Pretty Purse Card

It was recently my granddaughter's tenth birthday, so I had to make her a card that combined some of her favorite things. She is definitely a girly-girl who loves her three cats, so I combined the two in this card.

I used the file, Purse Pretty from My Scrap Chick for the card, and used a feminine, pink, double-sided cardstock from Modern Millinery by COLORBOK. I inked all the edges in pink and added some pink gems by Jots to the flaps.

 Using my Cricut Maker

 I added some corny cat sentiments to the mats in the small pocket in the front of the purse.

On the inside I added a kitty face image and a birthday sentiment. Then I added some lace sticker borders by Jots. My granddaughter loved her kitty, purse card. (And so do I.)

Thanks for stopping by!

Shirley

Teacup Easel Card

                                                                                                                          

Today is my daughter-in-law's birthday so I had to make her a cute little card in her favorite color. I used Teacup Easel Cards with Pockets, and for the tag, Party Owls, both from My Scrap Chick.

MATERIALS

Teacup Easel Cards with Pockets

Party Owls,

Happy Birthday 2 U sentiment from Bird's Cards

Fresh Linen Papers, Stickers & Die-cuts pack by COLORBOK

Sturdy purple, lavender and a bit of white cardstock to coordinate with prints 

Aqua pearls by Jots

Lavender paper flower

Aqua tulle scrap 

Glue Dots, Pop Dots, adhesive

I slightly enlarged the card to 5 inches so I could put a gift card into the pocket. The tag is 2 1/4 inches tall and the sentiment is 1 7/8 inches across. The card base, cup base, large scalloped circle, tag base, pom, pom and sentiment were cut from purple. The top layer of the tag, small circle and sentiment shadow were cut from lavender. The large circle behind the sentiment and the party hat were cut from the striped print: the top layer of the teacup was cut from the purple flower print. (I cut two of these to make it more stable.)

 I inked all the pieces with purple before assembling the card. Make sure you glue the top layer of the teacup only on the two sides and the bottom so you leave an opening at the top for your gift card, teabag or whatever.

I added pearls around the lavender circle by the sentiment, and added a slightly curved line of pearls at the top of the cup.  I made  a 2 1/2 inch bow from the tulle, then added it and the lavender flower, with glue dots, one inch in from the top right corner of the cup. The tag was tucked in under the bow and attached with glue at the top, and pop dots at the bottom. 

I hope my Daughter -in-Law likes her card. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Shirley

Kitty Cat Birthday Set

My granddaughter is a kitty lover so I made her this cute gift set for her ninth birthday. I used the following files from My Scrap Chick for my set.

            
                   Explosion Box                          Kitty Cats Belly Box Trio               Paper Bow Wrap

MATERIALS

Files from MSC:    Explosion Box , Kitty Cats Belly Box Trio,   Paper Bow Wrap and an easel base from Easel Card Collection.

Printed Cardstock: Joie De Vivre by DCWV, Modern Millinary Signature Paper by Colorbok and Pink Dot by Bazzill.

Other cardstock by Coredinations

small amount of 1/4 inch wide dark pink ribbon

1/4 inch clear gem

tape runner and glue

Keeping the box pieces grouped together, I sized the bottom of the box to be 11.5 inches. I used the kitty from the card and the paw print from the tag from the Kitty Cats Belly Box Trio as decorations for my box.

I added the card front to a base from  Easel Card Collection to make it an easel card .

My grandaughter was thrilled with this set and I'm sure any kitty lovers you know will love it just as much! 

Thanks for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think so please leave a comment.

                            Happy crafting! ~Shirley

NO SPRING CHICKEN EASEL CARD

My sister is celebrating a milestone birthday that she is not too thrilled about, so I decided to make her a cute little card to mark the day.

I used two files from My Scrap Chick for my card.

Blooming Layers Easel Card

Shirley, Goodness And Mercy

I cut the four layers of the flower from a thin cardstock, and another set from heavier cardstock, and layered the corresponding pieces on top of each other to give the flower stability. I used foam tape between the layers to give the flower dimension.

I added a sentiment made in Design Space using a system font.

I added a blue dotted circle to the center of the flower and some grass borders to the bottom of the frame.

The chick was colored with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.

COLOR PALETTE

Hen: TN 1, 2, blender

Beak, Feet: BO 1, 3

Flower: MG 1,2, CT 2, 4, LG 2, 5

Hat: GB 1, 4, 6, green florescent gel pen

Hat Band: CG 3, LG 3

Dress: MG 1, 2, 3, pink florescent gel pen

Apron: TB 1, blender

I love how this card came out! The Blooming Layers Easel Card is the perfect frame for the cute mother hen. 

Have a great crafty day! If you liked my card, please leave a comment; I'd love to hear from you! ~ Shirley

Hoopla Birthday Double Twisted Easel

Hi! DT Shirley here sharing my Hostess Monday project.

 I decided to make a double twisted easel card using "Bobo Betty Set" and "Hoopla Hobo Set" which can be found here: http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=5_121 :

A double twisted easel card may look difficult to make, but is actually quite easy.

