The Perfect Sentiment Challenge #11 (PSC11)

Happy Wednesday! Are you guys ready for another great challenge week over at The Perfect Sentiment? This week is a sketch challenge. The challenge: Create a card that reflects a sentiment for Thank You. The twist: Use the following sketch for your inspiration.

Here is the sketch:




Here is the card that I created for the challenge:




For my card, I used the Create A Critter cricut cartridge to cut out my little lamb at 2.5". I used some Trendy Twine for her little bows and for the little knots in the buttons and my sentiment came from the Lots of Pun Joy's Life Stamp Set. The Paper is from Making memories. The sketch really made this card super simple to make and I think it is adorable. I love that little lamb, but then again, I love Create A Critter hehe. All of the animals are too cute!

This week The Perfect Sentiment is being sponsored by Pattie's Creations Digital Stamps, so make sure you stop by The Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog to learn all the details of what the prize is this week as well as entering the challenge. I look forward to seeing what you create!

For more inspiration, you can check out the rest of the design teams projects by going to The Perfect Sentiment or their individual blogs that are listed below:

Jennipher
Sami
Sarah
Abby
Jan
Rochelle
Sassy
Shaunna
Tere
Theresa

as well as the guest designers for December:

Maggie
Sam


Sadly, this will be my last challenge with The Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog. It has been an amazing adventure and I would like to thank Jennipher and Sami for the opportunity to be on their design team. It has been a great experience! Thanks ladies!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation! I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut: Create A Critter
Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific), Wisteria Wonder (SU!)
Patterned Paper: Making Memories
Stamps: Lots Of Pun (Joy's Life)Ink: Wisteria Wonder (SU!)
Punches: Scallop Sentiment Border Punch(Fiskars), Word Window Punch (SU!), Ticket Corner Punch (SU!)
Trendy Twine: Twisted Lime & Grape Fizz

Trendy Twine Give A Way

Hi Everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous holiday! I just wanted to give you all a head's up that there is a great give a way at the Trendy Twine site.

You have the chance to win one of the following colors of twine:



Isn't it beautiful?!? So make sure you go over to Trendy Twine to read all about how to win this awesome twine!

I hope you all have a great crafty day!

Trendy Twine Give A Way Winner!!

Hi Everyone! I wanted to post a quick little post to let you all know that I picked my winner for the Trendy Twine give a way from Lesley at Trendy Twine in honor of my guest designer spot. I used Random.org to pick my winner and the winner is:

Comment #5: Christy

Christy, I will be emailing you shortly. Please reply with your mailing address so that I can pass the information onto Lesley so she can get your prize mailed out to you.

Thanks so much for all the sweet comments on my post! I hope you all have a great crafty day!

Wish You A Merry Christmas with Joy's Life Stamps

For my Perfect Sentiment post, click HERE
For my Trendy Twine Give A Way, Click HERE

Happy Wednesday my crafty friends! I hope you are all having a great day! I am so happy that today I get to post another challenge for the Joy's Life DT. The challenge this week was to create a 3-D project. I decided to decorate a little kraft gable box and fill it with some candy. Perfect for a little gift :)



Cute huh? I found these cute little gable boxes and thought, how perfect they are for a quick little gift for someone. I used my traditional eyelet border punch to create a decorative border all the way around the box. I then stamped my sentiment, using the All Around Sentiments from Joy's Life Stamps, onto some white card stock and then used my scallop circle nestabilities. I added some red stickles onto my scallop circle to give it a little sparkle. The finishing touch was a red polka dot bow.

Here is a close-up of my sentiment:



I love red and craft together! It's one of my favorite color combos. :) Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation. Don't forget to stop by the Joy's Life DT page to see more inspiration. I hope you have a great crafty day


I created this project while on the Joy's Life Design Team.

Supplies:
Card Stock: Real Red (SU!) & White (Georgia Pacific)
Stamps: All Around Sentiments (Joy's Life)Ink: Real Red (SU!)
Misc.: Offray Ribbon, Christmas Red Stickles, Traditional Eyelet Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Kraft Gable Box (Annie's Paper Boutique)

The Perfect Sentiment Challenge #10 (PSC10)

For my Trendy Twine Give A Way, Click HERE

Happy Wednesday! Are you guys ready for another great challenge week over at The Perfect Sentiment? This week is all about A Sparkly Christmas! The challenge: Create a card that reflects a sentiment for Christmas. The twist: Make it sparkle--use glitter, shimmer mists, glittered card stock or paper etc. You can never have too much sparkle. :)

Here is the card that I created for the challenge:



This week The Perfect Sentiment is being sponsored by Kania's A/Muse Studio so make sure you stop by The Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog to learn all the details of what the prize is this week as well as entering the challenge. I look forward to seeing what you create!

