My First Imagine Card

Okay, I caved and bought the Imagine during the sale at Cricut.com ... wow, what took me so long!? I am so going to enjoy this machine.

This is my first Imagine project. After I set up the machine, and did the calibration and the update, I wanted to see how it would work with the original Cricut cartridges. I grabbed the cartridge that I had sitting on the counter and picked an image ... this is what I came up with. This image is from the Country Life cartridge and the patterns are from the Imagine More cartridge. I used a Peachy Keen stamp to add the smiley face on the sun.  The background paper and the cardstock for the card base were printed using the Hopscotch cartridge. (It's hard to tell from the picture, but the color of the card base matches the color of the clouds.) To finish,  I added the green cardstock, punched with a Martha Stewart border punch, a double-sided ribbon and a little bling. Quick, easy and fun.

I spent an afternoon playing with my Imagine and made several cards. I'll post the others over the next few days.

Thanks for stopping by ...

Cindy Loo ... My New Favorite Cartridge

This paper is from K &  Company and it inspired this card. The flower is from the Cindy Loo cartridge ... I inked and pop dotted all the layers to give it dimension ... then added some self-adhesive pearls. The patterned paper was punched using a Martha Steward punch and the sentiment stamp is from Verve Stamps.

Golfer's Birthday Card

I used my Gypsy and the George and Basic Shapes cartidge to create the golf club and ball. I used Cuttlebug folders to dry emboss the golf ball and the golf club head & handle. I also embossed the golf club head with UTEE.

The grass was made using a Martha Stewart punch and the sentiments are from Verve Stamps.

It's Not Easy Being Pink Blog Hop!

Welcome to the My Pink Stamper's retiring design team's blog hop. We're taking this time to thank Robyn for the wonderful opportunity of being part of her first design team. If you've arrived here from Emma's blog, you're doing fine. If you just wandered into the blog hop, here's a list of everyone participating ... I don't want you to miss out on anything.

Julie

Agnes

Emma

Jo (that's me)

Karla

Pam

Rowena

I'm very happy to be part of this blog hop. Because of my association with Robyn, I've had lots of 'firsts' over the last four months: my first time as a Design Team member, filmed my first video, made my first scrapbook layout, and now, participating in my first blog hop. Thanks, Robyn, it's been a fun ride.

For my 'Thank You' gift to Robyn, I decided to make  an altered box. I chose this project for a couple of reasons. One, I found a special little gift and I thought it would be fun to put it in a decorated box that she can keep and use as a memory box. Two, the project I submitted for her Design Team call was my Altered Baby Gift Box and I thought this would a fitting way to end.

So here are the details on my project: It's a 10" x 10" square paper mache box ... about 5" deep. I painted the inside white, the base pale pink, and the lid bright pink using acrylic paints. The printed papers and cardstock are from Stampin' Up. The flower was cut at 6.5" using the Cindy Loo cartridge.

I used the Lyrical Letters cartridge and my Gypsy to cut the 'My Pink' ...

and 'Memories' is from the Graphically Speaking cartridge.

                                                                                                                          To complete the box, I added a 'skirt' to the lid using a Martha Stewart border punch and finished it with a little satin ribbon.

Now, on to the fun stuff. This is what I'm offering for my blog candy:

There's a K & Company 'Black & Ivory Fusion' paper pack, 10 sheets of cardstock, 4 rolls of ribbon, some pearl trim and an Inkadinkado clear stamp set called ' Circles and Dots'.

All you need to do to be entered for a chance to win is leave a comment and a way to contact you (I'll ship to anywhere in the world!). How easy is that? I'll keep entries open until midnight CST on Sunday, July 25th and post the winner on Monday morning. So, don't be shy ... let me know what you think of my project.

Thanks for visiting! Now, hop on over to see the awesome project Karla has to show you.

My Pink Stamper - Challenge #11

Challenge # 11 is "Colors of the Rainbow". I chose to make a birthday card for my friend Bonnie. Here are the details:

Base card stock - PaperTrey Ink

Other card stock - Recollections from Michaels

Cricut - Fence and flowers from Songbird

Inside sentiment - Computer generated

Extras - MS punches, buttons, pop dots and doodling.

