Gatefold Variation Card & Video Tut!

Hi ya friends!
Today I have a simple, quick, & cute card to share with ya. It's a variation of a gatefold card. We made this kind of card at my friend, Diana's Mother's Day card class (you'll see that in the video.) This card is one I created for this week's Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge for the movie:

Here's my card:

Here's how it opens:

I used Parchment cardstock (I hope this counts :) for the main panel, The image was a free digi from Isabella's Sketchbook shared on her blog by my fellow Glitterbee Linda. I colored the flowers with Copics, cut them out, & popped them on with dimensionals. I added 3D Crystal Lacquer to them. I think I was channeling my inner Sankari Wegman by adding lots of pearls! (Hee Hee!)

Quiet on the set. ACTION!

NOTE: I called the card a Tri-fold Card a couple of times in the video (ugh!) It's supposed to be a Gatefold card variation so I tried to "correct" that without having to re-do the whole video. I also added the measurements right on the screen in case you're making one while watching it.
Hope you like the video & you give this card style a try!
Thanks so much for taking a peek at my card today!
Gotta Go!

You look Mahvelous! Mojo 138

Hi there friends!
One of my buds has worked hard to lose weight & is close to her weight goal. So to show her how proud we are of her, I thought I'd make a little card to acknowledge her hard work.
Here it is:

I've been on this cream & black kick lately :) I used the measuring tape ribbon to embellish & to connect to the losing weight theme. I cut out the Silhouette with the Forever Young Cricut cart. I know it's hard to see it so here's a peek at it:

I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch: (flipped it :)

Thanks so much for peeking today! I have three videos getting ready to make their blog debut. I've got a quickie one for the pom pom flowers- coming. I've had loads of requests for the cake box- that's coming, & a new one for a card style you haven't seen on my blog that I'm just smitten with. I hope you like them! Anything else you'd like to see, just let me know :)
Gotta Go.

Jolie Butterfly- MOJO 137

Howdy friends!
I almost forgot to post this card for this week's Monday Mojo Sketch Challenge!
Here's my card:

Here's this week's sketch:

This card came together speedy quick for me! I used the ribbon ruffle technique which is so easy & fun to do. I die cut & embossed the butterfly in vellum & swiped my Krylon Silver leaf pen to the edges. Easy-peasy!

Hope all you mommies had a great Mother's Day & I know the good times continue for the mamas from Spanish-speaking countries who celebrate Mother's Day on May 10th.
Gotta Go!

The 411

Stamps: Chick Flick- MFT
Paper: Jolie Chocolat- SEI, Regal Rose- SU!, White CS, Vellum, Silver Metallic CS
Ink: Silver- Colorbox
Accs: Butterfly Combo Dies- CB, Ribbon, oval punches, Dew Drops, Krylon Silver Leaf Pen

More for Mother's Day

Hello friends,
Yaaay! it's Saturday!!! I'm sure in some language "Saturday" must mean "the best day of the week" I tell ya! Today I have a few more Mother's Day cards to share.
Here they are:

This card has a more "mature" feel 'cause it's for one of my school chums--- one of my "God mothers" as I call them. She is someone who is very much like a mom to me. BTW, I used last week's MOJO sketch (square) for this card:

The next one is for my Grammy:

Very simple layout. My version of CAS :) I used PTI's In Bloom set for the flower. (My MOST Fav set from PTI) I'll be meeting up with Grammy later for a yummy lunch! can't wait :)

This one is for my friend who is another one of my "Godmothers"

I embossed the center panel & spritz it with Glimmer Mist for a shimmery look.

Hope you have a great rest of the weekend & have a wonderful Mother's Day!
Big Hugs!!!

