Throwback Thursday Challenge: Christmas Theme

It's time for Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge over at My Creative Time! This week's challenge is to use the Celebrations cartridge, or another older one if you don't have that one. I don't have Celebrations, but I just got my Gypsy download of the Christmas Solutions cartridge, which is another older one. I just love the swirly cuts on this cartridge! I used the sleigh for my card (cut at 2.5"). The tag and shadow (cut at 3.6") are cut from the Winter Woodland cartridge.

Recipe:

4 1/4" x 11" (scored at 5 1/2") Green Core'dinations Cardstock

4" x 5 1/4" Papertrey Ink Fine Linen Cardstock (stamped with Papertrey Ink "Background Basics: Christmas" in Spring Moss Ink)

Papertrey Ink True Black Cardstock

DCWV The Metallic Stack

DCWV Striped Patterned Paper

Sentiment from Papertrey Ink "Tiny Treats: Christmas", stamped with Ripe Avocado Ink on ticket from ekSuccess Punch

Recollections Brad

First Smiley Cards Card (with video)

This is my first card with the new Smiley Cards Cricut carridge (a digital download for the Gypsy)! It's a really cute cartridge with fun smiling images and lots of emoticons. If you buy and register a Gypsy by October 31, you can download these beginning on November 1. Here's a video showing how I created this card on my Gyspy.

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink unless otherwise specified)

Simply Chartreuse, True Black, Raspberry Fizz, Sweet Blush, and Pure Poppy Cardstock

Pretty Pastels Patterned Paper

Provocraft Black Cardstock

Simply Chartreuse Topnotch Twill Ribbon

Polka-Dots Cuttlebug Folder

Cotton Candy Stickles

Hoot 'n' Holler Card

I just love these Hoot 'n' Holler owls! I made this card using three of them, each cut at 1 3/4".

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Hawaiian Shores Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

4" x 5 1/4" Raspberry Fizz Cardstock

3" x 5 1/4" Dark Chocolate Cardstock, run through Cuttlebug Seeing Spots Folder

Owls cut with Simply Chartreuse, Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, and Hawaiian Shores Cardstock, along with Core'dinations and Provocraft Cardstock

Asian Fusion Stamp Set

True Black Ink

Colorbox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Jolee's Gems

Raspberry Fizz Swiss Dot Satin Ribbon

A Basket of Ghosts

Last year I followed My Pink Stamper's video directions on how to make cute Tootsie Pop ghosts for my students. They were a big hit, so I decided to make them again this year. They are even cuter now since I used my Peachy Keen face stamps and a Boo! sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Spooky Puns stamp set.

Recipe:

Bleached White Basket Coffee Filters

Peachy Keen Basic Paper Doll Face Assortment

ekSuccess Ticket Punch

My Pink Stamper's Spooky Puns Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Rustic Jute Button Twine, Kraft Cardstock, & True Black Ink

Tootsie Pops

Imagine Nation Polka Dot Challenge

Today Emma, over at My Creative Time, is hosting a "Polka Dot" Challenge for Imagine Nation Monday. I love polka-dots, so this was a fun one for me to join in. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, winter means rain, not snow, so I made a card using this cute bird all decked out for the rain. The bird and polka-dot scalloped shape are both from the Imagine More cartridge. The sentiment is from one of My Pink Stamper's newest stamp sets, "Happiest Moments" (click here for preordering information).

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Kraft Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

4" x 5 1/4" Ripe Avocado Cardstock

White Bazzill Paper for Imagine Cuts

ekSuccess Punch (modified) for Ticket

My Pink Stamper's Happiest Moments Stamp Set

Dark Chocolate Ink

Colorbox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Hawaiian Shores Satin Ribbon

Ice Skating Card

I finally had time this evening to open up my new Papertrey Ink goodies! I fell in love with these ice-skating stamps from the October release, and I think this new paper color, Blueberry Sky, is now my favorite! This card is made to fit in an A7 size envelope (one of the sizes I can make with my Kreate-A-Lope).

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specfied)

10" x 7 1/8" Kraft cardstock, scored at 5"

4 3/4" x 6 7/8" Blueberry Sky cardstock

4 1/2" x 6 5/8" Dark Chocolate cardstock, run through Snowflakes Cuttlebug folder

2" x 6 5/8" Blueberry Sky cardstock, trimmed with Martha Stewart Icicles Punch

"On Ice" Stamp Set

"On Ice" Die

Rustic Jute Button Twine

Ice-skates (cut with coordinating die) in Blueberry Sky and Stamper's Select White, stamped with Dark Chocolate ink, trimmed and layered

Brand New My Pink Stamper Stamps!

