Purple Monkey Moments

A Stitch in Time

2012-02-15T04:00:00.000-04:00

It is challenge day over at Cricut Cardz Challenge. Today Mary challenged us to use stitching on the card - real or faux. Here is what I came up with:

I have wanted to make monogram cards for a while now. I decided today was the day. This is a 4x4 card. I cut the two squares on it from George and Basic Shapes, the scalloped square is from Winter Woodland and the M is from Paper Lace. The black layer is embossed with D'vine swirls, which is probably my favorite Cuttlebug folder, the Ribbon is from Michael's. I clearly went for the "faux" stitching and used my black Sakura Jelly Roll pen for that. They are simple, but I love how they turned out.

I made a set of four of them. They came together so quickly that I think I'll make more!

So, hop on over to Cardz TV, and check out all the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team, and be sure to play along with us :)

A few challenges:
Robyn's Fetish Challenge - make a square card
Craft Your Days Away - getting stitchy with it
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes

A la prochaine...

Sprinkled With Love

2012-02-14T05:00:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone, hope you're having a great day! A few weeks ago, during my regular hopping of blogs, I stumbled across THIS card. I thought it was adorable and knew I had to make one. Here is what I came up with:

Cute eh? I cut the base from Birthday Bash - I need to use that cartridge more often - the salt and pepper are from From My Kitchen. The adorable faces are from Peachy Keen - the girl is from Princess Faces and the boy is from Boy Mates. I was trying to decide what sentiment to use, and then I remembered that I had the PERFECT sentiment for this card on my Whimsical Design stamp set With Love:

I'll be back tomorrow with my Cricut Cardz Challenge DT card, and some exciting news, so I hope you all come back then!

A few challenges:
Whimsical Wednesday - colors of love
Cooking with Cricut - use black and a brad
Cupcake Craft Challenge - entwined
Stamps R Us - anything goes
Totally Gorjuss - love
Card Crafter's Circle - valentines
Crafty Catz Weekly - valentines
Glitter Geeks - to the one I love
4 Crafty Chicks - love is in the air
Do You Stack Up - love

A la prochaine...

Peachy Monday

2012-02-13T13:21:00.000-04:00

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, and that you all enjoyed my Hello Kitty party week last week. I had so much fun creating all of those projects and my daughter loved them! So, on to today's project. This week, the Peachy Keen challenge was to use this photo as inspiration:

Here is what I came up with:

I decided to make a little set of cards thank you cards, featuring fruit with cute little peachy faces. The paper is all from Stampin Up and I embossed it with my D'vine Swirls cuttlebug embossing folder.

The melon is cut from Preserves, the face is from Princess Faces and the stamp is from Simply Sweet Set - it isn't available anymore, but I do love it.

The strawberry is from Simply Charmed, the face is from Everyday Character Assortment, and the stamp is from Simply Sweet.

I think the blackebrry is my favorite... It is cut from Preserves, the face is from Happy Lashes and the sentiment is from Simply Sweet.

The strawberries are from Preserves, their faces are from Wide Eyed Kids and the sentiment is also from Simply Sweet.

Aren't they cute?? I was really happy with how they turned out. Be sure to come back tomorrow, I have a really cute Valentines card :) Thanks for popping by.

A few challenges:
Peachy Keen - inspiration picture
Fantabulous Cricut - fun with puns
Pile it On - heartfelt thanks
Simon Says Stamp and Show - anything goes

A la prochaine...

Hello Kitty PartyWeek - Day 7

2012-02-12T08:00:00.000-04:00

It is the last day of Hello Kitty party week here on my blog. I am almost sad to see it go. The girls had so much fun, and I loved making all the treat for them :) SO here are the last three things I have to show you:

This was another one of the crafts we made at the party. They were simple and fun and the girls all wore them and I took a picture, it was adorable!

These were easy to make. I cut 2 - 1 1/2 inch x 12 inch strips in white. Then I cute two triangles from George and Basic Shapes. I made the ribbons by welding together 2 triangles and a circle, and then cut another circle again, to give it some dimension.

Here is the cake I made for my girlie. It is a Wilton design, and is probably the easiest cake I have ever decorated - gotta love that :) She was a hit!

This is the last thing that I put in the girl's goody bags. I googled Hello Kitty Coloring pages on the internet, printed them off and personalized each one for the girls by putting Hello Kitty with the first letter of their name. I used these coloring books at the start of the party. There was about 15 or 20 minutes when the girls were arriving, so as they arrived, we gave them each their coloring books and they colored on the living room floor until everyone got there. Then I popped them into their goody bags, so they could take them home.

All in all, the party was a HUGE success! I will do some sort of home party again. It was lots of fun for all concerned :)

Thanks for hanging out with me this week. I hope you all liked Hello Kitty Party week, and got some ideas that you can use. I'll be back again tomorrow to show you a Valentine's Day project.

A la prochaine...

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 6

2012-02-11T13:00:00.000-04:00

It's Day 6! Hello Kitty Party week is almost over. Today I am showcasing on of our party games. Pin the Bow on Hello Kitty. I thought I was brilliant, coming up with this, then when I was on Pinterest, I realized that there were some other very smart ladies, who had come up with it before me :) here is the version I came up with:

I used my 12x24 mat, and cut Hello Kitty's head as large as possible. I then cut out a bow for each little girl, using the same pattern as I did for the Hello Kitty goody bags/ I wrote their names on the bow, so we would know whose was whose.

Here is one of the little girls playing it. They had so much fun!

A few challenges for my little project:
Allsorts Challenge - free and easy February
Catch the Bug - inspiration photo
Fun With Shapes and More - birthdays with die cuts

A la prochaine...

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 5

2012-02-10T08:00:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Day 5 of Hello Kitty Party week! Pinterest was a great source of ideas for me. We don't have as much Hello Kitty stuff here in Canada as there seems to be in the US - at least not that I could find. I ended up making almost all the party things. I wanted the girls to have a Hello Kitty Goody bag. Shockingly I couldn't find one here, but then I found THIS on Pinterest. I knew I could make that for the girls. We decided to make it one of the party activities. The girls would all design and make their own Hello Kitty goody bag!

So, this was the sample bag I made for the girls. I used my Gypsy girl to make all the parts. everything is cut from George and Basic Shapes. I made ovals for the eyes, 2 slightly smaller ovals for the nose, one cut in black and the other in yellow. The whiskers are made of skinny rectangles. I made the bow by welding together 2 rounded triangles with a circle in the middle. I cut out ons of these! As you will see over the next few days, I used these bows alot! I bought the bags at Walmart.

Here is what the girls came up with. Tell me that's not ADORABLE!! Their goody bags were filled with lots of Hello Kitty stuff and a candy kabob that they made. Fun, fun, fun!

A challenge or two:
If the Shoe Fits - anything goes
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Moving Along With the Times - cute critters
Alphabet Challenge - animal antics
CAS-ual Fridays - paper piecing (this may be a bit of a stretch...)

