BBTB2 - Valentine's Day Anything Goes

Happy Monday!!!

Today over at BBTB2 I am lucky enough to host this week's challenge.

I decided that it was time to kick it in gear and start thinking about

Valentine's Day :)

So this week I thought it would be fun to do an Anything Goes

Valentine's Style....

So as I was scrolling on Facebook the other day,

I came across a post from my Design Team Sister Sukie over at

Scrappin Dhilly and I immediately fell in love with her

Valentine Topper. (Thanks Sukie!!!)

I knew it was exactly what I wanted to CASE

for this year's Valentine's I make for my

friends, co-worker's, and my kids' teachers.

Of course, it isn't exactly like hers, how could I compete :)

But I did what I could with the materials I had.

The hearts I cut from George, the topper base is from

Elegant Edges, as well as the scallop trim at the top.

The arrow is from Small Talk Frames and Tags.

I rifled through my ribbon bins and found some fun

pieces to use. I also ordered on Amazon a TON of

little key embellishments - which I LOVE, and added

one to some twine and just clipped them all together

with a mini clothes pin I picked up from the Dollar Store.

Of course the chocolates are the Hershey's Nuggets

wrapped in strips of Valentine scrapbook paper.

I also used the cut out hearts from the topper as

confetti in the bag, so nothing went to waste :)

My XOXO stamp is from a Fiskars stamp set

and I decided to do a little bit of blush inking on the hearts.

I really like how these turned out,

now I just need to make 30 more :)

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

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!!!

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!!!

BBTB2 - Fiesta!

Happy Monday!

Another challenge has started over at BBTB2!

It's National Margarita Day

so it's all things FIESTA this week!!!

I found these fun Maracas on the Create A Critter 2 cart.

I used Elegant Edges for the Mat.

My papers were just in my stash,

the ribbon is from American Crafts, and

I popped the images up with some foam tape.

I'm ready to party, how about you :)

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cupid Strikes Again!!!

Welcome to this co-hop with Die Cuttin’ Divas and Cut It Up!!!

We are so glad that you are joining us today

and super excited to share our inspiration with you.

We will have a line-up of DT members from both teams

sharing Valentine projects and we are hoping you enjoy them all.

Our teams even had to play cupid

and send their project to a fellow team member as a surprise.

How is that for sharing the love?!?!

How about some prizes?

Craftin' Desert Divas ~ 2 digi stamps of choice
KaDoodle Bug Designs ~ 2 $5.00 certificates
As Cute as a Button ~ Buttons

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbon ~ $15 gift certificate

Cupid’s Rules…

1. Make sure you are a follower on each stop along this hop.

2. Leave a comment on each project and you will be entered

to win one of the prizes.

Prize winners will be announced on Valentine's Day, February 14th.

Here is what I came up with:

I created my project for Esther on the Die Cuttin' Divas team.

For my project I started with a base out of some
craft cardstock cut at a standard A2 size.
All of my decorative paper is from My Mind's Eye -
LOVE their paper!!!

My layout is just layering different papers every which way :)
I used some flat back pearls from Recollections
and my Ric-Rac Ribbon is from American Crafts.

The hearts are cut from Doodlecharms using the border feature,
and I just cut them out of some light pink cardstock.
My sentiment is from a Fiskar's Holiday Set
and I used Momento Rich Cocoa for the ink.

For the inside I used some more My Mind's Eye paper.
I used Elegant Edges to cut the scallop border at the bottom.
The heart was just in my scrap stash,
so I can't remember which cartridge it came from.
The sentiment is also from Fiskar's.

Thanks for checkin in!!!

Your next stop is my "Secret Sister" Esther,
I sure hope she liked my card :)

If you get lost along the way, here is the line-up....

Die Cuttin’ Divas - http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/

Anita - http://scrappyhappymommy.blogspot.com/
Cindy - http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/

Emily - http://molliemugsblog.blogspot.com/

Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/

Evelyn - https://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com/

Georgiana - http://www.carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Janis - http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/

Katie - http://2craftykaties.blogspot.com/

Katrina - http://scrappyhorses.blogspot.com/

Larelyn - http://handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com/

L.B. - http://coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com
Leah - http://mycraftandchatcafe.blogspot.com/
Nancy - http://kandykrazee.blogspot.com/
Sarah - http://www.myinsanelifebysarahstamping.blogspot.com/

Shelly - http://mypaperlove.blogspot.ca/
Cut it Up - http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/

Thanks for spreading the love!

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:

As Cute As A Button

$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!!!

Cut It Up - Make It Sparkle

Happy Friday!!!

And Black Friday at that :)

Do you participate in the craziness

that goes along with Black Friday?

I never have, and most likely never will :)

Well, regardless you should participate with

us over at Cut It Up with our new challenge!

Make It Sparkle - Use Sequins

Sponsors:

As Cute As A Button

$20 Gift Certificate

My Project:

For my project, I used the Winter Frolic cartridge.

I love this fun tree!

I decorated it with Sequins for the ornaments.

