Monday, October 31, 2011

Paper Playtime Challenge #59

I've got two posts today. To see what I made for The Queen's Royal Digi Challenge just click here. This is our 5th Monday challenge and the theme is 'Anything Goes'! Post ANY project past or present. Now what could be any easier than that?! And to top it all of, we have a sponsor!!! Yeah! Crop Stop is giving a $15 gift certificate to one lucky winner!!! Go check them out. Good prices over there! I made a card. I know ya'll aren't a bit surprised by that. I just have this thing about making cards. I love making 'em!!! Okay, on to my card. I used the Four Legged Friends cartridge. I cut cat that is #10 on the keypad. I also used the Elegant Edges cartridge. I cut the Bird 4 on page 61. I used some Lemondrop twine from The Twinery. The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Amusing Animals stamp set. The bg paper is from K and Company=Itsy Bitsy Baby Designer Paper Pad. I also used a buttone from my stash with some of the twine tied in it. Check out what my DT Sister's are sharing. Awesomeness for sure!!! Now we want to see your creation-past or present. You have until noon, Alaska time, Saturday, November 5th to link you project. Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

The Queen's Royal Digi Challenge #2

It's the last Monday of the month. In fact, the last day of the month. So Happy Halloween!!! Don't eat to much of the kiddies candy when they go to bed!! It's also time for a new digi challenge for The Queen's Royal Digi Challenge. Our theme this month is Fall/Thanksgiving.
My first project is a 12x12 layout. Thought I was gonna say a card didn't ya?! There's my trick for today!!! I used Harvest Bella from Inked Treasures. Isn't she so cute. And she so loves her pumpkins. All of the patterned designer papers I used are from Gooseberry Patch. The photo mats I cut from the Elegant Edges cartridge. I used the shift key and frame feature for Butterfly 1 on page 30. I cut the frame and then the backing, I cut by hiding the center cutout for the frame. The big one was cut at 4 3/4 inches and the small one at 3 1/2 inches. The pumpkins I cut from the Create-a-Critter cartridge. I popped them up. I left one side of the frame unglued so I can slip a photo in after Thanksgiving.
My second project is a card. I can't help myself!!! The digi I used for this one is Pumpkin Love from 2 Cute Rubber Stamps. Also keep up with Heidi  here to see what she's doing with 2 Cute Stamps. These are the sweetest pumpkins. Now for my card. I went with a 6x6 card. I cut the digi out using the center point on my Expression. I used the Elegant Edges cartridge. I cut Swirl 1-shift on page 25. The gingham paper is from Gooseberry Patch and the pumpkin paper is open stock from Hobby Lobby. I think I must have gotten it last year since there was only one piece.  I used some Mandarin twine from The Twinery. I used EK Success Scallop Scallop punch on the gingham piece. I used some foam tape and popped up the digi image. The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's A Holiday to Remember stamp set.
The third project I made is another card. This one is an A2 size card. For this one I used the Windy Play digi from Di's Digi Download. Isn't this adorable?! The bg designer paper is from Cosmo Cricket-Nutmeg-Autumn. The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's A Holiday to Remember stamp set. I used foam tape to pop up the digi image.
For my fourth project I used Pumpkin Pie digi from The Stamping Boutique. Is this not yummy looking?! I can't hardly wait for my Mom to start making her awesome pumpkin pies. Sooooo gooood!!! The bg designer paper is from DCWV-the Autumn Splendor Stack. I rounded the corners of my digi piece and popped it up. The sentiment is a wooden stamp. It is also popped up.
For this last project I did, I used the Driftwood Border digi from Delicious Doodles. I colored it and then cut it out and cut the middle out of it, too. I chose this Bible verse from Dee's Bugaboo Boutique. Dee does these awesome word art with Bible verses. She has a new one every Tuesday. And another wonderful thing about them is that she lets you have them for 'free'!! Yeah! I thought this one from Galations 6:9 went perfectly with this digi. The bg paper that I used is from DCWV-the Doodlin' Around Stack for All Year Round. I inked the edges with Tim Holtz Scattered Straw.
All of the digi's were colored with Copics. I also used some Spica pens on three of them.
I'm sorry, I have not finished the insides of these cards. GASP!!! I know!! Totally not me!!
Make sure you check out what my DT Sisters have created. WOW-Awesomeness!!!!!
And now it is your turn!!! Create your digi project, link it up and keep your fingers crossed that you will win some free digis. You have a month since we do this on the last Monday of each month. Looking forward to seeing what ya'll create!! Hope ya'll like my layout and cards!!!! :)





