Kind Thoughts

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. The pollen is so bad by me that it is really messing with my allergies. One of the challenges over at Paper Therapy was to make a set of 3x3 note cards and if you made a box to store them in, that was a bonus and it gets you and extra entry into the drawing for the give-a-way. Here is what I came up with for my project:








Can you believe that I didn't even use my cricut! Whoa! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Have a great crafty day!



Supplies:
Card Stock--Kraft (SU!)
Patterned Paper--Linen Closet (DCWV)
Stamp--Cameo Ovations (Fiskars)
Ink--Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Punch--Arch Lattice (Martha Stewart)
Misc.--Ribbon (Offray) & iRock

Top O' The Morning To Ya!

Today's card was made for two challenges, Paper Therapy--use green, ribbon/twine and a die cut theme for St. Patricks Day and for Peachy Keen's challenge--use faux stitching and a peachy keen face.

Here is my card:



I used Paper Doll Dress Up and cut out my little leprechaun at 4". The card base was cut out of A Child's Year at 6.75". The stamp is from My Sentiments Exactly. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by my blog and looking at my latest creation. Have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut--A Child's Year & Paper Doll Dress Up
Stamp--My Sentiments Exactly & Peachy Keen Everyday Character Face Assortment
Card Stock--White (PTI), Green and others (unknown)
Ink--Black Staz-On

It's Owl Good!

Today starts another challenge over at Paper Therapy. This week is a color challenge.



I didn't have these colors, so I ended up using the primary colors of this color family. Here is what I came up with:



I wasn't too sure about this card at first. but the more I look at it, the more I really like it! I hope you play along this week at Paper Therapy. We would love to see what you create! Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut--Paisley (owl cut at 3")
Card stock--White (PTI), Real Red (SU!), Pacific Point (SU!), Crushed Curry (SU!), Green (?)
Stamp--Studio G
Ink--Pacific Point Classic Ink (SU!)
Misc.--Real Rd Marker (SU!), White Signo Gel Pen, Offray Ribbon, Hemp Cord

Ice Cream Cone Birthday Card

Happy Monday! Today marks the beginning of a new challenge week over at Paper Therapy. This week the challenge is to make a card that is a shape other than a circle or rectangle. Here is what I came up with:



I used my gypsy and welded two of the ice cream shadow images from Smiley Cards together at 5". I cut out the layers at 5", did some embossing with my cuttlebug and added some glossy accents to the cheeks and the face. So super easy and I think it came out adorable! Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by my blog today!


Supplies:
Cricut/Gypsy--Smiley Cards
Cuttlebug--Swiss Dots and Traffic Jam
Cardstock--White (georgia Pacific), Green & Pink (Recollections), Kraft (SU!)
Misc.--White signo gel pen, Glossy accents, Offray Ribbon, Hemp cord, Distress Ink (Tea Dye)

Happy Sweet 16!

Happy Monday! If you are here to see the winner for my blog candy for the Hello Kitty Blog Hop, scroll down one post.

Today marks the beginning of a new challenge over at Paper Therapy. This week is a sketch challenge. You can incorporate the sketch into any project that you would like whether that's a card, a layout, a tag, etc. It is completely up to you.

Here is the sketch:




Here is my take on the sketch:



My niece is going to turn 16 this week, so I made this card to send to her for her birthday. The cupcake was cut out with Rock Princess at 2.5". The number 16 was cut out of All Mixed Up at 1". I added some dazzling diamonds for sparkle and some bling with my iRock. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and take a look at my latest creation. I really appreciate it! Have a great crafty day!

Supplies:
Cricut--Rock Princess & All Mixed Up
Card Stock--White, Aqua & Lt. Pink(Recollections), Melon Mambo (SU!)
Patterned paper--Just Dreamy Stack (My Mind's Eye)
Punches--Loops punch (Martha Stewart), Ticket Punch (SU!), Corner Rounder (EK Success)
Misc.--Ribbon (Michaels), iRock, Dazzling Diamonds (SU!)

Find Joy In The Little Things

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great New Year! Monday's mean another great challenge week over at Paper Therapy. This week the challenge is to CASE a card from your favorite blogger. I have so many favorite bloggers, that this was a tough one for me. I decided to go with Dawn from Dawn's Stamping Thoughts. You can find the link to her Swing Top Card Here.

Here is my take on the card:

I have always wanted to try to make a hinge/swing top card. I have to say, this was so easy and fun to make! Thanks so much to Dawn for the great inspiration.

