Cricut Snow Globe Christmas Card

The snow globe is a Cricut draw and cut out of textured cardstock. I colored it in with colored pencils. The background stamp is by Stampin Up. The Merry Christmas is a rub-on. The smallest snowflakes are sequins by American Crafts. I added Stickles to the star and snowflake punch. Thanks for looking.

Just For You Diagonal design

I colored this image twice and then put them in the drawer.  So this card uses cardstock by Bo Bunny and Scrapbook made Simple (Black). The patterned paper is by My Mind’s Eye. The sentiment is stamped Pebbles but the sentiment stamp is unknown at this time. Thanks for looking.

This card looks like the same card but I know that I just put it together.. Just for you

Just for you card

I really like the way this came together. The vine stamp was colored in a while ago with colored pencils and Copics. It then went into the drawer.

I fussy cut the one side and it really stands out with the black cardstock underneath it. The patterned paper is from My Mind’s Eye and the sentiment is by Stampibilities. Thanks for looking. 

Little boy holding his a Christmas stocking card

I finally got this kid colored in and on a card. The background paper is by K and Co. The stamp is by guessing, Close to my Heart. He’s colored in with colored pencils by Stampin Up and Faber Cassell. The sentiment is a sticker and my guess is it is by Little Yellow Bicycle. Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

Happy little stamper

Floral Friday We're praying for you Cross card

The patterned paper is a journal card from a Recollections paper pad. The cross stamp and colored pencils are by Stampin Up  The pink die cut is by Spellbinders. Sentiment by Close to my Heart. The card size is 4 1/4 x 5 1/8. I ended up putting some pearls on the card but didn't take a picture. Thanks for looking

Floral Friday Deep Red Stamps Merry Christmas Card and a Happy Holidays card too

The Merry Christmas stamp is by Deep Red Stamps.

The Happy Holidays stamp is by PSX circa 1988.

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Christmas Alphabet letters Cards

The Christmas letter stamps are oldies from Michael's. I stamped them with green ink and colored them in with colored pencils. The square punches from Creative Memories. The patterned paper is by Creative Memories (background paper and journal box) with black paper behind it. The gold paper is by Little Yellow Bicycle.

These pictures have the same letter stamps that are card-bound.

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Double Polka Dot blue Celebrate Card

There is nothing fancy about this card. I cut the sentiment out with my Cricut.  The blue background paper is dry embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. The pattern paper is by Making Memories. The circle uses paper by Provo Craft. I didn’t like the way the sentiment went over the patterned paper on that left side. So I decided to use colored pencils to enhance the letters.

I'm entering this card into the,

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Challenge. The theme is birthday cards.

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Manly Monday Hang in there Frogs. It's only a birthday

The stamp is by Stamp N Plus. I did a second-generation stamping on these two cards. Years ago I colored them in with powdered chalk mixed with paint. I added some Copic markers and colored pencils to make the frogs look more enhanced.
The frog images were too close on the white cardstock to die-cut. So, with the wild theme, I just ripped the paper and inked the edges. The background is a Fiskars embossing plate but I think they had a different name than that. I took a distress ink and went direct to paper and look how fun it is with the lizards, dragonflies, and frogs showing up in white.

This is the inside of the card where I was able to use Cricut's Draw feature. I placed the card base on the mat and it did what it did. 

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Here are some other examples of this stamp

2016

2015

2014

2012

Owls Ask, "You're How Old?" Cards

I cut the ovals with the Creative Memories cutting system 

The owl was downloaded over 10 years ago. The pp is by Studio G

The sentiment was created in Word and the other is a stamp by Stamping Scrapping. The ribbon down the center is hard to make out.
I inked the oval with distress ink.

This next card is an owl from a package of school scrapbook ephemera. I typed up the sentiment in Word then used a Sizzix die-cut to cut it out. While the paper was still in the die I inked the inside with distress ink.
The tree branch is a Hero Arts stamp that I colored with colored pencils. The blue background is distress ink.

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Manly Monday Brown handmade background paper cards

The buck stamp is by Close to My Heart and I lightly colored him in with colored pencils. The edges of the image have been inked with distress ink. The sentiment stamp is unknown As you know I’m using up some scraps from my stash and this is mostly made from cardstock but they are a few patterned papers and the companies in this background are by Me and My Big Ideas, Close to my Heart, Tim Holtz, Deja Views, K and Co, The frame around the paper is by Pebbles. 

I had to flip the image of the background so that it was in the same direction as the cards.

This next card is my second brown handmade background. It is mostly made of scraps from my stash. The only patterned papers are the farthest left and those are by K and Company and Creative Memories 

The lion stamp is by Close to My Heart. 

I colored him in with Copic markers and colored pencils and inked the edges of the image with distress ink. 

The patterned paper around the image is by Pebbles. I tore the edges of the patterned paper and also inked the edges with distress ink. 

Easter basket cards

For today's three cards, I used the same basket stamp from a dollar basket at Michael’s (no pun intended). I colored it in with colored pencils and Copic markers. I inked the edges with yellow distress ink. And then adhered it to the card with a piece of foam in order to be the height of the chipboard corner pieces that are by Making Memories. The patterned paper is by Scrap Happy.

