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!

Merry & Bright

Hi!
I'm popping in to share a card I made for a few challenges. I really wanted to use this die that I've had for a while - I really love it!

 I started with the sketch over at The kraft journal - Sketch I just love the combo of this blue, kraft, glittery white and gold!

Paper - My minds Eye

Doily Die - Lifestyle

Snowflake Die & Sentiment - Lil Inker Designs

Jute Twine

Gold Sequins

Challenges

Paper issues - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Scrappy Moms Stamps - Silver or Gold

Pumpkin spice Blog - Old Scraps or leftovers (All the glitter paper is about 5 years old:)

Irish you a Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hi Everyone!

How was your weekend? Anything fun? We had an incredibly busy but oh so fun weekend. So I have spent the last couple weeks using all my crafty time for a different type of craft. If you noticed I didn't post very much last week or the prior week - well here's why....

My son and his friends participated in the school variety show.  They were the T-birds and sang Grease Lightning. Oh my gosh it was soooo CUTE! See that car - that was done by my oh SOOOO talented hubby - Isn't it amazing. It's cardboard!!! It looks like a real car in this photo (sorry for the bad photo, it was dark and none of us could get a good shot) So by orders of the Mr (heehee) I painstakingly painted this  - (did I mention it's 7 feet long) for days and once it met his approval he added the details that would make the hot rod come to life!  Awesome memories were made:)

Well on to my card for the day

 Oh I know there is supposed to be a pot a gold at the end of the rainbow, but I couldn't resist putting this adorable Leprechaun at the end:)

Cricut Cartridge - Simply Charmed

Paper - All scraps I think K&Co.

Face Stamp - Peach Keen Stamps PKSC-14

Sentiment Stamp & Shamrock Die - My Creative Time

I used my copics to colors his hair and face

Challenges/Link Parties

Fantabulous Cricut - luck o irish

Exploring Cricut - "The Luck of the Irish" Challenge

Craftin desert divas - Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party

Scrappy Moms Stamps - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Luck of the Irish!

Cuttin and Stampin challenges - St Patrick's Day

Hiding in my Craftroom - HIMCR #88 - Super Scraps Saturday!

Stuck on u sketches - Shamrock die cut or use DC shapes to create one

Little Scrap Pieces DT Post - LOVE is in the air

Hi Everyone!

Well, LOVE is certainly in the air and it's Friday!! Hip Hip Hooray! Speaking of.... Do you have plans for Heart Day? We try to avoid the restaurants on the 14th and celebrate the weekend before :) 
So it's time for my favorite part of Friday... Little Scrap Pieces "Fun Friday Challenge"! Love is in the Air challenge!

I tried something new fpr me... The background is made using glimmer mist and Lil Inker die clouds. I just placed them in a pattern that I was happy with and then used removable tape to adhere the clouds, sprayed the mist and waited for it to dry....which you know is the hardest part :) then removed the clouds and AHHHH so pleased. Pretty easy and a nice result.

Card - 4 x 4

Paper - Bazzill, American Crafts

Stamp - American Crafts (Dear Lizzy)

Lil Inker Stamps - Rainbow and Cloud Die set

Cuttlebug

Glimmer Mist

Challenges/Link Parties

Scrappy moms stamps - Terrific-tuesday-challenge-valentines.html

Cuttin and stampin challenge - Make a Valentine Card.

The cuttlebug spot - Love-is-in-air

Hiding in my craftroom - Reds

Oh and please pop over tomorrow for a fantastic blog hop created by Jill over at Everyday is an occasion Great FUN & Prizes :)

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

You're my favorite thing

Hi Everyone!
What a gorgeous day today! Hope you all are having beautiful weather.
I'm sharing a card today for Father's day. It's a card I made for my little one to give Daddy. They recently took a fishing trip and had sooo much fun, he caught a great big orange fish. I thought they would both love this card.
I'm linking it up to a few challenges, I've listed them below.

This little guy is cut from the Cricut Lite cartridge Playtime at 4" 

Card - 4.25" x 5.5"

Cricut Cartridges - Playtime, CAC, Sports mania

Paper - Colorbok, Echo Park Happy Days, Recollections

Stamps – PK-451 Wide Eyed 1 1/8

Challenges:

Peachy Keen Stamps - JUST CARDS! no theme, just create a card & link up!

Eploring Cricut - "Father's Day". You are to create a card, layout, or papercraft using at least two cricut cuts.

Scrappy Moms Stamps - Father's Day

March - Card/Desk Calendar

Hi Everyone!
Hope your week is going well. We took a day off this week and went down south to San Diego to visit my family.  We had a nice visit and my niece is just growing so fast she's already 9 months. She is so precious!
So if you remember last month I made a desk calendar you can see that post HERE. I made it by using an easel card as the base for the calendar and I really liked it so I decided to make one for every month. So this is my card/calendar for March, of course I had to use a St. Patrick's day theme and of course I'm entering it in many challenges as most of them this week are St. Patrick's Day themed or use green - well I definitely used BOTH :)

Both of these adorable cuts came from the paper doll dress up cricut cartridge.

All of the paper is from my scrap drawer (yay!!) Except the card base it's coredinations

Card/Calendar - 6"

Cricut Cartridges - PDDU & Storybook(calendar label)

Ink - Martha Stewart

Ribbon - Celebrate it & The Twinery

Machine Stitched

Stickles

Sentiment & Calendar are printed

Challenges:

Paper Issues - Go Green or Go Home!

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - #101 Make a project using a shamrock or the color green.

Bitten by the Bug 2 - Use the color green and a shamrock

Made especially for you - create a St. Patrick's Day card featuring twine.

Scrappy Moms Stamps - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - St Patrick's Day

Whimsical Designs - Create a card/project and incorporate the color green.

