Holey Flower card

Hi Bloggers,

I've been very busy over the last couple of weeks as I started a new job (very proud am I!!) and have also been working on a couple of projects for a later date.

Today I'd like to share a card that I made for a friend. it's adapted from a card I designed for one of my Gypsy classes.

The flower was designed on my Gypsy using an image from the Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge. I then added circles to the petals.
I used the same design but cut smaller for the "scrunched" flower, securing with a brad.

The leaves were also from the Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge and the letters from Mickey Font.

The original card:

Hope you like them.
Thanks for stopping by.
Pam xx

Rockstar Layout

Hi Bloggers,

Today I'd like to share with you a layout that I made using the PC version of the Cricut Design Studio software.

I made the "music lace" paper by welding images from the Hannah Montana and Indie Art cartridges.

The title "Rockstar" and it's shadow were made by welding letters from the Hannah Montana cartridge.

The doll is from the Paper Dolls cartridge and the clothes are a mixture from Paper Dolls and Everyday Paper Dolls cartridges.
The guitar is from the Hannah Montana cartridge and I used stamps to make the journaling spots.

The music lace paper took quite some time to design, but I think it was worth the effort.

Hope you do too.

Thanks for stopping by.

Pam xx

Robot For a day layout

Hi Bloggers,
Today I'd like to share with you a layout I made of my son after he'd had his face painted.

I stamped a swirl design onto pale blue card using dark blue ink to make the background.
I then scattered cogs and gears around the four corners.

The cogs and gears were designed on my Gypsy using Indie Art and Accent Essentials cartridges.
Some were painted with silver acrylic paint, some were spritzed with a silver mist and some were left plain black.
I also used embossing folders to add texture to some of them.
The large central cog was cut at 11" using the Indie art cartridge and I painted it silver, leaving the shadow black.

The little robot is from the Robotz cartridge and I painted some of the parts silver.

The title was designed on my Gypsy using Robotz, Gypsy Font and Indie Art cartridges. I used glossy accents on the word "robot".

I hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by.
Pam xx

Sewing Theme Layout

Hi Bloggers,

Today I'd like to share a layout I made using the Sewing mends the soul stamps by IndigoBlu and, of course, my Cricut.
This layout is about my nanny (or grandma) who was a most amazing seamstress - so I wanted the layout to have a sewing theme.

The "tape measure" stamp is extremely versatile and I stamped several onto kraft cardstock, then wrapped them around the dress form. I tied another around the neck like a scarf.

I also used some like ribbons and threaded them through the large frame.
The frame, dress form and small flowers were all cut on my Cricut.

I used the thimble border stamp to make the flower in the top left corner of the layout. I cut the thimbles out individually and layered them up like petals.

The cotton reels, scissors, yarn and sewing machine were stamped onto white card and coloured with Promarkers.

I layered lace ribbon and patterned ribbon along the bottom of the layout and added another stamped tape measure.

I wanted my journaling to be hidden so I used a tag (cut with my Cricut) and tucked it behind the photo, adding a small piece of patterned ribbon to the top.

I distressed the edges of the background papers and added a hand sewn border with black thread.

I thoroughly enjoyed playing with these stamps and my Cricut, and I like the way this layout turned out - I hope you like it too!
Thanks for stopping by.
Pam xx

Butterfly Birthday Card

Hi Bloggers,

Today I would like to share a card with you.

The butterfly was cut using a Tim Holtz die and a cereal box.
I painted all the pieces with Adirondack paint dabbers and, once dry, I applied a coat of Rock Candy distress crackle paint.
Then I covered the body with tiny accent beads and used some wire for the antennae.

I used a Martha Stewart punch-around-the-page to make the decorative mat.

Hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by.
Pam xx

Precious Baby Layout

Hi Bloggers,

I made a layout some time ago with a photo of my son when he was a baby. I've been asked several times for the details so I thought I'd share them with you today.
This is the layout:

I used my Cricut Gypsy to design the large scallop circle with holes on each scallop.
I also used my Cricut Gypsy to design the mats for both the title and the photo.
The letters are from the Plantin SchoolBook cartridge and the two plain circles are from the George and Basic Shapes cartridge, cut at 9 1/2" and 5 1/2".

 
The pram was cut at 4 1/2" using an image from the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge.
The "lace" on the pram was made using a Martha Stewart border punch. I finished off the pram by adding chalk, glitter, a ribbon bow and adhesive pearls.

I applied dark brown ink to just about every edge of card.

Hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by.
Pam xx

Elegant Dress Card

Hi Bloggers,
The card I want to share today has a gorgeous "dress" stamped image, coloured with Promarkers (I really do neeeeed to buy more of these!).

For the flower and leaves in the bottom left, I used my Cricut and the Mother's Day 2010 cartridge. I used patterned paper, inked the edges and gave them a little shape to add some dimension.

I used my Cricut again for the banner, threading baker's twine through the holes and knotting the ends.

I added a small cluster of flowers in the top right corner adding gems to the centres.

The frame is cut on my Cricut using the Elegant Edges cartridge (I just can't get enough of that one!), and I have used another one of my favourite products - namely "mesh".

Here's a close up of the dress image.

Hope you like my card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Pam xx