Crazy Card Party Challenge #10 - Happy Spring (Features Flowers)

The Challenge this week is Happy Spring with a feature being flowers!  I could not resist getting out my Cricut Machine again for this challenge!

Details:

1. Cut 2 of the from White Cardstock at 4”.
2. Cut 1 of the same from the green cardstock.
3. Cut 2 of the from pink patterned paper.
4. Using the layer feature cut the scalloped circle from green cardstock.
5. Using the 2 white cuts create a card base.
6. Ink the edges of all the cut pieces.
7. Glue the Green cut to the card base.
8. Then Glue the pink cut to the card.
9. Using pop dots attach the other pink cut slightly off centre and pull the flower petals up slightly to give some dimension.
10. Gently fold the scallops up on the green scalloped circle and pop dot this up from the centre of the flower.
11. Add the felt flower to the centre of the green scalloped circle.
12. Stamp the sentiment in black ink and cut the sentiment into a banner shape.  Ink the edges of the banner in green ink and apply under the felt flower.
13. Add the pink enamel dot to the centre of the felt flower.

Supplies:

Patterned Paper & Stickers:  Echo Park – Summer Days

Cardstock:  Bazzill – White, Green

Stamps:  PTI – Tag It’s #1

Ink:  PTI (Green, pink)

Adhesive:  Beacon 3in1 Glue, Pop Dots

Felt Flower:  Pebbles Layered Embelishments (Pink Flowers)

Enamel Dots:  My Minds Eye (Pink)

Tools:  Cricut Expression, Sugar & Spice Cricut Lite Cartridge ,

Crazy Card Party Challenge #9 - Dry Embossing

Our Challenge today is brought to you by Regan and she has asked that we create a card using either heat or dry embossing! 

Details:

1. Cut a 4 x 5 ½” piece of white cardstock and run it through the cuttlebug with the embossing folder and attach the embossed piece to a card base.
2. Cut Clouds and Heart from white cardstock and stamp the heart.  Then ink the edges of the clouds with blue ink.
3. Pop dot the clouds on lower part of the card, then add the stamped heart.
4. Add some red bling and tie the twine around the card.

Supplies:

Cardstock:  Bazzill White, Kraft

Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp-hearts

Ink:  PTI – Hawian Shores, True Red

Adhesive:  Beacon 3in1 Glue

Tools:  Cuttlebug

Dies:  Simon Says Stamp (You & Heart), PTI – Clouds

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug – Hugs&Kisses

Twine:  PTI

Bling:  Dollarama

Crazy Card Party Challenge #8 - Male B-Day Card

The Challenge for this week is to create  Male B-Day Card, since I could not decide which method of transportation was coolest for a little boy I decided to make 2 cards for this challenge!

Enjoy the Ride Details:

1. From White Cardstock Cut 2 of the from Pg 65 at 5”
2. Cut the same from Orange Patterned paper 2 times, trim the blades off one cut and keep them.
3. Create a card base from the 2 white cuts and glue the orange cut to the top of the card base.
4. Cut the from Blue patterned paper 2 times.
5. Cut the with the layer feature from white cardstock and ink the cut to create a window look.
6. Glue all pieces to the card base ensuring that the tail also has some dimension when it is attached.
7. Stamp sentiment on a banner and ink the edges before attaching to the card.
8. Add the Red stars to the helicopter.

Supplies:

Patterned Paper & Stickers:  Echo Park – Little Boy

Cardstock:  Bazzill – White, Orange,

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn – Admit One

Ink:  PTI (blue, orange)

Adhesive:  Beacon 3in1 Glue, Pop Dots

Tools:  Cricut Expression, Boys will be Boys Pg 65 , with layer feature, and

You're Out of this World Details:

1. From White Cardstock Cut 2 of the Rocket from Pg 32 at 5”
2. Cut the same from Orange Patterned paper.
3. Create a card base from the 2 white cuts and glue the orange cut to the top of the card base.
4. Cut the from Blue patterned paper.
5. Cut the  with the layer feature from orange cardstock and.
6. Cut the  with the layer feature from Brown Cardstock.
7. Ink all the cuts before attaching them to the card base.
8. Stamp sentiment in brown ink on a banner shape and ink the edges before attaching to the card.
9. Add the Blue Stars and buttons tied with twine.
10. Apply Glossy accents to small brown circles and let dry.

