Birthday cards for a guy

Good Morning Everyone!

Ok so if you're like me, sometimes it just seems really hard to make a card for a guy. Well let me tell you, I've been on a roll with guys cards lately! We have alot of birthdays right now. This post I will share 3 different cards with you, 2 are somewhat similar, they were for my Father & Brother-in-law.

This first card is a "flip flop" or "swing" card. I had never saw this card style until I went to CHA in Chicago, I love it! This is going to be a long post, so I will post details on how to make this later.

The Gun was cut from Old West at 1 3/4"

The stars were cut at 1 1/4"

The stamp is from My Pink Stamper Fabulous Phrases stamp set

This next card is a standard A2 card.

The gun on this card was cut at 2"

The "wanted" poster background was cut at 4"

The stamp is from a 40:31 Creations stamp set

While at CHA I also stumbled upon Raisin Boat stamps. Have you heard of them? Not only do they have their own stamp line with over 200 sets, but they offer a "Netflix" type program for stamps!!! How cool is that?!?!?  Head on over Here to check them out! You will love them!

I made this A2 size card for my Brother-in-law using their "Born to Ride" stamp set, as well as their Brick background stamp. I love how this card turned out, and can you believe it, no Cricut! That doesn't happen very often!! To get the coloring of the brick I first covered the entire stamp in red ink, then went over it in spots with brown ink, I think it turned out pretty cool!!

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from a 40:31 Creation stamp set.

I hope you enjoyed these "guy" cards! 

Stayed tuned for a super cute "flip flop/swing" style Baby card!

Have a great day!

Sara Kate



Honeymoon Scrapbook Title Page -- MPS Design Team Entry

Hi Everyone!!!

Today I wanted to share with you the title page for our Honeymoon Scrapbook. I am also submitting this layout for a chance to be on Robyn, My Pink Stamper 's Design Team!!  For her design team call Robyn issued a challenge for the entries, here were the rules:

*You will need to have a blog that you regularly post on for at least 3 months.*You cannot already be serving on a DT that has product that is a conflict of interest (most DTs are just fine as long as they do not sell product that is similar to My Pink Stamper Original Cricut Stamps idea)*Your project must be made just for this challenge*Post a pic on your blog with a full recipe along with what the challenge is about*This needs to be a new project that you make just for this challenge*Only one entry per person, please*You do not need to be a professional but you must have a love for the craft! :)
Challenge: Make a card, scrapbook page, or other Cricut project with your favorite Cricut cartridge using the following colors......
OrangeTurquoise GreenBrown(other optional color of your choice) Here is my scrapbook page!!

 The title "Honeymoon" was cut at 1.5" from Cricut Life's A Beach cartridge, one of my fave's!!

The paper for the titles were in my stash, most of the background papers and the crab are Bazill Dotted Swiss paper, I just LOVE that paper!!

 "St. Lucia" was cut at 2"

The palm tree was cut at 3.5" and the beach chair was cut at 2"

All were from Cricut Life's A Beach cartridge!

The cute little crab and sand castle were both cut at 1.5" from Cricut Create A Critter Cartridge, my other fave!

 The "No Pressure, No Problem" stamp is from a 40:31 Creations Stamp set, which are no longer available.  But the motto in St. Lucia is "No Pressure, No Problem" so it was perfect!!

I stamped it in Versamark to give the effect that it was written in the "sand"!!

I LOVE how this layout turned out!! Hopefully Robyn does too =P

Have a great day!!!

~Sara Kate~

 

Mother's Day Cards

Hello Everyone!

Today I have 2 Mother's Day cards to share with you. It's ok that I'm posting early, we celebrated Mothers day early with our moms :)

The first card I decided to attempt my first paper rosette. Super simple, love it! If you're not familiar with them, there are TONS of helpful videos on YouTube! The paper was from a stack I have, I appologize I'm not sure which one and I recently packed up my scrapbook room to move to our first house so I can't look :(  The stamp is from My Pink Stampers "Happiest Moments" stamp set.

The next card is my favorite card that I have made in a LONG time. And I made it after having worked 12 hours and only sleeping for about 3 hours afterwards!! Maybe I work better tired!

The little chickie is cut from Create a Critter at 3.5" I added a little gem to the flower in her hair just for some flair. The paper is just something I've had in my scrap bin. For the ribbon I used my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher to get the ruffled look, love it!!  I used the same stamp from MPS "Happiest Moments" stamp set.

Hope this gives you a little inspiration if you still have Mother's Day gifts to work on!

Have a great day!!

~sara~

Belated Easter Card

I'm so sorry that I have not blogged in FOREVER!!!  I've been creating, just not posting :( 

We have been busy searching for our first house, and we found it!!  Closing is May 20, so we are preparing for that as well.  Haven't quite started packing up my scrapping stuff, but it will be soon :( 

I've also been having TONS of trouble with my Imagine... I went through 3 machine before I got one that worked, and sadly I think it JUST quit on me again!!!!  :*(  I'm going through the Restore right now and crossing my fingers!!! 

