We Can Now Share Our Pictures!

Hi Everyone!  I hope you are enjoying your week so far and getting all your Holiday preparations completed!  Last month I let you know that Katie from Crafting with Katie and I were published in the November Cricut Magazine!  Well, I'm so excited to finally be able to share with you my very first published project!  To see Katie's click here!

Of course Cricut Magazine photographers took better pictures than I did.  You can find the recipe in the magazine on pages 90 & 91!  If you don't have a copy, go ahead and pick one up, there are so many cute projects!

One last thing...I want to THANK YOU for all the sweet comments that you leave me.  It's because of you, that I even had the confidence to submit my project to begin with! 

Enjoy!

A Different Kind of Challenge!

Hi!

EAD Designs is sponsoring Etsy Inspired Challenge!  This challenge blog is so cool, what they so is pick and Etsy site for you to get inspiration from.  How cool is that!  This weeks Etsy store is http://www.etsy.com/shop/ImagineStudio

Now on to my project...

Recipe:

Forever Young Cricut Cartridge

dress form cut 2.09 x 5.71

Once Upon a Princess

butterfly halves cut at 3.31 x 6.05

EAD Designs ~ Vintage ~ Vinyl Rub-ons

paper: Stampin Up, Bazzill

crystal effects, glimmer mists, rhinestones, feather, ribbon

Don't forget that EAD Designs now has free shipping on Rub-ons and Stickerz.  There rub-ons are the best, you need to try them to believe it!  And now with free shipping...what's stopping you?

Go check out the inspiration site and then join the challenge!

Enjoy!

Scrappy Moms Stamps Sneak Peek Day #6

Hi!

This has been such a busy week!  I've been working some extra hours, so trying to get my posts done have been a little tricky! 
So on to the card for Scrappy Moms Stamps Sneak Peek of Love Notes...

Recipe:

Card size 3.5 x 7.25

Forever Young Cricut Cartridge

label cut 6.71 x 3.44

shadow label cut 7.25 x 3.72

perfume bottle cut 3.55 x 2.18

and layers to match

Sweethearts Cricut Cartridge

hearts cut 1.84 x 1.00

paper: K & Co, Bazzill

Scrappy Moms Stamps ~ Love Notes

stickles, white pen, bakers twine

Remember to give the other girls some blog love and go to Scrappy Moms Stamps to enter for their Terrific Tuesday Challenge and  while you're there pick up some of their stamps!

Enjoy!

"Let's Celebrate" Blog Hop!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Welcome to Joanna's "Let's Celebrate" Blog Hop!  If you arrived from Lauren's blog then you're in the right place!  Isn't she amazing!!  I just love her creations!!!  If not then you can click here to go to the start at Joanna's blog who may I say has some of the most adorable designs!  Joanna is celebrating two things, her blog's first anniversary and her birthday.  If you haven't seen her celebration this past week, you really need to check out all her projects and all the blog candy she's giving away!  This blog hop is filled with some of the most creative women on the web!  And I am honored to have been asked to participate with them! 

My project is a Parisian Princess Birthday Party!

Forever Young Cricut Cartridge

purse ~ welded two at 2.96 x 3.47 together making it 2.96 x 6.86 black

cut layer at2.96 x 3.47 pattern paper, hand clip handle off

ink edges with Tim Holtz ~ pumice stone

French Manor Cricut Cartridge

eiffel tower cut at 1.07 x 1.54 black

crown cut at 1.37 x .92 silver

embossed with Tim Holtz embossing folder and inked, layered on black

added Stampin Up brad, pearls

cut hat by tracing a dollar store party hat

French Manor Cricut Cartridge

eiffel tower cut at 2.29 x 3.31 black

flourish cut at 2.34 x 3.31 pink

added tinsel ribbon for edge and top and a little white pen highlights

Forever Young Cricut Cartridge

cut at 11.39 x 3.75 black

layer cut 2.67 x 3.75 pattern paper inked endges with Tim Holtz ~ pumice stone

added Black Diamond Stickles and pearls to handle and clasp

 

covered bubbles with paper and ribbon

French Manor Cricut Cartridge

tied  eiffel tower cut at 1.07 x 1.54 black

flousish cut at 1.43 x 2.01 pink

Cone made from a 6" square of two sided paper

Lacy Labels Cricut Lite Cartridge

cut scalloped oval at 2.46 x 3.12 cream

Gypsy Wanderings

crown cut at 2.59 x 1.75 silver

French Manor Cricut Cartridge

eiffel tower cut at 1.39 x 2.01 black

added tinsel, rhinestones, jelly roll black glaze pen, waffle paper by Stampin Up and crystal and black bead on the end

Country Life Cricut Cartridge

banner cut at 3.34 x 5.24 black

layer cut 2.91 x 5.24 pattern

Gypsy Fonts

letters cut at 2.02 height patter paper

shadow cut to match black

Gypsy Wanderings

crown cut at 1.72 x 1.16 silver

French Manon Cricut Cartridge

eiffel tower cut at 1.39 x 2.01 black

added waffle paper by Stampin Up, crystal and black beads on the bottem of each pennent

Now for a little celebrating of my own...it's almost my blog anniversary (January 20) so I'm giving away a Scrappy Mom's Stamp set of your choice!  All you have to do is leave a comment of your favorite celebration, a way to get a hold of you, and follow if you like my work!

