My Pink-alicious Blog Hop

Welcome to the My Pink-alicious Blog Hop!!! You should have gotten here from my good friend Cristi's blog! If not, start here at My Pink Stamper's blog to join in the fun and see what prizes you can win along the hop! 

Well I did a layout for the last My Pink Designer showcase and Lisa from Lisa's Creative Niche left me a really nice comment and encouragement to keep scrapbooking! It meant a lot to me and I marched into my craft room to make another! Lisa wasn't the only one. I received a lot of wonderful encouragement from a bunch of you. Thank you SO much!!! 

This week we were challenged to make something that had to do with St. Patricks' Day, Cricut, My Pink Stamper Stamps and to "think green!" My husband Hans is going to be running his first 5K on St. Patrick's Day with our friend Josh Wilson. He has been diligently training for it and I am SO proud! 

Although, I must say... I do find it a tad bit rude that my already skinny-as-a-twig husband is getting skinner every day from training and I am getting larger from pregnancy! How is that fair!?! ;) 

Anyway, I'll be putting in the pictures. The top will be of him with his number. The middle will be of him running and the last one will be him with Josh... probably holding a beer. :) The journaling on the card and shamrock will have to wait for the time that he finished in and the place. I am so excited!

I have to say that I LOVE the font My Pink Stamper chose for this sentiment. Perfect!

I based my layout on this sketch HERE. The challenge is expired, but I still liked it! :) 

Recipe:

• My Pink Stamper: Happiest Moments™
• Patterned Paper: 
• Echo Park: Times and Seasons "Classic Broadside"™ (newsprint)
• Echo Park: Times and Seasons "Date To Remember"™ (black with numbers)
• Echo Park: Times and Seasons "Lovely Notables"™ (green background)
• Echo Park: Times and Seasons "Journaling Cards"™ (notepad paper on shamrock)
• Echo Park: Times and Seasons "Red/Cream"™ (cream strip)
• Echo Park: Times and Seasons "Green/Blue"™ (green shadow of shamrock)
• Cricut Cartridges: 
• Designer's Calendar™
• Birthday Bash™ (flags and font for Hans)
• Cricut Craft Room (title and flags)
• Cork Cardstock: Canvas Corp™ (love this stuff!)
• Tag and twine: Canvas Corp™
• Ink: 
• Colorbox Chalk Ink in Chestnut™
• Momento in Rich Cocoa™
• Button: My Mind's Eye: Lost and Found Two: Sunshine "Memories" Buttons™
• Toothpicks 
• Mini Clothespins from Jillibean Soup™
• Twine from PTI
• Foam Dimensional Tape - Colored Foam Tape by Imaginisce™
• i-rock by Imaginisce™
• Glam Rocks in Black by Imaginisce™

Here is the complete list in case you get lost! 

Robyn

Tracy (CraftJunkieToo)

Shelley (Cricut Cuteness)

Roberta (TX Scrapper Mom)

Renee (I Came, I Saw, I Created)

Missy (Quick Chick Designs)

Michelle (Meesh's Pieces)

June (Simply Elegant Paper Crafts)

Helen (Crafting Cricut Mom)

Edna (Create With Expression)

Cristi (Scrappin 5 Little Cupcakes)

Courtney (Court's Crafts)

Chelle (Paper Krate)

Carissa (Sprinkled with Glitter)

Angela (Simple Creations)

Andrea (Divine Domesticity)

Alex (You Had Me At Craft)

Maria

Now make sure to hop back to the My Pink Stamper blog at the end so that you can join in the challenge and the fun! But for the moment, hop along to Chelle's blog!

Your Story project

It's about time that I brought out my Your Story!!! 

We moved into a new house as you all know and before in our condo, we always had to put the dog on a leash to take her outside to go potty. Now we have a yard (yay) but she scratches the door to come back in. We don't want her to scratch the door to bits so I made this sign for her to tape on the spot where she would scratch to protect it. 

Unfortunately the thickers were a little thick to put through the Your Story. I mean, they went through just fine, but they wrinkled the lamination. That's totally fine with me as I don't need a perfect looking doggy door scratch-resistant thingy-mablober. Just so you know, the Your Story does an EXCELLENT job on flat projects. You can click on some of my other ones by clicking on the label that says "Your Story" and all of those projects will show up! :) I know, I know. I need to do more! 

