Mini Album for Swap

In my Yahoo Group, Crafty Card Creators, there is an Express Yourself Swap. So this month I made this mini photo album. I found the instructions on You Tube (I've misplaced the link so I'll post it later).

The ruffled flap is cut from the Accent Essential Cricut Cartridge. Outer paper of album is from Costco.

Fibers are from EBAY - they were a super buy and I just love them

I made a little pocket on the front flap to insert this tag for either journaling or pictures.

There are 3 spots for pictures on the front and back for a total of six. The inside paper is a natural paper pack I picked up at Costco

This border is punched with Fiskars rope border punch, don't you just love it?
Butterfly is an EK Success punch and then covered with Glossy Accents.

Just Smile

This is my June Swap card for the Crafty Card Creators Yahoo Group. You were to use the word 'smile' somewhere on the card.  Stamps are colored with Copic markers.

These darling faces are from my new Peachy Keen Stamps. Aren't they adorable? I was so delighted when I ran across a blog that had used them, I'm so horrid at drawing faces and these stamps open up a whole new avenue for me. As well as the faces the flowers and pot are also Peachy Keen, there Happy Flowers and Cheerful Phrases collection.

The hummingbird was an added bonus after I bulked him up with some Glossy Accents. It's actually just a single sheet of paper from the me & my Big ideas 10th Anniversary collection. Ribbon is American Crafts, little flower pop ups are K & Co.

A Song in Your Heart

This is for the Word Swap at Crafty Card Creators Yahoo group where you were to use the word 'Song' somewhere on your card.

The tickets are from a digital kit by Joyce de Jonge called Young Musicians. I printed the verse on the one ticket using Photo Shop.  Corner punch on brown mat from EK Success

Background mat embossed with Cuttlebug Allegro folder and inked with several Distress ink colors. Butterfly is Martha Stewart, ribbon Michaels, card stock Debbie Mumm

Tulip Heaven

I took this photo at the Woodland Washington Tulip Festival and when my Yahoo Group, Crafty Card Creators decided on a swap this month with the theme of Tulips I just knew I had to use it.

It was a very simple card to make I printed the photo and then taped it straight to the card at the bottom and gradually increased the pot dots as I went up so it gave the illusion of popping off the paper. I had cut little pieces out between some of the tulips to give it a little more dimension before I placed it on the cardstock (Debbie Mumm's).

This darling butterfly is a punch from Martha Stewart with wire antenna and a pearl that's been copic painted purple and had glitter applied to. The butterfly was inked with several colors and a touch of glitter added. The inside sentiment is a rub on from Basic Grey that says 'as delicate as a flower'

Cricut Cart Forever Young

I borrowed a friend's Cricut Cartridge Forever Young this week and had stumbled upon The Pink Stampers video making a card with the package cut.

I had this Martha Stewart ribbon that is self adhesive and thought it would make a great vertical border. The paper scalloped border is cut with one of my favorite EK Success punches.

This paper is from Debbie Mumm, I just love it.

The celebrate is a rub on from Imaginisce. I'm going to be using this card as my Express Yourself Swap card for the Yahoo group I'm in, Crafty Card Creators.

Dragonfly

Created for the card Swap Challenge - Dragonfly at Crafty Card Creators Yahoo Group
Digital kits used - Bannerwoman's My Little Ladybug and Royanna Fritschmann Girly Wuv Bugz
Martha Stewart Trellis Punch
Glossy Accents
Various Paper scraps

Swap Card - Live Laugh Love

I did this for our Yahoo Group Swap using Live Laugh Love. Blue background embossed with the Cuttlebug Texture folder. 3 squares stamped with Inkadinkado stamps and punched out with a 2"scalloped Marvy Punch.

Inside reads: Laugh as much as you breathe
and love as long as you live.
Saying printed from computer and then cut in strip attached and overlayed with pale blue ribbon.

Paper - Martha Stewart, ribbon from bargain bin at Michaels.

Challenge Word Card

This month in our Yahoo card group (Crafty Card Creators) we were to make a card using the word Luck or any form of it, like lucky, luckiest, etc. It's always so fun to see how different people can use the same thing and come up with so many unique styles.

I cut the Shamrock out on my Cricut. I didn't have a file so searched the net until I found Scrapbook Blessing Blog with this one. It was perfect, I cut two decreasing the size a tad on the top one, inked the bottom, added the button and pop dots.

I also cut out the word Lucky on my Cricut but I just didn't like the looks of it. So after much experimenting I used the reverse cut (the part still on the paper) as a mask and inked the letters in brown. This I like much better.

This is the first time I've used actual brown craftstock paper. I like the look of it so much when seeing cards made with it on other blogs so thought it time to check it out myself. The paper border is one that was in set of Scrapbooking stuff from Costco a year or so back. The color wasn't just right so inked it as well. The bottom paper is from a DCWV stack.  The floral scallop was done with a new EK Success border punch I got yesterday which I love!

Belli Challenge #84 - RIBBONS

I made this for the Belli Challenge #84 using ribbons on it. I will also use this one for the Crafty Card Creators Yahoo group swap, the image was supplied by them. The little butterfly and bird are stamps, cut out and popped up with foam dots.

Just saying hello stamp from Hero Arts. Paper from Martha Stewart.

Ribbon from the cheap bin at Michaels, and I love it, it ties so nicely.

Scalloped edges punched with a border punch from EK Success, love these punches and really like how they lock closed for storage.

Heart Word Swap

Each month at our Yahoo group, Crafty Card Creators, I'm in charge of picking a word that we will all use on our card somewhere for the Word Challenge Swap. This month the word was heart.

 I chose a free digital stamp from Tracey Malnofski called Audrey with Hearts, isn't she a doll? I colored her with Marvy markers, added a little glitter around her and used just a touch of glossy accents on the small hearts.

 I used the EK Success border punch for the hearts down the side of the glitter pink paper which is from the Martha Stewart Holidays Collection (all Valentiene paper and lovely). I used a font I had in my stash called Crushed Out Girl, have to use this more often I really like the look of it. Ribbon is cheap stuff from Michaels but I like it because it ties great and doesn't create much bulk for the cards.

Hat Lady - January Express Yourself Swap

I just love this stamp from Stampendous! The black checkered is wallpaper, the little Hello stamp is from Clear Stamps - Sunny Flowers, feathers are a pack from Michaels. Edge punch is from EKSuccess. This was my first attempt using this stamp and to me it's a little messy, I'll be making more and one will be for my Express Yourself Swap at Crafty Card Creators Yahoo Group.