Get Your Glow On Invitations

My oldest daughter is turning 12 next month and she wanted a Glow-in-the-Dark/Sleepover party so I created these GET YOUR GLOW ON invitations.

I used these items to create my invitations:

• Color Bok Day Glo cardstock
• black and white cardstock
• Design Studio
• Winter Woodland Cricut cartridge - square
• Hannah Montana Cricut cartridge - font 
• Computer generated font - inside

I am entering my invitations in the following challenges and linky parties:

• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - February Linky - Anything Goes
• Party Time Tuesday - PTT #161 - Anything Goes
• Decorate to Celebrate - Challenge #69 - 3D Flowers or Birthday

Thanks for visiting my blog and I hope you enjoyed my GET YOUR GLOW ON invitations.

Just a Lonely Zombie

It has been over a month since I created anything, mainly because I was going through radiation for the breast cancer I had. Now that it is over and my everyday isn't being interrupted by having to go to radiation I feel I have the time and the frame of mind to be creative again!

So for my 1st project since being done with radiation I created this card for Halloween. I know, your thinking Halloween in May? Yes, I'm always thinking ahead to the next Halloween. While browsing through some of the blogs I follow I came across Airless Chambers which is another Rick St. Dennis (who has amazing digital stamps) blog. They were offering a FREE Singing Zombie digital stamp, plus a challenge to use that digital stamp in the currant challenge. I jumped on it and started on my creation.

I first started looking at some images of The Walking Dead zombies to determine how I wanted to color my zombie. Then since this is suppose to be a singing zombie I decided to search the Internet for songs about zombies and came across a couple I liked. I decided to use "The Zombie Song" as my muse. Then I just started pulling out things from my stash to finalize my card.

I used these items to create my card:

• Singing Zombie FREE digital stamp
• sponged white, brown and green ink on the zombie
• Sharpie markers - hair, eyes, mouth, exposed body parts and background
• red pen - blood shot part of the eyes
• Glossy Accents - eyes, mouth and exposed body parts
• Design Studio - weld ZOMBIE
• Alphalicious Cricut cartridge - font
• Brain from Creepy Glowbugg which I attached it to a skewer (painted silver) to look like a microphone
• misc. ribbon
• Studio 112 adhesive gems

On the inside I used these items:

• computer generated sentiment
• Martha Stewart Goo edge punch

I am entering this card in the following challenges and linky party:

• Airless Chambers - Singing Zombie
• Haunted Design House #166 - Stephen King - he has written quite a few things about zombies
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - Linky Party - Anything

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my Just a Lonely Zombie card.

 

Camouflage Onesie Shape card

Last month one of my nieces had an emergency C-section and gave birth to a baby boy 11 weeks early. Baby is currantly still in the NICU but progressing very well and Mom is recovering very well also.  I knew about 2 months ago or so that the baby's bedding was going to be camouflage so I knew that when the time came I was going to use that for whatever creation I was going to make. Since the baby came early I have only been able to make a card and this is it. I totally love the way it turned out and can't wait to get involved in more baby projects using the camouflage. This is only the beginning.

Here you can see where I welded the onesie together in the Design Studio:

Here is just a close up of the inside where I did some faux stitching and stamped my sentiment:

I used these items to create my Camouflage Onesie Shape card:

• Design Studio - to weld the onesie together
• New Arrival Cricut cartridge - onesie
• Pooh Font Cricut cartridge - "100 % Boy"
• buttons
• My Craft Spot Clear Stamps - In and Out - Set #2 - the inside sentiment
• Baby wooden stamp - on the inside
• green gel pen - faux stitching - on the inside

I am entering this shape card in the following challenges and linky party:

• Red Carpet Studio Challenge #27 - Leprechaun - create a card using 2 shades of green!
• Paper Playtime Challenge #5 - Anything Goes
• My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #90 - Sweet Baby
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - March Linky Party - Anything Goes
• More than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #82 Something Green

This was such a fun and easy card to make. Thank you for stopping by and checking out my Camouflauge Onesie Shape card.

Chicken Pot Pie recipe layout

 

Here is a little better pic.

 



First I must say sorry about the awful photos I will replace them ASAP but I wanted to make sure I was able to enter my Chicken Pot Pie recipe layout in the following challenges and linky party:

• Red Carpet Studio Challenge #24 - The Notebook - include journaling (mine is hidden)
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #149 - Kiss the Cook - use a recipe
• DL ART- Thankful Thursday Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

This is the recipe.

