Heart 2 Heart Challenge: Moving On

Hello! I was honored this month to be asked to be a guest designer at the Heart 2 Heart Challenge blog. The challenge is called Moving On, and must contain an interactive element or something that moves. I decided to make this fun little beanie hat gift card holder that I saw here. 

This is what it looks like when it's closed:

And here it is when it's open! 

Of course, I made it a little differently by using my Cricut and the Art Philosophy cartridge. Here are the cuts I used. 

Adhere the Frosted half circle to one half of the cardstock circle. Fold up the flower to make the pom pom on top. Layer the strips onto the scalloped piece. 

Glue the other half of the cardstock circle onto the back of the scalloped piece towards the bottom.

Slide the layered half circle in between the two pieces. 

Hold onto the edge and punch a hole and add an eyelet.

Here is how the back looks.

And here is how the front looks. You can slide a gift card right in there! 

I added the pom pom piece in between the layered patterned paper and cardstock piece, then added the embellishments, and stamped it for the final touches. 

Why don't you try this challenge for yourself? Have fun and make sure to link it up at the Heart 2 Heart blog HERE!

These are the items I used to make this project:

Art Philosophy Collection

Frosted Paper Packet

Frosted Assortment

Holiday Tags Stamp Set

Sparkles Brown & Tan

Champagne Ink
Scallop Border Punch

adhesive

eyelet

Happy Crafting!

Birthday Card with Chantilly

 Hello Friends! Happy Mother's day, I hope you are all doing something fun with your Moms, kiddos or friends! Today I wanted to share a birthday card I made for my team swap.  I really like how it turned out. I used the Chantilly papers and love how I was able to make them look less girly, this color combo is great! Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that this was a Pinterest inspired card ( like so many of my projects LOL) I hope you like it!

Stamps: Close to my Heart May Stamp of the Month- S1305 Pinwheel and B1417 Perfect Fit Birthday

Paper: CTMH Chantilly paper pack

Ink: CTMH Twilight and Black

Cricut Cartridge: Art Philosophy  Banner page 59, size 1", fancy circle page 61, size 2.5", Yellow & White Circles page 21, size 2" & 1.75", Arrow page 61, size 2" Accessories: White brads, Baker's Twine (Paradise assortment)

 Thanks for stopping by!

Friends, 

Bye Bye Birdie - FCCB Challenge #151

Hi everyone, I'm excited to post my first challenge project as a new design team member on the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog (FCCB)! This week's challenge is #151 - Bye Bye Birdie, which is to create a project with a bird.

The funny thing is, I had recently created a tag with a cute bird while I was a guest designer over at the H2H Challenge Blog (you can see that project HERE). While I had several options to choose from on the Art Philosophy and Artiste cartridges, I decided to go with that same cute little bird to go along with my favorite new CTMH paper pack, Chantilly.  I can't get enough of the brilliant spring colors in this paper, so I made a fun little gift box!

This cute little gable box can be found on page 37 in the Artiste handbook, and page 7 of the included Assembly guide.

It is super easy to make, and will be perfect for holding a gift of candy or jewelry. I cut out the box at 4" using the Chantilly paper. Here is how it looks after cutting.

You can see that it actually cuts out about 10 1/2" x 8 1/2", but the 4" cut size refers to the final project size once it's all folded up and put together. 

I cut out the bird and the wing using Art Philosophy. This can be found on page 51 of the handbook, and they were both cut out at 1 3/4". 

For more detailed instructions on putting the bird together, click HERE. 

I then stamped a banner and sentiment from the For A Friend stamp set (love this one!) and cut it out.  I added some Green Sparkles to the banner and on top of some Glitter Buttons and an acrylic flower.

I was able to easily fold the box by following the assembly guide, and then I adhered some retired CTMH ribbon around it.  I used 3-D Foam Tape to adhere the bird and banner on top of the ribbon, and I clustered the buttons and acrylic flowers under the bird.  

I hope you like my bird project, and you can get more inspiration from the other Fantabulous Design Team members HERE. I look forward to seeing what you come up with, so make sure to link up your project and play along with us! 

Happy Crafting!

H2H Challenge: Clean and Simple

Today is my final challenge as the guest designer over at the H2H Challenge blog. The theme this week is the hardest one for me yet: Clean and Simple!

I tend to want to add lots of bling and embellishments to my projects so it was hard to hold back and go for a more simple look. Here is what I came up with...an Easter egg!

I used the awesome Art Philosophy cartridge to make this, of course! You can find this fun card shape on page 57 of the handbook. I cut the card and the base pieces at 5 1/2".

I used my Cuttlebug to dry emboss the top and bottom parts of the egg shape.

To keep the embellishments clean and simple, I only added some strips of Washi Tape and Silver Shimmer Trim. I used Cotton Candy ink to stamp a sentiment from the adorable Easter Wishes stamp set. I love this set, it's so cute and only $9.95!

