Pop Up Box Card - Splitcoast Stampers

I've been seeing these Pop Up Box Cards on a lot of blogs lately.  I love trying new ideas so I thought I would make one for a friend who has a birthday coming up this month.  I first saw this on Splitcoast Stampers.  Here is the link to the tutorial in case you want to give it a try.  Since seeing the tutorial, there have been some who have created a cut file for the Cameo.  I used the tutorial.  A cut file would be much easier.  

I used bright pink paper for the box and covered it with a double sided pattern paper.  The flowers came from a pad of KandCo. Paper Flowers.  I have had this pad of paper flowers for several years so I don't know if they still make it.  It has all sizes of flowers, leaves, and some other items.  Why I've never used it, I'll never know.  Out of sight, out of mind I guess.  The flourishes & leaves were cut from the Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge.  This cartridge has a lot of flourishes on it.  The butterflies are from Martha Stewart punches.

There's a special reason I added so many butterflies.  I knew I was going to be posting this today. Today marks the 4th anniversary of my husband's passing.  My husband loved working in the yard and we had all kind of pretty flowers around the house.  Shortly after he died, there were more butterflies in our yard than I had ever seen.  They were beautiful.  Someone told me butterflies signify new life.  I think this was God's & my husband's way of confirming to me he had a new life in heaven.  We still miss him terribly but I know he's watching over us.

Thank you for visiting with us today.  Donna & I plan to spend this day together.  God Bless You!!! Peggy

I plan to enter this card in these challenges: 
Cuttin & Stampin Challenges  W, 3E - #14-9 Butterflies Are Buzzing 
Deep Ocean Challenge 2W - #72  Just For A Girl (Week 2) 
Loves Rubber Stamps W - #93 Anything Goes 
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge 2W, must use something at least 6mts old  & state what is- Spring Has Sprung (Week 1) 
Papertake Weekly W- Anything Goes 
Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E, - Always Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown W- #184 Anything Goes
Craft-Dee BowZ - M, E3, project must have bow - (March) Anything Goes with a HANDMADE BOW 
Created With Love Challenges - 2W, 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, no challenge on 5th week of month, 3E - (Week 1) Think Spring
Make it Monday - W, papercrafts only - Always Anything Goes







 

 

Another CDAC Progressive Freebie Challenge Card

Yesterday I showed you my first card for the Crafters Digital Art Centers Progressive Freebie Challenge #22.  That was the last day for that one but another will be starting probably today.  This is my second card I entered.  I think this is my favorite of the two.  I did use my E2 for the frame on this  one.

 Card Recipe:
5X6.5" Card Base
Background Paper - KandCo. Susan Wright Botanicals  paper stack.
Free digi from CDAC
Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge for the frame.  This particular frame had mushrooms cut out on it but they hid the image so I cut them off.  There are some cute frames on this cartridge.
Use any stamp for the sentiment
Ribbon 
Gems
Stickles for the flower centers
Promarkers used to color image:
Mushrooms - Gray Squirrel, Tawny Owl, Wild Cranberry (These colors are from the Autumn Limited set)
Leaves - Apple Cider, Lime Green
Flowers - Gold, Sunflower, Purple, Aubergine, Cocktail Pink, Sunkissed Pink 

Thanks for your support and comments.  I hope you will look into the CDAC Progressive Freebie Challenge.  It would be a good way to try out digital images and to see if you like coloring.  I always loved coloring so I guess I'm going through my second (maybe my third) childhood.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy 

Owl Baby Book - Cindy Loo, Nursery Tails

Hi Everyone -  As I've said in earlier posts, I'm helping my friend give a baby shower for her niece next week.  Mom and I decided to make a book for all the guests that attend the shower to write some "motherly" advice for the new mom.  The theme for the shower is "Look Whooo's Having a Baby" so we decided that we would make the book in the shape of an (you guessed it) owl!!  Whoohooo!!

 

We found a really cute owl on Cindy Loo.  We cut out the outside of the book using cardboard at 8".  We then cut the covers for the book out of brown cardstock.  We cut the layers of the owl out of pink, orange, and yellow cardstock.  We decorated the pages with images cut from the Imagine Nursery Tails.