The 411

Card 1:

Stamps: Blooming Button Bits- PTI
Ink: Choc Chip- SU!, Chestnut Roan
Paper: Ripe Avocado- PTI, Blossomwood- K& Co, Very Vanilla- SU!
Accs: CB Embossing folder (from Valentine's Love Collection), Nesties, Border Punch- EK Success, Ribbon, button, twine

Card 2:

Stamps: In Bloom, Blooming Button Bits- PTI
Ink: Fresh Snow- PTI, Creamy Brown- CB, Close to Cocoa- SU!
Paper: Berry Sorbet, Bitty Dots PP- PTI, White CS
Accs: Fifth Ave EF- SU!, Ribbon, pearls

Card 3:

Stamps: In Bloom, Blooming Button Bits- PTI
Ink: Fresh Snow- PTI, Creamy Brown
Paper: Berry Sorbet, Bitty Dots PP- PTI, White CS
Accs: Ribbon, Glimmer Mist- Tattered Angels

Grammy's Mini-Book

Hi friends,
Today I've got a very easy project to share with ya! I made this mini-book for my grammy.
Here it is:

It's not a blurry pic. It's the acetate cover that's creating the glare :(

And here are the inside pages:

Back cover page:

See, it is a mini-book- only 4 pages :)
The reason why I made this book is that my grammy was bummed the rest of the family & her friends didn't get to see the flower doggie I bought her for her b-day. Click---> HERE to see it. I didn't tell her I took pics of it, so I'm surprising her with this mini-book. I'll be adding the doggie pics later.

To make this mini-book, I used the Mother's Day Cricut Cart. It's actually the coupon book, but I changed it to a mini-album :) I cut that at 5" as well as the acetate front & back covers. I used the beautiful Mimosa Papers from SEI for the mats & just about everything in this book. All the flowers came from the following carts: Mother's Day, Indie Art, and Love Struck. The Pebbles Inc. ribbon secures the book. The beautiful "Grandma" title is one of the words on the Mother's Day cart.

Cutting Acetate: I set my blade at 6, Pressure Max, & set it at Multi-cut 3 & it cut it out beautifully. No need for the deep cut blade.

The Love Struck cart, Pebbles Inc Ribbon, & Mimosa Collection are on sale at the YMH Store so check them out!

Thanks so much for peeking! Mom's Day came so quickly and I've still got a few cards to make!
Gotta Go!

Is YOUR Doggie this CUUUTE???

Hey there friends,
I have the cutest doggie to share with you today. I bought him for my Grammy for her birthday. She LOVES flowers & I thought she would love this:

      (Please excuse my background. I just took some QUICK pics of it in my patio :(

What kind of doggie would this be? Shih Tzu? Poodle? Whatever it is, I thought it was adorable. Look at all the details! My grandma said she didn't want anymore "junk" to clutter her house for her bday- she just wanted flowers. So when my son & I saw this in the florist shop we thought this was a good choice :) there was nothing else in the store like it.
Here are more peeks:
close up of face:

(The nose is a black pom pom, tongue is ribbon. All the flowers are real- not one is artificial)
Close up of body:

(See the little butterfly on her back :)
Here's a view from the back:

It looks like she's lying in a flower bed :) (It is finished on all sides)

Here's a view from above:

I love the creativity! It reminds me of something you'd see at the Tournament of Roses Parade! And just as I was hoping for, my grammy couldn't get over it! She loved it :) and that was what mattered to me.
Thanks for peeking at the poochie :)
Gotta Go!

For a Cheeky Mama

Hi ya friends!
Are you Cheeky? At first, I wasn't sure how I felt about the Cheeky Collection from The Greeting Farm. But after seeing so many cute cards made with the images, I decided to ride the risqué roller coaster & get them!
So today, I'm sharing a Mother's Day card for one of my friends, Sam, who I *think* will appreciate the cheekyness.
Here's her card:

 These are a bit challenging to color, I must admit, but they're loads of fun too. :) The inside says "You're one HOT Momma!... Happy Mother's Day!"
I colored her with my Copics & added Spica glitter pen to her eyelashes, dress, & shoes for added flirtyness.

Copics Used: Skin: E11, E50, E51, R20  Hair: C3, C5, C7, C9   Clothes: E000

I used this week's SCS Card Sketch for the card:

 It's OK to be cheeky once in a while, right? So what do you think of the Cheeky Girls? Any stamps that you find too cheeky for ya?

Thanks so much for peeking today!
Gotta Go!

The 411

Stamps: Cheeky Rockabilly- The Greeting Farm, Good Knight- MFT
Paper: Very Vanilla- SU!, All Dressed Up- DCWV
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black- Colorbox
Accessories: Satin Ribbon, Button, Rhinestones, Copics, Spica Pen Clear- Atyou