Saturday, October 29, 2011

Exploring Cricut Daily Project

Happy Saturday everyone!! Hope ya'll are having a great weekend so far! Today it is my turn to showcase a Cricut Cartridge of my choice at Exploring Cricut. If you haven't entered our challenge yet get busy! You have until 9 pm EST tonight to link your creation. And if you haven't been checking out our daily projects, head over and take a look. Some awesomeness from my DT Sisters!!! Now on to my project. I made a birthday card for a special friend. Her birthday isn't for a couple more weeks but I wanted to be ready. I used the little bird from the Disney Princesses Happily Ever After cartridge. It can be found on page 59 under the icon feature. I cut the bird and it's layer at 3 inches. I cut 2 of the bird so I could have the black for the beak and legs. The other cut I trimmed off the beak and legs. And I also cut the shift layer for the bird. The piece I mounted my bird on is from the Elegant Edges cartridge. I cut the Bird 2 shift piece on page 40. I cut this piece at 3 1/2 inches. The sentiment is a wooden stamp. I trimmed it down and then cut a piece a little bigger for the backing. I did a little bit of doodling and added some little pink faux half pearls to the top two corners. The bg dp is from Cosmo Cricket-Nutmeg-Cinnamon. The green paper is from a heidi grace paper pack and the peach and pink are from sei-chickadees paper pad. Hope ya'll like my card. Visit me again Monday. I'll have 2 postings that I would love to share with ya'll. Have an awesome weekend!!! :)

Friday, October 28, 2011

Paper Cutz Challenge #115

It's Friday again and we all know what that means! The weekend is ahead 'and' it's time for a new challenge at Paper Cutz Challenge. Our theme this week is "Turning Over a New Leaf". We would love for you to make a card, layout or craft project for Fall using LOTS of leaves and any colors you'd like 'Except' green and blue. Now, I'm here to tell you that I really had to keep going through my stash to find something for the bg that didn't have any green or blue on it. And I have some great leaf papers that I would have loved to use, but couldn't. I found this in my DCWV-the Autumn Splendor Stack. The tree I cut from the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge and the pumpkins are from the Create-a-Critter cartridge. The leaves are a punch that I've had forever, welllll maybe not forever, but a long time. I used the Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug embossing folder on my tree. The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's-A Holiday to Remember stamp set. That's it. Don't forget to check out what my DT Sister's have created for some inspiration. Awesomeness for sure!!! And now it is your turn. You have until midnight EST, Thursday, November 3rd to link up your creation. Can't wait to see what you have to share with us! Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

Monday, October 24, 2011

Birthday Sundaes Color Challenge #3

Hello everyone!!! The challenge over at Birthday Sundaes is a color challenge. I usually have a hard time with these. And boy did I with this one!! I picked and discarded choices right and left until I was happy with my combo of colors and papers. The colors you are to use are purple, green, white and black. Can also use neutrals if needed. I cut the birds on page 23 from the Birthday Bash cartridge. I could let you believe that I meant to have the balloon go off the top of my card, but that would be dishonest. I laid everything out on my Gypsy Girl and cut away. Put it all together and laid it on my card and realized that it was to big for the A2 card I had prepared!!! I turned my Gypsy Girl back on and looked and sure enough, there it was. Bigger than my card! I had not even caught it!! Duh(slap on the forehead)!!! Oh well, it will be alright. I think I like it. I have a friend at work that is having a birthday Thursday. This one will go to her. I pulled scraps from my scrapbin to make this card. The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper Tweetie Hoo Puns stamp set. I did some doodliing and popping and finished this card up. Hope ya'll like my it!!!! :)

