Anniversary Card Using Cricut Artiste Cartridge

DT Project for The Squirrel and The Fox - Challenge 63 - Love

Hi to all my wonderful followers.  I am trying to learn how to use my IMac; which I have had for almost a year now.  I need to go to classes; but haven't felt like doing it yet.  There are several things I can't figure out; but I will eventually.  I just find it easier to use my PC; but it keeps having issues; so I would love to be able to switch to this computer.  

It's time for another fabulous challenge at The Squirrel and The Fox - Challenge 63 - Love.  This one should be easy for all of you; and you have two weeks to enter your card.  Our sponsor this challenge is Doodle Pantry.  Be sure to check out there shop to see their awesome Digi Stamps.

I created an anniversary card for my daughter and her husband; using Doodle Pantry Digi Love Birdies Color Plus.  They are so cute.  I love having the choice of using a colored version; whenever I have paper to match. Most of the time the color version is better than my coloring.  LOL.  I hope you enjoy this card.

Inside Card

Supplies used to create this card:

Die Cuts:
Big Hearts Inside - Cricut Artiste Cartridge
Image Circle - Spellbinder's Stately Circles
Blue Hearts - Joy Crafts Floral Flourishes 

Paper - CTMH Florentine (retired)
Cardstock - CTMH Creme Brulee and CTMH Twilight
Image and front sentiment - Doodle Pantry Love Birdies Colored Plus
Ink -  CTMH Creme Brulee and CTMH Twilight
Punch on the front - Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace
Glitter on Hearts - Stardust Galaxy Gelly Roll
Sentiment Happy Anniversary inside - CTMH The Happy Couple D1539
Sentiment Inside - CTMH In The Moment - C1565
Stamped heart inside - CTMH Whooo's Your Valentine - D1548 (retired)
Bling - Ki

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist - Use Felt

Catered Crop - Heart of The Matter

Lacy Sunshine - Use A Sentiment (1 of 3)

That Craft Place - Valentine/Love (1 of 3)

Corrosive Challenges - Feel The Love

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes/Hearts (1 of 3)

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Love/Valentine

Digi Makeover Challenge - Anything Goes (No limit)

Digi Sketch Challenge - Sketch or Use the Color Green

Heart 2 Heart - Let Love Inspire You (The paper is CTMH; plus large heart dies inside)

Lexi's Creations - Valentine/Love 

Love To Create - Birthday/Anniversary

Love To Scrap - Use The Word Love on Your Creation

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes (No limit)

Ooh La La Creations - Use A Heart

Path Of Positivity Challenge - Love

Perfectly Rustics - Love

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - Anything Goes w/option to use a heart

Inky Chicks - Use A Cute Animal Stamp

Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes (no limit)

Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Add Some Sparkle

Inklings and Yarns - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Something Old, (Paper) Something New (Digi stamp)

Rhedd and Rosie's Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Whimsy Inspiration - Something New (Dig stamp)

4 Krafty Girlz Challenges - Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges - Anything Goes

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Love Notes

Stamp and Create - Love Is In The Air (one per week)

The Crazy Challenge - Love Is In The Air

The Paper Girls - Love Your Love

The Paper Nest Dolls Norway - Valentine or Love (No limit)

Whoopsi Daisy - Show Us The Love/Valentines

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Love Is In The Air

Cuttin and Stampin Challenge - Sweethearts

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

A Gem Of A Challenge - All You Need Is Love (No Limit)

Allsorts - Colors Beginning With B (Blue, Brown, Beige) (1 of 3)

Catch The Bug - Love (1 of 3)

Crafty Calendar - Love Is All Around (1 of 3)

Di's Digi Designs - Love and/or Valentine

Kitty Bee's Designs - Valentines/Love (1 of 2)

Pumpkin Spice - Hearts

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge - Anything Goes

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It's Good For Your Health!! 

Thank You Cards Using CTMH Florentine Paper and Cricut Artiste Cartridge

Hello.  It has finally cooled off in Southern California.  I hope everyone reading this post is having a fantastic day!!  It was 101 on Wednesday and now it is in the 60's.  I am so excited to have cooler weather. 