Spoon is on the left with (one of her) doggy boyfriends Sammy. Aren't they adorable!?!

Recipe:

• Provo Craft Your Story™
• Cricut Cartridge: Designer's Calendar™ (dog)
• Paper:
• Bo Bunny Double Dot in Licorice Dot™ (background)
• Echo Park Paper: For the Record "Fancy Floral"™
• Bazzill Basics: Pepper Dotted Swiss™(dog)
• Thickers:
• American Crafts Glitter Letter Stickers in Sprinkles™
• American Crafts Chipboard Letter Stickers in Jewelry Box™
• Googly eyes

Halloween Bird House and a WINNER!!!

FINALLY!!! I told you I would make you something other than a card! And tonight I will be showing you something else as well!!! Look out now! haha.

Recipe:

• Patterned Paper:
• Echo Park: Apothecary Emporium: Vanished/Liquid Smoke™ (solid white fence)
• Echo Park: Apothecary Emporium: Haunted Forest™ (orange and white damask)
• Echo Park: Apothecary Emporium: Striped Toad™ (black and white polka dots)
• Echo Park: Apothecary Emporium: Spider Webs™ (spider web paper)
• Solid Paper:
• Echo Park: Apothecary Emporium: Viper Venom/Squid Ink™ (spiders)
• Cartridges: 
• Everyday Paper Dolls™ (fence)
• Designer's Calendar™ (spiders)
• Stickles in Orange
• Twinery Twine in Charcoal™ 
• Glossy Accents™
• i-bond by Imaginisce™
• Mod Podge
• Exacto knife

I made this for the Cricut Circle Magazine Challenge - Use Echo Park Paper + at least 2 Cricut Cuts (there are 5!) 

I hope they like it!!! 

In a couple of hours the My Pink Designer Blog Hop will be going live!!!!

But before that, I need to announce the winner of the My Pink Stamper stamps that I gave away during the Shop Pumpkin Spice hop! The winner is.......

How often does it pick #1?!? I am so excited that it chose that number! Dorcas, if you could please send me your address and I will get your information to Shop Pumpkin Spice who generously donated the My Pink Stamper Stamps: Friend-tastic™ For my giveaway! THANK YOU SPS!!!

You have one week to email me at CourtsCraftsBlog@gmail.com until I pick another winner! So email me straight away! :) 

See you in a few hours for the hop!!! 

Honeybees and Artful Delight!

I loved this month's kit by Artful Delight. Check out the blog here where you can get plenty of inspiration from all of the designers using the kit. 

This kit is just PACKED with goodies! I think there is only one left! If you want it, you better snatch it up!  ****Update! It is now sold out!!! :( Sorry friends! Get in on next month's because it is going to be FABulous! ***

I also made this card for Betty Bee's Buzz. This week's theme is "It's summertime and the living is easy". My mom used to cut up watermelon for me every morning and I had it for breakfast so when I think of summertime, I think of her and watermelon. 

Recipe:
Paper: Echo Park: Summer Days "Scallops"™ (from Artful Delight May Kit)
Cartridge: Designer's Calendar™
Embossing: D'vine Swirl Emboss Folder™
Buttons, ribbon, and twine: PTI

Next month's kit will be revealed soon and I LOVE it! I know you all will too! 

Come back tomorrow and see the card that I made. I am really excited to get to share it with you! :) 

Paper with Pizazz Blog Hop!

Today is the Imaginisce DT i-rock Intensive Paper with Pizazz Blog Hop! We are showing you different ways of using your i-rock on paper! You should have gotten here from the Imaginisce blog. If not start there to join in the fun and find out what the prize is!!!

Hello out there in bloggy world! I find myself just so thankful. Sometimes it's easy to focus on the things that aren't going right in life, but right now I am just looking at all the things that I feel so blessed to be a part of. Being a DT member on the Imaginisce DT is definitely one of them. This group of ladies is SO encouraging and SO kind and my favorite - drama free! :) So thank you so much to Lori for choosing me and thanks to my teammates for making me feel so LUCKY. :) 

I also feel very blessed to be a part of the Cricut Circle. So I thought I would sport some love in my close-up preview. Did any of you know what I was making with this? It was tricky because I turned the photo upside down so that I could get the Circle logo somewhat right side up! Let me know if you have any questions about the Circle. I am happy to answer them to the best of my ability! 