A la prochaine...

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 4

2012-02-09T08:00:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Day 4 of Hello Kitty Party week here at my blog. I hope you have been enjoying all the ideas so far. Today's idea is not an original one. I was on Pinterest a few weeks ago, hunting for Hello Kitty ideas and found THIS. I thought it was FABULOUS and knew that I could recreate it, so I did. Here is my Hello Kitty bouquet:

Isn't it awesome??!! Gabrielle and her girlfriends loved it, and so did I! All the cuts are from Hello Kitty Greetings. I cut them all nice and big. Anywhere from 3.5 - 5.5 inches. I mounted them all on wooden skewers, and stuck them all into some of that green foam you can find in the fake flower section at Walmart. I tucked the whole thing into a box that I made using my Martha Stewart Score board. I chose all of Gabrielle's favorite colors. I was so thrilled with how it came out!

A few challenges:
The Crafty Pad - fresh spring colors
All Sorts - free and easy february
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Cutie Pie Challenges - anything but a card
Make It Monday - anything goes
City Crafters - colors of the rainbow
Celebrate the Occasion - anything goes birthdays
Craft Room Challenge - cute and cuddly (is anything cuter than Hello Kitty?)
Crafty Sentiments - let's get girly
Made By You Monday - linky party

A la prochaine...

A Peachy Valentine

2012-02-08T16:20:00.000-04:00

If you are looking for Day 3 of my Hello Kitty Party Week, click HERE. Can you believe I have another post today? I have been such a good blogger lately! When I saw Peachy Keen's current challenge, I knew I had to play along. The challenge is to use a toilet paper roll - toilet paper roll albums are one of my favorite things to make! I gathered 4 toilet paper rolls from my stash (is it sad I have a stash of TP rolls?) and set out to make a Valentine's Day album for my husband. here is what I came up with:

All the hearts in this mini album are punches. The 2 smaller hearts are from Creative Memories, the larger from Stampin Up. The sentiment stamps are all from Whimsical Design's With Love set. The Peachy Keen faces throughout are from Happy Lashes, Boy Mates, wide Eyed Kids and Princess Faces.

This page is the one my daughter chose to be hers. So on one side, a cute little puppy, the other side, a pic of "the girl", as we lovingly refer to her... The heart's face is from my Princess faces.

The pup is from Create a Critter, and the face from my PK Critter faces. The sentiment, is again from Whimsical Designs. I was really impressed with how crisply they stamped!

The next page is for "the boy". The heart right above his picture has another Princess face. All the doodling, throughout the book, is done with my Sakura pens - LOVE them!!

The "XO" is from Smiley Cards cartridge, with faces from the Princess Faces and Boy Mates. The sentiment is another from Whimsical Designs

This last page is for me. I need to find a picture of him and I - I have one in mind, but I need to develop it. The heart has another Princess face one it. Love my PK faces :)

The cute little buggy is cut from Create a Critter, her cute little face is from Wide Eyed Kids and the stamps, from Whimsical Designs. All the paper on the TP rolls is from K and Co's Valentine stack from last year. That paper is beautiful! All the cardstock, came from my scrap boxes.

These are the tags that go in the slots created by the toilet paper rolls. The tags are cut from Sweet Treats. I decided to do a special thing for Mike. I asked the kids all the things they love best about him, and then wrote down what I love about him on three separate tags - kind of like little love letters to my honey. Each of those tags will slip into the roll with our pictures, and when Mike is upset, or down or mad at us, he can look at this little album, and the tags, and hopefully it will make him smile.

Some challenges for my little album:
Peachy Keen Challenge - use a toilet paper roll
Scrappy Moms Stamps - hearts galore
Crafty Boots - valentine's day
Creative Stamp Friends - valentine's day
Lexi's Creations - love
Make My Monday - love letters
My Craft Spot - valentine's day
Ooh La La Creations - be my valentine
Stamp and Create - valentine's day/ love
Stamp with Fun - love
Stamps R Us - valentine's day/love
Secret Crafter - hugs and kisses
Sweet Stampin - for the one that I love
Dream Valley Challenge - valentine's
Kenny K Krafty Girlz - say it with love
Sentimental Sunday - feel the love
Addicted to Stamps - love/valentine's
Forever Friends - animal valentine
Little Miss Muffet - valentine's and love
Sarah Hurley - love is all around
Always Something Creative - valentine's
Scrap It Girl - love
Clear it Out - use scraps for valentine's
Deep Ocean - love you
Everybody Art - love
Shopping Our Stash - hearts, valentine's
Try it on Tuesdays - for your true love
Tuesday Throwdown - valentine's day
Creative Crafts - ribbon, pink, gems (bling on the pup and on the love bug)
Fab 'n' Funky - love is in the air
Simon Says - love is in the air
Papercraft Star - heart
Creative Inspirations - lots of love
The Kraft Journal - La-la-la love you

Whew! That is a lot of challenges! Maybe my most ever :) It is so fun to find challenges to play along with! Be sure to come back tomorrow, for Day 4 of Hello Kitty Party Week...

A la prochaine...

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 3

2012-02-08T08:00:00.000-04:00

Welcome to day 3 of my Hello Kitty Party Week! Today I have 2 projects to share with you. A cute little note pad that I made as a party favor, and the card I made for Gabrielle for her birthday. Here they are, first the note pad:

Isn't it cute? I used old Cheerio boxes for the card stock, covered them with some paper, and cut Hello kitty's head out of Hello Kitty Greetings. "Your the cat's meow" is from Scrappy Moms Stamps. The bling is something I picked up at Michael's. I used my Bind it All - which I ADORE - to make the note pads, and voila! A super cute party favor :)

On to the card:

Gabrielle's favorite colors are purple and pink, so they seemed the perfect colors to use on her card. I cut yet another Hello Kitty from HKG. I embossed the pink paper with my Spots and Dots embossing folder, and used a cute stamp I bought about a year ago from my LSS - I will have to go to my scrap room to figure out who made it... The ribbon is from Michael's. My girly loved it!

A few challenges for my little note pad:
Fairy Fun Fridays - anything but a card
Aud Sentiments - anything but a card and a sentiment
Do You Stack Up - anything goes
The Poodles Parlour - anything goes
Glitter Geeks - pets
Bloggers Challenge - alter it
Pixie Dust - girlie girl
The Pink Elephant - pink

A few challenges for my birthday card
Fussy and Fancy - polk a dots
DRS Designs - birthday card
Sundays with Chrissy - happy birthday card
Stampin for the Weekend - embossing
Squigglefly - birthday
Birthday Sundaes - birthday
Pan Pastel UK - birthday card

A la prochaine...

