Cut It Up! - Summer School

Happy Friday!

It's June!!!

Let summer begin...

and what better way to celebrate than

Summer School ;)

Today over at Cut It Up! we have a super fun challenge:

Yep, follow a tutorial!

Our Sponsor:

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So my DT sister Katrina recommended a YouTube channel

for some fun tutorials and I decided to check it out!

Jen of Eve Designs

I highly recommend you take a look at her amazing videos too!

I watched a video on some embellishment paper clips

and I had to try them out.

However, I didn't have any of the cute spiral clips,

so I decided to use clothes pins instead.

I think they turned out super cute!!!

My paper is from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby),

that I picked up years ago.

I cut one of the flowers from Art Philosophy,

the bigger one is 3" and the smaller one is 2".

I inked up the edges with some black ink and added

a black flat back rhinestone for the center.

I used my ATG Gun to adhere

the flowers to the clothes pins.

I really like how they turned out.

I hope you will join us for "Summer School"

this week over at Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Banners

Happy Monday!

Today over at BBTB2 a new challenge

has started where we want you to

feature a banner or sign.

I decided to make an unconventional wedding card.

The banners can be found on the Art Philosophy cart.

I played around with some of my scraps

and came up with this layout.

The banner is on Baker's Twine

and I used two brads to hang it from.

The sentiment is from a Fiskar's set.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up! - In Stitches

Happy Friday!

Today over at Cut It Up we have a

fun challenge starting...

Use real or faux stitching

Our Sponsor:

Fleurette Bloom

$10 Gift Card

My Project:

I was able to use this adorable cut from our sponsor

for my card today. I also used Art Philosophy to

cut out a shadow scallop for the ladybug to sit upon.

I used some fun spring papers from my stash and

added cute little flower buttons for embellishment.

My faux stitching was done with a White Gel Pen.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up - Bendy Cards

Happy Friday!

Today over at Cut It Up we have started a

new challenge...

Bendy Cards!

Sponsor:

The Cutting Cafe

Prize: Any 3 sets of your choice

My Project:

Okay, so first off, I am a loyal Cricut-er.

And I only have a Cricut Expression.

I have steered clear of any "digital" crafting.

I know, I know, I need to get with the times,

but I'm good :)

Anyway, for my project, I decided to print out the bendy card

from our Sponsor, The Cutting Cafe, just on my regular old printer.

I then "fussy cut" it out and used it as a template to

trace on some paper from Echo Park.

I then pieced them together, easy peasy.

The heart I cut from Art Philosophy.

I used some Twine from American Crafts

to line the top of the "bends".

Here is a top shot of the card:

I really like the dimension the bendy card gives.

The sentiment I used is also from our Sponsor,

I also just printed it out on my printer.

Here is a close up...

This was a fun card to make, and you can

make it without a fancy digital machine ;)

I hope you will try out the bendy cards from

The Cutting Cafe and join us

for our challenge over at Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Create a Valentine

Happy Monday!

Another challenge over at BBTB2

has begun!

Create a Valentine!

Yes! Valentine's is upon us - CRAZY!!!

I decided to use Art Philosophy,

one of the Close to My Heart cartridges.

They have a ton of pre-cut cards and I wanted to

try one out, so I chose this heart card.

I cut it at 4 3/4" out of some My Mind's Eye paper,

which I adore!

I decided to use a different paper to fill in the heart

that the card cut out so I could stamp the inside with

a sentiment.

The sentiment also comes from CTMH.

I used the cut out heart on the inside of the card,

didn't want to waste that :)

Then I added twine down the spine of the card.

Super quick and easy!

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2

for this week's Valentine's challenge.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Valentine Hearts

Happy Monday!

I absolutely CANNOT believe that Valentine's Day

is this week!

Friday, I am helping in my son's 1st grade class

for the party, I swear the Christmas party was just yesterday!

Anyway, over at BBTB2 our challenge is centered

around Valentine's Hearts :)

I am going to be making some YUMMY Sugar Cookies

this week for my co-workers and I have a plan to

package them super cute and these will be the tags :)

I used Art Philosophy for the tag and the heart.

My pink chevron paper is from Echo Park

and the glitter paper is from

The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby).

I did use some foam tape to pop up the heart.

The sentiment, which I LOVE, is from a Fiskars set.

The twine is from We R Memory Keepers.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up! - New Year, New "Bag"innings

Happy Friday!

How are you all surviving the 1st week of the New Year?

Well, today over at Cut It Up we have

a super NEW challenge....

Decorate a Paper Bag :)

Our Sponsor:

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$20 Gift Certificate

I have never decorated a paper bag before,

I don't think I would have ever thought of it either :)

But I have to admit, I will probably do this A LOT

more often!!!

It's such an awesome idea for a gift bag!

And what an awesome way to use up some

scraps that are piling up in your craft room!

Seriously, do you have as many scraps as I do?!?!

So I pulled out 3 coordinating scraps, I am pretty sure they

came from a paper pack from Hobby Lobby.

Cut a fun tag from Art Philosophy out of some other scrap paper,

added a scallop border at the bottom, cut from Elegant Edges,

and used some Trendy Twine for the top.

The sentiment comes from My Craft Spot's

"Feel Better Soon" set which I LOVE!

All I need to do now is part with some of my chocolate stash,

fill up the bag and deliver it to someone who needs

a little pick me up!

