Falling for Autumn

This Fall card was inspired by some acorns my son collected in a park behind our house.  He just had a ball picking them up and throwing them into a lake.  We even took some home for hours a more fun with a dump truck.

With the acorn inspiration in hand, I was off to create this card.  Here is the recipe:

Cuts:

Acorn; 2.75" from "B is for Boy"

Leaves; 2" & 1.75" from "B is for Boy"

Autumn; 3.5" from "Stretch Your Imagination"

Frame Base; 3.5" x 1.25" (sized using Gypsy) from "Gypsy Wanderings"

Frame Outline; 3.5" x 1.25" (sized using Gypsy) from "Gypsy Wanderings"

Tools:

Cuttlebug; "Distressed Stripes" 

Materials:

Kraft Brown Card Stock (11"x4.25" folded in half)

Kraft Brown Card Stock

Brown Card Stocks

Yellow / Orange Card Stock (3.75" x 3.5")

Orange Paper

Green Pattern Paper (4" x 5.25")

Yellow poka dot ribbon

Stampin Up Chocolate Brown Ink

Cut the list of cuts above in desired card stock and assemble pieces.  Fold 11"x4.25" card base in half.  Cut a 4" x 5.25  piece of pattern paper and 3.75" x 3.5" of  orange / yellow card stock.  This last piece will need to be embossed with "Distressed Stripes", rip the bottom off and then crumpled into a ball for additional texture.  Adhere these layers together and tie ribbon towards the top of  the card.  Adhere this to the card base and now it time to start layering all the elements.  The acorn and the Autumn frame edges were inked.  The acorn was popped up with foam adhesive.  Lastly, I place the bow over where the leaves connect.  Voila, a cute Autumn card!

I hope you enjoyed this card, it is one of my Fall  favorites.  I am entering this into the My Craft Spot Design Team search.  Clink the link to check it out or even audition yourself.

Have a great week,

Melanie

World Card Making Day - Stamped Images

We are making more cards for World Card Making Day, I am participating with Inking It Up Crazy in several challenges she is having today.  If you missed my other posts, check out my Holiday Card & Birthday Card.  Our next card  challenge is Stamped Images.  This one is a little harder for me since I love to use my Cricut & Gypsy.

For this stamped card I used the Stampin Up, Seeing Spots stamp set.  I recently purchased this and just love circles and layering with punches.  I used my Stampin Up Baja Breeze Ink and paper on this.  The Flower Cuttlebug folder that came with my machine added the perfect texture in the background.

There is more to come each hour, so check back at Inking It Up Crazy for more challenged and giveaways.

Happy Card Making,

Melanie

World Card Making Day - Birthday Card

We are making more cards for World Card Making Day, I am participating with Inking It Up Crazy in several challenges she is having today.  If you missed my first post, check out my Holiday Card.  Our next card is one of my favorite cards to make, a Birthday Card.

This Birthday Card was made using the "B is for Boy" cartridge for the cute dog.  The grass is cut from the Plantin SchoolBook cartridge and the word bubble is from Create a Critter cart.  I used the Cuttlebug and the distressed stripes folder on the red background and added some yellow stitching   

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There is more to come each hour, so check back at Inking It Up Crazy for more challenged and giveaways.

Happy Card Making,

Melanie

Inking It Up Crazy Design Team Post - Fly

Today's Inking It Up Crazy DT design challenge was to use a Font cartridge in our project.  I recently purchase the "Songbird" cartridge on clearance at Michael's, so I though this would be a great time to try it out. 

The text that stood out to me was "Fly" and I thought it would go perfect with a kite.  The card base I used another cut from the "Songbirds" cartridge and I welded it in my Gypsy.  The kite is from the "Create a Critter" cartridge and is cut the at 2".  The clouds are from the same cartridge cut at 2", 1.5" and 1.25" then run through my Cuttlebug for some added texture.  For the details, I used my sewing machine for the stitching on the kite, used a white gel pen for the border around the card and then three white brads following the "Fly". 

Be sure to stop by Inking It Up Crazy to see what the others talented ladies have come up with.

I hope everyone is having a great week - Melanie

Dump Truck Birthday Celebration Card

This is a birthday celebration card that I made for our neighbor's third birthday.  I used my new cuttlebug again for the distressed stripes backgroung.  I thought it fit perfectly with the construction theme.  The dump truck is from the "B is for Boy" cartridge.  I cut it with all its layers at 3".  I tore brown paper to create the layers of dirt.  The stamp sentiment is from the Studio G Ditto series.  I can't wait to explore this cartridge some more.  There a lots of great images for both boys and girls, so don't let the title fool you. 


Have a great rest of the week!