Exploring Cricut

It's time for our second challenge at Exploring Cricut. We are using the Celebrations Cartridge for this challenge. The candy on page 111 to be exact. I decided to use the card feature for my card. Just use the fill the page feature on your Expression and it will make it as big as it can. It's not quite a 6x6 card when folded, but almost. And the corners are already rounded!! I seperated my candy using my Gyspy Girl so I could have them all different colors. I also seperated the center design, by using the hide contour feature. I cut each of the bigger pieces twice at 3 1/2 inches and the smaller ones once at 2 1/2 inches. I used glossy accents on one each of the bigger pieces and the small pieces. The bg paper is from American Crafts-halloween. The sentiment is from a wooden stamp. I used the back of the bg paper and then used scissors on the ends and added tiny faux black half pearls. The twine is Mandarin from The Twinery. I felt it needed something else, so I added the spiders on the outside and the web on the inside. They are from Hobby Lobby. A really cute new set of bling they have out. And there is a prize! Go visit and check out the details! Now it is your turn to create something using the candy from page 111 on the Celebrations Cartidge and if you don't have that cart, the candy on the Christmas Cheer cart is a close second! You have until 9 pm EST, Saturday, October 29th. Can't wait to see what ya'll create!!! Don't forget to check out what my DT Sisters have created for you viewing pleasure. Awesomeness for sure!! Hope ya'll like my card! :)


Sunday, October 23, 2011

Happy Birthday Grandson

Our next to the youngest grandson had a birthday last week and I made him this birthday card. The cupcake was cut from the Cupcake Cricut Lite Cartridge. I won this cart from a BBTB2 blog hop. Thank you Jeri!!! I cut the #17 cupcake on the keypad and the letter j that's #27 on the keypad. The wrapper was cut from a piece of scrap from my scrapbin. The bg paper is from DCWV-the Celebration Stack. I covered the chocolate frosting with glossy accents and put the star buttons on for sprinkles. The sentiment is a wooden stamp. That's all. And guess what, I'm not entering this card into any challenges. I just wanted to show ya'll what I made for our grandson. Hope ya'll have an awesome Sunday!!! Check back in the morning and see what I made for the second challenge for Exploring Cricut. Hope ya'll like my card!! :)

Saturday, October 22, 2011

My Sheri Crafts Challenge #71

My Sheri Crafts current challenge is all about pumpkins. Really simple challenge. Just include a pumpkin of any kind on your project. I cut my pumpkins from the Freshly Picked cartridge. My hay bale is from the Old West cart, the corn stalks from the Just Because Cards and the crows are from the Celebrate With Flourish cart. The bg paper is from the Paper Loft-Autumn Splendor-Scarecrow. The sentiment is a wooden stamp. Thought this would make a good Thanksgiving card. This challenge started last Saturday and runs for another week. Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

Bitten By The Bug 2-Contest Time!!

Bitten By The Bug 2 is having a contest with a fabulous new sponsor!! Erica at Crafty Sprouts is giving away the set Totally Witchin' to one lucky winner! Wootwoot!! All you have to do is make a Cricut Halloween project using the color purple. I decided to go with the Mini Monsters Cartridge for my card. I cut the elephant looking creature. The pattern paper I used to cut my creature with is from Hobby Lobby-Paper Studio-Spooksville Paper Pad. The solids are scraps. The bg paper is from Bo Bunny-Boo Crew Ghoul Friends. I put my little creature on an Action Wooble. I love these things!!! The Trick or Treat is Say it with Wire-Treasured Memories. It is blog candy I won from a blog hop at BBTB2. Thank you Krista!!! I love it!!! I hid the eyes so I could use these googly ones. One oval and one round. I think it turned out pretty cute. The contest started this past Wednesday, October 19 and is going for just one week. You still have enough time to create something and enter. But now if you don't want to bother, that's okay by me. Gives me a better chance of winning that stamp set!! Bahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!! Hope ya'll like my little wobbly creature card!!! :)



