Saturday, July 30, 2011

Flower Shoppe Sympathy Card

Well I have had one lonnnnng week.  But I finally got to spend some quality time in my craft room this evening.  I spent most of my time playing around with my new Flower Shoppe cartridge.  It took a while to really get the hang of it, but I think I have it figured out.  I started cutting out the full flower, but realized in order to give it the dimension I wanted I needed to use the flower with one leaf cut out.  I cut four of those out in graduated sized, and for the center, I cut out one of the swirl cuts and used my quilling tool to wrap it together and then hot glue all of it.  I have a blister on my finger to prove that I am still not terribly savvy with the hot glue gun.  When will I learn.  Sigh.  Also, the center swirl needs to be cut out at a larger size than you would think.  This flower is four layers, the biggest is a bit over 3 inches and it goes down to about 1.5 inches.  The center is actually 3.3 or 3.5 inches, but when you wrap it up it reduces the size drastically.  Just a tip for those of you who have or are thinking about getting this cartridge!  


So, onto a project I go. I have an acquaintance that unfortunately lost her father recently so I need to make her a sympathy card.  The design is fairly basic.  I printed the papers from my Imagine Audrey cartridge (first time ever, go me!), added  the Flower Shoppe flower and added a Papertrey Ink stamp.  I wanted to keep it fairly simple, given the nature of the card.   Here it is:






Recipe:
Paper:  Cricut Imagine - Audrey
Cartridges:  Flower Shoppe
Punch:  Martha Stewart
Stamp:  Papertrey Ink
Ribbon:  Papertrey Ink
Twine:  The Twinery

Thanks for stopping by!! 

10 comments:

  1. Absolutely beautiful. Following your blog now, look forward to seeing more of your creations!

    Happy Crafting!
    Sandy
    http://thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/

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  2. Thanks Sandy! I hope to have more to show you real soon!

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  3. Thanks for the tips! Just what I was looking for. Beautiful card-- your color sense is fabulous.

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  4. This card is amazing!! Thanks for sharing the cut details... I really need to get this cartridge now!! :)
    Lori

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  5. This is absolutely stunning!! You have made this card so beautiful with the colors you chose and all the details you added. The flowers are beautiful~gotta look at this cartridge! Outstanding job!! I love it:)
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  6. WOW, this is so gorgeous!! The colors you have used are so absolutely perfect together! My gosh, I love everything about this stunning card!! :D

    Lisa
    http://indymermaid.blogspot.com

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  7. Just beautiful Sabrina! I love your handmade rose! Thanks for playing along with us for the Timeless Tuesday challenge!

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  8. Sabrina, I love your big new flower!!! Beautiful card! Thank you for playing the FTTC with us! Hugs ~S~

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  9. I am now a follower of your blog. This layout is stunning and the cards are just gorgeous. Thanks for the Cricut inspiration. Love the sketches.

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  10. Thanks for your nice blog
    .This card is amazing!!
    Following your blog now Sympathy Flowers

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