"Break a Leg" with SCAL

My friend is running the NY marathon in a couple weeks and I found a cute shoe on svgcuts.com.  Then I wrote "Break A Leg" into SCAL for the sentiment.  I can't wait to send this to him!! I'm entering this card in the Sports theme Throwback Challenge at My Creative Time. 

It was hard to get a good picture without the glare, but you get the idea.  I used some shiny cardstock for the blue base on the shoe.  I ran the shoestrings through the Xyron and put some MS black glitter on them for a little fun.  I ran the blue background cardstock through the cuttlebug and also used the cuttlebug for the black background behind the sentiment.  I put glossy accents on "Break A Leg" but I'm not sure it shows well in this pic.  This card was a lot of fun to make!

Confirmation Cards

Hello! Two of my good friend's children are being confirmed tomorrow and I had a heck of a time coming up with cards for them.  I didn't know where to begin with a religious card.  So I kept it simple and I think they turned out well.  I did however make both of them gatefold cards since I picked up a Martha Stewart scoring board yesterday! So these are my first tries with this type of card.

I used my *NEW* (yay) cuttlebug on the front and some MS metallic inks.  I told myself no stitching but I can't seem to resist!

For the daffodils, I used the Walk in my Garden cartridge. I also used the cuttlebug again with the distressed folder for the background.  

This card was for a girl so I was able to play a little more :)

I used this neat folder with the cuttlebug for the birds on the vine background.  So cute!  I used Give a Hoot cart for the doves.  I used the border layer and just snipped them apart to put them on both sides.  I like how it came out.  

I got these hyacinths from the Walk in my Garden cartridge.  The small pieces were a little bit of a hassle but it's all done now :)  And of course, more stitching!

Glossy Accents!

Another exciting embellishment for this cricut beginner-Glossy Accents!  I made this little hippo for a friend's daughter's 1st birthday.  I just had to use the water to test out this newest find (for me!:)) I am having so much fun cricutting and finding all this inspiration from all you bloggers is a blast!!

SMILE :)

I made this card for the Throwback Thursday "Animal" themed challenge at http://www.creativetimeforme.com/  Yay for my first challenge!!

Heat Gun!

Ok, so while I dream of getting a cuttlebug, I picked up a heat gun and some embossing powders at the Hobby Lobby that JUST opened up here.  So I've been having fun with that.  I made this card for my sister who got hit by a car (while walking in a parking lot b/c the driver was TEXTING!!).  I love an excuse to use pink and love love love paper flowers!!

Basic card w/ ribbon threading

I love the Give a Hoot cart.  So many options.  I made this card for a friend for having my family over for dinner.  I think the little bird is just so cute.  I also liked the way the ribbon came out.  I am a bit obsessed with birds and owls at the moment.  My next cart must be 3 Birds on Parade!!!

Fun with Flocking!

As a cricut novice, I was so excited to discover flocking!  How fun is that!  I didn't plan out my layers very well though so as you can see, I had to glitter over the already flocked body on the unicorn.  I used the Once Upon A Princess cart for this one.