Thank You Card

Another flower power thank you card.

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25".
Paper colors from Cricut Imagine "Imagine More" cartridge.

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (turquoise) = 5.25" x 4".  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Ink.
• Flower Petals - Color 1 (beige pattern) = two at 1.25" x 1.25", one at 1" x 1", one at 1.25" x 2.25".
• Flower Petals - Color 2 (diamond pattern) = two at 1.25" x 1.25", one at 1" x 1".
• Flower Petals - Color 3 (polka dots) = two at 1" x 1", one at 1.25" x 1.25".
• Round corners at 1/2" and ink edges with Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Ink. Attach all petals with ATG except the 1.25" x 2.25" petal. Trim off petals that hang off edge of mat. Emboss mat with attached petals with Indentz Vine folder.
• Petal sizes (left to right) = Diamond pattern and beige pattern = 1.25" x 1.25".  Polka dot and beige pattern = 1" x 1". Polka dot and diamond pattern = 1" x 1". Beige pattern with sentiment = 1.25" x 2.25". Last three Diamond pattern, beige pattern and polka dot are all 1.25" x 1.25'.
• Stamp sentiment "Thanks" on 1.25" x 2.25" petal. Attach with foam tape.  Add Liquid Pearls to accent the sentiment.  Sentiment from TPC Studio Greetings stamp set.
• Punch flowers from Martha Stewart punch and attach to centers of petals. Add Liquid Pearls to centers of punched flowers.

Side view of card

Inside of card:

• Mat 1 (polka dot) = 5" x 3.75".
• Mat 2 (beige) = 4.5" x 3.25".
• Flowers = from Martha Stewart punch. Centers have Liquid Pearls.

Inspiration for this card came from Laura Lipe.



Coffee Blessing

Bless Your Heart! - Coffee Blessing

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (blue) = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Ink.
• Mat 2 (pattern paper) = 5.25" x 4".  Paper from Authentique Summer pack.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Ink.
• Mat 3 (blue border) = 4 1/8" x 1".
• Coffee Cup with Steam = cut at 3.75" from Cricut Love You A Latte cartridge; <Cofecup2> on the folder.  Image mounted with foam tape.  The Cricut cartridge cuts out "Cafe" with the lid, but it kept tearing because of the size.  So I opted to stamp the X&O's sentiment across the heart instead.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Ink.  Steam lightly "ponced" with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Twine = from The Paper Studio
• Brad = from Michaels.
• Smaller blue brads = from Imaginisce.
• Sentiments "X&O's" as well as "Bless your heart!" = from Cardztv "Encouraging Thoughts" stamp set.

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (blue) = 5" x 3.75".
• Mat 2 (beige) = 4.75" x 3.5".

Inspiration from : http://sandyallnock.com/my-cup-of-tea/

Graduation Card

Happy Graduation, Class of 2013

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"
Cricut Create a Critter 2
Cricut Plantin SchoolBook

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (plaid pattern) = 5.25" x 4".  Paper from DCWV The High School Stack.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Mat 2 (orange border) = 1" x 4".
• Mat 3 (white graph pattern) = 2 1/8" x 2 3/8".  Paper from DCWV The High School Stack. Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Mat 4 (light blue) = 2" x 2.5.
• Books = cut image and shadow at 1.75" from Cricut Create a Critter 2; <GradOwl-Icon> found on page 49 of the folder.  Books are mounted with foam tape.
• Sentiment "Happy Gradution" = from Hero Arts "Celebrate Everyday" stamp set.
• Text "2013" = cut at 1" using shadow feature from Plantin SchoolBook.
• Brads = from Michaels.

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (plaid pattern) = 5" x 3.75".  Paper from DCWV The High School Stack.
• Mat 2 (beige) = 4.5" x 3.25".