Easter Purse

Hi Everyone!

Happy Thursday!

Today I get to share with you another project using that awesome 

Craftwork Cards CANDi

I decided to make a fun little purse filled with some Easter!

I cut my purse out of the Artiste Cricut Cartridge at 4.5"

After I cut out my purse, I decorated the front with a little bunny and some little Easter Eggs.

The eggs were cut out of the Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge at 4".

I decorated one of the eggs and the tag with some of that new fun CANDi called

Flower Power Juliette.

When you open the purse, some treats are waiting inside:

A chocolate bunny and some Jelly Beans! Yum!!

Here is a close up of Craftwork Cards CANDi:

So cute!! I love the little white flowers against the pink! Wonderful for all your spring projects!

Here is the CANDi that I used:

Flower Power Juliette

There are so many great colors and patterns in the CANDi line!

For the UK store, click HERE

You can also find CANDi in the US at many online retailers including

The Scrapbooking Queen Royal Castle Shoppe

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Don't forget to stop by the Craftwork Cards USA blog for daily inspiration!

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!!

*I created this project while on the Craftwork Cards CANDi USA DT*

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Artiste & Doodlecharms

Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific), Mint Green, Pink & Purple (?)

Stamp:Well Scripted (SU!)

Ink: Wisteria Wonder (SU!)

Craftwork Cards: Flower Power Juliette CANDi & CANDi Fix

Misc.: Twine (Darice), Tulle (Celebrate It)

Desserts and some Brown

Happy Monday!!

Are you guys ready for another great challenge from Pause Dream Enjoy AND Paper Playtime??

Pause Dream Enjoy (PDE) Ch#2 DESSERTS
Paper Playtime (PPT) Ch#2 Use some BROWN

Begins: Monday, Jan 21

Ends: Sunday, Feb 3

Winner announced in the WINNERS Page Tab on Paper Playtime and Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges.

You don't have to incorporate both challenges into one project if you do not want to, it just worked out that way for me :) 
Here is my project that incorporates both challenges:

I decided to make a gatefold style card.

I cut my cupcake out of the doodlecharms cricut cartridge at 3".

I didn't want it to be a birthday card, so I simply just cut off the candle from the cupcake. 

My scallop circles are from the Classic Scallop Circles spellbinders dies. I only adhered half of the circle to my card so that the card would open. 

Here is what it looks like opened:

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!

Don't forget to head over to Paper Playtime AND Pause Dream Enjoy to see what my wonderful DT sisters created to inspire you :)

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Doodlecharms

Card Stock: Kraft (Recollections), White (Georgia Pacific)

Patterned Paper: The Sweet Matstack (DCWV)

Dies/Punches: large scallop circles (spellbinders), Word Window Punch & Modern Label Punch (SU!), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Cuttlebug: D'vine Swirls

Stamp: 40:31 Creations

Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!)

Misc.: Dazzling Diamonds (SU!), Button (Studio G), Twine (Trendy Twine), Pearls (Recollections)

Happy Fall Y'all!

Hello and Happy Wednesday!

This week the Joy's Life Design Team has been focusing on projects that use leaves!

Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year. I love the chill in the air, the great colors that mother nature creates, early evenings and all the fall decorations.

The bad part? For me, it is definitely raking up all those gorgeous leaves! My house is surrounded by trees and raking is pretty much non stop all season. UGH!

With that being said, here is my project for this week:

I cut my basket out of the doodlecharms cricut cartridge at 2". I then cut all of my leaves out of the same cartridge at 1". All I did was layer all of my leaves on the backside of the basket before I adhered it to the front of my card.  Once it was attached, I then just layered some leaves onto the front of the basket. Some are popped up with foam adhesive to add just a little bit more dimension.

Here is the inside of my card:

I love decorating the insides of my cards :)

How cute is this sentiment from the It's All Fall Puns from Joy's Life Stamps?

So cute! I love it!

To see more projects that showcase leaves, make sure and stop by the Joy's Life DT Blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look at my latest creation! I really do appreciate it!

I hope y'all have a great crafty day!

*I made this project while on the Joy's Life Design Team*

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Doodlecharms

Card Stock: Recollections

Stamp: It's All Fall Puns (Joy's Life)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie (SU!) & Vontage Photo (Tim Holtz)

Punch: Daisy Scallop (EK Success)

Misc.: Dimensionals (SU!), Ribbon (Better Homes & Gardens), Brads (Making Memories)



Recipe For Fun Blog Hop!

