Throwback Thursday Challenge

This week's challenge at My Creative Time was to make a Valentine's Day card. This card was completely Cricut-less! I've tried to do that before for challenges in the past, but always realize in the end that I used the Cricut for something on the card. Well, it wasn't the challenge, but I did not use my Cricut. Whoo hoo for me! LOL

For my hearts, I punched each from a 6x6 My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found" stack. I folded them in half and stitched them down the middle. The background paper is also from that stack and the edges are punched with Martha Stewart's Doily Lace punch. The red layer is embossed with a polka dot folder.  The tag is from Emma's Build a Banner kit and the sentiment is from Emma's 100% Sweetness stamp set. I added some twine to the tag. The edges of everything are sponged with Crumb Cake from Stampin' Up!  I had a lot of fun with this card.

 

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Be My Sweetie

 

I enjoy playing with non traditional colors for holidays and I came up with this yellow and kraft color combo for Valentine's Day. I think it's cute and Valentine-y in it's own way. I used Emma's stamp set called 100% Sweetness for the the all of the stamps. I used the stitched heart die included in this set for the twin hearts and that small die for the sentiment is from Emma's Build a Banner kit.  I thought I purchased a thicker sheer black ribbon, but it was this one instead. I'm not thrilled with it, but it's all I had. I'll pick some up at Joann's tomorrow. The background is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder whose name escapes me right now. I added some rhinestones in the center of some of the flowers to add some sparkle and I colored the center of each flower with a white gel pen.

Your Story Personal Book and Cricut Imagine Pink Endcaps. Finally!

My Godson is turning 7 next week and I wanted to make him something special. I made a 5x7 journal/all-purpose book for him using my Your Story Photo Personal Bookbinding machine. I decorated the cover using the Cricut Imagine cartridge Imagine More. The font is from Plantin Shoolbook, but I filled it in with matching colors from the Imagine More cart. Using the Imagine on this project made it simple, rather than having to find pattern papers and lay them out on my mat and figure out sizing. I am really happy I used the Imagine for this project. I haven't used it in quite a while.
Speaking of the Imagine, today I finally received my pink end caps! I was SO excited. I ordered them 3 weeks ago and 2 hours later they were out of stock. I lucked out and LOVE the way it changes the whole look of the machine. It brightens it up and gives it style, which is nice because it's such a large part of my craft room.


For the embossing on this card, I used an embossing folder from The Paper Studio. I was nervous at first, figuring it wouldn't give a good impression, but I didn't even need a shim when I ran it through my Cuttlebug. I will definitely be purchasing more of these. Hobby Lobby had a bunch to choose from. I love that store. The boy is from the Cricut Lite cartridge, Playtime. The Happy Birthday sentiment is a My Pink Stamper set and his adorable face is Peachy Keen's Wide Eyed Kid face assortment. I used glossy accents on the eyes; I love that look.
Thanks for looking and have a great day!

My Pink Stamper Design Team Submission

Robyn over at My Pink Stamper is having a Design Team call this month. The challenge is to create a project using your favorite Cricut cartridge and incorporate the colors brown, green, turquoise, orange and another color of your choice. I chose white as my 5th color. For my card, I used my current favorite Cricut Lite cartridge Jolly Holidays. I used the adorable penguin on that cartridge. I love her little umbrella. For her face, I used a Peachy Keen face stamp from the Happy Lashes set.
Recipe:
Card base in white cut at 4.25 x 5.5, edges punched with corner rounder punch.
Green layer cut at 3.75 x 5
Cuttlebug embossing folder: Seeing Spots
Penguin cut with brown cardstock from Jolly Holidays cartridge at 3.75
DCWV Just the Girls stack for the umbrella
Stamp from My Pink Stamper: Punny-licious
Orange ribbon

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Tacky Tuesday Challenge #8

The Tacky Tuesday Challenge this week over at the September Ninth blog is to use any "cool treat" cut and the sentiment "sweet" on your project. For my card, I used the Cricut Imagine Yummy cartridge for the ice cream cone. I used Glossy accents on the sprinkles and the cone. The frames were cut from the stock images on the Imagine. I distressed the smallest frame with the Cuttlebug Distressed stripes folder. The "Happy Birthday" and "sweet" stamp is from Papertrey Ink and the others are from a variety of My Pink Stamper stamps. It's my brother-in-law's birthday, so I tried to make a masculine card. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Throwback Thursday Challenge

