Hooray It's Your Birthday

Hello, Friends.  It's the last day of September and I can't believe how fast this year has flown by!  I have multiple family and friends who have birthdays coming up in October, November, December and January.  It birthday season at my house.  Here is a masculine birthday card I made for a friend.

Cricut Cartridge:  Yummy Imagine
Designer Paper:  American Crafts
Sentiment:  Scrappy Mom's "Hooray for Birthdays" stamp set
Other:  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"
Yummy Imagine Cartridge

 Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (tan) = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
• Mat 2 (checkered) = 5 1/4" x 4"
• Mat 3 (green pattern border) = 2 1/2" x 5"
• Mat 4 (tan) = 2 7/8" x 4 1/8"
• Mat 5 (white) = 2 3/4" x 4"
• Sentiment "Hooray . .  It's your Birthday!" = from Scrappy Mom's "Hooray for Birthdays" stamp set.

 

• Birthday Cake = cut three at 3 1/4" from Yummy Cartridge (two are glued together).  Top two attached with foam tape.  Strawberries are accented with glitter glue.

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:

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

Haunted House Scene

Hello, friends.  I've been trying to create a post for an upcoming challenge for Halloween.  Ugg - I'm brain locked.  Here is one of the cards that didn't make the cut for me:

 

 I created a Haunted House Scene with Flying Bats.

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• Designer Paper = K and Company "Halloween Mat" 4.75" x 6" pad.
• Cricut cartridge = Create a Critter 2.
• Sentiment = Handwritten
• Punches = Martha Stewart (fence)

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

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (lime green) = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".
• Mat 2 (dark gray) = 5 1/4" x 4".
• Fence = from Martha Stewart punch.  Mat was 1" x 4" before punching.

• Haunted House = cut at 3 3/4" from Cricut Create a Critter 2 cartridge; [PirtGost][Accessory] found on page 55 of the folder.  Haunted House is mounted with foam tape.
• Bats = cut 1 bat at 1/2".  Cut 2nd bat with shadow at 1" from Cricut Create a Critter 2 cartridge; [VampBee][Icon] found on page 59 of the folder.  White gel pen used for faux stitching.
• Mat under sentiment = cut at 1/2" from Cricut Create a Critter 2 cartridge; [VampBee][Phrase] found on page 59 of the folder.  Sentiment "Beware! is handwritten.

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (lime green) = 5" x 3.75".
• Mat 2 (black) = 4.75" x 3.5".
• Mat 3 (white) = 4.5" x 3.25".
• Bat = cut at 1/2 from Cricut Create a Critter 2 cartridge; [VampBee][Icon] found on page 59 of the folder.

SBC - Circle Easel Card

The current Scrapbook Blessings Club's challenge is to create a Circle Easel Card using the directions found from YouTube tutorial from Dawn Olchefske. 

Inspiration:  Dawn Olchefske Circel Easel Card
Cricut Cartridges:  Mini Monograms and Simply Charmed
Designer Paper:  American Crafts 6" x 6" pad
Punch:  Maury leaf punch
Stamps:  Peachy Keen "PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment" and CardzTV "Heartfelt Wishes" stamp sets.
Accent:  gem from Michaels; white gel pen, chalk
Other:  foam tape

Card Recipe:

• Card Base:  Using the Cricut Craft Room (CCR) or a Gypsy, weld two scallop circles together.  My scallops are from the Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge; sized at 4.75" [crclsclp][shadow] found on page 129 of the folder.   Tip:  When welding two images together, make sure you "flip" the second image vertically before welding. 
• Mat 1 (brown) = cut at 4.75" using the CCR from Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge; [crclsclp] found on page 129 of the folder.
• Mat 2 (large polka dot pattern) = cut at 4.6" using the CCR from Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge; [crclsclp] found on page 129 of the folder.
• Mat 3 (brown inside of card) = cut at 4.25" from Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge; [crclsclp] found on page 129 of the folder.
• Mat 4 (checked pattern inside of card) = cut at 4" from Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge; [crclsclp] found on page 129 of the folder.

• Lady Scarecrow = cut image and shadow at 3.75" from Cricut Simply Charmed cartridge; [Scarecw2] found on page 57 of the folder.  Tip:  Multiple images of your base cut glued together will give you a "chipboard" effect.  Scarecrow is attached with foam tape. 
• Scarecrow Accents = face is from Peach Keen Stamps "PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment."  Eyes have been colored in using a white gel pen.  Cheeks were colored using chalk.  Flower is accented with gem from Michaels.  Faux stitching on scarecrow made with white gel pen.
• Leaves = created using Maury leaf punch.

• Sentiment Mat = cut to size of sentiment (hand cut).  Sentiment mat created using multiple layers and mat colors.  Mat is attached with foam tape.  The elevated sentiment becomes the card stop.
• Sentiment = from CardzTV "Heartfeld Wishes" stamp set.

I hope you enjoyed my card.  As always, comments are welcomed and appreciated!

~ Marilyn