For more inspiration, you can check out the rest of the design teams projects by going to The Perfect Sentiment or their individual blogs that are listed below:

Jennipher
Sami
Sarah
Abby
Jan
Kimberly
Rochelle
Sassy
Shaunna
Tere
Theresa

December Guest Designers:
Maggie
Sam

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation! I hope you have a great crafty day!



Supplies:
Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific) & Red (Recollections)
Patterned Paper: Countdown To Christmas (My Mind's Eye)
Punches: Xtra Large Photo Corners (SU!) & Scallop Sentiment (Fiskars)
Cuttlebug: Polka Dots
Trendy Twine: Twisted Lime
Misc.: Chipboard Stockings (Recollections) & Dazzling Diamonds (SU!)

Tacky Tuesday Challenge #13

For my Trendy Twine Give A Way, click HERE

Happy Tuesday! Today marks the start of a new Tacky Tuesday challenge. The challenge for this month is to use a "snowman" die cut and the word "melt" in your sentiment. Here is what I created for the challenge:



I decided to make my hubby a little Christmas card from me to him. I cut my snowman out of Christmas Cheer at 3". I added a decorative border using my EK success punch. I added a little heart to the snowman. So cute! The sentiment was printed from my computer and just printed onto red card stock.

I hope you will go over to the Tacky Tuesday Facebook Page and join in the challenge with us. You have 2 weeks to submit a project for the challenge. I look forward to seeing what you create!

Have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut: Christmas Cheer
Card Stock: Black & Kraft (Recollections), Real Red & Pumpkin Pie (SU!), White (Georgia Pacific), Brown (DCWV)
Punch: EK Success
Misc.: Offray Ribbon, Christmas Red Stickles, White Signo Gel Pen

Holiday Card Blog Hop Winner

For my Trendy Twine give a way, please click HERE

Happy Tuesday! I hope you are all having a great day! Thank you all so much for hopping with us on the Holiday Cards Blog Hop! I hope you foulnd a lot of inspiration along the way and had a good time. As promised, it is time for me to pick my winner for my prize of the stickles. I used Random.org and the winner is:

#11--Ashley Nicole

Congrats Ashley! Be on the look out for an email from me in your inbox. You will have one week to respond or I will have to pick another winner :(

Thanks again to everyone who hopped! I hope you all have a great crafty day!

Trendy Twine Guest Designer :)

Happy Monday! Did you guys have a good weekend? I hope so. I am so excited that I get to be a guest designer for Trendy Twine! If you haven't used Trendy Twine yet, you really should. This twine is so pretty! I really love it! It's pretty awesome stuff! I got to play with the new Holiday Holly Berry and Christmas Candy Cane colors for my project and I am in love! These colors are perfect for all those holiday projects that you may have coming up. For my project, I decided to make a little paint bucket filled with some M&M's for my hubby. Peanut M&M's are his favorite!



top view:



I really love how my project turned out and I am so excited to be able to give this to him. He is gonna love it!

Trendy Twine has graciously given me the opportunity to do a give-a-way on my blog for you guys. You have the chance to win the following 6 Pack Mini:



You do not have to follow my blog (I would love it if you did though) to win the prize but YOU DO have to be a follower of the Trendy Twine Blog. Make sure you come back here and leave a comment on this post to let me know that you are following the Trendy Twine Blog to be eligible. I will pick a winner on Dec. 12, 2011.

You can also check out the Trendy Twine Store to see all the other colors they have as well. All of the colors are fantastic!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and checking out my latest creation. I really appreciate it! I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Patterned Paper--Countdown To Christmas (DCWV)
Punch--Arch Lattice (Martha Stewart Crafts), Word Window Punch (SU!)
Dies--Large Classic Scallop Circle and Labels 4 (Spellbinders)
Twine--Holiday Holly Berry & Christmas Candy Cane (Trendy Twine)
Stamps--All Around Sentiment Stamps & Wintery Puns (Joy's Life)
Misc.--Real Red Ink (SU!) & White Offray Ribbon

Holiday Cards Blog Hop

Hi Everyone! Welcome to the Holiday Cards Blog Hop! I'm sure you are going to find tons of inspiration for those Holiday cards that you need to do and if you have already done them, maybe an idea or two to tuck away for next year ;)

You should have arrived here from the talented Melisa. If you just happened to stumble across the hop today on my blog and would like to start at the beginning, just hop on over and see Joy at Joy's Life.

