Birthday Sundaes Challenge #23 - Color

Hello all! Happy Monday!! How is everyone's week starting out? Back to work and back to school for everyone, always fun! Well, after work I came home and finished up this card for the the color challenge over at Birthday Sundaes using pink, green, and white. I started this yesterday, but with all the interruptions I had with chores and family, I gave up. I used The Paper Company and Bazzil cardstock and DCWV pattern paper. The ribbon is from Michael's, Stampin' Up brad, ink, and sentiment stamp and the flourish stamp is from a TCP Studio stamp set. That's it! Pretty simple card, but I really like how it turned out. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Glad it's Saturday!

Hello! How is everyone's weekend going? Can I just tell you how glad I was to wake up and know that it was Saturday morning??? :) It's been a really hectic week and I really need my weekend!! lol I made this card for the Back to School challenges at Cricut 360 and at Die Cuttin Divas. It's funny how school starts at so many times. When I was a kid we went to school from the week after Labor Day until the third week of June. Here in Redding most of the schools started last week. So here's my card made using the Everyday Paper doll cartridge. My card base and mat are from the Paper Company and of course,DCWV pattern paper. The doll and jump rope were made using scraps, and the fringe on the jump rope was from my embroidery floss stash that I have had since I was in junior high. (yes, it seems to last a loonnngggg time!! lol) I used the Simple Sallies face stamp from Peachy Keen and some Pebbles, Inc. chalk on her cheeks. I used my White Gelly Roll pen for the doodling on her shorts, face and hair, and my Zig markers for outlining and doodling. The sentiment stamp is from My Pink Stamper's Buggy Punnies stamp set And the ribbon was from Michael's. Hard to believe that I didn't use any Stickles!! :) Well, that's it for tonight. Hope you all have a great evening and enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Challenge #26 at CTO - Easel Birthday Card

Good morning! Welcome to another challenge at CTO. This week DT 2 was asked to make an easel birthday card. I like making easel cards once I get started, but for some reason I don't make many. I used The Paper Company cardstock for the card base and mats and found this cute DCWV pattern piece in my scraps. The chipboard charms are from a 3 Birds kit, but I couldn't leave them plain, added Stickles to two and Glossy Accents to the third. I used Baker's Twine from the Twinery and glitter brads from my stash to hang the charms.

The gems are from Michael's and the sentiment/cake slice stamps are from Inkadinkado. I also used my White Gelly Roll pen and a blue Zig marker for doodling and coloring.

Well, I hope you like my card. Please be sure to stop by the other DT members for inspiration and leave them a comment. We always love to get comments from you! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Challenge # 7 at Cricut 360 - Old West

Hello all. I have a quick post for a card I made for the challenge at Cricut 360 using the Old West cartridge. I used Recollection cardstock for the card base, 2 of the mats, and the coffee pot. The first mat of pattern paper that looks like denim material is from Paper Pizzaz. The denim ribbon is a piece of denim from a bag full that my mom gave me when she altered a skirt. The stamp sentiment is from a set from Pink by Design and I "spotted" the coffee pot with my White Gelly Roll pen. Well like I said, this is a quickie. Hope you all have had a good weekend, and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Good morning and Happy Sunday! I am super excited about today because I was asked to be a Guest Designer at Birthday Sundaes. How cool is that?!? And did you see Friday's post? I can't believe it! Still pinching myself! lol Any way, back to today's challenge. I was asked to create a birthday card using brads and to use at least three brads. I can remember a time where I put brads on everything but not so much any more.So here's my card. I used Stampin' Up and The Paper Company cardstock for the base and mat and DCWV pattern paper. The ribbon is from Michael's and the brads are from my stash, but I don't know the manufacturer. The leaves on the top mat are stamped with the new Martha Stewart's Stamp Around the Page stamp sets. Yes, I am an HSN shop-a-holic! lol I really like them too. The birthday sentiment stamp is from Stampin' Up as is the ink. Well, I hope you like my card. Please be sure to head over and see all the cute projects the design team has created. They are a talented group! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Saturday Evening

