Lovely Lighthouse

I just love today's card.   I am really drawn to all things nautical and this one is no different.   I started with the flocked damask paper from My Mind's Eye Lush collection.  The card is a 5x7 so I cut the frame from the Stand and Salute cartridge at 7" (perfect fit) using some lightly glittered red paper.   I punched a hole in the top of the anchor and ran yarn through it and up both side of the frame. 

The lighthouse is cut at 6 1/2" from Wall Decor and More, using pearl paper and navy for the blackout.   I didn't like the way the window openings looked with the damask paper so I added some strips of yellow paper to the back of the lighthouse.  

I pop dotted the frame and the lighthouse to shadow off the damask and added a Fiskar's sentiment.

On the inside, I added a Happy Birthday sentiment and some of the negative cuts from the lighthouse.  

Pink for Monique!!!

I am a little behind as I have been so busy making some wedding invitations but, I did manage to get a card made for Monique. Monique is a fellow blogger who I have been following for a while, who recently found out she has breast cancer. You can check out her blog at http://monkeydoodlecricut.blogspot.com/. Robyn, My Pink Stamper, started a campaign to flood Monique's mailbox with pink. So, here is what I came up with.

I actually used FOUR cartridges to make this card. I started with a #10 envelope because I picked up a pink ribbon car magnet to send with it as well. I cut a brown card and then matted a printed sheet from DCWV's The Stack 6. The print is trees and birds and then I inked the edges with brown ink to make it flow more.

The bear at 5" using Create A Critter cartridge but, I decided not to use the layer that gives her a dress. I just wanted it to be a plain bear. I love that the cuts on this cartridge can be made plain as well as with the 'extras'. I cut the base in brown, then the next layer in light pink and then the top layer in a darker pink. I glued the two pink layers together and used Tim Holtz's Burlap folder to emboss them. After I embossed them, I glued them to the brown base. I used pop dots to attach the bear.

Then I got out my Give A Hoot cartridge and cut the phrase "Bear Hugs for Trees" at 1 1/2". As you can see, I didn't use the 'for trees' part of it. I also cut the grass at the bottom of the card using the Give A Hoot as well. I cut it at 1 1/2" using the border function of the deer key. It cut with flowers on it but, I didn't want to add more color to the card so, I cut the flowers off.

The pink breast cancer 'ribbon' was cut using the Stand & Salute cartridge. I cut it at 2 1/2" using the same two pink colors & the shadow function of that key.

On the inside, I mounted a pink sheet of paper with an xoxo ribbon that I got from Michael'. The phrase 'For You' was cut using the Wild Card cartridge. It's the phrase creative function on the present card key. I had to cut it at 10" since this cartridge is specifically meant to make the cuts based on the size of the card you are cutting. I mailed this out to her last week so hopefully she has already received it. Keep the faith Monique, all your paper crafting friends are praying for you!!!!

Independence Day!!!

Happy 4th of July! My last card is a 4x9 Independence Day card. I cut the Independence Day phrase from the Independence Day cartridge at 3". The printed paper is from The Paper Studio 'All Seasons' stack and I used a corner punch on the corners. I also cut three stars at 3" and layered behind the Independence Day phrase. On the inside, I cut the three star border from the Stand and Salute cartridge using the border function and finished with 'Celebrate Freedom'. Happy 4th of July!!!!

Firecracker

I changed it up a little and made a 4 x 9 1/4" card today. I used a different printed paper from the DCWV 'The Stack 6' and cut the firecracker and all layers from the Independence Day cartridge at 3". I then used some gold stickles to 'decorate' the spark. The 4th of July phrase was cut at 2 1/2" using the Stand & Salute cartridge and both layers. When I tried to cut it smaller, it would tear so, 2 1/2" was the smallest I could go. For the inside of the cartridge, I cut a 3 1/2" star using the same printed paper and then stamped the 'celebrate freedom' in the center.

Let Freedom Ring

Today's card is another 5x7. The printed paper is from The Paper Studio 'All Seasons' stack. I used a 1 1/2" strip of solid red in the center and then cut the phrase 'Let Freedom Ring' at 4" using Stand & Salute. On the inside, I cut another 1 1/2" strip, using white paper. I then cut the liberty bell from the Independence Day cartridge, using the layer function.

Fireworks

The next card is a 5x7 Fireworks card using Stand and Salute. I used some printed paper from the DCWV, The Stack 6. I cut the blue fireworks using a pearl finished paper at 4" and then, the red at 3 1/2". The inside, white fireworks were cut at 3 1/2" using white glittered paper. Again, I used my Celebrate Freedom stamp on the inside.