Day 2 -My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party

Hi everyone, welcome to day 2 of the Stamp Release Party for My Craft Spot 

Today Kimberly and the design team are giving a sneak peek of the new stamp set "Stampin' Around Christmas" Once again Kimberly gave me the opportunity to design this stamp set, which goes perfectly with the Tiny Doily Metal Dies that were release in September.

Stampin' Around Christmas has a variety of Winter and Christmas circle sentiments, I choose the "Joy to the World" for my card and used the Tiny Doily Metal Dies.

The star was cut using George and Basic Shapes cricut cartridge, cut approx. 3" wide, I used a distressed tool to rough up the edges.

I added a bow using the yummy Gingerbread Cookies crinkle ribbon available at My Craft Spot.

I embossed using Tim Holtz Woodgrain embossing folder. 

I've done tons of inking on this card using the Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink, Antique Linen, Tea Dye and on the embossed paper I used the vintage photo as well as a small amount of black and white inks.
This sweet baby Jesus was cut from Paper Doll Dress Up cricut cartridge pg 76, I also cut the manger as well.  For the straw I cut thin strips of cardstock and wrinkled it up in my hand then glued it to the manger, and below. I stamped the face using Peachy Keen Stamps PK-570 (I omitted the mouth on the stamp).

You'll want to see more images from the Stampin' Around Christmas stamp set so head over to My Craft Spot to see the fun projects made by Kimberly and her design team using the new Stampin' Around Christmas, also remember to leave a comment on Kimberly's blog (My Craft Spot) today for your chance to win the Tiny Doily Metal Dies, click -HERE for My Craft Spot.

Remember to join us tomorrow for day 3 of the stamp release party when we reveal the next stamp set which will be available for purchase on Saturday November 10th.

Christmas In July -My Craft Spot Project

We're half way through the year and it's time to think of crafting for the holidays. When I was little my dad would tell me "the older you get the quicker time goes by", I never understood that saying as a child... but now I totally understand. 

This weeks challenge at My Craft Spot

Christmas in July

Christmas cards or gift box

I made a few Sour Cream containers, fill with Hershey Kisses and you have a great gift for friends or neighbors. There is a great tutorial on Split Coast Stampers -HERE on how to make these.

 Tied the sour cream containers using Vintage Pine and Cranberry crinkle ribbon. I used George and Basic Shapes cricut cartridge to cut the star out of silver cardstock at 2 3/4", used a button and Holly Berry twine, and heat embossed with silver the beautiful saying "May the wonder of that first Christmas be with you always." This sentiment is from My Craft Spot's "Merry Christmas" stamp set, the crinkle ribbon, twine and stamp set can be purchased -HERE. 

The design team at My Craft spot has more "Christmas in July" projects to share with you, so head over to My Craft Spot and see what they've created... and join us for this weeks challenge Christmas in July -HERE.

Dad, you're the best! Fisherman card -My Craft Spot project

Hello, for today's Fantabulous Cricut challenge please click -HERE.

Welcome to a wonderful new challenge hosted by My Craft Spot 

this weeks My Craft Spot challenge

King of the Grill

Make any card to honor dad!

When I was a little girl we would go camping and fishing every Summer, while my dad fished I usually played on the rocks or played in the water, I wasn't much of a fisher girl.  I'm still not but my husband and daughter really enjoy it.

My Fly Fisherman shape card was so much fun to make!  Guess what cartridge I used.... Everyday Paper Dolls pg. 70 of the handbook, can you believe that? I still love this Cricut cartridge! There are tons of images for nearly every occasion, and you don't ever need to use the paper doll as in my card below.

By layering several layers and cutting different colors of cardstock for one image you get an amazing 3-d look.  For example, for the fishing pole I used three different colors, brown for the pole, tan for the handle and silver for the reel. Below is a sneak peek of how I cut my images with out using tons of cardstock.  Please note: I do use my gypsy, I almost never make a card with out my gypsy, so if you don't have one I want you to know I personally love mine!  

