X-Mas Cards (2 Sketches 4 You) + Give Thanks!

Yesterday, I finally sat down and figured out how many cards I need that are extra special for close family and friends(haven't done those yet) and how many I need for those that aren't as close. I'm making several of these for friends and people at work! I used the Cutting Cafe (see link to the right of the blog) Bingo Cards. I used paper that I got last year and ribbon that I had gotten on sale at Michael's or had in my stash. I embellished with penguins or the metal holiday wishes. Both were in my stash. The penguins I got in the summer at Michael's for 49 cents on clearance! Glad I'm using them and didn't just lose them in my stuff! Thanks Laura for a great sketch!

I'm also including a Thanksgiving door hanger I made for a friend of mine to give to her daughter who teaches school! I used a card patterns sketch but it is way past the week when it was posted! I used both quickutz and the cricut on this one!

Have a great turkey day!

Gobble Card - 2 Sketches 4 You

I got some new printable stamps from the Cutting Cafe (see my blog list on the right for a link to the site - very cool stuff!) and I used the 2 Sketches 4 You sketch and some paper I've had around here for awhile. Not totally happy with it but it was a quick card!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

WELCOME - 2 Sketches 4 You

I used this week's sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You (rotated) to make a little Welcome door hanger. I had quite some fun last weekend making some "designer" owls with my sizzix (they are on chipboard) and so they came in handy to make this! All the paper is Basic Grey! Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

2S4Y - Laura's Sketch week of 8/23/10

I made 2 items with Laura's sketch - both "decor" sort of things, not cards. The first is a door hanger that I will put on my office door and the other a 12 X 12 canvas that I have in my entry way to my house. I've had the blank canvas sitting there for months just waiting for inspiration and here it was with Laura's sketch. Thanks Laura!

Retirement Card (2S4Y - Laura's Sketch #55)

I know at least 3 people retiring in the next 2 months so Laura's Sketch #55 allowed me to use some scraps and make a cute card that could be used for retirement or another happy event where congratulations are in order. The happy for you is from the cricut cartridge "just because cards" and also used fabulous and enjoy from the Wild Card Cartridge for some of the others I made. Now I will have a little stash so I'm ready! Thanks for the great sketch Laura!

2 Sketches 4 You - Administrative Professionals Day!

I used Laura's Sketch #50 to make Sue, my administrative professional a card! I had gotten these cute doves with hearts at Michaels on clearance and they just seemed like her - so calm and sweet. I used the color scheme from them to dictate the colors of the card. We are getting her flowers and a gift card and taking her to lunch tomorrow!

Thanks for taking a look!

2 Sketches 4 You and Pink Elephant

I turned Kazan's sketch #48 to make some Christmas cards! I know it is early but my new year's resolution was not to be stressed out about x-mas cards in December! The paper is all a me and my big ideas x-mas paper pack. Die cuts are all cricut!

I used the 2 Sketches 4 You bonus sketch this week to create a spring door hanger (spring was the Pink Elephant Challenge this week). I had so much fun with it. I got the new spring glitter stack from DCWV and used coordinating paper from it. The bird house and the S are cut using the cricut songbird cartridge (lovin' it!). pring! are from Don Juan. I made the flowers using a technique I discovered in the recent issue of creating keepsakes. It was very fun. The butterfly is from the floral department at Michael's (a clearance item).

Thanks for taking a peak!

2 Sketches 4 You ~ St. Pat's Day Door Hanger

I decided to make Kazan's sketch #46 into a St. Patty's Day door hanger. I got this really cool green sparkly paper at Michaels (My Mind's Eye, Home) and used that for all my pieces of patterned paper. The clover is from the cricut cartridge "indy art." I believe st. patrick's day is from the designer calendar cricut cartridge. The little leprechaun is a quickutz original (I'd actually cut a bunch of them out years ago and hadn't used them all ~ there are so many pieces I bet I wouldn't have had the patience today to do it anyway!).

Hope you are all having an enjoyable weekend! It is beautiful and sunny in Oregon!

2 Cards/3 Challenges

Pink Elephant 53 is to do a mushy gushy valentine and I've got 2 here that will qualify!

The first is for Card Patterns #50 sketch.

The second is Laura's sketch 45 at 2 Sketches 4 You!

Have a great weekend everyone!

2 Sketches 4 You (Wedding Card) and some more Disney layouts

I used Kazan's sketch 45 from 2 Sketches 4 You to create a card for my friend Lisa to give her dear friends for their wedding. I was so flattered when Lisa asked me to make one of my "fancy cards" for Lauren and Glenn's wedding. Their colors are greens, blues, corals, seafoam, pastel oceany colors. I used DCWV Whimsey Stack for the papers because they were just this color. The heart is from the cricut gypsy font (digital) cartridge. I used these cool pearls I got from Yvonne Yam as a RAC (thanks Yvonne!). Lauren and Glenn are cut using the cricut songbird cartridge (I'm loving that cartridge). The photo corners are Quickutz (my old standbys!). The rest of the stuff is random things I had. It is very "collagy". I hope Lisa likes it!

