BBTB2 - Happy Father's Day

Happy Monday!

I have the craziest week ahead and to top it all off...

Father's Day on Sunday!

Not. Even. Close. To. Being. Prepared!!!

At least I have a card ready,

thanks to BBTB2 ;)

Our challenge this week is

Father's Day.

I picked up a new paper pad at Hobby Lobby,

I haven't bought new paper for a LONG time!

I really love the masculine colors and patterns.

I used Summer Celebrations for the tie cut

and was inspired by a sketch from Mojo Monday.

The sentiment is from a $1 stamp set I picked up

along time ago at Robert's.

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

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!!!

Cut It Up - Father's Day

Happy Friday!!!

Well, Summer has officially begun at our house,

and I'm trying not to dread it :(

I have started plotting and planning things to do

during the days to help keep the kids entertained,

but fear they will be doing a lot of that on their own :)

Anyway, since it's Summer, that means Father's Day is right

around the corner and I had the opportunity to choose the

challenge over at Cut It Up, so I decided on Father's Day projects,

but they must include a Tie Die Cut.

Cut It Up

Challenge #72

Sponsor:

May Arts Ribbon

2 Spools of Ribbon, winner's choice

Here is my project:

I used the tie from Summer Celebrations for my card.

The paper is from the DCWV Green Stack along

with some scraps for the banners.

The stamp is from Studio G and the

Enamel Dots are from Recollections.

Super simple to put together for Father's Day!

I hope you will join us for the challenge starting

over at Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate #101

Happy Wednesday!!!

Hope you are enjoying your week!

It's the last week of school here and, to be honest,

I am a bit scared of my first "summer" with my 6 year old.

Again, I will survive :)

Anyway, over at Decorate To Celebrate we have another

Anything Goes Challenge starting.

Here's my project:

I decided to make a 4th of July Decor Sign.

I bought a $1 wood plaque from Wal-Mart and painted

it with some Acrylic Paint.

I used Mod Podge to adhere my flag paper,

which comes from Hobby Lobby.

The "Liberty" phrase comes from Summer Celebration.

I cut it out of some thicker blue cardstock.

I used my Xyron Sticker Machine to make the

cardstock a sticker and centered it on the plaque.

I had some arrow embellishments from CTMH

and used those for an added touch.

I hope you will join us for our challenge over at

Decorate To Celebrate!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - I Like To Ride My Bicycle

Happy Monday!!!

Today over at BBTB2 we are starting a new challenge

and want you to feature a Bicycle on your projects!

I used Summer Celebrations for this cute little bike.

My paper is from Simple Stories "Vintage Bliss"

I picked up from Hobby Lobby.

I added some Studio G flowers to the basket

and my sentiment is from Paper Smooches

"Flap Happy" set.

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

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas Anything Goes & BBTB2 Stars & Stripes

Craftin' Desert Divas

Our Sponsors:

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One Stamp Set

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$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!

Decorate To Celebrate - BBQ/Outdoor Party

Happy Wednesday!!!

How is everyone's summer going?

How many BBQ's have you had so far?

Well, in case you have a few more on your calendar,

this week's challenge over at Decorate To Celebrate

will definitely help you get ready for one!

We would LOVE to see your projects/decorations for

a BBQ or Outdoor Party.

I decided to make invitations:

I used the Summer Celebrations cartridge for the BBQ and the tag.

The BBQ was cut at 6" and the tag at 2".

I used American Crafts Twine to tie the invite to the image.

Super Simple!!!

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

Decorate To Celebrate!

And remember,

you can always share with us Birthday Projects,

but PLEASE no cards :)

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

This Weeks Sponsor

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~This Weeks Challenge~

Anything Goes

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!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas - Red, White, & Blue Linky Party

Welcome to another Linky Party

for Craftin' Desert Divas!

So guess what is only a couple weeks away?!?!

The 4th of July!!!

I can't believe it's here already!

So we want to see all your Red, White, & Blue projects!

The sponsors for this party are:

Craftin' Desert Divas

One Stamp Set

My Scrap Chick

$10 Coupon Code

Newton's Nook Designs

$10 Coupon for Online Store 

Snap Click

$10 Gift Certificate

So you know that Tara has created an AMAZING stamp set

for this holiday, right?!?!

You can purchase this set HERE.

I was able to use two of these stamps on my project!!!

My rocket comes from the Summer Celebrations cartridge

and I used glitter paper from The Paper Studio to give it that

extra sparkle!

My pattern papers are from

The Paper Studio's All Seasons Pack.

I cut my mat from Elegant Edges and

popped it up with some foam tape.

My twine is from We R Memory Keepers

and the Enamel Dots are from Recollections.

I LOVE this stamp from the set!

And this one is super fun!!!

I stamped both of these with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

Be sure to check out all the AMAZING projects

from the DT over at Craftin' Desert Divas

then link up your projects for all of us to see!

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

This Weeks Sponsor

$50.00 Giftcard to SVG Cuts and a BIG SHOT!

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.

CardzTV Father's Day Challenge

Happy Friday!!!

We have another challenge starting over at CardzTV

all about Father's Day!

We have some amazing DT inspiration for this week's challenge

to help you create something special for the Dad's in your life :)

I don't know of any Dad that doesn't like to come home from a long day at work

and relax in a soft and comfy chair and read the paper or watch some TV.

 So I decided to create something along those lines...

I used paper from Echo Park,

the Recliner is from the Summer Celebrations cartridge,

and the pearls are from Recollections.

The sketch comes from Mojo Monday.

I used stamps from CardzTV's Going In Circles and This 'N That.

I hope that you will join us and show off your projects

and remember there is always a lucky winner of one of Mary's stamp sets!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

FCCB Challenge #198 - Sketch Challenge

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

Challenge #198 Sketch Challenge

Sketch is from Card Positioning Systems 

This Weeks Sponsor:

Be Wild and Free Stamp Set

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

My Project:

So my MIL asked me the other day to start working on some more birthday cards for her to give out to family throughout the year...I LOVE doing this for her, so of course I got started right away!  I was super excited to be able to use a paper pack I got for Christmas from Santa too - Carta Bella's Giddy Up! pack is so fun!  I have a niece that is totally into riding horses and so I made this card with her in mind for my MIL to give to her for her birthday in May.  That was long-winded :)

Anyway, I used Summer Celebrations for the lasso/rope (3") and just cut off the Yee Ha! that comes with it. I did cut the shift phrase at 2" for the YeeHa! in the bottom corner.  I also used "Just Because" Cards for the boot and cut it out on flip at 2 1/2".  The three rhinestones are from Michael's and were the perfect addition for this cowgirl card.  The inside of the card was pretty simple, just a white cardstock mat with the sentiment stamped in the top corner - the sentiment comes from a Fiskar's set.  I used a piece of the pattern paper from the front to dress up the bottom and cut the saddle from the Toy Story cartridge at 2".

I hope my MIL will use this card for my niece because I think it turned out super cute!!!

And I hope you will join us in the fun sketch challenge going on over at FCCB this week!!!

I'm also entering this card into CardzTV Birthday challenge.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Valentine's Postcard

Every year I create little Valentine's for my nieces and nephews and I made this one with my 12 year old niece in mind...she's gonna love it!  Anyway, I followed the sketch for Die Cuttin' Divas challenge this week and will be linking it up over at 2 Creative Chicks for the "Anything Goes" monthly challenge.  

I have a video to show you how it all came together.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!