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 :)

Cutest Pumpkin....

Hi Everyone!

Hope everyone is doing okay and I sure hope all our friends near or in the path of Hurricane Sandy stay safe and we are sending well wishes!
Did you all see the challenge over at My Creative Time well I jumped at the opportunity to join this challenge. Not that I wouldn't have joined it anyway - I'm a bit addicted to her stamps and dies! You all know that I just had a new niece and she is just the cutest little thing, and as round as a pumpkin! So I think this tag is so perfect for the outside of the Halloween gift for our little Angel.

I started with one of Emma's dies - Maybe not exactly one you would think to use for a pumpkin.

I used the round ornament from the August release. Warm-Holiday-Fun-Stamp-Set 

I also used the ornament holder from the die set for the vines on the pumpkin to give it a fairy tale look :)

Tag - Approx - 4" x 6"

Cricut Cartridge - TBBM

Paper - recollections & DCWV

Sentiment - MCT Piles-Of-Smiles

Ink - Versa (Heat Embossed)

Ribbon - StampinUP

Challenges/Link Ups

MCT Designer Challenge - make a large decorative tag

Little Scrap Pieces - fun-friday-happy-halloween

Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge #135- Seeing Spots Make a project using Polka Dots

Everyday is an Occasion

Craft Junkie too - tgif-linky-party

Have a SUPER day everyone!

Just for you - Bee Card & Some Friend's giveaways

Hi Everyone!
Are you enjoying your day? I have been able to really catch up today and that always feels good. So for starters I wanted to let you know that two of my sweet bloggy buddies are having giveaways.
Lisa at Mermaid Crafts is having a 900 follower giveaway. Hop over and see it and just wander around her blog. What she does with Spellbinder is INCREDIBLE!!! Lisa is so terrific to me and I just can't say enough nice things about her. I wish she lived closer. 
Sherrie at Sherrie scraps with passion is having a 1000 follower giveaway. You must hop over and see her projects too. Sherrie is SUPER inspirational and please look for her double bow...it's out of this world cute! Sherrie and I have been trading comments probably since the beginning of our blog journey and I have to stay I just adore her. I wish she lived closer too. So girls, if you ever want to visit Southern California my door is open and my craft room would be honored :)
Now on to my card for the day. I'm sharing a card I made for the Fantabulous Cricut - Don't Bug Me , my other sweet friend who I feel the same about Karen @ Little Scrap Pieces - Emboss & Paper Issues - Hexagon Challenge.

This cute little bee was cut at 2.5" and the wings are embossed with 

d'vine swirl cuttlebug folder

Card - 4.25" x 5.5"

Cricut Cartridge - Paisley

Paper - We are memory keepers

Ribbon - Celebrate it

Stamp - Hero arts

Machine stitched

Graduation Card - Oh Happy Day

Hi Everyone!
Hope you all had a GREAT day! I wanted to share a graduation card I made for my cousin. I  LOVE using the "Oh Happy day" for grad cards, because it sure is one. I started with the Oh Happy Day frame and layered it on top of a scallop circle and then using my gypsy I cut a circle from the middle of the scallop to make another frame. The center image of the girl is from Beyond Birthdays  - I know, I know, it's an oldie!!! Added a some brads, grad cap and diploma in hand and voila one Grad Card for the new Doctor in the family :) 

Oh Happy Day Frame is cut from Wild Card Cartridge (I should have added some white gel pen to the letters :( oh well next time.

Paper - Echo Park, Recollections

Glitter

Brads

Challenges:

Creative Cutter Room - Graduation Challenge

Little Scrap Pieces - Fun Friday Use Green

Fantabulous Cricut - Make a Graduation Project

My Craft Spot - Congratulations!

Exploring Cricut - Use an old Cricut Cartridge

Made Especially for you - Use 3 brads

Celebrate the Occasion - Graduation

Recycled Project

Hi Everyone!
I have a fun project to share today. I saw a few blogs challenging us to recycle. So I thought...OK sounds FUN!
First I grabbed something to recycle hmmm... got it, a peanut can that was ALMOST empty. My hubby got the rest in a snack bag for the day :)

So next I decided what I wanted to use the can for hmmm....craft room, kitchen, got it... the garage. Sounds weird I know but we come into our house through our garage so we (try to) hang our keys on hooks before we walk in but it's so full of spare keys and keys that aren't used everyday and just becomes a mess. So I made this cute little container to put on a shelf to hold all of the spare keys. Now I just need to hang the shelf :) 

The paper is from Core'dinations & Colorbok

The little house cut is from the Jubilee Cricut Cartridge. I welded them together using my gypsy

The flower is from the Storybook Cricut Cartridge largest flower starting at 2.85 & smallest at .85

Other items:

White Gel Pen – Sakura

Twine - Twinery

Challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut - Make a project using a recycled item.