 

I created a couple Thank You cards I wanted to share with you.  I decided to get my Cuttlebug out of the closet and do some embossing.  I bought a few new 5 x 7 embossing folders and was excited to try them out.  It had been a while since I had used my Cuttlebug when I started these two cards.  Before I was finished making these two; I used it on several other cards I was working on.  I forgot how pretty the cards look when using the embossing folders.  I used  CTMH Florentine Paper Packet for both cards.  This is one of my favorite paper packets.  I love how you can use the same paper packets and create very different cards.

 

Card 1

 

Card 1 - Inside top portion

 

Card 1 - Inside bottom portion

 

 

Card 2

 

Card 2 - Inside

 

 

 

Supplies used for cards:

 

Base cards - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Die Cuts from Cricut Artiste Cartridge (Z1790)

Cardstock - CTMH White Daisy (1385), Sorbet (X5751), Olive (1245)

Paper - CTMH Florentine (X7133B)

Ink - CTMH Sorbet

Ribbon - American Crafts Premium Ribbon

 

Card 1

Stamp Set - "Many Thanks" CTMH February SOTM "Thoughtful Tidings" S1202)

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls

Butterfly Stamp - CTMH "Gnome Garden" (C1470 - retired)

Stamp Set - Inside - CTMH "A Huge Thanks" - (consultants only)

 

 

 

Card 2

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Honeycomb

Buttons Stamp Set Outside - CTMH Buttons, Bits & Bobs Flair (B1408)

Twine In Buttons - CTMH Bakers Twine - Sunset (Z1702)

Stamp Set - Inside - Flower and sentiment from CTMH "A Huge Thanks" - (consultants only)

Butterfly Stamp Set Inside - CTMH "Gnome Garden" (C1470 - retired)

Bling Inside - CTMH Sparkle Assortment - (Z1753)

 

 

I am entering my cards in the following challenges:

1. Make It Monday - MIM # 111 - Anything Goes
2. Anything Goes Challenge - Challenge # 78 - Make Your Own Embellishments
3. A & T Emerald Faeries Challenge - Challenge # 34 - Anything Goes
4. Bearly Mine - Challenge # 57 - Anything Goes
5. Through The Craft Room Door - Challenge # 40 - Anything Goes
6. Deep Ocean Challenge - Challenge # 36 - Anything Goes
7. Cards by Lady Anne - Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
8. Stamp N Doodle - Anything Goes
9. 365 Cards - Day 231 - Your Raise Me Up
10. Word Art Wednesday-Challenge # 50-Blessings From God (Showing appreciation)
11. 4 Crafty Chicks - Challenge # 112 - Dry Embossing
12. ATC's & Cards With Attitude - Challenge # 25 - Halloween/Anything Goes
13. Avadares - Challenge # 4 - Thankfulness
14. Fat Pages With Attitude - Halloween or Anything Goes
15. Fussy and Fancy - Challenge # 74 - Anything Goes
16. Simply Create - Linky Party # 7
17. Cards Galore - Anything Goes
18. Oozak - Challenge # 7 - Die Cuts
19. Inspire Me Fridays - Challenge # 81 - Anything Goes
20. The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes
21. Hiding In My Craftroom - Challenge # 68 - Die Cuts
22. One Stop Craft - Challenge # 201 - Anything Goes
23. Clearly I Stamp - Challenge # 62 - All Tied Up
24. Flutterby Wednesdays - Challenge # 210 - Any Winged Creature
25. Little Red Wagon - Challenge # 155 - Bow-dacious
26. Paper Pretties - PWC228 - Sentiment As Focus
27. Crafty Sentimentals - Bows or Ribbons
28. Creative Card Crew - Challenge # 21 -Birds
29. Creative Craft Challenges - Third Blogoversary - Use Three Of Something (3 Buttons)
30. Jackson's Digital Expressions - Challenge # 27 - CAS - To Dies For - Use 2 Dies
31. Top Tip Tuesday - Challenge # 87-Things With Wings (Butterflies on one card, birds on other)
32. Crafty Bloggers Network - Challenge # 4 - Anything Goes
33. Cupcake Craft - Two Of Something
34. Fashonista Challenge - Challenge # 8 - Anything Goes
35. House Of Gilli - Anything Goes
36. My Craft Spot - Challenge # 73 - Emboss It
37. Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Challenge # 32 - Anything Goes

Check out my special clubs to earn free products and my specials for the month. Don't forget our October stamp of the Month. It is Christmas stamps that I know you will love. They can be used with the Cricut Artiste Cartridge making it even more fun to create.  Don't forget to check out my videos on the tabs at the top of my blog.

