Memorial Day!

"Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence that organized women's groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of the Civil War..."

Today is Memorial Day Challenge over at PaperCraftingWorld

I created a layout to use for pictures that we will take of us having a
Memorial Day BBQ at my house.

 I distress the edges of my pattern paper.

 Did lots of stitching here and there.  I will place pictures later in the week.

 For the star's how to see my post for Thursday the 19th of May.

 Used lots of dimensional foam.

Here you can see that I had forgotten to paint/draw their eyes and mouth and now I did and took this picture after I had already taken my other pictures and posted... and why did I touch my desing with my dirty full of ink and glue hands and messed up his nose?? Don't you just love it when that happens!!?

Printed the journal piece with my Imagine and Imagine More Cards and punched with an EK punch.

The stars are punched with a Marvy Uchida punch.

All PP is from K&Co Americana Collection

and

My cutting file is from Melin from PaperCraftingWorld!

I used PageMaps to guide me.

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment....

There is still time to comment on my previous posting for a chance at winning the file I used.

Basic Grey Life of the Party Card for PaperCraftingWorld

Paper Crafting World
Digital Image Challenge

Challenge: Birthday - Glitter

I used my Copics to color the image (forgot to take a picture of the markers or write the numbers down before I put away).


Click Here to Purchase File

 All PP papers are from the BG Life Of The Party Collection.

Thanks for visiting my blog!  Hopefully you find the time to go visit PCW to see what the other members of the Design Team created! and to enter the challenge!!  You get a FREE file!! to participate!

Birthday Layout PCW using BG Romani

It is time for another challenge over at
PaperCraftingWorld
This time the challenge is Birthday and Glitter

On Wednesday I posted a layout that matches this one ---  I will be creating around 6 layouts with the same paper and the same birthday celebration!  It was my grand daughter, nephew and niece's birthday celebration!!!
So each got their cake -- here they are all with their mothers and their own cake!
My nephew just got back yesterday from a tour in Afghanistan (his second!)... and how can this be called a tour?!!

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment!!

Hopefully you find time to enter this week's challenge and take a look at the beautiful creations my DT sisters have created over at PCW

Items Used:
Banner Cutting File  for just $1
BG Romani Collection
Brads, string, MS chalk inks (orange, pink, blue), Memento inks (pink, blue, orange)
Stamps of Life Banners4all (a gift from my friend Yolie Thanks Yolie!)

I am entering this project in Alex's Mondays Made It Myself Linking Party

You may enter up to 3 projects!

Card for PCW Stamp Challenge #4

Today is Stamp Challenge #4

over at PaperCraftingWorld

Use two shades of pink and some kind of ribbon...

Why did I forget the ribbon?  Or I can say that it has a paper ribbon made of hearts! or the cute bear has a ribbon tied on the back of her apron! ha!  Either way, make sure you head on over to PCW for the chance at 3 digital stamps!  Hope you get to play with us!

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment!

Cinco De Mayo Layout - WeRMemory Keepers Fiesta Collection

Welcome to GabyCreates
and to the
Cinco de Mayo Blog Hop
hosted by my BFF Abby

If you just happened to be visiting and wish to participate, start with Abby, but if you just arrived from Sweet Talented Erika you are in the right place.

Cinco De Mayo (May 5th) is not México's Independence Day as many think (it is actually September 16th, but the celebrations start on the evening of the 15th waiting for the President to give El Grito).  I won't bore you with more history since you probably alreary read a bit more information on the subject at Abby's.

For today's celebration, I begged for this file!!!  (actually Yolie requested it from Melin, Melin created it and I just had to have it! -- I would have begged! lol)

When I first saw the file I could not belive how great the girl bear would go with pictures I had of my grand daughter dressesed almost just like that! to celebrate FIESTA day/week at her school. (I will use the boy on another project, I am sure! love the maracas, the boots and the hat!).

Warning: Picture Heavy!

I was so super excited two years ago when my daughter sent me these pictures!

My grand daughter is 50% Spanish/Mexican, 25% Irish and 25% African American

One day she asked me what she was (You can only imagine the comments she gets, but will spare you the details)-- I told her she was my Mexican Baby!!

so when I saw these pictures I thought she looks GORGEOUS!!

