Wishing You Blue Skies..

Hey there my crafty pals, we have had some pretty gloomy days here in Oklahoma lately and it really has me wishing for blue skies for sure... So, that was part of the inspiration for my card and  I also drew inspiration from the Tuesday Trigger picture at the Moxie Fab World Blog . I just love how this card turned out..

Supplies used:

*Gypsy (to weld the card base)

*Doodle Charms Cartridge (Jar)

*Create a Critter (grass and flowers)

*Boxes,Bags, and Tags (tag)

*PK-107 Cloudy Day (Peachy Keen Stamps)

* Pun in the Sun Stamps (Joy's Life Stamps)

*Sn@p Color Vibe (Simple Stories) (Paper Issues )

*Times &Seasons (Echo Park)

*Cream Fabric

*Buttons

*Ink

*Copic Marker

*Black Gelly Pen

*Maraschino twine (The Twinery)

 Challenges:
 Moxie Fab World -Tuesday Trigger : Friendly Flowers
My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #93 - Tags
Paper Issues - Up In The Clouds
Craftin Desert Diva's -Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party #3 "Cute as a Button"

Thanks so much for stopping by today..

 

  Scrappy ((HUGS)) 

Amanda :o)

    

{Mustache} Do you love me?

Hey there my crafty friends!! I am so happy you stopped by today to see what I have been up too.. I have a been really excited about making little Valentines.. So, I wanted to share with you this adorable and really simple Valentine I made today.. I entered  this little guy in 3 challenges at Moxie Fab World ,  Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog , and the other at My Craft Spot.. This card turned out way cuter then I had visioned and I just love it (Plus, it would make a fabulous guy card)..

 card size 3x3

supplies used:

*Gypsy (to weld card base)

*Storybook (card base)

*Doodle Charms (heart)

*Paper Doll Dress Up (mustache)

*"Always & Forever" stamp set ( My Craft Spot )

* "Polka Love" washi tape  (Royal Castle Shoppe )

*Ink

*Gelly Pen (white & black)

Challenges:

Moxie Fab World -Challenge #23-- Make an Itty Bitty Card

 My Craft Spot -Monday Challenge #82 - Anything Goes!

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog - Challenge Me Monday - #144 It's a Man's World!

Thanks so much for stopping by today..

 

  Scrappy ((HUGS)) 

Amanda :o)

Peachy Keen Stamps Sneaky Peek Time!!

If you're looking for my "Thoughtful Project Thursdays" segment click HERE ..

Hello hello my crafty friends, I am so excited that it is sneaky peek time for the new Peachy Keen Stamps Release once again.. Let me tell you the new Nov. Stamp Kit of the Month is just crammed full of adorableness!!! The Peachy Queen really did an amazing job on all the new stamps (like she always does of coarse).. So, make sure you stop by the Peachy Keen Challenge Blog this week to check out all the fabulous sneak peeks and the release party on Monday the 5th.. 

Here's my Sneaky Peek... 

I hope you liked my project and thanks so much for stopping by today..

 

  Scrappy ((HUGS)) 

Amanda :o)

Peachy Keen Challenge Day

Hey my crafty friends, it's a Fabulous Friday and time for a new Peachy Keen Challenge.. The challenge is a super easy one "ANYTHING GOES".. Woo hoo, it doesn't get any easier then that does it.. So, make sure you head over to the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog and link up your project using your fabulous Peachy Keen Stamps of course :0)

So, for my project I decided to create a fun spring card with a twist..

The large flower is the front of the card and the green background
is actually the inside of the card.. Also, the flower center is on
an action wobble..

The large face stamp is from the
PKK-02 GINGERBREAD 4" FACE SET

The sentiment is from the PKSC-04 April 2012
Stamp Kit of the Month

Supplies I used:

* Gypsy ( for welding the card base)
*Plantin SchoolBook (square and flower)
*Doodle Charms (ladybug)
*PKSC-04 April 2012 and PKK-02 GINGERBREAD 4" FACE SET (Peachy Keen)
*Snow Day Collection 6x6 pad (Crate Paper)
*Ink
*Red Marker
*White & Black Pen
*An Action Wobble

Challenges:
Wobble Wednesday's -Wobble Wednesday's Challenge #5 "3 Circle Challenge "
StuckOnUSketches -April 6- Die Cut challenge "Spring is in the air!"

