Thursday, March 31, 2011

Looks like Spring!

Happy  Thursday Everyone!!  I've been busy packing up all my craftin stuff for a 3-day swarm this weekend but was able to get a quick card out before it all got packed away.  I never know what to bring so a big chunk of it comes with me....  I really need help in that area.
With this card, there is no cricut used. The heart is from a Martha Stewarts anywhere punch (I really love those), the stitching happens with the punch. So I threaded it with crafting thread and added a bow.  The butterfly ribbon and striped paper was found in my stash, no clue who makes it.  The white paper is SU and is handstamped  with a Stampin Up stamp and ink.
I'm entering this in a couple challenges, I love when I can do that.
  My Craft Spot -  Tie a Bow
  Fantabulous Cricut  - Looks like Spring
  Scrapaholic by Abby  -  All About Spring
  Crafting with Cristina  -  No cricut used, use a stamp
  Card Creations & More by C  -  Use patterned ribbon


Thanks for looking and I hope you are all having a great day!!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

New House


Happy Tuesday everyone!! This week at Celebrate the Occasion, we are on challenge # 7. For this, challenge we are celebrating a new home, always an exciting event in a person's life!  I was at a retreat last weekend and I was playing around with the HandyMan cart, and I came across this 3d house.   I thought it would be perfect for this challenge,  all it needs is a Home Depot gift card in it and you're good to go with a house warming gift.
Recipe for project-
   HandyMan cart-  fit to page
   Birthday Bash-  tag
   Stampin Up-  Tree stamp, ink, buttons,  markers
   New Arrivals-  banner
   American Crafts- paper
   Ribbon from my stash for the curtains

Thanks for stopping!    Go and check out what the rest of the designers created, you'll be sure to get inspired. And then lets see what you can create for this challenge....  I'll be lookin'!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Birthday with Woody

Our 3 yr old grandson's favorite Toy Story character is Woody, he even has a stuffed Woody that he takes everywhere!!  His birthday is coming up so I thought I'd tackle this cartridge again.

I bought this cart because our grandson's love Toy Story and thought I'd use it alot.  Well, this Grandma has a hard time with all the little pieces so I don't use too often.


Recipe for card
    Toy Story cart-  Woody cut at 5 in
     Old West cart-  frame cut at 4.25 in
    Stampin Up-  paper,sentiment and ink
    Black gel pen-  I cheated and colored in the small pieces

Friday, March 25, 2011

Birthday Smiles

I made this card with a few challenges in mind.
The recipe is as follows: Doodlecharms cartridge
                                     Peachy Keen Funshine Faces
                                     Sew Easy-  pink thread
                                     Pink by Design- sentiment
                                     CB Folders- embossing on flowers
                                     Martha Stewart border Punch
                                    Paper is all from my stash ,not sure of company
The challenges I'm submitting to
   Fantabulous Cricut- Create a Birthday card or project
   CCC Challenge  -   DoodleCharms
   Creative Sisters Challenge-   Use punches
   Cricut Cardz Challenge-  Spring card using only pink, green and white for colors
   Crafty Creations  - In Stitches
  Chloe and her clip-on Koalas - Smiles

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

A "Love"ly Blog Hop WINNER!!!

Thanks to everyone who hopped along with us on Sat. There was alot of great  layouts , inspiration, and love out there.
   The winner has been chosen ..... and it is........  LauraLee!!!
                               
        Laura Lee said...
Beautiful layout! :) That quote is perfect for most couples! :) Thanks! You can find me in the circle or cricut mb. username LauraLee1
 Congratulations!!  I sent you  a pm on the Circle mb  , I need your address so I can get your goodies out to you.        

Saturday, March 19, 2011

A "Love"ly Blog Hop


 Good Morning and Welcome to our bloghop. This hop is hosted by Dawn , a.k.a Nurse Viper, Scrappy RN,  a friend from the Cricut Circle. It's all about love today,what it means to be loved and to love, that special someone or something in your life.  If you've just come from Shawn's  then you are on the right track, if you want to start at the beginning and  see all the awesome layouts , then  you'll have to head back to Dawn's, she's the leader of us circlets.

This couldn't have happened at a better time, my  anniversary is next week, the 22nd.  It will be 7 yrs since    we took our 4 kids, flew to Las Vegas, and made our vows to each other. And no, we did not get married by Elvis, we did get married by a minister in a beautiful ceremony at The Flamingo Hotel.  That day, I married my best friend, someone who has really shown me what it means to love unconditionally.  My hubby is always telling me that  I'm perfect  and.... well....  I'm not.  LOL
With that being said, here is the layout I came up with.  I came across this saying in a book and knew I had to run with it.


Personally , I love  blog candy, so I just had to include some!  Please leave a comment and a way to get a hold of you.  l'll  be choosing  a winner on Tues, the 22nd .  If you want to become a follower , that would be great but you do NOT need to be in order to win.
   


In case you lose your way, here's the list of the blogs on this hop ,   You have one more stop to make, so go check out   Cindy's blog and get some more inspiration.  Thanks for stopping by !

 Dawn http://scrappyrn-scrappyrn.blogspot.com/
Roberta http://somethingformee.blogspot.com/
Liza http://www.hooscrafty.blogspot.com/
Vicky
Kymberlee http://papermidwife.blogspot.com/
Sue http://www.lifesgr8whnbugged.blogspot.com/
Bobbi Jo http://sweetsassydiva-gspot.blogspot.com/
Michelle http://paperaffair.blogspot.com/
Sara http://www.snugasabugdesigns.blogspot.com/
Misty http://www.abusyplace.blogspot.com/
Kate http://www.sassyandscrappykate.blogspot.com/
Liz http://liz-lavendarandroses.blogspot.com/
Laura http://lauras--piece--of--paradise.blogspot.com/
Michele http://greengirlscraps.blogspot.com/
Shawn http://shawnsfiresidecraftingroom.blogspot.com/
Mary            YOU ARE HERE
Cindy http://www.scrap-obsessed.blogspot.com/


March Sketch




It's time once again for the monthly sketch by Shannon over at The Scrapping Stamper.  Every month she has a new sketch and this is what I came up with. This is a 12 x12 layout and the paper I used was by Bazzill and Kaiser Kraft.  I used the Gypsy Wanderings cart for the wording and my gypsy to weld the letters together.  Now head on over to Shannon;'s blog and check out what the other ladies came up with.  Its always fun to see other's take on a sketch.  Thanks for looking!!


Tuesday, March 15, 2011

New Arrival


It's time for another week of fun with  Celebrate the Occasion. We're up to Challenge #5 and its time to celebrate a New Arrival such as a new baby or a new pet.
  I've been trying to do new card techniques so for my project this week I did a tri-fold card.  They're actually pretty easy do  and fun to make. I went to Youtube and found this video Scrap Happens tri-fold tutorials , Nancy does a great job on explaining and showing the how-to's, so go check it out.

The recipe for this card-
       New Arrival's cart- sun (3.25in), It's a Girl (2in)
       Coordinations paper-  pink and tan paper
       Stampin'Up- ink
       PeachyKeen Funshine Faces
       Imaginisce- stamps of baby items
       White gel pen- faux stitching
        not sure about the patterned paper

Come join us in the challenge, I look forward to seeing your creations!
Thanks for looking!