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HAPPY NEW YEAR ... CCC #99

2012-01-04T06:00:00.003-06:00

Happy New Year everyone. Here's wishing you a blessed, peaceful, and prosperous
2012.

I'm starting the year out with a Cricut Cardz Challenge which is simply to make a Happy New Year card using any cartridge and any colors.

I used the Simply Charmed cartridge for the champagne bottle and I used Flower Shoppe for the tiny rosette.

Join in with us @ CCC and let us see your take on this challenge.

Enjoy...

Christmas Tags... CCC #98

2011-12-14T06:00:00.002-06:00

It's Christmas tag time @ Cardz TV / CCC. The challenge this week is to make a couple of Christmas tags any cartridge any color... Easy Peasy...

For my tag, I used the Every Day Pop Up for the gift cut and I used Simply Charmed for the Christmas stocking.

I purchased ivory colored tags and gave 'em a little more color using Tim Holtz distress inks.

I used the Cardz TV Stamps for the sentiments on both tags. Love those stamps... Such high quality.

Stop on by the Cardz TV / CCC challenge and show us your tags.

Oh Night Divine... CCC # 97

2011-12-07T06:00:00.003-06:00

I'm back with another Crcut Cardz Challenge. The design team was asked to create a card using a Christmas song as the theme.

The tag on my card reads "Oh Night Divine" which is a line that I took from the song "Oh Holy Night". I love that song!

I used the Winter Frolic Cricut Cartrdge for all of the cuts...

I was also able to add lots of bling thanks to a care package that I received from Janice (Scrappin to Stay Sane)... Thanks Janice... You know I LOVE Bling!!!!

Now it's your turn stop on by the Cardz TV / Cricut Cardz blog and play along...

Enjoy....

Christmas w/ an "S" - CCC #96

2011-11-23T06:00:00.006-06:00

It's time for another Cardz TV / CCC challenge. The challenge is simple. Make a Christmas card using something that begins with the letter "S". You can use any cartridges and any colors.

I'm notorious for giving gift cards as Christmas Gifts so I decided to make some gift card holders. The paper for the gift card holders were printed with the Cricut Imagine using the Mr. Frosty cartridge and Santa's Sleigh uses the oldie but goodie Christmas Cheer cartridge.

I used the gift card holder die cut from "My Creative Time" to cut the gift card.

Well, I've got more of these to make. In the meantime stop by the CardzTV / CCC blog to see what the other DT members have made. And while you're at it, why don't you play along!

Enjoy...

O Give Thanks - CCC #95

2011-11-09T06:00:00.003-06:00

Just dropping in for a quickie post of an even quicker card. This week the design team @ Cricut Cards / Cardz TV were asked to create a Thanksgiving card using any cartridge and any colors. Love those "anything goes weeks". They are perfect when there are not enough hours in a day!

I used the acorn cut from the Create A Critter cartridge to create this shaped card. Shaped cards come together so quickly!

Be sure to drop by Cricut Cardz / Cardz TV to show us your take on this challenge. We'll be stopping by your blog to see your projects.

Enjoy

Think Pink...CCC #93

2011-10-12T06:00:00.006-05:00

Wow, talk about blog neglect. It's been quite a while since I posted. Sometimes life happens and either you become a master juggler or some things have to take a lesser priority... For me, the blog and crafting took a temporary backseat to higher priorities...

I'm so glad to be able to participate again with the Cricut Cardz Design team. What a wonderful challenge they are having right now. The challenge is to make a Breast Cancer Awareness themed card. You can use any cartridge. The only stipulation is to make sure pink is the primary color.

Come on and join us in this challenge. And once you're done, give your card to someone who has in some way had to deal with breast cancer.

Here's my card. I used Elegant Edges (card base), Stand and Salute (paper ribbon), and Better Together (patterned paper for ribbon).

Enjoy...

Jungle - Kids Bday... CCC #89

2011-08-24T06:00:00.005-05:00

A new challenge has been posted on the Cricut Cardz Challenge site. This week the challenge is to create a child's birtday card using something you'd see in the jungle. You may use any cartridge and any colors that you like.

I kept it pretty simple this week. I used the lion from the Cricut Life's a Party Cartridge, the grass is from Plantin Schoolbook and the balloon came from George. I think the lion cut is so cute.

Don't forget to stop by the CCC site and see the other inspirations. Feel free to join in, we'd love to see your take on this challenge.

Enjoy...

Goody Gumballs....The Cutting Cafe

2011-08-23T08:09:00.006-05:00

It's time for another week of Inspiration at The Cutting Cafe. This week we were asked to do a project related to one of the gumball sets. It's probably no surprise that I chose the GUMBALL SHAPED CARD. I think this is such a fun cutting file. As an added bonus, the matching envelope template/file comes with the shaped card file!!!! That's certainly a plus for me because I love to to make envelopes to match my cards. I manipulated the file just a little to make the envelope have a window. I wanted the colors of the gumball machine to show. That's the good part about The Cutting Cafe files. Because Regina has done the hard work, you can add minor changes (like a window) easily. Or you can leave it as is... You're in control!

Be sure to stop by the Cutting Cafe Blog and check out all of the other gumball creations! I'm sure you'll be inspired.

Enjoy....

Silhouettes... Design Team Call... Cutting Cafe

2011-08-13T17:06:00.006-05:00

Here's a quick and simple Thinking of You card that I made using a set from The Cutting Cafe called "Fun With Silhouettes". This set comes with 66 images so there's lots to choose from. I chose this vase and leaves and added some bling for flowers. Printable stamps make card making easy breezy!

If you think you'd like to work with Regina's amazing designs, then I encourage you to try out for her design team. There's a design team call until August 15th, 2011. Trying out is easy. Just email Regina with the reason you'd like to be on the team and send a link to your blog or gallery!!!! Read the DESIGN TEAM CALL POST for details.

Enjoy...

Heartfelt Thanks... CCC #87

2011-08-10T06:00:00.005-05:00

It's all about hearts this week @ The Cricut Cardz site. This week the challenge was to create a Thank You card using hearts! The only stipulation is there can be no pink and no red. Come on and join us. We can't wait to see what your projects.

For my card, I used the following cartridges:

Card Base and Looped Layer - Elegant Edges
Heart - Plantin SchoolBook

Your turn!

Enjoy...

Teacher's Gift... The Cutting Cafe

2011-07-31T17:28:00.006-05:00

It's almost that time of year again. Before you know it the school bell will be ringing and the excitement for both teachers and students will be underway!

With that in mind, I made a set of memo cards (one shown others in matching envelope) and a pencil box using digital files from The Cutting Cafe. I used the Pencil Box Cutting Template for the box that has been filled with ink pens. I also used the From The Teacher Printable Stamp for the memo cards.

This set is good to go. Now to decide who gets it! I know lots of teachers...

BTW..., the patterned paper used in this set was printed via my Cricut Imagine. The papers are from the Teresa Collins Black and White cartridge. I love this cartridge!

Enjoy...

Holiday (Anything Goes)... CCC #85

2011-07-27T06:00:00.007-05:00

For this week's Cricut Cardz Challenge, the design team was asked to make a holiday card (for any holiday) using any cartridge and any colors. Don't you just love this Anything Goes theme?

My card was made using Elegant Edges (card base)and Winter Frolic (Christmas tree and sentiment)cartridges. All patterned papers as well as the "Oh Christmas Tree" sentiment were printed with the Cricut Imagine (Yummy Cartridge). I added a few stickles to the tree to jazz it up a bit.

Now it's your turn. Remember... anything goes!

Enjoy...

