Challenge Card

Hello everyone! Here is the card that I did for several challenges. I cut the card and frames from Forever Young. I welded 2 frames together in my Gypsy for the card. I cut the bird and branch from Straight From The Nest at 1.5 inches each. I stamped the eye using one of my Peachy Keen stamps and also stamped the sentiment. I hope you all enjoyed my card and have a great day!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Getting Cricky's Simple Sunday Challenge- For the Birds, include a bird

Fantabulous Cricut #53- Looks Like Spring

Scrapbookaholic By Abby #2- Anything Spring

So Saturday Challenge #6 & Blog Awards

I want to say thank you to the amazingly talented ladies that gave me these 2 awards! The first is the Versatile Blogger award and it was given to me by Gloria of Girlia's Cards and Tisha of Tisha's Craft Cove. These ladies are truly amazing and talented! Please go check out their blogs! The second is The Best Friend Blog Award and it was also given to me by Gloria of Girlia's Cards. Thank you so much Gloria! I am truly touched and I send this one right back to you my friend! Now on to my card!

Hello everyone! Here is the card that I did for Card Creations and More by C's So Saturday challenge.( That was a mouthful! ) For this challenge you were to use pattern ribbon. This was a SUPER quick card! I cut the cow from Create A Critter at 3 inches. I stamped the eyes with a Peachy Keen stamp and highlighted him with my white pen. For the background I embossed the blue with Spots and Dots cuttlebug folder. To finish I tied the flower ribbon and stamped the sentiment. I hope you all have a terrific day and don't forget to come back Friday for the Whimsical Wednesday Blog Hop!

CTO Challenge #7 New Home

Hello everyone and welcome to another challenge at Celebrate The Occasion! This weeks challenge is "New Home". For my DT card I didn't use ANY Cricut cuts at all! Can you believe it? This card was super simple to make and I love how it turned out. I cut a strip of house paper from a 12X12 piece from Heidi Grace. I then punched a border strip and mounted the house paper to it. The sentiment I printed off my computer and framed it in pink and white mats. To finish I added a ribbon. I hope you all liked my super quick card and will give this challenge a try! I can't wait to see what you create!

Hip Hippo Hooray!

Hello everyone! Here is the card that I did for Jitterbuggin's challenge. This week the challenge was to follow the sketch, add a cricut cut flower, and use pink and purple. I cut the hippo from Birthday Bash at 3.5 inches and stamped the eye with a Peachy Keen stamp. The flower was cut from Mothers Day Bouquet. I cut 3 different flowers at different sizes and layered them together and added a brad to the center and pop dotted it. The circle frames were cut from George and I stamped the sentiment which is a Scrappy Mom's stamp.

Have a great day and don't forget to go to the new Whimsical Wednesday blog and leave a comment to win some goodies! Also don't forget that the Whimsical Wednesday Blog Hop is on Friday.

Easter Egg Hunt

Happy Sunday everyone. I am back with another layout. I am so happy that I got 2 done this weekend. Only ALOT more to go in the next 2.5 months! LOL! For this layout I did an Easter layout. The grass was cut from Plantin Schoolbook custom sized in my Gypsy. The basket and eggs were cut from Doodlecharms and I highlighted them with a black pen and embossed some of them with Swiss Dots. The bunny was cut from Create A Critter and the title from Robots. I am going to enter this into CARDZ TV's Bunny Challenge and More Than Favors CCCC challenge which was to use Doodlecharms.

Giddy Up

Happy Saturday everone! Here is another layout that I did for my niece's scrapbook. I have to admit that I haven't scrapbooked in so long that I stood and stared at a layout trying to figure out what to do for an hour! So I put that one away and did this one. I am very happy with how this one turned out. I think it will just take some time to get back in the swing of it. I cut the horse, cowgirl, and lasso from Paper Doll Dress Up. I stamped the faces with Peachy Keen stamps and used my black and white pens on them to highlight. The frame was cut from Accent essentials and the title was cut from Robots. I hope you all are having a great day and thanks for looking!