October Stamp Of The Month - Purchase for $17.95 or only $5 with a $50 order. Available only in October 2012.

Works with the Cricut Artiste Cartridge

Click on the tabs at the top of the page to see the specials, the clubs and the two fabulous Cricut Cartridges. I am giving you $20 off of the Cricut Cartridge collections for the month of Oct. My goal is to help everyone to be able to purchase these two awesome cartridges. They are like no other on the market. They are my favorites and the ones I use the most.

My cards are better now that I have the Cricut Art Philosophy and the Cricut Artiste cartridges to use for the layering. Card making is so much more fun using these two cartridges. I love the 100 cards you can create using the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge and there are 50 cards on the Cricut Artiste Cartridge.  They work so well for scrapbooking backgrounds too.  I especially like the many doilies found on both cartridges.

My October Special - $20 off both Cricut Artiste and Cricut Art Philosophy Collections

Click here for handbook for Cricut Artiste Cartridge.

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I really appreciate you taking the time from your busy schedule to check out my blog.  I hope my creations motivate you to create something.  Thanks for all your wonderful compliments and for taking the time to leave a comment.  It means a lot to me.  I feel very blessed to have such a fantastic group of people following my blog and from the crafting community.  Entering the challenges from other blogs is so much fun.  If you haven't started doing that; I would highly recommend it.  You meet so many people and receive so much love from their comments.  Have a fabulous week!!

 

Remember - Keep On Creating!!

It's Good For Your Health!! 

July Art Philosophy Blog Hop - Encouragement Card Using Florentine Paper Packet

 

Hello to all my wonderful followers and talented crafting friends.  Welcome to our July Art Philosophy Blog Hop!!  Each month we will showcase a feature of the amazing Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge; which can be purchased exclusively through a Close To My Heart Independent Consultant.  We are so excited to be doing this hop.  We have a fabulous lineup with some very talented ladies.  There will be lots of fun projects.

Lucy Kelleher, our hostess and fellow CTMH Consultant, will be giving away a prior Stamp of the Month set titled "You Are....".  (Retail - $17.95)  Check her blog for the picture.  To enter to win, you need to leave a comment on Lucy's blog and for each of the stops on the blog hop.  If you also become a follower of Lucy's blog, she will give you another entry for the contest.  Good luck.

This month we are showcasing the card feature.  Did you know there are 100 different card shapes you can make with this cartridge?   We won't be able to show you all of them; but we are showing you as many as we can.   If you came from Darla's blog; you are in the right place.  If not, please start at the beginning; which is Lucy's blog.  The next stop on your blog hop fun is Laura's blog.  See the complete blog hop list below.
  

I created a card using a new stamp set I purchased last month.  I love these little Quick card stamp sets from CTMH.  It is the "Quick card - Shell" and has an awesome sentiment on it.  It says - "May you find life in simple beauty in unexpected places."  So simple, yet profound!!  I used Glitz - Stardust on the shell. 

I used the beautiful CTMH Florentine Paper Packet.  It is one of my favorites.  I love the colors and all the different patterns in one packet.  It also includes plain cardstock to match as well. Here is the close up view of the inside of this card.  I used CTMH "Card Chatter - Sympathy" stamp set; which includes several nice sentiments to encourage others.

Close up of left side of card - "Just a note to brighten your day.....

(Inside right) and chase the clouds away"  The flowers and hearts were also created using papers in the Florentine Paper Packet and cut with the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge.

The next stop on your Blog Hop Fun is Laura's blog.