OVERALLS Card...The Cutting Cafe

2011-07-17T23:55:00.008-05:00

The Cutting Cafe has some of the cutest shaped templates! That's pretty exciting for me. This project was done with the OVERALLS SHAPED CARD TEMPLATE CUTTING FILE. The file comes in PDF, SVG, and WPC formats. I used my Pazzles to whip this card out in no time flat.

The file comes with lots of extras (for both boys and girls) so you can accessorize your project depending on your mood. Add plenty or a little. It's all up to you!

If you'd like to try some of the shaped card templates, you can find them HERE. There's so much to choose from!

Enjoy...

Grandparent Bday...CCC #83

2011-07-13T06:00:00.001-05:00

This birthday challenge @ CCC has put me ahead of schedule on birthday cards!! It's a good feeling to already have my grandmother's card done. No last minute on this one. I went ahead and made two. Both grandmother's are done!!!

Now it's your turn. The challenge this week is to make a birthday card for a grandparent. You can use any cartridge and any colors. Simple enough, right?

I used Elegant Edges for the circles layer as well as the tag for the sentiment. The flowers were cut from Accent Essentials and distressed with Glimmer Mist. All pattern papers were printed with the Cricut Imagine Vintage Papers and Black and White Cartridges.

Enjoy...

SUMMER... The Cutting Cafe...

2011-07-11T18:30:00.001-05:00

It's monthly inspiration time over @ The Cutting Cafe. This month's inspiration is all about Summer. There are so many wonderful summer sets at the Cutting Cafe that I had trouble deciding what to do.

In the end, I decided to do something that I've never done before. That's a word book. I used the Summer Word Book Template and Cutting File. I tell you, this was so much easier than I thought it would be. The hardest part was picking paper. I decided to print my own papers from the Elise Cricut Imagine Cartridge. The actual cutting and putting the book together was super easy. Regina has a VIDEO that guides you through this simple process.

BTW, The "Momma said..." sentiment / cutting file also comes from The Cutting Cafe. You can find it HERE.

I like the way the book turned out. Now I have to add photos...

Be sure to stop by The Cutting Cafe and see what the rest of the design team has done. You're sure to be inspired.

Enjoy...

For My Reserve... Cutting Cafe

2011-07-01T19:40:00.004-05:00

I'm such a last minute card maker, but my goal has always been to have several kinds of cards on hand so when an occasion arises, I can just pull one from my reserve. This card will be part of my reserve. I chose not to put a sentiment on it until I decide how it will be used. It may be a kiddie birthday card, it may be a baby shower card... Who knows? At least the card is ready occasion come what may.

This cut comes from none other than the The Cutting Cafe and is called Dress Shaped Card 2 Cutting File. It comes with lots of accesories so you can mix and match as much as you like. Or you can do like I did and add some things from your scrapbooking stash. While I was at it, I decided to add a matching envelope... Why not??? The envelope is part of the Dress Shaped Card 2 set. How fabulous is that?

Enjoy...

BBQ Invite... CCC #81

2011-06-29T06:00:00.003-05:00

Get ready for another fantastic week of challenges at the Cricut Cardz Challenge Site. We can't wait to see your take on this week's challenge.

The theme is Cookout / Picnic. You are able to use any colors and any cartridges that you like.

I used Everyday Paper Dolls for the chef and grill images. I printed the pattern papers from the Hopscotch and Best friends Cricut Imagine cartridges.

Now, let's see what you do with this challenge. We'll be stopping by!

Enjoy...

Onsie...The Cutting Cafe

2011-06-17T00:26:00.007-05:00

Isn't this set adorable? It's one of the newer sets at The Cutting Cafe. It's the "Onsie Shaped Card Template - Cutting File". This set has so much to offer including a matching envelope and envelope liner. If you're like me, you've never met a shaped card that you didn't like. If that's the case, you can't go wrong with this set. Go on over and check 'em out!!!

BTW, the sentiment is also part of the many items that come with the Onsie file!!!

Enjoy...

Onsie & Matching Envelope

Envelope + Matching Liner

Father's Day... CCC #79

2011-06-15T06:00:00.006-05:00

Time for a new challenge @ the Cricut Cardz Site! This week Design Team 2 was asked to make Father's Day Cards using any cartridge and any colors.

I made this fun little kiddie Father's Day card using the Cricut Decals cartridge. I'm glad we were able to use any colors because I was able to use lots of those little scraps that I've got stored up. I also downloaded the Amazon font for the sentiment. It looked so kiddie-like.

Now it's your turn. Let us see your take on this challenge!!!

Enjoy...

Fun Masculine... The Cutting Cafe'

2011-06-11T23:21:00.009-05:00

It's Monthly Inspiration Time @ The Cutting Cafe. This month's focus is Father's Day or masculine cards (birthday, thinking of you, etc.). I decided to make a fun masculine card that could be used for most occasions. I was attempting to make the car look really shiny and in the process I kinda overdid the diamond glaze. So now it looks kinda plastic and kinda grungy... But there are no mistakes in paper crafting, right?

I used the It's Road Trip Time digital stamp set for the car. The sentiment is from "The Cruising By to Say Hi" car set @ the Cutting Cafe.

Both sets used for this card are HUGE. The "Cruisin' By to Say Hi" set features 98 images and the "It's Road Trip Time" set features 74 images. WOW!!! Stop on by The Cutting Cafe and check 'em out.

Enjoy...

Hospitali-"tea"... The Cutting Cafe

2011-06-07T15:17:00.009-05:00

I thought I'd make a thank you card with a play on words. I love this teapot from The Cutting Cafe and have wanted to use it for a while so I thought it would be perfect. The circle sentiment reads "Thank You" and the sentiment on the teapot reads "for the Hospitali-TEA."

This card actually has a destination... I made a pocket on the inside of the card for tea bags (that I'm out of) then it's to the post office with this one.

The Cutting Cafe set that I used is called Teapot Shaped Card. You can check it out HERE...

Enjoy...

Thank You Note Cards...CCC #77

2011-06-01T07:00:00.003-05:00

This week at Cricut Cardz Challenges, the design team was asked to make a card using the "card" creative feature from any cartridge. I chose the Sweet Treats cartidge. If you like to make shaped cards (like I do), then this is a great cartridge to have in your collection. Shaped cards are easy peasy by simply selecting the cards creative feature for the base and then selecting the layers.

I made a few thank you note cards... The outside tag reads "Thank You" and the inside reads "For Being So Sweet".

Now it's your turn to search out those cartridges that have the card feature and show us your take on this challenge.

Party TIME...The Cutting Cafe

2011-05-24T08:43:00.004-05:00

It's birthday party time and giving a handmade birthday cards is always a nice touch. I made this card using the pattern pieces for the Alarm Clock Shaped Card Template from The Cutting Cafe. I also added the party hat image to the clock face. The party hat image is from another Cutting Cafe set called Birthday Fun Set. I combined the images with some paper from my stash and it is done! I really love these sets together!

Enjoy...

Happy 50th Enjoy The Ride...CCC #75

2011-05-18T06:00:00.003-05:00

This week's challenge at Cricut Cardz Challenge site is to make a masculine birthday card using something with wheels (any cartridges and any colors are fine).

I chose to do a shaped card using the Nate's ABCs cartridge. I know it's for little boys, but I thought this car was the cutest... So I just made it a "big boy" car!

Be sure to stop by the Cricut Cardz site and show us your ideas. We'll be visiting your blogs to see your take on the challenge!

Enjoy...

Sweet Treats... The Cutting Cafe

2011-05-13T16:17:00.009-05:00

Isn't this the biggest most delicious cupcake? I loved it the moment I saw it at The Cutting Cafe. The set is called Huge Cupcake and comes in PDF, WPC and SVG formats. I thought the Cupcake Box from The Cutting Cafe made a nice accessory. And finally, I love creating matching envelopes for my projects so I used the Martha Stewart Scoring Board to make this 6X6 envie... BTW, the sentiment from the Everyday 1-inch Greetings Set at The Cutting Cafe.