Happy Saturday!

Welcome to the Recipe For Fun Blog Hop!

If you got here from the super talented Super Joy, then you are in the right spot.

 If you just happened to stumble across the hop on my blog today and would like to start at the beginning, hop on over and see Joy at Joy's Life.

For my project, I decided to make a little Ice Cream Sundae Toppings Bar.

It has been so hot lately so I figured what better way to cool off then with some ice cream after dinner. To make it extra fun, everybody gets to add whatever toppings they would like to their own ice cream.

*You can click on the pictures to enlarge them*

My family was so happy to see this little "spread" all set up after dinner. It was so easy to do and pretty cheap also. The little purple "ice cream pails" are from the dollar store and came 2 in a pack. I don't think they were originally made for ice cream sundaes but they worked perfectly!  The little glass bowls that I put the toppings in also came from the dollar store and each pack had 2 glass bowls in it. All I did was buy some toppings and set everything up on a little table by the dining room.

I made this little centerpiece for the Ice Cream Sundae Topping Bar:

All I did was cut out some ice cream cones from the Doodlecharms cricut cartridge at 3" and attached them to some bamboo skewers. I arranged everything into a foam block. Each skewer also has some curling ribbon attached to it to fill it up the spaces a little. I stamped out my sentiment and used my labels 4 spellbinders to cut it out and also attached that to a skewer and put it front and center. 

Isn't that sentiment awesome for a sundae party?

 It came from the Yummy Puns stamp set from Joy's Life.

Here is a picture of one of the finished sundaes:

Yum!

What's a blog hop without a little candy?

I am going to pick one lucky person to receive this awesome 6x6 paper pad from Teresa Collins.

 

All you have to do for your chance to win is:

1. Be a follower of my blog

and

2. Leave a comment on this post

 

I will pick a winner using random.org on Saturday July 21, 2012.

Make sure you check back here on the 21st to see if you won :)

 

Thanks so much for joining me on the Recipe For Fun Blog Hop!

 

Your next stop on the hop is the very talented

Megan

 

Here is the complete line up in case you get lost along the way:

Joy

Stacey (you are here)

Megan (your next stop)

Cyndy

Ashley

Maria

Patty

Amy

Jeannie

Nina

Lori

Sarabeth

Laura

Jennie

 

Thanks again for stopping by!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Doodlecharms

Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific), Cream & Brown (Recollections), Peach Parfait, Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz and Real Red (SU!)

Punches/Dies: Small Heart Punch (SU!), Labels 4 (Spellbinders)'

Stamp: Yummy Pun (Joy's Life)

Ink: Black StazOn

Misc.: Pearls (Queen & Co.), Curling Ribbon, White Ribbon (Offray), Bamboo Skewers, Styrofoam block, pink crepe paper

Trendy Twine Tuesday :)

Happy Tuesday!

Are you guys ready for another great month of projects

showcasing the Fabulous Trendy Twine?

This month we are showing you projects made with the ever yummy

Cotton Candy Trendy Twine

I decided to make a tissue box cover with an Easter theme

for a home decor item.

The opposite sides are the same.

 Here is a view of what is on the other two sides:

The top:

The cover off of the box:

Cute huh? Look how well that Cotton Candy Trendy Twine goes with all your spring projects, not to mention baby projects. The pink and blue combo is so pretty.

You can find the tutorial on how to make a tissue box cover HERE

All of my frames were cut from the Elegant Edges cricut cartridge at 3.25".

My bunny was cut from the Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge at 2.25".

My Easter basket was cut from the Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge at 2".

The frame on the opening was cut using the Labels Four die from Spellbinders

Don't forget to head over to the Trendy Twine Blog to see more inspiration from the design team as well as entering the challenge. I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Elegant Edges, Simply Charmed, Doodlecharms

Card Stock: Recollections

Twine: Cotton Candy Trendy Twine

Cuttlebug: Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Dies/Punches: Scallop Sentiment Border Punch (Fiskars), Labels Four (Spellbinders)

Misc: Diamond Dust Stickles, Clear Button,

Furever Friends

Happy Friday! I hope you all have a fantastic weekend coming up. Today I would like to share with you a card that I made for a couple different challenges.

