#160 April Showers - Welcome Spring

Hi everyone!  Here is a layout I just finished up for the Scraps Only challenge on the Cricut Circle Blog, which was one of the challenges for National Scrapbooking Day.  We were asked to create layout using only our scraps and to use the Cuttlebug somewhere on our project.

The cartridges / cuts I used are:
April Showers - Banner (cut at 1.5"), Rubber boots (cut at 2.5"), "Welcome Spring" (cut at 3")
Create a Critter - Bunny (cut at 2.75")
Cheerful Seasons - Butterfly (cut at 1.75")

I embossed the top of the page with the butterfly 12" border Cuttlebug folder, and the rubber boots with the Houndstooth Cuttlebug folder.

This challenge was actually pretty easy for me because I have a huge amount of scrap paper!

Hope you like it!

#146 County Fair - Wool You Be Mine?

Hi everyone! My daughter and I have been working on her Valentine's Day cards for her classmates.

She originally wanted to cut a sheep and have a sentiment saying "Will Ewe Be My Valentine?, but instead we found a stamp from My Pink Stamper that said "Wool You Be Mine?" so we went with that instead!

The size of the valentine card is 3"X3".

The sheep is cut from County Fair at 2.25"

The word bubble is from Create a Critter and cut at 1.75".

The heart is from Sweet Treats and cut at 2.75" (relative size) in real dial it is 0.86"

I used my Real Red Stampin' Up! marker for the faux stitching around the edge.

I am entering this card in the challenge this week at Fantabulous Cricut where the task was to create a 3X3 Valentine's Day card.

Hope you like it!

Hello! Card

Hi everyone! Wow - it has been over a week since my last post! The weather has been beautiful here lately and with the kids' sports and school activities I haven't had much time for creation! I have been working on a mini album that I should be able to post in a few days...

I am so excited to find that I have reached 500 followers on my blog! Woo hoo! I will be posting a great giveaway soon. I have ordered a few things and am just waiting on them to arrive! Stay tuned!

Here is a card I whipped up tonight to enter in the challenge this week at Fantabulous Cricut. The challenge was to use the colour blue and a cloud on your project.

I used the Create a Critter cartridge for the bird on the cloud image (cut at 3.25"). The patterns are all printed with my Imagine using the Enjoy the Seasons cartridge.

To make the bird blue, I chalked it with some shimmer chalk. I used my Stampin' Up! markers to add the stitching detail.

For added embellishment, I chose some pink satin ribbon and a little blue bling on the corners.

Hope you like it!

#70 Jubilee - Love This Kid

Hi everyone! I don't know about you but I am lovin' this spring weather - finally! My kids and I have been spending more time outdoors and my posts have been slowing down a bit. I have some catching up to do!

Here is a layout that I created for the latest weekly challenge at the Cricut Circle Blog. The task was to create a layout about "mom & me". I couldn't find any unscrapped photos of me and my mom so I chose this photo of my son Drew and I on his first day of Preschool. Love this photo - he looks sooooo excited!

On my layout I used three cartridges:

Jubilee - "Love This Kid" (cut at 2.5"), journaling spot (cut at 3.25")

Give a Hoot - Photo Frame (cut at 4.75" wide), border (cut at 0.75"), flowers (cut at 3.5").

Create a Critter - Sqirrels (cut at 3" and 2" - smaller one flipped)

I used the "Mommy and Me" paper line by Prima. The squirrels on the paper are almost identical to the one on Create a Critter. Cute, cute, cute!

Hope you like it!

Think Spring!

Hi everyone! It's been getting warmer here and even though there is still a ton of snow on the ground, there are still some signs of spring! Above zero temperatures, birds chirping, sun shining, and now it's April! It has been a long, cold winter here and I am really looking forward to some green grass!

This is a spring themed card I created for two challenges:

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge - follow this sketch:

Fantabulous Cricut - Spring Theme

I cut the bunny at 2.75" from the Create a Critter cartridge. I stamped the face with the Critter Faces Medium Set by Peachy Keen Stamps. I drew on the ear details and added faux stitching with my Stampin' Up! markers.

The basket was cut at 1.25". I used Stampin' Write markers to colour a flower stamp, stamped it on white paper, then trimmed around the image to put in the basket.

The pebbles around the outside were clear ones that I found in the floral section at Michaels and dyed with alcohol ink.

The card base is brown Core-dinations cardstock which I ran through the cuttlebug using a border strip folder, then sanded over the embossed design.

