Birthday Card Using Cricut Art Philosophy and Cricut Artiste Cartridges

Hello friends.   How is everyone doing?  It has started warming up again in Southern CA; so we have had in the upper 80's already.  I wish we could have had cooler weather until the end of April or first part of May; instead of getting so hot so fast.

I created this darling card for one of my granddaughters.  I used Art by Miran Fairy Freya;. It is the fabulous free image we receive for the Art by Miran April Progressive Facebook Challenge.  If you haven't been participating in this challenge each month; you can purchase it for a discounted price, create something, join the challenge and get the next months image free.  Check it out at Art by Miran Facebook Group.  Be sure to join, if you haven't already.  

Inside Card

Supplies used to create this card:

Dies
Butterfly borders - Whimsy Stamps
Top Border - Anna Griffin (part of a set)
Vine Die - Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge
Banner - Cricut Artiste Cartridge
Die for inside Sentiment - Spellbinders Labels Forty Nine

Image - Art by Miran Fairy Freya
Paper - Graphic 45 Sacred Garden
Cardstock - CTMH White Daisy and Topiary
Ink - CTMH Honey and Topiary
Ribbon - Offray
Bling - Recollections
Glitter - Stickles
Sentiment front - CTMH Balloon Wishes D1667
Sentiments inside - CTMH Happy Everything - D1653

Markers - Copics
Skin - E0000, E000, E00
Hair - G12, G21, G24, G43
Wings - Y32 and Stickles
Shoes & Dress - YR21
Branch - E33, E25
Flowers - YR21, YR24
Eyes & Leaves - G43
Butterfly - G43, YR21 and Stickles

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Addicted To Stamps - Buttons and/or Bows (3 of 3)  (Sunday)

Glitter N' Sparkle - Use a Punch/Die (2 of 3)

Great Impressions - Ladies Night Out (2 of 3)

Stamping Sensations - One For The Girls (2 of 3)

The Ribbon Girls- Anything Goes (No limit)

A Gem Of A Challenge - Don't Be Square (No Limit) (Saturday)

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes (3 of 3)

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes (3 of 3)

Di's Digis Designs - For The Girls (3 of 3)
A Beautiful Mess - Anything Goes (1 of 3) (Friday)
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes (1 of 2)
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards -Spring Is In The Air (1 of 2)

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes (3 of 3) 

Dorcerela - Anything Goes (1 of 1)

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Pattie's Creations - Easter or Springtime (1 of 2)

PDE Linky Party - Anything Goes (No limit)

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

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

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies - Anything Goes (3 of 3) 

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes (No limit) (Wednesday)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes (3 of 5)

Creative Card Crew - Die Cut (2 of 3) (Tuesday)

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes (1 of 2) 

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes (3 of 3)

Retarte - Anything Goes (No limit) 

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes (2 of 2)

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes (2 of 3) (Monday)

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes (2 of 3) 

2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes (No limit) (Other Date)

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

April Stamp Of The Month

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Artwork by CTMH

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Thank you for stopping by my blog for a visit.  I hope you enjoy my creations.  I appreciate all of you.  Be sure to check out my tabs at the top of the page for my videos, tutorials, clubs, specials and more.   You can earn FREE products by joining one of my clubs.  You earn most of my commission with FREE CTMH products. Call, text, Facebook message or email me with any questions you might have.

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Mother's Day Card Using Imagine That Teacup Pansies and Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge

Hello friends!  I hope everyone is having a great month of May.  It should be warming up, at least in the US.  I think it is winter in other parts of the world.   We will be on vacation soon; so if you don't see me on here for a few weeks; don't worry.  I will be back when my daughter and 3 grandkids fly back to MO; after their visit in June.  I am so excited!  I can hardly wait to see my family!  I am so ready to leave right now!  LOL!  I miss my mother and all of my family so much!  It is such a challenge to live so far away from them; but CA is where I need to be at this time in my life.  

