Bella Blvd May Guest Designer

Hey everyone! Back again with more projects to share. ;)

I couple of months ago I was asked to be the May Guest Designer on the Bella Blvd blog, and of course I said YES! Their designs are so cute, and they really fit well with my creative style. I had an absolute blast working with their products.

I was sent the Love and Marriage and Kiss Me collections, along with some Freestyle Sophisticates products, and here is what I came up with:

For my first card, I used the Love and Marriage collection along with my Cricut Expression® 2 machine and Sweethearts cartridge to create this fun wedding card. I used some cardstock stickers to dress up the car cut, and I just love the way it turned out!

For my second project using the Love and Marriage and Freestyle Sophisticates collections, I created this fun jelly jar favor.

I used my Cricut Expression® 2 machine and Sweet Treats cartridge to create the flower on top of the jar, and I accented it with a cardstock sticker and some Crochet Hearts for the leaves.

This type of project would work well for a number of different occasions—weddings, birthdays, showers, etc.

I created another card using the Love and Marriage and Freestyle Sophisticates collections.

I really fell in love with the Crochet Hearts and thought they would make a beautiful flower. (I was right!)

Now onto the Kiss Me collection.

 

I created this layout about my daughter, Harper. I have to say this was my favorite collection to create with. I absolutely love the colors in this collection, and that made it so easy to work with.

And lastly this card, again using the Kiss Me collection.

I hope you enjoyed these projects I've shared with you today. You can see them on the Bella Blvd blog HERE. While you are there, make sure to take a look around because the Bella Blvd blog is loaded with amazing card, layout, and project inspiration.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

a little OA Travel Girl goodness

Hey everyone! It's been a while, but today I am back with a couple of cards I created this month for the October Afternoon blog.

This first card I created for a challenge by OA design team member, Alex. Her challenge was to use 5 or more patterned papers on one project. Here is what I came up with:

I decided to create my card with the new Travel Girl collection. I used four patterned papers on the card itself. Because some of the patterns were strong, I cut the paper into strips to block each pattern. For the fifth patterned paper, I cut out the word "explore" into a tag.

You can see the layout Alex created for the challenge HERE.

My second card was created using a sketch the OA blog earlier this month:

Again, I used the Travel Girl collection (my new favorite!) along with a few pieces from the Woodland Park and Midway collections.

I created a few flowers with my Cricut Expression® 2 machine and Sweet Treats cartridge.

You can check see the sketch I used/created, along with an amazing layout by Vivian Masket, HERE.

Hope you enjoy today's cards, and thanks so much for stopping by!

Studio Calico - Tips & Tricks with Planetarium

Hey everyone! The new May kits (Planetarium and Add-ons) are up at Studio Calico, and it is my month to share some Tips and Tricks using them on the Studio Calico Blog.

I created a little gift set consisting of a card, gift box, and flowers perfect for number of occasions, including Mother's Day (which is coming up soon!)

You can see the complete project with full and detailed photos of each item in the set and download the PDF tutorial HERE on the Studio Calico blog. There are step-by-step instructions along with a few tips throughout. I am sure you will love the kits and add-ons as much as I did, and if you are interested in trying to snag some of your own, you can find them HERE.

I hope you get a chance to check everything out. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Studio Calico - Tips & Tricks with Front Row

Hey everyone! The new February kits (Front Row and Add-ons) are up at Studio Calico, and it is my month to share some Tips and Tricks using them on the Studio Calico Blog. The project I created uses the Front Row Card Card Kit and the Popcorn Add-on.

As soon as I saw the envelopes in the Card Kit, I knew they would perfect for a mini album.

You can see the full album and download the PDF tutorial HERE on the Studio Calico blog. There are step-by-step instructions along with a few tips throughout. I am sure you will love the kits and add-ons as much as I did, and if you are interested in trying to snag some of your own, you can find them HERE.

I hope you get a chance to check everything out. Thanks so much for stopping by!