Valentine with Nate's ABCs

The Nate's ABCs cartridge is just too cute! This 3 1/2" cut originally had bubbles rising up from the fish, but I replaced them with various sizes of hearts from Create a Critter. On the biggest one, I stamped "Be Mine" from My Creative Time's "You Had Me At Chocolate" stamp set. I also used my new Peachy Keen "Everyday Character Face Parts" stamps for the puppy's eye. I finally can make cute faces! I'm entering this card into this week's Cricut Cardz Challenge, which is to make a Valentine's Day card for a child. This one is for my sweet little nephews.

Recipe:

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Papertrey Ink Sweet Blush Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

4" x 5 1/4" Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" K & Co. Patterned Paper

Core'dinations & Papertrey Ink Cardstock & DCWV Patterned Paper for Cricut Cuts

My Creative Time "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set

Peachy Keen "Everyday Character Face Parts" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Beach Fun with Pack Your Bags

I'm loving the Cricut Pack Your Bags cartridge! I think I'll be getting a lot of use out this one, especially for layouts. For this layout, I cut my title at 2.88". It didn't stand out well on my background paper, so I cut a strip of blue cardstock at 3 1/4" x 11" and ran it through my Polka Dots Cuttlebug folder. For my journaling tag, I cut the stamp image at 2.65", using my Library Ledger paper. To make it pop off of the page, I offset it on a piece of 2 1/2" x 3" blue paper.

For the sand castle, I created a background by cutting a 7.47" circle from Mini Monograms and running it through the Divine Swirls Cuttlebug folder. The scalloped circle behind it is cut at 6.88". The sand castle itself is cut at 3.12", and I ran the bucket through the Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug folder.

My photo is trimmed to 4" x 4 3/4", with the red layer at 4 1/4" x 5" and the green layer at 4 1/2" x 5 1/4". I finally got to use the cute "Beach" metal slide and ribbon that I picked up at Tuesday Morning last year!

Recipe:

DCWV Stack 6 Patterned Paper (background and sand)

Papertrey Ink Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy, & Blueberry Sky Cardstock

Core'dinations Cardstock

Papertrey Ink Library Ledger Patterned Paper

Cuttlebug Divine Swirls, Polka Dots, & Distressed Stripes Embossing Folders

Passports for Scrapbooking Metal Slide

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Color Box Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Happy Retirement Card

Our incredible school secretary is retiring on Monday, after being at our school for 13 years. Everybody knows that she is the one who really runs the school, and we're all a bit worried about what's going to happen when she leaves. This is my retirement card for her. The car is cut at 4 1/2" from Nate's ABCs. I made it this size to fit my sentiment on the license plate. For the background paper, I used a pattern from the Best Friends Imagine cartridge and printed it on Vintage Cream cardstock, to give it a more vintage look.

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

6" x 12" Cardstock from the DCWV Neuturals Stack, scored at 6"

5 3/4" x 5 3/4" Berry Sorbet Cardstock

5 1/2" x 5 1/2" White Bazzill Cardstock for Imagine Print

5 1/2" x 1 1/4" Fine Linen Cardstock

Car: Vintage White, Berry Sorbet, and True Black Cardstock & DCWV Metallic Stack

Banner: Ripe Avocado Cardstock punched with Double-Ended Banner Die

"Mega Mixed Messages" and "Big & Bold Wishes" Stamp Sets

True Black Ink

Color Box Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Imaginisce Gems

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Cuttlebug Polka Dots Embossing Folder

1st My Creative Time Design Team Project!

This is my 2nd post today. Please scroll down to see my Creative Critterz Imaginations design team project.

I'm very excited to be showcasing My Creative Time's "Color Me Happy" stamp set today for my first project on Emma's design team! All of Emma's stamp sets are adorable, and this one is no exception. For this card I chose the "there's no bunny like you" stamp because I thought it was a perfect match for a little bird dressed up as a bunny.

