Challenge Card #2

Here is my 2nd creation of the day! I designed this easel card to enter into the following challenges:

BBTB2: Frog from Create A Critter
Cooking with Cricut: Anything Goes!


Recipe:
Cricut Cartridges: Create A Critter, Storybook, Sweet Treats, Birthday Bash, Doodlecharms
Cardstock: DCWV Lemon Flower, Recollections
Ribbon from my stash
Prima Flowers
Recollections Silver Brad
Queen & Co. Rhinestone
VersaMagic Dew Drop Chalk Ink in Gingerbread

Thanks for dropping by....I've got 2 more for you today! Stay tuned!!

Spotlighting Scrappy Moms Stamps for FCCB!!

Happy Sunday everyone!! Today, over at FCCB, some of the DT members were asked to create projects using Scrappy Moms Stamps!! Tammy and Melanie over at Scrappy Moms Stamps were so generous to supply us with their BRAND NEW RELEASE....."QUIRKY QUOTES"!!!!! If you have never worked with these stamps, let me tell you, they are FABULOUS!! They are high quality clear photpolymer stamps that are made in the USA, and they stamp wonderfully!
Quirky Quotes has some adorable sayings.....I used one of the more 'traditional' sayings since I was making a birthday card for an Aunt, but there are some really cute puns in this set too! Head on over to Scrappy Moms Stamps and check them out!!

Here is my card....

Recipe:
Cricut Cartridges: Life's A Beach, Create A Critter, Tags, Bags, Boxes and More.
Cardstock: K & Company
Scrappy Moms Stamps QUIRKY QUOTES
Yellow Embroidery Floss---(just haven't allowed myself to buy any twine yet! This was a great substitution!!)
Signo Uniball Silver Gel Pen
Nicole Rhinestones
Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain
Ribbon from the Target Dollar Bin
Pop Dots

Here is a close up of the QUIRKY QUOTES sentiment! Thanks SCRAPPY MOMS!


Thanks for visiting today everyone! So glad that I could share my card with you! Today is gonna be a SCORCHER here in Maine, and I'm so glad my first part of the day is going to be at the Birthday Party (where this card is for...) and it's a Pool Party!! And then the 2nd part of my day is going to be at the SEACOAST COUNTRY MUSIC FEST!! I am soooooooo excited for this event, I just had to share! Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Jerrod Neimann, plus others!! Yee HAW!! :) Can't wait to put my cowboy boots on! LOL!!



Have an Awesome day! I know I will! :)

FCCB--Let's Go Camping!!!

OK!!!! Well, I'm writing this post on Sunday night, and after a long day of travel back from an AWESOME vacation in Florida (DD's first trip to Disney!! Can't wait to attempt to scrap THAT!!) I'm not feeling very wordy...so forgive me! As you are reading this, it will be another Challenge Me Monday over at the super Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog!!! And this week, the theme is LET'S GO CAMPING!!! and we were asked to create a card, LO, or project with an outdoor theme! As I attempt to continue to work on my LO skills.....that's what I decided to create for my project this week! Without further ado, here is my Camping LO!!! (which turned out super cute, IMHO!!!)



And a few close ups.....






Recipe:
Cricut Cartridges: Everyday Paper Dolls, Cricut Keystone, George and Basic Shapes, Summer Vacation Seasonal, Create A Critter
Cuttlebug Embossing Folders: Swiss Dots, D'Vine Swirls, Distressed Stripes.
Cardstock: Stampin' Up!, My Mind's Eye
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress ink in Walnut Stain
Signo Uniball Gel Pens in Gold and Silver
Recollections Mini Brads
Gold Stickles
Liquid Pearls in Linen White
Pebbles chalk

Now, I hope I've inspired you to create something super Fabulous!! Head over to FCCB to link on up, and join us in the challenge! Can't wait to see what you create!

Challenges!!

I had some *extra* time on my hands, and although I don't normally make any Easter cards, I thought I would make one for my mother-in-law, as she always prepares a large meal for the whole family (25+ people) during every holiday, and it never seems like she gets enough 'thanks' for it! Plus, I have had the Disney Classics cartridge for a while now, and haven't really played with it! Hee hee!! There are plenty of Easter challenges out there in the blog-o-sphere right now, so I thought I'd enter some!!

I am entering this in the following challenges:
My Sheri Crafts: Bunnies
Cooking With Cricut: Easter
More Than Favors: Easter
Die Cuttin' Divas: Tag-You're It!


