SOUS Die Cut Challenge Cricut Layout With Video

Hello crafty friends,

Happy Sabbath crafty friends! Hope you are looking forward to a day filled with crafty goodness! First for those following along with the counting of the Omer, Here is today’s Psalm 119 passage.

שׁ Shin

161 Princes persecute me without a cause, 

But my heart stands in awe of Your word. 

162 I rejoice at Your word 

As one who finds great treasure. 

163 I hate and abhor lying, 

But I love Your law. 

164 Seven times a day I praise You, 

Because of Your righteous judgments. 

165 Great peace have those who love Your law, 

And nothing causes them to stumble. 

166 Lord, I hope for Your salvation, 

And I do Your commandments. 

167 My soul keeps Your testimonies, 

And I love them exceedingly. 

168 I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, 

For all my ways are before You.

Psalm 119:161-168

What a beautiful passage of hope. I pray it blesses and fills your heart and mind with the unfailing love of such a merciful God. Now on to my project for today. I had the SOUS Die Cut challenge in mind when I created this layout. The current die cut challenge is to use a Tree in your project. Head over to the Die Cut Challenge, HERE and check out what the designers created and join the fun! Now on to my project.

You Make My Heart Sing Cricut Art Philosophy Layout With Blue Bird Piecings

This is a shot of the entire layout. I used some of the pretty paper from the Free To Be Me Collection available this month only in honor of National Scrapbook Month. Then I turned to my Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge and created all of the cuts. Everything came from the Art Philosophy cartridge and my Cricut Expression. I didn’t use any Gypsy, Cricut Craft Room or SVG files.

Here is a closer look at one of the cute little blue bird piecings I designed. You can also see the little flowers and butterflies. I cut those out in plain white cardstock. I then stamped them to give them some color and pattern. For the butterflies, I used the honey comb patterned stamp from the Sweet As Honey Stamp Set. For the flowers I used the polka dot pattern from the same set. I used some Topiary Ink from the Adventure Ink Pad set to

ink the edges of the puffs of grass  in the background.

For the Blue birds, I inked the blue pieces with some Indian Corn Blue, For the Beak and feet I used some Sunset and for the tummy piece I used some honey. The sunset and honey are from the Adventure Ink Pad set and the Indian Corn Blue is from the Enchantment Ink Pad set. I then finished off the face with some chalking. For a detailed photo tutorial on how to create faces, check out my post HERE.

Here is a shot of the title sing. I used the Urban Alphabet Stamp set and some cranberry ink pad to stamp the letters onto a circle. I added those to a scalloped circle and used some foam tape to give them a little lift. I inked the edge of the heart die cut with some more Indian Corn Blue.

I did the same thing as above for this part of the title. I did use a retired stamp set to stamp the Make and My words.

This is a view of the cute little baby blue birds I created. The are the same as the larger birds, I just used different sizes of the cuts. For the tree puffs, I inked the edges in some of the Topiary Ink from the Adventure Ink Pad set.   I inked the tree trunk with some Chocolate ink from the Basics Ink Pad set.

This is a view of the three different sizes of blue bird paper piecings I created.

Direct Link: http://youtu.be/5F_hciyTVLc

And here is one last look at the entire layout. 

Here is the special for the month. For only $5 each, you get the pretty patterned paper collection I used in this layout as well as the May Stamp of the Month Set when you make a qualifying purchase of $50 or more.

As an added bonus, if you purchase $25 or more worth of product through my CTMH link, I will send you the detailed cutting instructions for making the blue bird piecings with your Art Philosophy cartridge as well as your choice of one of the coordinating stamp svg file sets I have created. You can see the coordinating stamp set svg files HERE

Products Used For This Project

Cricut Art Philosophy Bundle	Free To Be Me  Paper Pack	Blue Bird Paper Piecing Recipe
Basic Cardstock	White Cardstock	Whimsy Cardstock Pack
Urban Alphabet Stamp Set	Sweet As Honey Stamp Set	Enchantment Ink Pad Set
Basics Ink Pad Set	Adventure Ink Pad Set

Cranberry Ink Pad 

Additional Supplies Misc. Ribbon

Don’t forget to head over to SOUS and check out what the design team has created with tree die cuts! Join the challenge too! As always, thank you so much for sharing your crafty time with me. Be sure to join me again tomorrow for another fun and hopefully inspiring project. Until then,

Center Fold Circle Cut Card

Happy Thursday crafty friends,

I hope you are having a wonderful day so far. Before I get to my project, here is today’s Psalm 119 passage for those that are following along with me.

ק Qoph

145 I cry out with my whole heart; 

Hear me, O Lord! 

I will keep Your statutes. 

146 I cry out to You; 

Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies. 

147 I rise before the dawning of the morning, 

And cry for help; 

I hope in Your word. 

148 My eyes are awake through the night watches, 

That I may meditate on Your word. 

149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; 

O Lord, revive me according to Your justice. 

150 They draw near who follow after wickedness; 

They are far from Your law. 

151 You are near, O Lord, 

And all Your commandments are truth. 

152 Concerning Your testimonies, 

I have known of old that You have founded them forever.

Psalm 119:145-152

I hope the thought of an ever present Lord will bring you comfort and continued hope for all that you and or a loved one you know may be facing. Now for today’s project.