Creative Cutter Room - Design time Thursday : St. Patrick's Day Challenge
krafty Girls - Make a project with a St. Patrick's Day theme.

My Sheri Crafts - We would like to see your easel cards and please add a shamrock!

Whew...that's a lot of challenges, I really encourage you to stop over at these blogs and check out all of their  inspiration!! The DT's projects are so awesome and every week it just seems to get BETTER & BETTER!!!

ENJOY your day!

Sweet Valentine

Hi Everyone!
I'm a little excited to share this with you, it's one of my favorite things to do.  I don't ever really say how much I use my gypsy to create but I use it with EVERY project. I always try to create and re-create boxes, bags, and anything else my little head can think of :)
So here is a lollipop holder - I know there are plenty of these out there but I decided to create this with a hole in the center and a slit tab bottom. It's just a little more sturdy to hold up in a back pack full of goodies;)  

Here is what it looks like cut and scored.

Here it is folded (Before)

Here it is folded (After)

The stamp is from My Creative Time along with the tag.

Paper - We R memory Keepers

I'm entering this in a few of the Valentine challenges.

My Craft Spot - Valentines! (Make a Valentine card or treat packaging)

Scrappy Moms Stamps - Hearts Galore

Creative Cutter Room - Valentines Day

Queen of my Craftroom Valentines Day Treat Project

Be Mine

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Hi Everyone!

Hope you are enjoying the weekend so far. I worked so much last week and just want to enjoy my 3 day weekend. I was able to create a couple cards and wanted to enter one  in some challenges before I'm too late. I created a Valentine card for one of my boys. Ok, I tried my hardest not to cutesify (I know it's not a word) this card.  I did add some twine but technically it's not ribbon or is it :) Oh Goofy! He just so....so Goofy:)!

Challenges

Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday - Masculine Cards You still have one more day to enter.

Scrappy Moms Stamps - Terrific-Tuesday-Challenge- Cartoon Characters - Challenge is open until the 20th and you will be entered to win a SMS of your choice.

Card - 5.5" x 4.25"

Cricut Cartridge - Mickey & Friends,Doodlecharms (hearts), Storybook(Background)

Paper - K&CO, Recollections

Twine - The Twinery

Button - MM

Christmas is love...

Hi Everyone!

Every year our church holds a women's dinner. It's so much fun, we get all dressed up and the men of our church cook, serve and (the best part) clean up. We also do a gift exchange of an ornament.  I created a pillow box for my ornament.  I created the box using the Cricut Cartridge Wrap it up and just hid the image on the box.  I really had to stretch the box so it would fit the very large ornament. Sometimes when creating boxes and bags it gets a little tricky re-sizing, but I'm happy to say that when re-sizing pillow boxes they come out perfect! I cut a cute label from the Cricut Cartridge Storybook and Stamped the sentiments from Stampin Up which I purchased from Nikki. 

I'm entering this in the following challenges
My Craft Spot Monday Challenge - Christmas Treat and Gift Packaging 
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge me Monday - Present Time
Scrappy Moms Stamps - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Christmas Theme
Robins Creative Cottage - Ribbons and bows

Ever Thankful for You

Hi Everyone!


Just wanted to show a card I made for the Scrappy Moms Stamps Challenge.  The challenge is a color challenge Teal & Brown. This card was simple and quick. I cut a strip of the flower paper and a strip of the vanilla adhered to top and bottom of card. I heat embossed the sentiment added glitter pen to the top of the acorn and ran the bottom through the cuttlebug.  Hope you all have a great day and I have two more projects to share this week.  Stop back by on Thursday and check out my Home Decor project! 

Card - 4"x4"

Paper - DCWV, Recollections

Ink - Colorbox

Acorn - Creative Memories

Cuttlebug Folder - Swiss dots

Happy Mother's Day

Hi Everyone!

Here is a card for one of the Mom's in my life! I love how it turned out. I plan on entering it in a few of the many challenges for Mother's Day. Hope you Enjoy!

Challenges

SCRAPPY MOM STAMPS - Use the Paisley Cartridge

SCRAPBOOKAHOLIC BY ABBY - Mother's Day themed and use FAUX STITCHING!

FANTABULOUS CRICUT - Mom's the Word

CELEBRATE THE OCCASION - Theme : "Mother's Day"

4.25"x5.5" Card

Paper - GCD Studios, recollections, Bazzill

Cartridges - Paisley, storybook

Ribbon - Joanns

Red Sitckles

White Gel Pen

Happy Birthday Robot Wishes - Masculine Card

Hi Everyone,

So my second masculine card is for my Godson. (I have 3 more coming) I thought I would make a robot since I've had this adorable robot paper just begging to be used. I used the Wrap it Up cartridge for the Robot and printed the sentiment on my computer. I am going to enter this card in the SCRAPPY MOMS STAMPS CHALLENGE - Use B is for Boy or Sugar and spice cartridge. Sadly, I don't have either but SMS is so nice to let everyone play along by using a similar cut.

Hope you enjoy!

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.

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

Puppy Love! Scrappy Mom Stamps "Sweethearts" Challenge

Hi Everyone!

Today has been a great day so far.  Spent the morning with my hunny, we tried a new restaurant. One from Diner, Drive-ins, and dives.  (We love guy)  It was so yummy!

Scrappy Mom Stamps is having their Terrific Tuesday Challenge. This time they want us to use Sweethearts. If you don't own this cartridge you can use a similar cut.  I used Doodlecharms.  I welded two cuts of the puppy at 4 inches and used my gypsy to find the right spot for the heart over his eye.  I then cut a heart from the George cartridge and cut a hole in it for the eye.  I cut a scalloped square using Storybook, placed the puppy on it and the puppy face lifts up and you can write the sentiment inside. 

Thank you for looking!

Shelly