BBTB2- Nativity

It's Christmas Week!

Awesome!

Today over at BBTB2 we have another Christmas/Holiday

Challenge-

Use a Nativity or Menorah.

I chose to use the Nativity from Winter Frolic.

I used a PKS baby face instead of the cuts from

the cartridge. I think it is adorable.

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Happy Monday!

Today I am hosting the challenge over at BBTB2!

I decided on using a Holiday symbol,

such as an ornament or menorah.

I used Winter Frolic for this fun ornament.

My background paper is from The Paper Studio.

The ornament paper is from my scrap stash and

I used some silver glitter paper for the add ons.

My sentiment is from Hero Arts.

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2 for this

Holiday Challenge.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up - Tic Tac Toe

Happy Friday!

Welcome to December and

the Christmas Season!

We are in full swing over at Cut It Up Challenges

with today's challenge!

Our Sponsor:

Digital Delights

Prize: $5 Store Credit

My Project:

Digital Delights donated some super cute digi's for us

to choose from for our DT Projects,

I chose this adorable elf.

Now remember digi stamps and coloring are not my

strengths, so please forgive the amateur job.

Anyway, the Tic Tac Toe combo I chose was

Embossing, Glitter, Elf.

My Embossing is the red mat with Holly.

The Glitter is on the hat; 

I used Wink of Stella on the white front,

it's just hard to see in the pick.

I also added a glitter gem.

I hope you will join us over at Cut It Up

for our Holiday Tic Tac Toe challenge.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Happy Thanksgiving

Hello! Happy Monday!

Today over at BBTB2 we are challenging you

to include the word "Thanks" or "Thanksgiving"

on your cards or projects.

I found this "Happy Thanksgiving" phrase on the

Create-A-Critter 2 cartridge and wanted to use it.

I found some fun fall colored papers and layered them

to create this card.

I was lucky enough to have some Enamel Dots

that coordinated, so I used those to embellish.

I hope you will join us this week over at 

BBTB2!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Anything Goes Thanksgiving

Happy Monday!

Today over at BBTB2 a new challenge has started.

Anything Goes - Thanksgiving Style.

I decided to use Celebrate with Flourish for

this fun Pilgrim hat. I cut it at 3".

My papers are from my scrap stash.

I really am trying to use up all my scraps,

I have SO many!!!

The sentiment is from a Hero Arts Holiday set.

Please join us over at BBTB2 this week!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Thanksgiving "When Nature Calls"

Happy Monday!

Seriously, we are already into November!?!?

Thanksgiving is 2 1/2 weeks away?!?!

CRAZY!!!

Over at BBTB2 we are starting our holiday

challenges and this week we want to see

projects featuring something from nature.

I chose Acorns :)

These cute acorns come from the Create A Critter 2 cart.

I pieced some scraps together for the background.

The sentiment is from Fiskars.

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up - Halloween Non Traditional Colors

Happy Friday!!!

Today over at Cut it Up we have a

super fun challenge for you!

Create a Halloween project using

Non-Traditional Colors!

One Happy Cut is our sponsor for this challenge.

They are offering a $15 Gift Code.

My Project:

I used Celebrate with Flourish for this awesome

Tree cut. I LOVE this image!

I decided to use a softer color palette for this

Non-Traditional card.

My background paper is from CTMH, the side strip

was just in my scrap stash, so I am not sure where that came from

The "Oct 31st" stamp is from Joy's Life

Halloween Puns.

The bat stamps are from Studio G.

I really like the way this card turned out.

I hope you will join us over at Cut It Up for this challenge!

Thanks for checkin' in!

BBTB2 - Football Season

Happy Monday!!!

Welcome to another fun challenge over at

BBTB2!

This week we want to see Football themed cards.

Either kind of Football will work :)

For me Football means NFL and Fantasy Football!

I love Fantasy Football, although this year I am 

not having a winning season :(

Oh well!

I used the Create-A-Friend cartridge for my images.

I cut the football at 18", if you can believe it!

It's only meant to be a small image because it is in

the hands of a football player, but it didn't prevent me

for enlarging it :)

I love the background paper too!

It is from Karen Foster Design's "Sports" 6x6 paper pad.

I found it on clearance at Hobby Lobby for $2.87 :)

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2 for

our Football challenge!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - BOO

Happy Monday!

We are getting closer to All Hallow's Eve,

so we have a challenge starting over at

BBTB2 of Anything Halloween!

