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!

FCCB Challenge Me Monday #105

Hello everyone!  I can't believe Easter is a week away.  It has really snuck up on me.  The only card I have done is the one I made for this post.  Yikes!  I will be busy today trying to get some cards made and sent out before Sunday.  

This week's challenge at FCCB is "Egg-ceptional Easter.  We want to see projects with eggs on them.  For my card, the base was cut at 4" x 5.5" and the mat was cut at 3.5" x 5".  The border and circle, came from Elegant Edges.  Both the basket and eggs came from Doodlecharms.  My eggs were cut at 2" and 2.5" and the basket was also cut at 2".  All of the eggs were originally cut out from white card stock and I used Distress Ink to color them.  To finish my card, I added some doodling and ribbon.

Items Used:Doodlecharms and Elegant Edges Cricut cartridgesPink By Design: Hoppy EasterDistress Ink (Forest Moss, Spun Sugar, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Dusty Concord)RibbonWhite Gelly Roll Pen
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by FCCB to see what the rest of the design team has in store for you!  I promise you won't be disappointed!

FCCB Challenge Me Monday #104

Hello everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  Mine was fabulous but not nearly long enough.  My husband and I attended Strong Bonds, which is a couple's retreat for members of the military and their spouse.  I was a little apprehensive about going, mainly because I wasn't really sure what to expect.  However, to any military spouse out there I highly recommend it.  I actually got a lot out of it.  Plus, it was just kind of nice to get away.

It's Monday which means another challenge at FCCB.  This is the last week of March and as the saying goes, it comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.  So, this week we want to see your projects with gentle animals on them (lamb, kitten, puppy, etc.).

A good friend of mine is pregnant with their first child.  She is due in August and found out that they will be having a boy.  As I was looking through my cartridges, I found an adorable image on Sugar and Spice.  I have had the cartridge for awhile and never used it.  I am really bad about that. :)  The base of my card was cut at 5" x 6.5" and the mat was cut at 4.5" x 6".  Both the lamb and bear came from Sugar and Spice and were cut at 2.5"  The baby blocks came from New Arrival and were cut at 2".  I originally had them cut at 2.5" but they were way too big.  The border came from Elegant Edges and was resized in my Gypsy.  I also added some Vintage Photo distress ink to it to give it a different look.  Finally, I added some glossy accents, chalk, and doodling.

Items Used:

New Arrival, Sugar and Spice, and Elegant Edges Cricut cartridges

Pink By Design: Baby Love

Peachy Keen: Cute and Cuddly

Glossy Accents

Chalk

White Gelly Roll Pen

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Head on over to FCCB and take a look at what the other members of the DT have come up with.  I  promise you won't be disappointed!

I Believe in Leprechauns!

Happy Monday everyone!  The weekend flew by.  It seems that as the weather gets nicer, we have more going on each weekend.  I think my creativity is slowly starting to come back to me.  I received some happy mail from an order I placed with Peachy Keen this weekend.  I ordered some Cottage Cutz dies and decided to play with them today.

The base of the card was cut at 4" x 5.5", the pot of gold was cut at 3", the hat was cut at 3.5", and the grass was cut at 3.5" x 1".  I used my Cuttlebug to cut out the Tear Bear.  The cloud background came from a Pink By Design background stamp and I used Broken China distress ink to stamp it.  Stickles were added to the gold and glossy accents to the eyes and nose.  Finally, I used some twine for a bow, chalk for the cheeks and some doodling around the edges.  I think he turned out pretty cute!

