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

Happy National Scrapbook Day!!

My blog has been very neglected lately due to my sick baby, he just can't seem to catch a break lately!  :-(  Luckily he's finally on the mend, so I can get back to crafting!! 

My E2 arrived early :-), last Monday afternoon, so I used it to make a couple of things that I will get posted soon!  I believe something is wrong with it though, because it doesn't seem to be cutting very well - but I need to do some more investigating to see if I can figure out the issue.  I hope its nothing serious and is user error vs machine issues, I would hate to have to send it in for a replacement...:-(

Today is National Scrapbook Day and unfortunately my husband is working today and with the boys, I can't do much crafting.  And even naptime is out since I work tonight, so I need to be napping as well.  :-(  My husband and our boys have some plans for me for Mother's Day tomorrow after I sleep for awhile, so depending on what those are, I hope to sneak in some crafting time tomorrow afternoon/evening!!  My Pink Stamper has a lot of challenges on her blog today that I want to participate in - she's giving away a Cricut Imagine that I would LOVE to win!!  Not to mention, I'm always up for a fun challenge!!

Erin at DCWV Diary has some fabulous giveaways on her blog in honor of National Scrapbook Day - so stop by there and check them out!

Happy Scrapping to you- hope you get some time in this weekend to enjoy crafting!  And Happy Mother's Day to all my fellow moms, I hope you get to spend some time with those you love!

Have a GREAT weekend!!

I'm the proud new owner...

of the new Expression 2 Anniversary Edition!!  I'm SO excited, I ordered it last night during the launch on HSN - it is supposed to be here by May 5!!  I was very tempted to bite the bullet and pay for quicker shipping but ended up restaining myself, keeping in mind that I could buy a new cartridge with that $24 in shipping that I was saving!  And during the time it takes to get here, I can get my scrap room organized so I have somewhere to put my new machine - because right now it looks like a tornado hit!!  Did anyone else watch the launch?  Did you buy one too?  :-)

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!  :-)

Another Expression 2 giveaway!!

Everyday Cricut is giving away a brand new Expression 2 on their blog, SO exciting!!  They are having a launch party on UStream before the launch on HSN, I can't wait to watch - what a fun night we'll have!!  Go here for details on how to enter the giveaway!!

Expression 2 Giveaway!!

My Pink Stamper is giving away a brand new Expression 2, donated by Provo Craft, on her blog, SO exciting!!  My DVR and phone are set to remind me to watch the launch this Monday night as well as My Pink Stamper Live before the launch - I can't wait!!  Go here for details on how to win the giveaway!!

Flaunt It Fridays Challenge

I found a new blog, Flaunt It Fridays, that posts weekly challenges so I wanted to play along!  I didn't have the required cartridge, Simply Charmed, so I used the fish from Create A Critter instead, she is cut at 2.5 inches and the bowl I cut at 5.5 inches after I welded 2 together using my Gypsy!

I used my Cuttlebug on this card and 4 different embossing folders - Tiny Mosiac (fish), D'Vine Swirl (water), Forest Branches (seaweed), and Swiss Dots (sand).  The sentiment stamp is from My Pink Stamper 'More Punny-licious' and the face stamp (eye part) is Peachy Keen 'Critter Faces Set A Medium.'  The twine is from The Twinery.

Thanks for stopping by!

Another Easter card

My husband liked the card I made so much using this cracked egg/chick a couple of weeks ago (it was for someone else), that he asked that I make it again to give to someone in our family for Easter!  So I made another one yesterday, for our boys to give to my parents at Easter dinner on Sunday!

I cut the chick/egg from Create A Critter at 3 inches and used a face stamp from Peachy Keen 'Critter Faces Set A Medium', coloring it in with Stampin Up 'Stampin Write' markers and 'Stampin Pastels'.  The sentiment stamp is from My Pink Stamper 'Happiest Moments' set.  The flower ribbon and paper were from my stash and the card base from DCWV.  The bow was made with twine from The Twinery.

I just love this chick and with the face, its even better - it just makes me smile!  Hope it brightens your day as well!

Thinking of You Today!

I made this for a friend to let her know that I'm thinking about her.  I'm entering it in the April Showers challenge at Get Inspired With Chatter Scene.

I used a DCWV card base and some paper from my stash.  I cut the chick and umbrella from Create A Critter Cricut cartridge at 2.5 inches.  The cloud and rain drops are also from Create A Critter, cut at 2 inches.  The face stamp is from Peachy Keen 'Critter Faces Set A Medium' and I colored it in using Stampin Up 'Stampin Write' markers and 'Stampin Pastels'.  The sentiment stamp is from My Pink Stamper 'Fabulous Phrases'.  I used my Sizzix 'Winter' and Cuttlebug 'Divine Swirl' embossing folders with my Cuttlebug for the embossing on umbrella and cloud.  The ribbon is from American Crafts.

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Happy Easter card

One more for the Chatter Scene challenge - I've really enjoyed making these!!  :-)  This one will either be for my parents or my MIL, I haven't decided yet.  So I've got to make one more Easter card and then I can decide!

I found this purple and green paper and that decided my color scheme for this card!  The goodies I won on Getting Cricky with K Andrew a couple of weeks ago came in the mail yesterday so I scooped them up and took them to my scrap room with me!  When they happened to match the paper I wanted to use, it was perfect!

Supplies used:
card base - DCWV
paper - from my stash
sentiment stamp - My Pink Stamper 'Happiest Moments'
butterfly - Creative Charms
Cuttlebug, Sizzix 'Paisley' embossing folder