Boxes and Butterflies With Cricut Artiste Cartridge

Butterfly Box Cut at 3 Inches - Random Stamped Cardstock

A couple of people requested that I make a video showing how to assemble the boxes that can be made with the Cricut Artiste cartridge.  Someone else asked about the butterflies on the cartridge.  It seemed like a good idea to merge the ideas and produce one video to cover both topics.  So here it is:

Here are some of the still photos of the boxes from the video:

Box on Page 73 of Cricut Artiste Handbook - Blush Cardstock

Box on Page 65 Cut at 4 Inches

Tulip Box on Page74 Cut at 2 3/4"

Christmas Tree Box on Page 79 Cut at 3 Inches

All of the supplies used are from CTMH.

Please let me know if you have any questions by leaving a comment below.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beverly

Using the Negative Space from Cut Images

CAS Butterfly Card

 Sometimes it is hard to throw away the scraps from cut images.  This butterfly was one such cut for me.  It is about 3 inches tall and I knew it would look great with the Watermelon cardstock behind it.  After looking at it for a couple of minutes I decided to stamp it with one of the Diverse Background stamps using CTMH's Archival black ink.  I layered it with Topiary and White Daisy cardstock along with a little more Watermelon.  The final touches were the hand drawn antennae and a bit of bling.

Negative Space Cut Image - CTMH Cricut Artiste Butterfly

It is a simple card and only took a couple of minutes to make.  But, I think it is very pretty. I hope you like it, too.

I hope you have had a restful weekend with some time to create something.  It rejuvenates my soul to work with crafty things so I am now ready for a busy week.
Thank you for visiting!
Beverly

Supplies:
CTMH Cricut Artiste cartridge
Paper: CTMH cardstock in the following colors - White Daisy, Topiary and Watermelon (retired)
Ink: CTMH Black Archival
Stamps: CTMH Diverse Backgrounds
CTMH Bitty Sparkles
Black Copic Multi-Liner

Cricut Artiste Word Balloons Cards

6 Cards Fit In The Mini-Magazine Holder

Monday, I posted about the box pictured above.  It is an adorable, pared down file folder holder as part of the popular office-supply trend that is a big part of scrapbooking.  You could make a really cute Heidi Swapp inspired set of folders for Memory Files.  Or you could make a bunch of cards and stuff it with them. :-)  The original post is here, btw.  These cards are all mail-able without extra postage - except maybe the one with the ribbon.  It smashes down to fit in an envelope without any problems, though it may need a little extra postage due to the bulk.

Artiste Owl  On Page 76 - Accent 3

 So, you can see that I made a bunch of cards to coordinate with the holder.  Each of them used a different stamp from the Word Balloons set that comes with the Artiste Collection.  There are two arrow stamps that I did not use from the set.  You will see those soon on another project.

Artiste Mustache Page 67 - Accent 2

All of the cut shapes are either popped up on foam tape or in the case of the word balloons, mounted on their corresponding Dimensional Elements.  The sizes to cut are printed on the front of the package of the Dimensional Elements and also on the carrier sheet for the stamps.  Because the stamps are acrylic, it is easy to stamp in the Cricut cut shape.

Artiste Bride Page 61 Accent 2 (Shift)

I filled in the hollow on the bride's tummy by placing a piece of Stella paper behind her.  The main reason was so that I could put a piece of foam tape there to offer more support.  Otherwise, she is see through right there.  It sort of looks like a bouquet outline.  The groom is quite dapper looking and the welded words on this page are beautiful!

Artiste Dress-form and Dress Page 41 Accent 1 and Accent 2 (shift)

 Sewing has been a part of paper crafting forever.  Several of the shapes on page 41 keep to that theme.  In addition to the shapes on the card above, there is a spool, thread to layer on it, a pair of scissors and a hanger.  The non-sewing specific items using the same button are the letter Q, a card and wrapper, and a cute 3-D purse.

Artiste Cat Page 76 Card (Shift)

 This key is called Eek!  The cat shares it with the owl pictured on the first card and several other great Halloween shapes.  I added the Bitty Sparkles to make a collar for this lovely little cat.

Artiste Robot/Alien Page 68 Accent 2

As soon as I saw this little guy, I thought of the Durables Studs.  They seemed like perfect "eyes", especially with the red Sparkles.  The "Hugs & Kisses" sentiment from the Word Balloons stamp set seemed like a quirky, unexpected choice.  It made me chuckle when I put these two together.  It also could be that I was chocolate deprived and I wasn't quite thinking straight!

Thank you for visiting!

