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Monday, February 28, 2011

Emmas Throwback Thursday Challenge...Episode #167


Good Morning Everyone!! Hope you all had a great weekend!! Emma has challenged us to use the Walk in my Garden cartridge and to make any project  that includes a flower on it. Here is my card....Hope you enjoy!

Recipe
Gypsy  (weld together beehive to make card)
Cricut Expression 
Cricut Imagine
Walk in my Garden Cartridge (for images)
Kate's Kitchen Imagine Cartridge (for patterned and solid paper of beehive) I used patterned paper for the beehive to give it added dimension and distressed it with Tim Holtz distress inks (vintage photo, antique linen and tye dye)
Card base kraft paper from JoAnns
Paper for bee's and flower from my scraps
Martha Stewart glitter (malachite,onyx and fire opal)
Beehive cut at 4.5 inches
Bees at 1.5 inches
Flower at 1.75 and 2 inches
Gem for flower center


Monday, February 14, 2011

Peachy Keen Stamps.... Let's Face it Friday Altered Container Challenge!



The challenge over at Peachy Keen Stamps was to alter any container to use for card storage and to include Peachy Keen Faces. Over the weekend I stopped at Target and picked up one of the mini mailboxes from there dollar spot. Here is mine altered...Hope you enjoy! ( I am so in need of more Peachy Keen faces)
Recipe:
Cricut Expression
Gypsy
Mini Mailbox Target Dollar Spot
Simply Charmed Cartridge
Gypsy Wanderings for Grass
Paper to cover MB Paper Pizazz Love/Happiness (JoAnns)
All other paper from my scraps
Ribbon JoAnns
Wings Tim Holtz Harlequin Elements
Faces Peachy Keen Everyday Character Face Parts and More
Tulle
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Worn Lipstick
Stickles Pink and Xmas Red
Ice Stickles Crystal Ice
Gem
Dimensionals
Bugs cut at 2.5 inches
Words cut at 1 inch
Big Hearts cut at 2.25 inches
Small Hearts cut at 1.25 inches
Grass Real Dial Size 5.14 x .75

Emma's Throwback Thursday....Episode 162

Good Morning and Happy Valentine's Day!! Emma over at My Creative Time has another fun challenge  we have to create a card using Just Because Cards or Wild Card cartridge and it needs to include a stamped sentiment. I used Just Because Cards for this one. Hope you enjoy!! Have a Great Day!!
Recipe:
Cricut Expression
Just Because Cards Cartridge
Stamp Sentiment Hero Arts
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo
ColorBox Fluid Chalk Pink Pastel
Kraft Paper for Card JoAnns
Other paper.... scraps and coredinations
All cuts 5.5 inches

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge 44 w/a Twist!!

Good Morning Everyone!!! Well it is Super Bowl Sunday today and are Green Bay Packers are in it....Good Luck to them!! It is going to be a super fun day today!! Over at Peachy Keen Stamps they are having a sketch challenge. We have to follow the sketch....but we have to use monochromatic colors. (shades of the same color) I decided to make a 5 x 7 card and had a blast with this challenge also....Hope you enjoy!!!!
Recipe
Cricut Expression
Winter Frolic cartridge
Patterned Paper Martha Stewarts Holiday's pack
Rest of paper from my scraps
Vellum from Stamp on it
Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch
Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder
My Pink Stamper, stamp set Winter Punnies
ColorBox chalk Pink Pastel
Ice Stickles (Crystal Ice)
Gems
Spray glitter on entire card

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Thank You!!

Good Morning Everyone!!! I wanted to say thank you to all the ladies for the wonderful comments and becoming one of my followers.  I love using my gypsy, cricut expression and my cricut imagine to do all the fun challenges there are out there and for scrap booking and making gifts. Thanks again and have a wonderful day!!