OUT FOR PUBLICATION! :) 

If you guessed a banner, you were right! You can click on the photo to make it bigger.

OUT FOR PUBLICATION! :) 

My tiny lessons: 

• Don't be afraid to mix and match your gems! 
• Also, don't be afraid to mix and match your collection lines. This was made using Cottage Christmas and Apple Cider! :) 
• If your i-rock is not setting the smaller gems in 5 seconds or less, then switch out the batteries. I hold it on the largest ones for about 10-11 seconds each. 
• Sometimes the top gets a little loose after lots of use, so when it is is cold, screw it on tighter again by twisting it with your fingers.

Recipe:

Paper: Imaginisce Cottage Christmas and Apple Cider™

i-rock by Imaginisce™

Imaginisce Hot Rocks Compact in Crystal™

Imaginisce Hot Rocks Compact in Pink, Black, and Clear™ (smallest clear gems)

Imaginisce Hot Rocks Compact in Jewel™

Imaginisce Swirls Stencil that comes with pink and green hot rocks (and flowers)™

Cricut Cartridges: Designer's Calendar™ and Birthday Bash™ 

Cuttlebug Embossing Folders: Argyle™ and Cricut Circle (can only be picked up at Circle crops and swarms)

Crop-a-dile

Copper Eyelets

Ribbon is Offray

Glossy Accents

pop-dots

OUT FOR PUBLICATION! :) 

 Thank you so much for stopping by!


Now head on over to the fabulous Marielle's to see what she has created! 

St. Patty's Day Fun with Imaginisce ***Giveaway alert***

Welcome to my blog version of "Click it with Cricut" with Imaginisce! If you haven't come from there, make sure you pop over to the Imaginisce Blog to see what Cari Locken has created as well! She is fabulously talented and classy to boot. I LOVE her work and am so honored to be her partner for this post!

As a redhead and someone who is more Irish than not, I LOVE St. Patrick's Day! On top of the fact that redheads can wear green like nobody's business (don't try to put us in most reds, hot pinks, or oranges... ever!), green is my favorite color and so I LOVE that for one day it is EVERYwhere! 

I wanted to throw some surprising things into the mix with these cards and this is one of them. I used the Halloween seasonal October 31st cartridge for this card. It's not just for Halloween! :) I simply cut off the stick that was coming out of the cauldron to make a pot at the end of the rainbow!

Happy St. Paddy's Day using OCTOBER 31st cartridge.

Recipe:

Cartridge used: October 31st™

Imaginisce: Enchanted Collection "Happily Every After"™ 

Imaginisce: Berrylicious Collection: Pucker Up Canvas Stickers™

Imaginisce: i-rock™

Imaginisce: Hot Rock Compact: Jewel™

Imaginisce: Glam Rocks: Metallic Pearl™

Solid cardstock from Paper Trey Ink and glitter blue layer from DCWV™

Sentiment from K& Co. 

Ribbon from Paper Trey Ink: Pure Poppy in Saddle-stitch™
White gel pen

Instructions:
Fold one A2 sized card (5.5"x4.5").
Cut the sparkle blue layer at 5 3/8"x 4 1/8".
Cut the Enchanted paper at 5 1/4" x 4".
Cut a piece of ribbon and adhere behind layers.
Cut the cauldron at 4.5" because you are cutting off the stick that is coming out of the top.
Doddle around edges with pen
Use the cauldron to choose the place of your rainbow and adhere Berrylicious canvas rainbow sticker to the card.
Use pop dots to adhere cauldron to the card and fill with Glam Rocks in Metallic Pearl.
Use your i-rock to adhere.
Add blue jewels to the corners and add your sentiment!

On this next one, I was trying to show you how versatile the lines are. All the brown paper is from the Cottage Christmas collection and the shamrock is made from the Animal Crackers line. Don't forget about using the paper collections to their full potential! Also, remember you can use all of the Cricut Cake cartridges in your Expression machine like I did here.  

