Boy Valentine card ~ Cricut Create a Critter, and Mini Monograms

Hey crafty friends,

Today I have another valentine card for one of my boys. I love how cute this turned out! I am entering this in : 

Double Click Skittles #41 Be Mine challenge

Card Recipe:

Card Size: A2 4.25 x 5.5

Cricut Cartridges: Mini Mongrams (circles), Create a Critter (owl)

Papers: Recollections Kraft & Red, DCWV All About Boys Plaid, Bo Bunny Double Dot Bold and Bright Blue polka dots

Embossing: Darice Plaid Background, Cuttlebug Polka Dots

Stamp: Scrappy Moms Crazy for You

Extras: foam tape, White jelly roll pen, Stampin up Close to Cocoa

I hope you enjoyed my card and have a great day!!

You're Too Cool!

Happy Saturday!!

Last night we got a ton of snow after going weeks without any snow. It was really starting to feel like spring here. :) but now it looks like a winter wonderland out there. So as I sat in my craftroom trying to decided what I wanted to create I kept looking out the window and all I could see was snow, snow and more snow so I decided I would just go with it and make a penguin card. I hope you enjoy. :)

RECIPE

Cricut Cartridge: Create a Critter

Paper: DCWV's Glitter Stack

Embossing: CB's Polka Dot Folder

Stamps: PK for the face and

Scrappy Moms "Amusing Animals" for the sentiment.

Others: Twine from "Trendy Twine, White & Black gel pens.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Guest Designing for Decorate to Celebrate ~ Jungle/Safari First Birthday

Today I am Guest Designer for Decorate to Celebrate!!

This month at DTC, there is a HUGE birthday celebration going on to celebrate Rhonda’s and Amy’s Birthdays. With this being a Birthday Celebration, I decided to share with you the decorations I made for my baby’s first Birthday.

We chose to have a Baby Jungle/Safari themed party for our little guy. For the goody bags I used Create a Critter for the hippo and zebra, and for the elephant and monkey I used New Arrival.

The banner was made using Birthday Bash, New Arrival, and Create a Critter.

(This is so much cuter in person!!)

The next few pictures are closeups of the cute baby animals.

I made these as wall decor.

These are the cupcakes we did instead of cake. The toppers were finger puppets that the kids had so much fun playing with.

And here is our sweet little man enjoying his cake and ice cream!

Please swing by the DTC blog to see what the other guest designers have come up with and to enter your birthday creations into the challenge.

~Whimsical Wednesday Halloween Blog Hop~

Welcome to our Whimsical Wednesday Halloween blog hop!

You should have come here from Shelly's blog but if not you should start at the beginning at the Whimsical Wednesday Blog so as not the miss any of the wonderful Halloween projects.

For the hop today I was asked to create a Halloween scrapbook layout. This layout was made for my then 3-year-old daughter's Halloween pictures and my then 5-year-old-son's Halloween pictures.

As is my usual size this double layout is 8.5x11

Here is the first page.

The title was cut from the Cricut "Birthday Bash" cartridge on white glitter cardstock. The spiderweb border is from Martha Stewart. I used tinsel ribbon from Prairie Bird Boutique to add some bling to my photo mats. Down at the bottom the fence was cut from the Cricut "Paper Doll Dress Up" cartridge. My journaling pumpkin was cut from the Cricut "Create A Critter" cartridge. The extra pumpkin die cuts came from K & Company.

Here is the second page.

For this page the bats and moon came from K & Company, I added home made glitter spray to the moon to give it a nice sparkle and I added silver Stickles to the bats. The ghost are attached to a piece of cardstock that sides in and out as a jounaling tag and they were also cut from the Cricut "Paper Doll Dress Up" cartridge Their faces were stamped with Peachy Keen stamps.

Here are both pages of my 2 page layout.

Now you are off to the wonderful Libby: http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com

Here are our fabulous sponsors for this hop:

1. Trendy Twine: trendytwine.bigcartel.com Original Sample Pack
2. Trade Fish Designs:tradefishdesigns.com Rest In Peace Stamp Set
3. Prairie Bird Boutique:www.etsy.com/shop/PrairieBirdBoutique one bundle of Shabby Crinkle Ribbon-you get to chose the bundle.