Bitten By The Bug 2-Hello Kitty Halloween

Oh this is so fun!! A Hello Kitty Halloween challenge over at Bitten By The Bug 2!! They are wanting you to use the Halloween Cat from the Hello Kitty Cartridge. And of course if you don't have this cart, use a cat from another cart and make it a Halloween theme. I think Hello Kitty is just the cutest. I cut her and the jack-o-lantern. The bg paper is from a Martha Stewart stack from last year. The sentiment is a stamp from my stash. I popped up Hello Kitty using one piece of foam tape and the pumpkin with two pieces. I did a little bit of doodling to finish up. Since the challenge goes for two weeks, you have another week or so to enter this challenge. Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

Friday, October 21, 2011

Paper Cutz Challenge #114

It's Friday and my vacation is almost over. Yeah, I've been on vacation this week. My sister was here from Texas. We had an awesome time. Was sad to see her leave yesterday. Now, I've got to play catch up!! Another thing for today is the new challenge at Paper Cutz. The theme is "In The Pink". We want you to make a card, layout or craft project for Breast Cancer Awareness month using Pink and any other colors you'd like. My bg dp is Pink Ribbon Paper. I got it last year at my LSS when it was open. I saved it until now to use. I think it is so pretty. The bra cut is from Forever Young Cartridge, page 61. The dp I used for it I got from my scrap bin. I did some doodling with a white gelly roll pen. My sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's stamp set Believe in Miracles. I stamped it in black so it would pop out at ya from my card, since everything else besides the doodling is a shade of pink. Even the bling ribbon. It is from Colorbok. Another item I had gotten last year from my LSS. Now it is your turn. Create away and enter so we can come a admire. You have until midnight, EST, Thursday, October 27th to link up your creation. Check out the awesomeness that my DT Sisters have created. Amazing!!!
I am also going to enter my card into the challenge over at Cardz TV-Cricut Cardz Challenge #93. That challenge is "Think Pink". Make a card for a friend or a loved one for Breast Cancer Awareness. You have until midnight, EST, Tuesday, October 25th to enter this challenge.
Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)


Saturday, October 15, 2011

Exploring Cricut Daily Posting

Today is my turn to have the daily posting at Exploring Cricut. I focused on the Forever Young Cartridge. I cut the hats on pages 57 and 63 and the layers.  Everything was cut at 2 inches. All of the solid papers except for the white are from K and Company-Life's Little Occasions-Brights and Primary Paper Pads. The bg patterned paper is from k i Memories Girly Girl Paper Pad. The sentiment is from K. Andrew of Getting Cricky, stamp set Fashionable Friends. At least $1 of the sale of this stamp set goes to Cancer Angels. All of her stamp sets have a Charity Counts that is donated to for each set sold. My BFF's Mother has breast cancer and she wears some of the prettiest hats. She is from the old school where hats are fancy. And boy are some of hers fancy!!! They are all so beautiful. I made this card in honor of her and her beautiful hats. Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

Friday, October 14, 2011

Paper Cutz Challenge #113-Stars, Circles and Diamonds, Oh My!

It's Friday and time for a new challenge over at Paper Cutz Challenge. The theme is 'Stars, Circles and Diamonds, Oh My!' We would love for you to make a card, layout or craft project for Halloween using stars, circles or diamonds and any colors you'd like. I picked one of Mary's stamps from her Spooky Sayings set. You can check out Mary's stamps here. They are awesome!!! I built my card around the sentiment. I cut the moon (circle) from the George Cartridge, the tree and tombstones from the Mini Monsters Cartridge, the wolf from the Old West Cartridge and the cloud is from Stand and Salute Cartridge. I double cut the moon, wolf and tree so I could pop up one of the layers. I stamped the sentiment, trimed around it, added some tiny black half pearls and popped it up. A quick and easy card and I already know whom I'm giving it to. My BFF's son will love it. Check out what my DT Sisters have created for this challenge. Awesomeness!!!! Now it is your turn to create and then link up your project so we can come and admire it. Last weeks creations were fantastic!!! I really enjoyed checking them out. Ya'll have until midnight, EST, Thursday, October 20th to join in on our fun!! See ya there!
Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)
It was really hard to get a good picture of this card. First the moon and sentiment piece turned out yellow and on this one is it a funky yellow/orange. It is suppose to be the orange like the inside piece is. Now that picture is more right. Go figure. Sometimes I just can't seem to be able to make a decent picture!!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #30

