Birthday Sundaes #15

This week at Birthday Sundaes the challenge is to make a Birthday card with stars and stripes on it. Don't forget to put Birthday wording/sentiment on the card front!! I decided to make my card a little different. I used Lacey Labels with my Gypsy Girl and made a shaped card. Well, somewhat shaped card. I welded two of the shapes together that is on the #30 spot on the overlay to make my card. Then cut a couple of smaller ones out of Cosmo Cricket-Garden Variety paper for the stripes. I used some thin pink ribbon on the front striped piece. I cut an even smaller one in white for the sentiment on the inside. The stars I cut from Indie Art cartridge. I used some Diamond Stickles on the center piece of the stars. The sentiment is a wooden stamp and then I cut it out and used a circle punch to snip the corners. I also did some doodling.  This challenge runs through Saturday, so come join in on the fun! Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

Birthday Card

I made this birthday card for a friend and thought I would post it. I'm not entering it in any challenges or anything. I just wanted to share. The designer paper is from Doodlebug Design, Inc.-Friendly Forest. I used the Just a Note cartridge that is preprogrammed in the Expression 2 to cut the flowers. I'm not showing the inside 'cus I've already written in it. All I did was put some of the pearls like I used on the front any ways. The sentiment is a stamp from Papertreyink as is the twine that I used. Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

Cricut Cardz Challenge #80

So I'm not as early getting my card made this week as I was last week for Cricut Cardz, but hey, I had Vacation Bible School last week so I have a good excuse 'this' time!!! LOL And I am getting it in the day before it's due!  The challenge is to use the American flag on your card. I used the flag and the word 'Freedom' from the Independence Day cartridge. The bg paper is some I picked up at Hobby Lobby last year. I took a few of the stars that cut out from the flag and used those on the inside. Real quick to make. Ya'll do have until tomorrow night, the 28th at midnight EST to enter a flag card! Hope ya'll like mine!!! :)

Paper Playtime Digi Monday #49

Oh Boy! It is time for Digi Monday at Paper Playtime! This time we are asking ya'll to make any paper project using a Digi or Stamped image or sentiment with the colors red, white and blue. Now, if your aren't from the United States, use your country's colors. Perfectly alright with us. Both of my Digi images are from Di's Digi Downloads. The first card the Digi is called Seaside. I love this sweet digi. But now I don't think I could fall asleep with ice cream in my hand. I would have already eaten it!! The bg paper I used is the Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)-Patriotic Fireworks. The sentiment is a stamp that I found in my stash. Not sure who put it out. I added the little star brads on the outside and inside. The other Digi is called Roasting-Hot Dogs. Isn't this one so cute?! Love having hot dogs for the 4th. And maybe even a burger to go with it!! It's been a long time since I've roasted a hot dog on a stick! The bg paper is from Momenta-atd-Summer Fun Pack. I added a piece of ribbon across the middle on the front and across the top on the inside. The sentiment is some metal pieces with letters on them that I found in my stash. I'm thinking I got them a while back at Hobby Lobby. I think this card would make a really cute one for a little boy. That's it for this go around. It is now your turn to create something for us to come and admire. Ya'll have until 7/9 to create and enter. Looking forward to seeing what ya'll create!! Hop over to  Paper Playtime and check out the awesome creations that my DT Sisters have created for inspiration and while you are there, check out the great prizes you could win!! Hope ya'll like my cards!!! :)

Check out this blogaversary candy!!!