And for our Grand Prize:

The grand prize for the hop is from PSA Essentials. It is a stamp package valued at MSRP $75.00 and includes the Stamper Body, A Peal and Stick Stamp Set, and an Orange/Black Inker, and one customized stamp. In order to be eligible for the blog candy you must leave a comment on each blog and then go back to Whimsical Wednesday at the end of the hop and leave a comment.

Teacher Appreciation Apple Card

Here is a card I made for my daughter's teacher for "Teacher Appreciation Week". I wanted to have it posted yesterday but Blogger was down for what seemed like forever. I will be posting the rest of our teacher cards throughout the weekend.

RECIPE:

Cartridge: Create a Critter

Stamps: Peachy Keen- Laffy Taffy set

Embellishments: Twine from The Twinery "Pea Pod"

Stickles, "School" diecut from DCWV

I hope you enjoy and have a great day!

I'm a Guest Designer Today :)

Today I have the honor and pleasure to be a guest designer over at Jen's blog

The Purple Scrapbooker

Here is the info for my project: Today I decided to make a Spring banner. The umbrella was cut from the "Create A Critter" cartridge at 6in. The purple paper I used came from the DCWV "Summer Dream" stack. The font cartridge I used was "Don Juan" and the letters were cut at 2.25in in pink glitter cardstock from DCWV's "Glitter Cardstock" stack. I also inked all the edges with brown ink.

This was really very quick and simple but I love it.

I hope you enjoy my project and have a great day!

Whale Done! Card ~ Tacky Tuesday Challenge

I found this great new challenge called Tacky Tuesdays. For the current challenge, you were to make a card using the whale cut from the Create a Critter Cartridge and also use the word whale on your card. I was originally going to print the sentiment "Whale, Hello There Friend" but after making the card I realized that I had not left room on my card for that sentiment so instead I used the only "whale" stamp I had.

I hope you enjoy and have a great day!

Recipe:

Cartridges: Life is a beach for the waves & frame, Create a Critter for the Whale & Starfish

Stamps: PK Critter Faces med, Scrappy Mom Amusing Animal

Other: Stickles in Yellow, Diamond,waterfall, gel pens in black & white

Throwback Thursday Challenge - Viewers Choice

I made this card for Emma's Throwback Thursday challenge.

I used the Create a critter cartridge for the heart balloons and Peachy Keen's Princess Face Assortment stamps for the cute little faces. The sentiment was printed from my computer and I used my i-rock to add some bling.

I hope you enjoy and have a great day!

Fabulous Fall Blog Hop day #1

Welcome all to day 1 of our Fabulous Fall Bog Hop!

Today I decided to make a 2 page 8.5x11 scrapbook layout. For this layout I used my Super Man cartridge for the Title, Paper doll Dress Up for the Indians and Pilgrims, Create A Critter for the pumpkin, and Doodlecharms for the turkey. I hope you enjoy and have a great day!

I also have some candy to offer as a giveaway (but I forgot to take a picture) You'll get a small pack of paper, 2 packs of bling, 2 spools of ribbon, and also some matching dimensional leaf stickers.

to enter to win all you have to do is leave a comment on this post and for more chances to win leave a comment on all 3 daysI'll use random.org to pick the winner on Monday.

Up next on the hop is:

YVETTE @ THE LITTLE THINGS

Here is our line up:

CHERYL @ CARDS BY CG

JEN @ PURPLE SCRAPBOOKER

GEORGIANA @ CARSON'S CRICUT CREATIONS

STAR @ STARS PAPER PASSION

YVETTE @ THE LITTLE THINGS

CELESTE @ C.C'S CARDS AND CRAFTS

Throwback Thursday Challenge - Monkey Card

This is a 5.5 x 5.5 square card that I made for Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge. For info on this challenge please swing by her blog.

I cut the cute little money from Create A Critter cartridge at 4in and stamped the face with Peachy Keens Critter Faces Medium set.

(I placed the flower rub on way too close to the sentiment.)

The sentiment on the inside of the card was printed off my computer and says "Just swingin' by with a thank you and a hi". This card is also a thank you card for I friend of mine that gave us the cutest little monkey outfit for our new baby.