   
Taylor's nursery is decorated in owls so I can't wait for her to be able to put this book in her nursery. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  We appreciate your visits and your comments.  Until another day, God Bless You!  Donna

Heart Song Designs Mushroom and Caterpillar

Today's card features Heart Song Designs Mushroom and Caterpillar.  It's only $1.00 in Leah's store.  Click here to go there.  

Card Materials:

A2 card base
Background Paper - Heidi Grace Birds in Vines
Digital Image - Mushroom and Caterpillar by Leah Cornelius
Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge - Frame cut at 4X5.25"
KandCo. Wild Saffron Butterfly and Bugs
Sentiment - Paper Trey Inks - Mega Mixed Messages
Promarkers used:
Mushroom - Lipstick Red, Almond, Putty
Caterpillar - Lime Zest, Pear Green
Grass - Grass


Thank you for visiting today.  Hope you enjoy this little quick card.  I just couldn't let another day go by without posting.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy

All That Glitters Blog Hop-Welcome Back-Last Day

Welcome to Daily Grace Creations, our little corner of the blogosphere, and the All That Glitters Blog Hop! If you've come here from The Cricut Diaries wonderful blog you're in the right place! If you've just happened across our blog and would like to play along with our fun hop, you can go to A Place For My Cards and start at the beginning.


With the holidays fast approaching we are sharing some wonderful ideas and inspiration for your viewing and crafting pleasure! Each  designer will be featuring an original project(s) made especially for this hop. Make sure to check out each designer's blog. There will be prizes along the way so you don't want to miss anyone.

Donna and I have created several things we would like to share with you.  Before we do though, we should tell you we cut our projects from glitter paper rather than try to apply glitter to each piece individually.  Is that cheating?

We made several ornaments.  The first is a Snowflake from the Joys of the Season Cartridge.  We cut 2 of the Flake3 at 5.325"X6.0".  Then cut Flake4 at 5.181"X4.738.  We layered Flake4 between the 2 Flake3s.  I made a flower from metallic ribbon and adhered it to the outside and glued a Paper Studio gemstone to the center.  We then tied ribbon through a hole in the snowflake to hang it on the tree.

The next ornament is a cross from the Wedding cartridge.  We cut two of these at 4"X6".  Be sure to flip one of these so the designs will line up.  Again they are cut from white metallic paper purchased at Michaels.  After cutting them, we glued them together and added pearls on each side.  I'm not sure if you can see the pearls or not but they're there.

Our angel is cut from the Christmas cartridge at 6".  We cut 2 with the regular feature from white glitter paper.  Again be sure to flip one cut.  We then cut 2 using the blackout feature from gold glitter paper.  We glued all of these together then attached ribbon for hanging.

The JOY is cut at 3 1/2" using the alphabet on the Cindy Loo cartridge.  We welded the letters together in Design Studio.  We cut a shadow of the joy from red glitter paper and adhered it to the back.  We then added red gemstones and ribbon.

Last but not least is our wreath cut from the Joys of the Season cartridge.  We used a 24" mat and the fit to page feature on the cricut.  It measures 12.442"X11.636".  We cut it from green glitter paper, adhered it to a circle of green shimmer paper, then wove ribbon through it and attached a bow.  The ribbon was some we picked up at Michaels or Joann's.  This is probably too big to hang on a tree but it would be cute on a wall.
So, on to our blog candy! We are giving away a set of note cards made with the new Paper Lace cartridge. 

Winning this prize is easy! All it takes is 2 easy steps...

1) Become a follower (if you're not already).


2) Leave us a comment on this post by 12:00Midnight EST
 December 13th.  Be sure to leave a way we can contact you if you win our prize. 

Next stop...Gaby!(link at bottom of page)  I'm sure she has some wonderful projects to show you.  Thank you for hopping with us today. 

