NIFTY FIFTIES CRICUT CARTRIDGE: You Bowl Me Over Card

Here is my last card in my March series using the Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge.

I used the bowling pin and ball images located on page 33 set at 5 inches.

I really wanted to make a more masculine card for this last one.  I think as a female crafter, I tend to make gifts and cards for my female friends and tend to forget about the men in my life!  Not good, especially since everyone I know really supports my business and my creative talents.

The red stripes on the bowling pin really dedicated the color scheme of this card, besides I think that you can not get any more masculine with black and red!

  Again with my polka dotted background paper for this card!

  I used some of my left over scraps for the background of this card.  Okay, so this card makes a loud statement with very little effort on this Rock Girl's part!  This card took 5 minutes to make and 3 1/2 of those minutes was because I had to wait for my Cricut to cut the images.  VERY easy to make!

No stamps were used, this time I used my computer to type up "You Bowl Me Over" tag on white cardstock.

I added a little light brown chalk around the bowling pin to add a little age to it!  I highlighted the bowling ball with white chalk.

This card is a X!

Remember to leave a comment and become a follower of my blog and you will be entered in this month's blog candy!  The blog candy will be the set of cards I create using the Nifty Fifties Cricut Cartridge in the month of March.  

 

Winner will be chosen the first week of April.  Good Luck!

Keep Rockin' and Scrapin'

Rock Girl

Bobbi

 

NIFTY FIFTIES CRICUT CARTRIDGE: Ohh La La Card

Ohh La La Card

Here is my third card for March using the Nifty Fifties Cricut Cartridge.

I used the french poodle image located on page 29 set at 4 inches.

I really wanted to use that cool 1950's color hue of the pinks and robinegg blue for this card especially since I used the polka dotted background paper for this card.

  I used some of my left over scraps for the background of this card.  I really enjoyed the simplicity of this card.  You can not get anymore "Ohh La La" than a French Poodle!

The background and cardstock was chosen from my scrap pile to match the background paper.

I used another $1.00 stamp I purchased from Michael's, I think it is made by G Studios.  I just love these $1.00 stamps!

I added a few pink pearls and added a pink polka dots ribbon for that little added appeal and texture.

Remember to leave a comment and become a follower of my blog and you will be entered in this month's blog candy!  The blog candy will be the set of cards I create using the Nifty Fifties Cricut Cartridge in the month of March.  

 

Winner will be chosen the first week of April.  Good Luck!

Keep Rockin' and Scrapin'

Rock Girl

Bobbi

 

NIFTY FIFTIES CRICUT CARTRIDGE

 

Cocktail Anyone?

Here is my second card for March using the Nifty Fifties Cricut Cartridge.

I used the martini glass image located on page 27 set at 5 inches.

I want to go non traditional in the colors I used for this card.  I used some of my left over scraps for the background of this card.  (The paper pack was  purchased from Target's Dollar Bins last January.  I feel in love with all the glitter and its metallic silver.)  You just can't go wrong with a $1.00 paper pack! The background and cardstock was chosen to match the background paper.

I used another $1.00 stamp I purchased from Michael's, I think it is made by G Studios.

I added a few glitter dots and glittered over the stamp to add more sparkle.  (Honestly, not sure I love this card, but loved the process of making it)

The newest technique I just learned was how to create the ruffled/curtain ribbon look.  I tend to be so frugal with my embellies, that I felt a little guilty using so much ribbon!  (this is obvious evidence that I am a scrapbook hoarder).  I think I will need to add a little more glue dots before it is shipped off to the blog winner...so if you end up winning this month's blog candy, I assure you that it will look lovely!

Remember to leave a comment and become a follower of my blog and you will be entered in this month's blog candy!  The blog candy will be the set of cards I create using the Nifty Fifties Cricut Cartridge in the month of March.  Winner will be chosen the first week of April.  Good Luck!

Oh, please come visit on March 17th and 18th, I will be participating in my first blog hop!  The Luck of the Irish!  I promise there will be a blog candy given away too!

Keep Rockin and Scrapin

Rock Girl

Bobbi

 

NIFTY FIFTIES CRICUT CARTRIDGE

I remember when I was a little girl every Sunday was laundry day at my Grandparent's house.  My Grandmother would spend hours ironing all the clothes.   I especially remember her ironing my Grandpa's "hankies".  I asked her why she ironed them and she told be "because"...so typical!  I never really understood why the hankies got special attention since all my Grandpa used them for was to blow his nose in them. (so gross)!~SO why am I showing a dress and not a hankie?  Well, ironing the hankies was such a 1950's house wife thing to do!

Grandma and Grandpa Howe

My Mom!

My Flower Girl Dress

My Grandma was a truly a gifted seamstress, she learned from her father who owned his own seamstress shop in Chicago.  My mother has told me countless stories of my grandmother making her clothes and how embarrassed she was a kid wearing them because they were not hip and not in style. 

When my mother re-married, I was so excited because I was the Flower Girl.  My Grandma made my dress for that occasion, and it still hangs in my closet today.  It is simply a treasure for me and something that I will always keep because she made it for me.

When I saw this dress form on the cartridge, it totally reminded me of them, especially my sweet Grandma!  I love them dearly and am so blessed to still them them both here with me.  Every time I see my Grandma, she is wearing a stylish velor jumpsuit and her jewels.  

DETAILS:  (CARD SIZE:  4  x  5.5)

I choose a simple striped pattern from Echo Park Paper Co from the Little Girl Collection. 

I found the pattern to have the look and feel of the fabrics of the fifties.

Of course I had to add the classic 1950's accessory of pearls!  

The solid Green cardstock was part of a Colorbok pack purchased at Walmart for only $5.00!  

I then dry embossed it using the Cuttlebug template.

The dress form can be located on page 30 of the Nifty Fifties Cricut Cartridge, set at 5 inches.

Hope you enjoyed!  I will be adding more cards to this collection each week on the month of March and will give the set of 5 cards as BLOG CANDY! In order to be qualified for the blog candy, you need to become a follower of this blog and leave a comment letting me know what the Nifty Fifties means to you!

Keep Rockin!

Rock Girl Designs

Bobbi