Supplies used for this card:

Card Base - cut at 5 1/2 - page 33 (card feature) of AP cartridge handbook - no shift

All cuts from Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge (Both inside and outside)

Paper - CTMH Forentine Paper Packet - G1038

Sentiment Outside - "Quick Cards - Shell" - A1128

Sentiment Inside - "Card Chatter - Sympathy" - D1476

Scalloped square - cut 5 inch for outside and 4 1/2 for inside (page 33) (no shift)

Squares on outside - cut at 3 1/2 and 3 for sentiment square (page 23)(no shift)

Flowers inside - cut 1 inch - (page 29 - shift key); inside circle of flower - (page 21) 1/4 inch

Hearts inside - cut at 1/2 inch - (page 26) (shift key)

Buttons - CTMH Blue Assortment - Z1371

Ink for both sentiments - CTMH Olive - Z2137

Glitter on shell - CTMH Glitz Stardust - Z1313

Adhesive - Tombow Adhesive - Also found at CTMH - 1514

Foam Tape - CTMH 3-D foam tape - Z1151

Click on CTMH shopping if you want to see these products or to begin shopping.  You can also view the latest Idea Book on the right side of my blog.  Just click on the picture.  The new Autumn/Winter Idea book will be available August 1, 2012.

Here is the list of all the talented consultants who are participating in this months blog hop:

Lucy ~ http://www.love2createitall.com
Darla ~ http://www.stampingunderdoctorsorders.blogspot.com/
Gloria ~ http://purpleglocreations.blogspot.com -----  You are here!!!
Laura Wolff~ http://scrappinsweetiesescape.blogspot.com/ -- Click here for the next blog
Eva ~ http://loveofcreating.blogspot.com
Danielle ~ http://littlebitofscrap.blogspot.com
Connie ~ http://conniescraftycloset.blogspot.com
Wendy ~ http://myscrapbookingblog.com
Joanne ~ http://josiesjoy.blogspot.com/
Laura Charko ~ www.koladesigns.wordpress.com
Carolyn Heniges ~ http://www.nuts4scrappin.blogspot.com/
Kindred Hearts (Penny) ~ http://itmakestotalcents.blogspot.com
Stephanie Feist ~http://www.quiltedscrapper.blogspot.com
Julia Hammond ~ http://youcancreatectmh.blogspot.com/

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Make It Monday - MIM # 99 - Anything Goes

ATC's & Cards With Attitude - # 19 - Anything Goes

Card Making Mamas - Challenge # 50 - 1 - 2 - 3

Fat Pages & Cards With Attitude - Challenge # 19 - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - # 69 - Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Anything Goes or Sketch

Crafts & Me - Challenge # 94 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Challenge # 180 - Buttons

Inky Impressions - Use Dies Or Punches

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Stampin' Royalty - # 134 - Buttons

A & T Emerald Fairies Challenge - Challenge # 28 - Flourishes/Swirls

Bearly Mine - Challenge # 45 - Shaped Cards

Jackson's Digital Expressions - Challenge # 15 - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs - Challenge # 13 - Bling Bling - Anything That Sparkles Or Shines

Shopping Our Stash - Challenge # 61 - Must Use Something New - New Shell Stamp

Use It Tuesday - Challenge # 36 - Uncut Paper (Heart main paper - Didn't want to cut)

Art With No Boundaries - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties - PWC 216 - Clean And Simple

Tammy's Scrappin Corner - Weekly Challenge # 20 - Bingo (Die Cuts, Free Space, Stickles (Glitter)

Thanks so much for stopping by and hopping with us.  We hope you love all the projects we created.  Please take time to leave a comment on each of these blogs.  Love and encouraging words are  greatly appreciated!!!  All the crafters work hard to bring you these wonderful inspiring ideas for creating your next card!!!  We love you and hope we have inspired you to - Keep On Creating!!

Encouragement/Sympathy Card for Mojo Monday - Using Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge

Hi all you wonderful crafters/readers out there!!  Thanks so much for stopping by my blog.  It is 107 in LA area today and a good day to stay inside with the air conditioner.   I hope you are all staying cool this summer with all these record breaking temperatures!! 

CTMH has just started their yearly Convention in Dallas, TX and I just got my first look at the new Idea Book.  Awesome new products!!   The new Autumn/Winter Idea Books will be available here online to view August 1, 2012.  I can't wait for you to see all the new products and the great specials we will be having.  We have a new Cricut Artiste Cartridge coming out; which I can't wait to buy!!  It has 700 images just like our Art Philosophy Cartridge.  They have  a line of new markers and new papers, new stamp sets and so much more!!  Can't wait to share them with you!!  Pre-order from me now and get free shipping!!  Comes out August 1, 2012!

Our team - The Damask Diva's are going to have a blog hop on the 1st of each month to show the new products and our beautiful creations; so stay tuned.  Our first blog hop is scheduled for Wednesday, August 1st; so be sure to check back here to follow our creations with the new products.

