Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year Everyone!!!! It's hard to believe that 2011 is over. This year went by way to fast. I'm looking forward to an awesome 2012. I made a card for a challenge that Jovan of Cards by Jovan is having. The post says you have until tonight, Sat. 12/31, but Jovan has extended it until Monday, 1/2. She is giving away an awesome prize. The challenge is to make a New Years project. It has to be a new project, not a back linked one. I used the Designer's Calendar cartridge. My designer papers are from my scrapbin. I used a doily on my card. I've seen them used by others and just had to get some. This is my first time using one. I sprayed some Frost Shimmer Spritz on the doily. You can't tell it in the photo, but it really gave it a nice sparkle. I used some Memory Thread in the button. The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's  A Holiday to Remember stamp set. I did some popping and a little bit of doodling. Hope ya'll like my card!!! :)

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Bitten By The Bug 2-Candle

The current challenge over at Bitten By The Bug 2 is to use the candle on the Wrap It Up cartridge. And if you don't have this cart, use a candle from another. I happen to have this one. The cake I cut from the Just Because Cards cartridge. I decided to let my bg paper do most of the work on this card. It is from DCWV-the Celebration stack. I did some popping and some doodling and finished up. Go over and join in on the fun!! Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Monday, December 26, 2011

The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Digi Challenge #4

It's the last Monday of the month. It snuck up on me big time. I totally forgot to get my stuff ready for The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Digi Challenge. This is our 4th challenge and it is 'Anything Goes' as long as you make a card using a digi image and make sure its all about Christmas and snow. All of the digis that I used are from 2 Cute Rubber Stamps. I used Copics to color them all.
This first one is called 'Cookies and Milk Cat'. The bg paper is American Crafts-Merrymint-Sugar Cookie. The sentiment, that I stamped all over the card, is a stamp from Cardz TV Stamps Home for Christmas set.

This next digi is called Girly Holiday Tree. Isn't she so cute? The bg paper is from my scrapbin. I added some polka dotted buttons with Maraschino Twine from The Twinery. The sentiment is from Cardz TV Stamps Holly Jolly set.


This next digi is called Holiday Tree. I just love it. So so cute. The bg paper is from Bo Bunny-Holiday Cheer. And the stamp is from Cardz TV Stamps Holiday Cheer set.

This last digi is also called Girly Holiday Tree. It and the above Girly one come as a pair. Look at those cute eyes! The bg paper on this one is from Canvas Home Basic-Christmas Brights. And the sentiment came from-you guessed it-Cardz TV Stamps Holly Jolly set.

That is it. Now it is your turn to create and link up a card. Looking forward to seeing what ya create!!
Hope ya'll like my cards!!!!! :)


Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas

I just wanted to take a moment to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas. I hope your day is blessed with special memories and good food. And that you get just what you want.
Thank you for being such awesome bloggy friends!!
Please remember 'The Reason For The Season'!!!!!
:)

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Exploring Cricut-Daily Project

Ohhhhhhh it's Christmas Eve!! You know what that means!! Short sleep night!!! Those kiddies will be up if not before, at least by the crack of dawn in the morning!!! I get to sleep late. We have no kiddies at home any more!!! Although I will get up and go to church. :)
It is also my turn for the daily project over at Exploring Cricut. With my project I wanted to express my feelings for Christmas. We have one true 'reason for the season'. Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. By God's grace, He sent us His Son to be born so that we can all be saved. What love could surpass that?!
I used the Inspired Heart Cartridge and cut the Nativity Scene in black. The backing I cut in gray. I popped it up. The cardstock I used for the background on my card is from me and my big ideas-Christmas Carol. I picked it up after Christmas last year. I stamped the sentiment on the inside. It is a wooden stamp.
All of us from Exploring Cricut want to wish each of you a most joyous and blessed Christmas. Just remember 'the reason for the season'!!!
Hope ya'll have been checking out my DT Sister's Daily Projects. Awesomeness for sure!!!!
And you still have time to enter the current challenge. It ends tonight at 9pm EST.
Hope ya'll like my card! :)