"Think Spring" is from a Scrappy Moms stamp set.

Hope you like my card and thanks for stopping by my blog!

Tons of Fun!

Hi everyone! Here is a card I created for the Wacky Wednesday Challenge at More than Favors. The theme was ZOO and I haven't used my Create a Critter cartridge for awhile so this was the perfect opportunity!

The elephant was cut at 2 3/4". I ran the pink ear layer through my Xyron and added flocking - love the cute fuzziness!

The scalloped oval is from Lacy Labels and was cut at 4" X 5 1/4" (sized on my Gypsy)

Ribbon - American Crafts
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Stamp - My Pink Stamper
Stampin' Dimensionals, Markers - Stampin Up!

Hope you like it!

Think Spring Blog Hop - #31 Old West

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Think Spring Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from The Crafty Creation Spot. If not, please go to Creations With Kathryn to start from the beginning. You don't want to miss anything!

I have two projects to show you today - one card and one layout!

My card is a pop-up card. This is what it looks like when it is folded. I fits into a standard A2 size envelope.

Here is what it looks like when it is set up - the base just slides down and VOILA!

The flower and butterfly stamps are by CTMH from the stamp set "Love in Bloom".

The sentiment is by My Pink Stamper from "Fruit and Veggie Puns".

I coloured in the images with my Copic markers.

My card was created from a video tutorial by Dawn on YouTube. If you would like to watch this tutorial click HERE. She has a ton of great other videos too!

For my second project, I created a layout using my Imagine machine. Growing up on a cattle farm, one of my favorite things about spring is the baby calves being born! They are soooooo cute! I had some pictures still unscrapped from when my daughter was 18 months old and having her first interaction with the babies on Grandma and Grandpa's farm. I know it looks like winter in these pictures but it was actually April - really... LOL

I used the Blossom Imagine Pattern cartridge in combination with the following regular Cricut cartridges:
Old West - Title letters and hay bale
Create a Critter - Calf
Sugar and Spice - Scalloped border
George and Basic Shapes - Large shape behind title

Hope you like my projects!

Now, I have a prize to give away to a lucky commenter! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I would love it if you would also follow my blog! You can win this Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge! I will use Random.Org to choose a winner on Monday. Good luck!


Hope you are enjoying the blog hop! Next you should head over to Scrappy Craft Corner - that's your next stop on the hop! Here is a list of the bloggers in order in case you get sidetracked along the way!
1) Wamfamily - Creations with Kathryn http://wamfamily.blogspot.com/
2) Scrappin' Palace - Scrappin' Palace http://scrappinpalace.blogspot.com/
3) Ms Dee - Dee's Special Things http://dees-specialthings.blogspot.com/
4) Buggin Out - Paper Crafting Chic http://papercraftingchic.com/
5) lechristina3 - All Things Crafty http://allthingscrafty3.blogspot.com/
6) TinaB - Tina Time http://ollieanddextersmommy.blogspot.com/
7) Lissa - So Many Crafts, So Little Time http://www.somanycrafts.wordpress.com/
8) Crafty Baskets - Crafty Baskets http://craftybaskets.blogspot.com/
9) Java Jen - Java Jen Creations http://javajencreations.blogspot.com/
10) Stephanie J - Stephanie's Scraping/Stamping/Cardmaking Site http://stephaniejohnsonscraps.blogspot.com/
11) CraftyCreations - The Crafty Creation Spot http://thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/
12) Jennifer Hawkins2 - Confessions of a Scrapaholic
http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com/ - you are HERE!
13) Laura Mason - Scrappy Craft Corner http://scrappycraftcorner.blogspot.com/
14) Scrappy Jess - Scrappy Jess http://scrappyjess.blogspot.com/
15) TX Scrapper Mom - TX Scrapper Mom
http://txscrappermom.blogspot.com/
16) Kreimers - My Fantabulous Life http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/
17) SoonerMT - Paper Renee http://www.paperrenee.com/
18) ToniBaczek - Happy Scrapper http://happyscrapper-baczek.blogspot.com/
19) Croppin Momma - Croppin Momma Designs http://croppinmommadesigns.blogspot.com/
20) Sarahbeth - Scrapbooking with Sarah http://scrapbookingwithsarah.blogspot.com/
21) Nicolette Simpson - Beyond Scrapin http://beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/

Have a great weekend everyone - thanks for joining us on our Think Spring Blog Hop!

#27 Create a Critter - Say Cheese!

