Friendship Card Using Conie Fong Butterfly Daisy

Hello Friends!  How are you doing?  I hope everyone is staying safe during this World crisis.  I know many of us feel helpless during this time and don't know what to believe or what to do sometimes.  It is hard to know the truth when there are so many rumors and lies out there.  

This Coronavirus is real and we have to do what we can to keep it from spreading and killing others.  The sooner we accept and follow the guidelines, the quicker we can get back to a somewhat normal life.  Good luck and stay safe.

If you want to know what you can do to help stop the spread of this virus; it is best to check the official CDC site.  Don't trust all the information that you are seeing out there as the truth.  Click here to go directly to Coronavirus information.

I know many people are at home now, due to the Coronavirus.  Some of us will have time to craft and some won't.  Our focus has to change based on the needs of our families, with so many home schooling their children now.  

Here is my latest creation using Conie Fong Butterfly Daisy.  I am so in love with these new images Conie has created.  I actually pushed myself out of my comfort zone and created the hills, grass, sky, etc.  It was a big deal for me.  I want to learn to do more in the near future.

Conie Fong Butterfly Daisy

Sentiment on front is also with this set.

Inside Card

Supplies used to create this card:

Dies
Square Frames on front - Spellbinders 6 x 6 A, B
Frames inside - Stitched Rectangle - Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangles
Frame inside (with the sentiment) - Gina Marie Designs Pleated Lace Rectangles
Frame with outside sentiment - CTMH Hello Lovely Cardmaking Bundle Z3301 (retired)

Paper - A Bit More Time To Craft Digital Paper - All Change
Cardstock - CTMH White Daisy, Pixie, Reverse side of Pixie, Sky (retired)
Ink - CTMH Ballerina, Cotton Candy, Sky (retired)
Stamp Circles (bubbles) on front - Stampin Up Beauty Abounds
Flowers on front - CTMH Card Word Puzzle  C1494
Sentiment outside - Conie Fong Butterfly Daisy
Inside sentiment - Stampin Up Beauty Abounds
Pearls - CTMH White Pearls

Markers
Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R30
Hair - RV000, RV52, RV63, RV66
Eyes - BG10, BG32
Lips - RV10
Butterfly - RV00, RV55
Dress - RV52, RV55
Flowers - RV00, RV55 
Grass flower stem - Green Slick Writer Pen
Grass - G40, G43, G94
White Dots - White Gelly Roll Pen

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/option (3 of 8)  (Sunday)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

  Allsorts Challenge -Anything In The Animal Kingdom  (1 of 3) (Saturday)

Crafters Castle - Anything Goes (3 of 3) 

 Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes (1 of 3) (Friday)

Creative Moments - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

 Patties Creations - Anything Goes (3 of 3)  

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

 Polkadoodles - Anything Goes (1 of 3) 

  DL.Art Linky Challenge - Anything Goes (1 per day)   (Thursday)

Ellibelle's Corner - Spring is in the air (Butterflies) (3 of 3) (Wednesday)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes (1 of 5) 

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes (1 of 2) (Tuesday)

Ike's World Challenges - O Out of Comfort Zone/AG (3 of 5) 

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes (1 of 2)

Unicorn Challenge Blog - Flower Power (Flowers) (3 of 3)

Jan's Digi Stamps - Anything Goes (1 of 5) (Monday)

Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog - Spring (1 of 3)

A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes (1 of 3) (Other Date)

A Perfect Time To Craft - Anything Goes (No limit)  

Classic Design Team Challenge Blog - Anything Goes (No limit)
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes (No limit)

Love To Craft - Anything Goes (3 of 5)

 Not Just Cards Challenge - Anything Goes (3 of 5)  

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Birthday Card Using Carly's Cuties and Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge

Hi to all my wonderful fellow bloggers.  It is a gorgeous fall day in Southern California.  It is supposed to rain and storm today; which I am looking forward to.  I listen to storms on my CD player and love the sound of the falling rain and the loud claps of thunder.  I didn't appreciate the storms when I lived in Missouri and Florida.  I felt like it rained all the time in Florida; but I miss that now that I live in California.  We rarely have rain or thunder.  I miss the lightening; but am grateful we don't have the power outages from the storms like I grew up with.  Of course the sun is out right now; so we may not have the rain or the thunder.