Did you see Robyn's live My Pink Stamper Broadcast tonight? She announced her brand new line of stamps! I made this card using a sentiment from her Faithful Sayings set. Check out her product page to see where you can preorder. She has FIVE new sets in this release!

Recipe:

Create a Critter, Designer's Calendar, and Gypsy Wanderings Cricut Cartridges

Ripe Avocado and Vintage Cream Papertrey Ink Cardstock

Papertrey Ink Distressed Dots Patterned Paper

My Pink Stamper Faithful Sayings Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Ripe Avocado Ink

Colorbox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Papertrey Ink Rustic Jute Button Twine

Craft Junkie Too Design Team Project

Today is the day for my first design team project for Craft Junkie Too! We were asked to make a Fall project. I finally got an i-rock this weekend, and I couldn't wait to try it out! I was happy to discover that it's super easy to use. This shaped card was made on my Gypsy by welding together two 4 1/4" pumpkins from Create a Critter - perfect for an A2 size envelope.

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

Terracotta Tile, Orange Zest, and Kraft Cardstock

Imaginisce Gems

ekSuccess Ticket Punch

"A Wreath For All Seasons" Stamp Set

Terracotta Tile & Dark Chocolate Ink

Colorbox Cat's Eye Ink

Rustic Jute Button Twine

White Gelly Roll Pen

Recollections Eyelet

Be sure to stop by Craft Junkie Too to see the awesome projects by the rest of the design team!

Sweet Card for a Sweet Girl

My Pink Design teammate Cristi forward this email to me, about a card collection for a little girl whose leukemia has recurred. Please join in if you can. It would mean a lot to this little girl and her family.

Hello ladies.

Hope you all are doing well. This email is to ask all of you for some help. Hopefully you can post this info on your blog or attach a link to my blog (techniquesbytrish.blogspot.com).

After working for my parents' business for 10 years, you get to know your customers pretty well, and over time they become more like friends. One of the customers had told me last year that he was thrilled that his niece, Madison, was in remission from leukemia! Their family was overjoyed that such a young girl had beat this vicious cancer (she's only 6 years old). However, just last week, their family was hit with the most horrific news........Madison's cancer has returned.

Now I personally do not know Madison, BUT I'm the type of person who wants to help whenever I can. I know that I can't cure her, but I can help with making her day a little better by sending her a card to put a smile on her face. So, this is where I'm hoping to get your help.....I'm hoping to get a TON of cards to cheer up Madison. "Get well" cards and anything that is super girly would be perfect!!! And if you'd like to send a small gift, ex: a barbie or stuffed animal, I'm sure it would cheer her up and keep her company while she spends the next several weeks in the hospital. I know she loves pink, butterflies, and anything girly.

If you're interested in helping, please send your cards/packages to the following address by Friday, October 29th (please have it in the mail on or before that date):

Trisha Theo

P.O. Box 7806

North Port, Florida 34290

Thank you everyone in advance for spreading the word and helping this young girl get through such a hard time,

Trish

PS....if you'd like to send a card to Madison's parents with words of encouragement or your prayers, their names are Bobby & Maria.

I made this card for Madison using my Cricut Imagine and the Best Friends cartridge. The topnote is cut at 5.5", the girl is 4.5", and the table is 3.3".

Recipe:

12" x 6" Pink Core'dinations cardstock, scored at 6"

5 3/4" x 5 3/4" Papertrey Ink Melon Berry cardstock

Bazzill White cardstock for Imagine Cuts

ekSuccess Ticket Punch

Papertrey Ink Mega Mixed Messages Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black & Chai Ink

Recollections Brads

Imaginisce Gems

Floral Fantasy Cuttlebug Folder

Headless Horseman Card with Video

When I saw this headless horseman in Happy Hauntings, I knew it would be perfect for my parents, since they live in a community called Sleepy Hollow.

