Simply Create Too - June Challenge #171- Any Shaped Card (No square or rectangle)

 Hello everyone. Welcome to Simply Create Too's June 171 Challenge - Any Shaped Card (not square or rectangle). I love shaped cards. I love making layered mandala cards. I love using my Cricut. For the cards below I used a wonderful SVG design by Okadee Designs.  I made both a right and left version of the cards just for fun. Okadee carries a huge variety of designs, plus sells special bundled prices. Please be sure to check them out!

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Simply Create Too - Challenge 169 - Stitching (Real or Faux)

Hello, welcome to April's Simply Create Too - Challenge 169 - Stitching (real or Faux). I made up a Covid Card with faux stitching around the face masks and doctor's scrubs. I used a Covid Virus SVG from Etsy, and a doctor SVG from Circuit's, Bears on Parade! For the virus I was able to use some of my ugly patterned paper.

Please everyone stay safe, social distance, wear a mask, wash your hands.

I sent to above cards to all my Adult friends, and the before Easter Egg holders to the fabulous kids I know. The SVG Egg Holder is from Digital Gems, called Doctor and Nurse.

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Simply Create Too Challenge 165 - Use only Purple and Black

When the Simply Create Too Design Team was asked to create a card using only 2 colours - Black and Purple - I was not sure how I could make a colour using those two colours. I put my thinking hat on and tried modifying an embossing folder I received with a purchase of a craft magazine. I embossed it using both a purple and a black piece of card stock and cut the finished design at the sentiment and pieced it together to create a two coloured card. I added 3 black gems to complete the design.

After completing my first card, I realized I could use multiple shades of purple to create a card. I started with a 5 x 7 sheet of white Neenah Solar White Cardstock and inked it with all my shades of Distress and Distress Oxide Inks. Once that was done, I decided to add circles of colour using a stencil I created with my circle dies and punches for a bokeh effect. I also slashed the inks with water to complete the background. Next, I used a simple butterfly frame in black and added a die-cut sentiment from SSS.

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Simply Create Too Challenge 163 - Black & White + 1 Other Color

For this month's Simply Create Too Challenge we would like you to try to create a project using Black and White and a "POP" of another colour. I made a quick and easy purse card from My Scrap Chick. When I first was thinking about this card a solid B&W card looked flat. That is when I thought of using patterned paper. It gave my card that added punch. I used gold the highlight the purse hardware. The paper was from my stash. I used small magnets to keep the purse closed. The

SVG file I used is called Purse Card - Satchel. I made it using my Cricut Explore Air.

Front

inside card (opened)

small front pocket (opened)

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Simply Create Too Challenge 161 - All Summer Long

Nothing says summer than a weekend Bar-B-Q! The Design Team at Simply Create Too is looking for a project with All Summer Long as the theme. I made two cards, a cheeseburger and a beer - two summer staples! They are both from Dreaming Tree's SVG bundle, "Grillin and Chillin." I made both cards using my Cricut Explore Air. Dreaming Tree sells each card SVG file separately or as a bundle that includes a super cool barbeque box. I inked the cardstock edges with Distress Ink and added an embossed pattern to the beer foam! The sentiment on the burger card is from Hero Arts. The cards have the option to be either a Happy Father's Day card or plain. I chose the latter. 

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Simply Create Too - Challenge 159 - Anything But a Card!

The Blue Design Team from Simple Create Too is looking for a project that is anything but a card. Seeing that Easter is just around the corner, I thought I would make up an Easter Egg Holder and Easter Basket. Both my projects were created using my Cricut Explore Air, The basket uses an adorable SVG file from Dream Tree called, Easter Adorables Bundle - Mr. Bunny Basket. The bundle includes 3 fabulous patterns or you can just purchase Mr. Bunny separately. (I always buy the bundle). Dream Tree includes an image file and assembly video with all their designs. I inked the paper edges with distress ink and used papers from my stash.

The single egg holder SVG file comes from Digital Gems called Bunny Egg Holder *(Note: Gemma also sells the bunny bundled with a penguin, sheep, and duck. In total, she currently has 16 egg holders available and trust me, you will want them all. She also carries a series of lollipop holders as well). So far I have made 5 of the different critters using the suggested sizes DG proves for the foil cream eggs, but I have a child under 2 so I enlarged the bunny to fit the refillable plastic eggs and added a marshmallow peep. I inked the paper edges and added a large pom-pom tail.

