Masculine Card

I have been working on my "Woman Cave" today.  Actually I'm working on getting more room in my sunroom at the same time.  I have a computer in my sunroom that I'm going to move out along with the desk in order to have more space when family visits.  I can't wait to get this done.  But on to why we have this blog.  Making fun stuff.

I have a harder time coming up with masculine cards than I do for ladies.  This one I made for my son's birthday. 

I used Tiny Mosaics Cuttlebug folder to emboss the front of the card.  Embossing adds so much to your creations.  I cut the labels using Accent Essentials Cricut cartridge.  I cut 3 different sizes and stacked them and added the brads, which are K&Company Rough & Tumble Hardware Brads.  I then popped the completed label with adhesive dots. 

For the inside I cut a birthday present from the Stamping cartidge and wrote my message to him on it.   You can also see from this picture the pop dots I used on the label to make it stand out.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a blessed day.  Peggy

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

A Bit of Paper Weaving

I wanted to add just a touch of something different with this card.  I was thinking of weaving ribbon (since I have a big drawer full) but then decided on paper instead.  I cut 1/4 in. strips of paper.  I put down a piece of tape on my work surface.  It may work better if you use double sided tape.  I didn't and my paper kept moving.  Attach alternating strips to the tape, then weave more strips through them.  When I finished the weaving, I added some more tape along the back to hold the strips of paper.  I then cut it to fit my card.  You will have to apply glue to the edges on top.  It takes a little time but I like the effect.

The sunflowers are from the "Walk In My Garden" Cricut Cartridge and the message flower came from Stretch Your Imagination.  The lady bug is from Home Decor.  Can you tell we love Cricut?  I added Black Stickles for the seeds on the sunflower.  I added a little bling with a glitter gel pen.  Peggy

I hope you will enjoy trying this.  Thanks for visiting our blog.  

Happy 4th of July

I opened my mail Friday and I had this card in it.  Donna is so thoughtful.  She has sent me a card almost weekly since Ben, my husband and her dad, passed away.  This one, of course, is in celebration of our country's freedom.  Even with all it's problems, this is still the best place to live.

This card was made using Stamping Up Cardstock.  She used A Child's Year to cut the border on the card.  The stamp is from Hobby Lobby.  The ribbon is one of the $1.00 rolls at Big Lots.  The punch used on the  inside of the card is Martha Stewart Double Loop.  After compiling all the elements, she used stickles and glitter gel pens to add a touch of bling.  She knows I LOVE bling.   

Now is that enough enabling?  I hope you enjoy your 4th Holiday with your family.  Thank you for stopping by. 

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