursday.

Birthday Card

Recipe:

Stamping Solutions Cartridge (Cupcake Welded Together in DS and Happy Birthday)
Embossed Swirls Paper (Michaels)
Pattern Paper (Holiday Pack - Paper Studio)
Green and Walnut Stickles
Ribbon

Challenges:

1. 365 Cards - Day 205 (Sweet Smelling)
2. Stamping Vacation - Name That Card (Sentiment - "Even sugar doesn't have you beat when it comes to being sweet!")


Notecard Set

The paper is Halloween paper from a Holiday Paper Pack by Paper Studios, but I loved the colors.

Recipe:

Indie Art Solutions Cartridge (Butterfly)
Lyrical Letters Cartridge (Maleigh)
D'Vine Swirls Emobssing Folder
Pattern Paper
Lime Crystals
Ribbon

Challenges:

Stamping Vacation - State Your State (Vermont - Butterfly)

All envelopes made using Martha Stewart Score Board!

Christmas Card

Recipe:

Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge (Christmas Tree)
George and Basic Shape (Oval and Scallop Oval)
Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Victoria Embossing Folder
Diamond Stickles
Fiskars Shape Cutter (Scallop Border)
Red and Gold Ribbon

Challenges:

1. Christmas Cards All Year Round - September Challenge (Non Standard Card - 6x6)
2. Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Challenge #64 (Borderbilities)
3. 365 Cards - Day 204 (White Space - Sketch)

Sweet 16

Recipe:

Lyrical Letters Cartridge (Sweet 16 Welded Together in DS)
Indie Art Solutions Cartridge (Strawberry Welded Together in DS)
Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Herringbone Embossing Folder
Diamond Stickles
Ribbon

Challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge  Me Monday (In My Garden Harvest Time) - My dad grew some strawberries and made jam.

You Rock

Recipe:

San Serif Cartridge (You Rock)

Indie Art Solutions Cartridge (Guitar)

Rub Ons (Sewing Line)

Pattern Paper

Challenges:

1. Crafty Creations - Challenge #85 (Music and/or Dance)

2. 365 Cards - Day 203 (Super Sketchy Sunday)

3. Stamping Vacation - Fountain of Youth (Card With Musical Instrument)

4. Stamping Vacation - Watch This (Lady Sings The Blues - Guitar)

Halloween Card

Recipe:

Wild Card Cartridge (Tombstone Welded In DS and BOO)

George and Basic Shapes Cartridge (Border From Cut File)

Sizzix Dies (Ghosts)

Red and White Glitter

Lines and Dots Embossing Folder

Chalk For Distressing

White Ribbon

Challenges:

1. Paper Cutz - Challenge #59 - Halloween Project (No Black or Orange)

2. Cricut Cardz - Challenge #42 - Halloween Card

3. Stamping Vacation - For Your Amusement (Boo Who)

4. The Pink Stamper - Anything Goes

5. Stamping Vacation - Occassion Oasis (Halloween)



Teacher's Birthday Gift

My best friend is a math teacher. Every year for her birthday, I always
make her a set of notecards. She loves them and always uses them. I
also made her some giftcards. I have listed all pics here.

Birthday Card

Recipe:



Home Accents Solutions Cartridge (Used Design Studio To Weld Apple To Make Card)

Stamping Solutions Cartridge (Happy Birthday)

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Herringbone Embossing Folder

Red Button
Inside Sentiment is a Stamp

Challenges:

1. Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday (Button Up For School)

2. Stamping Vacation - Special Month (September) - Apple Month

3. Stamping Vacation - Inspiration Station - Apple Pie

4. Stamping Vacation - Just Picture This (Barn) - Perfect Place to Find Picked Apples
5. Secret Crafter - Anything Goes

Notecard Set

I used different embossing folders for each notecard. I made a ban out paper to hold the

set together.  All envelopes are made with teacher-themed paper.

