Ahoy Matey!

Hi to all my crafty friends! Today I would like to share with you a card I made for the Jan. Card challenge over at scrapbook.com as well as the challenge at Fantabulous Cricut (Man Time).




I used the faux leather technique on my card. You can find the tutorial on how to do this technique HERE. I always have the hardest time making masculine cards, this technique works really well for creating a masculine card. I used the Life's A Party cricut cartridge to cut out my treasure map. I cut it out at 2.5". The inside of the card reads, "Aye hope you have a great birthday, Matey". The stamp on the front of my card as well as the one inside came from the Joy's Life You're So Punny stamp set.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop 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: Life's A Party
Card Stock: Brown (Bazzill Basics), Cream (Recollections), Real Red (SU!)
Stamps: You're So Punny (Joy's Life)
Ink: Chocolate Chip )SU!), Tea Dye Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
Misc.: Offray Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder (Tsukineko)

Kisses!

Hello all my crafty friends! Today I will be sharing a project with you that I made with the new yummy Valentine Cherry Cupcake twine from Trendy Twine!






The cute little mailbox is from the dollar spot at Target. I love altering these. They are so much fun! I wrapped the front with some Valentine Cherry Cupcake Trendy Twine and also added some to the flag arm. I'm not really sure what that part is called haha! I put a bag of Hersey Kisses inside the mailbox and tied it shut with some more of that yummy twine! The Valentine Cherry Cupcake twine is a must have for all your Valentine projects! It is so pretty and coordinates so well with all the pink and red that you will be using. :)

Thank 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 Trendy Twine blog to see what Kimberly came up with for this week as well as our guest designer's project. I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific)
Patterned Paper: Lips (Colorbok), Pink (G.C.D. Studios)
Twine: Valentine Cherry Cupcake (Trendy Twine)
Stamps: MSE!
Ink: Melon Mambo (SU!)
Punches: Word Window (SU!), Scallop Sentiment (Fiskars)
Misc.: Mailbox (Target dollar spot), Pearls (Recollections), Foam Adhesive, White Offray Ribbon, Glossy Accents

Encouragement Card

Happy Friday! Any crafty plans out there for the upcoming weekend? I have plans to work on some layouts. Hopefully I can get at least one layout done. I'm so behind on my scrapbooking. Wish me luck :) Today I wanted to share a card that I made for a couple of different challenges.



I have to say, this card is much prettier in person. With winter here I am having a hard time finding the right time to take my pictures in natural light. I really need to make a light box haha! Anyway, I decided to make this card an encouragement card. I love that sentiment! The inside reads, "Believe in Yourself".

This card was made for the following challenges:

Mojo Monday Sketch 222

Scrapbook.com Jan. Card Challenge--Color category (Sea Glass)

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 great crafty day!


Supplies:
Card Stock: Kraft and Cream(Recollections), Teals (scraps from my collection)
Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots
Stamp: Pink By Design
Ink: Martha Stewart
Misc.: Large Scallop Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Sticko Dots-Pastels (EK Success)

To Pickup Your Spirits with Joy's Life Stamps

Happy Wednesday my crafty friends! I hope you are all having a great day! Since it is Wednesday, I get to show you another creation made with Joy's Life Stamps. This week the Joy's Life DT was challenged to make a project with metal. I decided to make a card using some of my metal brads.



When I first started paper crafting, I would buy brads whenever I saw them. Somewhere along the way, I stopped using them. I was so happy that I was able to pull them out of my stash and actually use some of them for my project. I cut my truck out of the Just Because Cards cricut cartridge at 3.5". Look at that sentiment:



How cute is that? I got my sentiment as well as those cute little stamped brackets from the Barnyard Puns Joy's Life stamp set. What a cute sentiment to go along with all those cute little truck images on your cricut cartridges. Adorable!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation. Don't forget to stop by the Joy's Life DT page to see more inspiration using metal. I hope you have a great crafty day!


I created this project while on the Joy's Life design team.

Supplies:
Cricut: Just Because Cards
Card Stock: Real Red & Daffodil Delight (SU!), Cream, black & Teal (Recollections), White (Georgia Pacific), Brown (DCWV)
Patterned Paper: Paws & Claws (Bella Blvd.)
Stamps: Barnyard Puns (Joy's Life)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!), Tea Dye Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
Punch: xtra large photo corners (SU!)
Misc.: Brads (Making Memories), Ribbon (Better Homes & Gardens), Foam Adhesive (Inkssentials)

Hello Cupcake

Hi Everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday season and rang in the New Year safe and sound. :) Today I get to share with you my very first post as a Trendy Twine designer! I am so excited to be a part of this design team and am looking forward to sharing my projects with you.

This month we are showcasing the yummy new Valentine Cherry Cupcake twine. This twine is absolutely beautiful and goes so well with all those pink and red projects that you may be making for Valentines Day.

Here is what I created:



I used my Sweet Tooth Boxes cricut cartridge and cut out my cupcake box at 9.5". I ran the top piece through my cuttlebug to give it a little dimension, added some doodling and finished it off with Valentine Cherry Cupcake Trendy Twine as well as Christmas Berry Red Trendy Twine through my cherry button. I decided to make a little gift card to go with my cupcake (which is filled with starburst candies, yum!). I went with a 3x3 card and cut out my cupcake from the Sweet Treats cricut cart at 1.5".I kept the card really simple but I think the twine bow really put the finishing touch on it.

Don't forget to stop by the Trendy Twine Blog to see more inspiring projects from the Design Team and to join in on this month's challenge!

You can also stop by the Trendy Twine store to pick up some of that yummy Valentine Cherry Cupcake for all your crafty projects.

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: Sweet Tooth Boxes & Sweet Treats
Card Stock: Kraft (Recollections), White (Georgia Pacific), Melon Mambo & Real Red (SU!)
Twine: Valentine Cherry Cupcake & Christmas Berry Red (Trendy Twine)
Stamp: Stidio G
Ink: Black Staz-On
Cuttlebug: Polka Dots Embossing Folder & Labels 4 (Spellbinders)
Misc.: White Signo Gel Pen, Buttons, Melon Mambo Marker (SU!)