Congrats Graduate

Our family has had few busy weeks with many events and celebrations one of which was my baby girl graduated valedictorian Woo Hoo!  I'm so proud of her and her accomplishments.  We had wonderful family and friends travel for the occasion to congratulate her, and of course we shared good food and fun together.

I made a few graduation cards and treats for some close graduate friends. 

 For the graduation hat I used and image from Miss Kate Cuttables "Graduation Day" and cut it using my Silhouette Cameo machine.

 I added an action wobble behind the hat to create a fun wobble affect, it's so fun to see all the graduates hats flying up in the air after graduation.

I used three metal die sets from My Craft Spot on my cards... the Congrats is from Big Words metal die, I cut it twice in black and orange then layered the orange over the black to give a shadow look.  The personalized name letters are from the Small Alphabet metal die, the torn notebook paper edge is from the Fancy Edges metal die. These metal dies are available from My Craft Spot Shop -HERE.

 Inside of card, again the same Fancy Edges metal die for the torn notebook edge, I also distressed the edges of the paper as well.

 Close up of the Congrats die cut image.

For the yummy chocolate treats I used sticker address labels (30 per sheet) along with my photoshop program and designed labels that fit perfectly over the Hershey's Nuggets.  I used the same graduation images from Miss Kate Cuttables for the labels.

Our delicious food, my daughters did a great job cutting up fruits and veggies and beautifully decorating the trays... everything was... mmmmm so good!

What an amazing day we had, I hope you get a chance to hug a graduate! :)

Day 1 -Christmas Banner Sentiment and Ribbon Banner Metal Dies

Let the party begin!!!  Today is day one of the week long Stamp Release Party at My Craft Spot.

Each day Kimberly and the design team (which I'm so happy to be a part of) will be sharing projects all week long from the five new stamp sets and three metal die sets, you are going to love these new stamp sets and metal dies which will be available to purchase on Saturday November 2nd.

There will be prizes at My Craft Spot, everyday this week, then on Saturday we'll have a design team Stamp Release Party Blog Hop with prizes at each blog along the way! 

Woo Hoo... so much fun Right?  Join us everyday this week!!

Today we are featuring a stamp set titled Christmas Banner Sentiments designed by Kimberly, this stamp set goes perfectly with two metal die sets that I had the privilege of designing; the Ribbon Banners Straight and Ribbon Banner Arched metal die set. You will love adding these items to your collection of crafting supplies.  

 I'm using one of the dies (cut twice) from the Ribbon Banners Straight metal die, there are four different dies in this set. I layered on banner over the top of the other, this is the same size image.

The sentiment is from the Christmas Banners Sentiment stamp set.

The tiny white snowflakes are from the Small Alphabet metal die set.

 This super cute owl is from Miss Kate Cuttables, you can find the file -HERE.

 This is the inside of my card (sorry for the blurry photo)

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today, I hope you enjoyed my card.

You'll want to head over to Kimberly's blog (My Craft Spot) to see the other amazing projects made by Kimberly and the design team members using the Christmas Banner Sentiments and the Ribbon Banner metal dies. Remember while you're there leave a comment on Kimberly's blog for your chance to win the Jingle All the Way Stamp Set. click -HERE for My Craft Spot.

Join us tomorrow for day 2 of the stamp release party when we reveal the next stamp set which will be available for purchase on Saturday November 2nd.

Tropical Thank You -My Craft Spot Project

Hi friends, I have a fun card to share with you today, this card is being featured over at My Craft Spot today. There is a color combo challenge over there this week, to see to colors of the challenge click -HERE.

I used the My Craft Spot  Thank You stamp set along with Mandarin twine, both are available at the My Craft Spot shop -HERE.

This image is from Miss Kate Cuttables, the images can be found -HERE for the drink and -HERE for the strawberry. The flower and leaves is the Hibiscus die-namic die from My Favorite Things found -HERE.

Close up of the Thank You banner

Close up of the flower, I sponged various colors of inks on the leaves and flower.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Head over to My Craft Spot for this weeks "Color Combo" challenge -HERE.  Have a great day!

Sew Fun -My Craft Spot Challenge Project

Hello friends,

It's Monday, a fabulous day for another challenge at My Craft Spot!

This weeks challenge:

Sew Fun

Hand or machine stitch on your project

Since I love sewing on my projects I just couldn't wait to create this card. I've had this card idea in my mind since I designed the Stampin' Around Summer stamp set, the other stamp set I used is Chunky Alphabet, as well as the Tiny Doilies and the Small Alphabet metal dies.

