More Artfully Sent Tips

The "Sleeve" Function key on the Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge gives you so many options!

This Trick or Treat card was cut at 5 1/2 inches on black paper. Click "sleeve", shift, (page 43 of the Artfully Sent booklet). This cut gives you the spider web card base.  Then I used thistle paper at 4 1/2 inches - "sentiment" and . The Trick or Treat was cut as a card since the "sentiment" function is another set of cards. I cut it down with my paper trimmer to make it into a title and used the other part of the card base as a layer. I added a little glitter paper in the center, backed the title in black, and finally added a third layer to the title with the extra thistle paper. The spider was cut at 5 1/2 inches, "icon," shift, from slate paper. Remember that the pop up and icon functions are linked. So, cutting the spider at 5 1/2 inches did not give me a 5 1/2 inch spider. It gave me a spider sized perfectly for a 5 1/2 inch card. If you have a specific size you want, be sure to click the real dial size button.

So the cuts are made quickly and easily. I just put it all together. I backed the card base with a piece from the Scaredy Cat paper pack and all came out perfect. I was really happy with the results. It really is quick (and I like quick!). The hardest part is waiting for the cricut machine to finish cutting the spider web.

Be sure to check out the Artfully Sent Cricut Collection and all the wonderful projects it has to offer. You are going to love it!

Halloween Popped Card

I love fall. I love the fall colors and leaves. I really love the pumpkin patch. But Halloween to me is just a stressful day to get my kids in some sort of costume. As a mom, I should  love Halloween! I should love going to the carnivals and trick or treating. Unfortunately, I don't. I don't want to be scared. I worry far too much about the day to day stuff to want to be scared when a ghost pops out at me in a haunted house. 

That being said, I do try to be the "good" mom and celebrate Halloween. I would NEVER be the house without the candy (although I do have to admit that I usually have pretzel or goldfish packets in the bowl too and let the kids choose). We always decorate the porch. And I try to get my kids to wear a costume. Now that they are teens, it just isn't cool to wear a costume. 

Sending out a card for Halloween is not something I usually do. With my oldest away at college as are several of my nieces, I try to send out cards to them on a regular basis. A Halloween card this month seems to be the right choice. 

Here is one of my fun Halloween cards:

Nothing scary here. Just really cute. Look at that ghost! He is one happy ghost! 

The front of the card is very simple using a little paper and some stamps.

Inside, I used our adhesive spring and made that ghost pop up. 

Simple, quick, and best of all-- FUN!

Products used:

Scaredy Cat Paper Pack

Adhesive Springs

Frightfully Fun Stamp Set

Archival Black, Autumn Terracotta, Slate, and White Daisy Ink

White Card and Envelopes, Value Pack

Fall Cards

I am loving the Artbooking cricut cartridge! I made two cards this past weekend for my fall card workshop featuring cuts made with this cartridge.

I just love this cat. When I saw the stamp set, I knew I had to have it. Then when I saw it coordinated with the Artbooking cartridge, I was in heaven!

This is the Eek & Shriek set. Just $9.95 and perfect for your Halloween cards and layouts. 

The cat is the only stamping on this project. The patterned paper in the background is Laughing Lola. Other paper is goldrush and slate. I added some bitty sparkles to the cats eyes. The cat is stamped in black ink. I also sponged the fence with a little black ink to give it some dimension. Don't ink it up too much or you will lose the fence in the background.  Lastly, I used 3-D foam tape on the cat. 

This Thanksgiving card also features cuts from the Artbooking cartridge. I am a sucker for leaves. I don't know why, but fall leaves make me so happy. Maybe since I live in the Bay Area and never really have to rake leaves, I don't get sick of them. I do tend to do a lot of projects with fall leaves on them this time of year. 

The paper is Huntington with goldrush and barn red. I also used a strip of bronze shimmer trim. The stamp set is Holiday Tags which I think is a must for any card maker. The shapes of the tags on this set match up with the Artiste Cricut Collection. 

These are just two of the cards which will be featured at my Fall Card Workshop on September 20 at 7:00. I have two more spots available. If you can't make it, you may want to host a workshop. I will bring the card kits to you and your friends. 

Have fun with paper today!

Happy Halloween!

Sharing a card from Jeanette Lynton's blog.  Have a wonderful Halloween!

Halloween Fun

This past Saturday, I was one of five Close To My Heart Independent Consultants hosting a Holiday Extravaganza. We offered 15 crafts for our guests to create. It was a lot of fun. What I really liked about it is each of us had a different style of crafting so we all learned something different.

 

I just love  this bat card designed by Shawn. The card base is cut from the the Cricut Artiste Cartridge (see page 76 of the Artiste booklet). With a couple cuts from the Cricut and a few stamps, you have a quick and very cute card.

 

Supplies:

Moonlight Paper Pack (X7161B)

Creepy Creatures Stamp Set (C1522)

Sparkles - Red, Pink, and Purple Assortment (Z1326)

Cricut Artiste Collection (Z1790)

 

Shawn also designed a wine bottle label.

 

 

The label is 10 inches by 4 3/4 inches. How  perfect is this for your Halloween party!

 

Supplies:

Moonlight Paper Pack (X7161B)

Magic Potions Stamp Set (C1509)

Glitz Glitter Gel- Green (Z1771)

 

Later this week, I will post the Thanksgiving crafts from the Holiday Extravaganza.

 

Have fun with paper today!