Snowman shape card

Check out my snowman shape card...Sarah over at live, love, and scrap is hosting a Sunday challenge to make a snowman shaped card.  Since she is rocking out some great cards and shares her talent via her blog and youtube, I thought it'd be fun to play along.  Go check her out!!
I have recently started to really work with my gypsy and design most of my projects on there.  I used a circle card cut from birthday bash ( i think).  The hat and nose came from paper doll dress up.( ps I have NO idea what that nose shape is supposed to be, I just thought it looked like a snowman nose, and it works...lol)  He had to have some google eyes and I used black jewels to make his mouth, looks almost like pieces of coal :).  I did a little doodling with white gel pen on his hat and added a piece of corrugated card stock that I cut free hand to add detail to the hat.  I think he turned out pretty cute.  Just wish I had some cute theme stamps to add to the inside, but that's ok, I'll find something!!  Hope you enjoyed, thanks for stopping by.

Heartfelt thanks

Since I've been paper crafting for a while, I'm growing a lot more patient.  I'm finding myself enjoying more challenging tasks.  I have found that my work is looking better as I take more time and do the more difficult things.  I tell you, I used to hate...I mean strongly hate, to fussy cut. Let's face it, it takes time and usually the cuts are quite small.  As I'm evolving as a crafter, I'm actually starting to like fussy cutting.  I'm not completely loving it...yet, but I feel I'm on the way there.  :)

So here's a project I made with some stamping/fussy cut action.

The label was fussy cut and the acutal stamps were from my stash.  Not sure the brand, they came together, I've used the sentiment many times, but this is the first time I think I used the label.  I inked each of the gray, green and purple strips (they were white cardstock strips) then cut them into banners, then ran them through my cuttlebug swiss dots folder.  I stamped each of the hearts in the same colors and fussy cut them. I popped up the label sentiment as well as the hearts.  The hearts are from a very old stampin' up stamp set.  After I finished, I decided to hand draw on the black lines to pull together the black ink on the label. 

I would encourage you to retry techniques you haven't done in a while, you just might find yourself falling in love.  I was really pleased with the end result of this card and it's already been given to a friend. 
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you've been inspired.

 

I made this side step card using Life is a Beach Cartridge, Simply Charmed, and Create a Critter.  The sentiment is stamped with the Designer's Choice Scrappy Mom's set.  It's difficult to see int he picture, but the waves are out of glitter paper so there is a lot of sparkle.   Thanks for checking it out. This is the very first time I've ever submitted a project to any type of challenge.  It will be entered at Fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com  Thanks for checking it out, Michelle

Recent works...

 Love these felt embellishments from pebbles, totally inspired this card.

 A layout from our camping trip last summer

 Pinterest inspired photo project

 Card inspired by youtube video

 Candy "cake"

New paper pack from big lots that I LOVE!  embellished with the florals embellished cricut cartridge.  LOTS of layers to images...takes time, but I love the end result. :)

More Cardmaking

 My niece, friend, and scrapbooking buddy, Amanda, gave me these cute little chick stamps and I just received my scrappy moms stamps set order and this stamp was in it, I thought it just cried out to go togeher!

 I found this beautiful paper stack at Hobby Lobby by the Paper studios and I just LOVE the content.  I fussy cut one of the birds for the inside of the card as well, love how it turned out.

 My attempt at adding cricut cuts to my cards and google eyes, those google eyes just look ADORABLE on the animals.

 This card was insipired by the felt heart sticker.  Love how it turned out as well.

Mini LOVE album

I have seen this idea on youtube through several different videos and just thought it was such a great idea to recycle.  I live in a house of 6 women, so we use A LOT of TP, I also started saving my paper towel rolls and will cut them down to the same size.  I used the toilet paper rolls AND I used up scraps. This is a GREAT project for your scraps and little embellishments that you might have just begging for some use! I mainly used mod podge, matte finish for all my gluing. So scotch quick dry too.  Not much, though, mostly mod podge.  (consequently, this is my first time using mod podge, I think I like it!!)  OH- the envelope is one I made...not a tp roll :). 

Sorry for the poor video job...Hard to hold a camera and flip pages.  The second video shows the pull outs from each page.  All sound submitted by Lillian.  :)

I had a lot of fun making it, hope you enjoy.

Some Cards I've been working on

I really love how this card turned out, very simple but elegant

This was Lillian's 5th birthday card, I made it using the gypsy I borrowed from my niece.  Love how it turned out

 A card with a stamped verse that my sister purchased for me for Christmas.  LOVE them

 Thank you card, stamped with a verse.  You can't see it, but the large flower is embossed with glitter.  Very pretty.  Did some line doodles to finish it off bc it just seemed like it needed something, then added the ribbon. 

 My niece and nephew are expecting their first baby, this card is for them. Made it on cricut craft room.  Welded two of  the onesie images.  I already cut the little plaque or tag and I cut their last name using cricut craft room. 

 A birthday cad I found partially embossed and finished it off bc I'm out of bday cards

Cute little card made entirely out of my scrap paper bags.  That's my mission, to get rid of some scrap and using only scraps for cards.  The tiny print is a verse stamped.