Create with Joy's Life and Cri-Kits Blog Hop!

Happy Saturday!

Welcome to the Create with Joy's Life Stamps and Cri-Kit Gel Pens Blog Hop!

I'm so happy you decided to join us!

If you arrived here from the super talented Megan, 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, then just hop on over and see Joy of Joy's Life.

For this hop, we are all making projects using not only those awesome Joy's Life stamps but also those super cool Cri-Kits Gel Pens.

For my project, I decided to make a little vase and card gift set.

We will start with the card first:

For my card, I drew the butterfly with my Cri-Kits using the Everyday Pop-Up Cards cricut cartridge. The butterfly is 1.5".

Here is a close-up of the butterfly:

So pretty! Yup, with the Cri-Kits, anything you can cut, you can draw with your die-cutting machine.

I thought this sentiment from Joy's Mother & Daughter set was so pretty and felt this was the perfect project for it:

Here is a picture of the vase:

For the vase, I just upcycled a Starbucks Frappachino jar. I drew a line of butterflies at 1" each and layered that strip onto a piece of purple card stock that I had used my traditional eyelet border punch on. Then I simply wrapped it around the jar and added a ribbon to the top of the jar.

Here is a picture of the set together:

I am so pleased with how it turned out. What a pretty gift of encouragement for someone!

What's a blog hop without a little candy?

I am going to pick one lucky winner to win the following cuttlebug folder:

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

 Leave me a comment on this post.

You don't have to be a follower (even though I would love it if you were) but if you are a follower, leave a second comment for a second entry.

That's it! Easy Peasy :)

I will pick a winner on September 1, 2012 using random.org.

Make sure you come back on Sept. 1, 2012 to see if you are the winner.

Thanks so much for joining me today and hopping with us!

I'm the last stop on the hop today, but feel free to visit Joy at Joy's Life for the complete line-up :)

I hope you have a great crafty day!

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

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Everyday Pop-Up Cards

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

Stamp: Mother & Daughter (Joy's Life)

Ink: Concord Crush (SU!)

Cri-Kits: Metallic

Punches/Dies: Traditional Eyelet (Martha Stewart), Classic Ovals Large (spellbinders)

Misc.: Dimensionals (SU!), Bling (Studio G)

You're The Best!

Happy Tuesday!

This week the Joy's Life DT has been showcasing those awesome Joy's Life Stamps in honor of Father's Day.  Today I get to show you what I created for my project :)

Masculine cards are very hard for me. I struggle with them all the time, so I have found what works best for me at this point is keeping it very clean and simple.

I cut my coffee cup out of the Everyday Pop Up Cards Cricut Cartridge at 3". I added a little glossy accents to the stripe on the cup and some little metal studs in each of the corners of the card.

I picked a sentiment from the Father and Son set from Joy's Life.

Voila! Easy Peasy! I told you it was simple ;) haha!

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by my blog today and seeing my latest creation. I really appreciate it!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

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

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Everyday Pop Up Cards

Card Stock: Old Olive (SU!), Cream (Recollections)

Patterned Paper: Colorbok

Stamp: Father & Son (Joy's Life)

Ink: Old Olive (SU!)

Dies: Large Classic Ovals (Spellbinders)

Misc.: Metal Studs (Imaginisce), Foam Adhesive, Glossy Accents

Key To My Heart

Hi there! Today I wanted to share with you a card that I made for the challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut---Use a label shape other than a plain circle.

I decided to use this challenge as an opportunity to make my husband's Valentine's Day card. Here is what I created for the challenge:



First, I have to say that this card is so much prettier in person. I could not seem to be able to pick up all the shimmer on it for some reason. I cut my label out of Twinkle Toes at 3.75" and then used some white Pearl Mist and made it really shimmer. My heart was cut out of Everyday Pop-Up Cards at 2.25". I cut my key out of Sweethearts at 1.25. I cut 3 keys out and layered them on top of each other to give it some thickness. I then added some pearls to my label and tied my bow and hung the key from it. So quick to make but I think he is really going to like it.

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


Supplies:
Cricut Cartridges: Twinkle Toes, Everyday Pop-Up Cards, Sweethearts
Card Stock: Real Red (SU!), Metallic Gold (DCWV), White (Georgia Pacific)
Cuttlebug: Love Languauge Embossing Folder
Misc.: Offray Ribbon, Pearls (Recollections), Pearl Mist

Tacky Tuesday's Challenge #9

Happy Tuesday! Are you guys ready for another great challenge from Tacky Tuesday's? The cut for this month is a berry/fruit and the word you must use in your sentiment is Berry.

This is what I came up with:



For my card, I used Everyday Pop-Up Cards cricut cartridge and cut out my image at 3.25". I then used some dimensionals to pop it up off of the card to give it some more dimension.

I hope you join us for this month's Tacky Tuesday's challenge. You have 2 weeks to enter. You can find out all the details of the challenge as well as seeing what the rest of the Design Team created for your inspiration at Ruthie's Blog, September Ninth. I can't wait to see what you create! Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a great crafty day!



Supplies:
Cricut---Everyday Pop-Up Cards
Card Stock---Real Red (SU) and White (Georgia Pacific)
Patterned paper---DCWV
Punch---Traditional Eyelet (Martha Stewart Crafts)
Misc.---Offray Ribbon, Beads in a Bottle, White Signo Gelly Roll Pen, Button and Twine.