SOUS Die Cut Challenge - Snow

Hello and welcome to my blog. Here is my card for the SOUS Die Cut Challenge - Snow. I was inspired to make this card after we got our first snowfall on Jan 1st, New Year's Day. All the animals searching for food through the snow. I used an A2 sized card for my base along with a light blue layer cut at 4 x 5-1/4. The next layer I cut was 3-3/4 x 5 and then I embossed it.  I cut the tree from Cricut cartridge Jolly Holidays at 4 inches. The robins were cut from Cricut cartridge

Winter Woodland at 2 inches and 1-1/2 inches. I placed stickles on the snow at the base of the tree and the snowflakes. Here are the rest of the details:

• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Embossing: Cuttlebug's Snowflakes
• Ink: Blue Lagoon from Color Box
• Stickles: Diamond
• Blue dots: I-Rock
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

Thanks so much for coming to my blog and hope that you challenge yourself to make something for the Stuck On U Sketches Die Cut Challenge - Snow. You may even make our Top 3 so give it a try, I know you can do it. Thanks again and have a great weekend.

Christmas card

Here is my Christmas card for 2013. I wanted something very simple this year as I will be leaving soon to spend sometime in California with my parents for Christmas. I think they came out very beautiful. I used the Cricut cartridge Winter Woodland for the snowflake and then added some bling to it with my I-Rock tool. Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Winter Woodland
• Paper: Unknown
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Bling: I-Rock
• Twine: Doodlebug
• Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon
• White Pen: Uni-ball Signo Broad
• Adhesive: Scotch

Thanks for looking at my blog today. I really do appreciate it. Have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year.

12 Days of Christmas - Day 6

Well here we are at the half way point with Day 6 of my 12 Days of Christmas event. Today is another bird card. I saw a card similar to this on a blog but I can't remember where and fell in love with it so I decided to recreate it.
     I started with cutting the birds from Winter Wonderland at 1-1/2" & 1-3/4". I then cut the tree from Jolly Holidays at 4". I used some Stickles in Star Dust on the snowflakes and the snow on the bottom of the tree. I then used some Color Box chalk ink on the snow as well. I Cuttlebug the white layer with the Snowflake plate and placed it on the light blue layer. I placed the cut on top as shown and used my I-Rock tool to place a light blue stud in each corner. I adhered the whole thing to the brown card base with my ATG. Here are the details:

• Cricut carts: Winter Wonderland & Jolly Holidays
• Paper: Bazzill
• Stickles: Star Dust
• Blue studs: I-Rock tool
• Cuttlebug: Snowflakes plate
•  Ink: Color Box Cat Eye Chalk Ink in Blue Lagoon
• Adhesive: Ek Success 2 way glue, Scotch

Enjoy and thanks for looking!

12 Days of Christmas - Day 4

Day 4 and we have another snowflake card. I'm really into snowflakes this year. You see them on everything. They make an excellent non religious holiday item for those people who would prefer that.
     I started with using Cricut cartridge Winter Wonderland to cut the snowflake at 4". I used a glitter white paper to do so, though you can't tell in the picture. I then used a brad to place the snowflake on. In each spike of the snowflake I placed a small rhinestone using my I-Rock tool. I then used a boarder punch on the light blue layer. I adhered the snowflake to the light blue layer then the whole thing onto the dark blue card.
     My tip for working with dark cards is to place a white layer inside the card for easy writing on. Here are the details:

• Cricut cart: Winter Wonderland
• Paper: Bazzill, Colorbok, and Kaiser
• Punch: Martha Stewart
• Brad: Making Memories
• Rhinestones: I-Rock
• Adhesive: ATG

Thanks for joining me again today and I will see you tomorrow with another new project!

12 Days of Christmas - Day 1

Well here we are with Day #1 of my 12 Days of Christmas projects and I start today as you can see with a card. I wanted to start with a simple item that could be easily recreated as in hopes of inspiring someone who would like to make their own cards this year but feel it can be a little over whelming to do so. This card is really easy to make and it doesn't necessarily need to be Christmas related for those friends you have that celebrate a different holiday. I did get the idea from a fellow blogger but as I didn't have the same Cricut cart I used my own ideas for it. 
     I cut the flourish from Gypsy Font at 1.75". I then adhered it to the ivory layer with adhesive. I cut the snowflake from Winter Wonderland at 2.25". I placed a rhinestone with my I-Rock tool in the center of the snowflake and then pop dotted the snowflake on top of the flourish. I stamped both cards with My Pink Stamper "Biggie Christmas". I then adhered the layer into the card. Here are the details: 

• Cricut cart: Gypsy Font & Winter Wonderland
• Paper: Bazzill
• Rhinestones: I -Rock
• Stamps: My Pink Stamper "Biggie Christmas"
• Ink: Versafine
• Adhesive: 3M, Ek Success