To make this card, I used my Gypsy to weld together two 5.21" baskets from the Create a Critter cartridge and then cut them on yellow cardstock, "hiding" all inner cuts. Next I cut a patterned paper layer, again hiding the inner cuts. The brown basket was cut normally (all baskets were cut at 5.21"), and I ran it through the Squares Cuttlebug folder. The grass is from the Easter 2010 cartridge, and I welded two of them together, cutting them at 1.5". For the "bunny bird", I used 3 Birds on Parade, and cut it at 3".

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Harvest Gold Cardstock

Core'dinations Cardstock

Papertrey Ink Pretty Pastels Patterned Paper

Squares and Polka Dots Cuttlebug Folders

ekSuccess Ticket Punch

My Creative Time's "Color Me Happy" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Ink, Button, & Rustic Cream Button Twine

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Michael's Google Eyes

Here's a close up of the stamp set I used. For ordering information, click here.

Be sure to stop by My Creative Time to see what the rest of the design team created for you today!

A Cheery Cherries Card

Here's this week's design team project for Creative Critterz Imaginations. Yesterday, a little girl in my class was wearing the cutest shirt with a row of different colored cherries on it. As soon as I saw it, I knew it would make a perfect card! I decided to make a card sized for a small business envelope and left it without a sentiment so that I can use it for anything. I'll just stamp the sentiment inside when the time comes.

The green base is cut at 7" x 6 1/4", scored at 3 1/2". The black layer is 3 1/4" x 6". To make the red gingham layer, I found a rectangle on the Imagine More Cards cartridge, and filled it with this pattern. I cut it big enough to trim down to 3" x 5 3/4". I then added a black layer, edged with the Martha Stewart Ribbon Loop punch, that is 2 1/2" x 5 3/4".

For the cherries, I used the Preserves cartridge, flood filling them with patterns from Imagine More Cards, and cutting them at 2". A little Stickles and white stitching finished it off!

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Spring Moss & True Black Cardstock

Bazzill White Cardstock for Imagine Cuts

Martha Stewart Ribbon Loop Punch

Lime Green Stickles

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Papertrey Ink January Blog Hop

It's that time again... the PTI Blog Hop! For this month, we were asked to pull out a stamp set that has not seen much ink. I chose Daily Designs. It's got some great images on it, but I never seem to think to use it. I love the heart image that I used for this card.

I made this card to fit a business size envelope. The background is stamped with "Background Basics: Text Style II," another stamp set that I don't use enough. To make the polka dot "runner", I punched out three of the Mat Stack 2 dies, and laid them edge to edge, with some Prima flowers covering the seams. The heart images are stamped onto cardstock punched from the Limitless Layers: 1 3/4" Circle Collection.

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

9 1/4" x 8" Hibiscus Burst Cardstock, scored at 4"

9" x 3 3/4" True Black Cardstock

8 3/4" x 3 1/2" Stamper's Select White Cardstock

2009 Bitty Dot Basics Patterned Paper

Limitless Layers: 1 3/4" Circle Collection & Mat Stack 2 Dies

"Background Basics: Text Style II" Stamp Set

"Daily Designs" Stamp Set

Versamark Ink

True Black Ink

Prima Flowers

Recollections Brads

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Birthday Card for a Guy

Tonight I opened up my new stamps from Papertrey Ink: "Big Birthday Wishes". These are fun sentiments that go with coordinating number dies. I passed on the dies, since I have plenty of numbers on Cricut cartridges. For this birthday card for my older brother, I cut my numbers at 1 3/4" real size from the Nursery Rhyme cartridge.

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink)

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

4" x 5 1/4" Dark Chocolate Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" Turning A New Leaf Patterned Paper (numbers also cut from a pattern from this pack)

Mat Stack 1 Die

Woodgrain Impression Plate

"Big Birthday Wishes" Stamp Set

Versamark Ink

White Filigree Embossing Powder

Vintage Button & Rustic Cream Button Twine

Chai Ink

Vote for Tammy Skinner!

If you haven't heard already, Tammy Skinner, one of the Hello Thursday girls, head of the Creative Critterz Imaginations blog, and an extremely talented designer, is up for a position on the Cosmo Cricket design team! They've narrowed the field down to ten, and you can vote for her for clicking here! The poll is on the right side of the screen.

