BBTB2 - 3D Projects

Happy Monday!

Welcome to another challenge over at BBTB2!

This week the challenge is all about 3D Projects...

SO FUN!!!

I decided to make a cute little pillow box from

Something to Celebrate.

My paper is from American Crafts.

I also decided to add a 3D butterfly.

I used Art Philosophy to cut out this cute image

and just popped up the

middle section of the layer to create the effect.

I used a rhinestone for embellishment.

My sentiment is from a stamp set from

Craftin' Desert Divas.

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

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!!!

BBTB2 - Sympathy Card

Happy Monday!!!

Welcome to another challenge over at BBTB2!

For this week's challenge, Sharon has chosen to

showcase Sympathy cards.

  So be sure to check out the DT's projects!

Here is my card:

I used the Serenade cartridge for this lovely flower,

and Elegant Edges for the mat cut.

I ran the mat through the Birds and Swirls embossing folder

in my Cuttlebug.

My pattern paper was from my stash, I don't know where it's from

other than my good crafty friend Michelle who sent it to me.

My silk ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.

The sentiment is from Craftin' Desert Divas "Simply Said" set.

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

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up Challenges - Embossing

 Happy Friday!!!

We have a new challenge starting over at

Cut It Up today!!!

Challenge #63

National Braille Literacy Month

Must Use Embossing

Sponsor:

Meijen's Designs

Prize: 4 Digital Stamps

Here is my project:

The design team each got one of the cute

digi stamps from Meijen's Designs.

I wanted to use "Knitted with Love" - SO CUTE!!!

I just used some colored pencils to color in my image.

I used a Spellbinders die cut for the mat and then

used some scallop scissors to cut the sides down.

My papers come from My Mind's Eye as well as some

scraps in my stash.

I decided to try out Heat Embossing,

I have had my heat tool and embossing materials

for a while, but haven't really tried them out.

This was the perfect opportunity :)

Here is a close up:

The stamp is from Craftin' Desert Divas "Simply Said" set.

The heart is from George.

I hope that you will join us for our

Embossing Challenge over at Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas Anything Goes & BBTB2 Stars & Stripes

Craftin' Desert Divas

Our Sponsors:

Digital Delights

$5 Gift Certificate

Craftin' Desert Divas

One Stamp Set

Too Cute by Jessica

$30 Gift Certificate

My Project:

There is also a challenge starting over at BBTB2

Our lovely Brenda has chosen the theme

Stars & Stripes!

Let's see a patriotic project in honor of our Soldiers and 9-11

using stars and stripes.

So for my card, I used the Summer Celebrations cartridge.

This is a fabulous flag image - LOVE it!

I cut it out at 4".

The stars and stripes embossing folders I used for the mats are

both from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby).

I hand cut the banner tag and added some brads.

The embellishments at the top are from

Close To My Heart (Skylark).

I LOVE the stamp set "Simply Said" from

Craftin' Desert Divas!

And I thought this sentiment would be perfect for

a patriotic card, to honor one of our amazing

service men or women.

So I hope that you will join us over at 

Craftin' Desert Divas for the Anything Goes Linky Party

and BBTB2 for our Stars & Stripes challenge.

Thanks for checkin' in!

Cut It Up #48 - Twilight

Cut It Up!

Challenge #48 - Twilight

Sponsor:

Kadoodle Bug Designs

$10 Gift Cert

My Project:

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

My amazing DT sister Katie has chosen the theme of

- Twilight -

and this was a challenge for me!!!

So what I decided to do was google the words

"twilight colors" to see what would come up

and THANKFULLY no pictures of the movie/book came up :)

Seriously not a fan!

Anyway, I derived a color palette from the beautiful pictures

that were shown and decided to use a few of those colors for my card.

Dark Navy, Indigo, Purple, Gold and Orange.

I found some pattern papers that matched these colors

that I thought went well together and came up

with a sympathy card.

The beautiful flower comes from Stretch Your Imagination.

The glossy paper I cut it out of is from a

Shimmer Mat stack from DCWV.

I tried to get a couple different shots to show off

just how pretty that paper is...

The b/g paper comes from My Mind's Eye Indie Chic 6x6 pad

and the two front mats come from American Crafts

Amy Tangerine 6x6 pad.

The sentiment comes from Craftin' Desert Divas

Simply Said stamp set

and the pearls are from Recollections.

I really like how this card turned out even if

this was one of the more difficult challenges :)

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

I am anxious to see everyone's take on this one!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up - Wedding Bells

Cut It Up Challenges

Challenge #47

Wedding - Must Use Bells

Sponsors:

As Cute as a Button

$20 Coupon Code

Die-Versions

$15 Gift Certificate

My Project:

Welcome to another challenge over at Cut It Up!

I am super excited about this challenge because the DT

is now picking the themes of the challenges and

this is the theme I chose - Wedding Bells!