Your next stop is Mary, she is so creative and always has a new video (I don't know how she does it!).  If you get lost along the way, I have listed all the blogs.

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

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

Angelica-http://handmadebyangelica.com/

Emma-http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Erin-http://www.erinleecreative.com/

Kim-http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/

Lauren-http://laurenscreative.blogspot.com/

Liz-http://lizspaperloft.blogspot.com/  (that's me)

Mary-http://cardztv.blogspot.com/

Mel-http://scrappymel.blogspot.com/

Momo-http://madebymomo.blogspot.com/

Ruthie-http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Sandra-http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

Tammy-http://scrappycritters.blogspot.com/

Theresa-http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

Enjoy!

Have a Happy & Safe New Year!

Scrappy Mom's Stamps~ Designer's Choice Sneak Peek Day 2

Hello!

That's right it's day two of the Scrappy Mom's Stamps ~ Designers Choice!  I'm keeping this short and sweet today!

I hope you like!

Recipe:

Old West for horse and horseshoe

Plantin Schoolbook for oval on the back of the card (welding with the gypsy) and the sentiment

Lacy Labels for the scalloped oval

Forever Young for the flowers

Scrappy Mom's Stamps ~ Designers Choice

Melanie and Tammy of Scrappy Mom's Stamps are having a "Guess that Designer" contest - the winner will recieve a Scrappy Moms Stamp set of their choice. Email them at scrappymoms.stamps@gmail.com with your guess of which sentiment belongs to who by midnight Dec 23, 2010. Whoever has the most correct will win; if there is a tie they will use Random.org to chose a winner! Here is a list of the Design Team Members - everyone below has at least one sentiment to their name. And don't forget to show a little love to all the DT members by leaving a comment!

Bonnie

Cristina

Corri

Joanna

Laura

Lauren

Lezlye

Liz (that's me)

Nicole

Meriah

Momo

Sarah

Trish

Head on over to Scrappy Mom's Stamps and pick up this set! And check back everyday this week for a new project using the Designer's Choice stamp set!

Enjoy!

Second post of the day! Circle Monthly Challenge

Hi Again,

Just a quick post so I could get this entered in the Cricut Circle Blog monthly challenge.

The challenge was to make something in celebrating creativity!  So I made a wall decor project inspired by my gypsy! 

Recipe:

Carousel Cartridge

ticket shadow cut 11.44 x 5.90

ticket cut 10.84 x 5.71 with borders hidden

letters cut 1.33 x 1.40

and shadow feature to match

Home Decor

bee cut 2.64 x 2.0

cut layer and shadow to match

Forever Young

flowers cut 4 at 1.61 x 1.71

4 at 1.42 x 1.51

4 at 1.28 x 1.35

 run flowers though a crimper over and over again

peel the flower in half, when your done each size should have eight layers add a brad through the center. Ruffle the flower to make full and fluffy!

Paper: October Afternoon, Bazzill, and unknown

Stampin Up Jewel brad

Enjoy!

It's been a while...

Hello!

Wow, I can't believe it's been almost a week since I've made anything!!!  Don't really know why I haven't done anything...except I decided to go back to the gym this week, since my should is almost back to normal.  Hmmm....crafting or the gym...I like crafting better!  :o)  Anyway I needed to make a card for the owner of the company I work for, other wise I still may not have made anything. 

Recipe:

Cricut Cartridge:  Forever Young, Songbird

Paper: Stampin Up, unknown metallic and pattern

Stickles

Silver Pen

I hope you have a FABULOUS weekend!

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!

Cridutter Anonymous Challenge #32: All in the Family Challenge

Hi!

Happy paper crafting to you!  Had a day off...and got alot of things done today!  Laundry, cleaned the house, met with a friend, studied for my bible class tonight and even got to make this cute gift bag for my daughter's birthday and am just barely making the cut off time for this challenge at Cricutter's Anonymous!  Wow...very product day!

Recipe:

Cricut Cartridges: Forever Young and Tags, Bags and More

Paper: Bazzill, DCWV, metalic paper (source unknown)

Ribbon: Michael's

Prima Flowers

Rhinestone brad: Stampin Up

Punch: Martha Stewart

Have a great rest of the evening!

Forever Young give away from My Pink Stamper

Hi Everyone! 
I hope you have all been well.  I've been sick the last couple of days...I must have caught it from Robyn at MPS, by watching too many of her videos!  :o)

Anyway in honor of MPS's Forever Young cartridge give away, I decided to do a card with it.  I hope you enjoy!  ( unfortunately the colors aren't showing up well)

Products used: Forever Young and Sweet Treat carts, DCWV and scrap paper, Prima flowers, Stickles, pop up's, SU stamp and punches

Stampin Up and scraps!

Hi Everyone!

I'm sure most people are watching the Oscars.  I was just taking a break and decided to put up a few cards I did earlier.

Products used: SU and DCWV paper, SU sizzix die, Forever Young cart, SU stamp, Michael's ribbon and brad.

Products used:  SU and Bazzill paper, SU stamps, SU rhinestone brad, Prima flowers, Michael ribbon.

Products used:  SU and DCWV paper, SU scallop punch, SU stamp, SU blender pen and ink, glitter (on the flowers - camera didn't pick it up)

I'm off for another week so I plan on cleaning closets and the garage, so I shouldn't be creating anything.  Let see if I hold to that!  :o)  Have a great week!