Tuesday, January 31, 2012

See The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Digi Challenge here
See Exploring Cricut here
See Paper Playtime Blog Hop here

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #41

What a fun challenge they are having over at Birthday Sundaes this week. It is to make an easel birthday card. I haven't made an easel card in a while. I decided to go with the Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge for this card. I just love this cut with the balloons. I used my Gypsy Girl so I could use the hide contour on the balloons. I wanted each of them a different color. I used some Glossy Accent on them so they would be a little shiny. The bg designer paper that I used is from DCWV-the Celebration Stack. I cut a small piece of red paper to stamp my sentiment on. It used a wooden stamp. I put some small blue bling on each side of the red paper. My stop for the easel part of my card is a Prima Pebbles that I purchased at Hobby Lobby. That's it. Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)



Bitten By The Bug 2-Flower

The challenge that started Jan. 23rd over at Bitten By The Bug 2 is to use the Bloom cartridge and make the six petal flower which is posititoned in row 4, key 10 on the overlay. And if you don't have this cart, use a six petal flower from another one. Well, I don't have this cart! Gasp!!! I know, what is wrong with me?! I'm not really great at making the flowers from the cartridges so I never bought it. But now, when they came out with the Flower Shoppe cartridge, I just had to have it. And I'm still not great at making the flowers!!! I can't seem to get the pieces that you twist done right. I did use Flower Shoppe to make these flowers. I used the flowers that are #'s 13 and 20 on the overlay. I also cut the leaves that are #'s 43 and 50. I cut two different sizes of the flowers so I could stack them. I glued one each of the two different flowers together and then popped the smaller size on top to give it the dimension. I used a big faux white half pearl for the center of my flowers. The bg designer paper is from DCWV-The Garden Party Stack. The flowers were cut from paper I dug out of my scrap bin. The sentiment is from Cardz TV Stamps set Think Spring. This is one of Mary's newest stamp sets. I love it!! Well, I love all of Mary's stamps!!! Hop over and check them out. I used some smaller faux white half pearls in the corner to finish my card. Hope ya'll like it!!!! :)




Monday, January 30, 2012

Paper Playtime-Challenge #66-It's a Blog Hop!!!!

The blog hop candy is now closed.

It's the fifth Monday of the month, so we are having a blog hop over at Paper Playtime. Now if you came here from Mary's than you are on the right path. Her project was awesome, wasn't it?! If you just happened stop by for a visit, thank you very much. And if you want to join in the hop, start at Paper Playtime. Our theme is any project as long as it is a new one!!! Any type of project, be it a card, layout, altered item, etc. Couldn't be any easier than that!!! I made a-yeah you guessed it-card!!! I needed a thank you card so that is what I made. I decided to make a shaped card. I used Elegant Edges and my Gypsy Girl. I welded my shapes together and them resized the top piece. The sentiment piece is this same cut, just cut even smaller! The sentiment is a wooded stamp. The papers I used are all from my scrap bin. One of these days I'll have that thing almost empty. Well, maybe not! Hahaha. We have a sponsor for this hop. It is Crop Stop. They are giving a $15 gift certificate. Now your next stop is the wonderful Lynn. I know for a fact her project is fantastic!! Now if you get lost, check below for a list of all the hop stops. Our hop/challenge will last for a week so get busy and create something and link it up so we can admire it!!!
Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)
And what is a hop without me offering some blog candy. Check out what I have to offer below. You don't have to be a follower to enter or win. All I ask is to please, due to cost of postage, have a U. S. or Candian address. Sorry! And leave me a way to contact you so I can let you know you have won!!!



