Bee Gift Box

Here is the gift box I made to wrap up the t-shirt I made for my cousin's daughter. I used Sweet Tooth Boxes to cut the box. It was cut at 11." I used Cricut Craft Room to hide the circle in the scalloped lid. I liked the scallop, but didn't want a hole in it. I used the digital cartridge, Banners, to create the banner. It is cut at 2 1/2" and I inked the edges with pink chalk ink. I used Cricut American Alphabet to cut her name at 3/4." I covered them with glam pink Stickles. I adhered the banner to the box with pop-dots in the middle and glue dots on the sides. I used Mother's Day Boquet to create the daisy. The largest layer of the flower is cut at 5" and the smallest is cut at 3." I gave it a cute little Peachy Keen face. The bee is from Create a Critter, cut at 3 1/2." I also gave it a Peachy Keen face and adhered it to the box with two layers of pop-dots. Her bows are covered in glam pink Stickles and her wings are covered in diamond Stickles.

I made this for the challenge at Peachy Keen.

Adorable Octopus

This cute little card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4." I used dark purple for the base, then cut some glittery green cardstock at 5 1/4"x4" for the next layer. I used the same dark purple again, it is cut at 5"x3 3/4" and my final layer, the patterned green cardstock, is 4 3/4"x3 1/2." I cut a strip of dark purple cardstock at 1 1/2"x5" and a strip of the purple polka dot cardstock at 1 1/4"x5." I stamped my sentiment on the polka dot cardstock. The sentiment stamp is from Fiskars. The adorable little octopus was a $1 stamp that I got at JoAnns a couple of years ago, I believe that it is from Studio g. I stamped the octopus on the purple polka dot cardstock, minus her face, then cut her out. I gave her a Peachy Keen face instead. I used the Everyday Character Face Parts to create her face. I colored in the whites of her eyes with a white gel pen and used some purple chalk to give her some blush. I also used a green gel pen to color the accents on her tentacles. I used Mother's Day Boquet to cut the flower she is wearing. I cut it at .625," and I used my Gypsy to be able to cut it at this size. I added a green gem to the center of the flower, then attached her to the card with pop-dots. Nice and simple, but super adorable!

I made this for the following challenges:

• Cupcake Inspirations: cupcake photo
• 365 Cards: "Day 95" - sketch
• Cooking with Cricut: flowers
• Peachy Keen: "just cards"
• The Friday Mashup: scraps of patterned paper (all the patterned papers were scraps I found in my stash)

Gnome

This is a 4 1/2"x6 1/4" card. I used the beaded circles Nestabilities die for my background and filled in the beaded part with pearls and gems. I used Peachy Keen stamps for the gnome and face. I paper-pieced the gnome. The flowers are from Mother's Day Boquet, as are the leaves. I added a bunch of Stickles for a little more bling. I used a stamp from My Pink Stamper for the sentiment. I put the flowers and gnome on with pop-dots.

I made this for the following challenges:

• 365 Cards: "Day 60" - sketch
• Cooking with Cricut: bling
• Die Cuttin' Divas: pearls, pins, punches
• My Sheri Crafts: Mother's Day project with flowers
• Peachy Keen Stamps: card

Belize Wedding Layout

I think this layout turned out beautifully! I might be a little biased though. :)

The couple in the photo are two of my closest friends. They had a destination wedding in Belize (if you couldn't guess) in June and my husband and I were able to go down and share their special day with them. Well, now I am working on the scrapbook of their wedding. It is a slow process since I am way more of a card maker, but I also love to do layouts, so it is enjoyable when I do work on one of the pages for the scrapbook. I have already gotten a couple of two-page layouts done for them. This is my most recent one and will be the first page. I was inspired to do this one when I saw the current sketch challenge at Stuck On U Sketches, and I will be entering this layout for the challenge.