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Kraft, Orange Zest, and Simply Chartreuse Cardstock

Provocraft Black Textured Cardstock

Core'dinations Purple Cardstock

SEI Eerie Alley Patterned Paper

Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Punch

ek Success Ticket Punch

My Pink Stamper's Spooky Puns Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink

Colorbox Cat's Eye Ink

SEI Eerie Alley Brad

Papertrey Ink Rustic Jute Button Twine

Autumn Splendor Color Challenge

This is my entry for the Cricut Circle's Weekly Challenge #3: Autumn Splendor Color Challenge. We were asked to incorporate gray, orange, tan, and burgundy into a project with lots of texture. I pulled out my "A Child's Year" Cricut cartridge, which definitely doesn't get enough use by me. Isn't this little girl adorable?

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Summer Sunrise Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

5 1/4" x 4" Smokey Shadow Cardstock, embossed with Pumpkin Harvest Cuttlebug Folder

Girl (A Child's Year) cut at 4" from Core'dinations Cardstock,

with Scarlet Jewel Cardstock for shadow

Leaves (Designer's Calendar) cut at 3/4" from Summer Sunrise, Terracotta Tile, and Orange Zest Cardstock, embossed with Distressed Stripes, Holly, and Polka-Dots Cuttlebug Folders

Terracotta Tile Topnotch Twill Ribbon

My Pink Stamper Design Team Winter Project

Hi, everybody! Today I have a card that I created as a design team project for My Pink Stamper. I tried something new with this one, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. First, I have to tell you that I have absolutely no experience with real sewing (I once had to resort to having one of my third graders sew a button on my coat for me. In my defense, she was taking sewing lessons and offered to do it). However, I really like the look of stitching on cards, so I bought a Janome Sew Mini a few months back. There are some great Youtube videos explaining how to use it on paper specifically, and it's really not too difficult!

This is a 6" square card. The card itself is a 12" x 6" piece of Core'dinations cardstock, scored at 6". I then added a layer of Papertrey Ink Kraft cardstock, cut at 5 3/4" x 5 3/4". The next layer is a 5 1/2" square piece of PTI Dark Chocolate cardstock, and here is where the fun began. I cut 25 one inch squares from AC Patterned Paper and arranged them in an alternating pattern on the Dark Chocolate cardstock. I attached them with just a little adhesive in the center of each square, so as not to get adhesive on the sewing machine needle. I then sewed between each row and column. Before adhering this "quilt" to the Kraft cardstock, I wrapped it in some PTI Rustic Jute Button Twine.

The cute old-fashioned snowmen are from the Winter Woodland Cricut Cartridge, cut at 4" from Core'dinations Cardstock. I also used my ekSuccess ticket punch for the sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Winter Punnies stamp set (click here to see where to get yours). Don't you just love it? It's stamped in PTI Dark Chocolate ink and is topped with a PTI button.

Be sure to check out My Pink Stamper's blog today to see the fabulous projects from the rest of the design team!

My Pink Stamper Fall Project Challenge

This morning on My Pink Stamper, guest designer Kimmy shared a cute project and a link to RGB codes for Papertrey Ink. As you may have noticed, I am a huge PTI fan, so I couldn't wait to try these out on my Imagine. I cut the pumpkin shape that comes with the Imagine at 1" and 1 1/2", using the codes for Orange Zest and Terracotta Tile. Although they didn't come out as perfect matches, I think they do coordinate well with the PTI papers. The 2" wheelbarrow is from Walk in My Garden, and is also cut out on the Imagine, using the codes for PTI's Ripe Avocado and Dark Chocolate. "Pick of the Patch" is from My Pink Stamper's Spooky Puns stamp set (click here for ordering information).

Recipe:

5 1/2" x 8 1/2" PTI Ripe Avocado Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

5 1/4" x 4" Terracotta Tile Cardstock

5" x 3 3/4" Patterned Paper from DCWV Autumn Splendor Stack

Bazzill White Cardstock for Imagine Cuts

Swiss Dots, Distressed Stripes, Polka-dots, and Stripes Cuttlebug Folders

My Pink Stamper's Spooky Puns Stamp Set

Peachy Keen Assorted Faces Stamp Set

PTI True Black Ink

ColorBox Cat's Eye Ink

PTI Rustic Jute Button Twine

ekSuccess Rick-Rack Punch

Sweet Treats Birthday Card

Here is a little birthday card that I made using the striped background paper that I created in my video the other day. See this post for details on how to make that. The cake is cut at 3 1/4" from the Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge.