Recipe:

Geoge and Basic Shapes Cartridge (Scallop Circle and Circle)

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Spots and Dots Embossing Folder

Stripes Label Embossing Folder

Morrocan Screen Embossing Folder

Lines and Dots Embossing Folder

Alphabet Stamps

Challenges:

Sew Many Challenges - #27 - Embossing: Wet or Dry

Gift Card Set 

Recipe:

Wild Card Cartridge (Gift Card Box)

Daisy Punch

Rhinestones

All envelopes made with Martha Stewart Score Board!!!!!

Fall Themed Card

I made this card for my Aunt. I had to send some pics of her new
nephew and needed a card to send them in.

Recipe:

Fall Themed Ribbon (Michaels)
4 Stamps (Jo Anns) - "Falling For You", Acorn, Bird, Tree Log
Leaf Cuttlebug Die
Gold Embossing Powder
Gold Button
Pattern Paper (Holiday Pack From Hobby Lobby)

Challenges:

1. 365 Cards - Day 198 - Busy Background (Use 3 Pattern Papers To Fill Entire Background)
2. Stamping Vacation - Daling Duos - 2 Stamps (Word Fall and Tree Log)
3. Stamping Vacation - Child Youth - Make a Card With a Leaf or Leaves
4. Stamping Vacation - Embellish It - Use Any Leaf (Ribbon)
5. 365 Cards - Day 200 - Stamp It Out (Use 4 Stamps)

Happy Birthday

I made this card for my grandmother. Her birthday is tomorrow.

Recipe:

Vintage Image From Internet

Crystal Brads

Martha Stewart Score Board

Cuttlebug Folder

Challenges:

Cuttlebug Challenge - Be Inspired #101 - Nostalgia Week

Thanks!

Thanks card for the soldiers remembering September 11.

Recipe:

Stars Cuttlebug Folder

Wild Card Cartridge (Card and Thanks)

Diamond Stickles

Challenges:

The Pink Stamper - September 11th Challenge



Whoo's Birthday?

Recipe:

Owl Flourish Cuttlebug Folder

Solid Color Paper (Black, Teal, Purple)

Teal Brads

Challenges:

1. Creative Cottage -  Challenge #23 - Birthday Boy

2. Stamping Vacation - Color Challenge - Teal, Purple, Black

3. Stamping Vacation - Animal Applause Challenge

4. Paper Take Weekly - Picture This

Halloween On 4SE!

How many people can dress up for Halloween and go to work?
I can! I am a Pediatric Nurse at a Children's Hospital, and we
get to dress up for Halloween. They even have contests for the
patients and the staff to compete in. This layout is of all the staff
that dressed up for Halloween. I'm the Granny! 

Recipe:

Ghost Stamp

Candy Corn Stamp

Pattern Paper (Holidays Pack - Hobby Lobby)

George and Basic Shapes Cartridge (Tag, Rectangle, and Circle)

Boo To You Cuttlebug Folder (Distressed With Ink)

Chalk (For Candy Corn)

Black and Orange Fibers

Black Ribbon

Black Ink (Ink All Edges)

Corner Rounder Punch

Challenges:

1. Sew Many Challenges - Halloween Themed Project

2. ABC Challenge - D is For Distressing

3. Paper Cutz - Challenge #58 - Use Tags In a Project

4. Fantabulous Cricut- Make a Layout About Your Job

Season's Greetings!

Recipe:

Pattern Paper

Christmas Tree Stamp

Season's Greetings Stamp

Christmas Tree Brads

Snowflakes Cuttlebug Folder

Green Pigment Ink

Challenges:

1. Secret Crafter - Challenge #100 - Sketch

2. Christmas Stampin - Challenge #63 - Brads or Eyelets (3 or More)

3. Christmas Cards All Year Round - Non-Standard Card (6x6)

Way 2 Go!

I made this card for a Nursing Assistant who just took her test to become
a Registered Nurse. We are so proud of her!

