A SCRAPPING MOM'S SCRAPS

YOU ROCK - CARD

2012-01-14T06:04:00.000-08:00

I can't begn to tell you all how good it feels to be crafting again!!

Here is a card that I made for a special girl's birthday. The stamped image is from The Greeting Farm and the stamped sentiment is a Studio G dollar stamp from Michael's.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!

GETTING MY MOJO BACK

2012-01-09T20:04:00.000-08:00

I have been MIA for quite a while now and I miss visiting all of my blogging buddies. I feel like the past few weeks I have finally gotten my crafting mojo back. Can't wait to see what everyone has been up to and share a few things of my own.

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE #10

2011-06-15T19:49:00.000-07:00

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE #10 - FATHER'S DAY AND/OR MASCULINE COLORS

Yes it is that time again...time for a new challenge over at CRAFT US CRAZY. The theme for this challenge is Father's Day and/or Masculine Colors.

I have chosen to work with a adorable image from one of our sponsors, PINK GEM DESIGNS and make a cute little gift card holder.

I hope you will come on over to the CRAFT US CRAZY challenge blog to check out all of the challenge details and the information on all of the wonderful sponsors we have this go round.

***PROJECT INGREDIENTS***

Image: PINK GEM DESIGNS - Josh with puppy

Patterned Paper: my scrap stash

Cardstock: Bazzill

Copics

Buttons

Ribbon

Pop Dots

Envelope (the actual card holder)

CUC Challenge #10 sponsor:

CUC Challenge #10 sponsor:

Sponsor for the month of June:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS - CARD

2011-06-13T09:37:00.001-07:00

My poor blog always seems to get neglected right around the end of the school year. This year was exceptionally busy with Caitlin graduating from 8th grade and preparing her for her big New York/D.C. trip. Now that we are past all that I am hoping to get back to being crafty.

Here is a card that I made for one of my cutie patootie daycare babies that turned 2 this past weekend. The image is Princess Anya from The Greeting Farm and the castle was cut from the Doodle Charms Cricut cart. Lots of bling and sparkle on this one for the little princess.

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE # 9

2011-05-26T06:31:00.000-07:00

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE #9 - LOVE OR REMEMBRANCE

Where has the time gone? Has it been two weeks already since our last challenge over at CRAFT US CRAZY? You know what that means right? It's time for another new challenge!! The theme for this challenge is to create a project about "LOVE or REMEMBRANCE".

My project was kind of a no brainer. My little family loves loves loves anything Disney. However our greatest love is Disneyland! Here is a LO that I completed of our most recent trip in February. The LO showcases some of our favorite places while at the park.

Please make sure to stop by the CRAFT US CRAZY challenge blog to get all of the details on this week's challenge and to check out the great sponsors we have. We are honored to have STAMP FAIRY and DIGI'S BY PHOOKA sponsoring this challenge and don't forget that our sponsor for the entire month of May is THE CUTTING CAFE. So come on by, check us out, and join in on the challenge fun.

**PROJECT INGREDIENTS**

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Reminisce - Happily Ever After

Street Signs Cricut Cartridge

Mickey & Friends Cricut Cartridge

Heart Punch

Border Punch: Fiskars Threading Water

CUC CHALLENGE #9 SPONSOR:

CUC CHALLENGE #9 SPONSOR:

CUC SPONSOR FOR THE MONTH OF MAY:

GLEE LIVE TOUR 2011

2011-05-24T07:15:00.000-07:00

No crafty post today. Just wanted to share where the family and I spent the evening last night. Yep, at the GLEE LIVE TOUR 2011!!! Our daughters LOVE LOVE LOVE Glee and were over the moon when our oldest daughter won 4 tickets to see it. Not only did she win tickets but she won floor seats!! We were only 11 rows back from the stage. The girls were in heaven and I had the greatest time watching their faces during the whole show. It was AMAZING...they were so happy!!

I think this face pretty much says it all!!!

Born this way!

These smiles are because of ..........

...of him. The girls LOVE Darren Criss.

Losers Like Me!

Single ladies!
The final performance of the evening.

I know the girls had a great time and I am sure they will remember this night for a long time.

BLOOMING BIRTHDAY - CARD

2011-05-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

How adorable is this? This is the first time I have made one of these flower pot pocket cards and I am hooked. I plan on making several more just to have on hand. It is super cute and so easy to make. I found a really great tutorial HERE. Oh and I have a small confession to make, I have had these felt flowers in my stash for 3+ years. I hate it when I find stuff that I have bought and have not used, makes me feel a little guilty. Maybe I should go shopping to make myself feel better. LOL! ;)

BUTTERFLY BIRTHDAY WISHES - CARD

2011-05-19T00:01:00.000-07:00

Has everyone heard of Pinterest? It's basically a virtual pinboard where you can collect (pin) pictures of just about anything your little ol' heart desires for inspiration. You can create boards of inspiration for recipes, wedding ideas, paper crafting, fashion, and well, anything really.

I stumbled upon the idea for this card on Pinterest. I regret that the original creator of this card was not posted on the Pinterest site so I can not give proper credit. If anyone out there knows who made this, please let me know as I would like to give credit where credit is due. I did change it up just a little bit by adding the scalloped edge and the colors on the side of the card. The original creator also sewed the butterflies onto the card but the sewing machine and I had a parting of ways so I opted to glue instead.

If you have not checked out Pinterest before I highly recommend it. I am overwhelmed with what I have discovered that you can make with Nutella. Homemade poptarts?! Yum!! Let me know if anyone needs a invite, you don't need one to browse, but to create boards you need one, and I can get one out to you.

CUTIES ON COASTERS

2011-05-16T00:01:00.000-07:00

When you work with such cuties every single day it is impossible not to incorporate their cute little faces on every single project that I may make for their parents. This year I decided to make coasters for all of my daycare mommies. They were super easy to make and cost very little. I was able to get the tiles at Lowe's for 16 cents a piece and added several coats of Modge Podge and a couple of coats of water sealant to protect them. I also added some felt to the back to protect the surfaces they may be placed on.

I just love how they turned out. The mommies were lucky to get them as I wanted to keep them for myself. LOL

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE #8

2011-05-12T05:32:00.000-07:00

CHALLENGE #8 - SOMETHING NEW OR YOUR FAVORITE EMBELLISHMENT

Is it just me or does time seem to be going by super fast? I feel like it was just a few short weeks ago that CRAFT US CRAZY was rolling out with our very first challenge and now here we are getting ready to start challenge #8! The response to our challenges has been overwhelming. I can not get over all of the beautiful creations out there, it is amazing!!

The theme for this challenge is to complete a project with a "something new" theme,(think new car, new baby, new home, etc or something new to your project that you have not used before) or to use your favorite embellishment. I chose to complete a LO of my oldest daughter's first big girl purchase a few weeks ago......a new car. She may be in debt now, but she is loving her new car and she looks way cute behind the wheel of it too! I used very little materials for this LO as everything was paper pieced.

We have some really great sponsors lined up for this challenge. For the entire month of May we have THE CUTTING CAFE, and for this particular challenge we have DIGITAL DELIGHTS and THE PIXIE COTTAGE sponsoring us. Please hop on over to the CRAFT US CRAZY challenge blog to find out all about our terrific sponsors this challenge. I hope to see you all join us!

***PROJECT INGREDIENTS***

Cardstock: Bazzill

Paper piecing Pattern: CROPYcats

Brads

Eyelets

This week's sponsor:

This week's sponsor:

Sponsor for the month of May:

I AM PUBLISHED!

2011-05-08T19:11:00.001-07:00

How cool is this? This is what I received from my girls for Mother's Day. It is the greatest and most thoughtful gift ever! They took all of my card creations from here on my blog and had them put into a book. I LOVE it.

Here is the front cover:

The inside message:
Yep, it even has a table of contents......cool right?

Some of the pages:

It covers my blog from the beginning card, May 1, 2008.

It has over 70 pages.

The back cover and one of my favorite cards:

I am off now to glance through my book...LOL. I hope everyone had a happy Mother's Day!!

BIRTHDAY WISHES - CARD

2011-05-06T05:36:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday everyone!!! Just a quick post for today with a card I made for a little friend's birthday.

The image is a freebie image from Bugaboo colored with my Copics. Paper is a scrap from my stash and the sentiment is a Studio G $1 stamp.

Have a great weekend everyone and happy Mother's Day to all my wonderful blogging mommy friends!!

MY SPRING WREATH

2011-05-02T14:01:00.001-07:00

I thought I would share with you all what I spent most of my time working on last week. Yep, this plain little wreath.....took FOREVER to make! Maybe because I am a slow crafter, maybe because I am glue gun challenged (I swear they give me nightmares) or maybe it's because it took 1000 scalloped circles, that were cut out and then glued onto a foam circle to create this. Yes I said 1000.

This little beauty was created using approximately 100 brown paper lunch sacks. I found this wonderful blog, called MARYJANES & GALOSHES, and she created this wreath. You can find the link for the directions HERE. However I have one question. Her instructions stated she used 6-8 lunch sacks. I used over 100, I cut my circles the same size per her instructions....just how tiny is that wreath of hers? Is it for a doll house? LOL Okay that is 2 questions, but seriously I want to know how she only got away with using 6-8 lunch bags. How big is her lunch in one of those bags?

Anyways, the butterflies were cut out using the Indie Art Cricut cartridge at various sizes. I am happy with how it turned out but I never want to see a brown paper lunch sack again! BTW, a big shout out to my daughter Brittany who helped me cut out the circles. If it wasn't for her I don't think it would be hanging on our door!