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 2

2012-02-07T08:00:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Day 2 of my Hello Kitty Party Week!! Today I have one of the party favors for you. I decided to make most of the favors. Many of the girl's have unusual names, and I thought they might like something personalized. I made them each a door hanger. i think they are so cute:

So I designed these on my Gypsy girl. The rectangle is from George and Basic Shapes. I then took a circle, and welded them together. Then I made another rectangle to shadow it, and welded the same circle in the same spot. I cut hello Kitty's face out of Heloo Kitty greetings, and cut each girl's name out of Don Juan - I haven't used this cartridge in so long, that I can't remember the last project I used it for! Once they were done, I decided they looked a bit naked, so I pulled out something I have NEVER used before - twine. I am in LOVE with how this finished up my project! I am going to have to use it again.

I made 11 of these. One for each of the girls at Gabrielle's party, and one for my work friend's niece. I can't believe I didn't take a picture of them all!! In the chaos of the party prep, I just didn't. Silly me! Oh well, at least I took a picture of one of them :)

Be sure to come back tomorrow - I will have TWO projects to share for Day 3.

A few challenges:
Whimsical Wednesdays - use something old (Don Juan cartridge)
Paper Pretties - ribbon/twine
Divas By Design - anything goes
Shelly's Images - tie it up (twine or ribbon)
Fabulous Fridays - ribbon or twine
Drunken Stampers - use something new (twine)
Craft Your Passion - anything goes with no patterned paper
Crafty Catz - pink and white
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes

A la prochaine...

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 1

2012-02-06T12:35:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Hello kitty Party Week - Day 1! As you know, my baby girl turned 6 last Thursday. On Saturday she had her very first "friend party". She decided on a Hello Kitty theme. My Cricut has been working overtime the past week or so, so I could get everything done. I made her invitations first, you can see that post HERE. The first project I am going to show you this week, is the banner I made for my girl. I apologize in advance for the photo quality, this wasn't the easiest thing to photograph :)

Here is a photo of the entire banner, a bit tricky to see... so I did closeups :)

I cut the banners from Birthday Bash. I have never used the banner feature before. It is awesome! I have never had a banner come together so easily. i will be using this again, and soon!

I decided to use the font from Once Upon a Princess. I have always thought this font was really pretty, but because it only has uppercase letters, I haven't used it often. this seemed like the perfect opportunity. I also found some awesome pink glitter paper - pricy? yes. worth it? YES!

Here is the first of the Hello Kitty images on her banner. This one is so cute! I used her on a lot of the party favors.

Here is the second Hello Kitty I used. The heart kitty - for the little girl I love! Gabrielle loved her banner. we are going to keep it in her room - per her request, once she decides she wants to take it out of the dining room!

Here are my babies after her party. She is in her new Hello Kitty shirt, which she loves... if you look closely, you will see in the background, a sneak peek of one of the other project's I'll be showing you. please join me tomorrow for day 2!

A few challenges -
Whimsical Designs - love home decor project
Paper Playtime - love
Tuesday Throwdown - use a heart
Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes
Die Cuttin Divas - anything goes (hope HK counts as a die cut)
Moving Along With the Times - at least 1 heart visible
I Brake for Challenges - love
Freshly Brewed Challenges - love
By the Cute and Girly - love is in the air
Bling It On - love is all around
Wags'n'Whiskers - home decor
Fairy Tale - love,love,love
One Stop Craft - for the one that I love
Stampin Sisters in Christ - something to show love
One Stitch at a Time - with love
Gingerloft - love is in the air
Come and Get it Challenges - love
Hooked on Crafts - hearts
Incy Wincy Challenges - love with pink, white and black
Fantabulous Cricut - love is in the air

A la prochaine...

Big Girl Birthday Card

2012-02-02T07:26:00.001-04:00

Today is my baby girl 6th birthday, so you would think this card was for her - but it's not, that is one of today's projects... One of the girls at work heard me talking about the Hello Kitty birthday party. She has a niece who turned 9 yesterday, who is obsessed with Hello Kitty. She asked if I could make a couple extra party favors and a card. Here is the card I made:

Cute, isn't it? The image is cut from HKG, the stamp from Scrappy Mom stamps, and the cardstock is all from my scrap box. The patterned paper is from an old CTMH pack, I hope I can still get it, cause I love it and it is almost gone. I used my Seeing Spots Cuttlebug folder to emboss the background and the ribbon is from Michaels. I inked the edges of all the paper, which is not something I do very often, but I like the results.

I hope Mairin liked the card and the few little goodies I made for her. And I hope she had a wonderful birthday yesterday!

A few challenges -
My Time to Craft - a is for adorable
Phindy's Place - birthday card for a child
Stampin for the Weekend - embossing
Stampin with the Dragon - anything goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - layer it on
Secret Crafter - ribbon
Mark,s Finest Papers - a card with 4 or more layers
Polly Craft - favorite things (Hello Kitty)
Paper Pretties - use ribbon or twine
Simon Says - animal antics
Sisterhood of Crafters - striped paper

A la prochaine...

Cricut Cardz Challenge #101

2012-02-01T01:00:00.000-04:00

Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful week. I started vacation this morning at 7am (yay me!) and tomorrow is my munchkin's birthday, so I am knee deep in Hello Kitty! I need to get into my craft room today and make her a card! Bad Mama!! Today Mary challenged us to make a Valentine's card. here is what I came up with:

Cute eh? I cut the main image out of A Child's Year. The layer underneath is from hmmm... I am drawing a total blank, and I only made this card yesterday :) LOL! You gotta love my brain on night shift! Once Upon a Princess maybe? I will check and update later. The stamp is from My Pink Stamper. Paper is all from my scraps.
**eta** I double checked on my Gypsy girl, the second layer is from Once Upon a Princess, maybe my brain post night shift isn't so bad... :)
You should pop over to Cricut Cardz Challenge and check out what the super talented design team came up with! Then, make sure you play along with us, and show us how super talented YOU are!

A few challenges:
Throwback Thursday - valentines day
Crafty Purple Card - valentines day
Simply Create Too - love is in the air
The Poodles Parlour - valentines
Mami Doodles - for a loved one
Cupcake Inspirations - photo inspiration
The Stamping Boutique - valentines
Paper Creations Ink - love/romance
Stamps R Us - love is in the air
Shabby Tea Room - love is in the air
Paper Sundaes - valentines
One Stop Craft - stitching
Squiggles and Giggles - all loved up
Truly Scrumptious - love and hearts
little red wagon - valentines day
Paper Crafting World - valentines project
More Than Favors - love theme

A la prochaine...

Party Time

2012-01-31T14:00:00.000-04:00

So I spent most of the last week in my craft room designing my daughter's party invitation and some of the treats we are giving out. They are all Hello Kitty, which she adores! her is what I cam up with:

As you can see, I welded the word "party" to the side of a rectangle. The font is from Robotz and the rectangle is from George and Basic Shapes. I used my Gypsy girl to weld the letters on to the card. It is one of my favorite techniques. I think it makes the card look fabulous! The Hello Kitty is from Hello Kitty Greetings.

This is the inside of the card. The "You're invited" is from Stampin Up. The second stamp I used, with all the invite details is a Recollections Stamp that I picked up at Michael's.

