Just A Note...

Hi everyone and happy happy Monday!

Today starts a new challenge over at the Bitten By The Bug 2 Challenge Blog!

The theme for this challenge is...

Flowers!

Here is a look at the card that I created:

I created my shaped card by welding two of the labels from the Lacy Labels cartridge together and then added the layers on top, with foam tape for some dimension! 

For the top layer though, I wanted to do a in-lay die cutting look to my card so I used the flower shape from the Lovely Floral cartridge and sliced it into my top card layer to get the opening for my floral pieces to fit into. I cut the flower out of some speckled cardstock, backed it with some scrap cardstock so that I could easily place my pieces into the opening without worry of them falling out & then placed my pieces into the opening on my top layer (kinda like a puzzle). I love the look of in-lay die cutting! I added my sentiment onto a little label and attached it to my card with a little crochet thread bow and a glue dot. I completed my card with some white doodles & some white and pink Nuvo drops. 

Simple but oh so pretty! I love how it turned out!

Cricut Cuts Used:

--Flower: Lovel Floral--

--Card Base and layers: Lacy Labels--

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

I really appreciate it!!

Be sure to stop by the Bitten By The Bug 2 Challenge Blog to see the creations my DT sisters  created and I hope you will create a project and join us! I would love to see what you create!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

--Cardstock White (Neenah)

--Patterned Paper: Spiffy Speckles & Floral (Lawn Fawn)

--Cricut: Lovely Floral & Lacy Labels

--Stamps: Teeny Tag Greetings (MCT)

--Dies: Mini Tag Dies 2 (Jaded Blossom)

--Misc.: Crochet Thread, Carnation Pink Nuvo, White Nuvo, Foam Tape

Cut It Up #10

Hi Everyone!

Happy Friday!

Today marks the beginning of another great challenge over at

Cut It Up!

Challenge #10

"In With The New"

Create a paper project with a new crafty item that you got for the holidays. Didn't get any crafty items? No worries, use something from your stash that you bought and have not used yet.  

Project must also use a die cut.

Challenge will run from Jan. 11, 2013 to Jan. 23, 2013 (noon EST)

Here is the card that I made for the challenge:

For my new product, I used a new embossing folder called Cupcakes from The Paper Studio that I got for Christmas from my bestie. 

Thanks Kimberly!

For my die-cut, I used the Lacy Labels cricut cartridge for my scallop oval, cut out at 3"

and I also used my classic ovals die from spellbinders for my pink oval.

My bling cupcake is from Studio G and I got it on clearance after Valentines Day last year,

so I was pretty happy to actually use it instead of just hoarding it. Haha!

The inside of my card reads,

"Hello Cupcake"

I thought that would be cute to either give as a Valentine's card or as just a note card to send to my daughter. 

I hope you will head over to Cut It Up and see what my amazing DT sisters came up with for this challenge as well as entering the challenge yourself.

I would love to see what you create!

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 fabulous crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Lacy Labels

Cuttlebug: Cupcakes Embossing Folder (The Paper Studio)

Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific), Dark Pink (Recollections), Pink Pirouette (SU!)

Punches/Dies: Classic Ovals (Spellbinders), Lace Heart Punch (Martha Stewart), Ticket Corner Punch (SU!)

Misc.: Cupcake bling (studio g), Bling (Kaiser craft), Beads in a Bottle, Offray Ribbon

Cut It Up #9

Hi Everyone!

Happy Friday!

Today marks the beginning of another great challenge over at

Cut It Up!

Challenge #9

"Out With The Old"

Create a paper project that reuses something from around your house that you typically would not use in your papercrafting (i.e. a pendant from a old necklace, acetate backing from a sticker sheet, fabric from some old clothing, etc.)

Project must also include a die-cut!

Challenge will run from Dec. 28, 2012 to Jan. 9, 2013 (noon EST)

For my project I decided to make a pretty little card:

For my die cuts, I used my Lacy Labels Cricut Cartridge and cut out my scallop oval and leaf vine for my sentiment at 3".

Can you guess my repurposed item???

My flowers are actually some old earrings that my daughter no longer wanted. 

I simply cleaned them up, snipped off the post and attached them to my leaf vine with some tacky glue. 

I think they made a wonderful embellishment and they went along with my papers so well.

It was like it was meant to be :)

I hope you will head over to Cut It Up! to see what my amazing DT sisters came up with for the challenge as well as entering the challenge yourself!

We would love to see what you create!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and seeing my newest creation!

I really appreciate it!

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Lacy Labels 

Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific)

Patterned Paper: Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Paper Pad (American Crafts)

Punch: Diamond Lace (EK Success), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Stamp: Royal Garden ( The Scrapbooking Queen)

Ink: Pear Pizzazz (SU!)

