Christmas Card for DH

Being new to blogging, I am being encourage by my friends to keep it going... this is a card i made for my darling husband :) ... Christmas love!!! My friend Tracy was so sweet and gifted to me the AMUSE Missy's holiday set. It was perfect; the Santa and Mrs. Claus was perfect! The tree was our theme this year; we were totally in love with our xmas tree and had so much fun decorating this year!

I used the leftover paper from the card posted below that i fell in LOVE with for this card.

Put gems throughout the tree like oranments, really like the way that turned out.

Supplies:
Tree - cut 4'' using Christmas Solution Cartridge (love how this came out!)
branches- Martha Stewart punch (delicate branch, very versitile)
snowflake- Martha Stewart punch (delicate snowflake, my favorite punch!)
"Chrismas Love" - Missy's holiday stamp set from AMUSE.
Mr. and Mrs. Claus - Missy's holiday stamp set from AMUSE.
DCWV Christmas Glitter Paper (love this pattern paper for this year) and color cardstock is DCWV as well.

Spotlight - Simon Says Stamp Blog!: Owls and Branches from Simon Says Stamp!

This OWLS AND BRANCHES set is one of my favorites!!! Love the owls and how expressive they are. These are special design by Simon Says Stamp! and totally worth it!

Here is the card I made with one of the cute owl in this set:

For more pictures by the Design Team go to Simon Says Stamp Blog!: Monica's Owls and Branches from Simon Says Stamp! post.

Supplies:
Owl - Owls and Branches stamp set by Simon Says Stamp!
Stitch embossing - embossing strip by Cuttlebug
Edge punch - by Martha Stewart edge punch

Valentine's Day Card for DH

This was my last year V-day card for my husband. I put a lot of thought on the card and he loved it. Done with the Cricut machine and the Design Studio to make sure everything would fit together. I wanted to remind him I'm his love monkey - LOL :).... Hugs Hugs and more Hugs.

I am loving the Martha Stewart punch; so delicate - it gives the card a special touch. I also enjoyed using the CUTE monkey from CuttleKids along with the heart and the swirl embossing folders from Cuttlebug. I really love it when I get to use different elements in one project; especially when I get to mix and match stamps and diecuts-- FUN!!!

The card:

The envelope:

The gift:

Supplies:
Cuttlebug, CuttleKids Monkey Die, and Cuttlebug Heart embossing
Martha Stewart scallop heart punch (so cute!)
Marvy Uchida scallop heart punches
White skewed Scallop Heeart cut using Cricut Doodlecharm Cartridge
Pattern Paper- Target $ paper
"Eternally Yours" - $ Studio G stamps

The Spirit of the Season - Family

My best friend Lucia and her husband had a beautiful baby girl in November; and this is their first christmas enjoying their gift from above :) ... perfect celebration in the spirit of the season!

I wanted to make her a card that was special and captured their joy. This is what I came up with.





Supplies:
Snowman - cut 4'' using Speaking of Winter (love this versatile cartridge)
snowflake - Martha Stewart punch (delicate snowflake)
"The Spirit of the Season" - Inkandinkado stamp.
DCWV Christmas Glitter Paper (love this pattern paper for this year) and color cardstock is DCWV as well.
Put a bit of glitter on their knitted hats :)

Thanksgiving Dinner Invites

Celebrating Thanksgiving and hosting the family dinner is something my husband and I love to do. For this year's invites, I got help from Jen and her cut file to make these pocket cards. Check out her blog entry.

If you don't have DS, you can go here to Splitcoaststampers to find out the measurements for how to cut/fold it. .

I recently discovered Pooh and Friends cartridge and realized that it has many seasonal images to cut; and i'm having a great time thinking of new ways to use it :)

Supplies:
Card: 5 1/2'' by 4 1/4''
Insert: 3 1/4'' by 5''
Pumpkins - cut at 2 3/8'' with Pooh and Friends
Happy Thanksgiving - cut at 2'' real size with Wild Card
"You're Invited" - studio G stamp
felt leaf - Target $ Bin.
Paper is DCWV Fall Stacks.

This is last year invite:
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=1232248&mpage=1

Cute Birdie Birthday Card

I bought Happily Ever After and am absolutely please with my purchase; so many possibilities as good cartridges tend to have. I also love my Zooballoo cartridge.

I used both for a card I made for someone who is like a lil' sister turning 18!!! This card was also done using Design Studio (with a .cut file that stacie0805 was so nice enough to post on the Cricut MB and on her blog, StacieKnits (see her original creation)`. I adapted a little bit to fit the look I wanted; always appreciate when others share!).

Supplies:
Bird: cut at 2 3/4" using Happily Ever After
Branches- sized by Design Studio using Zoballooo
Stamp: "Two You" by Stampendous
Cuttlebug: Branches embossing folder
"Cori"- used the welding option from Design Studio (w/Plantin SchoolBook)
Paper: Shimmer Paper is Wausau (bought at HSN), the green gilitter paper is from DCWV Glitter Stack and rest of the carstock is DCWV.
Used my Prisma markers to color/match paper.