Celebtrate Art

Exploring Cricut is hosting their second challenge of the month. The challenge is to use 1 pattern + color. I'm so pleased to share my project with you today.

Crafters are truly artists. I find that we dabble in with many different styles and types and tools. When I found this Paper House, Artist paper stack, I fell in love. I wanted to push my own style with these patterns that are all about art, love, and imagination. For this card, I let the paper be the focal point of the card. I used a matching blue cardstock for the frame, and then used the same blue in a pearlescent style to punch the paint splotch for EK. Finally, I cut the sentiment from a scrap of pearlescent paper, so the sentiments would shine. The cut is from the Cricut cartridge, Quarter Note.

Sweet Music

I have had my Cricut Explore for a couple of weeks now, and while there is definitely a learning curve, I think I have a handle on the basics. I'm documenting my journey of learning and creating with the Cricut Explore, and I hope these videos help someone else.

In this tutorial, I talk about the difference between searching using the "all image" function vs. the "my image" function.

Final Product:

I wanted this card to be loud with color to remind me of my childhood memories of making music mix tapes, and that reminded me of the movie, Say Anything, with John Cusack. I remember the scene where he holds his boom box underneath the window of the bedroom of a girl he loves. The song that is playing at the time is In Your Eyes. A sweet and touching song. Hence, my sentiment.

The best part about this card is that I finally got to use the Groovy Times die cuts. I have been wanting to use the music images (especially the disco images) for so long, but I didn't have the cartridge. Now that I have the Explore, I have access to Groovy Times. Yeah!

The card is mostly basic cardstock (the bottom layer of blue is embossed with circles), and the yellow dot paper is from The Paper Studio. The ribbon and brads are from my stash.

Cricut Cuts:
The cassette tape is cut from Groovy Times, and the sentiment is cut from Quarter Note.

Challenges Entered:
LEJ Designs: Die Cut
Crafting From the Heart: Inspired by a Movie
Bitten by the Bug 2: Music
Crafting for All Seasons: No DP
Try it on a Tuesday: Music

Musical Love

I just adore the images on the Cricut cartridge Quarter Note. They are so elegant. I knew that I wanted to make a Valentine's Day card using music as an inspiration for a friend, so I chose this beautiful image, Violinist (pg. 69). I knew that I wanted her silhouette to be black with a red accent, and that took me to a clean and simple design. The sentiment is by Hampton Art, "The way to know life is to love many things" by Van Gogh.

Challenges Entered:
The Squirrel and the Fox: Love (Sundays)
Addicted to CAS: Love (Saturdays)
Open-Minded Challenges: Show Some Love (Saturdays)
So Artful Challenge: Flourish in Red (Month - Saturdays)
Splendiferous Creations: Black & White (with a splash of color)