Here are some more Disney layouts I've finished.

The first is Pluto (Pluto and the GRRR are cut using the cricut Mickey Font cartridge). The paper is basic gray.

I used the new cricut sentimentals cartridge to cut the crown and card. The Queen is cut using cricut blackletter. She was so funny!

We saw the white rabbit at Minnie's breakfast at the Plaza Inn. I used graphically speaking to do the "most important", base camp for A and I can't remember which cartridge I used for date (but it is cute and had a heart like the white rabbit). The clock was cut using the old west cricut cartridge.

It is always great to see Mickey and I used the Mickey font cricut cartridge to cut Mickey's head and Oh Boy! I had a lot of fun using black, white, red and yellow!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! I need to make a b-day card for my dad so need some inspiration!

2 Sketches 4 You and Pink Elephant #51

I loved Laura's sketch #44 at 2 Sketches 4 You this week! I actually used it twice today! Both cards are here!

The first one is a birthday card for someone in my office that has birds. I love this little birdcage from the cricut songbird cartridge!

The next card is a valentine card that also uses the elements from the Pink Elephant challenge #51 (pink, polka dots, and bow).

I'm scrapping with my friends today so I'll be back working on Disneyland layouts in just a few minutes!

2 Sketches 4 You - Kazan's Sketch #44

I made a couple cards using Kazan's sketch!

The first one is a thank you card for a gal who made our executive team a great lunch! I used my new "From My Kitchen" cricut cartridge to do it!

The 2nd one is a thank you card (I'm actually making 22 of them) for a project team. I used the cricut gypsy font and shapes to do it. I really liked the way Kazan did the button on her card and I tried to do it similar to that.

Thanks for looking!

Card Patterns, 2 Sketches 4 You, and a little Home Decor

I have been having a lot of fun with brown and pink! My last post had brown and pink projects and this one has 2!

The first one is a valentine card using card patterns sketch #46. I have had this paper in my stash for quite awhile and it just seemed to go with the sketch so good (the sealed with a kiss is a block cut from paper that coordinates with the background paper).






The next card I made for a woman in my office who had a retirement party today. I used Laura's sketch 43 from 2 Sketches 4 You to create it. The congrats is from the gypsy font on the cricut gypsy! It is simple but it conveys the message!










This last project is one I'd been meaning to do for awhile. Our scrapbook store (which recently went out of business) was going to have a class to make a "welcome" wall hanging. They decided not to have it (now we know why, because they were closing) so they had a couple pieces of paper (the background - graphic 45) which I bought and I took a picture of it on my cell phone. I had to make a few changes but it was very close to this ~ I think they had printed their letters on white cardstock and I actually cut letters with the cricut (I put them all in one file on the gypsy and saved it so I can do it again!). I was so excited to get this done and when my dad was visiting last weekend we got it hung up in the entry way!

Have a great weekend!

Birthday Cards and Cake Balls!

I've been in the mood to make birthday cards! Partly because there are alot of people having birthdays and partly because I'm trying to get organized for the year!

This first card uses the Laura's Sketch 42 from 2S4Y. My sister, Teresa, gave me this quickutz cake die that I've been wanting for a long time for Christmas and I just had to use it! The paper is DCWV and the lace is Fancy Pants. The tag is also a quickutz and I used one of the dollar stamps on it!

I'm going to save this for my mom's birthday in June!


A guy at work had a birthday on the first and I tried my new cricut "Sweet Treats" cartridge to make this birthday cake card. The paper on this is Basic Gray "Cupcake."

I used some stickles to make it "sparklier!"










I had so much fun with this cricut cartridge that I made several different versions using the Basic Gray paper....












And then I used some other paper I had that said Happy Birthday so I didn't cut out the sentiment for the front!












My friend Bonnie's birthday was this last week (although she was in Arizona and won't be back till Sunday) so I found this cool tutorial on Split Coast Stampers for a "flower pot" card. I used birthday paper for the "pot" and then cut out flowers and leaves with my sizzix. These were so fun......










That I made 24! I used the non-birthday ones for thank you's for x-mas presents and little things people gave me at work! Here they all are (picture isn't that great but you can see I was busy!).














I also made these yummy cake balls to take to work this week. They are super easy and look cool! Here is the recipe:

1. Make a cake (any flavor) from a cake mix in any sort of pan (I used 9 X 13 because it was the easiest).
2. When the cake is done, crumble it into a large bowl while it is still warm. Stir in a can of frosting mix (any flavor) until well blended.
3. I then let it set an hour or so to cool down.
4. Form small balls with the cake mixture (the recipe I found on the internet said to use a melon baller but I found it just as easy to roll in my hands). I then put them on a plate in the freezer for a 1/2 hour or so.
5. Dip the balls into melted chocolate and place on wax paper to set.

Everyone at work loved them!

2S4Y - Laura Sketch 41 - Another Christmas Card

I'm still working on Christmas stuff!!! I feel so unorganized this year!

