EAD Designs Color Challenge ~ Stuck on You!

Hi!
Welcome to EAD Designs color challenge!  Now before I show you my card, I have to warn you that I blew the challenge!  I used the wrong colors from the stickerz sheet...all I can say is that it's been a long week with being sick!  I still want to share with you my pictures from the circle crop last week, hopefully I can get to it tomorrow. 

You really need to join the fun! Look what you get just for joining the challenge!

25% off coupon for everyone that plays!

$20 Gift Card to one random winner!

Now on to my card...

I forgot the purple!  :)

Recipe:

Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge

jar shadow welding two at 4.25 x 5.25 each

jar layer 3.95 x 5.25

Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Cricut Cartridge

tag cut 1.10 x 3.60

shadow cut 1.19 x 3.60

Lacey Label Cricut Cartridge

label cut 3.28 x 2.05

EAD Designs ~ Stuck on You! Stickerz

Paper: Doodlebug, American Crafts Cardstock

bakers twine ~ Scrappy Moms Stamps

white & black pen, Tim Holtz ink

If you want to check out the other girls, here are the links...

 Lauren http://laurenscreative.blogspot.com/

Stephanie http://stephaniezito.blogspot.com/

Liz http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Joanna http://scrap-making.blogspot.com/

Jenn {she's crafty} http://doublendesigns.blogspot.com/

Amy T http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/

Amy C http://caffinatedcropper.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!



Sweet Thoughts Card

Hello,

It's been months since I've had time to do a Throwback Thursday challenge at Emma's!  In fact, I was able to get a few challenges done this weekend...they will be posted throughout the week!  So on to my card so you can enjoy the rest of your weekend!

in honor of the royal wedding, I decided to add a facinator hat to the girl side! :)

Recipe:

Doodlecharm Cricut Cartridge

popsicle

My Creative Time Stamps~ Just a Note to Say

Peachy Keen Stamps ~ Everyday Character Face Assortment

Scrappy Moms Stamps~ Baker's Twine

paper: October Afternoon, Stampin Up

glossy accents, Tim Holtz ink, button

I also wanted to share with you, that I received two Blog Awards!  One is from Stacey at Staceys Creative Corner  however I went to her blog and I couldn't find it.  I think her post were deleted when blogger went down.  I'm only letting you know about it, because I don't want her to think I ignored her!  The other one is from my SWEET Friend Sandy at Sandy from Ukiah.  I had the honor of meeting her in person at Emma's home several months ago!  She is amazing and talented too!

So the rules are to tell 8 things about myself...hmmm, what could I tell you that you don't already know about me...

1.  I have been married to the most supportive man for 25 years this summer.

2.  I have expensive taste, yet I will always try to get the same look or item for less. 

3.  My mind is always swirling with ideas, but there is never enough time to get them done.

4.  My favorite day is Sunday, spending time with family and friends in worship.

5.  I love to camp as long as there are flushing toilets and showers!!!

6.  I love the ocean ~ am very jealous of my daughter, who lives 14 blocks from the beach and rarely goes!

7.  Will drop anything I'm doing if my husband or brother in law says "let's go to Disneyland"! (Sandy it is the happiest place on earth, especially when your childern are grown!  hehehe)

8.  My husband and I are trying to plan a 4-6 week road trip in the next couple of years...to be continued!

Now I'm suppose to give this away to 15 bloggers...this is so hard, oh my goodness this hard because I follow (love) so many of you!

Katie at Crafting with Katie

Lauren at Lauren's Creative

Joanna at Scrap-making

Sarah at Live Love and Scrap

Glora at Glora's Crafts

Theresa The Scrapbooking Queen

Ruthie at September Ninth

Rosy at Sweet Delights Paper & More

Susan at It's Me Susan

Gaby at Gaby Creates

Saundra at Luv Scrapping Together

Court at Court's Crafts

Jenny at Crazy About Cricut

Cristi at Scrappin 5 Little Cupcakes

Gina at Gigi's Creative Designs

Enjoy!

Are You Ready For More Fun?!

If you are looking for "The Queen's Royal Court" Blog Hop click here!

Well are you?!  Welcome to my second day as a Guest Designer at Peachy Keen Stamps!  Come join the fun today with their sketch  #49 challenge!  I'm going to get right to it, so you can get to making your card for the challenge!

so get your creative juices flowing and join the challenge!

