ScrapbookSteals blog hop!!

Good morning and welcome to the June ScrapbookSteals blog hop!!  You should be coming from Becky's blog - if you just happened upon our hop, please go back to the beginning here so you don't miss out!!


I was thrilled to be picked to be a part of this blog hop, I am a very loyal ScrapbookSteals shopper - I love the quick shipping and vast variety of scrapbooking supplies offered!  And it doesn't hurt that they post steals twice a day now, at 10a and 10p (CST) - so two times a day to find great deals and expand your stash of scrapbooking supplies!!

We were all given American Crafts Glitter Tape to use on our projects today - I have to admit, I was very intimidated by this product!!  I racked my brain, trying to come up with a good use for it!  I don't often use glitter in my projects, so I wasn't sure what to do with it and still stay true to my usual style!  But at the same time, it was a challenge to think outside the box and make something I wouldn't normally!!

I ended up making cards, several different types, trying to highlight this fun product!!

The first one is a birthday card for my niece - she's having a swimming party for her birthday, so what a perfect summer theme - popsicles!!  I used pops2eat stamp set from The Stamps of Life - I lined up 4 rows of the glitter tape on cardstock then stamped the popsicle stamp on it and cut it out - it worked perfectly!  Then I stamped the popsicle sticks onto the kraft cardstock base, added a banner piece of printed paper that I hand cut, then tied some twine in pink and green to match the popsicles, then stamped a sentiment from the same pops2eat stamp set!

For the inside, I stamped popsicles, again from the pops2eat set and a birthday sentiment from birthday2celebrate, then attached the cardstock using 2 pieces of the glitter tape!!  

I was really happy how this card turned out and according to my husband (I was working so couldn't go to her party), her card was a huge hit with her and all the moms at the party - so that's always great to hear!!  :-)


I made a thank you card, using the gold glitter tape as flower centers!  I attached several rows of the glitter tape to a piece of cardstock, then used a circle punch to punch it out.  Then I used 2 different colors of twine to make the flower petals.  I stamped the stems using stamps from the mums2stamp set, the thank you sentiment was from the same set.

I tore a piece of green cardstock to serve as the grass and tied another pice of twine around the card base! 

For my next card, I made a get well card for my stash.  I used this fantastic sketch from Monday Card Madness on the ScrapbookSteals blog - you will definitely be seeing cards from me often using this   sketch - I had so much fun with it!!  There's always SO much in the way of scrapbooking ideas and  inspiration on the SS blog, the sketches have helped me get so much scrapbooking and card making done lately!

I used the Latte stack from DCWV, such pretty colors in this stack!!  I used more twine, tied on a button and attached a get well tag from my stash.  The glitter tape added some subtle but cheery bling to this card, some sparkle but not too much!

I used another piece of the glitter tape on the inside, to tie it all together!

And here's my final card, using the same sketch as above!  I made a birthday card for my brother, using the A Boy's Life stack from Echo Park, twine and a button and tag from my stash and a sentiment stamp from Hero Arts.  The gold glitter tape definitely added a lot to this card, it gave it some sparkle but not too much because I don't think my brother would appreciate that!  :-)

I hope you enjoyed my cards today, next you'll be headed to Maya's blog to see what fun projects she has for you today!  And here's the entire lineup in case you get lost along the way!! 

1. ScrapbookSteals 
2. Becky Williams 
3. Kimberli Bean <<<-------- you are HERE!
4. Maya Oren-Dahan <<-------- go here next!
5. Ashley Newell 
6. Miriam Prantner 
7. Cathryn Hanson 
8. Regina Mangum 

Don't forget to leave a comment on each blog along the hop, the comments will be closing on Sunday, June 10th at 11:59 PM MST.  Then a random winner from one of the eight blog postings will receive a $20.00 gift certificate to ScrapbookSteals.com - how awesome is that?!

I will also be having a giveaway of my own, please leave a comment below and become a follower of my blog, if you aren't already, to be eligible to win!! I haven't decided what my giveaway will be yet, so it will be a fun surprise for the winner! Due to shipping, only US addresses are eligible. I will draw the winner on Wednesday morning!


Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!

Thank You card

Hello!  Today is my day to post at The Bug Bytes,  I have another thank you card to show you that I made to send out to a friend to thank her for my birthday gift!  

I based it on the sketch below from Scrapbook Steals for Monday Card Madness #79 - I'm really starting to love these sketches and can whip up a card in no time using them!!

I used no machine on this one!  I cut the banner piece with my own two hands, just by folding the end in half and clipping it off! ;)  I cut the chevon piece from the paper itself, just following along the pattern in the paper, which was from Recollections 'Bold Basics' stack.  I used the Seeing Spots embossing folder on the green cardstock, which is from my stash.  I stamped the sentiment, from The Stamps of Life 'mums2stamp', onto a piece of chipboard that came with the elements pack that coordinates with my CTMH Art Philosophy cart, then inked the edges.  Added a few buttons from my stash to pull in the yellow from the print paper and its done!

I finished off the inside with a piece of paper from the same stack as above, that matches the banner piece from the front and a piece of white cardstock to write my message on!

I'm also entering this one into Chris' Just Elements challenge #3 at Get Inspired with Chatter Scene.  Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your Monday!!

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.