Supplies:

Patterned Paper & Stickers:  Echo Park – Little Boy

Cardstock:  Bazzill – White, Orange,Brown

Stamps:  PTI – Boy Basics Out of the This world

Ink:  PTI (blue, orange, brown)

Bling:  Dollarama

Buttons:  PTI

Twine:  American Crafts

Adhesive:  Beacon 3in1 Glue, Pop Dots

Tools:  Cricut Expression, Boys will be Boys Pg 32 , and both of them with layer features

Crazy Card Party Challenge #7 - Feathers

The challenge this week on Crazy Card Party is to use Feathers!  I have had this My Favorite Things Stamp for quite  while now so this gave me the opportunity to crack open the package!  Thanks Patricia!  Below is my card!

Details:

1. Create a top folding card base from  white cardstock.
2. Cut a second piece of white cardstock to be 4 x 5 ¼  and using a sponge apply some blue ink unevenly across the stencil.
3. Die cut Feather from blue patterned paper. And fold up and apply glue to fold and place on to striped paper.
4. Die cut the words Love and you from black cardstock and attach with foam dots and glue.
5. Stamp the You Tickle My Fancy on some red cardstock and cut it into a banner shape – then foam dot the sentiment off the card.
6. Glue some blue sequins
7. Die cut some red hearts and glue them down.  Apply some glossy accents to make them shiny.
8. Pop dot the card onto the card base after inking the edges with blue ink.

Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts – Amy Tangerine (Sketchbook)

Cardstock:  Bazzill White, Black Red

Stamps:  My Favorite Things – Right on Target,

Ink:  Hero Arts – Soft Pool, PTI – Fresh Snow

Adhesive:  3 in 1 Glue, pop dot, glossy accents

Tools:  Cuttlebug

Dies:  Simon Says Stamp  - Mini Hearts, You, Holiday Shapes, Pointed Feathers, Big Love You

Stencil:  Simon Says Stamp - Diagonal Stripe

Sequins:  Hobby Lobby.

Crazy Card Party Challenge #6 - Switch it Up

It is my turn to choose the Crazy Card Party Challenge for the week... And I am asking that you Switch it up!  I want you to start with either a male or female oriented card and then use it for inspiration to create the opposite!  Below you will see a Baby Girl Card that I created a while ago and I thought it would be nice to have a Baby Boy card on hand as well...  Here is the girl card that I started with:

Here is my new Boy version

Details:

1. Cut a scalloped Rectangle large enough for the teddy bear from white cardstock.
2. Cut the word Baby from Teal Cardstock.
3. Cut the banner on the woodgrain patterned paper
4. Cut a strip of Teal patterned paper  2 x 4 ¼” and glue to the bottom of the card front
5. Stamp the Stars in the top right corner from Hawian Shores ink
6. Stamp the Sentiment “boy” in black ink and the teddy bear on the scallop square and the sentiment on the banner.
7. Using copic markers colour in the teddy bear
8. Pop Dot the Teddy bear on the card and add the banner.
9. Glue the word Baby
10. Tie Twine in button and add to teddy bear.
11. Glue 3 woodgrain buttons on the stamped stars and add stickles
12. Round the bottom 2 corners of the card.

 Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Echo Park – So Happy Together

Cardstock:  Bazzill – White, Pink, Teal

Stamps:  PTI – Baby Button Bits (Teddy Bear & Sentiment-Cute as a button), Simon Says Stamp – Baby (Boy, Girl), Precious Remembrance – Journey (Star splats)

Ink:  Momento – Black, PTI – Hawian Shores, Berry Sorbet

Adhesive:  Beacon 3in1 Glue, Zig Glue Pen, Pop Dots, Stickles

Tools:  Cuttlebug, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

Dies:  Simon Says Stamp (Baby, Small Folded Banners), Spellbinder – Rectangle Scallop,

Copics:  E37, E35, E31

Button & Twine:  PTI

Sequins:  Woodgrain-ebay

Crazy Card Party Challenge #5 - Sympathy

The challenge for this week is to create a Sympathy Card.  I decided to try a stamping techquie with my Distress Inks!  I used a the distress pad in two different ways to get the same ink to have two different tones.  One more of a color wash look by watering it down and applying it with a paint brush the 2nd being to use it full strength for it's true tone!  Here are the results!

