Baby Steps

Here is a card I made for my new second cousin. I used the Baby Steps Cricut cartridge. This was also my first time using the Embossing Plus Cuttlebug folder, Fanciful Labels to make the large label on bottom. What a neat item - it embosses and cuts out the shape, before you remove it from the die plate- you ink the embossed areas. 
 I used the Swiss dots folder on the little bib and cuffs, plus some EK alpha stickers for the "welcome baby". On the overalls, I added some faux stitching in white, below the two tiny round brads and some on the socks as well. 

 Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Cards x4

Here are a few recent birthday cards. i have used the cuttlebug, a fiskars cloud punch for the "frosting",  ribbon (american crafts) Hemptique and MS bakers twine, washi tape  from Target and Recollections brands. The cute little flags are like some that I saw teriberi2 make on youtube! There are also some buttons and skittles that I got off Ebay. For the cupcake "liner" I cut a 1 inch by 1 3/4 piece of (thicker) cardstock, I used DCWV stock, added some tear tape and ran it through my Fiskars paper crimper.

 For the red base card and pennants,  I just cut some various width of green yellow and blue, cut the ends to points and added some washi tape to the top and used my Cricut for the scallop & circle, EK cupcake sticker and pink paper is Recollections, stripe and dot are My Mids Eye, Lime Twist- Fly a Kite stack. 

Enjoy & Create!

Father's Day 2012

Here is a card I made for my Dad for Father's Day. I Googled an image of a 1955 Ford Thunderbird, very similar to the one my Dad owns. This was a color photo that I changed to grey scale . The base of the card is a DCWV black 5.5 x 5.5 square card with a square of light blue(DCWV). I cut some grey card stock and put it along the top and bottom, layered some blue striped washi tape (Target brand) over it and paper punched (slim binding edge) and added 3 mini black brads to the right edge. The title stamp is from Studio G - bought a couple years back. 

Happy Father's Day 2012

Enjoy & Create!

Puppy Love ~ Treat Holder

Using my Gypsy and Cricut I created a small treat holder for a special dog buddy of mine. I used the George cart to get the rectangle and made it 3 x 8. I welded a paw print from the Cricut Lite cart - Four Legged Friends. After the entire cut was done, I used my MS score board to score the 3x8 paper at the 1,4 and 5 inch lines. I put a bunch of tiny milk bones in to a food safe treat bag (Wilton) and heat sealed it closed. If you dont have a bag sealer, you could just fold and tape the top of the bag shut. I ran just the top portion of the rectangle through the Cuttlebug (Swiss Dots) for a little added interest. I used an EK mini border punch for the top edge of the holder. I stapled (TH - Tiny Attacher- LOVE IT) the top and added some printed adhesive paper over it..Last I added a little simple knot bow to the top center with a glue dot!

Enjoy!

A Peachy give-a-way!

Hi All ~ Hurry over to our crafty friend, Gigi @  thecricutbug.blogspot.com.  She is offering a chance for one lucky winner to receive a cloud background stamp made by Peachy Keen. Go and check out  http://thecricutbug.blogspot.com/2012/04/thank-you-giveaway.html  for your chance to win. 

Be sure to be a follower of her blog and complete the requests in order to be eligible to win.

 

CUTE BLUE give-a-way from Melody Lane Designs

Hi crafty peeps! Check out this super cute give-a-way from Melody @  http://melodylanedesigns.blogspot.com/ She is looking to re-home her extra, blue Cricut guy! You will have until Wednesday April 18 @ 2 pm to enter. Here is the link to her post and a link to her Youtube video about her recent shopping haul and the vinyl Cricut guy give-a-way! Go and subscribe to her blog and Youtube! She is always doing something fun!

Melody's blog post - http://melodylanedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/04/cricut-give-away-shopping-haul.html

Melody's Youtube post - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fnuYRwkDi0

looks like this guy!

Hippity - Hoppity, Easter's on it's way!

Hello! 

Easter is going to be here before you know it! This is the first of many Easter cards I will be making this season. On this card, a square 5 x5 (Studio G) I used for the back ground paper a sheet of Colorbok paper from the Whisper stack. a McGill paper punch for the grass, Martha Stewart punches (3 butterfly, sunburst, and the eggs & basket) Fiskars circle punch. The cute little bunny cuts are from the Sugar and Spice Cricut cart - cut @ 2.5 inches. I emabossed them with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder.  I accented with Stickles and the stamps are actually 2 different sets, Studio G and My Pink Stamper. 

