Thank You BERRY Much

Hi Everyone!


Hope everyone is doing well! I wanted to make a thank you card for my son's 1st grade room mom.  She does so much for our class and thought I would give her this card from the parent volunteers to show how much we appreciate her!
Of course I kept a couple challenges in mind.


TWO SCRAPTASTIC GALS - Use the Paisley Cartridge
CARD CREATIONS & MORE BY C - Anything that sparkles

Enjoy the Journey

Hi Everyone!

Today is just a GORGEOUS day. Still chilly but the sun is shining! My youngest has baseball pictures today and then we are going to breakfast! It should be a fabulous day!
After viewing all of your blogs and seeing so many AWESOME projects one thing I've learned is that there are SOOO many challenges.  I have come across two new ones that I would like to enter.
PAPER CUTZ - Challenge #80 Make a project for spring using any colors.
FROSTED DESIGNS - Use metal on your project

I made this card using the kite from the Create a Critter cartridge and I just love how it came out. I layered the kite and added pop dots in between the layers.  I added the metal piece "enjoy the journey" and some fibers. I also clear embossed the kite string. Super simple, just the way I like it! I hope you all have a great day!

Eat Cake

Hi Everyone!

Wow it's cold here! I'm staying inside today! Wow so many fun challenges lately.  I made a card that I will enter in three this week. It's a shaped card from the Sweet Treats cartridge. I ran it through the cuttlebug(swiss dots), stamped "eat cake", added a pretty little swirl from the Wild Card cartridge.  Of course stickles and my trusty white gel pen finish off the card.  One more thing, I tried inking the embossed dots on the card and I smeared it just a little. I still hope you like it!

Challenges:
COOKING WITH CRICUT - Swirls and Twirls
JITTERBUGGIN - Get in shape (Shaped Cards)
CELEBRATE THE OCCASION - "Anything Goes Birthday"

  

April Showers bring May Flowers

Hi Everyone!

It's a great day today! A little cold but the sun is shining. My Mom and I are working on my sisters baby shower invites, can't wait to show you all what we came up with!!! 

Today, I have a card that I created for some challenges.  I used the Create a Critter cartridge and the Blackletter cartridge. I love how this card turned out, hope you do too.

Challenges:

SCRAPPY MOMS STAMPS - Terrific Tuesday cartridge - Create a critter, use any cut you want.

MY CREATIVE TIME - Throwback Thursday- A Walk in my Garden, your project should include             flowers. As always, if you don't have this cartridge you can use any OLDER cartridge.

QUEEN OF MY CRAFTROOM - Spring theme, must have a flower on your project.

Two Peas in a Pod

Hi Everyone!

I made a card the other day and thought I would do some sewing!  To tell you the truth the sewing machine and I are just not the friends we should be. I love the look of a stitched card but getting everything to line up is just a little frustrating! 

I happened to see on Lisa's blog (prettypaperprettyribbons) a challenge for projects with any type of stitching. The "Sew much Fun challenge is at The Paper Variety.

So I made my card using the New Arrival cartridge added some buttons, stitching around the card, three little buttons and a little white gel pen. Hope you enjoy! 

Coffee on me

Hi Everyone!

I Love coffee and so do my girlfriends.  I love nothing more than to take a walk by the beach with my hubby or friends and sip a cup of coffee.  Here is a card I came up with to give to a girlfriend on our next coffee run.  Just slip a gift card inside and voila, instant smile on her face!

I am entering this card in:

FANTABULOUS CRICUT Emboss it challenge &
CREATIVE SISTERS CHALLENGE embossing.

Liebster Blog Award

Hi Everyone!

The super talented and creative Faith Abigail from Faith-abigaildesigns has awarded me with the Liebster Blog Award. I feel honored to receive it from her.  Please check out her blog and view all of her amazing projects! 

The rules are simple:

1). It's a blog award handed over to your favorite five blogs, that has less than one hundred followers.
2). The award is passed on to the five, by commenting on their blog, telling them that their blog is one of your favorites and that it has been chosen for the Liebster Blog Award.
3). The one who receives the award posts a link back to the person who gave it to them, and five of his/hers favorite blogs (you are allowed to choose the person who sent you the award if you wish) with less than one hundred followers.

Here are my five:

http://faith-abigaildesigns.blogspot.com/ 

http://craftyfulgardens.blogspot.com

http://www.kimizkraftz.com

http://chloeandherclipons.blogspot.com

http://cricut-crazed-lady.blogspot.com

Please take a minute to enjoy these blogs. I gain inspiration from each of you and have so much fun playing with paper!!!