Here is my take on Laura's Sketch 41. I made 12 of these and have more stuff cut out to make some more! I really like the pink for Christmas!

I did manage to finally get my packages mailed today so I just need to get some more cards mailed and ready to take to work!

Take care and have a great weekend!

2S4Y - Christmas "card" Booklet for Family!

This week I used Laura's sketch 40 combined with a little idea from JoAnn.com to come up with my x-mas cards for my close family. I only plan to make 20 of these because they are a little bit of work!

The "wishlist" tag is something that I had in my stash. The patterned paper is all from Basic Grey Fruitcake (I've been hoarding it for awhile!) and the little santa is from Graphic 45. I used a border punch, regular ric rac, and a cool brad from K and Company that I picked up packages on clearance after Christmas last year at Michaels.

The first picture is the cover.


Here it is with all 4 panels. The booklet pages are 4 X 4 so I printed the pictures as "index prints."

The 2009 is from the cricut Graphically Speaking cartridge.

This last picture shows how the ribbon can be tied around the booklet to keep it together.

It was a very fun project (hope it is as fun for the next 19).

I'm looking forward to the next sketch because I have lots more cards to design and make!!! Nothing like waiting till the last minute!

Kazan's Sketch #40 (2S4Y), Card Patterns 42 and 43

I'm very last minute, but here is my take on Kazan's Sketch #40 over at 2 Sketches 4 You. I used scraps to do this so it was very fun! The Thanks is from Cricut Beyond Birthdays and So Much is from Cricut Don Juan. The parens are from Cricut George. The little medallion is a Wilton Favor I found in the wedding aisle at Michaels!









I'm always in need of Thank You's so I also made a thank you for Card Patterns Sketch #43 (I'm ahead on this one!). I also used scraps. It feels so good to use some up!











And last but not least is a card that I started for Card Patterns #42 before the deadline but didn't finish until after. I thought it turned out cute so I still wanted to post it!

I hope everyone had a happy turkey day! I've got turkey enchiladas in the oven as I write this!

Take care and have a nice rest of the weekend!

World Card Making Day ~ Halloween Cards Using 2 Sketches 4 You WCMD Sketch

I actually had some time today to create some cards and it is World Card Making Day! I don't think I've ever had time before! Yeah! I used the 2 Sketches 4 You special WCMD Sketch for all 4 of these cards!

I was out running errands today and stopped by Paper Zone and Michaels and picked up some Halloween themed paper and embellishments (like had none in my stash!!!).

The first 2 cards use paper from the Recollections Paper Pack (Michaels). The paper had a border on it with all these cute characters so I used a CD as a pattern and cut some of them out. The other side of the paper was the green pattern. So I got 2 cards out of one piece of paper.
The ribbon, bling, and charm also came from Michaels. The stamp is an Inkado and I got that at Paper Zone.












For the other 2 cards (each a teeny bit different), I used Basic Grey Paper, a Teresa Collins stamp and the same ribbon, charms, and bling from Michaels.

I love the Halloween paper that combines orange, purple, green and black. It is so striking and you don't see it much of the rest of the year!


HAPPY

WORLD

CARD

MAKING

DAY!!

2 Sketches 4 You - Kazan Sketch #36 - A Door Hanger!

In the summer, I had made a couple door hangers with sketches and Kazan's sketch just made me think of one for fall! I wanted to do one so it was perfect!

The size of this is 8 X 8 and the paper is from a Making Memories 8 X 8 fall pack that I got at Michaels. I got the ribbon at Michael's also. The tree and Fresh Air are from the Cricut Graphically Speaking Cart and Fall is from the Cricut Ashlyn's Alphabet Cart. The pumpkin is a sizzix original and the leaf on the pumpkin and the owl are quickutz (I managed to use all my die cut systems in one thing!). The sparkly leaves are little buttons I got at Walmart when I did my daughter's outdoor school book!

I really like how it turned out! Thanks Kazan for a great sketch!

2 Sketches 4 You and some Disney Autograph Books

In my other post today, I gave all my reasons why I've been busy and not doing cards but as we approach the time school starts (after labor day), I will be getting back in more of a routine!

This week Kazan did the sketch and she also asked us to used inspiration. She used furniture but I used a necklace that had blues and browns in it (I had also seen a bedspread in a Penney's add but I had already recycled it). It is a cool color combo! I used one of the cutting cafe's printable calendar stamps on this. This card is for a man in my office. It turned out very muted but someone said, he is an understated man and it was perfect. I hope he likes it!

Here is the necklace! I have a blue and brown blouse I wear it with but couldn't figure out how to get it all in the picture!

We went to Disneyland in July and I made each of the kids 2 autograph books - one for the princess type characters and one for the others. They were nearly filled up so I'm glad I did them ~ there are 12 pages in each! We did have BBQ with Woody and Jessie from Toy Story, Breakfast with Minnie, and then Dinner with the princesses so that helped to fill them up!

I felt so great because some of the princesses commented on what cool books they were! And my kids said their mom made them! It made me feel great!

Thanks for looking! Have a great rest of the week!