Recipe:
Cricut Cartridges: Disney Classics, Create a Critter, Doodlecharms
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! and other scraps
Cuttlebug Folders: D'Vine Swirls, Distressed Stripes
Stickles: Silver, Lime Green, Cotton Candy, Yellow, Waterfall, Gold, Lavender
Ribbon from the Target Dollar Bin
Tag from my Stash
Sakura Black Glaze Embossing Pen (Can you believe I actually stayed away from the White Gelly Roll pen?!?!?!?! Oh, I'm having withdrawals! LOL!)



Thanks for looking, and Happy Easter to you all!! :)

FCCB Challenge Me Monday!! "Do the Bunny Hop!!"

It's that time again!!! One of my favorite days of the week!! It's Challenge Me Monday over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog!!! This week we were asked to create a project using a bunny or a chick....well, of course I had to create something for Easter! I thought about it for a while, and since I don't normally send (or make) Easter cards, I thought I would create SUPER SIMPLE treat bags for my nieces and nephew....to be honest, I'm not crazy with how they turned out....I wish there was more to them. It just seems like something is 'missing', ya know? I guess we are our own worst critics though!! Anyway, without further ado....this is what I came up with! (Be gentle with the comments, please!! I'm fragile! LOL!!)


As you can tell, it is SUPER hard to see the words, "Happy Easter" on the treat bag toppers!! And it was too late to re-do them! They look a little better close up....as you can see below....




Recipe:
Cricut Cartridges: Create A Critter, Jubilee
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! and DCWV 'Butterflies and Blossoms' stack
Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen
Treat Bag contents: Bunny Ear Kit Kat, JellyBelly Jelly Beans, BubbleGum Eggs

Now, it's your turn!! What can you come up with, that has a bunny or a chick? Figure something out and head over to FCCB and link up your project!! Can't wait to see what you all create!!!

******I will be posting the WINNER of my 'grab bag' blog candy from the FCCB Spring Fling Cricut Crawl later today! Good luck to all!!******

The Paper Variety Challenge

I needed to make a baby shower card for my sister-in-law's baby shower this weekend...and this is what I came up with. I thought I would add a little bit of faux stitching so that I could enter it into The Paper Variety's "Sew Much Fun" challenge!!

Recipe:
Cricut Cartridges: Create A Critter, Mini Monograms, B is for Boy
Cuttlebug Folder: Tiny Mosaic
Papers: Stampin' Up! and Paper Pizazz (Hot of the Press)
Pebbles Chalk
Sakura White Gel Pen
Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain
Pop Dots

Thanks for looking!!

Snow Day Challenges!!

It's a snowy day here in Maine, and what else would I do??? Pull out the Gypsy and create!! I made two cards that I will enter into some challenges....the first is a cute little birthday card....

I will enter this one into the following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog: Emboss It!
SEI Challenge by Abby: Use the color PINK
Celebrate the Occasion: Anything Goes Birthday
Scrappy Moms Terrific Tuesday Challenge: Create A Critter
Wacky Wednesday at More Than Favors: Farm-Themed
Creative Sister's Monday Challenge: Emboss It!


(I messed up mildly on the hand-written sentiment....not sure if I'll re-do before I give it to someone, but it's ok for now!)

Recipe:
Cartridges: Create A Critter, Sweet Treats, New Arrival
Cardstock: Stampin' Up!
Cuttlebug folders: Happy Birthday, Swiss Dots, Bloom Dots
White Sakura Gel Pen
Martha Stewart Glitter Glue in Platinum
Black Embossing Pen
A bit of Pebbles chalk around the pig snout

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My second card is a "thinking of you" card which my husband will give to a co-worker for a sympathy card. I will enter this in only one challenge:

Cooking with Cricut: Swirls and Twirls



Recipe:
Cartridge: Cindy Loo
Cardstock: Stampin' Up!
Cuttlebug Folder: Tiny Mosaic
Pebbles Chalk
White Sakura Gel Pen

Thanks for looking!!

It's a CHALLENGE!! (or two, or three, maybe four, how about five or six....Ok,ok...Seven?!?! ;)

I promised myself (sort of a New Year's Resolution) that I would enter more challenges this year...get lots of inspiration from different crafters, and hopefully do some inspiring of others! Here are some cute Valentine Treat Bags that I made for my daughter's daycare friends....I needed to make Valentine's for her anyway, and when I saw some challenges on my regular blog visits, I decided to incorporate!! Yes, I am entering this in more than one challenge....SEVEN, in fact!! I was able to combine challenges with this!! I have never even combined 2 challenges before....let alone SEVEN!! But it worked this time!! Yippee!!