Believe using DESIGNER'S CALENDAR and CAKE BASICS

Recipe: 

Cartridge used: Designer's Calendar™and Cake Basics™

Cuttlebug folder: Swiss Dots™

Imaginisce: Berrylicious Collection: "Just Peachy" and "Cherry Lemonade"™ 

Imaginisce: Cottage Christmas Collection: "Winter Woods"™

Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection: "Step Right Up"™

Imaginisce: i-rock™

Imaginisce: Hot Rock Compact: Jewel™

Imaginisce: Glam Rocks: Metallic Pearl™

Sentiment: My Pink Stamper: Family and Friends™

White cardstock from Paper Trey Ink™

Ribbon from my stash

Ink: Momento in Rich Cocoa
Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares™ and Glue Glider Pro with perma-tac™

Fold one A2 sized card (5.5"x4.5").

Cut the brown layer at 5 3/8"x 4 1/8".

Cut the Berrylicious paper at 5 1/4" x 4".

Cut a piece of ribbon and adhere behind layers.

Tie a bow and adhere using Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares.

Cut brown circle at 3" (mine was actually cut at 2.83" because I did it on my Gypsy)

Cut yellow polka dotted circle at 2.75"

Cut white layer at 2.75"

Cut clover at 2.75"

Run clover through your Cuttlebug™ using the Swiss Dots Emboss Folder™

Adhere together using foam dots to separate the yellow layer and the white layer to give it dimension.

Add your rhinestones using your  i-rock! 

Voila! You're done! 

Lastly, I didn't want to have a post without another shaped card. You do need a Gypsy so create this exact look, but using an eyelet setter and punching eyelets in the top to connect the front and back half will work just as well and will give you two cute bows at the top after you connect them with ribbon or twine! 

Make a Wish! using DESIGNER'S CALENDAR

Recipe:

Cartridge Used: Designer's Calendar on my Gypsy™

Imaginisce: Berrylicious Collection: "Just Peachy"™ 

Imaginisce: i-rock™

Imaginisce: Compact in Crystal™

Imaginisce: Compact in Pink, Black, and Clear™

Imaginisce: i-rock Swirls Stencil™

Sentiment: My Pink Stamper: Family and Friends™

Cardstock from Paper Trey Ink™

Gold Embossing Powder: Paper Trey Ink™

Twine

Charm from K & Co.

Ink: Versamark

On your Gypsy, weld two 4.25" shadows of the shamrocks at the top. Make sure they are aligned.
Cut base card out of white cardstock.
Cut another 4.25" shadow shamrock out of white cardstock and adhere to front.
Cut regular 4.25" shamrock out of the Berrylicious Collection: "Just Peachy"™ paper.
Remember that the real dial size is off so that even though they are both cut at "4.25" they layer properly.
Place the i-rock Swirls Stencil over the project and rotate it until you like where the swirls are.
Use your i-rock to set the clear gems.
Add tiny black gems from the compact in pink, black, and clear to places that you would like to highlight.
Heat emboss your sentiment.
Tie twine around the stem of the shamrock and add your "lucky" charm!

Thank you SO much for joining me today for the Click it with Cricut post. Remember to head over to the Imaginisce Blog to see the fabulous cards that Cari came up with and remember to leave a comment over there to win the Give a Hoot cartridge! 

10 Things You Didn't Know About Courtney Lee

***SCROLL DOWN FOR MY ARTFUL DELIGHT POST***

Head on over to the Imaginisce blog to see the: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Courtney Lee


If you came from the Imaginisce blog then WELCOME!

When I submitted my DT application, I said that I wanted to be on the Imaginisce Design Team because, "I would like to be part of the Imaginisce team because I think Imaginisce is as on par with innovation as Provo Craft. I love Provo Craft and the fact that your company has teamed up with them is very exciting. The places you could go together are endless."


Now that I have been on the team for a few weeks, I can tell you that it's because of the AMAZING ladies that serve, help each other, encourage each other, and inspire each other as well as our fearless Queen Lori! 

A few of you may have seen this already, but here is what I created for my DT submission. 

Design Notes: 

If you look through the sparkle on the tree - the white parts - you can see the snowflakes underneath. This is a lot more apparent in person, but was hard to photograph. It was my favorite part of the layout! :)

Recipe:

Paper: Imaginisce Cottage Christmas Collection™

Flowers: Imaginisce Cottage Christmas Snow Flowers Merry™

Cartridge: Christmas Noel Solutions™, Cake Basics™ (scalloped circle)

i-rock and lots of Hot Rocks (from the) Compact™ - I admit it... I'm blinging everything!

