Throwback Thursday "Cricutless Challenge"

Hello Everyone...I hope you are having a wonderful week!!  Emma over at My Creative Time is having a cricutless challenge using the colors purple, orange, green and black. What a challenge this was for me!! I usually only stamp peachy keen faces and sentiments. Well lucky for me when I bought the new Art Philosophy Cartridge from Close to my Heart I could purchase the stamp set of the month for $5.00 so I thought I would. The stamp set is called Wicked and has many cute images on it. I used 3 of them on this 5 x 7 card. Hope you enjoy my card!!

Recipe

Close to my Heart Wicked Stamp of the month set
Striped paper....Paper Pizazz ( Halloween Stripe) other paper from my scraps
Stampin' Up Ink Black and Crushed Curry
Tim Holtz distress Ink Vintage Photo
Gem..Me and My Big Idea
Ribbon Michael's
Corner Rounder Marvy
Round gems that look like brads are called Candi by Craftworks Cards (Trick or Treat Asst.)
I purchased them from Custom Crops and I am loving them!!

Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge 59 with a Twist!!

Good Morning Everyone and Happy Labor Day!! I have made a 5 x 7 card for this Peachy Keen challenge the twist was to add buttons. I made this card for my nephew who will be 23 this month. When he was little (4 to 9 years old) we took him camping at least twice a month with us and he loved it so much we decided to invite him along with us this year for his birthday. Since he has gotten older he always tells me he does not want anything for his BDay anymore lets just go out to dinner he says! Well this year I surprised him with a weekend of camping he was soooo excited and we all can't wait to go. We are doing it a little differently this time we rented a cabin because we sold are pop up years ago. Thank you Dad and Mom for house and dog sitting for us while we are away!! Hope you enjoy my card!! To check out the Peachy Keen challenges just click there button on the right side of my blog. Have a safe and fantastic Labor Day!!





The Sketch



Recipe
Cricut Expression
Gypsy
Cheerful Seasons (pumpkin 1 1/4 inch)
Everyday Paper Dolls (PDoll 4 inches, Fire 4 inches, Sign 4 inches and Grass 3 inches)
Art Philosophy (Tree 4 1/2 inches and Label 1 inch)
Peachy Keen Wide Eyed Kids
Martha Stewart Glitter (Fire Opal)
Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Vintage Photo, Antique Linen, Fired Brick and Wild Honey)
Stampin' Up Markers Chocolate Chip and Black
Sentiment stamp Hero Arts
Cotton Thread JoAnns
Background Paper (Cloud 9 Design Seasonal Paper Pack 12 x 12)
All other paper from my scraps
Buttons from my stash



 

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge...Episode # 230 and Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #58

Hello Everyone I hope this finds you all well. I have been sooo busy I have had no time to post, but I had to get this one in no matter what came up or how late it got. So for Emma's challenge she has asked us to use a retired cartridge the cartridge I chose was Joys of the Season. I hope you enjoy my card!! Oh and by the way Emma over at My Creative Time For Me is releasing her 9th edition stamp set this Friday! Woot! Woot!

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Recipe

Gypsy
Cricut Expression

Joys of the Season cartridge

Paper stacks DCWV
The Winter Wonder Stack 12 x 12
The Christmas Winter Combo Stack (Glitter) 6 1/2 x 4 1/2
The Christmas Winter Combo Cardstock Stack 12 x 12
The Brrrr on my card was a sheet of paper from the first stack listed. I just cut one of the words out. (Bottom Pic)
Card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
Polar Bear cut at 2 1/4 inches
Tag cut at 1 1/2 inches
Emma's All Around Christmas Stamp Set
Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch
Me and My Big Ideas Gems
Ice Stickles (Artic Ice) used on scarf over white felt
Stickles Midnite Blue
Small grey pearl for eye
Cotton Thread JoAnns
Felt for Polar Bear JoAnns
Stampin' Up Ink (Night of Navy)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Tea Dye) 





 









     

I am also entering this card in the Peachy Keen Stamps Sketch Challenge #58

The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award!