BLOG HOP WINNERS

Hello everyone! I have the winners to my last 2 blog hops!



I'M SO LUCKY - $10 MICHAELS GIFT CARD- Sylvia

Sylvia please contact me at booger1 at tds dot net with your info.



MAG SPRING BLING- INDIE ART CARTRIDGE- Amy at Love To Crop!

I have your info and will be contacting you!



Thank you all for all the wonderful comments and for participating in these two hops! Have a great weekend!

11th Birthday

Hello everyone! Here is the layout that I did for my niece's 11th birthday. I cut the squirrel at 4 inches and added an extra 1 to make 11. I didn't like how plain the tail was so I stamped a flower image in white to give it more pop. I also cut the cake at 4 inches and the party hats were cut at 2 inches. I printed the journal box off my computer and added colored brads to the corners. I am going to enter this into Fantabulous Cricuts challenge this week which is Happy Birthday....make something birthday related.

I'm sorry that my pictures aren't the greatest. I am having problems figuring out how the best way to take pictures of 12 X 12 layouts is, so if anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear. Have a great day!

Scrappy Moms Challenge - Smiley Cards

Good morning everyone! Here is the card that I did for Scrappy Mom's Terrific Tuesday challenge. This week the challenge is to use Smiley Cards. This is a 5 X 5 card. I cut the fish bowl and all the accessories from Create A Critter at 4 inches. I chalked the edges to give it more of a glass look. The fish is cut from Smiley Cards at 2 inches and I used my black pen to highlight her. To finish the card I added a ribbon around the fish bowl and stamped the sentiment with a Scrappy Mom stamp. I hope you all are having a great day! I just got 10 inches of SNOW!!!! Just when I was SO ready for spring! LOL!

Some Exciting News!

Hello everyone! I have some exciting news to tell you! Stephanie from Always Crafting has asked me to be on the new Whimsical Wednesday Challenge blog team! I am so excited! In addition, Erika from Cricut Love has also agreed to join Stephanie in running the new blog! The blog should be finished this week and the new challenges are scheduled to start on April 6th! The first Wed. of every month will be a scrapbook challenge and then regular challenges the rest of the month! Each challenge will last 2 weeks so you'll have plenty of time to enter. To introduce the new blog we will be having a BLOG HOP on Friday April 1st SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
If you would like to check out the rest of the amazingly talented Design Team hop over to Always Crafting and check out the line up! Have a great day everyone!

Peachy Keen LFIF #12

Hello everyone! Here is the card that I did for Peachy Keen's LFIF challenge. This week the challenge is Flower Power....make handmade flowers. The egg card base was cut from Smiley Cards at 5 inches with the inside layer cut at 4.5 inches. I used my scallop scissors and cut around the card. I cut the bunny from Create A Critter at 3.5 inches. I stamped the face with a Peachy Keen face and added Glossy Accents to the nose and teeth. The grass layers were cut from Paper Doll Dress Up custom sized in my Gypsy. The flower stems were cut from Walk in my Garden at 1.5 inches and the flowers were cut at various sizes from Mothers Day Bouquet. I rolled the edges of the flowers and added brads to the centers. To finish the card I stamped the sentiment and used my scallop scissors to trim around it. I hope you all are having a great day!

MAG Spring Bling Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to the Spring Bling Blog Hop hosted by MAG Challenge Blog! If your coming from Gloria's blog then you're in the right place. If not, you'll want to start HERE.

For my project I made these cute Easter treat baskets. I cut the box from one of the party favor boxes from Sweet Treats (pg. 56) at fit to page. I then cut the bunny from Birthday Bash at 5 inches. I added a pink jem for the nose and a glitter bow to the ear. For the second one I cut the chick from Simply Charmed at 3.5 inches and added a glittery bow and blue gems to the egg. I glued them to the fronts of the baskets.To finish the baskets I cut a 1/2 inch strip of paper and glued the glitter ribbon to the center of it. I then attatched it to the basket using brads. I hope you all like my project and make sure to go to MAG Challenge By The Page and leave a comment for a chance to win their giveaway. Now you're off to the talented Adrian.