Peachy Keen Stamps: Anything Goes

Kraft Journal: Luck of the Irish

Items Used:

Peachy Keen: Cottage Cutz Tear Bear

Simply Charmed, Plantin Schoolbook, Elegant Edges & Create a Critter Cricut cartridges

Pink By Design: Cloudy Days

My Creative Time: I Believe In Leprechauns

Broken China Distress Ink

Glossy Accents

Stickles

Twine

White Gelly Roll

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Altered Frame

Hello all!  I hope you are all having a wonderful Tuesday!  Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous for Missouri in January.  As for today, winter is officially back.  I have an altered frame to share with you today. This is my first attempt and I am pretty happy with how it turned out.  A good friend of mine is pregnant with baby number two and I wanted to make them something for the nursery.  I bought this frame at Michaels and now wish I had taken a picture of it before.  This particular frame worked out nicely as it fits a 12 x 12 sheet of paper perfectly.  I first took the glass out of the frame and in pencil I traced around the 5 x 7 rectangle for the picture.  Once the picture portion was traced, I cut it out and attached the paper to the frame with Modge Podge.  I let the frame sit over night and then added the other images to the frame with Modge Podge.  As for the images, I used the following cartridges;  Create a Critter, Baby Steps and Pooh and Friends.  It is kind of hard to tell from the picture but I clear embossed swirls on the clouds to give them some extra depth.  I also inked all the edges with Tea Dye distress ink.  Once the frame was completed I sprayed it with Krylon's Matte Finishing Spray which I found at Wal-Mart.

Celebrate the Occasion: Challenge #46

PCW: Frame Challenge

Items Used:

Create a Critter (clouds). Pooh and Friends (stars), Baby Steps (sleeping baby. moon, cloud) Cricut Cartridges

Tea Dye Distress Ink

Pink By Design: Swirl Curls and Baby Love

My Creative Time: Whimsical Calendar Days and XL Label Die

Peachy Keen Stamps: January Stamp of the Month

Ribbon from my stash

Modge Podge

Krylon Clear Matte Finishing Spray

Chalk

White Gellyroll pen

Heat Gun

Embossing Ink

Clear embossing powder

Hot Glue

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!

You Melt My Heart

Happy Friday everyone!  It looks like winter has finally hit.  I don't think my heater has kicked off at all today.  Thankfully, it is supposed to be a little warmer tomorrow which is good since we are taking boy scouts orienteering.  I did finally get some crafting in today and have a card to share with you.  The base of the card was cut at 5" x 6.5".  Both background shapes were cut from George and Basic Shapes.  One was cut at  4"x 5.5" and the other was cut at 3.5" x 5".  The popsicles were cut at 3.5" and came from Simply Charmed.  I added Vintage Photo distress ink to all of the edges and some doodling.

Peachy Keen Stamps: Kickoff Linky Party

My Craft Spot: It's Delicious - Challenge #40

Items Used:

Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge

George and Basic Shapes Cricut Cartridge

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Peachy Keen Stamps Happy Lashes

Pink By Design Be Mine

Chalk

Black & White Gelly Roll Pens

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful weekend!

Cricut Cardz Challenge #96

Happy Friday!  I can't believe December is here!  I absolutely love this time of year.  We put up our Christmas tree on Sunday and yesterday I was baking up a storm!  Here is the super simple card I wanted to share with you today.

Items Used:

Winter Frolic Cricut Cartridge

Ribbon

Cuttlebug

Embossing Folders

Peachy Keen Winter Face Assortment set

Sentiment: Pink by Design Christmas Wishes set

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!  We (me, my sisters & mom) are having a Christmas crafting party this weekend.  It should be lots of fun!

PKS Sketch Challenge #65 with a Twist

Hello everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  My husband and I spent our holiday at home with his parents, his grandma, my mom, and my youngest sister.  It was a good day with family.  Yesterday I did manage to do a little bit of Black Friday shopping.  I went to Michael's in search of some ribbon and paper and stumbled upon the Ribbons and Rosette's cartridge for $24.99!  Of course I snatched it right up.  I dug it out today to play with it for PKS Sketch Challenge.  This challenge had a twist, paper piecing.  This was my first attempt at paper piecing and although I need more practice, my reindeer didn't turn out too bad.  I think I am going to LOVE the Ribbons and Rosettes cartridge.  My rosette was cut at 2" and I pieced five of them together.  It was so easy to do and I love how the rosette turned out!  Here is the sketch:

Here is my card.