Here is a pic of all the cards I made. Aren't they adorable?? My daughter loved them. She was so excited to give them to all her friends. I will show you all the little goodies over the next few days.

A few challenges I am entering my little cards in -
Karen's Doodles - cute and cuddly
Dream Valley Challenges - animals
Stampin Sisters in Christ - your style (I love cute and am loving welding on my Gypsy girl)
Color Create - green and pink
elke Kaart een Feestje! - make a card for someone special
ABC Challenge - H is for happy birthday
Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes
The Squirrel and The Fox - party creation

A la prochaine...

Christmas Waterfall

2012-01-30T11:59:00.000-04:00

I decided over the past few months, that I wanted to try to get on a new Design Team. This card is one I made, but did not end up submitting. I tried a new technique for me, which was lots of fun, but ultimately decided to submit a card that was really my style, which this one isn't :) Here is the card I created:

It's a waterfall card! I followed THIS tutorial from Splitcoast Stamper. It was so much easier than I imagined!

Aren't these little stamps super cute?? Santa slipped them in my stocking this year. Unfortunately, he took them out of their packages, so I have no idea who to credit for these adorable designs. I colored them with my Stampin Up Markers.

I used my stickles to bling up the adorable little creatures. The paper is from a stack I bought last year, I am pretty sure it is from K and Company.

The merry and bright stamp is from Stampin Up. I decided to put a stamp on the inside of the pull card. The "joy" is from My Pink Stamper, and the tree was created by the same company who made the rest of my stamps. I wish I knew it's name... LOL! I was pleased how this card turned out, and how quickly the card came together

A few challenges for my little card:
I Brake for Challenges - fancy folds
Stamp 'n' Doodle - include an animal
Sassy Studio Designs - christmas
Sweet Stampin - animals
Forever Friends - more than 1 fold and include an animal

Thanks for hanging out with me today. I'll be back tomorrow with my daughter's finished birthday invitations!

A la prochaine...

Flowers for Gloomy Day

2012-01-25T12:28:00.000-04:00

I am on a ROLL! 3 days in a row, I am in my craft room, and 3 days in a row I post those cards to my blog! I am being such a good blogger :) Today I decided to make a card for Peachy Keen Challenge. I just love their adorable stamps, and I want to try to participate in this challenge at least every 2 weeks. It is one of my favorites! Today they challenged us to make a pocket! Huh? A pocket? I have spent the past few days contemplating how I would do this. I finally decided to make a flower pot card. I think they are so pretty, and I have never made one before. Here is what I came up with:

Isn't that ADORABLE! I was SO pleased how this turned out. I followed THIS tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers. It was really easy! I used my Cricut to cut out the flowers. They were from the Sweet Treats and and Paisley cartridges. I used my Princess Faces and Wide Eyed Kids from Peachy keen to stamp their adorable faces. I then used my Sakura Jelly Roll pen to doodle up their little faces. I inked the edges of the flower part and also each of the flowers. I haven't quite decided what I am using this card for yet, I am thinking maybe a Mother's Day card? So i haven't stamped a sentiment on it yet.

A challenge or two:
Peachy Keen - pocket
Jelly Park Challenges - something in my pocket
My Time to Craft - favorite embellishment (ribbon)
Lexi Creation's - fancy folds(flower pot)
Make my Monday - flowers and leaves
Addicted to Stamps - summer in winter
My Sherri Crafts - new things (first time making a flower pot card)
Alphabet Challenge Blog - Y for your choice
Crafty Ann's Challenge - what's new pussy cat? new technique (flower pot)
Hotshot Craft - flowers
Stamping With the Dragon - anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - summer in January
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Cricut Cardz Challenge - it's june in january
My Mum's Craft Shop - flowers

A la prochaine...

Happy Hearts Day!!

2012-01-24T18:32:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone! With my daughter home again today, I only had a little bit of time to spend in my craft room. Since she was home, I decided to make her Valentine's Day card. She is on a Hello Kitty kick right now, in fact, tomorrow's project is to make 10 Hello Kitty invitations for her Birthday party. After that, I get to make a bunch of party favors, all Hello Kitty related. It's going to be all Hello Kitty, all the time for the next week or so at our house :) Here is what I came up with:

So, I cut Hello Kitty at 4.25 inches from Hello Kitty Greetings. I blinged up her little ribbon with stickles, it looks so fancy. I ran the cream background paper through my Dotted Swiss Embossing folder. The dotted paper is in my scrap box. The pink ribbon is from Michael's, as is the red paper and the pink card base. The "love you" is actually 2 stamops that I used together from CTMH.

I think my daughter is going to really like this card! It has some of her favorite things - hello kitty, hearts, bling, ribbon and best of all, pink!! Now I have to get going on the rest of my Valentine's Day cards. Between the Hello Kitty party, and Valentine's Day my Gypsy and Expression are going to be buzzing!

A few challenges:
Whimsical Wednesdays - anything goes
More Than Favors - get animated
Scrappy Moms Stamps - cartoon characters
Wags'n'Whiskers - valentines/love
Corrosive Challenge - I love you
Robyn's Fetish - love and hearts
Stampin Sisters in Christ - make a heart stand out on your project
Drunken Stamper - love
JUGS - red, white and pink
Cupcake Craft - all you need is love
Simply Create Too - love is in the air
Lily Pad - inspiration picture
Aud Sentiments - use the word LOVE
Craft Us Crazy - Valentine/love and(or) animals
Crafty Creations - valentines

Anything Goes Challenge - for the one I love
Oldie But a Goodie - use something older (HKG was one of my first cartridges and include a heart
Hope you all have a wonderful day! I will be back in a a day or two with another project! Thanks for hanging out with me today.

A la prochaine...

Snow Much Fun!

2012-01-23T19:25:00.000-04:00

Happy snowy Monday everyone! Today in Halifax it is chilly and icy, but tomorrow it's supposed to POUR! Gotta love winter in Eastern Canada... I wasn't planning to post today, but I am home with a munchikin with the stomach flu, and had a few crafting moments, so here is an extra post. I had some left over snowmen that I stamped with my PKS. I decided to use it to make a cute wintry card. Here it is:

So here are the details - I cut the snowman from Doodlecharms, I used the Hide Contour button on my to eliminate the snowman's face. Then I was able to stamp his face with my Happy Lashes stamps from Peachy Keen. Isn't he adorable all doodled up like that?? I tore some paper to make the snowy hills, and inked them up with my SU inks, and adhered them to a piece of blue reflections cardstock that I embossed with my Seeing Spots Cuttlebug folder. I created the little label the sentiment is on on my Gypsy. It is from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More. I manipulated the size, so it would fit my sentiment, and then i welded two small rectangle to the end so the ribbon would slip right through. I then inked the edges with pink and stamped it with a sentiment from CTMH. The snowflakes were punched from an old punch I got years ago, and I inked the edges with some pink and blue SU inks. I used my Sakura Jelly Roll pens to do some doodling.

I hope you all like the little card I created today. Thanks for hanging out with me! See you back her in a day or two.

