VLVMay 03 & 04

I just realised I hadn't posted these cards for VLV...This one was made for week 3, with a twist of fav colours, embellies & stamp, I also made this one with the colour challenge from Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: pink, green & brown in mind



this one is for week 4 with a twist of masculinity.

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This week at 365 Cards

Day 85 - Super sketch Sunday



Recipe-
CS: Bazzill Basics
DP: Stampin' Up!
Cricut cart: George
Acc: Ribbon & Butterfly Die cut from my stash

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Day 86 - This will be grape fun - use grapes or purple as a primary colour on your card & incorporate 5 cirlces



Recipe-
CS: White CS
DP: Stampin' Up!
Cricut cart: George
Acc: Buttons, Ric Rac ribbon, MS Doily Border Punch & clear bubble sticker

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Day 88 - Quite a Pair - Anniversary or Engagement Congrats... but NOT Wedding



Recipe-
CS: Cream CS
DP: Stampin' Up!
Cricut cart: Wedding Solutions
Acc: Ribbon KaiserBasic Pearls, Hearts embellishment
Stamps: Stampin' Up! & SeeD's

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Day 89 - Imagine This - Watermelon. Use this colour or an image of watermelon



Recipe-
CS: White CS
DP: One heart...one mind
Cricut cart: Wedding Solutions & George
Acc: Flower Brads, MS Doily Border Punch & clear bubble sticker
Stamps: SeeD's

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Day 90 - I see your "Two Colours" - Use only 2 colours on your card





Recipe-
CS: Bazzill Basics
DP: Stampin' Up!
Cricut cart: Happily Ever After & George
Acc: Ribbon, buttons & rhinestones
Stamps: Expressions Clear stamps

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Card Class Week 2

I made this card with the directions from Card Class week 2 at Pieces of Paper. The only difference is I used a piece of silver CS as I wasn't happy with the foil.

Recipe-
CS: Bazzill Basics & CS from stash
Stamps: Fiskars Wedding Clear Stamps
Acc: Fiskars Scrapboss, Rhinestones
Cricut Cart: Wedding Solutions

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Bonus sketch by Angela

The bonus sketch & card was provided by Angela over at 2S4Y this week.

It's kind of a contrast having a Congrats card for Kazan's sketch & a Sympathy card for Angela's sketch, but in the process of the day, I have had a phone call to say that an old family friend had passed away, so I was in the zone when I made this card, hopefully it is ok, I don't feel my Mojo was quite there.

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Congrats Flower decoupage

Kazan provided another great sketch over at 2S4Y, this is my take on her sketch


Recipe-
CS: Cardsotck Stack Brights
DP: Stampin' Up! Bella Rose (double sided)
Cricut Cart: Mini Monograms
Acc: MS Doily Border Punch & KaiserCraft Basic Pearls

I cut out 2 other roses from the DP to make it pop!!




& one of the sketches at Okies this week was a recipe to use 2xPP, 1/2 Cricut cuts, sentiment, 1 embellie & an optional stamped image. So I think this card covers that as it was designed around the recipe & Kazan's sketch.


I'm off to make another card with the bonus sketch provided by Angela. Back soon....
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Joy Fold Card

I have made this card for my sister from our Mum, she wanted something pretty that would suit my sister turning 50. My husband & my sister are having a combined birthday & they have chosen the theme Black & White as Motown also turns 50 this year.

So I decided to try one of the Joy Fold Cards from Splitcoast stampers.

I combined 2 Cricut cuts for my butterfly- Tear Drop & Happily Ever After.



Firstly I cut a 1" butterfly from Tear Drop


Then I cut 2 of the Icon + Shift on page 49, stick them to the first butterfly & there you have it, a new butterfly that looks really cool. I'm sure someone else has thought of this already but I discovered it today tossing up between the 2 when, I placed one piece down & it was on the other & I thought wow I like that!!


So this was the end result!!





Something was nagging me about the finished card, but I couldn't put my finger on it, so I left it while I cooked dinner & then all of a sudden it came to me, I knew why I wasn't happy with it. I didn't have anything to keep the card closed, so I repositioned the butterfly & NOW I am happy with it!!!



A close up & better pic of my butterfly


Thanks for reading my long winded post :)
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Baby Girl

There is a great new challenge site that has started up Polka Doodle & here is my card on their sketch.

Recipe-
CS: White pre-made card
DP:6x6 Spring Jewels page pads & PP from my stash
Cricut Cart: Mini Monograms
Acc: Flower, buttons, KaiserBasic pearls, rhinestones

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Wedding Card

Rainbow Lady challenged us to make a Black & White card with a silhouette & MTTC theme was Love & Marriage

Recipe-
CS: Bazzill Basics
PP: KaiserScrapbook - Ebony & Ivory
Stamp: Fiskars Wedding
Cricut Cart: Wedding Solutions
Acc: Rhinestones, Scor-Pal

I love this silhouette on Wedding Solutions, I have only had the cart for a few weeks, but it would easily be the most used cut!!