For challenge #30 over at Birthday Sundaes this week the theme is Fall Colors. They want a birthday card with fall colors and birthday wording/sentiment on the front. I made a Cricutless card for this challenge. I pulled out my Cuttlebug and the Spellbinders Nestablilities-Pumpkins set. I haven't used this set in a really long time. I cut them using the gingham paper from DCWV-The Autumn Splendor Stack. I did enough so I could pop up the top layer. The bg paper is from Cosmo Cricket-Falling Down. The sentiment is a wooden stamp. I stamped, trimmed it down, and cut a piece of the bg paper and the gingham paper to back it. I also popped it up. A real simple card, but I think I really like it. Hope ya'll do, too!!! :)
By the way, this challenge goes through this Saturday so you have enough time to join in!!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Bitten By The Bug 2-Vulture

Am I on a roll or what with my cards for the Bitten By The Bug 2 challenges! This one started yesterday! Woot Woot!!!! For this challenge they want you to use the vulture from the Life's A Party Cartridge. And of course if you don't have this cart, use any other bird as long as it is as cute as this vulture is!!! Now I would never just say, 'I think I'll make a card with a vulture on it'. Not exactly my type of bird, but I had a good time making this card. I cut my vulture from scraps from my scrap bin. The bg papers are from Hobby Lobby-Paper Studio-Spooksville Paper Pad. The vulture cut doesn't have the pirate bandana. I added it from the cut on page 34. I thought he would be cuter with it. I searched my wooden stamps for a sentiment to go with this card. I know this isn't what this sentiment would normally be used for, but I thought it would do just fine. I stamped it and then used my Martha Stewart Drippy Goo punch on the bottom. The inside sentiment is also a wooden stamp. This challenge lasts 2 weeks from yesterday, so ya'll have plenty of time to create something with this really cute vulture or other cute bird and join in on the fun!! Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Monday, October 10, 2011

Exploring Cricut Challenge #1

I am so excited to be a part of this great Design Team!!! We will be exploring Cricut Cartridges and inspiring you to use your Cricut!! Every other Monday we will post a new challenge using a certain cut from a Cricut Cartridge and we hope ya'll join in on the fun!!! You can make a card, layout or paper craft. For our first challenge we are using the Art Philopsophy Cartridge. Everyone doesn't have this cartridge (I don't), but if you do please join us. We are using the square from page 43-square 3 and at least any two flowers. I used the flower and layer to it from page 29. Diane was very gracious and provided us that did not have this cartridge the cuts we needed for this very first challenge. The square was cut at 4 1/4 inches and the flowers and layers at 2 inches. I was so excited when my package came in the mail. I decided to do a 6X6 card in honor of Breast CancerAwareness. The striped dp is from Heidi Grace. I used it as my bg and for the butterflies. The small ones are a Martha Stewart punch and the larger one I cut from the Elegant Edges Cartridge. I used my Gypsy Girl and the butterfly from page 30-border feature. I used the hide conture feature and hid everything except one of the butterflies. I then enlarged it to 3 3/4 inches and cut one in the striped and one in blue. Now if you don't have a Gypsy, I think if you cut it at 4 inches it would be fine. I used 3D Zots under the wings to make them stand up and white half pearls in the center of the butterflies. I have these huge ones that I placed in the center of my flowers. The pink swirls are Recollections from Michaels. The sentiment and breast cancer ribbon are from My Pink Stamper Everyday Occasions stamp set. I finished off my card by using Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz all over the front to give it some sparkle. We hope ya'll will join us! There is a prize for this first challenge! One of our DT Sisters-Emily-has graciously donated some Close to my Heart paper as the prize. The challenge lasts until midnight, Saturday, October 15th. and on Sunday a winner will be picked. Looking forward to seeing your projects!!! Hope ya'll like my card.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Exciting News!!!