Monday, December 19, 2011

Cardz TV Design Team Blog Hop Winner

I have a winner!!! First I want to thank each and everyone of ya'll for hopping by my blog and leaving me such awesome comments!! I am so honored!! Now the winner is.........
Blogger joni said...
What a great card!!! I love it and all the detail you put into it! TFS
hugs,
joni
December 17, 2011 3:49 PM
Joni, send me an e-mail with you address and I'll get your prize in the mail to you!!
anmeron at alabamabroadband dot net


Cricut Cardz Challenge #98

The current challenge over at Cricut Cardz Challenge is "Christmas~Tag You're It!" Make two Christmas gift tags using any cartridges and colors. I decided to go the real easy route and used the Very Merry Tags Cartridge. I cut the tag that is #21 on the overlay and #'s 11 and 38 to go on the tops of my tags. All of the papers I used are from my scrapbin. I used some white tulle for my tie at the top. Super simple and quick tags. Hope ya'll like them!!!! :)

Bitten By The Bug 2-Winter Frolic Tag

The challenge that started last week at Bitten By The Bug 2 is to use the Winter Frolic Cartridge and use one of the tag features. And if you don't have this cartridge, use a tag from another one. I used the tag that is #44 on the overlay. Using my Gypsy Girl, I cut the tag at 5.50x4.46 each. I cut 2 in white and 2 in the blue. One of the blue I flipped so I could put it on the back and match up. I also cut Baby Jesus in the manager and the smaller star. I used the hide contour and hid different parts to get the colors that I wanted. I also hid the face features on Jesus' face so I could use a Peachy Keen. Each of these pieces were cut at 3.50x2.62. I used some Diamond Stickles on the star and did some faux stitching on the manager and around the tag. The sentiment is from the Classic Christmas Stamp Set from Cardz TV Stamps. Mary has some awesome stamps. Go check them out!! I masked most of the stamp so I could stamp just the word 'Holy'. I tied some light blue tulle at the top. That's it. Hope ya'll like my tag!!!! :)

Exploring Cricut Challenge #6

It's Monday! Whoo Hoo!!! That means that this Monday is the start of a new challenge at Exploring Cricut!!
This will be our last challenge for 2011, but we will be back in January with some exciting challenges that you will not want to miss. We will also have some fantastic Guest Designers, too!!! Our challenge this week is to use a pine, fir, evergreen or Christmas tree in anyway you want, be it a card, a layout or some other project. It does not have to be Christmas related. Make sure you use a Cricut cut and a new project. I made a card.  I used the double trees on the Winter Frolic Cartridge. I'm sorry, but I can't remember the page in the booklet you will find them. I used my Gypsy Girl. The trees were cut at 4.18x3.27. I ran a set of the trees off the top of my Gypsy Girl so I could cut the trucks in brown. The snowdrifts and snowflakes are from the Jolly Holidays Cartridge. They are #47 on the overlay. The snowdrifts are the layer and I cut them at 5.28x4.11.  The snowflakes are the layer/shift. I used the hide contour and hid the snowdrift on that layer so I could cut only the snowflakes. I cut them at 9x4.55. I then ran the snowdrifts and snowflakes through my Xyron and then used Sugar Coating-Lily White Glitter on them. I ran some glue down the edges of the trees and glittered them, too. I popped up the trees and all of the snowflakes except for one of them. The sentiment is from Winter Wishes Stamp Set from K. Andrews Designs. At least $1 from the purchase of this stamp set goes to Adopt a Classroom. Each of her stamp sets benefit a different charity. Pretty awesome in my book and some pretty awesome stamp sets! All of the cardstocks I used were from my scrapbin, so I don't know who made them.
Now it is your turn to create something with trees. Sure am looking forward to seeing what ya'll make. Ya really need to check out the projects that my DT Sisters have made for your viewing pleasure and inspiration. Awesomeness for sure!!! You won't be disappointed. So create and link up before 9 pm EST, Saturday, December 24th. Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Exploring Cricut!!!