Enjoy...

Going Places...The Cutting Cafe

2011-05-10T15:11:00.004-05:00

When I saw the "Cruising By To Say Hi" printable stamp at The Cutting Cafe, I couldn't wait to use it. I decided to make a card for my cousin who is in her second year of college and doing exceptionally well I might add.

The "Cruising By.." set is HUGE. It comes with 98 images (including sentiments). I chose to use the convertible bug and "you're going places" sentiment. Because my cousin is such a girly girl, I decided to add some flair to the car by dumping on loads of pink glitter. Hope she likes...

Enjoy...

It's YOUR Day... The Cutting Cafe

2011-04-28T11:47:00.003-05:00

I wanted to make a fun birthday card so I started browsing through my Cutting Cafe files... I thought this Ribbon Banner Shaped card would make a fun card base. The Ribbon Card comes with sentiments as well... The "It's Your Day" sentiment used on this card is just one of many that are part of the set.

I added a fun shaped cake and a funky flower and it is done. I hope the recipient enjoys this card.

BTW... Please forgive the photo... I tried removing the shadows with some photo editing software, but apparently I've no clue what I'm doing...

Enjoy...

Hot Air Balloon Card... The Cutting Cafe

2011-04-22T17:08:00.006-05:00

When Regina (owner of the Cutting Cafe) sent the design team the cutting file for this shaped card, I knew that it was only a matter of time before I used it. That's because it's hard for me to resist creating a shaped card! I just love them.

You can find the Hot Air Balloon cutting file and template HERE. As a matter of fact, if balloons, kites, clouds, and the sentiments that go along with them interest you, then check out the Up Up in the Sky Printable Stamp Set...

Enjoy...

MOM... CCC #71

2011-04-20T06:00:00.003-05:00

This week's Cricut Cardz Challenge is to create a Mother's Day card using any cartridges and any colors that you like.

This card uses the Elegant Edges and Accent Essentials cartridges. Detauls are below... But for now, show us what you've got. Join in at CCC. We'll be checking out your creations...

Card Details

Elegant Edges
Card Base - (Eyelet2) cut @ 5.0 (h)
Card Layer - (Circles) cut @ 3.0 (h)

Accent Essentials
Flowers - (Acct4s) 4 cut at 2.5, 2.25, 2.0 & 1.75 (h) then distressed w/ water and glimmer mist

Elisha Jean... The Cutting Cafe

2011-04-11T21:00:00.016-05:00

Meet Elisha Jean, one of the latest images from The Cutting Cafe. I am by no means a colored pencil / Copic user, but little Elisha made me want to explore a bit. Yep, shading, coloring, or even tinting without the aid of some software is untried territory for me. So please be patient..., I'm trying something new here (talking more to myself than to you...lol).

The Elisha set comes with a couple of friends, Ruby J and Mikala Ann. You can check 'em out HERE.

WINNER... Easter Blog Hop Blog Candy...

2011-04-08T06:35:00.007-05:00

First, I'd like to thank everyone for stopping by and leaving comments during the Easter Blog Hop! Great fun for all! Random.org has chosen our WINNER!!! The winner of the I-Rock Heating Tool and Glam Rocks is comment #4, Terri.

Terri said... I love the stitching around the card. It really makes the card pop.

Terri, contact me within 3 days with your snail mail so I can send your prize. If there is no response by the 3 day period, I will choose another winner via random.org. Thanks again everyone!!

04/13/2011 - ETA... Winner #1 did not contact me. Random.org has chosen #17, chatterscene.com. Chatterscene.com said... I just love your project:) So glad I came across your blog.

I've attempted to contact Chatterscene via email... Thanks again everyone for participating.

CCC Easter Blog Hop + BLOG CANDY!!!

2011-04-06T05:00:00.024-05:00

Welcome to CCC's 2 day blog hop!!! If you arrived from Corri's Blog then you're moving in the right direction.

Now let's have some fun!!! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and you will be entered in a drawing to win my blog candy (scroll down). Please leave ONE comment per person...

Before we get to the blog candy, I want you to know that your next stop on this journey will be Theresa's blog. You don't want to miss out on any of the goodies so if you didn't start at the beginning of the hop, you can do so by going HERE. Have fun...

BLOG CANDY - I-Rock Heat Tool + 1 pkg of I-Rock Glam Rocks

I have this tool and use it on almost every project. You can see I used it a lot on this project. Hope YOU will like it as much as I do. On Friday, April 8, 2011, I will use random.org to choose the winner so don't forget to leave a comment and an email address so I can notify you if you're the winner!!!

Enjoy your day...

Card Details
Doodlecharms Card Base - (Eastrb - shadow) 2 cut @ 5.34 (h) welded
Card Layer - (Easterb) cut @ 5.34 (h)
Eggs - (s - Easterb) cut @ 3.25 (h)

Gypsy Wanderings
Grass - (s - Rabbit) cut at 1.33 (h) and cut length to fit basket

Straight from the Nest
Butterflies (Phrase - Butrfly2) cut @ 3.10

It's a SPRING thing... The Cutting Cafe

2011-03-29T14:39:00.002-05:00

Shaped cards are my favorite. And I couldn't resist this Butterfly Shaped Card from The Cutting Cafe. I used my die cutting machine to cut the file and I added a little spring scene just for the fun of it. It was a way to use some of those little scraps that seem to be compounding!

BTW, This shaped card comes in PDF, SVG, and WPC formats.

Enjoy...

Birthday Card for Mom...

2011-03-26T06:00:00.005-05:00

This card is for my mom's birthday. Since I'm in Spring mode, I thought I'd use flowers(again). I cut the card base from the Cricut Lacy Labels cartridge and the flowers came from the Cricut Paisley cartridge. I distressed the flowers a bit to give them a little more oomph! The stamped sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

Enjoy!

Happy Spring... CCC #67 (Pink, Green, White)

2011-03-23T06:00:00.007-05:00

The Cricut Cardz Challenge this week is to create a Spring card using the colors PINK, GREEN, and WHITE ONLY... When I think of Spring, I automatically think of beautiful flowers, butterflies, and ummm, bugs! What comes to mind when you think of Spring...? Come on and show us by joining in on this week's challenge. The CCC design team members will be stopping by your blogs to see what you come up with...

Until then, enjoy...

Cricut Cartridge Details

Walk In My Garden
Flower -(snflwr w/border creative feature) cut at 3.35(h)
Lady Bug - (ldybug1) + (ldybug1-s) cut at 1.00(h)
Catepillar - (ctrplr) cut @ 1.00(h)

Plantain Schoolbook
Grass - (grass-s) cut @ 1.75 (h) then hand cut to fit card width

Hopscotch

All papers printed and cut on Cricut Imagine using Hopscotch cartridge

The stamped sentiment comes from the Pink By Design Scripted Year set.

Hey Chick...The Cutting Cafe

2011-03-14T18:12:00.004-05:00

Aren't these images the cutest? This card was created using the Easter Set 3 Printable Stamp set from none other than The Cutting Cutting Cafe.

The set comes with 20 images (includes frames, images, and sentiments) and is so versatile. I printed the image on the card and to add just a little dimension, I printed the egg portion, hand cut it, and popped it with dimensionals. Super easy and super fun... And I love doing matching envelopes (especially if I'm going to hand deliver the card). I sized down the image on the envelope and punched it with a circle punch.

Enjoy...

Enjoy The Journey...The Cutting Cafe

2011-03-13T19:14:00.006-05:00

A friend of mine wanted to give a card to a coworker who is training to ride in the MS 150 this year. I immediately thought of the printable stamp set from The Cutting Cafe called "Let's Go For A Ride".

