Memory Book

Cricut Imagine Cartridge - Elise & Country Carnival

Chipboard book from stash

Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Milled Lavender

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Milled lavender

Embellishments from stash

This project was originally goingto be a monogram birthday card for my friends daughter, but as you see it developed into a memory book spelling out the name. It is a project that I have been hoping to do for a while now, and this was the ideal opportunity.

I painted the chipboard pages initially with kaisercraft eggshell paint, then coated the outside edges with the distress crackle paint, giving it a lovely lilacy glow. The crackles of the paint were accentuated with the co ordinating distress ink in the Tim Holtz range.

The lettering is from the Cricut Imagine cartridge Country Carnival and I managed to transfer the patterns from the Elise cartridge, for a really pretty girly colour pallette.

Each page has a space for journalling for my friends daughter to record memories of best friends, family, special times, and favourite things.

I apologise that the quality of the photos are not great, I am in the process of learning, and for some reason these just did not work. I am really aiming to improve.

Thanks for taking the time to look.

 

Blue Cameo Card

 

Cricut Imagine Pattern Cartridge - Elise

Cricut Cartridge - Heritage

 

This card originally came about because I designed the flourish frame on the Cricut Gypsy. I then continued with the Gypsy to ensure that all layers of central piece were in proportion with each other, before plugging it into the Cricut Imagine and cutting the elements from the patterned paper also printed on the Imagine. Using the pattern cartridge Elise, I could ensure the continuity of colour even though various patterns are used. I printed onto a lightweight, textured, off-white paper, and this gives a lovely soft vintage feel to the overall card.

To give the aged vintage feel, that I always associate with the era of the Cameo, I inked all paper edges with Tim Holtz Walnut stain distress ink.

Because I had printed onto a pliable paper I was able to make the rosette flowers with the gem centres.(I will post a demonstration of this next).

I have included 2 photos, because I am learning also how to get the best photos that make the most of the cards. I feel that the second photo is much better, having re-read the advice I was given by Dad and not using a flash. I still think the lighting is a bit bright, but there is a much greater sense of the dimension on the card.

Thanks for looking

Commissioned wedding card

Haha, I have found a way to post on my phone. Forgive me if there are any mistakes, when the Internet decides it is going to work properly for me I will come back and make the corrections and alter to the picture to a better size. But at least I can get something done.

I have been asked to make a wedding card, where anything goes and the colour scheme is coral.

Anyway I used the imagine to print and cut all the papers and flowers. My biggest project yet with it. I used my new Elise patterned cartridge, elegant edges for the central layers and mothers day bouquet half cartridge for the flowers. I used the philosophy of my aunt Rita, to help me create this card  - 'more is definatly more'. Using this rule Rita can produce stunning creations.

The wording gave me grief, I thought I had a wedding word stamp but I don't ( well couldn't find it anyway). I had no congratulations peel-offs either. So resorting to cricut design studio I had to find the right style font, so I could cut at a reasonable size and not too small.
I think it works? Thanks for looking.