Anyway, I wanted to share with you a quick Easter card that I made, even though it's a day late!!  I used Simply charmed for the chick and it was cut at 3" and the colors were printed from the Imagine, just basic colors, not cartridge specific.  The stamp is from My Pink Stamper "Happiest Moments" stamp set.

Hope you all had a great Easter and enjoyed the card!!

I have many more projects I just loaded onto my hard drive, so I will be posting more soon, I Promise!!

~Sara Kate~



Baby card with the Imagine

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Today I wanted to share a quick and easy Baby card I made with my Imagine. LOVING the Imagine, makes it so easy to make quick cards/layouts that are completely coordinated. One thing I always hate is digging through all of my patterned paper trying to find stuff that coordinates, Imagine completely eliminates this!! 

I made this card for our friends who recently found out they are expecting! So excited for them!

This is a standard A2 size card.

The layer is a stock image from the Imagine cut at 4" and flood filled with a pattern from Imagine More.

The onsie was cut at 3.5" and also flood filled with Imagine More.

The stamp is from My Pink Stamper "Happiest Moments" stamp set

Have a great day!

~Sara Kate~



My Pink Stamper Blog Hop & Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Wow! 2 posts in one day! Have you all been participating in the My Pink Stamper Blog Hop?!?! If not go to Robyn's website Here to begin. Each blog gives you a "key word" and if you follow the blog hop order you will see how you can participate too! So fun!

I was also planning on making my project for Emma's Throwback Thursday challenge for this week. Her challenge was to make a project using a heart from an "older" cartridge. Here's where I must confess, I used Simply Charmed, which isn't THAT old, but I couldn't resist!!

Ok, onto the project! I made a Valentine's Day treat holder for my 7 year old niece, Taylor. The treat holder is made out of a Campbell's Chunky Soup can the she will be able to open the tab and find some treats! How fun, I think she will love it!  Here it is:

See the bottom of the soup can sitting next to it?!  The trick is to turn the can over and open it from the bottom! That way the pull tab will still work! When you're finished you fill the can, then glue the bottom back on and it looks like they are getting a can sealed with candy!!

The "label" of the can was cut at 10x4 3/4 to give a little overlap to glue it together. The red layer was also cut at 10x4 3/4 and then I used the Martha Stuart Doily Lace punch on both sides. The hearts with the wording were cut at 1.5" from Simply Charmed and the Face hearts were cut at 2" also from Simply Charmed.  The "I Love You" stamp is from My Pink Stamper Simply Sweet Occassions stamp set!

Hope you enjoy! Have a great day!

Sara

Another "Z fold" Card

Hi Everyone!

Right now I'm taking a break from studying for the NCLEX (RN licensing exam) to share a project with you all. I've been busy studying and didn't have time to make something new, so I decided to share something I created a while back. As I said before, I may have had longer periods in between posts, but I was still creating!!  So here is a Z fold card that I made for my Mother in Laws birthday, but never posted it.

These cards are super simple to make like a regular A2 card, but they just give it a different touch! To make them you start with an 8.5x11 piece of cardstock and lay it on your table so it is 11" wide (horizontally). On one side you measure the high end at 5 1/2", on the other you mark the low end at 3 1/4".  Line these 2 marks up on your paper trimmer (paper will be at an odd angle) and cut the cardstock so it looks slanted! Next you just score and fold at 3 5/8" and 7 1/4". Super simple!!

Patterened paper sizes you will need:
(1) 3 1/4 x 3 1/4
(2) 3 1/4 x 4
(1) 3 1/4 x 4 3/4

The imagine on the front was cut from Lacy Labels at, I believe, 2 1/2". The stamp is from a My Pink Stamper stamp set!

Also, my sister just started a blog of her own! Check her out at Crafty Panda

Have a great day! It's back to the books for me!
~Sara Kate~

Forever Young Flower Card

Hi Everyone!

Today I'm sharing my first project post of 2011, with MANY more to come!!  I made this card for my BFF, Kayla,"just because." This is a regular A2 size card, I ran my 4x5.25" layer through the Spots and Dots cuddlebug embossing folder. I put a 1.5x5" strip of green shimmery paper (sorry I dont remember the company) towards the bottom of the card. The "Hugs" Stamp is from My Pink Stamper Simply Sweet Occassions stamp set. The flowers were cut at 1.25, 1.5, and 2" from the Forever Young Cricut Cartridge.

Want to hear something funny about this card?  The inspiration actually came from our Welcome Mat! As I was putting on my shoes one day I looked at it and thought "that would make a cute card!!" So I just used the doormat as a template!

Hope you all have a great day!!
~Sara Kate~

Just Because Cards Wagon Card

Hi Everyone!!

Robyn, My Pink Stamper, is having a "Think Pink Week" in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. She issued a challenge to make something Pink. My mom had surgery on her shoulder today, so I made her this card using the Just Because Cards Cartridge. Everything is cut at 6 1/4", except for the patterned paper, I think it is 4x6 (I just cut it down a little bit smaller than the card base).

