Be Mine - Banner

Hello - 

I hope everyone is doing great.  I am feeling a bit under the weather today.  I made a banner last weekend before I caught this cold.  Since I can't do much else today I thought I would share a picture of it with all of you. 

It was my first banner attempt and a little difficult to photograph.  I like it but don't really have a great place to put it so I am going to send it to school with my daughter for one of her teachers to hang in their classroom. 

Supplies:  Cardstock (The Paper Co. & American Crafts), Stickles (Ranger), Crop-o-dile & Eyelets (We R Memory Keepers), Ribbon (CTMH), Cricut, Gypsy, Celebrate with Flourish, Chic & Scary, MS Seasonal Cake Cart & Storybook cartridges(Provo Craft).

Pennants for Lockers

Hi Everyone - 

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving Holiday.  Did anyone do any Black Friday shopping.  I did venture out to Wal-Mart.  Did not get everything I wanted but I did get a Wii for my daughter and some other household things.  Over all I was pretty happy to get out of there in one piece.  I typically do not venture out to the retail stores on Black Friday.  I did shop JoAnn's online and Custom Crops online so I do have a few crafty things on the way. 

Today I am sharing some pennants I made at my daughter's request.  She is a cheerleader and wanted to hang these on all the basketball and cheerleader's lockers.   Sorry for the mess on my desk.  This is a photo I took with my cell phone to send her a picture to see if this is what she had in mind.

Supplies: Cardstock (American Crafts), Quick Dry adhesive (Scotch), and Cricut, Gypsy, Locker Talk, Base Camp, 3 Birds-Life's a Party cartridges (Provo Craft).

Autumn Layout

Hello everyone- 

Today I wanted to share an Autumn layout I made.  I can't wait to develop a few photos to put on here.  

I used Gypsy Wanderings and Celebrate with Flourish.  I wrapped some twine around the leaves for some added texture.

Supplies:  Cardstock (American Crafts & Cloud 9 Designs), Cricut, Gypsy, Gypsy Wanderings & Celebrate with Flourish (Provo Craft), Stickles (Ranger), Twine (CTMH) & Dimensionals (Stampin Up!)

My Pinkalicious Blog Hop & Challenge

Hi Everyone - 

So Friday was My Pink Stamper's blog hop and challenge.  It was a fun one with a little twist.  It was a school theme but no card or scrapbook layout.  I loved what everyone has done so far.  I made a quick little book mark that is going to go into a teacher's care package.  I used the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge with my Gypsy to stretch a tag into a book mark and I sized another one about a quarter inch smaller for the layer.  The apple with the books is from Hello Kitty Greetings.

Supplies:  Cardstock (The Paper Co.), White Gel Pen (Uniball Signo), Stickles (Ranger), Cricut, Gypsy, Tags, Bags, Boxes and More & Hello Kitty Greetings Cartridges (Provo Craft), Crop-a-dile & Eyelet (We R Memory Keepers), Ribbon & Dimensionals (Stampin Up!).

Thanks for looking!  I had fun with this challenge.  :)

On an upcoming note:  Watch for my Halloween series beginning soon!

One in a Melon

Hi -

I am still loving the Fruit and Veggie Pun stamp set from My Pink Stamper.  This card was made with the Just Because Card cartridge and is 4.25 square.

Supplies: Cardstock (DCWV), Ink (CTMH), Stamp (My Pink Stamper), Cricut, Gypsy & Just Because Cards Cartridge (Provo Craft), Twine (Pink Paislee), Dimensionals (Stampin Up!).

Just Peachy

Hi Everyone -

I really love My Pink Stamper's Fruit and Veggie Puns stamp set.  I am having so much fun making cards with these.  I used Just Because Cards with my Gypsy to make sure the card ended up 4.25 square.

Supplies: Cardstock (DCWV), Ink (CTMH), Stamp (My Pink Stamper), Cricut, Gypsy & Just Because Cards Cartridge (Provo Craft), Twine (Pink Paislee), Dimensionals (Stampin Up!).

Happy Blog Anniversary

Hello -

Can you believe it is the one year anniversary of the start of my blog.  Click HERE to check out that very 1st post.  This all started for a requirement of a design team entry.  While I did not make the design team I did discover the rewarding process of blogging.  I truly enjoy sharing what I create and I love to hear comments and see new followers.  Thank you to everyone to checks in from time to time. 