Recipe:

Melon Berry, Vintage Cream, Stamper's Select White, & Dark Chocolate PTI Cardstock

Bazzill White Cardstock for Patterned Paper (cut from Cricut Imagine Best Friends cartridge)

Prima Flowers

Recollections Brads

ekSuccess Punch

PTI "Just the Ticket" Stamp Set

PTI Dark Chocolate Ink

Divine Swirls Cuttlebug Folder

Diamond Stickles

Some News and a Challenge

I received some exciting news this morning! I've been chosen by Tracy, over at Craft Junkie Too, to be on one of her Fall design teams. She's put together two teams that will alternate weeks for posting projects. My first project will be next week. Be sure to stop by her blog to check out all of the other great new designers!

Emma, at My Creative Time, is hosting an Imagine Nation challenge today. We've been asked to create a project incorporating a stamped image or sentiment. I just whipped up this little A1 sized card for a coworker, who is celebrating her birthday tomorrow. The images are from the Imagine More cartridge. I cut them at 3", and then trimmed the banner going across to fit my card. To make my sentiment show up on the blue background, I embossed it with white embossing powder.

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

4 7/8" x 7" Ocean Tides Cardstock, scored at 3 1/2"

4 5/8" x 3 1/4" Spring Moss Cardstock

White Bazzill Cardstock for Imagine Cuts

"Birthday Bash Sentiments" Stamp Set

Versamark Ink

White Filigree Embossing Powder

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Folder

Cricut Imagine Birthday Card

Hi, everybody! I hope you're having a fabulous day! Thanks for all of the sweet comments on my video. You inspired me to make another one. :-) This is a birthday card for my little niece, Mary, who will soon be turning 6. I made the background paper by cutting strips of patterns from the Cricut Imagine Best Friends cartridge, and the girl, her dress, and the balloons came from there too.

Here is the final product:

Recipe:

Melon Berry and Vintage Cream Papertrey Ink Cardstock

Bazzill White Cardstock

Provocraft Textured White Cardstock

Swiss Dots and Polka Dot Cuttlebug Folders

ekSuccess Punch

Recollections Brads

Papertrey Ink "Birthday Bash Sentiments" Stamp Set

Dark Chocolate Papertrey Ink

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Papertrey Ink Rustic Jute Button Twine

Diamond Stickles

Pink "Believe" Card

This is my entry for the Week 2 Challenge for the Cricut Circle Blog: Think Pink! We were asked to use pink, ruffles, scallops, flourishes, glitter, and jewels (incorporating at least 3 of these into our designs). This unfortunately could not have come at a better time, as my sweet aunt just began radiation for breast cancer last week. I made this card for her by welding together a rectangle (5.79" x 7.46") from Don Juan with the welded shadow of "Believe" (2.4") using my Gypsy. I then layered "Believe" and incorporated a dragonfly, also from Gypsy Wanderings, cut at 1.94". To show the flight of the dragonfly, I used my sewing machine to add a little stitching.

Recipe:

Pink Core'dinations Cardstock

Raspberry Fizz and Dark Chocolate Papertrey Ink Cardstock

Patterned Paper is a scrap from an unknown Valentine stack

Cotton Candy Stickles

Studio 18 Rhinestones

Winter Shaped House Card

I made my first video today! I really did NOT find it to be quick and easy. Luckily my awesome son Eric is really into making movies, so he was my editor. :-) I made this shaped card for My Pink Stamper's Winter Challenge. The house is from Winter Woodland, and the sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's Winter Punnies. I'd appreciate any feedback on the video! Thanks!

Here is the final product...

Snail Mail

Here is my entry for Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge on My Creative Time. This week's challenge was to make a shaped card with some orange on it. My card was inspired by this cute "Snail Mail" stamp from My Pink Stamper's More Punny-licious Stamp Set. I used my Gypsy to weld together the shadow of the envelope from Doodlecharms, at 1 1/4", to the shadow of the snail from Paisley, cut at 3.13". I copied this, flipped it, and welded it together to make a card. Then I added all of my layers.

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specifed)

Cardstock: True Black, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse, Dark Chocolate, Orange Zest, Vintage Cream, and Pure Poppy

Cuttlebug Folders: Swiss Dots, Polka Dots, and Seeing Spots

Vintage Button

Rustic Jute Button Twine

Dark Chocolate and Chai Ink

My Pink Stamper More Punny-licious Stamp Set

White Gelly Roll Pen

Quick Pumpkin Card

Here's a quick card I made tonight using the pumpkin image that comes with the Imagine. I cut it at 2 1/2" and filled it with a pattern from the Imagine More cartridge. I do love the distressed look of those patterns!

