BBTB2 - Happy Easter (Bunny)

Happy Monday!!!

Today over at BBTB2 we are in full Easter swing

with a challenge all about Bunnies!

We want you to feature a bunny on your projects!

I decided to use the adorable little bunny from Kate's ABC's.

I used polka dot papers for all my cuts and I LOVE how it turned out.

The background mat was embossed with

The Paper Studio's Curl Ribbon.

The sentiment is from a Fiskars Holiday stamp set.

I embellished it with some pearls from Recollections.

I hope you all have a fabulous Easter week!!!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Mom's Special Day

Happy Wednesday!!!

Here is another Mother's Day card I made using the sketch from Die Cuttin' Divas.

I used My Mind's Eye 6x6 Reunion paper pack and the hat is from Kate's ABC's.

The sentiments are from a Studio G $1 set and the Many Words set from Hobby Lobby.

I am also going to enter this into the Cuttin' & Stampin' challenge 

and Little Scrap Pieces linky party.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

FCCB Challenge #202 - Pinch Me (Use Green)

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

Challenge #202 Use the Color Green

This Weeks Sponsor

Be Wild and Free stamp set

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:

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! I hope you are all wearing GREEN today or at least have green on the brain because this week over at FCCB we want to see all of your projects featuring this fabulous color!  I decided to create a "patchwork" card using some fun green pattern papers from Hobby Lobby.  I used Kate's ABC's to cut the scallop squares at 1 1/4".  The shamrocks came from Celebrate with Flourish and I cut them out at 2".  My card base is 5x5 white cardstock.  I had a couple green buttons in my stash and added them for balance.  My stamp comes from a combination of Stampabilities and Studio G.  I hope that you will join us this week and be sure to get your GREEN on!!!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate #70 - St. Patrick's Day

I am so happy it's finally March!!! It just means Spring is right around the corner, 

but before that gets here St. Patty's Day will be upon us along with all things green!  

Today over at Decorate To Celebrate we want to see how you celebrate this lucky holiday.  I needed to add something more to my home decor stash so I created some fun festive blocks.  I had my husband cut some small blocks that measure 1 1/2", then I painted them with some green acrylic paint.  I used Kate's ABC's to cut the pattern paper into scalloped squares and for the letters.  I used Mod Podge to attach the paper to the blocks.  The horseshoe is cut from Create-A-Critter 2 and the shamrocks are from Designer's Calendar.  I glittered up those three cuts for a bit of sparkle and shine.  I inked around all the corners of the blocks with some ColorBox Dark Brown Chalk Ink.  I then sprayed the front of the blocks with some Elmer's spray glue to solidify the glitter and letters.  I had some gold wire ribbon in my stash that I attached with a glue dot.  I am happy with how this turned out! I hope you get your green on and play along with us over at Decorate To Celebrate, and remember you can always submit Birthday projects too!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!  

Butterfly Kisses...

I had so much fun making my last S Fold Card, I had to make another one!!!  They are a lot of fun to work with, so if you haven't tried, I would highly recommend it!  Anyway, I have put together another Birthday Card for my MIL to use for one of her grand-daughters.  I have used the Birthday Wishes/Butterfly Kisses sentiment before, but I think it's so cute I had to do a repeat.  The Birthday Wishes stamp comes from a TPC Birthday Stamp set and I just printed out on my computer the "and butterfly kisses".  All of my paper I used came from my scrap stash, so I will be entering this card into HIMCR's challenge of "Super Scraps Saturday".  There is also a challenge over at CardzTV to use a Jar on your project, so I will be entering this there too.  I was excited for that challenge because I have always wanted to use the jar from Kate's ABC's and just hadn't gotten around to it, so here is the fun jar full of butterflies from that cartridge.  The net on the inside of the card is also from Kate's ABC's, I just cut out the Phrase Feature for "N is for Net" and cut the image of the net away from the letters.  Hope that makes sense.  The only other tool I used was a pair of Victorian Scissors to cut around my sentiments.  I know this is more of a spring card, but it's still super cute even if it's fall right now.  Little Scrap Pieces has an anything goes linky party right now, so this will be entered over there as well.  Thanks for checking in!

 

Sending Happy Thoughts...