Paper Playtime
Mary Cardz TV
Sharon MeeMees Creations-You are here
Lynn Boots and Bling Time-Next Hop Stop
Amy Papertrails Leaver
Heather Princess' Paper Projects
Maria Joyful Stamper
Janis Pause Dream Enjoy

Exploring Cricut Challenge #9

It is time for the new challenge at Exploring Cricut. Our theme this go around is to make a card, layout or papercraft using: 1-ribbon, 2-cricut cuts and 3-jewels, buttons or brads. Of course you can use more of each if you like. Also, use any colors or theme that you want. I put some thought into this card. I dug through my stash. Looking at lot of my papers and cardstocks. I had picked up this paper pad a while back at Tuesday Mornings. It is from Making Memories. All of the papers are black and white. I decided that was the route I would go. I knew I wanted to make a butterfly because I just had to use this sentiment from my new stamp set Think Spring from Cardz TV Stamps. Mary's stamp sets are just awesome!!! I cut the butterfly and it's layers from the Once Upon A Princess cartridge at 3 inches. It can be found on page 59. The solid black pieces and the white body piece aren't from the paper pad. They are cardstock. I used Black Diamond and Clear Rock Candy Stickles on the black and white pieces of the butterfly and two tiny black faux half pearls for eyes. The shape that I used as my sentiment piece was cut from the Sophie cartridge. It can be found on page 54. It is called Accent 3 and I cut it at 2 inches. Now I did design my card on my Gypsy Girl and when I did this piece, I used the hide contour and hid some of the cuts on it. I wanted the outer piece and then the inside piece seperate. The white piece isn't from the paper pad. It is just a white piece of cardstock. The circle behind the butterfly was cut from the George and Basic Shapes cartridge. I cut it at 4.06 height. The faux white pearls are from Prima-Say it in Pearls. The red ribbon is from my stash. I wrapped it around my bg piece 3 times. I popped up the butterfly and the sentiment piece. Head over to Exploring Cricut and check out what my DT Sisters created for some inspiration. Awesomeness for sure!!! And while you are there, check out the great prize for this challenge. Then get to creating something to link up so we can come and admire it. You have until 9 pm EST, Saturday, Febuary 4th to enter our challenge. So looking forward to seeing what you create! Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

The Scrapbooking Queen Royal Digi Challenge #4

Here it is, the last Monday of January. Wow, the year just started and the first month is at an end. Time sure is flying by! It being the last Monday of the month can only mean one thing-a new challenge at The Scrapbooking Queen Royal Digi Challenge!! This month's theme is 'Love'. I made 2 cards.
The first one I used a digi from Pink Cat Studio. It is called Monkey Valentine. I think it is so cute. I colored him with my Copics. Rounded the corners and popped it up. The bg designer paper is from Recollections (Michaels) called Monkeying Around Sock Stripe. The polka dot buttons are some I had in my stash. I think they came from Hobby Lobby. I tied some Maraschino Twine from The Twinery in my buttons. The sentiment is a wooden stamp.
For my second card I used a digi from Meljens called Puppy Love Frame. So adorable!! I again colored my digi with my Copics and rounded the corners. I didn't pop this one up. I used a Martha Stewart punch and punched out the hearts. I did some doodling and popped them up. The sentiment is from Cardz TV Stamps. I used the Barks and Bones set. I trimmed it down and popped it up also. The bg designer paper is from Cosmo Cricket-Togetherness/Reunion.
It is now your turn to create something using digi's. We are so looking forward to seeing what you create. Make sure you check out my DT Sisters creations. Awesomeness for sure!!! And such inspiration!! You need to check out the Digi Companies that are sponsoring our challenge and what they are giving to the lucky winners. Hope ya'll like my cards!!!! :)



Saturday, January 28, 2012

Cricut Cardz Challenge #100

The current challenge theme over at Cricut Cardz Challenge is 'It's June in January!'. Make a card for any occasion, using any cart(s) and any colors with summer as the theme. I made this card and didn't really like it. So I made another one. I liked it even less. Decided this one wasn't so bad after all. Guess you gotta make a really bad bad one to see one that isn't! When I thought of summer, I thought sunny. And who better than to welcome the sun than a rooster. I cut him from the Just Because Cards cartridge. The sun is from Create A Critter cart. The cute little face is from Snow Cutie Face Assortment from Peachy Keen Stamps. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink Handwritten Notes stamp set. The papers I used are from my scrap bin. Really trying to use them up but I think the multiply when I'm not looking!! I used a little jiggle eye on the rooster. Did a little bit of doodling to finish up. Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #40

