CTO--Christmas in July

And it's time for another challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion!! In fact, I'm somewhat sad, because this is my LAST Design Team post for them! I was feeling a little overwhelmed with both DT's, and summer approaching that I decided to step down and give someone else a chance to work with this wonderful group of talented folks! So....(weep, weep, sob, sob...) for my final challenge with CTO, the theme is Christmas in July, and we were to make a shaped card. This is what I came up with!


Recipe:
Cricut Cartridges: Very Merry Tags, Storybook, George and Basic Shapes
Cardstock: Stampin' Up!, Recollections
Signo Uniball Silver Gel Pen
Diamond Stickles

So, now, head over to CTO and link up your own shaped card for Christmas in July!!! And thanks to all my CTO DT members for a wonderful term!! I've enjoyed working with you all so much!!

Celebrate the Occasion! Red, White, and Blue...

It's another Celebrate the Occasion Challenge!!! This week, just like over at FCCB...(hint, hint, hint....hit up 2 challenges with ONE project!!! Love it when that happens!!) the challenge is RED, WHITE, AND BLUE!! Since I'm on the the DT's for BOTH blogs, I did create 2 separate projects, but you don't have to! :) This is project #2 that I created for the patriotic theme....

A 4x9" card!

Recipe:
Cricut Cartridge: Independance Day
Cardstock: Core'dinations and scraps from my stash
Cuttlebug Folders: Swiss Dots and Distressed Stripes
Martha Stewart Glitter Glue
Signo Uniball Silver Gel Pen
Ribbon from my stash
Recollections Mini Brads

A close-up of the embossing...


And a close-up of the added Bling...again, I filled the stars in with the Martha Stewart Glitter Glue...couldn't help myself! ;)


That's all, folks! Now if you haven't gotten your red, white, and blue on yet....DO IT! and then link up to CTO for a chance to win the awesome prize for this week! :)

Thanks for checking me out today!

CTO!!

It's another back to back design team week for me! Today is for Celebrate the Occasion, and the theme this week was to create a card, LO, or project for a birthday, and it must contains party hat! My niece turns 5 this weekend, so I had something to actually make this for!! :) it's late and I'm tired.....and my mother has been visiting from Florida all week (she leaves in the morning....) so this post isn't going to be very full of words!! Sorry! Here are the pics.....



The inside....


Recipe:
Cricut Cartridge: Once Upon a Princess
Cardstock: DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies, Stampin' Up!
Peachy Keen Stamps Everyday Character Faces
Sakura white Gelly roll pen
Signo Silver Uniball Pen
Ink: Versa Magic Chalk Ink in Aqua
Ribbon from the Target Dollar Bin

Thanks for taking the time to visit today!! Now, please head over to CTO and link up your birthday hat project!!

Pool Party Blog Hop for CTO!!

WOW!!! it's finally here! It's the POOL PARTY BLOG HOP with Celebrate the Occasion!!! I've been soooo excited about this hop...I can't wait to see what all the DT members have come up with, and get this....There's BLOG CANDY at every stop!!!! if you have hopped here from Linda's blog, Fancy Framework, then you are on the right track!! If you are one of my super duper regular followers, then please head to Celebrate the Occasion to start the hop there! You won't be sorry!!!

It's just starting to get hot up here in Maine (well, sometimes it's hot!! LOL!) and I can't wait for pool party season! I debated for a long time on what to make for my hop entry, and finally ended up with this 5x7 card....it's pretty versatile in a way that I originally had thought about making it as a Pool Party invitation....but then thought that you could also use it as thank you card for a hostess having the party, or even a birthday card for someone who is celebrating with a pool party! Since I only made one....and the real biggie here...I don't have a pool.....I guess I'll opt to use this a hostess thank you or a birthday card, if it comes up! I also put a fair amount of detail into the card, so to make a lot of these for invitations would be a labor of love, that's for sure!! Anyway, without further ado....my POOL PARTY CARD!!!



Recipe:
Cricut Cartridges: Everyday PaperDolls, Doodletype
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Swiss Dots
Paper: Stampin' Up! And DCWV
Sakura white Gelly Roll pen
Tim Holtz Distress Ink by Ranger in Walnut Stain
Pebbles Chalk
Peachy Keen Everyday Character Faces
Recollections Silver Mini Brads
Queen &Co. Orange Rhinestones

I cut a 4" paper doll using the Blackout feature from EDPD. I decided to make her a girl, but you could alter this for a boy as well. I chose a hairstyle, bathing suit, duckie float, flippers, mask, and snorkel for her and cut them at 4". Also from EDPD, I found a beach ball, which I cut 4 times at 3"; 2 in red and 2 in white. From Doodletype, I cut the P and the L at 1", in both the base-shift and the shadow-shift features. I then cut the word art 'PARTY' at 1.25" using the base-shift and shadow-shift features. The orange background is 3.5"x5" , used my Corner Chomper, and then embossed with Swiss Dots. I'm actually not sure of the dimensions of the yellow piece, because I placed my words and then cut around it and rounded the edges again with my Corner Chomper. I did ink all edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink and added some white gel pen doodles. I used my totally AWESOME Peachy Keen stamps to put an adorable face on my paper doll, added some gel pen in the whites of her eye, on her lashes and cheeks, and chalked her cheeks. I layered all pieces of my pool party attendee and for those beach balls, I cut out some of the red sections and made my own layers! I added a mini brad for a little POP! And for a little added dimension to the whole card, I pop-dotted the 2 beach balls and the swimmer girl, and added some BLING to the corners of the word art!

