Happy Birthday! Let's get this Party Started! 3GJ DT DAY!

Today is my Design Team Day over at 3 Girl Jam Challenge ! I am featuring the new Red White and Blue Bundle!!

3 Girl Jam Current challenge: Birthday + Ribbon

Here is my project:

I love the swirls of blue and red on this white ribbon!!

Birthday Hat from Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge
Paper from my Stash
Birthday Wishes Docerela (sneak peak)
Glitter roll pen
Liquid pearls
Gem
3 Girl Jam Crinkle Ribbon:

Challenge #20

Theme: Birthday Party w/Ribbon

Date: June 14th~ July 4th

Sponsor: 3GJ

Prize: $10 GC and Guest Design Spot

Entering into:
Cut it Up: Red white and Blue
Creative Inspirations: red white and blue
Paper Playtime: Red white and blue 
Dl Art: linky Party
Simply Create Too: Colors of your flag 

Sweet Birthday Wishes! Yummy Cupcake Card!

My Birthday Card supply is running low!

Cupcake from Create A Critter
Glitter paper
Kraft Cardstock
Paper from ColorBok Bright

Ribbon from Joann's Summer
Gems
Cupids Copper Skittles DoubleClick
Paper crimper
Sweet Birthday Wishes Stamp heat embossed
The Twinery Cappuccino
1 1/2 Circle Punch
1 1/4 Circle Punch
EK Success Label Punch

Entering into:
Pause Dream Enjoy: Desserts
Paper playtime: Use Brown
My Craft Spot: Bling It up
Pin and Tack: Anything Goes
The Kraft journal: Punch It Out

Anything Goes Challenge Time at LSP! Hot Dogs and Hamburgers Anyone??

 It's Challenge time over at Little Scrap Pieces! You still have until Friday to link up, so come on over and join us!


Challenge: Anything Goes


I needed birthday cards for 12 year old twin boys! Can there be any harder card to make?? I was stumped and ended up making one a hotdog card and one a hamburger card. I think they will get a kick out of them!

Here is my project as a Design team Member:

Hot Dog and Hamburger from Block Party Cricut Cartridge
Chocolate liquid pearls
Paper from a swap
Ribbon from the handles of a Lens Crafters Bag (out with the old)
stickles
Ginger Skittles from DoubleClick
Hot Dog and Yummy, Yummy in my Tummy Stamps
Preserves and divine swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder

Looking forward to seeing your creations!

Entering into:
Cut It Up: Out with the Old (Ribbon from the handles of a Lens Crafters Bag)
Dl Art: Linky Party 
Pin and Tack: Spark your Creativity 

3 Girl Jam Challenge # 1 Time! Butterflies and Bows!

3 Girl Jam has started it's first challenge!

We hope you will come on over and join in on the awesome challenge!

Theme: Butterflies and bows challenge: Project must have a butterfly and a bow.

Here is my project that I will be showcasing as a Design Team Member:

Butterfly from the Hannah Montana Cricut Cartridge

Liquid Pearls

Enjoy your Birthday stamp from Docerela Creations

3 Girl Jam Crinkle Ribbon Sunflower

Paper from DCWV Fun In the Sun Stack and Heirloom Stack

Sponsor: Dilly Beans Stamps
Prize: 3 Digi stamps of choice

Be sure to stop by 3 Girl Jam to see all the great crinkle ribbon and new products and check out the other design team member projects over at the 3 Girl Jam Challenge blog!

Entering into:
Hiding in my Craftroom: Share a Challenge

DL Art: Link Party

Design Time Thursday! Googly EYES Challenge!

Thank you for joining us for our new challenge! We enjoyed looking at your Friendship projects!  We appreciate you joining us and hope you will join us for this next challenge!
 

Did you know August is National Eye Exam Month? 
We thought it would be fun to include this in our challenge!

Theme:  Must use Googly Eyes!

Here is my project:

Bird is from Birthday Bash Cricut Cartridge

Pattern paper is from my scrap pile

Mandarin twine from the Twinery

Tim Holtz Walnut Stain

My Pink Stamper It's Your Bird-Day Stamp

We hope you will join us and Submit your new project for a chance to win a prize!

 

Challenge Starts today August 23 and runs until September 5, 2012.

Follow the rules then submit your new  project over at the

Creative Cutter Room!

Looking forward to seeing your creations! 

Only entries that fit the challenge guidelines will be entered to win the prize!

 

Some Rules to keep in mind while playing along:

Be a Follower of the CCR
Project submissions must be new, no back linking

CCR must be mentioned in the description with a link back to here

Entry must fit theme to be qualified for the prize

Prize must be claimed within 2 weeks

Please link your project posting not just your blog
One entry per person

Please comment after linking 

You have until September 5, 2012 to enter your project.

Here is the Line Up You for some great inspiration:
 

Carri (that's me!)

Georgiana 
Diana 

 Tracy

Happy Birthday to you Karen!

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Welcome to Karen's Birthday Blog Hop!

I am so happy that you have decided to hop on over! If you have just joined me from my awesome friend Norma at PinkBlingCrafter then you are right on track! If you came across my blog and have not started the hop from the start please pop on over to Diana's Blog DL Art and start from the beginning! You don't want to miss any awesome projects and blog candy giveaways!

Happy Birthday Karen!! I hope your day is just as wonderful as you are!!

Here is the birthday card I made for Karen:

Card is 5 1/2 X 5 1/2

Present from the Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge

All papers from K and Co Confetti

Fiskars corner punch

Spellbinders banners

Happy Birthday to you stamp from Whimsical Designs

Liquid Pearls

 Before you go I have some blog candy to share with you: 

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and be a follower. I will close the comments on August 24 and pick a winner that week. Winner must contact me within 1 week to claim prize.
 
Sorry Due to postal issues this is open to US Residents.

**One entry per person please**

 
Your next stop is Amy at Amy's Crafting Space! Be sure to hop on over to see what she has in store for you!
 

The amazing line up in case you get lost along the way:

Diana http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

Lisa http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/

Jayne http://jayne-designs.blogspot.com/

Norma http://pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com/

Carri http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/

Amy http://amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com/

Sherri http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com/

Georgiana http://www.carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Shelly http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com/

Jessica http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Karen http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/

Happy Birthday Boy Card!

I am out of boy birthday cards so I made this one for my stash! I timed how long it took me, almost 30 minutes... How long do you spend on making a "quick" card?

Presents from New Arrivals Cricut Cartridge

Happy Birthday Stamp from Queen Kat

Liquid Pearls

Blue Pearls

Paper from Debbie Mumm

Entering into:

DL Art: Link Party

Simply Crafts: August New Arrivals

Have a Great Day!

We have a birthday party to attend this week so I thought this Fun pink Zebra pattern paper would be perfect for a 11 year old!

You can't tell by the picture but it is in the shape of a present...

Birthday Present Shape card from Birthday Bash Cricut Cartridge

Recollections Animal print cardstock

Have a Great Day stamp Docerela Creations

Tuxedo Black 3 Girl Jam Ribbon

Liquid Pearls

Gems

Entering into:

Delightful Challenges: Bling and Bows

Pause Dream Enjoy: Jungle Theme

DL Art: B-Day+ Circle+ Bling

Stampin Sisters in Christ: Add Sparkle

Happy Birthday Ladybug!

I have been trying hard to use my scrap paper and dig into my stash of supplies!  I will be sharing a fun tip using scrap paper on my Tip Tuesday June 19!

Ladybug and Number 4 from Birthday Bash

All papers are from my scrap pile

I also dug deep into my old stash to find 4 matching buttons

Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Craft String

Stardust Stickles

Entering into:

Fantabulous: Don't Bug Me

Dl Art: Scrap Card

My Craft Spot: Birthday + Number

Die Cuttin Divas: Sketch

Winner at My Craft Spot!

Welcome to my Birthday Blog Hop! BLOG CANDY BLOG CANDY!!

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Welcome to my Birthday blog hop! I am so happy that you have decided to hop on over! If you have just joined me from my awesome friend Sherrie at Sherrie Scraps with Passion then you are right on track! If you came across my blog and have not started the hop from the start please pop on over to Georgiana's Blog Carson's Creations and start from the beginning! You don't want to miss any awesome projects and blog candy giveaways!

Thank you so much for stopping over and helping me celebrate my birthday! I just love birthdays! It is truly the one day you can get away with almost anything... LOL I take advantage of it and if my plan goes right I hope to be locked in my craft room with paper, glue and glitter all around me!

Now today is my birthday but I also share this day with my Step-Dad! So in honor of his birthday I decided to make a special card for him:

Bolts from Indie Art Cricut Cartridge
Paper are from Tim Holtz Idea-ology Crowded Attic
I sanded all the edges and inked with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain ink
Liquid Pearls
Clusters bling
Recollections for mini gmes
Martha Stewart Twine Inked
3Girl Jam Ribbon
Brads, clips
Tiny Attacher
Martha Stewart Glitter Snow
Clear Crackle Paint

I am the last stop on this Birthday Blog hop! I want to send a Special Thanks to Georgiana who helped pull it all together for me and all my wonderful friends that took the time to create and hop with me! I feel truly blessed that I have you all in my life! Thank You Ladies, you truly all mean so much to me!

Also I want to send out a special Birthday Shout-out to My blogging friend Kerry at Momma K Crafts! Today is her birthday too!! Happy Birthday Girl!!

In celebration of my Birthday I have blog candy to share! These are some of my favorite things!

First off is a set of stamps from Docerela Creations. Thank you my Sweet Friend Catarina for sponsoring this hop! (Have you seen her latest stamp sets?? Go check them out HERE!) Lovable

And my favorite Crinkle ribbon from 3Girl Jam (You need this ribbon! Go check them out HERE!)

and Fun Halloween Embellishments!

And Fun Christmas Goodies!

Now here are the rules to be entered to win:

You must stop by all 11 blog participants, become a follower for each blog, and leave a comment.  Once you have completed the hop please come back here and let me know!

That is it! Easy Peasy!

ONE comment per person please!

BONUS ENTRY:

If you post a separate post about my birthday celebration, include a link back to here and follow the above rules you will  receive an extra entry for all the above prizes and a separate chance to win this:

Lots o' fun goodies! Buttons, brads, bling, glass beads, stamps, and more!

Just include the link in your comment and I will come check it out!


Maximum entries (2)

Comments will be closed on Feb 26 and I will draw and announce winners on March 1

Sorry... due to postage costs prizes open to US residents only.

Here is the line up in case you get lost along the way:

Georgiana ~ http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Nitasha ~ http://myeyesandheart.blogspot.com/

Cely ~ http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/

Diana ~ http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

Norma ~ http://pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com/

Catarina~ http://docerelacreations.blogspot.com/

Shirl ~ http://creationbyshirl.blogspot.com/

Karen ~ http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/

Stacy ~ http://scrapwithstacy.blogspot.com/

Sherrie ~ http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com/

Carri ~ http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/

Thank you so much for sharing this great day with me!

Make a Wish!

My Bestie is having a birthday this weekend! I am super excited for her because Birthdays RULE!  There are so many Snow challenges out there but we are not seeing snow here in Arizona! We are at 70+ degrees! Whoot Whoot! 

Snowman: Winter Woodland Cricut Cartridge

Paper from DCWV

Snowflakes from a paper punch

Liquid Pearls

Make a wish stamp emboss/resist using clear embossing powder

Tim Holtz Distress ink Walnut Stain

Scrap ribbon also covered in Walnut Stain

Snowflake border from Martha Stewart

Glitter Gelly Roll Pen

Entering into:

Fantabulous: Snow Fun

My Craft Spot: Snow much fun

Perfect Sentiments: Emboss Resist + B-Day Sentiment

Whimsical Designs: Anything Goes

Birthday Sundaes: Photo Inspiration

Wishing you the Best Birthday Ever!

I learned a new technique today thanks to Amuse Studio! I embossed using Double sided tape that I ran along my papers, covered it with Blue Tinsel Embossing powder and then used my heat gun! I love how it turned out! It made such a perfect line! Yippee!

All these papers are 100% from my Scrap pile! 

Cupcake from Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge

(Thank you Catarina for sending me this!)

Cuttlebug Embossing folder Mosaic and swiss dots 

Stampendous Blue Tinsel Embossing powder

Glossy Accents on the cherry

Liquid Pearls

Bling

Entering into:

My Craft Spot: Delicious

Made Especially for You: Machine Embossing

A Muse Studio: Embossing Powder take two

Shopping Our Stash: Sparkle/Gitter

Crafty Creations: Something New

Celebrate the Occasion: Child's Birthday

January 2012 # 12