Hello

Tonight I'm getting this done last minute. I spent a lot of time researching for this card. I knew that I wanted to include a flower and a butterfly. I knew the colors I wanted to use. Then I found this perfect little hello with a butterfly on Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge. Now I just needed to find the perfect flower and I found it on Kate's ABCs Cricut cartridge. I then did some sketching because I was unsure as to how I wanted to place everything. This is what I came up with.

 

 

 

 

I used these items to create my Hello card:

• Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge - Hello
• Kate's ABCs Cricut cartridge - flower
• Martha Stewart corner punch
• Jute packaging twine
• white gel pen - added to the butterfly
• Foam mounts - behind flower

I am entering my Hello card in the following challenges:

• DL ART - Thankful Thursday Challenge #154 - Orange
• CardzTV - Challenge #7 - Card with Butterflies
• CAS-ual Fridays - cfc138 - Create a Clean And Simple project using Kraft, Flowers and Twine
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #249 - Welcome Spring
• Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #212 - National Garden Month - include something that you would find in a garden 
• (Pin)spirational Challenge #138 - ANYTHING GOES
• Scrappy Moms Stamps - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Spring is in the Air

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

Owl be Yours Pop Up Box card

This morning I bring to you a cute little pop-up box card I made for my mother-in-law from my girls for Valentine's day. My mother-in-law loves owls so I knew I just had to use the Create a Critter 2 Cricut cartridge for this darling owl.

 

 

Here's a look at the front again and the back:

 



I used these items to create my Owl be Yours Pop Up Box card:

• Create a Critter 2 Cricut cartridge - owl, "Owl be Yours", cupcake, and "Love"
• Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge - heart border
• George and Basic Shapes - hearts on the sides and back
• Red stickels
• Pink brads - on the cupcake
• White gel pen - on the cupcake

I will be entering my Owl be Yours Pop Up Box card in the following challenges:

• Cardz TV Challenge #2 - Create a card using hearts
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #244 - Valentine Projects
• Craftin Desert Divas - Craft-it-up-Link-it-up - Red, White and Pink
• Die Cuttin Divas - Challenge #202 - Picture Inspiration
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• (Pin)spirational Challenge #133
  
• Decorate to Celebrate - Challenge #93 - Anything Goes
• Stuck on U Sketches - Die Cut Challenge - Key to my Heart
 
Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Owl be Yours Pop Up Box card.

Elmo Crayon Box

So there is a sweet little boy who just turned 2 and I wanted to make something special for him. Since we were only giving him some toys my youngest daughter was donating to him and some money, it had to be something different. I was going to make a pop-up box card but I thought, I already did that earlier in the year for his sister. I knew he liked Elmo so I flipped through some of my Sesame Street and Elmo Cricut cartridges and found alot of things I liked. I decided that the size of the crayon box on the Elmo's Party Cricut cartridge was perfect to not only hold a box of crayons but the money too and that is what I decided to do.

I used these items to create my Elmo Crayon Box:

• Elmo's Party Cricut cartridge - Elmo crayon box cut @ 8 inches and all layers
• Martha Stewart red (ladybug) flocking powder - on Elmo's face 
• Glossy accents - on the crayons
• Black pen - on the crayons
• My Craft Spot clear stamp set - In & Out Set #2 - Happy Birthday and back sentiment
• black and white ink

I am entering my Elmo Crayon Box in the following challenges:

• Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #84 - Anything Goes
• DL ART - September Linky Challenge - Anything
• Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #185 - Anything Goes
• (Pin)spirational Challenges #125 - Anything Goes
• Craftin Desert Divas - Craft it up Link it up Linky Party #41 - Anything but a card

This was such a fun and easy project. Thank you so much for checking out my Elmo Crayon Box.

Party Time Layout

I created this page in record time today, about 3 hours, and that included drying time for the stickles and glossy accents. I made this for a birthday gift for a friend of my daughter's. The birthday sleepover was tonight and I needed to get it done in a hurry. I spent all week taking care of my mom and her house that it was just not possible to even look at it until this morning. I was a little bummed because I thought I had a nicer zebra print paper but I couldn't find it or I had already used it. I am though very happy with the way it turned out.

I created a hidden tag for journaling.

Here are just some more close ups:

I used these items to create my Party Time Layout:

• Life's a Party Cricut cartridge - pink and zebra cuts and "CELEBRATE"
• Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge - tag
• Pink and black stickles
• White gel pen
• foam squares - behind the "CELEBRATE"

I am entering my Party Time Layout in the following challenges:

• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #228 - Tag You're It
• BBTB 2 - Celebrate Cricut Challenge - Use Any Cricut Cut
• My Sheri Crafts Challenge - #142 - Birthday
• DL ART - September Linky Challenge - Anything
• 3 Girl Jam - September 2014 Challenge - Happy Birthday

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Party Time Layout.

