Monday, January 31, 2011

Cricut Meets Papertrey!

Good morning to you! Like much of the country, we are expecting a huge snow storm tomorrow night. I guess the weatherman thinks it could be up to a foot of snow. Ick. I am so ready for spring! I am tired of the cold, tired of shoveling, tired of the heavy clothes.......but I guess I can't control Mother Nature! So in my attempt to hurry winter along, I created a spring card using my Martha Stewart's Crafts All Occasions Cake Cricut Cartridge. (Say that 10 times fast!) I cut the bird, branch, and leaves with this cartridge at 3 1/2" To add a bit of dimension, I inked the leaves, folded them in half, and inked the seam, and then pinched the ends to make the leaves pop up a bit. The flowers were cut using dies from Papertrey Ink. Papers are from Papertrey Ink and Girl's Paperie. I wanted the bird/flowers to stand out, so I placed them against a white doily, against a white background, which was Cuttlebugged with the Polka Dots folder. I tied some twine under the flower to finish it off!
Oh! and did I mention there was glitter involved? ; )
A foot of snow Tuesday night? mmmmmmm.........maybe a snow day perhaps? ; )
Have a fabulous Monday!!!!

27 comments:

CreativeMish said...

Beautiful! I have those PTI flower die cuts. I've never used them to layer flowers. I will now :)

Margie Higuchi said...

LOVE the colors in this card :) Yes, definintely ready for SPRING!! Stay safe. I am "followng" you - didn't realize I wasn't! LOL!! xo

Crystal said...

Oh WOW Michele this is just BEAUTIFUL!!! I LOVE that birdie and gorgeous flower!! Another stunning design!! EEEK stay warm our storm is coming in tonight with snow and ice!! No Fun!!!

Cricket said...

I'm with you, I'm so done with winter too!! LOL!

Beautiful card as always Michele!! Love the white on white!

blessings,

Luv 2 Create said...

Beautiful card Michele, and that flower is gorgeous. Is that snow ever going to let up? You guys have sure had your fair share. We had a little rain late yesterday evening and thru the night here on the west coast. I am about an hour and a half from CHA, so that means they had the same. They are all so busy inside, I doubt they even realized. Have a great day.
Marcie

Jocelyn said...

Oh how pretty!!! Loving that glitter!!!!

I am ready for the snow to be over...but now we are expecting, snow ice, rain, flooding and then more snow!!!! Did someone say Flooding and power loss...I swear if we get one speck of water in this house..I will be in the looney bin!!!

Stay warm...stay safe!!!

Diane Jaquay said...

Wow, the bird and branch and flower are just GORGEOUS!!! Beautiful card!

Marlou McAlees said...

this is stunning!!! :) x

1CardCreator said...

What a stunning combination, love the jewels too. ~Diane

katemade designs said...

beautiful card. Perfect combination.

NoraAnne said...

This is so pretty :) I love the distressed edges, the glitter and the center of the flower! So many beautiful details!

Kristin said...

This is beautiful, The flower is awesome!!

Kelly Massman said...

OH! How! GORGEOUS!

Anonymous said...

Wow girl!! That flower is just amazing!! I love your sparkles on it!! Stunning work!!HUGS

Anonymous said...

Wowy wow!! This is a stinkin lovely creation!! I wanted to thank you sincerely for visiting my blog, it was an honor to have you, and not just because YOUR work is amazing!!!

JennyKozar said...

I really didn't think you needed to mention the glitter - we KNOW you will use the sparkly stuff! Love this card!!

Anonymous said...

That flower is OH MY GOODNESS Awesome!! Beautiful card! Gorgeous flower! FAB glitter and sparkle!!

Riet said...

What a gorgeous card Michele.

Hugs Riet.x

Kris said...

Beautifulas always!

flowerdisco said...

love the flower michelle. very pretty.

we are expecting ice...i am too so ready for spring.

Allison Rankin said...

Yummy! Love the ribbon, dies and color choices here! Want to make that flower...swoon!

Anonymous said...

Love layered flowers :)
Yes today we are experiencing Mother Nature at her Iciest :(
~victoria~

Hearts Turned said...

Gorgeous, Michele! LOVE that flower--just fabulous!

Hope you get that snow day--stay safe and cozy inside, my friend!

Julie

~Tammy~ said...

Michele, this is beyond stunning! Stay warm!

Yoshiras time to craft said...

so cute.love the colors of your flower.cute dollies you have on your cards.tfs

Diane said...

Wow...what a beautiful card....and you are right...we need Spring...now!!! So refreshing seeing such a pretty card!!

Audrey Pettit said...

Oh wow, how beautiful!! I just adore this card! FABULOUS flower!