The sentiment tag is from Elegant Edges

and the sentiment is from a $1 set I picked up

at JoAnn's.

The paper is from Echo Park.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Pumpkins

Happy Monday!

I hope you all survived the Halloween weekend

and Daylight Savings :)

As time continues on, we are looking forward

to Thanksgiving and all things Pumpkin!

So the challenge over at BBTB2 is

to feature a Pumpkin on your Thanksgiving cards.

My favorite pumpkin cut is from Freshly Picked.

I used the flip feature and cut the stem on the other

side of the pumpkin so I could fit the sentiment

in the upper right hand corner.

The background mat is paper from CTMH

and I used Elegant Edges to cut it out.

My pumpkin papers are from Basic Grey.

The jewels are from Darice, and

the sentiment is from CardzTV.

It's a super simple card, but I like how it turned out.

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Let's Dance

Happy Monday!!!

I hope you are all enjoying your Memorial Day,

and are able to take a moment to remember all those

that have been lost for our freedoms.

Today over at BBTB2, it is my privilege to announce

the challenge for the week...

Let's Dance!

My 3 year old daughter is going to be starting dance lessons

next month and I am so excited for it!

So in honor of this event I thought it would be fun

to create projects that have to do with dancing. 

I used Once Upon a Princess for this little ballerina.

My papers are from My Mind's Eye.

The base mat was cut from Elegant Edges.

The glitter ribbon is from CTMH.

I used a Fiskars stamp for the "Bravo" and the

tag is from Sweethearts.

I used a PKS Princess Assortment for the cute little face.

I hope that you will join us for this challenge

over at BBTB2 this week!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Frame It!

Happy Monday!!!

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend

and are rejuvenated to start a new week :)

Today over at BBTB2,

our lovely Mayra has chosen the theme

Frame It!

as our challenge for the week!

SO FUN!!!

We want to see you use a frame on your projects!

I absolutely love Elegant Edges and this cart

has some amazing frames on it.

I decided to keep my card simple this go around

by just framing my pattern paper because it is so cute!

The paper comes from My Mind's Eye Reunion.

The paper flowers are from Studio G

as well as the stamp.

My card size is 5x5 and the frame is cut at 4 3/4,

with the shadow feature as well.

I hope that you will join us over at BBTB2

this week for this awesome challenge!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Birdcage

Happy Monday!

Another start of another week :)

Hope you are all well and adjusting to Daylight Savings!

Today over at BBTB2 we have a new

challenge starting. We want to see you use

a birdcage on your projects.

I decided to use the Songbird cartridge for this challenge.

I don't use this cart that often, but found this cut under the

Perch Creative Feature and thought it would work well.

I cut it at 4" out of some shimmery gold cardstock.

My pattern papers are from American Crafts.

I did use Elegant Edges for my mat.

The Pearls are from Recollections.

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

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Clocks

Happy Monday!!!

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend!

Today over at BBTB2

the challenge is all about Clocks!

I decided to use the clock from Wrap It Up.

I basically stuck to the colors in the handbook and just

used papers from my scrap stash.

I used Elegant Edges for the mat.

My b/g papers come from We R Memory Keepers

Anthology 6x6 paper pack.

I used some flat back pearls from Recollections

to add a little balance.

I can't decide what type of card this will be,

but I am thinking either a Father's Day or Retirement Card.

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

over at BBTB2!

Thanks for checkin' in!!! 

BBTB2 - Welcome Baby

Hey All!!!

Happy Monday!!!

Today over at BBTB2, we have started a new challenge!

New Beginnings - create a baby card

My Project:

I found this cute monkey on the Life's A Party cartridge

and thought it was so adorable!

The paper is all from DCWV and the

Sentiment stamp is from American Crafts.

I cut the sentiment tag from Elegant Edges.

I had some buttons in my stash that I thought went well

and then added some twine from AC and We R Memory Keepers.

I hope you will join us this week for our new challenge!

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 - New Beginnings!

Happy Friday!!!

Hope you all had a FABULOUS Christmas

and that everyone survived :)

We have a super fun challenge starting

over at Cut It Up today!

New Beginnings -- BABIES!!

This theme was chosen by Evelyn

Make a baby project.  

(And don't forget to include a die cut!)

This challenge runs from December 26, 2014 until January 7, 2015 (noon EST)

This challenge is sponsored by:

Digital Delights by Louby Loo
Prize:  $5 Gift Certificate

Here is my project:

I love this cute owl from Create A Critter 2

and I found some adorable paper from Echo Park.

The yellow pattern papers for the owl

were just in my scrap stash.

I cut the scallop border from Elegant Edges.

The sentiment is from CardzTV's "More Critter Captions".

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

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

The Stockings Were Hung - BBTB2 & FCCB

Happy Monday!

Today over at BBTB2 and FCCB

there are a couple challenges starting!

Our fearless and fabulous leader, Susan has chosen the theme

"And The Stockings Were Hung"

LOVE it!!!

And over at FCCB...

Challenge #240 Anything But a Card

This Weeks Sponsor

$15.00 Gift Certificate

~This Weeks Challenge~

Create any project, that is not a card!

