Robot Birthday Card

My nephew is turning four, and he LOVES board games!  In the Echo Park All About a Boy collection, I found an adorable piece of patterned paper covered with game spinners, which inspired this card.  I cut a few of them out and adhered them to my 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" piece of yellow patterened paper from this same collection.  I couldn't resist adding a strip of the gear paper too, and I tied it with a piece of Thin Green Hemp from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique.  The finished card is 6" x 6".

This cute robot is from the Cricut Robotz cartridge, cut at 4 3/4".  I welded a 1.65" party hat from Straight From the Nest to him and used patterned papers from All About a Boy for his layers.

To make my spinner, I used a Game Spinners cut that I found in the Silhouette Online Store.  I cut it at 2.14" and used lots of My Creative Time stamps to decorate it.  The rocket is from Classmate Valentines, "Happy Birthday to You!" is from Celebrate Good Times, the cupcake is from All Around Goodies, and the number 4 is from Circle Font.  The yellow brad is from Simple Stories Urban Traveler Decorative Brads.  Hopefully little Davin will like his card!

Products used on this card:

Silhouette Cameo Cricut Robotz Cricut Straight From the Nest PTI True Black Cardstock PTI Stamper's Select White Cardstock Echo Park All About a Boy MCT Circle Font MCT All Around Goodies MCT Celebrate Good Times MCT Classmates Valentines Stamp Set Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Copic Markers Thin Hemp Simple Stories Urban Traveler Brads

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Too Cool Layout

The Weekly Challenge for the Circle Blog this week is to create a "Just Because" layout or card. I used these pictures of Eric when he was four and thinking he was too cool in his star shaped sunglasses. I started with a piece of patterned paper from the DCWV Summer Dream Stack. I then cut a 12"x 7" light green strip to go across the middle, and layered it with the reverse pattern of my background sheet.

My "Too Cool" title is cut at 2.5" from the Boys Will Be Boys layout. The red star is also cut at 2.5" from Create a Critter, and is run though the Cuttlebug Polka Dots Embossing Folder.

This funny robot is cut at 4" from the Robotz cartridge, and his road is made from welding together two 1.5" roads from Everyday Paper Dolls. I cut it once in black, and then a second time in yellow, but hiding the cutouts with my Gypsy. The swirly star is cut at 1.5" from the Gypsy Wanderings cartridge, and the yellow one is cut at 2.5" (not real dial size) from Create a Critter. I ran it through the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder.

The second robot is cut at 3" from the Robotz cartridge. The little piece that he is layered upon is cut at 4.25" from the Don Juan cartridge and run through the Spots and Dots Cuttlebug folder. Lastly, my journaling tag is cut at 2.5" from Robotz.

Recipe:

DCWV Summer Dream Stack

DCWV Neutrals Stack

Core'dinations Cardstock

ekSuccess Circles Large Edger Punch

Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots", "Polka Dots", and "Spots and Dots" Cuttlebug Folders

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Zig Writer

Valentine for My Boy

The Cricut Cardz Challenge this week is to make a Valentine's Day card for a man. I made one for my almost-man, my 15 year old son. When I saw this robot on the Robotz cartridge, I knew I had to use it. Doesn't he look like a gangly teenage boy? Something about those arms reminds me of my basketball playing Eric.

The robot is cut at 4", and he's holding a 1" (real size) heart from Create a Critter. The sentiments are from My Creative Time's "You Had Me At Chocolate" Stamp Set (click here for ordering information). Both the card and matching envelope are from Wild Card, cut at 7". I used my Gypsy to hide the cut-outs on them.

I free hand cut the layers on the outside and inside of the card, and I didn't bother cutting the liner for the envelope, since I was using double-sided paper.

Recipe:

K & Co. Patterned Paper

Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy & Aqua Mist Cardstock

Core'dinations Cardstock

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

Papertrey Ink True Black Ink & Rustic Cream Button Twine

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Red Sharpie