Cricut Cartridge
July 1, 2012 | 
Author Today I would like to share with you a card I made for CardzTV Challenge #111. In this challenge we had to make a summer themed card using our Cricut. I really wanted to do a card with dimensional flip flops on it but I don’t own the Life is a Beach cartridge. So I searched the internet and found a free SVG from Shery K Design. I love this cut and I was able to transform the flip flops into a cut with some dimension to it. To meet the requirement of using my Cricut to create the card, I used the Flower Shoppe cartridge for the flowers and the Elegant Edges for the scalloped square. I kept the colors bright and cheery. The card wouldn’t have been complete if I didn’t include a button on the card for Mary! I’ve included a video of how to make this card, including the flip flops with flowers.
I’m also entering this card in the following challenges:
- My Craft Spot – #61 Hot Summer Colors
- The Paper Shelter – #66 Punches and/or Dies
- Sassy Cheryl - Summer
- Krafty Girls – Summer Time
- Amuse Studio- Summer Time Fun
Posted in Cards, Elegant Edges, Flower Shoppe, Video Tutorials | 
Tags: Beach, button, Card, Cards TV, CardzTV, Challenge, Circut, craft, DCWV paper, Distressing Ink, iRock, K & Company, Recollections, Summer, Sure Cuts A Lot, Tim Holtz, video tutorial | 
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Thought I would do one last tag holder for Christmas. This one is done with the Penguin from Create a Critter with a Peachy Keen face stamp. I am entering this one in Cardz TV Challenge #98. Enjoy!
Here are the supplies.
Cartridges used: Tags, Bags, Boxes & More and Create a Critter
Here is the first tag holder I made last week.
Posted in Create a Critter, Tags, Tags, Bags, Boxes & More | Tags: Cardz TV, Challenge, Christmas, Create a Critter, cricut, Distressing Ink, Nestabilities, Peachy Keen, Recollections, Tim Holtz | 1 Comment »
Hi everyone! Hope you all found some awesome Black Friday deals. I know I scored at JoAnns (Nestibilities, DCWV & Recollection stacks, Cricut cartridges, and jewelry making supplies) and at Michaels (DCWV stacks, Jewelry beads, Cuttlebug quilled kits, Recollection bling and embellishments). I couldn’t believe the deals when you took advantage of the regular sales of 40% to 50% off and then another 25% to 30% on top of that. I was getting $20 items for $7! Oh, just in case you are wondering, I did pick up some non-crafty deals at other stores…lol.
All that craft shopping put me in the mood to craft. So I designed a card for Peachy Keen’s Sketch with a Twist. Since the Cricut Craft Room is open, I thought I’d give it another try. I tried it when it was in beta but it just kept crashing. This time I had no problems designing my card. However, it all went down hill when I tried to print and cut with my Imagine <sighs>. It would print but no matter what I did, it wouldn’t cut. I need to do some research to see if anyone else has had that problem and how they fixed it. If you have any guidance, please leave a comment. I’d really love to see how the CCR is working for you. I think the CCR will be great once I get past this cutting hurdle.
So, here is my Card. It was a real challenge but by sticking with the paper pallet in the Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridge helped keep the color scheme in check. I used the adorable PK-M21 Donna Rae Penguin. I used my Copics to color him in and then paper pierced him with paper from the Mr. Frosty cartridge. I couldn’t help but bling it all up to put the final touches on it.
Here are shots of my design in CCR. The blocks on the right were for the paper piercing of the hat and vest. I wasn’t sure which pattern I was going to use so I printed a few different ones. Since it wouldn’t print, I wound up using my Nestibilities instead of the ovals in the design.
Here is one of the papers after printing/cutting it my my Imagine. This was my second try. As you can see, it printed but didn’t cut. =(
Recipe
- Peachy Keen stamp – PK-M21 Donna Rae Penguin
- Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridge
- Cricut Imagine
- Cuttlebug
- Spellbinders Nestibilities Labels 4 (from my Black Friday shopping)
- Copics – C1, C3, C5, YR04, YR07, R22, R29, R32, 0
- White Jelly Roll
- Organdy Ribbon – translucent hot pink
- Recollection bling
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Tea Dye & Black Soot
- Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
- Studio g stamp for the sentiment
- White cardstock
- ATG
- Foam mounting tape (acid free)
Posted in Cards, Imagine Mr. Frosty | Tags: Card, Challenge, Christmas, cricut, cuttlebug, Imagine, Mr. Frosty, Paper Piercing, Peachy Keen, Penguin, Recollections, Tim Holtz | 3 Comments »
I was working on my Christmas cards again today. Looking for some inspiration and wanting to do a couple of challenges, I turned to Peachy Keen Sketch with a Twist challenge and the My Creative Time Throwback Thursday challenge. Combining the two challenges along with my Christmas theme, I came up with the cutest card. The Peachy Keen face is what makes it sooooo cute. I’m so happy with how it turned out!
The stick pin is one of handmade pins. I had several requests for a tutorial on how to do them. So, I created a tutorial today for you all.
When making the card, I started stressing because I didn’t have any red gems on hand. Then it hit me, I could color some red with my Copics. I’m just loving the Copic markers!! Below are the items used in my card.
