I've had my head in the clouds.....

Hi Everyone!
Wow, summer is just zooming by! I'm trying to enjoy every minute of it. I know my blog has been suffering but I only have 10 more days until my oldest leaves for school :( 
Very soon I'll be using my blog not only for enjoyment but for therapy!
I mentioned I have been playing with my new My Creative Time Stamps so this is just one of the cards I created with the Fly Away With Me Dies. I think these clouds are my favorite of the set.

This card makes me think of summer. Blue skies, puffy white clouds, & pretty green grass!

 Card - 5.5" x 4.25"

Cricut Cartridges - Bloom

Paper - My minds eye & Basic Grey

Sentiment - My Creative Time Fly away with me

Challenges:

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes

Cardz TV Anything Goes

Another Christmas in July Card......

Hi Everyone!
I couldn't pass up the chance to participate in my favorite challenges. So I put together another Christmas card. I know I'll need many :) Also, I was a VERY lucky winner over at My Creative Time . I won the entire June stamp release. I've been playing with the set and her stamps and dies are just incredible and SUPER versatile. I used the Fly away with me dies for the snowmans scarf, how CUTE is that! 

I followed the sketch at Peachy Keen Stamps and added my own take on the sketch.

Card - 5.5"

Cricut Cartridges - Doodlecharms, Storybook (frame)

Dies (scarf) - My Creative Time

Stamps - PK-460 Happy Lashes Face Assortment

Ribbon - Little Scrap Pieces

Paper -  Recollections Jingle Bells

Challenges:

Little Scrap Pieces - Christmas in July

Peachy Keen Stamps - July Sketch challenge

Bitten by the Bug 2 - Christmas in July

Merry Christmas - Christmas is July

Hi Everyone!
Ok, I must admit making Christmas projects in 80 degree weather does seem strange. Nonetheless I have created a couple gift card holders for the many gift cards we give the teenagers in the family. Pretty simple design. I used the pocket card from TBBM and welded a rectangle to the top to give it a little more height.
I sure hope you get inspired to get a jump start on Christmas projects and join some fun challenges:)

Not quite sure why the color looks off on the trim at the bottom, it is the sames paper as the other reds??

This is the tag pulled out with plenty of room for a gift card and sentiment.

Holder - 5.25" x 4"

Cricut Cartridges - TBBM

Paper - Recollections

Trims - MS Punches

Stickles

Machine stitched

Challenges:

More than favors - Pocket Card or Pocket Layout

Exploring Cricut - "Christmas In July"

Die Cuttin Divas - Christmas In July

Go Fish Challenges - Christmas in July

Jaihart - Sunday are lovely

Whoot Whoot...Celebrate

Hi Everyone!


Wow, Is it really Friday today? Where did this week go? I have had NO time this week to craft. So this card is actually from last weekend and I just added the final touches on it. I created this for a few challenges and I missed one :( Anyhow, I actually had a little inspiration for this card, it was from one of my SUPER talented bloggy friends. Miss Cindy from Cindy's Scraptastic Designs. Now I'm probably crazy creating a card using Cindy's design, because she is such an AMAZING crafter but I just loved this card (Click here to see it) Gorgeous right! I really wanted to create a card with a little owl in a tree. So here is mine! I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

I used a Sizzix Tim Holtz embossing plate Bricked & Woodgrain set to create the tree like background. I cut a shape in the middle using my gypsy. Can you guess what shape I used....it's an apple turned on it's side and stretched until I like the way it looked.

Card - 5.5" x 4.25"

Cricut Cartridge - Paisley

Stamps - PK-754 Critter Faces SET A Medium

Flower - My Creative Time Rolled Flower Die

Sentiment - Hand written

Hemp Twine - Liz's Loft Lizs paper loft

Challenges:
Cards by Jovan - Celebrate  Hop over and celebrate Jovans Blogaversary!!
Celebrate the Occasion - Birthday
Little scrap pieces - Anything Goes
Jaihart - Sunday's are Lovely

Have a splendid day! - At the beach no doubt!

Hi Everyone!
I hope you are all enjoying SUMMER - We are having a blast, that's why the lack in posts :( Well I did have some time to make a few cards and I'm sharing one that I made for a few challenges. This is my idea of a splendid day, blue sky, sun, sand, palm trees and...OK maybe not the giant crab :) Enjoy your day everyone!

Card - 4.25" x 5.5"

Cricut Cartridges - CAC, & Doodlecharms

Paper - Bazzill & My Minds Eye

Sentiment - American Crafts - Dear Lizzy

Stamps - Peachy Keen - PK-754 (eyes) & PK-460 (nose & mouth)

Glitter Glue

Challenges:

Bitten by the bug 2 - Here comes the sun!

Cricut Cardz challenge - Summer Fun

Scrapalicious USA - Summertime

Jaihart - Sundays are lovely

You're my Hero - Stars & Stripes

Hi Everyone!

Hope you are enjoying the weekend, we just got home from Church and are getting ready to go watch a ball game but I wanted to post a card I made for some challenges. I tried using some non-traditional colors to make a patriotic stars & stripes card. 

Hope you all have a SUPER day!

Cricut Cartridges - George & Storybook

Paper - My Minds Eye & Basic Grey

Jute - Celebrate it

Ink - Tim Holtz

Machine stitching

Sentiment - My Creative Time

Challenges:

Mojo Monday - Sketch

Little Scrap Pieces - Star Challenge

Hiding in my Craftroom - Anything Goes

Paper Issues - Picnics and Patriots

Jaihart - Sunday's are lovely

Red, White & Blue Centerpiece

Hi Everyone!
Have I gone too far??? Someone needs to take the burlap from me before I wallpaper my house with it :) I LOVE it!
So I set out to create some tags for the 4th of July BBQ and Beach party we have every year. I just wanted some simple tags to decorate some gift bags for the kids. Well I saw these glass containers sitting in my cabinet and thought of my burlap obsession and well my tags got attached to these and now they are the centerpieces for the 4th table. I'll just have to make more tags. Hope you like my fun centerpieces, I plan to fill them with licorice and popcorn YUM! I have a great idea for summer centerpieces using the same vases...stay tuned :)

Cricut Cartridges - Plantin Schoolbook & George

Paper - Recollections, DCWV

Buttons - MM

Burlap - Liz's Paper loft

Hemp Twine - Liz's Paper loft

Lots of challenges!

Jaihart - Sundays are lovely

My Sheri Crafts - use RED, WHITE & BLUE

Go Fish Challenge - Patriotic

Paper Issues - Picnics and Patriots

Bitten by the bug2 - Patriotic Challenge

Scrappy Moms stamps - Patriotic Theme

Shopping our Stash - Red White & Blue