Items Used:

Ribbon and Rosettes Cricut Cartridge

Score Board 

Bone Folder

Sentiment: Pink By Design's Christmas Wishes set

Reindeer: Pink By Design's Beary Merry Christmas set

Have a wonderful weekend!  I am off to play some more!

Harvest Greetings

Hello everyone!  I am so excited that the weekend is finally here!  It looks like fall has finally made it to Missouri.  The temperatures have dropped and we finally broke down and turned on our heat.  My yard is also screaming of fall.  We have raked sixteen bags of leaves in total and yet somehow they keep falling.
It is a never ending battle and one that I am not winning.  Oh well.  Here is my card for the day.

Items Used:

Stretch Your Imagination Cricut Cartridge

Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge

Peachy Keen Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed set

Sentiment: Pink By Design Bountiful Blessings

Ribbon from my stash

Celebrate the Occasion - Challenge #36

Whimsical Wednesdays - Fall Cuties

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Jolly Holly Day

Yay, it's Friday!  This weekend should be pretty low key.  For the first time in a long time, we have absolutely nothing to do.  There is not even a soccer game tomorrow.  This means I should have plenty of time to work on grad school applications.  I have a Christmas card to share with you today.  I am hoping to get a jump on these early this year.  All the cuts came from the Jolly Holidays cartridge.  I forget how many adorable images are on this cartridge.  This little elf turned out so cute!

Items Used:

Jolly Holidays Cricut Lite Cartridge

Pumice Stone, Forst Moss, Black Soot & Peeled Paint Distress Ink

Ribbon from my stash

Peachy Keen Christmas Character Face Assortment

Sentiment - Pink By Design Christmas Wishes

Paper Cutz Challenge - Challenge 113 (circles, diamonds or stars)

Celebrate the Occasion - Challenge 34 (use red, black and white)

I am off to start some laundry, have a wonderful weekend!

BBTB2 Frog Challenge

Happy Thursday!  The challenge for Bitten By The Bug was to make a project using a frog.  As Halloween is quickly approaching, I still need a few cards to send out.  So, I added a witches hat to this cute little frog.  I think he turned out pretty cute!

Items Used:

Mini Monsters Cricut Cartridge

Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Punch

Pumice Stone Distress Ink

Sentiment - Pink By Design A Haunting We Will Go

I am off to walk my dog on this gorgeous afternoon.  Thanks for stopping by!

LFIF - Leaves

Hello everyone!  I can't believe it is Wednesday already!  This week is flying by.  Now that the wedding is over, I have no excuses not to work on my grad school applications.  If I am good at one thing, it is procrastinating grad school applications.  Tomorrow I am hitting them hard.  Wish me luck.  The weather around here has been absolutely gorgeous.  Fall has snuck up on me.  I looked up the wedding was over and somehow fall was here.  My yard definitely knows it's here and needs some serious raking.  Tonight I have a fall card that I made for Peachy Keen's LFIF Challenge.

Items Used:

Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge (scarecrow)

Sesame Street Seasons Cricut Cartridge (leaves)

Peachy Keen Stamps Monster Face assortment

Sentiment - Pink By Design Bountiful Blessings

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous night!

Why So Blue?

Happy Monday everyone!  The weekend seemed to fly by although we did not do much of anything.  I did manage to get outside yesterday morning and rake up some leaves but that was about as productive as it got.  My sister and her husband are back from their honeymoon.  They are coming up today to get their dog that we have been watching.  Today, I have a super simple card I made last night.  I absolutely love the Disney cuts but they are so time consuming!  This cute little Eeyore turned out pretty well though.

My Creative Time - Throwback Thursday (use a font cartridge)

Whimsical Wednesday - Anything Goes

Items Used

Cricut Cartridge - Pooh and Friends Font

Ribbon from my stash

Sentiment - Pink by Design Animated Greetings 2

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day!