 

It is time for another new sketch from Sketches by Carly.  This is the last sketch from Sketches by Carly; so come and join the fun.  Please come and say your goodbyes to the DT and to Carly.  She is going to focus on creating Carly's Cuties; which is her new line of Digi stamps and Digi papers.  This young lady is 13 yrs old and very talented.  I am grateful for her and the Design Team and feel privileged to have been part of the team these past few months.  I have learned so much from Kris, Carly's mother.  They have been a blessing to me.  Carly designs the Digi stamps and her mother, Kris designs the Digi papers.  You will continue to see her Digi stamps on my blog when she creates new ones.  I want to continue to support her creativity and help spread the word as much as I can.

 

This card is my first time using Digi paper.  I wasn't sure if I would like it or not; but it was very easy to use.  I printed the paper designs on cardstock; which makes it so much more sturdy.  Kris has created some gorgeous papers to match Carly's new colored Digi stamps; which makes it less of a challenge trying to find paper to match the Digi colors.  Her Digi stamps also come without color so you can add your own if you choose to do so. 

 

I created this card to give to one of my grandchildren.  They will love these bright colors and Birthday Allison as well.  I hope you enjoy my card and Carly's Cuties as much as I do.  I turned it around a little bit to make it work for a smaller size card rather than the 6 x 6 size. 
 

 

 

 

Inside Card

 



 

Sketches By Carly # 67

 

 

 

 

Check out Carly's Cuties! 

 

 

 

 

Supplies used for this card:

 

Card Size - 4 14 x 5 1/2 base card

Die Cuts from Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge

Cardstock for patterned paper - Recollections White

Cardstock for Digi image - CTMH White Daisy

Digi Stamp - Carly's Cuties - "Birthday Allison" (Comes with free Digi paper)

Digi Patterned Papers - Birthday Cake Paper (free with Birthday Allison) and "Bella's Beauties - Tart N' Tangy Gingham's" for purchase at Carly's Cuties.

Sentiment on front - CTMH Card Word Puzzle - C1494

Sentiment inside - CTMH Artiste Collection Birthday - D1529 (Sold with Cricut Artiste Cartridge)

Ink - CTMH Petal (retired) Could use CTMH Gypsy as well

Bling - TPC Studio - Yellow Jewels

Foam Tape

Tombow Adhesive

 

 

I am entering this card in the following challenges: 

1. Make It Monday - MIM # 110 - Always Anything Goes
2. Challenges4Everybody - Challenge # 4 - Anything Goes
3. Sentimental Sunday's - Challenge 123 - Anything Goes
4. A Gem Of A Challenge - Challenge # 56 - For The Girls
5. Catch The Bug - October Challenge - Anything Goes
6. Craftymess Challenge - Challenge # 19 - Anything Goes
7. Totally Gorjuss - Challenge # 152 - Anything Goes
8. Clearly Inspired - Challenge # 61 - Sentimental
9. Jellypark Challenges - Pink And Girlie (2 of 2)
10. Crafty Bloggers Network - Challenge # 4 - Anything Goes (2 of 3)
11. Crafty Boots - Three (3 banners)
12. House of Gilli - Anything Goes
13. Incy Wincy Designs - Anything Goes
14. Lollipop Crafts - Challenge # 91 - Something Old (Cardstock), Something New (Digi stamp)
15. Squigglefly - Challenge # 40 - Specialty Paper
16. Tammy's Scrappin Corner - Challenge # 31 - Friendship (2 of 2)
17. The Cutie Pie Challenge - Challenge # 28 - Use A Digi
18. Victorine Originals - Challenge # 44 - Lots of Layers
19. Craft Us Crazy - Challenge # 27 - Halloween or Anything Goes (2 of 3)
20. Crafty Ribbons - Challenge # 30 - Children's Birthday
21. Shelly's Images - Tic, Tac, Toe (Orange, Free, Digi and Orange, Bling, Die Cut) (2 of 5)
22. Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - Challenge # 84 - Child's Birthday
23. Paper Crafting Journey - Add Some Bling
24. Paper Play - Week # 41 - Simply Cute
25. Simply Create - Linky Party # 6
26. Crafts and Me - Challenge # 105 - Anything Goes
27. Diva's By Design - Anything Goes (1 of 2)
28. Ruby's Rainbow - Challenge # 39 - Cute and Cuddly
29. Simon Says Stamp - Dies and/or Punches
30. 365 Cards - Day 224 - Neon
31. Whimsy Stamps - Challenge # 52 - All Things Sparkly
32. Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
33. Deep Ocean Challenge - Challenge # 36 - Anything Goes
34. LEJ Designs - Challenge # 24 - Happy Birthday
35. Loves Rubber Stamps - Challenge # 21 - Bling Baby - Yeah!!
36. Papelitos Challenges - Challenge # 15 - Anything Goes
37. Sassy Cheryl's - Challenge # 136 - Happy Birthday
38. Through The Craftroom Door - Challenge # 39 - Anything Goes
39. Tuesday Alchemy - Challenge # 35 - Anything Goes
40. Word Art Wednesday - Challenge # 49 - Be Ye Kind
41. Cards By Lady Anne - Anything Goes
42. Songbird Challenges - Challenge # 5 - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
43. Take A Word - Balloons
44. Inspire Me Fridays - Challenge # 80 - Anything Goes
45. Bloggers - Take Flight  (Balloons)