Hi everyone! I'm back with yet another challenge entry to show you - I've been busy crafting this weekend! I created this card for the Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge. The cartridge they chose last week was Create a Critter - one of my favorites! I haven't used this mouse yet and wanted to send it to a friend of mine as a little joke since she has just discovered a mouse in her house. I'm glad it's her house and not mine :-)

The mouse, cheese and "say cheese" are from Create a Critter and the background piece is from Lacy Labels.

Hope you like it!

#17 Create a Critter - "Whale"come Home!

Hi everyone! I created this silly but cute card for the challenge this week at Tacky Tuesday, which is a Facebook group. Their choice of Cricut cut this month was the whale from Create a Critter. We also had to use the word "whale" in our sentiment.

Whale - Create a Critter cut at 3"

Face Stamp - Peachy Keen Stamps Extra Large Critter Faces

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls

Ribbon - Making Memories

Cardstock - Bazzill

Wave - Creative Memories Paper Trimmer

Patterned Paper - K & Company (yellow dot), CTMH (blue dot)

Ink -Stampin' Up! (Buckaroo Blue) and CTMH (Cocoa)

Pen - Stampin' Up! (Marina Mist)

Hope you like it!

Christmas Candy Jar

Hi everyone! Here is a project I made for the monthly challenge on the Cricut Circle Blog for December. We were asked to create a holiday gift using our Cricut. These were the elements needed:

Use at least 2 Cricut Cuts
Use a tag made with a cartridge (there are so many great tags on so many cartridges!)
Use the color red somewhere.
Use ribbon.
Use a phrase from one of the cartridges

I used the phrase "JOY" from the Create a Critter cartridge for the etching on the side of the glass jar. I made a stencil from Cricut Vinyl, placed it on the jar and put the etching cream over.

The tag with the candy cut out is from the Joys of the Season cartridge from Stampin Up Crumb Cake cardstock. I cut out a plain white tag from the same cartridge and adhered it underneath. I then added detail with a fine tip red marker.

The ribbon is Real Red Polka Dot by Stampin Up.

Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Bee-utiful Card

Hi everyone! Here is a card I created for the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge this week! The task was to create a card of encouragement. I chose to cut this cute little bumblebee from the Create a Critter cartridge and give it a cute little face from the Critter Faces X Large assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps.

The backround is cut from the A Child's Year cartridge.

The "Bee-u-tiful" sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's "Punnylicious" stamp set.

Hope you like it!

Reindeer Mini

Hi everyone! I thought I would show you a quick accordian mini I made! The album was made using three 51/2" X 81/2" pieces of white paper which were folded in half and attached together to form an accordian. Then I decorated!

The cartridges I used are:

Create a Critter - reindeer and "JOY"

Gypsy Wanderings - Scalloped Rectangle

Before I adhered the rectangle on the back cover, I attached a piece of ribbon to use as the closure.

I am entering this mini in the challenge this week at Fantabulous Cricut. The task was to create a project using ribbon in some way and of course using our Cricut.

Hope you like it!

Gingerbread Gift Bag

Hi everyone! This is a gift bag that I made for the monthly Cricut Circle Magazine challenge. We were asked to create and decorate a gift bag using at least 4 Cricut cuts and incorporate something from one of the magazine cartridges.

The bag was cut from the Once Upon a Princess cartridge at 11.5" using a 12X24" mat. I used the gypsy and moved the bag down on the screen to cut out the red patterned border at the top of the bag.

The aprons are from Everyday Paper Dolls. I used my Gypsy to hide the pocket so I could make my own.

The heart on the apron is from Create a Critter. I applied adhesive only along the bottom edges to form a pocket for the gingerbread couple. I used the I-Rock by Imaginisce to attached the I-Rock metal bling accents around the hearts.

The gingerbread girl and boy are from Paper Doll Dress Up. I cut one set in brown, then hid all of the features on the Gypsy and cut one set from red for the hearts to show through, then one set in magnetic material so they can be used for fridge magnets! After cutting out the brown pieces, I traced over all of the detail lines with Liquid Applique. That stuff is really neat. You put it on, then let it dry for a while then use your heat gun on it. It puffs up! So it really looks a lot like icing! The magnetic material was cut with my deep-cut blade with the settings at - Blade:6 Depth:5 Multi-Cut:3

I printed a sheet of candy cane patterned paper with my Imagine using the Mr. Frosty cartridge. I cut out 8 of the candy cane hearts and glued them to the sides of the bags, then added some I-Rock jewels with my I-Rock.