Thank ewe card

I made this card for my parents, to thank them for my birthday gift last month.  They told us this weekend that they are buying all the grandkids a couple of sheep to keep on their farm!  Pretty soon, these kids are going to have a whole farm full of animals - the sheep will be joining the pony they bought them last fall and who knows what will be next!  ;-)  

So I figured it was fitting to use the My Little Shoebox 'Simple Life' collection to make their card - I was dying to use the sheep stamps as well as the fun farm paper!  Everything on this card (minus the ribbon-that was from my stash and the card base is DCWV) was from that collection - I stamped the sheep onto one of the included elements then inked the edges.  Then made the sentiment using the mini alphas from the kit!

I'm entering this card into Chris' Just Elements Challenge #2 at Get Inspired with Chatter Scene - this card came together very quickly since I didn't use my Cricut machines - I'm really loving these challenges and that they are getting outside of my comfort zone to use something other then the Cricut machines I love!

Wreath thank you cards

I needed a couple of thank you cards and wanted to use my new CTMH wreath set - I love the way they turned out!  I used the same style of card but used different color schemes to give them a different look.  I also used my Imaginesce d-stress tool to distress the edges of the first one!  Surprisingly enough, no cricut on this one - that doesn't happen very often!!  ;-)

I used Echo Park 'Times & Seasons' stack for this card and the stamp set is CTMH 'Remarkable Wreath'.

I used Jillibean Soup 'Dutch Mustard Soup' stack for this card, using the same wreath stamp set - it has interchangeable flowers and sentiments - such a neat set!  Both ribbons are from American Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by to see my latest creation!  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!

Hat thank you card

My parents brought the boys both a hat when they came back from vacation last month - a cowboy hat for my 3 yr old and a fedora for my 1 yr old - they both look adorable in them!  My 3yr old son promptly told them thank you but added "now I need a horse!" - and I found out last night when talking to my mom, that he will soon get his wish, as they are on the hunt for a pony for him to keep at their house!  These boys have them wrapped around their little fingers!!  My parents have an 80 acre farm with horses and cows, which my 3 yr old loves to visit, but all the horses they have now are too big for the kids to ride, so they want to get a pony that is just for the grandkids - they will all be super excited when they find out!

I went fairly simple for this card - both the hats are from Paper Doll Dress Up, the card base and envelope (not shown) are from CTMH Art Philosophy, the sentiment stamps are from the CTMH 'Thank You' set, the twine from The Twinery, the hemp (on the cowboy hat) is from CTMH, and the cardstock is all from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you are having a great weekend!

1st Birthday thank you cards

In keeping with the farm animal theme, I used the cow from Pop-Up Neighborhood again for the thank you cards.  The cards are 4.25 x 4.25, made with cardstock from my stash.  The grass is also cut from Pop-Up Neighborhood and the sentiment stamp is from My Pink Stamper.

Just a simple piece of white cardstock on the inside so I could write the notes.

I made a 4.5 x 4.5 envelope using my MS scoreboard (not picured).  I finished making the envelopes and writing them out last night while I watched a movie with my husband after the boys were in bed, so just need to address them and get them in the mail first thing in the morning!

Don't forget to stop by Chris' blog Get Inspired With Chatterscene to become a follower of hers and help her reach her 500 follower goal!  When she gets there, she's giving away a Luau Cricut cart!  She's amazingly talented with paper crafts as well as other projects and now she's doing blog makeovers - mine is a perfect example of her beautiful work!  Go here for details on getting your own blog made over!

I'm entering this into Made It Myself Mondays weekly linking party at You Had Me At Craft!


Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a wonderful Monday!

Ladybugs everywhere!!

I made these thank you cards for a friend - she needs them for her daughter's first birthday, which is ladybug themed!  The ladybug is from Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons cart (I left out the middle layer) and the card base is from Wild Card cart.  The cardstock I got at Hobby Lobby and I used a stamp from the dollar bins at Michaels to make the polka dots!

I gave a sneak peek on here a couple of weeks ago when I started making them, but for these, the sentiment is on the inside and I made it using a stamps from My Pink Stamper set 'Buggy Punnies' and one from CTMH 'Thank You' - I wasn't sure it would look ok with the 2 differnt fonts but I love the way it turned out!

She needed 24 total, they were time consuming but I do love the way they turned out and she was so happy with them, so it was worth it!

The envelope was also from Wild Card cart, then I stamped a small flower in the corner - I wish I had a ladybug stamp but didn't, so figured a flower would work!

I'm entering these into You Had Me At Craft: Week 12: Made It Myself Mondays!

Thanks for stopping by!

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!

Thank You!!

I had originally made this card for the Cricut 360º challenge a couple of weeks ago but due to our AC issues and not being home much for a week, I never got it posted.  :( 

But I wanted to show it anyway because I love the way it turned out!  I have to credit my friend Tracy for helping me figure out how to do the polka dot background, as I was having the hardest time finding the perfect polka dot paper - so thanks to Tracy and the $1 spot at Michaels, I made my own using a stamp!!  :)

The base is from Wild Card Cricut cart, cut with red cardstock then stamped with a polka dot stamp using black ink.  The ladybug is from Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons Cricut cart, though I left out the middle layer.  The sentiment stamp is from My Pink Stamper 'Everyday Life' set.

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

Have a wonderful day!

Thanks a Melon!

I needed a couple of thank you cards that I'm really late on sending out, so I made 2 that are fairly similar to save time!

I used the watermelon on Preserves Cricut cart and sentiment stamp from My Pink Stamper 'Fruit & Veggie Puns' - the paper I had in my stash and I really wish I knew where it was from because I do love it!  The ribbon is from Stampin Up and the twine from The Twinery and both worked perfectly with this paper!

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

A few cards