Romantic Cards

 

Hi, it's Diane today with a couple of cards to share.  It's already the middle of January and Valentine's Day will be here before you know it.  Adding just a few Creative Charms embellishments to your valentines will make your cards even more special.

This cheerful card has two colors of Groovy Petals string flowers layered with a single brad.  I used the Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon as a trim along the sides of the floral cardstock, allowing just one row of dots to show.

This card is a little more formal but still light and fresh.  I added pink Gradient Pearl Stickers in alternating sizes to the outer ring of hearts, the smallest clear Gradient Gem Stickers to the pink ring of hearts and a red Vintage Velvet Poppy in the center.

A few strategically placed gem stickers give your card the extra sparkle to make it perfect for a special occasion.  Have you started on your Valentine's Day cards yet?

If you would like more details and directions for making these cards, please visit my personal blog, Capadia Designs.

How's It Rollin?

If someone were to ask me what my paper crafting style would be in one word, I think I would have to say "funky". I tend to always be drawn towards bright colors and crazy designs and patterns. So when I'm shopping at Creative Charms, my eye is drawn towards the Groovy Petal Medley. These funky flowers remind me of the 70s and come in all kinds of bright, cheerful colors. I used pink, orange and yellow on this retro card.

They were the perfect touch and coordinated perfectly with my patterned paper and roller skate stamp colored in with Promarkers.

Have a funky Friday Creative Charms friends!

Quick and Simple Halloween Fun

Halloween is less than a week away!  Hi, it's Diane today and I have a few quick and easy cards you can make with the October Kit of the Month.  If you still haven't carved a pumpkin, here's a cute way to invite a friend or two to help out.

This cheerful pumpkin from the Vintage Halloween Metal Frames set doesn't seemed to be worried that it is "carving time!"

I changed the brad in the center of the Orange Groovy Petal Medley to a Purple Gem Brad (in the Itsy Glitsy part of the kit) to make it look more "Halloweeny."

A few more purple Gradient Gem Stickers highlight the sentiment and add sparkle.

 I made this quick card to send along with a box of Halloween treats for my Dad.  The ghost is from the "Happy Hauntings" Cricut cartridge with tiny black Gradient Gem Stickers for eyes.

The Halloween Multi-dimensional Twinkle Stickers are a great match with this K & Company "Spooktacular" paper stack.

If you are having a Halloween get-together, these spiderweb place cards accented with one of the Vintage Halloween Metal Frames will label your buffet neatly.  I designed the place card for the Silhouette machine using one of the included free shapes.  You can download the file on my blog, Capadia Designs. 

Don't forget that we will be having a Fall Blog Hop this Friday - the hop will start right here on the Creative Charms blog.  

Fabulous Fall

There's no doubt that Fall weather has arrived here in NY. The air is crisp, and we're starting to see little bits of color creeping into the trees...

The October kit has beautiful colors to play around with...but some people find both Orange and Purple difficult to scrap with. I was one of them....

I've made a Fall card, using the fall seasonal sparkles "fall" word and individual gems sprinkled throughout. Can't forget that pretty Orange Braided Daisy flower, and the ribbon.

 I used some pretty lily bee and my cricut to complete the look....


Next in the lineup is a pretty fall inspired layout. (surprised?)

I made a banner and added some of the fall seasonal sparkles to it, I also used those pretty Groovy Petal Medley along with the pretty lily bee papers & stickers.

Thanks for taking a peek. Remember that now's the perfect time to be outside with the camera...you never know when an impromptu photo session may occur....(check out the cute photos in the layout). :)

Happy Scrapping!
Arlene