This fun flower shape is cut using my Silhouette Cameo the image if from Miss Kate Cuttables called "flowers set of 4" it can be found -HERE.

 This is my fun idea for a personalized wedding card... use the Stampin' Around Summer stamp set for the "Mr. Mrs." and then and a personalized monogram letter (of the married couples last name) from the Chunky Alphabet stamp set . Love it!
I used the Tiny Doily metal dies that coordinate perfectly with all the Stampin' Around stamp sets.
I tied a double bow using the Spring Moss crinkle ribbon.
Ribbon, stamps and dies are all available at My Craft Spot in the shop -HERE.
I used the Martha Stewart border punch Daisy,along the bottom edge of the white cardstock, the green cardstock has been embossed using the Cindy Loo leaves Cuttlebug embossing folder.

 The butterflies are from the Small Alphabet metal die set, not only does the die set come with an alphabet, but a few shapes as well. I added Recollection pearls on the butterflies and various place on the card. I also sponged all edges using my Tim Holtz Antique Linen ink (all the inking is done before glueing the card together).

I hope you enjoyed my card, and remember to head over to My Craft Spot to see more "Sew Fun" projects made by My Craft Spot's design team -HERE. We would love you to join us for this weeks challenge!

Thanks for visiting my blog

Christmas in July

Hello everyone, this weeks challenge here at My Craft Spot is "Christmas in July", so to continue with the inspiration I have a lovely Christmas card to share with you, this card is also being posted over at My Craft Spot.

I used the Merry Christmas and the Mistletoe stamp sets, as well as the Small Alphabet metal die.

The tree image is from Miss Kate Cuttables the image can be found -HERE, the oval is a Spellbinder die lacy Ovals.

I love all the glitter and sparkle and card, and the non-tratidional colors. I tend to avoid glitter because of the mess, but oh when I see my finished product I love the look of the glitz and glamor it adds.

For the tree I've used Recollections Tinsel Glitter, the snowflakes each have fine glitter.

The sentiments that I used are from the Merry Christmas stamp set.

I used a woodgrain embossing folder for the tree trunk.

The stars and snowflakes are cut using the Small Alphabet metal dies, I added glitter to all those tiny dies.

The crinkle ribbon is Petal Pink, and the pink Jute twine glued on top my bow.  

Side view of the card.

 The inside sentiment is from the Merry Christmas stamp set and the tiny snowflakes if from the Mistletoe stamp set.

All stamp sets, small alphabet metal dies, crinkle ribbon and jute string that I used on my project can be purchased in the My Craft Spot shop -HERE.

Thanks so much for joining me today, please remember to head over to my blog for more creative ideas. Robin's Creative Cottage.

Have a great day!

Day 2 My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party -Patterns Blocks

I am loving this stamp release party and hope you are to! Today is day 2 of the Stamp Release Party for My Craft Spot and we are giving you a sneak peek at the one more stamp set and two metal die sets. 

The stamp set, titled "Patterns Blocks" and the two dies are "Tiny Banners & Toppers" and "Small Alphabet" which includes a small alphabet and several small shapes in that die set. 

These are so fun and versatile you will have really enjoy creating with the stamp sets and metal dies.

Once again Kimberly has given me the opportunity to design this stamp set and the to metal die sets. Thanks Kimberly.

So are you all ready for Summer?  We've had several hot days... then the temperature dropped again... it's crazy it's hard to know how to dress, I just keep a sweater near by.

I made a fun Summer time card to share with you using the new Pattern Blocks stamp set, the the two new metal dies Tiny Banners & Toppers and Small Alphabet.

The Patterns Blocks stamp set is so fun! They can be stamped anywhere, each of the patterns are very petite, great for small images like our new Tiny Banner & Topper Dies.

 I made a fun patterned paper look (which is behind the flip flops and the banners), after stamping with two of the patterns I sponged the edges with the same purple ink the sponged a bit of pink and green ink over the top. You'll see more creative ways to use these patterns from the design team. There are 12 Pattern Blocks in this stamp set.

The Small Alphabet metal die is all lower case letters, as well as ten small shapes, five of the same image, just one is large and one small. Like on my card I used the two sizes of butterflies. A a total of 36 dies in the Small Alphabet metal die set.

I love that colorful word "summer" below.

I used my sewing machine to add some fun stitching to the edge of my card.

  The cute flip flops are cut using my Silhouette Cameo the image is from Miss Kate Cuttables.

These banners are so fun and versatile, there are six different shaped banners, each have a smaller layer to lay over the top of a larger banner (shown in my photo below), then there are six different toppers to use with the banners as well (I didn't use these on this card). A total of 18 dies in the Tiny Banners & Toppers metal die set.

