Let Liberty Ring

Hi everyone and welcome to the continuation of the Country's Birthday at the Card A Day Blog.  Well I've been saving this piece of blue stars on the red paper for a layout and just haven't used it so I decided I would use it with the Liberty Bell for my card.  I combined it with the red metallic paper that I embossed with the stars folder.

 

The Liberty Bell is cut from the Stand and Salute Cartridge.  I cut it out of a scrap of DCWV silver metallic paper then inked it with burgundy ink to make it a little bit aged.  I added a blue ribbon at the bottom of the page.

I cut the stars paper again for the inside of my card then added a white journaling mat cut so there is a star border around the mat.

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Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: Blue Card stock - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2",  scored at 4 1/4"
Star Embossed layer: 4" x 5 1/4" then embossed


Recipe:
Paper: Cardstock - Recollections - blue and black; DCWV - silver; Unknown - red metallic, blue and red stars
Ink: Inkadinkadoo - burgundy
Ribbon: American Crafts - Denim
Cricut Cartridges: George and the Basic Shapes, Lacey Labels and Stand and Salute.
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Stars

Happy Spring

Thanks for joining me from the Card A Day Blog, today we are celebrating Spring.  I'm ready for spring but it is still winter here and still snowing.  I have a quick card to share with you today; it's quick because I used the Cricut to do most of the work.

I cut the girl watering flowers from the A Child's Year Cartridge out of black card stock, the scallop circle is from the Lacy Labels cartridge and the light peach circle is from George and the Basic Shapes cartridge.

Out of the light peach cardstock I stamped the butterfly and punched it out and punched the border strip. I added the ribbon to cover up my edges then topped it off with a bow, a black button with a double bow and my punched butterfly.

Using the same butterfly stamp I stamped them onto the white mat on the inside of the card.

Thanks for stopping by. Tomorrow Vicki Schram is the Designer for the Card A Day Blog.  Don't forget to enter you card in the challenge this month.

Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/4", scored at 4 1/4"
Gray Mat: 3 3/4" x 5"
Pattern Paper: 3 1/2" x 4"
Light Peach: 1 1/5" x 4", then punched

Inside:
Gray: 4" x 5 1/4"
White: 3 3/4" x 5"

Recipe:
Paper: Cardstock - Recollections; Pattern Paper - Unknown from my scrap pile
Stamp: Close to my Heart - Sentiments
Ink: Stazon - Jet Black
Ribbon: Celebrat It 5/8"; White embroidery floss
Punch: 1" Circle Punch; Martha Stewart - Floral Lace Edge border punch
Cricut Cartridges: A Child's Year, George and the Basic shapes, Lacy Labels,
Misc: Glue dots, adhesive

Chillin'

I finished a double page layout for a wedding we attended.  I  am using the DCWV Heirloom stack for all of the pattern paper and added both black and dark brown cardstock. Remember you can click on the page to make it larger to see the detail.

I used alphabet stickers to spell out "chillin" on the top scallop,  cut out the"Good Times" from the paper and turned it into a banner on the bottom scallop.

Both pages have stick pins that I made and attached to the ribbon. I scattered a couple of buttons along with the silk roses on the pages.  These layouts are for my oldest son's album and I just love how these papers do not make it a girly page.
Cutting Instructions:
You will need to cut two of each if you are making a two page layout.
Background Paper: 12x12 Brown Cardstock
Red: 11 3/4 x 11 3/4
Green Pattern Paper: 10 1/2 x 5
Red and Blue Flower: 8 1/2 x 4 1/2
Blue and tan pattern paper: 9 1/4 x 3 1/4
Black Photo Mat: 6 1/4 x 4 1/4

Click here for the cutting file.

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Recipe:
Paper:
Cardstock - The Paper Company - Umber Cover; Recollections - black; Pattern Papers - DCWV - The Heirloom Stack
Alphabet Stickers - Pink Paislee Holiday Doodle Aqua
Ribbon: Offray Straight 'n' Narrow - Dancer brown, unknown blue ribbon scraps.
Punch: Stampin' Up - Decorative Lable punch
Misc: buttons, beads for pins, silk roses, pop up dots, adhesive

Snowflake Layout

Here's a quick winter layout using the Bright and Jolly Pattern Papers and the Lacy Labels Cricut Cartridge.  I matched the snowman pattern paper with the green cardstock and another pattern paper from the Bright and Jolly Collection for the frame.

I cut some the extra snowflakes from white cardstock and added them around the outside of the frame using pop up dots.  I think there was two snowflakes I didn't use. I totally forgot to ink my edges so they are all "naked"on this layout.