A few challenges for my cute snowy card:
My Craft Spot - snow much fun
Fantabulous Cricut - label it
2 Sisters - embossing
The Ribbon Girls - use blue, pink and a ribbon
Stamptacular Sunday - seeing spots
Gingerloft Challenge - let it snow
Getting Cricky With It - let it snow/use embossing
Delicious Doodles - winter wonderland
Fussy and Fancy - let it snow
Raise the Bar - circles
DRS Designs - snowman
Sassy Studio Designs - frosty winter colors
Crafting For All Seasons - snowman/snow flakes
Sisterhood of Crafters - let it snow
Stampavie and More - winter
Cupcake Inspirations - pink and blue snowflakes

A la prochaine...

New Homes and New Beginnings

2012-01-20T08:00:00.000-04:00

Happy Friday everyone! Recently, we had friends who moved into their first home together. I wanted to give them a cute and useful house-warming gift. Her is what I came up with:

We started by buying them a couple of bottles of wine, and putting in some homemade jams and pickles that we made last summer. I then hit up the local Canadian Tire, bought a bucket and filled it up with some essential new home cleaning supplies. Cute eh? It needed a little crafty touch though, so I decided to make a little tag for it:

I cut the tag from Sweet Treats - I love all the tags on that cartridge! The house is from Create a Critter. I used a stamp set from Close to my Heart for the sentiment. It is super simple, but added the personal touch I was hoping for.

A few challenges that I am entering my little tag in:
Divas by Design - new beginnings
Bling it On - new beginnings
By the Cute and Girlie - new beginnings
Marianne's Design Divas - in with the new
Whimsie Doodles Monthly Challenge - new life event
Ooh La La Creations - new beginnings
Paper Playtime - tag and a sentiment
Lets's Ink it Up - anything goes (must use a rubber stamp)
That Craft Place - home sweet home
Craft Your Days Away - new beginnings

A la prochaine...

What's For Dinner??

2012-01-19T16:00:00.000-04:00

Happy Thursday! I am excited to show you one of my FAVORITE projects ever :) I don't know about you, but "MUUUUMMM!! What's for dinner?" is one of the most common questions at our house. I saw an idea like this on Pinterest and knew I had to make one for my family. I found a 12.5 x 12.5 simple frame at Michaels, and decided it was perfect. Here is what I came up with:

I used Gypsy font, and welded and flipped it on my Gypsy. I laid it all out and cut it out in black vinyl. I cut it out as a mirror image of itself. The vinyl is adhered to the inside of the glass. That way, when I write on it with my dry erase marker, it is easy to wipe off - cause there is nothing at all on the fromt of the glass. Also, I can change out the 12x12 scrapbook paper inside the frame seasonally, or if I repaint my kitchen... all I have to do is pop off the back of the frame and replace the 12x12 paper. The vinyl words are on the inside of the glass. Neat, huh?

I have always used a weekly menu to cut down on grocery costs, and keep my life organized, given the challenges of shift work and a family schedule. This menu board keeps my husband and I organizes, while letting the kids know, at a glance, what's for dinner. Thanks for stopping by today :)

A challenge or two -
Hooked on Crafts - try something new - it was my first time cutting vinyl!
Lexi's Creations - anything goes
Make it Mondays - anything goes
The Crafter's Cafe - anything but a card
Truly Madly Crafty - anything goes
UnstampaBelles - anything goes with no stamp
Little Claire's Designs - anything goes
Secret Crafter Challenge - anything goes with blue
Crafty Purple Frog - anything goes

A la prochaine...

Here Comes the Sun!

2012-01-18T07:00:00.000-04:00

Ugh! Winter!! Nova Scotia is in the midst of a cold snap. Wind chill on Monday was -25! That is COLD!! It,s Wednesday, so that means it's Cricut Cardz Challenge day. Today, Mary challenged us to make a "June in January" card. Here is what I came up with:

I used Smiley Cards for my card. I cut the circle base using the card feature from Smiley Cards, and cut the sun from the same cartridge. The sentiment is from my Simply Sweet stamp set. I thought it was perfect for this challenge! I discovered the problem with circle cards after I made this one. It is tricky to get the to stand still! They tend to do some serious rolling!

A la prochaine...

More Subway Style Art

2012-01-13T08:00:00.000-04:00

Last week I showed the plaque I made for my mum. Today I am showing the plaque I made for my baby sister. Leslie is a doctorate student all the way across the country in British Columbia. She is studying Ethno-musicology at UBC, and spends a lot of time in Indonesia studying Gamelan. She is hard to buy for, so I decided to make her this plaque to help decorate her apartment:

The blue is not what I envisioned, but on the whole I am really happy with it! It uses lots of cartridges: Baby Steps, George and Basic Shapes, Gypsy Font, Lyrical Letters, Opposites Attract, Quarter Note, Robotz and Storybook. I designed her on my Gypsy girl - couldn't live with out her. I cut out the vinyl and adhered it to another plaque from Walmart. It has lots of wonderful musical terms and I hope Les loves it, and thinks of me when she looks at it!

Thanks for stopping by today.

A la prochaine...
Michelle

Snowman Notes

2012-01-12T13:58:00.001-04:00

Well, after some busy days at work, I am back. I made these cute little note pads for Christmas this year. They were teacher gifts and stocking stuffers. I even have one thrown in my purse. Here they are:

Pretty cute, huh? The snowman is cut from Doodlecharms. I used Peachy Keen's Happy Lashes to stamp his face. My jelly roll pens from Sakura did all the doodling. The cheeks were made with chalk and I used my markers from Stampin UP to color his nose and tongue. The stamp came from the dollar bin at Michaels. It has been altered slightly, I cut an image off it that I didn't like. I made the covers of the pad using old cereal boxes, cut the paper to fit and used my fabulous Bind it All to coil the pad. I love that tool!!

A few challenges:
Critter Sketch Challenge - snowman
Crafting for all Seasons - snowmen/ snowflakes
Sisterhood of Crafters - snow
Stampavie and More - winter challenges
Crazy Amigo Challenges - winter colors
Creative Card Crew - snow day
Top Tip Tuesday - anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - baby it's cold outside
Cheerful Stamp Pad - let it snow
Creative Stamp Friends - winter
Pollycraft Challenge - anything but a card
Sentimental Sundays - snow and blue
Exploring Cricut - winter scene
A la prochaine...
Michelle

The Wheels on the Bus

2012-01-09T07:00:00.000-04:00

Hmmm... in the chaos that was fall in my world, it appears that I never got around to posting this card. I made it for my daughter's teacher, to celebrate the first day of school. She started primary this year, my big girl! Isn't it cute??

