Cricut Blog

Really quick post.....if you haven't already, check out the new Cricut Blog. Having been gone all weekend, I'm trying to catch up on everything and just saw this. It's been a busy couple of weeks so I know I'm way behind! Have a great Monday!!!

Another Blog Award!!!!

Hello everyone!! Hope you have had a wonderful weekend. Ours was extremely busy with my daughter's and her boyfriend's college graduations. Had a great time and so very proud of both of them!! A few weeks ago my blog was nominated for another award!! It's so flattering to receive an award!! Kim over at My Crafting Creations nominated my blog with the Cricut-tastic award! So cool! So here's the scoop on this award:

Wear this badge proudly on your blog and share it with friends. Share this award with 10 people that you think have Cricut-tastic blogs. You also have to tell 5 Cricut related things about yourself.


The 5 things are:

1.  I bought my first Cricut in 2005
2. I have over 50 cartridges
3.  I now have the Expression and E2
4. I own a Gypsy
5. I have the deep cut blade and markers and have never used them....think it's part of that whole obsession thing! ;)

And now the 10 deserving blogs I am nominating, and they're listed in no particular order:

1. Kristen over at http://craftinwithkristen.blogspot.com/
2. Gloria over at http://gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com/
3. Liza over at http://hooscrafty.blogspot.com/
4. Sharon over at http://inthebigbluehouse.blogspot.com/
5. Katy over at http://katycreated.blogspot.com/
6. Mary over at http://marys-crafty-scraps.blogspot.com/
7. Tammy over at http://ncscrapaddict.blogspot.com/
8. Kristin over at http://pinkldycrafter.blogspot.com/
9. Rayna over at http://purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/
10. Suzy over at http://scrappinsuzy.blogspot.com/

When you get a chance, head over and visit each of these ladies and take a look at all the inspiration they have to offer. Well, thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of your weekend!

Graduation Season

Well, it's that time of year again, graduation and this year we have some in our family. My middle daughter and her boyfriend are graduating from college and a friend's daughter is graduating from high school. It's hard to believe that one of my baby girls is actually graduating from college!! Here are two of the cards I made for the big day. The first one is for my daughter and the second for my friend's daughter.

                                          Recollection Cardstock
                                          DCWV Pattern Paper
                                          Michael's Ribbon
                                          White and Black Gelly Roll Pen
                                           Everyday Paper Dolls Cartridge
                                           Spellbinders Nestabilities
                                           Sentiment Stamp HOTP

                                          Recollection Cardstock
                                          DCWV Pattern Paper
                                          Everyday Paper Dolls
                                          Spellbinders Nestablilities
                                          Peachy Keen Face Stamps
                                          Stickles
                                          Sentiment Stamp from Scrappy Moms
                                          Clouds Background Stamp from Pink by Design                                                  
                                           Pebbles, Inc. Chalks
                                           White Gelly Roll Pen
I have seen this format for descriptions of cards and thought I'd give it a try. Well, got a busy weekend ahead with all these graduations, so I won't be posting for awhile. Hope everyone has a great weekend and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Sundaes Challene #9

Hello everyone! How's your Wednesday going? What a difference 24 hours makes, yesterday nothing but rain and today all sunshine! Gorgeous day here in the north state!! Today I have a really quick card for the next challenge at Birthday Sundaes which was to include at least 3 circles. I used Recollection cardstock and DCWV pp, Stampin' Up punches for the tag, and a My Pink Stamper sentiment stamp. The little nail heads in the corner were from Walmart, but they don't carry them any more. And that's it, super simple card since I'm crunched for time tonight. I hope the rest of your week goes well and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Terrific Tuesday Challenge