I've had my card made for the Birthday Sundaes challenge but ran out of time to get it posted. With other things I had to get done and work and just everyday life. Some days are just more full than others. This week, they've been pretty full. The challenge is to simply make a birthday card and have your birthday wording/sentiment of the front. I don't think this is one of my better cards that I've made, but I think one of the Grands will really like it. I used Smiley Cards for my fish. The more that I look at her lips, the less I like them. I do like the polka dot paper, though. It is from my scrap bin. The bg papers are from American Crafts-Heat Wave pack. The sentiment is from Cardz TV Stamps, stamp set, It's a Guy Thing. Perfect to use for those hard to make guy cards, although this sentiment is perfect for either male or female. Well that's it. Hope ya'll like my card!! :)
I really don't understand why one picture looks pretty good and the very next one you take doesn't. Sorry the second one looks so bad!!!

Friday, January 27, 2012

Cardz TV Challenge #4

It's time for a new challenge at Cardz TV!! This challenge we are featuring the stamp set It's A Guy Thing.
That's also the theme of our challenge. We want you to make a 'guy' card. I'm usually challenged badly when I have to make a masculine card, but with this stamp set, the DCWV-The Guy Stack and the Handy Man Lite Cartridge, I had a lot easier time!!! I think this will be the perfect card for Hubby this summer when he starts redoing our livingroom floor!! I cut the wheelbarrow, the saw, hammer and nails. Did some doodling on them. Popped up the wheelbarrow and finished it up. Now it is your turn to create a card and link it up. This challenge will run for 3 days. January 27th, 28th and 29th. Now don't forget to check out my DT Sisters creations. Awesomeness for sure!!! And, you might just win the prize that Mary is offering. A stamp set of your choice from her awesome stamps. Check them out here. They are the best and you won't be disappointed!! They stamp perfectly everytime!
Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Bitten By The Bug 2-Numbers

Here's my card for this past Monday's challenge over at Bitten By The Bug 2. The challenge is to use any numbers from any carts on your project. Easy Peasy-yeah right!! I had to put some thought into this one. What number or numbers to use. What occasion. How to lay it all out. Wasn't as easy as I thought it would be when I saw what the challenge was!! But then it hit me exactly what I wanted to do. I used my Gypsy Girl to weld my shape from the Elegant Edges cartridge together to get my shaped card. I used the shadow layer. It is #26 on the overlay. I cut the regular layer and it's shift for the front and inside of my card. 'True Love' is from the Tie The Knot cartridge. It is #42 on the overlay. 100% is from the Give A Hoot cart. I did a little doodling on the numbers and letters. Then I added some pink Prima Say it in Pearls to finish my card off. Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Bitten By The Bug 2-Caterpillar

I was beginning to think I wasn't gonna get a card made for this challenge at Bitten By The Bug 2! I had cut the card base a week and 1/2 ago and even designed my card on my Gyspy Girl, but then didn't get the chance until today to get it cut and put together. The card base is new to me. It is called a Double Dutch Fold Card. My wonderful friend and fellow DT Sister Deanna showed this fold card on her blog and I just had to give it a try.
The challenge is to use the caterpillar from the Walk In My Garden cartridge. And if you don't have this cart, use one from another cart. I also cut the flower from WIMG. The grass is from a Fiskers punch. I used little black faux half pearls for the eyes. All of the papers are from my scrap bin. I used some sky blue colorbox ink and rubbed and dabbed it on the white card base. The sentiment is from a Stampendous clear stamp set. Come back by tomorrow afternoon and I'll have the card up that I made for the challenge that started this past Monday. Hope ya'll like my caterpillar card!!!! :)


