Trendy Twine - Happy Father's Day

Hello!

The Trendy team would like to celebrate all the Dad's today, we are sharing some Father's day projects over on the blog. My Dad is a golfer and a foodie so we sent him a great big basket of all his favorite Italian foods and some golf balls :)  Here is an idea for a homemade gift to give for the golf fan in your life.

If you have a golfer in your life then you know they go through a lot of golf balls. The golf balls usually come in boxes, so you can just open the box and put some of the balls in a much cuter container :) 

In this case, I used a mason jar, but you can use any clear container that will fit the golf balls. I tied up the jar with some ribbon and one of my favorite colors In the Navy. This is the PERFECT blue!

I created a cute little golf ball tag using a circle die cut and a dry embossing folder. I added a banner die cut with Happy Father's Day and for a final touch I tied in a tee.

I hope you have a moment to stop by the blog and see all the Father's Day fun!

In the Navy

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Die Cuttin' Diva's - Bike Challenge

Hello,

Happy Tuesday and you know what that means... challenge day over at DCD. Today's challenge is in honor of Bike month.  Please come by and share your BIKE themed project with us and don't forget to show off that die cut :)

Since Father's day is around the corner I thought I would make a cute card for my youngest to give Dad. My little guy used to ride his red trike like a mad man. Once he got the hang of it... it couldn't go fast enough for him :) 

I found this cute sentiment from Scrappy Mom Stamps and thought it was perfect for this little trike.

The die cut came from the Boys will be boys Cricut cartridge.

Please pop over to Die Cuttin Divas Challenge and check out the inspiration from DT and join us for the challenge! We would love to have you.

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Die Cuttin Diva's - Mystery/Detective

Happy Tuesday!
It's time for another Die Cuttin Diva's challenge. We have a fun challenge for you :) It's a mystery inspired challenge. You have to stop by the DCD blog and check out the inspiration.  

I used a fun file from SVG cutting, and the sentiments are from Scrappy Mom stamps and My Creative time.

Oh this little guy is too cute with his big eye in that magnifying glass. The eyes are two sizes from Peachy Keen Face stamps. I used some pattern paper that resembled newspaper and used the new MCT edge die it gives a torn edge look. Lastly, I inked up the paper to give it that old look :) 

Please pop over to Die Cuttin Divas Challenge and check out the inspiration from DT and join us for the Mystery/Detective challenge! We would love to have you.

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Die Cuttin Diva's - Kids Theme

Happy Tuesday!
It's time for another Die Cuttin Diva's challenge. This week is all about the kids! It's always fun to make a project for a child, I love using all the fun kid colors and elements.
I found these great cards on pinterest... so many different versions and styles and you can make them using circle dies. 

I chose a bright lime green with polka dots for the background but you can chose any color. They have some really cute dragon cards in purple... the options are really endless.

First I chose the size card I wanted (A2) then I used my largest circle die to cut a semi circle in my paper but I did not cut all the way through. You actually can cut all the way through but then you probably need a color card stock behind as well. Next I cut 5 - .75" circles for the monster teeth, 2-1.5" circles for the eyes and 3- .25" circles for the nose and eyes. Once you have everything complete, assembly is simple. I adhered the teeth inside the slit, attached the eyes and nose, stamped a fun sentiment from Scrappy Mom stamps and it was that simple.

Please pop over to Die Cuttin Divas Challenge and check out the inspiration from DT and join us for the KIDS challenge! We would love to have you.

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Challenges

Doubleclick - Happy Birthday Challenge

Die Cuttin Divas - Favorite Color Combination

Happy Tuesday!!

It's time for another Die Cuttin Divas Challenge. Today's challenge is to use your favorite color combination. Isn't that a great challenge? I LOVE it, but, I'll admit that I wanted to use so many combos because I have so many favorites :) Well I decided on this one...

I LOVE Halloween colors and I really love orange and black. I can't wait for Halloween, this makes me want to start decorating :) 

My creative time label

Scrappy Mom stamps chevron die

Paper - My minds eye 

Cricut Wild Card

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I LOVE the USA - 4th of July Home Decor

Hi Everyone!
Hope you are enjoying your day! Today I have a quick little project I made for my house.  I have had a bunch of red frames from my son's nursery that I kept in hopes of using them again.  I have used 2 of the 8 - hey it's a start :)

I just made a 4 x 5 flat card and just used removable tape to adhere it, so I can use it again for Valentines or Christmas. I designed the "I LOVE the USA" on my gypsy. I also used Scrappy Mom stamps Chevron die for the background (Love this die)

Paper - Bazzill & American Crafts

I'm entering this in a few challenges

Craft It Up & Link It Up Red White & Blue Linky Party!