Hi everyone! How's your Saturday? After my very busy day yesterday doing family stuff I was able to play in my room and have some much needed "me" time! I made this card for two challenges. The first challenge is for the Terrific Tuesday Challenge over at Scrappy Mom's using the Pack Your Bags Cricut Cartridge. The second challenge is the Monday Challenge #20 at My Craft Spot which is It's Hot Out There. So what better way to cool off then with a frosty drink! I used Recollection cardstock for the card, color mats, and glass, and Bazzill Swiss Dot cardstock for the liquid in my drink. The pattern paper is from Colorbok. I cut the drink from Pack Your Bags, and the strawberry from Paisley. I used my White Gelly Roll pen for doodling and the sentiment and flower stamps are from Scrappy Mom's. Speaking of which, did you see that they have two new sets just released? Sooo cute!! Gotta do some shopping over there! lol Well, thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great evening!

I've been Spot Lighted!

Happy Friday everyone!! Let the weekend begin!! woo hoo!! Just a quick post since it's been such a busy day. So, have you been to Birthday Sundaes today? Well, they started something new today, called Spotlight Friday where they spot light a guest designer. And surprise!! I'm the first one!! I am so honored!!! You need to check them out and be sure to stop by there Sunday morning too for their new challenge. I'll be show casing a card for them! I am super excited!!! Well, like I said, this is short since I've got a lot of family stuff today. Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!!

Happy Tuesday!

Hello all! How is your Tuesday? Mine was pretty good since I got a chance to play in my room for a little bit. Also, since it's Tuesday it's time for another challenge over at . This week's challenge is "Back to School". So I created a card to support my fellow DT members! I used my Stretch Your Imagination cartridge for the cute little school bus. I used The Paper Company cardstock and DCWV pattern paper. I found the ribbon at Joann's and the little hubcaps are nail heads I found at Walmart, but they don't carry them any more. :( The sentiment stamp on the side of the bus was in my stash and I think it's an Inkadinkado set. I used my White Gelly Roll pen and a black Zig marker for stitching. Well, I hope you like my card and please stop by my fellow DT member's blogs and leave them some love. We all love to get comments! Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening!

Sketch Week Challenge #26 - Die Cuttin Divas

Hello everyone! How's your Monday? Not too bad in this part of the world. I had a little bit of time to kill when I got home from work (shirking chores again!! lol) so I made this card for the sketch challenge over at Die Cuttin Divas. I really do like working from a sketch sometimes, kind of takes the brain struggle out of it when your in a slump. So here's my card. I used Stampin' Up cardstock, ink, and sentiment stamp, Recollection cardstock for the sentiment mat and the scalloped edge, DCWV pattern paper, Nestabilities die, and of course, Stickles!! I love Stickles!! The butterfly is from Prima and the little butterfly stamp is from Martha Stewart. Nice simple card for a little bit of fun on a Monday afternoon. Win-win!! lol Hope the rest of your day goes well and thanks for stopping by!!

Sunday morning

Good morning and happy Sunday! Hope yours is going well. I just wanted to post a quick card for Challenge #21 over at Birthday Sundaes. The challenge this week is just a birthday card. I made this card using all Stampin' Up supplies and a piece of DCWV pattern paper. The mat for the sentiment is cut from the Elegant Edges cartridge. That cartridge is quickly becoming a favorite! The brads were from my stash and I think I got them from Oriental Trading Company when I first started scrapping. I really like the colors and I was amazed when I found that the brads matched perfectly!

