Christmas in July # 6

Hi everyone!  I'm here with Christmas in July project # 6! Today I have a card to share:

I started with a kraft card base, 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I layered a red mat 4 x 5 1/4 and a holly berry pattern mat 3 3/4 x 5.  The pattern paper is from Recollections Jolly Jamboree paper pad I picked up last year.  Then I used the Ornamental Cheer stamp set that coordinates with the Art Philosophy cartridge.  I cut a background red ornament at 3 1/4" and the stamped ornament at 3" in kraft.  I added some twine to the top of the ornament and I used the Martha Stewart branch punch to add around the top.  Ink color is New England Ivy.

I used the Merry Christmas stamp from the same set on the inside.

I love how easy it is to create with the the cricut coordinated stamp sets!  

Hope you enjoyed today's Christmas project.  I'll be back tomorrow with the final project for Christmas in July!  Have a wonderful day!

Beach - altered picture frame

Welcome friends!  I have a fun altered picture frame to share today!

I started with one of those dollar frames from Michaels, painted it blue and you can't see it in the pic, but I added a layer of glitter paint as well.  Then I tore some strips of kraft cardstock and layered it on the bottom for sand.  I only glued down the bottom part of the strips so I could distress the edges a bit and then went over it with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink.

I cut the chair from the Life's a Beach cartridge at 3" and sponged it with a bit of indian corn blue ink.  It's adhered with foam tape to pop it up a bit. The pail and shovel were also cut from Life's a Beach at 1.153".  The flip flops were cut from the Best of 2010 cartridge at 1.361".  I used scrap paper for all my pieces.

The umbrella was cut from Life's a Beach at 3".  The sun was also cut from Life's a Beach at 3".  I inked the edges with tea dye distress ink and raised the center on foam tape.  The bird was cut from Indie Art at 1.5".  This bird doesn't have a solid layer and I wanted the white underneath so I used CCR hide option to erase the lines and cut the piece solid.

I think it turned out pretty cute!  What do you think??

Linking to: BBTB2, Little Scrap Pieces, Jo's Scrap Shack and KraftyGirls

Hip Hip Hooray - Happy Birthday card

Good afternoon everyone!  I'm back today with a quick birthday card to share!

I started with a sketch from Crazy4Challenges

and here's my card

I used the CTMH Dream Pop paper collection - this isn't available any more, but ANY of the collections would work, especially some of the new ones coming Aug. 1st!!  I cut a mat from white daisy and embossed with the spots and dots cuddlebug folder.  The 3 pointy circles are cut from the Artiste cartridge, page 35 under Accent 3.  I cut the orange layer at 2 3/4" and the pattern layer at 2 1/2".  I adhered 2 of them directly onto the card front an the third one I centered and adhered with foam tape.  The sentiment is from the Cricut Artiste Birthday stamp set that comes with the Artiste collection.  The banner is on page 66, accent 3 shift key and was cut at 3/4" as the stamp set says.  I used cotton candy ink.

The happy birthday stamp is from the Joyful Birthday Occasions set and is stamped with cotton candy ink. 

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow with more projects!  : )

Linking to Craftin Desert Divas and Crazy4Challenges.

Christmas Ornament Tag - Christmas in July # 5

Welcome to project # 5 in my Christmas in July week!

If you're anything like me, you go through a lot of tags at Christmas.  So I decided it was time to get started on them!

I used Art Philosophy for the tag base.  This one is found on page 50 under the card feature and is cut at 3 1/2" with white daisy cardstock.  I used a swirl stamp from an Inkadinkado set called Snowflakes with indian corn blue ink. I added stardust glitz to the dots on the swirl.  The ornament is cut from the Artiste cartridge.  It is located on page 53 under accent 3.  I cut the base layer out of indian corn blue cardstock and the decorative layer out of white daisy using the shift key.  They were sized at 2.153" and I cut 3 of them for each tag.  I put the layers together and scored each down the center an adhered them together to form a dimensional ornament.

The sentiment inside is from the Ornament Cheer Holiday stamp set in indian corn blue ink.

The final touch was to add a silver bow and some blue and white baker's twine.

Hope you all enjoyed today's Christmas in July project!  Only 2 more to go!  : )  Have a great day everyone!

When Life Hands You Lemons..... a card

No, your eyes are not deceiving you.  Two posts again today!  I'm on a roll this week!

I started with a sketch from Mojo Monday

Then I incorporated some requirements for a couple of other challenges.  The first one is Fantabulous Cricut where the challenge is to use a cricut cut of a piece of fruit.  And the other one is from Paper Playtime where the challenge is to use pattern paper.

