FCCB #186: Ribbons and Buttons

Buttons and Bows...

My daughter asked me to make a 50th birthday card for her boss, and since I needed to do a project anyway....a 50th birthday card I did!

The challenge at FCCB this week is to use at least one button and one ribbon.  Mission accomplished!

I have to apologize that I didn't use more Cricut cuts on this. Unfortunately, I updated my Mac software to the new Mavericks, and the Cricut Craft Room hasn't learned how to play nice with it yet. I got a little frustrated and called it quits with what I had cut out.  Sorry.  But sometimes, that's just how it goes. Plus, I'm coming down with my quarterly bout of bronchitis, so I'm not feeling the perkiest!)

But I did manage to put together a neat little card, despite myself.  

Here is the basic layout. I created a swing card.

I cut the swirls from Cricut Essentials, and the rest of "stuff" was from my stash.  The shiny paper is from DCWV, the larger silk flower is from Bazill, and the remainder of the stuff is either Recollections or unknown.

Here are some close-ups for your viewing pleasure.

I hope you enjoyed the short and sweet of it all.  Please join us over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog for this weeks contest. Head over there now to see what the other fabulous designers have to share with you!

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Til next time, keepin' it crafty!

FCCB #158

PAPER ROSES

That reminds me of Marie Osmond.  Except when I was younger (much, much younger), I always thought she was singing "Paper Rosy".  When I think about it, there were a lot of songs I didn't really know the right words to.  But I still sang them at the top of my lungs.  Still do.  LOL

#158 Paper Roses

After all the craziness this week of working full-time, doing home remodeling (my mom is moving in next month and we needed to make some rooms "handicap accessible" as she uses a walker), getting our seasonal site at the campground cleaned up, cleaning up the flower beds and yard at home, my granddaughter's third birthday party and trying to keep up with 7 dogs, I've been a little bird brained.  Can you understand why?  I'm so glad I HAD to spend some time in my craft room for this challenge.  More than just meeting my timeline for the Design Team, I needed the peace and quiet and craftiness that I get from spending time in my little Craft Room.  It is my therapy.  It is my zen.  I can close the door and the world disappears.  All that I have to think about is creating.  Woosah.

So with my bird-brained mentality, I naturally had to have something bird-related on my project...a card.  Shocker, I know.  I love doing cards.  They are tiny masterpieces that don't take a long time to perfect.  They're perfect for the tiny amount of time I have lately.  I can complete one project in a sitting and still get that sense of accomplishment and joy.  And the bonus is, someone else will get to enjoy it at some point when I send it away.

And this is my card.

I used white cardstock as the base and a beautiful tangerine for the layer, which was embossed with one of the new Anna Griffin's Cuttlebug Embossing Folders called Poppy.  The bird and birdcage was cut from the Bloom cartridge, and the leaves were cut from Cricut Essentials.  I actually think they are supposed to be flowers, but I rather liked them as curly leaves and they matched the curly legs on the birdcage so nicely.  

The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up! set called Happy Harmony.  I mounted it on a chipboard tag and added a couple of pearl embellishments.  The flowers I have actually had for years and have no idea who manufactured them.  I inked a little bit on the white flowers and added pearls to all the centers.  I was going to use the Cricut to cut out some flowers since there are such a wide variety of them available, but in the interest of time (not to mention I have no patience lately), I decided to use what I had on hand, and they were a perfect fit.

Here are a couple of close-ups.

That last one really shows the beautiful detail you get from the Anna Griffin embossing folders. And some of the ones she does are larger so I could easily do a 5x5 layer in them.  I love that.

As I'm writing this on an early Sunday morning, I am listening to the carpet guy slamming staples birds singing and watching the crappy rain beautiful sunrise and squirrels and bunnies playing in my yard. All is right with the world in my little corner of the house.  I'd really like to just stay here all day, but, unfortunately, I hear rakes and dishes and bathroom walls calling my name.  At least I got to enjoy a few minutes of woosah.

Til next time, keepin' it crafty!