"Lucky to Have a Friend Like You" Card

Here's a card using My Creative Time's "I Believe in Leprechauns" Stamp Set. This is a really fun set that is great for St. Patrick's Day, but also for everyday occasions. I used my Imagine Best Friends Cartridge to create the patterned background paper, as well as the girl, cut at 4", and the sentiment tag, cut at 1.5". The girl and the sentiment tag are both cut in layers. For the tag, the layer that I stamped on originally said "Best Friends". All I did was flood fill that layer with a pattern. I was really excited to discover this cute tag, and I'll probably be using it often for my sentiments.

Recipe:

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Papertrey Ink Melon Berry Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

4" x 5 1/4" Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening Cardstock

White Bazzill Cardstock for Imagine Cuts

Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder

My Creative Time's "I Believe in Leprechauns" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Ink

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening Ribbon, Vintage Button, & Rustic Jute Button Twine

Here's a close up of the "I Believe in Leprechauns" Stamps. Click here for ordering information.

Get Well Card with the Imagine

For my post for the Creative Critterz Imaginations Design Team today, I made a "Get Well" card using Imagine More Cards and Walk in My Garden. I really love how this turned out with the lighter colored prints contrasting against the darker brown print.

This is an A2 size card, so my base is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4". I then added a pink mat cut at 5 1/4" x 4". To make the brown patterned mat, I scrolled through the Imagine More Cards images until I found a rectangle that I could fill with this pattern. I played around with the size, checking it on the mat, until I knew it was big enough to trim down to 5" x 3 3/4". I'm looking forward to the day when I can size an image perfectly on my Gypsy and then fill it with an Imagine pattern!

My vase and flowers are from Walk in My Garden. The vase is cut at 1.7", and the flowers are cut with the blackout feature at 1.4", 1.5", and 1.6". All are flood filled with patterns from Imagine More Cards. I freehand cut the stems with some green cardstock and added some buttons and twines. The vase is adhered with some foam squares, and I added a little bow that I made with my new Bow Easy (thanks for the enabling, Lauren!). It actually was easy!

For my sentiment, I used my Double-Ended Banner Die from Papertrey Ink, and just cut it in half so that it would fit my card and sentiment, also from PTI.

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate, Simply Chartreuse, and Sweet Blush Cardstock

White Bazzill Cardstock for Imagine Cuts

Michael's Satin Ribbon

Papertrey Ink Vintage Buttons and Rustic Cream Button Twine

Papertrey Ink "Asian Fusion" Stamp Set and Dark Chocolate Ink

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Be sure to stop by Creative Critterz Imaginations to see what the other designers have created for you this week!

Valentine Candy Card

It's Imagine Nation Monday over at My Creative Time, and Emma challenged us today to make a sweet/Valentine project. When I saw this candy jar on the Yummy Imagine cartridge, I thought it would be a perfect match with some hearts stamped with sentiments from Emma's "You Had Me At Chocolate" stamp set. Aren't these the perfect sentiments for candy hearts?

My pink card base is cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4". The green layer is 5 1/4" x 4". For the patterned layer, I flood filled the square stock image on the Imagine with a Yummy pattern, and cut it at 5.2". I then trimmed it down to 5" x 3 3/4".

The candy jar was cut at 4.8". I first separated it into layers and only cut the blue part. I then went back and chose the inside of the candy dish, which was white with candy inside of it. By selecting "cut only" and increasing the size to 5", I was able to cut a layer on a transparency that looks like glass.

Lastly I selected five of the hearts from the Imagine stock images and flood filled them with color from Yummy (except for the yellow, which came from the color wheel).

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Hibiscus Burst and Simply Chartreuse Cardstock

White Bazzill Cardstock for Imagine Cuts

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My Creative Time "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink, Rustic Cream Button Twine, & Vintage Button

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Spelling Bee Gift Cards

Here's what I've been working on today! I'm one of the teachers in charge of our school's spelling bee, which is taking place this week. Each class had its own spelling bee and the winner competes in the school bee. The participants in the school bee will receive a certificate and a Borders gift card. Of course, I couldn't just let us give out the gifts cards in the envelopes from Borders! Instead I made 17 of these cuties.