I hope you all liked my project today and thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog.. Oh, don't forget about my new"Getting Scrappy Challenge" is happening
Right Now :0)

One Cool Easter Chick Card

Hey my crafty pals, I hope you all are doing great.. Well, I have been super busy making Easter crafts and I have a card I want to share with you today.. This card just popped in my head and it turned out ever more adorable then I thought it would be.. There's even a sneak peek of one of the new Peachy Keen background stamps that's being released tomorrow.. So, make sure you stop by the Peach Keen Blog and check their fabulous new stamp release :0)..

Supplies used:

*Gypsy (for welding)
*Doodle Charms (Eggs)
*Simply Charmed (Chick)
*Paisley (Glasses)
*New Peachy Keen background stamp
* "Wide Eyed Kids 1 1/8" stamps ( Peachy Keen)
*Vellum
*Ink
*White & Black Pen
*Cool Gray Copic Marker
*Icicle Border Punch (Martha Stewart)
*Pink Hug Snug Seam Binding (Paper Issues)
*A Button
*Small Pink Pearls

Challenges:
** My Paper Craft World aka CWC - Cooking With Cricut** - Challenge #80: Easter themed
Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday #105
More Than Favors -Wacky Wednesday #68 - Easter/Spring Theme
My Creative Time - Throwback Thursday Challenge ~ Episode 366

I hope you all liked my project today and thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog.. Oh, don't forget about my new"Getting Scrappy Challenge" is happening
Right Now :0)

Joy's Life Design Team Project Day!!

Hello, Hello, Happy Thursday all my crafty friends.. I am so glad that it's finally Thursday and I can share my Joy's Life design team project with all of you.. Joy asked us to create a summer time themed project this week.. So, I decided to used Joy's newest stamp set "Barnyard Puns Stamps".. Oh , make sure to you also go and check out all the other amazing projects the rest of the design team created this week...

Joy's Life

To create this super fun card I used:

*Simply Charmed (watermelon & sun glasses)
*Doodle Charmed (sun)
*From My Kitchen (rectangles for the card base)
*Paper(the Paper Studio & Target dollar section paper)
*"Barnyard Puns Stamps"set ( Joy’s Life product page )
*Wide Eyed Kids 1 1/8" face stamps (Peachy Keen)
*Ink
*White Pen
*Bakers twine
*Large Brad
*Crystal Lacquer
*Stickles

Challenges:
Bitten by the Bug 2 - sunglasses
Throwback Thursday Challenge w/my Design Team! Doodle Charm & Blue
YOU HAD ME AT CRAFT -

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and don't for get that there's a new "Getting Scrappy Challenge" going on right now :0)

Sweet Easter Banner, Plus "Hanging with me Peeps" Challenge Winner!!

Hello all my fabulous crafty friends... Well, I have one last Peep-alicious project I would like to share with you, but before I show you my project... I would like to announce the winner of my "Hanging with me Peeps" Challenge Winner.. Thank you so much to all my Peeps Challenge participants.. I really enjoyed seeing all of your fabulous Peep projects.. So, the randomly chosen winner is.............

#5 Jean

Congrats Jean!!! Email me {amandascraftsandmore(at0hotmail(dot0com} your address and I will get your prize to you as soon as possible..

Okay, here is my super cute banner:






Supplies used:

*Gypsy
*Doodle Charms (bunny head)
*Plantin SchoolBook (oval)
*Learning Curve (letters)
*Paper (the Paper Studio)
*"Boy Mates Assortment" (Peachy Keen)
*Ink
*White Pen
*Stickles
*Paper Piercer
*Bakers Twine

Challenges:
** Cooking With Cricut ** -Easter
Fantabulous Cricut - Do the Bunny Hop
Whimsical Wednesday - Spring Has Sprung In Our Homes

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and don't forget that today is the last day to enter the "Getting Scrappy Challenge" :0)

Hanging with my Peeps Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to the "Hanging with my Peeps" Blog Hop

