What's Cookin'?

The first rule of creating challenge cards should be similar to cutting rules. Read instructions twice, make one card. Well, I created this card for two challenges, only to realize I didn't pay attention to what kind of book image I could use. Oh, well, at least I can still use it for one challenge:-)

 Still Shot

Action Shot

I used my all-time favorite cart, Kate's Kitchen (although my eyes are on the new Suburbia cart). I adhered the cookbook character with an Action Wobble. I added a little Papertrey Inc ribbon for some  embellishment along with a sentiment from A Pinch And A Dash set by Scrappy Moms stamped on a die cut from My Creative Time.

Cooking With Cricut - brown, kraft, craft, green, and red

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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.

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Congrats To The Graduate!

Now with summer vacation well underway, there are a lot of graduation parties these next few weeks. This is one of the cards I made for a relative that graduated from college. I used the Better Together Imagine Cricut cartridge along with the Everyday Paper Doll cart for the mortar board. I used one of My Creative Time's stamps from the Follow Your Dreams set to create my own patterned CS. I popped up the eyes and wings for extra dimension and added a little baker's twine for a tassel. Yes, that is a smidge of Patina Stickles on the leaves. I'm using this for the Scrapalicious USA challenge this week - I missed the cut-off for a of couple others:-(

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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.

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Happy Birthday, Kristy!

Oh, it feels so good to be back in my scrap room! I've been trying to catch up with all of the birthday cards I'm behind on. While I was making cards, I had an epiphany. Creating birthday cards is my healing tool! Instead of focusing on my recent loss, I am going to  focus on the birthdays:-) And today's birthday just happens to be Kristy from Scraptastical Kreations!

For her card I used Echo Park's "Walk In The Park" cardstock along with some solid Stampin' Up cardstock. I used Stampins Up's "Top Note" and Emma's adorable Build A Banner dies. The stamps are from my collection.

Please stop by Kristy's blog and wish her a big Happy Birthday! Thanks for stopping by. Have a creative day:-)

An Opportunity To Put A Smile On A Face

One of my wonderful followers has asked if I would post the link for Cards for Olivia. This story just spoke to my heart. I don't know what I would do if any of my children ever had something serious happen to them. My prayers and thoughts of a quick recovery go out to Olivia and her family.

This is the card I sent to Olivia. I used the butterfly from Disney's Happily Ever After cart, a sentiment from My Creative Time's Just A Little Note To Say... set, Stickles, and a little baker's twine from Trendy Twine. I hope she likes it:-)

To find out how you can help, click on the Cards for Olivia link above. Thanks for stopping by. Have a creative day:-)