Thanks card

I made this card for my MIL, she sent me a beautiful pot of tulips for my birthday a couple of weeks ago.

The scalloped circle is from the chipboard elements that came with my CTMH Art Philosophy bundle - I stamped the coordinating stamp right onto it.  I used a DCWV card base and the paper is from Me & My Big Ideas 'Pastel' mat pad.  I added a piece of brown ribbon as well as pink twine from The Twinery over a piece of coordinating paper from the same mat pad, that I rounded the corners on with a punch.  Simple and pretty - exactly what I needed!

I'm entering it into Chris' Just Elements challenge #3 at Get Inspired with Chatterscene.

Thinking of You card

I have a Thinking of You card to share today!  I used my new 'mums2stamp' set from The Stamps of Life - I love these stamps!  Both the mum and the sentiment came from that set.  The paper is from DCWV Citrus and Citrus cardstock stacks and the ribbon is from my stash.

The inside sentiment is from Stampin' Up 'Curvy Verses.'

I'm entering this into the Monday Challenge #51 at My Craft Spot - Inside & Out (must include a sentiment on the inside and outside of card).

Have a great Wednesday!

Snuggles with daddy LO

I was up late scrapbooking last night and I felt like I got a lot done!  :-)  Here's another LO I made using DCWV 'Baby Boy Stack', Stampin' Up ribbon and CTMH Art Philosophy cricut cart to cut my banner pieces.

Sorry for my messy desk - I was hard at work last night!  ;-)

I used thickers for my lettering and still need to pick up some more mini alphas to add the word 'with' to my title, the buttons were from my stash.

I'm entering this into the February Stack-a-holic Template Challenge on DCWV Diary blog - the sketch below was provided to use for my LO - I loved this sketch so much I made 2 LOs using it, I will post the second one tomorrow!

Happy Monday!

Christmas gift bags

Last month I made Christmas gift bags for the teachers at my son's preschool, he only has one main teacher but since there are only 7 teachers in the school, I decided to make one for each of them since they are all so nice!

I cut the gift bags from CTMH Art Philosophy as well as die cuts for the front of the bags and tags to match!  I used a DCWV Christmas stack (the name escapes me right now...), Provo Craft 12x24 card stock, as well as various embossing folders to give them some texture.  I tied the tags on with twine from The Twinery.  The sentiment stamp is Pink by Design 'Scripted Year'.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

Spaceship birthday card

One of my good friend's son/my oldest's best friend, is turning 4 this month, so I made this card for him!

All the paper is from DCWV - the print paper from 'All About Boys' stack, the cardstock from 'Amber Autumn' and 'Neutrals' cardstock stacks.  I designed the colors in the card around the background paper - I love it!  The spaceship is from B is for Boy cricut cartridge, the sentiment stamp on the outside is from My Pink Stamper 'Fabulous Phrases' set, the inside is from Hero Arts 'Birthday Messages' set and the spaceship stamp is from CTMH.  I inked everything using my Powder Puff chalking inks from Quick Quotes - love that ink!

I stamped the same spaceship stamp on the envelope in the green ink that I inked the card with.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:
Get Inspired with Chatter Scene - Magazine Inspired challenge
Bitten By The Bug 2 -  Masculine/boy themed Cricut project
Little Scrap Pieces - Copy Cat Friday Challenge: Anything Goes

My card was inspired by this card in Paper Crafts magazine- March/April 2011 edition.

Have a great weekend!

Pumpkin thank you cards

My mom and aunt got together and made us these beautiful fabric pumpkins (I can't get a good picture of them for some reason, the colors are much richer in person!), they gave us (my siblings and I) however many we wanted- I just love them!  My aunt is dealing with breast cancer right now so my mom has been getting together with her to work on fun projects to keep her mind off of it - they both love to quilt anyway - but they are trying other crafts as well, I just wish I lived closer so I could play too!  :-)  But it means so much to us that she used the little energy she has to make us something special!  So I wanted to send them both a thank you note, to tell them just how much we appreciate the pumpkins that are decorating our table for fall!! 

I used Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons for the pumpkins, DCWV 'Amber Autumn' stack for the printed paper, the cardstock was from my stash, DCWV card bases, ribbon from American Crafts and CTMH 'Thank You' set for the sentiment stamps.

I'm entering these into Challenge #60 Cricut Creations: Thank You Projects at Paper Playtime and Week 22: Made It Myself Monday weekly linking party at You Had Me at Craft.


