Party at my pad!

Hi Everyone!

I would just like to say thank you for all of the nice comments! It sure puts a smile on my face! We had a great time at the Zoo. It was a wonderful day!

I wanted to enter in two challenges, the Creative Cutter Challenge - Splish Splash & Cricut Cardz Challenge - It's a jungle out there! Yep, there are many types of frogs in the jungle just ask my 7 year old he gave me the idea :) I thought the sentiment was fitting! We have a birthday party for a friend and I think it will be the perfect card! 

Card - 5.5" x 4.25"

Cartridge - Create a Critter

Paper - DCWV, Bazzill

Ink - Colorbox

Face - Hole punched circles, hand drawn mouth

White Gel Pen - Sakura

Sentiment - Created on my computer

Ribbon - Unknown

Machine stitched

Whoot Whoot! Happy Birthday

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to post before we leave to San Diego! We are going to the Zoo! Should be fun and HOT!
So I wanted to make a card for the Birthday Sundaes challenge - Pink, Green, & White. I knew right away I wanted to use an owl. Which I cut from Paisley but the sentiment had me going crazy! So I originally had "Hoot" but then I liked the look of "Whoot", oh I kept "whoot" the things I obsess over :) Well here is my card.. Hope you all have an enjoyable weekend and stay cool...

Card - 5.5"x4.25"

Cartridges - TBBM & Paisley

PKS Stamps PK-754 Critter Faces SET A Medium

Paper - MM,Recollections

Ribbon - American Crafts

Button - American Crafts

Sentiment - Printed from computer

Happy Haunting!

Hi Everyone!

I love circle shaped cards, so I knew I was going to play in the challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion. The challenge is any occasion circle shaped card. I also wanted to play in Abby's challenge over at Scrapbookaholic by Abby.  It's her last challenge :( so anything goes  Stop over and join in the fun at both blogs!

For Halloween, I always make cards for my godson's along with some little treats! So I created this card using Wild card for the circle card and welding the spiderweb (also from wildcard) to the center. I just love how it turned out!

Card - 5.5"

Cartridges - Paper Doll Dress Up(spider) & Wild Card

Paper - DCWV, Recollections

Ribbon - Celebrate It

Brads - MM

White Gel Pen

Baseball Thank you

Hi Everyone!

Here is a card I made for my brother in law!  My youngest is just crazy about collecting baseball cards. His uncle gave him all of his cards from when he was a kid, and my son was on cloud nine! We made this last week when BBTB was having their challenge and I forgot to post it.  I just looked and it is still open. Bitten by the bug 2  - Baseball from Life's a party. You don't have to have this cartridge to play along, any baseball from any cartridge will work. You still have some time to enter it closes 8/30/11.

Card - 5.5"x 4.25"

Cartridges - Jubilee, Sports Mania

Paper - Recollections

Gypsy - Welded the words together and then to the ball

Ribbon - Celebrate it

White Gel Pen 

Butterfly Award!

Hi Everyone!

Well two of my very sweet bloggy friends have given me the butterfly award!

The Oh so sweet Sherrie (http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com/) and the Oh so sweet Amy (http://amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com/) These two are absolutely amazing crafters! Super talented and so creative! I feel so proud to be among their picks! Thank you girls for the award!

So to receive the award, I need to pass on the 'Butterfly Award' to 10 other bloggers, contact the 10 bloggers to let them know they have been given this award, and I also need to show a link to the person who gave me the 'Butterfly Award', and finally I need to answer several questions. Here goes....

Q1) Name your favorite colour?
Pink

Q2) Name your favorite song?

I have tons…. but because I danced to it with my Dad when I got married

Natalie Cole’s Unforgettable 

Q3) Name your favorite dessert?

Chocolate Fudgies 

Q4) What wizzes you off at the moment?

Tailgaters – (One car length people)! 

Q5) Your favorite pet?

Lola our Yorkie

Q6) Black or White
White 

Q7) Your biggest fear?
Being without my family 

Q8) Best Feature?

I’m a good listener 

Q9) Everyday attitude?

Knowing Someone else is in charge! 

Q10) What is perfection?

Being anywhere with my entire family in one room and all you can hear is laughter. 

Q11) Guilty Pleasure?

Bacon Cheese burgers 

Q12) When you're upset you?

Clean 

Now I have to pass this award onto 10 others. Of course It goes back to Amy and Sherrie! I just adore them both and they bring me so much inspiration!  Here are the other fabulous ladies that are so deserving of this award! Big hugs to you all!