Misc.: Old Earrings, Ribbon (Offray), Tacky Glue, Foam Adhesive, Bling (SU!)

Kopy Kat! A Krafty Girls Challenge

Happy Tuesday!

Are you guys ready for another fun challenge over at Krafty Girls?

This week its all about being a Kopy Kat!

Create a paper craft that is "scraplifted" from someone else that inspires you.

Make sure you give them credit though :)

I decided to scraplift a beautiful card from my bestie, Kimberly of Kimberly's Crafty Spot.

Here is her card:

Thanks for the inspiration Kimberly! Your card is gorgeous!

You can see more details about her card on her blog post HERE

And here is the card that I created based on her card:

I don't have the top note die, so I cut my top note shape from the Lacy Labels Cricut cartridge at 3.5" and  added some doodling around the edges.

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 stop by the Krafty Girls to see more inspiration from the design team as well as entering the challenge yourself! I look forward to seeing what you create!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Lacy Labels

Card Stock: Brown (Recollections), White (Goergia Pacific), Pink (DCWV)

Patterned Paper: scraps from my stash so it's unknown :(

Stamp: Card Crafting Hello (TPC Studio)

Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!)

Punch: Doily Lace (Martha Stewart Crafts)

Misc.: Ribbon (Offray), Brad (Making Memories), Brown Sharpie

The Perfect Sentiment Challenge #3 (PSC03)

If you are looking for my Cricut 360 Spooky Halloween Blog Hop post, click HERE

Happy Wednesday! Are you guys ready for another great challenge from The Perfect Sentiment today? This week is all about Get Well cards. Create a card that reflects a sentiment of getting well. The twist? Include embossing, it doesn't matter if it is dry or heat embossing.

Here is the card that I made:



I cut my card base out of the Sentimentals Cricut Cartridge at 5.5" and then I cut another one out of purple at 5.25" to layer on top of the white. I ran my purple layer through my cuttlebug with the swiss dots embossing folder. My frame was cut out of the Lacy Labels Cricut Lite cartridge at 2.5". I then stamped my sentiment into the middle of the frame and popped the frame up with some foam adhesive.

This week, The Perfect Sentiment is lucky to have a great sponsor! Sarah from My Little Somethings is giving away a grab bag of various crafting items with a minimum value of $15!



Note*This prize will be limited to winners in the US due to high shipping costs.

Make sure you head over to The Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog and enter the challenge for your chance to win this amazing prize from Sarah! You have until Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 10 pm EST to link up your creation! I look forward to seeing what you create!

For more inspiration, you can check out the rest of the wonderful design team's projects at their blogs:

Jennipher
Sami
Sarah
Lynn
Abby
Jan
Kimberly
Rochelle
Shaunna
Shelly
Tere
Theresa

I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut Cartridges: Sentimentals & Lacy Labels
Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific), Purple (Recollections)
Stamp: TPC Studio
Ink: Concord Crush (SU!)
Misc: Offray Ribbon, Lavendar Stickles, Glossy Accents

Throwback Thursday

Happy Saturday! I hope you are having a great weekend so far! I am, other than the heat!

Last night I was able to sit down and make a card for Emma's Throwback Thursday challenge. It has been awhile since I have participated in one of Emma's challenges so I was so excited to actually be able to get to do it. :) This time the challenge is to use any Lite cartridge and to incorporate some bling on your project somewhere.

Here is what I came up with for the challenge:


I used the Lacy Labels Lite cricut cartridge and cut out my image at 2.5" I was really unsure about my color combo choice at first but I think it is finally starting to grow on me :)

I am also adding this to the tic-tac-toe challenge that is going on over at CAS-ual Fridays. I met the requirement for the bottom row.

Thanks for looking at my latest creation and I hope you have a great crafty day!



Supplies:
Cricut--Lacy Labels
Card Stock--Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie (SU!)
Patterned paper--SU!
Punch--Apron Lace (Fiskars)
Misc.--White Gelly Roll Pen, Button (?), Hemp cord, iRock

Cartridge Toss-Up with Lacy Lables project #2

Happy Thursday! Today marks the 2nd project in the Lacy Labels cartridge exploration with me and Kimberly. I really couldn't decide what to do for my 2nd project. This cartridge has so many pretty shapes. As soon as I saw this shape though, the first thing that came to my mind was how it resembled a bookmarker. I love to read, so I went for it and made myself another bookmark to add to my growing collection. :)



I cut out my shape using the congrats image at 2.5". The font I used was from A Child's Year at 1". Thanks so much for looking at my blog today! Don't forget to stop by Kimberly's blog for more Lacy Labels inspiration! Have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut--Lacy Labels & A Child's Year
Card Stock--Rich Razzleberry (SU!), White (PTI)
Misc.--Offray Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds (SU!)

