Join the challenge at MPC! Nautical/Patriotic

It's time for another challenge at Mountain Plains Crafters.  

The theme is Nautical or Patriotic - you decide!  

Our sponsor is May Arts Ribbon and we are giving a sampling of their patriotic and nautical ribbons that they sent our design team.  Brand spanking new ribbons!

Go here to get all the details and link up to the challenge:

Mountain Plains Crafters Summer Challenge

As you can see, I chose to go nautical.  I have some lovely papers from Graphic 45, from the By The Sea Collection.  I also used an svg file purchased from SVG Attic, to create the wavy cupcake liners, cutting them with my Cricut Explore.

Don't you just love the cake toppers?  I wrapped some May Arts Ribbon bakers twine around trimmed wooden skewers and cut the anchor and ships steer, also using my Cricut, with G45 paper, then made flags.  There's punched corrugated circles with DoubleClick Skittles in Glitter Bellini on the steer, as well.   In fact, now that I look again, these look like little cupcake boats!  Arrgh, matey.....

(I would love to take credit for the yummy cupcakes but these are courtesy of Mad Hatter Cakes and Cupcake Shop in Jacksonville, AL and are so amazing!)

Here's how I trimmed down this wide ribbon to work with my cupcake wrappers:

- trim a 1/2" x 11" strip

- pull out sections along both edges to give it a frayed look 

- secure ribbon and twine with adhesive dots and/or glue

  I love how it turned out!

Don't forget to link up before July 3rd.  Good luck!

Additional supplies: Tombow adhesive dots and Mono Aqua Glue

I also will be linking up to these challenges:

Graphic 45 June Challenge on Facebook.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge

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#cre8time #mayartsribbon #graphic45 #bythesea #nautical #patriotic #challenge

BABY GIRL SHOWER DRESS CARD

A friend asked me to make a baby shower card, so this was the perfect time to try a new design with a file I purchased from SVGAttic, to use with my Cricut Explore.  And..there's a fun baby challenge going on over at Tombow, so I'll be linking up to that as well. 

The dress file, is actually from a Communion set.  I simply removed the elements I didn't want to use, and designed this to resemble a little baby spring dress.  

To piece this together, I cut all my elements on heavy white cardstock, with the exception of the smock which is from the DCWV Quince Blossoms 12x12 stack.  The sweet decorative ribbon is from May Arts Ribbon and has 3 layers of the 

1" single faced satin ribbon; a flat strip, a rolled strip and the coordinating bow.  The gemstones were applied with my Tombow mono aqua glue and I used my Tombow Xtreme adhesive runner to secure everything else.    I love that this is a stand-up card.  The sides fold and you can write on the backside of the card.  I plan to add a removable panel with a special sentiment, should the mother want to remove for framing....

just as soon as my friend gets it to me!

 Dimensions: 4" x 5.25" 

 

Additional supplies:   Thermoweb lines (under rolled ribbon strip), 

Studio G adhesive gemstones

#nationalcraftmonth #tombow #mayartsribbon #svgattic #thermoweb #dcwv

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links so, if you purchase a product using the link I may receive a commission. I only participate in the affiliate programs linked above because they are products that I use and love. Your purchase price is not affected in any way, by using my links.  Thank you for your support and helping me keep my content free!