Stencil for the flourishes: i-rock Swirls Stencil™

Sentiment stamp: MME Holly Jolly™

Embossing powder: a la Mode™

Ribbon: PaperTreyInk™

Sparkle: Pixie sparkle - for the red parts: on top of Studio G red glitter glue

Vinyl photo corners from EAD Designs™

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 Next up we were asked to create a card... Of course I chose a shaped card:

Design Notes: I got the jingle bell from Michael's and you may or may not notice that I embossed the green background. I used clear embossing powder to create the shine on the red part of the flower.

Recipe:

Paper: Imaginisce Cottage Christmas Collection™

Flowers: Imaginisce Cottage Christmas Snow Flowers Merry™

Cartridge: Winter Woodland™

Embossing: Holly Ribbons Emboss Folder™

Embossing powder: a la Mode™

Twine:  PaperTreyInk™

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Lastly, we were asked to create something of our choice. My mom really liked my Autumn banner and requested that I make one for her that said, "thankful". This is now inside of her house. 

Recipe:
Imaginisce Apple Cider Collection™
Cartridge: Designer's Calendar™ and  Cake Basics™
Embossing: D'vine Swirls™ and Victoria™

A few close-ups. Sorry the colors aren't quite right. It was raining this day too!

I hope you enjoyed this post. Be sure to hang out at the Imaginisce blog all week long to see what quirky things we tell you about ourselves! AND we'll either be showing you our favorite projects or our DT submissions on our personal blogs!

OF COURSE Imaginisce is giving stuff away - they are always giving stuff away! So Lori was great enough to let me choose something that inspires me and I can't tell you how much I love.... the Petal Roller and the Rolie Rosies!!! Thank you Lori and Imaginisce!! Seriously - they are going to be showing up on everything soon! SO leave a comment here and then go back to the Imaginisce blog and let them know you came by to be entered to win it!!! 


****Scroll down for my Artful Delight post****

2011 Imaginisce Design Team Member!

Hello everyone!!! I am absolutely thrilled and honored to have been selected as part of the 2011 Imaginisce Design Team! 

I have been on cloud 9 and just couldn't wait to tell you all! 

I always consider these kind of successes to be about all of us - as I say - my grandmother was my first "follower" so for those that encouraged me from the beginning, share in the joy! 

I couldn't decide what to put up here as my first project so I just decided to show you what I created for my DT submission. 

Design Notes: 

If you look through the sparkle on the tree - the white parts - you can see the snowflakes underneath. This is a lot more apparent in person, but was hard to photograph. It was my favorite part of the layout! :)

Recipe:

Paper: Imaginisce Cottage Christmas Collection™

Flowers: Imaginisce Cottage Christmas Snow Flowers Merry™

Cartridge: Christmas Noel Solutions™, Cake Basics™ (scalloped circle)

i-rock and lots of Hot Rocks (from the) Compact™ - I admit it... I'm blinging everything!

Stencil for the flourishes: i-rock Swirls Stencil™

Sentiment stamp: MME Holly Jolly™

Embossing powder: a la Mode™

Ribbon: PaperTreyInk™

Sparkle: Pixie sparkle - for the red parts: on top of Studio G red glitter glue

Vinyl photo corners from EAD Designs™

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 Next up we were asked to create a card... Of course I chose a shaped card:

Design Notes: I got the jingle bell from Michael's and you may or may not notice that I embossed the green background. I used clear embossing powder to create the shine on the red part of the flower.

Recipe:

Paper: Imaginisce Cottage Christmas Collection™

Flowers: Imaginisce Cottage Christmas Snow Flowers Merry™

Cartridge: Winter Woodland™

Embossing: Holly Ribbons Emboss Folder™

Embossing powder: a la Mode™

Twine:  PaperTreyInk™

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Lastly, we were asked to create something of our choice. My mom really liked my Autumn banner and requested that I make one for her that said, "thankful". This is now inside of her house. 

Recipe:
Imaginisce Apple Cider Collection™
Cartridge: Designer's Calendar™ and  Cake Basics™
Embossing: D'vine Swirls™ and Victoria™

A few close-ups. Sorry the colors aren't quite right. It was raining this day too!

I hope you enjoyed this post and have a very Merry Christmas! I am really looking forward to joining in such talent and learning a lot from these really talented ladies!