I used my desktop publishing software to color the bike with a nice girlie pink shade. I also added the "Enjoy the journey" sentiment which is also part of the Let's Go For a Ride Set. I just love this set. It has lots and lots of adorable images and sentiments. Go check 'em out!!!

Enjoy...

Make It TALL...CCC#65

2011-03-09T06:00:00.005-06:00

Back with another Cricut Cardz Challenge. The DT was asked to make a 9 X 4 card... any theme, any colors, and any cartridges!!! Certainly you guys can play along with this challenge!!!

This card that I made can be used for many themes (friendship, thinking of you, bday, just because)etc... I wanted to make it fun so I used the adorable spiral flower cut from Accent Essentials. I needed a long stem so I used a stem cut from Walk In My Garden. You can't see the leaves because I covered it with this cute, but funky ribbon that's been in my stash forever. And since I've been neglecting my Imagine, I decided to print the papers from the Hopscotch cartridge. I also added the butterfly from the images that come stored on the Imagine. I threw in a comple of buttons added a few stamped sentiments and a little bling and voila the card is done!

Stop on by the Cricut Cardz Site and show us your creations!

It's About That Time... Cutting Cafe

2011-03-01T14:23:00.005-06:00

The Cutting Cafe has lots of new digi stamps so you have to go and check them out. This card was made using the newly released digi stamp set called "It's About That Time". This flower with the embedded clock as well as the sentiment are only a couple of the MANY images that come with that set. The set comes with large clocks that can be punched out with a 3inch circle punch. It comes with timepieces that are perfectly sized for A2 cards and much much more. There's a total of 77 images in all!!!

For this card, I cut the flower using Make the Cut Software and pop dotted them for a little added dimension.

This card was super simple to make and Oh so fun!

Enjoy...

St. Patrick's Day...CCC #63

2011-02-23T06:00:00.005-06:00

Cricut Card Challenge #63 is all about St. Patrick's Day. The challenge is to create a St. Patrick's Day card using any cartridge and any colors, but you canNOT use a shamrock!!! I chose to to a leprechaun's hat (or variation thereof) and I added a rainbow to touch on the St. Patty's "pot of gold" theme.

Details and cartridges used for this card are as follows:

Card Base – 2 Hats Welded(5.0(h)) – Stand and Salute
Card Layer – (5.0 (h))
Rainbow - (1.60 (h)) - Create a Critter

Enjoy...

And the WINNER is...

2011-02-20T08:18:00.007-06:00

Edited on 2/22/2011 to add: Had to choose a different winner... The first winner was part of The Cutting Cafe Design Team... The name below represents the second drawing...

The random.org winner of The Birthday Fun Set from The Cutting Cafe is #6, Janice... yaaaayyyy!!!!!

Janice.... I'll forward your information to Regina so you can receive your prize ASAP. Thanks for participating and I hope you enjoy your prize.

Birthday Fun... Cutting Cafe Giveaway!!!...

2011-02-14T07:56:00.012-06:00

I'm seeing GREEN!!! That's because Regina, owner of The Cutting Cafe, asked her design team to come up with some "green inspiration", the color green that is... I send birthday cards a lot so I chose to use the Cutting Cafe's "Birthday Fun Set" for my green inspired project.

Now for the good part. YOU have a chance to win the Cutting Cafe set that I used to make this project!!! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post before midnight CST February 19th. On February 20th, I will use random.org to choose the winner! It's that simple...

You'll love this set. It's so versatile and it's HUGE (comes with 63 images). I chose to cut this set using a die cut machine, but you can do whatever you like... die-cut them, hand-cut them, print them, color them, resize them... No limits...

Remember... leave a comment before midnight CST February 19th and I'll be back to announce the random.org winner on February 20th.

Until then, enjoy...

Stylish Blogger Award...

2011-02-12T00:06:00.004-06:00

I received this Stylish Blogger Award from Paper Panther & Rayna over @ Purple Peep Techniques. What a wonderful surprise. Well, upon receipt of this award, I have to:

Thank the person who gave this award to me and link it back to their blog... So thanks Purple Panther & Rayna!!!

Share 8 things about myself (see below)

Pass this award to 8 other individuals that I have recently discovered (listed below in no particular order)

Leave a comment so that they can pass along the recognition!

Here goes....

I am such a gadget girl. I love all things electronic. That's why my NookColor is my latest & greatest gadget. Sorry Kindle, but I must bid thee farewell... (smooches)...

I love making cards / scrapbooking, but my first scrapbooking "party" was attended under duress... My friend threatened to excommunicate me if I didn't show up. Geez... guess she really wanted that hostess gift!!!

I have a DSLR camera that I use like a simple point and shoot. How awful is that?! On the agenda for this year is to take a photography class.

I love to read. One of my favorite genres is romance; however, my absolute favorite love story can be found in the BIBLE. It's the best one yet and it's non-fiction!!!

A few years ago, I completed a half-marathon and it was one of my most rewarding accomplishments. Yeaaaahhhh!!!!

I love listening to music so my iPhone/iPod is another of my favorite things.

I love Lay's Sour Cream Potato Chips. It's true... no one can eat just one. Well, it's true for me anyway

When I finish a scrapbooking project, the room is an absolute mess, BUT, I can't start a new project until it's absolutely SPOTLESS again... I'm at war with myself...

Here is a list of blogs that I've recently discovered... Go check 'em out!
Bumblebee Creations
MissBliss
Moe Creations
Liv So emBellished
Scrapping With Glitter
Scrappers Anonymous
Alice Brown Creations
Bug 'N Me Creations

My Funny Valentine...CCC#61

2011-02-09T06:30:00.004-06:00

I'm back again with another card for the Cricut Cardz Challenge Site. This week the challenge is to make a Valentine's card using any cartridge; however,there's a catch. You must use the colors BLUE, GREEN and WHITE ONLY. This one was particularly challenging for me. I realize that I never used those colors.

I made a simple card using the "Doodlecharms" cartridge. The heart is cut # 3.0 inches. The matching envelope comes from the "Christmas Cheer" cartridge. The blue pattern paper was printed from the Cricut Imagine "Yummy" cartridge.

Your turn. Let's see how you do with this challenge.

Enjoy...

Take Your Time... The Cutting Cafe

2011-02-04T10:50:00.004-06:00

I just love the Animal and Bug Love Colored printable stamp over at The Cutting Café. It’s packed with lots of images. Using the colored set was a piece of cake. I just resized the image, added a frame from the B & W Animal and Bug Love Set, printed it and I was done.

To add a little dimension, I cut the turtle shell in MTC and adhered it with pop dots. I used a couple of Cricut cuts for the clouds and grass. Since this card will be hand delivered, I thought I’d make a cute little matching envelope as well.

Enjoy!!!

You Melt My Heart... CCC #59

2011-01-26T07:00:00.004-06:00

This week @ CCC, it's all about the kids. Your challenge is to make a Valentine's Day card for a child. That's it!!! You can use any cartridge and any colors you like.

I chose to use the Smiley Cards cartridge for the ice cream cone and the Paisley cartridge for the heart.

Don't forget to stop by and show us your take on this challenge.

Enjoy...

Valentine's Bouquet... The Cutting Cafe

2011-01-18T14:39:00.008-06:00

I promise the next card will use some different colors other than red, black and white. I've been hooked on those colors and it seemed to work well for this card.

I used the Flower Pot Shaped Card Template from the Cutting Café for this card. The template comes with the shaped card and lots of flowers. It really made putting this project together easy as 1, 2, 3.