I cut the bus out of Doodlecharms. Made the background by welding together the shadows of the bus, and then layered the bus on the front. The kids are all cut out of EDPD. Don't you love the faces on them?? They are from Peachy Keen stamps. I just adore their stuff! The Hello is from CTMH, and I used my Sakura Jelly pens for the doodling. I love how it turned out, and I know that Madame loved the cute card from Gabrielle.A challenge or two:Crafty Bloggers Network - anything but a squarePaper Sundaes - saturated colors (bright yellow is a saturated color, right?)CES Challenge Blog - anything goesOur Creative Corner - shaped cardsCard Crafter's Circle - make it colorfulAlphabet Challenge Blog - Xtra special occasion - I think a 5 year old's first day of school counts :)Thanks for hanging out with me today :)A la prochaine...Michelle

Gingery Goodness

2012-01-08T07:00:00.000-04:00

I was in a domestic mood the other day, and made these delicious cookies. They are my husband's absolute favorite, his mom's Gingersnaps. I had never made them before, but for my first try, I think they were really yummy. Don't they look delicious?

I have no idea where she found the recipe, but she has been making them forever.Here is her recipe:

Ginger Snap Cookies
2 cups flour
1T ground ginger
2t baking soda
1t ground cinnamon
1/2t salt
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
sugar for rolling

Set the oven to 350
Measure the 1st five ingredients. Sift them 2 times and then return them to the sifter.
Cream shortening in a medium bowl. Add sugar gradually and beat well. Beat in eggs and molasses. Sift 1/4 of the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and blend. Continue until all the dry ingredients are blended.
Take teaspoonfulls of dough and form into small bowls by rolling gently between palms. Roll the cookies in sugar to coat the entire outside.
Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 12-15 minutes until tops are slightly rounded, crackly and lightly browned.
*** According to my mother in law, the key to these cookies is to take them out when they are crackly but still puffy. Then you get a soft and chewy ginger cookie.

It is worth the extra time to sift these cookies. It keeps them light and chewy. I hope you try these favorite's of my hubby. Thanks for hanging out with me today :)

A la prochaine...

Michelle

Boy Birthday Bag

2012-01-07T07:00:00.000-04:00

I don't know about you, but my kids seem to go to quite a few birthday parties! I am constantly trying to find and make appropriate cards, and spending tons of money on gift bags, and wrapping paper! We tend to give a gift card - usually from a book store like Chapters, or the movie theatres, and a little toy chosen by the kids - a couple of Hot Wheels, or a little doll, some gum or candy... It occurred to me that all I really needed was a cut little bag and a tag. So I decided to make one. Here is my "boy version":

The bag is cut from TBBM. I designed it on my Gypsy girl, and made it as big as I could using a 12x12 piece of paper. The car is from Boys Will Be Boys, and is cut at 2 inches.

"Happy Birthday" is from Paper Lace cartridge, cut at 2.4 inches.

The tag is just a layered circle for George and Basic Shapes, and the truck is welded to the small circle. It is from Boys Will Be Boys and is cut at .7 inches. The "To" and "from" are from My Pink Stamper Stamps, and the sentiment is from Simply Sweet Stamps. This was the first tag like this I made. I have since left off the sentiment and put it on the back. That left the kids more room to sign it, especially my 6 year old.

Here is the little bag all ready to go. It has 2 Hot Wheels cars in it and a Walmart gift card, which is what my son wanted to give his best friend. I have not needed a girl version yet, but as soon as I do, I will post it here.Thanks for hanging out with me today :)A la prochaine...Michelle

Subway Style Art

2012-01-06T10:22:00.003-04:00

I have recently become a Pintrest addict. I have found some really nice ideas there. I have seen a lot of "subway art" which I thought was so interesting. I decided to try some myself, using vinyl and my Cricut.

So,one day, at Walmart, I found some wooden plaques - they were only $4! I decided to pick 2 up, and try to make some subway art... Here is what I cam up with:

My mum is a quilter and sewer. She makes the lovliest things. I decided to make a Subway Art style plaque for her room. I used my Gypsy Girl to lay out the plaque. I apinted the plaque with tole painting paint, cut out the vinyl, and that was it! I used the following cartridges to create this plaque: All Mixed Up, Baby Steps, Birthday Bash, George and Basic Shapes, Gypsy Font, Disney - Happily Ever After, Lyrical Letters, Makin the Grade and Robotz. Whew, that was quite a few!

I was so pleased how this turned out, and I love the potential! I made a second one for my sister, and I'll be sure to post that next week! Thanks for hanging out with me today :)

A la prochaine...

Michelle

Welecome 2012

2012-01-04T05:55:00.001-04:00

Good morning everyone! Welcome to my first crafty project of the year. Today Mary challenged the Cricut Cardz Design Team to make a New Year's card, using any cartirdge and colors we wanted. Our New Year's Eve traditions are very simple. We order chinese from our favorite spot, and watch a few movies with the kids. However, as a young girl I used to babysit alot, and every New Year's Eve the couples got all dressed up and went to some sort of elegant party. I decided to make a card that reflected my old ideas of New Year's Eve - glamorous and elegant. Here is what I came up with...

It is a 4.5 x 4.5 inch square card. The layer is cut from Paper Lace, I love how it looks layered on black. The pink ribbon is from Stampin Up, and added that splash of color I wanted, and the stamp is from Close to My Heart.

I hope you all come over to Cardz TV, and play along with us.

A few challenges:
The Emerald Faerie Garden - flourishes and swirls
Creative Stamp Friends - New Years Cards
There She Goes - New Year
Addicted to Stamps - something new - new year, new baby, new house...
Come and Get It - New Year
Just Some Lines - new year

A la prochaine...

Michelle

Happy New Year!

2012-01-03T12:28:00.002-04:00

Good Morning everyone! Happy New Year! I am happy to be back The past few months I have been feeling anti-crafting. I did a couple of craft shows, which were fun, but VERY time consuming and energy sucking! I decided to take a little break from the blogging world. But, now I'm back. I am planning to post here about more than just crafts. There are so many things I enjoy - cooking and baking, photgraphy, spending time with my munchkins and hubby, so this is going to be a bit more generic. There will still be lots of crafts, I do love crafting so much :) but there will be other things too.

In that spirit, here is a wonderful lemon loaf I made the other day. My parents were over for dinner, and this was dessert.

Doesn't it look delicious?? I had a really hard time finding a lemon loaf recipe that actually included lemons IN the loaf. This had a delicious, light and lemony flavor, and the glaze was perfect. I found the recipe HERE.

Be sure to come back tomorrow, to see my design team creation for Cricut Cardz Challenge. On Thursday or Friday, I will be posting a present I made - they are my new obsession :)

A la prochaine...

Wisemen Still Seek Him

2011-12-07T15:21:00.006-04:00

The challenge today over at Cricut Cardz Challenge was to create a card inspired by your favorite Christmas carol. Here is what I came up with:

It is based on an old favorite of mine - Wisemen Seeking Jesus. I cut this using Inspired Heart. The sentiment, is one of my favorites. I have spent so long looking for the sentiment Wisemen still seek him. This year I finally found some, and decided this was the perfect cut for the sentiment.

I hope you all come play with us over at Cricut Cardz Challenge!