Well, told you this was quick! Hope you like my card and that your day is amazing. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Cricut 360 Challenge #6 - Refreshing

Hello all! How was your week and the first half of your weekend? Mine was very busy, one of those, life just gets in your way and not able to craft week. I was able to get in there for a little while today and made this card for the for the challenge at Cricut 360 blog. The challenge was to create something refreshing. Well, I don't know about you, but there's nothing more refreshing than ice cream!! This ice cream cone reminds me of those chocolate dipped cones from Dairy Queen. I cut it from the Nifty Fifties cartridge. The cardstock is from The Paper Company and the pattern paper is from DCWV's Sweet Stack. I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the cone using the Harlequin folder. The mat was cut using the Elegant Edges cartridge. I used my Nestabilities tag set to cut the ribbon and distressed it and the cone with a Colorbox Cat's Eye chalk ink. The sentiment stamp is from Pink By Design. I added doodling with my White Gelly Roll pen and then added Glossy Accents to it to give it that "just dipped" effect. Well, DH just got home, so I gotta run. Have a great rest of your evening, and as always, thanks for stopping by.

Challenge #24 at CTO - My First Post as a DT Member!!

Good morning and welcome to Celebrate the Occasion's Challenge #24! I am so excited to be posting my first project as a DT Member at Celebrate the Occasion! I feel so honored to be a part of this team. I have been participating in their challenges for a few months and have had a lot of fun. There's always a nice variety to their challenges which is nice. Now for this week's challenge, create something for a kid's birthday. It's been a long time since my girls were kids, so I had a blast making this card. I used my favorite cartridge, Create a Critter and of course DCWV Nana's Kids paper stack. And you just can't pass up using googly eyes on these cute cuts!! The cardstock is from The Paper Company, a Prima flower near her ear, ribbon and jewel from my Michael's, nail head from Walmart, Stickles, Sakura White Gelly Roll and Zig markers for doodling.  The sentiment stamp is from a My Pink Stamper set, so perfect for this cut and I used my Stampin' Up punches to create the mats for the sentiment. Well, I hope you get inspired by my card and be sure to stop by all my fellow team members and see what they have created. They are a talented bunch!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! Oh, and don't forget to have FUN with the challenge!!!!  :)

Another for Sunday

Hello again. I wanted to post this card I just made for the challenge over at Birthday Sundaes. They're having a blog hop today and the theme is Cakes and Cupcakes. Have you seen their new look? It's so cute. My card is pretty simple but I like it. I cut the cupcake from 3 Birds Straight from the Nest cartridge. The patterned paper for both the cupcake and the card mat is from DCWV and the cardstock is The Paper Company. I put some Glossy Accents on the cherry and Stickles throughout the cupcake and card and my White Sakura pen and a brown Zig pen for doodling. The sentiment stamp and the 3 owls on the branch are from a set that I think is Inkadinkado. Well, gotta run and start dinner. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by Birthday Sundaes and checkout the hop!

Good Sunday Morning!

Hello all! Hope your weekend is going well. It's been a hot one, so I've been hiding in my room. I made this card for my DGD's birthday next week. Hard to believe she's going to be 16!!! Yikes! I have been wanting to use my new Rock Princess cartridge and I thought it fit in with Challenge #5 - Transportation over at Cricut 360. Now, I know this isn't exactly the way you want a 16 year old to drive, but this is so opposite of her quiet personality that I thought it was perfect. Here's the recipe:

The Paper Company cardstock
DCWV Glamor Girl stack pattern paper
Image from Rock Princess
Ribbon and jewel from Michael's
Sentiment stamp from Scrappy Mom's Stamps
Swirl and Numbers stamps from stash
Stickles
Prima flowers
Sakura White Gelly Roll pen for doodling

Well, time to get my day started. Hope you have a great Sunday and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Cricut Cartridge Storage

Hi everyone! Hope your Friday is going well. I've been trying to condense my Cricut cartridge storage. A couple of weeks ago I was searching out ideas on Youtube and decided to go with the photo box/divider idea. The only problem I had was I didn't like how clunky they were in the boxes because of the actual cartridges. I liked the idea of the new Art Bin containers but I didn't want to spend that kind of money. So while running errands this morning I ran into Michael's and found the cutest container, and the best part was that this week all the scrapbooking storage is 50% off!!

