World Card Making Day Blog Hop

Today is my day to be part of Gill's World Cardmaking Hop. I am so excited to be a part of this. There are so many famous designers on this 5 day hop. If you are one of my fabulous followers checking in today, you surely want to start at Gill's blog so you don't miss out on all of the amazing project ideas and fabulous give-aways:-)

I decided to go ahead and share both cards I made. I couldn't decide which one to post so I'm posting both. I used the Give A Hoot Cricut Cartridge for my first card. I had found the patterned paper somewhere and picked it up thinking I'd use it for a project for my daughter. She loves peace signs! I punched the corners with my new Crop A Dile Corner Chomper. The sentiment comes from Pink By Design's Feelin' Groovy set.

My second card didn't end up as I envisioned (what project ever does?) I was going to put a Cricut Cut tractor on the front with a computer generated sentiment "Happy Harvest", but the tractor just didn't look right to me, so this is what I ended up with. The patterned card stock is from October Afternoon's Campfire stack. Love this stack! The cornstalks are from My Community Cricut Cart. I embossed the little ears of corn with the Tiny Mosaic Cuttlebug folder. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up's Teeny Tiny Wishes set.

Now for a little bit of blog hop candy. I'll choose a random commenter after the hop is over for this bit of crafty goodness. Just make sure you are a follower and leave your email or a way to contact you. I'm thinking of adding some yummy Stickles to this group of candy, too - Winner will be able to pick a color!

Don't forget to start back at Gill's blog tomorrow for day 3 of this 5 day hop! Now on to the über fabulous Jenn at Cardstock and Coffee. She has some rockin' projects to share with you!

Would You Ever Guess Wednesday

It looks like we're in for a nice week here in Northern Illinois. Cool temps and sun. I just love it! Now that the kids are back in school I find myself doing a little more organizing and "fall clean-out" around the house. Collecting all of those "things" the kids don't need or have used in awhile. This is my opportunity to gather these items and remove them from the house without - "Nooo! You can't donate that! I neeeeed it!". If ever they should ask where is - - - - ? My answer will be -- "I'm not sure... keep looking".  I'm such a stinker!

I used the Give A Hoot cart for my Would You Ever Guess Wednesday DT card. This cart has so many interesting flowers and plants on it that you may not even realize it. This image is an Accent key for an Owl image. I did a little stamping and doodling on the flower and popped up the orange layer for some extra interest. I then adhered the flower to some patterned card stock from K & Company's Greenhouse Stack and used a fabulous sentiment from My Creative Time's "Just a little note to say..." set. The stem is tied with a little Pink Sorbet baker's twine and a charm from a special friend.

To see how you can use more images from your Cricut cartridges,  stop on by My Cricut Craftroom. Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)