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 - 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 - 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!!!

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!!!

BBTB2 - Luck of the Irish

Happy Monday!!!

Welcome to another challenge over at BBTB2!

The lovely Maureen has challenged us

to get our Irish on!

St. Patrick's Day is tomorrow, so let's celebrate

by using a shamrock on your cards or projects!

I found a sketch from Mojo Monday that I really liked

and thought it would be perfect for a

Monochromatic Card.

I used a bunch of my green and white scraps,

a perfect way to use those up :)

The shamrock comes from Designer's Calendar.

I really do love this cartridge!

The stamp is from CardzTV "Happy Days".

I love this stamp set too :)

Added a bit of bling in the corner and

called it complete!

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

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

CardzTV - Queen For A Day

SNIFF SNIFF!!!

I am so sad that my time as a CardzTV designer has come to an end!!!

It was such an honor to be working with Mary

and all the other amazing DT members!

The last challenge that we were given was

to create a Feminine Birthday Card using

3 Pattern Papers

So here is what I came up with:

I followed a recent sketch from Mojo Monday

and really loved how feminine this card turned out.

My papers all come from My Mind's Eye

Lost & Found Market Street 6x6 paper pad.

The crown image is from the Home Decor Solutions cartridge.

I cut the base image out at 1 1/2.

I also cut the blackout and shadow and layered them all together.

The crown is popped up on some foam tape

to stand out from the b/g paper.

My scallop circle is from Mini Monograms and I cut it at 4".

The circle was cut from George at 3" and the

scallop border was cut from Elegant Edges at 1"

I cut the banners freehand.

My ribbon is from Michael's as well as the flowers and flat back pearls.

The sentiment "Queen for a day!" is from 

CardzTV's "This N That" stamp set

and the inside sentiment is from "Happy Days"

I just used some scraps left over from the front to create the bottom border.

The scallop is from Elegant Edges, cut at 3/4".

I hope that you will join us for this challenge

and I will sure miss seeing everyone's projects :(

I am going to be linking this up over at

Die Cuttin' Divas - Anything Goes challenge too.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 & FCCB - 4th of July

Happy Monday!!!

Can you believe the 4th of July is Friday!?!?

This is one of my favorite holidays!

I LOVE Fireworks!!!

Well, fire, I LOVE fire :)

Anyway, it's tradition for my family to have a huge party all day long

of food and swimming and more food and

then light off more fireworks than we can count

to end the festivities!

So in honor of the 4th, BBTB2 has chosen this fun holiday for the theme

- Independence Day -

Here is my project:

I used the fun sparkler from Summer Celebrations.

This cart is great for all the different occasions

that happen throughout the summer!

LOVE it!

My paper is from The Paper Studio,

the twine from Trendy Twine,

and the stamp from CardzTV "Happy Days"

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

AND OVER AT FCCB!!!

Challenge #217 Anything Goes

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Show us your projects!

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 going to enter this in over at My Craft Spot.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

CardzTV - Wedding Challenge

Happy Friday!!!

Today we start a new challenge over at CardzTV

and it's all about weddings!!!

I don't know about you, but I seem to be

getting invitation after invitation lately.

Wedding Season must be upon us, right?

So come join us for this aptly timed challenge and

create a card or project that features

hearts, love birds, doves, and/or bells!

This is what I came up with:

The dove/heart cut comes from the Sweethearts cart,

the mat is from Elegant Edges.

I used paper from Teresa Collins "Memories" 6x6 pad

and My Mind's Eye "In Bloom" 6x6 pad.

The pink pearls are from Michael's Recollection brand.

The sentiment is from CardzTV's "Happy Days" set.

I hope that you will join us for the challenge this week!

And be sure to check out the other projects from the DT!

I am also going to be entering this into

Exploring Cricut and Die Cuttin' Divas

challenges for the week.

Thanks for checkin' in!

FCCB & BBTB2 Challenges

 Happy Monday!!!
and welcome to another week
of fun challenges over at FCCB & BBTB2!

FCCB

Challenge #215 Sketch Challenge

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Create a project inspired by the sketch below:

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And over at BBTB2 our challenge theme is Graduation.
Create a card or project for all those graduates in your lives!

Here is my project:

This grad cap comes from Everyday Pop Up Cards.

I think it is the perfect cap!

I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder for my white b/g mat,

and my papers were all in my scrap stash,

so I'm not sure where they are from :)

The stamp comes from CardzTV "Happy Days" stamp set.

I am also going to enter this in over at Die Cuttin' Divas

for the Black plus 1 color challenge.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Father's Day - FCCB & BBTB2 Challenges

Hey all you Cricut Crafters!!!

We have a new challenge starting over at FCCB and BBTB2 today

and they both are all about the Dad's in our lives!

Yup! Father's Day is less that a week away and we want to see your

amazing projects you are creating for it!

Here is my project for both of the challenges:

I have been loving the Summer Celebrations cart with the fun images that are on there, 

but I do have to warn you - the cuts can be a bit tricky!

I LOVE this image though, it is so typical of my Dad and my Husband to give shoulder rides, so I had to use this one!

My paper is from Echo Park and my stamp is from CardzTV "Happy Days".

The enamel dots are from Recollections (Michael's).

I hope that you will join us for the challenges over at FCCB and BBTB2 this week!

I am also entering this into the challenge over at Cuttin' and Stampin'.

Here is the fun info for the FCCB challenge:

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #214 Celebrate Dad

Create a project for dad OR a masculine project

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While you may use stamps, SVG cuts and die cuts, you must use at least 1 Cricut cut to qualify for the prize, please list the cut used in your description.