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE #7

2011-04-27T20:19:00.000-07:00

CHALLENGE #7 - MOTHER'S DAY OR FLOWERS

I love Thursdays, because it means challenge time again over at CRAFT US CRAZY! It is exciting, challenge after challenge, to see all of the fantastic entry projects. Each and every one of them are so incredible. I can't wait to see the entries for this challenge. Speaking of which, this week's challenge theme is Mother's Day or flowers. Both of which go hand in hand in my opinion.

We have three AWESOME sponsors for this challenge: the CUTTING CAFE is our monthly sponsor until the end of May and both MELJIN'S DESIGNS and YOUR NEXT STAMP are sponsors for challenge #7. Check out their info and all of the challenge details over at the CRAFT US CRAZY blog.

My project for this challenge is a card using the "sunflower buggies" image from MELJIN'S DESIGNS. I chose to create more of a plain card with no patterned paper or embellishments because I think this image is so cute it can stand on it's own!!

Don't forget to join us over at CRAFT US CRAZY this week to show off your wonderful creation!!

***PROJECT INGREDIENTS***

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: from my scrap stash

Digi Image: Sunflower Buggies - MELJIN'S DESIGNS

Copics

Rub-On Sentiment: Making Memories - Friendship

Stickles

Glossy Accents

This week's challenge sponsor:

Sponsor for the month of May:

CUC SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - STAMPFAIRY #2

2011-04-24T21:21:00.000-07:00

I have another adorable image from STAMPFAIRY, who is this month's sponsor over at CRAFT US CRAZY. Don't you just love this sweet little image? Meet Lenny and he can be purchased along with several other totally adorable images over at STAMPFAIRY.

What do you think of this fold? I found this fold idea on one of my favorite blogs to follow, STAMPOWL'S STUDIO. Her card using this fold is just gorgeous and better yet she provides the TEMPLATE.

My card is kind of simple and plain: just a few pattern pieces of paper, the image and a few skittles.

Here is the card all folded up.......

.......and here it is unfolded. ***PROJECT INGREDIENTS***

Digi Image: STAMPFAIRY - Lenny Flowers

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Chatterbox

Copics

Stickles

Skittles

Nestabilities: Classic Ovals Large & Classic Scalloped Ovals Large

Rub-On Sentiment: Making Memories - Friendship

CUC SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - STAMPFAIRY

2011-04-18T10:08:00.000-07:00

My post today is to showcase an image from our current monthly sponsor over at CRAFT US CRAZY. Our sponsor for this month is STAMPFAIRY. I had the honor of getting to work with the "Patsy, April Showers" digi image from STAMPFAIRY. Just how cute is she? The inside of the card reads, "rainy day friend". I can see a get well card made with her as well, with a "feeling under the weather?" sentiment. Here's a little bit of information on STAMPFAIRY: Stamp Fairy officially launched in 2010. Gerda, artist and owner, creates cute and whimsical digital images for the young and old, inspired by her life, love and 4 cute cats. You will find adorable teddies bears, young boys and girls, fuzzy little bunnies and whimsical critters. Stamp Fairy has up to 40 new releases per month along with a free image every Friday, a weekly challenge on Mondays and Guest Designers each month on their challenge blog. Please visit the store and browse StampFairy’s wonderful images to inspire YOUR creativity

***PROJECT INGREDIENTS***

Patterned Paper: Imaginisce & Jillibean Soup

Cardstock: DCWV Jewel Tones Stack

Digi Image: STAMPFAIRY - Patsy April Showers

Border Punch: Martha Stewart's Deep Edge Garden Trellis

Cloud Die: Sizzix

Copics

Heart Button

Flower Brads

Glossy Accents

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE #6

2011-04-13T12:15:00.000-07:00

CHALLENGE #6 - THINKING OF YOU

Wow, we had over 260 entries that joined last week's challenge. So many incredible projects! A huge thank you to each of you that joined us for the challenge, you all are amazing!!

It's time for another new challenge over at CRAFT US CRAZY. The theme for this challenge is "THINKING OF YOU". As always we have some amazing sponsors. Our sponsor for the entire month of April is STAMPFAIRY and our sponsor for this week's challenge is ROBYN'S FETISH. To find out what kind of goodies our sponsors are offering up as challenge prizes, please visit the CRAFT US CRAZY challenge blog for all of the details.

For this weeks challenge I created a squash card using a digital image from ROBYN'S FETISH called Bunny with Parasol. Isn't she just too adorable all dressed up?

I hope you will play along with us this week. Don't forget to check out the CRAFT US CRAZY challenge blog for all of the challenge and prize details. The more the merrier!!

***PROJECT INGREDIENTS***

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Paper Salon

Digi Image: ROBYN'S FETISH - Bunny with Parasol

Copics

Sentiment Stamp: Studio G $1 Stamp

Nestabilities: Scalloped Circle & Labels 2 and 11

Swirls and Butterflies: Cricut Storybook Cartridge

Pearls: Recollections

Gel Pen

Distress Ink

This weeks challenge sponsor: Sponsor for the month of April:

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE #5

2011-03-30T00:01:00.000-07:00

CHALLENGE #5 - EASTER

It is challenge time again over at CRAFT US CRAZY. I am always amazed with each challenge at all of the amazing talent out there!! This week's challenge is another fun one....the theme is EASTER! Bunnies (chocolate or otherwise), chicks, baskets, eggs, jellybeans, peeps, candy, and pastel colors. Anything goes that ties into the EASTER theme. Please check out the CRAFT US CRAZY blog for all of the challenge details and information on our amazing sponsors and prizes this week.

Speaking of sponsors, we have two really great ones!! This week's challenge sponsor is PEGGY LOVES VINTAGE. They have the cutest images and they are so easy to use as they are already pre-colored. Our sponsor for the entire month of April is STAMPFAIRY, one of my favorites!

For this week's challenge I made a mini pizza box using a image from PEGGY LOVES VINTAGE. I printed the image out several times to add layers to the roses, butterfly and bunnies. I had never made one of these boxes before but I found a great tutorial over at SCS and it was super easy to make.

I am hoping you will join us over at CRAFT US CRAZY. I am looking forward to seeing every one's EASTER themed projects!!

**PROJECT INGREDIENTS***

Cardstock: Bazzill

Image: PEGGY LOVES VINTAGE

Border Punch : Martha Stewart - Daisy Punch

Ribbon

Yellow Flowers: Petaloo

Pink Flowers: Recollections

Stickles

This week's challenge sponsor:

Sponsor for the month of April:

SUPER YUMMY GOODNESS!!

2011-03-28T06:45:00.001-07:00

No crafty post today, but my post is a YUMMY one. I wanted to share a few pics of the birthday party dessert table that my family put together for me on Saturday. Most of the items on the table were made by my oldest daughter, Brittany. I think she did a fantastic job!!

Britt made this yummy cake.

She also made these gorgeous cookies. They tasted just as good as they look!!

Chocolate covered Oreos...YUMMY!!

We had to drink a lot of frappucino's to get enough bottles for the pink lemonade.

Thanks for stopping by!! Make sure to come back on Thursday for a new CRAFT US CRAZY challenge.

VINTAGE ANNIVERSARY - CARD

2011-03-24T13:28:00.001-07:00

This card represents a couple of firsts for me. This is my first time trying a "joy fold" card. Actually, I have never even heard of this fold before. I know, I know, I am so behind the times. ;) Mary over at CARDZ TV has a really great tutorial on how to make this type of card. It was very easy to make and I am sure I will be making more of these in the future.

Another first, was my use of a Peggy Loves Vintage image. I don't know why I haven't worked with these images before. They are so easy to use, due to the fact they are pre-colored and they are SO CUTE. Seriously, how stinking cute is this couple?!?! I just love them and could not wait to use them on a anniversary card for a dear friend and her hubby.

Thanks for stopping by. Make sure to check back with me next Thursday when a new CRAFT US CRAZY challenge is announced.

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE #4

2011-03-15T20:08:00.000-07:00

CHALLENGE #4 - CUPCAKE/CELEBRATION THEME

You do know what today is right? It's Thursday, which means challenge day over at CRAFT US CRAZY. Our last challenge had over 180+ entries. What can I say? You guys rock!!! This week the challenge theme is CUPCAKES/CELEBRATION. You can check out all of the challenge and sponsor prize details here. Who are our sponsors for this challenge? For the entire month of March our sponsor is STITCHY BEAR STAMPS and our sponsor for this week's challenge is LIMITED RUNS DIGI'S.

Both my daughter and I have a birthday coming up within the next month and a half, so I thought I would make a banner as my challenge project that we could also use during our birthday celebrations. The banner was super easy to make and using one 12x12 sheet of paper yielded 6 banner flags. The hardest part was taking the pictures and trying to get a decent photo of the whole thing.

A close up pic. The banner says "CELEBRATE" with cupcakes on both ends.

I hope you will join us over at CRAFT US CRAZY this week for what should be a super fun challenge!! Always remember that we love to see all types of crafts during our challenges and it is not necessary to use product from our sponsors to participate, but if you do...awesome!!