Some challenges:
Creative Card Crew - Tis the Season
Tuesday Throwdown - Celebrate the season
Come and Get It Challenges - Christmas
Clearly I Stamp - Christmas
Fairytale Challenge - Christmas
Jingle Belles - Christmas
The Poodles Parlour -Christmas
Raise the Bar - Christmas
Simply Create Too - Christmas
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Nativity
Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Christmas carol

A la prochaine...

Michelle

Brought to you by the Letter S

2011-11-23T08:00:00.003-04:00

Morning everyone :) Today is challenge day over Cricut Cardz Challenge. Today, Mary has challenged us to make a Christmas card featuring something that start with the letter "S". Here is my card"

Cute, eh? the snowflakes are from Disney's Pooh and Friends, and Wrap it Up cartridges. I used the snowflakes embossing folder from Cuttlebug, and The Let it Snow stamp is from CTMH. You will also notice that I used my super cute Peachy Keen stamps! Love them!! I hope you all play along with us, and have a wonderful day!

A few challenges:
Everybody Art Challenge - christmas cards
Ladybug Crafts Ink - winter blues
Oldie but Goodie - let it snow & use a stamp that is at least 6 mos old (I have had the Let it snow stamp almost 2 years, and have never used it... :)
GHWI challenge - embossing
Kaboodle Doodles - Baby it's cold outside
Fashionable Stamping - I'm dreaming of a white christmas
CES Challenge blog - snowflakes
Drunken Stamper - up in the air
Ellephantastic - weather related
One Stop Craft Challenge - blue
Stamps, Scrap and Doodle - embossing
Moving Along with the Times - ribbons and bows
The House that Stamps Built - snowflakes

A la prochaine...

Michelle

Giving Thanks

2011-11-09T14:39:00.003-04:00

It's Challenge day over at Cardz TV. Mary challenged us to create a Thanksgiving card using the card feature from any cartridge. Here is what I came up with:

I used the card feature on Stretch Your Imagination. I cut it on my Gypsy girl at 4 1/2 inches. I then used my Gypsy to make the layers fit. I think she turned out really cute :)

A la prochaine...

Michelle

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge

2011-10-10T11:48:00.005-03:00

Sorry this post is a few hours late, we just got back from a glorious Thanksgiving weekend at White Point Beach with my Mum and Dad and the kids. The weather was INCREDIBLE!! Unfortunately, I didn't have time to work on this post before I left, but here it is now...

Yesterday, I the honor of being a Spotlight Sunday designer on Fantabulous Cricut, and am a guest designer for this week's challenge. The challenge was to do a project you could hang on the wall. Here is what I did:

A few weeks ago on Pinterest, I came across this frame, that someone had converted into a weekly calendar. I always have a hard time keeping our week straight, and the kids never know when I'm working, or what nights Mike has meetings, this seemed like the perfect option :)

I found a frame at Walmart for about $15. I cut out Our Week with Pooh Font, and the days of the week were cut with various cartridges - Robotz, All Mixed Up, A Child's Year, Baby Steps, Gypsy Font and Opposites Attract. I used 8 different patterned papers that I had in my stash for the backgrounds and adhered the titles. Each frame is 4x6. I then attached a dry erase marker to the side with a ribbon so i wouldn't lose it, and voila! The perfect weekly organizational tool for my busy family.

I hope you all come play along today at FCCB, and that all my fellow Canadians had a fantabulous Thanksgiving :)

A la prochaine...

Michelle

Happy Owl -oween!

2011-09-28T20:56:00.003-03:00

It is challenge day over at Cardz TV! Today Mary challenged us to create a halloween card with an owl on it. This stumped me, it took me ages to come up with an idea. My husband finally said, why don't you just dress up an owl. That's when the the ghost idea hit me. Here it is:

Pretty cute, huh? You can't really see the owl, but it's the one from CAC, as is the branch. The ghost costume is from Paper Doll Dress Up. I manipulated the shape on my Gypsy, so I could make sure it fit the owl. The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper.

I hope you all come play with us over at Cardz TV! Can't wait to see what you come up with :)

A la prochaine...

Cricut Cardz Challenge

2011-09-14T10:19:00.004-03:00

It is challenge day over at Cardz TV - Cricut Cardz Challenge. The challenge is "Things that go Bump in the Night". Mary challenged us to make the scariest card possible! This was a bit of challenge for me - I tend to like cute more than scary, but here is what I came up with:

I made a shape card from the haunted house on Mini Monsters. The ghosts and bat are from Simply Charmed. I used my Peachy Keen Stamps to cute up the ghosts, and My Pink Stamper stamps for the "eeeeek". Pretty scary AND cute, isn't it!

Some challenges -
Crafty Emma - spooky
Squiggles and Giggles - spooky fun
Simply Sundays - halloween
Floweret - halloween

A la prochaine...

Monsterrific

2011-09-12T15:14:00.003-03:00

It is challenge day over at Paper Playtime. Today's challenge is to make an easel card. Here is what I came up with:

Pretty cute eh? The cut is from Mini Monsters and decorated with a cute little Peachy Keen stamp. I discovered last week that my LSS just started selling PKS, I am in such trouble!! The cute little saying is from My Pink Stamper. I pulled out my spots Cuttlebug folder to embellish the bottom half of the card, and my threading water punch to decorate the base.

Come play along with us at Paper Playtime. We would love to see what you come up with :)

A la prochaine...

Back to School!!

2011-09-07T18:18:00.011-03:00

Yesterday my kiddies started back at school. My son started grade 4 and my daughter had her first day ever, starting Primary. Both their days went really well. I was so excited :)

This is the present I made for my daughter to give her Primary teacher. It is a crayon wreath, and I am THRILLED with how it cmae out. It is too cute for words! This is NOT my original idea, and I used a video tutorial from the awesome Ruthie. You can find it HERE. This gift cost me $1.50 to make (2 boxes of crayola crayons). Everything else was in my scrap room, or my house.

Isn't it the cutest??

The "book worm" is from CAC, the book is from Recess cart. The stamp is from PKS Critter Faces. I didn't do the best coloring job in the world. I think I may need a new white pen... The label and it's shadow are both from Gypsy Wanderings, and he name is from Opposites Attract.

The apple and glue are both from Recess - I think that cartridge is ADORABLE!! It is the first lite that I have ever bought!

The adorable schoolhouse is also from Recess. I wrote École on it because the kids are both in French Immersion. The red ribbon was just in my stash.

The ABC is also from Recess. To cut the base, I welded 2 circles from george and Basic Shapes together on my Gypsy - one 5" and one 8". I cut 4 of them out of cereal boxes, and glued them together and voila!! A fabulous wreath base for free!