I added a sparkly gem to the center of all my butterflies, and on the flip flops, as well as next to the word summer. 

The banners are strung together using Natural Jute Twine available at My Craft Spot, in the "Strings & Things" section.

I used thick foam tape to pop the banners off the card, as well as popping up all the butterflies and the flip flops.

Thanks so much for visiting!

You'll want to see more project using the new Patterns Blocks stamp set  and two metal dies Tiny Banners & Toppers, and Small Alphabet, so head over to My Craft Spot to see the fun projects made by Kimberly and her design team, also remember to leave a comment on Kimberly's blog (My Craft Spot) today for your chance to win Kimberly's Crinkle Ribbon, 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. 

The new stamp sets and metal dies will be available for purchase on Saturday April 29th

Thinking of You Butterfly Card

Hi everyone, I have another quick card share for you today, this is being featured over at My Craft Spot.

For my card I used the Inside & Out Set #2 stamp set, this is such a great versatile set for sentiments to add to the front of your card as well as the inside as I have done with this card.

 The butterflies were cut using my Silhouette Cameo, the images are from Miss Kate Cuttables which can be found -HERE.

I hand cut a banner for the sentiment and added the phrase from the Inside & Out #2 Stamp Set, then attached the banner with a quick zig zag stitch using my sewing machine.

side view of my card

 Inside view of my card using again one of the sentiments from the above mentioned stamp set.

I added inking the the edges of the cardstock and the butterflies using various colors of Mememto ink dew drops.

Inside & Out -Set #2

A great stamp set with sentiments for your cards, both inside and out. Available at My Craft Spot -HERE.

Remember to join us on Monday for the start of the Stamp Release Party at My Craft Spot, you won't want to miss the fun new stamp sets and metal dies!

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Thanks for visiting and, have a fabulous day!

Graduation Shape Card -Hip Hip Hooray!

Hello friends, I have a fun Graduation shape card for you today, I'm sharing this post over at My Craft Spot as well. I used two of Kimberly's stamp sets... Sweet Sentiments set #2 and Tiny Tags.

I made this card from scratch using my Silhouette Cameo, and it was easy peasy with all the simple features that are in the silhouette studio.

With graduation coming up so quickly I wanted to have a few cards to give to my daughters friends, to celebrate their special day. 

I love shape cards but my favorite part of this card is the fun wavy banner!

 I stamped the Hip Hip Hooray! from Sweet Sentiments #2 and the word Graduate is from the Tiny Tags stamp set (I masked off the "way to go" so it wouldn't get inked).

I made two score lines on each side of the words then folded them back and forth, added thick mounting tape between each fold to give it some lift.

The graduation hat is from Miss Kate Cuttables Wise Owl, but I only use the hat.  I added a layer of black fun foam to give it a 3-D look, along with orange embroidery floss for the tassel.

To see my graduation card from last year 2012 click -HERE.   It's a fun shape card too!
For my daughters graduations cards 2011 click -HERE.
Thanks so much for visiting today!

Day 4 -My Craft Spot Release Party ~Home Is...

Wow... this week is flying by, here we are at day 4 of the Stamp Release Party for My Craft Spot, and I'm having so much fun with the new stamps and metal dies! Today we are sharing a sneak peek of the new "Stampin' Around Spring" stamp set, you will have so much fun creating cards and project using this set, it coordinates with the Tiny Doilies Metal Dies.
Remember the 5 new stamp sets and two metal dies sets will be available for purchase at My Craft Spot on Saturday.

I love shape cards, so I couldn't resist making another one. This cute house is an image from Miss Kate Cuttables called "house", using my Silhouette Cameo I made the image into a shape card.

Added extra layering on the front of the card, using some red craft foam between the layers. The added another white layer to the inside of my card.

Behind the windows I added a piece of vellum.  For the door I added the vellum and a yellow piece of cardstock to make it look like light is shinning through. :)

I made a bow using Acorn crinkle ribbon and another bow with Ivory jute both from My Craft Spot. The rose is from Wild Orchid Crafts. I made my sentiment look like a wreath hanging below the bow using the Tiny Doily Metal Dies. Below is a photo showing how I made it.

Below shows how I made the wreath.

Another view of the card

For the inside of the card, I stamped the house image which is from this Stampin' Around Spring stamps set, the sentiment is from Friends and Neighbors Inside & Out stamp set, available at My Craft Spot shop -HERE.

Thanks for visiting my blog today, there are more great projects made by Kimberly and her design team using the brand new Stampin' Around Spring stamp set so head over to My Craft Spot, and while you are there 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.