ATC: It's a Girl Thing

Quick share...this is the ATC I did for a recent swap on Paper Crafting Divas.  The theme was, "It's a Girl Thing".  Cinderella came to mind...finding a prince, so I went with it.  I cut the shoe from 'Graphically Speaking' Cricut cartridge.  The background is handmade paper with touches of metallic inks and a glitter punched border.  I attached the crown with a rhinestone brad.  Not quite how I envisioned it, but....

Thanks for stopping by! 
Marie

ATC: A Christmas Carol

July's ATC Swap on Paper Crafting Divas had a theme of "A Christmas Carol"...however that inspired you.  I was inspired to do one of my favorite Christmas songs..."Rudolph".  I got to use one of my favorite Cricut Cuts, too!

Here are the details:

Papers -  textured green velvet for the background, torn white mulberry and printed vellum.

Cut - deer from Cindy Loo cartridge

Extras - silver Flower Soft corners, small red pearl

Thanks for stopping!  Hope you are having a wonderfully, crafty week!

Marie

Puppy Package Card

Second week as a guest designer for GerdasDoodles...another adorable image.  This week I did one of Gerda's picks, Cute Puppy in Box.  He looked like he was in a birthday box, so...here is what I came up with...
I used a sketch from Paper Crafting Divas.  
I really like how this card came out.

Here's the details:

Image - Cute Puppy in Box; I colored the image with pencils then added Crystal Effects to the bow, nose, and eyes for dimension.  I also colored a second box top, fussy cut it out, and pop-dotted onto the image for extra dimension.
Sentiment - printed on computer
Papers - Bo Bunny "It's My Party" stripe/words....love two sided papers!  Black and white card stock.
Extras - small bow and heart punches, red rhinestones, and open scallop edge punch.

If you haven't checked out Gerda yet, you should.  She has a challenge and adorable FREEBIE right now!

Thanks for looking!  Hope your weekend is off to a WONDERFUL start!

          Marie

Popsicle Penguins Paper Bag Album

Just wanted to share one of my swap projects for Paper Crafting Divas.  We were to make a paper bag album with animals.  I decided to use my stash of this cute summer line from Imaginesce that I had been hoarding :)  I had papers, rub- ons and chip board stickers.  I added some flowers and glittery flourishes....and LOTS of fibers on the binding.  I also used some acetate letters for the pull tabs on the tags so the word "fun" is spelled out on the edge of the album.  Cute, don't you think?  

Hope you are having a WONDERFUL day!  

Marie

ATC: Wild Thing!

This month's ATC Swap theme on Paper Crafting Divas was:  Wild Things...however that inspires you.  So....I instantly thought of the song, "wild thing, you make my heart sing..."  Here is what I came up with...

I used some scraps of zebra print for the background.  I then added a border of black fibers.  I freehand cut a heart out of super glittery paper and added a rhinestone studded music note to it.  After adding the heart to the card, I added a few more music notes all around.  

Hope you are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend.  Remember to take a minute to reflect on the true intention of the holiday.  Enjoy!

Marie

ATC: Going Green

Paper Crafting Divas ATC swap theme for April was "Going Green".  You had to use recyclable pieces.  This is actually my second card...I was not happy with the first and decided to give it more thought.  I remembered this box of broken costume jewelry I had...so here is what I came up with:

I used old jewelry, flowers and jewels pulled from another project, scrap card stock for the background, and a cereal box for the base.  I glued everything down and then added glitter paint over the black card stock.

This was a fun one, once my brain went outside the box!

Thanks for looking.

Marie

Mother's Day Cards

I really liked the simplicity of the sketch from our challenge on  Paper Crafting Divas and knew it would be perfect for my Mothers Day cards.  

Here is the sketch:

And here are the two cards I created, one for my mother and one for my MIL.  

Here's the details:

Sentiment:  found online, typed and printed onto white card stock

Papers:  Basic Gray from my scrap basket

Extras:  silk flowers, rhinestones,stickles, and ink

I REALLY like how they both came out...the yellow roses are for my mother - her favorite and the pink is for my MIL.

Thanks for looking! 

 Marie