Here is my completed card, closed. I created this pretty card with a file from PaperCraftingWorld.com. It opens in the center.

Card Center Circle Double Fold

I began with a Kraft cardstock base. I then cut the outer panels in a pink cardstock and then cut the inner panels in some beautiful paper from the DCWV Dear Jane Stack.

Here is an inside-opened view of the  card. I once again cut the outer panels in pink cardstock and then cut the inner panels with some more of that gorgeous paper. When creating the border strip for the front, I wanted to wrap it in ribbon so I had to make sure that the ribbon wrapped around both ends so that when the card was opened, it was finished on both sides.  The weight of my button helped to keep it closed, but you could put a small bit of Velcro or us a repositionable glue dot to help hold it together when closed. I left it without a sentiment at the moment as I am not sure whether it will be a birthday card or a card for a wedding my son will be attending later this summer.

This is a closer look at the pretty decorative wreath. I cut the wreath base out of kraft cardstock. I cut the tiny flowers out of white cardstock and then gently inked the edges of the petals with my Cotton Candy Ink pad. I adhered the flowers to the wreath and then used a piece of foam tape in the center to keep the cluster of three in place. I added some Petal Pink Liquid Pearls to the center of the flowers. I did also ink the edge of the white circle base and layered all of that onto a pink cardstock base.

This is a closer look at the outside of the card closed. I cut the scalloped circle frame in white cardstock. I added some pretty dew drops from Robin’s Nest. TIP:  However, they were a plain white dew drop and I wanted them to match the card a little better, so I colored them with my Copic Sketch Marker. I didn’t write down the color I used, but I think it was my R23.  It ended up matching the color of the pink perfectly. Coloring them in was a cinch. They dried very quickly and I applied a couple of coats.

Products Used For This Project

Pazzles Inspiration	Center Fold Circle Card CF	DCWV Dear Jane Stack
Tape Runner	Glue Dots	Foam Tape
Cotton Candy Ink Pad	Robin’s Nest Cotton Candy Dew Drops	Kraft Cardstock
White Cardstock	Petal Pink Liquid Pearls

Additional Supplies

Pink Cardstock

Misc. Ribbon

Misc. Vintage Button

Well, I think this about covers it for today, Don’t forget about the fantastic offer CTMH is offering this month in honor of (inter)National Scrapbook Month

Get a great paper pack for only $5 with a $50 qualifying purchase and also get the super cute Stamp of The Month Set for only $5 with the same qualifying $50 purchase! I will be showcasing some wonderful projects using these two items next week, so be sure to come back. In the meantime, don’t forget to stop back by tomorrow for another fun, crafty project! As always, thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your crafty time with me. Until then,

Quick Mother’s Day Card-Pinterest Inspired

Happy Hump Day crafty friends,

Hope your week is a good one so far. For those following along with the reading in Psalm. Here is today’s passage.

ץ Tsadde

137 Righteous are You, O Lord, 

And upright are Your judgments. 

138 Your testimonies, which You have commanded, 

Are righteous and very faithful. 

139 My zeal has consumed me, 

Because my enemies have forgotten Your words. 

140 Your word is very pure; 

Therefore Your servant loves it. 

141 I am small and despised, 

Yet I do not forget Your precepts. 

142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, 

And Your law is truth. 

143 Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, 

Yet Your commandments are my delights. 

144 The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; 

Give me understanding, and I shall live.

Psalm 119: 137-144

Indeed His testimonies are everlasting. So as we prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day here in the USA, I am sharing some quick and easy projects with you. Today’s card was a “Pinterest Inspired Card”.

Here is the card I created. It is an A4 (4.25 x 5.5) size card.

Here’s the photo that inspired me. I have it pinned HERE

The base of the card is white cardstock. Then I layered it with a kraft cardstock mat. Then I used some pretty patterned paper from the DCWV Floral Fair stack. I then turned to my Cricut Expression and my Artbooking cartridge and cut out the scalloped frames. I cut them out at 4” and 3.5”. I then cut a couple of pink mats and then used my corner rounder punch to round off the corners. I used some foam tape between the layers to give them some lift. I used a strip of blue cardstock down the middle and a Martha Stewart Border punch for the scalloped border down the middle. I then layered that with some pink satin ribbon. I also created a bow with the same ribbon. 

I then turned to my stash of flowers and found these pretty blue Prima flowers that I have had for YEARS!!!! Almost 7 years when I think about it!!!! I added those to the top frame. Next, I stamped the Mother’s Day sentiment with my Sky Ink pad. The sentiment comes form the the Perfect Fit Mother’s Stamp set from CTMH.  Lastly, I added some pearl embellishments around the frames to give it a very “girly” touch.

Products Used For This Project

Cricut Expression	Cricut Artbooking Bundle	DCWV Floral Fair Stack
Perfect Fit Mom Stamp Set	Sky Ink Pad	Kraft Cardstock
White Cardstock	Tape Runner	Glue Dots
Foam Tape	MS Border Punch	Paper Studio Pearl Embellishments

Additional Supplies

Pink and Blue Cardstock (Bazzill discontinued)

Misc. Pink Satin Ribbon

Well, I think this about covers it for today. Be sure to come back tomorrow as I share another project. As always, thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your crafty time with me. Until tomorrow,