Here is a list of all the participants, just in case you get lost along the way :)

A Place For My Cards

CardDreams by Nana Donna
Cardz TV
The Cricut Couple
The Cricut Diaries
Daily Grace Creations
Gaby Creates 
Love, Laughter, and Creations
MelissaMade
She's A Sassy Lady 

This link will take you to Gaby.

 

Fuzzy Cupcakes

I have to confess the idea for this project was NOT mine.  I got the inspiration from the Everyday Cricut blog. These cupcakes were made using pairs of "fuzzy socks" purchased at Walmart for 2 pair for $3.00. I cut the cupcake wrapper from Cindy Loo cartridge at fit the page . Then per the instructions, I rolled the fuzzy socks together and wrapped a rubberband around them. I then placed the socks inside the cupcake wrapper and placed some pom poms on top!!

I think they turned out great and I so appreciate Everyday Cricut for the inspiration. Please come again tomorrow. Until. another day, Donna

Something to Celebrate - Doodle Pantry Digi

I just love this little bird from Doodle Pantry. I decided to enter him in the sketch challenge over at Taylored Expressions this week.

I cut the card base to 6" x 12" and folded it in half. I cut a scalloped square with the Cindy Loo cartridge at 6". The plaid paper was cut at 2 1/2" x 4 1/4". The green embossed paper was cut at 4" x 4". I cut the bird out with the oval shape cutter by Fiskars and then cut another oval using Plantin Schoolbook at 2.75" x 3.75". I added dimension by using pop dots under the bird.

On the inside, I cut another 6" x 12" piece of cardstock in order to pop up the Happy Birthday which was cut from the Create A Critter cartridge. I made four 3" cuts and folded them out then attached the Happy Birthday.

Like I said, I just love this little bird. He makes me smile every time I see him!! I hope you have a good day and thank you for visiting with us. Until another day, God Bless! Donna

A Little Birdie Told Me That....

I made this card using scraps and a digi stamp from Nana Vic's Blogspot that I won in a recent blog hop. The background paper is from the DCWV Songbird stack and was cut using the Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge. I've always loved to color and I colored the digi stamp with Marvy markers bought at Michael's.

Thanks for visiting our blog! Until another day, God Bless! Donna

Thinking Of You Card

Donna and I are going to be away for a few days this next week.  We are working hard to try and have something to post most days.  The reason for our absence is my grandson is marrying his beautiful Stephanie.  They will be wed Sat., Oct.23 in Winchester, VA.  They make such a cute couple.

And of course, that has nothing to do with card making.  We're just happy for them.

This card I made using Paper Studio's Enchanted Garden Paper Stack.  The flourish, frame on the front and border inside came from the Cindy Loo cartridge.  This was a quick and easy card.  I feel you need a few "Thinking of You" cards around.  You can use them for so many occasions.

I hope you find some inspiration to create something lovely today.  Thank you for visiting our blog.  We love your comments.  God Bless YOU!!!! Peggy

Scalloped Gate Card

I was inspired to make this card by a picture in the Cards magazine.  I must admit though, it became a bit of a problem.  I created my file in Design Studio but somehow my top cut did not match up the way I wanted it to.  I guess that means I just need to keep practicing.  I really need to get my Gypsy out and stop letting it intimidate me.  Another challenge.

I used George and and Lacy Labels to create the card base and the top layer.  The flourish is from Cindy Loo.  I don't know what I would do without George and Cindy Loo is one of my all time favorites.  I tied it together with white ribbon.

The card opens to reveal a digistamp of one of my favorite characters.  This little bird makes me smile everytime I see him.  He is always so cheerful, no matter what situation he is in.  I colored him with Promarkers.  The sentiment reads "I wish you this kind of happy."  

I wish the same thing for all of you.  Thanks for visiting our blog and hope you have a wonderful day.  God Bless each of you.  Peggy 

Sweethearts & Cindy Loo - Happy Day

Hi Everyone!! I don't know if you'll remember the invitations that Mom and I made for my friend's niece but I went to a shower for Taylor tonight. The card below was made for her.