***PROJECT INGREDIENTS***

Patterned Paper: Cloud 9 Design

Cardstock: Bazzill

Ribbon

Border Punch: Fiskars Apron Lace

Letter Dies: Quick Kutz Diesal

Cupcake Die: Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge

Nestabilities: Classic Scalloped Circles Large

Buttons

Prima Flowers

Stickles

This week's challenge sponsor:

Sponsor for the month of March:

DRINK & CELEBRATE - CARD

2011-03-08T09:16:00.000-08:00

A super quick card that I whipped up for a friend's birthday today. This is Winobella from Stamping Bella. She looks like she sure knows how to have a good time. The image is colored with Prisma Pencils. I added a little stickles to her dress, some little pearls around her neck and some Glossy Accents to the bottle and glasses. The paper and ribbon is from my stash, the sentiment is a Studio G dollar stamp and the wine charm I "borrowed" from my daughter Brittany's beading supplies. Shhhhh! ;)

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE # 3

2011-03-03T00:01:00.000-08:00

CHALLENGE #3 - NATURE

It's challenge time again over at CRAFT US CRAZY. This weeks challenge is all about....NATURE! What inspires you about nature? Is it the flowers, trees, birds, or bugs? Play along with us this week to show us what inspires you in nature. Our sponsor for this week's challenge is COCODINGO. They have some of the most gorgeous digi images. We also have the privilege of having STITCHY BEAR STAMPS as a sponsor for the entire month of March.

Here is my card inspired by NATURE. Just how gorgeous is this image from COCODINGO? I have to admit that this type of image is not the norm for me. I tend to make more of the cutesier cards and not to many serious or pretty cards. However, I really wanted to push myself for this challenge and do something out of the box for me. I have to say I really enjoyed coloring this image and it's one of my favorites now.

I printed the image on kraft paper and used my Prisma pencils to color it in. I made what I hope looks close to a cherry blossom out of a Quick Kutz die, that I cut out and layered, sewing seed beads into the center. I also hand sewed the seed beads along the bottom of the card for something different and not too cute. ;)

Here is a close up pic of the image colored in. So let's see all of those NATURE inspired projects!! Come join us over at CRAFT US CRAZY and play along with our NATURE themed challenge. Remember it is not necessary to submit a project using a product from one of our sponsors, but if you do awesome!!

***PROJECT INGREDIENTS***

Digi Image: Bird in Cherry Tree by COCODINGO

Kraft Paper

Prisma Pencils

Pink Seed Beads

Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Brushed Corduroy

Quick Kutz Dies

Stickles

This week's challenge Sponsor:

Sponsor for the month of March:

Challenges I am entering this card into:

CCEE Stampers - Swirls

The Crazy Challenge - Here Comes Spring

Desert Islands Crafts Challenge - Itinerary: nature, no sentiment & hand colored image

Scrapbook Sisters - Spring

Incy Wincy Designs - Spring is in the air

Meljen's Design's - U R such an ANIMAL

BACK FROM THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH

2011-03-01T00:01:00.000-08:00

No crafty post today. I just wanted to share a few of our vacation photos with you all now that we are back from Disneyland. We had such a GREAT time and we are already planning our trip back next year. LOL

Here is Britt eating one of her new favorite breakfast foods....beignets!! OMGosh they were SO GOOD!!

This is what life is all about....these two gorgeous and crazy gals! The BEST show ever was the World of Color. Absolutely amazing. I think we took over 100 photos of just the show alone.

I think I need a re-do on the whole "what Disney character are you most like"? Surely this is a mistake!!

I love Tigger!!

Love him I said.

Scott gave Caitlin a little boost to get her pic taken with her favorite character. I think they have the same grin. :)

This one of Scott in Toon Town totally cracks me up.

A crack up just like her father!!

Those are just a few of my favorites.

Make sure to check back here on Thursday to see what new Challenge CRAFT US CRAZY will have in store for you all!!

LOVE YOU WITH OWL MY HEART - CARD

2011-02-23T00:01:00.000-08:00

Here is a Valentine's card that I made for my older daughter, Brittany. She has a thing for owls. LOL The "Owl My Heart" digi stamp is from Whimsie Doodles. You can't tell from the photo but after coloring the image with Copics, I colored the image two more times and added layers to the leaves and the owl.

I hope everyone is having a great week. As you are reading this the family and I are on vacation in Disneyland. So, soon you will be seeing tons of Disney LO's from me. :)

SOCK IT TO ME VALENTINE - CARD

2011-02-20T00:01:00.000-08:00

I need to start off by saying I had such a difficult time coloring this image. :( It was not the image itself, but more like a problem with my printer. Yes, that's it we will blame it on the printer. ;) After printing, I always heat set my digi images with my heat gun. Well after the first four attempts at coloring and my ink still smearing I decided to heat set a little longer....thus scorching my image and turning the paper a not so lovely shade of BURNT. Sigh....so I tried again and took it really slowly. I didn't do much shading as I was afraid to smear the ink. It still smeared near the little seam lines but I tried to cover it up with a darker color. Anyone have any tips or tricks they would like to share...please?

The digi image and sentiment is called "Sock it Monkey" and is from Whimsie Doodles. The paper is from a older DCWV Spring Matstack that I have had for awhile. I made this card for my daughter Caitlin who always cracks up at those Kia sock monkey commercials. LOL

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE #2

2011-02-16T21:35:00.000-08:00

CHALLENGE #2 - WINTER THEME

It is that time again. Time for another challenge over at CRAFT US CRAZY. Our first challenge had an amazing amount of participants with amazing talent showcased!! This week's challenge is to complete a project using a WINTER theme. Our fantastic sponsor for this week's challenge is MELJEN'S DESIGNS. They have some of the most adorable digi images. For the entire month of February we have two terrific sponsors, THE CUTTING CAFE and STAMPS ALIVE.

Now onto my project. I made a hot cocoa packet holder, you can find the tutorial for it HERE. I used the Penguins Skating Buddy digi image from MELJEN'S DESIGNS. I printed and colored the image several times and cut out certain elements of the image to layer for depth. I added a little glossy accents to the skate blades and a little flock to the earmuffs. I did not have the right color of flock that I needed so I used white and colored over it with my Copic marker. Just make sure to swipe your Copic over a sheet of scratch paper to remove any stray fuzz.

A pic of the yummy goodness that is inside. :)

Here is a view of the layers added to the image.

I hope you will join our Winter Themed challenge over at CRAFT US CRAZY. Remember it is not necessary to submit a challenge project using a product from one of our sponsors, but if you do GREAT!!

***PROJECT INGREDIENTS***

Digi Image: Penguins Skating Buddy by Meljen's Designs

Paper: Imagine That

Nesties: Labels 2

Copics

Border Punch: EK Success Dotted Wave

Chipboard Snowflake: Little Yellow Bicycle

Snowflake Brads

Chalk

Stickles

Doodlebug Crush Velvet Flock

Popdots

Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa ;)

This week's challenge sponsor:

Sponsors for the month of February:

YOU'RE A HOTTIE!! - CARD

2011-02-15T00:01:00.000-08:00

As my hubby visits my blog from time to time I had to wait until after Valentine's Day to post this one. This is the first time that I have made a side step card and I have to say that I am completely hooked!! It was really easy to make and fun to decorate.

I have had this Hallo Shedevil digi image from The Greeting Farm for ever and could not wait to use her for this. All of the papers are from my scrap stash. The ribbon is from American Crafts, the little pink hearts were cut out using a Quick Kutz die, and I used my new Martha Stewart border bunch.
Here's a side view of the fold. Like I said, very easy.

HOGS AND KISSES - CARD

2011-02-13T00:01:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! The girls and I are throwing our daycare kiddies a Valentine's party. Brittany is making the treats, I have the Valentine's Dora special set to record on DVR, Valentine's Bingo ready to go and we will be exchanging Valentines. Should be lots of fun.

Below are a few of the Valentine's that I made to give to the little ones. The images are from Whimsie Doodles and are called Valen-Tinies. The set comes with 9 images and 7 sentiments. They make adorable valentines for little ones.

I hope everyone has a fantastic Valentine's tomorrow!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 WAYS - CARD

2011-02-10T00:01:00.000-08:00

As my card stash was running a little low I figured I better whip up a couple of simple ones to start building it back up. I made the same birthday card but did one girlie and one more masculine.

I am sorry to say that I don't know who makes this stamp. I bought it awhile ago without really paying attention to the packaging. It came with the block letter word "happy" and then a few other quotes to go with it.

All of the card stock and patterned paper came from my scrap stash. The mulberry mini paper rose is from Recollections. I did not have one the color I needed in my collection so I used my Copics to color a light pink one to match my paper.

On a side note, there is still time to enter our first ever challenge over at Craft Us Crazy. So hop on over there to check out the details!!

BE MINE - LO

2011-02-07T00:01:00.000-08:00

Ahhh young love. These photos were taken of gifts that Brittany received from her boyfriend on their very first Valentine's Day together...4 years ago. He was clearly out to impress: roses, stuffed teddy, chocolate and a mushy card. He very sneakily left all of these on our porch in the early morning so as she opened the door to go to school she was surprised with the big haul of loot!

It really did not take a lot to put this LO together. The hearts were cut out from a piece of patterned paper and the title was cut out from the Alphalicious Cricut cartridge.

As I said above they have been going out for 4 years now, but I don't think she has seen a haul like this first one since then. LOL

CRAFT US CRAZY CHALLENGE #1

2011-02-02T00:01:00.000-08:00

CHALLENGE #1 - ANYTHING GOES

Whoo hooo!! I am so excited to announce our very first challenge over at CRAFT US CRAZY!! We have some great sponsors lined up. For the entire month of February we have THE CUTTING CAFE' and STAMPS ALIVE and for this week's challenge our sponsor is DIGITAL DELIGHTS. Now onto the challenge...this weeks challenge is "ANYTHING GOES". To compete in the challenges it is not mandatory to use an image from one of our sponsors but if you do, all the better!!