Start with a 10 inch by 10 inch piece of cardstock and fold it in half one way, open it up, and fold it in half the other way. Cut down along one of the fold lines from the top to the center fold line.

Using the flaps just created, fold the top inner corners down diagonally to the outside edge along the fold line, as shown.

Here is the design space file:

https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/52490615

 Add oval mats, approximately 4 by 5 inches, and a bottom mat that is 4 3/4 by 9 3/4 inches.

The balloons are from cricut.

The images were printed on 3 3/4 inch by 4 3/4 inch ovals.

Here is a closer view of the finished images.

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers Color Palette

Face: FS 1, 4, TN1, CR 1

Reds: CR 1, DR 4, 5

Greens: Hair: LG 1, 3, 5

              Clothes: CG 1, 3

Yellows: CT 1, 4

Pinks: BP 1,3,4

Oranges: BO 1, 2, FL 2

Browns: TN 2, 5, 9

Blacks: IG 2, 5, 9

Thanks for stopping by!

Sip Sip Monkey Twisted Easel Card

Wow, I can't believe it's February already! Where did January go? 
Well, today is New Release Day for Digital Delights by Louby Loo, so I decided to make a cute little twisted easel card using "Sip, Sip Monkey" and the sentiment from "Circus Mickey."

Card Recipe

All DD Stamps Used: Sip Sip Monkey, Circus Mickey Set (sentiment)

Cardstock and Papers: Spiffy Birthday Papers from Digital Delights by Louby Loo, cardstock by Recollections, image printed on Spectrum Noir Cardstock by Crafter's Companion

Markers: Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Acc./ Embellishments: Foam tape, three 1/2 inch glitter gems by Jots, two 3/8 inch glitter star stickers

Special Technique: 

 A twisted easel card is really easy to make. Start with a 5 by 10 inch piece of cardstock and fold it in half to 5 by 5 inches. Open it up the tall way. Take the upper left corner and fold it diagonally so the point goes to the lower right and the left edge lines up with the center fold. This triangular shaped flap is where you will add your image. Here is the design space file.

https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/52488460

When completed, this is how the card will look from the side.

Here is a closer look at the completed image.

Color Palette

Face: FS 1, 6, 9

Fur: EB2, TN6, EB 6

Hat & Wine: CR 7, 8, DR 5, 7

Blues: TB 2, 3, 5

Glass: IB 1, CT 1, 4

Background: BG 1, TB 1, Blender

If you have never made a twisted easel card, give it a try. They are super easy to do and turn out so cute!

Circus Mickey Monkey Tent Shape Card

Today is new release day for Digital Delights by Louby Loo and I made a tent shaped card using several digital files.

CARD RECIPE

DD digital stamps used: Circus Mickey Monkey, Circus Tent and Party Hard Sentiment

Cardstock & Papers: Spectrum Noir Cardstock by Crafter's Companion, glitter Cardstock scraps

Markers: Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers

Color Palette

Tent: CR10, CR8, DR4, TB2, TB4, TB3, LY1, CT2, CT$

Monkey: 

     Face: FS2, FS4, FS9

     Body: TN2, TN4, TN6, TN9

     Hat & Vest: CG#, CG4

     Balls: FL1, FL2, FL3, CG3

Acc. /Embellishments: Small star punch, small circle punch, 4 -  3/8 inch pearl beads.

Special Technique:

I imported the jpeg version of the tent into design space and saved it as a cut image.

 I put the cut version on the mat and sized it to about 5 by six inches. I then duplicated the shape, flipped one image horizontally, brought the two shapes together so they slightly overlapped, then welded them together. I added a score line down the middle.

I then uploaded the jpeg version of the tent again and saved it as a Print Then Cut Image. I put the Print Then Cut version of the tent on the mat and sized it to match the card. The sentiment was imported as a png, then attached to the front of the tent image. The monkey is a 2 3/4 inches tall Print Then Cut image.

Once the images were colored I embellished the tent with punched glitter shapes. The tent was glued to the front of the card and the monkey was attached to the tent with foam tape. I colored the pearl beads with SN markers then attached them to the tent above the monkey.

I love making shape cards! Give it a try! Thanks for stopping by.

 ~ Shirley

HA-P Meow DAY

Yesterday was my granddaughter's eighth birthday and since she is cat crazy I made her a cute kitty themed easel card. I used the KaDoodle Bug Designs pattern, "Happy Meow Day" which can be found here:  http://kadoodlebugdesigns.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=351

I used an easel card base from My Scrap Chick and enlarged the cake from the "Happy Meow Day" pattern for part of the card base. The card base is 10 inches tall and 5 1/8 inches wide. The cake section is 3 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. I made the cat 5 1/4 inches tall using a wavy orange paper. The mice are about 1 1/2 inches tall. The sentiment mat is 3 by 4 3/8 inches. The sentiments are from Cricut. All papers are just scraps from my stash.

I hope you liked my "HA-P Meow DAY" card. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! ~ Shirley