My Craft Spot "Get Well Soon" Challenge

I made two of these cards: One for my mom-she had a double knee replacement the summer before I got married; and One for a friend of the family that recently had back surgery.

On a funny note: when my dad saw the card, he said it must have been a mistake, that's why I sent it to my mom. He didn't "get" the fact that the turtle was supposed to be upside down! LOL

The turtle is from Walk In My Garden and all the paper is DCWV. I'm not sure about the sizes, though. Sorry!

One Sheet Wonder Card Set

I made 20 cards (A-2 size) with 3 sheets of patterned paper plus card bases. Since I used 3 sheets of paper, I guess this is a "Three Sheet Wonder." :0) I got the cutting pattern from the Cricut.com message board. They are basically "any occasion" cards as the majority of them have no sentiment since they are a donation for a silent auction.

The paper is DCWV cardstock and Colorbok Jewel Paper Stack.

The bag is made from an envelope and is from a pattern from:  http://flowerbug.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/02/free-tutorial-for-16-cards-one-sheet-wonder.html

OWH Sketch #58

I made this set of cards from scraps leftover from a baby book I made last week.

Paper: DCWV Whimsey

Heart Shaped Baby Book (part 2)

So, here's the rest of the book. I'm not sure why it wouldn't let me do it all in one post. Oh well....

The photo mats on these two pages are cut at 3.5"x3.5" and is glued down on 3 sides to creat a pocket for a tag. The tags are cut from Tags, Bags, Boxes & More and altered in Design Studio to be about 3" wide by 4" tall. They are white on the back to allow for journaling.

I made this pocket about 2"x4" and stamped some baby feet across the bottom and added gem cluster to the top. The tags are about 3"x4".

This is just like the inside front cover. This is an invitation from Wild Card, folded and glued on the back. The inside is white for journaling or additional pictures.

Thanks for looking!

Heart chipboard album from ACMoore
DVWV Cardstock
DCWV Whimsey Printed Paper Stack
Cricut Cartridges: New Arrival; Tags, Bags, Boxes and More, Wild Card
Crystal Sticker Clusters from JoAnns
Buttons-Making Memories Great Escape Collection
Ribbon-Spool O'Ribbon by Offray

I used Elmer's Craft Bond Spray Adhesive to adhere all my papers to the chipboard. It provides a nice even coat with no bumps.

I was inspired to create this album by Christina from Creations with Christina. Her blog has some awesome ideas! http://www.creationswithchristina.com/

Heart Shaped Baby Book (part 1)

For the cover I used New Arrival and cut the baby at 2" and the stork at 3". I cut the baby sling, stork, and hat twice. I inked the edges and then used pop-dots to attach the duplicate cuts. It adds a bit of dimension to the front cover. And of course, there is lots of ribbon on the binding rings.

This is the invitation on page 37 from Wild Card. It's cut at 4". I glued a length of ribbon to the back and then tied the extra into a bow to keep it closed. It is such a perfect bow that I hated to untie it! The inside is white so the mom-to-be can add a photo or use it for journaling.

This is also from Wild Card. It is the doily card cut at 3.5 inches."Bath Time" is from New Arrival and cut at 2". I used my gel pen to color in the bubbles and then added a jewel as the dot the "i."

The photo mat is cut at 3.5"x3.5". I stamped the sentiment and added some cute buttons.

This is pretty much the same as the facing page.

This photo mat is cut at 4"x3.5". "Little One" is from New Arrival and cut at 1" with a jewel used to dot the "i".



This photo mat is also cut at 4"x3.5" with a cluster of jewels on the border for some added sparkle.

OK, for some reason, it's not letting me post the rest of my pictures, so I'm going to have to do it in another post. Grrrrr!

My newest set of OWH cards

So, this is my next set of cards for Operation Write Home (http://www.operationwritehome.org/).

I used Walk In My Garden to cut the leaves, I think at 2". Flowers are from Prima, brads from my stash.(Patterned Paper-DCWV Spring Paper Pack)

I cut the label with Preserves. I used 1.5" then used Design Studio to stretch it to 2". I typed the sentiment "thinking of you" to fill the page and then used George & Basic shape to cut a 1.75" circle. I finished the cards off with eyelets and buttons. (Patterned Paper-DCWV Spring Paper Pack)

I used Walk In My Garden to cut the flower in 3 sizes (2", 1.5", 1") and then stacked and stapled them together. I cut 2" tags from Tags, Bags, Boxes & More then stamped them with the "thinking of you" stamp and stapled a piece of ribbon to the tag. (Patterned Paper-DCWV Pocket Full of Posies)

Cards for OWH

I just started making cards for Operation Write Home. I have made about 50 so far. These are the first 2 sets that I made. I forgot to take pics of the rest! I got the templates/sketches from the Cricut Message Board.