Pins To Creations Design Team-Winter Card

Hi everyone!  Happy Friday!  I hope you all have a rockin weekend.

I'm here today with a post for Pins To Creations.

I'm actually using two pins today.  I saw this beautiful wintery card and i really wanted to recreate it.  I also wanted to come out of my comfort zone and explore some cool combo colors...finally came across a turquoise and red color combo and feel in love....

Here is the card.  Click here to be taken to the inspired blog!

Here is my color inspiration.  Click here to be taken to the website!

Here is my card.  Love how it came out using both pins...

Recipe:

Papers are from my stash and Martha Stewart Snowflace

Cuts are created from the Silhouette software

Jaded Blossom Flag Dies and Flag Dies 2

Scrappy Moms Winter Wishes

Berry Red twine from Trendy Twine

White Gel Pen

VersaFine in Onyx Black

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Pins To Creations blog and Facebook Fan page!

Have a fabulous crafty day!

Spring Has Sprung Birthday Blog Hop

Joy's Life Design Team What's The Buzz Card here

Spring Has Sprung Blog Hop here

The grass is getting greener, the trees are budding, and the flowers are blooming!  All signs that Spring has Sprung! 

Welcome to the Spring has Sprung Birthday Blog Hop!  

If you arrived here from Barbara's Blog you are in the right place.  If you just dropped in, please start at Robin's Blog, our hostess and Birthday Girl!  

Be sure to leave a comment on each blog to be eligible for the Blog Candy that Robin is giving away for her Birthday!

This is the Blog Candy that Robin is giving away: 

This candy includes the Holiday Warmth clear stamp set from Close To My Heart, bling snowflake, bling word Peace, bling word Jingle Bells and an additional "Birthday Surprise"  To be eligible for Robin's Blog Candy you simply need to leave a comment on each blog in the hop. 

I made a card...

Recipe:

Papers came from my stash/scraps and My Mind's Eye On The Bright Side-Two

Cut came from the Cutting Cafe and it's the Spring Shaped Card

Scrappy Moms Everyday Greetings

Punches are from Martha Stewart and Fiskars

White gel pen

VersaFine in Onyx Black

Thank you for joining us for the Spring / Birthday blog hop.  

Please hop on over to Janet's Blog.

If you should get lost along the way, here is the complete line up:

Robin - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/

  Linda http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com

  Patti - http://www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com

  Shannon - http://my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com/

  Vicki - http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/

  Carol - http://huffandpuffscrap.blogspot.com/

  Suzy - http://suzyssimplecrafts.blogspot.com/

  Jamie -http://thesassyprincess.blogspot.com

  Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/  

  CallyAnn~ http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com

 Barbara -http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/

 Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

 Janet S. - http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com

 Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

39 For The First time Blog Hop Day 3

St. Patrick's Day Blog Hop here

Lucky Leprechaun Blog Hop here

St. Patrick's Luck Day Blog Hop here

Hi everyone!  Welcome to 39 For The First Time Blog Hop Day 3!

Thursday, yesterday and today we are celebrating Jennifer from Crafty Card Gallery's birthday!  Happy Birthday Jennifer!

The theme for this hop is birthday cards!  To see my Day1 card click here and to see my Day 2 card click here.

If you are coming from Angie's Blog, you are right on track.  If you just came across my blog and would like to hop along, please start over with Jennifer as she is our lovely birthday girl and fabulous hostess.

My card for today...

And then open...

Recipe:

Papers are from my stash/scraps

Straight From The Next Cricut cartridge

Scrappy Moms Everyday Greetings 

Spellbinders Nestabilities Small Scallop Oval

VersaFine in Onyx Black

Stampin Up Write Marker and Ribbon in Early Espresso

Thank you so much for joining us and helping us celebrate!

Your next stop is Ellen's Blog.

Here is the lineup in case you get lost...

Jennifer Restivo http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com

Angie Neubauer http://Luvs2scrapbook75.blogspot.com/

Ashley Townsend http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/

Ellen Jarvis http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/

Jamie Moore http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com

Kimberley Scott http://www.todianewithlove.com/

Rachelle Larsen http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/

Rexann Menz http://ibecircled.blogspot.com/

Love To Create Challenge-All About The Ladies

Happy Monday!  It's time for a challenge over at Love To Create.