Exploring Cricut Daily Project

It's my turn to do the daily project at Exploring Cricut. I decided not to make a card this time. Yeah, I know ya'll are in shock! I bought the Sweet Treat Boxes cartridge the first of the month and I just had to make a box.I cut #4, 14, 24, 34 and 44 on the layout. In the booklet it shows that it should be 3, 13, etc., but it is wrong. I used my Gyspy Girl, but you can also use your Expression easy enough. My box and it's layers were cut at 11.35 height. All you have to do on the Expression is to use fit to page. Make sure you take note of the size of the box and set your Expression to that setting for the layers. Take note that you will need to cut 2 of the box, because it only cuts half of it. I also used the hide contour so I could cut extra grass, flower and flower pot. I wanted an extra layer so I could pop them up. I used some Stardust Stickles on the 'sweets' on the sign and on the inside of the round window. I cut down part of a cartridge clear cover to put on the inside of the side windows. I also did some doodling with a white gelly roll pen. Remember to join our challenge. You have until 9pm EST tonight to link up a project. Also, don't forget to check out my DT Sisters daily projects. Awesomeness for sure!!! Hope ya'll like my box!!!! :)


Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Birthday Sundaes Challenge # 39

Birthday Sundaes is having a fun challenge this week. It is to create a birthday card using a picture (see it posted on their blog) as inspiration. And they added a new twist. It is a requirement to use one visible element from the picture. For this one, it is a snowman. Also make sure you have birthday wording/etc. on the front of your card. I made a 6x6 card. I cut the circle and triangle from the George cartridge and the snowman is from the Paper Trimmings cartridge. I cut extra of the hat, scarf, mittens, boots and hearts so I could pop them up. All of the papers I used I dug out of my scrap bin. I hid the face features on the snowman (using hide contour on my Gypsy Girl) so I could stamp this cute face from Peachy Keen Stamps Wide Eyed Kids Face Assortment. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink Handwritten Notes set. I did a little bit of doodling and finished my card with these little Crystal Stickers (that's what they are called on the package) that I thought looked a little like snowflakes. Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)
Sorry about the terrible pictures. It was cloudy and rainy today. Allllll day!!!! :(

Monday, January 16, 2012

Paper Playtime-Say It With Sentiments-Challenge #65

I haven't joined in on the Say It With Sentiments challenges at Paper Playtime since I'm part of the Cricut Creations team. But we can join in on either if we want. I decided to join in this week. The theme is 'TAGS'. Make a tag or use a tag on your project. I made a tag from the Tie The Knot cartridge. I cut one from black and two from the designer paper. I flipped one of the tags so I could have a match on the back. I did hide the cutout on the one for the back using my Gypsy Girl. The dp is Paper Studio-Antiquity Premium Cardstock from Hobby Lobby. I finished it off with some Prima Say it in Crystals and Iridescent Tulle. Hop over to Paper Playtime and check out what my DT Sisters have created! Awesomeness for sure!!!! You have until noon, EST, Saturday January 28th to link up your creation. So looking forward to seeing them!!! Hope ya'll like my tag!!!!! :)

Exploring Cricut Challenge #8

It's the third Monday of the month. Know what that means? Yeah, time for a new challenge at Exploring Cricut. For this challenge our theme is Happy Birthday. We would love for you to make a birthday project using the colors red, blue, yellow, green and white only. I had to put some thought into this one. I need a card for one of our granddaughters later this month so I thought in that direction. I decided to go with the Live Simply cartridge. I cut Butterfly 1 (which is the 1st cut on the overlay), at 2 1/2 inches and all of it's layers. The sentiment piece was cut from the Elegant Edges cartridge. It can be found on page 56. I cut the white piece at 1 3/4 inches and the red piece at 2 inches. All of my cuts were cut from scraps from my scrap bin. The bg designer paper is from October Afternoon-5 and Dime-8x8 pad. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink Handwritten Notes stamp set. I masked Birthday so I could stamp Happy at the top and then Happy so I could then stamp Birthday. I used Lady Bug Momento Ink to stay within the color scheme. I used some faux half pearls and did some doodling to finish up my card. Head over to Exploring Cricut and check out the projects that my DT Sisters made for inspiration. Awesomeness for sure!!! You have until 9pm, Saturday, January 21st, to link your project. I'm so looking forward to seeing what ya create. Hope ya'll like my card!!!!! :)

