I am attempting to maintain a blog filled with random bits from my life and family as well as my adventures in crafting.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

BBTB2 - Stars and Stripes

Happy Monday!!!
Today over at BBTB2 we have a new challenge starting just in time for the 4th of July!
Can you believe it is already here?!?!
I decided to use this awesome cut from Summer Celebrations!

The background papers were all just in my scrap stash, but they all worked so well together.

The sentiment is from CardzTV "Happy Days" stamp set.

I hope you'll join us for our Stars and Stripes challenge this week!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Friday, June 26, 2015

Cut It Up - Stickers!

Happy Friday!!!

Welcome to another challenge over at Cut It Up!!!

Cut It Up
Challenge:
Use Stickers

Sponsor:
The Robin's Nest
$20 Gift Certificate

My Project:
For this challenge I decided to just use a card base
from Art Philosophy - LOVE the flowers it cuts
out at the bottom!

I had some super cute flower stickers in my stash
that were a perfect match :)

The cardstock is from American Crafts
and the paper I used to fill in the empty space of the flowers
was just in my scrap stash.

The sentiment is from Studio G.

Super simple and super cute!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Monday, June 22, 2015

BBTB2 - Grillin' N Chillin'


Happy Monday!!!

Hope everyone enjoyed celebrating Father's Day yesterday!!!

Today over at BBTB2 we have a new challenge
starting all about FOOD!!!

It is National Onion Ring Day, so in honor
of that we want to see projects featuring food.
There are so many options to choose from
with all the Cricut images dedicated to this wonderful subject,
it shouldn't be too hard to do :)


I pulled out the From My Kitchen cartridge and
decided to make a BBQ themed card.
I actually gave this to my dad yesterday for Father's Day,
along with a fun BBQ tool set.
He loves to BBQ in the summer and
steak is probably his favorite food to throw out there!

I used paper from My Mind's Eye and
Enamel Dots from Recollections.

The sentiment comes from CardzTV's "Summer Fun"
Stamp Set.

I hope you will join us for this fun challenge!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Sunday, June 14, 2015

BBTB2 - You're So Crab-ulous!

Happy Monday!!!

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend
and are ready for another challenge with us over at BBTB2!!!

This week's challenge is
Lobster (or Crab) Fest!

And who doesn't love this little crab from Create-A-Critter?
My paper is from DCWV Hippie Chic paper pad.
I did cut a border from Elegant Edges just to add a little more to the bottom.
The sentiment is from CardzTV's "More Critter Captions".
I used some orange Enamel Dots for embellishment.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Friday, June 12, 2015

Cut It Up! - Stars and Stripes

Happy Friday!

Hope your week is finishing up nicely :)

Today over at Cut It Up we have a new challenge starting:


Our Sponsor:
$20 Gift Certificate

My Project:
I started my card with a 5x5 white cardstock base.
I used Art Philosophy for the stars.
My paper is all from Hobby Lobby.
I LOVE the shiny glitter paper from The Paper Studio.
The stamp is from a Fiskars set and I just
free handed the banner tag.
The arrows are from CTMH.

I hope that you will join us for this challenge!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Decorate To Celebrate #102

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for another Anything Goes challenge over at

I am continuing with my Home Decor for the 4th of July.
Here is a "Freedom" Banner I created:

I used paper from The Paper Studio's All Seasons III and glitter packs.
All my cuts come from Art Philosophy.

I used Craft Cardstock for the base banner cuts.
I alternated stars and stripes paper for the star shadow.

Here is a close up of one of the letters.
I did use foam tape to pop up the shadow star,
the white star, and the letter
so that there is more of a 3D effect.
Unfortunately the pic doesn't do the greatest job
of showcasing the project.

I hope that you will join us over at

Thanks for checkin' in!!!


Monday, June 8, 2015

BBTB2 - Signs for the Times!

Happy Monday!

Today over at BBTB2 we have a new challenge starting -
Signs for the Times!
Use a sign or a banner on your projects.

I decided to use the cute birds from Birthday Bash
holding a "Surprise" banner.
I thought this would make a super cute invitation
for a surprise Birthday Party.
The b/g paper is from American Crafts.
The stamp is from CTMH and the jewel dots
are from Hobby Lobby.
Super Simple!

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2 for this challenge!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Monday, June 1, 2015

BBTB2 - Wedding Celebrations!

Happy Monday!!!
AND Happy JUNE!!!

Summer is here!
Oh Boy!

Today over at BBTB2 we are celebrating the Month of Weddings!
We want to see wedding/anniversary projects!

I kept mine super simple, by making a Gift Card Holder.

Sometimes, I just LOVE paper so much,
that it is what I want the focal point of the card to be.
As in this case :)
I used my Envelope Punch Board from We R Memory Keepers
to punch out the gift card sized holder.
I used Sweethearts for the Chartreuse tag.
The sentiment is from CardzTV "Happy Days"
and the glitter gems are from Hobby Lobby.

For the back I cut the rings from Sweethearts.

And it fits the gift card perfectly!

Like I said, super simple!!!

I hope that you will join us over at BBTB2 this week!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!