Cartridge Toss-Up with Lacy Labels

Happy Tuesday! Today marks a new week of exploring cartridges for me and Kimberly. This week we are both exploring the Cricut Lite Lacy Labels cartridge. I decided to make a Mother's Day card for my mom for my first project.



I love it! I think it came out so pretty and I am sure my mom will love it. That's the most important thing. I cut out the Flower1 image and all it's layers at 3". I then used Storybook for my font and cut out my letters to spell out MOM at 1". I then used some pink ribbon roses from Offray to give it a little bit more dimension. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and looking at my latest creation! Don't forget to stop by Kimberly's blog for even more Lacy Labels inspiration. I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut--Lacy Labels and Storybook
Card Stock--Pink Piroutte (SU!), Green (?)
Patterned Paper--Sizzix
Misc.--Pink Roses and Ribbon (offray), Glossy Accents, Bling (Shabby Chic)

Hearts And Flowers

Today starts a new challenge week over at Cooking With Cricut. This weeks challenge is Hearts and Flowers.

I have had this plain steno notebook sitting on my desk for a couple of weeks just screaming to be altered. I decided to decorate it for this challenge, that way I have something pretty to put all my thought/ideas in. Here is what I came up with:



I have to say, I am very pleased with how this turned out. I used Lacy Labels (cut at 3") for the frame and Lyrical Letters (cut at 2") for the monogram. I added some dazzling diamonds to the "S" but my picture taking skills didn't quite pic that up. :)

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and checking out my latest project. I hope you decide to join in the fun over at Cooking With Cricut. I look forward to seeing what you create! Have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut--Lacy Labels & Lyrical Letters
Card Stock--Pink Pirouette (SU!) & White (PTI)
Patterned Paper--Bo Bunny
Punch--Diamond Lace Border Punch (EK Success)
Misc.--Flowers (SU!), Heart brads, Dazzling Diamonds (SU!), Ribbon (Offray)

Tags from Santa

Happy Wednesday! Can you believe Christmas is almost here? I still have tons of wrapping and some cookie baking to do but at least my shopping is now done. :)


These tags were made for the challenge over at Bitten By The Bug 2. The challenge was to make a project with a gingerbread man.

How cute are these guys? I made my gingerbread girl and boy from the Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartridge. The tags were made from Lacy Labels. I just printed out my to and from on my computer and then hand trimmed them to fit onto the tag.

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look at my latest creation. I hope you have a fantastic holiday and a great crafty day!

Supplies:
Cricut--Lacy Labels & Paper Doll Dress Up
Cuttlebug--Welcome Baby Embossing Folder
Stamps--Peachy Keen Everyday Character Face Parts
Cardstock--Kraft (SU!), Poppy Parade (SU!) & White (Georgia Pacific)
Misc.--White signo gel pen, Offray Ribbon

Joy!

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great and safe Halloween! Monday's mark the beginning of a new challenge week over at Paper Therapy. This week's challenge is to make a card with a hole in it. It doesn't matter where the hole is, as long as there is a hole. It is also the first Monday of the Month which means, there is a prize given out to this week's winner.

This is what I came up with for the challenge:



I used my gypsy to weld a hole into my card base and top layer. I then used Lacy Labels for the wreath and the Joy sentiment. I then added a bow and some bling for some sparkle. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and take a look. I really appreciate it. I hope you can stop by Paper Therapy this week and play along. I would love to see what you create!

Supplies:
Gypsy
Cricut--Lacy Labels
Stickles--Christmas Red
Imaginisce--iRock
Ribbon--Offray
Cardstock-- Stripes(DCWV), Pear Pizzaz (SU!), Poppy Parade (SU!)

Winter

Happy Monday! Today's card was made for the challenge over at My Pink Stamper. The challenge was to make a winter card, scrapbook page or other craft item with your cricut. This is what I came up with:



Please excuse the picture. No matter how many times I took it, it just wasn't coming out the way I wanted. I think it may be because of all the metallic papers.

For my card, I used Lacy Labels Cricut Lite cartridge. I used my Gypsy to weld the images to form the shape card at 5". I used DCWV metallic silver for the bottom layer and DCWV metallic light blue for the frame layer. For the snowflakes, I used some white flocking powder to give it a bit of a "snowy" feel. For the phrase, I used Winter from Gypsy Wanderings cut out at 1 1/2" for both the shadow as well as the phrase itself. Added a little bit of outlining with my white signo gel pen and added a white satin bow.

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look, I really appreciate it. Don't forget about the DT call over at Paper Therapy. Scroll down one post to read more about it.


Supplies:

Cricut
Lacy Labels
Gypsy
Gypsy Wanderings
White Signo Gel Pen
White Flocking Powder
Offray White Satin Ribbon
DCWV Metallic Stack