Today I am going to share a card I made with my favorite cartridge, Create a Critter.  I also used Kate's ABC's and Home Accents solution cartridges.  I welded the scallop boarder on the Home Accents cartridge to create the card.

Supplies:  Cardstock (American Crafts), Stickles (Ranger), Cricut, Gypsy, Create a Critter, Kate's ABC's & Home Accents Solutions cartridges (Provo Craft).

Thanks for hanging in there with me.  I hope I continue inspiring others.

Challenge and Recipe Share.

Hi Everyone - 

I hope everyone is having a happy father's day weekend.  Tomorrow we will be having a BBQ in honor of my dad!  Can't wait.  My brother is doing the actual grilling and I am making the family's new favorite baked beans recipe.  I tried a recipe called Ultimate Baked Beans that Amanda from www.kevinandamanda.com shared and my family just loved it.  It is now my most requested dish.  Check it out HERE.  I promise it is so delicious.

Now I also wanted to share a card I made today for a My Pink Stamper Card Challenge.  You can see the other participants and details HERE.  It is a birthday theme challenge.  Everyone is sharing such great things.  I pulled out a oldie but goodie cartridge.  The Hello Kitty Greeting cartridge had such fun shaped cards.

Supplies:  Cardstock (American Crafts), Stickles & Pearls (Ranger), Cricut, Gypsy & Hello Kitty Greeting cartridge (Provo Craft).

I will be checking out everyone's  great projects.  I hope you do too!  Be sure to leave a comment or follow my blog.  Thanks for looking!

June Pinkalicious Blog Hop (a little late)...

Hi everyone - 

Even though I am 'behind' lately I could not let a My Pink Stamper Pinkalicious blog hop pass me by.  This month's theme was anything summer.  So far everyone has made GREAT projects.  I was inspired to make some shaped cards.  I thought the ice cream theme screamed summer. 

Both cards were cut using the card feature.  I just used my Gypsy to make sure they would still fit in a A2 size envelope.

Supplies: Cardstock (American Crafts), Cricut, Gypsy, Sweet Treats cartridge (Provo Craft), Stickles (Ranger).

Have a Great Day!  I love Reading your comments.

 

Happy Sunday

Hi Everyone - 

I hope you had a great weekend.  We had a little rain but a fair amount of sunshine too.  Today I am sharing another card from Kate's ABCs.  This ice cream sundae just looks so delicious! Once again I made the edge with my gypsy and a border from the Home Decor solutions cartridge.

Supplies:  Cardstock (CTMH), Pattern Paper (Stampin Up!), Ribbon (AC), Stickles (Ranger), Cricut, Gypsy, Kate's ABCs & Home Decor (Provo Craft).

Have a crafty day!

Cat and Fish Card

Hi -

Today's card features another image from Kate's ABCs.  I cut the cat in white but I am thinking it would have looked better in a darker color.  The manual featured a brown cat.  I'm not sure about this card but I thought it was worth sharing because I do like the fish tank and bubbles.  I made the shaped card by welding together a rectangle from George and Basic Shapes with a border from the Home Decor solutions cartridge.

Supplies: Cardstock (CTMH), Pattern Paper (Stampin Up!), Stickles (Ranger), Cricut, Gypsy, Kate's ABCs, George and Basic Shapes & Home Decor cartridges (Provo Craft).

Thanks for looking.  I hope you have a crafty day!

Night Time Owl Card

Today's card is featuring an image from Kate's ABCs.  I am calling it the night time owl since it cuts with little stars.  I made the card by welding a border from the Home Accents solution cartridge with a rectangle from George and Basic Shapes in my Gypsy.

Supplies: Cardstock (CTMH & DCWV), Stickles (Ranger), Cricut, Gypsy, Kate's ABCs, George and Basic Shapes & Home Accents cartridges (Provo Craft).

Thanks for looking.  Comments are always appreciated.

Cricut Cardz Challenge #74

First let me say I am so happy Blogger is back and fully functioning.  Some lost some posts and/or comments during the outage but most of it came back.

Today I am participating in a Cricut Cardz Challenge.  This is the first time I am participating since I just found this blog.  There is a lot of great designers over there and I am liking what I have seen so far.

Challenge #74 was to create a new baby card.  I ended up making two since I wanted to cut more on my cardstock I loaded on my mat.  I used the Life's a Party cartridge for both (including the shaped cards).  I used my Gypsy on the shaped cards with the real dial size icon to get my cards exactly A2 size.

