Card For My Neighbor

Happy Tuesday!!

Today I have a card to share that I made a few weeks ago.  But then I had a flare up and went to the hospital, and just realized that I never posted it!!

My mom came across this cute/funny saying on an advertisement in a magazine, and she said it would be cute to put on a dog themed card!   Here's the saying:

We decided to make a card for our neighbor, Jodi.  She is also a card maker who makes amazing cards!  Well, she has a poodle, so I wanted to make her a card that featured the same breed.  Here is what I came up with:

I cut the poodle on my Cricut, and ran the body through the Divine Swirls embossing folder for added texture.  I also added glossy accents on her little nose!

Here's a look at the finished card:

I popped both images up, but used thicker foam adhesive on the doggie, to make her appear oloser.  I used some sparkle neon cording (found at Joanns) for the leash.  The lady was cut from the Paper Dolls Teen Scene cartridge.  Did you notice how low I accidently stamped her mouth?  Ugh!! I could have cried!!  I just can't do that stuff with my poor vision!  I don't know why I even try.  And of course, I stamped it after the image was completely put together.  Some day, I swear, I will learn to stamp it first, so when I mess up, I can just recut that one part, and THEN assemble the entire image!   Lol!

I also did not use any background paper because I didn't want to distract from the images.  I'm happy with how it turned out.  (Even with the stamping boo-boo!)

Let me know what you think!  I love comments!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a GREAT day!


"Don't glue anything I wouldn't glue!!"
                      

More than a bandaid

Hey guys!

So.... my Gypsy broke.  And right after that, my heart!!!   I feel like I lost a limb.  I can not craft with my Cricut without the Gypsy.  I'm not being high maintenance, I just can't see well enough to use the Cricut on it's own.  I can't see the images in the little handooks, I can't see the buttons on the keypad overlays, etc.  Even with the Gypsy it is difficult for me.  I've heard that when you weld and use other features, the lines turn colors! I can't see that stuff.  On my Gypsy, everything looks black to me.  (haha)   I also have to use the zoom feature in order to use the Gypsy at all. 
BLAH!!

So, what happened is the port that the cord goes into (that connects the Gypsy to the Cricut, or the Gypsy to the Computer) BROKE!!!  Quoting the support helper, "there is nothing we can do when the port breaks.  That can not be repaired.  You have to buy a new one."
ARG!!!
I think the reason that I am most upset is because I was working on a couple summer projects for my sister in law.  She is a teacher, and I made some stuff for her last year, and her co-workers saw it, and all wanted a set.  I said, "OF COURSE I'LL DO IT!!!" and now.... I can't!  I have them about 1/3 of the way done too!
Oh well.  I guess I'm off to look at a few places to see if anyone has a Gypsy on sale. Oh, and how frustrating is it that you have to send in your brand new one, with the old one, so they can transfer the SN's just so you can re-link all your cartridges!  AND!!!  I lose ALL of my PROJECTS saved on the Gypsy!  I think I am going to cry. 

So here are a few projects that I have done over the summer:

This is a card I made for my niece who turned 2 in June.  She loves La La loopsy, so I designed a card to look like a La La Loopsy doll.  After I was done, I showed it to my mom who said, "You gave her the wrong color of eyes."  I said, "what? I copied it from the picture of the doll I bought her!!"  Mom said: "A doll? That looks like Tessa!!!"  Haha.
So I changed the button eyes to brown like my niece, and voila!

Then another niece had a b-day on July 4th, and for her card, I made a cheerleader.  She is a SF49ers fan, and wanted me to make a cheerleader with the paper doll cartridge.   Well, once I got the newer Paper Doll Teen Scene cart, I had to make one with it!!

 And finally, here are a couple 4th of July cards that I made:

I apologize for not posting in so long.  I've been sick (as usual) and In my rare moments of feeling ok, I have been working non-stop on those projects for my sister in law.  I will try to post more frequently in the future.

I hope you're all having a  better crafting week than I am! 
'Till next time!


"Don't glue anything I wouldn't glue!!"