Happy Tuesday!! Hope you have been having a good one. It's been a wet one here, rained all day. Too bad I had to be at work, would have been a perfect scrapping day!! lol  At least I had a chance to play in my room for a little while and finished up this card for the challenge over at Scrappy Mom's. The challenge is to use the Once Upon a Princess cartridge. The card base was made with Georgia Pacific cardstock, I know, quite the shocker that I didn't use Recollection! BUT, I did use Recollection cardstock for the yellow mat and part of the fairy. I also used Bazzil cardstock on the fairy. The wings were made with a scrap so I don't know the manufacturer. The little flowers are Prima flowers that I got from Joann's when I first started scrapping. The face stamp is from Peachy Keen Dolly Dumplins set. The pp is from DCWV Nana's Kids. I also added Stickles to her dress and the corner of the card, and the stitching was done with one of my Zig markers. The ribbon is from Michael's and the sentiment stamp is from the newest release of Scrappy Mom's stamps, Happily Ever After. VERY cute set and so appropriate for this challenge! Well, hope you like my card, and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #8

Hello again! Thought I'd post another card I was able to finish for the Birthday Sundaes challenge which is a recipe calling for 2 pattern papers and 3 embellishments. The cardstock is from Recollection and the pp is from DCWV Celebration stack. The jewels are from Michael's, as is the ribbon. The twine is from the Twinery and the tag is a stamp and punch set from Stampin' Up. The sentiment stamp is from Hot Off the Press. I hope you like it and that you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

CCCC #17 - Give a Hoot

Hello all! Hope your Saturday is going well. I'm finally getting a chance to play in my room. Woo Hoo!!! I need to be working on graduation stuff, but oh no, had to finish this card first. I started earlier in the week when I had a few minutes, and I mean literally a few, so I wanted to get it done. It's for the Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge over at More Than Favors. This week's challenge is to use the Give a Hoot cartridge. So, since I don't own that one, I decided to use the 3 Birds Straight from the Nest cartridge. I like the challenges that use the older carts because it allows me to use what I already have! So, on to the card. The cardstock is Recollection (surprising, huh?!?) and DCWV pp. I chose the bird cage cut and then embossed it with clear embossing powder to give it a more wrought iron look to it. The chain on the cage is actually from some Halloween Dazzles from Hot Off the Press. I used my black Gelly Roll pen for the stitching and the sentiment stamp is from Pink by Design. Well, off to play some more. Hope you like my card and as always, thanks for stopping by!!!

Happy Friday the 13th and blog candy reminder!

Hi all, hope your Friday is going well since it is the 13th and all!! Sorry, just a quick post, no project today. I have had such a hectic week that I haven't had a chance to play in my room. :(  I just wanted to thank all the new followers that have joined recently. I'm almost to 100 and then it will be time to draw for my blog candy!! woo hoo!!!! Thank you all for taking the time to visit this little blog and leave such sweet comments. I get so excited every time I see a comment!! I also wanted to remind everyone to be sure to leave your info for me to be able to contact you if you're the lucky winner. I know I would hate to win something and not know it!!! lol Well, gotta run, time to fix dinner and head to the monthly card workshop tonight. Love those girls!!! I plan to play in my room tomorrow, so I should have something to share. Have a good evening and thanks for stopping by!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!!

Hello everyone! Hope you've enjoyed your NSD!! I was able to celebrate by playing in my room today. I know there were alot of blog challenges going on, but I stayed off the computer most of the day so that I could complete some cards and actually a layout or two. Here's a card I made for the everything goes challenge over at Birthday Sundaes. I used some paper from my new K & Co. stack that has some really cute papers in it. I used Recollection cardstock for the card base and the mat. I used a Martha Stewart border punch on the mat. The flower was  made with the Stampin' Up Build a Bl ossom stamp and punch set. The button was from my stash and the twine is from The Twinery. The sentiment stamp is from My Pink Stamper, and of course, some Stickles. Well, hope you enjoyed your NSD and my card, and as always, thanks for stopping by!!

CCCC#16 Double Feature!!

Hello everyone! Hope you're having a good week so far. My E2 finally got here yesterday!! WOO HOO!!! I played around with it a little bit this afternoon. I'm going to LOVE this machine, once I get used to it that is! ;) A tiny bit of a learning curve, but I think that's more because I'm too impatient to read the manual!! lol Any way, I made this card before the E2 got here, so I'll have to make something else soon so I can use my new toy!!! So, back to the card.....this week's challenge was to use either the Pagoda or the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge. I don't have the Pagoda, so you've got it, the Plantin Schoolbook. I have always like the font on that cart and have used it often. I chose the flower and leaf cuts and used Recollection and Bazzil cardstock. The pp is from the DCWV's Glam Girls stack. I added some super cute ribbon with peace signs that I got at Michael's and a Peachykeen Face stamp. The doodling was done with my white Gelly Roll pen and the stamp is from Pink by Design. And can you believe it? NO Stickles!!! *gasp!* hard to believe, huh??  hehe Well, hope you like the card, and thanks for stopping by.

