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, 

FCCB Challenge #157: 3-D Project

Hello!  Rachel here with my submission for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog #157: 3-D Project.

If you have followed this blog for a while, you know that the exclusive CTMH Artiste cartridge is absolutely filled with tons of amazing 3-D items to cut on the Cricut. I chose to make this adorable purse and use it for a gift card holder for my mom for Mother's Day!

This cute little purse is just one of many on the Artiste cartridge, and can be found on page 41 of the handbook. It even has a coordinating pocket for the outside of the purse!

The label that I cut out for the sentiment can be found on page 33.

Here is all I needed to cut out, it's so easy with the Artiste cartridge!

After cutting out my pieces, I was able to easily assemble the purse by following the assembly instructions found in the booklet on page 13.

I added a pretty Bling Button to the top of the closure flap, and a Velcro Dot underneath to keep it closed.

Here is the fun stamp set called Perfect Fit - Mom, that I used to decorate the front. It coordinates perfectly with the Artiste shapes, and even tells you where to find it and what size to cut it out!

You can purchase this amazing cartridge right here on this blog by clicking on the BUY NOW button at the top right side of this blog.

I hope you'll check out the other fun Cricut 3-D projects made by my fellow design team members HERE, and link up your project to play along with the challenge!

Happy Crafting!

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!