Romantic??? Maybe...

Well, the challenges keep rolling in. I must admit, I'm really grateful for the challenges because they make me stretch creatively. And this one was definitely a stretch. We were to make a 5 X7 romantic or nostalgic card. That was it. Seems simple, but it was hard for me. Initially, I couldn't come up w/ anything, but thanks to my desire to play with my new Cricut Design Studio software, I was able to make a card that wasn't the regular square or rectangular shape. How awesome to be able to make a card in ANY shape!!! Not only that... I was able to use two different carts and weld shapes and fonts then cut as one piece. This could be so much fun... Anyway, to build on the romantic theme, I made a heart shaped card. The closed and open views of the card are pictured below...

Enjoy!

5 Designs... REPEAT As Necessary

My mother decided that she wanted to send handmade Christmas cards this year so I had to get to work to carry out her request. My strategy was simple: Come up w/ a basic card design, change paper & embellishments, stop @ 5 cards, and repeat those 5 cards until her list was depleted... Don't know if it was the perfect plan (it would have been easier to create one design and send everyone the same card) However, that new Cricut DesignStudio software makes getting projects done a snap... You can pretty much cut EVERYTHING @ one time.. Plus you can save your designs and repeat the cuts as necessary... Love it...

But that's not the important thing here. The important thing is that my mother was pleased...

Here are the five designs that I came up w/. All of the paper is from the Basic Grey - Figgy Pudding collection...

Enjoy...

Quick and Simple...

I needed to get a card in the mail really quick so I made this card. Used my faithful Wild Asparagus paper and threw in a large Bazzill flower to add some umph! No time for other embellishments... I simply dug out my "Thinking of You" stamp and called it DONE!

Enjoy...

Another Themed Challenge...

My girlfriend, Carol, got the bright idea to issue a New Year's card challenge. Ummm, this one was really a challenge because I've never bought, received, or even thought about sending a New Years card... The other requirement was the card dimensions. The card had to be 4 X 9.25 or 9.25 X 4 depending on the orientation. So here's my feeble attempt. I figured a New Year's card should be festive so I cut some party hats (that strangely resemble a dress) from my Cricut Celebrations cartridge. I added some bling in the form of pink rhinestones and a bit of glitter around the Happy New Year title... That's all I got... It's gonna have to do...

Enjoy...

The Stockings Were Hung...

Here's a fun card that I did for a contest at one of the local scrapbook stores in my area. It was fun to break out the glitter, paint, and Heidi Swap bling. With all of the new Cricut cartridges, I'd forgotten all of the nice shapes that are on the Christmas Cheer cartridge! Gotta love that stocking...

Enjoy...