Paper Playtime - Anything goes

The Paper Variety - Include a handmade flower on your project

Have a GREAT day, thanks for stopping by:)

Spring

Hi Everyone!
Hope you all are enjoying the weekend. Unfortunately our weather is overcast and a little cold but I guess it's OK since everyone but me is sick in my house. They all have that terrible chest cold. UGH. One great thing is I've had some time to make some projects and catch up on some things. 
Here is one card I made for a couple challenges:
Fantabulous Cricut - April Showers - Make a project with an umbrella, rain or clouds on it.
Cardz TV - April Showers

Card - 5.5" x 4.25"

Cricut Cartridge - Just a Note (I'm not sure why I forget about this cartridge, it has the cutest images on it)!

Paper - Recollections, Momento

Machine and Faux stitching

Stamp - American Crafts (dear lizzy)

Hope you have a GREAT day!

Spring is in the air...

Hi Everyone!
I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Easter and hope you are enjoying the break (if you have it off). I am limited on time, in fact I'm posting this while my son and his friend are eating lunch :) 
I have a card that I made for someone special. I followed the guidelines for quite a few challenges and came up with this spring card.
Challenges:
Simply crafts - make any kind of project using the umbrella cut on the Paisley Cricut cartridge.
Fantabulous Cricut - Make a project with at least one button and bow on it.
Paper Playtime - USE AN UMBRELLA on your project & any type of Die Cut!  (The flower on the umbrella is a cricut cut from Bloom cartridge).
Exploring Cricut - create a card, layout, or papercraft project that contains at least one Cricut cut flower.  (The flower on the umbrella is a cricut cut from Bloom cartridge).
Celebrate the Occasion - Just Because (must use pink)
Die Cuttin Divas - The Challenge...Use Pastel Colors
Reasonable Ribbon - Buttons & Bows

Card - 4.25"

Cricut Cartridges - Paisley & Bloom

Paper - K&CO

Ribbon - Little Scrap Pieces

Machine stitched

Button - MM

Stamp - My Creative Time Color me happy

Jute Twine

Tattered Angels Glimmer mist - Cranberry Zing

Peter Cottontail is on his way...

Hi Everyone!
I'm sharing another Easter card I designed in my Gypsy. I found a really cool cut on the wrap it up cartridge. It's the fence cut under the tag feature cut at 3.67 H x 3.61 W. I used it as a frame for my little cottontail. The Bunny is from just because cards cut at 5.61 H. 
The eggs are from doodlecharms cut at 3.22 H. I popped up the fence with two thicknesses of foam tape so the bunny can sit behind the fence. Then I only used one thickness of foam tape for the bunny.

I'm entering this in a few challenges:
Fantabulous Cricut - #105 Egg-ceptional Easter Make a project with an egg on it.
Cardz TV - Make a card for any occasion using a frame from any cartridge and using any colors you’d like.
My Creative Time - Use any cartridge (preferrably an older one) & create ANY project of "YOUR" choice

I loved his fluffy tail coming through the fence:) & Emma's stamps were PERFECT for my little card.

Cricut Cartridges - Wrap it Up, doodlecharms, & Just Because Cards

Paper - k&Co, Recollections

Ribbon - Little Scrap Pieces

White Gel Pen – Sakura

Stamp - My Creative Time - Color me happy

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!

Thank you Sweet Friend

Hi Everyone!

How is everyone doing? Have you been by Fantabulous Cricut? They have a great challenge and announced their new DT. Some of my sweet friends are continuing as DT members and some have become new team members for this term. I'm so excited for them and I know they will bring us so much inspiration!!

Here is the card I created for a couple challenges :)

Card - 4.25" x 5.5"

Cricut Cartridge - Just Because Cards

Paper - DVWV, Recollections

Ink - Martha Stewart

Machine Stitched

Ribbon - 3 Girl Jam (witches brew)

MCT Teeny Tag Greetings Stamp Set

Fantabulous Cricut - #100 – Use the three colours associated with Fantabulous Cricut (purple, green and turquoise) somewhere on your project
Made especially for you - The challenge this week is to create a card using the technique of stitching. It can be faux or real, whatever you're comfortable with! :)  Stop over and visit, they have a fun blog hop coming!!

