4 Wheeler Brithday

I have a birthday coming up for a guy at work. He enjoys riding dirt bikes and 4 wheelers so it only seemed fitting to use one or the other. I used my Going Places Cartridge for the 4 wheeler. But this cartridge only has the base and shadow cuts. I cut the base out twice {in yellow and black} then cut the seat and tires from the black to add as layers to the yellow. The "Happy Trails" is also from Going Places, the mountain/hill in the background is from the Country Life Cartridge and the "Happy Birthday" inside is from A Child's Year.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Yes another card using Cricut Imagine

For this one I used on of the bonus imagines from the Best Friends Cartridge. I cut an additional red ballon from 27 to add to the end of the left string...which didn't happen to have anything attached to it. The "Happy Birthday"is from A Child's Year Cartridge.

Hope you have a wonderful day,
Valerie

Male Happy Birthday

I have a few birthdays coming up for guys, so this card was made with that in mind. I scraplifted this idea from a project that was made by Donna Mundinger. Her project is actually a wall hanging that you can see HERE. I just love her work. Just like her, I used the Heritage cartridge for the tree and A Childs Year for the boy fishing. I added grass from Paper Dolls for Everyday. Where she used brads I used a brown marker to add dots to the tree and the boy. I inked the grass and added this Happy Birthday stamp.

Thank you to Donna for the inspiration. And thank everyone else for stopping by,

Valerie

Witchy "Tis The Season"

I made this card as a request from a co-worker. It is part of running joke with her sister...I didn't ask why {she must be witchy}. Her request was to have a flying witch over trees with snow. She definately made it easy to make. I decided to use the masking technique for the moon {I first used Stampin' Up Daffadil Delight and then sponged Really Rust around the edges}. Then I used Stampin' Up Dazzling Diamonds for the falling snow. The trees are from the Camp Out cartridge and the witch is from A Child's Year.

Front of Card

Front of Card {angle view}

Inside of card

Thanks for stopping by,

Valerie

Mojo Monday 73 - February 9, 2010

I enjoy using the sketches from Mojo Monday Blog when I'm having trouble trying to figure out a card. I might have an image in mind that I want to use but can't figure out a way to use it. Thats when I pull out the Mojo Monday Sketches. I usually try to only use each one once (at least until I have used them all...). I bought some Cosmo Cricket paper a while ago and really love it. I've been having a problem actually using my new papers...I like to horde them. But I pushed myself to put these wonderful papers to use.


For this card I used the following:

Cricut Cartridge with Gypsy: A childs Year
Cosmo Cricket: Designer papers "Earth Love & the Boyfriend" Double Deck

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Tricycle Project for my Dad

My dad restores old toys and tricycles. Usually he can get decals for these projects, but this one he couldn't find any. He asked me if I could make something for him. "Sure" I said that shouldn't be a problem. The Police on the side of the tricycle we used vinyl which he just put on the tank and clear coated over it. The front on the tricycle we also used vinyl, but he used it as a stencil and painted the negative to get the result. He was extremely happy with the turn out! It was actually my first time using the Cricut Vinyl as well.

For this project I used the following Cricut Cartridges:

Base Camp: Police and Evans Co.

A Childs Year: Star

George and Basic Shapes: Rectangle

Thanks for Looking,

Valerie

Ella's 4th Birthday

Ella Gracie and big bro David at her 4th birthday party. David doesn't get to see his half-sister very often because she lives 1 1/2 away. She wasn't really happy with her princess hat...

I wasn't really inspired while making a card for Ella. I used the same cuts and design as a previous card. I just changed some of the colors.

I used the following Cricut Cartridges with my Gypsy:

A Childs Year: Scalloped backgrounds (inside and out)

Storybook: Flower

Wild Card: Happy Birthday

Gypsy Font: Leaves

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Bridal Shower Card

I was asked by a coworker to make card to give to her sister at her bridal shower. The bridal party colors are Green, White and Black. {The whole family went to Michigan State...Colors Green and White...I should have known those would be the bridal colors}

I used a DCWV paper pack and the following Cricut Cartridges with my Gypsy:

Paper Dolls for Everyday: Umbrella

Winter Woodland: For The Bride

Sweethearts: Bouquet

A Childs Year: Scalloped background.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Bluejay Graduation Card

I was asked to make a graduation card for a girl at work. She said the school colors were blue and gold. The mascot was a Bluejay. So this is what I came up with. The bird acually isn't a Bluejay, but I couldn't find a Bluejay cut for the Cricut. I googled Bluejay and tried to color my bird as close to a Bluejay as well as I could.

For the inside I made a border cut following the directions from Lori at Scrappin' my Stress Away. To make my border stick out more, I choose to mount it on a blue rectangle. Thank you Lori for the great directions for this border.


For this card I used the following cartridges with my gypsy:

50 States: Bird
Wild Card: Congratulations
Printing 101: Bluejay (the word)
Plantin School Book: Hats Off (part of inside border)
A Childs Year: Grad cap
George and Basic Shapes: Rectangles (part of inside border)

TFL
Valerie

Birthday Card Again? Yeah...

I really enjoy making cards for my co-workers, but unfortunately there is about 30 people...So I end up making a lot of birthday cards. I've been addicted to this flower from Storybook. But I have moved on and hopefully will not use it for the next few cards.

For this card I used Cosmo Cricket paper (I love this paper pack) and the following Cricut Cartridges and my Gypsy:

Storybook: Flower (all layers)

Gypsy Font: Leaves

A Childs Year: Scallop background

Wild Card: Happy Birthday

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Happy Birthday Card for a Guy

This was a simple card that I made with a guy in mind. Not sure if a guy would appreciate the bow as much though.

For this card I use the following cartridges:

Celebrations: Cupcake and layers
A Child's Year: Happy Birthday
Storybook: Label (or whatever it is called)

TFL
Valerie

Ok Ok I missed my post yesterday

Well I was a little sleepy after 11 hours at work yesterday and when I went to get on-line my internet was down. So I did not get around to posting. Well to start, I've been buying paper like crazy. I have bought 5 different paper packs in the last week. I don't typically buy a lot of the paper packs. They are usually too pricey. But they were on clearance for $9.99, then I used a 50% coupon and they ended up being only $4.99 each.

Here is the card I made on Saturday. I still have not decorated the inside and I'm not sure what I will use the card for. It could be used for a birthday, anniversary or sympathy card.

Here is a card I made for a friend who hasn't been feeling the best. This is the first time I have used my A Childs Year cartridge.

I can't wait for the weekend. I have 2 1/2 days to craft in peace and quite. My son is going to a friends house starting tomorrow. I don't have to pick him up until Sunday. I don't get a whole weekend kid free very often. He may be sixteen, but he does like to bug me when I'm crafting.

So happy crafting. I will try to post tomorrow...Valerie

Got Drinks...Birthday Card

I had a birthday card to make for work. I didn't want to make a real girly card. I was searching thru my carts and haven't used From My Kitchen yet and really wanted to. So I saw the Martini glass cut and thought "How can I use this"? and this is what I came up with. I used Don Juan for "Got", From my Kitchen for the "Drinks" and martini glasses, then used A Childs Year for the "Happy Birthday" inside the card.