For my project, I knew I wanted to use the Happy Holly Days stamp from Joy's Wintery Puns stamp set as soon as I saw it. I pretty much based my card around that stamp.



I decided to make an center step card for my project today. I cut my holly out of the Christmas Cheer cricut cart at 3.5". I popped it up on some foam adhesive to give it more dimension. I added some glitter and bling to make it sparkle and shine.

Here is a look at the inside of the card:



The Merry Christmas stamp also came from the Wintery Puns stamp set. Cute huh? I love the Wintery Puns set! It is absolutely adorable!

What's a blog hop without a little candy? I'm going to give one lucky person the following pack of stickles:



All you have to do to be eligible for my prize is to post a comment on this post.

You don't have to be a follower, but if you are, leave a second comment to give yourself a second chance at winning.

I will pick the winner Tuesday morning, 12-6-11 by using Random.org. Just make sure you leave a way for me to contact you.

Thanks for joining us in the Holiday Cards Blog Hop! Your next stop is the talented Susie.

Here is a list of the hop order in case you get lost along the way:

Joy
Amanda
Anne
Annette
Christine
Jennie
Maria
Martha
Melisa
Stacey<---You Are Here
Susie<---Your Next Stop
Tracy

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut: Christmas Cheer
Card Stock: Real Red (SU!), White (Georgia Pacific), Green (Recollections)
Patterned Paper: DCWV
Stamp: Wintery Puns (Joy's Life)
Ink: Real Red (SU!)
Cuttlebug: Polka Dots
Punches: Xtra Large Photo Corners (SU!), Scallop Sentiment (Fiskars)
Misc.: Offray Ribbon, Bling (Me & My Big Ideas), Labels Four (Spellbinders), Foam Adhesive, Studio G Glitter

Peace, Hope, Joy

Happy Thursday! Today I wanted to share with you a card that I made to play along with the challenge over at Papertake Weekly. This week they are having a sketch challenge and as soon as I saw the sketch, I knew it would be great for a little Christmas card. Here is what I created for the challenge:



I cut my little stocking out of my cricut at 2.5" using my Christmas Cheer cartridge. For my little tab, I stamped my sentiment and then used my Labels 4 spellbinders and only cut out a small portion so that I could make the little tab. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation! I really do appreciate it! Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for the Holiday Cards Blog Hop hosted by Joy at Joy's Life. :) Hope you will hop with us.

I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut: Chirstmas Cheer
Card Stock: Green & Red (Recollections), White (Georgia Pacific)
Patterned Paper: Countdown To Christmas (My Mind's Eye)
Stamp: Winter Puns (Joy's Life)
Ink: Real Red (SU!)
Misc.: Real Red Marker (SU!), White Signo Gel Pen, Star Dust Stickles

The Perfect Sentiment Challenge #9 (PSC09)

Happy Wednesday! Are you guys ready for another great challenge week over at The Perfect Sentiment? Since it is the 5th Wednesday of the month, the challenge this week is all about CASE'ing one of the Design Team Members cards. Sounds fun huh? Just remember to give credit to the dt member. :)

Here is the card that I created:



I wanted to make a really simple card but one that still made a statement for my husband. I love giving him cards out of the blue and he loves getting them. Most of the time, I hide them so he is really surprised when he comes across one. For this card, I made a portrait style card and used a border punch to punch 3 different layers. Then I layered them on top of each other and attached them to the bottom of the card. My tickets are a stamp from the dollar bin at Michael's. I just stamped them and then cut them out by hand. I added some ribbon and some photo corners to finish it.

This week, the challenge is being sponsored by the Digital Emporium. Head over to The Perfect Sentiments challenge blog to learn the details of what you could win if you play along as well as looking to see what the rest of the talented ladies on the design team came up with. I hope you will play along with us this week. I look forward to seeing what you create!

For more inspiration, you can check out the rest of the design teams projects by going to The Perfect Sentiment or their individual blogs that are listed below:

Jennipher
Sami
Sarah
Abby
Jan
Kimberly
Rochelle
Shaunna
Tere
Theresa

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Get Ready To Hop!

Hi Everyone! There is gonna be a fun blog hop starting this Friday showcasing Christmas Cards. You might be able to get some inspiration for this years cards, or if you already have this years done, maybe some ideas for next year's.



I hope you will come hop with us!

Sweet Friend with Joy's Life Stamps

For my Perfect Sentiment post, click HERE

Happy Wednesday my crafty friends! I hope you are all having a great day! I am so happy that today I get to post another challenge for the Joy's Life DT. The challenge this week was Shabby Chic--Create a “Lady like” project, from the littlest girls to the greatest grandmothers.