Have a great day!

Follow your dreams...

I wasn't liking this card as I was making it but I kept with it and now that its all done, I love it!!  I showed my husband last night and his response was WOW :-), so that definitely made me feel better that I kept going and worked at it until I was happy with it!  I think it will make a perfect graduation card to keep in my card stash!

I used Locker Talk for the books, but because of the layering on the cart, I had to cut the books 4 times to be able to make them all different colors - I'm glad I did because I really like the way it looks.  I used Tim Holtz 'Pumice Stone' distress ink to ink them and make them look worn.  The card base is DCWV, the yellow star paper is from DCWV 'All About Boys' stack and the rest of the cardstock is from my stash.  I used a Martha Stewart punch on the bottom of the blue cardstock, twine from The Twinery and the sentiment stamp (inside & out) is from CTMH.

I'm entering this into Challenge Me Monday #85 - Book Lover at Fantabulous Cricut and Week 22: Made It Myself Mondays weekly linking party at You Had Me at Craft.


Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!

Cake birthday card

I made this card for my SILs birthday next month, I won a Basic Grey paper pack from the Cricut 360 challenge blog awhile back and was dying to use it!  I found this sketch in my saved sketches - I really like it and think I'll be using it a lot more!

I love this print paper and wanted it to be the main part of the card and with all the paper being from the same stack, it all coordinated perfectly!  I used a black card base from DCWV, black hemp from CTMH, birthday cake stamp from CTMH, the scalloped strips and scalloped circle were both cut from CTMH Art Philosophy.  I inked the edges of everything with Tim Holtz 'Pumice Stone' distress ink.

I put a strip of the same patterned paper on the inside and stamped it with 2 sentiment stamps - the one on left is from SU and the one on the right is from Pink By Design.

Don't forget my friend Chris is trying to reach 500 followers to do a giveaway, she's having a magazine inspired challenge and a challenge to cut fabric with your cricut - stop by and find out how you can participate!  She always has so many fun challenges on her blog, I need to get busy and do them!

Also, Candy at Candy's Craft Corner is celebrating her 100+ followers and having a giveaway, so stop by and see how you can win!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Celebrate!

I made this card for my sister's birthday tomorrow.  I used CTMH Art Philosophy and the coordinating stamps for the whole card/envelope!  I used DCWV 'The Green Stack' for the paper, as well as tan and white cardstock from my stash.  The cupcake stamp on the envelope is Hero Arts and the hemp that is holding the tag on is from CTMH.

I'm entering this into the World Card-Making Day challenge on the Cricut blog!

Criss cross card

When I saw this type of card as a challenge on Birthday Sundaes, I knew I wanted to try it.  I missed the challenge with all the birthday activities over the weekend and only was able to get the card half done but I finished it yesterday during naptime and do love the way it turned out. 

I did it a little differently, I didn't put the band across the outer part, I couldn't get it to look right with the gems I did down the center, so I left it off but I still think it looks pretty good!

The pieces of the card and base were all cut using my paper trimmer, the flower and tag on inside card are from CTMH Art Philosophy.  The hemp and sentiment stamp are both from CTMH.  The print paper is from DCWV 'The Green Stack' and the cardstock is all from my stash.  The gems I attached using my i rock.

I'm entering this into the Made It Myself Mondays Weekly Linking Party at You Had Me At Craft!

Have a great Tuesday!

Ice cream friend card

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I was able to sneak down into my scrap room for awhile yesterday during naptime, I was having crafting withdrawals!  I picked the colors based on the cute plaid paper I found in my stash, I love it when I find fun paper without leaving my house!  :-)

I used Smiley Cards cricut cart on my Gypsy to cut the ice cream cone.  I used My Pink Stamper's Fabulous Phrases for the sentiment stamp, I love that it goes all the way across the card!  All the paper I used is from my stash and the card base is from DCWV!  You can't see it very well in the picture but one of the lines is lime green and I tried to pull that color out using the lime green ribbon - it looks much better in person!  I used the Argyle Sizzix embossing folder to give the ice cream cone some texture.

I'm entering this card into the Cricut 360º challenge for this week, to create a project with the theme 'Refresh Yourself' and to me, in the awful heat this summer (or really anytime of the year!) - ice cream refreshes me!!  :-)

I'm also entering this into the challenge this week at Fantabulous Cricut, to create a project for a friend!

Hope you have a great Sunday, thanks for stopping by!

