Exploring Cricut: Cricut Choice

Happy Tuesday!

Just popping in quickly to share a card I made for this week's Exploring Cricut.  We were asked to create a project using 2 cricut cuts.

I decided to use Create a Critter for the cute bird, and Elegant Edges for the scallop frame - two of my favorite cartridges!  My card begins with Kraft card base, and added layers of My Mind's Eye All Spice designer papers.  The bird was cut at 3 inches, and I used dimensionals to pop him up.  The frame was cut at 3 1/2 inches, and to finish it off, I adhered small rhinestones to the four corners.   

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The Ribbon Reel Challenge #48

Hello my friends,

I want to thank the ladies over at The Ribbon Reel for choosing my card, from last week's challenge, as one of the "Top 3" - It really made my day!

Here is the sketch Helen has for us this week:

My card:

It's time to make Easter cards!  The base is Very Vanilla and I used some patterned paper from My Mind's Eye's Lost & Found.  For the paper on the left-hand side, I used the SU! En Francais and stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock using Baja Breeze ink.  The image is from SU! Easter Blossoms, stamped with Rich Razzleberry ink.  The die I used is Spellbinder Labels Eighteen.  A light baby blue double bow and a flower from K&Company was added to the card!  I finished it off with some pearls on the edge of the card and in the basket. 

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Dynamic Duos #38

Hello my friends!

While hubby and my girls were watching the Super Bowl, I snuck in my craft room and created a card for this week's Dynamic Duos.  This week, we were asked to use Real Red and Pretty in Pink.  These colors are perfect for another Valentine's Card! 

My Card:

I wanted to make a fun card and use the Owl Punch as my focal point.  The base is Whisper White, followed by Pink cardstock.  The "XO" paper is from My Mind's Eye Love Me and the pink stripe designer paper is from my stash.  I embossed a piece of red cardstock using the Perfect Polka Dots Folder.  Since I don't have a heart punch small enough for the card, I used the Cricut Cartridge Create a Critter for the 2 balloons, and it worked perfectly!  The sentiment is computer generated, since all of the sentiments I have were too long!  After a couple of hiccups, my card was done!  I really liked how it came out.  Right before taking a picture of it, I added 2 small pearls to the balloons.

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Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 166

Hello my friends,

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday!  I made a card for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 166.

My card:

I wanted to make a fun card today, and since Halloween is coming up, I figured I would make one!

The Halloween paper is from SU Retired Cast-A-Spell Designer Paper. The image is from La-La Land Craft, called Pumpkin Marci.  I stamped her on Neenah Solar White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and colored her with copic markers.  I cut the image out with a Spellbinder Classic Circle Die and mounted it on another Circle Die.  I added some black kitties to the banners using a retired punch from Creative Memories.  The final touches are the sentiment using SU Teeny Tiny Wishes and 2 orange blings!

I also want to share a card I created last week, but never had time to post.  This was for the La-La Land Group Contest #2 - Summer, on Facebook:

Since I enjoy gardening during the summer, I thought this would a perfect card to make!  The stamp is also from La-La Land Crafts, called Marci with Flower.  The summer paper is from the Lime Twist 6x6 paper pack from My Mind's Eye, and the sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping store.  

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