Owly Bday / ESS Sketch #100

Had a chance this weekend to make a special birthday card.  I received this really cute Hero Arts Party Owls stamp as a birthday gift from my crafty pal (wink) and had yet to see ink.  I decided I just had to use it when I saw this week's ESS Sketch #100; what a hoot! :) One hundred wonderful, fun sketches!

Here is what I came up with:

And here is that 100th sketch created by Tracy Clemente from Eat, Sleep, Stamp!  Very typical of Tracy to give us a FUN clean canvas to put our own spin to.  I decided that it provided a great chance to use some Cuttlebug embossing folders that I had lying around.  The pattern paper provided the inspiration to use the Cuttlebug candle embossing folder to emboss this  DCWV orange glitter paper.  This matched the dimensional pattern paper that was full of gifts and candles and glitter! 

I used the same orange glitter paper to paper piece the balloon.  Wanting to add more glitter, I used a light blue glitter paper and a Cuttlebug metal die to cut out "HAPPY BDAY" and stars all from the same die... have to use this die more often, it cut the glitter paper nicely!

I then wanted to decorate the inside.  I dug out this Cuttlebug owl embossing folder that matched the image so nicely while giving me a place to write my good wishes.  I then continued to use the Cuttlebug metal embossing die to cut out the candle and the sentiment inside.

Will be mailing this as soon as I can; and hope that she likes it! :).....

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
owls - Hero Arts Party Owls
"HAPPY BDAY" - Cuttlebug metal die
"make A Wish" - Cuttlebug metal die
stars - Cuttlebug metal die
candle - Cuttlebug metal die
DCWV Texture paper, DCWV Summer Stack, DCWV Glitter Stack (orange/light blue)
Cuttlebug candle embossing folder
Cuttelbug owl embossing folder
Momento Black Onyx ink

April ATC card for Swap

ATC have always fascinated me; really like to browse blogs that contain them and see how someone can fit so much detail into 3 1/2'' by 2 1/2'' rectangle.  When I was asked by Tracy Clemente to participate in her ATC Monthly Swap, I jumped on the idea - it sounded FUN and I was ready to try it. 

For April this is what I came up with:

Really thought this Hero Arts image and the coordinating sentiment works so nicely.  I wanted to use bright colors so this DCWV Citrus strip of pattern paper helped balance a little the yellow that I used.  Hope the ladies enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed receiving the 9 ATC cards that came my way.  These ladies are so talented, really liked each of the different layouts and designs they used.

As you can see, I had FUN with the details on this card, it was a challenge to make it fit but in the end, I was happy in the end with the results.

Supplies:
birdie on birdie house - Hero Arts Sparkle Clear From Our House
"from our home to yours" - Hero Arts Sparkle Clear From Our House
frame - Cricut Storybook Cartridge
DCWV Texture paper, DCWV Citrus matstack
EK leaf punch
EK edge punch
Prima yellow flowers
Ranger liquid pearl baby blue
Momento Rich Cocoa

it's Time to CELEBRATE / Birthday Card

Someone very special to me is having a birthday next week and I wanted to make her a card that would bring her a smile and celebrated her.

Here is what I came up with:

The background reminds me of kitchen wallpaper, perfectly suited for this FUN cuckoo clock!  The front of the card holds a FUN secret, it holds a gift card to her favorite place in a sleeve.  I really like this new Hero Arts Cuckoo set, definetely something different but totally works.  The Martha Stewart birdie edge punch coordinated perfectly witht the theme of this card and a FUN touch.

Had a fun time trying to color brightly on craft paper :).  But when done, I really like how it came out.  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
cuckoo clock - Hero Arts Cuckoo clear set CL388
"it's time to CELEBRATE" - Hero Arts Cuckoo clear set CL388
Martha Stewart birdies edge punch
EK photo corner punch
DCWV Texture paper, DCWV the Cafe Mediterranean Stack, Paper Company Kraft paper
Momento Rich Cocoa ink
Prismacolor pencil
DecoColor Opaque Paint Marker light blue, orange and light yellow
atyouSpica
Prisma flowers
leaf - cut using Cricut Speaking of Fall Cartridge and Cricut Design Studio

Holiday Cheer! / ESS Sketch #63

With exactly two weeks left to Christmas Eve,  I am continueing to make xmas cards with the hope of being done in time.  It is the season of HOPE.  And there is something about holiday wreaths that bring on a "holiday cheer" :)

It also has been a few weeks since I've been able to participate in ESS Sketches brought to us by the talented Tracy Clemente! I have serious withdrawels and miss my ESS Sketch buddies.  I had to play this week and thought that I could the wreath idea with this sketch.