Here's a look at the inside:

Really, she is a good friend!!

NSD May Day Project

The is the challenge project and video I made for My Pink Stamper's National Scrapbook Day event.

This is my first video, so it's a little rough ... I hope to make more, so maybe I'll improve with practice.

Here's the info:

Paper - Martha Stewart Playful Blue paper pad

Cricut - Wedding Solutions and George

Sentiment - MPS Simply Sweet Occasions set

2 Sketches 4 You Challenge

I made this for the current challenge at 2 Sketches 4 You. For some reason, I really struggled with this one and I'm still not sure I'm completely happy with it ... but, it's growing on me.

The cake is from the Wedding solutions cartridge, cut at 3.25" and the label is from Storybook. The dark pink strip was edged with a Martha Stewart border punch, and the patterned paper and sentiment stamp are from Stampin' Up.

Happy Saturday everyone! The challenge today at My Pink Stamper is to create something using the colors pink, green and black. This is what I did:

I started by making an A2 size card from a piece of double sided card stock. I trimmed the edge using a Martha Stewart border punch and lined the punched edge with a strip of black card stock to give it a little contrast. The image is from the Walk in My Garden Cricut cartridge. Using the card feature, I cut the daisy card and the daisy layer at 5.5". I trimmed the card to 3" x 3.75" and then embossed it with my Cuttlebug and the Swiss Dots folder. I attached the daisy layer with a brad and then matted it all on a piece of black card stock. My sentiment is from Penny Black, stamped on a 2.25" x 1.25" piece of card stock, also matted on black card stock. I adhered both layers to my card base with pop dots and then tied on a black ribbon. To finish, I punched leaves from two shades of green card stock (another Martha punch) and tucked them in around the daisy. Hope you like my card ... now it's your turn. Have fun!

Pink Stamper Design Team Submission

Good morning to all my followers ... those who are new and those who have been with me since the beginning. I thought I would show you the project I submitted for the My Pink Stamper design team.

Back in February, I followed the series of projects Enfys did for 'Holidays with the Cricut'. I especially liked an altered heart-shaped box she made. It's absolutely beautiful ... take a look at her blog here.

About this time, I was crocheting a baby afghan to take to a baby shower and I decided to try my hand and make an altered box to present it in. The box (and afghan) was a hit ... the new mom was very pleased and intends to use the box to store all those 'new baby' pictures.

I then heard that Robyn at My Pink Stamper was asking for submissions for a new design team and, on a whim I sent her a picture of my altered box. I had little expectation of being selected and still find it hard to believe.

Anyway, here are the details on my project: It's a 12x12 paper mache box that I painted with acrylics (I painted the inside white). The patterned papers are from a DCWV stack called Nana's Kitchen. I used a Martha Stewart punch to edge the blue layer. The 'baby blocks' and the 'Sweet Pea' are from New Arrival ... the blocks were cut at 2.25" and the pea pod at 7.25". I cut the baby's face using the blackout feature and stamped the face with a stamp from Peachy Keen and I added a little pink chalk to the cheeks. The "welcome" is from Plantin SchoolBook. I used my Gypsy to smush (technical Gypsy term) the letters together and welded them into one cut. All the Cricut cuts were pop-dotted to add a little dimension.

2010 Valentines

It's been a long time since I've posted to my blog ... life has gotten in the way recently ... but I did get the chance to make some Valentines. For the first Valentine, I used patterned paper from Stampin' Up and trimmed the bottom edge with a Martha Stewart punch. The scalloped squares are from Storybook and the hearts are from Plantin SchoolBook (using the Roly Poly feature key). The face stamps are from Peachy Keen, and the sentiment is a $1 stamp from Michael's.

This one is very simple: The cut is from the Love Struck cartridge (cut at 3.25) and I added a couple of dimensional stickers from a set I got in a bargain bin.

Finally, I am a member of Rotary International and our local chapter sends Valentines to the residents of nursing homes in our area. These little cards are 4.25 x 2.75. On the front are hearts that were cut using Doodlecharms and stamped with an image from Stampin' Up. On the back is a computer generated sentiment ... designed by my wonderful daughter Stacey. Her help was really appreciated, as I made 304 of these!!