Couple of cupcake birthday cards

I made a couple of birthday cards yesterday, one for my aunt and a second for my card stash - very similar using the same paper but different - how's that for a description!!  :-)

I used Doodlecharms for the cupcake, its been awhile since I used that cart so it was fun to have it out again though I don't really like how the layers are on it, so I did it the way I wanted to and used the hide contour feature on my Gypsy so I didn't have to cut a bunch of unnecessary pieces and waste paper!  All the paper except the card bases and light purple solid card stock (they are from DCWV) is from Cosmo Cricket 'DeLovely' stack.  The sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts 'Birthday Messages' set.  I used my i rock to put the sprinkles on the cupcakes and my Fiskars Corner Rounder punch on the second card.

I'm entering these into the Cakes and Cupcakes Birthday cards challenge this week at the Birthday Sundaes blog. 

I'm also entering them into the Made it Myself Mondays weekly linking party at You Had Me At Craft.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

Little ears, little nose, little fingers, little toes...

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I made this baby card for a friend's baby shower - I love the way it turned out!  I used my DCWV 'Baby Boy' stack for all the paper, except the clouds -they were plain white cardstock that I inked the edges on.  The plane, clouds and banner were cut from New Arrival Cricut cart.  I used my Sew Easy to stitch around the edges.  The sentiment stamps were all from My Pink Stamper 'Sweet Baby' set!

I'm entering this in the Cricut 360º Challenge #5 - Transportation.  I saw this plane when I was looking for baby diecuts and thought it was perfect for the challenge as well as highlighting the sentiment stamp I wanted to use, using the banner!

I'm also entering it into the Made it Myself Mondays weekly linking party at You Had Me At Craft.

Have a great day!

Thanks a Melon card

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Today I have a fun thank you card, it screams summer with the checkered background and watermelon!

The watermelon is from Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons Cricut cart and the tags are from Gypsy Wanderings.  The A2 card base is from DCWV, the checkered paper and cardstock are from my stash.  The twine is from The Twinery and the sentiment stamp is from My Pink Stamper 'Fruit & Veggie Puns' set.

I'm entering this card into the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #70 - this week's challenge is to create a project with a melon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Snappy Birthday!

I made this card for my brother's birthday next month, I struggle with making cards for any man but him especially and I agonized over what to make.  Finally I threw my hands up and decided to go with cute/funny!  I really liked the way it came out, its exactly like I pictured it in my head, so hopefully he likes it!  :)

I used a DCWV card base, as well as the DCWV 'Baby Boy' stack and 'Neutrals' cardstock stack.  I embossed the brown with my Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots, though its hard to see in the picture - I wanted it to look like sand!  ;)  I used my Cuttlebug again and D'vine Swirl for the frosting on the cupcake.  I used Create A Critter for the crab and cupcake and Gypsy Wanderings for the sentiment tag that I stamped with My Pink Stamper 'More Punny-licious'.

I'm entering this in the Birthday Sundaes blog challenge to create a project using this photo as inspiration.

I'm also entering it in the Made It Myself Mondays weekly linking party at You Had Me At Craft!
Have a great day!

Picnic LO

My dad's union has a picnic every summer and he loves for us to go with him so he can show off his grandkids to all his friends!  Its a lot of fun and they always have a bunch of stuff for the kids to do and yummy food to boot!  This was my oldest son's first time attending, so of course he was the highlight of the day!  (I have the pictures, just haven't added them yet!)  I also plan to add a journaling square in the green cardstock between the picnic basket and the picture on the bottom.

I used several different DCWV paper stacks to make this LO - 'All About Boys', 'Neutrals' cardstock stack, and 'Amber Autumn' cardstock stack, then a few pieces of cardstock from my stash.  The grill, sun (I used my gelly roll 'starburst' pen to add sparkle to the sun) and picnic basket (I traced the weave with my SU marker to give it some dimension) were all from Everyday Paper Dolls, the pennants from Create A Critter (they were originally signs but I cut the pole off!) and the font from Lyrical Letters.  I used Twine from The Twinery and Recollections star brads to hold the banners.

I am entering this LO into the Stack-a-holic Template challenge on DCWV Diary - it was to make a 2 page LO based on this sketch.

I'm also entering it into the Cricut Circle Blog monthly challenge - it was to make something with a BBQ, Picnic, or Patio theme, AND a gingham or check pattern.  I needed to scrap these pictures anyway, so it worked out perfectly for this challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!