New Sizzix Die

I got a new toy recently! The Sizzix pop-up cards die. I my first card with this die was a Mother's Day card. This adorable paper is from 3 Bugs in a Rug. I used the Mother's Day 2010 Cricut cart for the front of the card. Then I used the Apron Lace border Fiskars border punch for the white border.

This is the inside. I love the pop up center. And Sizzix makes a die set to match the shape inside. 

It went over really well on for everyone I gave it to!

Happy Crafting. 

A good scrap card

Okay, I mostly misssed spring and it's already almost summer, but here is a great card to help you use up all of your scraps. If you are anything like me you save scraps. And I save them to a ridiculous (that's what hubby says) size. I have 4 accordian folders full of small scraps and 2 plastic cases full of larger scrap pages. So I finally decided to do something with the really small pieces. 

Basically I just put together a bunch of matching paper and cut it into strips. The biggest piece is 1.5" by 1. I managed to make 5 of these cars out of  8 little scraps of paper. I really liked them, but the were a little plain so I cut this butterfly from the Indy Art Cricut Cartridge and added some bling. What do you think?

Happy Crafting!

New Card

Wow, I haven't blogged in a while. What a shame because it's National Craft Month. But here goes. I finally got some time to make cards. Okay, I know this is a bad picture, but I took it with my cell phone. I made this card using the Cricut Handy Man Lite Cartridge. My coworker wanted something funny to give to her hubby for his birthday. 

This is what I came up with. It's a lot of pink, but that was the only wood grain paper I had. The pink paper is from American Crafts, and the rest is just random cardstock that I have. The font was printed on my computer.

You Make My Hearth Sing

More Valentines!

 Yes I am on a role with the Sweet Talk Postage Stamp paper. I paired this stamp with some music paper from My Minds Eye and some red patterned paper from Chatterbox. Then I added some chocolate brown cardstock and used a Martha Stewart edge punch. I cut some music notes from my Cricut using Gypsy Wanderings and added a bow of Maraschino Twine from The Twinery.

More Sweet Talk

Okay, I have yet another Sweet Talk paper card. This one is from the same paper as yesterday. I used two Pinecone Press patterned paper, and instead of pink and maroon, I went with brown and maroon cardstock I had a lot of it and I figured that it would be a good idea to try to use it up.

This time I used a Martha Stewart edge punch for the maroon cardstock. 

I like to make several different cards instead of making a bunch of the same one, so I will probably make a few more! Happy Crafting

Another Valentine

Okay, I am still working on those Sweet Talk Postage Stamps. This one is a very simple card, and I'm going for easy at the moment. I've only got a few days left to get these babies in the mail. I used this pattern paper from Pinecone Press and some Bazzil cardstock to go with it. I used a Fiskars edge punch for the scalloped edges, and some ribbon from Michaels to round it off. 

The only thing I used my Cricut for was the Stamp background, which makes this one super simple. 

Happy Crafting.

Lucky in Love

Yikes, it's already February. Where did the time go? I'd better get started on my Valentine's Day Cards.I have this Sweet Talk Postage Stamps paper from K & Co. that has been sitting in my pile of paper for a few years. So I decided to get started! Since I am so lucky in love I decided that I would use that stamp to make a card. My husband is the best, and I am truly lucky to have him. Plus he loves Vegas, so this is a great card for him.

 

 I cut out the stamp background with my Cricut, and the 4 card symbols, then added  the white paper punched with a Martha Steward edge punch. It's simple, but cute. Happy Crafting!