Autumn Banner!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MALAKAI!!!! WE LOVE YOU! It's our Godson's 1st birthday today and I can't wait to get back and celebrate him in style!
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I have to say that I don’t make a home decor project unless I intend on putting it up in our home. However, with 450 square feet total (we live in a studio in San Francisco), my wall space is precious and whatever I put up everyone sees. I actually have already hung this up and am very excited about it.

Originally I had planned on hanging it left to right and putting it on the front door. However, I was video chatting with my best friend’s Kourtni and Phil and Phil said, “that is going to look great straight up and down.” (I showed it to him before I added the ribbon when the leaves were just laying on the table) I thought that was a FABULOUS idea so the creative genius to hang it straight up and down entirely belongs to Mr. Phil! Thanks, friend! 

SORRY! OUT FOR PUBLICATION!

I have to tell you, the success of this project was based on the awesomeness of Glue Arts. I put all the leaves together in a jiffy with the Perma-Tac Glue Glider Pro and then used their Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares™ and put ONE square on the ribbon and pressed the leaf down into it. Those leaves aren’t going anywhere. They really have made some amazing products. 

And, I wasn't sure what I thought about the Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg line, but when it is all together, how cute is it!?! 

Recipe:

Cartridges: Designer’s Calendar™ (leaves), Cake Basics™ (letters)

Embossing: Victoria Emboss Folder™, D'vine Swirls Emboss Folder™

Paper: Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg Collection: “Cinnamon” (red with spots and salmon color), “Autumn” (red wood grain + letters), “Acorn” (green leaves and blue shadow), “Maple” (brown woodgrain), “Falling Down” (stripes)

Cuttlebug™

Glue Glider Pro Perma Tac™

Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares™

SORRY! Out for publication!

Be Inspired Wednesday #104 - Breast Cancer Awareness

Good morning. Today at the Cuttlebug Challenge we are making cards for a wonderful cause: Breast Cancer Awareness. 

This card dawned upon be very quickly and I love how it turned out! Joanna did one similar a while ago and while I also had the idea to make it a shape card, I used hers as inspiration for the doodling since she is the doodle queen!

Recipe: 
Gypsy™
Cartridge: Tie the Knot™, Designer's Calendar™
Embossing: A2 Victoria Emboss Folder™
Stamps: My Pink Stamper: Everyday Occasions™
Pixie Stix from Pink Paislee™(black glitter)
Hero Arts Gems
Glossy Accents
Pop Dots

Instructions:

1. Select bodice, bodice blackout, and bodice shadow (twice) on your Gypsy™ from the Tie the Knot Cartridge™.

2. Weld two of the bodice shadows together to make the card base. This is the light pink layer.

3. Select Designer's Calendar™ pink ribbon from the October page twice. In the Gypsy™ you can see both the bodice and the bodice blackout. Lay them perfectly on top of each other on their individual layers.

4. Place one of the ribbons in the middle of the bodice. Place the other one on the layer with the bodice black out and also make sure these are perfectly on top of one another. This method allowed me to the cut ribbon out of both layers where you could see the pink of the card base all the way through.

5. Cut out all layers.

6. Doodle white around the edges of the dark pink layer.

7. Run dark pink layer through the Cuttlebug™ with the A2 Victoria Emboss Folder™. 

8. Adhere to black layer (bodice shadow).

9. Doodle black around the light pink layer.

10. Place pink and black layers over the card base.

11. Take My Pink Stamper: Everyday Occasions ribbon (it's the black ribbon) and stamp it in black in the middle of the cut out ribbon.

12. Use Glossy Accents™ on top of the black ribbon stamp. 

13. Sprinkle Pink Paislee Pixie Stix in black over the top. Tap the card to remove excess.

14. Use pop dots to adhere dark pink and black layers to the light pink base. The black ribbon should be showing through the center cut out ribbon.

15. Add Hero Arts™ adhesive gems to the top in the middle and the points of the cut out ribbon on the bottom (you can barely see mine, but they are hot pink). 

16. Give it to someone who is fighting the pink fight! 

I went to a Crop for the Cure on October 2nd in honor of Monique Griffith. So I gave this card to her! 

Head on over to the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created and play along with us! 

Be Inspired #100 - Happy Birthday Cuttlebug Challenges!