As a final touch, I added one small clear acrylic flower from the Claire Assortment. I put a small dab of Silver Glitz Glitter Gell to the center of the flower.

I added this embellished piece to the card front with 3-D Foam Tape.

And that's all there is to it! It really is simple :)

I hope you'll join the H2H Challenge: Clean and Simple along with me and all the design team this week. I can't wait to see what you come up with!  I hope this style is easier for you than it was for me :)

Happy Crafting!

H2H Challenge: Tag, You're It!

Hello! This is my third challenge this month as the guest designer at the H2H Challenge Blog, and it's a fun one called: Tag, You're It! I decided to make a trio of spring time tags that I can use on gifts or even put it on a card.

I used the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge to cut the tag and decorative layer from page 50 at 4" out of the beautiful new Chantilly papers. I also cut the flourish from page 50 at 1", and from page 51 I cut the bird and wing out at 1 3/4".

The bird and tag were cut out of Buttercup Cardstock which comes with the Chantilly Paper Packet.  I then used the Universal Backgrounds stamp to add the woodgrain image on the tag and the written words image on the bird with Buttercup ink for a tone on tone look that adds some extra dimension.

I then inked the tag layer with Cotton Candy ink, and added my two favorite accessories: Shimmer Trim and Zipper Lace!  I used 3-D Foam Tape to adhere the layer to the tag.

I then added the flourish to this layered piece.

For the bird, I added a Bitty Sparkle for the eye, and added the wing with 3-D Foam Tape.

I added the bird on top of the flourish with 3-D Foam Tape, and adhered a Trinkets Wooden butterfly shape to the top. Below the bird I added a clear acrylix flower and put some green glitz glitter gel in the center.

The final touch was to add a strip of the green Chantilly Textiles to the top of the tag.

I hope you're inspired to play along with this week's H2H Challenge....Tag, You're It!

Happy Crafting! 

3-D Heart Gift Bag

Hello! I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's day and I have a final project to share that can also be used for other occasions.  This is a 3-D Heart bag made with the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge! 

You can find this cute bag on page 26 using the Font Layer feature. It is cut out at 6" from cardstock, and stamped with one of the Cricut Art Philosophy stamp sets. The tag (Shape 1) is from the same page and cut at 1 1/2" and 1 1/4".

I embellished the bag with some pink ribbons and buttons.

Happy Crafting!

Fabric Flower Love Card

Hello, I hope you are getting crafty and enjoying your 3-day weekend! It's Rachel here again with a sneak peek at an awesome new product from the brand new CTMH Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book!

Is that a FABRIC flower you see? YES! That's right, CTMH will debut an awesome new line of textiles that match two of the brand new paper packs: Chantilly and For Always.

For this project, I used the new For Always paper packet and textiles.

I scraplifted the design of this card from the new How-To book, Make It from Your Heart. (For only $7.95, it is a great value and its full of ideas, patterns and cutting instructions!)

Here are the pieces I used to put the card together using page 68 from the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge:

The base card is White Daisy 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". (The Value Pack is a great deal for 50 cards and envies!) The front of the card is layered with a black mat (4 1/4" x 5 1/2"), red mat (4" x 5 1/4"), and white daisy mat (3 3/4" x 5"). The For Always B&T paper (3 1/2" x 2 1/2") is layered over a black mat (3 3/4" x 2 3/4").

The banner is made by cutting the black mat base at 3 3/4", then layer the white mat and red layer which are both cut at 3 1/2".  The stamp is from the upcoming February Stamp of The Month: Home Sweet Home. I stamped "Love" with Ruby Pigment ink, and then heat embossed with Clear powder to give it some shine (hard to see it in this pic, though)!

I'm entering this card into the Color My Heart: Color Dare #26, which is Black and White with a "pop" of one other color. In this case, it's Ruby!

The banner is applied with 3-D Foam Tape for some extra dimension. This tape works great, I love it!

I also added a fun and easy to make no-sew fabric flower. I cut out 4 fabric and black tulle circles at 1 1/2" each. Layer one piece of fabric with one piece of tulle and fold in half then fold in half again to form a triangle shape. Then place two of the triangles together over one half of a 1" circle and staple (I used the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher).

Repeat with the other two pieces on the second half of the circle.

Add liquid glass to the middle to make sure it stays put, plus it will hold any piece you want to use for the center of the flower. In this case, I used a couple of the new products, a clear acrylic flower and a pink glitter gem (make sure to look for these in the new Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book)! I inked the edges of the fabric flower with some ruby ink using a sponge dauber, then added it to my card with more 3-D Foam tape.

It really is easy to make these....I had to make 13 of them for a team swap!

Please let me know if my project has inspired you in any way, I'd love to hear from you!!

Happy Crafting!