 

 

 

This is my hidden journaling.

 

 

 

The 2nd page is my girls and my Mom

 



 

The chicken

 

 

I used these items to create my Chicken Pot Pie recipe layout:

• Design Studio - weld the letters
• Fabulous Finds Cricut cartridge - file folder and insert
• Jasmine Cricut cartridge - title font
• Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge - rolling pin (2nd page)
• Animal Kingdom Cricut cartridge - chicken (2nd page)
• Misc. clear stamps - "Traditions" and "Family"
• computer generated font - recipe and "Family" journaling
• Fiskars Sea Pearls corner punch - recipe
• round metal clip - hold file folder and hidden journaling together
• Black Sharpie Marker - rolling handles
• google eyes - chicken

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Chicken Pot Pie recipe layout.

 



Another Breast Cancer Awareness Thank You card

So here is the other Breast Cancer Awareness Thank You card I made for one of my nurses who cared for me over the last 5 months during my chemo treatments. My design was inspired by the challenge over at Mojo Monday (see the sketch below). You can see the other BCA Thank You card HERE.

I tried to get a picture of this circle to show off the stickle I used around the edge of the circle and on the dots but unfortunately it didn't catch the light very well.

Here is the very simple inside...I left it this way so I could leave my own personal thank you.

I used these items to create this BCA Thank You card (ALL of which I had on hand):

• Design Studio
• George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge - circles
• Ultimate Creative Series Cricut cartridge - Awareness Ribbon
• White heart shape brade - on the awareness ribbon
• ribbon - on the front and inside of card
• Swiss dots embossing folder - on the pink circle
• Stickles - on the pink circle
• Misc. clear "Thank You" stamp - on the pink circle
• Stickabilites Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon sticker - on the inside

I am entering this card in the following challenges and linky party:

• Use it Tuesday Challenge #49 - Fasteners - I used a white heart brad on the awareness ribbon
• Craft Your Passion Challenge #150 - All That Glitters - I used stickles on the pink circle, around the edge and on the embossed dots, plus there are glittered ribbons on the top circle
• Mojo Monday 281 - SEE SKETCH



• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - Linky Party - Anything Goes
• 3 Girl JAM Challenge #12 - Anything Goes w/Ribbon   
• Paper Playtime Challenge #4 - Sentiment Stamps      



Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my BCA Thank You card.

Breast Cancer Awareness Thank You Easel card

Well, yesterday was my last day for chemo, treating me for breast cancer. Making paper crafts of all sorts was just one of the things I would do during these treatments to pass the time. Plus, it really was the only time I could have peace and quiet to do my crafts. So since this was my last treatment I wanted to make Thank You cards for the 2 nurses who have been there helping me through it over the last 5 months, and this is one of them.

I wrote my own personal thank you on the underside. It is bittersweet to know I won't be going back but to only get my port flushed every six weeks until it is removed and any appointments that I may have to go to see the doctor. These nurses are fabulous and I just wanted to let them know they are appreciated!

I used these items to create my BCA Thank You easel card (ALL of which are products I had on hand):

• Design Studio - weld the "THANK YOU"
• Ultimate Creative Series Cricut cartridge - Awareness Ribbon
• Street Signs Solutions Crciut cartridge - "THANK YOU"
• White heart brads
• White gel pen - "THANK YOU" 

I am entering this card in the following challenge and linky party:

• Use it Tuesday Challenge #49 - Fasteners - I used 2 white heart brads: 1 on the awareness ribbon and 1 on the "Thank You"
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - Linky Party - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my BCA Thank You easel card.

Valentine's Day 2012 - Gifts layout (page 2)

So here it is, my 2nd page, as I had mentioned in my blog post from Valentine's Day 2012 layout that I was planning on doing to display my kids gifts.  I finally finished it and I am totally satisfied with it.  Just the word "gifts" says it all.  My girls are my gifts and the layout displays their gifts from Valentine's Day 2012.  My youngest daughter (at the top) received "Elmo Loves You" DVD and my oldest daughter (at the bottom) received "Monster High 3" book. The both really loved their gifts.