It's birthday week at the Cuttlebug Challenges and I am LOVING the spirit! :) It's always great to have birthday cards on hand, so join the challenge this week, play along, and maybe win some prizes as well!

This was a simple and fun card to make.

I used the A2 Happy Birthday Emboss Folder on some design paper from the Cosmo Cricket Material Girl Mini Deck that I picked up at Torendi.

I layered the card, tied a ribbon, and added a graphic from Designer's Calendar (the party hat and balloon). I then covered it with Glossy Accents and a cute card was born!

Have a great Wednesday!

Court

Christmas Around the Clock 15-20

Here we go! On the home stretch during the Cuttlebug Challenge's Christmas Around the Clock!

Challenge #15- CD case project
I have definitely never done anything like this! This was so strange and yet so interesting. The picture doesn't fit because I needed it for my layout too and didn't want to cut it. So this is a placeholder!


Recipe:
Embossing: A2 Snowflakes Emboss Folder™
Cartridges: Designer's Calendar™, Tie the Knot™, Sweethearts™

Challenge #16 - Layout with at least two things embossed - one has to be a punch
My first layout! I think it came out pretty good!

Recipe:
Cartridges: Tie the Knot™, Graphically Speaking™
Embossing: A2 Snowflakes Emboss Folder™, A2 Swiss Dots Emboss Folder™
Embellishments: From Aubrey! :) (Thanks girl!)

Challenge #17 - Noel Card
I tried this card probably 5 different ways and tried to put the N-O-E-L in the corners and it just didn't look as good as theirs did so I finally welded it on the Gypsy™ and was happy with the result (finally!).

Recipe:
Cartridges: Elegant Cakes™ (font), Tie the Knot™ (welded card)
Embossing: Love is in the Air set™
Paper: Cosmo Cricut™ Breezy Freezy
Ribbon

Challenge #18 - Santa Soup

Recipe:
Cartridge: Designer's Calendar™
Embossing: Swiss Dots™
Ribbon
Hero Arts™ adhesive pearls


Challenge #19 - Cover your favorite candy bar
Well, my favorite candy is Haribo™ gummy bears, but I didn't cover them because currently I have about a 5 lb. bag that my best friends gave me to make fun of me so it would have taken about 4 12x12" sheets of card stock and would have looked horrible when I was done. So I covered a Hershey's bar instead.

Recipe:
Cartridge: Sweethearts™ (tag)
Embossing: Organic Border Emboss Folders™

Challenge #20 - Jewelry out of embossed art metal
Oh dear! It appears I am certainly not a jewelry maker! I made this sad necklace out of art metal and ribbon. ... Don't judge me too severely! ;)


Recipe:
Embossing: Love is in the Air™
Crop-a-dile for holes
Ribbon

Christmas Around the Clock Challenges 4-6, WMC#15

Just a short (written) post today with three projects and recipes. I will tell you that stamping on tile is a LOT harder than it looks! It kept smearing on me! haha.

Challenge #4: Ink an embossing pad, emboss, and then create a scene. (I thought the embossing folder would look like candy canes so that was kind of what I was going for)

Recipe:
Card Stock: white and DCVW™ - size A2
Embossing: A2 Organic Border Emboss Folder™
Corner Punch: Martha Stewart™ rain drops
Stamping: Recollections™ Winter Wonderland set
Coloring: Copic™ makers Ciao set
Shiny things: Glossy Accents™, Memory Box™ pearls, Hero Arts™ Hero Hues Gems
Ribbon
Ink: VersaColor™ - Neptune, Momento™ - Rich Cocoa, ColorBox™ -Black

Challenge#5: Stamping on Ceramic Tiles

Recipe:
Stamps: Recollections™ Winter Wonderland, Martha Stewart Crafts™ (letters for Lee Family)
Ink: StazOn™ Black, Brown, Sharpie™ Markers (lavender, gold, brown)

Challenge #6: Embossed Tag

Recipe:
Stamping: Martha Stewart Crafts™ (letters for "To: From:")
Emossing: A2 Snowflakes Emboss Folder™ (super find at Michaels for $3.59)
Cut: Designer's Calendar™
Eyelets: Crop-a-dile™
Red Ribbon

The first two (technically all three, but just words might not count) qualify for Wee Memories Challenge #15 - Stamping!