Georgiana over at Carson's Cricut Creations is having her first blogaversary and is celebrating it by giving away some awesome blog candy!!! Check it out:

Now isn't that some great looking candy?! Hop over and become a follower. You won't be sorry 'cus Georgiana does some awesome creating!! The deadline is Thursday, July 12th with the winner being posted on the 13th!! :)

Bug's Birthday Card

Since Bug won't see my blog this morning 'cus we'll be at church before her party, I'm posting the card I made for her. It matches the gift bag I did for a Flaunt It Fridays challenge. You can see it here. And I'm gonna tell ya that I have that little gift bag packed full of stuff for my Bug. She will turn 10 on the 30th and she told her Mom that she will then be half way to 20!!! Oh how they grow up way way way to fast!!!! I used the Wrap It Up cartridge for the castle and Hello Kitty Greetings for the clouds. All of the cardstock except for the white are from Colorbok. The sentiment is a wooden stamp. Have an awesome day!! I know we will.
Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

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I got a sweet blog award!!

I want to send a big Thank You for this sweet blog award to Sherrie Scraps with passion. Visit her here. She does some awesome stuff over there!!! The rules are:
1.) Send a thank you to the person who nominated you and include their link.
2.) To accept this award, answer 7 random facts about yourself.
3.) Pass the award to at least 8 other blog buddies.
I've done #1.
For #2:
1. I got an Expression 2 not to long ago and am loving it. Still trying to learn what all the buttons do!
2. I love sweet tea, but can't make it worth a flip. I buy it by the gallon jug. I prefer Milo's. Yum!!
3. I love to read. My most favorite recent book is Heaven Is Real. Everyone should read this one. A box
    of tissue book!!
4. It's really hard for me to tell random facts about myself. So I'm stopping here.
For #3:
I just can't go through and pick out certain bloggie friends to grace with this sweet award so I want all of my bloggie friends to have it!! Love you all! :)

Bug Visited and Created!!!

My sweet Bug came home with me from Vacation Bible School Monday night and stayed until we went to Bible School Tuesday. Of course we crafted. This is what she created. Now I haven't seen the Tinkerbell Movies so I don't really know the names of the friends. This one is Silvermist and she is a Water Fairy. Hence the river across the page. Then Bug added some flowers on the bottom with some half pearls that we colored with Copics. The butterflies were cut from Create A Critter and we used Star Dust Stickles on them and little black pearls for the eyes. Then we just had to add some extra bling. Love the blue swirls and then used the round ones on the other corner and the hearts between the flowers. Of course we cut Silvermist from the Tinkerbell and Friends cartridge. Hope ya'll like Bugs layout. I think she did an outstanding job!! :)

Bitten By The Bug 2-Sunny Days

This week the theme is 'Sunny Days' over at Bitten By The Bug 2. Use the phrase 'Sunny Days' from the Celebrate With Flourish cartridge. If you don't have it, you can use another cartridge. I decided to do a layout. I used Just Because Cards for the tree and 'swimming pool'. What the pool is is the layer/shift cut for the watermelon on page 55! Yeah! I couldn't find a pool on any cartridge so I made my own!! The tree is on page 57. The sun if from page 36 from the Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge. And of course Sunny Days is from Celebrate With Flourish. All of the designer patterned papers are from American Crafts-Heat Wave pack. Oh, and do ya'll see the diving board?! I ran the tree off the side of the page on my Gypsy Girl and cut just the swing, then cut it down to make the diving board!! Join in on the fun!! The challenges run for 2 weeks and this one just started yesterday the 20th so create and link!! Hope ya'll like my layout!!! :)

Birthday Sundaes #14

Oh my funness! This week over at Birthday Sundaes the challenge is to make a shaped birthday card!! I so love shaped cards, although I don't make a whole lot of them. I think they are just so cute!!! I made one and didn't really like it a whole lot so I went back to the drawing board-well, my Gyspy Girl and started over. I decided to use the 3 Birds on Parade cartridge. I used the shadow cut and welded them together and then did the layers. Both sentiments that I used are from My Pink Stamper stamp set Tweetie Hoo Puns. Perfect for bird cards!!! You have until Saturday the 26th to enter. Don't forget to include birthday wording/greeting/sentiment on the front of your card!! No squares or rectangles allowed as the shapes!! There's also a prize to be won this week. A cartridge!!! Go check out the details! Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