Here are a couple of close up pics....





And now for the good stuff, right?!?! The BLOG CANDY!!!! How appropriate that I am giving away POOL PARTY embellishments!! I have for you....

A pack of Jolee's Beach Ball Dimensional stickers
A pack of K&Company Citronella Dimensional stickers
A pack of K&Company Citronella Die-cuts



All you have to do to win is leave a comment on this post by midnight (EST) on Monday, June 6th! I don't require that the winner be a follower, although, if you like my work, I would love if you would join me on my crafty journeys!!! Just click the follow button on the left side of my blog!!!
I will post the lucky winner on Tuesday!

Now, you are almost throughout the WHOLE hop!! Nice work, and thanks for sticking with us!! Your next stop is the SUPER talented Mary, at MareBear Scraps! If you've gotten lost somewhere along the way, the whole line-up is:

CTO-http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/
Ivette-http://www.allaboutmeandmyscrapbook.blogspot.com/
Girlia-http://girliascards.blogspot.com/
Adrian-http://byadrian4u.blogspot.com/
Amy-http://www.lovetocrop.com/
Nicole-http://nadialax13.blogspot.com/
Amber-http://my3escrapbooking.blogspot.com/
Rayna-http://purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/
Lisa-http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/
Melissa-http://melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/
Diana-http://www.dianamlarson.blogspot.com/
Kristen-http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/
Katie-http://kwilliamskreations.blogspot.com/
Nicole-http://www.creativedelightsbynicole.blogspot.com/
Linda-http://www.fancyframework.com/
Maquel-http://papermaineiac.blogspot.com/----you are here!!
Mary-http://marebearscraps.blogspot.com/
Judy Ann-http://craftyjar.blogspot.com/
Lucianna-http://dilsaverdesigns.blogspot.com/
Laverne-http://www.acraftershaven.blogspot.com/

Thanks for hopping today, and remember that there's still a challenge going on for CTO this week! You have until tomorrow to enter your project! For more info on that, head HERE!

Celebrate the Occasion!!!

Hello, again!! It's Celebrate the Occasion design team day!! What does that mean, you ask? Well, it means there's a new challenge over at CTO, and you, my friends, are asked to join in on the fun!! The challenge this week is "School's Out" and the card, LO, or project MUST contain an apple. Now, that was certainly a challenge for me, because I typically think of apples going in my beginning of the school year projects!! So, I thought and thought, and decided to alter a super simple card from the Hello Kitty Greeting cartridge to make it a summer card!! I think I'm going to give it to my best friend (a teacher) when she completes the school year. It has been a stressful year for her, and I'm sure she will appreciate this card! hopefully, she won't see it on here first!! LOL!! This is my card....



I added some white and black gel pen doodles, and re-named the books to SUMMER subjects! Of course, the Peachy Keen Face adds a little somethin' as well! I wrote this inside this super quick card...



Recipe:
Cricut Cartridge: Hello Kitty Greetings
Cardstock: Stampin' Up!
Sakura white Gelly Roll Pen
Sakura Black Glaze Embossing pen
Peachy Keen Stamps: Everyday Character Faces

Thanks so much for taking time to look at my project today!! Now, if I've inspired you, or even if I haven't....head on over to Celebrate the Occasion and link up your own School's Out project! We can't wait to see them!! :)

"Celebrate the Occasion" Challenge #14--Anniversary

Here we go again, Paper Crafters!! It's Design Team day over at Celebrate the Occasion!! This week's challenge is to create a card, layout, or project with the theme of an ANNIVERSARY! This was actually good for me, since there are a few anniversaries coming up in my family! Mine is in July....#5! Yay for me and hubby!! :) I broke out the Sweethearts cartridge for this one...I was happy to finally use it! I had gotten it with my Cricut Rewards points a month or so ago, and I hadn't really explored it yet! Here is my card...


I found this super card cut on the cartridge! You don't need a Gypsy to make one of these!! It's an envelope with a pull-out card with a heart cut! Isn't it to die for?? I love it! This is what it looks like put together!



Recipe:
Cricut Cartridge: Sweethearts
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and Just My Type (skirt)
Cardstock: Stampin' Up!
Patterned Paper: Unsure...the background paper came from a kit from long ago. And the paper on her shirt is scraps from my stash.
Recollections Mini Brads
Stickles in Lavendar
Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen
Tim Holtz by Ranger Distress Ink in Walnut Stain

Here are a couple of close-ups of the loving couple!



