Thursday, March 10, 2011

Caught a Bug for Challenges!

Hope everyone is having a great week. I can't believe how fast the days are flying by lately. The weather is a bit warmer her so the snow is starting to melt a bit. 

I meant to get this posted yesterday, but it just was not coming together well, so after starting over three times, I finely got a finished card. The pictures don't show the light green very well, but the bug is a pastel green a very bright green and light blue. In the picture he looks like he did catch a bug as green as his little face is.
inside card
close up of jar
This card has a window and I used acetate on the opening to give more of the glass jar effect.
The bug is the Bee from Create a Critter, perhaps it is another clue about my announcement on Monday...(hehehe).

This fits the bill for a few different challenges...
Cricut Cardz Challenge: make a 9"x4" card
Paper Variety Challenge: Get Well  
More than Favors Wacky Wednesday Challenge: Purple, Green and Yellow

Here's how I did it...
Yellow card stock from Bazzill
All other paper is from my scraps stash
Jar/layers cut 5" from Kate's ABCs, p. 47
( I hid most of the jar except the inside part for the card opening and then re-cut it to layer on top over the acetate)
Bee/layers cut at 2.25" from Create a Critter, p. 68
Sentiment on front printed from my computer
Sentiment inside from Scrappy Moms Simple Sentiments stamp set
Face on Bee from Peachy Keen Wide Eyed Kids stamp set
Acetate, Bakers twine, a simple button and doodles with my gel pen

9 comments:

1 Sarah said...

Cute! Love it-- you are so stinkin' talented!

2 Janis Lewis said...

Oh that is totally cool! Thanks for playing with us at CCC. :) Janis DT#2

3 patti west said...

Seriously Barb, this card is all kinds of cute!! I love it! :) Thanks for playing w/us at The Paper Variety!

4 Maureen Reiss said...

This card is adorable!! I love this idea!

5 Scrapper69 said...

OMGOODNESS.... this is simply ADORABLE! I LOVE how it turned out! Soooo Cute! Thanks for joining us this week over at Cricut Cardz! :o)
Theresa CCC DT

6 mum of two said...

What a great "tall" card! It is so cute! I love that bee... Thanks for playing with us this week and CCC :)

michelle DT#2
http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com

7 Kristin said...

Love this card!! Super adorable, Thanks for playing along with us at CCC!

8 Abby Beard said...

This is so cute and clever! Love it! Thanks for joining us at The Paper Variety! :)

9 teachermom5 said...

Really creative. It turned out great, love the little bee and the twine.