I used these items to create this layout:

• Design Studio - to weld "gifts"
• Storybook Cricut cartridge - font
• Sweethearts Cricut cartridge - heart
• Foam tape - 2 thicknesses behind the heart
• Martha Stewart lace heart edge punch - top and bottom of page
• Recollections bling - top and bottom of page
• Glossy Accents - "gifts" and the red parts of the heart
• Stickles - below the heart to create a flower effect

I will be entering this layout in the following challenges and linky party:

• Red Carpet Studio Challenge #22 - Valentine's Day layout
• Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday #147 - Queen of Hearts - use a heart
• Scrappy Moms - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Valentines project
• More than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #80 Valentine's Day project
• My Paper Crafting #120 - Hearts to You project
• Paper Playtime Challenge #3 - Border Punches
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - Linky Party Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my Valentine's Day 2012 - Gifts layout (page 2).

Here is a look at the full layout all together:

Valentine's Day 2012 layout

 

 So today I have here for you my Valentine's Day 2012 layout. This photo does not show off this beautiful red paper at all.  It has vines of hearts all over it but it just wouldn't photograph, but believe me it is gorgeous. Anyhow, last year there girls just had so much fun with our little celebration I had to scrap it.  The expression on my daughter's faces really show off their personalities. Kaitlyn, my oldest, is my photogenic child and Jaidyn, my youngest, is my goofball. I'm so pleased with the way everything turned out on this layout. I have plans to make a second page to display their gifts but that will have to be another day.

Here shows off the top part of the page: the bling, the Martha Stewart edge punch, and the title.

 

 

This portion shows off the great picture of my girls and a little more bling. I actually put together 2 tear drop gems to make a heart.

 



 

Lastly this is the bottom of the page: it shows off the year, a little bit more bling, and again the Martha Stewart edge punch.



 

 I used these items to create my Valentine's Day 2012 layout:

• Design Studio - to weld the title
• Storybook Cricut cartridge - font
• Martha Stewart lace heart edge punch - top and bottom of page
• Recollections bling - top and bottom of page
• Metal "Love" embellishment - on small picture of my youngest daughter
• Studio 112 tear drop gems - on main photo

I will entering this layout in the following challenges and linky party:

• Red Carpet Studio Challenge #20 - Sparkle - open til 1/26/13
• BBTB2 Challenge - Fontastic - open til 1/27/13
• My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #83 - Bling it Up - open til 1/28/13
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - Linky Party (Anything Goes) - open til 1/31/13
• Crafting When We Can Challenge #36 - Strawberries and Cream (Red and White) - open til 2/2/13
• Cut it Up Challenge - Love is in the Air Challenge #11  - open til 2/6/13

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Valentine's Day 2012 layout.

My 1st Shaker Card

Yes, you read it right, this is my very 1st shaker card.  I have been wanting to try one of these for a very long time and now I have. I did make some mistakes along the way but I learned from them and I feel very confident that I won't make those same mistakes again.

I used these items to create my shaker card:

• Design Studio
• Joys of the Season Cricut cartridge - snow globe (can't remember the last time I used this cartridge)
• Create a Critter - penguin (can't remember the last time I used this cartridge either)
• stickles
• glitter (have had for many years)
• Close to my Heart clear stamp sentiment - S110 Holiday Magic (never used before)
• ribbon (had since last year)
• iridescent snowflakes (have had for many years)
• Clear Craft Plastic (had since last year)

Here is a view of the bottom and inside of the card:

I am entering my shaker card in the following challenges:

• (Pin)spirational Challenge #39 - see photo below - open til 1/14
• Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Shaker Card - open til 1/14
• Go Fish Challenge #32 - Winter - open til 1/14
• My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #81 - Frosty Days - open til 1/14
• Paper Take Weekly - Anything New
• Party Time Tuesdays - PTT #102 - Sparkle, Glitter and Shine - open til 1/14
• Use it Tuesday Challenge #47 - Make it Sparkle - open til 1/18 by 10:am AZ time
• Little Scrap Pieces - Fun Friday - Winter Blues Challenge - open til 1/18
• Exploring Cricut - Baby It's Cold Outside - open til 1/19
• DL Art Thankful Thursday Linky Party - Anything Goes  - open til 1/31

I think I did pretty good for my very 1st shaker card (toot toot my horn). Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Penguin Snow Globe Shaker card.