Here is what i came up with for this challenge:

This week ESS Sketch #63, Tracy Clemente creatively intruced a FUN shape flag for the sentiment! Caught my eye immediately. 

I made the card a more rectangular shape in order to use the Martha Stewart edge punch whose look I really like!  I also took the rectangular accent and added my wreath which I cut using Cricut Joys of the Season cartridge.  I added rinestones to decorate it.  I added a tree shape brad on the FUN shape flag to match the pp I used.

The sentiment is from HeroArts Laughter & Merriment,  and it was perfect for this card. 

This was a NICE quick card that came together nicely and I enjoyed making it. 

Supplies:
"holiday cheer!"- Hero Arts Laughter & Merriment
wreath - cut using Cricut Joys of the Season cartridge
flag tag - cut using Cricut Design Studio and Cricut George Cartridge
DCWV Texture paper, K&Company Brenda Walton Peppermint Twist paper
Martha Stewart edge punch
Martha Stewart bow punch
Making Memories tree brad
Versafine Olympia Green
Darice gems

OCC Inspiration Challenge - 4 Calling Birds

Last week, I got an email from the very talented Jenny Gropp from One Krafty Kat asking me if I wanted to be a guest stamper on the Our Creative Corner (OCC) today. My first reaction was "Who me???" and then "OH YES, I WOULD" and then ... I got nervous! :) LOL! This is a site that I got introduce to through the many eye popping creations by Jenny Gropp and it has become one of my favorite inspirational sites!

The OCC challenge today is an inspiration challenge where the fabulous hostess, Jenny Gropp, is asking us to create a project using a line from the last verse of the "12 Days of Christmas Song" :) - how clever is that? For my take on this OCC challenge, I decided to use the line that seems more catchy to me: "Four calling birds". :)

For the garland frame card, I used my darling Cricut and A Child's Year cartridge. This cartridge has some very nice frame shape cards in addition to fonts and silhouettes. I then used a Martha Stewart branch punch to add some green to the garland; really like the dimension it adds. These CUTE birdies are from Hero Arts Holiday Doves; they make the perfect calling birds, providing some much needed assistance decorarting the tree. I added some yellow and pink pebbles to act as blinking lights on the garland :)

This was such a FUN challenge! Totally enjoyed myself making this card! One more card done and a few many to go :) But if you need some inspiration, you may want to check out the Our Creative Corner (OCC) today.

Supplies:
xmas tree - Hero Arts Laughter & Merriment
birdies - Hero Arts Holiday Dove
garland frame card - cut at 5 3/4'' using Cricut A Child's Year Cartridge
DCWV Texture paper, K&Company Brenda Walton Peppermint Twist paper
Martha Stewart branch punch
M's pebbles
Vesafine Onyx Black

HOOT! / ESS Sketch #57

This is my last Halloween card for this year and I have had so much fun making them!  Again, I wanted to use this this cute Hero Arts Owl-Oween set, but this time I was itching to use this CUTE owl dress like a mighty pirate! :)

After a week of withdrawel pangs, having missed last week ESS challenge, I was determine to play along with this week ESS Sketch #57! :) With this sketch, Tracy Clemente inspired us to work with a different way of layering the somewhat oval scallop accent shape.

This sketch also gave me another chance to use this fun Martha Stewart web border punch; I really do like this punch!

This simple card came together pretty quickly; adding that opaque black gem as his eye was a FUN touch :) ! And that sentiment makes me smile, what else will this CUTE little owl say? :)

Thanks for stopping by and hope your Halloween is a HOOT! :)

Supplies:

pirate owl- Hero Arts Owl-Oween set
"HOOT!" - Hero Arts Owl-Oween set
Martha Stewart web edge punch
DCWV texture paper, Reflection Halloween pattern paper
Momento Tuxedo Black ink
black opaque gem- Hero Arts

Boo! / ESS Sketch #54

I still need to make few more Halloween cards before I move on to the rest of the holiday season.  Actually, I've already had to start my xmas list!  But I am going to try to be in denial for a little while longer!

This is my take on a few challenges I decided to play along with:

I didn't want to miss playing along with this week ESS Sketch #54, where Tracy Clemente brings us a cute simple sketch with cleans lines and ribbon/bow of some kind as the accent.  I sometimes can be a bit too literal so I decided I was going to think outside the box and somehow ended up thinking that a small bat cut using my Cricut was a nice leap.  And yes, Tinla I so agree - this sketch also includes a great spot to use a FUN edge punch!