My Sheri Crafts #62

This week at My Sheri Crafts the theme is summer or beach!!! Now with the heat we've been having the beach sounds great, but I didn't do that one!! LOL I did the summer theme since I won't be at the beach. One set of the Grands has a swing set in their yard so I made a layout with a swing set and slide, a tree and sun. And a place for a photo. I used Pop-Up Neighborhood cartridge for all my cuts. The Tree is on page 35, the slide on 48, swing set on 49, sun/clouds on 50 and the piece for the photo is called a tag and it's from page 29. I cut 2 sizes so I could stack them. I used Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes on the tree and Divine Swirls on the leaves. I think it turned out pretty cute! Sheri won't post a new challenge until Saturday so ya'll have plenty of time to enter! Hope ya'll like my layout!!! :)

Bitten By The Bug 2-Gnome

Over at Bitten By The Bug 2 the challenge is to create something using a gnome from Freshly Picked cartridge. I decided since Hubby has planted a big garden this year, I'd do a layout for him. I dug through my papers knowing I had something with garden stuff on it and found this from Cosmo Cricket-Garden Variety. I've now decided that it may be to busy for a bg, but here I am with it photographed and posting it, so I'm leaving it as is. I cut the Papa Gnome and sign from page 37, the shovel from page 58, wheelbarrow from page 64 and the hoe from page 65. I cut an extra shovel to put inside the wheelbarrow. The papa on the side of the wheelbarrow is what cut out from the sign. I also did a bit of doodling. Real simple. Now I just need to get in the backyard and do some pictures. His corn is looking great, the tomatoes are really tall and full of blooms, the beans, cucumbers, squash, zuchinni, peppers, beets, okra and cantaloupes are looking good! I think that's all he planted. I'm ready to eat some fresh home grown veggies!!! Hop over and join in on the fun! This challenge started on June 13 and you have 2 weeks from that date to enter. And come Monday, they will have another challenge for us to join!! Hope ya'll like my layout!!! :)

Three Challenge! Three Challenges in one!! :)

Oh gosh, did I score with this card!!! I am entering it into 3 challenges!!! Yes!!!!!! First is at Cardz TV where Mary is doing a little challenge that ends tonight(Sat. 6/18) at midnight EST. It is to make a Father's Day card with a beach theme. Then on her challenge blog Cricut Cardz Challenge for challenge #79, you are to make a Father's Day card using any colors and cartridge you want. You have until midnight, EST, Tuesday June 21st to enter this one. And then, on her other challenge blog Paper Cutz Challenge, challenge #96 is to make a card, layout or craft for Father's Day with a tag or tags using any colors you'd like. You have until midnight, EST, Thursday, June 23rd to enter this one. So here's my card for all three challenges!!! Oh yeah, guess I'd better tell ya'll about it first. I used the Pack Your Bags Cartridge. I cut the island scene from page 53. The bg designer paper is from American Crafts-Heat Wave pack. I used letter stamps for the sentiment on the tag and then used a brad from DCWV-Safari Kids Brad Pack. I hand wrote the sentiment on the inside. See my little hammock in there, too? I think my Dad will like this card. Last year Dad and I were in Texas at my sisters, but alas, not this year. She's coming before summer is over, just not sure when. Create and enter!! Hope ya'll like my card!!! :) Oh, and Theresa, can you believe I'm this early getting a card made and posted?!!! Patting myself on the back here!! Hahahaha :)

Thank You-Car Card

This card isn't for a challenge. Surprised aren't ya?!!! I made this for our Son-in-law to thank him for helping me get my new car. It's so wonderful and awesome to have a Son-in-law that is a most fantastic person. We are really proud of his success. I used the Beep Beep Lite cartridge to cut my little car. I picked out a blue that I think is the closest to the color of my car. I used Star Dust Stickles around the eyes and 'nose' to give them some sparkle. The bg designer paper is from k i Memories-Little Guy paper stack. 'Thank You' is from My Pink Stamper stamp set Family and Friends. Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #13