Enjoy and Create!!! 

Its been quite some time!

Hello Everyone! 

I'm sorry I have been MIA since before Christmas, there has been lots going on, but not too much crafting.

In a nutshell, my sister AND father have been diagnosed, battling and healing from the awful disease of cancer...

My Sister, who had breast cancer, recently finished chemotherapy and had major surgery last week. She is doing ok considering her ordeal. My Dad was diagnosed with a more rare form of blood cancer in mid December. He started chemo in January and from his most recent tests, the cancer seems to have slowed. I have made a few cards here and there, for Christmas and birthdays. My stress levels have been quite high and I haven't had much desire for being crafty, although I am starting to feel better. I have made a few cards recently and wanted to share them. I am sorry that I haven't been around my Blog more often and I hope I haven't let anyone down. I am looking forward to a much craftier Spring and hope that my family's health continues to improve. Thank you to all who have stuck around. I truly appreciate it. Here are a few cards (and a Thanksgiving project) I have done in the last couple of months. Enjoy! 

clearance deals @ Walmart

Hi All ~ I went to a Walmart about an hour from where i live today and found some super deals ~ each of these studio G craft supplies were a whopping .20 cents! I picked up 3 mini punches, the bat, spider and witches hat. I also got two of the 4 pack glitters and 3 rolls of ribbon, there is 4 feet on each roll. 

They also had the rest of the studio G line of the stickers and paper packs for .20 cents each. Be sure to check your local (or further!) Walmart craft sections.

Gotta love a deal!

Happy Bee-Day Seanny B!!!

Here is a cute card I made for my Brother in Law, Sean. His nick name is Sean-ny B, and I thought these stamped images worked "bee-autifully!" Thanks for stopping by!

Cricut Vinyl project

Wow. Its been some time since I have been able to craft or post. I lost my electricity, water and internet during Hurricane Irene for nearly 6 days...and to boot when the power went out, my PC's power supply got fried!
I had been quite busy with work for the entire summer and didn't get to make but one card....Well, its finally Fall and I seem to have more time on my hands. I made a super quick vinyl project and it turned out super cute! Pictured below, is the 3 drawer desktop storage, from Walmart, clearance $4.00 each from the back to school section. My sister asked if I could find some storage for the kids crayon and markers, I found them, but I had to pretty them up! This was so simple. I used my Gypsy to choose a couple of semi-solid images and a font. I cut them them out in the pink (Cricut brand) and blue (from the art store) vinyl. Which was a deal - single sheet vinyl - $1.12- cheap!!! :o)
The font for both, is from the Birthday Cakes cartridge. The crown was from Sweet Treats (i hid the lines) and the heart, George and Basic Shapes. The little airplane and the sailboat (hid lines) are both from the B is for Boy cart. In the top drawer, I also tucked in a small stamp set for each kid. My sister and her kids loved them! If you are looking for a quick and inexpensive project for a kid, try this!

Birthday Humor

Hi All! Hope you are all doing well out there! I have been quite busy with work lately, leaving only a little amount of time to craft and post but I did manage to make time for a special card for my "favorite" Brother in Law. Lol! I love all my BIL's equally, but we have a running joke between my sisters and their hubbys about whose husband is the best. Anyhow, I made this funny card using the Cricut Camp Out cartridge, I hid a few cuts on the out house because i wanted my top layer to be a little more solid so i could have the door open to a little tiny cupcake. I used a couple of punches too, the MS Pine tree and a Fiskars corner punch for the tiny moon. I inked the edges and put the top layer of the outhouse through the Tim Holtz wood grain embossing folder. I created the "rocks" using circle punches that i tore down to size, crumpled and inked them. I put pop dots under one of them for some dimension. The little grass patches between the "rocks" I made from some scrap green paper and used my regular scissors to snip it up. Scotch quick-dry glue worked very well to stick them between the "rocks". For the foreground, I tore up some paper (looks like dirt or a dried pond bed) from a old stack and crumpled it a bit and stuck it down. I added a brad on the outhouse door. I hand wrote the "Hope your birthday..." (i do not care for my own hand writing but I didnt have a punch to fit it and i didnt have enough time to find and cut a cricut label) the torn edges add a great rustic feel to the card anyways- just added two brads to either end to finish it. The inside of the cards reads, (if you hadn't already guessed),

To my FBIL - "is the sh*t" lol. He appreciated it!