Gabrielle loved it, and she loved giving it to her teacher, who put in up in her classroom. All in all a huge success :)

Some Challenges:
Critter Sketch - anything but a card
Crafty Boots - anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - anything goes with a ribbon
Make it Monday - anuthing goes
There's Magic in the Air - back to school
The Ribbon Reel - back to school plus a ribbon/ bakers twine
Anyone for Anya - teacher gift
Just Some Lines - anything but a card
Guylou's Inimitabilty - back to school
Let's Face It Friday - teacher gift
Totally Paper Crafts - not a card
Fantabulous Cricut - use ABCs or 123s
Cricut Card Chaos Challenge - use Gypsy Wanderings (the name label uses the topnote style cut from GW)

A la prochaine...

Paper Playtime

2011-08-29T10:09:00.008-03:00

Welcome to another great challenge at PAPER PLAYTIME! We are so glad you are joining us for our AUGUST STAMPING MONDAY CHALLENGE! Our theme for this challenge is VACATION.

How to play along: Make a project with the theme of VACATION using a Stamped or Digi Image/Sentiment. Easy Peasy! So for all you Cricut Lovers out there – you can still play along by adding a STAMPED sentiment. And for all you DIGI Lovers out there – use any Digi image or sentiment on your project.

You can enter as many times as you'd like as long as all your entries are NEW projects and NO backlinks to previous blog posts.

The queens got some digi stamps to play with, Mine were from Prarie Fairy Designs. here is what I came up with:

My neighbor loves his Harley, he loves to go on bike trips. For him, his bike = vacation. Hmm maybe I'll give him this card :) The stamp is from Simply Sweet Stamps.

I think these little ducks are so cute :) I decided I would make a card that I could send girlfriend when I was away on vacation - hence the "hey chickie" sentiment from Simply Sweet Stamps

I think Gilly is one of the cutest digi stamp characters out there. I literally love her :) Riding her bike, she reminds me of my kids - one of their favorite summer vacation activities is bike riding. My daughter just learned how to ride a two-wheeler with trainig wheels. She is so proud of herself :) The stamp is from Scrappy Moms.

Come play with us :) There are prizes to be won!!

A la prochaine...

Whimsie Doodle and Paper Playtime

2011-08-16T14:05:00.006-03:00

There is a bonus challenge going on this week at Paper Playtime! It is an "anything goes" challenge that is sponsored by Whimsie Doodles. The design team were given some digi stamps to play with, and here is what I came up with:

As soon as I saw these stamps, all I could think was, what an amazing set of 3x3 cards these would be, so that's what I did. I colored them with my Prismacolor pencils and blended them with baby oil, and the paper is from Recollections.

I hope you all come to Paper Playtime and play along wiht us, there may even be some prizes :)

A la prochaine...

Simple Thanks

2011-08-11T08:46:00.002-03:00

Hmmm... this was supposed to auto post yesterday while I was sleeping, and it didn't, but here it is anyway. This is my submission for Cricut Cardz Challenge. The challenge was to create a Thank You card with a heart, using no red or pink. Here is whht I came up with...

This is a little set of 3x3 cards. I used Gypsy Font for the heart, and MFT for the saying. I embossed the square around the heart, using my Martha Stewart scoring board.

Come over to CCC, get inspired by the DT and come play with us :)

Some Challenges:

Southern Girl - white and black with one pop of color (each card has one pop, so I hope that's not cheating...)
Ippity Challenge - CAS

A la prochaine...

Cooling Water

2011-08-08T14:08:00.004-03:00

It is challenge day over at Paper Playtime. Today's challenge is staying cool in the water. Here is what I came up with:

I used Pack Your Bags, and made a shape card with it. Isn't she cute?? I used Peachy Keen Stamps for her face, which I think turned out so cute, and I used my Scrappy Mom Stamps for the sentiment.

The prize this week is from My Pink Stampr, so head on over and play with us at Paper Playtime :)

Some Challenges:
Let's Face It Friday - shape card
Speedy the Cat - anything but a 4 1/4x5 1/2 card
Raise the Bar - anything goes
CES Challenge Blog - water it
Crazy 4 Challenges - shape card
Cupcake Craft - stitching
Die Cut Dreams - holiday fun
Creative Inspirations - summertime
I Did it Creations - children
Kenny K Krafty Girlz - summer fun
Totally Papercrafts - holidays
Divas by Design - summer
Creative Craft Challenges - summer holidays
Try it on Tuesday - from the beach
Tuesday Throwdown - summertime
You had me at Craft - Linky party

A la prochaine...

Cricut Cardz Challenge Holiday Card

2011-07-26T17:01:00.003-03:00

It's Wednesday!! That means it's challenge day over at Cricut Cardz Challenge. The challenge today was to create a holiday card using any cartridge or color. Here is what I came up with;

Isn't that the cutest penguin?? He is from CAC and the Santa hat is from Pooh and Friends. They "ho ho ho" stamp is My Pink Stamper. The patterned paper is from a DCWV stack, and the rest of the paper is from Michael's. I think it turned put so cute!!
The card is a 4x4 and the layer is 3.75x3.75.

Sorry for the lack of links, I am on my iPhone, and have no clue how to do them on here :) I have just been such a bad blogger this summer, that I wanted to at least get my post up on time. Hope you are having a wonderful week!

A la prochaine...

Purple Monkey Moments

A Stitch in Time

Sprinkled With Love

Peachy Monday

Hello Kitty PartyWeek - Day 7

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 6

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 5

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 4

A Peachy Valentine

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 3

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 2

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 1

Big Girl Birthday Card

Cricut Cardz Challenge #101

Party Time

Christmas Waterfall

Flowers for Gloomy Day

Happy Hearts Day!!

Snow Much Fun!

New Homes and New Beginnings

What's For Dinner??

Here Comes the Sun!

More Subway Style Art

Snowman Notes

The Wheels on the Bus

Gingery Goodness

Boy Birthday Bag

Subway Style Art

Welecome 2012

Happy New Year!

Wisemen Still Seek Him

Brought to you by the Letter S

Giving Thanks

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge

Happy Owl -oween!

Cricut Cardz Challenge

Monsterrific

Back to School!!

Paper Playtime

Whimsie Doodle and Paper Playtime

Simple Thanks

Cooling Water

Cricut Cardz Challenge Holiday Card

Summer fun!!

Canada Day Blog Hop

A Blog Hop and Teacher Gift

Have a BBQ!

Hopefully back...

Movie Night

Flaunting Tigger

Tacky Tuesday

Paper Playtime

Life's a Beach

A Couple of Days Late...

Happy Easter and a winner!

Still time to win

Royal Digi Easter Blog Hop

You're a Catch!

Paper Playtime

Birthday, Sheep and Winners...

Eater Bunny Blog Hop!

April Showers

Blog Hops and an Award

Digi Monday with Paper Playtime

Pink, White and Green

In Like a Lion...

Winner!

I'm so Lucky Blog Hop

The Green Scene

Pretty in Pink

A Tall Card

Shall We Dance?

Down for the Count...

A lucky card...

Techno Day...

Cupcake card

Winners from Sweet Shop Blog Hop

Sweet Treats

Sweet Shop Blog Hop Day 1

Fishy Kisses