Easy Card Making With Artfully Sent

The Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge makes card making so easy! 

To make this card, I loaded the cricut with a sheet of Seaside paper. I set the size to 7 inches, clicked the "scene" and the "c" button, and cut. Next, I loaded the cricut with desert sand paper. Since the scene button is connected, I didn't change the size. I kept the "scene" button on and clicked "shift" "c". Then I cut. Both pieces were cut to perfect size to work together. I put a little piece of sunset paper under the congrats to give it a pop of color.  

I used a little colonial white and sunset for the flowers. The icon button is connected to the pop-up button. If I set the size as 7, the flowers would be perfect for the pop up card but I wasn't sure if it would work for the scene card. And they were too small. I ended up setting the size as 10 which worked out perfectly.

The final touch was the putting some gold Bling Gems in the center of the flowers.

Artfully Sent is an amazing cartridge. Perfect for the card maker. Many of the projects can be transferred to a scrapbook page or home decor. There are over 400 projects. With all the mixing and matching that can be done, I really see no end to this cartridge.

One note about sizing. The booklet lists a size for each project. This is the best size for the project but you can make it bigger or smaller if you wish. Some of the fancy cuts don't work too well when cut on a small setting.

I'm sure you will enjoy this cartridge.

Getting Ready for Thanksgiving

Yes, I did write Thanksgiving in my post title. I do hate planning the holidays so early but in my business, you really have to. I am even working on Christmas cards for classes already!

Now to get back to my topic-- I am getting ready for Thanksgiving. My assignment as part of the Holiday Extravaganza is Thanksgiving. I am designing one card and one other. I love Thanksgiving! I just love the fall colors and love making my turkeys (yes, that is plural. I cook two every year). My brothers and their families, my parents, my aunt and uncle, and many guests squeeze into my house for Thanksgiving dinner. We take everything out of the craft room and add tables. As the kids get bigger, we are going to run out of room! Because I love Thanksgiving so much, I am very happy to be the one to take care of the Thanksgiving projects.

My first project is a card.

I used the Happy Autumn Stamp set to make this water color card. I stamped on colonial white paper using autumn terracotta, olive, and glacier inks. Then I spritzed the paper with water using a spray pen. The ink begins to run when it gets too wet. When I had the look I wanted, I used a heat gun to dry the paper. I stamped the sentiment on the card after the paper was dry. Next I mounted the paper on the chocolate paper, then the card base, and added a little bakers twine.  I find that it is best to put a book on top of the card after to make sure it stays flat. The paper tends to curl a little after being wet and dried.

This is an easy technique to learn. I will be teaching it at our Holiday Extravaganza on October 11 in Sunnyvale. This is an all day event where you will create 12 projects including this one above. There are four other consultants besides me at this event. So, you end up with five artistic styles. It is a fast paced, fun event that we put on yearly. It is just about sold out at this point. So don't delay. Check out my events page for the registration form.

I will be posting my second project and Thanksgiving mini album next week.

Have fun with paper today!

Birthday Card Using Confetti Paper

While playing with my paper yesterday, I took a look at the latest sketch on Mojo Monday.  I found this week's sketch:

These sketches are supposed to inspire your creativity. It sure did for me yesterday. I had some Confetti paper out and came up with this:

I made the candle by rolling up a scrap of paper. The wick is a small piece of bakers twine. Inside the card, I used a little more paper:

Adding the strip of paper inside seemed to complete the card.

I liked this card so much that I decided to add it to my Confetti Card Workshop this week.

Products used:

Confetti Wishes Paper Pack

Purple Glitter Paper

White Cards (value pack)

Bakers Twine

Canary Ink

Sponge Dauber

Liquid Glass

Bonding Memories Glue

This card is part of my Confetti Card Workshop. Just $15 for 4 cards and 1 3-D object. If you can't make the class, I can mail you the kit at no extra charge. Just let me know if you are interested.

Hope you have fun with paper today!