Card for 70?

My DS has a wonderful teacher who just hadababyitsaboy. He and his band mates needed a card for approximately 70 kids to sign. Thank God in heaven or 12 by 12 paper! Anywho-I used New Arrival-because it has it all, and I see no need to get yet another baby cart since my babies are on hyper-drive and growing like weeds. I loved making it! It measures 6 by 12 inches, and I matted the entire inside to allow room to sign away. The little train is cut in the top layer, blackout (to add stability I used Kraft cardstock) and shadow in white. Enjoy!

I added sequins for the steam, and hand-wrote the title of the card in white ink.

The characters all got eyelets for the eyes, inking here & there, glaze smiles, and the yellow cart is dry-embossed. 

I also added ric-rac on the background, twine to connect the carts, and little felt stickers to the centers of the wheels in different sizes. 


Pregnancy Survival Kit

There's a fairly new Cupcake place that I recently got treated to and it has the most amazing cupcakes! I decided to send a little concoction that I lovingly named "The pregnant cupcake" to someone I know is expecting and had overheard my plans to visit the shop. It was fun to personalize it, and I went with a chocolate cupcake-vanilla frosting- topped with pretzels mix! YUM. I made a simple and fun topper and stamped the bag with some adorable cupcake stamps. TFL!


Cricut-tastic Award


Tisha from Tishascraftcove was so generous as to share this award with me! I am so thankful and to receive it, I must "Wear this badge proudly on your blog and share it with friends. Share this award with 10 people that you think have Cricut-tastic blogs. You also have to tell 5 cricut related things about yourself."
So here goes:
I think there are so many Cricut-tastic blogs out there, but I have to mention:

1. Mary from Cardz TV
2. Joanna from Scrap-making
3. Janice from Cricutology
4. Brian from Scrapguy
5. Sandra at 365daysofcricut
6. Pam @ Simply-pam
9. Sherrie @ Sherriescraps
10.  Lis @ Lizspaperloft

Now for 5 Cricut-Related things about myself:
1. I currently own a Cricut Expression and a baby bug. One matches my nails, and the other matches my wardrobe!!
2. I own several carts, but don't see the need to have them all.
3. Cricut has been a great link to meet other crafters and I'll always be grateful to PC for that.
4. I also own a Gypsy, and WOULD LOVE TO ADD FEATURES TO IT :)!
5. I love welding shapes on my Gypsy and coming up with my own version of Cricut cuts.

When a card stops being "just a card"

Hi there,
If you're reading this, chances are you were drawn to the colors on the page. You see a cute little dinosaur card, a giraffe, and a fish. What you don't see is the story behind the cards. The irony behind the fact that I never started out as a "card maker", and I've been known to say "I don't even like making cards!" Furthermore, the fact that this little thing called a hobby has led me to meet some incredible people who have blessed my life in ways that they'll never know. If you're still reading, I may be writing about you. You see, God has provided me with this insatiable need to be creative, and despite circumstances that have at times left me feeling so depleted that I can't even as much as look at a pretty piece of paper, the need to create, and the look on someone's face when they receive a card I've made, or tell me "that's so much better than what I imagined" lets me know that this messy little craft is so much bigger than little old me. That God doesn't "just" make us, He intentionally makes us the way we are. Our unique talents are usable, and He can bless us when we put our lives in His hands. So maybe on occasion you might just see paper, glue, paint, and a big mess on a table, but consider how our maker didn't just see dust when He made man, He saw so much more, and for that, I am so grateful. Thanks for reading and  May God Bless you abundantly!-Raquel. 





Cricut Cardz Challenge #74

Hi friends,
Someone I know just had her first baby a little earlier than expected, so I made her a card for the occasion and decided to enter it into the Cricut Cardz Challenge for the week. I used New Arrival, and sticky back canvas, as well as some adorable little stamps to go along with the theme and a little ribbon to finish it off. TFL!

So you thought I was gone?

Well, technically I have been m.i.a. being sick is no fun, but I've been busy making a few little things. They are mostly for a fundraiser I'll be taking part in that will be for an amazing cause. I can't wait to see what the other artists will be doing. I'm donating the painting I recently made of a fairy in a meadow and I hope some lucky little girl gets o take it home! Hope you're in the mood for some pics!
I've had this stamp for a while now, and finally decided to use it for a thank you card. I added glossy accents to the hearts. It's colored with watercolors and I purposely tore the edges of the paper to add texture. 

I made some Mother's Day cards for the fund raiser using my Cricut, it sure made things a lot easier! This lovely card is from A Child's Year. The stamp is Hero Arts. 

The flower is stamped, chalked, an distressed. With a little gem center. 

The colors in this paper inspired the Iron gate style of the front. 

I also added flowers, and glossy accents to the centers.

The inside of all the cards are finished with little details.

This set has a lovely vintage lace border and I used the paper to decorate the front. The card base is also from A Child's Year.


This card was slightly more masculine, but I added a heart, and a flower with twine as well as  white ink on the border to soften it a bit.

Another heart is added on the inside.

This card has a Tag from Sweethearts, and a stamp with some added sparkle. It's very subtle and soft.



Another Mother's Day card, this time with lace, a flower, and a Martha Stewart Border.
Inside of Mom's Day card.


To house the raffle tickets on my table, I made this basket which I learned to make from Splitcoast Stampers. I thought it would help "dress up" the table. The flowers are from GYPSY wanderings, and the border is a MS punch.

I added a brown satin ribbon and a white organdy one to tie it up nicely.


This flower got a bit of lace treatment, so as not to waste any of it!

These little coupon books might come in handy for little ones to give their mommies.
I printed several promises on the tickets, and made them with the Mother's Day 2010 cart-I LOVE IT!!

Finally, some chocolate clad baskets, with a little bling and lace, 'cause chocolate is to blame for a lot of us being mommies in the first place, LOL! shhh! These will have tissue paper to finish them off. THANKS FOR LOOKING!!

Thinking of You


I have used this image before, but since I was making a card and didn't just want to toss the papers into my stash-I decided to make another card with the leftovers and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The stamped image is Nurse Nora from Swiss Pixies, colored with watercolors. The paper and ribbon are from American Crafts, and from my old stash. I used the Cuttlebug to emboss the orange paper and a Martha Steward punch for the white border. TFL!

I used glossy accents on her wings & other small details. 
The sentiment is from Fiskars, and I used white Versamark ink on the edges to soften the colors.

Here's my latest project!

Boots & Bouquets, TCK#74

Hello friends, Today is reveal day for Tonic's craft kit: Boots & Bouquets. This is easily the greatest value available for exclusiv...