Challenge Me Monday #122

Hello everyone!  It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at FCCB.  I used to love camping as a kid.  These days my idea of camping is in a hotel but I do still absolutely love S'mores.  Last year we bought a gas grill and so we weren't making S'mores after we BBQ'd.  However, I learned how to make indoor S'mores this summer.  Put your oven on broil, place aluminum foil on a cookie sheet, grab as many marshmallows as you would like to roast and place them on the cookie sheet.  Watch the marshmallows closely for a couple of minutes, they will brown, flip for another couple of minutes to brown the other side, then assemble your S'mores.  They turn out wonderfully!  
This week we want to see your projects that are camping themed. I have had the Campin' Critters cartridge for awhile but have never used it before now.  I am really bad about doing that. I decided to make a thank you note for all of the wonderful adults who went to scout camp this year.  It was so hot!  The base of my card is cut at 5"x6.5".  I resized the grass in my gypsy so it would fit the width of my card.  Instead of cutting eyes, I used some googly eyes that I had stashed away.  The background is heat embossed with clear embossing powder and a background stamp from Pink By Design.

Items Used:Campin' Critters, Plantin Schoolbook, Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridgesPink By Design: Swirl CurlsMy Creative Time: More Gift Card SentimentsClear Embossing PowderHeat GunEmbossing Distress InkGoogly EyesWhite Gelly Roll Pen
Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT projects at the FCCB blog.  I promise you won't be disappointed!

Challenge Me Monday #120

Hello everyone!  It's time for another wonderful challenge here at FCCB!  I actually have two cards to share with you today.  This first one I did for the DT post at FCCB.  This week we want to see your projects with a sun on them.  Here in the midwest we have had no shortage of sun.  Temperatures have been in the triple digits for weeks now.  I am really beginning to look forward to fall.  
The base of my card was cut at 5"x6.5".  The mat I used came from Elegant Edges, sand from Everyday Paper Dolls, and the rest came from Sesame Street Seasons.  I inked the sand to make it look more realistic with Tea Dye Distress Ink.  You can't really tell from the picture but I added glossy accents to the sunglasses.

The next card I have to share with you is one that I wish I didn't have to make.  My son is in a very active boy scout troop.  One of the leader's whose son was in Afghanistan lost him on Wednesday from wounds caused by an IED explosion.  I personally did not know their son.  However, when news of my husband's deployment spread Randy talked to me about him.  He then gave me his wife's card and told me that if I ever wanted to have lunch or talk with someone who was going through the same thing to give her a call.  My heart breaks for their family as they are living every military families' worst nightmare.  Please keep the Wyatt family in your thoughts, I can't imagine what they are going through.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by the FCCB blog to check out the other DT projects!  I promise you won't be disappointed!

MCT Throwback Thursday #295

Hello everyone!  Friday is finally here!  I have a project to share with you for My Creative Time's Throwback Thursday challenge.  The challenge was to make anything sports related.  I first made I card that I hated and then decided to move on to another project.  My step-son plays soccer in the fall and spring. This year they had a lot of trouble finding a coach.  If I knew more about soccer I would have volunteered but I never played soccer and my high school was so small we didn't even have a team.  So, for my project today, I decided to make his coach a thank you gift for everything she has done for their team. All of the images except for the soccer ball came from Everyday Paper Dolls.  The soccer ball came from Sports Mania and the background from Elegant Edges.  All of the images were cut at 4.5".  I kind of wish I had cut them a little bit smaller but I decided to go with it.  I added some ribbon and buttons to the top and there you have it.  A cute little candy jar with a soccer player on it.  Who wouldn't want one? :)

Items Used:

Sports Mania Cricut Cartridge

Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut Cartridge

Hot Glue

Mason Jar

Random buttons & ribbon

Peachy Keen Stamps Wide Eyed Kids

Chalk

White Gelly Roll Pen

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!