Hi fellow crafters! I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. I am already looking forward to vacation in Sept. LOL!! I hope it is a little cooler by then. I have been ordering several of the new items in our CTMH Autumn/Winter Idea Book. As consultants; we get to order one month before our customers order. I feel like it is Christmas in July. LOL!!
My favorite item so far is the Cricut Artbooking Cartridge. It arrived on Thursday and I used it Friday for this card. I was trying to stick with the theme of camping on the inside as well as the outside; even though I made it into a card of inspiration. I think camping or being outdoors is very inspirational; so that theme seemed to fit.
It is time for Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge #71 - Camping. I hope you will take the time to create something for our camping theme. Don't forget to check out the DT creations and leave them a loving comment. They work hard every week to inspire you. Our sponsor this week is Eureka Stamps. I love their Digital stamps. Be sure to click on their name to see their awesome Digis.
Our Guest Designer this week is Bettina from Norway. Be sure to click on her name to see more of her wonderful creations. If you would like to be a Guest Designer; please add GDT behind your name when you enter your card.
I wasn't creating this card for a particular person; but my cards always seem to have a mind of their own while I am creating them. I realized the next day that this card was for my brother-in-law. He survived 5 years after his first diagnosis of cancer and now has a new cancer; just diagnosed a couple months ago. He is undergoing heavy doses of chemo and not feeling as well as he usually does. I know this has to be hard for both him and my sister; but they seem to be handling it very well. Plus, he is working full time while having the chemo. I would appreciate prayers for him from anyone who is willing to pray. It would mean a lot to me knowing I have some of my fellow crafters praying. Thanks so much.
I used my Cricut Artbooking cartridge for the owl and the mice inside the card. I thought they were so adorable. I used Eureka Stamps "Fawn" for my Digi on this card. I love this Digi and thought it worked well with the theme. I created another type of Side Step Card but I can't find the link now. I used a 6 x 9 cardstock with scoring at 1, 2, 3 1/2, 5 and 7 on one side and 4 1/2 in on the opposite side. I cut it down the middle (3 in on each side) from 1 in to 7 in. Check out the tutorial page tab above for several side step cards. I hope you enjoy this card.
Inside of card
Inside Top Portion
Inside bottom of card
Supplies used to create this card:
Tent and campfire die cuts - Cricut Best of 2008
Mouse and owl inside die cuts - Cricut Artbooking
Sentiment die cuts inside - Cricut Artiste
Paper - K & Company - Susan Winget
Card base cardstock - CTMH Goldrush
Cardstock outside - CTMH White Daisy, New England Ivy, Barn Red, Cranberry, Cocoa, Brown Bag
Cardstock inside - CTMH White Daisy, New England Ivy, Crème Brulee, Goldrush and Cocoa
Outside Tree stamp - Inkadinkado
Inside stamped sentiments - CTMH Card Chatter - Sympathy (D1476)
Inside stamped owl and butterfly - CTMH Nature's Delights Petite Perks (W2023)
CTMH Markers
Barn Red Light
Olive
New England Ivy
Copic Marker
E31 for the rock
Inks - CTMH Barn Red, New England Ivy, Goldrush, Olive
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