What is more lady like than a pretty awesome pair of heels? I personally can't walk in them very well, but I sure do like looking at them hehe! I cut my card base out of the Sentimentals Cricut cartridge at 4.75" and the white layer (which is just another card base cut in half) at 4.25". My shoe came from Gypsy Wanderings and was cut out at 2". I ran my white layer through my cuttlebug with the Paper Lace cuttlebug embossing folder. For my sentiment, I built the "Sweet Friend" saying from the Everyday Occasions stamp set from Joy's Life Stamps. I stamped it with versa mark and then embossed it with white embossing powder. Here is a close up of that:



I am so happy with this card and think it turned out so pretty. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation. Don't forget to stop by the Joy's Life DT page to see more inspiration. I hope you have a great crafty day and a fabulous Thanksgiving!


I created this project while on the Joy's Life Design Team.

Supplies:
Cricut: Sentimentals & Gypsy Wanderings
Cuttlebug: Paper Lace Embossing Folder
Card Stock: Pink Pirouette (SU!), White (Georgia Pacific)
Stamp: Everyday Occasions (Joy's Life)
Misc.: White Embossing Powder, Versa Mark, Dazzling Diamonds (SU!), Pearls (Recollections), Foam Adhesive (Inkssentials), Offray Ribbon, Labels 4 (Spellbinders)

The Perfect Sentiment Challenge #8 (PSC08)

Happy Wednesday! Are you guys ready for another great challenge week over at The Perfect Sentiment? This week is all about helping you with those encouragement cards. The challenge? Make a card with a encouraging sentiment. The Twist? The twist is to use the following sketch:



Here is the card that I created for the challenge:



This week The Perfect Sentiment is being sponsored by Pattie's Creations so make sure you stop by The Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog to learn all the details of what the prize is this week as well as entering the challenge. I look forward to seeing what you create!

For more inspiration, you can check out the rest of the design teams projects by going to The Perfect Sentiment or their individual blogs that are listed below:

Jennipher
Sami
Sarah
Abby
Jan
Kimberly
Rochelle
Shaunna
Tere
Theresa

and our guest designers for November:

Jessica
Rita

I hope you have a great crafty day and a fabulous Thanksgiving!


Supplies:
Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific)
Patterned Card Stock: My Mind's Eye
Stamp: Believe In Yourself (Pink By Design)
Ink: Aquarium Chalk Ink (Martha Stewart Crafts)
Misc.: White Offray Ribbon, Bling (Me & My Big Ideas), Classic Scallop Circles (Spellbinders)

The Perfect Sentiment Challenge #7 (PSC07)

Happy Wednesday! Are you guys ready for another great challenge week over at The Perfect Sentiment? This week is all about helping you with those baby cards. The Challenge? Make a Baby card. The Twist? Stitch-it-up, use hand-stitching, machine-stitching, or faux stitching.

Here is what I created for the challenge:



For my card, I cut my base out of the Wild Card Cricut cartridge at 5". My baby in the stroller was cut out of the Baby Steps cricut cartridge at 2.5". I added some faux stitching with my handy white gel pen (I love that pen and don't know what I would do without it hehe). I added some little pink rhinestones and a big pink bow and voila! Cute Cute Cute!

This week The Perfect Sentiment is being sponsored by Cindy Coutts so make sure you stop by The Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog to learn all the details of what the prize is this week as well as entering the challenge. I look forward to seeing what you create!

For more inspiration, you can check out the rest of the design teams projects by going to The Perfect Sentiment or their individual blogs that are listed below:

Jennipher
Sarah
Abby
Jan
Kimberly
Rochelle
Shaunna
Tere
Theresa

and our Guest Designers for Novemeber:

Jessica
Rita

I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut: Wild Card & Baby Steps
Card Stock: Pink Pirouette (SU!), White (Georgia Pacific), Dark Pink and Purple (Recollections), Peach (Bazzill)
Stamp: MSE!
Ink: Melon Mambo (SU!)
Ribbon: Offray
Twine: Trendy Twine
Misc:White Signo Gel Pen, Sizzlets Button Set (Sizzix), Labels 4 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Glossy Accents, Bling (Me and My Big Ideas)

Merry Christmas

Happy Friday! I have got another card to share with you today. I'm trying to get ahead and get some of my Christmas cards done. I usually have them done by now but life seems to keep getting in the way lately haha! When I saw the sketch over at Mojo Monday, I knew it would be perfect for a Christmas card. Here is what I created:



Can you believe I didn't even use my cricut? I know! I was pretty shocked too haha!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Mojo Monday 214 --- Sketch
Top Tip Tuesday --- Anything Christmas Goes This Week
Papertake Weekly Challenge --- First Christmas

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my latest creation. I really appreciate it! I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Card Stock: Red & Green (Recollections), White (Georgia Pacific)
Patterned Paper: Jolly and Bright (Recollections)
Stamp: Holiday Occasions (Joy's Life)
Ink: Real Red (SU!)
Spellbinders: Labels Four & Beaded Circles
Misc.: Acrylic Jewels, Stardust Stickles, White Signo Gel Pen, Real Red Marker (SU!), Photo Corner Punch (SU!)

