You Complete Me

This A2 sized card created for the August 2013 Our Daily Bread challenge:  uses colors pink, green and brown. 

Cricut:  My Community cartridge
Embossing:  Cuttlebug "Houndstooth" folder.
Design Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Up & Away" 6"x6" pack.
Sentiment:  Scrappy Mom's "Designers Choice" stamp set.
Twine:  Friendship Twine found in children's craft section at Walmart.
Punch:  Martha Stewart punches.
Other:  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (green) = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".  Bottom corners rounded at 1/2".
• Mat 2 (designer paper) = 5 1/4" x 4".  Bottom corners rounded at 1/2".
• Mat 3 (beige under sentiment) = 2" x 3".   Side corners rounded at 1/2".  Coloring created using Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.  Mat has been embossed using Cuttlebug "Houndstooth" folder.
• Mat 4 (green punched border) = 4" x 1" before punching.  Punch design from Martha Stewart.  Pink twine wrapped around border before attaching.  

• Puzzle Pieces = cut at 1" from Cricut My Community cartridge; [Puzzle1] and [Puzzle2-s] found on page 45 of the folder.  Images cut 3 times each to create a chipboard effect.
• Sentiment "You Complete me!" = from Scrappy Mom's "Designers Choice" stamp set.
• Hearts = from Martha Stewart punch.

• Inside of Card:
• Mat 1 (green) = 5" x 3 3/4".  Bottom corners rounded at 1/2".
• Mat 2 (white) = 4 3/4" x 3 1/2".  Bottom corners rounded at 1/2".
• Hearts = from Martha Stewart punch.

MCCR - Windmill

Today's challenge at My Cricut Craft Room is to "Think of a State."  Well, I live in Oklahoma and it is truly the windy state.  So, I have created a card with a Windmill.  I found this image in the Cricut Old West cartridge.

Design paper is from Authentique "Hope" 6x6 pack.
Tim Holtz Faded Jeans and Tea Dye Distress Inks were used.

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25".
Cricut Old West cartridge

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (blue) = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".
• Mat 2 (checked pattern) = 5 1/8" x 3 7/8".
• Mat 3 (blue borders) = 1 1/8" x 4 1/8".
• Mat 4 (pattern borders) = 1" x 4".  Mats have been embossed with Cuttlebug "Houndstooth" folder.
• Mat 5 (blue mat under windmill image) = 3 7/8" x 2 5/8".  Mat mounted with foam tape.
• Mat 6 (pattern mat under windmill image) = 3.75" x 2.5". 

• Windmill = cut at 3" (real dial size) from Cricut Old West cartridge; found on page 76 of the folder.  White gel pen used for stitching.
• Twine = Braiding Cord found in children's craft section at Walmart.  Knot is secured with white glue.
• Sentiment "Sending you miles of smiles!" = from CardzTV "Encouraging Thoughts" stamp set.

Inside of card

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (blue) = 5" x 3.75".  White gel pen used for stitching.
• Mat 2 (beige) = 4.75" x 3.5".
• Hay Bail = cut at 1.5" from Cricut Old West cartridge; found on page 77 of the folder.  White gel pen used for stitching.

MCCR - Christmas Theme

Today's challenge at My Cricut Craft Room is to create something with a Christmas Theme.  I made a Christmas card using the Cricut cartridge A Quilted Christmas.

Design paper from My Mind's Eye "Signature Christmas" 12" x 12" pack.  Edges have been inked using Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Ink. 

A2 sized card
Cricut "A Quilted Christmas" cartridge

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (dark blue) = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".  Corners rounded at 1/4".
• Mat 2 (blue polka dots) = 5" x 3.75".  Corners rounded at 1/4".
• Mat 3 (dark blue) = 4 7/8" x 3 5/8".  Corners rounded at 1/4".
• Mat 4 (leaf pattern) = 4.75" x 3.5".  Corners rounded at 1/4".

• Praying Child = cut image and shadow at 3" from Cricut cartridge A Quilted Christmas; found on page 57 of the folder.  I've used multiple layers under the praying child to give depth to the image.
• Sentiment "Unto us a child is born" = from CardzTV "Classic Christmas" stamp set.
• Mat under sentiment = cut to size.  Corners rounded at 1/4".

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (dark blue) = 5" x 3.75".  Corners rounded at 1/4".
• Mat 2 (leaf pattern) = 4.75" x 3.5".  Corners rounded at 1/4".
• Mat 3 (beige) = 4.5" x 3.25".  Corners rounded at 1/4".
• Sentiment "Merry Christmas!" = from CardzTV "Classic Christmas" stamp set.