I created another card for my mother using this awesome Imagine That! Digis by Kris - Teacup Pansies.  I used the pre-colored image and the sentiment on the outside.  Kris does such a fabulous job in creating her awesome digis.  Be sure to check out the Imagine That Progressive Challenge each month on her blog.  Purchase the current month's digi on her website (at a discount); create a card with it; enter into her challenge and you will receive the next month's image free.  It always includes black and white images and colored ones too; plus sentiments.  It is so fun to create with her designs.  She has two to choose from for this month; so everyone who entered last month received both sets of images for this month.

Imagine That! Digis by Kris - Teacup Pansies

The blue flowers are really two shades of purple; but camera turns it blue.
Oops!  Looks like one of the purple bling fell off the butterfly.  I don't have time to retake it.

Inside Card

This is purple cardstock (CTMH Gypsy); but camera made it look blue.

Supplies used to create this card:

Dies

Frame Doily - Spellbinders Tear Drop Circles

Butterflies - La La Land Crafts Dies

Sentiment frame inside - Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge; pg. 47; #M432A8

Border Inside - Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge; pg. 68; #M42B2C

Image and outside sentiment - Imagine That! Digis by Kris - Teacup Pansies

Cardstock - CTMH Gypsy and Canary

Butterfly Shiny cardstock - CTMH Paper Fundamentals Whimsy Assortment Z2033

Sentiment inside - CTMH Happy Everything D1653 ($3 of your purchase is donated to Operation Smile)

Ink -  CTMH Gypsy

Embossing Folder - Anna Griffin Eleanor Lace

Ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon February Assortment

Bling - CTMH Purple Glitter Gems Z1936

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Imagine That! Digis by Kris - Digi of the Month Progressive Challenge (No limit)

One Sweet Challenge - Things With Wings (1 of 3)

Brown Sugar - Layers (2 of 2) (Friday)

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenges - Spring Has Sprung (2 of 2)

Digitally Sweet - April Showers Bring May Flowers (2 of 3)

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes (2 of 3)

QKR Stampede - Nature (Flowers) (2 of 3)

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes (No limit)

The Stamping Boutique - Die Cut or Punch (No limit)

Allsorts - 2 or more Die Cuts (2 of 3) (Saturday)

Catch The Bug - In The Garden (1 of 3)

Crafty Calender - Things With Wings (1 of 3)

Di's Digis Designs - Flowers (1 of 3)

Scrapper's Delights - Anything Goes (2 of 3)

Sweet Stampin - Spring Flowers (2 of 2)

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/option (1 of 3) (Sunday)

Come and Get It - Flowers (1 of 3)

Dragonfly Dreams - How Does Your Garden Grow (No limit)

Great Impressions - Celebrate Spring (1 of 3)

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes w/Special Lady (No limit)

Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Sentimental Sundays - Happy Mother's Day/Really Girly (1 of 3)

Stamping Sensations - Flower Power (1 of 3)

Craft-Dee Bowz - Anything Goes with handmade bow (No limit) (Monday)

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Crafty Boots - Ribbon or Lace (No limit)

Eureka Stamps - Flowers (1 of 3)

Get Creative Challenges - For The Ladies/Mother's (1 of 3)

Incy Wincy Designs - The Great Outdoors (1 of 5)

Mema's Crafts - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Monday Morning Challenge - Pretty Flowers (1 of 4)

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes (No limit)

Ooh La La Creations - Pre-Colored Image (No limit)

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Anything Goes (1 of 2)

Whoopsi Daisy - Things With Wings (1 of 2)

Two New Videos Using Cricut Artfully Sent Cartridge with Cricut Explore.  

Cricut Artfully Sent Using Cricut Explore - Doily Swing Card

Cricut Artfully Sent Using Cricut Explore - Butterfly Swing Card

CTMH Taste of Summer Paper Pack and Stamp set

Paper is 12 double sided sheets for $8.95

2 of 6 different pages (Both sides with designs)

Enter any item in your cart and it will automatically show the Taste Of Summer Choices; both paper and stamp.

CTMH Taste of Summer Stamp Set

Only $17.95 - May Only

May Stamp Of The Month

Click above to order SOTM.

Only $5 with a $50 purchase. 