Love Bites ATC

Ok can I tell you how much I love this Zombie...well, I do! Last year Rick St. Dennis offered this Zombie as a freebie and I had to snag him. Now I have to admit, I am still learning the how-to's of coloring. I don't have the fancy Copics or any other well known markers, I only have Sharpies and I do my best with what I have. So when I saw that Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge was Zombies Need Love Too I knew I was going to have to color this guy up.

Here you can see how the glossy accents make the eyes and mouth look juicy.

Here you can see the 3 dimensional sticker

I used these items to create this ATC:

• Rick St. Dennis  digital stamp (I don't know if he has it available anymore for purchase or not)
• Martha Stewart heart lace edge punch
• Sharpie Markers
• white gel pen
• 3-D sticker - "Love Bites" heart

I am entering my ATC in the following challenges:

• Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge #121 - Zombies Need Love Too
• Haunted Design House - Rotten Romance

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Love Bites ATC.

Simple Baby Shower card

 

 

Here is just a simple baby shower card I made using the Wrap It Up Cricut cartridge card feature of the onesie. I cut the card at 5 1/4 out of the purple cardstock so that it would fit in a 5 1/2 square envelop. I then cut the inside circles from the flower pattern paper and lavender cardstock. I adhered them to the card. I used a white gel pen to just dot the outside of the card. I then stamped the inside sentiment from  My Craft Spot - Clear Stamps - Inside & Out - set #2. Lastly I tied a white ribbon around the fold in the card.

 

 

Here's a look at the inside:

This was a super simple and really quick baby shower card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Exploring Cricut - Cricut Choice with 1 pattern paper, 2 Cricut cuts and 3 different colors
• Craftin' Desert Divas - Anything Goes Linky Party

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my simple baby shower 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.

Gingerbread Man Candy Cane Holder/Ornament

Today I bring to a little Gingerbread Man Candy Cane/Ornament. Originally I was making 28 of these for my daughter's 5th grade class but unfortunately she came down with strep throat 3 days before the last day of school before her winter break. I couldn't have them go to waste so I decided to only make 15 and hand them out to my fellow chemo patients and nurses when I went in for my chemo treatment this week. I'm not sure if you can see it in the photo but I did attach the candy cane just a little with my ATG. These were so much fun to make I hope to make more in the future.

Here is a peak at the back where I stamped it with the simple saying, "Merry Merry Merry Christmas."

I used these items to create this project:

• Jolly Holidays Cricut Lite cartridge
• white gel pen
• BugBites Stamps - All Year Round "Merry Merry Merry Christmas" - stamp on back
• brown ink
• Candy Cane
• ribbon

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

• Exploring Cricut - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Christmas - open til 12/22
• Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #40 - Christmas - open til 12/25
• More than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #78 - Christmas - open til 1/1
• DL Art - Thankful Thursday Challenge - Linky Party - Anything Goes - open til 12/31

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my little Gingerbread Man Candy Cane Holder/Ornament.

Monster High Book Worm ATC/Bookmark

OMG!  It feels so good to be back creating.  I haven't been able to create in some time.  On June 29th I was diagnosed with breast cancer and on August 7th I had my 1st surgery to remove the cancer from my breast and they also diagnosed 2 of my lymph nodes with cancer, too.  So on August 21st I had my second surgery to remove more lymph nodes that thankfully came back negative!  Next week I have a couple of other tests before I start chemo and that I understand will be over the next 3 months then I have 6 weeks of radiation.  My underarm is a little sore but tolerable and I only feel at my best when I'm crafting (my therapy).

So today I bring to you a Monster High Book Worm ATC/Bookmark.  Even though my oldest daughter has been back to school since August 6th I figured since everyone seems to be having a Back 2 School challenge I just had to do something.  I decided to make an ATC but I also wanted to make it function as a bookmark too.  So I created a corner pocket for the ATC to slip over a corner of a page.  And of course it had to be Monster High for my daughter who loves all things Monster High!

I used these items to create my ATC/Bookmark:

• Design Studio (couldn't live without)
• Create a Critter Cricut cartridge (one of my favorite carts) - worm
• Wall Decor and More Cricut cartridge - book
• Monster High stickers - book and heart
• recycled Monster High doll box - cut out Monster High shield
• Purple (my favorite color) zebra stripe ribbon - left over from my daugher's Monster High Birthday party
• Index card - background
• white gel pen - outline book

I am entering this ATC/Bookmark in the following challenges:

• DL Art - Happy Birthday Linky Party + GIVEAWAY! - open til 8/31
• BBTB2 - Back to School - open til 9/2
• Fantabulous Cricut - Back to School Cricut Crawl Challenge - make a project using School supplies (I used an index card) - open til 9/2
• Shopping Our Stash Challenge #66 - use your favorite crafting items (I used my Design Studio, Create a Critter cart. and purple) - open til 9/3
• Wicked Wednesday ATC #47 - Back to School - open til 9/4
• Use it Tuesday Challenge #38 - Use That Ribbon - open til 9/7

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Monster High Book Worm ATC/Bookmark!

