Cruisin' Card

Whenever I have a creativity "block", I like to look at craft magazines to try and jumpstart a creative spark.  I was having a hard time getting started today so I grabbed a copy of PaperCrafts Magazine - it was the November/December 2011 issue.  As I thumbed through the pages, I came across a card entitled "Colorblock Hanukkah Card" and I thought "aha"  -- colorblocking!

So I grabbed a pack of paper called "Cruisin" from Close to My Heart and got started.  As you may or may not know, colorblocking is when you use two or more solid blocks of color.  Here's what I ended up with:

Now I know I didn't end up with a card that has true colorblocking - I just couldn't help myself - I had to add some patterned paper!  I do like what I ended up with though. 

The sentiment comes from the March Stamp of the Month - Potential.
 

This stamp set can be purchased for only $17.95 OR you can get it for ONLY $5 with a purchase of $50.00.  What a great stamp set!

Of course, I had to use our Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge on this card.  I stamped the sentiment on an image I cut from p. 56, D6   < Shape4 > as well as the frame for the image using the "layer" key.  They were cut at 1" x 4 1/2" by using the Fit to Length key.

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Mojo Wednesday?

Okay so it's really called Mojo "Monday" -- I just didn't have a chance to work off of their card sketch until today.  Here's their sketch for this week:

When I first saw the sketch, I immediately thought of some really cute "girlie" paper that I could use, like Lucy, Footloose, or Florentine.  I then decided to challenge myself and see if I could make it a more "manly" card.

Here's my card:

 

I decided to use a paper pack called Victory to make this card.  The coordinating colors include Bamboo, Outdoor Denim, Barn Red, and New England Ivy.  I used our exclusive Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge to cut every image you see as follows:

p. 68, E8, < Banner1 > at  5 1/4"

p. 69, E9, < Banner6 > at 1 1/2"

p. 21, A1, < Circle1 > at 3/4", 3 1/4", 3 1/2"

p. 44, C4, < Rctngle1 > at 2 3/4", 3" (using Fit to Length feature)

p. 40, B10, shift < Star5 > at 1/2"

p. 39, B9, shift < Flower7 > at 1"

For the background on the half circle in back, I used our March Stamp of the Month - Potential. I took the sentiment from this really cute stamp we have called "A Bowwow".  

Would love to see what you come up with.  Go on over to Mojo Monday and check out the sketch!

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H2H Challenge - 3/5/12

If you are here for the Pink Buttons and Bows Card Blog Hop, click here.
 
That's right - it's time for another Heart2Heart Challenge!  It's a COLOR challenge!  With Spring around the corner, this color challenge asks you to use 3 colors from Close to My Heart:  Sky, Sunkiss Yellow, and Sweet Leaf.

Instead of making a card for our challenge this week, I decided to make little treat boxes instead.

I used our exclusive Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge to make these adorable little boxes.  They can be found on p. 22 of the booklet, A2, shift, font layer < Snwflke1 > cut at 5".  

As you can see I made one of each color.  I don't know if you can tell from the picture (maybe if you click on and it will get bigger), but I stamped a border on the bottom of each side of each box.  I used a new stamp set that I just bought - Eclectic Edges (C1450).  It has 6 different borders on it and I just know that I will be using it A LOT.

Eclectic Edges - C1450

I used a second stamp set -- the March Stamp of the Month.  It's called "Potential."  That's the center image of the treat box.  This set coordinates with our Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. I popped the circle image using 3-D Foam Tape.

March Stamp of the Month - Potential

I hope you enjoyed my submission for this week's challenge.  I would LOVE to see what you come up with too!  Just create a project using the three colors:  Sweet Leaf, Sunkiss Yellow, and Sky and then link it up on the Heart2Heart Challenge blog.    

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