Enjoy…

Red, Black, and White...CCC #57

2011-01-12T03:00:00.002-06:00

Well CCC Design Team #2 is back with a pretty neat challenge this week. It's a color challenge. You can use any cartridges and any theme, but you have to use the colors red, black and white. That's one of my favorite color combinations so I really enjoyed this challenge. I chose to make a "Just Because" card. This one can be used for various occasions.

Now let's see what you have...!!! Stop on by the CCC site and join in with us.

This entire project was done with the Cricut Sweet Treats Cartridge.

Card Details are as follows:

Card Base: (#4 Cards Feature) - 9.22 (w) X 5.00 (h)
White Card Layer: (#4 Shift Cards Feature) - 4.39 (w) X 5.71 (h)
Gift: (Presnt1) + (Shift Presnt1) + (Layers Presnt1) - cut @ 4.0 (h)

Words of LOVE... Cutting Cafe

2011-01-08T16:02:00.003-06:00

I’m back with another Valentine’s Day theme card!!! This card uses the Words of Love Colored Printable Stamp Set from The Cutting Café. The set is HUGE and versatile. You can print them, resize them, change colors, import and cut them with SCAL or MTC and a lot more.

For my card base, I imported the Scalloped frame PDF into Make the Cut Software. I then cut it with my die cutting machine. Using scallops on my cards is one of my favorite things so I'll return to this set often!!!

The jumbled words were printed from the Words of Love set as well. I think it made a great background paper!!!

The cute little rose is from the Sizzix 3D Flower die cut.

Until next time, Enjoy…

Quick and Easy...

2011-01-04T13:30:00.003-06:00

Feeling a little under the weather, but I wanted to post a quickie birthday card that I made for a coworker. Sometimes quick and easy is the only way to go!!!

Enjoy...

All About Valentine's Day...Cutting Cafe

2011-01-01T00:30:00.004-06:00

Time flies, huh? I can’t believe we’re already approaching Valentine ’s Day!!! To get started with my cards, I chose to use some of the Valentine’s Day designs from The Cutting Café. The love birds with hearts and the "Together" sentiment are part of a printable stamp set called “All About Valentine’s Day”. You can color them in with pens or you can choose to do as I’ve done and color them using any desktop publishing software program. Or you can cut them out with your favorite scrap paper. The stamps are easily resized too!!! The love birds were sized larger for the card, but scaled down to fit the circle punch for the envelope. Nice! And what’s Valentine’s Day without something sweet. I used the Cutting Café “Candy Box” cutting file to make the adorable candy box. You can fill them with whatever you like. I chose to fill mine with some yummy Granola Thins. They were perfectly sized for this box. More cards to make. See ya soon.

Until then, enjoy…

I'm so EXCITED...!!!

2010-12-21T09:13:00.003-06:00

Well, I can share the news…!!! I have been chosen as a design team member for The Cutting Café. For those who don’t know, The Cutting Café, owned by Regina Easter, is a one stop shop for printable stamps and digital cutting files. Boy do they have some talented designers and I’m honored to be joining them. My term starts January 1st so be sure to check back often to see what we’re up to.

In the meantime, why don’t you stop by the Cutting Café right NOW and feast on all the goodies. Just click on the the blinkie below and you're there!

Stay tuned for more SOON!!!

Christmas Joy... CCC #55

2010-12-15T06:00:00.004-06:00

Where has the time gone? It’s so hard to believe that Christmas is right around the corner. The Cricut Cardz Site has a great challenge for those who have a few last minute cards to get done. The challenge this week is simple. Make a Christmas card with a mini banner on the front. You can use any cartridges and any colors. Easy Peasy!!! Here’s my card. Now it's your turn.

Enjoy…

Details and cartridges used for this card are as follows:

Card Base – (4 X 7 Real Dial Size) – Base Camp
Christmas Presents Base – (2.78(w) X 2.99 (h)) – Winter Frolic
Presents Layers - (2.99 (h) ) – Winter Frolic & Mr Frosty (Cricut Imagine)
“Christmas” Banner & Shadow “(0.9 (h)) – Christmas Cheer
Joy Banner (1.0(h) – Christmas Cheer

Quickie Birthday Card...

2010-12-04T20:32:00.002-06:00

Here I go again with my last minute cards. Perhaps that's why it's a nice Spring card during Winter... Well, I'm in Texas and Winter sometimes brings nice Spring temperatures... Nonetheless, I've completed this card to give to one of my church members. I hope she likes it.

I used October afternoon "Fly A Kite" scraps for all the papers.

3 X 3 Christmas Gift Cards… CCC#53

2010-12-01T04:00:00.004-06:00

Time for another Cricut Cardz Challenge!!! The challenge this week is to create a set of 3X3 Christmas Gift Cards or Christmas tags using any color and any cartridges that you like. I made a set of 6 cards. I really loved this challenge.

For this challenge I used the Base Camp, Winter Frolic and Christmas Cheer Cricut cartridges.

Now let’s see your take on this challenge! You can enter HERE

Happy Thanksgiving... CCC #51

2010-11-17T05:00:00.003-06:00

Confession…. I never do Thanksgiving cards… NEVER! Well, now I’ve done two this year and it’s all because of the Cricut Cardz Challenge. This week’s challenge is to create a Thanksgiving card using the colors BLUE, BROWN, ORANGE, YELLOW and WHITE ONLY. This was a bit challenging for me, but that’s what it’s all about, right?

Now it’s your turn. Stop by the Cricut Cardz Site and inspire us with your designs!

Enjoy…

Details and cartridges used for this card are as follows:
Card Base – Brown Cardstock (5.4 (h) – Lacy Labels
Circle Cut – White Cardstock (4.5 (h) – Lacy Labels
Middle Pumpkin Shadow & Pumpkin (1.65 (h)) – Create a Critter
L & R Pumpkin Shadows & Pumpkins (1.20 (h)) – Create a Critter
Wheelbarrow & Shadow (1.74(h)) – Walk In My Garden
Leaves and Shadows – (1.1(h)) – Create a Critter

Merry Christmas... CCC #50

2010-11-11T14:45:00.004-06:00

Design Team #1 has done a fabulous job with this week’s challenge over @ the Cricut Cardz Challenge Site. This week they will inspire you with Christmas cards using the “card creative feature” from any cartridge. Stop on by and join them. You can use any colors too. I decided to play along with Design Team #1. I used the card feature from the Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge for the card base. I welded a square in the card to make an opening in the card then I used the card frame feature for the pink layer. The Christmas tree is pop dotted on the inside of the card. The tree was cut from the Christmas Cheer cartridge and the bows are from the Christmas Solutions cartridge (that is a FREE download if you purchase and register a Cricut Gypsy by 12/31/2010). As you can see, I used non-traditional Christmas colors because that’s the mood I was in. All bling is courtesy of the Imaginisce I-rock tool.

Don’t forget to check out the Cricut Cardz Site. We’d love to see your take on the challenge!

Enjoy…

Dashing Through The SNOW… CCC #49

2010-11-03T01:00:00.004-05:00

There’s an all new challenge posted at the Cricut Cardz Site. Stop by and join in on the fun. This week’s challenge is to create a Christmas card. Well, there is one stipulation. The card has to contain something that starts with an “S”. Beyond that, you can use any colors and any Cricut cartridge that you’d like. For this challenge, I chose to use snow, snowflakes, and a sleigh. I added a little sparkle to the sleigh, snow mound and snowflakes with stickles and glitter.

Don’t forget to check out the Cricut Cardz Challenge Site and play along.

