MPS Inspiration #3

Recipe:
A2 Card
MPS Episode #117
Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut Cartridge

Recipe:
A2 Card
MPS Episode #Custom Crops Video 1A
Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut Cartridge

Recipe:
A2 Card
MPS Episode #173
Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge
MS Eyelet Lace Punch Around the Page

Recipe:
A2 Card
MPS Episode #168
Forever Young Cricut Cartridge
Spots and Dots Cuttlebug folder
I don't like the colors I chose for this one

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

MPS Inspiration #2

Day 2 of MPS Card Inspiration


Recipe:
A2 card
MPS Episode #100
Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut Cartridge
Buttons from the dollar bin at Michaels

Recipe:
A2 Card
MPS Episode #120
Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut Cartridge
Spots and Dots Cuttlebug Folder

Recipe:
A2 Card
MPS Episode #96
Doodlecharms Cricut Cartidge

Recipe:
A2 Card
MPS Episode #197
Forever Young Cricut Cartridge
Brads
Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

My Pink Stamper = inspiration

I love making cards .... and the funny thing about that is I do not have a "stash" of cards. So when I need a birthday card, etc. I usually have to quickly make one. Sometimes I try too hard to come up with an original idea .... so I resort to scraplifting from different blogs. My first stop last weekend was to My Pink Stamper. This is also where I started when I first started card making.

I started by going through all of her videos to get some "inspiration". Boy, did I ever get some inspiration ... I made 16 different cards in 2 days (I made 2, 4, or 6 of each card depending on what it was and what supplies I had on hand).

I will be showcasing the cards I made over the next couple of days.


Recipe:
MPS Episode #198
A2 card
Bird cut at 3.5" from Create a Critter
MS Double Loops Punch Around The Page

Recipe:
A2 card
Girl cut at 4.75" from Forever Young
Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder
MS Mini Daisy Punch Around The Page
I saw this one on the back of one of her stamp sets.

Recipe:
A2 Card
Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge
Episode #196
MS Mini Daisy Punch Around The Page

Recipe:
A2 card
MPS Episode #202
Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge
MS Double Loops Punch Around The Page
Silver Brad

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Man's Shirt Pocket Card

I saw this card on Pinterest and had to give it a go. You can find the pattern here. I created my pocket and collar on my Gypsy.



Recipe:
A2 card
Gypsy - weld a square and a triangle to create shirt pocket from George & Basic Shapes. After looking at TBBM, I notice I could have manipulated a tag (blackout - button number six) - that probably would have been a lot easier (lol).
For the collar I used a triangle from Wild Card.
Faux stitching using a white Uni-ball Signo pen.
Buttons from the dollar bin at Michael's.
Silver brads for the pocket rivets.

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Tissue Box Cover - 2

I enjoyed making the tissue box cover so much, I had to make another one (they are somewhat addictive)... lol.



Recipe:
I used the Birds & Swirls Cuttlebug folder
You can find the step by step instructions here.

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Tissue Box Cover - 1

I met Susan at Card Club the beginning of the month. She made some of these tissue box covers and they are absolutely beautiful. I fell in love with this one. Anyway, I decided to try my hand at making one too. Here is what I came up with:



Recipe:
I used the Stars & Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folders
The instructions for making this can be found here.

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Valentine's Day Card - 7

This is another fast and easy Valentine's Day card.




Recipe:
A2 card
Postage stamp image cut from Gypsy Wanderings (on the Gypsy) at 4" x 5.25" (real dial size)
Love image cut twice from Home Accents at 3"
Swiss Dots cuttlebug folder

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Valentine's Day Card - 6

I purchased the Ultimate Creative Series Sampler cartridge before Christmas and I am just now getting it out to play with. This cartridge has LOTS of images from LOTS of different cartridges.



Recipe:
A2 card
Embossing folder - I used the Script folder from The Paper Studio
Heart cut at 3.75" using the Ultimate Creative Series Sampler cartridge (or it can also be found on the Love Struck cartridge)

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Valentine's Day Card - 5

This is a quick and easy Valentine's Day card. I ended up making this one to take to Card Club also.



Recipe:
A2 card
Martha Stewart Double Loops punch
White cardstock cut at 4" x 5.25"
Embossing Folder of your choice. I used The Paper Studio Doodlehearts folder.
Ribbon
"Kids" cut at 3.5" from A Childs Year cartridge (this can also be found on the Ultimate Creative Series Sampler cartridge)

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Valentine's Day Card - 4

I loved my white on white Christmas cards, so I tried to do the same thing with a Valentine card.



Recipe:
A2 card
Child with Snowman (and shadow) cut at 3.75" from A Child's Year cartridge
Heart cut at 0.6" from George & Basic Shapes

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Ribbon Organizer

I had an absolute ribbon mess after making all of my Christmas cards and starting on my Valentine cards. I couldn't find anything, and once I found what I wanted it was all tangled up in knots.

I was complaining about my ribbon mess to my friend Rhonda on Monday, and she showed me what she uses, though she couldn't remember where she bought it (she thought maybe eBay). She then said that Kimberly at My Craft Spot had a cut file on her blog for something similar to what she uses. I, of course, had to go and check it out.

Besides the cut file, Kimberly also has some excellent instructions on her blog on how to do it yourself. You can find her wonderful instructions here. Kimberly cut hers out of cardstock. Knowing myself, I would have those shredded before too long. I had saved several clamshells from my Cricut cartridges and decided to use those instead. I could fit 3 ribbon holders per "sheet" of clamshell material.

Close up of cut clamshell material.


All of my organized ribbon.


Close up of ribbon on hangers.


Thank you Kimberly for the wonderful instructions, and thank you Rhonda for pointing me in that direction!!!

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Valentine's Day Card - 3

This is the card I made for card club at my LSS.



Recipe:
A2 card
"HUGS" heart cut at 1.2" on the Gypsy from the Simply Charmed cartridge.
Bug & all parts (except its heart) cut at 3" from the Simply Charmed cartridge.
Tag was created using Tags, Bags, Boxes & More and George. I used a tag from TBBM on the Gypsy at 2.19" x 1.25". When I made the tag this size the slits for the ribbon to go through were way too long, and it caused the tag to slide up and down too much. I created my own "slits" with rectangles from George. The slits were created at 0.05" x 0.5".

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Valentine's Day Card - 2

I saw this card on the Nothin' Fancy blog. I love checking out her blog. She has some really great ideas!!!



Recipe:
A2 card
Rows of 7 Hearts are welded together on the Gypsy and cut from the George & Basic Shapes cartridge. The hearts are cut at 0.5"

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Valentine's Day Card - 1

HAPPY 2012!!!!

OMG, I cannot believe it is already 2012, time sure does fly.

I've been doing lots of "research" on Valentine's Day cards. My next few posts will be dedicated to that "research". LOL

Valentine's Day Card - 1

I recently purchased the YeeHaw Cricut lite cartridge at Walmart. This little cowgirl is just adorable!



Recipe:
A2 card
Cowgirl & all her parts cut at 4.25" from the YeeHaw cartridge
"Be Mine" heart cut at 2"

I am not happy with my color choices, but at 4:15 yesterday morning it looked really good! LOL

Thanks for looking,
Melissa