I hope you will hop on over to Paper Therapy and play along this week. We would love to see what you create!

Have a great crafty day and thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look at my project!

Supplies:

Cricut-George and Basic Shapes

Patterned Paper- Bella Blvd.

Cardstock--White (PTI), Kraft (SU!) & Pink (Recollections)

Ribbon--Michaels

Misc.--Dazzling Diamonds (SU!) & Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Stocking Gift Card Holder

Happy Monday! Today marks a new challenge week over at Paper Therapy. This week's challenge is to create a Christmas card. I decided to make a gift card holder for the challenge.

This was so much fun to make but also took me quite a bit of trial and error to get the size just right. I used Paper Doll Dress Up for the stocking. I found that the Suberboy boot on page 56 was the perfect shoe for this. I cut it once at 22 3/4" and then flipped the image and cut it out again . I then adhered the two matching sides together and left the top of the boot open for the gift card to slide in and out easily. For the cuff, I cut out a rectangle measuring 3 1/2" by 4" and folded it in half at 2". I adhered the back of the cuff to the stocking and used a piece of velcro for the front so the recipient can easily open up the holder to get the gift card. I just free hand cut the heel and toe pieces. I think it turned out so cute and am so happy with the end result. I hope you can play along with us this week at Paper Therapy. We would love to see what you create. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and seeing my latest creation! I really appreciate it! Have a great crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut--Paper Doll Dress Up

Cuttlebug--Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Patterned Paper--DCWV

Stamp--Recollections

Misc.--White Signo Gel Pen, Red Sharpie, Stardust Stickles, EK Success Corner Rounder & Offray Ribbon

'Tis the Season

Please scroll down to the next post for the winner of the blog candy from me for the
Holiday Cards and Gifts Blog Hop.


Happy Monday! I hope you are staying warm where you are as it is sure cold where I am. It is looking like a great crafting day!

Today marks the start of a new challenge over at Paper Therapy. This weeks challenge is to make a project with a snowflake on it. I decided to make little treat purses filled with little Hershey nuggets for my daughter to hand out to her friends this holiday.

I am so happy with how this turned out. I finally got around to using that free download for Gypsy users with the Tags, Bags, Boxes and more to make my little purse. I don't really know the size the purse was cut out at. I just sized it on my gypsy as big as I could get it. The snowflake was cut out with Accent Essentials at 2". I then added some bling, ribbon and a sentiment. I think these will be perfect little gifts for her to give to all her friends. Now,I just need to get busy making more of them. :)

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and take a look. I really appreciate it. Have a great crafty day!


Supplies Used:
Cricut--Accent Essentials
Gypsy--Tags, Bags, Boxes and More
Cardstock--Red (Recollections)
Patterned Paper--Countdown to Christmas (My Mind's Eye)
Stamp--Winter Wonderland (Recollections)
Ink--Poppy Parade (SU!)
Misc.--iRock, White Signo Gel Pen, Ribbon Basics by Michaels

No Day for Just a Sliver

Happy Monday! This week's challenge over at Paper Therapy is a sketch challenge. I love sketch challenges! Here is the sketch:



How great is that sketch? I love it! I had so much fun playing along! This is what I came up with:




Can you believe that I didn't use my cricut? *gasp* I was in the mood to stamp. :) I hope you can join us this week and play along with this great challenge. You have until Dec. 11 to upload your project over at Paper Therapy. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look, I really appreciate it. :) I hope you have a fantastic day!


Supplies:
Card Stock--- Melon mambo (SU!), Whisper White (SU!), Purple (Recollections)
Patterned Paper--- Nana's Kids (DCWV)
Stamp--- Birthday Bakery (SU!)
Nestabilities--- Classic Large Ovals
Misc.---Scallop Sentiment Border Punch (Fiskars), Star Dust Stickles, White Signo Gel Pen, Offray Ribbon.

A Button And A Bow

Happy Monday! Today marks the beginning of another challenge over at Paper Therapy. Every Monday marks the beginning of a new challenge. Today's challenge is to make a project with at least one button and one bow on it. I decided to make a criss cross card and this is what I came up with:



Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and take a look. I really appreciate it. I hope you can come on over to Paper Therapy and play along with us this week. We would love to have you join us.


Supplies:
Patterned Paper--Imaginisce
Cardstock--Melon Mambo (SU!) & Purple (Unknown)
Punch--Scallop Sentiment border Punch (Fiskars) & Corner Rounder (EK Success)
Ribbon--Offray
Stamp--Whimsy Greetings (TPC Studio)
Ink--Melon Mambo (SU!)
Misc.--White Signo Gel Pen

Happy Monday!