I also wanted to join this week Simon Says Challenge where the challenge for this week is Halloween!!! Boo!!! - did I mention I can be too literal sometimes?  :)  But I could not resist the  perfect opportunity to use this cute Hero Arts Owl-Oween set that I have been holding on to for about a year now and have not seen ink! I used the fun Martha Stewart goo edge punch and a button to top off the bat, reminded me of the eyes on the pattern paper.  I also used my Cricut Child's Year cartridge to cut the fancy border that I use to accent the scary little ghost!

This card came together pretty quickly; and although a bit literal, I did enjoy making it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a good one!

Supplies:

ghost - Hero Arts Owl-Oween set

"BOO!" - Hero Arts Owl-Oween set
spider - Hero Arts Owl-Oween set

fancy frame - cut at 3 1/8'' and 3'' using Cricut A Child's Play Cartridge

bat - cut at 3/4'' using Cricut Paper Dolls Cartridge
Marth Stewart goo edge punch

DCWV texture paper, DCWV Fall Stack dotted pattern paper, Reflection Halloween pattern paper
J's ribbon

Momento Tuxedo Black ink
buttons - TCP Hocus Pocus Buttons

Encouragement / ESS BONUS Sketch

My sister is going through a few decision making moments right now so I wanted to send her a card to encourage her to keep sorting it out :)

This is what I came up with:

For inspiration, I turned to this week ESS Sketch, a BONUS SKETCH! Tracy Clemente extended her One Year of Sketches celebration in order to see if we can have 52 participants to have one lucky winner of a generous $52 spending spree to one of the following: All That Scraps, A Muse, The Cat's Pajamas, Stamping Bella, Memory Box, My Favorite Things OR Taylored Expressions! It looks like we did just that and can't wait to see who the winner will be! Of course I had only time to enter twice (there were no limits on the entries) but oh well, I'm glad I at least got to play with her last two sketches! :)

I also decided to play along with this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge, where the theme is Stitch It Up! - and we were ask to use stitching on our project; well since I'm not as comfortable with a sewing machine, but since this month is national sewing month, I decided to use faux stitching with a Copic 0.3 Multiliner (thanks Jenny Gropp :))

I chose this Hero Arts Asian Elements set because of this cute, wise looking owl :) , the sentiment came for a different Hero Arts set, Anytime Messages and I think the sentiment is just right!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
owl - Hero Arts Asian Elements
flower branch - Hero Arts Asian Elements
"the best way to your future is to create it" - Hero Arts Anytime Messages
Martha Stewart edge punch
DCWV texture paper, DCWV Christmas Stack base card , DCWV Sweets Stack strip paper
Momento Pear Tart ink
Momento Rhubarb Stalk ink
Momento Black Tuxedo ink
Stickles Diamond

Thinking of You / ESS Sketch #52

Tracy Clemente for Eat, Sleep, Stamp is celebrating a great milestone, a YEAR of weekly sketches! That is an awesome achievement; shows just how creative she is and I appreciate her sharing that creativity with the rest of us. I really enjoy her "keep it simple", clean style that she mixes with great colors, CUTE images and creative accents. She keeps it FUN and I look forward to her ESS Sketch every week! :)

And as part of her celebration, Tracy is offering a yummy oh so generous prize! If we get 52 participants to this sketch challenge, she is offereing a $52.00 spending spree to one of the following: All That Scraps, A Muse, The Cat's Pajamas, Stamping Bella, Memory Box, My Favorite Things OR Taylored Expressions. Not only is this very generous, but a great incentive... so if you would like to play along, check out her ESS Sketch #52 blog post. You have until next Wed, 9/23!

This is my take on the sketch:


The ESS Sketch #52 features a CIRCLE :) as the accent, how FUN is that? Immediately, my first thought was to keep it simple.

This Hero Arts owl image with the heart and swirls is ADORABLE... I used the colors from DCWV The Green Stack; really like the combination. The whimsical flower of the pattern paper matches this whimsical owl image. I used my cricut to cut an asymmetrical flower-like frame to match the flower in the pattern paper. Adding that Martha Stewart butterfly punch was a FUN touch that adds more dimension to the printed flower: )

Great time making this card; very relaxing :) - Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
owl - Hero Arts Whoo Loves You
"thinking of YOU" - Hero Arts Friends
DCWV The Green Stack, DCWV Texture Paper
Momento Rich Coocoa
Martha Stewart edge punch
Martha Stewart butterfly
skittle - M's
circle and flowery frame - Cricut Stamping Cartridge

Happy Hello / ESS Sketch #48

Summer is a few weeks from coming to an end... and I am wondering where did it all go - where did all the endless days of summer go? I am going to make a point to enjoy the last few weeks!

