Wrap it Up Candle Birthday Card

Here is the card I made for the challenge at Bitten by the Bug 2 to use the candle off of the Wrap it Up cartridge and the challenge at Fantabulous Cricut to trim a project with a tag.

I used the Forever Young cartridge for the pretty fancy oval shape and added rhinestones.  I used a Martha Stewart punch for the shell corners.  Of course, I used my Scrappy Moms Stamp for the sentiment on the tag (from Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More).  My trusty stickles (in Orange Peel and Yellow) from scrapbook.com also added "bling" to the flame.

 

Happy New Year!!

I am so happy to be posting after being AWOL for a few weeks. I have been crafting like mad, but I was in a bit of a frenzy and just couldn't post it all. I will save a few fun Christmas-y things for inspiration at the beginning of next Christmas season (sorry, I didn't mean to go to next Christmas already! Do forgive me!) Anyhow, I am having a New Year's Eve party this year and got the itch to decorate which is kind of funny since I never did get into the Christmas-decorating spirit too much this year. But, I am excited to show you what I created today.

I'd seen those banners everywhere last year and was so happy to use my Country Life cart for the font (already in the pennants). Now, I really wanted to use this glitter paper I got for cheap, but knew from experience that my cricut mat did not take kindly to the glitter shedding all over it, so I glued them onto the glitter paper and cut out with my "vintage" decorative-edge scissors! {tickled pink!} I also used the "happy" from Beyond Birthdays (I just wanted it pre-welded so I found the "O Happy Day" phrase and used that). The beautiful clock is from Graphically Speaking and I did glue a tiny rhinestone in the center. I also strung it all together with some sturdy ribbon and adhered the "2011" with removable adhesive so it will be re-usable, too!

Next, I got these pretty balls from Target today 50% off. Don't they match the banner perfectly?

There were 50 for $7.50 and they came with the silver ties! (I did have to tie them, but I have an excellent almost-7-yr-old helper for that!)

Here's how I used those:

That was in my dining room. My pretty mural that my mama painted may make them a bit hard to see.

And here:

That's whimsical to me and reminds me of the pom-pom trim you can sew on stuff. (Oh, my son just informed me one just fell...maybe I should have dusted before I taped them all up there!)

Well, I hope you have had a beautiful holiday thus far and enjoy a Happy and Safe New Year's, too! May God richly bless you and your home in 2011!

Wrap it Up - first try!

This is my first try with the Wrap it Up cart. I thought I would really enjoy the little boxes in particular. The princess castle is so sweet. I am not sure if I did something wrong, but I did have to trim a bit off one edge so it would not overlap into one of the windows. It's very small (only about 2.5 x 2.5") cut "Fit to Size" on 12 x 12 paper. I think it turned out pretty cute. :)