Cut It Up - CASE

Happy Friday!

Today over at Cut It UP,

we have a super fun challenge!

Choose a project you LOVE and CASE it!

(Copy and Share Everything)

Our Sponsor:

Heartfelt Creations

$20 Gift Certificate

Each one of the DT members was assigned

another member to CASE.

I was lucky enough to be given Katie

from 2 Crafty Katies and I found

this adorable card on her blog...

So here is my recreation of it...

I used the Frog from Once Upon a Princess.

The papers are all from my green scrap bin.

The sentiment is from Studio 112.

This was a fun challenge and I hope

you will join us over at Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

Happy Monday!

And to all our friends in Canada

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today over at BBTB2 we are celebrating

with them by having a challenge featuring

Turkeys :)

I used the awesome turkey cut from Celebrate with Flourish

to create Name Plates for Thanksgiving Dinner.

The pattern paper is from The Paper Studio.

The name tag is from Once Upon a Princess.

All I need to do know is add the name :)

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

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Cut It Up Challenges! - Old School

Happy Friday!!!

Hope your week has been fabulous!

Today over at Cut It Up, we have a new challenge for you!

Cut It Up!

Old School!

Use old supplies or an old technique.

Time to dust off some of your craft stash :)

Sponsor:

Newton's Nook

$20 Credit

My Project:

Okay, so for my Old School craft supplies I decided to

use the first stamp set I ever bought 5 years ago.

(I have no idea what company produced this set, sorry!)

And one of the first embellishment products I purchased - Stickles :)

This fabulous cupcake and the sentiment tag come from

Once Upon a Princess.

I pieced together my background mat

with scraps from my stash.

This card just makes me happy!

I hope that you will join us for our Old School challenge

this week!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate #107 - Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday!!!

Welcome to another Anything Goes challenge over at

Decorate To Celebrate!

In honor of school starting today,

I decided to create a Milk Carton Treat Box.

I loved school lunch just for

chocolate milk in the little cartons :)

My project:

I cut this box out of TBBM2.

If you don't have this cartridge and are planning on

buying it, my advice to you is to buy the scoring blade

along with it.

IT WILL SAVE YOU!!!

Anyway, my paper is from American Crafts

and the metal flower embellishment is from Freckled Fawn.

I cut the tag out of Once Upon A Princess and stamped

it with a Craftin' Desert Divas sentiment.

It is all ready to be filled with sweet treats :)

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

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 - Toadally Cool

Happy Monday!!!

And what a Happy Monday it is!!!

Potty Training was a success from last week

and I am so happy to be done with diapers - FOREVER!!!

Anyway, this week over at BBTB2 we have

a "Toadally Cool" challenge for you -

Use a Frog on your projects.

I pulled out my Once Upon A Princess cart again

to use this awesome frog!

My papers are from a Ki 6x6 paper pad

I picked up from Wal-Mart along with

some scraps I had.

The sentiment is from Craftin' Desert Divas

"Punny" Stamp Set.

I think this turned out super fun!

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

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Singing In The Rain!

Happy Monday!!!

How are y'all doing?

I am so excited for school to be back in session after a week

of Spring Break....I feel a bit crazy and look forward to routine :)

This week over at BBTB2 we have a new challenge

all about April Showers!

We want to see projects that feature anything that has

to do with rain...umbrellas, rain boots, puddles, etc.

I decided to use a cut I have never used before from

Once Upon A Princess.

This cute little doll is perfect for this challenge,

don't ya think :)

My papers come from Heidi Grace

and the sentiment stamp is from CardzTV.

I used a Princess Peachy Keen Stamp for the face.