It's your turn to join us over at CTO!! Get out those romantic cartridges and create a wonderful anniversary project and LINK ON UP!! Can't wait to see what you come up with! :) You have until Sunday night, May 22nd at 11:59pm EST! PLENTY OF TIME!! :)



Thanks for looking!! :)

It's time to Celebrate the Occasion! Graduation Challenge

It's a Graduation Challenge this week at Celebrate the Occasion! I really have to apologize to my regular followers, because in my opinion, this is probably the worst card I have ever put together. And it really, really does NOT meet my standards!! It's too plain, but I didn't have the time or the crafting mojo to fix it the way I wanted to!! I do like the idea of the card, and I think it would be great for something like a Kindergarten graduation. I did keep my gypsy file that had everything out on the mat, so maybe someday, I will cut it again and fix it into somethin' special!! You never know! I do hope that I get my mojo back soon, because my type A personality can't stand posting something that I don't really like!! Lol!



Recipe:
Cricut Cartridges: Sesame Street Friends, Paper Doll Dress Up, Just Because Cards
Cardstock: DCWV Citrus Stack, Stampin' Up!
Stamped Sentiment: Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking! Now, create something for that smart cookie in your life and link it up over at CTO! You have until Sunday, May 8th!

Celebrate the Occasion!! Challenge #10

It's time to Celebrate the Occasion again!! This week, the Design Team was asked to create a Birthday project that is inspired by the following sketch:







I'm not usually good with sketches...so this was a difficult challenge for me, although I was fairly happy with how it turned out. I created this card for my neice, who just turned 6...I had to keep the embellishments to a minimum since this one was sent in the mail. I didn't want it to get ruined! :)







And a close-up of the mini cupcakes:





Recipe:

Cricut Cartridge: Sweet Treats, Accent Essentials

Cuttlebug Folders: D'Vine Swirls, Happy Birthday

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! and My Mind's Eye 'Bliss' stack

Sakura white gelly roll pen

Stamp from Recollections







Now, use the sketch to stir those creative juices!! Fix up a little somethin' somethin' and head on over to Celebrate the Occasion and link up your project!!

Celebrate the Occasion #8!!

It's Celebrate the Occasion Design Team day!! This week, the challenge is "anything birthday, but make sure to include a flower". This was easy for me, since it was my niece's 11th birthday this past weekend, and she is such a girly-girl...anything I make for her can include flowers!! This is what I came up with:



Recipe:
Cricut Cartridges: Birthday Bash, Forever Young
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Happy Birthday
Cardstock: Stampin' Up!
Sakura White Gelly Roll pen
Black Gel Pen
Ribbon from my stash



Thanks for looking!! Now, get crafting and head over to Celebrate the Occasion and link up your project!! You have until Sunday, April 10th at 11:59pm EST to enter! And you could win the awesome monthly prize for April! Click here for more details!!

Celebrate the Occasion DT post--St. Patrick's Day Challenge

It's my first week on the Design Team over at Celebrate the Occasion!! This week the challenge is to create a project, card, layout, or 3D item that has to do with St. Patrick's Day. I put my mind to work. The obvious choice of Cricut cuts would be the Leprechaun from Simply Charmed. But I wanted to make it different and add my own twist....so I used my Gypsy to weld the Little Guy to an open box from Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More, and decorated the sides with shamrocks and a sentiment from Designer's Calendar. I used the 'Hide Contour' feature to hide his facial features, so I could add some Peachy Keen goodness to him! Chocolate gold coins are the perfect touch to add to my Irishman's Pot o' Gold. Without further ado, here is my St. Patrick's Day treat box!!



Recipe:
Cricut Cartridges: Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More, Simply Charmed, Designer's Calendar.
Cardstock: Stampin' Up!
Peachy Keen Stamps: Everyday Character Assortment
Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen
Pebbles Chalk

Now, hopefully this wee one has inspired you to head on over to Celebrate the Occasion to join in on our St. Patrick's Day Challenge! You have until Sunday, March 13th at 11:59pm EST to link up your project!



Thanks for stopping by!

Another Design Team?!?!?!

Sooooo, as I was still enjoying my big announcement day for the Fantabulous Cricut Design Team....I got an email from the blog admin of Celebrate the Occasion!! I had submitted my dinosaur birthday card as part of my application to their design team, and apparently my email was bounced to their SPAM folder!! They found it today, and even though the DT was already announced, and started last week...they STILL WANTED ME!!! So, now I am on not one, but TWO, super cool design teams!! I am in my crafty heaven right now!!
Celebrate the Occasion is a fairly new weekly challenge blog. Each Tuesday, there are new themed challenges posted and participants have until the following Sunday to complete their projects. A winner will be selected every week and entered into their monthly drawing.

There is a new challenge that will be posted tomorrow, and although my designs will not be featured this week, I WILL be joining in on the challenge!! And you should too! I will, however, be there starting March 8th, every other week until July!! ROCK ON!! :)