Friday, January 13, 2012

Cardz TV Challenge #3-'The 3 R's'

Welcome to our 3rd challenge for Cardz TV. Our challenge theme this time is "The 3 R's"-Ribbon, Rhinestones or Rick Rack. Use one, two or all three on a card. I went with Rhinestones and Rick Rack. We also had to use a Cardz TV Stamp on our card. I used Barks and Bones. My sweet little dog is from the Four Legged Friends cartridge. He is Dog 10. The heart with the cut out paw is also from this cartridge. I did some doodling around the heart and tiny little bit on the dog. I used faux half black pearls for the eyes and the Rhinestones in the top two corners. The bg paper is from my stash. The rick rack came from Hobby Lobby and the Rhinestones are from Studio g that I got from Walmart. This challenge is for three days. January 13th, 14th and 15th. Link no later than midnight, EST on Sunday. Mary will announce the winner on Monday, January 16th.  Get to creating and link up so we can come by and admire your card!! Also, you just might be the lucky one to win one of Mary's awesome stamp sets. You get to choose which set you get if you win!! You can check out all of her sets here. They are made from the high quality clear photo polymer and stamp perfectly everytime!! You will just love them, I'm sure!!!! Hope ya'll like my card!!!!!! :)

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #38

Birthday Sundaes DT Members are back from their Holiday break and have offered up a great challenge for this week. They are offering the most popular of their challenges. Just create a new birthday card. Just make sure you add a birthday sentiment/wording on the front. They also said that you have the option of adding something 'new' on you card. I didn't do the 'new' part since I used all papers from my scrap bin and the flowers I've had in my stash for a while. The owl I cut from the Happily Ever After cartridge. I used some faux black half pearls on the eyes. The flowers are really brads from Paper Studio-Spare Parts from Hobby Lobby. I attached them with pop dots. The sentiment piece is from a punch and the sentiment itself is from two different stamp sets by My Pink Stamper. The 'Hoo-ray for you!' and 'It's your' are from Tweetie Hoo Puns and 'Birthday' is from Buggy Punnies. I masked parts to get the words I wanted. I added faux white half pearls to the sentiment piece. Did a bit of doodling to finish up my card. Hop over and join in on their fun challenge. They are offering up a prize this week. Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Exploring Cricut Daily Project

Happy Saturday!!! It's my turn to present the daily project at Exploring Cricut. I needed a birthday card for a friend so that is what I made. I used both my Expression and my Imagine. I used the Imagine cartridge Yummy to cut the cake. It can be found on pg. 6 of the booklet. I cut it and it's layers at 3 inches. I also did some color changes all of the pieces except the candles. Then I used the Create A Critter cartridge for the sentiment. It can be found on pg. 27. I cut it at 1 3/4 inches. The bg paper is from K and Company-Confetti. I used a Gelly Roll Clear Star Pen to do doodling on the letters and the Balloon Bling is from Paper Studio(Hobby Lobby). That's it. Don't forget to check out all of the daily projects. There is some awesomeness there to see, for sure!!! Also, you have until 9pm EST tonight to enter our current challenge. Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)


Friday, January 6, 2012

Paper Cutz Challenge # 120-It's a Brand New Year!

