Tweet Me!

I'm not an avid Twitter user, but I thought this Scrappy Moms sentiment worked so well with the card I made for Celebrate The Occasion's sketch challenge.

I stamped and watercolored one of the bird images from Iron Gate Stamps Birdhouse set. Next, I cut out the flags from coordinating cardstock from the Heidi Grace Sunshowers pad. I used the same cardstock for the Sizzix/Stampin' Up Little Leaves branch die. The base is Bermuda Bay textured cardstock from Stampin' Up. I used the same color dye ink to ink the edges of the layers and to stamp the IGS Clouds background. I finished the card with Caribbean bakers twine from The Twinery. Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Challenges

Celebrate The Ocassion - sketch

Catered Crop - twine

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Easter/Spring

Simon Says Stamp - anything

7 Kids College Fund - wings

You're So Sweet!

Wow! How a week sure does fly by when there's a sick little person at home. Even though each day seemed endless, here it is Thursday already. I ended up dusting off my poor neglected Gypsy to create today's card. I've been using CCR so much lately because I can use it on my iMac which makes everything easier to see. But, my Gypsy comes in handy sitting next to my little guy while Blue's Clues is on:-)

I used the Walk in My Garden cart along with the dies and sentiment stamp from My Craft Spot's Tiny Tags set. I added a few Prima flowers with tiny brads and a little Distress Stickles.

Paper Playtime - Gingham

Bitten By The Bug 2 - Shaped card

Celebrate The Occasion - Bee

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Patriotic Birthday

Happy 4th to you my crafty friends and a BIG happy birthday to my precious baby boy! I can't believe he is 2 today:-) So, in honor of my little firecracker, I made this patriotic Elmo birthday card. I admit, I made this very quickly yesterday! I've been so busy getting ready for his party today, I plumb forgot to make his card.

I used three Cuttlebug embossing folders- Candy Cane, D'vine Swirl, and Stars. Elmo is from the Elmo and Friends Holiday Cricut cartridge. I added a little Stickles (of course) to his hat and tied a silver star button with Air Mail twine. I stamped the sentiment on a small piece of white card stock and used my Stampin' Up ticket corner punch.

There are a lot of patriotic challenges this week. Make sure you check them out - Paper Playtime, Fantabulous Cricut Challenge, My Craft Spot, Celebrate The Occasion, Die Cuttin' Divas, and Paper Crafting World.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful holiday:-)

Patriotic Birthday

Happy Friday crafting friends. It's especially happy for me because my DH comes back from Scotland today. I have to say, I do get more crafting done when he's gone because I can stay up 'til the wee hours. Although, it's probably not the best idea since I need to be in top form in the a.m. for my toddler;-)
For my card today, I used My Creative Time's Build A Banner stamp and die set. I love that Emma designed these herself. It makes my cards look more artistic. I embossed the white background with the Polka Dots Cuttlebug folder and added some airmail twine for the banners to "hang" on. The ink and card stock is from Stampin' Up. I am also using this card for the Celebrate the Occasion challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

What A Sweetie!

Have I ever said how much I love the Kate's Kitchen Imagine cart? It's the main reason why I bought my Imagine. I am just crazy about 50's design. Before kids (BK), I used to buy up as many '50's vintage and repro fabrics as I could. Sadly, all of it rests in plastic bins waiting to be sewn into fabulous quilts some day. So, in the meantime, I'm playing with these adorable '50's kitchy Cricut designs:-)

For this card, I popped up the treats as well as the background they are on. I "sweetened" the cold treats with Bisque Perfect Pearls and Rock Candy Stickles. Added some yummy Chocolate Truffle Trendy Twine and the perfect sentiment from The Scrappy Moms Sweet Somethings set. I'm using this card for Paper Playtime, My Craft Spot,  Celebrate The Occasion, and Scrapalicious USA challenges this week. Be sure to check them out.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Campin' and Relaxin'

After finally getting my Imagine to talk nicely with CCR, I was able to print and cut out this cute little venue from the Enjoy The Seasons Cricut cartridge. I printed and cut the scene once and then printed and cut the trees, fire, and tent separately so I could pop them up for a little dimension. I found some scrap ribbon that I thought looked nice as a transition between the patterned card stock and, of course, needed to add some Stickles to the fire for a little sparkle. I used this card for the Paper Shelter, Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog, My Craft Spot, Terrific Tuesday, Celebrate The Occasion, Cardz TV, and Die Cuttin' Divas challenges. Click on each link to view the details of each challenge. There is still lots of time to share your creation:-)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Thinking of You

I thought I was doing so well with blog postings until I noticed it's been a week already! Yikes! Time flies when you're doing .... what???  Yard work, driving kids all over all day to various activities, clearing out a section of the basement for a drum set?!?! Yes, the DH's drum set is coming home. It has been lovingly stored at his parents house since we've been married, and now it needs to come to mine:-( My 10 y.o. is taking lessons and a drum pad just won't cut it. The instructor says "he needs access to a full set everyday". Ugh!