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Cardz TV Design Team Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to Cardz TV Design Team's very first blog hop!!! I'm so excited that you have stopped by for a little visit. Now, if you arrived here from the awesome DeNetra's blog, you are in the right place. But if you just happened to stop by to see what I've been up to, well, Thank You!! I love it when you do!! Why don't you hop over to Mary's and start at the first of the hop!! We have two awesome sponsors. One is our wonderful leader Mary. She will be giving a Cricut Seasonal Cartridge-Gingerbread and a Cardz TV Holly Jolly Stamp set. Go here to check out all of Mary's stamp sets. They are fantastic!! I know you will love them as much as I do! Our other sponsor is Lynn. She has donated an adorable North Pole Collections paper kit from Crate Paper. In order to be entered to win, you will need to leave a comment at each of the design team members blogs. There is a list of all the hop stops at the end of my post. Now on to my project.
I made an A2 (4 1/4x5 1/2) size card. I used the Jolly Holidays cartridge. I cut the tag, layer and layer shift which is #49 on the overlay. I used my Gypsy Girl and hid the words, the berries-to get the tag and then the tag so I could get the berries the color that I wanted. I cut the tag at 2 1/2 inches and the holly and berries at 3 1/2 inches. The tag was cut using cardstock from Canvas Home Basis-Christmas Brights. The bg cardstock on my card is from Canvas Home Basis-Krafty Christmas. I cut 3 sets of the holly leaves and 4 sets of the berries. I popped up the holly on the front and coated the holly leaves and the berries in glossy accents. I used a piece of red tulle and tired a bow on the top of the tag. I then popped up the tag. The sentiment is from Mary's Home for Christmas stamp set. Your next stop is the awesome Candice's blog! Hope ya'll like my card. :)
Oh, how about some blog candy from me? Would ya'll like that? I haven't any idea what I'll give away yet, but I promise you won't be sorry if you win. I am also sorry about this, but due to the cost of postage, please have a U. S. or Canada address. You don't have to be a follower of my blog to win, but if you want to follow, I sure won't turn you away! You have until midnight, CST, Sunday, December 18th to enter. I will announce the winner the afternoon of Monday, December 19th.
Now here are the pictures of my card:

If you get lost, just hop back here and find your way with this hop list:

Mary
Kate
Melissa
Susan
Elaine
Theresa
Laura
Kristin
Shawnee
Gloria
Julie
Jeri
Nicole
Lynn
Amanda
Sue
Karen
Dana
DeNetra
Sharon You are here
Candice Your next hop stop
Janis

Friday, December 16, 2011

Paper Cutz Challenge #119-All Hearts Come Home for Christmas

Happy Friday Crafters!!!! It's time for a new challenge at Paper Cutz Challenge. And our challenge is 'All Hearts Come Home for Christmas'. Make a card, layout or craft project for Christmas using hearts and any colors you'd like. I was blessed to be able to get an Imagine from Walmart on Thanksgiving, so I decided to use it to make my card. I used the Snow Angel Imagine Cartridge to print and cut the 2nd house on page 26 of the booklet. I did all of the layers also. I cut an extra chimney and several extra of the tree. I popped up the chimney and the tree and then the house. The shape behind the house is from the preloaded stuff that is on the Imagine, as is the heart. The cardstock I cut the shape from is Little Yellow bicycle-Snowman Delight. I used the top part of the cardstock with the snowflakes on it. The print on the heart is from the Snow Angel cartridge. It has trees on it and one of them is the same as the tree in front of the house. I cut two hearts so I could pop up one of them. The faux pearls are from a Prima-Say it in Pearls that I cut apart. The sentiment is from the Home for Christmas stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps. Check them out! Mary's stamps are so awesome!! This is our last challenge for this year. We will be taking a break for Christmas. But don't fret to much. We will be back with a new challenge on Friday, January 6th, 2012. We at Paper Cutz Challenge hope each of you have an awesomely wonderful Holiday Season!!! Now it is your turn to create a Christmas project with Hearts. Can't wait to see what you come up with. Make sure you check out what my DT Sisters have made for your viewing pleasure. Awesomeness for sure!!! Hope ya'll like my card!!!!! :)