Laurie - http://scrapsbysissy.blogspot.com/

Karen - http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/

Kimberly - http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/

Bonnie - http://pinkbonbons.blogspot.com/

Cindy - http://cindybcreations.blogspot.com/

Glora - http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Nicole - http://teachdanz.blogspot.com/

Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/

Cathryn - http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Jessica - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Bookmark set and Holder - Back to School

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to share a bookmark set and holder that I made today for some of the Back to school challenges.  I created everything using my gypsy.  The holder (crayon box cut) and actual bookmark  are cut from TBBM.  The crayons are from Simply charmed and the books are from Wrap it up. My son and I are always looking for bookmarks, so now we have a little place for them. The saying is from his 1st grade teacher.... Love it!

Hope you enjoy!

Challenges:
Card Cupids - Bookmark challenge
Die Cuttin Divas - Back-2-School
Whimsical Wednesdays - Three times a charm (3 cuts - crayons, 3 colors - red,yellow,blue, 3 embellishments - ribbon/twine.
Cricut360 - Back to School
Creative Cutter - Back-to-school

Bookmark - 6"

Holder - 5.5"

Cartridges - TBBM, Simply Charmed, Wrap it up

Paper - Recollections, Bazzill

Ink - Colorbox

PKS Stamps PK-754 Critter Faces SET A Medium

Sentiment - printed from computer

White Gel Pen

Halloween Treat/Gift bag

Hi Everyone!

Can I tell you how much I love Halloween! I think it's the colors and oh yeah.... the CANDY!!!  So here is a little treat bag to hold some candy or even a small gift! I made the bag using TBBM and my gypsy.  I changed the handles a little so the opening would be a little larger.  I also tried a new technique with the ribbon I like the way it turned out.  I'm entering this in the following challenges:

My Craft Spot - Gift Bags & Boxes
Creative Cutter Room - Let's get inspired
Scrapalicious USA - Anything but a Card
Love to crop - Ribbon & Bling

Here is a close up of the ribbon.  The ribbon has its own bling... I love it wish I had more colors :(

Gift Bag - 6"

Cartridge - TBBM, Create a Critter (pumpkin)

Ribbon - Celebrate it, Kite string

Paper - MM, recollections, Coredinations

Button - MM

Wild Thing - Animal Challenge

Hi Everyone!

Wanted to write a quick post and enter the challenge over at Frosted Designs . It's an animal challenge!  I bought this sizzix die last night at Joanns for $1.97, so I just had to use it! It definitely needs all the extras (ink, pen, color) to make it cute!   Wait.... No cricut cutes were used in the making of this card..... hee-hee. I just realized that!!
I hope you enjoy and have a great day!

Card - 4.25" x 5.5"

Sizzix Die - Lion

Paper - All scraps

Decorative scissors - Deckle

Ink - Tim Holtz, Colorbox

Sentiment - Printed from my computer

Machine stitched

White Gel Pen

Welcome to the world - Throwback Thursday!

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all had a great weekend! It's challenge time over at My Creative Time.  The Throwback Thursday challenge is to use Use ANY "RETIRED" Cricut cartridge of YOUR choice! You can see a list of "Retired" cartridges HERE! IF you do NOT own a retired cartridge, just use any OLDER cart that you own! Deadline for this challenge will be on Wed, August 17th @ midnight!

I chose to make a tag for a baby gift.  I used TBBM for the tag and New Arrival for the baby dress.  I added tulle for the bow and left the ribbon long on top (which I cut off in the photo- sorry) so I can attach it to the gift bag.  I also rounded the edges of the tag as well.  Hope you enjoy!

Tag - 5.5"

Cartridges - TBMM, New Arrival

Paper - Heidi Grace, Doodlebug

Sentiment - Studio G

Ink - Colorbox

With Love - Garden Card

Hi Everyone!

Happy Sunday! It has been a wonderful day despite our overcast weather.  We headed off to Church this morning and then we all went to breakfast.  Now, the boys are out riding bikes.  Mommy gets to do laundry and make a quick card :) I really wanted to participate in the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge.  This week it's all about Bugs....  Also, the challenge over at Die Cuttin Divas looked so fun! So I combined the two, and came up with this.  I love being in the garden, although I could do without the bugs.  I created this in my gypsy using Walk in my garden.  Hope you enjoy! 

Card - 4.75" x 6.5"

Cartridge - Walk in my garden

Paper - Recollections, Pressed Petals

Ribbon - Celebrate it

Buttons - MM

Sentiment - Printed on computer

White Gel Pen

Love is in the air

Hi Everyone!

Hope your weekend is off to a GREAT start! I wanted to enter the challenge over at My Craft Spot.  The challenge is to use hot, bright colors on your project.  I chose the  rainbow cut from Create a Critter! Used some pretty bright colors and here is my simple card. Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Card - Approx 4.5"

Cartridge - Create a Critter

Paper - Recollections, Marcella by K (K& Co)

Ribbon - Celebrate it

Stamp - American Crafts? (I think)

Ink - Colorbox

White Gel Pen

Root Beer Float & a Thank you!