Below: on the brown I cut two fishing poles (sorry for the image, it's difficult to see but there are 2) for the tan and silver pieces I only wanted the handle, so I rotated my image around and pulled the image almost off the mat leaving only the handle (I could have dragged the fishing pole image to the right of the mat, not sure why I rotated and pulled to the left).  I hope this gives you an idea of how I make my detailed, layered, shape cards. I've thought about making a video, if you are interested leave a comment so I know there is an interest ;)

I had so much fun bringing this card to life, this card fits in a long size envelope 9 1/4" x 4 1/8"

All card stock is from Stampin' Up, except for the fish I used glitter card stock purchased individually at JoAnn's.  Every thing was inked using Distress Ink, Vintage Photo, and used lots of mounting tape for all the layering.

Close up of the fisherman's vest.  I made 3-d pockets using rectangle and square punches, and 1/2 of a circle punch was used for to top pockets, used my corner chomper to round the corners. I poked holed to give a "faux stitching" look, added buttons and used my mounting tape to raise them off the vest.

I love this tag hanging from my "hand tied fly" on the vest that reads "Dad, you're the best!" this stamp is from the Tiny Tags stamp set from My Craft Spot.

close up side views

I hope you can get a good look at my hand tied flies, they were a hoot to make. I used jewelry pin heads to make the hooks, just bending then twisting at the top to make a loop to thread the different colors of Bakers Twine (which I unwound and made quite shaggy looking) for each fly.

I also used the Kraft Bakers Twine for the fishing pole line. The baker twine is from My Craft Spot.

another side view

closer view of the fisherman's basket

I had some sticky mesh that I've had in my stash for years and found a great use for it on my basket lid. I put 3 fish in the basket....do you love the fishes eyes... they are black brads, my daughter squealed "oh the look so real".... she does not like fish at all, it was so funny... she's 19.

Seriously, paper piecing images from Everyday Paper Dolls cricut cartridge it totally fun, I had a blast making this card for a special dad.

I hope you enjoyed my card and were inspired in some way today, and if you haven't seen the rest of the My Craft Spot design team projects for the "King of the Grill" challenge, head over to My Craft Spot and see what they've made -HERE. you'll love their creations!
Thank you for stoping by!

For Dad Golf Cart -Fantabulous Cricut Challenge project

Hello, for today's My Craft Spot Challenge please click -HERE.

It's another Fantabulous Monday which brings another challenge from Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog, this week we are celebrating our wonderful fathers.

 Challenge #115 -Fathers Day

Make a project using an outdoor theme, camping, hunting, fishing, hiking etc.

For my outdoor theme I choose golf, because my honey is getting a new set of clubs this year... shhhhh.
I have another amazing shape card to share! Do you have Everyday Paper Dolls cricut cartridge and have not played with it for a while?  Well then, it's time to blow the dust of that one and use it!  Yep I used Everyday Paper Dolls cricut cartridge the images are from pg. 54 of the handbook. I used the golf cart, bag with clubs, flag, tee, and the ball image.

By layering several layers and cutting different colors of cardstock for one image you get an amazing 3-d look.  For example, for the golf bag with clubs I used two different colors, red for the bag and silver for the clubs (I also cut the flag pole with the silver at the same time). 

Below: I've cut the red bag three times, for the silver I only needed the clubs cut, so on my gypsy I pulled the image down toward the bottom right of the mat leaving only the clubs and just the top of the bag showing.  

I hope this gives you an idea of how I make my detailed, layered, shape cards.

 I've thought about making a video, if you are interested leave a comment so I know there is an interest ;)

This card will fit an A2 size envelop, my card measures approximately 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

I love the "for Dad" tag wrapped around the golf cart, it's from the stamp set Tiny Tags, the Bakers Twine name is Vintage Cherry both can be purchased from My Craft Spot.  I love the Tiny Tags Stamp Set.

All the cardstock is from Stampin Up, except for the "designer seat cover" and "steering wheel cover" (patterned paper I had is my stash), the grass cut using the Martha Stewart grass border punch with Coordinations cardstock.

All images were inked up using Tim Holtz Distress Ink -Tea Dye except the tag and blue background.

Here is a side view of the golf bag, 

Close up view of bag, tee and golf ball. I poked holes to give the bag a "faux stitching" look added a stitched 3-d pocket.

Close up of the golf cart, my husband's nickname is "Slick" so I cut the word using the Birthday Bash cartridge, the used the cut out image as a stencil and sponged the word onto the cart, looks cool! 

Lifting the golf cart front

I used my Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder to emboss the blue cardstock to look like the sky.

I decided to make this a tri-fold card so there would be a larger area for my girls to write a message to dad. It's longer then 12"x 12" that is why the blue cardstock is hanging over the edge.