Here's my card:

Card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 yellow cardstock.  White mat is 4 x 5 1/4 and the green pattern mat is 3 3/4 x 5.  The black strip is 1 1/2 x 3 3/4.  The decorative mats were cut from Elegant Edges using button 2 with the oblong, shift features.  The yellow mat is 3" and the white one is 2 3/4".  The lemon and lemon slice are cut from the Savory lite cartridge at 1 1/2", the flower is from Accent Essentials, two cuts 1 1/4" layered.  The brad and ribbon are from my stash.  I added some stardust glitz to the lemon for sparkle. The pattern papers are from DCWV the Lemon Flower Stack.

Inside mat is 4 x 5 1/4 and the lemonade pitcher is from the Savory Lite cartridge cut at 1 1/2".  Sentiment stamp on front and inside are from Purple Onion Designs.

I hope you enjoyed today's projects!

Linking to:

Fantabulous Cricut

Paper Playtime

Mojo Monday

Poinsettia Gift Box - Christmas in July # 4

Hi Everyone!  Welcome to project # 4 in my Christmas in July week!

Today I have a little gift box to share with you.  Going back to using the cartridges I don't use very often, I pulled out Garden Soup and Joys of the Season cartridges.

I cut this cute little hexagon box from the Garden Soup cartridge.  It's found under button 41, honeycomb layer. I cut it at 9 inches, fit to page with red cardstock.  I measured the sides and cut 6 pieces of pattern paper 1 1/2 x 2 with my paper trimmer.

Then I found a basic hexagon to go on the top under button 35.  I used CCR to layer it over the top of the box image to get the perfect size.  It came out to 3.292 x 2.819.  The pattern paper is from My Mind's Eye, Sweater Weather, 6 x 6 pad.  The stamp on the front is from a Fiskars stamp set called Seasons Greetings and I stamped it with red ink onto kraft cardstock and fussy cut it out.

The poinsettia is cut from the Joys of the Season cartridge.  It's under button 38, the layer feature.  I used CCR hide option to hide the berries and only cut the petals.  The bottom 2 layers are cut at 2 3/4" and the top 2 layers are cut at 1 3/4".  I used a quick dry liquid glue to attach them all together in the center.  I curled the petals with a pencil and inked the petal edges with New England Ivy.  Then I added some more liquid glue to the middle and poured some chunky gold glitter for the center of the flower.  I adhered it to the top of the box with liquid glue as well.

To finish it off I added a magnet closure to the flap and the front panel to keep it closed.

I hope you enjoyed todays Christmas project!  Have a wonderful day!!

Winter Wishes - Christmas in July # 3

Welcome Friends!  Today's project is more on the lines of a Winter theme vs. Christmas but I figure they kind of go hand in hand.

My card today was inspired by a sketch over on The Sweet Stop sketches blog.  I just recently discovered this blog and I am in love!!!

Here is the sketch from this week:

And the spin on the sketch is to use doilies.  I immediately thought of snowflakes!  I love all the intricate designs and how no two are alike.  I'm not a  fan of snow when I'm out shoveling, but if I'm sitting on my couch with a warm cup of coffee gazing out the window - then I love it!  

Here's my take on  the sketch:

Card base is 5 x 5 with slate cardstock.  The mat layer is a snowflake paper from DCWV Arctic Wishes cut 4 3/4 x 4 3/4.  I inked the edges with indian corn blue ink.  The snowflakes are cut from a variety of cartridges.  I used Artiste, Christmas solutions, and Art Philosophy.  I inked the edges of the snowflakes also with indian corn blue ink so they stand out a bit from the background paper.

The stamp for the center of the large snowflake is from C1469, Dec. 25th Holidays set.  This is a really nice stamp set for the holidays, and it also coordinates with the Art Philosophy cartridge.  I used stardust glitz in spots around the snowflakes to give them a little shimmer and shine.  The silver ribbon is a Celebrate It ribbon I picked up on clearance at Michaels last year after the holidays.

On the inside I used the same snowflake paper to cut a mat 4 3/4 x 4 3/4.  The snowflake comes from the Best of 2009 cartridge cut at 4 1/2".  I also inked the edges of this one with indian corn blue ink as well.

I am really happy with how it turned out and working from a sketch made it come together so easily!

I hope you enjoy!  I'll be back tomorrow with # 4 of Christmas in July.  Have a great day!!

Linking to Sweet Stop Sketches challenge