Twinkle Twinkle, You're Our Star!

 

Almost forgot to share the card I made for one of my BFF's daughter's graduation.  The adorable Saturated Canary Grad Girl 2012 looks just like Hayley (and is a super bargain at just $2.00)

 

She's colored with Copics in the colors of the Dublin CA High Gaels.  the stars are Sticko stickers but I've done a little tut on how to make dimensional ones of your own HERE.  the scroll is from the Cuttlebug Fanciful Labels Emboss Plus folder. Numbers by a retired Cuttlebug alpha set, and star embossing also Cuttlebug.

 

The simple step card was done with my Spellbinders Labels Twenty eight.  We're so proud of our girl, heading of to the University of Colorado, Boulder this fall.

 

I'm entering this in the Simon Say Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge, Crafty Sentiments Designs Summer or Summer Colors (graduation is the beginning of summer for Seniors and red, white and blue means Memorial Day and July 4th in the US), Twisted Tuesday Red, White and Blue and Stars, Freshly Brewed Designs Red, White and Blue, Open Minded Crafting Patriotic Colors, and Craftin Desert Divas Red, White and Blue Linky Party.

BBTB2 On the Farm Challenge (Don't look, Becky!)

Happy Monday, everyone.  This week at BBTB2 our sweet and talented Krista has chosen On the Farm for our challenge.  I knew immediately what to do.  I'm horribly late with a Graduation card for my BFF's son who just so happens to be going to our Alma Mater, MSU.  I think everybody is pretty much over the graduation thing and excited about starting a new chapter, so I decided to make him an MSU wallet and add some cash.  What's with the cow?  Michigan State was established in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first in the United States, and served as a prototype for future Land Grant institutions. Obviously MSU has expanded beyond it's agricultural roots, but it's still often referred to affectionately as "Moo U".  The cow is cut from Paper Doll Dress Up.  I rarely use that cart because of the lack of shadows and layers for these accessory cuts but after cutting him 4 times in white, trimming off body parts to add dimension, coloring with Copics, and doodling a bit, I finally came up with a decent looking cow.  The cowboy hat (I'll explain that later) is also from PDDU and "Moola" is from Varsity Letter.

The wallet is made from card stock, embossed with the snakeskin folder from the Cuttlebug Animal Prints set.  It's inked with distressed and I added fancy metal corners from Tim Holtz.

The top opens like a wallet for cash, and the pocket has room for cards with a personal message.  Just in case you confuse MSU with that "other" university in Michigan, I thought (singing dancing) Sparty should get in on the act.  I actually bought him while visiting Becky in Michigan when Andy was probably 7 years old and bought him one just like it.  Squeeze his hand and he plays the MSU Fight Song and Andy drove his Dad nuts with it (he's a fan of that "other" school.  LOL).  The hat is vintage,  mine, and I still wear it when watching MSU play on TV so my cow needed one too.  I kinda like to think it's got lucky charms since I had it on when Magic lead the team to the NCAA basketball championships in 1979.  Good times.  I'm wishing Andy all the best.  Now hop on over to BBTB2 and see what the rest of my teamies came up with for this challenge.  Sure would love it if you would play along too.  Just be sure to use your Cricut and follow our simple rules.

Graduation 2012

TWO of my BFF's sons have graduated high school this year.  I've known them since before they were born and I think I'm as proud as their parents to see how they've grown into amazing young men.  I was lucky enough to attend Alex's graduation on Thursday but Andy's was in Michigan and his party is today.  Bummer I'm missing it and of course, his card is late.  (Big surprise, eh Beck?)Don't look, 'cause Andy's card may just be pretty darn similar (or at least look surprised when it finally comes in the mail.  LOL xx)

Don't faint, Sandy E.  It's a Cricut card and it's not even Monday.  Shaped front, of course.  The cuts are welded in DS from Happy Graduation and Varsity Letter to a rounded rectangle from George.  Cool that Dublin High colors are red, white and blue so I could use some 3D star stickers I got at M's.