But before you go, how about some BLOG CANDY? I am giving away the INDIE ART CRICUT CARTRIDGE! Just leave a comment on this post and a way for me to reach you. If you would like to follow my blog that would be great! I will pick the winner on March 25!

Here is the hop list in case you get lost:

MAG Blog

Mellisa

Gloria

GiGi- you're here

Adrian

Gaby

Lucianna

Sugar and Spice

Hi everyone! If you're looking for the I'm So Lucky Blog Hop please see the post below this one. I made this card for Getting Cricky's Sugar and Spice Simple Sunday Challenge. The challenge is to make something that represents Sugar and Spice, so this is what I came up with. I am so happy with the way this card came out. I cut the card using the last image in Live Simply and welded it in my Gypsy to make the card. I also cut all the layers at 5.5 inches. The sock monkey was cut from B is for Boy at 3 inches. I cut 2 hats and cut off the ball and bottom band and then pop dotted them to the hat to give it more dimension. I also cut that little purse at .75 inches from Paisley. For the outsides of the card I took a hand held flower punch and punched the flowers and then used my circle punch for the insides of the flowers. To finish I stamped the sentiment and added some black stitching. I hope you all are having a great day and don't forget to come back tomorrow for the Spring Bling Blog Hop!

I'M SO LUCKY BLOG HOP

Hello everyone and welcome to the I'M SO LUCKY BLOG HOP hosted by Jen of Honeybean Creations! Today we are showcasing the way our lives our BLESSED. If you're coming from Paula then you're in the right place. If not you will want to start at the beginning HERE so you won't miss a thing.

I have 2 projects to share with you today! For the first project I did a scrapbook page of me and my hubby on our wedding day. I truly am so BLESSED to have someone whom I love and loves me! We might have our up's and down's but ALWAYS love eachother. I am so happy to have him in my life. I can't imagine life without him.

I punched a 12X12 piece of paper with the border punch and mounted it to a piece of 12X12 black paper. I cut the frames and an extra smaller one to use as a template for the photos. I cut the church at 7 inches and used my white gel pen to highlight it. The bride and groom were cut at 5 inches and I embossed the right side of her dress as well and the veil and bouquet.

Recipe for layout

Font- Gypsy Font

Frames- Once Upon A Princess Cricut Cart

Church, Bride & Groom, "LOVE"- Sweethearts Cricut Cart

Embossing folders- Sizzix Twizzle for brides dress, Swiss Dots for veil and bouquet

Martha Stewart border punch- sorry I don't know the name.

For my second project I made this card for my SIL. Not only is she my SIL she is my BEST FRIEND. To have someone that you can always count on no matter what is a real BLESSING to me.
For my card I made a recessed window card. I love this kind of card and they are very simple to make. You can find the tutorial HERE. I printed the word art off my computer and you can find the free file HERE. I cut the word art out to the size of the window and glued it in. I custom sized the frame in my Gypsy and embossed it. To finish I placed several clovers cut at 2 inches and 1 inch in the corner and tied a ribbon to the top.

Recipe for card

Frame- Accent Essential

Clovers- Paper Doll Dress Up

Embossing folder- Swiss Dots

Your next stop is Jen but before you go I have some BLOG CANDY! I have a $10 gift card to Michaels. Just leave a comment and a way for me to reach you. I would love it if you decided to follow me but is not required to win. I will pick a winner on March 25th. And don't forget to leave a comment on all the blogs in the hop and create a project showcasing your BLESSINGS to qualify for the grand prize being given away at Honeybean Creations! Have a BLESSED day and make sure to come back on Saturday for the SPRING BLING BLOG HOP and for a chance to win more BLOG CANDY!