Emma's challenge this week over at My Creative Time was to use Wild Card or Just Because cartridges and incorporate heat or dry embossing somewhere on the project. I chose to use Wild Card. I am so mad because a few months back I made a card with an oval window just like this, but from "scratch" and it took me forever! I didn't realize this cut was on this cartridge. Ugh! Anyway, the embossing technique I used is pretty cool. I used my reinkers in two different colors and rolled them on the embossing folder with a brayer. Then I ran a white piece of cardstock through my Cuttlebug in the embossing folder and came up with this beautiful pattern. I saw this technique while browsing You Tube one day. I am in love with this technique...and this embossing folder. The flower cut on the bottom corner is also from the Wild Card cartridge. That cut took FOREVER! The sentiment is from My Creative Time's Turn That Frown Upside Down set.
Enjoy!
Here's a closeup of that intricate cut that I had to cut twice because I forgot to use multicut the first time and it's thicker glitter cardstock. Oh well, such is life. :D

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MPS NSD Challenge #11

This is the last challenge I entered. I just couldn't go on. LOL. Challange #11 over at My Pink Stamper was to create a project using pink, green, and black. That was easy for me as those are just about my go-to colors anyway. I had so much fun creating these projects and playing along with My Pink Stamper. Thanks to Robyn and all of her Design Team for a lot of fun, inspiration and beautiful projects.

MPS NSD Challenge #8

Ok, challenge #8 over at My Pink Stamper was to create a project with a summer theme. I haven't used Forever Young in...forever :D, so I thought this was a good time. I always think of summer when I browse this cart. I also got a chance to use my brand new Lemon Flower stack from DCWV. It is soooo pretty! It goes really well with Stampin Up! Daffodil Delight and summer. Hope you enjoy. Thanks for looking.

PKS: Let's Face it Friday Challenge

Whew. I'm getting this one in just under the wire. I had so much fun creating this card. It's a submission for Peachy Keen's Let's Face It Friday Challenge. The challenge was to create a project using faux or real stitching. I used the Meow cartridge and the face is from the Wide Eyed and Bushy Tail assortment, one of my most favorite sets!
I heat embossed the black oval with a background stamp and clear embossing powder then hilighted the perimeter with faux stiching using a white gel pen and then added some green ruffled ribbon behind the layer. The "You Rock" stamp is from My Pink Stamper's line of stamps. Isn't the cat's hat adorable?! Thanks for looking!

My Pink Stamper Challenge

Hi everyone. Welcome to my newest followers and thank you all for your lovely comments. I really appreciate all of the compliments. Robyn's challenge over at My Pink Stamper was to create any project using a feathered friend. It was a perfect opportunity to use my newest acquisition, Kate's ABCs! Boy, was this cartridge difficult to find. It was no where to be found in Joann's in upstate NY and was out of stock at Joann.com. My sister was kind enough to buy it at Joann's in Pennsylvania and I got it on sale for $35. This cartridge is so adorable. The polka dot paper is from DCWV All About Girls. I used my paper crimper to add texture to the yellow and the Seeing Spots embossing folder for the pink layer. The sentiment is from My Creative Time's Color Me Happy set.

This is the image sheet from Kate's ABCs. Isn't it adorable?
Nate's ABCs is on its way! I need an intervention...
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My Pink Stamper: Birthday Project Challenge

This was an easy challenge. It's Robyn's (My Pink Stamper's) birthday today: Happy Birthday, Robyn!! The challenge was to make a birthday project. It doesn't get much easier than that. I could always use an extra birthday card. For this card, I used Winter Frolic. For her jacket, I used DCWV Dots, Stripes & Plaids. Her fur trim is some ribbon I purchased from Target during Christmas. It matches my most favorite Stampin'Up! color ever...Glorious Green! I'm so sorry I didn't buy more of that ribbon. I'm running low. :( Anyway, that adorable face is from Peachy Keen's Cutie Pie Face Assortment. I added some brads and button twine to the layer. The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's Family & Friends set. That set is so versatile, I just love it! The layer is just punched with some circle punches and the corners are a scalloped circle punch. I'm not sure just what look I was going for, LOL, but it worked out well enough.

I jazzed up her boots, hairbows, mittins and a few other little things with Dazzling Diamonds glitter from Stampin' Up! The base of the card is some leftover Bazzill cardstock I had and the layer is Papertrey Ink's Spring Rain. I just love how this card turned out. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Christmas in August

I made this for a My Pink Stamper challenge. The challenge was to create a winter project. I love this adorable penguin from Create a Critter. Thanks for looking!

The finished card