A card for a few challenges.

In between working on my scrapbook pages, I took a break to do a project for a few challenges out there.

A while back I picked up a card magazine from Joann's and in the plastic wrap with it was a 6x6 paper pack called Let's fly away! It is all text weight paper but has this really cute dot paper and cloud paper.
They were the perfect colors for the Peachy Keen challenge this week.

The other challenges I am linking this up to are....
Fantabulous Cricut- April Showers
Scrappy Moms Stamps Tuesday challenge
Pin-spirational Challenge
My Craft Spot Challenge, Make it pop


Here's how I did it....
Mat cut at 4.25" from Lacey labels
A2 card base
Man/layers cut at 3.25" from Paper Doll dress up
Dog/layers cut at 2.75" from Birthday Bash
Face stamped using Peachy Keen Boy Mate Faces
Sentiment from Scrappy Moms Stamps Kids Incorporated
Heart brad from my stash
Dog is popped up with dimensionals.

Food Fare Friday and a Challenge entry

Hey all you friendly bloggers.... so sorry I have been missing from my blog the last week. Work is just crazy  for me right now. Not a lot of spare time. 
My blog and Cricut are feeling a bit neglected. I am sad to say it probably is going to be that way the next week. 
I am traveling all next week to NYC...too bad that little portable Cricut isn't out yet. 


So this afternoon, I am taking a few minutes to post this wonderful fall pumpkin recipe. 
If you saw the last posts about my scrapbook retreat weekend, you will remember my friend Erin made a pumpkin desert for dinner one night. I scrapped the recipe to exchange with all the gals. 

I used Paper Doll Dress up for the pumkin, Maratha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art for the grass and Pop-Up Neighborhood for the corn stalks 
The super cute Scare-crow is an SVG file from MyScrapchicks.com.
I ran the grass through my crimping tool for more dimensions. 


I am also going to link this up to the Cooking with Cricut sketch challenge this week. 


Have a great weekend.

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday # 83 - Spooky Time

Happy Monday everyone. It is back to work today. But before we start the day, it is time for another FCCB Challenge Me Monday Challenge. This week, we are looking for your Spooky projects with a ghost on it.

For my little card I used the Paper Doll Dress Up cart for the ghost and the cat. Finally used  my new Creative Time Bingo stamp set, and the Maratha Stewart web punch.

Was pretty quick to put together.

I hope to see your "Ghostly" project over at FCCB this week.

It's Saturday and there's an Oktoberfest party in my future!

Happy Saturday everyone. I haven't had time to get the pictures from my Mediterranean Cruise off the camera yet to post. I will work on that tomorrow.

Last night and this morning I was baking a Black Forest Chocolate Cherry cake for an annual Oktoberfest party we are going to today. This is the 24th year for this gathering of good friends and family.

I finish up the cake just a few minutes ago decorated with chocolate shavings and red cherries on top.

I wanted to make a card for the host and hostess so I decided I would try a step card.

Yes, can you believe I have never made a step card before. I don't know what I was waiting for. Now I am hooked- they are so much fun.

 

I wanted to be sure I included all the things I think about when I think of this party and Oktoberfest, Germany, pretzels, music, brats, and of course the beer. 

I am pretty happy with how it turned out.

Hope you all are finding time to be with friends this holiday weekend.
I will post some pictures tomorrow.


Here's how I did it...
Paper from my stash
German guy/layers cut at 3.25" from Everyday Paper Dolls- I trimmed his pants off to be shorts
Hat cut at 2.15" from Paper Doll Dress Up
Feather cut at .81" from Straight from the Nest
Barrel/layers cut 2" from Paper Doll Dress Up
Beer mugs/layers cut at 1" and 1.36"  from Everyday Pop-Up Cards
Pretzels cut at 11.46" (yes this is correct) from From My Kitchen
Brat/layers cut at .39" from Block Party
Flag/layers cut at 4.92" from Everyday Paper Dolls
Banner flags/layers cut 2.2" from Birthday Bash
PROST letters printed on my computer and hand cut
Face stamped using Peachy Keen Boy Mates Faces and Accessories Assortment stamp sets
Twine from the Twinery
Button from my stash
Martha Stewart border punch
Mini brads from my stash
Oktoberfest label on barrel printed from my computer
Lots of pop dots, doodles with my gel pen and shimmer from my new gelly roll glitter pen.
Yellow stickles for mustard on the brat

Frightfully Delightful

I am back home after a long 9 hour flight. Thankfully we had no connections through the east coast cities or who knows where we would be today.
Today will be a day to catch up on some rest. 

Fall is around the corner and with that, I think of Halloween. Love the colors of this holiday and the quirky fun that comes with it. 

This card uses one of my favorite stamps from the BugBites All Year Round Stamp set. for this card.

 I really like how it turned out.

Here's How I did it...

All paper from my scrap stash

Card base and background mat cut 5" and 4.5" from Phrases

Bat/tree with layers cut at 3.5" from Simply Charmed

Tree embossed using distressed striped Cuttlebug folder

Moon embossed with Boo To You Cuttlebug folder

Face on bat from PKS Make a Monster Face stamp set

Sentiment from BugBites All Year Round stamp set.