Details and cartridges used for this card are as follows:

Card Base Stamp cut – (5.50W X 5.50L Real Dial Size) – Base Camp
Square cut – Blue Cardstock (4.60W X 4.90L Real Dial Size) – Base Camp
Snow Mound - (5.25W X 1.15H) – Paper Dolls for Everyday
Sleigh Base and Shadow – (1.59H) – Christmas Cheer
Reindeer Base & Layers – (2.65H) – Christmas Cheer
Snowflakes – (1.70H) – Christmas Cheer

You Have My "SUPPORT" - CCC #47

2010-10-20T06:00:00.002-05:00

It's Cricut Cardz Challenge time again. This weeks challenge is to make a card for Breast Cancer Awareness month. I hope you will join us in this challenge!!! Lets do it for the millions of individuals who know the up close and personal effects of Breast Cancer.

All items were cut with the Cricut with the exception of the rosette. The rosette was cut with the Sizzix Bigz 3D flower. I love that die cut.

Details and Cricut cartridges used for this card are as follows:

Card Base (2 - 4.85"(h)Lingerie cuts welded(shadow feature)) - Forever Young
Brown & White Polka Dot Layer (Lingerie Cut - 4.85"(h))- Forever Young
Pink Ribbons (all cut @ 1.25" (h)) - Stand and Salute
Envelope (cut @ 8.45" X 6.65") - Just Because Cards

Enjoy...

Imagine-Nation Challenge w/ Emma

2010-10-15T17:24:00.006-05:00

Here's a card a made for the 1st Imagine-Nation Monday Challenge with Emma. She gave us an easy start. The challenge was to use the Cricut Imagination to create anything we wanted. The only stipulation is that we had to use a stamp.

I used a combination of Cricut cartridges and Imagination cartridges for this card. The scallop base came from Accent Essentials. I used the Imagine to print the color on the scallop base using an RGB Code. The patterned paper and the tea cup are from the Imagine Best Friends cartridge.

The "enjoy" stamp is from Papertrey Ink and the "Two Cups" stamp is from Stampendous.

I'm still amazed at being able to use only white paper to create such colorful cards and LOs with a Cricut.

Enjoy...

Wind Beneath My Wings...

2010-10-09T14:43:00.003-05:00

I'm still getting to know my Cricut Imagine. I admit I haven't had a chance to spend a tremendous amount of time playing with it. I never cut out the various words and phrases that are on most Cricut cartridges so I thought it would be great to use the Imagine print function & use one of the phrases as the sentiment on my card front. I really like that feature.

Anyway, on this card, the Sentiment & branch were printed via the Imagine. The butterflies and leaves were both print and cut using the Imagine. The machine does so much more than this and in time, I'll be doing a whole lot more...

Enjoy...

O Give Thanks... CCC #45

2010-10-06T05:01:00.005-05:00

Sometimes simplicity is a good thing. I hope that’s the case with this card as I decided to go with a simple elegance. This card was made for the Cricut Cardz Challenge where the theme this week is THANKSGIVING!!! You get to make a Thanksgiving card using any cartridges and any color you like! So, whether you choose the simple approach or decide to go all out, I do hope you are inspired to play along with us. Check us out HERE.

Details and cartridges used for this card are as follows:

Card Base (3.75 X 11 square folded in half & top corners rounded) – Base Camp
Card Burgundy Layer (3.75 X X 4.25 – top corners rounded) – Base Camp
Small and large leaves (cut @ 1.00 & 1.35) – Stretch Your Imagination

Enjoy…

BABY Love... CCC #43

2010-09-22T08:00:00.009-05:00

Back again with another great challenge from the Cricut Cardz Site. This week the challenge is to make a baby card using the colors orange, green, yellow and white ONLY. I’m always challenged by color restrictions (unless you restrict me to my favorites black and some accent color). This challenge made me stretch a little beyond my normal color choices.

I think this little giraffe cut is too cute. As a matter of fact, it is so cute, I decided to cut a mommy and a baby giraffe. All in all, this was a fun challenge.

Details on cuts, cartridges, and sizes are below… All bling was applied with the i-Rock by Imaginisce.

Stop on by the Cricut Cardz Site and join in!!!

Cricut Cartridges (and sizes) used:

Card Base (2 5.5 X 5 inch welded ) – Lacy Labels
Card Layer (5.10 X 4.90) – Lacy Labels
Mommy Giraffe (cut @ 3.10) – Sugar and Spice
Baby Giraffe (cut @ 1.70) – Sugar and Spice
Large and small Butterflies (cut @ 2.50 & 2.05) – Lacy Labels

Enjoy…

Take it Slow Card... Cricut Imagine...

2010-09-21T12:17:00.007-05:00

OK... I've always admitted that I'm a gadget girl sooooo when the new Cricut Imagine (CI) was announced, I was immediately interested. Of course, I said I'd wait until it had been out for about six months before I purchased. Well that was before the HSN launch. After seeing the HSN bundle, I purchased that day! And since we're a team, I convinced my BFF and scrappy buddy Karen to purchase too!!! It didn't take much LOL!

This card was done solely with the Imagine (with the exception of the sentiment at the bottom). This entire card started as just white paper. I used the CI Best Friends cartridge to print the pattern papers and used the RGB feature to get the matching solid blue on the turtle's shell and the solid black on the turtle's body as well as the black paper at the bottom of the card. I ran the black paper through the Cuttlebug.

This is a simple card that was totally done in one 12 X 12 piece of white cardstock (there was paper left over). So far I like the CI. I can see lots of possibilities.

Enjoy...

Seasons Change...CCC #41

2010-09-08T00:05:00.002-05:00

The Cricut Cardz Site has a great challenge this week!!! The challenge is to create a Fall card using any Cricut Cartridge and any colors EXCEPT brown, orange, and yellow…

For this card, I chose green & burgundy as the dominant colors with touches of blue here and there.

Be sure to stop by the challenge site and see the wonderful creations from the CCC Design Team. I hope you’re inspired to play along!!!

Cricut Cuts & Cartridges Used for This Project:

Tree (cut @ 4.25”) – Stretch Your Imagination
Birds – Gypsy Font
Picket Fence (cut @ 1.15”) – My Community
Leaves (cut @ 2.5”) – Paper Dolls for Everyday
Acorns (cut @.95”) – Create a Critter

Enjoy…

Cricut Cardz #39... and some cool NEWS!

2010-08-26T08:37:00.008-05:00

The theme this week over at the Cricut Cardz Challenge Site is “Back To School”. I chose to make a shaped pencil card and a matching envelope (for the teacher who is returning after summer break). I really love the weekly CCC challenges… I get to love them even more NOW that I am DESIGN TEAM MEMBER!!! I’m thrilled to be able to join such talented ladies for a 6 month period.

So stop by and jump in on the challenges. It’s sure to be fun!

Cricut Cartridges Used for This Project:
Pencil – My Community
Envelope – Just Because Cards

Enjoy…

Just Because...CCC#38

2010-08-19T20:24:00.004-05:00

Well, the team over @ the Cricut Cardz Challenge Site made it pretty easy to participate this week. The challenge this week is simply make a card any size, any colors, any cartridge. Basically, anything goes… Since I’m building up my card supply and reducing my scrap supply, this challenge was just perfect. I made a “Just Because” card using Cricut Lite Lacy Labels and Live Simply cartridges. I just love the lite cartridges. Patterned Papers used are a hodge podge of Basic Grey, Colorbox, and October Afternoon.

Enjoy…

Maya Road Chipboard Album...

2010-08-13T17:00:00.003-05:00

I finally used this chipboard album that I purchased 3 years ago. Yep three years ago @ the Creating Keepsakes Convention, I purchased several albums. I had so many plans for them. Better late than never, right? Anyway, I just returned from vacation and thought I'd put my purchase to use by making my younger cousin an album of our cruise to the Bahamas. Actually, it's more for his mom because once my cousin loaded the photos to his Facebook page, in his opinion; the trip had been well documented.

