Hey Everyone..welcome back for another Thursday Craft'n Chat with Made Especially For You. I'm Abby from ScrappinAbby and I'm really excited to share with you some scrappy projects I created using my Cricut Cake cartridge...yup that's right..these carts aren't just for your Cricut Cake machine : )
Along with papercrafting I love to bake & decorate cakes. My hubby bought me the Cricut Cake machine for Christmas one year and I really loved the designs on the Cake carts and wanted to use them on my papercrafts as well. I will put a complete list of the supplies I used at the end of this post.
Here are the two Cricut Cake cartridges I used for my projects to share with you today....
The Cake Basics came with the machine & Santa brought me the Elegant Cakes cartridge ; )
The first project I am going to share with you is from the Cake Basics cartridge. Here's the image I used...
I made these simple greeting cards using the flower image I showed you above. This is such an easy way to dress up cards, invitations or announcements, especially if you want your invites to match your party decor & cake or cupcakes when you use the same cartridge on your Cricut Cake machine.
Here's a closer look at the cut images...
Cute huh?
Now for my second project using the Elegant Cakes cartridge. Here's the image I used for this project...
I love how intricate this one is. I decided to make a really cool shabby chic tag...
Ok..I don't mean to sound conceited when I say this but I LOVE how this tag turned out. I sat down last night to work on a project from this cartridge and I had no idea what I was going to make and then this just popped into my head.
Here's a closer look at the detail from this cut....
This image looks great on cakes & I really love how it looks when you use paper.
The Cricut Cake carts are interchangeable with your Cricut paper machines so it makes it really easy to use these for papercrafing & it opens up so many more options for your scrappy projects. You use these carts the same way you do your regular cartridges so that part is easy...the hard part is deciding which image you want to use since there are so many to choose from : )
If you have access to a Cricut Cake cartridge or if you see one online for sale or even if you know someone who has one you can borrow..I would encourage you to give it a try. Be sure to try out the border patterns as well..they work great for page layouts and banners.
Thanks for letting me share my projects using my Cricut Cake cartridges...hopefully I have encouraged you to reach out and try these for your papercrafting projects.
Happy Scrappin!
Abby
http://scrappin-abby.blogspot.com/
Products used:
Cake Basics Cartridge project-
Coredinations CS
White CS
Want 2 Scrap Pearls
Colorbox Rouge
Elegant Cakes project-
DCWV Coral Couture & Cardstock Stacks
Kraft Tag-I tea stained this
Stampin Up sentiment
Really Reasonable Ribbon-March Club assortment
Vintage lace
Maya Road floral stick pins
Tim Holtz Idea-ology staple
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Walnut Stain
Colorbox-Prussian Blue
The Girls Paperie-floral brad
Welcome back friends for another weekly challenge with The Perfect Sentiment. I know you will love this weeks challenge as much as I did. It's all about creating a Mother's Day card by pulling from the color story we have for you this week.
Before I show you the color pallette..here's my card for this challenge....
And here's the amazing color story you get to use...
I have to tell you it was pretty hard to not to be inspired by this color pallette..such gorgeous colors.
Love love love these latex flowers I picked up at the CK Convention. I used these in another project I posted about HERE. I used some shimmer mist on the flower just to give it a little extra sparkle. Here's a closer look...
Love how the papers & trims just work so well together for this color story.
One last look...
I have to say that I hope this is one time my mom doesn't read my blog...I am thinking about giving this card to her for Mother's Day...lol.
Now for some awesome inspiration from my fellow DT members....
Jenn
Jan
Karen
Maggie
Sam
Sarah
Sassy
Tabitha
Theresa
Guest Designer
Chrissy
Our sponsor for this week is Shelly's Images.com
Shelly is offering up one free digi for the winner of this weeks challenge...pretty cool huh?
Now that you have been inspired by the PSDT...head into your creative space and start working on your card for this challenge.
Be sure to come back tomorrow for another scrappy post.
Happy Scrappin!!
Products used:
DCWV-The Botanical Stack
Latex flower
Want 2 Scrap pearls
Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmer Mist
Inkadinkadoo Happy Days clear stamps
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Frayed Burlap
Vintage Lace
Sheer Ribbon-scrappy stash
Staz on Jet Black ink
Tim Holtz Idea-ology staple
Happy Tuesday my creative friends : ) Today I want to share a project I just finished over the weekend. I bought this coffee wall art when I was out junkin with my girl Andrea. I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of it before I started working on it but I did.
It's a 14x14 wood frame that had a picture of 3 espresso cups in the middle. I tried finding something similiar online to show you but couldn't. When I saw it at the thrift shop I knew it had some possibilites to be turned into something scrappy.
So here it is..........
I spray painted the frame...distressed it with some sandpaper just so some of the chocolate brown would show through. The paper I used is a mix of some Basic Grey, Echo Park and some random scraps I had left over from some prior projects. I love how you can pull from so many paper lines and make them work.
I bought a bunch of these FAB latex flowers at the CK Convention last month. Sorry the pic is so blurry..didn't notice that until I went to do this post. These flowers are just so gorgeous...I picked them up in this color as well as some pinks and creams. I have a pink one on a project that is going live on my blog tomorrow...keep your eyes out for it : )
Love how these colors work so well together.
This yummy brown ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. It came in one of my monthly ribbon sample packs. I love it!
I added some coordinating trim so this could be used as a scrappy wall art piece. You could also use this on a table or display shelf if you wanted by simply setting it on an easel or stand if you wanted.