Good Monday Morning Everyone! Today marks the beginning of a new challenge over at Paper Therapy. This weeks challenge is to make a project for a boy or man. I have to say, I really struggle with these kind of projects. I always want to add a ribbon, glitter or something sparkly. :) This is what I came up with:



No cricut was used in this project! I know! It shocked me too. :) I ran the green background layer through my cuttlebug and then ran some distress ink over the top. The ovals were cut from Nestabilities and layered on top of each other. If you are up for the challenge, come on over to Paper Therapy. We would love to have you join us! Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look. I really appreciate it!


Supplies:
Card Stock--Brown (coredinations), Kraft (SU!), Green & Blue (unknown)
Stamp--Whimsy Greetings (TPC Studio)
Ink--Black Staz-On and Tea Dye Distress Ink
Cuttlebug--Swiss Dots Embossing folder & Classic Large Ovals (Nestabilities)
Irock--Glam Rocks Mirror (Imaginisce)
Misc.--Brown Sharpie and DMC Floss

Thanks a Latte!

Good Monday Morning Everyone! Today marks the beginning of another great challenge over at Paper Therapy. With Thanksgiving near, this weeks challenge is to make a Thank You card or a LO of something you are thankful for. Here is what I came up with for the challenge:



I think this card would be perfect to add a gift card inside to the recipients favorite coffee place. I used Smiley Cards for my tea cup cut at 2". I just left off the top layer that has the actual smiley face on it. I used some glossy accents on the patterned paper to give the look of porcelain. The "steam" is actually a flourish that was turned upside down, stamped and then embossed. The sentiment was actually typed on the computer and then just printed onto my card stock. I had so much fun making this card. Would love to see what you create for the challenge. Come on over to Paper Therapy and check us out. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop in and take a look. I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great day!


Supplies:
Smiley Cards(gypsy)---Cut ar 2"
Cardstock--Pear pizzazz (SU!)& Burgandy (unknown)
Patterned paper--K & Co.
Stamp--Flourish (Autumn Leaves)
Punch--Traditional Eyelet (Martha Stewart)
Misc.--Glossy Accents, White Signo Gel Pen, White Embossing Powder (Hampton Art), Ribbon (Offray), Embossing Heat Tool (Marvy)

Diva

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend and got to do some crafting! :)

Today is Monday which means a new challenge has begun this week over at Paper Therapy. This week is an AD Inspired Challenge. We needed to come up with a project based off of this AD:




I saw this Ad and I immediately thought of the Rock Princess Cricut Cartridge. This is what I came up with for the challenge:




I love this cartridge! It has so many cute images on it. I hope you can come on over to Paper Therapy and join us this week. For those of you that don't know, Paper Therapy is a online paper crafting community. There are a lot of really nice ladies over there. Whether you are in the mood to chit chat, do some challenges or participate in some swaps, We would love to have you join us. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by! I really do appreciate it! I hope you have a fantastic day!

Supplies:
Cricut--Rock Princess (Girl cut at 3", Diva cut at 1")
Imaginisce--iRock
Punches--Ek Success (Fleur De Lis) & SU! (Ticket Punch)
Cardstock--(Unknown, I used scraps)
Glossy Accents

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!)

Hello Cupcake!

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend! We were busy busy busy! It just made the weekend go by way to fast though. Let's hope the week goes by just as fast too. :) Today is challenge day over at Paper Therapy. For those of you that don't know, Paper Therapy is an online paper crafting community. We have lots of chit chat and every Monday a new challenge is posted. This weeks challenge is to make a project using only scraps! I was so happy that we had this challenge! I have tons of scraps in my drawer that I always forget to use. Here is my card for the challenge:




I used all kinds of scraps for my card! Even the card base and the ribbon were scraps! How cool is that! :) The inside reads: Hello Cupcake!

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by! I really appreciate it! If you are looking for a great little forum with others who share the love for this craft of ours, pop on in to Paper Therapy! We would love to have ya!