Recipe:

4 1/4" x 11" Papertrey Ink Kraft Cardstock, scored at 5 1/2"

4" x 5 1/4" sei Orange Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" DCWV Patterned Paper

White Bazzill Paper (for Imagine cut)

Papertrey Ink "Tiny Treats: Halloween" Stamp Set

ekSuccess Punch for sentiment

Peachy Keen Face Stamp

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink

sei Brad

Papertrey Ink Rustic Jute Button Twine

Circle Weekly Challenge

Here is my entry for the Cricut Circle's first weekly challenge. We had to use two cuts from French Manor and add some bling. The French Manor cuts on this card are the bird bath, cut at 2 3/4", and the scalloped oval, cut at 1 3/4". The tree is from Paper Doll Dress Up, cut at 5", and the leaves are from Designer's Calendar, cut at 1". The grass is from Plantin Schoolbook, cut at 1".

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

4 1/4" x 11" Dark Chocolate Cardstock, scored at 5 1/2"

4" x 5 1/4" Pure Poppy Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" DCWV Patterned Paper

Tree cut in Dark Chocolate Cardstock and embossed with Woodgrain Impression Plate

Leaves in Terracotta Tile, Pure Poppy, and Summer Sunrise

Fountain in Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate, With Pure Poppy bird

Studio 18 Rhinestones

Bird's eye made with Black Diamond Stickles

Scalloped Oval cut in Dark Chocolate

Sentiment from "Asian Fusion", stamped with Versamark Ink, and heat embossed with Gold Filigree Fine Art Powder

Color Box Cat's Eye Ink for edges

I used leftover leaves to dress up the inside of the card:

World Card Making Day Challenge #6

It's another challenge for Creations with Christina! For this one, we had to make a card using a fall image. I used the squirrel, cut at 2 1/2", and the acorn, cut at 1", from Create a Critter. The yellow patterned circle is a stock image from the Imagine, cut at 3" and flooded with a patterned paper from Imagine More. The scallop circle is from Mini Monograms, cut at 3 1/4".

I used my new gold embossing powder to put the sentiment on a shape punched out from an ekSuccess punch (I wish I had the name, but it only says "Large Punch" on the package).

Recipe:

4 1/4" x 11" Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Cardstock, scored at 5 1/2"

4" x 5 1/4" PTI Summer Sunrise Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" Patterned Paper from DCWV "The Autumn Splendor Stack"

Core'dinations, PTI Dark Chocolate and Terracotta Tile Cardstock, and Bazzill White Cardstock for the cuts

PTI Summer Sunrise Topnotch Twill Ribbon

PTI "Wreath for All Seasons" Stamp Set

Gold Filigree Fine Art Powder

Versamark Ink

Corner Chomper

World Card Making Day Challenge 4

Here's another card for Creations with Christina's World Card Making Day Challenges. This time the task was to create a card using orange, purple, and green. I actually really like these colors together for Halloween!

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Simply Chartreuse Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

4" x 5 1/4" Orange Zest Cardstock, run through the Cuttlebug Spiderweb folder

1 1/4" x 5 1/4" Plum Pudding Cardstock, edged with Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Punch

"Tiny Treats: Halloween" Stamp Set

True Black Ink

Mat Stack 4 Die

Simply Chartreuse Topnotch Twill Ribbon

Orange Peel Stickles

World Card Making Day Challenge #1

Today is World Card Making Day! Christina, over at Creations with Christina, is holding challenges throughout the day. For the first challenge, we had to make a card using this sketch.

It was good timing, because I had just cut out this little onesie last night to create a baby card for a former student of mine. The onesie is one of the stock images on the Imagine, which I was thrilled to find since I don't have the New Arrival cartridge. I filled it with a pattern from the Imagine More cartridge and cut it at 2 1/2" on my Cricut Imagine. All of the stamps are from the Papertrey Ink "Night, Night Moon" stamp set. I stamped the star onto Simply Chartreuse cardstock and glued it to the onesie.

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

4 1/4" x 11" Kraft cardstock, scored at 5 1/2"

4" x 5 1/4" Spring Moss cardstock

2" x 5 1/4" Vintage Cream cardstock

4" x 1" Simply Chartreuse cardstock, edged with ekSuccess Bumpy Roads punch

White Bazzill paper for onesie

Spring Moss Topnotch Twill Ribbon

"Night, Night Moon" Stamp Set

Simply Chartreuse and Chai Ink