The second card, the die cut is by Sizzix with ribbon by Offray weaved thru the holes on the scallop edges of the oval scallop die-cut to create this image. Something different for me but kind of cute. The patterned paper is by Doodlebug.

For the third card, I used patterned paper by Imaginisice and a border sticker by Doodlebug. Besides the cardstock from my stash, that’s all for this card.

I included this picture of all three cards made with the same stamp. The comparison is interesting to see the different looks you can achieve with the same stamp.

Quick side note on card bases: I’m disappointed in the card stock used on the third's card base. The card will not stay standing up. It just slides open.

I hate to say it and pay for it but it’s time to invest in a heavier weight card stock for my horizontal card bases.

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UPDATED 3-27-22: FONT SIZE AND SPACING, A FEW GRAMMAR CORRECTIONS

Manly Monday Fish on Black Paper Cards

I saw this technique on Splitcoast Stampers. When the card is in your hands the fish catch your eyes making you want to look at it more closely. 

I stamped the fish with Versa Mark ink and then dried the images with a heat gun. 

Then I colored the open area of the images in with some colored pencils by Stampin Up and Faber-Castell. The Faber-Castell pencils produce very vibrant colors that go well with this technique. I found that regular colored pencils didn’t show up on the black cardstock. 

 The fish stamps are by Close to my Heart

The hook die-cut is by Quickutz and the silver string is from my stash

The sentiment in the card below is a Lawn Fawn die cut.

For the next two cards, I think the bubble patterned paper is by Paper Pizzazz.

The sentiment stamps are both from Michael’s dollar bin

Best wishes sentiment stamp is hiding in my room. So I’m not sure on that one.

And the last card,

The sentiment is a Lawn Fawn Stamp.

The background paper is dry embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

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Cricut Valentine's Day Cards

Here a couple of Valentine's Cards that I cut out using my Cricut. 

It took a little bit of time, patience, and finesse to glue the intricate heart background onto the cardstock without glue getting everywhere.

I do love my Cricut when it cuts out designs like these so beautifully.

The sending stamp is by Lawn Fawn The bird stamp is by Stampin Up. I colored it in with colored pencils. The die-cut is by Spellbinders.

The pink LOVE sentiment is a Circut cut adhered to black cardstock.

For this next card, I used a Sizzix die-cut and inked the inside before taking the paper out. The "Sending" is a stamp by Lawn Fawn, the word "Paper" is an alphabet stamp set by Technique Tuesday and the word "Hugs" is a sticker by Flair.

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You've Got this Card

I used stamps by Lawn Fawn

The sentiment is by Cricut

The metal circle die- cut is by Stampin Up 

The border punch by Tim Holtz

The patterned paper is by....I'm not sure

I made this card for a lady that is a recovering alcoholic but needs some encouragement

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Here are some other cards using the same stamp.

Another card for the same lady

May 2020

Early May 2020

April 2020

I made this one too but didn’t want to make another post now, which is November 4, 2020

Deep Red Stamps Summer tile card

I used a stamp by Deep Red Stamps in the set called,

Summer Tiles

I used colored pencils to color it in.

The sentiment is by Pebbles

The patterned paper is by Making Memories and Crate Paper

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Here are some other cards using the same stamp.

Summer Hello

Yellow and Brown CTMH flower Card

I used stamps by close to my Heart 

Colored pencils 

Fussy cut it out 

The sentiment is by Pebbles. I'm really making a dent in those stickers.

I have the same sentiments in 6 colors.

The die- cuts are by Spellbinders 

The yellow cardstock is by dry embossed with a folder by The Paper Studio

Rhinestone brad in the center. I keep trying to work those into every project too.

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Here are some other cards using the same stamp.

Happy Heart in 2013

Yellow from May

Happy 2010

Peach Butterfly Tag on Card

I don't love this card but sometimes I need to get over it and move on to make one I like better.

The patterned paper is by Cosmo Cricket. PP and tag were inked with distress ink.

Tag is unknown. Corners rounded.

Cardstock by Sunborn that was dry embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder.

Butterfly stamp from Michael's dollar bin many years ago. Colored in with colored pencils.

Ribbon/lace/crochet from my MIL.

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Here are links to other cards using the vintage trim
Celebrate vintage notions from past generations
Vintage trim card from 2014
Another example with the lacy ribbon

Chalk card 2013

Square Yellow and Blue Thinking of You card

I used stamps by Close to my Heart for the flower

The sentiment is by, I think, Hero Arts. I inked the edges.

The die- cuts are by Spellbinders, Sizzix, and eBay

The patterned paper is by Hallmark. It is a recycled greeting card

This is a large square-shaped card that needed its own handmade envelope

The embossing folder on the left is by Anna Griffins

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UPDATED PIC 10-2-21

Wishing You a Lawn Fawn hot Beverage Card

I had a leftover Lawn Fawn coffee stamp set to use that was on my table at the same time I was making the Wishing you cards. 

This time the sentiment is heat embossed on a black semi-shiny paper.

 

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