My Cricut Craft Room Design Team - My First Project!!

I am so excited, this my first post for the Design Team for Erica's at My Cricut Craft Room!!  This is my very first full time design team.  This is going to be a picture heavy and long post!!

For today's project, we had the option to make a Baby Boy themed project or to use the Flower Shoppe Cartridge.  I chose to use Flower Shoppe.  Here is my card.  Believe me, this card is so much prettier in person.

 So here is how I made these beautiful flowers.    I cut 2 different flowers.  I have to apologize, I use my gypsy for everything so I do not have the page numbers in the book, but on the keypad I used the flowers on the top row, from left to right #6 & #8.  I cut each flower 3 times, at 4", 3.5" & 3".  Here is what they looked like to begin with.  I cut them from plain ivory cardstock.

I then used my Imaginisce Petal Roller to roll the flowers

 The last step was to use a hot glue gun to put a dollop of glue at the bottom.
 This is what the flower looks like all rolled up and glued.
 Now, to add color to the flowers, I used 3 different methods.  First I inked just the tips of the flower with a dark purple ink.
 This 2nd flower, I dabbed a lavender stamp pad all over the flower.

For the 3rd flower, I sprayed it with Glimmer Mist.  I also sprayed all flowers with Glimmer Mist in Pearl to give them some sparkle.  Here is all 6 flowers, rolled, inked, and sprayed

So here is a picture of the finished card again.

The leaves were also cut from Flower Shoppe, I added the veins with my embossing stylus.  I finished it off with some crinkle ribbon from My Craft Spot in Deep Purple.  The Sentiment is from Close to My Heart "Happy Birthday" set.  I went over the stamping with my Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic Pen to give it some sparkle.  The Paper is also from Close to My Heart "Paper Garden" paper pack.  I also punched the ivory paper with a Martha Stewart border punch. 

Here are some close ups of the beautiful flowers.  I decided to used these Chrysanthemum type flowers becasue they matched the paper perfectly!!  I will save the other flowers for another project!!

Please make sure you check out Erica's blog to see more projects at  
http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/

Make sure you check back this weekend for the 100 Cartridge Blog Hop!!

Happy Crafting!!

 

25 Days of December - Day 20 FLOWERS

Welcome to Erica's Craft Room 25 Days of Christmas,

with 25 Cricut projects a day.  Don't forget to stop by

Erica's blog to see 24 more projects today....

and every day in December.

http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/

Today's theme was FLOWERS

Here is my project....

My project was to make a card:

Once again, I chose to make a gift card holder using my cuttlebug and the Gift Card Die from My Creative Time.  I bought my mom a gift card that I am going to put in this holder.  The flowers and the scroll were cut from Art Philosopy (Yes, in case you haven't guessed, this is my go to cartridge!!)  The leaves were cut from Flower Shoppe Cartridge.  Sorry, I cut these flowers at the last minute and did not write the sizes down, and when I went back to the file in my gypsy, I had not saved it :(.  Any way, this card came together quickly.  After rolling the flower using my Imasginisce Petal Roller, I spritzed it with Walnut Gold Glimmer Mist and added some Stickles in Goldenrod.  The sentiment is from My Craft Spots "Merry Christmas" stamp set.  The paper is Recollections.

Here is a close up of the flowers:

Make sure you stop by tomorrow to see a gift bag I decorated using Jolly Holidays!!

Happy Crafting!!

 

Pointsettia Flower Card

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Hello My Fellow Crafters.

I have been wanting to make a card with a pointsettia on it.  I know I have seen some on other blogs, but could not remember just where I saw one.  So I googled it and low and behold found a great tutorial HERE at My Craft Spot.  And what better timing, this weeks challenge at My Craft Spot is Challenge #34 - Handmade Flower Power!!  Is that a co inky dink or what!!!  Anyway, here is my try at making a pointsettia:

I used Flower Shoppe for the pointsettia.  Here is a close up of the flower.

I used cooredinations cardstock for the flower.  Inked it up with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen.  I spritzed both the leaves and the flowers with glimmer mist and shaped the flower with my Imaginisce Petal Roller. I added a vintage style button for the center.  The background paper and green cardstock is Close to My Hearts "Believe" paper pack.  I used a Martha Stewart border punch and added some Crinkle Ribbon in Vanilla Bean from My Craft Spot.

I finished the card up with a Martha Stewart tag, which I inked with more distress ink and the sentiment is from Sweet Anna Bee Designs "Joy to the World" set.  If you have time check her out HERE.  She is a high school student that has come up with her own line of stamps to help pay for college.  Isn't that a great idea!!

I finished the tag off with some tinsel string from Prarie Bird Designs and some glitter gel pen.

So, of course I am entering this in this weeks challenge at My Craft Spot.

Happy Crafting,