Good Morning everyone! I am sooo excited to have received my First Blog Award! A big Thank You goes out to Pam over at http://www.craftycards4u2.blogspot.com/ . Pam you are sooo sweet for passing this award onto me...big hugs to you. Please go visit Pam she has much talent to share!!

The rules for this award are the following:
(1) Send a Thank You to the person who nominated you and include their link.
(2) To accept award list 7 random facts about yourself.
(3) Pass the award onto 8 other awesome blog buddies


7 Random Facts about myself:

     

1. Love anything chocolate especially if I am having a cup of coffee.
2. Love to go camping but have not been for years...have to get back into it soon!
3. Love to craft in the weee hours of the morning. 
4. One flower I do not like is a rose...rather have bouquet from grocery store. DH gets away cheap....LOL!
5. Favorite beverages Diet Coke and any Starbucks coffee drinks hot and cold! 
6. I would sooo love to go to Italy before I die.
7. Favorite food....Italian!

       

          I am passing this award onto 8 talented ladies I love to visit. There are sooo many blogs I visit as my list keeps growing it was very hard to pick just 8. I do Love these 8 and do visit them frequently. Please also pay a visit to Pam at http://www.craftycards4u2.blogspot.com/ and leave her some love! Thanks again Pam for the award!!

1. Linda http://www.paperboutique.blogspot.com/   Linda was my first follower!! Thanks Linda!!
2. Cathryn http://www.inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/
3. Amber http://www.stayingcrafty.blogspot.com/
4. Anallanes http://www.scrappypinkcorner.blogspot.com/
5. Donna and Sara wwwkindredkreations.blogspot.com
6. S'andra http://www.ohmyscraps2u.blogspot.com/
7. Samantha http://www.samanthajdesigns.blogspot.com/
8. Cathie http://www.catnapsjewelry.blogspot.com/

    Thanks to all of you for your great inspiration!! Hugs Pam

   

Let's Face it Friday-Patriot Project

Good Morning to All....hope everyone had a wonderful Father's Day weekend!! There is a challenge going on over at Peachy Keen Stamps that I was so thrilled to enter after receiving my new set of PK-450 Wide Eyed Kids Face Asst. stamps. The challenge is to make a Patriotic Card representing your country and to use Peachy Keen Faces on it....also link it up by June 23rd 2011. I hope everyone enjoys my 5 x 7 card and has a wonderful Monday!!

Recipe
Gypsy
Cricut Expression
Everyday Paper Dolls ( Doll cut at 4.25 and Puppy cut at 1.75)
Wild Card (Stars cut at .40)
Just Because Cards (Wagon cut at 4.75)
Peachy Keen Stamps
PK-450 Wide Eyed Kids Face Asst. and  PK-753 Critter Face Set (Small)
Emma's stamp set  My Little Firecracker was used for the kraft card stock embossed background the Happy 4th and the sentiment on the inside of the card.
Inside of card EK Success Diamond Lace Border Punch
Red and Blue Ribbon JoAnns
Twine Cherry Cobbler and White Stampin' Up
Inks Used
Stampin' Up
Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy and Black
Tim Holtz
Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Stickles Midnight Blue
Chalk
Gems
Stampin' Up Dimensionals
All Paper used from my scraps

Birthday Card!!

Happy Friday Everyone!! This BDay card is for my sister in-law....she loves flamingos and her daughter is in dance. Emma over at http://www.creativetimeforme.com/ is having a challenge to use any cricut lite cartridge you want and add some bling! Robyn over at http://www.mypinkstamper.com/ is having a color challenge....colors to use orange, turquoise and green! I am entering this card in both of these challenges. Hope you enjoy!!