There is a brand new challenge blog that has gone live today!! Check out Exloring Cricut. The first challenge will be Monday, October 10th. So make sure you mark your calendar and come back and join in on the fun.
There will have a challenge every other Monday and each day, except for Sunday, there will be a post from one of the DT Members. Each post will feature a Cricut Cartridge. Each challenge will feature a certain cartridge and cut, but the daily postings will be random. Now here is the awesome lineup of designers for this new challenge blog:
Diane-Happy Scrapper Diane
Leah-My Craft and Chat Cafe
Leslie-Leslies Crafting Corner
Sharon-MeeMees Creations
Lezlye-Lezlyes
Sara-Sara K Scraps
Lori-Scrappin Saints
Emily-Emily Queen of All Things Crafty
Diana-Crafty Peep D
Kim-Little Reds Hood
Hope to see ya'll Monday!!! :)

Friday, October 7, 2011

Paper Cutz Challenge #112-Keeper of the Crows

It's Friday again! WhooHoo!!! Love Fridays for several reasons. One of them is a new challenge at Paper Cutz Challenge!! This weeks theme title is "Keeper of the Crows". We would love for you to make a card, layout, craft project of some kind for Fall using a hand stamped, digital stamped or Cricut cut image of a scarecrow. Yep, a "Keeper of the Crows"!! The only catch is that you can only use the colors Orange, Yellow, Brown, Black, Blue and White. I cut my scarecrow from the Celebrate With Flourish cartridge and the corn field behind him is the corn border cut from the Pop-Up Neighborhood cartridge. I cut the scarecrow several times in different colors so I could paper piece him to get my colors. I also cut the crow several time to use as embellies. The bg paper was my hardest part to chose. I picked several different ones and would realize that they didn't meet the color requirements. I kept searching and found this in the s e i-Nutmeg paper stack. It has brown, tan and blue in it so just perfect! It even as some sparkle in it. I used twine from Papertrey Ink. The stamp I used is from Mary's 'Spooky Sayings' stamp set. You can find this set here and you can also preorder the next 3 sets that Mary has coming out. They are all awesome!!! Hop over to Paper Cutz and see what my DT Sisters have to offer for inspiration for this great challenge. Awesomeness going on over there!!!!  How about joining us and create something and link it up! You have until midnight, EST, Thursday October 13 to enter. Would so love to see what you create!!! Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #29 and Cards By Jovan Birthday Card Challenge

The challenge at Birthday Sundaes this week is to use ribbon on your card. And don't forget the birthday wording on the front of the card. I used the Elegant Edges cartridge to cut the shape and using my Gypsy Girl, I hid the ouside piece and cut the butterfly after enlarging it. The patterned paper was in my stash. The ribbon and buttons are from Papertrey Ink. I used some bling in the center of the butterflies. The sentiment is a wooden stamp. That's it. Real easy and simple card. This challenge goes until this Saturday, 10/8 so you have enough time to enter. They have a sponsor this week, so that means someone will get a great prize. Hop over and check out all the details. I'm also entering my card in the challenge over at Cards By Jovan, It is her birthday week and she is having an awesome challenge over on her blog. You are to make a new birthday card and link it up. You have until Sunday, 10/09 to enter. So hop over and join in on the fun!!!  Hope ya'll like my butterfly/ribbon card!!!! :)

Bitten By The Bug 2-Frog

Oh yeah, I did it, I got it made quick!!! Hahahaha! Aren't ya'll surprised to see that I got my card for the BBTB2 challenge made this early?! I'm really proud of myself here. I'm beaming so much that the glare on the computer screen is almost blinding me! LOLOLOL Okay, down to business here. The challenge this go around is to use the frog on page 24 on the Create A Critter Cartridge. Now this is one of my all time favorite cartridges. It is just perfect for making children's cards. The critters are just great!! All of the papers I used except for the card base are from DCWV-Citrus Stack. I love how my frog turned out with the stripes. I used my Gypsy Girl and hid the eyes so I could use these Martha Stewart candy drops. The package says stickers, but they look like candy drops to me. I used an EK Success punch to punch the bottom of the blue piece. The 'hi' is from My Pink Stamper Simply Sweet Occasions stamp set. On the inside I used some of the dots that punched out from the blue pieces. You've gotta enter this challenge. It is just so much fun!!! You know that if you don't have CAC, you can use a frog from another cart. And to top it off, this challenge goes until Sunday, 10/16!! Hope ya'll like my froggie card!!!! :)