I decided to add the little "You Can Do It" stamp to the wagon. The stamp is from My Pink Stampers Everyday Occassions stamp set.

Have a great day!!!
~Sara Kate~

Triangle Tri-fold Card & Throwback Thursday

Hey Everyone!

So I found card style that is new to me and had to play around with it! It's called a Triangle Tri-fold card and I think they are soo neat! I'm also super excited that I get to participate in my first "Throwback Thursday" challenge hosted by Emma over at My Creative Time! Every Thursday Emma hosts this challenge, typically she picks an "older" cartridge for everyone to use, this week though she decided to let everyone choose their own cartridge to use! I decided to use Home Accents because (shhhh, dont tell) I've had it for a while and have maybe used it once or twice. So, without further ado, here is my card!

To make this type of card you simple take a 4"x12" piece of cardstock, score at 4" and 8", then (in the same direction) score the 2 flaps diagonally. So super simple!! I then too a 3 3/4" square and cut in diagonally for the layer on top!

Both stamps are from My Pink Stamper Everday Occassions stamp set!

The butterfly is cut at 3 1/4" from Home Accents, both the blackout and standard features, then I added some stickles to the cutout part!  Patterned paper is from a DCWV Cafe Mediterranean stack.

Hope you like it!
~Sara Kate~

Bachelorette "Bikini" Card

Today I wanted to share a super fun card that I made for a friends Bachelorette party coming up soon. I've saw this idea several places, it's not my own, but I thought it was too cute to pass up. Here is the front:

Using my Gypsy I took 2 5" hearts from Create a Critter Cricut cartridge, flipped one, then welded them together! So super easy. For the "bra" or "bikini" part I cut out 2 extra 5" hearts in the leopard paper and shaped the pieces by hand, not hard at all.  Now, here is the back:

I used the other 5" heart in the leopord paper to design the back. I then decided to add a little "tattoo" using the heart stamp from My Pink Stamper's Simply Sweet Occassions stamp set.  I just love how this card turned out! I think it's super cute!!

Have a fun and safe holiday weekend everyone!!
~Sara Kate~

Bridesmaid/Parents Thank You Cards

Hello Everyone!

Sorry its been SOOO long since I have blogged, but I am getting married 1 WEEK from today!!! So I have been very busy. My Cricut was steaming the other night as I made 10 cards (some duplicates tho, but still). I wanted to share those cards with you. I decided to make special Thank You and Celebrate cards for my bridesmaids, our parents, and I made a surprise card for my groom which I am going to give to the photographer to give to him before the wedding!!  So here they are! I LOVE how they all turned out!!

This one is for my bridesmaids. 3 of the 4 of them scrapbook and I bought them the Forever Young Cricut Cartridge, so I wanted to use it on their card! The ladies are cut at 4", I added some stickles to their hair and shoes. I used my D'Vine swirls Cuttlebug folder on the background and the pink dress.

This one is for our parents. I used the Wedding Solutions Cartridge. The couple is cut at 4 1/4", then I added some bling to the back of the brides dress. Her veil is cut from DCWV Glitter paper.

This one is for my Groom!!  I also used the Wedding solutions folder for the tux and flower. The flower is cut at 1" and the tux is cut at I believe 4." The groom stamp is from a wedding set that I have, For My is my handwriting.

This is for my flowergirl. I got the little basket from Wedding solutions. She loves the Cricut, so I had to make her a card with it. Again, the flower basket was cut at 4" and I added some stickles to the flowers!

I used my FAVORITE My Pink Stamper stamp sets on all of these cards.

I hope you like them all!! I absolutely LOVE how they all turned out! Especially because I wasn't feeling very crafty the day I made these all, but I had to do it then.

It's a busy busy week. Only 5 more days until the wedding!!  We return from our honeymoon on the 22nd, so I won't be having any posts until after that sometime. We are also moving in early July, so Its going to be a crazy busy time for a while! I will have lots of catching up to do with looking at all my blogs!!!

Have a great couple of Weeks!!

~Sara Kate~

My 1st Gypsy Project!

Hi Everyone!

Today I wanted to share the first project that I made with my Gypsy. Boy do I LOVE this thing!!! I'm also LOVING my new ATG 714!! It rocks!!  But, back to the gypsy project. I have a Boston Terrier and love the 1st puppy on Create a Critter, because it looks like him!

So this is my puppy, his name is Remington, aka Remi.

Here is the card laid out on my Gypsy. Everything was cut at 5".

Everything cut out on the mat!! I LOVE my Gypsy, so much paper saved bc I know exactly how big of a piece I need!!!

Here is the front of the card! I love the googly eyes! The stamp is from My Pink Stamper Simply Sweet Occasions stamp set.

Here is the inside, complete with Remi's signature!

Have a great week everyone!!

Sara Kate