Happy New Year 2013 Party Hats

Happy New Year!!! I hope everyone is starting the new year off to a good start! I'm happy to be giving you a look at my first project of the New Year! I created a couple of New Year's party hats to help ring in the new year with my girls!

Here's is my youngest daughter wearing her hat proudly!

And here is my oldest daughter, looking a little bit tired just before midnight, wearing her hat.

Now since my youngest daughter went to sleep I borrowed her hat to wear, with my oldest daughter, while the New Year's Eve ball dropped!

 

I used these items to make my hats:

• Life's a Party Cricut cartridge - hats
• Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge - "Happy New Year" and "2013"
• feathers (stash)
• ribbon (stash)
• Martha Stewart glitter (I've had for over a year)
• DCWV the Glitter cardstock stack (I've had for probably 2 years) - hats
 

I am entering my party hats in the following challenge:

• Use it Tuesday Challenge #46 - 2013 - open til 1/4
• Exploring Cricut - Welcome 2013 project - open til 1/5
• Party Time Tuesdays #101 - Celebrate - open til 1/7
• Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #41 - New Year's/Winter Party - open til 1/8

 

This was such a fun and easy project, I will for sure be making more party hats in the future! Thank you for stopping by and checking out my New Year's party hats!



Countdown to Christmas Cookie Tray



 

 

Today I bring to you my Countdown to Christmas Cookie Tray!  I was inspired to do this project when I saw something similar on scrapbook.com.  This was such a fun project to do. 

 

I used these items to make this project:

• 9 x 13 Cookie tray from The Dollar Store
• Design Studio
• Jolly Hollidays Cricut Lite Cartridge for the house and Santa
• Winter Woodland Cricut Cartridge for the snowman
• Everyday Paper Dolls for the snow drifts
• Designer's Calendar for the numbers
• clear yellow folder divder for the windows
• red Stickles for the reindeer's nose
• Glossy Accents for Santa's belt and boots
• Iridescent Glitter on the snow
• Double stick foam tape and magnet on the back of Santa
• Ribbon so it can be hung

I will be entering my Countdown to Christmas Cookie Tray in the following challenges:

• My Sheri Crafts Challenge #99 -Tis the Season - create a card/project that represents the holiday that you celebrate during this time - open til 12/7
• DL ART - December Holidays - create a project that represents December Holidays - open til 12/8
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #140 - Snow - create a snow project - open til 12/9
• Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Christmas Bingo Challenge -
  

I choose snow, reindeer and glitter! - open til 12/9

• Scrappy Moms Stamps - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Christmas Time - create a Christmas card/project - open til 12/10
• Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #39 - Holiday of Choice - create any project to be used as a party decoration (or party supply) for a Holiday Party of your Choice!! Let's celebrate EVERYTHING WONDERFUL ABOUT THIS SEASON'S FESTIVITIES with table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more!! :)
• Go Fish Challenge #30 - create a Christmas themed project - open til 12/14
• Cricut Fanatics Crafty Challenge #4 - Christmas Decoration - create a Christmas decoration - open til 12/26

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Countdown to Christmas Cookie Tray.

Wicked Best Witches Cauldron Treat Holder



 Tonight I bring to you a cute little treat holder that I created for my daughter's 5th grade Halloween party...28 of these cute little cauldron treat holders to be exact!  I created the base (orange part) in the Design Studio by welding them together and just cut out the coordinating pieces.

 

 

Here I applied Glossy Accents to the bubbling liquid (green part), to give it some shine.  I stamped on the front with the "Wicked Best Witches" stamp from Bug Bites Stamps  - All Year Round stamp set. 

I used a brown Sharpie marker to color the stick of the blow pop to give it the look of a big wooden spoon.  I then punched a hole through the bubbling liquid to push the end of the stick through.

