Fly Butterfly Fly

I am loving the rain today.....

it gets me in my craft room since I have to stay inside!

The Art Nouveau cartridge may not be for everyone,

but I love it.  The images are more intricate,

delicate and different than most of the Cricut cuts;

 

The butterfly and rose garland are from AN and have been

embossed and popped for added dimension.

I used glitter paper to give the illusion of waxy wings

and dew kissed flowers.

The font is Tall Ball from PS and the scroll-work is HD.

This is a beautiful card and my pics do not really do it justice.

As always, I will add my personal sentiment to the

hidden inside fold for the finishing touch.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

FCCB - Mother's Day

Creative Cutter Room - Mother's Day

Paper Play Time - Bug Card

TFL!

Happy Mother's Day, my Dear Daughter-In-Law

My dear daughter-in-law will be enjoying her first Mother's Day this year,

and I wanted to tell her what a wonderful job she is doing.

As a full-time teacher and working mom, she is juggling all life throws at her quite well,

and a few words of encouragement and congratulations are certainly due her.

Since I will be entering this in the FCCB challenge "Save the Earth" this week,

I am starting out by recycling this take-out bag from Red Lobster.

All of the image cuts are from Garden Soup.

I love to use a garden theme when making springtime projects.

I have added a coordinating card that I made from the Damask Decor cart.

The images on this cartridge are amazing, and I am trying to use it more in my designs.

This shaped card is very unique and I just love the matching shape

that was used for the background.

I embossed the card base before adding the background image.

The flower is made of scalloped circles and the flower image on top of

a quirky set of leaves.

After adding a butterfly embellishment that I found in my stash of items,

I added some jewels, brown ribbon, and a button with baker's twine to finish off the front.

The inside looks cool with the embossing, ribbon, and white button.

Matting, card sentiment, and a personal message finish off the inside

of this card.

I am so pleased with this project and am sure my dear SDIL will enjoy it too.

Enter this in the following challenges:

FCCB challenge - Save the Earth

My Craft Spot - Mother's Day

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Go Fish - Mother's Day shaped card

Krafty Girls - Dear Mother

Creative Cutter Room - Mother's Day

TFL!

Happy Mother's Day!

Bloom....

My dear friend is having a birthday this week!

To honor her day, I made her this spring themed card.

She is a rare flower to have as a friend

and I am lucky to have her as one of mine.

All of the cuts on this card are from Garden Soup.

I have to say that the more I explore it,

the more I love this cartridge.

Don't you just love the garden hose with the

water drops coming out of it to water that beautiful bloom!

Lots of layering, embossing, embellishing, and popping

make this card a special one for a special day.

After an original sentiment hidden on the inside,

this easel card is ready for mailing.

I hope she likes it!

I am entering this is the following challenges:

Creative Cutter Room - April Showers

Cricut Cardz Challenge - April Showers

TFL!

Get outta my dreams....

Get into my car!

I think I am "dating" myself again,

but there are a few of you out there that might remember

that Billy Ocean song of yester-year.

I love the Disney cartridges, even though they take

a lot piece work, the end result is fantastic!

All the front image cuts on this card are from

the Disney Mickey and Friends cartridge.

Mickey and Minnie are cut @ 2"

Star @ 4"

Car @ 3 1/2"

The lime green card base was matted with black cardstock,

and then a mat of  yellow and sky blue were added

to complete the background.

The star was embossed to make it stand out,

while Mickey and Minnie were popped for dimension.

A computer generated senitment on a hand-cut

banner complete the front.

The road is from EDPD and is cut @ 2 & 2 1/4"

for layering.

Another excerpt from the song lyrics is printed

and cut out by using the centerpoint feature on a

PS oval @ 3 1/2"

The bright colors, Disney images, and glitter paper make

This card really stand out.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

FCCB - On The Go

My Craft Spot - Things That Go

TFL!

Whoooooo's Day is it?

Isn't this just the cutest thing!

I received my inspiration from Royal Things and her Graduation Owl.

Although I did my own take on it,

this sign will be used for "special days" and the names

are made to be interchangeable.

To start, the owl is from Noah's ABCs @ 11"

The branch is WW @ 4"

The word blurb is Campin' Critters @ 5 1/2" (could be larger)

The font is Carousel @ 1 1/2" and 1"

The cake is SYI @ 4 1/2" w/ Peachy Keen face stamp

To be able to use this sign in all weather or to leave it

 out overnight.....I  took the time to laminate the pieces.

Not only does it make the pieced more sturdy,

but also keeps the paper from moisture damage.

Although I do not have them attached in the picture,
 the images are attached to the sign post with velcro.

That way, I can take it apart for easier storage and

change the names to make it personal for each person

that has a special day to celebrate.

The birthday cake can also be replaced with another image:

such as one for an anniversary, accomplishment, etc.

I love this sign and send out my thanks
 to Royal Things for the inspiration!

I will be entering this is in the following challenges:
Getting Cricky Challenge
Go Fish Challenge
Paper Playtime Challenge

TFL! 

Mom, you bloom in my garden

Wow!  It's been a few weeks since I have gotten a chance

to get into my craft room and create.

I wanted to enter a couple of challenges, and try out my

newest cartridge, "Garden Soup," so this is my end result!

 

I started with a white cardstock base, inked the edges,

and rounded the corners.

Along with "MOM," I added a label and fancy corner from Storybook.

The flower, branch, and leaves are all from Garden Soup.

A button, baker's twine, and a few of my favorite branches from my MS punch,

and the front is complete.

An original poem for the inside sentiment,

and a cutout from our Easter name cards....

and this card is complete!

Happy Mother's Day!

TFL!

Shiver me timbers!

My grandbaby, Maddix, will be celebrating his first birthday this year,

so to go along with the pirate theme for his party,

Gram created this invitation for him.

I found a template on-line and added my own take on it.

All the cuts are PDDU, and the face is Peachy Keen.

The back will hold the rest of the info for

guests to ArrrrrrrrSVP .

TFL!