Cuttin and stampin - Week 25 Challenge - 4th of July

cupcake inspirations - Photo

Paper issues - In the Navy (shades of Blue)

Pumpkin spice blog - Red, White and Blue

Simply create too - "YOUR SENTIMENT IS THE HIGHLIGHT"

I gotta create - Share your Wildly Original creations

Scrappy Moms Stamps Guest Designer

Happy Sunday!

I'm back with a little more inspiration from the newest Scrappy Mom Stamp Set  Ticket to Adventure. Here is a card I made from this set that can be used so so so many ways.

The ticket sentiment is super fun!! Think of how many great sentiments you can add.  This is such a FUN set, so perfect for vacations, but equally awesome for cards!!

Paper - American Crafts

Banner - My Craft Spot

Twine - Strawberry Cupcake Trendy Twine

Gold Confetti

Machine Stitched

Scrappy Mom Stamps - Guest Designer

Happy Monday!

I'm back with a little more inspiration from the newest Scrappy Mom Stamp Set  Ticket to Adventure. I decided to crate a layout. This is a picture from when my entire family...30 of us went on a cruise.  I think it was the best vacation ever :) If you have been on a cruise then you know the life vest drill - we all had a really FUN time with it :) I thought the sentiment was perfect for this picture. That's the hubs, my uncle and I. This picture just makes me smile - we had such a FUN time!

Paper - Echo Park & Kraft

Flag Die - Lil Inker Designs

Sentiment - Scrappy Mom Stamps - Ticket to Adventure

Jute string

Scrappy Moms Stamps - Guest Designer

Hi Everyone!

Today I have the honor of being a guest designer for the Scrappy Moms Stamps newest release. Thank you so much SMS for having me! Boy, did I get lucky...these are two VERY cute sets.

The first set is called monster mania, oh my gosh...sooo much FUN! You'll see lots of inspiring projects over the next week from the DT and me :)  This set can be used for a monster themed birthday, Halloween, Valentines Day.... it is such a GREAT set!! 

The next set is called Ticket to Adventure. It is AWESOME! It is absolutely perfect for scrapbooking your adventures! I LOVE it!!

Today I used the Monster Mania Set and for my first project I created a Birthday card.

EYE (hee-hee) just LOVE the fun sentiments on this release. I wanted to create a fun little monster but still keep him kind of cute :) I picked one from the Mini monsters Cricut Cartridge and inked up a cute face. I created a fun little banner for my little monster to hold and added some stars and stitching.

Please stop by the Scrappy Moms Stamps blog to see what the fabulous DT has in store for you and check back with me as I will have a few more projects using both sets :)

Take time to smell the flowers!

Good Morning!
Boy, life has been super busy. Just finished up a week of Birthday's and travel. Phew...I'm tired. Just quickly before I get to my card I wanted to share the cake I made for my litttle boy's Birthday.  He doesn't like cake??? so we always buy an ice cream cake but this year I found some inspiration on where else...Pinterest and came up with this.....

 Now if you wanted to hot glue the boxes of candy to the base... well... that would have been WAAAY too easy :) I wanted to lightly tape them so I could deconstruct the cake and hand out the candy in the goodie bags. So that's why you see the space in the pic, my candy kept falling :) The kids LOVED the candy cake and the ice cream sundaes :) :)

And here's the card I'm sharing today!

I just LOVE the way this card turned out.  I used some inspiration from a truly AWESOME designer Amy Kolling and HERE is the card! fabulous huh! Well, I think my Mom loved her card and her flowers, that's what we bought her this year, two rose bushes :)

Paper - American Crafts (Spring )

Sentiment - Scrappy Moms Stamps - Fun Celebrations

My Creative Time - Stitched-Pretty-Flowers-Leaves-Dies

Scrappy moms stamps - Terrific Tuesday Challenge

My Creative Time - Designers Challenge - Mother's Day project of YOUR choice & it MUST include at least ONE flower!