The gift card holders are cut at 4 1/4" from the Wild Card cartridge. I then cut strips of paper at 3/4" x 4", 2" x 4", and 2 1/2" x 4" to decorate the outside. You can see a video of how to do this at Creations with Christina. Next I printed "Class Spelling Bee Champ" from my computer, and punched them out with my ekSuccess Ticket Punch. The cute bee from Create a Critter, cut at 2 1/2" was the final touch!

Recipe:

Recollections Yellow Cardstock

DCWV & Papertrey Ink Patterned Paper

Papertrey Ink True Black & Stamper's Select White Cardstock

Core'dinations Cardstock

ekSuccess Ticket Punch

True Love Lasts Forever

With my new My Creative Time's "You Had Me At Chocolate" stamp set and my Sweethearts cartridge, I'm on a roll with my Valentine's Day cards! This is an A7 size card. The card base is cut at 10 x 7 1/8", scored at 5". The pink layer is 4 3/4" x 6 7/8". To make an "indoor scene", I cut the striped "wallpaper" at 4" x 4 1/2". This was slightly overlapped by the white cardstock, which was cut at 3" x 4 1/2" and run through the Stripes Cuttlebug folder.

The couple at the table is cut from Sweethearts at 4 1/4". I ran the woman's shirt through the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder.

The oval frame for my sentiment is from French Manor. I used my Gypsy to hide the circles that would be cut out of it and cut it once at 2.23" x 0.43" and once at 2.36" x 0.49". I just love the font for Emma's My Creative Time stamps! Click here for ordering information.

I used my Kreate-a-Lope to create my A7 size envelope from the Recollections "All Girl" paper pad. Those thick pads of thin patterned paper work great with the Kreate-a-Lope. It's also a bargain: I can make 180 envelopes for $9.00!

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate & Stamper's Select White Cardstock

K & Co. Valentine Patterned Paper (for wallpaper)

Core'dinations Cardstock

Recollections "All Girl" Paper Pad (for envelope)

My Creative Time "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Ink

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Imaginisce Gems

Cuttlebug Stripes & Swiss Dots Embossing Folders

Wobble Head Puppy Valentine with Video

Back in December, Sarah, over at Live, Love, and Scrap, made the cutest Christmas card with a Wobble head Santa. When I saw this puppy on the Sweethearts cartridge, I just knew I had to do something similar. For those of you who haven't heard, Action Wobbles are now for sale on their website. I ordered a batch of 100, so now I don't feel like I need to hoard my samples anymore. The cute sentiment on this card is from My Creative Time's "You Had Me At Chocolate" stamp set. Click here for details and ordering information.

I made a video on how I created this card and included a few Gypsy tips. Enjoy!

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Kraft, Pure Poppy, and Dark Chocolate Cardstock

Core'dinations Cardstock

K & Co. Patterned Paper

My Creative Time "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink "Daily Designs" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Fresh Snow, Dark Chocolate, and Pure Poppy Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Google Eyes

San Diego Zoo Layout

Here's a simple one page layout for the San Diego Zoo. My title is cut from Boys Will Be Boys at 2", welded together on my Gypsy. The turtle is from Create a Critter, cut at 3". My two larger pictures are 4" squares, so the mats behind them are 4 1/4" and 4 1/2". The smaller picture is a 3 1/2" square, with 3 3/4" and 4" mats. Here's a close up of the turtle and a photo of the layout with the pictures added. You can see why I chose a turtle. Eric and his cousin loved playing on that giant turtle!

Recipe:

Patterned Paper from sei Playday Stack

Core'dinations Cardstock

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Cardstock

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

My Creative Time Stamps!

This is my 3rd post today! I just had to play with my new stamps! Scroll down to see my Creative Critterz Imaginations post and how to order Action Wobbles.