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.

So here is my project:

I decided to make a tag to add atop one of the presents

I am giving out.

I used the stocking from Art Philosophy

and the mat is from Elegant Edges.

The paper is from the American Crafts 6x6 paper pad "Jolly".

Used some white tulle and Trendy Twine to top it off.

I hope you join us for these challenges!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up Challenge #56 - Purple, Orange, Lime Green with Black

Cut It Up Challenge #56

Use Purple, Orange, Lime Green & Black

Sponsors:

Avocado Arts

One Stamp Set

As Cuts As A Button

$20 Coupon Code

My Project:

Hey!!!

Happy Friday!!!

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

to help you get ready for Halloween!

But you don't have to necessarily create a Halloween project!

Just create a project using the colors

Purple, Orange, Lime Green and Black.

So yes, those are your typical Halloween colors,

but if you check out all the DT projects,

you can see that not all of them are Halloween related!

Mine of course is :)

I loved the sketch over at Mojo Monday this week,

so I have followed that and will enter this card for their challenge.

I will also enter this in over at

Die Cuttin' Divas, My Craft Spot, Little Scrap Pieces,

Craftin' Desert Divas, and CardzTV.

My papers come from lots of different paper packs,

so I am sorry that I don't know the names,

but I think there is some Basic Grey paper,

Ki paper and some open stock.

The bat comes from TBB&M2.

There is a fun Halloween tag on that cartridge,

and this is the negative image that is left over

LOVE IT!!!

So I just adhered the body down with a glue dot

and the wings are flapping up.

The scallop border comes from Elegant Edges.

My twine is from American Crafts and We R Memory Keepers.

The enamel dots are from Recollections.

My sentiment comes from a Studio G $1 Set I picked up

at JoAnn's.

So come on over to Cut It Up and join

us for our color challenge!

Thanks for checkin' in!

Decorate To Celebrate - Anything Goes!

Happy Wednesday!!!

Oh, boy! have we had some changes over at

Decorate To Celebrate!

All good, but one very sad (sniff, sniff)...

In case you haven't heard,

all of the challenges from here on out are

Anything Goes!

AND you are allowed to enter cards as long as

they are 3D or Box Cards.

We also have a few new members or our DT!

I am excited to be working alongside

more talented ladies!

So be sure to check out their blogs

and start following them!

Now the sad news,

Lisa, my dear friend and DT sister,

has decided to step down as Co-Host and will no longer

be on our team :(

I will miss her tremendously!

But we press forward and create on, right?!?!

Here is my project:

I am a little late on getting Birthday gifts to

my Mom and SIL, but I finally finished them!

A few years ago, my good friend gave

me a Flower Pot Pen Bouquet

and I LOVED it!

They are proudly displayed in my kitchen

and I ALWAYS know where a pen is :)

So I thought this would be a perfect gift to make and give!

It was SO EASY!!!

I just went to Hobby Lobby and bought

some cute plastic flowers, stem tape, rocks, and the metal pots.

I also bought a super cute paper pack from

Fancy Pants Designs called "ParkBench"

LOVE it!!!

Most everything was 50% off and if it wasn't

I used my 40% coupon.

So basically I made two of these for

SUPER CHEAP!!!

I cut the tag (and shadow) from Elegant Edges and

stamped "be happy" with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

The stamp comes from Studio G and I am

sure I picked it up at JoAnn's for $1.

I added an Enamel Dot from Recollections

and hot glued the tag to a craft stick.

I added some black and white chevron paper strips

around the pot to add just a little bit more embellishment.

I think they turned out SO CUTE!!!

Here are some more pics...

I hope that you will join us over at the new

Decorate To Celebrate

for our first Anything Goes challenge!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

FCCB - Tag You're It!

Howdy All!

Happy Monday and Welcome to another challenge over at FCCB!!!

Challenge #228 Tag You're It

Create a Tag or Include a Tag on Your Project

This Weeks Sponsor

Crafter's Companion Prize Package which includes
4 sets of alcohol markers that have 6 markers in each set,
a 20 pack of alcohol marker paper,
some marker trays and one of the Spectrum Noir DVD's

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.

My Project:

Are we seriously already thinking about Halloween?!?!

Why YES we are!

I used Tags Bags Boxes & More 2 for this fun Halloween Tag.

I cut it at 4" once out of chipboard and once out of some

Halloween paper from The Paper Studio's All Seasons Pack

from Hobby Lobby.

My stamp is from a $1 set I purchased at JoAnn's and

I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I cut the sentiment tag from Elegant Edges and

used a black enamel dot from Recollections.

I had a circle scrap from my stash that worked perfectly with

this card, and I think the paper is from a Ki paper pack I

picked up at Wal-Mart.

I inked around all my edges with Slate Ink from

Close To My Heart.

I topped it off with some black tulle and ric rac ribbon.

I am not that great at Halloween projects,

but this turned out pretty well I think :)

I hope that you will join us over at

FCCB

this week for our Tag challenge!

I am also entering this in over at Little Scrap Pieces

and DL Art.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!