On that note, for this week's ESS Sketch #48, I decided to use vibrant summer fun colors :)! Tracy Clemente's sketch for this week really called my name - with all those layering opportunities and with that circle accent, I could not resist!

This is my take on this week's challenge:

The colors on this card spells "HAPPY" to me! The DCWV Citrus Stack pattern paper had the circles to go with the circle accent of the sketch. I inked this cute, nicely decorated birdie with peacock like feathers from Hero Arts Happy Hello set. I really like the glitter on the piece of DCWV Sorbet Stack pattern paper, and I used a Martha Stewart daisy punch with some more DCWV glitter paper to match.

I had a good time coloring the birdie and dressing up the card with fun gems. Thanks for stopping by. have a "HAPPY" day!

Supplies:
birdie - Hero Arts Happy Hello set
"a HaPPY HEllo" - Hero Arts Happy Hello set
DCWV Citrus Stack, DCWV Sorbet Stack, DCWV Glitter Stack, DCWV texture paper
Versafine Onyx ink
Martha Stewart daisy punch
Darice orange gems
atyouSpica glitter pens
scor bug for Scor-pal

SpongeBob Bday Card

I made this card for someone special, she is a like a little sister who I watched grow up. And one of her favorite TV shows was SpongeBob Square Pants. I have fun memories of her hurrying up to the TV to catch the show or putting on Nick for her or her with those bright SpongeBob pajamas bottoms she wore out. She turned 19 this month - a shock to me for sure - and she is still a SpongeBob lover at heart.


This was a fun card to make; really impress with the details that the cartridge provides to each of the die cuts. I used a Hero Arts Happiness Messages set for the sentiment and the inside.

This is what the inside of the card looks like, I thought the sentiment was totally appropriate:

Really like how that wooden sign looks and a perfect spot to put in a sentiment. She flipped when she saw this card; and that was fun to watch!

Supplies:

Sponge Bob - cut at 4 1/4'' using Cricut Nickelodeon's SpongeBob Squarepants Cartridge
sea weed - cut at 3 3/4'' using Cricut Nickelodeon's SpongeBob Squarepants Cartridge
jellyfish - cut at 1 1/2'' using Cricut Nickelodeon's SpongeBob Squarepants Cartridge
wood sign- cut at 4'' using Cricut Nickelodeon's SpongeBob Squarepants Cartridge
"Sponge Lover" - cut at 4'' using Cricut Nickelodeon's SpongeBob Squarepants Cartridge
"Hip, Hip, Hooray!" - Hero ArtsHappiness Messages
"happy birthday"- Hero Arts Happiness Messages
DCWV The Sorbet Stack, DCWV Texture paper
Momento Rich Cocoa

Heartfelt Wishes / ESS Sketch #44

My very good friend's birthday was Monday, and I had to make her a special card even if it will reach her a bit late :)...

As it turned out, I was able to turn to this week's ESS Sketch #44 where Tracy Clemente is back (WELCOME BACK, TRACY!!! You were missed!) - and with a FUN sketch that highlights an image while providing a space to use a border punch!
Well, that is my interpretation anyway - and where I can use a border punch, I usually do! Justifies the purchase and any future purchases of border punches!

I wanted to make a birthday card that will appeal to my friend's girlie side and I know that would make her smile; so I came across this Hero Arts Four Dolls set that screamed CUTE and I went with it. This set has NEVER seen ink but I have admired others' amazing creations (waving hello, Tinla and Anthonette!) and decided it was time! :)

This is my take on this week challenge:

I really like the soft colors of this DCWV Far East Stack pattern paper, so I pulled the colors from it and tried to keep it simple. I paper pieced the doll's cute outfit with matching paper from the same stack; and used a matching burgundy ink to match the flower on her outfit to the base pattern paper - that flower on her outfit did match the base paper so perfectly! I used my Cricut to cut the flower blooms and my Cuttlebug emboss the background with a floral look. I added the pearls on the flower blooms and on the doll to continue the soft look; and to give it a girlie touch that I'm sure she will love. I really like the images on this set, it speaks to the girlie side of me as well! :)

