Happy Easter from My Sheri Crafts!

I am so excited to celebrate Easter this year.  It's a wonderful coincidence that it falls on my birthday weekend. :-D  For this week's design team project, I made a card using an image from Stampavie, framed using Spellbinders dies, and colored with Copic markers.  The designer paper is from Prima.  I made the flowers and leaves using Cheery Lynn dies.  The lace is from our DT sister Charlotte and the border punch is from Martha Stewart.
Come join the fun this week at My Sheri Crafts and Happy Easter to all of you!

An ABC Primer Bookmarks

The design team at My Sheri Crafts are one with the rest of the country in celebrating Read Across America.  I thought of making some bookmarks.  My challenge was to make something that does not stick out so as not to damage the book's pages.  To address those issues, I decided to layer some coordinating retro-style patterned papers from DCWV, then I added Stickles, plaid washi tape, fabric tape, and Liquid Pearls from Ranger to add interest.  I made tabs using a punch from McGill to make handling the bookmarks easier.  The main images are from Graphic 45's An ABC primer paper pack. I am saving the whole set for Kenzo Gunner's teacher's gift when he starts kindergarten...four years from now. lol!

Time To Go Fishin'!

We have a fun theme at My Sheri Crafts...and it has everything to do with fishing!  The challenge is to create something with a fish on it.  I made an Asian-themed card using a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the central design.  I used paper from Graphic 45's Bird Song Collection, and cardstok from Bazzil.  I added Baker's Twine, a Chinese zodiac embellishment, and turquoise-colored gems from Queen & Co for the koi's eyes. 

Happy Valentine's Day From My Sheri Crafts!

Our Design Team would like to greet all of you a Happy Valentine's Day!  We hope that your day will be filled with love and happy memories shared with your loved ones! :-)

I decided to make a vertical banner for our new home.  :-) I used the top note die from Sizzix as my pennant shape.  I added Stickles on the edges to make it more sparkly.  I used a combination of designer paper in various shades of pink--from DCWV, Bazzill and Carta Bella.  The layered hearts were cut using Spellbinders, and the scallops were topped with tiny faux pearls that I made using Viva Decor Pearl Pen.  The fonts, which measure 2 1/2" were cut using the Black Letter Cricut cartridge.   The flowers are from Prima, and the pink cabochon centers are from Hobby Lobby.  I added crystals from Recollections and a pearl pendant from Tim Holtz.  The lace is from our wonderful Design Team sister, Charlotte.

Please join us at My Sheri Crafts and share your wonderful creations with us on this special day of love.

Got Snow? A Snowman Card For My Sheri Crafts

It's been cold here in sunny AZ, which is surprising since we usually have very pleasant "you can still wear shorts" winter.   This is my second winter card for the design team since as Sheri pointed out, I had a big "Ooops!".  I did not put a snowman/snowgirl in my project.  Needless to say, I rummaged through my stamp collection and found this snowman stamp from Savvy Stamps.  I colored the image with Copic markers.

Here is the color guide:

Snowman: B00, B02, B05
Hat: B32, B34, B37
Shadow: W03

I cut the frame at 3" using the Lacy Labels cartridge and embossed it using the Snowflake folder from Cuttlebug's Winter Wonderland set.  The plaid cloth tape is from Maya Road.  I cut the frame for the snowman and the snowflakes using Spellbinders dies.  I added Stickles and some blue crystals from the Paper Studio for added sparkle.

Winter Wonderland Card

This was actually an "Ooops!" card.  I submitted this as a design team project and the theme was "Got Snow" and I did not read the directives that said to include a snowman/snowgirl.   I loved this image of a cardinal so much and I wanted to use it since I haven't made any project using this folder. :-)  I decided to post it anyway since I was pretty happy with it.

This card measures 5"x5".  I used cardstock from Core'dinations so I could distress the edges and sand the raised areas.  Cuttlebug folders that were used were from the Winter Wonderland set.  The frame which measures 4 1/2" was cut using the Lacy Labels Cricut cartridge.  I added blue crystals of various sizes and inking to soften the overall look.

Crimson Tide Layout For My Sheri Crafts

We have a sports theme to open the New Year at My Sheri Crafts. :-)  My husband's family are such big fans of the Crimson Tide.  The baby, being the youngest member, is being exposed to football early.  He loves to tackle his stuffed animals and kick his ball so maybe we have a future football player here. :-D The picture of the baby at 4 months was taken while watching a Crimson Tide ball game on TV and the ones of him at 14 months were taken when he was playing at the park.

The fonts of the layout is from the Cricut Old West cartridge, cut at 1 1/2".  The punched star border is from Martha Stewart.  The elephant from New Arrival was cut at 2" and I added googly eyes and chalk to give it more dimension.  The pictures, letters and journaling were all pop-dotted.