Say it with a Sentiment - Trendy Twine DT Post

Visit HERE for my Craftin Desert Diva Mothers Day Post

Hi Everyone - Happy Monday!
Today the Trendy team is sharing some fabulous sentiment projects for the current Say it with a Sentiment challenge - FUN right? So since Mother's Day is around the corner I took this opportunity to make a card for mom :) starting with this awesome sentiment from Scrappy moms stamps and some Totally Kraft Trendy Twine. 

I love kraft paper so this twine was perfect for me :) I LOVE it! Just to make it pop even more I braided the twine using the traditional braiding method, nothing fancy :) I really like the way it makes the card look.

Paper - My Minds Eye In Bloom

Die Cut Label - My Creative Time

Sentiment - Scrappy Mom stamps fun celebrations

Machine Stitched

Gems

Totally Kraft Trendy Twine

I hope you will stop over to the Trendy Blog and have a look at the fantastic DT projects and join in the fun!

 Challenge details

(1) Sentiment as the focal point

(2)  Trendy Twine

Deadline is 11:59 p.m. central time, Friday, May 23rd. 

Project must be new for the challenge.

No back linking.

Only one entry, please.

Must  follow directions for the challenge.

 Projects not qualified will be unlinked.

(including wrong twine)

 Winner will receive a Trendy Twine Starter Pack.

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Challenges

The Kraft Journal - Just For Her

Craftin Desert Divas - Mothers Day

The pink elephant challenge - Mother's Day

Simply create too _ "STACK 'UM UP"

dlart-may-linky-challenge

Die Cuttin Divas - Earth Day: Use Something Recycled

Hi Everyone!
Happy Tuesday! I'ts time for another Die Cuttin Divas Challenge. Today's theme is 
           Earth Day: Use Something Recycled
I'm pretty sure if you're a crafter you've held on to a few things, a bottle, jar, bag, ribbon, tape, buttons. I know you've got something :) Well, get it out and use it along with a die cut and come join the fun! The DT projects are so creative. I love them all, did you see Laura's card. She used a handle from a old gift bag to create a jump rope! SUPER CUTE!
I have had this Tea canister for a REALLY long time. My hubs received it as a gift from a business client and once the tea was gone I figured I could use it for something :)
Obviously by looking at this you can see it's a SUPER simple project that you could just decorate clean and simple or go wild....

I used orange light weight paper and measured and cut accordingly.  I placed dry adhesive on the paper and wrapped the tea canister. I suggest when wrapping anything to use light weight paper and dry adhesive. I started with the complete opposite  - cardstock and liquid and it bubbled and rippled.

Next is the fun part.... I am using this as a storage container for my craft room so I kept it CAS. I used a Chevron Die from Scrappy Mom Stamps and some yummy Orangesicle Trendy Twine. This is a great technique to use on peanut, popcorn, pringles cans, etc...

Please pop over and link up with us this week, we would love to have you!

Have a GREAT Day!

With Heartfelt Thanks

Hi Everyone,

Happy Sunday! Are you are preparing for the game? Or do you take the day to craft :) We always go to a big party which is super fun but I really go for all the food :) Just sayin...I love me some Super Bowl food :)
Before we leave I wanted to share a couple thank you cards I made for Scrappy moms stamps - Terrific Tuesday Challenge Red & Yellow. 

These colors make me happy :)

Paper - Scraps - But I think it's KI memories and Bazzill

Flower Die - My Creative Time

Heart Die - My Creative Time

Sentiment - Inkadinkadoo

Have a GREAT Sunday and don't forget to stop by Craftin Desert Divas for a new challenge tomorrow!

Gingerbread Card and a fun announcement!

Hi Everyone!
Wow, what a whirlwind! The Holidays are so beautiful but so busy :) I feel like we haven't gotten out of our car for 3 weeks :) Well, we are home and on our way to getting back to normal. I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and preparing for a FUN New Year! 

So I have had a few AWESOME bits of news lately some I can't announce yet :(  but one I can and that's... I'm going to be a guest designer for Scrappy Mom Stamps for the month of June! I'm super excited and just LOVE their stamps - Thank you so much Tammy and Melanie! 

Here is the card I submitted for the GD spot :)

The paper is from American Crafts and that fabulous Chevron pattern is made with the Chevron and Rick Rack Die

Scallop-Stitched-Circle-Die - My Creative Time

SOTMK - PKSC-23 - Peachy Keen Stamps

Button - MM

Jute Twine

Machine Stitched