This week we have Sassy Design Studio back to sponsor the hop!

The challenge this week is....

All About The Ladies

It's  International Women's Month

Here is what I came up with...

This week I kinda wanted something different and did a lot of painting with Lindy Stamp Gang products.  I wanted to get the vintage worn feeling so I didn't mind all the brown and uneven colors.

Recipe:

Papers are from Prima Reflections, Stampin Up Early Espresso and my stash

Digi stamp is Amelia Steampunk Frame from Sassy Studio Designs

Copic Sketch Markers-BG09, E00, E11, E13, E21, E29, E33, E35, E37, E47, E49, R08, RV91

Atyou Spica in Peach

Lindy Stamp Gang-Starburst Spray in Cattail Copper Brown, Bayou Boogie Gold and Tibetan Poppy Teal.  Moon Shadow Mist in Gossamer Gold and Burnished Brass

Scrappy Moms Everyday Greetings

Tim Holtz Distress Tool and Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

VersaFine in Onyx Black

Natural Burlap Trim from MB's Treasurista

Hot Chocolate crinkle ribbon from 3 Girl Jam

Stop by Love To Create Challenge Blog to see the rest of the inspiration for this week.  We hope you will take part in the challenge.

Guest Designer For Crafty Card Gallery-Friday

Happy Friday everyone!

So for my last guest designer card for Crafty Card Gallery, I went with an easel card...

Recipe:
Papers are from my scraps

Storybook and Kate's ABCs Cricut cartridges

Scrappy Moms Everyday Greetings stamp set 

Trendy Twine Krazy for Kraft

Border punch is EK Success
Spellbinders Nestabilities-Small Oval and Small Scallop Oval
VersaFine in Onyx Black



Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out Crafty Card Gallery.

My Imagine-nation And Letter Theme Monday

Today is My Imagine-nation and Letter Theme Monday at Erica's My Cricut Craft Room.

As you know, My Imagine-nation Monday shows projects made with E2, the Mini, CCR exclusive cartridge (Cricut Craft Room Digital Cartridges).  We we also given the option to do the Letter Theme.




I went with....

Here is my card:

The card base is from Elegant Edges on page 58.  It's the Shadow & Oblong feature and they were cut at 5inches.
The cheerleader is from Everyday Paper Dolls on page 49.  <Cheer> was cut at 4 3/4inches.


Recipe:
Paper is from my scraps
Elegant Edges and Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge
White gel pen
Scrappy Moms Everyday Greetings stamp set
VersaFine in Onyx Black




Thanks for visiting and please be sure to check out all the other projects over at http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com

Chinese New Year Blog Hop Day 2

Ni hao and welcome to the Chines New Year Blog Hop Day 2!  This hop is in honor of Guan, the little boy April's family is adopting from Taiwan.  To celebrate his culture, we want to share some Chinese-inspired projects with you! If you would like to see my Day 1 post, click here.

If you arrived here from Lynne at Her Craftiness, then you are in the right place!  If you just joined us, please go back to April's blog at www.curlsandgrins.blogspot.com to see everyone's amazing creativity!

Here is the lineup in case you get lost...

April - http://curlsandgrins.blogspot.com

Lynne K. - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/

Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com/

Vicki - http://mawmawsthoughts.blogspot.com/

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

Shannon - http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog

Inga - http://mommahobbit.blogspot.com/

Maria - http://mdcraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Janet- http://createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/

Dena -  http://missdjones.blogspot.com/

Jennifer - http://jenrubio.blogspot.com/

Theresa- http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

Ellen - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/

PSA Essentials - www.psastampcamp.blogspot.com/

So for my Day 2, I went with another card using Pagoda!

Recipe:

Papers are from my scraps and K&Company Que Sera Sera

Pagoda Cricut cartridge

Spellbinders Nestabilities Small Scallop Circle

Scrappy Moms Everyday Greetings stamp set

Craft string is from my stash

Versafine in Onyx Black

We have some great blog candy to offer from April Nourse and PSA Essentials.  To be eligible, you must simply comment on each blog on each day's post.  We'd love for you to become a follower of each of our blogs too.

