Simple Birthday Card for 6 year old Erica

Very quick birthday card... last minute as usual... I'd wanted to make a Hannah Montana card as we got her a HM doll but I 90% of my craft room is still in storage so I didn't have the right papers.

I'm happy with how it turned out but I think it's a little bit too heavy on the left side with embellishments... I'm sure a 6 year old isn't going to notice though!!!

Materials used:

Kaiser Patterned paper, bling and flowers

Bazzill cardstock

Alphalicious Cricut Cartridge for "6"

Storybook Font Cricut Cartridge for "Erica"

Letters and number are foam mounted.

Thanks for looking & happy crafting!!!

Bratz Birthday Card

I made this for DD's friend at school... she's turning 5 and DD picked out her present... Bratz dolls and a Bratz convertible car...
I used Inkscape to convert a Bratz colouring book image and then cut the image in SCAL on my Cricut.
Used SCAL to cut the name in MS Script MT Bold font.
Background silver paper is embossed with Love Language Cuttlebug embossing folder.
Thanks for looking & happy crafting! Sharon

365 Cards Challenge - Day 124 - DIY: Computer Generated

Day 124 Challenge at 365 Cards was to use a computer generated image or sentiment on your card.
I have been needing to make some cards for boys birthdays, which are always my toughest challenge. Finding papers to suit boys cards is hard!
I liked this Cricut Cut of a 4 Wheeler Motorbike, and decided to make a background paper to suit. I've scraplifted this idea from a card in the Cricut Aussie Card Swap who used a stamped sentiment on the background paper.
Cardstock is DCWV from the Latte Stack. I wish I'd cut the Celebrate before I stuck the bike down... it all needs to move a little to the left!!

Thanks for looking! Happy Crafting. Sharon. xxx

365 Cards Challenge - Day 123 - White Space

Hello! I'm a week behind in challenges... school holidays and it has to rain!!!

Day 123 at 365 Cards challenge is to use the sketch and the white space must remain white.

Unfortunately my stamped image crept onto the white space... but I had fun anyway!

Stampabilities House Mouse Stamp "Mice-Tro" HMD1013

Cuttlebug Embossing folder "Allegro"

Unknown patterned paper and I hand wrote my sentiment.

Not quite how I wanted it to turn out... but the sentiment fits the paper and stamp, so that's a start! At least I finally made a card!!!

Happy Crafting! Sharon. xxx

365 Cards Challenge - Day 122 - It's a Wrap

Today's challenge at 365 Cards is to use gift wrapping paper on a card...

I've used this gift wrap before for a similar card, this was a good excuse to get it out again...

Yummy Gift Wrap from the $1 rack at corner store!

Stamp is Inkadinkado 97648 'Bad or Fattening'

Nestibilities for the squares and scallop squares.

I have been using gift wrap on cards for years.... a cheap alternative!! The next 2 photos show some Christmas cards I've made in BULK... I made hundreds of the first one... and I gave up on the second one because I couldn't figure out how to embellish!

The red/green/white one just used the Cricut to cut the circles with 'George' and 'Alphalicious' for the scallop. Cuttlebug embossing folder for the tree. (which I call the 'Cheese Tree'!!)

The next cards were done using Cricut 'Beyond Birthdays' cartridge... using both the negative and positive cuts to save paper! Christmas cards are my favourite cards to make!!

365 Cards Challenge - Day 121 - Four Seasons

This was fun… today’s challenge at 365 Cards is to make a card that incorporates all 4 seasons.
It's winter here in Australia and very stormy today... I'm struggling with the cold as I'm a summer person!
Great day to be inside making cards!!!

I used Cricut Cartridge “Pooh and Friends” for the seasonal squares (icon mode at 1.5”).
Nestibilities for the scalloped squares.
Stampin Up Scallop Edge Punch.
Microsoft Word for the sentiment ‘rage italic’ font.
Summer and Spring Squares are foam mounted.
Cardstock is Bazzill.
It didn't photograph well... The sentiment is "Thinking of you... Through every Season..."

365 Cards Challenge - Day 120 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Today is Super Sketchy Sunday at 365 Cards Challenge Blog.

When I first saw this sketch I thought 'No Way' I couldn't think of a way to pull it off... but I was determined to give it a go, even if I had to alter the sketch a little... so I made the kids dinner and this came into my head!
I always try to make Australian themed Christmas cards each year... so I decided that the triangles would be trees and the circular shape would be Earth as I make lots of cards to send overseas...

The Trees are cut from Cricut Cartridge "Joys of the Season" at 2.8".
The paper is just a pack from the 2 buck shop. I do like the diamond pattern in the red paper, I think it suits the sketch.
I used Microsoft Word to do the sentiments.
Nestibilities to cut the circles and scalloped circle.

It probably does need something in the corners... but I'll have another look tomorrow with fresh eyes.

It's now past midnight here, so I'm uploading this and going to bed.
Happy Crafting!!!