Little Owl

I am back for a new year of crafting.  Although I start school again on Monday, so we will see how much time I have.  This semester is a much lighter load than the last one though, so hopefully I will still have time to craft.  Here is what I made today:

The card is 4 1/2"x4 1/2" and made of white card stock.  I cut some orange card stock at 4 3/8"x4 3/8" and some patterned grey card stock at 4 1/4"x4 1/4."  The teal polka dot card stock strips are cut with the Panel Dies by Jaded Blossom.

The scalloped circle, which was originally a scalloped oval, is from the "Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art" cartridge, I hid the image in the center of the oval.  I cut it at 2 3/4."  The owl is from the "Tiny Treasures" cartridge by Creative Memories.  It was cut at 2 1/2" and used foam tape to pop it up.

The sentiment and the banner on which it is stamped are also both from Jaded Blossom.  The banner is from Mini Tag Dies 2.  The sentiment is from Forest Friends.  I stamped it with London Fog ink by Tsukineko.  I finished off the card with some orange sequins.

I made this for the following challenges:

Color Throwdown; color combinations

Fantabulous Cricut: make a project about or with something new 

Die Cuttin' Divas: sketch

City Crafter Challenge Blog: say hello, wave goodbye

Jaded Blossom: crafter's choice

Cupcakes

I made two cards today.

I made them the same, except for the image.  I used the Silhouette to make one card and the Cricut to make the other.

The card base is 5 1/2"x4 1/4" and made of kraft card stock.  I embossed the front of the card with a Cuttlebug embossing folder called "cane back chair," I like the basket weave look of it.  I cut a strip of white card stock at 2 1/4"x3 3/4" (on the Silhouette card) and 1 3/4"x3 1/2" (on the Cricut card).  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the Love Notes set.

The cupcake on the Silhouette card is from Alla' K, and is called "cupcake with hearts" (#15993).  I cut it at 2 1/2."  I covered the confetti sprinkles with star dust Stickles and added a red heart-shaped gem to top off the cupcake.  I then accented the cupcake liner with a white gel pen.  I finished off the card with some red bling.

The cupcake on the Cricut card is from the "Tiny Treasures" Creative Memories cartridge.  I cut it at 2 1/4."  I also welded a heart from "Tie the Knot" onto the cherry.  I covered the heart-shaped cherry with x-mas red Stickles. The white confetti sprinkles are covered in star dust Stickles.  I finished off the card with some red bling.

I also finished the inside of these cards.  The inside is the exact same for both.  I cut a dark blue mat at 5 1/4"x4" and a light blue mat at 5"x4 3/4."  I used two stamps from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the Birthday Hugs set.

I made these for the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations: confetti

Color Throwdown: color inspiration

CASology: cue word - basket (I added some basket weave embossing)

Mojo Monday: sketch

Scrappy Moms Stamps: all you need is love

Baby Name Sign

One of my friends had her third baby, this time a girl.  So, I got to make a girly name sign.  I don't usually do girly, so it was fun to do something a little different.

I have the sign hanging above one of my bookshelves, so ignore the not-so-kid friendly books such as H.P. Lovecraft or Edgar Allan Poe.

I used a float frame to make this one.  The frame is 16"x8 1/2."  I cut some patterned paper with clouds on it to 6" tall.  I had to use two pieces to make it the 14" length, but the image mostly covers the seam.  I put the paper between the two panes of glass of the float frame.  The images and name are all cut from vinyl and adhered to the outside of the front pane of glass.

The pegasus image is from "Fantasy," a digital cartridge.  It is cut at 7."  The butterflies are part of a cut from "Kate's ABCs."  The image is on page 56 of the handbook.  I hid everything but the butterflies and sized them to fit the sign.  The larger butterfly is 1.87" and the smaller one is 1.37."  The name is made from the Tiny Treasures cartridge by Creative Memories.  You get the font using the "sweet pea" feature.

Welcome Baby

Today's card is a fun baby card, with a twist!

The card is a 5"x5" twisted easel card.  I used black card stock to construct the card base.  I cut blue mats at 4 7/8"x4 7/8," and polka dot mats at 4 3/4"x4 3/4."  I used the "ZooBalloo" Cricut cartridge to cut the waves.  These are found on page 131 of the handbook.  The smallest set of waves was cut at 3/4" and two sets were welded together, then trimmed to fit the card.  The second set was cut at 5" wide, to fit the card.  That made them just over 1" tall.  The third set was cut at 1 1/2" and the final set was cut at 2."  All the waves were inked around the edges with Salty Ocean Distress Ink.  I adhered the first three sets of waves together, then used foam tape to pop them up in the middle, while adhering the edges to the card.  The final layer was adhered to the card.  

The whale was cut from the "Tiny Treasures" Cricut cartridge.  It is on page 38 of the handbook.  The whale was cut at 3."  I added some waterfall Stickles to the spurt of water and black enamel to his eye.  I finished off the front of the card with some cloudy blue gems in the top corners.

The blue and polka dot mats are the same for the inside as the outside.  I then cut another piece of blue card stock at 4"x4" and some white card stock at 3 7/8"x3 7/8."  I used a stamp from the "Big Sentiments 2" stamp set by My Craft Spot for the sentiment.  I then finished off the card with my "stopper," which is a large cloudy blue gem.

I made this for the following challenges:

My Craft Spot: black, white, & one other color

The Friday Mashup: fun fold project with some polka dots