New York Themed Cards!

A little unknown tidbit about me :)  I was raised in California, but I'm originally from New York. Although I don't recall much about living in N.Y., I still have some family there and affection for the state.  I would also love to visit some day. 

Anyway, a good friend  of my mothers, recently traveled there for a wedding and had asked me to create, a New York skyline, wedding card and here's what I came up with!

   

Oh and just for fun... Let's not forget a somewhat traditional I ♥ New York card!!!   

Happy Monday!

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Mothers Day Love ♥♥♥

With Mothers Day approaching fast, I really had to get some cards done!  WOW... This year is going by way too quickly.  

Anyhow, I made a bunch of cards for all the beautiful mothers that I know.

Inside of  MOM cards

Wishing all my cyber-friends a very Happy Mothers Day :)
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Summer Bliss...

Hey there! 

Here's a sweet little card I put together...

The cabin was cut using my Cricut Expression and the cartridge is "Summer Bliss Seasonal".

The clouds, sunshine, roof, chimney are doodled and colored by me. 

I added random stitching and pretty little red roses.

I also propped the door open & you can see wallpaper inside. I used a brass colored brad for the door knob. 

Front of card

Back of card

Hope everyone had a beautiful weekend!

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Sealed with a Fish....

OK... So it's been ages since I've posted and that's because I have a ton going on here. 

When I have too much on my plate, I tend to lack creatively.  

Which helps explains my recent card-lifting, (I normally don't), but I felt compelled to recreate this wonderful little gem, by the lovely and oh so talented Michele Kovack over at Thoughts of a Cardmaking Scapbooker!  

Thank you for the inspiration Michele. xo 

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Will you be...."MY PRECIOUS"

OK, I just love the character Gollum/Sméagol from The Lord of the Rings & couldn't resist making my DH a Valentine's related to the character. He loved it!!!

Happy Valentine's everyone :) 

Front of card

Inside of card

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Awesome Reusable Tags...

Hey there! 

How's everyone's 1st week of the 2013 going?

I've been wanting to share an idea I came up with for some awesome, reusable tags and I finely found the time to get them on  here... I hope you like them and the idea. 

Fronts of Tags.
The base tags here are recycled from new clothing I had bought, the tags were so sturdy, I just had to re-purpose them.

Backs of Tags.

Front & Back of Tags.
The base of these, are old Levi  hang tags.

Front & Back of Tags.
Base cut using my Cricut & deep blade housing.  These are chipboard thick, so they are nice a sturdy.

Enjoy!

Mustache Tree Card... Merry Christmas!

So, here's my husbands Christmas card... It suites him quite well, since he's never without his real mustache :):):)

I used Mustaches & Glasses for the tree and its trunk & Art Philosophy for the star.

Christmas Treat Boxes

Hi!

Is everyone ready for the holidays?  How about the wintry weather?  I like it for a change.
It's been crazy busy around here, I've been preparing as time provides. Creating, working, packing, working, shipping, working, baking, shopping, packing, working, shipping some more, etc., etc.!!!  We have family here from Arizona and that's always nice, especially because it's my mom :):):)  

Here are some sweet treats for a few of my clients.... Fresh baked chocolate chip cookies and boxes I whipped up today.  The boxes are B-Day Girl cuts from the CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge.

♥♥♥Our thoughts and prayers go out to all these families affected by the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut♥♥♥

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Peace & Frosty Kisses for Christmas ~ 2 Easel Cards

Cricut Cartridges used:

Art Philosophy for card bases and frames.

Winter Woodland for the cap, snowflakes and words.

Some details:

The picture doesn't show it, but I used white flocking on the Santa cap... It looks great in person.

The bells on the Peace card are hung with wire, therefore they actually swing freely and jingle :):):) 

Challenges entered:
365 Cards ~ Day 274 Thursday Challenge in Reverse

Crimbo Crackers ~ Challenge 29 - Anything Goes (Christmas or Festive)

Happy Thursday!

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Fun with Glitter & Cricut Holiday Cards 8 & 14

These were a couple of free cuts offered in CCR last week. Initially, I wasn't sure if what to do with them, but then I decided to spray adhesive on the side of the liner that was to be exposed on the front of each card and then poured glitter to fill each design (white glitter for the reindeer & silver glitter for the Happy Holidays), then a bit of sewing, some ribbons, stars and vuala.... Hope you like them.

Cricut ~ Holiday Cards 14

Cricut ~ Holiday Cards 8

Wander Where There Is No Path....