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Cricut Cardz Challenge #97

Oh My Gosh!!! Here it is Tuesday, 12/13 and it is the last chance to enter the challenge over at Cricut Cardz
I cannot believe I let it creep up on me like this! The challenge is called 'A Caroling We'll Go!' They want a card for Christmas based on your favorite Chrismas song, using any cartridge and colors. I decided to use my Imagine to make my card. The snowman is from the Enjoy The Seasons cart, the bg shape is programed into my Imagine and I got the print for it from the Snow Angels cartridge. I did some popping. My sentiment came from Cardz TV Stamps stamp set Holly Jolly. Mary's stamps are just awesome!! Go check them out! Okay, that's it. Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Exploring Cricut-Daily Project

Morning!! Hope ya'll have a wonderful weekend planned. Today is my turn to show a daily project over at Exploring Cricut. One of these days I'm gonna surprise ya'll with something other than a card, but not today!! I used my Gyspy Girl, but did my pieces in sizes that you can do on your Cricut. I made a 6x6 card. The  papers are from Paper Studio-Spunky Funky Christmas and Holly Jolly, also from Canvas Home Basics-Christmas Brights and Crafty Cardstock. I used the Christmas Cards Cartridge for my cuts. I used the cuts that are #'s 10, 20 and 30 on the overlay. I hid the cutouts on the back pieces. The back pieces I cut at 5 3/4 and 5 inch squares for the front and 4 1/2 and 3 3/4 for the inside. The stockings I cut at 7 1/2 inches for the one on front and 4 1/2 inches for the inside one. I used Peapod Twine from The Twinery on the top front piece. I stamped my sentiment on the cuff of the stocking. It is from Home for Christmas stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps. Check out Mary's stamps. They are fantastic!! The bling are some Nailheads I had picked up on clearance last year. Check out the daily projects that my wonderful DT Sisters have done. Awesomeness for sure!! Also, you have until 9pm tonight, 12/10, to enter our current challenge. Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Friday, December 9, 2011

Cardz TV Stamps Challenge #2

Guess what day it is? Come on...guess!!! You are so right!! It's time for another challenge for Cardz TV Stamps!!! Whoo Hoo!!! Our challenge for you, if you accept to take on the task, is to make a Christmas card, tags, mini abum, home decor item, gift or candy container, or what ever you'd like. Something 'Crafty Christmas'!! Your gonna love what Mary is giving away this time. Two stamp sets! Yeah!!! Encouraging Thoughts and Make a Wish. Check them out here. Mary's stamps are awesome!!! Now on to my project. Yeah, a project. Not a card this time. I know you're shocked! So am I!! LOL I altered a 7 inch paper mache box. I covered it with paper from K and Company-Secret Santa Designer Paper Pad that I picked up last year. The candy canes I cut from the Christmas Cheer cartridge. I used some glossy accents on the cutout parts of them. The large tag I hand cut. It is 4x2. I used a square punch to make the angle cuts on the top. I cut two and glued them together for thickness. I stamped it and the smaller tags with a sentiment from the Home for Christmas stamp set. The smaller tags are punched. I used my croc-a-dile and put an eyelet in the top and ran twine from The Twinery-Maraschino and Peapod-through them. I tied the small ones on the candy canes and the larger one is to attach to the lid. I also used some candy cane bling from Studio G that I picked up at Walmart. the Rudolph candy canes were made using brown pipe cleaners cut in half, twisted around the top on the candy cane and then shaped. I glued googly eyes on and a red pompom. I haven't made these since our children were little. Make sure you check out what my DT Sisters have made for your viewing pleasure. Awesomeness for sure!! Now it's your turn to take the challenge. Make something 'Crafty Christmas' and link it up so we can come and admire it!! Hope ya'll like my Rudolph candy canes and my altered box!!! :)


