Concentration Layout - NSD #7

I love this picture of Khloë at gymnastics class. She was concentrating so hard on that balancing beam. I chose this picture to make a layout for the National Scrapbook Day challenge on the Cricut Circle message board and on the blog of Sara, which can be seen here. The challenge is to have a big picture or title on a project. I printed my picture at 8 1/2 x 11".

For this layout I used Plantin Schoolbook for the title, cut at 1.75". The large flowery cuts are from Sophie and were cut at 4 and 4.5". The smaller flower on top was cut using Stampin Up punches and a pearl brad. The butterflies and the pieces at the top right corner were also cut with Stampin Up punches.

More Mothers Day Cards

After making the easel card/Mother's Day card for the Scrapbook Day challenge I realized I needed a couple more. I decided to try some other colors and I love the way they came out.
Here they are:

 

This picture is  a little better, but you can see my messy desk in the background. (-:

 

I thought for sure pink was the best color for a Mother's Day card, but now that I have them done in purple and yellow as well I'm not sure which one is my favorite.

And a close-up of the purple and yellow. The butterflies and leaves are from the Sophie cartridge. Butterflies from page 27 and cut at 1.5". The leaves are from page 41 and cut at 2.5" and 2.7".

The original card I made using Spellbinders dies to cut the centers out. For the new cards I used my gypsy and picked a shape from the Cricut Just Because Cards cartridge to cut out the center. Then I used that same piece to make the inside of the card. Yep, double duty with one cut. Lots of layering and a little stamping, oh and don't forget the bling. (-:

The shape I used from Just Because Cards for the center is from page 27. It's the image you get when you push the shift button on the watermelon card. On the colored piece of cardstock that is cut at 4.75" x 4.75" I centered the image and cut it at 2.88". Then I cut the white top layer of cardstock at 4.5" x 4.5" and cut the same image out of the center at 3.15". The card is 5" x 5" when closed.

Mother's Day card - NSD Project #2

I'm back with my second project today. This card was for the easel card challenge on the Circle Message Board by Gonescrappin.

For this project I had to make an easel card and use at least one Cricut cut. I used the base butterfly from page 27 on the Sophie cartridge, cut at 1.5". The leaves are from page 41 of Sophie, cut at 2.5" and 2.75". The scallop rectangles were cut using spellbinders dies.

The layers are all popped up using dimensionals from Stampin' Up. I also used a cuttlebug embossing folder for the white layer of the card and on the butterflies.

The Big House Hunt layout

Welcome to the weekend! The sun is shining, flowers blooming and the birds are singing. Sounds like a great day, right? Well, it would be except that I have a nasty cold that won't let me sleep, breathe or feel like doing anything. Yep, I think it's a sweats and craft room day. I'm just gonna lock myself away and see what I come up with.

Todays layout has actually been done for about a week, but I haven't had to the energy to take pictures and post it. When I finally decided to post it today I realized it didn't even have a title yet! Good thing I'm spending my day in my room. I cut the title out with my Cricut and the Jubilee cartridge. Then I printed the Must Haves list and Like to Have list from my computer.

The sketch is another one from PageMaps 2. This one is pg 74. It was a single page layout that I made into a two page spread.

The leafy vines were cut at 2 1/2 and 3 inches from the Circle Exclusive cartridge Sophie. Also from this cartridge are the bird cut at 6 inches, the Circles cut at 5 1/2 and 3 1/2 inches and the Scallop Circles cut at 4 1/2 and 3 inches. The notebook border punch is from EK Success.

The left side -

The right side -

What a difference a title and little journaling can make. LOL. Now I can call this layout done. Have a wonderful weekend. Cindy

Valentine's Day card

Valentine's Day. A day of love. A day of chocolate and flowers! My sweet husband had mini roses sent to my work. We tried to transplant a couple of our large roses in the yard last year and they didn't make it, so he wanted to give me something to replace them.

For him I made dinner and a card. The dinner was D E L I C I O U S if I do say so myself. You see, I don't usually cook, but lately I've been trying some recipes I found on Pinterest and so far so good. I've made three things that I've never tried before and all three were winners. Last nights dinner was Taco Cupcakes. They tasted like nachos to me and I love nachos. I guess it was the Queso that's added in the layers. Here is a link to the website with the recipe:  http://www.emilybites.com/2011/08/taco-cupcakes.html and here is a picture. Yummmm

For the card I made I used the new Cricut Circle exclusive Sophie cartridge. It was the first time I've used it, but it won't be my last. There are a lot of pretty frames on the cartridge. Here is the card:

Every cut on the card was from the Sophie cartridge. I embossed the lock with my cuttlebug and then pop dotted it to give it dimension and make it stand out a little more. I also inked the edges of the scallop oval behind the lock.

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day and that it continues through the year.
Cindy