Recipe

Cricut Imagine
Elise Imagine cartridge (All Paper)
Paper Doll Dress Up (Palm Tree cut at 4.7 inches...cut three times and layered on my own)
Twinkle Toes (Flamingo cut at 2.7 inches)
Martha Stewart Onyx Glitter (eye and beak)
Stickles Lime Green (palm tree)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen
Boa Feathers on Flamingo Skirt
Stampin' Up Marker Old Olive
Close to my Heart Marker Barn Red
Me and My Big Ideas (Gems)
Corner Punch Marvy
Fiskars Punch
Pop Dots and Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip Stamp Pad
Stamp Set Wow! So Many Candles
This is one of  Emma's stamp sets
http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Throwback Thursday Challenge with Emma

Good Morning everyone. It is looking to be a cool but sunny day here in Wisconsin, we have had so much wind, rain and cloud cover I will be very happy with a little sunshine. Emma over at http://www.creativetimeforme.com/ has another TT challenge for us....we are to use the Doodlecharms cartridge if we have it or any other older cartridge and  make a project including the color Blue. So I have made a 5 x 7 card.....hope you enjoy!! I had a great time with this one because I got to use Emma's stamp set My Little Firecracker which I love!!

Recipe

Cricut Expression
Doodlecharms
Tags Bags Boxes and More
Stamp Set Emma's http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
My Little Firecracker
Patterned Paper Rusty Pickle (America Needs You) I have had this paper for awhile!
Stars are from Doodlecharms cut at 2 and 2 1/2 inches
Tag is from TBBM cut at 3/4 inch
Martha Stewart tinsel glitter (crystal)
Stickles X-Mas Red and Blueberry Ice
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Antique Linen)
Stampin' Up Ink (Cherry Cobbler and Night of Navy)
Ribbon (JoAnns)
Pop Dots

Mary's NSD Challenge

Good Morning....I hope all of you are having a wonderful Thursday. The sun is out here in Wisconsin and the weather seems to be pretty nice today! I hope it stays that way! LOL Well on with the challenge from Mary over at http://www.cardztv.blogspot.com/. I have been watching Mary for awhile now she has many many good ideas and it is a joy to sit back and watch her videos. Thanks Mary for all you do!! For this challenge she has asked us to make a card or layout with fruit on it....what fun!! Here is my card for her challenge....Hope you enjoy!!

Recipe

Cricut Expression
Preserves Cartridge
Card Size 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches
Cherry paper 4 x 5 1/4 inches (SEI Fruit Stand) I have had this paper a long time!
Solid paper from my scraps green cut at 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 inches white at 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches
Cherries cut at 3 inches
Stamp is form Robyns http://www.mypinkstamper.com/ Fruit and Veggie Puns
White cardstock embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Folder
Glossy Accents used on cherries
Inks used Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip and Old Olive
Ribbon from JoAnns
Chalk used on stems and leaves to add some shading
Pop Dots
Corner Rounder is from Marvy

MPS Challenge # 10

Hello Everyone!! Hope you are all having a wonderful day!! Well for my last challenge of this year's National Scrapbook Day over at Robyn's blog it was to make a layout or card with a pet. Soooo here it goes....hope you enjoy. Thanks to everyone that stopped by my blog to see my work.

Recipe

Cricut Expression
Sweet Treats Cartridge
Patterned Paper Hot off the Press (Paper Pizazz) Patriotic Blue Border
Solid cardstock from my scraps
Ribbon (JoAnns)
Stamps from Emma over at http://www.creativetimeforme.com/ (My Little Firecracker)
Border on Bottom is also a stamp from this set
Stamp pad Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler
Fireworks cut at 1 1/4 inches
Tag cut at 2.5 inches
Stars on tag cut at 1 1/2 inches
Other items used
Spray Glitter
Pop Dots
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo)

MPS Challenge # 7

Hi Everyone.....again here is another challenge from NSD over at Robyn's site http://www.mypinkstamper.com/. The challenge was to make a scrapbook page. I pulled out my dog's photos that have been sitting here for about a year in a half and decided to start his album. Thanks Robyn for including scrapbook pages to, now that I have them out I want to keep going!! Hope you enjoy!!

Recipe

Cricut Imagine
Nursery Tails Cartridge
2 (8 x8) layouts
Border cut at 2 inches
Tag cut at 2.5  and 2.8 inches
Sweet Dreams cut at 3.5 inches
Embellishments (Jolee's Boutique Bath Time)
other items used
Coluzzle
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo)
Pop Dots