Frankie and His Bride ATC's

So I am totally digging doing these ATC's.  I'm enjoying the fact that I can plan, design, create and finish a single project in a day and that's with many interuptions.

Today I bring to you the very nervous Frankie and his Bride.  He is bringing his bride a bouquet of sweet candy.  You can see the look of uncertainty...will she have me or not?  None the less, isn't he too cute!!! 

Our Bride has the same thought and brings Frankie a box of candy.  True love in the making <3

I used these items to create these ATC's:

• Wooden rubber stamp from Michael's $1.00 bin from last year
• Sharpie Markers
• while gel pen
• clear stamp from Bug Bites - All Year Round set - "for you, from me"
• clear stamp from My Craft Spot - Inside & Out - set #2 - "love you!'
• Martha Stewart corner punch
• msic. candy stickers that I layered on white cardstock then cut around them
• white card stock rolled for the stems of the candy bouquet and Frankie's Bride's dress
• orange floss
• foam squares - to raise the candy bouquet and box of candy
• orange brads
• Martha Stewart glitter - for Frankie's Bride's dress and crown
• gem
• misc. stickers
• Cuttlebug - dress
• Swiss dots embossing folder - dress

I am entering these ATC's in the following challenges:

• Craft Your Passion Challenge #122 - Anything Goes - open til 8/12
• Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes - open til 8/13
• Wicked Wednesday ATC #44 - Frankie and His Bride open til 8/14
• DL ART - Happy Birthday Linky Party + GIVE AWAY! - open til 8/31

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Frankie and his Bride ATC's.

Candy Witch card

I know, I know, a Halloween card?  Yes, a Halloween card!  If I haven't said it before I'll say it now, Halloween is my favorite holiday!!!  I love making cards, crafts, decorations, absolutely anything for Halloween.  I believe this is my 2nd card already this year for Halloween.  I was inspired by the challenge over at Dilly Beans.

I used these items to create this card:

• Dilly Beans digital stamp
• Sharpie markers
• Stickles
• Martha Stewart punch
• misc. Halloween stickers
• Glossy Accents - on all the candy parts and the "inside" parts of the easel card
• silver star brad

Here is a close up of all the stickling  and glossy accent:

Here is a closer look at the "inside" part of the easel card:

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Party Time Tuesdays #76 - Let's Get Punchy - open til 7/16
• Dilly Beans Challenge - Sparkle and Shine - open til 7/19
• Little Scrap Pieces - Fun Friday Challenge - Anything Goes - open til 7/20

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my Candy Witch card.

2012 High School Graduation card

Today I share with you a simple graduation card that I made for my niece who graduated high school this month.  I'm not really happy with the way this card turned out...I think it could have used some layers but oh well.  I guess beings that I had deal with 2 sick kids over the last 3 weeks and myself being sick too has taken a toll on my creativity.

I decided to make an easel card for this because I just love being able to have them displayed, plus I haven't ventured into any other type of display card.

I only used Wrap it Up Cricut cartridge to create this card.  I covered the wording in Martha Stewart glitter and outlined the cap with Stickles.  I used a white gel pen on the diploma.  Lastly I added some 2012 ribbon and star brads.

I gave this card along with the layout I made:

You can view all the details HERE!!!  I created this envelop for the back of the layout for my neice to place some memories of high school and her graduation that she doesn't neccessarilly want to display or loose.

Since I have already posted my graduation layout and entered it previous challenges I can only enter my graduation card in the following challenges:

• Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday #112 - Make a Graduation Project - open til 5/27
• Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #63 - Graduation - open til 5/27
• My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #56 - Congratulations - open til 5/28
• Creative Cutter Room - Design Time Thursday - Graduation - open til 5/30

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Graduation card!

You're the Best! Teacher Appreciation card

I think this is the last teacher appreciation project for this year.  We've had a rough last 2 weeks with my youngest having Strep last week and me and my oldest just having a really bad sickness this week.  Plus, Tuesday our dear bassetthound Lady passed away.   She had been going down hill quickly since the weekend so we knew it was coming.  We were able to say our goodbyes and she went in her sleep Tuesday night.  Today we buried her and our youngest really couldn't understand why we put Lady in a bag and in a hole, she did though repeatedly say,"Bye Bye Lady."  I'm relieved and sad but I know she's in a better place and not in pain anymore. 

R.I.P. Lady!

This card is going along with the other projects I made this week for my daughter's 4th grade teacher.  I was inspired by another blogger to make this card into not just a card but a post-it note holder, too. 

I used these items to create this card:

• Post-it note - from the dollar store (2 pk.)
• Calligraphy Collection Cricut cartridge - "You're the Best!"
• A Child's Year Cricut cartridge - apple
• Green and red Stickles
• Martha Stewart white glitter - on the "You're the Best!"
• white gel pen
• Misc. clear Thank You stamp - on the Post-it note
• foam squares - behind the apple

 Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Teacher Appreciation card.