My project for this week's challenge is a mini desk calendar and uses a image from The Greeting Farm. The calendar is made easel card style and out of coasters from our favorite restaurant. I added a extra layer to her hat, barrette and bow tie for dimension and added some popcorn and stars because, well, she is the star of this project. :)

I hope you will join us this week at CRAFT US CRAZY to participate in this "ANYTHING GOES" challenge.

**PROJECT INGREDIENTS**

Stamp: Showtime Anya by The Greeting Farm
Copics
Coasters: Outback Steakhouse - YUM!
Bazzill cardstock
Stickles
Mini tassels
Wire
Star punch
Fiskars threading water border punch
Brads

THIS WEEKS CHALLENGE SPONSOR:

SPONSORS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY:

McDONALD'S - LO

2011-02-01T00:01:00.000-08:00

This LO was a total cheat to complete as I used a kit from Cut-it-Up. I just had to share it because who really scrap's eating at McDonald's? LOL

Apparently I am one of those people. Who could resist though with these cute little faces?!?

PUMP IT UP - LO

2011-01-29T00:01:00.000-08:00

I love LO's that incorporate a lot of pictures, especially since I tend to take a ton of photos at every event.

This LO is really super easy and quick to complete. I just stuck with the 3 colors of card stock to match the inflatable play equipment in the photos, added a few random circles, completed my journaling on vellum and added my title, cut from the Mickey Font Cricut cartridge, to finish. All in all, only took me about 45 minutes. I think I took the longest time on it making sure my blocks all lined up neatly.

Kind of plain and simple but used quite a few photos so I am happy with it.

CELEBRATE WITH BELLA - CARD

2011-01-26T00:01:00.001-08:00

This birthday card for a friend was inspired by the martini glass charm that I re-purposed from a gift that I received at Christmas. I am always pulling buttons off old clothes or looking at old beads, rhinestones or sequins to use them for my crafting. So when I saw this charm hanging off the label I thought of Cosmobella and her martini glass. A few circles of colored card stock, kraft paper, bling, ribbon and a Studio G sentiment and the card inspired by a mixed drink gift set is complete. ;)

I THINK I CAN - LO

2011-01-24T00:01:00.000-08:00

This LO was very simple and very quick to put together. The photos are from a trip to the Train Museum we took our niece and a few of the daycare babes to. They have a huge play area on the second floor with 3 huge play train tables. One of them has a tunnel and a clear dome you can pop into in the middle of the table and watch the toy trains as they ride by you. Super fun!

The title was cut using the Base Camp Cricut Cartridge and I cheated with a pre-painted wooden train embellishment from Michael's. Like I said, simple and quick.

LOVE KEEPS OUR HEART'S WARM - LO

2011-01-21T00:01:00.000-08:00

I know, I know, yet another snow day post. :) I really love this one though as it is not too often that hubby and I take pics of ourselves....and even rarer that I actually scrap them, as I HATE being in front of the camera and am way more comfortable behind it. The girls took these pics of us and I could not help but scrap them as we had so much fun that day and well...I love this man of mine. LOL

The snowmen are a pp pattern from Cropy Cats. Nothing else really to this one except a few buttons and a heart punch.

Great, looking at these photos, I realize I hate this jacket, makes me look like the Michelin Man. LOL!!

SANTA BABY - LO

2011-01-19T00:01:00.000-08:00

Is this not the cutest Santa you have ever seen? These photos are quite old of my nephew Landon as he is 4 years old now, but I could not help but to share this LO I did of him dressed up in his Santa outfit.

The title and Ho Ho Ho was cut using the Cricut Base Camp cartridge (a oldie but goodie), the presents are Quick Kutz dies and the Santa is a paper piece pattern from Windows of Time.

Anybody else just not quite ready to admit that Christmas is over? Sigh.... :)

ALL ABOARD - CARD

2011-01-16T08:23:00.001-08:00

Here is a birthday card that I made for my sweet little nephew Ashton, who turned 1 yesterday. My SIL threw the cutest party for him with a train theme. She even dressed him as a little conductor, complete with pocket watch. TOO CUTE!!

Back to the card, the image is called Billy Rides a Train and was purchased from Pink Cat Studio. This is my first purchase from them and certainly will not be my last. Tons of cuteness there! The background paper is Charles from October Afternoon and the embellishments are a few strays I had laying around.

I am really happy with the card overall, but I do need tons more practice with my Copics and still struggle coloring and shading really small areas with them. I tend to stick to simple images with minimal detail thus making it easier to color. I will have to challenge myself to use more complex images. Hmmm...I guess that means more stamp shopping. ;)

Here is a pic of the cutest little conductor you will find anywhere!!

A FABULOUS BIRTHDAY - CARD

2011-01-13T23:00:00.000-08:00

If you have not checked out the Slumber Party Cricut cartridge yet, you must. This cart is just fabulous for those that have girls of any age. We have a young friend, of the family, that is celebrating her birthday this weekend. I decided to make this card for her to match the cute little Barbie make-up kit we got her.

All of the cuts from the Slumber Party cart were cut at 2". The sentiment is a Studio G $1 stamp from Michael's. A little ribbon and some bling and you have a fabulous card for a fabulous little girl.

I also made a some treat bags for the chocolate shoes, sunglasses and lipsticks that I made for her to hand out to her party guests.

SNOWMEN ARE THE COOLEST - LO

2011-01-10T00:01:00.000-08:00

Here is another LO of our trip to the snow. Doesn't this look like a picture tutorial on how to build a snowman? LOL The snowman is a paper piece pattern from Cropy Cats and the title is cut using the Opposites Attract Cricut Cartridge.

Hope everyone is having an excellent Monday!!

IT'S SNOW TIME! - LO

2011-01-07T12:26:00.000-08:00

I just love the photos on this LO. We had the best time that day in the snow. Ever the ladies that we are, we posed ever so gracefully for the 3rd photo from the left. This is one of my favorite photos of the girls and I. It truly captures our relationship with each other. We are always silly and totally ridiculous, but I would have it no other way!!

Did you all notice my new watermark? A BIG BIG thank you to my friend Jeri from Crafty J's Place for not only creating the watermark for me but for being ever so patient as I attempted to get it copied and pasted on my photos. I admit I am very challenged when it comes to this kind of stuff but after a dozen or so e-mails back and forth and lots of swearing on my end, I finally got it. Thank you Jeri!!

DIY LIGHT TENT

2011-01-05T00:01:00.000-08:00

I am not sure if anyone else out there in blogland has this same problem (I really don't think so as so many of the blogs I stalk have awesome pics on their posts) but I REALLY struggle to get good quality photos of my projects once they are completed. I have tried all sorts of light, different spots, and different settings on my camera, but it never fails to disappoint. I always have a glare, or a shadow, or the color is off.

Until now that is......look what hubby made for me....a light tent!! I am so excited. He found this tutorial on how to make an inexpensive light tent and whipped it right up for me. The total cost of the materials was right around $20. Cheap compared to what the light tents tend to go for...but better yet...it really does make a difference.

Here is the front view of my light tent.

The top and sides are covered with fabric.

This is a before pic of one of my cards prior to having the light tent. Lately I have been trying to take photos outside for better light.
Here is a photo of that same card taken using my light tent. A big difference...right? Yep hubby did good. :)

THE SECRET'S OUT

2011-01-04T09:37:00.000-08:00

I can now share my exciting news with you all. I have been chosen along with several other fantastic ladies to be a DT member for a new challenge blog called CRAFT US CRAZY.

At Craft Us Crazy you are welcome to use any and all company brands and products. We would love to see all walks of crafts...decoupage, stamping (Rubber or Digital), altered, 3D, LOs, Die cut projects, anything as long as its made by your talented hands and it follows the Challenge theme!!!

Please join us on February 3rd for our very first challenge!! In the meantime please take a peek at the other DT members that I am honored to be working with:

Jeri M
Mary B
Jeanette C
Christina P
Bettina B
Rebekah L
Lynne H
Lauren M
Sam J
Julie T
Sharron M
Frea K
Genevieve S
Lori H
Tammylee N
Maria A
Kym W
Savahanna V
Kim G
Guylaine S

ATTITUDE!!!

2011-01-03T13:10:00.000-08:00

Yes I have it, or rather my blog does. My good friend, Jeri of Crafty J's Place, queen of the attitude herself :), presented me with this blog award.

The best part of this award is that it comes with a $5 gift card to Digis with Attitude when you complete all of the requested requirements. Cool right? You can get all of the details here.

The first requirement is to list 3 things that make you different from everyone else. This is super hard for me as I really do not give myself that much thought...LOL.

1) I totally crack myself up. While I understand that everyone thinks they are funny...I honestly think I am down right hysterical....and I have been told by my hubby and two daughters that I am all alone in this thought. Hmmm....

2) I am OBSESSED with notebooks. I mean obsessed obsessed. I have them for everything and anything: menu notebook, to do notebook, diet notebook, house decorating notebook, Christmas planner notebook, deadline notebook, and I have a notebook that lists the notebooks I plan on altering. It's a sickness and I am sure that there is a 12 step plan somewhere but I am still in the denial stage and not ready to get help.