I am entering this into the following challenges:
My Pink Stamper...Secret Challenge...go watch her video to find it out! But this project fits it!
Crazy About Cricut's Thankful Thursday Challenge...Valentine Treat Bags
Paper Playtime's Challenge...Use Cupid or Hearts
Creative Cutter Room's Design Time Thursday Challenge..."Love Bug"
Cricut Sister's Monday Challenge...Use Create A Critter
SEI Challenges with Abby #2..."LOVE"
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog's Cricut Crawl..."Share the LOVE" (must have the word 'love' in the final project.



Ingredients:
Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge
Stampin' Up! Cardstock
Patterned Paper from my stash (sorry, not sure who it's from!)
VersaMagic Chalk Ink in Perfect Plumeria
Martha Stewart Glitter Glue in Obsidian and Garnet
Cellophane Treat Bags
Staples/Adhesive/Corner Chomper
Assorted Valentine Goodies!! YUM!

Recipe:
Cut the Ladybug and all her layers at 2.5". Assemble accordingly. Cut the 'LOVE bug' saying and its layer at 1.75". Assemble accordingly (I off-set the layer of the saying to create a 'shadow' look). The treat bag topper background paper (I used white) should be cut at 4.25"x4", and score and fold at the halfway point of the 4" side. Pick a coordinating pattern for background paper and cut at 1.75"x4", and round edges with Corner Chomper. Fill cellophane bags with goodies (I used Fruit by the Foot, a Ring Pop, a Tootsie Roll Pop, Sweetheart Candies, and 3 Hershey Miniatures), and staple folded bag topper to the top of the cellophane bag. Ink the edges of the patterned background paper and attach to the topper with adhesive (I used my ATG gun, but any adhesive will work). Attach the assembled die-cuts to the topper, fill antennae and heart with glitter glue, and VOILA! a super-de-duper Valentine Treat Bag!!

I bet you are wondering how I knew about all of these GREAT challenges??? Well, I frequent MANY craft blogs daily (I have them saved to my browser 'favorites'), and sometimes I have a hard time keeping them straight...which ones had challenges, blog hops, etc. Well, Momo and Paula (2 sites I visit regularly) combined their efforts in a GREAT new site to keep everything in order!!! It's called The Craft Hot Spot and people can submit their crafty events and get them posted, and get some free press along the way!! It's a one-stop-shop for those looking for inspiration!What a SUPER-DUPER idea, ladies!! Thanks for giving me a "EUREKA" moment!! :) I highly recommend others to check this site out!!
***The My Pink Stamper Challenge was not listed on The Craft Hot Spot...but Robyn's site is my favorite...I've been visiting her daily for about 2 years!!***



Thanks for looking!!! And I challenge you to enter a Challenge, too!! :)

Quick and Simple birthday cards...

Here's a few birthday cards that I made for some of my husband's family...he has a large family and we always get together once a month to celebrate together, honoring those who have a birthday in that month. Lots of food and fun! Thanks for looking!

Cricut cut from 'Paisley'


Inside Reads: We won't BUG you on your birthday, but hope it's great!!
Cricut cut from 'Paisley'


Inside Reads: Go ahead and act GOOFY! (Another Cricut cut for the word GOOFY)
Cricut cut from 'Mickey and Friends'


Cricut cut from 'Create a Critter'


Inside Reads: Happy "Bucking" Birthday!
Cricut cut from 'Car Decals'

Happy 2nd Birthday!!

I made this quick, cute card for my best friend's daughter on her birthday....I used the Create A Critter and Don Juan Cricut cartridges, Stampin' Up! cardstock, a Fiskars border punch, and a Prima flower to dress it up. My white gel pen also adds a little something....Thanks for looking!!

Batman, the Joker, and a skunk!!

So, I realize that it's been a while since I've posted. Of course that doesn't mean that I haven't been crafting...I've just been slacking on the picture taking...which results in no posts. Ooops. I apologize. I only hope to do a little better in the future.
May is a busy month for birthdays in my family. I decided to try my hand at the Batman and Joker 3D figures from the Brave and the Bold Cricut cartridge, and turn them into gift card holders for my 2 Brother-in-laws, who are 10 year old boys at heart. Here's my take!!







My sister-in-law and I also share the same birthday in May and I made this card for her, with the inside reading "Here's to hoping your birthday doesn't STINK..." I used the Create-a-Critter Cricut cartridge for the skunk and the flower stem, some Prima flowers, and stickles to add a little bling. Hope you like it as much as she did!!