I hope that you will join us for this challenge!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

HIMCR Challenge #140 - Super Scraps Saturday

HIMCR Challenge #140

Super Scraps Saturday

Sponsor:

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My Project:

Welcome to another Super Scraps Saturday!!! I LOVE going through my scrap stash and discovering AWESOME papers that have long been forgotten!!!  I was so excited to find this flowering Spring paper to create a bright and beautiful Spring card!  I used Birthday Bash for the scalloped circle card shape, cut at 5 1/4"; and Once Upon A Princess for the butterfly, cut at 2 1/2".  My stamp is from a Fiskars mini set and I used flat back pearls from Hobby Lobby's The Paper Studio.  I followed the sketch from Die Cuttin' Divas so I will be linking this up over there, and Cuttin' and Stampin' has a challenge to use a butterfly so this will be shared over there too.  I hope that you will be able to join in the HIMCR challenge this week and be sure to check out all the DT projects - they are fabulous, as always!

Let It Bee...

Hey All!  I have another card for you :)  This one I came up with by putting a few different challenges together.  Paper Playtime's challenge is to use a bee; My Craft Spot wants you to emboss or use Glossy Accents; and Whimsical Designs wants to see buttons and bows.  This cute little bee comes from the Paisley cartridge and the tag comes from Once Upon a Princess.  I used Glossy Accents on the bee's cheeks and the little flower he is holding, it's kind of hard to tell, but they are glossy.  I embossed the black mat with Swiss Dots (LOVE that folder!).  I also used Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Bracket for the border.  I really like the pop of pink among the black and yellow, it cheers me up!  Hope it does you too :)

You Would!

I'm sad that I could not get this to photograph well.  I don't feel the true colors and details of this card are perfectly represented and it's a shame because these colors represent me to a "T".  My husband and I have a running joke that anytime I see something that I absolutely love, my husband knows me so well and will say "You Would!".  It's been a rough weekend dealing with his cancer and I have to remember and keep hold of those fun moments with him.  We will get back to those times, but for now it SUCKS!  Anyway, I digress...this card was made for a couple challenges Cardz TV Stamps  "It's SO You" and Little Scrap Pieces "Fun Friday Birthday Challenge".  So not only do I love this color scheme of pinks and browns, I LOVE presents!  So this card is definitely "SO" me.  I found the layout in the Mojo Monday archieves (seriously am obsessed with these layouts).  The present is cut from Celebrations, the scallop cloud is from Once Upon a Princess, and I used Swiss Dots embossing folder for the mats.  The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye Blush 6x6 pack.  I also inked around the edge of the base mat with ColorBox Dark Brown Chalk Ink.  I really am in love with this card and will never give it to anyone - I'll keep it for myself - as I do with many of my cards :)

Birthday Princess!

Once Upon a Princess is the cutest cartridge!  Not only are there cute little dress up princesses, 3D images, and a font; it has a TON of different tags for sentiments.  I was very impressed and excited to discover that.  Anyway, I created this card for a few different challenges.  Crafty Cardz "Make A Wish" is to create a birthday card for a child and Celebrate the Occasion issued the challenge to create a birthday card for a girl and include pink; so naturally I combined those two challenges.  Whimsical Wednesday issued a sketch challenge and I know that my card doesn't follow it exactly, my sentiment is not the central focus, but I came close so I'm entering that challenge as well.  This is definitely a girly card with the glitter and the bling, but it's cute and fun.  I inked around the base mat, embossed the second mat with the Paper Studio Curl Ribbon folder and the patterned mat is from The Sweet Stack by DCWV.  I hope that whoever the little girl is that receives this card is super happy with it!

Paper Playtime Challenge #1 - Pets

So I don't know if a butterfly necessarily qualifies as a pet, but I love this butterfly!  I think it is the prettiest image!  It is found on the Once Upon a Princess cartridge.  I got this cartridge for Christmas, and I love it!  Especially since I have a baby girl now :)  I printed the "Butterfly Kisses and..." from my computer and tried to find a font that matched my stamp "Birthday Wishes".  I really love how it turned out.  I have also enjoyed decorating the inside of my cards too.  I never really thought of doing that, but was inspired by Mary over at CardzTV (I love her videos).  Anyway, Paper Playtime's first challenge of the year was to create a pet themed card, so this is what I came up with.