3) Fire and flames FREAK me out. I was in a house fire when I was younger and really do not care for any type of fire. Campfires are not my thing, we do not use our fireplace and it took me forever to be comfortable with a gas stove. Silly I know but what are ya going to do?

The second requirement is to pass this award along to 5 other bloggers...that is hard as there are so many I admire, but I do stalk these ones more than others:

Amy at A Thousand Sheets of Paper

Debby at A Scrapjourney

Cindy at Cindy Haffner's Corner

Rachel at Paper Crafting Place

Sheri at PaperCrafty

The third and final requirement is to post this award in your sidebar with a link back to the Digis with Attitude Challenge Blog.

Thank you Jeri and Digis with Attitude for this awesome award.

HAPPY DANCE, HAPPY DANCE!!

2011-01-03T09:54:00.000-08:00

I am doing the happy dance today for a couple of reasons. The first one I can't tell you about just yet, but make sure to check back with me in a few days. The second one is because hubby is making me a light box so I can take better quality pictures of my projects. He purchased most of the supplies yesterday and is off today and tomorrow so I am really hoping he will be productive and complete it before Wednesday. ;) I will make sure to provide pics once it is completed.

BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

2010-12-21T12:19:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday morning. I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas holiday! We had the most amazing Christmas ever and I am sad to see it over already. Time to start planning for next year. LOL

I just thought I would pop in and share these cute little hot cocoa packet holders that I made for all of my daycare babes and other young friends. You can find the tutorial here at Whimsie Doodles. Which is where the digi image is from as well. They were super simple to make and took no time at all.

I'm off to start taking down the 7 (yes I said 7) trees that we put up and the many many decorations. My goal is to have them down by Thursday night so I can enjoy my 3 day weekend with no chores ahead of me.

TIS' THE SEASON

2010-12-21T12:11:00.000-08:00

It's a good thing I work well under pressure as there are only 3 more days until Christmas and I am almost (LOL) done with my Christmas cards and just about done with my gift projects.

My oldest daughter Brittany made one of our good friends some wine charms for Christmas so I helped her out by whipping up this cute little box for her to present them in. I found the tutorial here at Splitcoaststampers. It was super easy to make and looks super cute with a Whimsie Doodle digi stamp!

I hope everyone else is on track with their Christmas crafty "to do" list. :)

DRAGONFLY BIRTHDAY - CARD

2010-12-10T04:00:00.000-08:00

Why is it when I spend hours on a card I am not as happy with it as the one that I literally threw together at the last minute and spent practically no time on? Does this ever happen to you? Below is an example of a card that I totally threw together for a friend of my daughter. I don't know if it's the simplicity of it or the color ( I love purple!!) but I am quite happy with how it turned out.

The stamp is from Great Impressions, colored with in with Copics. The patterned paper is from my scrap stash. I added some stickles to the wings and some bling. The sentiment is a Studio G dollar stamp from Michael's.

I just love simple!

ORNAMENT PARTY - INVITE

2010-12-07T04:00:00.000-08:00

How many of you that own the Cricut actually look at the sample project that they always list in the handbooks? I never have before and I own plenty of cartridges. I recently won the Winter Frolic Cricut cart at a Swarm I attended and was familiarizing myself with the handbook. This card was the sample project listed. Simple, cute and perfect for my ornament exchange party that I am throwing in a few weeks.

The card base is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 and the ornament was cut at 4 1/2. Super quick and easy. Hmm, think I will be looking a little more closely at my handbooks in the future.

HPY B DAY - CARD

2010-12-03T04:00:00.001-08:00

How cute is this shaped card? I found the idea and pattern for this card in a magazine. To be more specific v. 8 of Paper Crafts Card Creations, the designer of the pattern is Kim Hughes. Her card looks way better but I am still happy with this one. I just wish my license plate letters fit a little better I really had to crowd them in as you can see. :) For those wanting to give this card a try here is the link.

MOUSE - CARD

2010-11-30T04:00:00.000-08:00

Mouse, mouse, mouse!! This is what greets me every morning when little Miss Shelby walks through my door for daycare. We have begun a ritual of snuggling on the couch with a big blanket and watching Mickey Mouse Club House until the rest of her friends arrive and we have breakfast. She even hands me the remote to turn on the TV and our new favorite show. So what kind of card do you make the most adorable two year old ever for her birthday? Well, mouse, mouse, mouse of course.

Minnie Mouse was cut at 4 " from the Mickey and Friends Cricut Cartridge. Is it just me or are these characters ridiculous to put together at this size? Minnie almost ended up with no mouth or eyes. I swear the only way to work with the character cuts are on a LARGE scale. That means gigantic birthday cards though and where does a gal find envelopes to fit a birthday card with a 12 " Minnie on it?

LET'S GET BASTED!!

2010-11-27T04:00:00.000-08:00

Just how hilarious is this image?!? The minute I saw this over at Whimsie Doodles I new I had to have it and knew exactly what I was going to do with it. I think it makes the perfect wine bottle hanger for a host/hostess gift. Don't you?

I hope everyone had a wonderful Turkey Day and enjoyed plenty of "basting"...LOL!

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

2010-11-25T04:00:00.000-08:00

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!!

CRAFT US CRAZY DESIGN TEAM CALL!

2010-11-22T04:00:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday morning to everyone! I thought I would share this DT Call information with you all. Click here for the link to read all about it or read the information below that I copied and pasted directly from the blog:

"Hello and thanks for stopping by!! Crafts Us Crazy is a brand new bi-weekly challenge blog! If you love crafting, then I hope you'll consider going on this new venture with me. Either as a designer or as a sponsor!

If you're interested in being a sponsor, please email me, ~JERI~ at CraftUsCrazy@cox.net and put SPONSOR INQUIRY in the subject line so it doesn't get lost! We would love to help show off your products and get your business out there!!

Now for the design team call part of it!! At Craft Us Crazy you'll be able to use whatever images and products that you have, as long as it goes with the challenge theme of course, but you'll also have the opportunity to work with some great sponsors as well. So if you enjoy working with crafting products and love to share your creativity and talents with others, I would love for you to submit your name and work for consideration.

DT Requirements would be --

•Be dependable and an active blogger.
•Able to submit and post on your blog a minimum of one project every two weeks on time. You're due date for projects and challenge themes will be given out with plenty of notice and time to work.
•Display your CRAFT US CRAZY DT badge on your blog, along with our DT Group link list.
•Leave comments for our challenge participants! We want them to know they're loved and appreciated! So thanking them is a MUST!
•Willing to participate in special events, such as blog hops, special sponsor requests and so forth. Again all of these things will be given to you with plenty of notice.
•Tell everyone about our new challenge blog and spread the word about our wonderful sponsors each challenge. We definitely want them to know they're loved and appreciated!!!
•Be able to take quality and clear pictures of your creations.
•And more than anything...the ability to HAVE FUN!! To let your creativity run wild and then share it with the rest of us so we can drool lol
•Be able to commit to a 3mth term.. Feb 02, 2011 - May 02, 2011

To Apply --

•Using the Design Team Call badge above, please re-post this DT call on your blog, so that we can get the word out about our new challenge blog opening.

I believe that's it, so if you think this is something you may be interested in, click HERE and include the requested information below
In your email....

•Please tell me a little about yourself and what crafting you like do. Such as altered items, Scrapbooking, Cardmaking, 3D, and so forth. All are welcome to apply.
•Include a valid email address for contacting you and links to your blog and any galleries you may have.
•List any DT experience you have, current and past and for who. You DO NOT have to have DT background to be considered, so don't let that stop ya!!
•Let me know if there's certain areas in the DT that would interest you to lead. Such as Sketch artist, Challenge Theme Coordinator, and so forth.

This Design Team call will close on Dec. 21, 2010, and all chosen applicants will be contacted by Jan. 02, 2010 (who knows what sort of New Years Eve we'll all have, and I would want us to remember being contacted..lol)

Any questions please feel free to contact me anytime!
MSN Messenger - Craftyjsplace@hotmail.com
Email - craftuscrazy@cox.net

Even if you're not interested in applying, we would love for you to help us spread the word about our new challenge blog!! :) If you do re-post our Design Team call on your blog, whether applying or not, please leave your name in the comment section below and I'll draw a random winner for a $15 Gift Certificate/Coupon Code to your favorite online store(if available, if not you'll be asked to pick a new favorite lol).
Winner will be announced with Design Team announcement on Jan 02, 2011.

UPDATE--I was emailed and asked if you could twitter and facebook this post...YES!!! Please do! For each place you post this posting, please leave a SEPARATE comment for each time and you'll receive that number of entries in the drawing!! Thanks!!
Please leave all contest comments on this blog! Thanks again!
Thanks and Good luck!! "

***Please remember that the above was cut and pasted from the Craft Us Crazy Blog. Please leave all comments there***

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - CARD

2010-11-15T11:58:00.001-08:00

Happy Monday everyone. Just stopping by to make a quick post with a birthday card I completed last week. I swear my "to do" lists are spiraling out of control between all of the birthdays and the holidays coming up. I am in awe of those that make blog posts daily of their projects. How do you do it? Please let me in on your secret. :)

I received this image from a image swap last year. It's a Penny Black image from the Critter Party set. Hope everyone has a great week. I am currently working on 20 Christmas Party invites and am hoping to finish them up this week to share with you all.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

2010-10-31T08:22:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post to wish all my blogland friends a fun and safe Halloween!! Here are a few photos taken from our Halloween Party this weekend.