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to share two things today! First, I received some blog candy in the mail from TANA.  It is just about the coolest thing (coffee ice cube trays). THANK YOU TANA for such a great gift! mmmmm doesn't this look good!

Second, I have a card that I made for a friend! We were having a rough week a few weeks back and got this idea to go have root beer floats to cheer us up!  They were sooooo good the only thing we said for a few minutes was MMM.... as we sipped them.  So I made her a card and wrote that on the front!  I know she will laugh!

Card - 5.5" x 4.25"

Cartridge - Everyday Pop Up Cards

Paper - DCWV, Recollections

Ribbon - Celebrate it

Embossing - Cuttlebug

Stickles

Glossy Accents

Sentiment - Handwritten

Patches of Pink - What makes me Happy?

Hi Everyone!

Today is Link -up time over at Patches of Pink.  The theme is in celebration of Happiness Awareness Month (August).  We were asked to make a project that represents something that makes you happy.  I'm sure I've said it a million times but here goes a million and one.  I love the beach and it truly make me happy. Whether I'm walking along the shore or sitting on the sand, it's my happy place! Please stop over and take a look at the other FABULOUS DT projects and link up yours too. Hope everyone has a great day!

Card - 5.5" x 4.25"

Cricut Cartridges - Life is a beach, simply charmed(sun), PDDU(sand)

Paper - Recollections, Cloud9

Ink - Colorbox, Tim Holtz

White Gel Pen

Ribbon - Micheals

When life hands you lemons....

Hi Everyone!

Here is a card created for the Cricut Cardz "Tuitti Fruitti" Challenge. Make a card using fruit, and use any cartridges, colors or occasion you'd like.  I thought I'd take the opportunity to make a card for a friend that need a little pick me up! Hope it helps! Enjoy your day!

Card - 5.5" x 4.25"

Cartridges - Doodlecharms (basket) Simply Charmed (lemons)

Paper - Scraps

Ink - Colorbox

Stitching - Machine

White gel pen

Ribbon - Micheals

Sentiment -My computer

Patches of Pink New Design Team Member

Hi Everyone!

I'm just so excited to tell you all that I have been selected as a new design team member for

Patches of Pink

I still can't believe it! Thank you so much Jalisa! 

The design team will be sharing projects this Thursday! Please stop over and have a look and don't forget to link up at the link up party! Head over and see some some of the fabulous entries and join in the fun!



School Notes

Hi Everyone!

Here are some note cards that I made for my little one's lunch bag next year.  Bitten by the bug 2 is having a "Locker Talk" challenge. The challenge is to create a GREAT Back-to-School project using any cut from the Locker Talk cartridge. If you don't have this cart, they still want to see what you can come up with using any other cartridge out there !  Also, My Sheri Crafts is having a Back to School challenge.  Be sure to head over and check out the fun at both blogs!!  So I used Simply charmed for the pencil.  I love how it turned out, hope you do too!

Cards - 3"

Cartridge - Simply Charmed

Paper - Recollections, The printed paper is sentence strips found at Micheals.

Ink - Colorbox

White Gel Pen

Sentiment - printed from my computer

Party Bags!

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to share some party bags I made for my son's friend's birthday. His mom wanted something that went along with the theme. He had a game truck birthday, it was pretty cool. This huge trailer truck parks in front of your home and it is filled with flat screen TV's and every gaming system imaginable, hence the game controller for the party bag.  The kids had a blast!! I am entering this in Celebrate the Occasion challenge Kids Birthday & My Sheri Crafts - Party Decor.  Hope you come and join the fun! Have a great day!

Cartridge - Wrap it up

Paper - Bazzill, recollections

Sentiment - printed and then cut and rounded edges

Thank you very much!

Hi Everyone!

Wanted to share a card made for two challenges.  I'm so glad one of the challenges this week was a thank you card because I needed a couple for this past weekend.  We stayed at our friends Ranch house and had such a fab time. So the first challenge is Creative Cutter - Thank-you-challenge (must include a stamp, two buttons, & embossing)  and the second is Die cuttin divas - Sketch challenge. Hope you join in the fun!!

Card - 4.25" x 5.5"

Cartridge - Storybook

Paper - Cloud Nine, recollections

Buttons - MM

Decorative scissors

Ribbon - Celebrate it

Ink - Colorbox

Santa Suit Card

Hi Everyone!

Whew..... what a busy couple weeks.  Everything is getting back to normal.  I created a card for some challenges and I really like how it came out.  I think I will duplicate it and use this for special Christmas cards this year.
Challenges:
More than favors wacky-wednesday Christmas-in-July
Cricut Cardz Challenge - Holiday - Anything Goes
Creative time for me - Throwback-thursday - CHRISTMAS THEME

Card - Approx. 5"

Cartridge - George (card base) & Storybook (Buckle)

Paper - Poptone

Buttons - MM

Boa - Joanns

Sentiment - printed from my computer

Ink - Colorbox