Recipe:

Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge

heads cut at 1.54 x 0.89

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge

squares cut at 1.29 x 1.24 and 1.42 x 1.37

Peachy Keen Stamps ~ Funshine Face Parts

Scrappy Moms Stamps ~ Special Delivery

Paper: Debbie Mumm Stack, American Cardstock

white pen, chalk, embossing powder, bakers twine, stampin up punch

*Giveaway*

Chipboard Album of choice
http://www.peachykeenstamps.com/catalog/Chipboard_Albums-149-1.html
AND
"Happy Mother's Day"!
http://www.peachykeenstamps.com/products/PK_268_Happy_Mother_s_Day-400-21.html

To be eligible, all you have to do is leave a comment here and at Peachy Keen and I will draw a winner on

Saturday, April 9th


Before I let you go, I wanted you to know that Scrappy Moms Stamps have released two new sets this week. Special Delivery, which I used today and All in the Family, I used yesterday!

Oh and I stamped the back of my card with my custom stamps from PSA Essentials! 

click here for more info

I will be picking the winner of my "Paper Loft" spring cleaning on Saturday April 9th!

Enjoy!

Kassidy's Polka Dot Blog Hop!

If you are looking for the "Home is Where the Heart Is  Blog Hop"  Click Here!

Hi,

Welcome to The Polka Dot Blog Hop hosted by Kassidy at Inking It Up Crazy!  If you arrived from Courtney, then you're in the right place!  If not, then hop on over to Kassidy's place so you don't miss a thing!  If you get lost along the way, I have the whole list at the bottom for you.

I made a cute little tag card!  I just love it!

Recipe:

Tags,Bags, Boxes & More Cricut Cartridge

Platntin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge

Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge

EAD Designs ~ Lady Bug Fun

Peachy Keen Stamps

American Crafts Paper, ribbon, white and black pen, stickles

Your next stop is Holly!

We all love to read your comments, so leave some blog love for everyone.  And if you like what you see become a follower!

Enjoy!

Kassidy www.inkingitupcrazy.blogpost.com/

Erika www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com/

Alex www.youhadmeatcraft.com/

Jeanine www.scrappinwithjc.blogspot.com/

Lisa www.lisa-craft-blog.blogspot.com/

Ruthie www.septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Susan www.itsmesusanp.blogspot.com/

Courtney www.keekerzcrafts.blogspot.com/

Liz www.lizspaperloft.com/ (that's me)

Holly www.recycled-genius.blogspot.com/

Sandee www.sandeescreativeplace.blogspot.com/

Tracy www.craftjunkietoo.com/

Jamie www.jmecreations.blogspot.com/

Linda www.fancyframework.com/

Jenny www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Stacey www.staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

Jennifer www.kozfam5.blogspot.com/

"PROJECT A DAY" for the month of October, Day 15!

****Big Blog Hop on Saturday!  The Fun~Mare Before Halloween *****


Hi!

Yippie it's the weekend!  I've been so busy today with tons of "UnFun" stuff, that this is the first moment that I've had to "play with scissors"!  Oh I did go to my daughter's soccer game today and that was fun!  It's fun to see her play at the college level after taking a year off!

Ok, enough of my stuff, on to the card...

Recipe:

Happy Hauntings

hat cut 3.50 x 2.26

spider cut .52 x 2.26

Doodlecharms

mouse cut 1.12 x .86

Lacy Labels

orange cut 4.60 x 3.30

white cut shadow feature

Paper:

BoBunny, Colorbok

Scrappy Mom's Stamps

Papertrey Ink

white & black pen

Martha Stewart glitter

Enjoy!

***Big Problem,  I updated my computer today and now all my writing programs (email, word , blogger) are not working properly!  Basically I have a hand instead of a cursor and it doesn't let you do anything like cut & paste, etc... I know it a setting that needs to be corrected, but don't know where!  If you have any ideas, please let me know***

"Throwback Thursday" Challenge with Emma @ My Creative Time

Hello My Blogger Friends!

If you got to my blog from CNS First Blog Hop click here to continue the hop!  I want to give a special thanks to Nicole for setting up the "HOP"  it has been a lot of fun and I've got alot of new followers too.  To the newbies, I welcome you!  I hope this isn't too confusing...I needed to get this challenge posted before the deadline.

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge  this week is to use Doodlecharms cartridge on a layout.  I hope you like it!

Recipe:

Cricut Cartridges: Doodlecharms, Plantin Schoolhouse

Paper:  Bazzill, DCWV, Doodlebug

PeachyKeen Stamps: Basic Paper Doll Faces

Cuttlebug: Mesh

White Pen, Stickles, Buttons, Hemp

Enjoy!

                                 

Throwback Thursday Challenge at My Creative Time with Emma

Hi Everyone!