It's time for our first challenge of 2012 at Paper Cutz Challenge. Our theme is: 'It's a Brand New Year!' We would love for you to make a card, layout or craft project for the new year using any colors you would like. I made a layout for this challenge instead of a card!!! Surprised ya, didn't I?! I used Elegant Edges for the photo frames and Simple Charmed for the party horns. The Happy New Year I did on my Imagine using the Blast Off cartridge.  I cut the frames from Core'dinations-Flower Power. The bg designer paper is from DCWV-the Celebration stack. 'celebrate' is from Paper Studio-Hobby Lobby, from a birthday set of bling. And that is it. Hop over and get a look at what my DT Sisters created to inspire you. Awesomeness for sure!! Then get busy and do some creating and link up so we can come by and admire your handy work!! Hope ya'll like my layout!!!! :)

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Bitten By The Bug 2-Ice Skate

Bitten By The Bug 2 has a new challenge. It is to use the skate/skates on the Winter Woodland cartridge. And if you don't have this cart, use a skate/skates from another cartridge. I cut two of the skate and ran the top layer through my Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dot Embossing Folder. Then I lightly inked the raised dots in blue. I cut off the bow that would have been on the skate so I could use some Caribbean Twine from The Twinery for my bow. I also used some to connect my two skates together. I cut the chair from the
French Manor cartridge. I also cut an extra so I could have the seat cushion a different color. I popped up the chair and drapped the skates over the top. The bg paper is from an 8x8 DCWV-the Doodlin' Around Stack. That design is on the paper. I think it looks like wall art. I did a little bit of doodling to finish it. I didn't put a sentiment on it as I'm not sure what I will use it for yet.  Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Monday, January 2, 2012

Paper Playtime-Cricut Creations-Challenge #67-Recycle

The first Monday of the month means we are having a new Cricut Creations challenge over at Paper Playtime!! And the theme is Recycle. We challenge you to use something recycled on your project or to recycle an item into something new. I really wasn't sure what I was going to do for this challenge. With that on my mind, I was puttering around in the kitchen and grabbed a Hershey Kiss w/Almonds. I thought, hummmm........ I could use the little paper tab as my recycled item. Now, I just had to eat enough to get the right tab for my project. Such a hard job, but hey, someone had to do it!!! Only took eating about 6 to get the right one. The 'kiss' is from the Doodlecharms cartridge. It is the candy corn cut. I used my Gypsy Girl and hid the lines that would have cut. I cut it from some silver cardstock I had in my stash. I think I had gotten it at Hobby Lobby a year or two ago. I cut two so i could pop up the top layer and put the tab between the layers. I used a stamp from Home for Christmas stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps. Mary's stamps are awesome and this shows that they can be used for other things. Not just seasonal. I computer generated 'Candy' using Curlz MT font at 48 pts. I then punched it out. I used foam tape to pop it up. The bg patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket Honey Pie 8x8 Paper Pad. That's it. Now it is your turn. Create something and link it up so we can come by and admire it. You have until noon, EST, Saturday, Janurary 14th. While you are over linking or if you need some inspiration, check out what my DT Sisters have created. Awesomeness for sure!!! And check out the prize you could win this time! Pretty good stuff that our DT Sister Maria is sponsoring! Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)

Exploring Cricut #7-Winter Wonderland

AIt's the first Monday of the New Year!! It is also challenge Monday at Exploring Cricut. And we have an exciting announcement. We have two new Design Team Members!!! Head over and meet them and while you are there check out all of the awesomeness that my DT Sisters have created for inspiration. Our theme this time is Winter Wonderland. Make a card, layout or papercraft project with a winter scene or activity. And as always, there is a wonderful prize to be had. But, you have to enter the challenge to be in the running for the prize!! For my card I decided to use my Imagine. I used the Enjoy the Seaons Cartridge. The Tree and layers I cut at 4 inches. The snowman and layers were cut at 2 1/2 inches. The circle with the snowflake was part of a border. I cut it out at 1 inch and cut it apart and only used the circle pieces. The other pieces were snowflakes and they did not cut really well for me. I think they will need to be cut bigger to come out perfectly. I did some popping and added a sentiment from the Home for Christmas stamp set put out by Cardz TV Stamps. Check out Mary's stamp sets. They are wonderful and not just seasonal!!! The bg designer paper is from Basic Grey-Eskimo Kisses-Powdered Sugar.
Now it is your turn to create a winter scene. So looking forward to seeing what ya'll come up with. You have until 9 pm EST, Saturday, January 7th to link up your project. Hope ya'll like my card!!!! :)