The challenge over at Birthday Sundaes this week is to use wet or dry embossing, or both!! Just make sure your birthday card has the birthday wording/greeting/sentiment on the front!! I didn't use my Cricut on this card. The Princess embossing folder was the first one I saw when I pulled my holder down to take a look, so I decided to go with it. I dug around in my scrap bin and found this white with pink spots paper. Looks like someone splattered a paint brush on it. I embossed it, cut it to the size I wanted and then inked the top of the embossing with blue ink. I took some pink tulle, cut it to the length I wanted and then cut it in half lengthwise. I wrapped one piece around the bg paper and used the other half to just make a tie on the front. Then I put some pink half pearls on the top. The outside and inside sentiments are from wooden stamps. You have until Saturday to link up a birthday card!! Hope ya'll like card!!!!! :)

My Sheri Crafts Challenge #61

This week at My Sheri Crafts the challenge is to make a Father's Day card. I have a sad story behind my card. Last Friday, we lost our outside dog Shadow. Hubby found him after I had went to work. He was 15 years old. We were surprised and blessed that he had made it through the winter. But is was still a shock and we sure miss him. I decided to use Four Legged Friends lite cartridge for my card. I cut the paw. It is black and white because all of our fur babies are black and white or white and black. Shadow was black with a little white and his muzzle had turned gray. The pattern cardstock is from a pet stack but I can't remember who put it out. The piece on the inside with the paw on it is also from the stack. The dog, bone and hearts are from a pack of pet buttons that I got at Hobby Lobby a long time ago. The dog had a button loop on the back that I cut off so it would lay flat. The sentiment is computer generated and then punched out and popped up. I inked the edges with cocoa ink and used some on the paw to give it a little bit of a dirty look. Sheri posts a new challenge on Saturdays, so you have plenty of time to create a Father's Day card and link it up!! Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

Paper Cutz Challenge #95

This weeks challenge over at Paper Cutz is anything goes with a twist. You can make a card, layout, craft project using any theme 'but' you can only use the colors pink, white and black!!! Three colors that look great together, but what do you make with those colors?!! I decided to use my Expression 2. So this is also my first completed project using my new toy!! I used the Just a Note cartridge. I really like the bike. I think it looks so cute in pink. I used Diamond Stickles on the handlebar grips, seat and pedal. I don't know if they still have the seats with the sparkle to them or not, but I remember having a banana seat on my bike and it had what looked like glitter on the inside to make it sparkle!! I haven't used these flowers in a long time. They are from Michaels. They are from the bridal section and come in a little bucket. I glued two together and used some pink chalk on them. I didn't put a sentiment of it. I will when I decide what I'm gonna use it for. I just like the polka dot papers I used for the bg. I picked them up at Hobby Lobby today. All their single sheets are half off. This is a really simple and fast card to put together. I'm gonna love working with my E2!! Hop over and enter a project for the challenge. You have until midnight EST, Thursday, June 16th. Plenty of time!! Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

Cricut Cardz Challenge #78

I'm a day ahead of myself!! WhooHoo!!! The challenge over at Cricut Cardz is wedding. Make a wedding card using any cartridge and colors. You have until Tuesday, June 14th midnight EST to enter your card! I used 3 Birds on Parade for 'congratulations', Beep Beep Lite for the shape behind it and Sweethearts for the bells. The papers/cardstock are from my stash as are all the bling. All were purchased from Hobby Lobby at some time or another. I did a little bit of doodling and said, 'Okay, I'm done'! Hop over and join in on the fun. Surely you need a wedding card for someone!! Hope ya'll like my card! :)