Paws-atively Precious

Hi Everyone!
Hope you are all doing well and staying healthy. My youngest son has been home sick with such a bad cold & cough. It started with stomach flu on Monday night, YUCK no fun. I think my washer has been going non stop since Tuesday (UGH germs) He is feeling much better today!!
I really wanted to participate in a couple challenges because I so wanted to use the MPS stamps that I won from Sweet June at Simply Elegant Paper Crafts. Stop over and check out her blog for the most fabulous inspiration! THANK YOU JUNE!!!
Challenges:
Fantabulous Cricut - #98 – Fun With Puns
My Craft Spot - Girly Girl! (Lots of pink, frills, flowers, bling - anything that just screams "Girl"!)
Cardz TV - “A Stitch in Time”, make a card for any occasion using real or faux stitching and use any cartridges or colors you’d like.
Crafty Ribbons - "Paws for thought"

Card - 4.25" x 5.5"

Cricut Cartridge - Create A Critter

Paper - We R Memory Keepers, Recollections

Stamps - Peachy Keen PK-451 Wide Eyed 1 1/8 & PK 754 Critter Faces SET A Medium

Sentiment - My Pink Stamper - "Even more punnylicious"

Machine Stitched

Bakers Twine - Pink Sorbet

Embellishment - KI Memories Puffies  - Blooms Pink

"Valentiny" Cards

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Hi Everyone!

Wow! What a quick month January was! Time sure does fly!

Well I have a couple tiny cards to share for a few challenges. I used my new favorite paper - Echo park wow is it yummy! 

I Hope you all have a FANTASTIC Friday!

Challenges:

Little Scrap Pieces - Use RED

Fantabulous Cricut - 3x3 Valentines Card

Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes

Reasonable Ribbon - Red, Pink and a Ribbon

More Than Favors - Love

Cardztv (cricut-cardz-challenge) Be My Valentine

DL ART - ANYTHING

Card - 3x3

Cricut Cartridges - Doodlescharms & Everyday Pop up Cards

Echo Park Paper & MME

Sentiments - MCT (1st card) Printed (2nd Card)

Heat Embossed (The heart & Eiffel Tower) Tim Holtz ink

MS Punch

Ribbon - Celebrate it

Don't forget that I'm announcing the winners of my BLOGAVESARY on Saturday!

My Valentine

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Hi Everyone!

Wow, how is everyone and how is your weather?  It sure has been a strange winter! 

I have a cute little Valentine card for my friends little girl.  She LOVES frogs! I thought I'd pop this is the mail with some treats :) I'm entering this card in a few challenges. 

Hope you all have a SUPER day!

Die Cuttin Divas - Buttons, Bling, and/or Bows

Fantabulous Cricut - Label it (My label is a banner shape)

My Creative Time - Throwback Thursday - Valentine Card

Reasonable Ribbons - Valentines Day Theme

Card - 4.25" x 5.5"

Cricut Cartridge - Paisley

Paper - We R Memory Keepers - love struck

Bakers Twine - Twinery

Buttons - MM

Sentiment - Printed

Gold Glitter

Winter Wishes

Hi Everyone!


Hope all is good with everyone! I'm off work today so I've been able to clean and create. Laundry done, dinner started, and 3 projects done! 
I promised myself that I would create more tags throughout the year, so you can imagine when I saw the great 52 Tags in 2012 by Janis at Pause Dream Enjoy just how excited I was.  Stop over for the details but I will be entering this tag in the Week 1 challenge, with a few crafty goals on the back.  Also, there are some other fabulous challenges that I love to enter as often as possible so I followed their themes this week as well.
Hope you are enjoying your day and hope you have a WONDERFUL weekend.


Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge me Monday- Snow Fun - Use a Snowflake or Snowman
Paper Playtime - Tags and include a sentiment - Make a tag or include a tag on your project
My Craft Spot - Snow much Fun - Snowflakes, Snowmen, anything to do with snow

Tag - 5"

Cricut Cartridges - Gypsy Wanderings, Christmas

Paper - Recollections

Ribbon - Paper Mart

Ink - Martha Stewart

Sentiment - printed

silver charm

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