Layout - Turning 5

Hi Everyone, Today I wanted to share with you a double layout done for my daughter's 5th birthday.The theme was Fairy Princesses (of course).

 The first page.....

I have used the gorgeous Kaiser collection “La-Di-Da” for these pages as the bold colours suited my daughter’s party dress perfectly.

This precious sentiment is a rub-on from the Kaiser “Sugar and Spice” set, and is perfect for this layout.

These gorgeous flowers were made using the 2cm paper flowers. I used 7 flowers (one green and 3 in red and white). They were then layered, a hole pierced in the middle, and attached together with a small brad. I then started with the top flower and scrunched it up in the middle. Taking one layer at a time, they were all scrunched around the first, then spread out as much as required. Glitter was added to the edges.

The heading was cut from one of the matching sheets, and the letters were welded together with the Gypsy. It was then heat embossed with clear powder to make it stand out. I also used diamond glitter on the number 5 (as all little girls love their glitter).

Using the matching 6” Paper Pad, I chose coordinating patterns, cut in differing sizes and shapes, to matt the photograph and embellishments.

The second page.

The glittered flowers are cut from a page in the 6” Paper Pad, and the gorgeous tag on this page is one of the punch-outs in the back. (I love these Paper Pads – they are so versatile).

Thought you might also like to see a photo of the cake.

I have another OTP project I am working on - so check back soon for details.

Till next time,
Luv, Tereesa.

Card - Rainbow Wishes

Hi Everyone, A fun day was had by all at the Brisbane Scrapbook & Papercraft Convention yesterday. Shelley has posted a few photos on her blog - check them out here. I have had fun today playing with my new goodies, but alas, have not quite finished. Will have some new cards to post tomorrow.

In the meantime, thought you might like to see a card made with "Once Upon A Princess". This gorgeous rainbow is just too cute to ignore. I have made the base card in hot pink sized 5 3/4" x 11 1/2", and all the images are cut at 4".

The rainbow "shadow" is cut in turquoise, with the main rainbow in green. The "shift" image is in the bright pink, and the layer in turquoise. The clouds, of course, are fluffy and white.

Once the layers are put together, I added some Kindyglitz around the stars and clouds, and the eyes, for sparkle.

The background is white card cut at 5 1/2" square. I have used the Scor-Pal to make 1" scores diagonally - first one way then the other. I then used the Crystalina Kindyglitz (which throws a pale pink colour) along all the score lines to highlight them. This makes a pretty, but subtle, background effect.

A hot pink ribbon is used to finish off, with birthday wishes added to the bottom right of the card. A very simple, but pretty card, for any little (or big) girl.

Till tomorrow,
Luv, Tereesa.

Card - Cupcake Smiles

Hi, I went to a "girlfriend's craft day" today and planned all these cards I was going to make. Plus, I got to use my new tools tote - Love It. Well..... we had plenty of the girlfriend time, lots of yummy food time, but not so much of the craft time. It was a really fun day, and sometimes I think we all need to take a day like this.

I love the "Once Upon A Princes"cartridge, and have chosen this cute cupcake to make a birthday card.

Using the Cricut Gypsy, I duplicated the image and flipped the second image. It is then lined up slightly down one side and welded together. This forms the base card cut in white.

The main cupcake image is cut in a light pink and I embossed it with 'Swiss Dots' Cuttlebug folder.

 I then used markers to colour the dots to resemble sprinkles.

A touch of inking, and a sparkling sentiment to finish off.

This was such a fun and happy card to make. Hope you like it.
Luv, Tereesa.

Castles Everywhere

Hi Everyone, I just had to complete the set for Alyssa's Birthday. Soooo - first we have the Card. Then we have the 3D Castle. And - of course - you must have the CAKE (complete with the butterflies, etc).

Then, every little Princess must have her own bejewelled TIARA.

The inspiration you get from Cricut Cartridges never ceases to amaze me.

Happy Birthday Alyssa!!!!

Castle Card

Hi. In keeping with the princess birthday theme, the Once Upon A Princess cartridge also features this gorgeous matching castle card.





Using the Gypsy, I duplicated the main castle cut and flipped the second image. I lined it up and overlapped the 2 images a little down one side before welding them together. This enabled me to get a perfect castle shape in a card that opens.










Don't they look gorgeous together?




Luv, Tereesa.

My Princess' Birthday

Hi everyone and Welcome to my Blog. Thank you for taking the time to check it out.

Last week was my daughter's birthday so I just had to play with my new favourite cartridge - Once Upon A Princess. As a table centrepiece, I put together this castle in her favourite colours.



The pieces are cut at 20cm and the castle stands at about 25cm high. I cut a draft out first to ascertain which pieces are which so I could work out the colours. On page 75 in the handbook, 3DCastlA is cut in a lilac (these are the 2 taller towers). 3DCastlA-s is cut in purple (this is the top level). The layer is cut in lilac (tower floor and side walls), and shift-layer is in purple (first floor).

On page 76 - 3DCastleB is cut in lilac (front and rear walls), 3DCastleB-s is purple (4 corner towers). Shift-layer are the turrets so are cut in a pink.

After scoring all the folds, the castle is then pieced together. After gluing the castle to a base, I added some Dusty Rose Kindyglitz around the bottom, with some Crystalina Kindyglitz around all the wall edges. Glue is applied along the folds of the turrets with a light pink glitter added (do this before attaching the turrets).



Left side view.



Rear view.



Right side view.



Top View



No birthday would be complete without balloons so I attached some to the rear of a tower. These are cut at 8cm with the shadow in a metallic silver, the main cut in black, and the layers in various colours for the balloons. I added some diamond glitter for extra sparkle.



I couldn't resist adding this beautiful butterfly to one of the towers. All pieces are cut at 3cm with the main butterfly in a turquoise. The wings are cut in a bright pink, with the layer in white. The small butterflies are from a Creative Memories punch. These are double layered and adhered with foam dots.



This gorgeous unicorn is on page 58 in the handbook. All pieces are cut at 6cm with the main unicorn cut in pink, the layer in lemon, the wing and horn is cut in a deep rose, and the eye in black. The nose is coloured with a feltpen, and of course, every unicorn sparkles.



The little pink poodle is cut at 3.5cm. The main part is cut in black (so the nose and eye are visible). The layer is in pink with the oh-so-tiny bow and collar in a deep pink. Glitter has been added to the pom-poms and the accessories. (I have a little poodle named Ebony, so this was very appropriate).

There are three princesses to choose from in this cartridge, with 17 different outfits. I chose the princess from page 26 and the gown from page 28. All pieces are cut at 6cm with the princess cut in a vanilla cardstock, the dress in white and pale blue, and the bows and hat in a dark blue. I cut all the dress pieces in both blue and white and mixed them up to achieve the look I wanted.

All the extras have been adhered to the castle using varying amounts of foam dots for dimension (as you can see for the princess in the right side view). The unicorn is attached only by his tail.



To save having to reload the Cricut mat for each colour, I placed them around the mat using the gypsy (above) - sorry about the photo. I then worked out the sizes I would need for each colour, and placed them on a mat for cutting (below). This saved so much time, and everything could be cut in one go.

My daughter loved this - hope you do too.

Luv, Tereesa.