Paper Playtime #48

It's that time again! Time for the regular challenge over on Paper Playtime. The theme this week is to make a Z-fold card and use rhinestones or buttons on it. I just looked at mine and realized I forgot the rhinestones or buttons!!! Oh No!!! I'll have to fix that right away!! But onto my card. I decided to use a digi image on my card this week instead of a Cricut cut. I decided on this super cute image from Doodle Pantry. I used Copics to color the image. The striped cardstock is from Heidi Grace. The sentiment on the inside is also from Doodle Pantry. This would be perfect for someone that has a new home or someone that has been away for a while. I added some gemstones from Studio His and Hers. I found them in the bridal section of Hobby Lobby a few weeks back. They were on sell for half off so only cost $1. They had several different colors. They also have half pearls. Thought for a buck, I would give them a try. Now it is your turn to make a Z-fold card. It's really easy to make. I made mine using a 12x6 piece of cardstock. Scored at 6 and 9. Folded at 6 to the left and then at 9 to the right. My card is now a 6x6 card. But you can make them
different sizes! That's what's so great about them. Well one of the things!! LOL  So get busy making a card and hop over and link it up. And while you're there, check out the awesomeness that my DT Sister Queens have to share with ya. Impressive, huh?!! Can't wait to see what your create, so hurry up!!! Haha  Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

My newest craftroom toy!

I told ya I'd have something new to show ya'll come Wednesday. Well, I was just so busy after I got home posting the projects that I had gotten done that I didn't get to this post until now. This came yesterday while I was at work. I was so tired when I got home that I had really forgotten that I was to get a package. I was going through my e-mails and had one telling me that it had been delivered. I went outside, looked around, went to the end of the carport and looked on the front porch. No package!!! Asked Hubby if he'd been home all day-yes-out front or in the back in the garden-out front-I was suppose to get a package and the e-mail said it came, but it's not here!!!!! I'm upset by this point. Came back inside followed by Hubby. He's asking if I'd been into my craft room. Well, no. Just to tired to craft. Well, there it sat in my craft room! He'd hid it in there!!! So without farther ado, here's my new toy!!!

I've been holding out for an Imagine, but the more I read about the Expression 2, the more I wanted one. So I broke down and ordered it!!! It was ordered before the car deal, so Hubby can't complain! LOL And since it seems that our Walmart isn't getting the new Lite Cartridges, I ordered Bump in the Night and Beep Beep. The only 2 from that release that I really wanted. Don't look at my messy craft table. That's the only place I have to sit her for now. I'm off this weekend, so I know what I'll be doing! Cleaning my craft room and making a space for my new toy!!! Can't wait to start creating with her. I have to work this afternoon and night and I have mid shift tomorrow, so I get to just open the door and look at her for now!! I'm in high hopes of getting to all of your blogs at some point this weekend, too. I know I have neglected ya'll something terrible! I'm so sorry!!!!! Oh and have you been over to the cricut blog and seen the new lite releases? I'm gonna try to get two or three of those. Well, I'm in hopes anyways!! Well, I'm off to get ready for work. Have an awesomely, wonderful crafty day!!! :)

Bitten By The Bug 2-Cloud

This week over at Bitten By The Bug 2 the challenge is to use the cloud from the Pooh and Friends cartridge. Of course if you don't have this cart, you can use a cloud from any cart. I flipped through the book trying to decide what I was going to use to make my card. I picked the tree on page 46, the grass on page 29 and the kite on page 39. Thought those would go good with my clouds. I used my Gypsy Girl and hid the big cloud so I could cut more of the smaller one. The kite string is twine from Papertrey Ink. I haven't decided what I will use this card for so I haven't put a sentiment on it yet. Really a very quick and simple card to make. Since their new challenges starts on Mondays, you have plenty of time to create something with a cloud on it and link it up!! Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)
Sorry these pictures are so bad. Could not seem to get them to come out good for nothing!!!