Thank you for stopping by my blog for a visit.  I hope you enjoy my creations.  I appreciate all of you.  Be sure to check out my tabs at the top of the page for my videos, tutorials, clubs, specials and more.   You can earn FREE products by joining one of my clubs.  You earn back most of my commission with FREE CTMH products.  Call, text or email me with any questions you might have.

Remember - Keep On Creating!! 

It's Good For Your Health!!

Friendship Card Using CTMH Taste Of Summer Paper - Available May Only

Hello friends.  I have been having fun creating with our new Taste of Summer Paper.    I decided to create using two different sheets of paper.  They both have fruit on the other side; which you can view on my last two posts.  I had this new Sizzix doily that I wanted to play with.  LOL!    Purple and yellow are my favorite color combination; but they are very hard to photograph.  They are gorgeous in person.

You can change the life of a child with just one stamp set.  I used the CTMH stamp set, Happy Everything, D1653.  $3.00 of the proceeds of this stamp set goes towards Operation Smile; which is a very worthy cause.  Check it out on my CTMH website, in the Seasonal Expressions 2 back page.

CTMH Taste of Summer Paper Pack

Stamp set on front - CTMH Friendship Wreath - M1055

Inside Card

Using CTMH Happy Everything Stamp Set D1653 

($3.00 of the proceeds from purchase goes towards Operation Smile, a great cause.)

Supplies used to create this card:

Dies

Doily - Sizzix Doily and Border

Inside frame - Hot Off The Press Rectangle Frames

Inside Border - Martha Stewart Diamond Fence Trim Punch

Paper - CTMH Taste of Summer CC1038

Cardstock - CTMH White Daisy

Sentiment outside - CTMH Friendship Wreath M1055

Sentiment inside - CTMH Happy Everything D1653

Ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon - Satin Swirls Assortment

Ink - CTMH Gypsy 

Pearls - Want2scrap.com

Marker for yellow flowers on front sentiment - Copic Y13

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes (No limit) (Thursday)

Art Impressions - April Showers Bring May Flowers (Flowers on sentiment)(1 of 2)

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes w/ribbon (1 of 5)

Cute Card Thursday - Use a Sentiment (No limit)

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes (1 a day) 

Alphabet Challenge - F for Friends/Friendship (No limit) (Friday)

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes (1 of 2)

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Dorcerela Creations - A Rose  (Roses on sentiment) (1 of 1)

Fairy Tale Challenge - New or Never Used (No limit)

Kitty Bee Designs - Girly Cards (1 of 2)

Pattie's Creations - Flowers (With Sentiment/Colored) (1 of 2)

Polkadoodles - Anything but Square (1 of 2)

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Photo Inspiration (Purple) (1 of 6) 

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes (No limit)

Allsorts - April Showers Bring May Flowers (2 of 3) (Saturday)

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes (No limit)

Hiding In My Craft Room - Die Cuts (1 of 3)

Scrappers Delights - Anything Goes (2 of 3)

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/option (1 of 3) (Sunday)

Come and Get It Challenges - For a Female (1 of 3)

Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes (3 of 3)

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes (1 of 3) (Monday)

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes (3 of 3)

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes (3 of 3) (Other Date)

Crazy Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes (No limit)

CTMH Taste of Summer Paper Pack and Stamp set

Paper is 12 double sided sheets for $8.95

2 of 6 different pages (Both sides with designs)

Enter any item in your cart and it will automatically show the Taste Of Summer Choices; both paper and stamp.

CTMH Taste of Summer Stamp Set

Only $17.95 - May Only

May Stamp Of The Month

Click above to order SOTM.

Only $5 with a $50 purchase. 

 Artwork Using May Stamp of the Month

Thank you for stopping by my blog for a visit.  I hope you enjoy my creations.  I appreciate all of you.  Be sure to check out my tabs at the top of the page for my videos, tutorials, clubs, specials and more.   You can earn FREE products by joining one of my clubs.  You earn back most of my commission with FREE CTMH products.  Call, text or email me with any questions you might have.

Remember - Keep On Creating!! 

It's Good For Your Health!!