Baby Chick Card Set

Hi Everyone!

Here is a gift card set that I made for a friend.  She wanted 3 small cards for some gift baskets.  I used the create a critter cartridge, peachy keen stamps, and some fluffy ribbon that resembles a baby chicks fuzzy hair. So perfect for the card.  super simple! I packaged them in a 4x4 clear box. She didn't need them for a few weeks but I thought I would do them now and enter them into the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Let's face it Friday Think Spring Handmade Gifts.

Mr. & Mrs. Wedding Card

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to share this card that I made the other day.  I had been really wanting to try and make the paper flowers that are all over youtube and I went ahead and tried it. Here is great tutorial Paper Flowers I did it using a paper flower punch.  I LOVE how it turned out. I made the card with two challenges in mind MOJO MONDAY sketch challenge and MORE THAN FAVORS Wacky Wednesday challenge using a wedding theme.

Hope you like it!

Thank you for looking!

Shelly

Sweets Box

Hi Everyone,

This is a box I made for Valentines Day and used it for candy.  I forgot to take pictures of the table all decorated, but I found the box in one of my boys room. I used TBBM cartridge and found a heart in Create a Critter to match the top of the box.  I am going to enter this in Paper Playtimes Challenge Animal Print. I love me some animal print.

Cup of Laughter

Hi Everyone!

I have been in my craft room all morning.  It's a rainy day here, so it's been nice to be inside.  I saw that Cricut Cardz is having a "cup of cheer" challenge.  There are so many cute cup cuts.  I chose the cup from the Stamping cartridge. I used my gypsy because I wanted to hide the scroll work inside of the cup, but I couldn't, so I used the shadow feature. I outlined the cups in pink and used PKS for the faces.  I also used the Wild Card cartridge for the card base. The inside of the card says May your cup overflow with Laughter. Hope you like it.

Flower Shaped Card

Happy Valentines Day Everyone!

I made this card just to keep in my greeting card box.  (I will have to show everyone this sometime ;)  I used a flower from the storybook cartridge and the goldfish bowl from create a critter.  I just stretched it using my gypsy.  I love the way it came out. I added a flower and a happy brad. I also inked the card to tint the color of the green cardstock and added final touches with the white gel pen.

Fore YOU! Valentines Golf Card

Hi Everyone!

Here is a Valentine card for the Golf lover! I used the sports mania cartridge for the golf ball and TBBM cartridge for the tag and printed Fore YOU from my computer.

I received my first Peachy Keen Stamp set and can you say "peachy heaven"!  I love these stamps! I finished the card off with ribbon and a cute button.

I will enter it in the Cricut Cardz Challenge their challenge is to make a Valentine's card using any cartridges, and the colors blue, green and white ONLY. 

Mickey sending Love

Hi Everyone!

Here is a card that looks simple but oh my! The Mickey and friends cartridge is a little trickier than I thought. I think I've got the hang of it now.  I used the Mouse ears and made a shaped card and then added a heart to the back of Mickey so it looks like he's holding it behind him. I printed "love" on the heart and used glossy accent. Of course a little stickles and there you go. I love Mickey Mouse. I thought I would enter this card in a couple challenges.

Fantabulous Cricut is having a Share the Love challenge. Use one cricut cut and the word love.

PaperPlaytime is having a challenge to use cupid or hearts on your project.

 

Birthday Cake - Scrappy Mom Stamps Terrific Tuesday Challenge Simply Charmed

Hi Everyone!

It's time for Scrappy Mom Stamps terrific Tuesday challenge. This week the cartridge is Simply charmed.  If you don't have it you can use a similar cut.
I used the birthday cake cut. I used glitter on the candles, stickles on the flames, and added glossy accents to the frosting. It's very bright and colorful.  I made quite a few for birthdays throughout the year, it's a very universal card even with all the bling :)   

Thank you for looking!

Shelly

Wow! Stylish Blogger Award!

Hi Everyone!

Over the weekend I received the stylish Blogger award from 3 very TALENTED ladies.  They truly deserve the award. Thank you ladies, I appreciate it so very much! Please check out their blogs.

