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!

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!

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!!

Happy Mother's Day!

I made this card for my mother-in-law for Mother's Day!

I used the new Just A Note Cricut cartridge on my E2 to make the butterfly.  I used my i-rock and gems to make the swirl.  The ribbon is American Crafts, paper from the 'Amber Autumn' stack by DCWV and the sentiment stamp from My Pink Stamper.

I'm entering this card into the Mother's Day card challenge at Scrapalicious USA - check it out, there's still time to enter!

NSD Challenge #10

This challenge from My Pink Stamper was to make a layout or a card with a pet in it, so I chose to make a layout of my son (I've covered his face for privacy reasons) and our dog Molli!

I used a page from DCWV 'Dots, Stripes & Plaids' stack for the LO base.  I cut the title out of cardstock from my stash using the new 'Cricut American Alphabet' cart on my E2.  The dog was cut from Everyday Paper Dolls, I used my Zig 2 Way glue pen on her nose, to make it shiny and then pop-dotted it to give it some dimension, I thought it was a fun trick I discovered!  :-)  The journaling box was from the Imaginesce 'Dino Roar' collection and the paw print stamp is from My Pink Stamper 'Even More Punny-licious' set.

I've been making so many cards lately, so making this layout made me realize how much I miss working on our scrapbooks!  So expect to see more LOs from me very soon, I'm so far behind on the boys' scrapbooks, that I really do need to get busy so I'm not scrapping their newborn pictures when they're in high school!  ;-)

NSD Challenge #1

Last night, I started working on the National Scrapbook Day challenges that My Pink Stamper posted on Saturday, the first one was 'Anything Cupcake' so I made this card for my niece's birthday next month!  She wanted them to be completed in an hour and I doubted at first that I could do that, but they are averaging me about 45 minutes to complete!!

cupcake - Smiley Cards Cricut cartridge (with face removed using my Gypsy)
paper - DCWV Dots, Stripes and Plaids Stack and cardstock from my stash
ribbon - American Crafts
Crystal Stickles
i-rock and gems
sentiment stamp - Paper Company 'Happy Birthday' set
Cuttlebug with Sizzix 'Scallops' and Cuttlebug 'D'vine Swirl' embossing folders

Have the Happiest Birthday!

I made this card for my best friend but couldn't post it until this weekend, since her birthday was Friday and I didn't want her to see it on here before she had it in her hands!  :-)  Hopefully she's gotten it by now, so I can post it!

I cut this dragonfly from Cheerful Seasons Cricut cartridge but I don't remember the size. All the paper was from my stash, I used the D'Vine Cuttlebug embossing folder for the dragonfly.  The sentiment stamp is from My Pink Stamper 'Fabulous Phrases' and I used my i-rock, gems and stencil to make the swirl.  I still haven't figured out how to not make the glue squish out on the sides, as you can see on some of them, but hopefully one of these days I'll get that mastered!  ;-)

Happy Birthday Diane!!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend and this card made you smile!  :-)

'Don't worry bee happy!' card

I decided to try one of the stencils that came with my i-rock gems, I love the way it turned out!  What do you think? (I apologize for the poor lighting, we have a snow storm moving in so needless to say, no sun to help my picture!  :-( )

Supplies used:

paper - from my stash
card base - DCWV

bee- Create a Critter Cricut cart, designed on my gypsy, so not sure of exact size

sentiment stamp - 'Buggy Punnies' by My Pink Stamper
face stamp - Peachy Keen 'Critter Faces Set A Medium'
ink - Stampin Up 'Basic Black'
punch - Martha Stewart 'String Lace' corner punch
i-rock, swirls stencil, and pink gems

'Hippo Birthday' cards

Here's 2 birthday cards that I made to build up my card stash, very similar but still a few distinctive differences!

paper - from my stash
hippo - Create A Critter, cut at 3.5 inches
sentiment stamp - 'More Punny-licious' by My Pink Stamper
ink - Stampin Up 'Basic Black'
Crystal Stickles
i-rock & pink gems from 'Frames Stencil' kit
punch - Martha Stewart 'Scallop 3 Dot'
corner rounder punch - Fiskars
ribbon - American Crafts

'Happy Birthday!' card

Supplies:
card base - DCWV
birthday cake - Simply Charmed cricut cartridge
paper - from my stash
sentiment stamp - 'Happy Birthday' by The Paper Company
ink - Stampin Up 'Basic Black'
sprinkles - i-rock & pink gems from 'Frames Stencil' kit
ribbon - American Crafts
corner rounder punch - Fiskars

'Thinking of You' card

Just another simple 'Thinking of You' card!

Supplies:
card base - DCWV
paper - from my stash
ribbon - American Crafts
i-rock, Hot Rocks Compact 'Jewel'
ink - Stampin Up 'Chocolate Chip'
sentiment stamp - 'A Word for You' by Stampin Up
adhesives - ATG gun, Stampin Up 'Stampin Dimensionals'

'Sweet Bundle of Joy!' card

This is my first time using my SU pastels, it was a fun technique that I'm looking forward to using more!  I really liked the way this card turned out - I love getting to use soft, girly colors because in my world of boys, it doesn't happen often!  :-)

Supplies:
card base - DCWV
print paper/cardstock - from my stash
sentiment stamp - 'Fabulous Phrases' by My Pink Stamper
elephant stamp - 'Baby Invite' by Stampendous
ink - Stampin Up 'Chocolate Chip'
adhesives - ATG gun, Stampin Up 'Stampin Dimensionals'
ribbon - American Crafts
flowers, squares - Accent Essentials cricut cart
flower centers - i-rock, Glam Rocks: Pearl
pastels - Stampin Up 'Stampin Pastels'

'Roar' card

You can purchase this adorable dino kit at Dreamy Unicorn Designs!
You can purchase SCAL here!

Supplies:
dino, 'Roar' words - 'Dino Fun' kit (see link above)
paper - my stash
cardstock - The Paper Company
card base - DCWV
adhesives - Zig 2 way glue pen, ATG gun, Stampin Up 'Stampin Dimensionals'
dino eyes - i-rock, Hot Rocks Compact 'Jewel'

'It's your bird-day!' card

I made this for my sister-in-law's birthday next month!

Supplies:

bird - Simply Charmed Cricut cart, cut at 4 inches

bird's eye - i-rock, Hot Rocks Compact 'Crystal'

card base - DCWV

print paper - from my stash

cardstock - The Paper Company

adhesives - Stampin Up 'Stampin' Dimensionals', ATG gun, Zig 2-way glue pen, Scotch dot roller

sentiment stamp - 'Punny-licious" by My Pink Stamper
ink - Stampin Up 'Basic Black'
ribbon - American Crafts

Dinosaur thank you card

I'm still working on my son's birthday preparations, last night I started on his thank you cards!  I had an idea in my head and luckily, it didn't take me too long to figure out paper colors and get it made! 

I love the way it turned out and so did he- he gets excited when he sees me working on anything 'dinosaur' because he knows its for his upcoming birthday!

I have all the pieces cut, so now I have to work on getting them all assembled!

Supplies:

dino stamp & striped paper - 'Dino Roar' collection by Imaginesce

thanks stamp - My Pink Stamper

Kraft cardstock - The Paper Company

cardstock - DCWV

adhesive - ATG gun, SU Stampin' Dimensionals

Next I have his banner to work on...it should be interesting as I've never made a banner before!