It is 12"x12" and I used a glittery teal cardstock for the base of the page. I covered it with 2"x2" squares. There are five colors/patterns. I used a shimmery coral cardstock, an ivory cardstock, a beachy striped cardstock, a sand patterned cardstock and a lacy floral patterned cardstock. Since it is a wedding I want there to be some formal elements to the pages, but it was a destination beach wedding, so it also has to be fun. The solid colored cardstocks (shimmery coral, glittery teal and ivory) are all from the Mediterranean Stack by DCWV. The striped and sand patterned cardstocks are from the Tahiti Beach Stack and the lacy floral cardstock is from the Formal Affair Stack, both are by DCWV. The photo is 5"x7" and is matted with the ivory and shimmery coral cardstocks. Both mats are 1/8" larger than the previous layer. I used my Gypsy and Don Juan to create the title. Both the font and the swirl are from the Don Juan cartridge. I welded the shadow font and the swirl together and cut them from the glittery teal cardstock. I then cut the regular font from the shimmery coral cardstock. The title is adhered down and I added glossy accents to the coral part of the title. I also handwrote in the date, following the curve of the swirl. The largest white flower is cut using Mother's Day Boquet. I cut the largest flower at 3," the next one at 2 1/2," the next smaller one at 2" and the final flower at 1 1/2." I embossed them all with the Victoria embossing folder, sprayed them with shimmer mist, then attached them together with a teal pearl brad. I curled the petals of the bottom two layers under and curled the top two up. The flower is adhered with three pop-dots. The rest of the flowers are all Prima flowers that I sprayed with bahama blue and coral reef Glimmer Mist, by Tattered Angels. I put two or three of them together, using either teal or white pearl brads to attach them. They are adhered either with glue dots or pop-dots.

Christmas Boxes

Back in August I altered a set of papier mache boxes, you can see the post here, using the Lemon Flower Stack by DCWV. I had some more of those boxes and decided to make a Christmas set. I covered the boxes in Christmas paper, and some shimmery green cardstock for the sides of the lid. I then covered the sides of the boxes and lids with mystic green Stickles. The flower is from Mother's Day Boquet. The flower has two layers cut at 4," two layers cut at 3 1/2" and two layers cut at 3." I inked the edges and put some gold pearls in the middle of the flower. The leaf is also from Mother's Day Boquet, cut at 3." I then drew around the edges of the leaf with diamond Stickles, I also added them to the gold pearls. The layers of the flower are pop-dotted together.

A Fat-Free Treat

Here is a fat-free treat for you. A great little paper cake! I used Tags, Bags, Boxes & More for the cake boxes. I cut them at 7" from a brown cardstock to seem like a chocolate cake. I pieced the boxes together then wrapped them with a white ribbon to make it seem like a vanilla filling. I used part of the box to create the fondant style "frosting." I then cut them out and used the Textile embossing folder. I used a scalloped border punch along the edge for an added effect. I used Mother's Day Boquet to create my flowers. They were cut at 1 1/2," 1 1/4," 1" and 3/4." I curled each piece and sprayed it with some shimmer mist. I also added a pearl into the center of each flower. I also added a butterfly to the center of my cake. I used Everyday Pop-Up Cards to cut the butterfly at 3." I cut two white layers for some stability, then sprayed it with some shimmer mist as well. I then cut out two of the pink layers. I then used some tutti fruity Glimmer Mist to spray the pink layers. I adhered one of the layers to the white part and I adhered only part of the second one and popped the wings up.
I made this cake for the following challenges:

Stuck On U Sketches: flower

BBTB2: Tags, Bags, Boxes & More - 3d box

Papercraft Star: anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations: cupcake photo (see below)

50 Years

This is a 12"x12" layout I did of my grandparents. They are my father's parents and this was taken at their 50th wedding reunion. That was quite a few years ago and they are still together. All the patterned paper is from The Rustic Stack by DCWV and all the solid paper is from The Shimmer Stack by DCWV. The piece of floral patterned paper is cut at 11 1/2"x9." The yellow patterned paper is cut at 11"x7." The circle is the same patterned paper as the 12"x12" background, it was cut using George and Basic Shapes at 9." The photo is 5 5/8"x4." I matted it twice, with pink patterned paper and the same yellow patterned paper as the large rectangle. The mats are 1/4" larger than the previous layer. I used Mother's Day Boquet for the flowers. The yellow one is made with layers that are 3," 2 1/2" and 2." I used some rust colored pearls for the center of the flower and pop-dots to adhere it. The blue-green flower is made with layers cut at 2 1/2," 2 1/4," 2" and 1 3/4." I embossed it with the Textile folder, used pop-dots to piece the layers together and a large gold pearls for the flower center. The orange flower is made from layers that are 3," 2 3/4," 2 1/2," 2 1/4" and 2." I embossed it with the Victoria folder and used some pale blue-green pearls for the center of the flower. I used some blue-green paper for the title, which is cut at 1 1/2" using Stone Script. I cut the leafy vine from Cindy Loo, at 5" and the fit to length feature, it is also cut using the same blue-green paper.