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Jesus-the reason for the season

I have a card that I made to share with ya'll. I bought some digi's from Bugaboo. Jodie has the Christmas ones on half price right now. The one I'm showing here is called 'Jesus'. I just love it!! After all, it is the 'reason for the season'!! Which is the sentiment on the inside of my card. I masked Jesus on a wooden stamp so I could stamp just the last part of the sentiment. I colored my digi with my Copics and a Spica Pen. The bg cardstock is from Graphic 45-Christmas Past. It is from last year. I didn't do any popping on this card so it will only take one stamp to mail it. Hope ya'll like my card!!!!! :)

Winner of Here We go a Caroling Blog Hop

Sorry I'm so late posting my winner!! I got busy in my craftroom this morning and to be perfectly honest, I forgot. :( But I have a winner and it is:
McVic said... super cute cards you are right that first one does look a little like Charley Brown's tree! great job!
kacee
youhadmeatscrap.blogspot.com
Kacee, sent me and e-mail @ anmeron at alabamabroadband dot net with you mailing address and I will get your embossing folders in the mail. Congraulations!!! :)

Monday, December 5, 2011

Paper Playtime-Cricut Creations-Challenge #62

It's Monday again. But not just any Monday though. It's time for another Cricut Creations Challenge over at Paper Playtime. For this challenge we are asking you to make a Holiday project with buttons. You can make a card, layout, altered item, anything with paper. And you can make any Holiday project, be it Christmas, Hanakkah, New Year's, etc. Don't forget to use a Cricut cut somewhere on your project, too!! Oh, and we have a sponsor, too!!! It is Pam of Simply Pam. She is offering an awesome stamp set from My Pink Stamper. But the only way you can have a chance to win is to enter into the challenge. So get to crafting my crafty friends!! You have until noon PST on Saturday, December 17th. to link up your creation. Can't wait to see what ya'll create using buttons. I decided to use the Christmas Cheer Cartridge. I cut the cute snowman. I used textured paper to cut him out with. I hid the face features on my Gypsy Girl so I could use bling for the eyes and mouth. I added these little red buttons down the front. I cut an extra sets of the scarf, hat, nose and arms. I popped up a set of each. The snowflake bg paper is from Paper Studio-Spunky Funky Christmas stack. The sentiment is from the Holly Jolly stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps. Check out Mary's stamps. They are awesome!!! Now it is your turn. Get to creating and link up so we can come and admire!! Make sure you check out the creations that my DT Sister's have created! Awesomeness for sure!!  Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Exploring Cricut Challenge #5

It's Monday!! And it's time for a new challenge for Exploring Cricut!! This week we are asking you to make a project with a sled on it. Now, it can be either a sled or sleigh. I went with the Joys of the Season cartridge for my sled. I cut the shadow and all the layers at 1 1/4 inches. I popped up the sled. You can find this sled on page 49 in the booklet. The bg paper is from My Little Shoebox-Jolly Holly-Mistletoe. I also cut one of the snowmen out and popped him up on the sled. I cut some white paper at an angle for a snow hill. The bling is from Hobby Lobby. The sentiment is from the Holly Jolly stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps. Check them out. Mary's stamps are awesome!!! Now it is your turn. Create and link it up so we can come and admire!! You have until 9pm, EST, Saturday, December 10th to link your project.  Now make sure you check out my DT Sisters creations. Awesomeness for sure!!! Hope ya'll like my card!!!!
I am also entering my card in the Cricut Cardz Challenge #96-Christmas Say it With S.
                      

