Hugs and Best Fishes

Vicky, from Clips-n-Cuts, has inspired me again with her darling Back To School fishes card. A friend had this darling set of fish stamps (I'm trying to find out the brand) and they were perfect for my Hugs and Best Fishes card

I used Crayola Glitter Glue to sparkle them up a bit. The waves are cut with a shaped scissor and then inked and stamped with the little sprays of what looks like sea foam.

I punched the oval out with a Fiskars punch then stamped another with my sentiment (printed from my computer) and pop dotted it on the inside.

Hangin' Around

OK clever Vicky at Clips-n-Cuts just got my Mojo a movin' yesterday when she posted her weekend video, It's a Girl.  I've had these teeny tiny hangers in my drawer for months and knew this was my chance to use them!  Background mat is from ancestry.com mat pad.

The window frame is actually from and old card I took apart.  The dress paper is from October Afternoon's Road Trip 6x6 pad.  The sentiment and flowers below the frame are rub ons from that same collection

Hola!

This card was made for the Around the World Challenge #3-Mexico at Clips-n-Cuts  Loved the bright primary colors.  If you haven't played along it's a must!  At the end of the challenge you'll have the opportunity to vote for your favorite interpretation/inspiration of the picture.

I used alpha Glitter Stickers from K & Company for the Hola and a stamp from Hero Arts - All Occasion set for the 'just saying hello'

Sombrero was cut from the Paper Doll Dress up Cart and my Cricut Expression.

Blue cardstock backgrounds embossed with my Cuttlebug and the Swirls and Dots and Texture folders.

Let's Get Together

Vicky at Clip-n-Cuts just posted a weekend video showing how to make this card with a gift enclosed, an actual teabag! I made my card a 5x7 and adjusted the measurements accordingly. Except, I forgot the flap in the back for the teabag would have to be behind the front flap, so I had to redo and readjust for that.

Love this paper, I think (see the word think here, not sure) that it's Kand Company. The sentiment stamp is Inkadinkado. Tea is Tazo :-)

I Can't Imagine

Flutter By Wednesday has a challenge #98 right now to use a butterfly, fairy or angel on your card. I thought this would be perfect. 

I've also entered this in the Raise the Bar Challenge where you were to use NO Stamping except for the sentiment.  Well I made it with no stamping, lol since this is a rub on. 

This butterfly is a from the digital kit called Butterfly Wings 3 and is sold at Cottage Arts All I did was enlarge it to fit the front of my card. Then I took Glossy Accents and colored the body and stuck the hemp string into it to create the antenna, I also put a few dots of Accents down each dot on the wings to bring them more to life.

The sentiment reads I Can't Imagine ... & on the inside  ...in all the world a better friend than you. This is a rub on from My Sentiments Exactly.

The card base front was embossed with my Cuttlebug and the dot folder.

In Full Bloom

I saw this challenge  at One Stitch at a Time  where you were to use stitching and I thought this card would be perfect for it, you could use faux stitching or real. This is the first time I've done a double row of faux stitching, jury is still out as to whether I'll do it again.

The love and In Full Bloom chipboard stickers are from KC and Company, ribbon is Michaels.

Inside punch border is Martha Stewart's Garden Trellis. Cuttlebug Texture embossing folder used on brown mat.  I'm thinking this will make a nice Anniversary card

Alien Anniversary

This card was entered into -
 the LaLa Land Crafts Blog Challenge - where you were to use hearts in your design.
and the Love Actually challenge at the Papertake Weekly Challenge

When Vicky from Clips and Cuts posted her Alien Love card I knew I had to make one. I didn't have the Hero Arts stamps she used but Lost in Paper Scraps blog had this darling One Eyed Monster as a free digital download.

I colored them with my Marvy makers and redid the eye and popped it up using Glossy Accents to make it pop. I also added a drop of Glossy Acents to each heart.

This darling quote is a rub on from My Sentiments Exactly.

Aperture

I've been seeing so many lovely cards with an aperture cut out that I wanted to try one again myself. I didn't like just the single fold so I added another paper to make a tri fold card. I cut a duplicate of the white flower from an extra bit of the floral paper and popped it up with large dots and put it on the front of the card in exactly the same spot it was on the tri fold of the card. I also used the Cuttlebug Texture embossing folder on the front of the card.

With my Spellbinders Nesties I cut, embossed and inked the oval and then added the faux stitiching. Stamp is fron Inkadinkado.

I just love this printed paper from Hot Off the Press's Floral Pak. I cut the right flap large enough so that it also covers the back of the card with the solid green.

All in all I'm happy with how it turned out.

Another mini

I was telling Vicky at Clips and Cuts that I was having a problem with the front circles and eyelets because I don't own a Crop A Dile and she suggested using brads. Today I decided to try it and I found these darling brads and flower sleeves from Paper Wishes.

I did them the same way as if you were adhering eyelets but just used a brad and took the brad through the ribbon at the top to adhere it well. I really like this way of doing it and am happy with the outcome.  Many have asked me about the paper, it's a set that came from Costco, double sided and I'm sorry I don't know whose brand it is.  The flower and enjoy chipboard are from 3 birds.

Be sure and check out my other mini's here, here and here.

Mini 3x3 Envelopes and Cards

You can see the following two posts to get other views of these mini 3x3 cards that I made after watching the Weekend Video at Clips and Cuts.
Credits are shown below

MIni Envelope and Card

Here's the second card I cut from the svg file at Clips and Cuts. Vicky has a cool video on her blog showing how to make these little cards and envelopes. I think this envelope is my favorite! The dazzel on the front of the card is from Paper Wishes

Mini Cards & Envelopes

Here's the first envelope and card I made from Vicky's svg file at her Clips and Cuts blog, I just loved her idea for the mini's. I don't have a Crop a Dile so found it a little more challenging to get the eyelets in correctly.