Thanks for stopping by!  Your next stop is Amy.

Clean & Simple Sunday-Week 3

***For MB's Treasurista Love Blog Hop, click here***

***For Glitter & Bling Blog Hop, click here***

***For Chinese New Year Blog Hop, click here***

Welcome to another Clean & Simple Sunday!  I hope you all have been enjoying the series so far.  I can't wait for next Sunday but more on that at the end of this post!




Sorry this is so late, I made a change to what I was originally going to post.




This week I went with a sketch that I had found...

The sketch is from Card Positioning Systems




Here is the card that I made...

It's a sympathy card...sorry, I had to create one due to a friend of my family passing away.  This is a great sketch and the card only took me about 15mins to put together.


Recipe:
Papers and ribbon are from my scraps and stash
Spellbinders Shapeabilities Ribbon Tag Trio Two
Scrappy Moms Everyday Greetings stamp set
Sizzix Square Lattice embossing folder from Stampin Up








So next week is fun and exciting!  The last Sunday of every month I will be hosting a challenge with a prize.  I will also be having guest designers join me.  Next Sunday my first guest designer will be the fabulous Ellen at CardMonkey.




Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop back next Sunday for the first Clean & Simple Sunday Challenge!

Cricut Craft Room's 25 Days Of Christmas-December 23 Snowman

For Day 12 of the 12 Days Of Christmas Blog Hop, click here.

Welcome to Erica's Craft Room

25 Days of Christmas,

with 25 Cricut projects a day.

Don't forget to stop by Erica's blog to see 24 more projects today....

and every day in December.

http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com

Here is my project....

Recipe:  
Paper is Kraft cardstock from Recollections and my scraps
Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut cartridge
Scrappy Moms Winter Wishes stamp set
White gel pen
Cotton Candy stickles
Copic Sketch Markers-Y35, YR68

12 Days Of Christmas Blog Hop Day 11 (Blog Candy)

Welcome to Day 11 of the 12 Days Of Christmas Blog Hop!

This is a 12 day hop filled with anything and everything Christmas.

If you are coming from Theresa, you are right on track.  If you just came across my blog and would like to hop along, please start over with Lisa as she is our lovely hostess.

There are some fabulous prizes and great sponsors for this hop so please make sure you follow the requirements for each day.

Here is the lineup in case you get lost...

Lisa Pontious - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Anita - http://anitaandbugs.blogspot.com

Amy Jo - http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com

Lynda - http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/

Mindy - http://papercreationsbymindyblog.blogspot.com/

Janet - http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/

Nicolette - http://beyondscrapin.blogspot.com

Shawnee - http://www.blessedonthebrightside.com

Inga - http://mommahobbit.blogspot.com/

Tami - http://tamboscreations.blogspot.com/

Kerri - http://crafttimeandcupcakes.blogspot.com/

Running out of wrapping paper?  Or need to wrap that last minute gift and don't feel like ripping into a new roll?  As I was trying to figure out what I would do for my Day 11 a little while ago, my mommom had told me about a gift wrapping idea she saw on the tv using cardstock.  I'm sure you can find this idea anywhere on the Internet, You Tube, Pinterest.  It's great for any occasion!  I wanted to share a gift that I wrapped for my aunt.  I recommend the cardstock wrapping with a smaller gift.

Recipe:

Paper is Recollections Jolly & Bright and from my stash

Ribbon is from my stash

Scrappy Moms Winter Wishes stamp set

VersaFine in Onyx Black

Mini Clear Acrylic Flower with Stem from MB's Treasurista

Spellbinders Nestabilities-Small Circle and Small Scallop Circle

For blog candy today I'm giving away a $10 gift certificate to MB's Treasurista.  To win, you must comment on today's post.  Please leave a way for me to reach you.  I will announce all the winners on Monday, December 26th. 

I'm going to give a big prize away to one lucky person.  The prize will be a secret for a couple of posts (the last day lol).  To win my grand prize, you must comment on all 12 days of the hop.

Reminder that some days may have individual blog candy besides my grand prize.

Please remember to stop back tomorrow for my final day!

Your next stop is Anita.