Supplies: Cardstock & Ribbon (CTMH), Stickles (Ranger), Cricut, Gypsy & Life's a Party cartridge (Provo Craft).

Thanks for looking.  Have a great weekend!

MPS Challenges #10-12

Wow - What a productive and fun day!  12 completed projects/cards.  I can't remember the last time I did that.

Challenge #10 - Make a project using a pet.  I decided to do another kitty cat card.

Supplies: Cardstock, Liquid Glass, Ribbon & Ink (CTMH), Pattern Paper & Embossing Folder (Stampin Up!), Stamp (My Pink Stamper), Stickles (Ranger), Cricut, Cuttlebug, Create a Critter cartridge (Provo Craft), Boarder Punch (Martha Stewart Crafts).

Challenge #11 - Make a project using black, green & pink.  I decided to do a shaped card but kept it at 4.25" so it could still fit into an A2 size envelope.

Supplies: Cardstock (CTMH), Stickles (Ranger), Pattern Paper (Stampin Up!), Cricut, Gypsy, Wild Card & Graphically Speaking cartridges (Provo Craft).

Challenge #12  - Kids Craft Project.  I made the cute little cheerleader from the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge.

Supplies: Cardstock, Liquid Glass & Marker (CTMH), Stickles (Ranger), Cricut, Everyday Paper Dolls (Provo Craft).

Well from what I have seen the other participants all did a fabulous job!  I hope everyone had a blast.  Thanks for looking at my projects and please leave comments and become a follower.

MPS Challenges #7-9

Whew - I can't believe I have 9 challenges done!  How is everyone else doing?

Challenge #7 - Make a scrapbook page.  I just got my daughter's spring photos back from school so that will get put on this layout I made for the challenge.

Supplies: Cardstock (Stampin Up! & DCWV), Marker (CTMH), Cricut, Gypsy, Gypsy Font & Mini Monograms cartridges (Provo Craft), Stickles (Ranger), Corner Rounder (EK Success).

Challenge #8 - Summer Themed Project.  I made a Father's Day card.

Supplies: Cardstock (CTMH & MME), Cricut & Celebrate with Flourish cartridge (Provo Craft), Corner Rounder (EK Success).

Challenge #9  - Use Glitz, Glam and Glitter.  This cat from the Paisley cartridge just screams bling queen.  The frame is actually from Winter Woodland.

Supplies: Cardstock & Ink (CTMH), Stamp (My Pink Stamper), Stickles (Ranger), Cricut, Gypsy, Paisley & Winter Woodland cartridges (Provo Craft), Corner Rounder (EK Success).

Thanks for looking.  I would love to see your comments!

More Canvas Art

Okay so my daughter made another canvas wall hanging.  Word is getting out she is doing these and we are almost out of smaller canvas (I am so happy they were used up).  Now we still have a lot of larger ones so she needs to get creative and use those up too!  Same as last time she did all the painting and assembling.  I just cut everything from my cricut.  Even though this was for a little boy I used the Disney Hanna Montana cartridge for the font.

 Supplies: Cardstock (American Crafts & Stampin Up!), Cricut, Gypsy, Hannah Montana & Create a Critter cartridges (Provo Craft), Acrylic Paint, Ribbon, Fibers (Misc.), Staple Gun.

I hope you have a crafty day!

Wedding Card

Another Wild Card Cricut cartridge creation. A dear friend of mine got married last month and I had to make her a special card. She is also a scrapbooker so I knew she would enjoy a hand made card.

 I used my Gypsy so I could make sure I sized it to fit into a regular A2 size envelope since I needed to mail it.

 The sentiment stamps on both the outside and inside of the card are from My Pink Stamper.

The stamp on the back is a favorite from The Stamps of Life. I just get a kick out of it!

Supplies: Cardstock (American Crafts), Stamps (The Stamps of Life & My Pink Stamper), Ink & Bling(CTMH), Stickles & Pearl Stickles (Ranger), Cricut, Gypsy & Wild Card Cartridge (Provo Craft).

Handmade Gifts are the Best

This year my daughter chose to hand make several of those no-sew fleece blankets for her cousins.  She had quite a few to make so I thought I would come up with a cute tag for her to put on the gift bags.

They are popped up for a little  added cuteness.

Supplies: Stampin Up: cardstock & popdots, Stamps: My Pink Stamper & The Stamps of Life, Cricut, Gypsy, Plantin School Book, Create a Critter