Here is the blog list in case you get lost:

Jen- Honeybean Creations

Beth- Scrappy Java Girl

Paula- More Than Favors

GiGi- YOU ARE HERE

Jen- The Purple Scrapbooker

Vivi- Vivi En Papel

Cheryl- Pink and Paper

Sharon- Memee's Creations

Michelle- Purple Monkey Moments

Heather- Princess Paper Projects

Lisa- Crop and Create

New Puppy Card

Hello everyone and welcome to the 5th Celebrate The Occasion challenge. For this challenge the theme is new baby or pet. For my DT project I chose to do a new puppy card. I cut the puppy and pet bed from Four Legged Friends at 2 inches. I pop dotted the puppies head to give it more dimension and highlighted him using a black pen. The sentiment I printed off my computer and the frame is from Once Upon A Princess that I custom sized in my Gypsy. I also added 2 brads to the ends of the frame. I hope you all will give this challenge a go and I can't wait to see what you create! Have a great day!

Hello Kitty Purse

Hi everyone! Sorry I didn't get any posts up this weekend. I was up north at my SIL's cabin and have also been working on things for upcoming events. My son's friend's birthday is on Friday and so I made this cute little Hello Kitty purse to put a gift into. I cut the purse from Once Upon A Princess at fit to page. I also cut the purse handles in black and used Glossy Accents on them. Hello Kitty was cut from Hello Kitty Greetings at 3 inches. I glittered her flower in her hair and stamped the sentiment. To finish I added a bow. I am going to enter this into Paper Playtimes challenge this week which is a choice of 3 challenges. 1. Purple and green 2. Pink and glitter (this is the one I did) or 3. Use a critter and a rhyme. I hope you all are having a great day and come back tomorrow for my DT post for Celebrate The Challenge.

Hello everyone! Here is the card that I made for Jitterbuggin's challenge. This week the challenge is to use either a rainbow or rainbow colors, a butterfly, and emboss something. I cut the rainbow from Once Upon A Princess at 3.5 inches from the phrase. I used the cloud layers from the regular cut and just sized them to fit the phrase cut. I also cut the butterfly from OUAP at 1.5 inches and embossed it with the Swiss Dots folder. To finish it I stamped the sentiment in the star and added 3 gems to the corner. I hope you all are having a great day and thanks for looking.

Hello Foxy

Hello everyone! Here is a card that I did for several challenges. I cut the fox from B is For Boy at 3 inches. I stamped the face with a Peachy Keen face stamp and did some black stitching around him. The frames for the sentiment and fox were cut from Once Upon A Princess that I custom sized in my Gypsy. I also did some faux stitching around the frames. To finish the card I tied a ribbon to the side. I am going to enter this into the following challenges

1. Peachy Keen LFIF- Faux stitching

2. Scrappy Mom's Stamps TTC- B is For Boy or Sugar & Spice

Dance Team Scrap Page

Good morning everyone! I have to tell you first that I had a realization that my niece graduates is less than 3 months! And I have to complete her scrapbook before then! I just attended her LAST Dance Team show on Friday and I can't believe how fast time goes. So I started her scrapbook this weekend with this being the first of many to come. I cut the girl from Twinkle Toes at 3 inches and the phrase at 3 inches. The mats were cut at 10.5 and 10.75 inches. I cut the title from Robots at 1 inch. I kept the colors all from her school colors. I am going to enter this into Flaunt It Fridays where the challenge is to use Twinkle Toes. Have a great day everyone!

Lucky Me!

Hi everyone! Here is the card that I did for several challenges. I cut the leprechauns from Simply Charmed at 3 inches with one being cut on the flip feature. The shamrock was cut from Paper Doll Dress Up at approximately 1 inch with the layer cut slightly bigger. I hand wrote the "luck me" and the inside I printed off my computer. It feels great to be back in my scrap room! I am going to enter this into the following challenges

1. My Creative Times Throwback Thursday: St. Pats Theme

2. Crafting With Cristina: St. Pats Theme with the color green

3. The Paper Variety: Green