That's my Father's Day card, I hope you were inspired in some way.

Remember to  head over to Fantabulous Cricut to see the other great projects that the design team has created, and we would love you to join us for This Weeks Challenge -"Father's Day"  -HERE.

Remember if you're interested in seeing a video of how I make my shape cards let me know by leaving a comment ;)

So glad you took the time to visit today, thank you!

You're My Hero -Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Project

It's a wonderful day to think of those people who have sacrificed so much for us so we can have the freedom and comforts that we do. 

Yes, Memorial day is a day to remember and honor those who have died in our nation's service, but for me it's also a day to honor and remember friends and family members who have died. 

As a young girl my mother would always pick a huge bouquet of purple iris's from our yard and as a family we would visit the grave sites of my grandparents. My parents would talk about the past and we always saw relatives there who were visiting just as we were. It's a beautiful memory for me, because I believe that death is not the end.

Today's challenge at Fantabulous Cricut is...

Memorial Day

Make a project using the color red plus anything that makes you think of Memorial Day (ie. a flag, military symbol, or poppy).

Remember to use at least one image on your project that has been cut using your cricut machine.

This weeks sponsor is Wild Orchid Crafts and have provide a few of the design team members with product for us to create with, thank you so much Wild Orchid Crafts!

For my project I made a memory frame with the theme of how a child may remember a loved one, and since my husband is in the Air Force the image from A Child's Year cricut cartridge just jumped out at me page 69 cut at 3.3" high (measurement using my gypsy).  The captain "wings" were cut .92" high.
The stars were cut using George and Basic Shapes cricut cartridge cut at various sizes.
All paper images except for the black shadow, were inked using Tim Holtz Vintage Photo. 

I used a stamp set from My Favorite Things, Well Worn Greetings and used the coordinating Die-namics die to cut the oval.

I added stitching using my sewing machine and inked all the stitching with vintage photo.

The items that I used from Wild Orchid Crafts are the brown/yellow tone Cherry Blossoms and the 1 1/4" rose leaves.  I grouped 5 blossoms together and three leaves, I added antique photo Tim Holtz ink on the leaves, then on the wire stems I wound vintage cherry bakers twine from My Craft Spot and tied a bow.

Remember to take a look at the inspiring projects made by the FCCB design team -HERE and share your Memorial Day projects with us.  

Tag Bag Swap for Your Paper Pantry

Hi everyone,

I joined Your Paper Pantry this month because I love the idea of swapping and sharing with others, I'm participating in my first swap this week; a tag bag swap. I'm to make 4 tags useing any shape along with the theme being Winter.
I really had fun making this tag and using a few cricut cuts that I hadn't used before.
Here's the tag I made, along with a video with all the details and dimensions of the Cricut cut images.



The only difference in these photos and the video is that I used the "Swiss Dots" cuttlebug folder on the ice skates, the video shows using the "D'vine" Swirl cuttlebug folder. I like both of them.

Thanks for visiting today.
If you have any questions just ask, I'll be glad to answer.

SNOW Flake Card -Fantabulous Cricut Challenge

Good morning paper crafter, today is "Challenge Me Monday" at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog offers another great challenge this week...

the challenge theme: Rolling in Ribbon
Create a holiday card

FCCB's sponsor this week is My Craft Spot, and Kimberly has been very generous to let a few of the FCCB design team play with her beautiful hand dyed crinkle ribbon, My Craft Spot not only sells this ribbon, but she also has bakers twine, and has her own line of clear polymer stamp sets that you really need to check out. I just love Kimberly's blog!!!

I'm using "My Craft Spot" -Snow White crinkle ribbon for my project.
I've made a circle shape card with George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge at 4", and three different snowflake images cut with my cricut machine.
Largest snowflake on card is from Joys of the Season cartridge, cut at 2.75"
Green medium snowflake from Winter Woodland cartridge cut at 2"
Smallest snowflake also from Winter Woodland cut at 1.75"
The tiny white rose is from "I am Roses"
The word "SNOW" is cut twice from the Storybook cartridge, both cut at 1" high.
Snowflake Patterned paper from Stampin' Up! (discontinued)
All the snowflakes and the word "SNOW" was embossed using Hologram Highlights embossing powder from Stampin' Up!
Thank you for visiting my blog today!
Remember to head over to Fantabulous Cricut to see what the talented design team members have created using ribbon, view them -HERE ...and then feel free to join us for this weeks challenge "Rolling in Ribbon"

Thank you so much My Craft Spot for donating your beautiful crinkled ribbon to the FCCB design team.