Cutting Directions:
Lacy Label - Snowflake 4, button #14
Frame: 11 1/4" (layer)
Mat: 11 1/4"
Snowflakes: 11 1/4" (layer, shift)

Recipe:
Paper: Recollections - Bright and Jolly Pattern Papers, DCWV Cardstock - White and Green
Cricut Cartridge: Lacy Labels
Misc: pop up dots, adhesive.

You - 12x12 Layout

I was finally able to finish up this 12x12 layout.  I used Stampin' Up Notably Ornate stamp set an the Lacy Label shape that was cut with my Cricut.  The top part of the shape is not stamped but that is alright, as I have it tucked behind the photo mat. 

The scallop border behind the smaller photo mat is from A Child's Year cartridge along with "(you)"
I have this layout in the 8 1/2 x 11 and the 8x8 pages, click here and here  if you missed those posts.

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Disclosure: I am not affiliated with any of the products mentioned.

Click here for the cut file.

Recipe:
Paper: Sunburn Collections - green and orange; Stampin' Up - Black and white; The Stack DCWV - pattern paper, The Ultimate Premium Stack - Black and white pattern paper
Stamp: Stampin' Up - Notably Ornate
Ink: Stampin' Up - Pear Pizzaz
Misc: Adhesive and pop up dots.

Pumpkin Button Box - Day 4

I made a "button box" from Mirkwood Designs using Pink Paislee Hocus Pocus Haunting paper  for the box.  The frame is from the Lacy Label cartridge button number 4 on the keypad.

I have a piece of the bat fence behind everything with the pom pom trim along the bottom of the box.   The pumpkins are stacked on the Designer Label punch with the ribbon attached behind them. I cut a green silk flower for the leaves on the pumpkins.  I added a couple of my stickpins and one of them is altered with ink.  I cut two wreaths , adhered them together then used pop up dots behind them so that a picture can fit inside.  I lightly inked all the edges of the box. 

For the back I used more of the bat fence and a flower with an orange jewel for the center.  To keep my box closed I have a magnet behind the flower and fence.

Click here for my the stick pin tutorial.

I am entering this in the Fantabulous Cricut "Pumpkin Time" Challenge

If you missed any of the other 12 Days of Halloween click here.

Disclosure:  I'm not affiliated with any of the products mentioned here.

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Recipe:

Papers: Box - Pink Paislee "Haunting"  Hocus Pocus Collection, Stash unknown- black, orange, brown and green.

Punch: Martha Stewart Bat Fence, Stampin' Up - Designer Label

Ink: Inkadinkadoo - terra cotta

Cricut Cartridges: Lacy Labels and MS Seasonal

Misc: adhesive, pop up dots, Celebrations - sheer ribbon, Jewlel tangerine -Doodlebug Design Inc, pom pom trim, stick pins, flower, sil fower,  magnet,  

Boo - Day 3

Welcome to Day 2 of the 12 Days of Halloween. I came across Two Paper Divas blog where they had a tutorial for the Twisted Easel card. Here is my version of the card.

If you missed the Flying Witch card on Day 1 click here.
If you missed the Tag Treat holder on Day 2 click here.




The spider is from the Indi Art cartridge with a pop up dot between the black layers.


I added a spider border from the Doodlecharms cartridge.

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Click here for the cut file.

Recipe:
Paper: DCWV cardstock - Black; Stash unknown - orange, purple and white; Pattern Paper - Archivers Halloween Mega Kit
Cricut Cartridges: George, Indi Art, Lacy Labels, Wild Card
Punch: Stampin' Up - Scalloped Edge
Misc: adhesive, pop up dots

You 8x8

On the 8x8 layout I separated the photo mats so that I could have larger pictures on each page.

I have "You" and the scallop photo mat as the first page.

The 4x6 pages are all the same with the band on the side.

I used the journaling spot and the larger photo mat on the last page.

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Click here for the cut file.

Recipe:

Paper: Sunburn - Green and orange; Stampin' Up - Black and white; The Stack DCWV - pattern paper; The Ultimate Premium Stack - Black and white pattern paper

Stamp: Stampin' Up - Notable Ornate - journal stamp

Ink: Pear Pizzaz

Cricut Cartridges: A Child's Year; George, Lacy Label

Misc: Adhesive

You

Here's another layout using the Notably Ornate stamp set. I cut the shape using the Lacy Label Cricut Cartridge, then stamped onto it to create the journaling spot. The top edge of the label is not stamped but is tucked under the photo mat.

The scallop border is from the A Child's Year cartridge along with "{you}"



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Click here for the cut file.



Recipe:

Paper: Sunburn - Green and orange; Stampin' Up - Black and white; The Stack DCWV - pattern paper; The Ultimate Premium Stack - Black and white pattern paper

Stamp: Stampin' Up - Notably Ornate

Ink: Pear Pizzaz
Misc: adhesive