Birthday Sundaes #12

It's anything goes this week over at Birthday Sundaes and since it is the first of the month, it is also a sponsored challenge!! Which means you might be chosen for the prize!! I so love all of the challenges they have posted, but anything goes is great!! I chose Spongebob cartridge to use this time. I got it at Hobby Lobby a few weeks back when they had it on clearance. I had been keeping an eye on it when they first put it in the clearance area, just hoping when it got down low enough I would be lucky enough to get it. It was the only one they had. I hit the jackpot and got it fairly cheap. It's one I wasn't gonna buy but the Grands watch Spongebob all the time so it turned into a given that I had to get it. Anyways, I decided to use Gary 1 on page 59. Love the shoes he's wearing. I went pretty much with the given colors and wondered why Gary has a pink shell if he's a guy. But ya know, I've seen some guys that look really great in their pink shirts!! The bg designer paper is from Basic Gray. I found it in my scrap bin and thought it looked Spongebobish. LOL I did the sentiment on the computer and punched them out with a circle punch and then did pink circles for the back from a bigger punch. So you have until Saturday to link up an anything goes Birthday card. Just make sure it has some kind of birthday greeting on the front. Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

My Sheri Crafts #60

This week over at My Sheri Crafts they are honoring flag day. Flag Day is June 14th here in the United States. So in honor of this holiday, the challenge is to make a project with any kind of flag on it. I just had to use Stand and Salute cartridge for this card. I just love this flag that is on it. I cut it twice in the bigger size and once in a smaller size for the inside. I popped up one on top of the other on the front to give it dimintion.I went totally off color for 'American Pride'. I really wanted it to pop out at ya. I think it does that indeedie!!! I had these two round 'flag' buttons in my stash that I just had to use. The bg paper is some that I had picked up at Hobby Lobby last year.  Sheri won't post a new challenge until Saturday, so you have plenty of time to create something with a flag on it and get it posted. Who knows, you just might get picked to be the next guest designer. Now that is fun! Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

My new car!!!

Here is a picture of my new car. I am so very proud to have it!!! It has working air!!!! Told son-in-law that was top on the list of wants!!! LOL So glad he is a car salesman. He's really good at it, too! We are really proud to have him in our family. I will post some more projects that I got finished with last night when I get home from work this afternoon. Hope ya'll have an awesomely, wonderful crafty day!!! :)

Paper Cutz Challenge #94

I wonder why I can seem to get some challenges done early and run right up to the last minute with others. Hummmmmm.......... :) This week over at Paper Cutz the challenge is to make a card, layout or craft project with a beach or travel theme using any colors you'd like. Hubby and I have been on two cruises. The first one about 17 years ago and the other one about 10 years ago. I haven't scrapped any of the pictures we took. Soooooo, I decided to do a scrapbook page for a cruise picture. I used the Pack Your Bags cartridge. I cut the ship on page 58 and the sun and stamp on page 44. The stamp cut is where the picture will go. I cut the water several times, popping it up over the ship. I also cut the smoke, smoke stacks and top of ship twice and popped them. I used Peachy Keen Boy Mates Face Assortment stamp set for the face on the sun. You have until midnight EST, Thursday, June 9th to create something beach or travel themed and link it up. Hope ya'll like my layout!!! :)

Cricut Cardz Challenge #77

Here I am, right up to the last minute getting my card posted for Cricut Cardz . One of these days I'll have my act together and get all challenges done in a timely manner. Well, maybe not!! LOL Anyhoo, the challenge is to make a card using the card feature from any cartridge, using any colors and theme. I went with the Life's A Party Cartridge. I really like the pirate map so I used the card feature for it. It can be found on page 44. I used Peachy Keen Boy Mates Face Assortment for the face on the circle and the sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Amusing Animals Stamp Set. A really easy, quick and simple card to put together. I think it will be great for a male, be he small or big. Mary will post a new challenge tomorrow but you do have until midnight EST tonight to enter this challenge. Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

Hello Bloggie Friends!!!