I covered the cardbase with pink glitter paper and then used the Cindy Loo Cartridge to cut the background paper out of the SEI White Elegance cardstack. Then I used the Sweethearts Cartridge to cut out the dress and the tuxedo at 4" for the front. I used a $1 Studio G stamp for the sentiment.

I'm happy to say Taylor liked the card. Well, Jacob asked that I tell you all HI! He said that he's always wanted his name to be on the internet so this should make him happy. Thanks for coming to visit and I hope you have a good weekend. Until another day, God Bless!! Donna

Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #124

Peggy Speaking:
Last Friday on Taylored Expressions a challenge was posted. You can see the sketch we were to use if you click on this link. Donna and I have not entered too many of these but we decided to try this one since we had so many cards we needed to do. This is my entry.


This card is for my grandson's fiance. There is a bridal shower for her this Saturday, August 21. He bowed the knee and popped the big question to her in our kitchen on Thanksgiving last year. It was so special. He said he wanted his Papaw to know he was getting married. I am so thankful Ben got to see him propose. It meant the world to us.

I used several cartridges to make this card. The background strips are from Tie The Knot - the card feature. I cut them thin so they look like labels. The scallop circles are from Mini-Monograms. Bridal Shower and the Umbrella are from Sweethearts. I put pop dots between the two circles and then pop dotted on the card too. It gives them more dimension. I then added lace, ribbon and pearl to the card and stickles to the cutouts in the background strips. I can't wait to give this to Stephanie. I hope she likes it as much as I had fun making it.  I have a cut file for the card details if anyone would like it. 

Donna Speaking:

Now it's time for my card using this challenge as inspiration. It's funny how different mine and Mom's styles are sometimes. I told her the other day that she was froo-froo and I was frolic!!

For this challenge, I used paper that I printed from the Papercraft Inspirations website. I covered the base of the card and then cut three 2" wide strips of a coordinating paper. I used the Cindy Loo cartridge to cut the scalloped circles 1 3/4" and the round circles 1 1/2". I then used the (yes, you guessed it) Create a Critter cartridge to cut the penquins at 1 1/4". I made sure that her scarf matched the purple in the paper because we would not want her to be out of fashion - HA!! I pop-dotted the round circle to add dimension. I then cut a purple piece and used the snowflake Martha Stewart punch, cut a blue strip of paper, added ribbon, and bling. The sentiment is from a stamp set that I bought at Walmart. I don't know about you but it's been so hot around here that I'm ready for some snow!!

Peggy & Donna:

We hope you find inspiration from these cards. It's amazing how many different interpretations you can get from a sketch. It stretches you and causes you to grow to try new things. Be sure to visit Taylored Expressions through the link above to see the Design Team's ideas.


Thank you for visiting our blog. We can't say enough how much we enjoy your comments and how honored we are that you would choose to follow us. God Bless YOU! Peggy Until Another Day, God Bless, Donna

Sketch from Karen's Doodles Blog

Hi Everyone! I was visiting Karen's Doodles blog the other day and she had a sketch challenge posted on her blog. This is the card that I made using that sketch. I didn't follow it exactly but pretty close. Hope you like it!

I cut green cardstock measuring 5 x 6 1/2. I then cut the patterned paper at 6 x 2 1/4 and pink cardstock at 5 1/4 x 1 3/4. I covered my card base with the green and placed the pattern paper and pink on the right side of the card.

I next cut the following: green cardstock 4 x 2 3/4; patterned 3 3/4 x 2 1/4.

I placed these on the card. Then I cut - pink 3 1/2 x 3; green 3 x 2 3/4; patterned 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 - layer on card over the last rectangle.

Cut the band that goes across the card at: pink 5 x 1; green 5 x 3/4; patterned 5 x 1/2. (Karen's sketch had the band at the bottom of the card but I liked mine in the middle.)

I then cut out the scalloped circle (which is really a flower) off of Cindy Loo (can't seem to get away from this cartridge) at: pink 2 3/4; patterned 2; and green 1 3/4. I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the top layer of the circle and pop dotted it. I cut the flowers in the left top corner using the border feature at: pink 2 3/4; patterned 2 1/4 and green 2 and patterned 1 3/4. I inked the edges of the flowers, curled the edges, and added bling to the centers of the flowers and in the bottom corner.