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

for our new challenge!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate! Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!!

Welcome to another year of fabulous

Anything Goes Challenges

over at Decorate To Celebrate!

I thought I would start the year off with

a FUN New Year's Eve Shaker!

I saw some of these on Pinterest or on my FB feed,

I can't remember exactly, but I wanted to give them a try!

They are so super easy to make!

I just cut a pillow box from Art Philosophy

out of some fun New Year's paper,

sealed the top with Tombow Mono-Multi Glue, then

filled it full of pinto beans and sealed the bottom.

I covered the Popsicle stick with gold glitter paper,

then hot glued it very strategically

into the bottom of the pillow box :)

To top it off I tied a fun ribbon around it and added

a "Celebrate" sticker.

The kids had a hoot!

I hope you will join us and show off some

fun crafty projects :)

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate #108 - Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday!

Welcome to another Anything Goes Challenge over at

Decorate To Celebrate!

Today, I decided to decorate one of my marker bins!

This bin was once a Hot Chocolate Mix Container!

Sorry I didn't have a before pic :(

I upcycled it!

I found some cardstock that I really liked,

of course it would be pink with flowers and have a little sparkle :)

I glued the paper around the container and then

added some fun embellishments!

The butterfly is cut from Art Philosophy

and the flowers are all Prima Flowers.

I added the flat back pearls to the centers.

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

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up - Numbers!

Happy Friday!!!

Hope your week has been fabulous!

Today over at Cut It Up,

we are starting a new challenge all about Numbers!

Sponsor:

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$15 Gift Certificate

My Project:

I have been getting A LOT of use out of the

Something To Celebrate cartridge lately :)

Here is another fun cut from that cart - a trophy!

I thought this would be a great image to use

for this challenge and incorporate a "#1".

The mat is from Art Philosophy.

All my papers were just from my scrap stash.

I hope you will join us for this challenge!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up - Stickers!

Happy Friday!!!

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

Challenge:

Use Stickers

Sponsor:

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$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!!!

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:

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$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!!!

Decorate To Celebrate #102

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for another Anything Goes challenge over at

Decorate To Celebrate!

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

Decorate To Celebrate!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up #71 - Misty (Glimmer Mists)

Happy Friday!!!

Hope your week has been great!

I have been in the depths of potty training :(

I will survive!

Today over at Cut It Up we are starting a new challenge

all about using Mist on your projects.

I have never used a glimmer mist before,

 but a couple of months ago I found one

on sale at Hobby Lobby for $2

so I snagged it up to use for this challenge.

Challenge #71

Use A Mist

Sponsor:

As Cute As A Button

$20 Gift Certificate

My Project:

Okay, so as I said I have never used a mist before.

I didn't know what to expect or even what to do with it :)

The color of my mist was red,

so I was afraid it was going to look like blood spatter

(I watch too many crime shows, I guess)

So I used some red cardstock to try it out on first,

it was a mess to spray!

The mist blended into the red cardstock,

but the gold glitter/shimmer showed up really well.

So that's how I decided the color palette of my card.

I found some really pretty flowered paper

that matched the jewel tones I was going for.

It was from a 6x6 designer paper pad I picked up at Wal-Mart.

I decided a craft base card would work well,

and thought I would try to mist that cardstock, too.

It turned out fine and didn't look like blood spatter either :)

Just so you know, I did try in on white cardstock,

it was a NO GO!

So I layered the misted strips of cardstock at the bottom of the card

and cut out this beautiful branch from Art Philosophy.

I used gold shimmery cardstock and it looks fabulous!

Unfortunately, the camera can only capture so much :(

So when the card was all said and done,

I was trying to decide what sentiment to use.

Turns out this makes for a perfect sympathy card.

I know these types of cards aren't the funnest to make,

but this really felt like one to me.

The sentiment comes from Craftin' Desert Divas

"Simply Said" stamp set, which I love.

So there you have it, my first attempt at Mist.

(It might be my only attempt)

I can't wait to see what you do with this challenge,

and hopefully I will learn some tips and tricks

to working with this stuff :)

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate! Spring Banner

Happy Wednesday!!!

Welcome to another challenge over at

Decorate To Celebrate!

Remember all challenges are Anything Goes!

I decided to create another Spring Banner :)

I just love Spring colors and flowers, so I found some

super cute paper from American Crafts that I wanted to use

as a background for this banner.

I used Art Philosophy for all of my cuts.

I decided to hot glue the banner to some jute twine,

and I really like how sturdy it made it.

I am super excited with how this turned out!

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

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up Challenges - Black & White

Happy Friday!!!

Hope your first full week of the year has treated you well

and that you have kept up with your resolutions thus far :)

Today over at Cut It Up

we have a new challenge starting all about

Black & White!

Create a project using only black and white

and remember you must use a Die Cut!

Sponsors:

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$20 Coupon Code

and

Designs on Cloud 9

$10 Gift Certificate

My Project:

For my card, I used the beautiful butterfly from Art Philosophy.

Don't you LOVE it?!?!

My b/g paper is from Studio G and my top mat is from Imaginisce.

The flowers are from Michael's.

Super simple sketch, but I really love how it turned out.

Here is the inside: 

This sentiment is from TPC Studio

"Brush Stroke Greetings"

and I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I hope that you will join us for our challenge

over at Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!