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Thursday, March 3, 2011

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

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!!

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge....Episode 157

Hope all of you are having a wonderful morning! For this challenge Emma asked us to use one of the Paper Doll Cricut Cartridges and to use heat or dry embossing on are project. I had to bring a little Green and Gold into this card seeing I am from Wisconsin and are beloved Packer's are on there way to Super Bowl. Go Pack Go!!!!! Good Luck to them. Here is my project a A-2 size card hope you enjoy!!
Recipe:
Gypsy and Cricut Expression
Everyday Paper Dolls cart.
Tim Holtz Alterations Chackerboard Embossing Folder
Cardstock for card ( not sure)
Embossed background is coredinations whitewash collection Butter Churn (sanded)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Gems for earrings  and pom poms sprinkled with Martha Stewart glitter (peridot)
Ice Stickles (Crystal Ice)
Paper Doll is cut at 3 1/2 inches
Cut 2 sets of poms so I could stagger them also 2 dresses so I could have a little gold showing out on the bottom
Stamp for Good Luck saying (unknown)
Stamp for face (unknown)

Emma's Imagine Nation Monday Challenge...Episode #154

Good Morning to everyone...hope this Thursday morning finds you well. Well it is snowing here this morning but only 1 to 2 inches expected. On with Emma's challenge...this was a project of our choice and the theme was Sweet/Valentine. I made a 5 x 7 card hope you enjoy!
Recipe:
Cricut Imagine
Carts used Simply Charmed and Imagine More
Bowl patterned paper from Imagine More cart
Strawberries RGB code 209-7-18
Card and Background paper DCWV Citrus Paper Packs
Peachy Keen Stamp Set Everyday Character Faces Parts and More
My Pink Stamper Fruit and Veggie Puns Stamp Set
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Ribbon JoAnns, Ice Stickles (Crystal Ice)
Cuts are 3 1/2 inches

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge...Episode 151

Good Morning All!! Emma at My Creative Time challenged us to use any older cart and make a project, it could be anything but it had to have a heart on it. So here is my project.(Heart Box)  Hope you enjoy!!
Recipe
Gypsy and Cricut Expression
Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cart.
By Sizzix Tim Holtzs Alterations embossing folder Regal Flourishes
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (Gold)
Prima Flower sprayed with glitter
Heart Brad
Tulle
My Pink Stamper Fruit and Veggie Puns Stamp Set
Heart Box on gypsy 6.20 H x 11.73 W
Tag's cut at 2 inches and 2.25 inches
Paper for Box (not sure)

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Peachy Keen Challenge #43

Hello!! Peachy Keen Stamps is having a sketch challenge over on there site. This is the first sketch challenge I have done and I had a blast!! Here is my submission......
Recipe
Gypsy and Cricut Expression
Black 5 x 7 card
Patterned Paper Martha Stewarts Holidays 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 mat stack
Solid Paper scraps
Scallop Storybook
Circle George and Basic Shapes
Hearts and Envelope Doddlecharms
Cuttlebug with love embossing folder
Fiskars Effervenscence punch
Ribbon (Michael's)
Tim Holtz distress ink vintage photo
Stickles
Gems
Dimensionals
Black Gel Pen
and of course Peachy Keen Stamp (Everyday Character Face Parts and More!) for the face of the large heart