(watch out!, grandma speaking!)

and I was so PROUD!!

Closer look at the Papel Picado

I am also entering this LO in CREATIVE CUTTER ROOM's Fiesta Challenge! 

Items Used:
Pazzles Inspiration to cut Bear File
Cricut E2 and Birthday Bash for confetti/strings
EK punch and scissors for Papel Picado (banners)  - I cut using punch than strung with needle and quilting thread one by one!

All Patter Paper and additional embellishments are from WeRMemory Keepers Fiesta Collection
Cardstock - American Crafts (yellow and green), Core'dinations (red) and DCWV (blue)
Many color chalk inks and Bic markers.
Glossy Accents.

Now it is time to go visit KICH Right after you leave me a comment!

and here is the line-up
Abby~ http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/
Angelica~ http://www.handmadebyangelica.com/
Erika~ http://www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com/
Gaby~ http://www.gabycreates.com/ You are HERE
Kich~ http://www.scrappykich.blogspot.com/ NEXT
Linda~ http://www.krazyquilling.com/
Monica~ http://simplycricutting.blogspot.com/
Patty~ http://cardsbypattytanuz.blogspot.com/
Raven~ http://love4stamps.blogspot.com/
Sandra~ http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/
Xochitl~ http://cricutcritter.blogspot.com/
Yolanda~ http://www.justyolie.com/

BLOG HOP SPONSORS:
My Creative Time donated by Emma
Market Street Stamps donated by Angelica
Treasure box Designs- Fiesta Pals file
Elmers- 2 No Wrinkle Glue Donated by Elmers Glue
Kich N Bleus Designs-3 winners NEW Releases
Scrapping Doodles-$10 Certificate
Oh My Crafts- $15 certificate

Mother's Day Celebration - Paper Crafting World

Today is the start of another
PCW Cutting File Challenge
and the theme is Mother's Day

My Mom Loved Chocolates and Elephants~

I did not take a good picture were you can see that I added Glossy Accents on the bear's eyes
and used a Sakura pink/red glitter pen on some of the chocolates to give them that chocolate with
filling look.

This is a LO I had previously posted using one of Melin's cutting files that you can find HERE

We hope you get to play with us at PaperCraftingWorld (CookingWithCricut sister blog)
But first go visit to see what beautiful creations the rest of the Design Team created!

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment. 

And hopefully you can come back and visit on Thursday, Cinco de Mayo, for another creation using
Melin's beautiful files!

And for Cricut inspiration CWC is having a month long Blogoversary Celebration with postings and free files/prizes everyday in May!!

 

Flower Card

Welcome to the first

Digital Challenge over at

PaperCraftingWorld

Today's Challenge #1 is all about flowers

The blue sky or background did not photographed very well, but in person it really coordinates with the blue cardstock I used.

Copics R39, R37, Y23, Y35, B0000, Y95, Y97

Cricut Elegant Edges Oblong feature cut at 6.5" and its shadow using Gypsy

Spellbinders Nestabilities Oval

Ribbon, button, thread

Core'dinations Gemstones (blue) and Smooth (red) cardstock

Thanks for visiting!

Hope to see you entering the challenge and

visiting PCW to see the other DT member's creations!

Easter Layout -PaperCraftingWorld

Today is the first Challenge over at
PaperCraftingWorld    (a CookingWithCricut sister blog)

The first challenge is an Easter Challenge

Melin, the owner of the blog is the creator of most of the files I will be using on PCW Monday postings.

Today, I created a layout of my grand daughters and the Golden Egg.

You can purchase the bunny over at PaperCraftingWorld

For my basket weave, I just cut 1 in. pieces of PP and weaved to my 10"x3"

Other items used:

MS All Occasions Cake Art for the grass

Kate's ABC's for the letters

MyLittleShoeBox PP for sky

Cosmo Cricket PP for basket weave

AmericanCrafts white cardstock

Sewing machine

Chalk

This is a sneak peek of my posting on Wednesday for CookingWithCricut.  I created this layout first using all Cricut cuts, so I decided to make it if not a two page layout, two pages that can go together in my scrapbook album and look similar.

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.  Please go meet the other DT members and take a look at their  creations and hope you can enter the challenge over at PCW.

Additionally, I would love it if you come back on Wednesday to take a look at my other matching layout!