Snowhaven Layout

Now that we have some beautiful binder albums, it's easier than before for me to add my layouts directly to my album and move my layouts around. I've always liked including different types of layouts (divided page protectors along with the 12 x 12 page protectors) in my album and now I can see how it will look right away. I worked on a double layout today which has a regular undivided page protector on the left and a divided page protector on the right. Sorry for the quality of the last two photos. They have a glare from light reflecting off of the page protectors but I wanted to show you how they looked in the album.

 Right side  

 Left side (divided)

The layouts side by side

I decided to use the divided page protector on the right as opposed to doing a large layout because I had photos from two different events. While I wanted to include the second event in my album, my pictures were not of great quality (took them from far away with my phone in a poorly lit room and then enlarged them) and I only ended up with two okay photos. Including them along with the other photos just seemed to make more sense than focusing on them in a whole other layout. I still wanted my layouts to look a little cohesive so I used the same paper pack, Snowhaven, one of my favorites and tried to repeat some elements, such as they way I did my journaling in a list format and in strips. The pocket card was cut from the Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge and the snowflakes were cut from the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. I also repeated using some Oceanside Sequins (these will be available starting April 1st) as bullets for my journaling list and as the centers of some of the snowflakes.

Here's a close up of the journaling block on the right with the snowflake and sequin detail.

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Seaside Tea House Scrapbook Layouts

I've been using my Cricut cartridges so much lately that I thought I'd experiment with them a bit on some layouts. The sorbet colored backings for the journaling blocks on the upper left and upper right of these layouts are actually cards from the Artfully Sent cartridge (they are on the letter i key, Sentiment function). But the tea themed cutouts go well with the theme of my layout so I cut them smaller than I would for a card and trimmed them a bit in order to make them fit. The one with the teapot actually has a sentiment cut out below it but I covered that up with a slim scrap of juniper paper. 

I also like how the Seaside paper worked so well with these photos even though it's not a beach themed layout. I sponged the edges of all the papers in the layouts with Chocolate Distressing ink. A long while back, CTMH sold a CD with different exclusive fonts. I still have those fonts on my computer and I used one of them for my journaling - this font is called CTMH Heritage. If you do any digital scrapbooking on Studio J, you've probably seen it.

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Cricut Artfully Sent: Scene Function

I'm loving the Artfully Sent Cartridge. It makes it so easy to create cards!

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Floral Condolence Card

Here's a condolence card I made with my latest favorite go to overlay card design from the Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge (shift, sleeve, key e) cut in Colonial White. The flowers are different sizes of one design from the Art Philosophy Cricrut cartridge. I wanted the flowers to be relatively flat so I could mail the card but I still wanted them to have a bit of dimension, so I just adhered them in the middles and bent up the petals a bit. The Background and Texture paper is from the Seaside paper pack. The inside sentiment is also from the Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge (same key as the overlay card).  

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Valentine's Pop-Up with Artfully Sent

My mom is so timely about sending cards out for every occasion. Unfortunately, I didn't inherit that gene! Now that I make cards you'd think I would be better...but I stress over whether or not the intended receiver will like a certain design or color or whatever and I get stuck. I am working towards having more fun with the process of creating. That's what it's about, right? I'm also trying to keep cards on hand instead of making them right when I need them. Well, I'm trying and I actually started on some Valentine's today. Of course the first one will go to my mom! I have to say, the Cricut cartridges make it so much easier and faster for me. I used Artiste and Artfully Sent...and most importantly, I had fun! I felt the same way I used to as when I was a kid making cards for my mom.

A closer view of the front of the card (I like that little envelope)...

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Overlay Card

I've been enjoying making this style of card lately...3-D flowers on top of intricately cut out overlay cards (thanks to the Cricut Artfully Sent and Art Philosophy cartridges).

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Tardis Card made with Artfully Sent

So I don't know how successful I was but I tried to make a "Tardis" card for a friend who is a Dr. Who fan. It doesn't say Police Public Call Box and it doesn't have a litle light on top but I think it gives the impression of a Tardis...maybe? I love the detailed cuts on this made with the handy dandy Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge.

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Superhero Pop Up Card Made with Artfully Sent

I needed a quick and cute card that would be appropriate for a young boy's birthday so, of course, I looked to my Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge. Believe it or not, I hadn't yet made any of the many pop up cards that are on there. The superhero card caught my eye and this is what I came up with.

Even though I made this card with a preschooler in mind, when my sixteen-year-old saw it, he thought it was pretty cool. There was even an audible gasp or two!

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Artfully Sent Owl Birthday card

We needed a quick birthday card for my daughter's friend today. Perfect, I thought! It gives me a good excuse to play! I used my Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge to whip up this sweet swing card in less than 10 minutes. No stamping involved. Have I told you how much I love this cartridge?

 Here's another view with a red background and the card slightly open:

In case you're unfamiliar with swing cards, here's a view of the opened card so you can see the simple cut that the Cricut makes.

This card is on page 11, the "Q" key, of the Artfully Sent handbook. It's shown with a "Missing you" liner but I used the liner on page 29, the "L" key so I could make it a birthday card.

The paper is a sneak preview of a pack called Hopscotch, which will be available starting on December 1st! Ask me for a copy of our Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog to see what other new items you wil be able to get.

The only other embellishments I added were the Silver Shimmer Tape and the Red Enamel Hearts and we were good to go!

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Happy Birthday Swing Card with Artfully Sent

I finally received my new Cricut Artfully Sent Collection today! I had to try it out right away. There are tons of cards including pop up cards and cut out cards on this cartridge. There are also lots of cards sized for pocket scrapbooking! So exciting!

I decided to try to make a swing style card using key #7 (listed under the Scene button).

I cut out one card in Cranberry, one in Colonial White, and one in Sunset so that I could layer the Colonial White and Sunset onto the little cupcake for added color. If you do this, you can actually stop your Cricut machine after it is done cutting the cupcake portion since that is all you need. I used Pear for my inside layer.

Here is my card, stamped and all put together. I used some of the little star cut outs from my "cupcake" cuts on my Pear cardstock inner liner. The scalloped strip is Sunset, the zip strip is from the Pathfinding Paper Packet, and the plain strip is Colonial White. I stamped Happy Birthday on the inside liner using the Just To Say stamp set which comes with the Cricut Artfully Sent Collection.

I also added a little rectangle of Colonial White on the inside so I could have a small area for a handwritten message. I can't wait to play with it a little more!

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