Recipe:

Sizzix Original Dies (Nurse)

Wild Card Cartridge (Stethoscope)

Lyrical Letters Cartridge (Way 2 Go)

George and Basic Cartridge (Rectangles)

Black Fibers

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Challenges:

1. Fantabulous Cricut- Challenge #26 (Labor Day Theme)

2. Stamping Vacation -  No, No Challenge (No Sparkle)

3. Stamping Vacation - Occasions

Thank You So Much!

Recipe:

DCWV Mat Stack Pattern Paper
Hampton Arts Stamp Thank You Stamp Set (Great Buy $1.00 At Big Lots!)
Black Brads
Black Fibers
Staz On Black Ink

Challenges:

Sew Many Challenges - Grandparents, Love, or Thank You Theme

Welcome Baby!

Recipe:

DCWV Mat Stack Pattern Paper and Brown Paper (3 colors)

Buttons (2)

Brown Ribbon (1)

Baby Carriage (New Arrival Cut @ 5")

Welcome Baby Stamp

Fiskars Elegant Fountains Punch

Challenges:

1. Paper Take Weekly - Sketch

2. Crazy Challenge - Bundle Of Joy

3. Crafty Creations - Challenge #84: Transportation

4. Paper Cutz - Challenge #57: 1 Ribbon, 2 Buttons and 3 Colors and Any Theme

5. 365 Cards - Day 193: Tools and Techniques (Inked all edges and used pop dots to raise carriage.)

6. Stamping Vacation - No Brads or Eyelets

7. Stamping Vacation - Occasions

The Cuttlebug Spot: At The Fair

Inside Card

Matching Envelope

Recipe:

Stars Cuttlebug Folder (Title On Card And On  Envelope)
Black Fibers
Build A Page (Fair/Carnival)
Square Die (Cuttlebug)

Other Challenges:

1. Stamping Vacation - No Brads or Eyelets
2. Secret Crafter - Challenge #99 (Clean and Simple)

Fantabulous Cricut: Challenge Me Monday # 25 (Road Trip)

Anchor's Away - Trip to Tampa, FL.

Recipe:

Travel Scrap Pad (Michaels)
Life's A Beach Cartridge (Anchors Away And Anchor)

Other Challenges:

Stamping Vacation - No Brads or Eyelets

For A Special Friend

Here's a quick card I made for a challenge. I have had a paper pack
from Hobby Lobby (Holidays) for over a year and still have not used
all the different papers inside. I pulled a lot of stuff I never used for
this card for a challenge. Never new how much stuff I haven't used yet!

Recipe:

Pattern Papers (2 Different, 1st Time Using))
Prima Flowers (More Than 6 Months Old)
Button (More Than A Year Old)
Brads
Fibers
Stamp (1st Time Using)

Challenges:

365 Cards - Day 183  Digging Deep

Happy Birthday

Here's a quick dragon birthday I made for my nephew. He loves dragons!

Recipe:

Dragon Digi Stamp
Happy Birthday Stamp
Colored Pencils
Black Fibers

Challenges!

1. Crazy Challenge - Monster Attack and Dragon Tales
2. Sew Many Challenges - Happy Birthday
3. Stamping Vacation - No Brads or Eyelets

Baby Girl Mini Album With Matching Card And Envelope

Here's a mini album I made for a co-worker with a matching card and envelope.

Recipe:

Pattern Paper (Hobby Lobby)
Prima Flowers
Brad
Chipboard (Covered With Pattern Paper)
Binder Rings  (Walmart)
Ribbon (Michaels)
Baby Stamps (Hobby Lobby)

Challenges:

1. Cuttlebug Challenge - My Pink Stamper (Mostly Pink With Stamped Sentiment)
2. Christmas Stamping - Non-Christmas Card
3. Creative Cottage - Celebrations
4. Stamping Vacation - Paper With Hearts Other Than Red

Good Times

Here's a qucik and simple card with matching envelope!

Recipe:

Pattern Paper
Brads
Fibers
Prima Flowers
"Good Times" Sticker

Challenges:

Stamping Vacation - Color Combo (Coral, Light Blue, Light Green)