I see that I have some new followers...thank you!  I hope that I'm able to keep you interested in coming back!  I would love to be able to see your blog too, so leave me a comment with your blog, so I can take a peak!  I have so much going on in my life right now, a few challenges that I'd like to do.  Have to finish 50 baby shower invitations by Sunday.  Graduation parties!  Oh and the biggest news of all  my oldest daughter is graduating from UCSD in a week...so that means a trip to San Diego...oh the things we do for our children...travel to a great place where the weather is usually perfect! ;o)  Oh wait I have bigger news...she had decided to stay there, so I don't have to give up my "paper loft"!  I'm grateful that the hard work I put in as a mother has paid off and I have an independant daughter, who wants to try to make it on her own even though she still has to get her Master's to get her "real job"!

Ok enough of my life... Emma at My Creative Time is having a challenge called "Throwback Thursday"  this weeks theme is using Animal Kingdom cartridge (if you don't have it, then it just has to be an animal).  I don't have that cart so I used Doodlecharms for the animal and shell and Stretch your Imagination for the leaves.

Recipe:

Cricut Cartridges: Doodlecharms, Stretch your Imagination

Paper:  Bazzill, Making Memoriest

Punches: Stampin Up, Martha Stewart

Stickles, Frost White Ink Paint, Silver Cord, pop dots

Enjoy!

                 
                                         

Mother's Day Card! It's sooner than you think!

Good Morning! 

I just want to do a quick post before I head to work!  At the bottom of my blog I have a list of blogs for "blog hopping".  If you want more traffic, add your blog site to it!  Your site will go out to everyone listed, I have found some really talented people!

Well any who...while blog hopping myself, I came across this blog, Scrap Collector and saw this amazing wall hanging!  As soon as I saw it, I knew it would be the perfect Mother's Day card for my step-mom.  So...yes the design is completely "lifted"!  Go check out her blog, she has other amazing designs, she adds tons of details!

(sorry about the lighting, very overcast morning, bad angle too!  it's much taller looking in person!)

Made the card using Design Studio

Recipe:

Cricut cartridge: Forever Young, Doodlecharms

Paper: DCWV, Martha Stewart, Stampin Up, unknown

Punch: EK Success

rhinestones, pearls, ribbon, doilie, stickles (on the doilie & the heart), button and pop dots

I hope you enjoy!

Sweet Sunday Sketch SSSC 64 and Stacey's Curtain Call Act 25 Challenges

Good Morning!

Thought I would post before I had to leave for work!  After 3 days of STORMY weather, it looks like today is going to be a nice spring day!

Finally a color combo I like!  The last color challenge was really difficult, because I didn't care for them.  It's kind of funny, it must be because I'm not eatting junk, but...when I saw the colors at Stacey's blog...all I could think of was an orange-cicle...I never even eat them! 

The sketch is from The Sweetest Sunday Sketch Challenge SSSC64 and Stacey's Curtain Call Act 25

Recipe:

Cricut Cartridge: Doodlecharms

Paper: Stampin Up and Martha Stewart

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots

Stamp: Stampin Up

Punch: EKSuccess

Ribbon: Michael's

Stickles

I hope you have a creative day!

Kelly Jo's Color Chef Challenge #45

Hi Everyone!

I'm going a little crazy tonight with crafting.  I found another challenge site, Kelly Jo's Color Chef Challenge #45, where you had to use lt.pink, lt green and lt purple.

http://kjsstamppad.blogspot.com/2010/03/color-chef-challenge-45-with-prize.html

Recipe:

Paper: Creative Memories, Martha Stewart, DCWV

Cricut cart:  Doodlecharms

Ink:  Stampin Up

Embossing Powder:  Stampin Up

Punch:  Martha Stewart, EK Success

Ribbon: Michael's

Enjoy!

Card for a little friend!

I made this card on Sunday.  A little friend of mine came home from church to find her bird had died.  When I gave her the card, her face lit up (she's only 11) and she gave me a big hug!  It's so hard to loose a pet...

My first try with Design Studio

I know, I know...I should be trying the Gypsy, but sometimes I'm a late bloomer!  I thought about getting the Gypsy, when I first saw it last fall before it was released.  However, I don't alway use things I buy, so I thought I would try DS for alot less money.  I got it a couple of months ago, I kept playing with the program, but wasn't quite getting it.  So today I was determined to do something simply and get it cut.  I watched a couple of videos from http://capadiadesigns.blogspot.com/ . Wow! She explains it really simple!  So this is my 1st try a really simply card from Doodlecharms and Lyrical Letters carts. 

Strange thing...when I went to cut, the ice cream and layer that came from Doodlecharms and the "enjoy"  from Lyrical Letters.  The program only asked me for Lyrical Letters cart to be in the Cricut.  It never asked for Doodlecharms to be in, yet it still cut it.  I don't have a jukebox, either.  I didn't have time to make anything else with a cart I have and don't have mixed up to see if it would still cut.  Maybe next time.  Let me know if you know why this happened or if this is just the way it works.

Have a great rest of the day!