I really do enjoy making cards that are scenic, rather than just a few Cricut cuts stuck down, personalizing it makes it all that much more fun to give!

Until next time!

Father's Day Card

Here is the card I sent to my Dad this year for Father's Day. The truck image is from Just Because cartridge. The hearts that are in the back of the truck are the Martha Stewart multi heart punch. The red sentiment is made from my Dymo label maker (LOVE it!). I used the lowercase font wheel with some hearts. I ended up adding a tiny deer and pine tree punch (both Martha Stewart punches) to the card also, but of course I forgot to take a second picture of the finished product!! Enjoy & hope this card inspires you.

Wishing Dads all over the world a very Happy Father's Day 2011

Just the 2 of them! Anniversary cards & dessert

Here are three anniversary cards I made for my 3 sisters. I also made them strawberry shortcake to celebrate. Sorry that the last Pear card is so blurry - I had forgot to photograph it before i sent it and my BIL used his i-phone.

Nature's Beauty

Today at my house there were 6 beautiful Yellow Swallowtail Butterflies. I could only capture on camera five of the six - i guess one was being camera shy! My dog was quite intrigued by them too.

**Edited to note : I have done a little research and these beauties are called Yellow Swallowtail Butterflies.

Mother's Day cards

I have been madly busy for weeks- not alot of crafting time has been had. Also been ill (yes still) on top of things and havent had energy for much of anything until yesterday So here are couple Mother's Day cards i created using. sugar and spice for the scallop circle, a paper punch for the circle and Recollections metal butterflies - inked with Staz on and then added UTEE - they came out really nice. The other cards were similar in shape but one i just used the MS 3 butterfly punch and stickles. The last card I used some Paula Deen powdered sugar stencils (Michaels .60 cents for 5 designs) and just used chalk ink and sponges. At the moment i dont recall what cart i used for the round card shape - sorry. Thanks for taking a look.

Awards

Thanks to Joann for the Stylish blogger award. For this one you have to first thank the person who gave it to you. Next you have to tell 7 things about yourself. Then you pass it along to 15 other bloggers.
Here goes some interesting (or not) facts.
1. I love thrifting - I have found some really neat stuff and even a Cricut cart for $2.00
2. I love candles.
3. I LOVE listening to Relic Radio(.com)
4. I am a paw print fanatic
5. I have a paw print tattoo on my rght ankle
6. I LOVE KONA COFFEE!!! (Hawiian Gold!)
7. I could card craft 24/7 if you let me!
Ok ~ so passing this on to 15 lucky folks....

 

scrapbookgoddess67

QC Kelsey

katie ota

Terri Deavers

Cheryl Gaffney

maribeth27

Simply Sweet by Sharon

char52

Beebeebabs

Best Hobby Eva

kmkluvs2scrap

scrappinC

blue_room_walker123

Smiley21

summer_sunset54

 

4 cards and a Note...

                  

Morning all! I just wanted to share a few Easter cards I have done today and a birthday card. I also realize I have a couple og Blog awards to attend to ~ I have not forgot about them! Im just going through all of the blogs I follow and its taking much longer than I expected (I have to gather 45 more blog addresses & names!!! to finish accepting). So please bear with me! Thanks! On to the cards . I did these quickly this morning. Two cards were made with the new Martha Stewart punches I picked up a couple weeks ago (listed under TJ Maxx Deals) The Bunny ear one came out as my favorite. I just found a bunch of Springy- Easter type patterns and punched and glued them on to a light grey diamond print paper and layered that on a lavender cardstock - I used Microsoft Publisher to create the sentiment and then punched sideways with the EK ticket punch (boy, that punch has sure got its moneys worth!! I use it soo much!). The second punch card , also used Easter 2010 cart, MS Egg & Basket punch and Storybook for the scallop ovals. I cut the litte blades of grass by hand & added some bling for the Bunny's collar, plus a little ribbon at bottom. The third Easter card, I am not sure i love it too much, but I used Holiday Cakes for the bunny and EK Real Estate punch for the stamped (studio G -2009 series) sentiment, plus the i-rock for the gold bling. The last card, a birthday card is an older Studio G cupcake stamp. I had it in my "extra cut" box and saw it today & was inspired to make something out of it. I layered it and used some Copics on it and the purple layer used an MS PAtP to make the pretty border.

Thanks for taking a look & I am hoping to finalize my blog awards this evening!