Horsin' Around 1st Birthday card

My nephew turns 1 in October, so I made this birthday card for him!  I just got B is for Boy when my friend Sarah found it at her Wal-Mart for $20 (I LOVE bargains!) and I love this hobby horse, so I wanted to use it for his card!

The '1' and curved tag are from Robotz and the other tag is from Gypsy Wanderings.  Both sentiment stamps are from My Pink Stamper ('Boy Crazy' & Everyday Occasions) and the paper and brads are all from my stash.

I'm entering this into a few challenges!
Challenge Yourself Monday at Imagine, Create, Share - boy's birthday
Challenge #7 at Cricut 360º - Old West
Challenge #22 at Birthday Sundaes - Its All About the Brads

Don't forget about my friend Chris' 400 follower giveaway at her blog Get Inspired with Chatterscene as well as her Back to School challenge on her messageboard Chatter Scene!

And tomorrow is the last day to enter my challenge/giveaway, so don't forget to submit your entry! I am giving away a Preserves cart and because I've surpassed 100 followers, I've added another giveaway!

Thanks for stopping by!

'Snappy Birthday' alligator card

I had my brother's birthday card made and ready to go for his birthday on Wednesday, until he told me about the trip his friends are taking him on for his 30th birthday, so I decided to make another one more tailored to his birthday this year - let's just say it represents a little hunting trip they are all going on next month...

I used Animal Kingdom for the alligator, Create a Critter for the birthday hat, and Gypsy Wanderings for the tag.  The sentiment stamp is from My Pink Stamper 'More Punny-licious', I used the Tiny Mosaic Cuttlebug embossing folder to give the alligator his texture and I used 2 layers of ripped paper to make it look like he's in the water!  All the paper was from my stash! 

Knowing my brother, he'll get a kick out of this card!  I guess you only turn 30 once, so he might as well do something he's never done before that I'm sure he will enjoy, being quite the country boy!

I'm entering this in My Pink Stamper's Pinkalicious blog hop challenge - it was to make a project showing your style!  This card shows my style most of all because I made it specifically for my brother - I love making my cards completely personal to the person I'm giving it to - I think it makes them more special!  Also, it has my favorite colors - green and blue!  Green has always been my favorite color and now that I have 2 little boys, I love the green/blue combo!  And lastly, I'm a sucker for pun cards, so My Pink Stamper stamps are perfect - my husband just rolls his eyes every time I make one, but I know he secretly loves them too!  :-)

Have a great night, I'm off to bed!  I had planned to be in bed by 10p tonight since I haven't gotten much sleep lately but once again, that didn't happen, so I'll shoot for 11:30p instead!  :-)

Happy Anniversary!

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I made this card for my sister's anniversary next month using Cosmo Cricket stack 'Material Girl' and Gypsy Wanderings Cricut cart - I told you I was hooked on that cart!!  :)  I used the tag feature and welded two together to make the base and placed the heart inside using SU Dimensionals so it would show through the window and stand out when the card was opened!  I used embossing powder and my heat gun to give the sentiment stamp (My Pink Stamper 'Happiest Moments') some dimension.

Thanks for looking!

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!

Hope card

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My aunt was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and is going through treatment now.  :(   I made this card for her, to give her a little encouragement and to let her know that I will be walking in the Race for the Cure walk in her honor - she will be out of town at her son's wedding and since I can't go, I am doing the next best thing and representing our family at the walk to raise money to find a cure for this devastating disease!

I used my new Cosmo Cricket stacks, the colors are so pretty - this stack was 'Delovely' and had the perfect shades of pink that I was looking for!  All of the cuts on this card are from Gypsy Wanderings Cricut cart, including the base which I welded together using my Gypsy.  I only attached the body of the butterfly to give it some dimension and make it look like its flying!  The twine is from The Twinery.

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

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!

Christmas In July blog hop - Day 2!

Welcome and thank you for joining us for Day 2 of our Christmas in July Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Chris' blog @ Get Inspired With Chatterscene. If you just happened to stumble upon this hop, please be sure to go back to Elaine's blog @ Expressions By Elaine so you don't miss any of the wonderful projects we have to share!

Be sure to visit & follow all the blogs to be entered for the Grand Prize, after you have stopped at all the blogs be sure to go back to the beginning blog Expressions By Elaine and leave your name in the inlinkz.

I used my Gypsy and Gypsy Wanderings Cricut cartridge again for this card and these colors are even more unconventional and I think its too much for me - I'm not digging the pink but I had that pink/blue snowflake paper in my DCWV stack 'Holiday Collection: The Christmas Stack' that I wanted to use, so I figured I'd try it.  I've never done the crinkled ribbon border before and its not working out very well because it keeps coming off, so I need to see if there's a better way to do it so I can redo that part but it works for now!  :)

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop!  Here's the lineup again...
Elaine @ Expressions By Elaine
Jessica @ Jessica's Craft Shaque
Sylvia @ Bella Scrapbook Designs
Lisa @ A Mermaid's Crafts
Amber @ Pixichick Creations
Rochelle @ Two Tears In My Bucket
Jen @ Jen's Craft Corner
Cely @ Hawaii Paper Party
Chris @ Get Inspired With Chatterscene
Kimberli @ Kimberli's Creations <--------------YOU ARE HERE!
Pat @ Pat's Scraps <------------------Go here next!
Shirley @ Look At My Cute Stuff
Tiffany @ Sparkled Memories
Georgiana @ Carson's Creations
Candace @ Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses

I hope to see you back here again tomorrow for the final day of the hop and some more Christmas inspiration!  :)

Christmas In July blog hop!!

Welcome and thank you for joining us for our Christmas in July Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Chris' blog @ Get Inspired With Chatterscene . If you just happened to stumble upon this hop, please be sure to go back to Elaine's blog @ Expressions By Elaine so you don't miss any of the wonderful projects we have to share!       

Be sure to visit & follow all the blogs to be entered for the Grand Prize, after you have stopped at all the blogs be sure to go back to the beginning blog Expressions By Elaine and leave your name in the inlinkz.

For my project today, I made a Christmas card using blues, browns and greens, so definitely not typical Christmas colors but I really like the way it turned out!  I've recently started using my Gypsy again and I'm in love all over again - I'm not sure why I stopped using it but now I can't make a project without it!!  And in rediscovering my Gypsy, I've also paid more attention to Gypsy Wanderings and I'M IN LOVE with this cart - so many great cuts!!

I used the DCWV stack 'Holiday Collection: The Christmas Stack' for this card, as well as a Kraft cardstock base.  The card base shape is a tag from Gypsy Wanderings that I welded together and both the word art and the reindeer also came from that cart.  I used my i-rock and gems as well as American Crafts Ribbon.

Here's the lineup in case you get lost along the way - have fun hopping!  :)
Elaine @ Expressions By Elaine
Jessica @ Jessica's Craft Shaque
Sylvia @ Bella Scrapbook Designs
Lisa @ A Mermaid's Crafts
Amber @ Pixichick Creations
Rochelle @ Two Tears In My Bucket
Jen @ Jen's Craft Corner
Cely @ Hawaii Paper Party
Chris @ Get Inspired With Chatterscene
Kimberli @ Kimberli's Creations <-----------YOU ARE HERE!
Pat @ Pat's Scraps  <--------------Go here next!
Shirley @ Look At My Cute Stuff
Tiffany @ Sparkled Memories
Georgiana @ Carson's Creations
Candace @ Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses

This hop lasts all weekend, so be sure to check back each day for a new project!!