Clownin' Around

A smidge late with the April Fools "celebration", but I wanted to jump on the joke band wagon and do a punny card:-) I ended up sizing this card as an A7 (5x7) so I didn't have to make all of the clothing too tiny or the banner too small. I started with the sketch from Die Cuttin' Divas challenge. I used some patterned cardstock from DCWV Grade School scrapbook kit. The polka dot brads are from Paper Studio. The clown is cut using the Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartridge. I made the smallest pom-pon I think I have ever made using bakers twine (sorry, not sure where it came from). I dry embossed the hair with the Script Cuttlebug folder and the green oval with the Polka Dots Cuttlebug folder. The scalloped oval was cut using Cricut Craft Room Basics. I stamped the face with PKS 450 Wide Eyed Kids. I didn't use the nose that cut with the image because it was too big so I simply used my regular sized hole punch and popped it up with the tiniest piece foam adhesive I could cut. With a little trial and error, I sized and printed my joke onto a banner from the Christmas Cheer cart. I used a downloaded  font, Circus, for the printing.

Why did the clown go to the doctor?

card inside

Challenges

Die Cuttin Divas - sketch

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - funny birthday card

Cards For Men - April Fools

365 Cards - joke or silly sentiment

Bitten By The Bug 2 - clown

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

FCCB Organize It Cricut Crawl

Happy Monday to all of you! Today is a special Monday challenge at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog - It's a Cricut Crawl! Yippee!!! :-) The FCCB Design Team has put together a fabulous assortment of "organizing" projects using our Cricut Machines. Please make sure you start at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog to find out what the rules and prizes are!

My project is an interchangeable acrylic Post-It note holder. My goal was to use paper and cardstock that I already have, as well as my long time neglected Peachy Keen stamps.

First I cut my background papers to fit the 5x7 acrylic frame. I then sifted through my card stock scraps to find coordinating colors. I used my Simply Charmed, Create A Critter, PPDU, Cheerful Seasons, Summer Celebrations, and Independence Day carts to achieve a character for every month. After piecing them together I embellished with Stickles, PK stamps, and white gel pen. And whola! A Post-It note holder with added year-round interest:-)

The line up for our challenge this week is listed below. Please make sure you stop at everyone's blog. I know there are quite a few giveaways that you don't want to miss. Which brings me to mention my Valentine Embellie giveaway! Simply be a follower of my blog and post a comment that you are. How easy is that? An extra entry for those who bring a friend - just have them mention your name in their post:-) Your next stop is the fabulous Connie!

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

Missy - http://www.quickchickdesigns.blogspot.com
Tammy - http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com (ME)
Connie - http://www.conniecancrop.blogspot.com (next stop)
Jamie - http://scrapqueen141.blogspot.com
Brianna - http://www.Bloeffelbein.blogspot.com
Arin - http://apieceoflifespie.com
Cicily - http://pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com
Cyndy -  http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com
Diana -  http://daisylovecreations.blogspot.com 
Nikki - http://craftycalamities.blogspot.com
Janea - http://www.recollectionalley.blogspot.com

Eeek!

Happy Friday crafty friends! I felt a little more perky yesterday so I spent some time in my craft room making some birthday cards and challenge cards. Here is one of the cards I made for a couple of challenges this week. I used one of the cat cuts from the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge. I couldn't decide which one to use at first but decided on the forward facing kitty. I was going to use my Everyday Character Face Parts by Peachy Keen stamps until I realized the set I have is too big for that little guy:-( Guess I'll be making a purchase this weekend:-)

The green patterned paper is from Karen Foster and the web PP had no name. The scary sentiment came from Scrappy Moms' A Haunting We Will Go set which I stamped on a die cut from My Craft Spot. I dotted the kitty's nose with a little Black Diamond Stickles as well as a few dots of Paprika for added embellishment.

Challenges

Die Cuttin Divas - Sketch

Tuesday Throwdown - Cute & Cuddly

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

Lovin' from the Oven

Well, it finally looks like the rain has passed. We had big storms all day, so I procrastinated going to the grocery store. Now it's 10 pm... too late... oh darn;-) While I was waiting for the rain to end, I decided to "whip up" a challenge card. This one is for Bitten By The Bug 2. We are supposed to use the pie from the PPDU cart. I knew right away I wanted to try a shaped card. I welded the two pies on my Gypsy and hid all of the inside cuts. I copied the pie two more times so I could cut the "crust" and the "tin". I snipped away the bottom of the "crust" and adhered it to the "tin" after embossing. I used a cherry cut but I don't remember which cart:-( I cut it twice so I could do a brown stem. The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms A Pinch and A Dash.

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

So Super Sweet! {and quick!}

Amazing! We went from 94 degrees to 64 degrees in a matter of minutes! Big storms scare me:-( They are quite different here in the country than in the city. I couldn't sleep so I decided to make a challenge card. This was quick and easy since I was too tired to be creative.

The lolly actually came from PPDU which I needed to use for CCCC. The colors are for MPS challenge to use orange, turquoise, and green. I can't tell you what solid CS I used because I keep all of the like colors together in clear holders. I did use Robyn's sentiment from her Everyday Occasions set as well as twine from The Twinery. OK, yes I used Stickles... I can't help myself. Well, it's late {yawn} and I have to get up and take the dog to the vet in the a.m. Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Purple Princess

What's better than a purple muse but a purple princess! I still have difficulty with the Paper Doll carts. I never know if I'm "dressing" them the right way. There are so many pieces. I am glad I'm getting a chance to use some of that expensive glitter cs I bought for a Disney page I did last year, though. I am submitting this for two challenges, Momo's Tuesday Challenge and Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge. I used PDD cart and embossed the background, hair, and headpiece for Emma's challenge while using the princess cut for Momo's challenge. I went to look for a S/U set that has dragons and castles. It has some wonderful phrase stamps in the set. I was disappointed when I remembered it's probably in the storage unit we were using between moves. Ugh! Too late and too cold to go over there now:-( Gotta submit this before the deadline! Guess where I'll be headed tomorrow;-)