For my card I used the Simply Charmed cartridge

for the fun headstone cut.

My papers are from SEI, and The Paper Studio.

The sentiment is from Joy's Life Halloween Puns.

I really like the color scheme on this one :)

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2

for our Halloween Challenge this week!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Happy Friday!!!

Welcome to another Challenge over at Cut It Up!

The Theme for this Week's challenge is:

Pumpkins!!!

Use a Pumpkin on your card or project.

Sponsor:

Craftin' Desert Divas

Prize: One Digi Image

My Project:

For my card, I used Simply Charmed.

Isn't this Pumpkin adorable?!?!

My background papers come from SEI and Recollections.

The sentiment is from a Fiskars Holiday Stamp Set.

I hope that you will join us over at

Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Frame It!

Happy Monday!

Can you believe it is October?!?!

I love Fall :)

This week over at BBTB2 we have a super fun challenge

all about Frames!

I used the Small Talk and Frames and Tags

cart for my project.

I thought of doing this card as a thank you for

the photographer who will take our family pictures next week.

The papers are all from Recollections.

I used a lot of foam tape to create a 3D effect

with the frame layers.

I really like this color combo too :)

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

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up! Breast Cancer Awareness - Think Pink

Happy Friday!!!

Well, I have now officially posted on all three of my teams

after my little "hiatus".

The new challenge over at Cut It Up

is all about Breast Cancer Awareness.

We were lucky enough to have some digital images

from our sponsor

Digital Delights

to use for our projects.

The Prize for this Challenge will

be a $5 Store Credit!!!

My Project:

I chose to use the ribbon image from our sponsor,

I love the simplicity of this one!

It's direct and to the point too :)

I used my Bic Mark It's to color the ribbon

and used some glitter glue to fill in the letters in

"Fight Back".

(Although you can't really tell in the pic)

My papers are from Recollections and the

Flowers, Pearls and Rhinestones were just in my stash.

I hope you will join us over at Cut It Up this week.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate - Happy Halloween

Happy Wednesday!!!

It's my first post back from "the summer break"

over at

Decorate To Celebrate!

I really love being a part of this Design Team,

it helps me get out of my card making routine

and gets me to think of other fun projects to make.

So for my project, I decided to use a Flocking Kit from

My Mind's Eye.

Did I miss the craze when this was the thing to do?

I was fortunate enough to have gained a bunch of new

items in my crafting supplies/stash and this was one of them.

Anyway, I took a small tile that I picked up at Home Depot

and flocked it with some fun Halloween images.

It was super easy and NO MESS!!!

Added some ribbon to top it off,

and now it is my first Halloween Decoration in

my new house :)

I hope you will show off some of your fun

decorations over at Decorate To Celebrate!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Happy Days - Retro Style

Happy Monday!!!

Well, I have made some progress in my craft room,

but still have a ways to go.

I at least have my desk set up and all my

carts and paper are pretty accessible - YAY!

Over at BBTB2 this week, I had the privilge of

choosing the challenge theme and I chose...

RETRO!!!

But seriously folks, let's keep it to the 50's, 60's, and 70's.

The 80's can't possibly be considered retro,

I can't be that old :{

I used my Nifty Fifties cart for this awesomely RETRO TV!

LOVE IT!!!

My layout is from Mojo Monday's challenge a few weeks ago,

but I wanted to use it for this card.

My paper is from Recollections

and my sentiment is from

CardzTV's Happy Days Stamp Set.

Such a fun card :)

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2 this week.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Apple for the Teacher

Happy Monday!

I seriously need to get my craft room set up ;)

This week over at BBTB2, 

Caroline has chosen an Apple theme

for our cards or projects.

I decided to make a teacher appreciation card.

The apple is from Doodlecharms and my b/g paper is all 

from DCWV "School Days".

The sentiment is from Craftin' Desert Divas.

I hope you will join us this week over at BBTB2.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Whoopee!

I'm BAAAAAAAAACK!!!!

Can you believe it?!?!

It's been a LONG summer while waiting

for our new house to be built,

but we are in!!!!

My Craft Room is still 98% boxed up,

but I managed to pull something together for the new

challenge over at BBTB2!

Cute Monsters

I used Bump in the Night to cut out this super

Cute Monster.

My pattern papers are all from Recollection's (Michael's)

My sentiment is from Studio G.

It was a super quick and easy card to put together.