Details:

1. From Vintage Cream Cardstock cut a cover for a card base at 4 ¼” by 5 ½” and glue to card base.
2. Cut a piece of watercolour paper to 3 ½” by 4 ¾”.
3. Using Versamark stamp floral images and emboss using white embossing powder.
4. Take the distress ink and mush it onto a piece of clear plastic. Spray with water and using a paint brush cover the entire piece of watercolor paper.
5. Using the same ink – stamp the Background script to create a full background over top of the full watercolor piece.
6. Using a paper towel dab the embossed flowers to remove any of the ink.
7. Stamp the sentiment in black ink.
8. Cut a piece of black cardstock and use a border punch to create a decorative bottom edge.
9. Glue stamped watercolor piece to the black piece of cardstock and then tie some ribbon to the top of the back and stamped piece making sure to tie a bow.
10. Then using pop dots attach it to the card and add embellishments and black stickles to the bottom decorative edge.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Vintage Cream(PTI), Bazzill – Black
Stamps: Gelatins –Big and Wild Things (flowers), PTI-Background Basics Textile (Script background), PTI-Framed Out #4 (Sentiment).
Ink: Distress Ink – Tumbled Glass (Blue), Versamark, VersaFine (Black)
Embossing powder: Scraptivity (Off White)
Adhesive: Beacon 3in1 Glue, pop dots, Stickles (Black)
Tools: Fiskars Border Punch, Embossing Gun
Embellishments: Black Seam Binding Ribbon (Misc), Cream resin flower (Freckled Fawn), Enamel Dots (My Minds eye)

Crazy Card Party Challenge #4 - A Little Glitter

Our Challenge today is being brought to you by Kathryn!  She has asked that we use a little glitter on our project!  Here I used my Cricut to create the frame, rolled flower and the leaves.  I used glitter cardstock for the green leaves and then I added glitter to the edges of the flower.



Details:

1. From White Cardstock Cut the frame found on Page 53 of the Small Talk Frames & Tags cartridge using S+F1+27 from white cardstock at 3 ½”.
2. Stamp the word Thanks in Black ink on the bottom of the frame.
3. Using the cuttlebug and the embossing folder emboss only the 2 sides and the top of the frame (not where the sentiment is).
4. Cut a piece of the flowered patterned paper to 3” x 3 ½” and glue to the right hand side of a top folding card base.
5. Stamp additional sentiment below the patterned paper
6. Pop dot the white embossed frame on top of the patterned paper piece.
7. From  Green Glittered paper cut  the leafs  found on Page 65 of the Cindy Loo cartridge using the Border Feature at 1 ½” and trim apart to make two sets of leaves.
8. Cut a rolled flower from the Artiste Cricut cartridge (pg 54 Accent 2) from the light pink patterned paper at 3” and roll the flower using some tweezers.
9. Glue the top of the rolled flower with some glossy accents and spread it around with your fingers then apply some Glitter to the edges where the glue is.
10. Add a pink button to the centre of the flower.
11. Glue the flower and the leaves to the centre of the frame and round the top left and bottom right corners

Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Pebbles Country Picnic  (Meadow & Secret Garden)

Cardstock:  Kraft (PTI), Bazzill – White, Best Creation (Lime Glitter Cardstock)

Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp (Thanks)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black,

Adhesive:  Beacon 3in1 Glue, pop dots

Tools:  Cricut Expression, Small Talk Frames & Tags (pg 53 Frame 27), Cindy Loo (pg 65 Leaf Border), Artiste (pg 54 Accent 2), Cuttlebug &  Swiss Dots Embossing folder, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

Button:  Bazzill Buttons (Pink)