I thought the card turned out pretty if I do say so myself. Sometimes, it's fun to let someone else come up with the ideas. Thanks, Karen, for the inspiration. Well, thanks for stopping by and we hope you'll come again soon. Until another day, God bless!! Donna

Thank You Just Isn't Enough

Have you ever needed to tell someone thank you for doing something for you or a random act of kindness?  There are a lot of people in my life right now that I need to say that to.  Two of them are my brother & sister-in-law.  The other is my neighbor that lives in front of me.

I made these two cards today to try and convey how I feel.  My brother & his wife have been a source of comfort for me during the past few months.  I can always count on them to be there if and when I need them. 

This is a 5 X 7 card.  The pink background has been embossed with another of the Cindy Loo Cuttlebug folders.  The basket of flowers is a digistamp from Doodle Pantry.  They really have some cute digi-stamps.  The frame is cut from Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge (page 48).  I stamped a thank you on the bottom of the card.

The second card is for my neighbor.  I was outside one day this week trimming my bushes with a hedge trimmer.  Somehow (only I would do something like this) I managed to cut my knee with the hedge trimmer.  I had a huge mess in the front yard and didn't know how I could get it cleaned up.  My neighbor came over and cleaned it all up so I wouldn't have to. 

 I used the same digistamp but colored it differently.  I tied a ribbon through the pot and attached it with pop dots.  The background paper is from K&Co "Terri Conrad Sweet Life" paper stack.  The saying on the label is part of the digistamp.
 
Before I complete this, I must say a big Thank You to my children.  They have been my lifeline these past few months.  I love you Brian & Donna. 

I hope you find something of interest on our blog.  Thanks for your visit.  God bless each one.  Peggy

Cindy Loo Cuttlebug & Cartridge

Have you heard about the coordinating Cuttlebug folders for Cindy Loo? Well I ordered them. There are (2) 5X7 and (2) A2 folders in the set. I recently ordered them from Scrapbook Pal. They have free shipping for orders over $25 and they ship the same day most of the time.



I was anxious to try them out so I decided to make this card.

I cut the card front from Core'dinations cardstock. The color is a rich purple. I embossed it with one of the 5X7 Cindy Loo Cuttlebug folders. I then sanded the embossing with a fine grit sanding sponge. Here is a picture of the sanding sponge.

This is what the card front looked like after the sanding. Sanding this Core'dinations paper brings out the inner core color. I love the way this looks.

I then measured the block inside the paisleys and cut out the doily on page 72 of the Cindy Loo handbook. If you notice, this doily has a paisley on it.

I stamped a sentiment on my label. This could be anything you want but mine says, Be Still and Know I AM GOD. Psalm 46:10. I forget sometimes that He just wants me to be still and let Him talk to me.

I cut out the Peace from the font feature of page 72, made a label and affixed the word to it. I then stickled the P of Peace. I cut a paisley border from page 33. These 2 items I placed on the inside of the card. You still have plenty of room to write or stamp a message for your recipient.

I hope you find some inspiration from this little card. Thanks for your kind words of encouragement. Until next time, God bless you. Peggy

More Papercraft Inspirations Paper

My home group is having a birthday dinner tomorrow night for the July birthdays.  We don't do gifts, just cards.  So I needed to make two birthday cards.  I had some Papercraft Inspirations paper I had printed and decided to use it for a quick card.

For this card I just used the paper and the embellishment, added some stickles and cut a scallop circle from Cindy Loo.  It was very simple.

For the second card I used a Martha Stewart punch I had bought at Wal-Mart on 3 edges, cut a dark pink butterfly at 1 3/4 inches using blackout feature on the Indie Art Cricut Cartridge and a light pink one without a feature.  I embossed the butterfly with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder.   I inked the edges of the card with Orchid Colorbox Ink.