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

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Happy Mother's Day

Happy May!

Well, this will be my last post for a while,

I have to box up my craft room (sniff, sob, sniff, sob)

for the summer while we await our new house

to be built.

We should be in by September and I will resume

my crafting - HORRAY!!!

Anyway, over at BBTB2 our challenge is to

help you prepare for Mother's Day this Sunday.

Create a card or project featuring flowers in a bouquet or vase.

I used Walk In My Garden for the vase and flowers.

The b/g paper comes from SEI.

All the other papers are from my stash.

The sentiment is from CardzTV.

Hope you all have a fabulous summer!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - April Showers

Happy Monday!!!

Have you been getting as much rain as

I have this Spring?!?!

Fitting enough for our BBTB2 challenge

for the week :)

April Showers!

We want to see Umbrellas on your projects :)

I used the April Showers cartridge for this

umbrella cut and it is sized at 3 1/2.

All my papers were from my scrap bin,

but I am pretty sure the b/g paper is My Mind's Eye.

I used some Enamel Dots from Michael's and

the sentiment is from Studio G.

I hope you will join us this week over at

BBTB2!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - A Little Birdie Told Me

Happy Monday!!!

How was your weekend?

Hopefully you are rested and ready

for another challenge over at

BBTB2!!!

Spring is here and the Birds are a-Chirpin' :)

This week's theme is to use a bird on your

cards or projects.

Simply Charmed was one of my first cartridges,

and I love this cute bird image from it!

I cut it out at 3 1/2" along with the shadow.

My b/g paper is from SEI and

the border paper is from DCWV.

The sentiment is from Studio G,

the glitter gems are from Michael's, and

I popped the image up on some foam tape.

I'm all about easy peasy lately...

half my craft room is packed away awaiting

our move!

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

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up! - Spring Flowers

Happy Friday!!!

Welcome to another Challenge over at

Cut It Up!

Spring Flowers

Today we have the privilege of being sponsored by

Bugaboo Stamps and they have donated the images

the Design Team worked with on our projects!!!

Prize:

7 free images

My Project:

I love this Flower Stamp from Bugaboo!!!

It is totally me :)

Anyway, I used my Bic Mark-It's to color the image.

I shadowed it with some pink cardstock

and used my corner rounder on all the edges.

My b/g paper is from CTMH.

The "Thinking of You" is cut from George.

I used some Enamel Dots from Michael's

for embellishment.

Super fun Spring card!

I hope you'll join us for our

Spring Flowers Challenge

over at Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate - Be Happy.

Happy Wednesday!!!

Welcome to another challenge over at

Decorate To Celebrate

where Anything Goes :)

For my project today, I needed to keep things simple :)

My life is CRAZY right now and half my

craft room is packed away waiting to move.

So with what supplies I still have access to,

I decided to make a super cute wall decor tile.

I started with a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 porcelain tile

I picked up at Home Depot a while back

and adhered fun textured cardstock to it.

I then cut out my favorite flower from George

using some spring patterned paper along with a shadow.

It is cut at 3".

I stamped a simple sentiment from

Studio G at the bottom,

added twine to hang it with and

WHALA!

Done and Done :)

I hope you will join us over at Decorate To Celebrate!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Happy Friday!!!

What a week! How's yours been?

Well, in honor of April Fool's Day today

Cut It Up wants to see funny projects

for the new challenge:

Cut It Up!

Include a Joke or Riddle

Sponsor:

As Cute As a Button

$20 Gift Certificate

My Project:

So I have to admit this card is not new,

I made it 3 years ago, but it is perfect for April Fool's

AND it is one of my most favorite cards I have made :)

So my card isn't necessarily a "Joke" or "Riddle",

but it is an unexpected answer from the old adage of

"when life gives you lemons"

But it is definitely my Motto...

Drum Roll Please.....

Ha, bet you didn't see that comin' ;)

LOVE IT!!!

Anyway, I used Simply Charmed for the lemon/limes.

I also used Just Because Cards for the glass image;

I used vellum to create a shinier effect.

The b/g papers are from Echo Park and DCWV.

 I inked up the edges with some Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink

and used ribbon from American Crafts.

I printed the phrases out from my computer.

If you love Diet Coke as much as I do

and haven't tried limes with it...

I highly recommend it,

I has made my life much happier :)

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate to Celebrate - Thank "U"

Happy Wednesday!