I'm Back :)

Hello everyone!  I feel like I have not posted in forever.  Last Saturday was my sister's wedding.  It was absolutely gorgeous.  I was out of town most of last week and I have spent this week recovering.  I finally got some time to make a couple of cards tonight.  My good friend from college is pregnant with baby number two.  They just found out that they are having a boy!  She is super excited.  I used the Peachy Keen sketch for inspiration to make her card.  Here is the sketch:

Peachy Keen Stamps - Sketch Challenge #62

Cricut 360 - Challenge #13 - Welcome Baby

Items Used

Cricut Cartridge - Baby Steps

Peachy Keen Stamps - Fun Kiddie Face set

Sentiment - Pink By Design Baby Love

Distress Ink - Pumice Stone

Various Ribbon

Have a wonderful night.  I am off to bed.  It is way past my bedtime. :)

Smile, It's Your Birthday!

Hello everyone!  I can't believe Wednesday is already here.  The weekend will be here before you know it!  It was a rainy, fall day here, which meant no soccer practice tonight.  It was nice to spend the evening at home.  I got to play with my Cricut and do some reading.  I am currently reading the second book in the Hunger Games series, Catching Fire.  I am addicted to these books.  I can't seem to put them down.  However, I did manage to make a birthday card tonight.

Celebrate The Occasion - Challenge #30

Die Cuttin Divas - Challenge #32

Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday #77

Recipe

Birthday Bash Cricut Cartridge (fox & guitar)

Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge (presents)

Sentiment: Pink By Design Take The Cake

Peachy Keen Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful evening!

Forget Prince Charming, I Have a Soldier

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  Today's project was inspired by Cricut 360's Hero Challenge.    I guess you would say I come from a very military family.  Out of six kids in my family, three of us were in the military (me, my sister and one of my brothers).  Although I am no longer in the service, in so many ways I still am, as my husband is career military.  We actually used to be in the same unit, which is how we met.  We were married in June of 2005 and he deployed to Iraq that September.  The first year and half of or marriage was spent apart. Due to all of my experience in the military, I have tremendous respect for service members and their families.  This card was made for my own military hero, my husband.  

Cricut 360 - #11 For a Hero

Paper Playtime - Challenge #55, Easel Card

Recipe

Cricut Cartridge - Sweethearts (frog)

Cricut Cartridge - Stand and Salute (dogtags)

Sentiment - Pink By Design Our Troops

Misc. Supplies - Twine, I-Rock, Stickles

DCD Challenge #30

Good evening all!  Tonight was pretty uneventful.  However, I did do my grocery shopping for next week and cleaned the house.  I love my dog but it would be nice if she would pick up her toys and vacuum the carpet every now and then. :)   I made a really simple Thanksgiving card this evening.  The turkey came from the Simply Charmed cartridge.  As for the stamps, the face is from Peachy Keen's Critter Faces and the sentiment is from Pink By Design's Bountiful Blessings.

Have a wonderful night!

This Is The Life

Hello everyone!  Although it's the last day of August, it certainly feels like summer is in full force.  Today and tomorrow our temperatures will be in the upper nineties.  I did get to play a little this afternoon and made some cards to share.  All the cuts for this card came from the Pack Your Bags cartridge and the sentiment came from Pink By Design's Summer Vacation set.

Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday #75

Paper Playtime - Challenge #54, Vacation

Cricut Cardz Challenge - Challenge #90

I'm off to soccer practice, have a wonderful rest of the week!

Dance Upon A Falling Star

Hello my creative friends!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  I cannot believe it is already the last weekend in August.  This month has flown by!  For tonight's card, I used the Nursery Rhymes cartridge.  I need to look at this cartridge more often, there are some cute cuts.  I have had it for awhile and think this is the first time I have ever used it.  The sentiment that was used came from Pink By Design's All Girl set.

PKS Sketch Challenge - Challenge #59 with a Twist

Paper Cutz Challenge - Challenge #106

Whimsical Wednesday - Inspiring Words

Thanks for stopping by, I am off to bed.  Between soccer practice and Boy Scouts, Monday nights are always busy!