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.

Day Twelve Of A Nontraditional Christmas

The directive for "Twelve drummers drumming" was to create a project using music sheet.  I made some notecards for my Secret Sister.  The cameo images are from the Heritage Cricut cartridge, cut at 2".   The music sheet for the notecards is from GCD Studio's Paris Nights paper line, while the one used for the bag is from Tim Holtz.  I added flatback pearls, Viva Decor Pearl pen faux pearls, yellow mini pompom trim, and a die cut from Spellbinder's Fleur-de-Lis pendant die.

Day 11 Of A Nontraditional Christmas

The directive for "Eleven pipers piping", was to buy some trim or make an embellishment using trim.  I opted for the latter.  I wanted a more interesting presentation than just stuffing the trim into a bag, so I cut some dressforms from grungeboard using a Tim Holtz die, sprayed them with Glimmer Mist and stamped on them using some Tim Holtz stamps; after which I wound the trim around the dressforms.