A quick and easy card - cased from CTMH

Good evening ! I love, loooove making anything from paper - cards, scrappages, decor, you name it ,but there are some aspects of papercrafting that I could do without while I'm snipping and inking away! Corner rounding is one of them- I don't mind a few corners but when you have a bunch of one inch squares that need to be rounded....ugh!, not really all that exciting!!!Whaddya know!...Cricut has solved that problem for me!!!! I  have been playing around with my CTMH cartridges Art Philosophy and Artiste since I got them and I must say , they are the best, by far!!!! Each cartridge has hundreds of images.... really , your imagination is the limit! Unless you're me, in which I've decided to case my card!!! LOL
I love the clean and simple card on page 27 of CTMH's current catalogue , so I wanted to make my own version. I used the< shape 11> feature @1" from the Art Philosophy cart and cut a whole bunch of these out ! No corner rounder needed here! Yay!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easy-peasy, yeah, I could get used to that!! The most difficult part of this project was selecting papers!! I used a Verve stamp and die for the sentiment and some SU! dp for petals ( they kinda reminded me of flowers).

So there's my easy Case-d card ... hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by blog today .... have a great evening!

 

Mojo Monday : Thank you card

Hello! Has spring arrived in your part of the world yet, 'cause I think we're getting our second winter!! It rained on the weekend and then the snow came.... so much snow!!! I keep thinking " In like a lion, out like a lamb"  .... but while i wait for spring to make it's appearance, I thought I'd make a few spring- like cards! I used this week's sketch from  Mojo Monday for inspiration ( click here to visit Mojo Monday) ...

Here's what I made using the sketch.....

Supplies used :

Verve stamps- Making A Statement

Patterned paper- Prima Marketing: Reflections collection

Cardstock- Early Espresso (SU)

Ribbon- Ribbon Carousel : gold seam binding

Brads- Stampin' Up!

Ink- CTMH : Goldrush,Indian Corn Blue,Cocoa

Cricut : Art Philosophy (flower)

Other: doily , sewing machine

Don't forget- it's contest time at Mojo Monday !!!

Thanks for stopping by today.... have a great crafty day!!!

Clean and Simple Thank You card

Hello! Thanks forstopping by my blog today! I just got some brand new Verve stamps this week... ohhhh, I just love them so much! The Cut Above dies are so fab, especially since the  coordinating stamps line up beautifully with the guide! I had to play with them; here's what I made.....

The sentiment is from the set "Words Cannot Express" and the die is a Vintage Oval frame with a matching stamp ( sold seperately). The papers are from my stash - I am determined to reduce my pile of papers this year!!! ( lofty goals, I know!!! lol) I really like the clean and simple design of this card.... hmmm, I could make more of these, and quickly,too!

Have a great crafty day!!!

The Friday Mashup : Thank you card

Hello ! It's time for another Friday Mashup!  Here's this week's challenge....

We can make a thank you card or a card with patterned paper or mash it up and make a thank you card using patterned paper.

Here's what I came up with for this week's challenge.....

I made a 5X5 square card using Soft Suede as the base with a Bliss Blue mat. The striped paper is from my old paper stash. The frame form Noteably Ornate didn't fit well in the white square so I used a masking technique to make it larger. The sentiment is from Grateful Greetings, inked in Soft Suede, and is stamped on a mini label die from Spellbinders, which I inked the inside with a light blue. The ribbon is from Stampin Up and the stickpin is from Jenni Bowlin ( I think I've used a stick pin in almost every card I made lately!!!)

Thanks for stopping by!