 

 

I used these items to create this Halloween Treat Holder:

• Design Studio
• Mini Monsters Cricut cartridge - cauldron
• Glossy Accents - on the bubbling liquid
•  Bug Bites Stamp - "Wicked Best Witches"
•  brown Sharpie marker - on stick of blow pop
•  Blow Pop
•  Glue Spots - to hold blow pop in place
 

I am entering this Halloween Treat Holder in the following challenges:

• My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #72 - Treat for You - create a fun way to package treats - open til 10/15
• Party Time Tuesday - #89 Anything BUT a CARD! - open til 10/15
• Decorate to Celebrate - Challenge #35 - Halloween Party (Part 1) - Create a NEW project for a Halloween celebration (banners, signs, decorations, table decor, centerpiece, cakes, cupcakes, party favors or any other item directly associated with party decorations or party supplies. - open til 10/16
• Cardz TV - Anything Goes Cricut Cardz Challenge # 118 - Use your Cricut to make a card, layout or craft project using any cartridge(s), any theme and any colors you'd like - open til 10/23 noon EST.
• My Sheri Crafts Challenge #96 - Anything Halloween related - open til 10/25
• Cricut Fanatics - Cricut Crafty Challenge #2 - Creepy and Spooky - make a Halloween project. This can be any project you would like to do. Or if you don't celebrate Halloween make a project for Breast Cancer Awareness month. The only rule is that you use your cricut to create it. - open til 10/26
• Corrosive Challenge #160 - Treacherous Treats - Any Halloween themed treat container - open til 10/28
• DL ART- Thankful Thursday - Linky Party - ANYTHING GOES - open til 10/31
• My Crafting Channel Challenge #1 - Ghoul Times - ANYTHING Halloween - open til 10/31

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Wicked Best Witches Cauldron Treat Holder.



The Jersey Devil

When I saw the challenge over at Haunted Design House - HDH #153 - Creepy Cryptids I knew right away what I wanted to do...The Jersey Devil!  Being a former Jersey Girl myself I know all too well about the Jersey Devil.

Legend has it that in 1735, a Pines resident known as Mother Leeds found herself pregnant for the thirteenth time. (Leeds is the name of one of New Jersey’s earliest settlers, and many descendants of the Leeds family can still be found throughout NJ to this day.) Mother Leeds was not living a wealthy lifestyle by any means. Her husband was a drunkard who made few efforts to provide for his wife and twelve children. Reaching the point of absolute exasperation upon learning of her thirteenth child, she raised her hands to the heavens and proclaimed “Let this one be a devil!”
Mother Leeds went into labor a few months later, on a tumultuously stormy night, no longer mindful of the curse she had utter previously regarding her unborn child. Her children and husband huddled together in one room of their Leeds Point home while local midwives gathered to deliver the baby in another. By all accounts the birth went routinely, and the thirteenth Leeds child was a seemingly normal baby boy.

Within minutes however, Mother Leeds’s unholy wish of months before began to come to fruition. The baby started to change, and metamorphosed right before her very eyes. Within moments it transformed from a beautiful newborn baby into a hideous creature unlike anything the world had ever seen. The wailing infant began growing at an incredible rate. It sprouted horns from the top of its head and talon-like claws tore through the tips of its fingers. Leathery bat-like wings unfurled from its back, and hair and feathers sprouted all over the child’s body. Its eyes began glowing bright red as they grew larger in the monster’s gnarled and snarling face. The creature savagely attacked its own mother, killing her, then turned its attention to the rest of the horrified onlookers who witnessed its tempestuous transformation. It flew at them, clawing and biting, voicing unearthly shrieks the entire time. It tore the midwives limb from limb, maiming some and killing others.

You can read more about The Jersey Devil HERE

Here is a closer look at the title and the devil's wings, to show off the texture:

I used the following items to create this layout:

• Design Studio - I welded the wings, the horse body, horns, tail, and claws to the wings
• Wrap It Up Cricut cartridge - wings
• Old West Cricut cartridge - horse
• Animal Kingdom Cricut cartridge - horns and claws on the wings
• Accent Essentials Cricut cartridge - tail
• DCWV The Immortal Love Stack - background paper
• Fiskers Texture plate (leather) - on the wings
• Black Sharpie Marker - wings, mane, claws, claws on the wongs, tail, hooves and horns
• black ink - title
• Glossy Accents - title, claws, claws on the wings, and hooves
• foam squares - behind the title
• Pop-up glue spots - behind the devil

I am entering this layout about The Jersey Devil in the following challenges:

• Haunted Design House - HDH #153 - Creepy Cryptids - You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece that has something to do with a creature or plant whose existance has been suggested but is unrecognized by scientific consensus and often regarded unlikely! - open til 10/7
• Forever Night Challenges - Freaky Friday #48 - Anything but a Card - open til 10/11

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Jersey Devil layout.