Die Cuttin Diva's--Favorite Pet

Paper Playtime--Pets and add a sentiment

Here is the card that I created for the challenge:



My favorite animal is a dog. We have a 100+ pound yellow lab and we are so lucky to have him in our life. He is a part of our family and he pretty much has us all wrapped around his paw hehe. He is spoiled rotten! For my card, I cut out my dog with the Doodlecharms cricut cartridge at 2". Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and take a look at my latest creation. I really appreciate it. I hope you have a great crafty day!

*Also for the Feb. Card challenge at Scrapbook.com, sketch category




Supplies:
Cricut Cartridge: Doodlecharms
Card Stock: Brown and Cream (Recollections), White (Georgia Pacific)
Patterned Paper: Tail Waggers & Cat Naps (Bella Blvd.)
Stamp: Lots of Pun (Joy's Life)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!) & Tea Dye (Tim Holtz)
Punches: Word Window (SU!), Scallop Sentiment (Fiskars), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)
Misc.: Glossy Accents, Action Wobble, White Sakura Gelly Roll Pen

CPS-Card Sketches Celebration Day 15

Oh my goodness, I did it! I completed all 15 sketches in the CPS-Card Sketches Celebration. I was worried about not finishing since life seemed to keep getting in the way. I am so happy that I played along, it was a lot of fun and the sketches were amazing, as always. Now I have a few more cards in my card box to have on hand when the occasion arises. Ok, enough of my babbling, here is the sketch for day 15:

(CPS Anniversary Celebration Day 15 Sketch #231):


and the card that I created:



Thanks so much 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 Cartridge: Doodlecharms
Card Stock: Kraft & Pink (Recollections), Green (Colorbok), White (Georgia Pacific)
Patterned Paper: Colorbok
Stamp: Yummy Pun (Joy's Life)
Ink: Melon Mambo (SU!)
Misc.: Pearls (Recollections), Diamond Stickles, Scallop Sentiment Border Punch (Fiskars), Ticket Corner Punch (SU!)

Cricut 360 Spooky Halloween Blog Hop

Hi there! Welcome to Stacey's Creative Corner and the Cricut 360 Spooky Halloween Blog Hop! I'm so glad that you decided to hop along with us! If you have come from Barb's Blog aka Bug Bites then you are in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Spooky Halloween Blog Hop, start at the beginning at Cricut 360.

Make sure to check out each DT member's blog for some awesome inspiration and collect the key words to reveal this weeks challenge. There will be prizes along the way at some of the DT members' blogs, AND a grand prize from Cricut 360, a Freshly Picked Cricut cartridge. How fun is that?

Just link up your project over at Cricut 360 for a chance to win the grand prize!

Ok, onto my project. For my project, I decided to make a door sign to hang out on Halloween! This is my first time making a door sign and I am really pleased with how it came out.

Here is a picture of the door sign:

and a closeup of some of the detail:

Cute huh? This is how I made it. I took took pieces of 8.5" by 11" pieces of chipboard and glued them together to make it really sturdy. Then I started decorating the front. I took a piece of white card stock and attached it to the chipboard and sprayed it with some Raven glimmer mist. I cute my witch's hat out of Mini Monsters Cricut Cartridge at 6.25". Once I had my hat cut out, I free hand cut a shape to resemble a witch's head peeking up from the bottom of the sign. Her eyes are hand drawn. Not my best but it gets the point across haha! For my Spider, I cut him out of Doodlecharms at 3". I added some googly eyes and some doodling for a little interest. My "Boo" was cut out of Don Juan At 2.5". After I had everything cut out and attached to the front of the sign, I added some eyelets and threaded my ribbon through for the hanger. I then flipped it over and added some Black Crepe Streamers, to give it the look of some ruffled ribbon. It was so simple to make but I absolutely love it!

What's a Halloween Blog Hop without a little candy? I am offering the following to one random follower of my blog:

All you have to do to win my candy is:

1. Be a follower of my blog
&
2. Leave me a comment on this post and be sure you leave a way for me to contact you.

I will pick my winner using Random.org on the morning of October 21. That's one week to comment here for a chance at my blog candy. Good Luck!

Oh and in case you missed it, my Keyword is: Spider

Now it is time for you to go see Sonya at Sonya's Paper Trail and see her spooky project! Don't forget to link up your creation at cricut 360 for your chance to win the Freshly Picked Cricut Cartridge!

I look forward to seeing what you create! Have a great spooky crafty day!

Supplies:
Cricut Cartridges: Mini Monsters, DoodleCharms & Don Juan
Cardstock: Recollections
Ribbon: Walmart Dollar Ribbon
Misc.: Black Crepe Streamers, Corner Rounder (EK Success), Googly Eyes, Raven Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels), White Signo Gel Pen, Buttons, Hemp Cord.

