Thursday, April 8, 2010

Thanks-- you're the best! Card using the cake basic cards

Hello, friends!

Today's card is made with the Cake basics card. I cut one of the flowers in various sizes. Then I sprayed the three flowers with glimmer mist, crumpled the pieces, and dried them with a craft heat gun. If you do it this way it stays nice and crumpled.


The paper is Papertrey Ink and the stamp is Close To My Heart.



Thanks so much for stopping by!!

81 comments:

yvette said...

What a great card!! I love the color blocks :)

Melissa said...

What a fantastic technique on the flower! Thanks for the tip! This card is so bright and cheery, love it Melanie!

Ohhh Snap said...

Great tip! Great card! The flower is awesome : ).

Linda said...

Beautiful card Mel love the flowers and the background

Lili said...

Great tip about the flowers. I love the quilt you created with the lovely paper.

Ashley said...

Great technique!

niaggi said...

I love the flower !! Thanks for the info on how to make it!!

Kelly said...

Awesome flower!!

Justhaveingfun said...

I love the paper, great idea on the card. Love the flower idea as well. TFS

Santaread said...

I love the flower great card.

Anonymous said...

Great card. Love the flower.
Erin K.

Grammy GG said...

Thank you so much, Melanie, for the good information about the flower. Love all the good tips and ideas. :-)

pcmom114 said...

You are a genius!!! Love this card.

maryanns said...

What a beautiful card! I love the colors of the tiles you used. The flowers are cute!

okiemomofthree said...

Beautiful card and I LOVE the flower!!! will have to try making one today!

Angie Little said...

Pretty, love the color blocks. Thanks for the flower tip!

Unknown said...

Beautiful card - I will definately try this technique!!

Show Love-Make Cards said...

This is really good...really good...

love2create said...

I'm not much of a flower person, but have to say this is very pretty. Love the colors!

Jean

Ms. Lucie said...

Very nice job. I don't have Cake Basics, but I do have Forever Young and can cut some flowers with that and try this. What patterned paper did you use. That was a perfect combination of colors!
How's your puppy doing?

JenE said...

Love it!!! The color blocks are great and that flower...magnificent :)

Carol<>< said...

pretty!

Carol<><

Heather said...

Gorgeous! Thanks for the tip on how to crumple the flowers and have them stay that way.

Donna said...

Beautiful card, and the flower is outstanding. TFS

Donna C.
goCricutgo

Nancy said...

I love those color blocks! Wonderful card!

Amy Jo said...

I really like this card Melanie. I love how "crumpled" you left your flower.

Sharon said...

I love the window pane effect! The flower tip is super, too. Of course the color choice is outstanding!

Denise-Scrapmouse said...

Love this card! So pretty with all the gorgeous colors. What a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

mary stuart said...

Lovely card! Great tip on the flower!
Thanks Melanie!

Wendy aka Bling Queen said...

beautiful card.

Scrapper69 said...

ohhhhh... Such a pretty card! I love the papertrey ink paper you used... And what a great technique...I may have to try that! :) (scrapper1969)

CMOM Productions said...

I love the blocks and the flower! Beautiful!

racinggrandma61 said...

Love the color blocks. Great choice.

Anonymous said...

So pretty! Question...how would you mail this card..impossible??

deelepage@hotmail.com

Shirley said...

Love the card, color blocks, and the flowers and the background!

sfread171@hotmail.com

DoriG said...

I LIKE that crumpled flower! DoriG

Unknown said...

Love it! What a great way to use up all those small pieces of paper I can't seem to throw away.

mea5798 said...

ooooo! nicey nice as always melanie!
marie sierra

Grandma Nancy said...

very pretty card!!!

A Cup of Cold Water said...

Really pretty card. I LOVE that Papertrey Ink paper.
Thanks for sharing
Susan

Joye B said...

Such a pretty card- I love the color blocks.
Joye B
joyebr@juno.com

MizMaryAnn said...

The colors are so vibrant. Love the flowers. Thanks for sharing the glimmer mist idea and heat gun ideas.

Unknown said...

Oh how pretty. Something a little different. Thank you for sharing that with us.

Sharon said...

I just love all those different colored squares! Love the flower, too! Wonderful card!! :)

ckeller219 said...

Awesome card. so springy looking!

KAT said...

pretty paper

kat

Cristi said...

Such a pretty card!! LOVE IT....

Camden said...

I love this card! The flower is perfect! TFS.

verolas said...

wooo this card is so preaty!! I love the flower!! Thanks Malanie

Nana Mouse said...

A very striking card!! Love what you did with the background and the lovely flower.

Anonymous said...

Mel, I really love this card. It's so colorful & cheerful looking and super creative, love it! :) Thanks for sharing,
Monica L.
monita23ca.rr.com

Scrappin_3rdeeschik said...

Really beautiful and colorful card.

Jennifer said...

Love this card! Great idea. Thanks!

Mrsro said...

OMG...LOVE this technique!!! Thanks as always for sharing!

LindaC said...

Great card! love it! Question? How would you put this in an envelope?

Linda said...

Love the flowers. I just don't know how you can come up with such awesome designs day after day.
Thank you for sharing with us!
Linda in Stanwood

Nessy said...

The background and flower on this card ROCK! TFS.

Doris P. said...

how simple and yet so darn cute!!

CuddlyBunny said...

Such a cool idea! Thanks for sharing!

Crhiga said...

Very nice card!! Thank you for the great tips and techniques!!!

Carol

Turnedgypsy said...

oh pick me for the cartridge, please

chriswooten57
mcwooten1999@carolina.rr.com

freetimegone said...

Awesome card. I really like the color blocks and that flower is too cute. I wish I was the one receiving this card.

Cindy House said...

Hi Melanie-- Check out SugarVeil icing for the cricut cake. Comes in 12 x 12 sheets!!!

Wendy Raffin said...

What a fantastic idea for the flower! I would have never thought of it. Thanks for sharing, and LOVE the card~

The Art of Being Kelcified said...

Great card! Great technique for the flowers! Love the color blocks!

Jenny said...

Very cute... love the card :)

Brenda said...

Great card. Will need to try the flower

Scraprelief said...

I like the squares and adore the flower great job. Julie

figment said...

very cute love the flower thanks Penny

LilGreenBug said...

Shut the front door!!! (As Scrapguy would say!) I LOVE the flower on this card, Melanie!!! The misting and crumpling really gives a lot of texture to the paper!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
Hugs!

aidensmom said...

The flower is awesome!!

Eulouise said...

I've gotta try this technique on a flower. This is an absolutely beautiful card.

Kimberly T. said...

Wow, such a cute card!! Love the flower!

flowerdisco said...

I have to try this card...love the squares and the flower is to die for :)

Pamela said...

Wow! This is so pretty the colors and everything. Love the flower.

thecraftndiva said...

very nice! Love the color block! Thanks for sharing.

scrapguy said...

well done! love the 3d flowers\

cardchick's world said...

beautiful card!!! thanks for technique for the flower..
josiej@myway.com

Michele said...

So simple and so cute.

Mandy said...

You are so creative!!! I just love to see what you create...luv ya!

Anonymous said...

Melanie,
What a great card. I love the flower it looks real. I would love to win this machine. I could make my cards look grand! I also love the colors...Sandy Bayles

 
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