Amber at http://my3escrapbooking.blogspot.com
Kim at http://kimizkraftz.blogspot.com/
Cindy at http://scrappingroom.blogspot.com/

Upon receiving this award I must…

Thank the person who gave this award to me and link back to their blog

Share 8 things about myself

Pass this award to 8 other individuals that I have recently discovered

Leave a comment so that they can pass along the recognition.                                                 

1. I love my family! I have the most amazing family! My husband is just about perfect, he is my dream come true. My boys are my pride and joy. They make me so proud to be their mom.
2. I’m a foodie. I grew up in an Italian family and my Grandfather was a chef. Need I say more.  We enjoy all types of dining, from fine dining to a local burger joint and everything in between.   
3. I am going to be an Auntie! My very first niece (thank you God for a girl) is coming in June. So very excited – lots of girly projects on the horizon.
4. I am a baseball mom, and proud of it! My oldest plays in college and my baby is 3^rd year in little league.  I love watching those boys on the field. My oldest just had his first college game, rough start, but as I told him after the game. He looks so cute in his uniform, and he IS the cutest boy on the team J
5. I am obsessed with paper! I love it and can’t get enough of it. I think I could paper the world.
6. I love getting in my car and turning the radio up and singing my guts out. (without the family) Although my six year old thinks I should try out for American Idol. I don’t know what’s more touching, the fact that he thinks I still meet the age requirements or the fact that he thinks I can sing. (I can’t)
7. I’m a girly girl. Yes, I love baseball but the running  joke is that you won’t catch me at the field without my heels! I love jewelry, handbags, hats, dresses, heels (the higher the better), anything that makes you look and feel pretty!
8. My Girlfriends are a blessing! My bestie and I have been friends for 28 years.  For those that know what it is to have a B/F I don’t have to explain, but she is someone so special that God blessed me with and I could not imagine my life without her in it. My dear friends I’ve met along the way. We share stories, troubles, laughter, drama, tears, love, and sometimes chocolate cake. Mmmm my favorite! I just wouldn’t be the women I am with their love, support, and guidance.

Now for the 8 people that I have discovered, that's so tough! First these three women would be on the top of my list for sure. But I don't think I'm allowed to give it back am I?

Anita at http://scrappingwithglitter.blogspot.com/

Janice at http://cricutology.blogspot.com/

Lisa at http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/

Jeanine at http://scrappinwithjc.blogspot.com/

Theresa at http://juicycricutcards.blogspot.com/

Erika at http://cricutlove1.blogspot.com/

Gigi at http://thecricutbug.blogspot.com/

More fun Scraps http://morefunscraps.blogspot.com/

Thank you for being so creative and inspiring! I look forward to looking at your new projects every week!

Shelly

Basketball Cards

Hi Everyone!

Great day so far, went to church and have just been relaxing around the house.  Are you ready for Superbowl? For me it means, yummy food! We are going to my sister in-law's house very soon. Just wanted to share some cards I made for my son's basketball team.  I actually made them to go with the snack bags, but I just didn't get around to finishing them in time. I used the Sport Mania cartridge and my white gel pen. (still practicing :) Have a great Sunday!

Thank you for looking!

Shelly

Hot Lips - Valentines Card

Hi Everyone!

There are so many great challenges this week.  I made this card in my gypsy a couple nights ago for Momo’s challenge – Make something with the colors black, white, and hot pink.  But, you must have at least one heart on your card.

Cooking with Cricut is also having a challenge to complete a new project with a shadow.  Anything that has a “shadow”

Flaunt it Fridays challenge is asking that we make something with the Indie Art cartridge and the cut choice this week is the Lips.

I am entering this card in all three. Love when it works out like that!

For my card I used the heart card in Wild card cartridge, the lips from Indie Art, and the paper from K&Company daydreams pack. (VERY cute paper).  Of course no lips would be complete without a little bling!

Thank you for looking!

Shelly

Rain Boots - More than Favors Color Challenge

Hi Everyone!

What a gorgeous day today!  It is my day off and I spent it doing laundry and crafting! I really enjoy looking at everyone's blogs and getting inspiration from all of you talented people.  I also would like to thank you for the sweet comments! They do make me smile.  So I wanted to make a card for a friend that lives in Oregon.  She loves it there and I am happy she loves where she lives as much as I love where I live. I am so blessed to live a mile from the beach and enjoy seeing the ocean everyday! I used the paisley cartridge for the boots.  I used the gypsy to separate them and reverse one. O.K. so I'm not the best at the white pen. I love the look just need more practice. The tag is from TBBM Cartridge. I love how this card turned out.  I entered it in Paula's (MoreThanFavors) color challenge using yellow, blue & white.

Thank you for looking!

Shelly

Martini Anyone? More than Favors Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Here is a card that I created for the Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge at More than favors.  The cartridge this week is Nifty Fifties. I don't have that cartridge so I used the Jubilee cartridge for the Martini glass.  I used George for the shape on the inside of the glass, and I cut my own shadow. The paper is from a pack that I found at Big lots. Hope you enjoy!

Thank you looking!

Shelly