Cooking With Cricut----Easter

Happy Wednesday! Today starts a new challenge over at Cooking With Cricut. This weeks theme is Easter.

I decided to make my mom a Easter easel card. This is what I came up with:






I love all the pastel colors and I really think my mom is going to like it. I used Doodlecharms for my basket and eggs. The basket was cut out at 4" and the eggs were cut at 3". My card is a 5x5.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my latest creation! Don't forget to stop by Cooking With Cricut to see what the rest of the DT created and to enter the challenge. I'm looking forward to seeing what you create!

Have a great crafty day!



Cricut--Doodlecharms
Card Stock--Yellow and Pink (Bazzill), White (PTI), Green (?), Crumb Cake (SU!)
Cuttlebug--Houndstooth, Victoria, Swiss Dots Embossing Folders
Stamp--Well Scripted (SU!)
Ink--Chocolate Chip and Old Olive (SU!)
Punches--Doliy Lace border punch (Martha Stewart)& Ticket punch (SU!)
Misc.--Ribbon (Offray), Dazzling Diamonds (SU!), Pearls (Studio 112), Dimensionals (SU!)

Cooking With Cricut Challenge: Cash In Your Stash!

Happy Wednesday! Ready for another great challenge from Cooking With Cricut? This week, in honor of Tax Day, you are being challenged to make a project with stuff in your stash that is over a year old or to use money in your project somewhere.

I decided to make a card using some old supplies. :) Here is my card:



Cute huh? I am so happy that I got to use some of my supplies that normally just sit. I used my Wild Card and Doodlecharms cricut cartridges (both of which are over 3 years old), some dimensional fabric pearl paint (over a year old), the stamp and ink are also over a year old. Even the swiss dots embossing folder is over a year old, but I didn't really count that cause I use it ALL the time. :) The only newer things that I used on my project were the card stocks and the white gel pen for my doodling.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my project. Don't forget to head over to Cooking With Cricut to see what the rest of the DT came up with as well as entering the challenge. I look forward to seeing what you create. :) Have a great crafty day!



Supplies:
Cricut--Wild Card (doily card cut at 5.5") & Doodlecharms (bear cut at 2.5")
Card Stock--White (PTi) & Pink Pirouette (SU!)
Stamp--MSE!
Ink--Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Cuttlebug--Swiss Dots
Misc.--Dimensional White Pearl Fabric Paint, Offray Ribbon, Sakura Gelly Roll Pen

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! Today is design team day over at Kassidy's blog, Inking It Up Crazy. We were asked to make any project that had the colors pink and red on it. I decided to make a mini candy bin with some little conversation hearts in it for Valentine's Day.


The Top:



The Front:



Aren't these little bins the cutest? Look at that little tiny scoop! My good friend Kimberly found these little bins for me at her local Michaels and sent them to me. Thanks Kimberly! I had so much fun altering these! Thanks for stopping by my blog today and looking at my latest creation! Don't forget to stop by Kassidy's blog, Inking It Up Crazy to see what the other designers came up with! Have a great crafty day!



Supplies:
Mini Candy Bin
Cricut--Doodlecharms (Hearts cut out at 1.5" & 1")
Card Stock--Pink Pirouette (SU!), Real Red (SU!), White (PTI)
Stamp--Filled With Love (SU!)
Punch--Doily lace border punch (Martha Stewart)
Cuttlebug--Love Language Embossing Folder
Misc.--Ribbon (Offray), White Signo Gel Pen

Snow Fun

Good Wednesday morning! I am so excited to announce that I will be on the Cooking With Cricut Design Team! Yay! It is such a pleasure to be a part of this wonderful team and all the talented ladies on it.

This week's challenge over at Cooking With Cricut is to make a project with a Snow Fun Theme. Whenever my family plays out in the snow, we love to warm up by having some Snowman Soup, AKA hot chocolate. :)

The tag reads:

Snowman Soup
When the weather outside is frightful,
Snowman Soup can be delightful.
May it warm your spirit and your soul.
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

When you feel a chill or 'brrrr',
Use the peppermint stick to stir.
Add hot water and sip it slow.
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!


The tag, a packet of hot chocolate, mini marshmallows, chocolate chips and a candy cane go inside the bag. How cute would these be to give as little gifts!

