Happy Freezin Season

Hi everyone, it's my day to share a project over at Craftin Desert Divas.  I have a super cute tag set to share with you today.  Of course, I used Tara's amazing stamp sets to create my project!  Here it is:

Isn't it cute?!?  I just LOVED the sentiment and thought the penguin was the perfect choice for it.  I have been trying to use my Cricut a bit more, since it has been sitting in my craft room gathering dust since I got my Silhouette.  This penguin is from Create a Critter 2.  His cutie face is from PK Stamps.  My Silhouette came in handy too, because the tag shape is an SVG from Craftin Desert Divas!  It was free with purchase of the Tag It stamp set.  Here is a pic of all those cute penguins together:

Below is a close up of the sentiment, so you can see how perfect the font is.

I used the "November Freebie" stamp set to for the sentiment, and the "Tag It" set for the tag base.  You can buy your own in the Craftin Desert Divas Shop HERE.

Be sure to stop by Craftin Desert Divas everyday.  There is always something going on, from Linky Parties, to Blog Hops, from Stamp Releases to Inspiration!  See you there :)

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MKC and PKS Co-Hop!

If you are looking for my CDD sneak peek post, please click HERE.

Happy Thursday everyone, and welcome to Miss Kate Cuttables/ Peachy Keen Stamps Co-Hop.  I am SO excited to share what I have created for today!

I decided to make 2 different projects showcasing MKC SVGs and PKS face stamps.  Here is my first project:

Isn't it adorable??  I made a shape card, by offsetting the original snow globe in Designer Edition and welding them together.  The snowglobe is from MKC Snowman Snow Globe . The mat that the sentiment is on is from MKC Tags and Backgrounds.  For the cutie face, I used PKS Happy Lashes.  The sentiment is from CDD Holly Day Punnies.  

On to project #2.  I made some cutie Hot Chocolate holders.  My son takes the bus to school, so he will be giving these to his bus drivers on the last day of school before the holidays.

Aren't they cute?  They are little sliders.  I sort of followed THIS tutorial.  The paper is from an old CTMH pack, and the card stock is CTMH and Recollections.  The ribbon is from Michaels.

I used THIS Hot Cocoa SVG file from MKC.  Of course, I used Peachy Keen Stamps for the cute little faces.  The one on the left is from PKS In the Garden and the one on the right is from PKS Princess Faces.  I used some chalk for the cheeks and then doodled with my Sakura Jelly Roll pens.  The sentiment is from CDD Simply Christmas set.  

You can get all the MKC files used for the hop!  All you have to do is comment and follow each of the designers blogs to win the MKC file(s) that the designers used on their project for each day of the week.  PKS is giving one lucky hopper a $25 gift certificate each day, and one lucky person will win a $75 gift certificate from PKS at the end of the week.

A la prochaine,

Snowman Notes

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

Brought to you by the Letter S

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

Cricut Cardz Challenge

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


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Monsterrific

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 :)

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Cooling Water

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



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A lucky card...

Happy Wednesday everyone! It is challenge day over at Cricut Cardz Challenge. Todays challenge was to make a St Patrick's Day card using any cartridge or colors, but no shamrocks.

I got Simply Charmed for Christmas, which I was so excited about! I LOVE how cute this cartridge is! As soon as I saw the cute St Patrick's things, this card lept into my mind. Here it is:












Isn't it cute? The sentiment inside is from Create a Critter, all other cuts are from Simply Charmed. I used one of my cute Peachy Keen stamps for his face, and then decorated him with a little bit of chalk and my white gel pen. I love how cute he is :) The only thing that I might have changed is the size of the pot of gold - I kind of wish I had made it bigger... but I wanted to make sure it fit in an A2 card.

I hope you all come over to Cricut Cardz Challenge and see what DT # 2 came up with, and play along with us. Have a great day!

Some challenges:

My Time to Craft - hats
One Stitch at a Time - anything but a square
Paper Sundaes - masculine colors
Corrosive Challenege - magical creatures
Terifically Thrilling Thursday - anything goes
Crafty Purple Card - something magical
Pixie Dust Studios - shape card

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Free Forum Sigs

Still time to win...

Welcome to all my new followers, it was such a fun blog hop this weekend, with lots of great blog candy :) Anyone who is looking for my blog candy, can click right HERE and be sure to leave a comment.

Over the weekend my daughter and I completed most of her treat bags that I started for the blog hop. I only bought enough candy to make 17 bags, I will probably need to make another 10 or so for my daughter party/ sitters. My son thinks he wants some too, so I may need to make another 25 after that - yay me :)



So here are the ones I've made so far. Like I said, it is Cricutless - shocking, I know... The hearts are punches from Stampin Up, and Creative Memories. The topper is a 4x4 square of white paper, folded in half. The patterned paper is 3 3/4 x 2, and then punched out with an EK success edge punch.




The adorable faces are from Peachy Keen Stamps. The biggest and smallest hearts have stamps from Princess Faces and the middle one is from Basic Paperdoll Faces. I chalked, colored and doodled on them. I love how they turned out! This paper is from K and Co.



The pink ones are the ones I had finished for the blog hop. The pink paper is from Stampin Up.



I haven't got a clue where this cute XO paper came from. I found it in my stash of unused patterned paper, and knew it would be perfect for this project.



Doesn't this bag look yummy? Candy corn, gum drops, jelly beans and lots and lots of Hersheys kisses. Yummy!!

Challenges:
Let's Face it Fridays - Xs and Os and PKS
Charisma Cardz - valentines
If the Shoe Fits - anything goes, except cards
Polka Doodles - party time
Craft Your Days Away - love
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - get punchy
Cupcake Inspirations - inspiration photo




A la prochaine...

Free Forum Sigs

Present for Mme

Andrew's school year finishes on Tuesday, and I made a special gift for his teacher. It is very similar to the one I made for his teacher last year. I love how it turned out. I think the pesonalized frames make the greatest gifts!!

I used a number of cartridges to bring this about. The font is Making the Grade, an oldy but a goody, which I think they are now retiring. Most of the pieces are from Locker Talk -crayons, glue, pencil, apple. The bus is from Doodlecharms and the "teacher" is from EDPD. They do not actually have a teacher on EDPD, but I used one of the professional girl outfits, and the hair from the nurse (I think) cause it looked like his teacher's hair, and a hair band from yet another person. I then stamped her face using Peachy Keen Stamps, and gave her cheeks with a little bit of chalk. I love how it turned out. It is so cute, and actually looks like Mme Thompson!

I created this using my Gypsy, which saved me a ton of time and paper. I have made some basic shapes on my Gypsy to "open as a template" when I am designing specific things. For example, I have a file calle 8 x 10 for frame. It is simply a rectangle from George, sized as an 8X10, I can then open it as a template to be sure the words are the right size and decide my layout etc.

I have found this really helpful when designing on my Gypsy. i have 12x12, 7x7 and 8x8 templates to design scrapbook pages with - Nothing is more frustrating than printing a title and discovering it won't fit! I also have 4x5 1/4, 5x5 and 6x6 templates to help me design cards.

The other Gypsy feature I used and LOVE is hide contour!! The pencil involves one base cut and then 4 of the same function cut in 4 different colors (eraser, metal band, wood tip and lead) I was able to hide everything except the eraser for the pink paper, everything except the lead for the black paper etc... saved tons of time and paper, not to mention space on my mat.

So Tuesday, Mme will get this as well as her card box. I hope she likes them :)

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