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Bitten By The Bug 2-Wheelbarrow

The Monday, 9/26th challenge at Bitten By The Bug 2 is to use the wheelbarrow from the Walk in My Garden cartridge, and if you don't have this cart, use one from another one or even a wagon. They are so easy to work with over there!!! I love it! I do have this cart and I cut the wheelbarrow kinda big so the little garden critters would fit in and not be teeny tiny. I also cut the ladybug, snail, caterpillar and turtle from WIMG. I cut the wheelbarrow several times and pieced it together to get the different colors. I also cut it twice so I could pop up the top layer. The bg paper is from DCWV-the Doodlin' Around Stack. The buttons are from Hobby Lobby and the twine is from Papertrey Ink. I didn't add a sentiment to the card. I will when I decide whom I'll give it to and for what occasion. There is still plenty of time to enter this challenge. It runs through this Sunday-10/9. It's a good thing these challenges go for two weeks, cus I can't seem to get them done in a timely manner, except for this weeks. Come back by tomorrow afternoon and see what I did for the challenge that started yesterday. Yeah! I've got that one made, too!!! You just have to come visit me again to see it! Hope ya'll like my wheelbarrow card!!!! :)


Cardz TV-Cricut Cardz Challenge #92

Click here for the Paper Playtime challenge.

The current challenge over at Cardz TV-Cricut Cardz is called 'Hootie Halloween'. The challenge is to make a Halloween card using an owl from any Cricut Cartridge and any colors you'd like. I cut my owl from the Camp Out cartridge and the tree is from the Happy Hauntings cartridge. I embossed the tree using the Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes embossing folder.The bg paper is from the 97 cents Halloween paper pack from Walmart. The sentement is a wooden stamp. I used Glossy Accents on the moon and some bling in the top corners and the corners of the sentiment piece. This challenge goes until midnight, EST, Tuesday, October 11th, so that means ya'll have plenty of time to join in on the fun!!! Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Monday, October 3, 2011

Paper Playtime-Challenge #57-Cricut Creations

Welcome to the first-Monday Cricut Creations challenge with Paper Playtime. As you can see, the first Monday challenge is now called Cricut Creations. This means you are to use Cricut cut(s) on your project. Your project can be a card, layout, tag, altered item, just anything using paper. This challenge is to make a  'Black', 'Orange', and 'Purple' project. Guess what I made?! A card!!! Yeah!!! Surprised ya there didn't I?! And since The Scrapbooking Queen is sponsoring us again this challenge and giving away a pack of 6 Action Wobbles, I used one on my card. I cut the Haunted House from the Martha Stewart Holiday Cakes Cartridge and the cute little ghost from the Mini Monsters Cartridge. The bg patterned paper is from Hobby Lobby-Paper Studio-Spooksville Paper Pad. I stamped the sentiment from 2 different Studio-G stamps. Punched them out with a punch and popped it up with foam tape. Used some bling in the top two corners of the sentiment piece and for the ghost eyes. Now it's your turn!!! Create a project and use an action wobble if you have one, but not required. They are just fun to use!!! You have until noon, PST, Saturday, October 15th to link your project. Can't wait to see what ya create!!! Don't forget to check out what my DT Sisters have created for this challenge. Awesomeness for sure!!! We thought it would be fun to showcase your Halloween Socked Feet!! Ours are on the Paper Playtime site. They are not named so ya'll can guess which feet belong to which Design Team Member!!! It's a contest for ya'll and yes there is a prize involved!!! So go take a look and make a guess. Also, something new. Ya'll can enter your creation right here on my blog! Yes!!!!! So create something new, no back posting, make sure it's made from paper, and you use at least one Cricut cut on it and the colors Black, Orange and Purple!!! Hope ya'll like my card!!!!! :)

Here is a picture of the socked feet of some of our DT members. You will need to make your guess over at Paper Playtime.
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