Supplies:
Cricut-- Sweet Treats (cupcake cut at 2 1/2")
Border Punch-- Loops (Martha Stewart)
Cardstock/Paper-- Unknown
Ribbon-- Offray
Nestabilities-- Large Scallop Circle
Misc.-- Diamond Stickles, White Signo Gel Pen and Pilot Pink Gel Pen

Paper Therapy Challenge

Hi Everyone! Today's card was made for the challenge over at Paper Therapy. This week is a color challenge. We needed to make a project these colors:



Since I am fairly new to Stampin Up!, I don't have a lot of these colors so I just matched them up as close as I could. This is what I came up with:




Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look. I really appreciate it! Feel free to come on over to Paper Therapy and play along with the challenge this week. We would love to have you!

I will be posting the winner for my blog candy from the Monster Mash Blog Hop in just a little bit. :)


Supplies Used:
CardStock-- Yellow (Bazzill), Pumpkin Pie (SU!), Black (Recollections), Green (?)
Border Punch-- Traditional Eyelet (Martha Stewart)
Ribbon-- Offray
Cuttlebug-- Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Nestabilities-- Classic Scallop Circles
Misc.-- Hole punch, ATG 714, Corner Rounder (EK Success)

Love your smile! :)

Happy Monday! Today marks the first day of a new challenge over at Paper Therapy! The challenge this week is to make a project using the first stamp you ever got. If you don't have it anymore, than just use the oldest stamp that you do have. The first stamp that I ever purchased was for a scrapbook page. I had not discovered card making yet. As soon as I saw this cute little frog though I knew that the stamp would be perfect to use right along with him on a card. If this sounds like a fun challenge to you, head on over to Paper Therapy! We would love to have you join us.

For the frog I used Create A Critter and cut him out at 3", then I just layered some scalloped borders on top of each other for a ruffled look and finished with a bow and the sentiment. What a cute card to send someone just because and hopefully brighten their day. Thanks for taking the time to stop in and take a look. I really appreciate it. :) Have a great day!

Supplies Used:

Cricut--Create A Critter

Cardstock--Kraft (SU!), Cream (DCWV), Green (American Crafts) & Pink (Bazzill)

Stamp--Autumn Leaves

Ink--SU! Chocolate Chip Classic Ink

Border Punch--Fiskars Scallop Sentiment

Misc.--Ribbon (unknown) & Brown Sharpie for doodling

Happy Fall!

Good Monday morning! I hope you all had a fantastic and crafty weekend!

Today marks the first week the weekly challenges start over at Paper Therapy with our new DT. We will have a new challenge every Monday. There are some really great challenges in store for you all. I hope that you all play along. :)

This weeks challenge is a sketch challenge. This is what I came up with:




How cute is that pumpkin? I had a lot of fun with this sketch and really do see myself using it for many future cards. For my pumpkin, I used Paper Doll Dress Up and cut out the pumpkin at 3".

For those of you that don't know, Paper Therapy is an online cardmaking/scrapbooking message board. There are a lot of really nice ladies over there that all love to craft and chat about it. We have chit chat, weekly challenges, a card of the month contest, crops and a really cool halloween section right now for the month of October. Hope to see you there!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and take a look. I really do appreciate it. :)


Supplies Used:

Cricut--Paper Doll Dress Up & George and Basic Shapes
Patterned Paper-- K & Co.
Cardstock--Orange(American Crafts), Cream(DCWV)& Rust(Bazzill)
Misc--Brown sharpie, Wal-Mart ribbon, brads & Corner rounder for the scallop border.

Happy Monday!

Hi! Today's card was made for the Card Challenge over at Paper Therapy. It is a color challenge this month using these colors:




I decided to make a waterfall card and this is what I came up with:







I didn't have these exact colors, so I just matched them up as best as I could. For the polka dots, I just used a new pencil eraser as a stamp. If this challenge sounds fun to you, pop on over to Paper Therapy and join us! We would love to have you! :)

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!


Supplies Used:
Stampin' Up!--Whisper White Cardstock & Chocolate Chip Classic Ink
Cricut--Expression & Celebrations Cartridge
Misc.--White Signo Gel Pen, ATG, Sticky Tape, Making Memories Trimmer, Colored cardstock (unknown), Eyelets and Brads (unknown), Offray Ribbon

Super Cute Purse!

Hi Everyone! Yesterday I was able to make this cute little purse inspired by one of my best friends online tutorials, LilSweetPea. Make sure you check out her site for the great tutorial that explains how to make these.






Wouldn't these be cute little gift bags? Or little bags for treats that are handed out during the holidays? I love them! Thanks so much for the tutorial Kristin!

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look!


Supplies Used:
Lunch Bag
DCWV Cardstock
Houndstooth Paper from Recollections
Large Ovals from Nestabilities
Thank You Stamp from Inkadinkado