Okay, can I just tell you how much I love these "My Creative Time" stamps? They stamp so nicely, and Emma used the cutest fonts! I made this card using the ladybug from the Birthday Bash cartridge, cut at 4". She's supposed to be holding the number 4, but I decided to give her a heart to make her part of a Valentine's Day card. The heart is cut at 2" from the Sweethearts cartridge. I used Emma's "You Had Me At Chocolate" set for the sentiment. Here is a picture of all of the stamps from this set and a link to order yours.

Recipe:

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Papertrey Ink True Black Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

4" x 5 1/4" Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" K & Co. Patterned Paper

Cricut Cuts: Pure Poppy and True Black Cardstock, K & Co. Patterned Paper

My Creative Time "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink and Pure Poppy Baker's Twine

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Action Wobbles for Sale!

Hi, everybody! Thanks for all of your nice comments on my being picked to be on Emma's design team! My first "My Creative Time" stamps arrived yesterday, and I'm about to get started on a card using them. They are so cute! First, though, I just wanted to let you know that I got an email announcing that the Action Wobbles are for sale while supplies last. You can get 50 for $18.95 or 100 for $28.95, with shipping and handling included. I went ahead and ordered 100, because I think they would be fun to use in my classroom too! You can order them here. It says "while supplies last," so you may want to hurry over there!

Legoland Layout with Imagine More Cards

For this week's design team project for Creative Critterz Imaginations, I made a scrapbook layout completely with the Imagine. I used the Imagine More Cards cartridge, which has some great patterns. It's so easy to use Imagine patterns for a layout, since I know everything will match! I also used the Boys Will Be Boys Cricut cartridge.

The pages are 12" x 12". For all of the squares, I used the rounded square image that comes on the Imagine. I first cut out sixteen 2.3" squares, filling them with three different patterns. I layered them on 2.5" squares, cut from a cream cardstock. The four larger pattern filled squares are 5.2", layered on 5.4" cream squares. The font is from Boys Will Be Boys, cut at 2.3". I used another pattern from the same cartridge for these letters, but I used the "cut only" feature to cut the shadow on brown cardstock.

This cute "Un-frog-gettable" image was cut at 2.3". I cut it as one piece, and then I cut the frog again so I could pop him up.

"Snappin' Good Time" was cut at 2".

This race car is from Boys Will Be Boys, but I filled it with patterns and colors from Imagine More Cards. It was cut at 2.3".

I needed my larger pictures to fit in the 5.2" squares for the layout to work. I cut them at 4" x 4 3/4". Below them I adhered a border, also from this Imagine cartridge, cut at 1.2". I just trimmed it to 4 3/4", so that it would line up just right.

A little bit of corner rounding and some white stitching at the end finished it up! Be sure to stop by the Creative Critterz Imaginations Blog to see what the rest of the design team has created for you this week!

Recipe:

DCWV Neutrals Stack

Bazzill White Cardstock

Recollections Cream Cardstock

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Cardstock

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Color Box Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Cozy Winter Birthday

Today I'm posting a design for the Craft Junkie Too Design Team. I love this sentiment from Papertrey Ink, and I was excited to make a birthday card with it. My card is 6" square, with a 5 3/4" square green layer, and a 5 1/2" square light blue patterned layer. This adorable house is cut at 8 1/2" (not real size, LOL) from the Just Because Cards Cricut Cartridge. It didn't come with any snow on it, so I just freehand cut some for the house and ground. I used my Kreate-a-lope to make a coordinating envelope.

Recipe:

Core'dinations Cardstock

DCWV Flower Shower Spring Stack and Glitter Stack

Cloud 9 Design Seasonal Paper Pad (for envelope)

Papertrey Ink "On Ice" Stamp Set and True Black Ink

Color Box Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Michael's Rhinestone

Be sure to stop by Craft Junkie Too to check out the projects my fellow designers have for you!