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Japanese doll - Hero Arts Four Dolls set
"heartfet wishes" - Hero Arts Heart to Heart set
DCWV Far East Stack, DCWV texture paper
flowers - cut at 1 5/8'' using Cricut Storybook Cartridge
sentiment tag - cut using Cricut George Cartridge and Design Studio
Cuttlebug Floral Screen embossing folder
Martha Stewart edge punch
Hero Arts pearls
Momento Rhubarb Stalk ink
Versafine Onyx Black

Thank You Card / ESS Sketch #39

This week I needed a thank you card for my aunt who hosted us a few weeks ago. She is one fabulous cook and it was a lot of FUN - and I wanted her to know that :)

Here is my take on these two challenges:

I turned to this week's Eat Sleep Stamp ESS Sketch #39 - another FUN sketch from Tracy Clemente. The sketch was easy to work with, with another great chance to use an edge punch or a pretty ribbon :)!

I pulled randomly Birds and Branches set and decided to ink this cute birdie for the first time - there is something about this image that makes me smile :)

I combined this challenge with this week Simon Says Stamp Challenge, themed Animals, where we could use any animal stamp we wanted! How easy is that? :)

This card came together pretty quick and easy... :)


Supplies:
Birdie - Hero Arts Birds and Branches
"Thank You" - Hero Arts Thank You Messages
Versafine Onyx Black
DCWV Pocket full of Posies, DCWV Texture Paper
EK Success wave edge punch
Prisma Flowers

Just because / ESS Sketch #36

It has been over a week since I have gotten a chance to post - a lot of stuff getting in the way of playing/crafting!

But I did want to participate in this week ESS Sketch #36 were Tracy Clemente gave us a simple but FUN sketch to play with.

Here is my take on this sketch:


The way this last week has been going, simple was very welcome, so I put a quick card together using the first stamp set I pulled out - sometimes that is just the way to go! :) no fuss, just the luck of the draw :).... and it got me to ink this Hero Arts Woodland Creature set for the very first time!

I wanted something bright, cheery and simple - and I think this card is just that. I am really loving this DCWV Green Stack pattern paper with the mushrooms - I pulled some colors from this PP to use on the image. Doing a bit of paper piercing was a much needed stress reliever :)

This was a quick card to make and I had fun taking a break from this crazy week to make it :)

Supplies:
Mushrooms - Hero Arts Woodland Creatures
Tiny lady bug - Hero Arts Woodland Creatures
"There is no one line YOU!" - Hero Arts Woodland Creatures
DCWV The Green Stack, DCWV Texture Paper
Marvy Uchida scallop rectangle punch
Momento Black Tuxedo

Anniversary Card / ESS Sketch #33

My wedding anniversary is this week and I needed to make a card for my darling husband. :) This year, I decided it was going to be a stamped card; and it was going to have owls!!! :)


I knew I wanted to use the Eat Sleep Stamp ESS Sketch #33, where Tracy Clemente gave us a simple sketch and encouraged us to take it to another level and not to be shy - a clean canvas to be creative was the perfect inspiration for this card! :)

I picked out the Hero Arts Whoo Loves You, for the cute little owls with hearts, the tree trunk with hearts and for the sentiment that perfectly said it all!

This card was also inspired by Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog, where we were to use 3 Flowers, 2 Buttons and Ribbon/Fibber/Lace. These elements were FUN to incorporate in my card!

This owl is so CUTE!!! Those heart buttons were a great find at M's during valentines and I'm glad I found a use for them. The Martha Stewart punch is perfect, love the scallop hearts with the dainty little holes. I also really like the heart motif reapeated throughout this Hero Art set, makes for a card that is all {heart}!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Owl - Hero Arts Whoo Loves You
Tree trunk - Hero Arts Whoo Loves You
"WHOO loves you?" - Hero Arts Whoo Loves You
DCWV The Green Stack, DCWV Texture Paper
Martha Stewart scallop hearts
EK Corner Punch
Momento Black Tuxedo
Momento Potter's Clay
atyouSpica for added glitter
A MUSE heart rhinestones
Prisma Flowers
Heart button at M's
Floss at M's
Ribbon at M's

Happy Day / ESS Sketch #32

I made this card for a friend who took her daughter, grandma, and mom to the Home and Garden Expo; something that she has always wanted to do - and ended up winning a drawing for a VERY NICE, VERY SHINY, BBQ just in time to await those FUN filled Summer Days!

She is still in shocked that she won, and I waned to congratulate her when I see her this Friday.