Now, let's get onto the specifics of the bag :) I bought a colored lunch bag for my project, but you could also just as easily use a regular brown lunch bag. I cut about an inch or so off of the top of the bag to make it 9" long. I made a little mat for the front of the bag to put the snowman on and decorated that and then attached it to the bag with just my atg adhesive. The snowman was cut using Doodlecharms cricut cartridge at 3". I used a border punch on the top of the bag and then folded over, punched some holes and ran some ribbon through and tied a bow.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and look at my project! I can't wait to see what you guys come up with for the challenge. Head on over to Cooking with Cricut and join in on the fun! I hope you have a great crafty day!!

Supplies:
Cricut--Doodlecharms
Cuttlebug--Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Cardstock--White (PaperTrey) & Pacific Point (SU!)
Punches--Scallop Sentiment Border Punch (Fiskars) & Ticket Punch (SU!)
Stamps--Everyday Character Face Parts (Peachy Keen)
Ink--Black Staz-on & Pumpkin Pie (SU!)
Misc.--Action Wobbles, Ribbon (Michaels), White Signo Gel Pen, Dazzling Diamonds (SU!)

Hello Cupcake!

Hi! Todays card was made for the Cricut Cardz Challenge #34. This is my first time playing along with this challenge blog, but I had a lot of fun and am looking forward to playing more often! The challenge was to make a card with a cupcake, cake, cookies or candy. Here is what I came up with:




I used doodlecharms and cut out the cupcake at 5" and just cut off the candle. I then cut out the cherry from the ice cream cone image at 5" also. The cupcake is popped up with some foam squares. I used some stickles to give it a little glimmer, added some doodling and a bow. I think it came out so cute, but then again, I love making cute little cupcakes with my cricut! :)

Thanks for stopping in and taking a look!


Supplies Used:
Cricut--Expression & Doodlecharms Cartridge
Punch--Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch & Corner Rounder
Patterned Paper--Making Memories
Stickles--Christmas Red, Orange, Diamond Dust and Lime Green
Ribbon--Offray
Misc.--White Signo Gel Pen, button, ATG 714, Foam adhesive squares, glue dots.

Wild Card Cake and Safety Pin

Happy Monday! So sorry I am late in posting the next 2 cards in the Wild Card Series. I had every intention of posting them on Friday and then somehow the holiday weekend just kinda got away from me. :) Lots of family time!

The first card is the Cake Card, #32 in the book. I used fit to page on my expression and cut out everything at 5 1/4". For the flowers on the cake, I used doodlecharms and cut out the flowers at 3/4" and double stacked them and then added some dimensional paint in the centers.





The second card is the Safety Pin Card, #33 in the book. I used fit to page on my expression and cut out everything at 5". Instead of cutting out the sentiment that goes with the card, I just stamped Congratulations so it could be used for either a baby boy or baby girl. I added a little white satin bow and some doodling outlining the safety pin.




Thanks so much for stopping by!


Supplies Used:

Cake Card:
Cardstock--White (Georgia Pacific) & Rose (The Paper Company Metallic)
Cricut--Expression, Wild Card & Doodlecharms
Cuttlebug--Victoria Embossing Folder
Misc.--Dimesional Fabric Paint & ATG714

Safety Pin Card:
Cardstock--White (Georgia Pacific) & Yellow (Unknown)Cricut--Wild Card
Stamp--MSE!
Ink--Stampin'Up! Chocolate Chip
Misc.--White Signo Gel Pen & ATG 714

MPS Challenge

Happy Friday! I can't believe it is already July! Summer seems to be flying by! I made this card for the challenge over at My Pink Stamper. Her challenge was to make a project using the colors pink, orange, green and brown. At first I thought this was going to be a really tough one. I don't think I have ever used these colors together before now. I have to say that I love my card though. It came out so bright and summer-y! Perfect for writing a letter to someone this summer. I put no sentiment on it just in case since it can also work as a last minute birthday card. All I will need to do to is stamp a greeting. The best part is this card was made with 100% scraps! Even the base! I cut the Ice Cream out with Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge at 4" with each color and then just paper pieced them to make it a 3 scoop cone. Thanks for taking a look! I will be back later to post the Wild Card Friday Cards.






Supplies USed:
Stampin' Up!--Kraft cardstock
Fiskars--Threading Water Border Punch
Cuttlebug--Swiss Dots embossing folder
Cricut--Doodlecharms
Misc.--White Signo Gel Pen