I made this for the following challenges:

• Stuck On U Sketches: sketch


• Cricut 360: grandparents

More Ladybugs

My cousin and his wife loved all the stuff I made for their daughter's birthday. In fact, I got an email a few days later asking if I would make some more stuff for the party. I agreed and wound up making some matching thank you cards, table centerpieces, some large ladybugs for party bags and a few directional signs so guests know where to go. This is the centerpiece. It will also be where people can place the cupcake toppers if they don't want to keep them. I used quart sized mason jars and put a piece of foam in them. I then stuffed the jar with some green basket grass. I punched a grass border from some green paper, which I then wrapped around the jar. I wrapped all of that with some red and black spotted ribbon. I used Doodlecharms to cut the ladybug, which I adhered to the ribbon. I also gave it some google eyes. I painted some lollipop sticks green and adhered the daisy, cut from Picturesque, onto them. I used my computer for the sentiment, then punched them out with a circle punch. I stuck each flower into the foam to finish off my centerpiece. Each centerpiece has two sides and both sides look the same.

These are the thank you cards I created. They are 4 1/2"x6 1/4." My cousin's wife wanted to be able to put a 4"x6" picture in them of the birthday girl. I made them look like the invites, except that instead of having "you're invited" on them they say "many thanks." I used a stamp for the sentiments on both the outside and the inside. The ladybug is from Doodlecharms, the daisy is from Picturesquet and the leaves are from Mother's Day Boquet.

I also created a 6 1/2" ladybug from Doodlecharms, which will be placed on the gift bags that my cousin's wife has already bought. The signs are made with the same font, Tear Drop, as the Pin the Spot on the Ladybug game and are on the same posterboard. I also cut out an arrow for each sign, but didn't glue it on yet, that way they can be adhered later, when the signs are in place.

Ladybug Birthday

My cousin's daughter is turning 1 this month and his wife emailed me a little while ago asking if I would make the invites and some of the party decor. I agreed and this is everything I made for it. This 4 1/4"x5 1/2" card is what I made for her actual birthday card. I embossed the red layer with one of the Simply Charmed companion folders. The sentiment is computer generated. I used one of my Nesties to create the label. I sprayed a Prima flower with shimmer mist and used a yellow brad as the center. The ladybug is from Doodlecharms, cut at 2." I then doodled around the labels and the ladybug, gave it some google eyes and added glossy accents to the back of the ladybug.

This is the invite that I made for the party. I had created a variety and this is the one she liked the best. It is 9"x4." I embossed the red layer with the Simply Charmed companion folder. I used my computer to create the party info. The daisy is from Picturesque, cut at 3;" the leaves are from Mother's Day Boquet, cut at 2;" and the ladybug is from Doodlecharms, cut at 1 3/4." I stamped the "you're invited" and added some red Stickles to the hearts on either side of it.

The banner was cut using Birthday Bash for the scalloped and regular circles. They are cut at 6." The font is from Storybook, cut at 4 1/4." The ladybugs are from Doodlecharms, cut at 4 1/2." I added google eyes and some doodling. The daisy is cut from Picturesque at 4 1/4." I embossed the center of the daisy with Swiss Dots.
She also requested a "Pin the Spot on the Ladybug" game. I used some green posterboard for the base of the game. I then cut a daisy from Picturesque as large as I could. I placed it on some white posterboard, then used it to draw out an even larger daisy. I cut the ladybug from Doodlecharms at 10 3/4" (as large as it would go), and used my Gypsy to hide one of its spots. I gave it large google eyes and doodled on it to match the banner. The font is Tear Drop and I used my Gypsy to weld all the letters of the words together. I then added a little bit of doodling to the letters.













The final thing I made for the party was some cupcake toppers. I cut the daisy from Picturesque at 2 1/2," the ladybug from Doodlecharms at 1 1/4" and the leaves from Mother's Day Boquet at 1 1/2." I attached all of that to a popsicle stick so they can put them in the cupcakes.

I also made this for the following challenges:

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  Celebrate the Occasion: kid's birthday



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  Die Cuttin' Divas: sketch (I used the sketch for the birthday card)



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  My Sheri Crafts: party decor

First of the Month Challenge #17

Challenge #17 for the First of the Month Challenge at Card Creations & More is to create an altered item. I altered some papier mache boxes that I had bought at a JoAnn's when I lived up in Alaska, so I have had these for a while now. This was a fairly simple project. I just cut the paper to fit around the sides of each box and the top of the lid. I used a different paper for the sides of the lid. The paper is all from the Lemon Flower Stack by DCWV. I just love this stack and was so excited to be able to use it for this project. I then used Mother's Day Boquet to create the flower and leaves on top. The pearls and gems in the center of the flower are from Martha Stewart. Nice and simple, but I think it looks fabulous!!

Now it is your turn to create an altered project. There are so many different options out there and I can't wait to see what you come up with. Head on over to the First of the Month Challenge at Card Creations & More by C to link up your project!