I Love You S'more

The challenge this week at Fantabulous Cricut is to make a camping theme project using the Cricut.  I made a card using the 3 Birds on Parade cartridge.

• Cricut Cartridge:  3 Birds on Parade
• Designer Paper:  K&Company "Ancestry" 12" x 12" pack.
• Sentiment:  My Favorite Things "Flopsey Goes Camping" stamp set.
• Twine: American Crafts.
• Accents:  Stick-on black beads purchased at Michaels. "Crystal Stickers Glitter Dome."
• Punches:  Cloud punch by Fiskers.   Border punch by EK Success.
• Other:  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink. 

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25".
Cricut 3 Birds on Parade

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (red-ish pattern) = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".
• Mat 2 (brown pattern) = 5.25" x 4".  Corner torn on upper right corner and inked by rubbing black gel pen along edges.
• Mat 3 (red-ish pattern border) = 1.5" x 4" (before punching).  Edge punched with EK Success Scalloped Scallop. 
• Mat 4 (blue pattern border) = 3/8" x 4".
• Twine:  made by American Crafts.

• Bird with Stick and Marshmallow:  cut at 2.5" from Cricut 3 Birds on Parade cartridge; [Camper] found on page 57 of the folder.  Image cut 3 times to create a chipboard effect.  Black gel pen used for faux stitching along hat brim and bird's wing.
• Mat 5 (under sentiment) = 2 1/4" x 1 1/4" (cut to size of sentiment).  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Sentiment "I Love You S'more" = from My Favorite Things "Flopsey Goes Camping" stamp set.
• Stamped Image "Flame and Logs" = from My Favorite Things "Flopsey Goes Camping" stamp set.  Image colored using colored pencils.  Accented with Stickles.
• Clouds = Fiskers punch.  Clouds inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.  Black gel pen was rubbed along edges of clouds.
• Black Domes = stick on Glitter Domes purchased at Michaels.

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (black) = 5" x 3.75".
• Mat 2 (red-ish pattern) = 4.75" x 3.5".
• Mat 3 (beige) = 4.5" x 3.25".
• Stick with Marshmallow = cut at 2.5" (relative size) from Cricut 3 Birds on Parade cartridge; [Camper][Layer 2-s] found on page 57 of the folder.

Bird and Flowers

 

A2 sized card created from Operation Write Home sketch.

Mat 1 (red pattern) = 5.25" x 4"

EK Success Scallop Border Punch

Mat 2 (blue pattern) = 3.75" x 4.75"; then punched with EK Success Scallop border punch.








Mat 3 (beige under bird) = 2.6" square
Mat 4 (brown pattern under bird) = 2.5" square

Border = 1" x 4".   Border was embossed with Cuttlebug "Daisy" embossing folder.

Bird with Flowers = cut at 2.2 inches from Cricut cartridge 3 Birds on Parade; page 49 of folder, <Flowers>

All paper colors are from Imagine More Cards Cricut cartridge.

Accents:  Mats under bird are mounted on pop dots. 
Flowers in bird's hands (wings) have Liquid Pearls added to the center.   All papers have been inked on edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink.

Ribbon from Michaels.  I used Bow Easy to tie bow.   Ribbon taped on; bow hot glued on top of ribbon.

Inside of card.

Mat 1 (red pattern) = 5" x 3.75"
Mat 2 (blue pattern) = 4.75" x 3.5"
Mat 3 (beige) = 4.5"  3.25"

All mat edges have been inked using Tim Holtz Tie Dye distress ink.  Paper colors are from Imagine More Cards Cricut cartridge.



Basketball Bird

Operation Write Home - challenge #8

A2 size card.

Mat 1 (red) = 5.25" x 4".  Mat has been embossed using Cuttlebug Geometric Rings folder.

Mat 2 (beige) = cut at 4" from Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge from page 25 of Cricut folder, <Swirl1>.  Mat has been embossed using Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.

Mat 3 (blue border) = 1" x 5". 

Basketball & Bird = cut at 3.5" from 3 Birds on Parade Cricut cartridge found on page 52 of Cricut folder, <Bsktbl>.

Accents = White gel pen on bird's winds.  Silver accents are Imaginisce.

Inside of card. 

Mat 1 = 5" x 3.75"