It's by Recollection and it holds 60 cartridges!! I only bought one with the thought that I'd try it and if it didn't work I'd use it for something else. I need to go back tomorrow and get a couple more before the sale ends. The best part is it condensed the handbooks and overlays too. I had 4 boxes full with everything, and after pulling out the carts I now have 2 and 1/2 boxes with just the books and overlays, and they are so much neater!!

Well gotta run for now. We are going over to DD #2's house for dinner and I need to put together the dish I'm bringing. Have a great evening!

It's only Wednesday?!?

Hello everyone! I know it's only Wednesday, but I feel like it should be Friday!! This first week back is kicking my butt!! :) And I especially miss playing in my craft room. I did come home and created this card for 3 different challenges. The first challenge is at Scrappy Moms Stamps for their Terrific Tuesday Challenge using either Campin' Critters or Nifty Fifties. The second challenge is at Tattered Time for the CCCC #26 using Campin' Critters, and the third is also using Campin' Critters at Cricut 360. Well, since I don't have that cartridge I used Camp Out. I felt really rushed when I was making the card, so I'm not sure I like it. Oh well, at least I finished it and am able to submit it! :) Here's the recipe:

The Paper Company cardstock
K and Co. pattern paper
Scrappy Moms sentiment stamp
Stampin' Up ink
Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen
Ribbon from Michael's

Hope you have a great evening and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Challenge #23 at CTO

Hello all and happy Tuesday!!! I made a card to play along with my fellow DT members over at Celebrate the Occasion. It was Team 1's turn to host the challenge and since I'm on Team 2 I'm not designing, but I wanted to play along and support them. The challenge is to make something using the colors blue and white. I didn't have a lot of time to play since I am now back to work, but I thought this turned out kind of cute. And the best part, it was made with all scraps from my stash! Here's my recipe:


DCWV pattern paper
Recollection, The Paper Company, and Stampin' Up cardstock
Martha Stewart Paper and Stampin' Up Paper Punches
My Creative Time sentiment stamp
Stampendous Embossing Powder
Nail Heads from Walmart
Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Thanks for stopping by, and remember to head over to CTO and join in the fun!

Sunday Evening

Hello all! How was your weekend? Ready to start a new week? I know if you're like me, Sunday nights can be a bummer. I go back to work tomorrow after being off for 4 weeks recovering from surgery. Sure made me realize how valuable your health really is. Any way, today was busy trying to get things in order for the week, but I did have some time to play in my room while DH watched the Giants game. I made this card for the Challenge #19 over at Birthday Sundaes which was to create something using the posted photo for inspiration. Here was my take on it:

The Paper Company cardstock
Anna Griffin pattern paper
Image from Life's a Beach cartridge
Googly eyes from Michael's
Stickles
Decorative scissors from Michael's
Nail heads from 
Inkadinkado and dollar stamps from Joann's
Martha Stewart's glitter markers

Zig markers

Well, hope you have a great week. Thanks for stopping by!

Hello again!

Hello again all, how's your Saturday going? Just like the rest of the country, it is HOT here!! We have had such a mild summer so far and now we're paying for it!! But that's the best excuse to stay in and play indoors, right? ;) So here's a card I made for the I Scream for Ice Cream challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut. What an appropriate challenge for the end of July. Here's the recipe:

Recollection cardstock
DCWV pattern paper
Image from Simply Charmed cartridge
Sentiment stamp from Scrappy Mom's stamps
Peachy Keen face stamps
American Crafts ribbon
White Gelly Roll Pen
Colorbox chalk ink
Pebbles Inc chalk
Martha Stewart Drippy Goo punch

Well, DH just got home and I need to start dinner. Keep cool and thanks for stopping by!

Check out my new look and grab my button!!!

Good morning all!! How do you like my new look???? I absolutely love it!!! Please feel free to grab my new button too!!!! DD#2 urged me "freshen up" my look, so here we are!! I just want to thank Tenille over at The Cutest Blog on the Block for doing such a great job!!!! Thanks Tenille!!! :) Well, off to take care of some chores and then hopefully play in my room!! Have a great Saturday!