I used the I-Top Brad Maker to make four patterned paper brads for the front and back of the bag.

I scanned the same patterned paper and printed it onto white tissue paper for the inside of the bag.

I braided red, white and green ribbons for the bag handles.

I put my gingerbread magnets in their apron pockets.

Both patterned papers are from the DCWV "'Tis the Season" Stack.

And that's all! Hope you like my creation!

Tree-mendous Day Card

Hi everyone! This is the card I created for the Fantabulous Cricut challenge this week. The task is to create a project with leaves on it and of course use the Cricut. The tree was cut from Create a Critter. I added yellow and red glitter for the leaves. I background paper is from the Imaginisce "Apple Cider" collection. The ric - rac is made of felt and I found it in my ribbon stash. The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's "More Punnylicious" stamp set.

Hope you like it!

Fall Wall Layout

Hi everyone! I bought this scrapbook layout frame a few months ago and couldn't think of anything to put in it. Last weekend, it was Thanksgiving in Canada and at my sister's we all took pictures of our children under the tree in their backyard. These are my little hooligans! As I was taking the pictures, I actually thought of this frame and decided that was what I would do with the photo.

I used my newest CTMH paper collection for the background - Olivia.

The cartridges I used are Simply Charmed (scarecrows), Create a Critter (puppy), Wall Decor & More (title), Straight from the Nest (leaves).

The face stamps are by Peachy Keen Stamps. The sets I used are Basic Paper Doll Face Assortment (scarecrows), Critter Faces Medium (puppy), Everyday Character Face Assortment (leaves).

I am entering this project in two challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut - On the Wall

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge - "Let's Face it Friday" challenge - fall themed home decor item using Peachy Keen face stamps

Hope you like my creation! It is going to look great in our family room!

If you're new here or haven't stopped by this week be sure to enter my cartridge giveaway HERE. I will be drawing the winner Monday morning!

Thanks for stopping by!

My Pink Stamper "Cute" Challenge

Hi everyone! Robyn is having some fun challenges and giveaways this week at My Pink Stamper! Today the challenge was to create something "cute"! I needed to make a birthday card for my sister-in-law so I chose this cute little bee and tree from Create A Critter. This is still one of my favorite cartridges, I just can't get over all the adorable images! The "Bee-u-tiful" sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's Punnylicious stamp set.

Hope you like it!

Click here to enter in my 100 follower giveaway!

Spring Planting Layout

Hi everyone! Today I created this layout of my daughter and I planting our flowers in the Spring of 2008. I am not much of a gardener, but I have always like planting flowers. However, they usually don't survive all summer because I am notorious for forgetting to water the poor things. I made this project with this week's challenge at Fantabulous Cricut in mind. The task this week was to create a project with a gardening theme. The Cricut cartridge I used on my layout was Freshly Picked. Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

Parker Puppy Mini Album

Hi everyone! Today I was working on a quick little mini for my daughter of her puppy Parker. The album was created for a mini album challenge at Fantabulous Cricut . The challenge was to create an animal shaped mini with your cricut. I used the Create A Critter cartridge and cut out all of the pages from cereal boxes, then cut out the patterned paper in the same size to cover them. Sooooo easy! The paper I used is by Basic Grey. Hope you like it!

Panda Birthday Card

Hi Everyone! Today I have a new card to show you! I used the Create A Critter cartridge for the pandas and stamped their faces with Peachy Keen Critter Faces stamps. They are so much fun! For the cupcake I used the Sweet Treats cartridge and spiced it up with a little glittery icing and bling on the cup. Fun Fun Fun! The challenges this card fits into this week are:

Fantabulous Cricut - use an animal cut with your cricut.

Cricut Cardz - make a card featuring a cake cupcake or cookie

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge - follow this sketch:

Hope you like it!

Another Christmas Card!!!

Hi! Well, here is the 2nd Christmas card I have created this week! For this creation I used a digital image from Pink Cat Studio. There are so many cute images there. I have heard that digital stamps are addicting and I think that is right, there are soooo many that I want to get on so many different sites! This card will be entered in the following challenges:

Cuttlebug Challenges - Create a Christmas card using the following sketch:

The embossing folder I used was Traffic Jam.

Fantabulous Cricut - Christmas in July - create a project for Christmas. The "Joy" cutout is from the Create a Critter Cartridge

My Time to Craft - Use a checked pattern

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - stitching

Cupcake Craft - cats or dogs