I know I said I would post something this past Saturday. But I really have a great reason for not! Really I do!! See, I have this Malibu that I bought brand new in 2000. My very first brand new car. I love it! Well, until it got hot anyways. We've had some work done on it in the past few months and it still needs some other stuff done. But when it got hot, the air stopped working!! Yessss!!! In the 90's and one day it was 100 and I had no air in my car!!!! Hubby had some freeon (I don't think I spelled it right) put in it and that lasted like 2 days. Boss and I got in it to go across town (the day it stopped working again) and by the time we made the 3 stops she needed to make, we looked like we were in a wet t-shirt contest!! Not sure which one of us won! LOL I called Hubby and said either get fixed or I'm getting another car. Well, when I got off Saturday and we headed to where our Son-in-law works and I picked out the prettiest 2011 Ice Blue Metallic Cruze that I've ever seen!!! Got a great Mother-in-law deal, so it's now parked in our driveway and I love it!!! So see, I had a great excuse!! Then I had to work a 13 hr. shift yesterday. :( I plan on getting into my craft room in a little while and I'll post something by sometime tomorrow. Guess I won't be buying much crafty stuff now that I have a car payment. Haven't had one of those in like 5 or 6 years!! But wait until ya'll see what I've got coming that I had already ordered!! It will be here Wednesday and I'll take a picture and post. I might even post a picture of my car! LOL So, ya'll have an awesomely, wonderful, crafty day and I'll post by sometime tomorrow unless some other really great thing comes along and keeps me from it and I'll let ya know if that happens!! :)

Flaunt It Fridays

Guess ya'll came by to see what I created for Flaunt It Fridays. Well, I'm sorry to say that last week was the last challenge for us. I'm so very sad about it but understand why Sandra is closing the challenge blog. I had some of the best DT Sisters and I'll miss doing the challenges. But I know something else will come along in due time. To my wonder DT Sisters: Love you Ladies and I was so proud and honored to have gotten to know ya'll and be on the team with ya!! To everyone: Come on back and check out what I'll have to share in a day or two. I'll be at work today so won't get any crafting done, but I should have something to share sometime Saturday. Have an awesome day!!! Stay cool! It was just a few weeks ago we were wanting some warmer weather and now we want cooler!! LOL We are having uncommon temps in the middle to high 90's here in Alabama. When I went to work yesterday afternoon, it was 100!!! This is August weather. Wonder what it will be then?! :)

Bitten By The Bug 2 Celebrations/Birthday Cake

I missed the last two challenges over at Bitten By The Bug 2 because I was busy. I was determined I wouldn't miss doing this one. I worked on this last night but didn't get it photographed until I got home from work late this afternoon. The challenge this week is to use the Celebrations cartridge and the birthday cake. From some of their cards I determined it is cake 2 with the cake stand. I decided to just make a simple
card. I like chocolate icing on my cake so I cut it  from this brown with polka dots cardstock from DCWV-Animal Crackers Stack. The polka dots have a shimmer to them. Not glitter though. I hid the little wavy things on my Gypsy Girl so they wouldn't cut out of the cake itself. I then hid the cake part so I could cut the wavy things out of the same red that I cut the stand out of. I doodled on them and used Aleene's Paper Glaze on them. I didn't glaze the stand. Maybe I should have. Hummmmm.  The 'happy birthday' is a wood stamp and then I used a punch and did some doodling on it, too. I decided to use this cute cupcake paper as my bg. Oh, and I popped up the cake and sentiment piece. That's it. Really simple but I think it turned out kinda cute. If you get the chance, make something using this cake or any cake from another cartridge if you don't have this cart and enter. Hope ya'll like my cake card!!!!! :)
Oh my goodness! The top wavy line on the inside isn't straight!! How funny!! I didn't even notice until I loaded the photo here and was looking at it!! Guess I've had a duhhhh moment here! LOL