Exciting News!

Happy New Year!!!!

I hope you all had a safe New Year's Eve and that your New Year is off to a great start :)

Today I get to share some pretty exciting news with you all.

I was selected to be a designer for the

Use It Tuesday Challenge Blog!!

I am so excited to be a part of this group of talented ladies!

Use It Tuesday is all about digging into your scrappy stash and using what you have.

I am making it a personal goal to use more of what I have and stop buying just to buy this year.

I have a serious hoarding issue when it comes to pretty paper, I can never bring myself to cut it up lol

If you are like me, then Use It Tuesday is just what you need!

There is a new challenge with a theme that encourages you to use your stash every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.

I hope you will join us at Use It Tuesday!

Here's to a great 2013!!!

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!)

PDEC #51-- December Celebrations!

Happy Friday! Don't you just love Fridays? 

Today is the start of a brand new challenge at

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges!

Ch#51: December Celebrations

Create any type of CELEBRATION project.

(Christmas, Birthdays, Anniversaries, etc.) 

Starts: Friday, December 21st 12:00 am EST

Ends: Thursday, December 27th , Noon EST

Winner (chosen by random.org) Announced: Thursday, December 27th late afternoon

Our Sponsor this challenge is

Cardz TV Stamps

http://www.cardztvstamps.blogspot.com/

Prize: 1 Stamp Set of the Winner's Choice

Here's my project for this challenge:

My baby boy is turning 19 this month! Time flies!

Masculine cards are NOT my strongest lol!

I have the hardest time making them for some reason.

Maybe it is the lack of cutesy critters and ribbons and bows? haha!

For my card I decided to make a "Z" fold card. 

My numbers came from the Boy Will Be Boys cricut cartridge and were cut out at 2" each.  

Here is a view from the top so you can see the fold:

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

I really appreciate it!

For more celebration projects, make sure to stop by the Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge blog for some great inspiration from my DT sisters!

Come play with us!

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Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Boys Will Be Boys

Card Stock: Black (Georgia Pacific) & Grey and Blue (Recollections)

Patterned Paper: Blue Numbers (Creative Imaginations)

Punch: Binding Edge (EK Success)

Stamp: Happy Birthday (Hampton Art)

Ink: Jet Black (Archival Ink) & London Fog (Memento)

Cuttlebug: Houndstooth

Misc.: Buttons, Foam Adhesive

Ho Ho Ho with CANDi

Hi everyone and Happy Thursday!

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

CANDi! 

I love this stuff! It is so versatile and light weight!

I simply added some CANDi to the middle of my "O's" to make my 

Ho Ho Ho pop off the card and give it some dimension without it being bulky.

Here is a close up shot of my CANDi:

I love the shimmery polka dots on the CANDi!

I used the green CANDi from the Very Merry Silver Collection:

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

You should definitely check them out :)

For the UK store, click HERE

You can also find CANDi in the US at various online stores including:

The Scrapbooking Queen Royal Castle Shoppe

Don't forget to check out the Craftwork Cards CANDi USA blog, 

there is daily inspiration for your CANDi needs :)

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Christmas Cheer (ho ho ho cut out at 2.5")

Card Stock: Real Red (SU!), Cream (Recollections)

Patterned Paper: Festive (Authentique)

Die: Labels Four (Spellbinders)

CANDi: Very Merry Silver & Candi Fix

Misc.: Real Red Marker (SU!), Ribbon (Offray)

Exciting News!

Happy Saturday!

Today I have some pretty exciting news to share!

I am proud to say that I am on the Creative Team for 

Dr. Phil Scraps!!

I am so honored to be on this team with not only Dr. Phil Scraps, but also with the amazing talented ladies that he picked! 

I have a feeling you are going to be seeing some awesome projects providing you with tons of inspiration!

Make sure you head over to Dr. Phil Scraps to see the rest of the team as well as following so you don't miss a single project!

Following is easy, you simply sign up to follow by entering your email address!

You will get a email whenever there is a new project posted.

Easy Peasy! 

I hope you all have a great crafty day!