Here is our youngest daughter Caitlin as a fortune teller. We set up a fortune telling table for her complete with a Magic Eight Ball that we spray painted white and dumped a bunch of glitter on for her crystal ball. She was fantastic and everyone got a kick out of it.

Our oldest daughter Brittany was just gorgeous as a Greek Goddess!!

Hubby and I as a caveman and a cave woman. Our youngest designed and sewed our costumes for us. We loved them!! Oh and yes, this is exactly how hubby got me to date him 22 years ago. I have been hooked since. LOL

Happy Halloween Everyone!!

SUPER SIZE IT - SOCCER STYLE!

2010-10-26T06:18:00.001-07:00

This weekend we had the pleasure of attending our niece's soccer game. She is only 6, but she is the best little soccer player I have ever seen! We wanted to make a sign to bring with us to show our support and how proud we are of her and well, you know how obsessed I am with the Greeting Farm Stamps so, this is what I came up with.

I just printed my Soccer Anya digi stamp onto flesh, white, black, yellow and green pieces of 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock and then paper pieced her together. The result? Well I think she is adorable and Alyssa loved her.

Here is a a close up of my super sized Soccer Anya. Here is our cutie patootie niece, Alyssa. LOVE that smile!!

Here she is again, hard at work, the next great soccer star.

TIME TO BRAG

2010-10-23T04:00:00.000-07:00

Today I am taking a break from craft blogging and am taking the opportunity to brag a little bit about my oldest daughter and her baking abilities.

I asked Brittany to make me some cookies to give to a friend for her birthday and this is the end result. Aren't they just gorgeous?!?! I absolutely love them, they are so pretty!

Here they are all packaged up and ready to deliver to my friend, who loved them!! You can check out Britt's blog here.

GOT CANDY CORN? PLUS FREE DIGI HALLOWEEN STAMPS!

2010-10-21T04:00:00.000-07:00

Just how stinking cute are these little milk cartons?? I used the Mini Milk Carton die from Stampin' Up to make about 2 dozen of these little guys for our Halloween Bash coming up next week.

I borrowed this die from a friend to complete these and now it is on my soon to purchase list. ;) I can see it being used for so many different holidays and occasions. I don't own the Big Shot but I do own the Cuttlebug and I had no problem getting this die to work with it. I would recommend purchasing the newer Cuttlebug plates that are a bit longer though. It's not necessary to own them to use this die with the Cuttlebug, but it would have made the process of cutting them out a little quicker and easier. The digi images used on these came from this blog. The best thing about these images is that they are free!! So make sure to hop on over to her blog to grab these cuties. They are adorable and perfect for a project like this.

I plan on filling them with candy corn for all of the kids, and young at heart with a sweet tooth, that attend our bash.

YOU'RE A CLASSIC - CARD

2010-10-19T04:00:00.000-07:00

Have you ever struggled with a card or a LO? I mean REALLY struggled? Spent way too much time on it, made way too much of a mess creating it, changed your mind about different elements of it many times, and still not happy with it when it's completed? This card was a challenge for me.

This card is SO out of my comfort zone. I don't make many manly cards or even serious cards. I make cutesy and fun cards. I needed to make a man's birthday card for someone I really don't know well and have only met a few times. I found this idea in a Papercrafts magazine and scrapjacked it. I loved the card in the magazine but am not thrilled with my version of it. The biggest challenge I think was coloring the car. I must have colored the silly thing 4 or 5 times and still hate it. I thought throwing a bunch of Glossy Accents on it would make the coloring look better. Hmm, don't think it worked. Copics didn't give me the weathered/older look I wanted, my Prisma's failed me miserably so I ended up using chalk. Well chalk and Glossy Accents.

Next year, the recipient is getting a card made with a Greeting Farm Anya. ;o)

CELEBRATE - CARD

2010-10-18T04:00:00.000-07:00

My Bella stamps have been sadly neglected ever since I branched out and purchased some of the Whimsie Doodles digi stamps and some of The Greeting Farm Anya stamps. Poor things

actually whimpered with joy when I brought them out into the light.

Here is a quick birthday card that I made for a dear friend that celebrated a birthday over the weekend. The stamp is Giftabella from Stamping Bella, the paper is from the SEI Black Orchid pack and the border punch is Gothic Arches from Martha Stewart. It's another new punch for me that I have yet to use.

Thanks for stopping by, hope everyone is having an excellent Monday!!

BEWITCHING HOUR - INVITE

2010-10-12T06:48:00.000-07:00

The minute I saw this bewitching cutie digital stamp from The Greeting Farm I knew she would make her debut on our Halloween party invites for this year.

The invite is pretty simple and plain as I had so many to make and I take FOREVER to color but I did get to use this adorable image and my new Martha Stewart border punch so I am a happy gal.

MONKEYING AROUND

2010-09-30T04:00:00.000-07:00

I just had to share these adorable cookies that my oldest daughter, Brittany, made for a friend's baby shower. Aren't they just the cutest?!! She made them to match the invitations. She loves all things that have to do with baking; cakes, cupcakes, and now cookies. I know I may be a little biased but I do think she has a flair for it. :o) You can check out her little blog here. It's not very big yet, but she has great plans for it, so if you have a sweet tooth stay tuned!

MAKE A WISH - CARD

2010-09-28T04:00:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite blogs to stalk is StampOwl's Studio. Her blog is amazing. Her cards are always adorable and her projects are too cute for words. Check out this cute zig zag style card she created here. As Frances was kind enough to share the template I knew I had to try my hand at making one. So here it is and is one more birthday card down and several more to go. :)

The paper is from Doodlebug and the image is a digi stamp from Whimsie Doodles. I used a little Glossy Accents on the candle and some miscellaneous flowers I had in my stash.

Goes quite well with the little gift bag I had made earlier to hold a gift card and a few scrapbooking embellies. Thank you Frances for the template and inspiration!

HELLO KITTY BIRTHDAY - CARD

2010-09-21T04:00:00.000-07:00

Have I mentioned that we have like a million birthdays coming up in the next several weeks? Okay maybe a million is a little bit of a exaggeration, but you know what I mean. This birthday card is for Miss Hailey who is turning 5 and just loves everything and anything Hello Kitty.

I do not own this cart (yet) but it is a really cute one. I do have a question though for those of you that own it. How do you use the shaped card feature on this cart? I tried making a shape card and the left side of my card was flat and cut off the design and the rest of the cuts didn't fit right. How do I fix this for next time? Do you cut out the card base, then cut out a separate base and then glue it on top of the card base?

As you can see I opted not to give her the funky looking shaped card and instead just used a different cut. Hello Kitty was cut at 6". I added TONS of Stickles (Ruby Slippers) to her bow and a rub on sentiment in the heart. Any suggestions on how to use the card feature for this cart or others would be greatly appreciated.

UNDER THE SEA BIRTHDAY - CARD

2010-09-16T04:00:00.000-07:00

I swear this is the most used and abused stamp I have. Every time I tell myself to go with something different I still go ahead and reach for this one. I do have a valid excuse, beside it being one of my favorites, one of the many parties that we are attending in a few weeks is a mermaid themed party. So how could I not use Mermaid Anya for the birthday card? I used my Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartridge for the coral and shell. I always forget how versatile that cart is with the many accessories on it. I added a little bling to Anya's hair, a few fishy brads from Recollections and a pearl from an old costume necklace. I just love this stamp. :)

BIRTHDAY ROBOT - CARD

2010-09-14T04:00:00.000-07:00

I can not believe how many birthday cards I have to make in the next several weeks. In just a few short weeks my family is attending 4 birthday parties in one weekend. Let the craziness begin!

I have been dying to use this Rockets & Sprockets paper from Recollections and the Tim Holtz Sprocket Gears since I purchased them last month. Unfortunately I did not have a stamp or a Cricut cart that would work with my newly bought goodies, so they have had to sit in my scrapbook room untouched......until I found this really cute Dustin Pike robot digi image. I think it is perfect! I colored him with my Copics and used a little Glossy Accents on his belly. Do robots have bellies? Anyways, the circle sentiment is from Stampin' Up.

One down and several more to go. Did I mention I am also attending a Cricut SWARM in 3 weeks? When am I going to find time to get ready and pack for that?

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

2010-09-12T04:00:00.000-07:00

How terrific are these cookies?!?! My oldest daughter Brittany made these for her dad's birthday. He's a big Star Wars fan and she thought these would be perfect for his birthday celebration dinner that we had last night. Not only do they look good but they tasted good too.

Way to go sweetie, you did a great job and Happy Birthday Scott!!

SCHOOL ROCKS!!

2010-09-10T04:00:00.000-07:00

Right now there are two things that I am addicted to. #1) is The Greeting Farm stamps (I love love love them) and #2) is altering composition notebooks for all of my little school age friends. I figure they can never have too many notebooks. ;)

I made this one for a friend of mine who's daughter recently started school. I just had to use Rock Star Anya from The Greeting Farm. She has just the right amount of spunk. The guitar is paper pieced with help from a clip art picture that I found and altered a bit.

I still have a stack of naked composition notebooks BEGGING to be made over. Hmmmm, I see a Christmas notebook/organizer in my future.