My card today was made for a couple of challenges, The Fantabulous Cricut Challenge and Celebrate the Occasion. I used my Cricut Imagine and the Berries and Cream cart to print the patterned cs and color the butterfly. I stacked the butterfly image from the Lovely Floral Lite cart in Cricut Craft Room and printed it in one layer. I ended up cutting the butterfly out by hand because since the recent CCR update, my Imagine won't cut anything.  The label die is from Spellbinders and the sentiment and stamped image is from Papertrey Ink. The label is inked with Stampin' Up Peach Parfait and a little bit of Stickles was used on the wings and antennae.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Proud To Be An American

Hello my fabulous crafting friends! I would like to share with you the card I made for Wacky Wednesday, My Sheri Crafts, Fantabulous Cricut, Die Cuttin' Divas, and Celebrate the Occasion challenges this week. I used Cricut Craft Room and my Imagine to print the patterned paper and the single layered cut image from the Summer Celebrations and Vintage Paper carts. I embossed the blue with the Cuttlebug Stars folder and added some Airmail twine above a "pinked" border. The tag die and sentiment are from My Creative Time.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Graduation Congrats!

Well, I can't believe it's the end of another school year. I think the older my kids get, the quicker the years go by. I still can't grasp that I will have a high-schooler in the fall! The card I made today is for the Fantabulous Cricut and Celebrate The Occasion challenges. I used the cap from Locker Talk and the sentiment from from MS All Occasions cake cartridges. I cut the cap out twice and layered the top mortar board section of one cut to the entire section of the other cut for some dimension. I did trim off the black tassel portion since I didn't need it. I cut the "Congrats" phrase from a printed sheet from the Imagine Vintage Papers cart. I embossed the Cranberry Crisp CS with the Cricut Houndstooth folder and stamped the card base with  S/U's Linen background stamp using S/U Cranberry Crisp ink.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend:-)

Happy Thanksgiving

I'm so thrilled I actually did another challenge card! This one is for Fantabulous Cricut Challenge,  Celebrate The Occasion, Die Cuttin' Divas, Wacky Wednesday, Cooking With Cricut, and Cricut Cardz. For this card I used the turkey from the Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge. I used the Houndstooth and D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folders on the little guy. I stamped an A2 sized Very Vanilla CS with Sanded BG stamp from Stampin' Up. I also used Stampin' Ups corner punch and added some Paprika Stickles. The border punch is from Martha Stewart.

If you haven't entered any of these challenges yet, there's still time. Click on the challenges above and you should be taken right to the sites. Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Happy Holidays

Jump to the Just Wordz Celebration post by clicking HERE!

It's sure hard to think about cold & snow when it's 90+ outside with 80%+ humidity. So, to get a little holiday inspiration, I wandered through Hobby Lobby's Christmas displays:-) Really, it was research! {hee hee}. For this card I used the Winter Woodland cart, some cuttlebug embossing folders for texture, a background stamp from Stampin' Up for a subtle pattern, some silver cs for that metallic feel, as well as a little bling for that "icey" feel.

I've submitted this card to Celebrate The Occasion, Wacky Wednesday, Cricut Cardz, Throwback Thursday, and Cricut 360. Go check out these challenges. There is still some time if you'd like to play along. Thanks for stopping by. Have a creative day:-)

Christmas in July

I know it's hard to think about Christmas cards now when it's 90 degrees outside (here in the Midwest at least), but that's what Celebrate The Occasion blog challenge wants. I thought I would incorporate First Of The Month blog challenge also, so I used the Doodlecharms cart for the card. The cardstock is from DCWV The Eco Stack and S/U's (Stampin' Up) Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. I used my new die from My Creative Time to stamp the sentiment from S/U's Teeny Tiny Wishes on to, and the ribbon is from PTI (Papertrey Ink). Thanks for stopping by. Have a creative day:-)