Using The Cutting Cafe Backgrounds

This week at The Cutting Cafe we are using backgrounds/bags and boxes for our weekly DT projects.

However,  I had a little mishap in my craftroom last night, preventing me from making a bag or box.

I went to grab a storage box for some embellishments to use, the box fell to the floor.

The contents from the entire box scattered everywhere.

Brads, Jingle bells, pins, and a whole lot more.

It was getting late, 11:00 p.m., I was tried, frustrated and just wanted to cry!

Therefore, I decided not to make a bag/box and opted to make a quick card instead.

I hope you enjoy it, because this is all I was able to complete.

I think is it turned out rather good.

Clean and Simple.

I used Letter Set Backgrounds, some cardstock from my stash, DP from Graphic 45.

I stamped the sentiment "For You", sponging the edges.

Tied a RED grosgrain ribbon onto an old slide holder (cut in half) over the sentiment.

I hope you have a chance to check out the Design Team inspiration.

Leave a comment letting us know what you think of the projects.

A random chosen winner from those comments will receive a choice of any 3 sets from the Store.

Can you guess what I will be doing tomorrow evening?

I will be on my hands and knee's searching and picking up all those little embellishments of my floor.

Happy Wednesday!

Catch the Frenzy! - Karen

Cas-ual Fridays

This card is being entered in the Cas-ual Fridays #CFC40.  The challenge is to create something in honor of Mardi Gras/Party card with ribbon.  I decided to enter two cards.  This simple Happy Birthday card and a Whimsical Be Happy card which was also submitted to another challenge iSpy Sketches which you can read about in previous post.

To make this card:

I started with a white A2 cardstock base.  I used some plaid pattern paper cut at 3" x 4-1/4".  Using my circle punches (CM) I cut one at 1-1/4" on white the other at 1-1/2" in taffy (Close to My Heart paper) .  Stamp the image on the white circle using black ink, stamp a second one on extra scrap in red ink.  Cut the flower only out and mount on top of the one stamped on the circle.  Color the leaves in green.  I also cut a small piece of white cardstock 1" x 1" and stamped the Happy Birthday in cranberry ink.

To finish the card:

I cut a strip of 1" x 4-1/4" taffy and used my scallop edges scissors to trim.  Add this trim to the back of the plaid pattern paper.  I then adhered the red polka dot ribbon over the top of this peice, attached a bow and hang the message with a green safty pin.  I also added three green brads to the top left corner around the circles.

Simple and sweet!

Catch the Frenzy!