Here is my take on this week's sketch:

As luck will also have it, I wanted to make a card for this week's Eat Sleep Stamp ESS Sketch #32; so I decided to take Tracy Clemente's sketch for a spin and make my card:)

I have had this Happy Day Animals set from Hero Arts for over a year now, thanks to my favorite enabler Tracy F.; this was another one of those impulsive buys - so when I saw this flowers stamp again as I was picking out which HA stamps to use, I knew I had to ink it and this sheep jumping over them caught my eyes as well. I tried to ink my own clouds, from a negative of a scalloped circle - came out pretty good. The sentiment also comes in the set and it worked perfectly - a happy day she must have had!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Tax Day! :).... positive thinking!

Supplies:
sheep- Hero Arts Happy Day Animals
flowers- Hero Arts Happy Day Animals
"happy day"- Hero Arts Happy Day Animals
DCWV The Blossoms & Butterflies Stack PP, DCWV texture paper
Martha Stewart Elegant Scallop edge punch
Martha Stewart 3in1 Butterfly punch
Pearlescent Watercolor by Yasutomo
Queen & Co. Rhinestones
Momento Black Onyx
Momento Lilac Posies
Colorbox Chalk Ice Blue

Thank You Card / ESS Sketch #30

This week I need to make a few thank you cards and would like to make them all different :) - hope time allows it!

This is my take on this sketch:

So for starters, I turned to this week's Eat Sleep Stamp ESS Sketch #30 - another FUN sketch from Tracy Clemente. The sketch was easy to work with :)!

For this card I decided to use the Hero Arts Cupcakes clear stamp set - this set has some really cute cupcake stamps and they are so useful to have - I find myself using them quite a bit for birthday cards for all ages!

Also for this card, I decided to use my nestabilities for the first time! Not sure why I have avoided using them until now but somehow I had done without them - storing them in my drawer all this time :) They cut pretty good when using my Cuttlebug but I may need to pad the sandwich more to get the embossing to show a deeper embossed look.

I used this fun DCWV Nana's Kids stack glitter pattern paper, it has an amazing shine to it. I then used Pearlescent Watercolor to color the icing of the cupcake and paper pieced the cupcake bottom. I continued to use those prisma flowers and I happen to have one that matched the pp perfectly :). The ribbon was recycled from a gift and was the perfect color to give a bit of contrast to this card. I used a strip of PP from DCWV Sweet stack; it reminded me of a tablecloth and the cupcake is sitting on top :).

A fun festive card that has a lot of shimmer to it! and came together fast:) Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
cupcake - Hero Arts Cupcakes
"thank you" - Hero Arts Thank You Messages
DCWV Nana's Kids, DCWV Sweets, DCWV texture paper
Pearlescent Watercolor by Yasutomo
Prima Flowers
Momento Tuxedo Black
Momento Sweet Plum ink
Nestabilities - circles
Making Memories purple brad

Cupcake Cuttlebug Challenge

My Cuttlebug complements my darling Cricut perfectly; they are the tools I find myself using a lot! Finding new ways to use the Cuttlebug is FUN. For this week Cuttlebug Challenge where Regina (from Bitten by the Bug) who also owns The Cutting Cafe, is sponsoring, I was excited to see that cupcakes was the theme! I LOVE CUPCAKES :)....

I wanted to do something different to play :) ... so I had this green mesh basket that came when I bought some strawberries, and I had already taken it apart to use a piece on a previous project. I had a big piece of it on my stash left; so I used my Cuttlebug stacked with the A Plate, the cupcake bottom cut, the Wizard tan mat, the blue mat that comes with the Wizard kit, and the B Plate. This gave the cupcake bottom (the wrapper) an embossed criss-cross look.

I cut the cupcake card using Cricut Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge and Cricut Design Studio to weld the cupcake cut to the "Happy Birthday" card. I also used DCWV glitter paper for the cherry and the white frosting - love this paper, it gives the card the perfect shine :)...

I used the Cricut to cut an envelope with the same PP as the inside of the card and used a cherry stamp on the tag to tie it in with the card :). Tag was hand cut, use the Cuttlebug die to cut the circle - it was fun to play:) The sentiment is from Hero Arts Cupcakes, which goes perfectly with the card. It was so much FUN making this card and playing with the different tools. Thanks for stopping by :)

Supplies:
Cricut Design Studio and Hello Kitty Greetings Cartridge
cherry - Hero Arts Cupcakes
"you deserve a day sprinkled with FUN!" - Hero Arts Cupcakes
Fiskars scallop dot edge punch
DCWV Glitter Stack, DCWV texture cardstock, DCWV PP
Red ribbon from M's