So Thoughtful Circle Card

Please don't be alarmed, but this post will be my last until next weekend.  A dear childhood friend and her three year-old son are coming to visit this week, so I'm in the process of packing up my craft goodies.  (Oh, how I wish for a craft room...)  If we need the guest room for my parents, I typically move everything to the living room since my mom and I would a-Cricut anyway.  But all these papercrafting tools are just too tempting for two little boys -- so into plastic boxes it all will go.

It's actually my first time to store everything since I began papercrafting.  Four months ago, it fit in one flat, under-the-bed container; now, I've got to make a Target run for at least two more boxes.  Wow...

But at least I'm going out with a bang.  I made one last card this evening, and I'm loving how it turned out:

Card Details:

• Card Base - scalloped round card by Studio G (5" diameter)
• Papers - all papers from My Mind's Eye: Magnolia; except green cardstock which is from The Paper Studio
• Cricut Cuts - <flower2> cut from Simply Charmed, page 39, only base and layers 1 and 2; circle mats cut with Layer 3 of <flower2>
• Cuttlebug Embossing - green leaves with Victoria
• Other - petal and gemstone embellishments by Recollections; inking with red, orange, and green Colorbox ink pads; sentiment stamp by Studio G

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Cricut360:  Challenge #2 - Circle Thank You Card
Die Cuttin' Divas:  Challenge #22 - Sketch Week
M.A.G. Challenge by the Page:  Challenge #34 - Simply Charmed

Mushroom Welcome Home Card

While hubby is away, with the Cricut I will play...

Hubby will be home from his mission trip in the morning, so I had time to make one last card this evening -- a welcome home card for him!  M.A.G. Challenge by the Page is featuring the Paisley cartridge (finally...one I have!), so I combined their challenge with a sketch from Sassy Lil' Card Sketches and ended up with this card:

Card Details:

• Card Base - DCWV Brights (A2)
• Papers - patterned papers by My Mind's Eye: Bohemia; textured cardstock by The Paper Studio; all others from scraps
• Cricut Cuts - mushroom from Paisley, page 39
• Cuttlebug Embossing - underside of mushroom with Swiss Dots; top of mushroom with Victoria
• Other - sentiment printed from my computer; ribbon by Basic Narrows from Michaels; mushroom and sentiment on pop dots

I'm really pleased with the result -- it's both manly and mushy...all at the same time. :)

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

M.A.G. Challenge by the Page:  Challenge #32 - Paisley, pg 39
Sassy Lil' Card Sketches:  June 14th Reveal