Alexis' Birthday Invitation

Alexis helped in designing & putting together her invitations this year.    She is not having a party this year, but she is inviting a couple of frineds to get their nails done (hence - the nail polish) & then a movie or swimming.  She picked the colors Pink & Black (it looks brown in the pic).  We used the Cricut Markers to outline the polich & the wording.  We used gold acrylic paint to color the center of the flower & the top for the polish.  She was extremely happy with the finished product.
On the back we stamped on white cardstock the information. 

Details:
We used the Gypsy & Cricut to design & create the invitation.
Cartridges Used:  Ashlyn's Alphabet (Wording), Forever Young (Fingernail Polish)

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Sailboat Card

I made this card for Challenge #15 Summer time At The Beach over at Fantabulous Cricut.  The challenge was to make any project of something you would find at the beach.  When I started this card, I really didn't know where I was going with it. It started out with just a blue background with a white edge (the card base).  Then I decided to wet the blue cardstock & crumple it up.  I liked it, but it still wasn't quite right.  So them I inked the wrinkled paper with vintage photo distress ink.  I just didn't like the white anymore.  It still just didn't feel right.  So I ripped the blue cardstock & thought "Hey, this could be the sky & water."  But I still didn't like the white background so I inked the card base with vintage photo too.  I then glued the blue pieces down.  This is where the sun & sailboat come in.  I cut, inked, & assembled them.  I edged around the card base with white acrylic paint (in a dauber bottle).  Then added some of the white acrylic paint to the sky & water.  I also added some pool blue acrylic paint to the water.
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this card.

Cartridges used: Life Is A Beach (Sailboat) & Create A Critter (Sun)
Sorry this was so long. I just thought I would take you along for the ride of my thought process for this card.  It was super fun to figure it all out.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Locker Talk - 8th Gr. Graduation Card

I made this card for one of my son's best friends. They went to school together from Kindergarten through 5th grade when my son moved on to another school. If my son had stayed at this school, this would be his graduating class. This will be an emotional night, seeing most of the kids that we have known since they were 5, graduating 8th grade.

Details:
Cartridges Used: Locker Talk, Pooh Font, & Wild Card
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Easter "Easel" or "Pedestal" Card

This is the first "Easel" or "Pedestal" Card that I have made.  I have to tell you that I love them.  They are so easy to design & put together.  I also think they make such a wonderful presentation.  Thanks to Mary at Cardz TV for her video tutorial.  Click on over to see it.

Front:

Standing:  Sorry about the color - don't know what happened.  The first pic is more of how it actually looks.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed.
Lori

Indie Art Heart & You Did It Cards

This making cards just to have on hand is getting a little easier. It's still taking me a while, but I'm getting the hang of it. I am so used to making cards for a particular reason & person. I usually personalize my cards & projects to fit the person that will be receiving them. So making cards just to make them is somewhat difficult for me
But here are 2 more:

Details:
Indie Art Cricut Cart for the heart
Cuttlebug w/ Swirls Embossing Folder
Distress Inks in Pealed Paint & Vintage Photo
Stamp (?) at this time Sorry - I am horrible about remembering the names of my stamps (unless I am purposefully using a particular set).
Popped up the stamped band & the heart
Rhinestones

George & Basic Shapes Cricut Cart. for the large cut out star.
Cuttlebug w/ Stars Embossing Folder
Beyond Birthdays Cricut Cart. for the You Did It
Iridescent Glitter Glue on the yellow star
Popped up the You Did It
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed.
Lori

Alexis' 1st Challenge Entry

I came across a post on the Cricut MB about fun things for kid's to do. Well this little girl (with the help of her mom) started a blog for kids to do craft challenges. The name of the blog is Scrappy Piglet. Ainsleigh is the most adorable thing. She likes making cards with her mom, but she didn't want to do the same challenges. So she is making up her own challenges for kids 13 & under to participate in.

The first challenge was to make a card with your favorite animal on it. I have to tell you Alexis loved making this card. I "FINALLY" (as she would say) taught her to use the baby Cricut. She originally wanted to put a horse on it, then she saw the lamb & fell in love with it. She has a baby boy cousin being born in a couple of weeks, so she made this card to welcome him to the family.

She had so much fun using the Cricut, ATG, & Cuttlebug. You should have seen her face when I told her that she could use my ATG. She said "Me, all by myself?!!"

Details:

Carts: Plantin Schoolbook for the name, Mini Monograms for the scalloped circle, & Animal Kingdom for the lamb.

Cuttlebug & Spots & Dots embossing folder.

She used pop dots to pop up the fur of the lamb & the entire scallop.

Misc. ribbon was used for a border on the top & bottom of the card.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed.
Lori
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