Here is a sweet little card I put together for someone who might need a word or two of encouragement.  I drew inspiration from a few challenges to create it.  Die Cuttin' Divas provided the sketch for their challenge this week and An Inky Situation provided the color pallette.  Although I don't have the SU color scheme of Calypso Coral, Marina Mist, or So Saffron, I did the best I could with what I do own.  The polka dot paper comes from DCWV Nana's Kids, the flowery coral paper comes from Cloud 9 Designs Fiesta Gloss, and the blue patterned paper comes from a ColorBok paper pack from Wal-Mart.  My sentiment comes from a mini Fiskars set and the pitcher of flowers is cut from Kate's ABC's.  I had some generic blue buttons that fit perfectly.  I inked around all the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.  I'll also be entering this card in Whimsical Design's Anything Goes challenge.

Decorate to Celebrate Guest Designer!!! "FOR THE GIRLS"

I am so excited to be a Guest Designer for Decorate to Celebrate's "FOR THE GIRLS" challenge.  This time of year is pretty crazy for my family; we have our Anniversary, my Birthday, and Mother's Day all within 2 weeks of each other, and now we have my baby girl's birthday to throw in the mix.  When I was trying to figure out what to do for this challenge I came across this amazing paper at JoAnn's, and everything just came together.  I knew this paper would be perfect to center around my sweet baby Josie Jane.  This is the banner I created for her and her 1st Birthday party.

 

I used Kate's ABC's Baby Girl Font cut at size 8".  The butterflies are also from Kate's ABC's, I cut them and their shadow at 5".  As far as the paper goes, it is by "me & my BiG ideas", but it doesn't have a name just a bar code (7380793379 CC-01).

 

The flowers are cut from Sweet Treats, I cut two at 4" and two at 3". The leaves are cut from Walk in My Garden.  I cut 4 at 1 1/2" and 4 at 2".  I used foam tape to pop everything up to give it more dimension and I strung it on pink and yellow ribbon.  I made bows from the same ribbon and added them in between each letter using glue dots.

 

I love this paper so much that I had to use it for my party favors and invitations too!  The treat boxes are cut from Sweet Treats. I used the Party Favors funtion key for Flower1 and cut them at 2 3/4". I used the blackout feature (same size) to cut the patterned paper flower for both sides of the box. I filled the cello bags with fun treats and tied them with ribbon.

 

My invitations are a two sided 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" postcard based off of the banner.  The front side is pictured, the back side just has the party info on it so I didn't take a pic of it.  I used the same cuts as the banner, just scaled them down, but I forgot to make note of the sizes - sorry!

 

 

Here is the dimensional view.  I used foam tape to pop everything up, and just folded the butterfly wings for a 3D look.

 

I sure hope you are able to play along with Decorate to Celebrate's challenge.  I look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.  Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog!!!

Anxious for Spring!

I am so anxious for Spring to get here!  I love all the bright fun colors that represent Spring and warmer temps!  It was fun working on this card and being able to use the Spring colors.  The patterned paper is from Blossoms and Butterflies by DCWV, the mat was embossed using Sizzix's Flowers, Sparkly folder, and the hat is cut from Kate's ABC's.  I used ColorBox Chalk Ink Warm Violet to ink around the edges of the mat and circles.  I added a touch of bling to the hat and the Recollection flowers.  The sketch is from MojoMonday's 281 challenge.  I am also entering this card in My Craft Spot's challenge of Flowers and Pause Dream Enjoy's challenge of Use a Hat.  When I decide who and what I am going to give this card to and for, I will stamp a sentiment either at the bottom, or in the top corner.  Thanks for checking in!

Colors and Flowers

This is my creation for the gofishchallenges.blogspot.com challenge using the pastel colors of blue, yellow, green, and pink and the littlescrappieces.blogspot.com challenge to use a flower.  Again, I used this challenge to come up with another Thank You card I need to send out to family.  The flowers/vase is cut from Kate's ABC's.  I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder for the mat. The craft/pink polka dot paper border was made using the Spellbinder's Edgeabilities dies Classic Scallop and Classic Ric Rac.  I am kind of obsessing over the Edgeabilities right now.  Joann's had them 50% off last week and I have always gone back and forth with buying border punches, but could never commit to them.  These dies are perfect for me!  They take up little storage and you can mix and match them so you have more than just one possible border...genius!  I also chalked around the vase with some ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink, the Chocolates & Blueberries stack.  Kind of obsessing over the chalk ink too, Michael's had them on 50% off this last week and I bought two stacks.  Super excited to start using all of my fun and new crafting tools this year!