SAIL ME AWAY - LO

2010-09-07T04:00:00.000-07:00

I had never heard of a "Raingutter Regatta" until Caitlin and I joined Girl Scouts. This was such a fun event! Caitlin and Scott took part in the "Me & My Guy Raingutter Regatta Race" that our Girl Scout Service Unit put on. They had to put a boat together and then blow it across a raingutter filled with water that was propped up on two saw horses. It was fun to watch the two of them work on their boat together and then have to race it. They didn't win any prizes that day but the two of them certainly had a great time!!

ZOO - LO

2010-09-03T04:00:00.000-07:00

This LO used something that I have not used in quite some time......STICKERS. I am not a big fan of using stickers on my LO's as most of them are flat and have no dimension or texture. I am sad to say that I have a huge binder full of stickers that have not seen the light of day unless I break them out for the daycare babes to play with.

To complete this LO I actually took the sticky out of my stickers. I brushed the back of the stickers with baby powder and added them to my page with pop dots to give them dimension. They are more like die cuts here than stickers. I may have to take a second look at my stickers for future LO's.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - CARD

2010-08-31T04:00:00.000-07:00

This is a super quick and easy birthday card that was whipped up for one of my daughters. The patterned paper is from a DCWV Spring stack. The "B" was cut using the Alphalicious Cricut cartridge and the rest of the sentiment is a rub on. This card was so quick and easy it almost put itself together....almost. Now if my scraproom would clean itself...I'd have it made.

LET'S FLY A KITE - LO

2010-08-27T04:00:00.000-07:00

On one particular breezy afternoon Scott decided to take the girls out to fly their kite at the park right around the corner from our home. Since I can count on one hand how many times they have had the opportunity to fly their kite I had to capture the moment with this LO.

The title was cut using the Coluzzle and the kites were paper pieced from a pattern.

Looking at this LO I realize I can not wait for breezy fall afternoons.

OUCH - CARD

2010-08-25T04:00:00.000-07:00

I adore this little voodoo doll image from Whimsie Doodles. You can use it for a get well card (as I have here), a birthday card ("ouch ...another year older?), or a I'm sorry card (sorry I am such a pain in your....),well you get the idea. After printing her out I colored her with my Copics and added a little Glossy Accents on the thumb tacks. The "ouch" sentiment is a rub on. This image is quickly becoming one of my favorites as you can use it for so many occasions.

FABULOUS FIFTIES - LO

2010-08-23T04:00:00.000-07:00

Just how cute does my Caitlin look all dolled up for her 50's school performance? A sweet friend made the poodle skirt for her for the event.

The classic car, saddle shoe, dice, and sun glasses were all paper pieced from a pattern. The title was cut from the Opposites Attract Cricut cartridge. A real simple and quick LO.

WE WILL MISS YOU HAILEY!!

2010-08-19T04:00:00.002-07:00

I believe I have one of the greatest jobs in the world running a daycare and getting to play with children all day long. However, the one major downer of my job is saying goodbye to those that have outgrown me and are heading off to school. One of my little ones is starting kindergarten on Monday, and she will greatly be missed!!

There are so many things I will miss about you, Hailey, but here are my "TOP FIVE":

1) your smile.

2) that you are always such a big helper.

3) your sweetness.

4) how you always compliment me on my outfit or hair, even on my frumpy days!

5) your infinite knowledge of every commercial jingle out there in TV land and how you get those jingles stuck in my head for days after you have stopped singing them. "It's not a sandwich, it's a Tortada." LOL!

Here is a little something I put together to celebrate Hailey's milestone. The image on the card and on the front of the backpack are Whimsie Doodles digi stamps. Currently over at Whimsie Doodles, one of their Doodlelicious Divas, Sheri, is hosting one of their Whimsie Wednesday Challenges with a BACK TO SCHOOL theme. You have until midnight of Tuesday, August 24th to upload your creations to participate in the challenge. You can check out all of the details here.

The template for the pencil box can be found in my previous post and here is a link for the backpack tutorial from SCS. My older daughter made the most adorable glass bead bracelet for Miss Hailey to go into the backpack. She will be very excited to get it as she is always complimenting Brittany on her bracelets.

Make sure to check out the challenge and to check out Sheri's back to school project. It is adorable!!!

SUMMER'S DONE, SCHOOL'S FUN SET

2010-08-16T04:00:00.000-07:00

WARNING: this post is picture heavy. I have also included the link for two tutorials/templates for some of the items that I made for this set.

Our niece Alyssa is getting ready to enter the first grade next week so I whipped up this back to school set for her that has a little touch of the summer that is nearly over. Altered composition notebook using "Hula Anya" from The Greeting Farm and paper from Flair Designs. The palm tree is a laser die cut from Deluxe Cuts.

Pencil box covered with the same paper mention above, decorated with ribbon and Hawaiian Paradise Stand-Out stickers from Provo Craft. The pencil box template is from the PCP 3D challenge "slide top pencil box" and can be found here.

Altered Altoids tin, which I spray painted, covered with the same paper and stickers as above. Inside the tin is a little surprise.

The tin holds fridge magnets that I made for Alyssa's mommy to hold all of her papers and wonderful art work that I know she will be bringing home. In keeping with the summer theme I used Hula Anya and Surfer Ian for the magnets. They are such a cute couple.

Here is a pic with the magnets out of the tin and separated. Kim over at the Club Anya & Friends blog, posted a tutorial on how to make these. Check out the link here. Her magnets are just adorable and she gives great directions on how to make them. They are super easy!! I have plans to make several sets for Christmas as stocking stuffers.

Last and finally is a altered Frap bottle that I stuffed full of little school supplies for Alyssa. The whole set was easy to make and I was able to make everything with one piece of card stock and one piece of patterned paper.

CHRISTMAS GIFT CARD HOLDER

2010-08-13T04:00:00.001-07:00

Here is another example of the simple gift card holder made using the tutorial found on the Whimsie Doodles' blog. See my post prior to this one for the link to the tutorial. The stamp is from Stampendous. It is actually a cube stamp and has 4 different images including the quote used on the inside of this project. It is my favorite Christmas stamp lately.

JUST BECAUSE - GIFT CARD HOLDER

2010-08-11T04:00:00.000-07:00

This has got to be the easiest gift card holder to make EVER! It is made using a envelope...how clever is that? You can find the tutorial for this simple project over at Whimsie Doodles. Here's the link for the tutorial: http://whimsiedoodles.blogspot.com/2010/06/tuesday-tutorial-worlds-easiest-gift.html

I realized my Bella stamps have been neglected, since I discovered the Greeting Farm stamps, and decided to dust them off for this little project. The stamp selected was Grumpabella. I colored her in using my Prisma pencils and Gamsol. The silver flower and lavender brad embellishment are from Oriental Trading.

Don't forget to head on over to Whimsie Doodles and check out their tutorial and their stamps. They have some really adorable digi images.

JUST FOR YOU CUPCAKE - CARD

2010-08-09T04:00:00.000-07:00

I just recently made my very first easel card and now I am hooked. They are so super easy to make. So when I saw that one of my favorite blogs, Club Anya & Friends, was hosting a Easel Card Challenge I knew I just had to make another one to take part in their challenge. There is still time to participate, you have until 11:59 pm CST tonight to enter your card. Click here for the challenge details.

The Cupcake Anya digi stamp is from TGF which I colored in using my Copics. I am slowly getting the hang of them....practice, practice, practice. The patterned paper is called Cuppy Cakes (and is perfect for this image) from Doodlebug Design Inc. The cupcake was cut out using the Sweet Treats Cricut cartridge and was cut at 5 1/2" then ran through the cuttlebug and stickled.

Don't forget to check out the challenge details and good luck to those that enter!

SANDCASTLES - LO

2010-08-06T04:00:00.001-07:00

Another LO of our day trip to Bodega Bay with our niece Alyssa. In this one her and Caitlin are making sand castles. They could have stayed at the beach for several days without a care in the world. They had so much fun.

The title was cut using the Mickey Font Cricut cartridge and the sandcastles were paper pieced from patterns.

Thanks for looking and I hope everyone is enjoying their summer.

BIRTHDAY TREAT BAG

2010-08-04T04:00:00.002-07:00

I can not believe how many amazing paper crafting blogs that are out there in the blogging world. So much talent!! I recently stumbled upon, and now stalk, a new one to me called Fun Paper Candy. You can find a link for it to the right and in this post. Talk about talent! She has the most adorable cards and projects. I scrapjacked this cute little bag idea from Tammy's blog. Here is a link for the tutorial: http://www.funpapercandy.com/2010/05/just-for-you.html

It is super easy to assemble and was screaming to be paired up with this digital image from Whimsie Doodles. I colored the image in using my Copics and added a little Glossy Accents on the candle for dimension. Another birthday project down, many many more to go.

THE GREETING FARM'S TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY BLOG HOP!!

2010-08-01T17:00:00.000-07:00

Today is a very exciting day over at The Greeting Farm, they are celebrating their two year anniversary! As part of the huge celebration they have invited everyone to participate in a Blog Hop and they are giving away prizes...yes that's right I said PRIZES!!

If you are not familiar with The Greeting Farm you are missing out and I strongly suggest you head right over and see what they are all about. You will thank me....though your wallet may not. :)

Here is my contribution to the blog hop. It is the Soccer Anya Digi Stamp. I made this card for one of my daycare babes who has just recently signed up for soccer for the very first time. She has invited my family and I to her first game in a few weeks and I thought this would be a great "way to go" card for her. This is my first time making a easel type card and I have to say that I am hooked. The soccer ball is paperpieced and the word "goal" is cut using the Cricut Soccer cartridge. I added a little Glossy Accents to Anya's soccer ball for dimension.

