Simply Elegant

I made this pretty purple flour with a pretty pearl, and I couldn't decide what to do with it.  I happened to set it on a plain white card, and realized how pretty it would be if I kept it simple- so. . .  I embossed the background and glued it on.

Gerber Daisy

     Today is a rainy day- a sad sign that the summer is drawing to a close and I will soon have to return to school.  I decided to brighten up my day by making a fun summery card.  I love Gerber Daisies, and this one reminds me of them.
     First- I made an SVG file to cut it with Make the Cut.  Next, I cut each of the petals toward the center of the flower so I could get it to pop.  Then, I bent down each petal using a toothpick.  I also dusted the edges of the flowers with brown chalk so they would have some definition.  After that I stuck them together with foam squares and glued on a fun button.
For the background I used my handy dandy Cuttlebug (if you can't tell I love it) and embossed both colors together so that they would fit well.

     It may sound complicated, but I promise- it wasn't. 

Here is the SVG file- you just have to plug it in to Sure Cuts A Lot or Make The Cut, and Voila you have a Gerber Daisy

Flower Card

Today I decided to do something with the flowers I made earlier.  To make the flowers, I used the Accent Essentials cartridge and cut out different sizes in different shades of purple.  Then I punched a hole in the middle of each flower and tied them together with a button brad.  I embossed the white background with my cuttlebug.  The stems and leaves are made from some scrap yearn I had laying around the house.  Hope you like them

Flower Power

Today I discovered a bunch of flowers I had cut out with various cricut cartridges (Walk in My Garden, and Accent Essentials) for a primary lesson I was teaching a few months back.  Since I was in a use it up or throw it out mood I decided to make something pretty- many flowers later this is what I ended up with:

I have to say- my favorites are the yellow cherry blossoms in the top right corner- simply because after making a ton of flowers I noticed that I had a bunch of circle middles left- so I made them into flowers.