Cards in Envy Sketch #2

It's the first Monday of the Month! 

Time for Cards in Envy Sketch #2! 

Our challege is to use the following sketch to create an A2 sized card.

Cards in Envy Sketch #2 Challenge

Here is the card I created from Sketch #2:

Thinking of You Flower Pitcher Card
Created using Cards in Envy Sketch #2

I created my card using the Cricut Country Life and Imagine Ancestry cartridges.   Here is what I did:

• Mat 1 (darker pattern) = 5.25" x 4".  Paper colors from Cricut Imagine Ancestry cartridge.  Edges of mat inked using Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Mat 2 (lighter pattern) = 5.25" x 4".  Paper colors from Cricut Imagine Ancestry cartridge.  Upper right hand corner torn to expose mat underneath.  Edges of mat inked using Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Mat 3 (darker pattern on bottom) = 4" x 1.5".  Paper colors from Cricut Imagine Ancestry cartridge.  Top of mat punched with EK Success Scalloped Scallop punch.  Edges of mat inked using Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Flower vase and flowers = cut at 4" from Cricut Country Life cartridge.  <Pitcher> found on page 60 of folder.  Paper colors from Cricut Imagine Ancestry cartridge.  Flower vase mounted with foam tape.
• Sentiment (Thinking of you) = CardzTV "Encouraging Thoughts" stamp set.  Sentiment mat cut to size.
• Accents = Liquid Pearls "Bisque" added to flower vase and sentiment mat.  Bow on flower vase created using Friendship Thread (found at Walmart in children's section). 

Inside of card.
Flower image from Cricut Country Life Cartridge.

• Mat 1(darker pattern) = 5" x 3.75".  Paper colors from Cricut Imagine Ancestry cartridge.  Edges of mat inked using Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress ink.
• Mat 2 (beige) = 4.75" x 3.5".
• Flower = cut at 4" (relative size) from Cricut Country Life cartridge.  <Pitcher> found on page 60 of folder.  Paper colors from Cricut Imagine Ancestry cartridge. 
• Accents = Liquid Pearls "Bisque" added to flower. 

Sunglasses - You Are My Sunshine

A2 sized card = 5.5" X 4.25"
Cricut Paisly cartridge

Here's how I created this card:

• Mat 1 (seahorse pattern paper) = 5.25" x 4".  Paper from The Paper Studio "A Day at the Beach."  Corners rounded 1/2". 
• Mat 2 (coral border) = 4" x 1".  Mat embossed with Cuttlebug border folder (don't know name of folder.)  Half pearls added in center of embossed flowers are from Michaels.
• Sunglasses = cut at 1.5" from Cricut Paisley cartridge; <Sunglass> on page 56 of folder.  Green glasses embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.  Yellow glasses embossed with Cuttlebug Script Texture folder.  Coral glasses embossed with The Paper Studio Tiny Stars folder.  Sunglasses are mounted with foam tape and have stickles added to accent center.
• Tag = cut at 2.25" from Cricut Joys of the Season cartridge; <Tag> on page 80 of the folder.  Edges of mat inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.
• Sentiment "You are my Sunshine" = from Scrappy Mom's Amusing Animals stamp set.
• Ribbon from Michaels.

Inside of card

Inside of card:

• Mat 1 (beige) = 5" x 3.75".  Bottom corners of mat rounded at 1/2".  Edges of mat inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.
• Mat 2 (green border) = 3.75" x 1".  Mat embossed with Cuttlebug border folder (name of folder unknown).

G'day Mate

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"
Cricut Life's a Beach
Cricut Mini Monograms

Inspiration for this card came from here, found on Pinterest.

Here's how I made my card:

• Mat 1 (solid orange) = 5.25" x 4".
• Mat 2 (checkered pattern) = 5" x 3.75".  DP from DCWV Mainstreet Stack.  Edges of mat are inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.
• Pelican = cut at 2.5" from Cricut Life's a Beach cartridge; <Pelican> found on page 78 of the folder.   Eye of pelican is Viva Decor Pen "Black".  Pelican is mounted on foam tape.
• Shrubs and stump pelican is perched upon = cut at 2.5" from Cricut Life's a Beach cartridge; <Shrubs> found on page 78 of folder.  Pattern paper on shrubs is from DCWV Mainstreet Stack.  Edges of cuts inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.  Multiple cuts made with different pattern paper to create the layers of shrubs.
• Seagulls = cut at 2.25" from Cricut Life's a Beach cartridge; <Seagulls-s> found on page 79 of folder.   Edges of seagulls inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.
• Scallop behind sentiment = cut at 1.5" from Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge; <crclsclp> found on page 129 of folder.
• Circle behind sentiment = 1" circle punch from Martha Stewart punch. Edges of circle inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.
• Sentiment "G'day mate!" = from Scrappy Mom "Amusing Animals" stamp set.  Memento Tuxedo Black ink used.
• Ribbon = from Michaels.

Inside of card
Cricut Life's a Beach

Inside of card.

• Mat 1 (solid orange) = 5" x 3.75".
• Mat 2 (solid beige) = 4.75" x 3.5".  Edges of mat inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.
• Shrub = extra cut from front of card.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.  DP from DCWV Mainstreet Stack.

2nd version of same card

Another version of same card and cuts.  Pelican and Stump were cut at 2.25".  Twine used instead of ribbon and there are no seagulls.  Sentiment moved to side of stump.

Inside of 2nd card. 

Inside of 2nd card.  Border created from scraps of pattern paper.  Pattern paper cut at 1" and punched on both sides with EK Success Scalloped Scallop punch. 

Card created for Our Daily Bread March 2013 Challenge and Operation Write Home.