DIVA Birthday Card!

I'd like to introduce you to a new Challenge Blog called Die Cuttin' Divas! It's sure to shape up to be a really fun challenge! I'm excited! The first challenge was to follow this sketch:

I used my Baby Cricut Bug and the George & Basic Shapes, Paper Doll Dress Up and Alphlicious cartridges. I thought it only fitting to put "Diva" in the oval! Then I glammed it all up! I used both Diamond and Cotton Candy stickles and lots of crystal rhinestones! The punch is from MS and the ribbon is from my stash. I printed the sentiment off the computer!

Can you see all the sparkle??
A real diva needs a crown!
There's still time to embrace your inner diva! Head on over to Die Cuttin' Divas and give the sketch a whirl!

Just a reminder, I have BLOG CANDY going on until February 14th and because I've exceeded 70 followers (my goal was 50!!) I'll be adding to the loot! Spread the word!


--This project is entered in the following challenges--
Die Cuttin' Divas - Sketch
Kaboodle Doodle - Monochromatic
Polka Doodles - Party Time
Totally Gorjuss - As You Like It

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!
~Hugs, JennRo~

"Happy" RWB Card!

Happy Martin Luther King Day everyone! I hope you all are staying warm! We got close to 30 inches of snow this past week and are fixing to have another storm tomorrow! BRR! Today I have a cute creation I made to participate in Polka Doodles' challenge this week. The challenge was to follow the sketch below and use only Red, White and Blue. I used a digi cupcake from The Cutting Cafe and cut "Happy" using my Cricut and the Alphalicious cart at 1.5 inches. The blue oval is a fibrous paper, which I've never worked with before. I made the cupcake "wobble" by putting a small, handmade spring on the back. See video for actual movement! I added the red satin ribbon and a white button with a fine white twine bow. I also doodled and faux stitched around the oval and outer edge. How do you think it came out? I think I followed the sketch to the letter. This would be perfect for a RWB lover or a July birthday!


--This project is entered in the following challenges--
Polka Doodles - RWB, Sketch
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - Sweet Shop

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!
~Hugs, JennRo~

Project #3 Spring Self Challenge & Polka Doodles Challenge Entry

Good evening to all! I hope everyone had a great weekend! It was a gorgeous, warm & sunny weekend here in Northern Connecticut. I'm sure it won't last long but I've been trying to enjoy it while it lasts! I have been super duper inspired this weekend by a lot of new (and treasured not-so new) creation blogs and many hours spent wandering around both Michael's and JoAnn's Fabrics! Because I can never remember what products I want or where it was I first found them, I have decided to make a visual wish list. So while I was meandering around the craft stores, I took pictures (sometimes with my cell phone camera and other times with the regular camera) of the things I wanted to purchase at another time. Just a way I have come up with to help with my Fibro-fogged brain! I would love to hear your suggestions for remembering or wish listing! I need all the help I can get these days! lol OK, now on to the Project!

"Gear Up For A Happy 5th Birthday Mason"

Have you checked out the Polka Doodle Challenge Blog? It's FANTASTIC and there are so many great crafters! Be sure to check it out! I have been working on this birthday card for my Great Nephew for quite a few days. Piece by piece and a little at a time...it's finally finished! :) He is turning 5 at the end of this month (bet you couldn't figure that out?! lol) and is obsessed with the movie "Cars". I saw a really cute collection of "Cars" chipboard shapes at Michael's a few weeks ago and knew they would come in handy!

The Polka Doodle Week 10 Challenge was to create a card to celebrate a milestone birthday or anniversary. So Mason's 5th birthday was the perfect milestone I needed! The background card stock is black and the large 5 on the front is cut out from the front card flap.

I used the Cricut Alphalicious cartridge and the Design Studio Software to make the "5". I cut it once in white using the shadow function and again in bright red using the base number. Added some yellow card stock to the left side and adhered the white "5" shadow first. Then added the red "5" with pop dots to add dimension. I added the Lightening McQueen chipboard image with pop dots as well so he would be as high off the card as the number 5. Just to be certain he wouldn't drive away (heehee) I adhered him to the bottom of the 5 as well.

One of the movie's tag lines is "Gear Up". I decided to bring that into the card as an added bonus for my Car's loving nephew! ;) I cut "Gear Up" using the Cricut Alphalicious cartridge. I did one cut in black card stock using the base shift letters and a one cut in white card stock using the shadow shift feature. I adhered them together and plopped them on the yellow strip. As a finishing touch to the outside of the card I added a little line/dot border with a fine tip black marker around the yellow section and around the red "5".

There we have the front of the card! I took this picture to try to show the "5" cutout. In hindsight it would have been great if I took these pics on something other than a black table so the card would have shown up better! Oh well! (sigh)

For the inside of the card, I adhered two strips of white card stock that would stay hidden behind the solid part of the front flap. Using the Alphalicious cart (again!) and the DSS I was able to get my letters small enough to fit in this small space. I shadowed the "5th" with black and used the same yellow card stock from the front to make the milestone pop again! (Five is a BIG accomplishment you know! It takes a WHOLE hand to show your age! lol) The other words were welded together (FAVE feature of DSS!) and cut on black card stock.

Here's a closeup of the inside wording. I like how the letters came out different sizes. Usually I'm a perfectionist about my sizes and positioning of things but for this card, I let myself be a little crazy! (woohoo! lol)

It feels great to be creating again and participating in some blog challenges along the way! :) Check out the great blog candy opportunities on the right sidebar of my blog!

Happy almost Monday! :)