Hip Hop Easter Card

I'm back.... soon I'll post my haul from the Stamp, Scrap Art Tour and my make n takes. Right now, I've created a very quick post to showcase my entry to the color challenge at Cuttlebug Mania, the music challenge at Cards Galore, the Easter Eggstravaganza at Craftin Desert Divas and The Stamping Shack Blog. Cuttlebug mania called for pink, brown, ribbon and embossing, Cards Galore provided the theme: music, Craftin Desert Divas and Stamping Shack Blog both have an Easter theme. Won't you join me?

Supplies:

• card base - American Crafts 5x7 pre-cut card
• brown layer - Bazzill dry embossed with the honeycomb sizzix folder from Stampin' Up!
• pink layer - Core'dinations vintage collection
• pink sheer ribbon - stash (recycled from a gift I received)
• brown twine - stash
• pink and brown glitter tag - stash - cut from Cricut cartridge Designer's Calendar
• stamps - bunny and sentiment: Basic Grey Little piggy, music notes: Just For Fun
• ink - Clear and Simple Stamps - Perfect black dress, Prima: Rusty bucket chalk ink
• Pink dahlia charm - Stampin' Up!

 

La-Vie 

 

Sandy Hook Ele. Snowflakes (post 2)

Here are some double-sided snowflakes we made for Sandy Hook Ele. in CT to help create a winter wonderland in their new school. It's a nationwide PTA project in schools and homes in support of the survivors.

 

 

The first two snowflakes are cut from Cricut Cartridge A Child's Year and DCWV Glitter cardstock. In order to make the snowflakes double sided (for hanging from the ceiling or placing in windows) I used the flip feature to make sure all the facets matched up. Even with using flip, the pieces only fit together perfectly one way. It was a challenge getting them lined up and stuck together with terrifically tacky tape and zots glue dots.

 

 

 

This next one is one of my favs from Damask Decor. It's a tag so it already had a nice hold for hanging in it. Although the camera angle doesn't show it well, the white cardstock and silver glitter from DCWV is brilliant.

 

 

 

This one cut from Designer's calendar and American Crafts foil cardstock in hot pink, looks like a hand cut snowflake like the kids make in school.

 

 

Check back for more snowflakes...

 

http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2013/01/sandy-hook-ele-snowflakes-post-4.html

http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2013/01/sandy-hook-ele-snowflakes-post-3.html

http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/2013/01/sandy-hook-ele-snowfalkes-post-1.html

 

La-Vie

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge #53

Today I am competing in the Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge #53: Wearing O' the Green for a chance to win $25 credit on Cricut.com. By 3/15/12 at 9pm MST I must upload a link to this post containing something that can be worn on St. Patrick's Day that includes at least 2 Cricut cuts and the color green.

This challenge took me way out of my comfort zone because I haven't made anything to wear before and I have not celebrated St. Patrick's Day either. But I wanted a challenge so I decided to create a hair adornment. I set out to use several items from my stash that I have not yet used. I am very happy with the end result. However, it was very hard to photograph so please bear with me. I borrowed my daughter's doll to model it for me.

This idea all started with a 26mm twist daddy and an alligator clip by Imaginisce from the I-Top line. The alligator clip already comes covered with white ribbon and outfitted with a screw in spot for the twist daddy.

I started by screwing the bottom portion of the twist daddy into the alligator clip. Then I used a 2" Cosmo Cricket Gluber for the first time to create the ribbon ruffles. It looks like a huge glue dot. I was able to pinch pleat a length of ribbon from Micheal's around the circle to create the first layer.

Then, I attached the alligator clip to the center back of the gluber. In the remaining space, I created a second layer of ribbon using Webster's Pages Bloomers which is a divine combo of flowers and trim. I added the smallest glue dots to the ends of the ribbon on both layers to finish off the circle of ribbon nicely.

I attached the hair clip to the dolls hand to show that the flowers actually point outward rather than up toward the other ribbon. It is created that way to give the hair clip interest from any side.

Using the Imaginisce pink glue gun, I created a cirlce of hot glue at the inner edges of the ribbon with the polka dots so that I could attach the top of the twist daddy in the center of the adornment. I then cut 2 shamrocks (2.25" and 1.25") using my Cricut E2, the Designer's Calendar cartridge and American Crafts metallic foil cardstock.

Using a jumbo Zots glue dot on top of the twist daddy top I affixed the largest shamrock. Bending the leaves and stem of the shamrock to create more interest, I affixed the smaller bent shamrock on top the first with a Zots 3D glue dot. The finishing touch was adding two green flower pins.

This is truly a monochromatic masterpiece. I am sure it will look just as cute on my daughter if she attends the St. Patrick's Day parade with her best friend this weekend.

Wish me luck!

La-Vie