Challenges entered:
My Craft Spot challenge #37 Shape Card
The Kraft Journal -Let it Snow challenge
My Sheri Crafts -Snowflake challenge
Whimsical Designs -Christmas "sparkly"
Cute Card Thursday -Anything Goes
365 Cards -Monday's Feeling blue/green challenge
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge -Anything Goes
Pile it On -Bling it Up
Creatalicious Challenges -Christmas/Sparkles

Holiday Cards -Fantabulous Cricut Challenge

Hello everyone and welcome to another wonderful Monday where Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog offers another great challenge this week...

the challenge theme: Holiday Cards
Create a holiday card

FCCB's sponsor this week is Creative Charms .com, they have been very generous to let a few of the FCCB design team play with their product. Creative Charms offers oodles of embellishments for your paper crafting needs; brads, beautiful netted flowers and butterflies, ribbon and lots of bling... along with many other lovely products at a very reasonable cost.
Creative Charms

One of the products I used for my rosette card is the vintage Christmas self-adhesive metal frames there are 6 little accents in a package; 1 1/8" inches and the images are simply adorable. I've use 5 of the metal frames in the photo below.

I've wanted to try making these paper rosettes for sometime so I just did a google search for a paper rosette video and found several on You Tube to help me get started... they are super easy and so fun to make, these are going to be addicting!
My large rosette with before scoring is 12" x 1 1/2" the small is 12" x 1"
I place small 1 1/4" circles behind the metal frames before placing on the rosette.
I used my Martha Stewart border punch for the cream border.

Look at the close-ups of the metal charms the images are so cute!

These rosettes would make really cute embellishments for a package

There are many more Holiday cards to be seen made my the talented FCCB design team, you can view them -HERE and then feel free to join in on this weeks challenge "Holiday Cards"

Thank you so much Creative Charms for donating your beautiful products with the FCCB design team. I'm looking forward to creating with more of your quality products.

Still Time To Win!!!
I'm offering two of my stamp sets Free for my "Link Up Party" get all the details -HERE. I will be announcing the winners on Tuesday, you still have time win!

RCC Stamp Release Celebration -Day 4 "Sneak Peeks"

This week has gone by so quickly and it has been so much fun sharing images from my two stamp sets Snowman's Prayer and Gingerbread Holiday. My design team has done such a great job with all their creations, I'm so thankful for them and the amazing talent that they share with all of us.

Remember I'm having giveaways all week long and if you haven't had a chance to comment on each post there is still time to do so. Giveaway winners will be announced Saturday morning, and Blog Hop winners will be announced on Tuesday.
*Monday's giveaway: Prairie Bird Boutique -wrinkled ribbon
*Tuesday's giveaway: from me, one of my favorite products -Sticky Tape
*Wednesday's giveaway: The Twinery -the New Ultimate Color Sampler Pack 14 colors
*Thursday's giveaway (today): from me, another favorite product -Mounting Tape
*Friday's Blog Hop & Link Up Party: A stamp set given away by each design team member during the blog hop... woo hoo!! Stamp sets also available to purchase.

Today my design team and I are sharing more images from my Gingerbread Holiday Stamp set

Are you ready for some scrumptious holiday cookies? They look good enough to eat, don't you think? I have a video showing how I made them ;)
I used George and Basic shapes cricut cartridge for the heart, star, and oval shapes.

Wonderful projects from my design team

Heather

This is a beautiful wreath gift bag, I love all the greens

Kimberly

These gingerbread kids are so cute, and look at that tiny gingerbread on the tube so sweet!

Maquel

Such yummy candy decorate this card, and the glitter around the stamped sentiment is lovely!

Sheila
This patterned paper is so adorable with the popped up gingerbread kids, I like the candy canes stamped by the sentiment as well.

Giveaway from me, another one of my favorite products, Scotch Mounting Tape.

I use this to pop up my images on my card... love this!

Just leave a comment on this post to be eligible for today's prize. We'll see you back here tomorrow for our super fun "Blog Hop" and link up Party, also both stamp sets will be available to purchase.