Happy Fall!

Happy Friday! I hope you all have great plans for the weekend, unlike me who will be spending the weekend raking up leaves haha! Today I wanted to share with you a card that I made for a few challenges.

Kaboodle Doodles---Colors Of Fall

{Cupcake Inspirations}---The following inspiration picture:



and Lollipop Crafts---Thanksgiving/Fall

Here is the card that I created:



I cut my scarecrow out of my cricut using the Celebrate with Flourish cricut Cartridge at 3". I think it came out pretty cute for being so simple. Thanks for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation. I really appreciate it. I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut: Celebrate With Flourish
Card Stock: Kraft & Cream (Recollections), Pumpkin Pie & Crushed Curry (SU!), Brown (DCWV)
Border Punch: Fiskars
Ribbon: Offray
Twine: Chocolate Truffle (Trendy Twine)
Stamp: Mixed Holiday Sentiments (My Creative Time)
Ink: Pumpkn Pie (SU!)

Hogs & Kisses

For my The Perfect Sentiment Post, Click HERE
Happy Wednesday my crafty friends! I hope you are all having a great day! I am so happy that today I get to post my very first challenge for the Joy's Life DT. The challenge this week was to Make It Messy---Use your Inks, Paints, Smooch, Etc.



What's messier than a cute little piggy? I decided to make a cute little gift bag filled with some Hersey Hugs and use Joy's Life Barnyard Puns stamps for my greeting. For my messy technique, I inked up my pig with some pink ink. I also tore white paper strips and painted them brown with some acrylic paint and then lightly sanded the paint a little in certain spots to give it more texture. Here is a close-up of my "mud":



I also used some Perfect Pearls Mist to spray my clouds to give them a little shimmer. Here is a close-up of that:



I am so happy with this little bag and think it turned out adorable. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation. Don't forget to stop by the Joy's Life DT page to see more inspiration and to read about the challenge. I hope you have a great crafty day!


I created this project while on the Joy's Life Design Team.

Supplies:
Cricut Cartridges: Plantin Schoolbook (bag), Paper Doll Dress Up (fence), Create A Critter (clouds) & George and Basic Shapes (pig)
Card Stock: Blue (Recollections), White (Georgia Pacific), Pink Pirouette (SU!)
Inks: Pink Pirouette and Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Stamp: Barnyard Puns (Joy's Life)
Misc.: Acrylic Paint (Folk Art), Perfect Pearls Mist, White Offray Ribbon, Googly Eyes

The Perfect Sentiment Challenge #6 (PSC06)

Happy Wednesday! Are you guys ready for a great new challenge week over at The Perfect Sentiment? This week you are being challenged to make an All Occasion Card. The twist? The twist is that you have to use the following picture as your inspiration:

How cool is that picture? Here is the card that I created:



I decided to make an easel style card for this challenge. When I looked at the inspiration picture, the turquoise, purple and orange kept popping out at me, so I went from there to create my card. How cute is that little girl digi stamp? She is from Robyn's Fetish, who I'm happy to say is our sponsor this week over at The Perfect Sentiment!

The winner of this week's challenge is going to get to pick 5 digi images from Robyn's Fetish! Pretty cool huh?

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation. I really appreciate it. I hope you will stop over at The Perfect Sentiment and join us. I would love to see what you create for this challenge.

For more inspiration, feel free to check out the rest of the wonderful design team's projects:


Jennipher
Sami
Sarah
Abby
Jan
Kimberly
Rochelle
Shaunna
Tere
Theresa

As well as our November Guest Designers:

Jessica
and
Rita

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Supplies:
Cricut: Elegant Edges
Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise (SU!), Purple (Recollections), White (Georgia Pacific)
Stamp: You're So Punny (Joy's Life)
Digi Stamp: Robyn's Fetish
Ink: Tempting turquoise (SU!)
Misc.: Ribbon (Sweet Petites), Pearls (Basic Grey), Markers (Crayola), Lavendar Stickles, Orange Peel Stickles, Scallop Sentiment Border Punch (Fiskars)