If you haven't looked at Papercraft Inspirations click on this link.  They have some cute free papers.

Donna and I really do appreciate your visits and comments.  If you have any suggestions as to how we can make our blog better, please let us know.  Peggy

"BEE Happy"

Hi Everyone – I hope you are having a good weekend! I’m excited about this weekend because tomorrow (Sunday) I’m going with my son, Jacob, to visit my mom for a few days!! I don’t know who’s more excited about our visit, me or Jacob! My mom and I have lots of plans of playing with Jacob and playing in Mom’s “Woman Cave!” Once Jacob goes to bed at night, Mom and I usually stay up really late playing with all her “stuff!” Maybe we’ll make something together that we can post on here in the future.

This is another card that I made this past weekend for my mom. I made this card from my “scrap stash” too. It’s amazing how much “stash” I actually do have. I don’t think I’ll let my hubby see it. Anyway, the bee jelly sticker is from K and Company. I cut the scalloped circles and the word HAPPY using the Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge. I know I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again, “I love this cartridge!!”


I hope you have a good weekend! God bless, Donna!

We're "NUTS" over you!!

Hi Everyone!! My son, Jacob, thinks that there is no one in the world like my mom, his “mamaw!” In his eyes, Mamaw hung the moon. Since my dad’s death four months ago, I’ve tried to send my mom little “pick me ups” each week to brighten her days. Here is a card that Jacob and I came up with this past weekend. My mom has lots of squirrels in her neighborhood that cause havoc in her landscaping so she's not exactly fond of squirrels. We thought she would find this card funny!!

This past weekend, I challenged myself to try and make a card using some of my scraps. I don’t know about you but I have “TONS” of scraps from all the projects I've created over the years. I used the Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge to cut out the squirrel border at 5” and folded it in half. I then cut out the squirrel shadow at 5” and used adhesive to glue it to the back of the card to strengthen the card so it would stand up. The tag was cut with Tags, Bags, Boxes and More.

Hope you enjoy and thank you for stopping by. Come back tomorrow! God Bless, Donna!

Hoots Birthday Is It

Hello Everyone!  I had a relaxing day of card-making on my day off.  I spent most of the day in what I call "My Happy Space," technically known as my scrapbook area.  My daddy always referred to my Mom's and my area to scrap as our "Woman Caves!!"  He always enjoyed seeing us working away on a project when I visited them for the weekend or going off to some scrapbook store or convention.  I know that he's smiling down from Heaven to see that Mom and I have finally started our blog.  It was something he strongly encouraged us to do.  I can't take credit for setting up the blog.  My Mom is more techno-savvy than I am so she deserves the credit for how good it looks.  Great job, Mom.

For this card, I used craft paper for the card base and cut it to 8 1/2 x 5 1/2.  Score and fold the 8 1/2" in half to make an A2 card.  The colored and striped paper is from American Crafts.  The Happy Birthday ribbon is Martha Stewart.  I used the Cindy Loo cartridge for the owl and cut him at 2 3/4".  I love this cartridge and basically everything Provocraft.

Well, I'm going back to "My Happy Space."  Thank you for stopping by and we hope you will come back and send your friends our way!  Until next time, God bless.  Donna

Card Set Inspired By Vera

I made this card set for my niece's birthday. It was inspired by Vera Bradley's pattern Sitting in a Tree. A couple of times when I visited her office at the YMCA I noticed she had a purse and a duffle bag in this pattern. I had just gotten the Cricut cartridge "Cindy Loo" and decided this was the perfect cartridge for these cards.

Everything was cut from Cindy Loo except the bird which was cut from Lyrical letters.  In Design Studio I changed the size of the "doilies" (so called in Cindy Loo) to 4.25" X 5.5"  They came out perfect for the front of the cards.  I stamped a line of birds on the envelopes to carry the theme throughout.  The clear box is from Clearbags.com.  They are perfect for card sets.  My niece was quite pleased. 

I hope you enjoy visiting our blog and will follow it and tell others about it.  Thank you for your visit.  Comments make us happy.               Peggy