Terrific Tuesday's Paisley Challenge

Good morning! I usually don't have time to post before I go to work, but I have an appointment this morning and won't be going into the office until later. Soooo....thought I'd make a quick post. I made this card yesterday for the Terrific Tuesday Challenge using the Paisley cartridge over at Scrappy Mom's. I LOVE their stamps, in fact, just ordered the Special Delivery set. Now I have every set they make!! woo hoo!! If you haven't purchased any, I highly recommend them, they are ADORABLE!!  I really enjoy the challenges that have you use older cartridges, it reminds me why I purchased them because they're so cute. I made this card using Recollection cardstock and pp from an older stack of DCWV. I used my Stampin' Up scalloped border punch for the mat and bling is from Michael's. I used a Scrappy Mom's stamp for the sentiment and my white and black Gelly Roll pens for the doodling. I used Stampin' Up dimensionals for the zebra. I always forget to mention the dimensionals and if you look at my prior cards almost all of them have raised images. Well, better run, have a great week and thanks for stopping by!

Check This Out!

Check out this really cool blog give away! Scrappin With Cricut is giving away the Cricut Every Day cartridge!! I've been trying to win this cartridge on E-bay for awhile now. Maybe I can win!! lol Have a good one!!!

Happy May Day!

Hello everyone! It's so hard to believe that today is the first of May!! Wow, this year seems to be flying by!! Well, hope everyone has been having a good weekend. I know that part of the country is dealing with some pretty harsh weather and my thoughts and prayers are with all of those that have lost so much. Well, today I was able to get a couple of cards made and wanted to post one of them. This card is actually for two challenges, one at Celebrate The Occasion, which was to make something for Mother's Day, and the other challenge is at More Than Favors CCCC #15 which was to use the A Child's Year Cricut cartridge. This card was made using Recollection and Bazzil cardstock, and the pp is from K & Co. I used my Nestabilites die cut for the sentiment tag and the sentiment is from Pink by Design stamps. It's a pretty simple card, but I really liked the colors. Well, I hope you all have an enjoyable week and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Campin' Critters Blog Candy

Hey everybody! Have you been by Sherrie's blog, Sherrie Scraps with passion? She's got a great give away as a thank you to all her followers. I don't have this cartridge yet, but hey, maybe I can win it!! ;) When you get a chance, head over there and check out all her cute projects and become a follower! She's only been blogging since February and already she's got almost 400 followers!! woo hoo!!!! Well, gotta run, need to leave my comments at her blog and then get ready for the Cricut E2 launch on HSN!! Can't wait!!! Thanks for stopping by!

Rocker Chick

Hey everybody! Happy Friday!! Just a really quick post today. I made this card for my granddaughter's 17th birthday and wanted to enter it over at Birthday Sundaes anything goes challenge. I like how it turned out. I used Recollection cardstock for the card base and part of the sentiment tag, Bazzil cardstock as the mat and scalloped portion of the sentiment tag, and K and Co pp. The ribbon is from Michael's and the sentiment stamp from Pink by Design. I used a brown Zig pen for the stitching and my white Gelly Roll for the doodling on the sentiment tag. The guitar is cut from Life's a Party and I colored it with my Martha Stewart glitter markers. I was surprised at how sparkly those pens are, too bad it doesn't really show in the picture. Also, just wanted to remind everyone about my 100 Followers blog candy. I'm almost there and some lucky crafty person can win. To see the fun goodies just go here. Be sure to leave me a comment and how I can get in touch with you when you win! Well, better run, time to make dinner and then go to my card workshop tonight. Yay!! So much fun with the girls!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Each Day is a Gift!

