Happy National Scrapbooking Day!! Challenge #1

Hi everyone....I hope everybody is having a great day today!! Robyn over at http://www.mypinkstamper.com/ is having a NSD celebration today which includes challenges and videos all day long. Fun filled day for all who join in!! The first challenge was to make anything (scrapbook page, card, mixed media ect.) with a cupcake. I decided to do a 12 x 12 layout....hope you enjoy!!

Recipe
Cricut Expression
Sweet Treats cartridge
DCWV paper stacks (Citrus and The Sweet Stack)
Happy Birthday cut at 1.75 inches
Small cupcake cut at 1.75 inches
Large cupcake cut at 3.5 inches
Tag cut at 3 inches
Mats cut at 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches
Heart on large cupcake embossed using cuttlebug swiss dot folder
Tim Holtz ink antique linen and worn lipstick used on cupcakes

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge....Episode #184

Emma over at My Creative Time asked us to use any cricut lite or older cart if you do not have a lite and make a 1 or 2 page layout. I had a great time with this challenge. I used to wallet size photos of my niece in her dance recital outfits....love her outfits this year, and looking forward to the recital on April 30th. So here is my 12 x 12 one page layout. Hope you enjoy!!

Recipe
Gypsy and Cricut Expression
Cricut Lite cartridges Twinkle Toes and Bloom
Tap, Hip Hop and Journaling block from Once Upon a Princess cartridge
Words cut at .75 inches
Journaling block cut at 1.75 and 2 inches
Dance Recital Title cut at 3.25 inches
Tap Shoes cut at 11.25 inches
Flowers cut at 3.25 and 4 inches
Other items used
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Stampin' Up Ink Basic Gray
Martha Stewart Glitter (Peridot)
Ribbon (from my stash)
Gems (from my stash)
Pop Dots
Fine spray glitter over entire layout

Missing In Action.....Here is why!!!

Good Morning I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend. Here in Wisconsin I woke up to snow on the ground. ( I thought it was Spring) LOL!!! I have been MIA for awhile because I have been helping my sister in-law with a project. Her daughter is in 7th grade and they are responsible for the 8th grade pre graduation dinner and dance. (Invites, table place cards decorations ext.) So since I have the Cricut Expression and she has the baby bug I told her I would be happy to help her cut out all the pieces she needed. I had a great time with it and we are almost finished. The theme for the pre graduation was a Night of a Thousand Stars!! Here are some pictures of what I have been up to. Hope you enjoy!!!

 

 

 

 

Birthday Card with a St. Patricks Day Theme

Hello Everyone!! I am entering this card in two different challenges....1) Peachy Keen Stamps sketch challenge and My Creative Time with Emma Throwback Thursday challenge Episode #175. I made this card for my fur baby Golden Retriever Rieley who will be 2 on St. Patty's Day. Here are a few pictures of him. Oh and I forgot to mention I did name him before he was born......







On with the challenges....Hope you enjoy his card I had a great time making it!!!

 


 









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The Sketch

Recipe
Cricut Expression and Gypsy
Everyday Paper Dolls Cartridge for puppy and bones
Simply Charmed Cartridge for Pot of Gold (Bones) and Hat
Plantin Schoolbook for font
Storybook for scallops
Card 5 x 7 Kraft paper form JoAnns
Pattern paper is from DCWV Animal Crackers Mat Stack
Other paper from my stash
Happy Birthday Stamp TPC Studios Greeting (JoAnns)
Puppy Face Peachy Keen Stamp Set Everyday Character Face Parts and More
Martha Stewart Glitter Onyx and Malachite
Champagne Glass glitter Stampin Up (Gold in the Pot)
Irridescent Vellum Gold for bones (Stamp on It)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (vintage photo)
Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist (gold)
Gem
Plaid Paper cut at 2.75 x 4.5
Green Paper cut at 3 x 4.75
Puppy cut at 3 inches
Hat cut at 3 inches
Pot of Gold 2 inches
Scallops 3 inches and 3.25 inches
Bones cut at 1.94
Font 1/2 inch cut on Imagine
Banner hand cut

Imagine Card

Hi everyone...hope you are all having a great week! Emma over at My Creative Time challenged us to challenge ourselves. We were asked to join in the fun and create a square card using our Imagine and then to share it over on her blog. I had a great time with this card and it was soooo easy. Hope you enjoy!!

Recipe
Imagine
Better Together Cartridge
5 inch square card
Striped paper cut at 4.5 inches
Solid paper cut at 2.5 inches x 4.5 inches
Flower cut at 4 inches
Sizzix Impressions Flower embossing folder
Martha Stewart Glitter (peridot) on leaves
Ice Stickles (Crystal Ice)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (vintage photo)
Gem
Button
Image is layered with dimentionals added

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



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

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

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!!