The diploma is embossed in the center with a script folder and I used a stylis on the ends that seems invisible in the pix.  At least you can see the dimension.  I almost didn't get pix at all, since I finished this about 10 minutes before we were supposed to leave and I wasn't dressed yet.  Well worth the effort, though.  Alex is one of my biggest fans as far as card making goes.

I'm also entering this in the SJ Crafts Shop Monthly Challenge #5 All About the Boy and the something extra I've used from my stash are the dimensional star stickers (at least 2 years old), The Card a Day June Red White and Blue Challenge, and the Cooking with Cricut End of School Year/Graduation Challenge. 

Celebrate Dads and Grads at The Cuttlebug Spot

We're back at The Cuttlebug Spot after a month long rest and celebrating Dads or Grads this week. I did have a graduation card to make and was excited to use some of the new Cuttlebug folders and dies I'd picked up on clearance at various places. Although you must use some type of embossing to enter the challenge I like to challenge myself further to see if I can use ALL Cuttlebug to make my DT cards and this time I did. The school colors are blue and white. I used my Scalloped Square and Circle Nesties to frame the sentiments from the Congrats folders down the side. The light blue strip is embossed with the Cuttlebug Stripes folder. I used the Script folder to emboss a small rectangle and roll it up like a diploma. On a whim I bought the Typewriter Cuttlebug dies because they were so so CHEAP and now think I'll be using them alot. Love how they look in metallic and each time you use it you get both the little rectangles but also the delicate cut out letters. WooHoo!

The mat is popped and so are the circles and the 2 and 1 in 2010 to give a little dimension. Then all I did was add some adhesive beads and a ribbon around the diploma. Easy peasy. We're excited to have you join along in our challenge this week to be eligible to win a gift certificate from Custom Crops and invite you to grab a little inspiration from the rest of DT at The Cuttlebug Spot.

I hope you all had a great holiday weekend. After a day and a half of time off from crafting I was so looking forward to spending the day creating but NOOOOO...I have JURY DUTY! Don't you think that's CRUEL after a holiday? Let's just hope I don't get picked. Also, don't forget to scroll down for the BBTB2 Blog Hop. There are more prizes to be had.

The Cuttlebug Spot Black and Silver Color Challenge

This week at The Cuttlebug Spot is a color challenge featuring black and silver. I used my Star Nestablilites in a variety of papers. The background is embossed with the Cuttlebug Stars folder using glossy black cardstock and the stars themselves with The Chriawesome is a metalstmas Stars limited edition folder, available at Custom Crops, my favorite Swiss Dots, and the smallest one with the background folder again. (How convenient it was the perfect size!) "Awesome" is adhesive metal from M's.

Here's the dimensional view. I was very pleased with how easily the Nesties cut the glitter paper.

Inside is another glitter star with the sentiment printed on acetate and attached using a frame so the adhesive wouldn't show. I thought this could be used for a number of occasions, like graduation or a job promotion. I'll file it away in my male card drawer which is usuallypretty empty. Be sure to stop by The Cuttlebug Spot to see the great designs from my teammates.

We're still at CHA and today is going to be a busy day. The Custom Crops videographer is here and we'll be filming at a number of booths to bring you the latest and greatest. I'll be sure to give you links when they are available on UTube. In the meantime, say a prayer I don't totally make a fool out of myself. Never done any filming before...YIKES! Fortunately if I'm a total bust, Natalie and Miranda, the pros from Custom Crops can rescue me. Sorry no links, no time, but I'll add them later. Gotta go!

You Did It!

Here's my first Pop-up card. I found the tutorial on UTube. I made this as an 8th grade graduation card but it would be great for any accomplishment. It folds flat so it can be put in an envelope. This was the first time I used the Beyond Birthdays cart. The tag pocket on the back was for a gift card. I loved the bright colors I used and all of the little Favorite Findings stars. It's not very easy to impress a teenage boy, but when he opened it he said "Whoa!" That made my day.