To see all of the wonderful creations that are part of this celebration please head on over to The Greeting Farm to see their master list of participants...you may even want to shop a little while you are there.

SWIMSUIT SEASON - LO

2010-07-30T04:00:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness how I love these photos!!! These photos were taken of our niece Alyssa when she was little. We had bought her some swimsuits for her first trip to Hawaii with her Mom and Dad and put them on her for a little fashion show. I just LOVE babies in swimsuits!! They always look so stinking cute and our niece is just the cutest!!

The title was cut using the Quik Kutz "Venus" font set and the swimsuits are paper pieced. I tried to make the pink bikini resemble the bikini we bought Alyssa. She is definitely a bathing suit cutie!
As a follow up to my previous post; our anniversary dinner was delicious. The girls did a great job and our steaks were cooked to perfection thanks to the assistance of a Paula Dean recipe. Can't go wrong with Paula Dean!

OWL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - CARD

2010-07-27T04:00:00.000-07:00

20 years ago today I married my high school sweetheart and my best friend! I guess the old saying is true, ""time flies when you're having fun", because it has hardly seemed like 20 years...and we sure have been having fun.

Here is a quick card that I whipped up for my sweetie in honor of our anniversary. The stamp is called "Heart Owls" from Hero Arts. I have been itching to use it since I bought it on sale several months ago. I used my Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder to emboss the card and the patterned paper is from my scrap stash.

Tonight our darling daughters are cooking dinner for us.......which should be interesting as the oldest really doesn't cook and our 13 year old is just starting to cook a few things for herself now and then. Our oldest brought home some steaks, and when I asked her how she was going to prepare them she said, "NOT A CLUE". Yep should be interesting. ;)

SAND, SHELLS, AND FINS - LO

2010-07-23T04:00:00.001-07:00

These are without a doubt the most precious professional photos that I have ever seen. Each one of these little finned cuties have attended my daycare at one time or another. Three of them are now in school, only the littlest one has remained but will be leaving me for school in September.

The only embellishments used on this LO are a set of Ariel Sparkle stickers and some stickles. I didn't want to over do it and over shadow the adorable photos.

BASEBALL - LO

2010-07-20T04:00:00.000-07:00

I got the idea for this LO from a magazine several years ago, I don't remember which magazine as I tore out the page and kept it until I was ready to use it and threw out the rest of the magazine. The LO I scrapjacked was much more detailed with paper-pieced balls and stitching. Since I am still scrapbooking photos from like a gazillion years ago and take 300+ photos on a simple day trip I thought quick and simple would be better. So I raided my sticker stash and found these Stickopotamus baseball stickers. I used my Stamped Cricut cartridge to cut out the title. Quick and simple.

OUR BEACH TRIP - LO

2010-07-15T04:00:00.000-07:00

We took a day trip to Bodega Bay a few years ago and brought our niece, Alyssa with us. She is so stinking adorable and loved spending the day at the beach.

The title was cut using the Base Camp Cricut cartridge and the rest of the details on the LO were made by tearing the cardstock into the shapes I needed.

The cutest story about the sand dollar pictured in this LO: our girls and Alyssa were combing the beach for sea shells with no success. There was a older couple walking along the beach that called to Alyssa and our youngest daughter, Caitlin and asked them if they noticed this item in the sand. There were two sand dollars right there in a area that they had just inspected, one for each girl. Both girls were very excited to find sand dollars in such great condition and they were huge!! Scott then confided in me that he had seen the couple drop them for the girls to find. That couple whoever they were, sure made those girls' day special with their found treasure!

GET WET - LO

2010-07-13T04:00:00.000-07:00

In honor of summer I thought my next several posts should showcase LO's that reflect a feeling of summer.

This is a LO that I completed of the kids playing in our backyard sprinklers. Nothing says "summer" more than kids in sprinklers running and screaming their little heads off. Don't ya think?

Simple LO using a paper-pieced faucet, hose and sprinkler head. The title was made using the All Mixed Up Cricut cartridge.

YOU'RE FINTASTIC - CARD

2010-07-09T04:00:00.000-07:00

I made this card for a "fin-tastic" friend. I know you have all seen this stamp numerous times before from me, but it is one of my favorites. It's the Mermaid Anya from the Greeting Farm. I can't tell you who makes the patterned paper as it is from my scrap stash. Looking at this card and the papers now, it seems really bright, almost too loud, perfect for summer.

ONCE UPON A TIME - CARD

2010-07-07T04:00:00.000-07:00

It is that time of year for us....birthday season. It seems that from now until the end of January we are overwhelmed with birthdays, several per month. Here is a quick little card that a did for one of my daycare kiddos. She is all about princesses.

The image is Princess Anya from the Greeting Farm. The chipboard stickers are from Imaginisce and are just too cute.

To make the medallion embellishment, check out the tutorial at http://whimsiedoodles.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-tuesday-tutorial-time-and-were.html

It was super easy and quick to make. One birthday card down...many many more to go.

YOU MAKE ME SMILE - CARD

2010-07-03T04:00:00.000-07:00

I just love this image from Penny Black. It's titled "Love Conquers". The little snail is simply adorable.

Gamsol and my Prisma pencils were used to color the image in. The papers used were borrowed from my scrap stash and the "for you" sentiment is a Studio G dollar stamp.

Have a great weekend everyone and HAPPY 4TH!!

CARAMEL APPLES - LO

2010-06-30T06:50:00.000-07:00

We just love going to Apple Hill every fall. We love picking our own apples, checking out all of the craft booths, sipping apple cider, buying apple pies for the holidays, but most importantly we LOVE caramel apples!!

Simple LO using a paper pieced caramel apple and the Don Juan Cricut Cartridge (at least I think that was the cart I used) for the title.

Looking at these photos makes me wish for fall and a trip up to Apple Hill.

LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULER!! - INVITE

2010-06-28T06:55:00.000-07:00

My new motto,, "do not let life's obstacles get in the way of things you love to do". I have neglected my blog and my love of card making and scrapbooking because of various things thrown my way. Well no more!! I have a lot of catching up to do.

This post is actually something I worked on back in March before I threw in towel, so to speak. I hosted a Mardi Gras crop night at my home. Below is the invite and treat bags I made for the event. Gotta love the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Cricut cart.

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler.....LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!

HATS OFF TO THE GRAD - LO

2010-03-10T04:00:00.000-08:00

Here is another graduation LO that I just completed. That is 2 down, I must be on a roll. The LO is a page kit from Cut-it-Up. I love their page kits, they are quick and most of the work is done, you just put them together and add your own touch to them. They always include a lot more die cuts and paper pieced items to complete the LO's, but I only use half of the kit so I can add more pics. Most of their directions only show one pic on a LO. Considering I take a ton of pics, I would never ever get half of my photos scrapped if I followed their LO suggestion. LOL

SUMMER STORM - LO

2010-03-07T06:43:00.000-08:00

Just how cool are these pictures that Scott took? Last summer we had the most amazing summer thunder and lightning storm. The sky was gorgeous shades of purple (which just happens to be my favorite color) and there were maybe a hundred lightning strikes. It was just beautiful.

Very simple LO. I don't know if you can tell in this pic, but the background paper, matting paper and the paper used for the house, ground, tree and title are all various shades of purple. The title was cut using the Don Juan Cricut Cartridge. Photos by hubby, who I think did a pretty good job capturing the lightning.

SUNSHINE AWARD

2010-03-04T21:17:00.001-08:00

Wendy from http://www.lvscrappin.blogspot.com/ was sweet enough to honor me with this award. Her talent is amazing and I highly suggest taking a look at her blog. Thank you Wendy!!

Now to nominate 6 people for this award:

http://going-buggy.blogspot.com/ - Her blog is amazing! She is very talented and has a great eye for papers and details.

http://athousandsheetsofpaper.blogspot.com/ - A fantastic artist. Her use of the Copic markers makes me look like a pre-schooler.

http://grammashouseofcards.blogspot.com/ - All of her cards are simply adorable and she is one of the sweetest people I have ever met!!

http://www.craftyjsplace.blogspot.com/ - Another sweetie and very talented lady.

http://stampowl.blogspot.com/ - Her cards are too cute. Check out her post of today with the Easter Babes....too stinking cute!!

http://inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com/ - Another great blog showcasing wonderful talent.

Be sure to stop by their blogs to see what I am talking about...the talent involved in this hobby of ours just amazes me!

BRIDAL SHOWER FAVORS

2010-02-28T04:00:00.000-08:00

I just love the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Cricut cartridge. It is so easy to make some really quick and simple favor boxes. I made several of these for a small bridal shower for one of the gals that I play Bunco with.

I cut the boxes out at 5 1/2 ". This size is perfect to hold 4 of the Ghirardelli chocolate squares, which I tucked into a couple of circles of tulle before placing them into the boxes. The stamped image is from the Figures of Speech set from Stampin' Up. I finished them off with a few primas, mini pearls and some bling that I had laying around.

HOORAY FOR THE GRADUATE - LO

2010-02-25T04:00:00.000-08:00

As you can see I am very behind on my LO's. By the time I get caught up with Britt's high school years she will have children in high school that I need to scrapbook. LOL

I just finished this one last week of Brittany's high school graduation. I paper pieced the rolled diploma and cap from a pattern by Cropy Cats. The title is cut from the Alphalicious Cricut cartridge and the "08" is cut from the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge.