Oh So Vintage!

Hello friends!

Just thought I'd share a new Print and Cut file I created using digital scrapbooking supplies from Scrap Girls (LOVE SG!).  I'm sorry I didn't keep track of which collections I used :(  I will try to be more organized next time!

If you prefer, you can simply click on the image below to grab the image.  The download link includes the following file types:  mtc, studio, svg, pdf and png. All files are for your personal use only please :)

Download

HERE

Happy crafting!!!

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

It's Spring, Isn't it?

I know that you don't know this... SHHHH!  I almost forgot to post this in time!  I'm not sure why I didn't get this ready in advance and I don't know why I remembered just in time.  Phew...  So now you know, and you're probably thinking, 'I've done that too!'  It'll be our little secret...

So... in my little corner of the world, the weather is up, down and all around.  Today was a wonderful sunny day!  I went for a long walk and drank lots of water :)  Now a storm is a-brewin'!!!  So... is it Spring?

Well, here on my blog today, it certainly IS Spring!  I have this oh-so-adorable image from The Paper Shelter to show you.  She's having a blast arranging these beautiful flowers on this gorgeous sunny day :)

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Simon Says - Easter/Spring
By the Cute & Girly - Favorite Things (Paper and Copics!)
Craft Your Passion - Ribbon or Lace
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything with Frills
Oozak - Anything Goes, Spring
ABC - Just as You Like
Inky Impressions - Flowers
4 Crafty Chicks - Break Out the Circles
Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Banners
Fussy & Fancy - Flowers
Allsorts - 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments
Pile It On - Circles and/or Squares
Forever Friends - Lots of Flowers
Ribbon Carousel - Spring and Ribbon
Alota Rubber Stamps - Springtime

This is The Florist.  You can find her HERE.

Here's what I came up with for Challenge #104 

'Let it be Spring' 

The Paper Shelter Challenge

Paper is from the Cottage Rose Paper Biggie collection at Scrap Girls. I adore Scrap Girls digital paper!  Have you checked them out?  If you like printing your own paper, you've got to see the variety available there!

After merging the image onto the patterned and embossed circle using Photoshop Elements, I printed it out and colored using copic markers.  I usually do things a bit backwards, so I then had to figure out which nestie to use to cut it out!  Yikes... it all comes out fine in the end, even with a few adjustments :)  I left out her shoes and the edge of the tablecloth when I cut the circle.

See THIS post on how to cut 'out of the box.'

Yes, I am still using my trusty Paper Pens from Susana : )  You can find them HERE.  I used Opal (20% off!) on this card.

I tucked in a doily and created a banner with my paper cutter and scissors (notching the end by gently folding, not creasing, and cutting from the bottom up to make a 'V').  A little more lace never hurts... I used a scrap from another project and tucked that MS lacy border in behind the banner!

A great big bow with the ends matching the notches of the banner - topped with a ribbon bow I purchased at Joann's finish off this card.


Prizes!!!
Veronica and Pedro from The Paper Shelter are sponsoring the most generous prize for this week's Challenge which is this awesome voucher!!!

If you use a Paper Shelter image, you can win a $30 voucher!  Wow!!!  I must say that I am totally impressed!  And that's not all... If you don't have any TPS images, you can still enter the challenges and you could win 3 images of your choice!  Oh my... now that's super generous : )

Thank you for visiting me today!  If you choose to leave me a little comment, I will come see you as soon as I can!

Have a wonderful day, sweet friends ♥

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

Basic Cut File Freebie!

Well... I was going through my files and discovered that I didn't post the circles to go with the scalloped circles (download those HERE)!  I know that circles are... well, just circles, but sometimes it's easier to have them available and already sized when you are in a hurry!!!

So, here ya go!  Nesting Circles - Happy cutting : )

Available files: mtc, studio, svg, eps, pdf, png

Download

HERE

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

Winner Posted!

Welcome back, my friends ♥  It's winner time!!!  I've used random.org to choose my March Giveaway winner which is...

Yay!!! That's you, Margreet!!!

Please email me to claim your prize : )

BUT... ding ding ding... *bells clanging*

If you've now read past Margreet's name, you see that I have another Surprise Winner!

This is you, Dianne!!!

How did I get Dianne from #1?  I took the 22 people who 'Liked' my Facebook Page... Dianne was the first to do so!  Congratulations Dianne!  Please email me to claim your prize : )

Here's what you've won...

Dianne, if you happen to have this stamp, or simply don't want it (no questions asked!) I will choose another Facebook Winner!

Those of you who have Facebook accounts and just forgot to 'Like' My Comfort Cottage Cards & Crafts Page, now's your chance lol!

I will be posting in the next few days another Giveaway... I'm finishing up gathering supplies : )  So check back soon!

Thank you to all my sweet friends ♥  I just ADORE you!!!

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

Last Day to Enter Giveaway and NEW LINK!

Sigh... it seems that some of you are still having issues downloading this file!  It's so weird cuz this seems to be happening with many sites getting all wonky!!!

Well... I've decided to switch to SkyDrive.  I've tested this and it's MUCH faster :D  After clicking on the link, go to the file you are interested in and check the box in the upper right corner.  You will see options come up... and download!  Files available for this are:  .studio, .pdf and .png.

Now - let's hope we're good to go LOL!

Also wanted to remind you that

TODAY is the last day to enter my Giveaway HERE.

  You have until 11:59 PM PST.

See ya shortly after with a winner :D

Once again, here's the file and the NEW LINK!

Thanks for hanging in there with me!

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

New Spring Bingo Cards!

Happy Saturday my friends!  Guess what?  I cleaned and worked and cleaned and worked some more yesterday and this morning a bit... sooooooo I get to play today - yay!!!  I am so happy to be able to spend time here and not feel guilty because the rest of my house is in shambles LOL

Some of you may have tried to download the Bingo cards yesterday, but there were problems with the download site, so I'm reposting with a new link which I am happy to say is working just fine :)

Download 

HERE

I can't wait to get my hands on these myself!  I am working on getting some 'any size envelopes' together for some other projects, then I'm free to whip something up these cuties.

If you haven't seen Beate's YouTube on how to make your own envelopes in any size (as long as the size of your paper is large enough) you can view it HERE.  Very easy to follow - thanks Beate!!!

***One more day to enter my Giveaway!***

Enjoy your weekend ♥

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

Print, Cut or Print & Cut!!!

Yay...it's Friday!!!  The weekend with my jammies sounds soooo good right now! I can't wait to play again with my copics and color color color : )  Well, I might throw in some digital play time as well.  I've been having so much fun creating cut files!  This time I had my Silhouette Designer's Edition open, so I created these fun Springtime Bingo Cards!  Oh... I can't wait to make 'em into a super cute card : )

With the download link, you can choose the printable sheet which is a .png or .pdf file, or you can choose the .studio file to print and cut - or both!!!

I left the middle square blank intentionally.  I thought it would be cute with a stamped image, another cut image or embellishment : )

Download HERE
Temporarily unavailable... sorry :(

Oh. I can't believe I forgot to give you the link to my Silhouette Tutorial HERE.  There are some great FREEBIE cutting files there from the ever-talented, Syndee Nuckles from Scrap Girls!!!  She's awesome and very creative : )

Here's a peek of my card from the Tutorial on the Scrap Girls Blog using the FREE cut files!

...and last, but not least... HERE is the link to my almost time to giveaway Giveaway : )  Just TWO more days...

Enjoy, my sweet friends ♥

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

Freebie Cut File!!!

I've been playing again :)  This time I made a Lacey Scallop Circle   This could be used as a mat behind a circle with the 'lacy' portion showing... It could also be used as a flower!  What else can you dream up?  I'd love to see!

Files come in the following formats:  mtc, svg, studio, eps, and single png.

A whopping 20 files included in this set!  

Here they are stacked on top of each other...

Here's a sample.

Download Here

***Only 3 days left for my Magnolia + Giveaway!***

HERE

I shall be back soon with a link to a tutorial I have posted on the Scrap Girls Blog! If you enjoy cutting files, you do NOT want to miss this!!!

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

My First DT Card for The Paper Shelter!

Woot Woot Wooooot!!!  An image to color : )  Do you know how long it's been since I picked up my beloved copics???  Arrrgh... way too long, I'm sad to say.  I was hoping that I didn't forget HOW to color, but that it would be just like riding a bike lol.

Not only is this post a 'first' for coloring in a long time, but this is also my first post for The Paper Shelter!  Oh so egg-citing : )

This adorable li'l bunny is called Easter Bunny.  I've also used a great 6x6 Digital Easter Paper Pack from the Paper Shelter.  This is just one of 12 you receive in the pack!

Note:  I've added this card to Simon Says Challenge: A Bit O' Green
Debbie Dolphin's Blog Candy Challenge

To create this look, I opened the digital paper in Photoshop Elements as well as the bunny image.  After adding the bunny to the frame, I erased the bottom portion of the egg so it would look like it was in the frame and behind the word 'Easter.'

Other than the paper punched lace, this is a one layer design.  For a bit of bling, I got out my fave Stardust Stickles, adhered the pink rhinestones at the bottom and called it done!!!

Won't you join us at The Paper Shelter Challenge?  This week, we'd like to see your Punches and Die Cuts for Challenge #102!

What's the prize you ask?  Oh... so glad you asked!  Veronica and Pedro from The Paper Shelter are sponsoring the following most generous prize...

If you use a Paper Shelter image, you can win a $30 voucher!  Wow!!!  I must say that I am totally impressed!  And that's not all... If you don't have any TPS images, you can still enter the challenges and you could win 3 images of your choice!  Oh my... now that's super generous : )

I'd like to thank everyone at The Paper Shelter for allowing me to be a part of this amazing team ♥  It just feels so good to see the love being poured out so generously : )  I am honored, and I pray that my work will shine brightly for you!!!

So come and play with us this week, my friends!  Dust off your punches and/or die cuts and show us your stuff!  

Here's the link to the Challenge Blog:  LINK 

hahaha... couldn't resist : )

Don't forget my current GIVEAWAY!  Only 4 more days until a winner is chosen!!!  You can find the details HERE.

Have a great week ♥

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~