Welcome to another challenge over at

Decorate To Celebrate!

It's another Anything Goes Theme,

so link up your projects :)

My SIL asked me to help her with some Thank You's

for her Professors at the University of Utah.

She is graduating this Spring with a Master's

and I am so proud of her dedication and hard work

with getting her degree while managing a

household of 5 kids ages 18 - 8.

She's a superwoman!!!

Anyway, I used Outdoor Man for the "U",

Everyday Pop Up Cards for the Grad Cap,

and the sentiment is from a Hero Arts set.

It was super easy to put together,

and good thing too because I made 20 of them :)

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Bulbs are Bloomin'

Happy Monday!

Hope your Easter was lovely yesterday :)

Today over at BBTB2 we have a new challenge:

Bulbs are Bloomin'

Use bulb flowers on your projects!!!

My absolute favorite flowers are tulips!

LOVE LOVE LOVE them!

I decided to create a Spring Tulip Garden card

using the cute tulip from Create A Critter 2.

The grass is from Plantin Schoolbook and 

the banner is from Elegant Edges.

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Spring Fling and Easter Things

Happy Monday!

What a day!

My husband got the all clear from the Cancer Clinic today!!!

He had a Bone Marrow Biopsy a couple of weeks

ago with the fear of a relapse,

we got the results today and he is still in Remission!

Happy Day :)

Anyway, over at BBTB2 another challenge has started

all about Spring and Easter.

How awesome is this egg cut from Designer's Calendar?!?!

I think it is fabulous :)

Every year I am the one to host the Egg Coloring Event

with my nephews, nieces; of course my kids are there too.

It is one of my most favorite traditions!

The adults hide the eggs on Easter Sunday for

the kids to find and once we think we have found them all,

we make Potato Salad and Deviled Eggs - YUMMY!!!

My b/g paper is from CTMH, the egg paper is DCWV.

I had a scrap border that I used which kind of

gave the feel of "grass" I thought.

The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up! Easter

Happy Friday!

It always throws me off when Easter is in March,

how about you?!?!

So over at Cut It Up,

we are helping you prepare by having

you create an Easter project

using a Bunny :)

Cut It Up!

Challenge #92:

Sponsor:

One Happy Cut

$15 Gift Certificate

My Project:

I used Elegant Edges for this awesome frame...

Bunny Included :)

My papers are all from The Paper Studio

and the sentiment is from a Hero Arts Holiday set.

The sentiment tag is the same oblong frame just smaller.

I still can't believe that Easter is in 2 weeks (almost).

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate - St. Patty's Day!

Happy Wednesday!

St. Patty's Day is TOMORROW?!?!

That's crazy!

What fun traditions do you have for this fun holiday?

I wear green, that's about the extent of it for me :)

Well, over at Decorate To Celebrate,

why don't you show off some fun ways you decorate

for St. Patrick's Day?

Here is a fun vase I made using

some tags tied with twine.

The sentiment is from a Fiskar's Holiday Set.

The shamrock is cut from Create A Critter 2.

And who says plastic grass is just for Easter?

I filled the bottom of the vase with it and then

I can add Gold Coins or whatever on top;

I will most likely fill it with Rolo's

wrapped in gold foil :)

I hope you will join us over at Decorate to Celebrate!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Wearin' of the Green

Happy Monday!

So does the "Leprechaun" visit your house on St. Patty's Day?

My 7 year old is talking about him this year and 

I just don't know about it...

Anyway, we all better be thinkin' green this week

because over at BBTB2 we want

to see your St. Patrick's Day projects :)

These cute clovers are from Create A Critter 2.

They are found under the Icon Feature.

I cut them out at 3 1/2"

and added some foam tape to make them pop.

My base mat is from The Paper Studio,

the other papers are from my scrap stash.

I hope you will join us this week

over at BBTB2!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up - Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy Friday!!!

Welcome to another challenge over at Cut It Up!

Challenge:

St. Patty's Day

Sponsor:

As Cute As A Button

$20 Gift Certificate

My Project:

For my project today, I decided to use

the awesome shamrock cut from Designer's Calendar.

I used the squared feature, they also have a round feature,

but I liked how this one looked for my card.

I cut it at 2 1/2".

My background paper is from The Paper Studio,

the others were just in my stash.

I used some twine from We R Memory Keepers,

and the sentiment is from a Hero Arts set.

I hope you will join us over at Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!