Hope you enjoy and have a great day. :)

Peachy Keen Challenge #37 ~ Thank You Card

This card was made for the Peachy Keen challenge. You had to follow a sketch and also use Kraft paper. The Hippo was cut at 3in from "Create a critter", and the paper I used is from my scrap pile. :)

This is the inside of the card.

This is a thank you card I made for another neighbor that has been a totally life saver for me and my family the last couple of weeks. :) I love how this turned out and hope you all enjoy. Have a great day!

Again, Don't forget the Blog Hop is starting tomorrow!! Here is the line up:

http://www.purplescrapbooker.com

http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com

http://4craftyangels.blogspot.com

http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com

http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com

http://starspaperpassion.blogspot.com

http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com

http://tinklovescupid.blogspot.com

I can't wait to see you all there!!

Paper Playtime Challenge #18 ~ Showering Thanks Upon You

Wow, It's been crazy here for the last two weeks. I have been so tired I have chosen to sleep instead of crafting. Crazy huh? Well today I finally started feeling human again and had enough energy I decided to make a card. This is a "Thank You" card for my neighbor who brought over a baby gift for our new bundle of joy. I also made this card for the challenge going on over at Paper Playtime. The umbrella is from Create a Critter and the tag is from Tags,Bags,Boxes and More.

Have a great day!

Also, don't forget about the Halloween Blog Hop

Oct. 1-3

Lots of candy and inspiration!!

Create a Critter Challenge ~ Penguin Card

I made this card for a challenge going on over at Card Creations & More By C.

This is her very first time hosting a challenge So I think everyone should go on over and support her. :)

For this challenge you needed to make something with a critter theme. I decided to go with the penguin from the Create a Critter Cartridge. I've never used the penguin before but then I realized I had that face stamp from Peachy Keen and just had to use it. :) I love how she came out!

I welded 2 igloos together to make a shaped card and added the penguin to the front.

For the sentiment I used my Scrappy Moms Stamps. This stamp is not a curved stamp it actually goes straight across I just curved it on my acrylic block and stamped it really fast before the tension made it unstick.

I had so much fun making this card. Hope you all enjoy it and have a great day. :)

"Nuts About You!" ~ Paper Cutz Challenge #53

This card is for the Paper Cutz Challenge. You could use any cartridge, or colors you wanted but you had to use a digital, hand-stamped or Cricut cut image of a monkey, skunk, squirrel, or hedgehog.

So for this card I picked a squirrel from Create a Critter. I love how stinkin' cute she is!

I inked around the images, embossed the sky and the nuts (the nuts are from my box of mis-cuts so I can't remember what cartridge they are from.), punched the bottom edge with my Treading Water Punch, added Purple Stickles to the holes, ribbon from Michael's, and the sentiment is from my computer.

I really love how this came out! I hope you all enjoy and have a great day!

PKS Challenge #34 ~ Poodle Birthday Card

This 5x5 card is my take on the Peachy Keen Sketch challenge. I had so much fun making this card! The poodle is cut from the Create a Critter cartridge at 3 1/2in., the borders were done with my Treading Water punch.

For the face I used my Peachy Keen Critter Face Set Medium(PK-754), I added fruit punch Stickles in her fur, and bling in the bows.

I think she is so darn cute!!

The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps. Thess are such cute stamps! Hope you enjoyed the card and have a great day!

Skunk Card- "It Stinks"

This is a card I made for my new sister-in-law Toni. She has been going through a really hard time lately so I decided to send her this card to go along with some Victoria's secret body wash, lotion, and body mist. She loved it! :) I wanted to wait to post this until I had given it to her.

This card is a regular A2 sized card. The mat was embossed with my Divine Swirls folder in my Cuttlebug. I think I cut the skunk at around 3in (but I can't really remember) and it is cut from Create a Critter. I added 2 rows of paper cut with my treading water punch, and some Stickles, ribbon, gems, and glitter to finish the front of the card.

The actual card was made using some shimmer purple card stock. this is the in side of the card. The sentiment I just printed off my computer and added some stitching with a Martha Stewart glitter pen. I love how this card came out. Hope you also enjoy it. Have a great day!