Super fun!!!

I LOVE the bells that are found on the Sweethearts cart,

so I used them for my card.

My sketch comes from Mojo Monday,

so I will be linking this up over there as well.

The sentiment "Now and Forever" comes from 

Craftin' Desert Divas Simply Said stamp set

and the inside sentiment comes from

CardzTV "Congratulations" set

I have a video to show you how everything came together...

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas - Favorite Color Linky Party

Favorite Color

Sponsors:

Craftin' Desert Divas

One Stamp Set

My Scrap Chick

$10 Discount Coupon

Scrappin' Doodles

$10 Gift Certificate

Creative Embellishments

$20 Gift Voucher to the Store

Hey All!

Welcome to another Linky Party over at Craftin' Desert Divas!

This party is all about YOU!

Well, kind of, it's all about your favorite color!

I think that at this point in my blogging and card making,

I have made it pretty well know that PINK is my favorite color!

I LOVE PINK!!!

So here is my project using my favorite color 

AND 

my favorite complimentary color to pink - BROWN.

My Project:

And while I was at using my "favorites",

I decided to use my favorite gift/present cut 

that is found on the Celebrations cartridge, as well as

my favorite ways to dress up cards-

embossing.

I found the embossing folder at JoAnn's (Darice)

and I LOVE this design.

I also LOVE flat back pearls to use for my embellishments!

Then let's get to the sentiment - OH MY!!!

I LOVE this sentiment!!!

The font is FABULOUS!!!

This sentiment is found on the Simply Said Stamp Set

that Tara has created and I LOVE it!!!

The mat I used for the sentiment is found 

on the Sweethearts cartridge.

You can purchase this set HERE.

I hope that you will join us over at Craftin' Desert Divas

for the linky party that starts today!

And be sure to check out the DT's projects!!!

I am also going to be linking this up over at Die Cuttin' Divas

for the sketch challenge and Little Scrap Pieces.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Alter A Cricut Cut

Happy Monday!!!

The first week in JUNE?!?!

Are you kidding me?!?!

Honestly, though, I am so excited for summer to be here!

With all the kids out of school,

my son will finally have some of his friends to be able to play with

 ALL DAY LONG!!!

This will be GLORIOUS!!!

Well, enough about that :)

Today over at BBTB2, a new challenge is upon us!

And it's a FABULOUS one too!

We want you to ALTER a Cricut cut!

There are so many ways you can alter cuts,

I decided to use my favorite way to alter cuts and add dimension...

Embossing!

Just a few months after I bought my first Cricut,

I HAD to buy the Cuttlebug :)

I LOVE all the different embossing folders that are available

and adding that extra texture to cards and cuts

really does make a difference in card making!

So here's my project:

I used the cutest Ice Cream Cone from Doodlecharms

and embossed the cone with the

Argyle Embossing Folder from Cricut.

My paper is from American Crafts, my twine is We R Memory Keepers,

the embellishments are from Hobby Lobby

and my stamp is from Craftin' Desert Divas

Simply Said stamp set.

This is the inside of the card and

I used one of CardzTV stamps

from the This N That set.

I hope that you will join us for this week's challenge

and be sure to check out all the DT's projects

for different ideas on how to alter your cuts.

Here's the Video:

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas Fun Fold Grad Card

Craftin' Desert Divas

Fun Folds Linky Party

Sponsors:

Digital Delight by Loubylou: $5 G.C.

Miriams Crafting Supplies: $5 Credit (not on ATG or Shipping)

Lucy Kelleher "Close to My Heart": $10 G.C. (Only in U.S.)

My Project:

For this super fun linky party, I created a Tri-Shutter Card.

If you have never made one of these, you have to try it out!

There are some awesome tutorials on YouTube

on how to do these cards :)

FCCB and BBTB2 have new challenges stating today too.

Over at FCCB (see below for sponsor info) we want to see

Graduation projects

and BBTB2 we want you to use

a "car" cut on your projects.

I combined all of them into this fun Graduation card.

I used Wrap It Up for the diploma

and Beep Beep for the convertible car.

The "GRAD" and "2014" are both cut from Plantin Schoolbook.

My papers were all in my scrap stash, 

this style of card is perfect to use up scraps :)

All my stamps are from Craftin' Desert Divas.

The "Congrats" and "Wish Big" come from Simply Said

and the "Away we go" comes from Destination Fun.

I did some alteration to that stamp by crossing out "we" 

and adding "you" above it with a black gel pen.

I thought it was fitting for this card :)

The enamel dots are from Michael's

This is how it looks folded up :)

I hope you will join us for these fun challenges starting today!

Here is the sponsor info for FCCB:

 

Challenge #212 Class of 2014

This Weeks Sponsor

~This Weeks Challenge~

Class of 2014

Create a graduation project

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

I am also linking this up over at Little Scrap Pieces.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!
I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day!!!