Simply Crafts April Challenge

.Pam and Glora of Simply-Crafts Challenge have announced the challenge for this month on their blog.  The challenge is the umbrella cut  from the Paisley Cricut cartridge.  If you don't have this cartridge, you can make any project with a umbrella on it.
My submission for this challenge is an A2 size card.  The card base is Recollections Kraft Cardstock.  Background mat, cut at 4 by 5 1/4, is from a KI Memories Spring mat stack that I have had for a few years.   The umbrella was cut at 3 1/4 inches.  All the flowers on the bottom of the card are flower cuts from The Paisley Cartridge that I cut in various sizes from one half inch to 1 inch.  The green mat was emblossed using the Floral Fantasy Cuttlebug Embossing folder.  

The sentiment, Celebrate Spring, is from Mary at Cardztv's Think Spring Stamp Set.

I really hope you get a chance to participate in this challenge.  This card was a lot of fun to make.Come on out and join us in the fun!  

Simply Crafts November Challenge

This is my submission for my good friend, Pam's, and her good friend, Glora's, new challenge blog, SIMPLY CRAFTS CHALLENGE. Please come play along. This is FUN!

The challenge asks us to make any project using the turkey cut from the Create A Critter Cricut cartridge or, if you do not have a Cricut, or this cartridge you can use a similar cut from another cut.  Although I cut this turkey at 3 3/4 inches...forgot about how TALL his hat would make him!  Whew!  I think he turned out pretty cute!

• Create A Critter for Turkey cut @ 3 3/4"
• A2 size card
• Card base is Recollections Kraft Card Stock
• All background papers from Recollections pack
• Cream Background mat cut @ 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
• Rust colored background cut @ 4" x 5 1/4"
• Green colored background cut @ 3 3/4" x 5"
• Rocky border on bottom hand cut @ 1" x 4" and embossed with Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles folder.
• Critter's hat embossed with Diamond Plate Cuttlebug folder.
• Wings embossed with Tiny Bubbles Cuttlebug folder.
• Orange feathers embossed with Victoria Cuttlebug folder and edges rolled up with fingers.
• Sentiment "Let's Talk Turkey" from Mary's CardzTV Stamps "Thankful for You" stamp set (shown below)

For some reason (unknown to me), I have not used the Create A Critter cartridge more than 5 times since I have owned it. Thank you, PAM, for using this cut for the challenge! I now realize why this cartridge is so popular.

Have an awesome day! Lynn