  

I created this card using a Bugaboo Digi Stamp and CTMH Florentine Paper Packet following Mojo Monday 249 sketch. I am using this card as a Sympathy card; but it could be used for any kind of encouragement card.  I stamped two sentiments inside using CTMH "Card Chatter - Sympathy" and CTMH "4 My Friend" stamp set as well.  I like combining the stamp sets to give you several sentiments in one card.  I love all the digi stamps with our wonderful CTMH paper packets and combining them with our CTMH stamp sets as well.  They make a great combination.

  

Inside of Card - Using both CTMH "Card Chatter - Sympathy" and CTMH "4 My Friend" stamp sets

I used the Florentine Paper Packet and one of the strips found in the packet as well to create the inside of this card.  The paper is actually darker in spots where there is writing on it.  I used CTMH Olive ink for the sentiments. 

Mojo Monday 249 Sketch

I really enjoy following sketches and I love Mojo Monday.  I try to use their sketches as often as I can.  Drop over to their website and check out the beautiful creations by other crafters.  Make It Monday is another great challenge blog; which has a huge number of entries for you to view each week, as well.  All the challenge blogs are a great place to see awesome creations every week; so stop in and check them out.  See the list below and just click on the links.

Don't forget to check out my Virtual Card Club where everything is sent to your home to create beautiful cards. Tell your friends or give it as a gift for someone you love. They will be thrilled. Check out the details under the Virtual Card Club tab at the top of the page. Here is a picture of the first 4 cards created for my card club. Email me at: purpleglocreations@socal.rr.com to join today!!

Supplies used for this card:

Card Base - 5 x 6 1/2 card

Paper (Same weight as card stock)- Florentine Paper Packet with border from same packet

Card Stock for sentiment square - CTMH Brown Bag from same paper packet

Digital Stamp - Bugaboo Stamps - Faith Block

Ink for inside card - CTMH Olive

Bling - CTMH 3-D foam tape

Bling - Want2scrap.com

Adhesive - Tombow Adhesive

I used Prang Colored pencils to color the flowers and butterflies.  I combined several different colors to get a color as close to the main paper color as I could. 

Green leaves and vines:

Dark Green

Pine Green

Apple Green

Green

Roses

Mahogany

Yellow Orange

Butterflies

Blues - not sure which shades I used on the butterflies.  It was several together.  I forgot and put them away before I wrote them down.  Sorry. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday - Sketch # 249

Make It Monday - MIM # 97 - Bugaboo Stamps

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

Penny Black and More - Summer Blooms

Southern Girls Challenge - Challenge # 48 - Pearls

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

Loves Rubber Stamps - Challenge # 8 - Sweet Summer Days

Colour Q - Challenge # 145 ( I think mine are pretty close to same colors.)

Deep Ocean Challenge - Challenge # 29 - "Sea of Love"

Digital Tuesday Challenge - Challenge # 168 - Inside Out

Flourishes - Timeless Tuesday # 177 - Use A Sentiment As The Main Focus

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

Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge # 106 - Hot Colors

Twisted Tuesday - 2TC14 - A Holiday Pick Two - Yellow (golden yellow) and Diecut

365 Cards - Day 131 - 3 - 2 - 1; 3 embellishments, 2 patterned papers, 1 stamp

Crafty Boots Challenges - Bingo - Green, Pearls and yellow

Heart 2 Heart - A Geometric Challenge - Line, Line, Circle, Square

Lexi's Creations - Challenge # 69 - For A Friend

Catch The Bug -  July's Anything Goes Challenge

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge - Challenge # 16 - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Friday's - # 66 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp & Show - Layered

Stampin Sisters In Christ - Challenge #147

Word Art Wednesday - Challenge # 36

Thank you so much for visiting my blog.  I hope I provided some inspiration for you with my card.  Please take time to leave a comment.  Thank you for those who leave comments.  It is greatly appreciated by all the bloggers who show their creations to provide inspiration. Be sure and leave other bloggers your wonderful comments as well.  It is your comments that keep us creating time and time again.  We love to hear how our creations inspired you or just a friendly hello makes us happy.  Have a super fantastic day!!!

Remember - Keep On Creating