Hello everybody! Hope your Monday has been a good one. I was able to spend a little time in my room today and made this card for the Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge #14 over at More than Favors. This week the challenge was to use the Indie Art. I've only used this cartridge a few times and each time I do I wonder why I don't use it more, it's got some really cute things on it. The card base and black mat are made from scraps in my stash and the pp is from the new DCWV Glamor Gal stack. The butterfly and sentiment mats were cut from scraps as well and the ribbon is from Michael's. The sentiment stamp is from Pink by Design and cut the tag with my Stampin' Up oval and scalloped oval punches and added some doodling with my white Gelly Roll pen. I tried to distress the  card and mats and realized I don't like scrapping the paper with my craft knife or any of my files. The whole sensation gives me the shudders, kind of like nails on a chalkboard! Oh well, the things we do for our hobbies!! lol Well, hope you like the card and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Blow Bubbles!

Hello everyone, hope you are having a good weekend and that spring has finally arrived for you. It sure has here, mostly sunny, flowers blooming and of course the birds are singing! I enjoyed some time out and about this morning and then enjoyed some "me" time in my room. I finished up this card for the Terrific Tuesday Challenge over at Scrappy Moms using the New Arrival cartridge. The card base and mats were cut from Just Because Cards. I used Recollection cardstock for the base and the pp is from a DCWV stack. The tub and bubbles are cut from New Arrival with cardstock scraps in my stash. It's hard to tell in the picture, but I used some metallic paper in a gold tone trying to get a brassy look. I then distressed the white portion of the tub with some Colorbox Cat's Eye chalk ink to break up some of the white. I then added some Stickles to the bubbles and some rain drop jewels from the shower head. I used my black Gelly Roll pen for some doodling. The sentiment tag is also distressed with chalk in and popped up with Stampin' Up dimensionals, as is the tub. The sentiment stamp is from one of the sets of Scrappy Mom's stamps that I won. I have all but one of their sets, and as soon as pay day gets here, I'll be buying that one too! LOVE their stamps!!!! Well, I hope you like the card and the rest of your weekend is good to you. As always, thanks for stopping by!!

Woo Hoo!! My Card Was Featured!!!

Happy Friday everyone!!! I'm sitting here enjoying my coffee and checking out blogs when I found out that my card I submitted over at Birthday Sundaes made their feature list!!! I'm so proud!! lol I've been having a blast creating cards and submitting them, not really expecting to win anything, just having fun. This truly makes my day. Thanks so much Kristie!! I have a busy day today and won't be able to play in my room, but tomorrow is a whole other story!! Be sure to stop by Birthday Sundaes and check out all the cute projects. Have a great Friday and thanks for stopping by!!

To My Favorite Chick

Hello everyone and happy Monday! Hope it's been a good one for everyone, it was a typical busy one at work today so I was feeling like I needed some "therapy" when I got home! lol Nothing like crafting therapy to make the day better!! So here's a card I made for the CCCC #13 over at Two Scraptastic Gals. This week's challenge you could use either Storybook or Wrap it Up, and since I don't have Wrap it Up, you get the idea.... I chose to make the cockatoo. The card base and map are from Recollection, the pp is from one of my first paper pads I ever purchased, K & Co. I did the shading on the cockatoo with a combination of colored pencils and Pebbles Inc. chalks. I added Stickles to his eye and some of the pp and on the butterfly that I punched with a Martha Stewart stamp and punch combination. The ribbon is from Joann's and I added some stitching with my Gelly Roll pen. The sentiment stamp is from My Pink Stamper. Looking at the picture now, I think I need to practice my coloring though, not really happy with the way the bird turned out. Oh well, it's all fun. I hope you like it and that you have a great week! Thanks for stopping by.

Sunny Sunday

Hello, hope you all have had a great Sunday, ours turned out to be sunny and no showers. Very beautiful day! I did play a little in my room, created a layout from our trip and made one card for the challenge over at Birthday Sundaes. The challenge was to follow an inspiration picture. For this card I used Bazzil cardstock for the card base, Recollection cardstock for the mat and sentiment mat, and pp from DCWV. The sentiments were from two different companies, the first sentiment from Scrappy Mom's stamps and the second from Pink by Design, and the cherry stamp from Stampin' Up. I used a Nestabilities die to cut the sentiment mat, a very quick card to create. Well, hope you like it and as always, thanks for stopping by.