Beverly

Supplies are all CTMH:

Cardstock: standard card base, Sunset, Lagoon, Colonial White, Cocoa, Chocolate, Black,

B & T Patterned Paper: Stella, Dotty, Pemberly (owls feathers)

Ink: Lagoon, Sunset, Black

Reinker: Lagoon - to color Seam Binding Ribbon

Embellishments: Square Durables Studs, Red Sparkles, Bitty Sparkles, Mocha Opaques Adhesive Gems

Foam tape

Corner Rounder

The following are included in the CTMH Artiste Collection: 

Cricut Artiste Cartridge, Artiste Word Balloons Stamp Set, Dimensional Elements "Quotes" - Available August 1, 2012

Tools: Derwent Colored Pencils, SU! Scallop Edge Punch

Thinking of You - Art Philosophy Card

Four Layer Six Inch Square Card

Today's card is another one made from an intricate cut using the Cricut. It looks so impressive, but there is very little work involved!  The bottom Outdoor Denim shape is the one pictured  in the Font Layer box on page 66 of the Art Philosophy booklet, cut at 6 inches.  On top of that is the inside part of the Decorative Layer also on page 66.  It, too, is cut from Outdoor Denim cardstock.  The Daisy White shape on the top is the Oval 5 shape on page 62.  It was then stamped and edge inked with Outdoor Denim ink.

Stamped Sentiment in Outdoor Denim Ink

The pretty wired organza ribbon is from my stash.  I topped it with a Rhinestone Designer Brad.  The additional bling on the card comes from Clear Sparkles.  I love how they add another layer of interest to the card.

I hope you have a sparkle-y day!  Thank you for visiting!
Beverly

You Are Truly Amazing!

This cheery card took about 8 minutes to make.  Sometimes you just need a fast card and do not want to spend a lot of time thinking about the process.  But you do not want it to look like you were in a hurry! I am giving this to my daughter before her Convocation next week in Tucson.  It is truly how every mom feels about their children... and I could send it to her 'just because' but I am in a hurry and then I'd have to make another card for next week! lol

I am still trying to figure out what her actual graduation card will look like.  It needs to be extra special because she is so special to me.  Hug all the special people in your lives when you see them next time. Or give them a card and a hug. :-)

Supplies:
Everything is from CTMH.
Paper: Dotty For You, Colonial White and Lagoon Cardstock
Stamps: April Stamp of the Month set
Ink: Lagoon, Hollyhock (on butterfly shape) and Sunkiss Yellow
Embellishments: Sparkles and Flutter Paper Shapes
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge and corner rounder punch

Have an amazing day!
Beverly

Frosted Designs Tuesday Card Sketch #12

The Love Is In The Air Blog Hop Post is Here or scroll down to get to it, please.

Easy Elegant Card - No Stamping

Welcome to another Frosted Designs Challenge!  Before I tell you more about the Card Sketch Challenge, I wanted to thank all of the people who have left comments for the Blog Hop! It has been so much fun reading them!

I hope that many of you visiting today are Frosted Design's followers and enjoy playing along with the challenges. Please play along by linking up your card at Frosted Designs.  This pretty sketch is another gem from Jenny Evans.

Card Sketch by Jenny Evans for Frosted Designs

With this sketch, I decided to not include a sentiment.  I substituted a butterfly from CTMH's pack of Flutter Shapes.  This was inked with Bamboo and Baby Pink dye inks from CTMH.

Baby Pink Card Base Punched With MS Loops Edge and Corner Punch

The side strip of paper and little flags at the top were cut from Prima Marketing's Pixie Glen Collection.  There are lots of CTMH Opaque Pearl Gems, Bitty Sparkles and a Flourish to add some glitz and glam.  I love the pink and black color combination.  Sparkles and pearls always seem to go with that combination because it is such a feminine look.

Tim Holtz Texture Fades Post Card Embossing Folder Used For Black Background

Simple Embossed Designs

Clean and Simple Card

 This card has three die cut elements that were cut from the same white cardstock from which the card base is made.  It gets a big umph from the use of embossing powder and a little bling.

Silhouette shapes cut from White Daisy cardstock

 After cutting out the shapes, I placed them onto the sticky part of post it notes.  Then the shapes were pressed into embossing ink.  Pigment ink would work just as well.

Ink direct to paper with Versamark ink

 I used the post it notes for two reasons; the ink and powder don't get smudged and I don't burn myself while using the heat gun.  The sticky part of the post it does use up some embossing powder but it is worth it to me to not have blank embossed areas or burnt fingers!  :-)

 Tsukineko Verdigris and CTMH Gold Embossing Powders

 The finishing touches on this card are the green CTMH Sparkles on the birdcage, the blue ones for the eyes and the new Durables Antique Gold Square stud  which was placed on an organdy bow.

CTMH Square Durable in Antiqued Gold with a Sparkle on top

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  Have a great day!
Beverly