Peachy Keen LFIF Challenge

Okay, I caved. I've been avoiding going near the Peachy Keen blog, since I know they have so many cute things over there, and I didn't want to get sucked in. However, after playing with more of their stamps at Emma's house (My Creative Time) this weekend, I couldn't resist. The challenge this week is to make a thank you card. I used my only (not for long) Peachy Keen stamps, the Paper Doll Face Assortment. My sunflowers are from Stretch Your Imagination, cut at 3 1/2" and 4", and the grass is from the Everyday Paper Doll cartridge. I made the background by cutting a 5" square filled with a pattern from the Best Friends Imagine cartridge and then trimming to size. Now, the question is: which other stamps do I need???

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

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

4" x 5 1/4" Dark Chocolate Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" White Bazzill Cardstock for Imagine print

Green Core'dinations Cardstock

Summer Sunrise and Harvest Gold Cardstock

"Signature Greetings" Stamp Set

Peachy Keen Paper Doll Face Assortment Stamps

True Black and Chai Ink

Baby Banner Card

I love making baby cards! This one is for the music teacher at my school. She just had her 2nd baby girl. I had fun making this with my favorite Papertrey Ink stamps and dies: the Banner Builder set. I wanted to stamp out "BABY" on half inch circles, but my Expression and my Imagine do not cut out circles at that size. They come out as ovals! Does anybody else have that problem? So instead, I went on a hunt for a half inch circle punch, but they don't seem to exist. Luckily I was able to find the ekSuccess Circles Large Edger Punch. It's a border punch, but the circles that come out that would normally be discarded are the perfect size!

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

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

4" x 5 1/4" Simply Chartreuse Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" "Pink Patterns" Patterned Paper

Sweet Blush Cardstock

Raspberry Fizz Wool Felt

"Banner Builder" Stamp Set and Dies

Raspberry Fizz, Chai, and True Black Ink

ekSuccess Circles Large Edger Punch

Engagement Card & Fun News!

Let's start off with the fun news: I've been chosen to be on Emma's design team at My Creative Time! I'm very excited to start playing with her brand new, adorable stamps! You can see and order them here.

Today's card is my entry to My Creative Time's Throwback Thursday Challenge. For this project, we were asked to use any older cartridge and to use a heart on it. The P.E. teacher at my school just got engaged, so I decided to make this card for her using the Sweethearts cartridge. Can you believe I got this cartridge at Michael's for $9.99 the other day? The sale runs through Sunday, so get over there quickly to see if there are any left!

The adorable couple on this card is cut out at 4 1/2". I didn't have any engagement sentiments out of all of my stamps, so I printed the sentiment from my computer. I then used the Center Point button on the Cricut to cut out the little label at 1 3/4". I cut it again at 2" for the shadow, since the actual shadow wasn't much bigger than the original.

Recipe:

5 1/2" x 11" Recollection Cardstock for the card base

5 1/4" x 5 1/4" Papertrey Ink True Black Cardstock

5" x 5" DCWV Flower Shower Spring Stack

Core'dinations Cardstock

DCWV Metallic Stack

Color Box Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Imaginisce Gems

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Adoption Card

I'm so excited for my cousin and his wife. After going through a very long process, they were finally able to bring home their new daughter from China last week. Isn't that the best Christmas present ever? Since Charlotte is 2, I didn't want to make a traditional baby card. Instead, I thought this image from the "A Child's Year" Cricut cartridge would be perfect. I cut it, with its shadow, at 3.35".

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Berry Sorbet cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

4" x 5 1/4" Dark Chocolate cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" Patterned Paper from the "Pink Patterns" Collection

"Night, Night Moon" Stamp Set

True Black Ink

ekSuccess Ticket Punch

Berry Sorbet Topnotch Twill Ribbon

WHO is Counting? (with video)

It's Thursday, which means another post for the Creative Critterz Imaginations Blog! Today I used the Imagine More Cards cartridge for the Cricut Imagine, which has so many cute features on it! I made this 4 1/2" square card by combining layers from several different card layouts on the cartridge. The cute little owl has lots of movement, as she's adhered with an Action Wobble!

Check out my video below for details.

Recipe:

White Bazzill Cardstock

Color Box Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Papertrey Ink "Birthday Bash Sentiments" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Smokey Shadow Ink

AWI Action Wobble