Crawling into bed one night, this idea popped into my head, I was far too exhausted to make a note as I normally would and thought for sure I would forget, but I didn't, YEAH :):):)

Made using:

Cricut Expression Machine, Design Studio & Heritage Cartridge (Bike with basket)

Copic Ciao Makers (Bike & Basket)

Stickles (Bike)

Hand cut and weaved (Basket weaving)

The bike was actually a whole bike that I sized to fit just the way you see it on my card. While I was assembling the card, I thought the basket would look better if I actually weaved it and I'm so glad I did. I just love textures and dimension.

  

Hope you like it.  

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LOVE… Listen to your heart!

First, a special thank you to Beate over at Splitcoast Stampers for her wonderful accordion card tutorial. Beate always makes it so easy and fun to learn.  Thanks again Beate :):):)

LOVE… Listen to your heart. Accordion card and coordinating box.

 

The Details...
Card Size:  4 ½” x 4 ½” 

Cricut:  Art Philosophy Cartridge (Roses).  Elegant Edges Cartridge (Front Cover, Back Cover, Frames).  George Basic Shapes Cartridge (Ovals Tags).  Design Studio.

Card Base & Frame Bases:  Recycled Cardboard.

Patterned Papers:  Prima (Nursery Tales).

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist:  Frozen Lake (Front/Back Covers, Frames, Big Bee, Flowers, Ribbon) Marshmallow (Everything).

Tim Holtz Distress Ink:  Frayed Burlap (All Edges), Black Soot (Wording, Bird, Crown, Filigree), Antique Linen (Quotes/Lines Background, Big Bees).

Hero Art Stamps:  Big Bee, Quotes/Lines Background.

Tim Holt Visual Artistry Collection Stampers Anonymous:  LOVE, Frame, Bird on Branch, Crown, Listen To Your Heart, Filigree, Handwriting.

Fiskars Harlequin Charm:  Circle Frame Filigree.

Hug Snug:  Seam Binding Ribbon (Crinkled with above mentioned Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist).

Lace:  Misc Scraps.

Copic Ciao Markers:  0, C-0, C-1, W-3, E21, E35, Y00, Y02 (Big Bees).

K&Company Adhesive Gems:  Big Bees, Flowers.

Score Pal:  Accordion Section of Card and The Box (Hand cut, Assembled and Decorated Using Materials Motioned Above). 

Hope you like it!

PS... Wish me luck,  I've entered this card in the following challenges:

Cricut Cardz Challenge #108 ~ “May Day!"

ALPHABET CHALLENGE BLOG ~ H for Handmade Flowers

Fabulous Friday Challenge ~ Weddings!

Simply Create Too ~ CHALLENGE #14 - WEDDING [OR LOVE]

We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them.  ~Francis A. Walker

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Caution Tag....

Ha Ha... Another late (2-sided) Halloween Tag ;)

Front of Caution Halloween Tag

Back of  Caution Halloween Tag

Inner Beauty Tag...

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.  ~  Kahlil Gibran

Front View

Back View

This tag was a labor of love... 

I created the manila tag in DS, I was having trouble finding  the exact shape I wanted.  Then cut three tags.  Coffee dyed 2 of the the tags, crinkled them up while they were still wet, then unfolded them gently. Inked them both with some distress ink, then used glimmer mist and then let the 2 tags dry, in-between paper and under a heavy book, overnight.  Kept the 3rd tag clean and crisp, so it could be use later between the other 2 tags, for support.

The next day, I stamped & embossed my desired images on each tag, then painted black crackle paint randomly on both tags.  Dried them with a heat gun and then sanded the black crackle paint, just a bit.  Now for some clear crackle and a tad bit of glitter. Once the 2 tags dried, I glued the three tags together (clean 3rd tag between the 2 processed tags).  Used the sewing machine to randomly pierce holes where I desired them. Then proceeded to hand thread (only in a few of the holes) with hand embroidery type thread. Outlined the unused hole with black marker. Base tag done!

Decorated the tag with my very own hand stamped, handmade cloth flowers & cloth ribbon.  Used some burlap, buttons, beads, and a hand stamped partial body.  The "partial body" was stamped on a recycled envelope (interior) which I mounted to a piece of cardboard (for support), so I could pop it off the tag with some foam tape.  Pierce holes down the missing side of the body. Then proceeded to hand thread (only in a few of the holes) with the same embroidery type thread, that was used on the tag. Outlined the unused hole with black marker.  Used some black crackle, glitter, beauty rubber stamp and glittered personal handwriting for the word inner.  

Added a heart rhinestone and wala... A labor of love!