Cricut Explorer Valentine's Day Cards

Hello my craftin friends, boy I have really missed you guys. A lot has happen since my last post , I have moved back stateside, brought a house, my daughter graduated from college and my son started college, I started at my new unit and have put in for my retirement from military. I will have 26 years after it is all said and done of military service. It has been a great ride and I am really going to miss it I am looking forward to starting a new chapter in my life even though it seems really scary to start over I am very excited. God has watched over me and my family thus far and I know he is not going to leave or forsake us now. Well enough about me, lets talk about these cards. On Thursday I had a card making event for my job, these were 3 of the cards we made.  I cut out all the material for the cards using my Cricut Explorer Air 2. It is amazing. It is much faster than my previous Cricuts. I design all three cards in Cricut Design Space. All cuts were a part of the Cricut Access.  I used Michael's Recollection brand card stock. It cuts really well in the Cricut. If you are interested in the dimensions please leave me a comment and I will be more than happy to give them to you or share the cut file for the Cricut Explorer.  It was great to be back on my blog again and I hope to post at least one card a week maybe more. I am thinking about adding how to videos on my blog in the future. More to follow on that. Well guys I pray you will have a blessed week and that you will bless someone this week with an act of kindness. Take care until the next time.

Tarsha

Stampin' Up Party Wishes Birthday Card in a Box

Happy Friday everyone. I can't believe it is the 1st day of April. This year is flying by. I have missed you guys. Today I have a birthday card I made for one of my girlfriends. Her favorite color is purple, so I decided to make a purple (blackberry bliss) card in a box. I really love these types of cards and they mail flat so you can put them in a regular envelope and mail. I made this card using the Spellbinders Card in a Box die set. The card-stock and designer series paper is from Stampin' Up. The color is called black berry bliss. It is  one of  the 2014-2016 in colors so in June when the new in colors come out, this color may retire. I also use Stampin' Up Party Wishes stampset.  I hope to talk to you again early next week, I have my last card making class for the Soldiers this week , I will post some of the cards we made. Soon after that I will be packing up my room and all my craft supplies, no more supplies until I get unpack at my new duty location. Well until the next time we meet take care of yourselves, be blessed and bless someone with a small act of kindness. Tarsha

Tim Holtz Crazy Birds Thank You Card

Hello my craftin' friends. I really miss you guys. I have been stressing out and really excited at the same time. I am in the process of buying my very first home so I have had very little time for crafting. I actually just got back from the states house hunting. I am one tired sister. I looked at so many houses in a short period of time, in the end it came down to two homes and I made my decision based off location to family.  It doesn't seem real that I am actual purchasing my own home. I will post some pictures soon. Today I made a thank you card to say thank you to my fellow craftin' friends for your understanding of me not posting on my blog lately and probably the next couple months as I prepare for my move to Alexandria, VA in about 60 days. I really appreciate all of your support. Thank you very much. Please email me or leave me a comment if you would like information on how I made this card. I hope you all will have a great weekend and bless someone with an act of kindness.

Tarsha

Stampin Up Bloomin' Heart Card

Hello my craftin' friends!!! I hope you are having an awesome week and hope you will have an even better weekend. Here in Kuwait we really don't have a weekend, Sunday is a day of very limited activity but I do get to sleep in a little later on Friday and Saturday so that is a plus. Ok I know you guys didn't stop by to hear about that. The card I made today can be used as a Valentine's Day card, thinking of you,  just because or maybe even a birthday card. You can just change the colors or if you like pink and black keep them. I originally made this card to enter it in a best friend card challenge but I chicken out before submitting it. It was going to be my very first card challenge. They say if you try it once then you will want to do it all the time, I just have to take the first step. The front of this card was made using the Stampin' Up Bloomin' Heart thinlit die. It is a beautiful die and very detailed.  The stamped heart on the inside comes from the Bloomin' Love stamp set and the sentiments are from Simon Says Stamps Watt's Up stamp set.  I really love how this card turned out.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you will bless someone  with an act of kindness or a homemade card. Tarsha

Stampin' Up Balloon Builders Speedy Recovery Card

Happy Sunday my craftin' friends!! I hope you had a very bless week and a good relaxing weekend . I know many of you are preparing for the Super Bowl today, whether you are a Carolina Panthers fan or a Denver Broncos fan. I am not big on sports but I guess if I had to pick a team I would go with the Carolina Panthers since I am from North Carolina, so GO PANTHERS!!!!. Today I will keep it short . I made this card for one of my friends out in Washington State that just had surgery. I figured I would send her lots of balloons thru the mail because they would never go flat. I hope she will enjoy this card.  The products use to make this card are Stampin' Up products but the sentiment on the inside was stamped using a Michael's Recollection brand Alphabet set. If you want to know more about how the card was made and the products use on this card, please leave me a comment below or send me an email. 

As always thank you for stopping by and I hope you will bless someone this week with an act of kindness, see you soon with another homemade card.

Tarsha

Stampin' Up Party Wishes Shaker Birthday Card

Hello my craftin' friends! I hope everyone is having a great week. I have a very quick card to share with you today. My very good friend had a birthday earlier this month. You know how you know the person's birthday is coming and you have all the intentions to buy them something and send them a card and with all the hustle and bustle of life you forget. I totally forgot her birthday and had to apologize I felt like a horrible friend. I am happy Stampin' Up had a stamp set that was perfect for people like me called Remembering Your Birthday. The sentiment on the inside says:

 I remembered and thought....
there's something really worth
celebrating
today.......
but then I forgot!
Happy belated Birthday

This sentiment was so appropriate for this occasion.

The rest of the card was made using the Stampin' Up Confetti Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Party Wishes stamp set and the matching party punch pack. The card-stock and inks used are also made by Stampin' Up. The colors are Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry and Mint Macaron. The Happy Birthday was cut using an Elizabeth Craft Designs die. Remember if you have any questions about this card or the products I use please email me or leave me a comment below. As always thanks for stopping bye and I hope you will bless someone with an act of kindness or a homemade card.
Tarsha

Stampin' Up Birthday Card in a Box

Happy Saturday my crafting friends!! I know some of you are weathering the winter storm . Please stay safe and warm. Today in Kuwait it is pretty nice out.  My niece will be turning 14 on the 29th, man they grow up so fast.  I made this card in a box for her. The balloons were made using the Stampin' Up Balloon Bouquet Punch and Balloon framelits die. The Happy Birthday was stamped using Stampin' Up Perfect Pairing stamp set, which is a stamp set you can receive for free during their annual Sale-A-Bration sale with a purchase of $50 or more. The 14 was stamped using the Stampin' Up Number of Years stamp set and Large Number framelits dies, these can be found in their Occasions Catalog which you can order out of until May 31, 2016.  The designer series paper was from 12 by 12 Sweet Soiree paper pack made by Craft Smith which was a $5 hot buy at Michael's. I hope she will like it. Lex if you are reading my blog Happy Birthday in advance love you and miss you to the moon. Well guys as always if you have any questions on this card please leave me a comment or send me an email.  I hope you guys enjoy your weekend and bless someone with a small act of kindness, homemade card or both. I will talk to you soon.

Tarsha