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Have a wonderful day - DCM

At DCM, the challenge was "Wet, wet, wet" : to have water on your card or to use a technique that used water, so I made the BG mat by inking the colours onto some acetate, spritzing it with water & placing the CS on top; lifting it & drying it off with my heat gun. I repeated this a few times for the desired look.

I wasn't really happy with the outcome until I placed some ribbon etc near it & then I realy liked the look of it. So I matted it onto hot pink CS, then onto a black card, stamped the image & matted it onto black CS & inked the edges with boysenberry ink. I layered the black ribbon onto the hot pink ribbon & layered the black flower onto the hot pink one & finished it off with a hot pink button & a black rhinestone. Once I stuck it altogether, I then put another black rhinestone in the corner of the image.

Overall I am very happy with the end result.

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Blog facelift

Ok so I was blog hopping & thought that I needed to give my blog a bit of a "lift" & this is my result thanks to the help of The Cutest Blog on the block. Go & check them out if you would like a change, they have great stuff with all the directions too!!

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CPS 17

I made this card with sketch 17 from ICS

DP: Stampin' Up!
Stamp: Stampin' Up - Natural Beauty
Acc: MS Doily Border Punch & rhinestones.

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Thanks - CPS 115

Again I'm late with posting as they have already set a new sketch, but that's ok!! This is sketch #115 from CPS card sketches.

Recipe-
CS: Bazzill Basics
DP: Stampin' Up!
Cricut Cart: WIMG
Stamp: Stampin' Up!- Natural Beauty
Acc: KaiserCraft Basic Pearls & MS Doily border punch

Then I have another version but this time without the pearls, for this one I made some stick pins to decorate... not totally happy with this one, it seems very boring, like it is missing something (obv it's the pearls )




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Just wanna say hi

This card is based on Laura's sketch 26 over at 2S4Y. I turned the sketch on it's side for my card.

Recipe-
CS: Bazzill Basics
DP: Stampin' Up!
Cricut Carts: JOTS & Mini Monograms
Acc: Ribbons & KaiserCraft Basic Pearls

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Dream... Believe... Joy... Hope...

I made this card with the sketch #16 from ICS

I had a square in my stash from a scalloped frame I cut the other day from Mini Monograms & this stamp fit perfectly in it. All DP is Stampin' Up! with lots of Umber 55 VersaColor ink, used my Martha Stewart Doily Punch & finished it off with some pearl halves.

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4 cards today

So the kids have gone to school & hubby is at work, so it's time to turn the music up & make some cards!!

I got 4 done today

(Not great photo's unfortunately ... sorry)



I was inspired by Susie B from the Cricut MB for this card, I haven't decided what occassion I will use it for, but I love all the bling!

Recipe-
CS: White
Cricut Cart: George
Acc: Scor-Pal & Rhinestones

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These 2 are for the weekly card class at Pieces of paper



Recipe-
CS: Bazzil Basics
PP: Plaid from stash
Stamp: Stampin' Up!- Natural Beauty & Expressions clear stamps
Acc: buttons & ribbon



Recipe-
CS: Bazzil Basics
DP: Heidi Grace
Stamp: Sugar Nellie & Expressions clear stamps
Acc: Rhinestones & ribbon

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& this last one is for a friend who lives interstate, just to let her know I am thinking of her on her birthday

Recipe-
CS: Bazzil Basics
PP: Heidi Grace
Stamp: Sugar Nellie & Expressions clear stamps
Acc: buttons


I haven't coloured this image in as I loved it how it is but I think I will go & colour it & see which way I prefer it.

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1st of June - Ultimate Card Showdown

On June 1st 2S4Y are going to launch The 1st Annual 2 Sketches 4 You Ulitimate Card Showdown.

What: 1st Annual 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown!
When: June 1st 2009
Where: 2 Sketches 4 You
What: A Card Showdown that will run for a period of 5 Weeks

Their sponsors Scor-it, Zutter Inovative Products, Teresa Collins, Starving Artistamps, Sulyn Industries, Clearsnap, and Sakura of America are giving away prizes that include over $500 dollars worth of products to the grand prize winner and along the way goodies will be given away to finalists, random entries and of course Card of the Week!

So pop on over to 2S4Y for more details & make sure you mark your calendar for June the 1st & let the fun begin.

See you there
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Just for you

I saw this Out of the box Nestie Tutorial & thought how good it looked... I dont have Nesties so I thought I would try it out with my Cricut.
So I stamped the image onto the CS, then traced the circle with a template, cut it out as directed, then cut a 4 inch framed circle with Mini Monograms & it worked... it doesn't have the embossing the Nesties gives it but I loved how it looked. I didn't want to colour the image in as I thought it looked great without, so thought well I could make different coloured ones. So I matched the Basic Black, Purely Pomegranate & Wasabi inks with Bazill CS, punched out the borders & stuck it all together. Very quick & easy but appealing I think.

Recipe-
CS: Bazzil Basics
Stamps: Stampin' Up! Natural Beauty & Expressions Clear Stamps
Acc: MS Doily Border Punch & Rhinestones
Cricut Cart: Mini Monograms

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