Friday, December 2, 2011

Here We Go A Caroling Blog Hop



Oh how exciting!! I love blog hops. And if  you arrived here at my blog from the awesome Cricut Chick's blog than you are going in the right direction. But now if you just stopped by for a visit, well, Thank You and if you would like to join us and hop along start at The Scrapbooking Queen's blog so you won't miss a thing. Now if you get lost, check at the end of my post and you will find a listing of all the awesome crafters on this hop. We all picked a Christmas Song and created something around it. I used the song-O Christmas Tree. I made two cards. On the first I used a wooden stamp by Hero Arts. I just love this Christmas tree. It makes me think of Charlie Brown's tree. Although this one does have more branches on it. I used my Copics and Spica Pens to color it. I trimed it down and then rounded the corners and popped it up. The bg paper is from My Mind's Eye-i believe-Trees. The backside of the paper has the dots on it. The sentiment is computer generated. I used Curlz MT font at 24pts. I popped it up on two pieces of foam tape. The second card I used a digi stamp called O Christmas Tree from Dude Time Doodles. I colored it with my Copics and Spica Pens. I then fussy cut it out and popped it up. The patterned paper is from Hobby Lobby-Paper Studio-Spunky Funky Christmas paper pack.The sentiment is computer generated using Frosty font at 28pts. I trimmed it down and rounded the corners. I cut a piece of the patterned paper to go behind it and then popped it on 2 pieces of foam tape. The striped ribbon is from my stash. The bling is Paper Studio gemstones. Sure hope ya'll like my cards!! :)
Now I do have some blog candy. I just didn't get a picture taken. It is Tim Holtz-Snow Flurries and Snowman embossing folders. Please leave only one comment to be in the running for the candy. I will draw a winner late Monday 6th and announce the winner on Tuesday 7th. Please leave me contact info. You don't have to be a follower of my blog to win, but I sure won't turn you away if you would like to follow me!! :)
The next stop is the awesome Janet.



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Paper Cutz Challenge #118-Jingle All the Way

Here it is Friday and lots going on today!! The main thing is the new challenge over at Paper Cutz Challenge. Our theme is 'Jingle All the Way!' We would love for you to make either a card, layout or project using a Cricut cut, stamped or digital stamp image of jingle bells. You can use any colors you'd like. I decided to go with the jingle bells on the Wrap It Up Cartridge. I cut them twice so I could pop them up. I used glossy accents on the bells. My frame is cut from the Elegant Edges Cartridge. It is called Burst and is on page 43 of the handbook. The patterned cardstocks are from Hobby Lobby-Paper Studio- Spunky Funky Christmas stack. My sentiments are from the Home for Christmas stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps. These are some of the best stamps that you could ever hope to own! Mary is putting out some awesome stamp sets. You can't go wrong by purchasing these sets. Now that my commercial is over, I just want to say that it is now your turn to create. Now make sure you check out what my DT Sister's have created. Awesomeness for sure!!! Looking forward to seeing what ya'll come up with! Hope ya like my card!!!! :)

Thursday, December 1, 2011

A Couple of Cards

Here a couple of cards I made using two more digi's from Inked Treasures. The first one is Christmas Tree Bella and the second one is Christmas Ellie. I colored both using Copics and Spica Pens. The bg papers are from Hobby Lobby-Paper Studio-Holly Jolly paper pad. The striped piece one the second one is from Canvas Home Basics Christmas Bright. The sentiment on both of my cards are from the Holly Jolly stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps. Mary has awesomely wonderful stamp sets! Head over and check them out. She is working on some new designs, too. The twine on the second card is from The Twinery. I finished up my cards by using these Christmas brads. I bent the brads in and used 3D pop dots to attach them to my cards. Hope ya'll like my cards!!!! :)