- Cricut Cartridge – Create a Critter
- Copics YR04, YR07, R29, R20, 0
- Peachy Keen face stamp PK-M21 – Donna Rae Penguin (stamped on the inside of the card)
- Peachy Keen image stamp PK-521 – Winter Faces
- Cuttlebug folder (sorry I do not know the name of it)
- DCWV designer paper – The Merry Christmas Stack
- Spellbinders Nestabilities – Blossom Two
- Studio G Ribbon
- Gems (painted red with Copic)
- Handmade stick pin (see my video above)
- Tim Holtz Withered Wood distress ink
- Cardstock – white, black, orange, red, gray
- Dimensional adhesive
Posted in Cards, Create a Critter | Tags: Challenge, Christmas, Create a Critter, cricut, Nestibilities, Peachy Keen, Spellbinder, Tim Holtz | 8 Comments »
Happy Veterans Day everyone! I wanted to give a special thanks to all the men and women that serve our country. Thank you for keeping us safe and for protecting our great nation!
I cannot believe that this is the final day of my guest designer week! I’m so grateful that Peachy Keen has given me such a wonderful opportunity to create projects with their awesome stamps and to share them with all of you Thank you Peachy Keen and thanks to everyone that followed along all week! I love reading your comments.
Today is Let’s Face It Friday so for the challenge I got to create a design team sample for you. Your challenge is to create a page or card using a PK face stamp that holds your favorite holiday recipe. So, I created the following card. I was dying to create some gingerbread people with PK-521 Winter Faces. Most of the paper is DCWV — except for the green paper on the inside of the card for which I used the Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridge to make the paper. I used the Jolly Holidays Cricut cartridge for the gingerbread people and the Storybook cartridge to weld together two shapes to make the shaped card. I finished it up with a little Copic coloring and some bling. I hope you enjoy it. I cannot wait to see what you create for the challenge. Don’t forget to link it up on PK’s challenge page before the deadline.
Today is the last day you can enter to win the Peachy Keen stamps below. Peachy Keen has been so gracious to let me give them away. All you have to do is leave a comment on any of my Peachy Keen guest designer blog posts this week. The more posts you comment on, the better your chances to win. Don’t forget to head on over to Peachy Keen’s blog and leave me comments there too. If you like my blog, I’d love to have you as a follower. One lucky commenter will win both stamp sets. Winner will be announced on Saturday. Good luck!
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PK-485
Posted in Cards, Deisgn Team, Imagine Mr. Frosty, Jolly Holidays, Storybook, Video Tutorials | Tags: Bling, Card, Challenge, Christmas, cricut, DCWV paper, Gingerbread, Imagine, Jolly Holidays, Mr. Frost, Peachy Keen, Recipe, Storybook | 21 Comments »
Welcome to day four of my guest designer week. Wow, this week has truly gone by soooo quick. I’m enjoying all the lovely comments that have been left for me. You all are such kind crafting friends. I’m so glad I have the opportunity to create projects for you with such great stamps. So, on to today’s project. Today I’ve created two adorable door hangers for you. I always decorate the bedroom doors in my house with something for each and every holiday. This year I’ve decided to decorate with snowmen and snowflakes. I used PK-521 Winter Faces . The cuts are from Gypsy Wanderings and Christmas. The designer paper is DCWV and I colored with my Copics.
Don’t forget to leave a comment here on this post as well as all my posts for this week for your chance to win the wonderful PK stamps below. Then head on over to Peachy Keen and leave me a comment there too. I’ll be announcing the winner on Saturday. Have a great day!
PK-483
PK-485
Posted in Christmas, Gypsy Wanderings, Misc | Tags: Christmas, cricut, DCWV paper, Gypsy Wanderings, iRock, Peachy Keen, Stick pin, Tim Holtz | 28 Comments »
Welcome to the second day of my Peachy Keen guest designer week. I’m having so much fun. Thanks for all the wonderful comments that were left for me yesterday. I really enjoy reading them. Today, I’ve created this super cute elf card with PK-533 Simple Simons. I just love the PK face stamps! They are my favorite stamps. The elf cut is from the Cricut Jolly Holidays cartridge.
Don’t forget to leave a comment here on this post as well as all my posts for this week for your chance to win the wonderful PK stamps below. Then head on over to Peachy Keen’s blog and leave me a comment there too. Have a great day!
PK-483
PK-485
Posted in Cards, Deisgn Team, Jolly Holidays, Video Tutorials | Tags: Card, Christmas, cricut, DCWV paper, Elf, Jolly Holidays, Martha Stewart, Peachy Keen, Tim Holtz | 42 Comments »
I had a baby shower to go to last weekend. Unfortunately I didn’t have any baby related cards on stock so I broke out my Imagine and whipped this one up quickly. Took me about 15 minutes to make. I used the Nursery Tails cartridge and DCWV Baby Girl stack. It turned out soooo cute! Enjoy!
Posted in Cards, Imagine Nursery Tails Cartridge | Tags: Card, DCWV paper, Nursery Tails | Comments Closed
Hi everyone! School is back in session — can you believe it! Where did the summer go??? Well it’s official, I no longer have any children in elementary school. My youngest started Junior High last week. She absolutely loves Junior High. Wow, she is so grown up now. Even though school has just started, I wanted to share with you a card I made for graduation. I used the cowgirl boot on the Old West cartridge and welded it on my Gypsy. I inked everything up with Walnut distressed ink from Tim Holtz. The boot image on the inside of the card came from the internet and I colored it with my Copics. I loooooove my Copics and have quickly become addicted to them! I’m entering this card in Crafty Sprouts shape card challenge. Wish me luck!
Hi everyone!! Hope you all had a wonderful day!! Are you ready for another installment of my Imagine More Cards series? For part four, I decided to do a super, super quick elegant birthday card. I just love how quick and easy the Imagine makes card making. Enjoy….
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1vszI5d6mU
Posted in Cards, Imagine More Cards, Video Tutorials | Tags: birthday, Card, DCWV paper, Imagine, Imagine More Cards | 2 Comments »
