Damask Thank You

This is a Thank you card I made using the card function of Damask Decor.   I love these colors together!   Enjoy the day!

Green & Navy Damask

Seems that I am starting to get attached to these card functions, for quick birthday cards.  This one is Damask31, cut at 5 1/2".   I love this navy and green apple color combo!  I added a mounted sentiment using all three colors and a strip of ribbon from Michael's.   The ribbon is actually printed with a green pattern but it was much brighter than what I needed so, I flipped it over.   When you see the card up close, you can see the green design.

Yellow & Purple Combo

Here are my latest cards using the negative cuts from the Damask Decor bedroom collage that I made.   I have a bag full of them and I use them when I need some go to cards.   I used Fiskars stamps and the paper was the same sheet but, I can't recall the stack I used.  

Mom's Day Flourish

Mother's Day is just around the corner I'm still using up some of the negative cuts from some large Damask cuts that I did last year.   The purple flourish above is one of those.   The framed sentiment is from the Twinkle Toes cartridge at 2" and then the top, teal layer was hand cut using a corner rounder on the corners.   I added some teal pearls that are matched to Core'Dinations colors and a stamped sentiment from Studio G.   The embossing folder is Victoria from Cuttlebug.

Baby Shower Card

One of my favorite co-workers is pregnant so I made this card for her shower.   I chose the Damask cartridge because the crib bedding that she picked out (and we bought for her) is the same design with the same colors. 

The base of the card is white with a pink mat and then a piece of white and a piece of green that I embossed with the Cuttlebug baby folder and inked in pink so they would stand out. 

I cut the Damask 15, silhouette cut at 4" and then pop dotted an epoxy sentiment from Making Memories, that says 'Cherish the Moments', to the center of the damask.

On the inside, I used two pieces of paper again, pink and green and then punched the corners using a Fiskars corner punch.   The stamped sentiment is from Sandylion.

All the Cricut cuts

A couple more cards today using the negative cuts from Damask Decor.

Both of these cards are the negatives from Damask Silhouette #37.   The top card, I used the Victoria Cuttlebug folder for the gray mat.   I added a strip of black paper that I embossed using the Swiss Dots folder and then a strip of black velvet ribbon across it.  The sentiment is Studio G.

This one, I embossed the mat with the Victoria folder again and added a strip of black paper that I border punched both sides with a Martha Stewart border punch and then added a strip of ribbon from the American Craft Dear Lizzy 'Duke' collection and again, the sentiment from Studio G.

Quick Damask BD

Just a quick one today.   I made this using Damask Decor cut #38 card function at 6".   The paper is from the DCWV Mademoiselle stack and I added some stickles and a tag that I corner punched with a Fiskars punch and added the Fiskar's sentiment.   I also added a black strip of paper that I embossed with a Tim Holtz folder.   Not my favorite but, quick and easy.   :)

Happy Birthday with Damask Negatives

If you didn't already know, I LOVE the Damask cartridge.   LOVE.   It's an absolute go to when you have an occasion that you can't decide on what to make.   Another reason is that you can almost always use the negative cuts for another card.  

For this particular card, I had cut the silhouette of #16 at 4 1/2", for yesterday's post.  I used the yellow sheet from which the shadow was cut for my first card and then mounted green behind it and then the brown negative cuts inside the yellow shadow cut.   

I used Basic Gray Hello Luscious paper and then a Fiskar's stamp on the corners of the card.   The stamp is Studio G.

The latest BD Flourish

Today's card is a pretty Birthday card for a dear friend that I used to work with.   The Damask is #16 from Damask Decor, cut at 4 1/2" using the silhouette function.   The background paper is My Mind's Eye Lost & Found, Breeze collection and the sentiments are from Studio G.

Damask Bedroom Collage

As you can see, today I have a project that I made for our new bedroom!   I had been planning on doing this project in some capacity ever since I got the Damask Decor cartridge so, here it is!   I purchased some 11x14 frames on sale at Michael's right before Christmas.   I also bought six sheets of Recollections shiney silver 12x12 cardstock and Recollections dark purple 12x12 cardstock.

Using Damask Decor cartridge, I cut Damask 14, 15, 20, 37 and 33 at 7 3/4" and Damask 36 at 7 1/4".

I mounted the purple Damask cuts to the silver cardstock using ATG tape and Scotch Quick Dry Glue and then inserted each one in a frame.

Cherish Yesterday featured in Cricut Magazine

Today we have my second card that was featured in the January 2012 issue of Cricut Magazine. 

My husband got me the Damask Decor for Mother's Day and I had been itching to use it.  I think it is sooo beautiful!!  Unfortunately, I am using it, for the first time, to make a Sympathy card.  My bff's grandfather died this past weekend, at the age of 91.   I think that is remarkable, to live such a long healthy life and get to see your children as well as grandchildren and some great grandchildren, grow up.  I pray every day that my husband and I get that same kind of long life.

As for the card, I used the card function for the Damask3, cut at 5 1/2".  These are so pretty, you don't have to do anything to them but, I did decide to add ribbon, black stickles, and some gems.  For the ribbon, I just made a slit in the fold of the card, using a straight knife, that was the width of the ribbon, and ran it through.

On the inside, I cut a rectangle sheet in white and then added a strip of the teal paper and another piece of the black ribbon.   The sentiment is from Fiskars.

Circle Damask Birthday featured in Cricut Magazine

Hello blogger friends!!  Today I am posting my first card featured in the January 2012 Cricut Magazine!!   I can't tell you how excited I was to get accepted and published.   Not only was this card published but three other cards of mine were published as well in that January issue. 

 My card today was for my older sister! I used a black base, purple mat and then gray top.   I stamped the purple and black circle decoration on the gray using a Scrapy Cat stamp.   The main cirlce Damask cut is from the Damask Decor cartridge at 4" and then I did a shadow layer at 4 1/4" as well and added a purple gem in the center.   The ribbon is raffia and black and the sentiment is from  Studio 112.

The inside I stamped with the circle again and then a Happy Birthday sentiment on top of the circle, in black

Elegant Negative Cuts??

I cut some large silhouette cuts from the Damask Decor cartridge a few months ago and the negative cuts that were left over were very pretty and I couldn't throw them out.   So, I started making some cards with them. 

This one is the negative cut from Damask Silhouette 36.  This is a business size card.   The mat paper is from Colorbok and has a light swiss dot pattern so, I used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder to emboss the black strip of paper down the center.  I added some sheer gray ribbon from Michael's and then a mounted Scrappy Cat sentiment.