A Koi Thanks

My husband ask me to make some Thank You cards for him to give out to people who helped support him over the last few months.  This is the first time I have used the Art Nouveau Cartridge and I just love it.  The Koi is so beautiful as well as all the other cuts.  I used distress inks to ink the edges of the fish using the best colors to match the cardstock.

Recipe:

PaperTrey Inc: White Cardstock

Cricut Imagine: Industrial Glow

Core'dinations & My Minds Eye 

Cricut: Art Nouveau, Koi @3"

Sentiment: Birthday Greetings (not sure of maker)

Fiskars Scalloped Sentiment punch

American Crafts: Ribbon

Distress Inks: Ice Spruce, Wild Honey, Broken China, Antique Linen

Easter Egg Hunting

I just love My Creative Time's stamps and Die's.  They make cards so quick and easy.

Challenges Entered:

http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/2012/03/wacky-wednesday-68-easterspring-theme.html

Recipe:

PaperTry Inc: White, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, Cardstock/Ribbon/Ink

My Creative Time: Happy Hunting, Hello Spring with layering egg dies

Martha Stewart: Daisy Edge Punch

K&Co: Sparkly Sweet, background paper

ColorBox: Grape Slushy

Birthday Chef

Recipe:

PaperTry Inc: Cardstock

Cricut Imagine: Kate's Kitchen Cut @ 4.25, tea cup background paper

Distress Ink: Antique Linen

My Pink Stamper: Simpy Sweet Occasions Sentiment

Colorbox: Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink

My Creative Time: Scallop & Stitched Circle

Life's a Beach

Very Simple card using my favorite Cartridge.  This one always seems to be my go to when I need something quick.  Or may be it's because I live in South Florida!

Recipe:

PaperTry Inc: Kraft & Spring Moss

October Afternoon: Campfire

Cricut: Life's a Beach, Palm tree cut @3.5 (scraps)

Distress Ink: Antique Linen, colorbox Chestnut Roan

Hero Arts: Woodgrain Stamp

PaperTry Inc: Buttons, Campfire, Twine

Clear embossing power w/Versamark

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Recipe:

PaperTry Inc: White Cardstock

DCWV: The silky Smooth Stack

Lemon Flower Mat Stack

My Minds Eye: Lime Twist Fly a Kite

Cricut: Celebrate with Flourish cut @ 3.75

My Creative Time: I believe in Leprechauns

Celebrate it: Ribbon
Gems

Entered into these Challenges:

http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/2012/03/shamrock.html

http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2012/03/scrappin-saturday-celebrating-irish.html

Release the Shackles

Perfect Challenge for my card is: Simply Sunday Challenge-Argh Matey!!

I wanted to make a card for my Son's best friends graduation and birthday with the saying Release the Shackles.  This cut from Buccaneer was so perfect.  I didn't actually have a stamp with this saying so I typed it up and printed it on cardstock to put on the inside of my card.  All the papers are from the Cartridge as well, I cut the two pirates at 5", so my card is a bit bigger then A2.

Recipe:

PaperTrey Inc: Kraft, Vintage Cream Cardstock & Twine

Cricut: Buccaneer Imagine Cartridge

Tim Holtz: Distress Ink, Walnut Stain & Distresser

I had a comment from Lisa at A Mermaids Craft on how I did the edges on the paper.  Actually it is a cut from the Imagine Buccaneer Cartridge, I just trimmed one edge to fit my paper distress the edges and inked them up.  Kind of makes it look like the edges are burned.

The Fish was THIS Big

My picture is not very good at all, I had a hard time for some reason with the lighting while trying to take this one.  It really did come out better in person.  I wanted to make a card for a friend of ours Birthday that loves fishing.  I actually based the card on the paper first then found the cut.

Recipe:

PaperTrey Inc: Kraft Cardstock, Twine

October Afternoon: Campfire, background paper & Button

My Creative Time: Scallop & Stitched Circle Die

Pink By Design: Just 4 Men

Cricut: Going Places

Distress Ink: Walnut Stain