I like to find hidden treasures when I am out junkin that I can scrap up and use around my house for decor and to show off some beautiful pics of my family. I encourage you to go out and do the same...not all scrapbook pages have to be kept in an album.
Be sure to come back tomorrow for another scrappy post...it's another weekly challenge from The Perfect Sentiment. You won't want to miss it.
Happy Scrappin!!
Happy Monday & welcome back for another weekly challenge with Made Especially For You. We have another sketch challenge lined up for you this week. I love doing sketch challenges..it's always so fun to see how others interpret the sketch & make it their own.
Before I get to the sketch let me show you my card for this week.....
I've been itching to work with more of the fab papers from the DCWV Celebration Stack which just happens to go perfectly with the stamped sentiment I picked up a few weeks ago.
Now for the sketch you get to work with this week...
You can tell from my card that I decided to flip the sketch and that's ok to do. I actually would encourage you to do that yourself...make it your own. Just make sure that we can still see the basic shape of the sketch in your card.
How about some more pics of my card....
I decided to mix it up a bit this week and do something other than just a plain stamped sentiment. I used some TH Festive Berries Distress Ink...then sprinkled some clear embossing powder over the top to give the card an embossed look. It almost looks like rock candy when you look at it close up.
Some cool tickets from the Celebration Stack.
Lovin the vintage red seam binding I picked up on one of my junkin trips. Works perfectly with the colors on this card.
Our sponsor for this week is The Cutting Cafe
The winner for this challenge will receive their choice of three sets of stamps..cool prize huh?
Be sure to head on over to the Made Especially For You Challenge Blog so you can check out all of the FAB cards from my fellow DT members and find out all of the details surrounding this weeks challenge guidelines.
Be sure so to come back tomorrow for another scrappy post.
Happy scrappin!!!
Products used:
DCWV-The Celebration Stack
White CS
Studio 112 clear mini stamp
Close To My Heart clear embossing powder
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Festive Berries
Vintage red seam binding
Happy Friday...I don't know about you but I am really looking forward to the weekend. I plan on playin with some paper this weekend in my craft room and I can't wait!!
Today I wanted to share a card with you that I made the other night. I've been working on some other projects and haven't had a chance to work with my new spool of purple grossgrain striped ribbon from May Arts. I won this from a giveaway they had a few months back. You can see all of the yummy colors they have in this pattern HERE.
Here's my purple loveliness..........
I LOVE how this card turned out. I am such a lover of purple and this ribbon is FAB. I am so happy I have a whole roll of this stuff.
I also used my new Sizzix Lace Medallion Doily Die I picked up last month at the CK Convention.
LOVE!!!
I think I may end up giving myself this card for my b/day this year...lol.
Thanks for stopping by my blog today and checkin out another scrappy post. I see I have new followers since my last post..welcome to all of you and thank you for continuing to come back and visiting me...I do appreciate it :)
Be sure to come back for another scrappy post...I am working madly on some projects from the CK Convention I attended last month. I hope to have these completed this weekend.
Happy Scrappin!
Happy Wednesday everyone & welcome back for another FAB challenge with The Perfect Sentiment
This weeks challenge is to create an Easter card and the twist is to add some bling...rhinestones or pearls.
Here is my card for this week......
Love the deep embossing...I sanded the cs for a shabby look. The pearls blend in nicely.
There's my adorable bunny wishing you Easter Greetings : ) I jazzed this up by using some stickles & adding more pearls. The soft flower tops it off.
A little peek inside..
I used a Kraft tag I tea stained..love how it looks against the distressed cs.
Such a soft sweet shabby chic Easter card I think...I really like how this turned out.
Now for some inspiration from my fellow DT members.....
Jenn
Jan
Karen
Maggie
Sam P.
Sarah
Sassy
Tabitha
Theresa
We have a new Guest Designer for April...please visit her blog and make her feel welcome
Chrissy
Our sponsor for this week is Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More
Robyn is graciously offering up 5 digi stamps...great prize right??
Now that you have been inspired by the PSDT...head into your creative space and start working on your card for this weeks challenge.
Be sure to come back for another scrappy post.
Happy Scrappin!!
Products used:
DCWV-Coral Couture Stack
Coredinations-Sandstone
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Seasonal Stack
Want 2 Scrap Pearls-Cream & Pink
Spellbinders Nestabling
Vintage lace
Pink Trim-scrappy stash
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Frayed Burlap
Tim Holtz Idea-ology staple
Sizzix Flowers Embossing Folder
Kraft CS
Offray Ribbon-floral
Welcome back friends for another weekly challenge with Made Especially For You
The challenge this week is to create an Easter card using a digital image. The sponsor for this weeks challenge is Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More!
Robyn is graciously offering the winner of this weeks challenge five digital stamps of their choice. Great prize right?
I don't have a card to share with you for this weeks challenge but you can check out the cards from my fellow DT members HERE.
After checking out their creative cards I know you will be inspired to head into your creative space and start working on your card for this weeks challenge.
Be sure to check out all of the guidelines surrounding this weeks challenge at the Made Especially For You Challenge Blog
Don't forget to check out out this month's lucky link-up. Throughout the month of April, you will have unlimited oppportunities to witn the Wild Card cartridge being given away by one of my fellow DT members, Pam from ScrappinFabPam. You can check out all of the guidelines for the giveaway HERE
Be sure to come back tomorrow for another scrappy post.
Happy Scrappin!!
