Tag: paper crafts

Cute and Cuddly Nod to Fall

Cute and Cuddly Nod to Fall

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It has been a great long while since I actually got to sit down and be a bit creative, but yesterday afternoon I finally holed away in my craft room while my little guy slept and came up with a cute little card for Cards in Envy’s latest challenge.

This challenge was all about cute and cuddly, so I pulled out my Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge (that’s a mouthful) and picked out this adorable little squirrel to adorn my card. All the patterned papers came from the American Crafts Autumn Crisp paper pack, which definitely gave the card a nod to fall.

In addition to the multi-layered Cricut image, I also used several other tools while making this card. I embossed the background with my Sizzix machine and then lightly sanded the circles to make them pop. I also added some edge inking, Glimmer Mist, twine and stamping to create the finished product. While the end result has basic lines, I think all the details bring it together into a cute cohesive card.

Two Birds, One Card and a Shamrock

Two Birds, One Card and a Shamrock

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mojo387I was in a card-making mood yesterday, so I created this little St. Patrick’s day cutie using the Mojo Monday sketch, but added the bow for the Cards in Envy challenge. Two birds, one stone, baby! All the papers for this card came from the Authentique Natural collection and the shamrock came from Jo-Ann’s. The raffia and flower embellishment are just stock items around my craft room. I’m not crazy about this paper bundle and hardly ever use it, except when it comes to St. Patty’s Day because it is chock full of greens and golds. As usual, everything is inked just to add some extra detail. Hope you enjoy!

Colorful Marine Critters for OWH

Colorful Marine Critters for OWH

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Our Daily Bread Designs sponsors a challenge through Operation Write Home each month and February is all about designing with animals. Yeah!! I’m so excited, because this was the perfect excuse to use my new Recollections marine animal stamps that are so absolutely cute! I had a great time creating these little critter cards and have several more I want to make. I used basic papers and simple accents, and pulled out my markers to make things colorful. I also added simple messages and splashes of Stickles to add a bit of sparkle. Click on images to enlarge.

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