My discovery during this project: Chipboard albums are FUN!

Enjoy...

Cherry on Top... Blog Award

2010-08-09T00:27:00.005-05:00

How cool to return from vacation and find this blog award from Scrapin Mom of One Inspiring Little Boy ... I LOVE her designs! You guys should check her out.

One of the criteria for this award is to tell 3 things you love about yourself... Here goes...

I love that I can make people laugh.

I love that I've been blessed with great family and friends.

I love creating... especially with my Cricut.

The next criteria is to pass this award along. I will be doing that soon. Stay tuned.

Until then...., enjoy!

Birthday XOXO...Throwback Thursday 8

2010-07-23T11:37:00.007-05:00

I finally had the time to participate in Emma’s Throwback Thursday Challenge. I came across her site a few weeks ago, but I hadn’t been able to make the deadline until NOW!!! The Throwback Thursday Challenge focuses on the older (not used as often) Cricut cartridges. This week’s challenge was to create a project relating to birthdays using the Cricut Celebrations cartridge.

Of course, I did a simple card (it’s what I do most)… The black scalloped layer is the shadow feature on the #5 button (page 86 in the handbook). The embossed white layer is the blackout feature on the #9 button (page 90 in the handbook). The three birthday hats are welded cuts from the {hat2} image (page 103 in the handbook). I added a little bling to the hats with the iRock. So glad I had the chance to participate.

Enjoy…

Aged To Perfection...

2010-07-17T20:02:00.005-05:00

I just purchased the Cricut Lite Lacy Labels (LLs) cartridge and couldn't wait to use it. So for the shaped card base & the tag/label, I used LLs. And to accompany it, I used another of my favorites, Forever Young. This card is a little more whimsy than the norm, but I kinda like it.

I even had time to make a matching envelope for this one. I used the Cricut Just Because Cartridge for the envelope.

Enjoy...

Hey U...

2010-07-12T00:01:00.006-05:00

I just love the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge. It has such adorable cuts. This little bird is one of my favorites For this card,I used Bazzill cardstock and October Afternoon patterned papers.

Enjoy...

Hard Rock... Orlando

2010-07-09T17:35:00.006-05:00

It's been a long while since I've posted a layout so I thought, "why not make today different?" I'm usually behind the camera so it's rare that I have a photo of myself to scrap. But here's one that I took @ Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. I was right in front of the Hard Rock Cafe. Yep... had to go in and buy a guitar key chain since I've decided to collect one from all the places I visit.

For the LO, I used a combination of October Afternoon scraps. I finally used those beads I bought months ago when I saw how Sasha Holloway used them in her LOs. Her scrapbook style is FAB & I get inspiration where I can... LOL!

Enjoy...

P.S. - I've got to work on a better way to photograph layouts... Pointers anyone?

Cake Minus the Calories...

2010-07-06T23:35:00.004-05:00

This fun cake shaped card has zero calories. I made it using the Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge. Seems I’ve been visiting my older cartridges lately although, I really love the new ones too. This was quick and easy to put together.

Enjoy…

I believe... You can fly...

2010-07-03T14:14:00.006-05:00

Here's a card that I made for a younger cousin who is in her first year of college. She's so smart and while she's excited about college, she's also nervous. I wanted to let her know how much I believe in her! I used the new iRock tool for the bling on this card. It's a pretty neat tool and since I'm a gadget girl, it was a must have!

Enjoy...

Hello...

2010-06-22T19:30:00.003-05:00

I’d almost forgotten some of the fun cuts on the Cricut Wildcard Cartridge. I wanted to make a simple “Thinking of You” card with a simple sentiment. Since the card was so plain, I added some crinkled ribbon (although it doesn't look crinkled in the photo) to dress it up a bit. Anyway, this “oldie but goodie” cartridge has served its purpose once again!

Enjoy...

Simple Flower Card...

2010-06-20T19:08:00.003-05:00

This card is one of a set of Thinking of You cards that I was asked to make. I chose my favorite color combination. I just think fuschia, black, and white go so well together. The flower and vase were cut from the Cricut Walk In My Garden cartridge. I roughed the flower up a bit and added some Stickles to give it more of a distressed look.

More to come…

Enjoy...

Some for the Reserve...

2010-06-06T15:45:00.001-05:00

Just dropping in to share a couple of cards I recently made. For the purse card, I used the Cricut Forever Young Cartridge and for the present card I used the Cricut Sweet Treats cartridge. The cards aren’t made for any specific occasion. They are meant to be multi-purpose. I’m trying to build up my card supply so I can have some in reserve. Boy would that be a departure from the norm!

Enjoy

Baby Card from Doodlebat Font...

2010-05-14T17:13:00.003-05:00

Since I was on a roll with the polka dot paper, I decided to create just one more. This time I created a card for a baby shower. My Pazzles was feeing a little lonely so I dusted it off and went to work. This dress card was created using a doodlebat font from ScrapNfonts called "DB Baby Clothes".

Enjoy...

Mother's Day Part 2

2010-05-09T11:00:00.004-05:00

Here's the second group of Mother's Day cards that I made. I decided to do fun cards this year rather than elegant cards. My cards mirrored my mood. Once again, I let the polka dots rule. I like them, what else can I say...

Anyway, Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there. Hope your day is wonderful!!!

Mother's Day... Dot * Dot * Dot

2010-05-04T16:34:00.004-05:00

It’s kinda obvious with this set of cards that I’m a polka dot fan, right? I don’t know why, but when I have a group of cards to make, I tend to stick to a general pattern and color. I guess it's easier to get them done when I do it that way. Well, this is my first set of Mother’s Day cards, but I’ve got more to make. It's nice to know so many great mothers. Off to the post office with this group.

Teacher Appreciation Cards…

2010-04-22T17:43:00.006-05:00

This set means a card / gift a day during Teacher Appreciation week for my niece’s Kindergarten teacher. JuliAna (that’s the niece) is a lover of animals so EVERYTHING has to have an animal theme. She picked out all of the animals for the cards and was very pleased with herself I might add. Her mother and I were able to sneak in the cupcake gift box because she happened to be engrossed in a Scooby Doo marathon at the time. She did; however, take breaks during commercials to do a little embossing for me… I refer to her as my little “Cuttlebug-ler”. She says she’s putting bumps on the paper. Either way we are in sync! We used Create A Critter and Sweet Treats for most of the cuts.

Enjoy….

Blog Award...

2010-04-19T22:17:00.003-05:00

I wanted to drop in and post a blog award that I received from Mrs Diva2U. What a wonderful surprise. Be sure to go on over to her blog and check out her wonderful creations.

The rule is to pass it on to 12 people. Stay tuned... That will be forthcoming.

Until then, have a wonderful day!

Oh Happy Day…

2010-04-16T23:59:00.003-05:00

Here’s a birthday card made using the Cricut Just Because Cards (JBC) and Forever Young (FY) cartridges. I love the FY cartridge and I can see that the JBC cartridge will quickly become a favorite too. That’s my quicky post for now.

Until next time…

Enjoy…

Welcome Baby...

2010-04-05T16:57:00.002-05:00

I made this card for the coworker of a friend. The pink and brown color combo is one of my favorites. The Circuit New arrival cartridge was used for the Stroller. I’m managing to use all of my scraps as well. No new papers on this one.

Enjoy….

A Little Birdie Told Me…. 2S4Y Kazan #49

2010-04-01T14:39:00.003-05:00

Just dropping in to post my take on this week’s 2 Sketches Challenge (Kazan #49). Once again I pulled out my new favorite, PTI Polka Dot Basics II stamps, for the bottom portion of the card. I used Cricut Straight From the Nest for the bird and oval scallop.