I'm so glad you decided to join us, as we all share our Peep inspired projects with you all.. Along this sugary sweet blog hop trail you will find tons of inspiration and even some prizes up for grabs.. Plus, after you are finished hopping the fun doesn't stop there.. I'm challenging you all to create a Peep inspired project of your own :0)

Cake Balls with Peeps on top

Peeps Layout

Alright, here are all the giveaways I have for you
(I want to give a big THANK YOU to all my Fabulous Sponsors) :

Joy’s Life’s Cricut Vinylology DVD
(Donated by Joy from Joy's Life )

Springtime crinkle ribbon set
(Donated by My Craft Spot )

A designer preview stamp set( called “From the Bee to the Lion)
(Donated by Ashley from Sweet Cheeks Stamps)

And the Grand Prize is a Royal Purple Project Tote
(donated by Contain Ya Crafts)!!!

To win any of these prizes you need to:
*You must leave a comment on all my blog hop peeps blogs
* Then just leave a comment on this post with a way that I can reach you if you win.
* I will randomly pick the winners Monday the 18th ..

Okay, now it's time for me to send you on to the next Peep in my hop.. The very talented and also fabulous Super Joy..Here is our line up just in case you get lost along your way :0)

Amanda @ http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/

Joy @ http://www.joyslife.com/

Theresa @ http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

Ruthie @ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Kristal @ http://www.gettingcricky.com/

Rosy @ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Jin @ http://underacherrytree.blogspot.com/

Tammy @ http://tammyjennings.blogspot.com/

Amber @ http://stayingcrafty.blogspot.com/

Janis @ http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/

Kyle @ http://thegreencricut.blogspot.com/

Melissa M. @ http://melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/

Ashley @ http://myscrappinpalace.blogspot.com/

It's your turn to share your PEEP inspired projects with us!!! You have until Apr.22 to add your project into the linky below and to be entered to win :

The Peeps Collection from Creative Imaginations

My First Layout in 2011

Hey all my crafty friends, sorry it has been a couple days since I last posted.. I have just been a busy little bee lately working on some design team projects, some layouts for my kiddos scrapbooks, and a project for a blog hop I am going to be in (this is going to my first time participating in a blog hop).. So, I want to invite you all to come hopp'in at the
I even have some awesome candy to giveaway :0)

So, back to my first layout of 2011.. One of my crafting New Years resolutions is to focus more of my time to scrap booking, because I have been really neglecting my scrapbooks lately.. I may even try to make a few layout videos... Here is my page:




Supplies used:
*Doodle Charms(snowflakes)
* Create A Critter(hat & mittens)
*Learning Curve(font)
*Graphically Speaking(cold phrase)
*Snowflakes (Cuttlebug embossing folder)
*Great Paper Company, KI Memories, & the Paper Studio
*Everyday Character Face Parts and More Stamps (Peachy Keen)
*Embroidery Floss
*Rhinestones
*Ink (dark pink, silver, & black)
*White pen
*Black Marker

Challenges:
the cuttlebug spot - Inspired by a song
** Cooking With Cricut ** - Snow Fun
Fantabulous Cricut -Winter Warmies
Made by Momo - snow or snow theme
Sketchy Thursdays - sketch

Country Style Gift Tags

Here are a few tags I created with my new Imagine More Cards cartridge and a few other carts as well.. I just love the old country style look I gave these tags..

To create my tag, I used my Imagine and

Cricut Carts:
*Imagine More Cards (ticket 2')
*Doodle Charms (snowman 1 1/4')
*"Just Because" Cards (Gingerbread man 1 1/4')

Paper:
*Red plaid (DCWV)
*Winter Blue Snowflakes(the Paper Studio)
*Card stock(white, kraft, dark red)

Stamp:
*Snow Cuties (Peachy Keen)

Other Supplies:
*Ink (brown & red)
*White gel pen
*Markers (orange & brown)
*Small Heart punch
*White Puffy Paint
*Bakers Twine

Challenges:
Bitten by the Bug 2 - Gingerbread man
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - show us some snow
If The Shoe fits... Scrap It! - get Krafty
Picture Perfect Creations -- Crafty Challenges - anything Christmas related

Let me know what you think:0)