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Thank you for visiting my blog and to everyone who leaves me a message.  I really appreciate the compliments and the encouragement.  You are all fantastic people and I feel very blessed to have you in my life.  If I can be of service to you in answering your questions or helping you to use your Cricut or to create something; feel free to call or send me an email.  I love to teach and to share.  I feel we are all here to help each other in whatever way that we can.  Have a wonderful week and take time to stop and smell the flowers along the way.  Enjoy every  day of your life.  Don't sweat the small stuff and remember most everything is small stuff.

 

Remember - Keep On Creating!! 

It's Good For Your Health!!

 

Thank You Cards Using CTMH Permberley Paper Packet

Hello to all my readers/followers/fellow crafters!!  I hope everyone is keeping cool in this terrible heat.  Southern CA was cooler than the rest of US until this week and now we have the heat too.  My sister and her husband will be here Saturday; so I have to get my house cleaned and ready for them.  I may not be on here for a few days after they arrive; but I will be back!

I needed some Thank You cards; so I created two really quick and easy ones using the Pemberley Paper Packet.  I used acrylic stamps for the inside without any paper.  These are simple, not fancy.  Wanted to show you that simple and quick is good too.  I used my Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge to cut my scallops. 

I stamped the inside of the top of the card with several of the little flowers using colors from the patterned paper with CTMH "Card Word Puzzle".  This flower matches some of the flowers on the patterned paper.  The Thank You is from CTMH "4 My Friend".  I may add color to them later; but didn't have time right now.  This is a picture of the lower half of the inside of the card.

This is the 2nd card I created using Pemberley Paper Packet as well.  There are several wonderful patterns as well as solid color papers in this packet.  You can stamp the inside with anything you want.  It doesn't have to be Thank You; but that is what I used.

Supplies used for creating these two cards:

1st card - Floral card

Base is 5 3/4 x 4 1/4

Paper - CTMH Pemberley Paper Packet

Ribbon - American Crafts

Butterfly - EK 3 way butterfly punch

Bling - Recollections

Foam Tape - CTMH 3 D foam tape for the butterfly

Adhesive - Tombow

Inside card

Ink - CTMH Indian Corn Blue and Desert Sand

Sentiment - Thank You - CTMH 4 My Friend (D1510)

Flower inside - CTMH Card Word Puzzle (C1494)

2nd card

Base is 5 1/2 x 4

Paper - CTMH Pemberley Paper Packet

Ribbon - American Crafts

Larger Butterfly - EK 3 way butterfly punch

Smaller Butterflies - Martha Stewart

Bling - CTMH Bitty Opaques Pearl

Foam Tape - CTMH 3-D foam tape for the butterflies

Adhesive - Tombow Adhesive 

I am entering these cards in the following challenges:

Make It Monday - MIM # 97 - Anything Goes

Crafty Bloggers Network - Challenge No 1 - Anything Goes

Fashionista Challenge - Challenge # 4 - Winged Things

Incy Wincy Designs - Summertime

Tammy's Scrappin Corner - Challenge # 18 - Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Challenge # 22 - Glitter and Bling

Totally Stampalicious - Favorite Embellishment - Mine is butterflies

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Make Your Own Embellishments

Penny Black and More - Summer Blooms

Robyn's Fetish Challenge - Challenge # 115 - No images, no sentiment

Stampalot Challenge-What's your crafty passion? (Cricut AP Cartridge, butterflies, ribbon)

The Ribbon Girl - Create a Girlie Card, must use a ribbon

Jackson's Digital Expression - Anything Goes Challenge # 12 - with Color option

Loves Rubber Stamps - Challenge # 8 - Sweet Summer Days

Paper Time Tuesday - PTT # 76 - Let's Get Punchy

Sassy Cheryl's - Challenge # 123 - Summer Fun

Clear It Out Challenge - Anything goes with Yellow

Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Flower Power - Paper used for Butterflies is over 6 months old.

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge # 224 - Gardner's World (Gardens full of flowers.)

Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge # 106 - Hot Colors

Southern Girls Challenge - Challenge # 48 - Pearls

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  I appreciate your wonderful comments and especially the compliments!!  So - Comment away!! LOL!!  I do appreciate the support all of you give me and hope you receive encouragement from my creations.  Be sure and check out my other creations.  Have a fabulous day!!

Remember - Keep On Creating!!

Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop

Hello fellow bloggers!  I hope you are having a fantastic day!!  Welcome to the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop.  We are a group of Close To My Heart Consultants (well most of us) and will be showcasing the very versatile CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge (AP Cart).  This is my first blog and I am very excited to be a part of it.  I hope you enjoy it too.

  

If you are visiting from Michelle's blog then you are in the right place. If not, please start from the beginning with Courtney's blog.  See the complete list of blogs after the pictures of the card  - further down the page.  Please leave a comment on these blogs if you have time as everyone loves compliments on their blogs.  Enjoy our blog hop!!

Here are the two Thank You cards I created with CTMH Florentine Paper Packet using CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge and the CTMH Card Puzzle Stamp set.  To order these products; click on any product name in blue and you will see the product on my website and can order from there.

Thank You card #1 is from the Florentine background page you see below.  I created the flowers for both cards from the same paper pattern.  Each one is a little different than the other; but appear very close to the same on both cards.

Close up view of the flowers used on both cards.

See below for size and page number from handbook.

Thank You card #2 is using the decorative layer on the AP cart; which adds a different touch to the same style.  The layers for the cards are both cut from the same Florentine Pattern page; but they look so different from each other.  I find it interesting how you can get two different cards from the same piece of patterned paper.

Close up View of flourish and flower on Card #2

 Go to Chrissy's blog for your next hop.

If you get lost along the way; here is the complete line up:

1. Courtney - http://www.creatingwithcourtney.blogspot.com
2. Brandy - http://www.canadianscrappers.blogspot.ca
3. Audrey - http://scrappingwithscrappy.blogspot.com
4. Amanda - http://ajcreationsfromtheheart.blogspot.com
5. Darla - http://www.stampingunderdoctorsorders.blogspot.com
6. Connie - http://conniescraftycloset.blogspot.com
7. Stephanie- http://www.quiltedscrapper.blogspot.com
8. Erin - http://www.imcreaterin.blogspot.ca
9. Lucy - http://love2createitall.blogspot.com
10. Vanessa - http://wwwpaperkraftsunlimiteddesings.blogspot.com/
11. Carol - http://CarolLoftus.blogspot.com
12. Eva - http://www.loveofcreating.blogspot.com
13. Wendy K.- http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com
14. Michelle - http://www.myflightsoffancy.com/blog
15. Gloria Shirr - http://www.purpleglocreations.blogspot.com
16. Chrissy - http://www.chrissycurtiscrafts.blogspot.com
17. Ann Marie Lessner - www.creativeramblings345.blogspot.com
18. Michelle Degnan Powell -  http://scrappinprincess-michelle.blogspot.com/

Dimensions of layers for this card:

Outside: Card cut at 6 1/2 - pg 62 of AP cartridge handbook

4 1/4 - first layer- pg 62

4 - 2nd layer- pg 62

Flowers: 1 in, 3/4 and 1/2 from pg 48 of AP cartridge handbook; curling the edges up and using foam tabs/tape between them to create a 3D effect. 

Supplies used to create these cards:

Cardstock - CTMH Vanilla Cream  - 12 x 12 - can be purchased separately - pg 8 of S/S Idea Book

Paper - Florentine Paper Packet - 12 x 12 sheets - found on pg 52 of S/S 2012 Idea Book

Sentiment - CTMH Card Word Puzzle Stamp Set - found on pg 23 of S/S 2012 Idea Book.

Ink - CTMH Indian Corn Blue-12 x 12 sheets can also be purchased separately - pg 9 of S/S Idea Bk

Adhesive - Tombow Mono Adhesive Permanent 

Bling Pearls - Want2scrap.com - Le Creme Pearls

Foam mounting tape - CTMH 3-D Foam tape

I am entering these cards in the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Anything but square
Make It Monday - Challenge 86 - Always anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Challenge #160 - Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes
Whoopsie Daisy Challenge - Use a flourish
Use It Tuesday - April Showers Bring May Flowers
Casual Friday's -  CFC50
Crafty Friends Challenge - Challenge #2
Hand Stamped Sentiments - #115 Spring
Paper Lovin Girls - PLG #29 - Tip Toe Through the Tulips

Thanks so much for joining us on our CTMH Art Philosophy Blog Hop today.  I hope you have enjoyed yourself and will join us again in the future for additional blog hops.  Check out my other creations and please leave a comment on my blog.