Enjoy…

Miscellaneous Card Set…. PTI March Blog Hop

2010-03-25T16:30:00.003-05:00

I’ve only had PTI stamps for a couple of weeks now, but I couldn’t help participating in their monthly blog hop. This month’s Blog Hop Challenge is to use buttons along with one PTI product. Right now, I only have PTI background stamps and one set of their sentiment stamps. So I used all of the PTI products that I have.

I made a set of all occasion vase shaped cards. I used buttons for the flower centers. I don’t know the brand of buttons (just grabbed some from my stash)…
I used PTI’s background stamps to decorate the vase. The stamps used are: Retro, Polka Dots Basics II and Dot Spot. I used PTI Mega Mixed Messages stamps for the sentiments.

Fun times…

Enjoy…

Have a Fabulous Day... PTI again...

2010-03-22T21:08:00.003-05:00

Okay, I’m really loving the Papertrey Ink background stamps. Once again I used the Polka Dot Basics II to stamp the pink & white polka dot patterns. I really love the ability to make my own background paper. I need to move on from the polka dots because I purchased two other sets. I also used the Cricut Forever Young Cartridge for the model. Nestablities were used to mount the sentiment.

Now off to play with some more stamps.

Enjoy…

For Every Blessing...

2010-03-18T12:11:00.003-05:00

I guess with this card, I’m exercising my right to change my mind. I was kinda opposed to "physically" stamping anything. No ink pads for me thank you… My computer will do nicely. Then I started to take notice of the Papertrey Ink background stamps. I can officially say that I’ve had a change of heart. I love their background stamps and have recently purchased a few sets. The 3 sets of borders at the bottom of the card are from the PTI’s Retro and Polka Dots Basics II background stamps. I started off with a small section, but I’m going to work my way to using the stamps to make my own patterned paper. I love how the various styles can be used interchangeably to make unique designs. I'll get there, but for now, baby steps....

The card is brown with teal accents; however, in the photo, the base looks black… The words for the sentiment were taken from one of my favorite gospel songs titled “For This I Give You Praise”.

Until next time, enjoy…

SPRING has Sprung... CCC #16

2010-03-11T13:16:00.006-06:00

This card is for the Cricut Cardz Challenge #16. The challenge is to use any Cricut Cartridge and any color combination to make a Spring card. Flowers, birds, or butterflies must be used on the card. I decided to use all three. The card frame was cut using the Accent Essentials cartridge (remember that one?). All of the other cuts (grass, flowers, butterflies, bird, oval scallop, and oval) were cut from the newly released cartridge, Straight from the Nest. I also added a little glimmer mist for a little sparkle. I’m really going to like the cartridge.

Challenge complete…

Enjoy…

10 Minute Card...

2010-03-08T20:24:00.002-06:00

I’ve got to say background stamps are really good if you want to make a card but you’re short on time. This past weekend my scrap buddy, Karen and I ventured out to Archivers for a couple of card classes. The classes were fun, but the shopping after the class was even more fun. The classes we took had nothing to do with stamping but somehow each of us ended up with several stamps in our baskets. The pink portion of the card is stamped with one of the clings background stamps. I don’t remember the name of the stamp. I like the way it turned out. Quick and simple.

Enjoy...

Sunshine... Blog Award

2010-02-26T00:04:00.003-06:00

I received this wonderful blog award from Julie over @ Ready, Stamp, Create. I love the way Julie uses her Cricut. As a matter of fact, my first introduction to Julie was via the Cricut Cardz Challenge blog. I especially love this card. The rules for this award is to pass it on to six others. Since I can’t limit it to six and I don’t want to exclude anyone , I’m passing this award on to everyone who stops by!!! Maybe I should rename it to the “all inclusive” Sunshine Blog Award (smile)…

Have a wonderful day…

More Cake...

2010-02-19T21:38:00.004-06:00

Shaped cards are my absolute favorite cards to make. Lately, the Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge is my favorite cartridge. So I combined my two favorites for this birthday card. And it's off to the mail with this one...

Enjoy...

Hugs and Kisses.... CCC #12

2010-02-11T09:14:00.004-06:00

The Cricut Cardz Challenge this week made me realize that there’s one creative feature on many of the cartridges that I’ve downright neglected. That feature is the “card feature”. So the challenge was to make a card using this feature. We could use any colors and any theme. I chose the Valentine’s theme. I used my favorite colors black & white with a touch of color. I loved this challenge. I used the “Card/Tab” function on the Cricut Paisely Cartridge. This particular card function is with the "Elephant1" cut. You can’t really tell in the picture but the heart is actually a cut-out in the card. I placed the white cardstock with the sentiment behind the cut-out. The matching envelope is also from the Paisley cartridge. I love how both the card and the envelope are cut such they are kept closed by a tab/slot.

After I completed this card, I started to look @ my other cartridges to see if they had this feature. I will definitely be using it again and SOON!

Enjoy...

Faith, Hope, & LOVE... CCC #11

2010-02-06T01:01:00.004-06:00

The Cricut Cardz Challenge this week was to make a Valentine's card without using hearts. Initially, I said, “no problem”, but this proved to be more difficult than I thought. I came up with a pretty basic card. The card base and rounded polka dot square were cut from the Mini Monograms Cartridge. The scalloped circle frame was cut from the Easter Seasonal cartridge and the two little red love birds were cut from the Tie the Knot Cartridge. Challenge met...

Enjoy…

The Sweetest Birthday… 2S4Y Kazan # 45

2010-02-06T00:52:00.003-06:00

I love making round cards so I really enjoyed the sketch @ 2 Sketches 4 You this week. I chose to make a circle birthday card. I used the Cricut Sweet Treats Cartridge for the scalloped circle (flower) as well as the cupcake. I really like that cartridge. It's got so many fun cuts.

Enjoy...

Some Notecards from the EXCESS…

2010-02-02T00:01:00.001-06:00

I’ve got so many scraps. Little strips of paper here… A block of paper there… Well, after a while, it all adds up to quite a stack. So I thought it was time to do something about the excess. I decided to make some little notecards. They are small, but it’s just enough space to get the point across.

To create this set, I used Nestabilities to form to card base. I also used the Cricut and the Slice for the die cuts. Sounds like a lot, but this was a very quick and easy project. I’m definitely gonna make more.

Enjoy…

Thinking of YOU… Cricut Cardz #9

2010-01-22T23:42:00.006-06:00

Okay, I admit it… I’m having a great time participating in the challenges @ the Cricut Cardz Challenge Site. This is my 3rd challenge in three weeks. What a way to give the Cricut a workout. Anyway, this week, the challenge was to create a Thinking of You card in any color and using any Cricut Cartridge. The card had to be folded using the “S-fold” technique.

So here’s my “S-fold” card. I used the Walk-In-My garden Cricut cartridge to cut the vase.

Enjoy...

Masculine Bday…. Cricut Cardz #8

2010-01-15T00:01:00.004-06:00

The timing of this challenge over @ the Cricut Cardz Challenge site could not have been more perfect. I needed to get a masculine card done ASAP. I usually procrastinate on the masculine cards because they are truly a challenge. For this card I used the Cricut Easter Seasonal Cartridge for the scallop circle base. I used “From My Kitchen” for the cake and cake plate. Of course, I couldn’t resist the urge to add ribbon, but at least no big bows and bling!

Enjoy…

Versatility…

2010-01-14T01:00:00.001-06:00

I made these cards a while ago and never got around to posting them. As you can see, I used one of my go to “stamps”. In this day where digital stamps are so popular, I’ve made a few of my own. And I use this one a LOT. It’s so versatile. I was also able to use some of those HUGE brads that I’ve had in my stash forever. Simple, quick and serves the purpose.

Enjoy...