Both of these projects turned out super cute and I can't wait to give them to the kids (hopefully the Corona Virus Lockdown will be over by then.)

Speaking about the Covid-19 virus, our design team leader, Angie (healthcare) and her husband (trucker) are both working during this trying time. I wish to thank them and all the people who are the "front line" for their service!

This month's challenge runs from Friday, April  3rd to Friday, April 24th, 2020

Simply Create Too - Challenge 157 - Use Red and one other colour

This month the Simply Create Too Design Team is looking for a project/card that uses Red and one other colour. I chose to use Pink shades and red shades. I created a photo frame/easel card. I started with the Outside Scallop Frame by My Scrap Chick. I used cardstock from my stash. I put the frame together using dimension foam tape for the 3D look. For final touches I added three roses from Dienamics by MFT (retired).

Front

back showing the card and easel stand

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Simply Create Too – Challenge #153 – Sept. 6 to Sept. 27 – AG/No Twist

This month the Simply Create Too Challenge #153 is to make a card/project with no twists! I needed to make an extra special Happy 40th Birthday card. I  found a great SVG file called 30 Candles from 3DCuts. The SVG template can be made to any size card. I added an additional 40 candles. I made the card using my Cricut machine and thought it would be a fairly simple and fast card to make, but in the end, there were over 245 pieces!

  

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Simply Create Too – Challenge #151 – July 5 to July 26 – AG/Opt Twist Use Pattern Paper

This month at Simply Create Too, the design team is looking for a project that uses patterned paper. My little grandson just celebrated his 6th birthday. When he was born I made him a lovely picture for his wall using the saying “what are little boys made of.” Fast forward 6 years, and he feels it is a little too “baby” for him. So me, in my wisdom, told him I would make him a new picture, I problem, I asked him what he would like. His immediate response was Black Panther!. OMG, how do I do a 3D picture of BP? Well, I search the web and was able to purchase an SVG file of the Black Panther character, one of Africa and one of the BP script. Hours later I put it all together-never again!

I found fabulous 12 x 12 leafy patterned paper for the background. I cut all my main images using my Cricut Explorer Air. I welded the BP logo on the map of Africa and cut it out approximately 7″ tall from a map patterned cardstock. I backed the logo with black cardstock then added it to the background using one layer of foam tape so start the 3D effect. Because the Cricut will not cut edge to edge on the 12 x 12 mat, I created a grass border frame 11 x 11 and layered it on the background using 2 layers of foam tape. Next, I added the Black Panther figure with 3 layers of foam tape. For the final steps, I added various die cut leaves from my collections of die -Memory Box, MFT, Penny Black, SSS.

The Black Panther SVG was my first attempt at a multi-layered image. I think the SVG was designed more for a t-shirt then for my purpose and the details were extremely hard to do. I had problems with glue showing as I had to lift and reposition lines multiple times. To resolve the issue, I sprayed it with semi-matte lacquer. After 3 coats it covered the glue.

I also made Brock’s birthday cards using the same BP character but I printed the image on my colour HP printer and layered it on the Africa cut. He loved it. If you have any questions, please email me for more details.

3D Shadow Box Picture

Birthday Invitation

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Simply Create Too – Challenge #149 – May 3 to May 31= AG/No Twist

Hello everyone and welcome to Simply Create Too May’s Challenge #149 Anything Goes – No Twist. I am sorry I am late posting but I was on holidays. When it snowed here in Ontario, Canada in April, I booked a Carribean Cruise. My card is from A Little Scrap of Heaven called, Christmas Pickle. It was an SVG digital cutting file that I used with my Cricut Explore Air 2. I used cardstock from my stash and for extra dimension, I added texture to the fur around his hat with an embossing folder and details to the pickle using Copic markers. The Christmas Pickle Story was a free download from the internet (Google Search).

 

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Simply Create Too – Challenge #147- AG/For a Male

This month’s challenge at Simply Create Too is to make a card for a male. My little grandson’s birthday is coming up soon and I thought these dancing candles by My Scrap Chick. I used various papers from my stash and my Circut machine to create this card. I added detail with a Copic marker and a white gel pen.

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Simply Create Too – Challenge #145- AG/NO TWIST

Our first challenge of the New Year is Anything Goes! I made a fun card using a digi by bugaboo, sentiment from Simon Says Stamps,  and a stamped image by Paper Smooches. The flowers and animals were coloured with Copic markers. I used foam tape to add dimension.