Brads from my stash

Twine from the Twinery

Boxes of Thread or is it Boxes and Thread?

Answer: Boxes and Thread.

I am back to concentrating on entering some things into some challenges today.

One of my favorite challenge spots to hang out is My Craft Spot and this week the challenge is to create a gift bag or box. Then there is The Paper Variety's challenge today to use threads on your project.

I know everyone is concentrating on Back to School but I just can't get into that. I don't  have small children at home so I just do not get all that excited about it.

So, I am onto thinking about fall and Halloween projects.

I have a few gift boxes to share with you. 

First up, is a box I did on my gypsy that I plan to will fill with a couple large pumpkin sugar cookies. 

I used the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cart and then took a shape from Paper Doll Dress Up for a custom window box top.

The threads on this project come from the cheese cloth I tore up into strips and wrapped around my little mummy, cut at 4/74" from Paper Doll Dress Up. 

The box top is 7.12" x 9.58" with the coffin shape placed on top at 10". 

This box top has a rectangle opening so you have to hide that first. 

The box bottom was cut at 9.41" x 7". I then glued a piece of clear acetate to the inside cover for a clear window and lined the bottom of the box with another piece of card stock for stability. 

this box would be cute with a Dracula or Witch on it as well. 

I should start working on those next.

My next treat box is for candy treats. I's my count box. 

The box itself is cut from the Happy Hauntings cart at 10"- a bit tricky to get it all glued together with so many little folds and tabs. It folds up to 3.5" wide by 6" tall.

I used the bottom for the top and the top for the bottom of the box because I liked the scallop top showing on the top.

Papers again are from my stash. 

Count and his batty friend are cut at 4" from Paper Doll Dress Up. 

The face is Peachy Keen and the Sentiment is from My Pink Stamper. 

Hope you get inspired to create your own treat boxes or projects with threads and link them up to these great challenge blogs. 

Hola!

Happy Cinco de May!

Wow, I have lots going on and coming up for all of you.

I am working on a blog hop with some great designers and I will be sharing all the details over the weekend as to how you will be able to participate as well.

AND, Oh my gosh, it is Natl Scrapbook day/weekend in less than 24 hours! I hope you will stop by Frosted Designs and participate in all the fun games and fun starting Friday night. I am hosting a special challenge over there so watch for that.

I received the Bug Magazine in my mail and I was published!

I am working on another post to share the project that was published. 

All kinds of fun stuff happening. 

Now onto today's Cinco de Mayo card. 

I had inspiration from the Peachy Keen challenge and will also be linking it up to the Creative Cutter Room challenge today.

I had some new stamps from Scrappy Moms and Peachy Keen that I wanted to try. Don't you just love that little mustache on this little guy- it's a PK stamp!

Here's how I did it....

Standard A2 card size

Pattern paper from Memory Keepers Fiesta line

The hat is a sticker from MK Fiesta Embossed sticker sheet

Banners: punch edge with EK punch and trim to height/width desired

Letters cut at 1" from Storybook cart

Man/layers cut from Paper Doll Dress Up at 3.5"

• hair and belt, p.44
• sandles, p.77
• pants, p. 64
• shirt, p. 62

Donkey cut at 3" from Paper Doll Dress Up, p.77

Face stamped with Peachy Keen Boy Mates (PK642) and Accessories Assortment (PK642) stamp sets

Doodles with my gel pen and chalks

Bakers twine for the banners to hang from

Sentiment stamp inside from Scrappy Moms Spring Fling Stamp set

Easter Treats

Here is another little Easter treat I put together this weekend. Found this tube at the local craft store for $1--what a steal. I bought one to see what I could do with it, but now think I need to go back and get more.

The biggest draw back on this project is that now I have an open bag of Hershey' kisses- I need to stay away from them!

 I had the following challenges in mind when putting this together. Our Creative Corners 3D Easter Project challenge and Paper Cutz Challenge to use buttons and bows.

Here's how I did it...
All paper from my scrap stash
Bunny cut at 4" from Paper Doll Dress up; doodled the outline of the bunny and added pink checks with a pink marker and pink stickles for the nose.
Egg basket cut at 1.25" from Lettering Delights Easter Besties
Scallop border cut at 2" from Easter 2010 cart.
Button and Jellie Bean twine on basket.
Baby Blue ribbon from my stash

Don't forget to fill the tube with your favorite candies!!

Pinkalicious Blog Hop with My Special Guest Designers

Hey everyone- My pink stamper is doing another Pinkalicious Blog Hop tonight. I hopped along to all the design teams creations with my own special guest designers, my friends, Sandy and Sheila. Once we finished the hop, we got to work doing a project for the challenge which was to use the color black and our favorite color.You can find Sandy's and Sheila's cards in the posts below. Be sure to leave them comments too.

My favorite color is blue so I chose a spring time card

Here's how I did it...

Pattern paper from Adornit-Love Fest Collection

Black Bazzill card stock and all other paper is from my scrap stash

Card base and circle insert/liner cut at 4.25" tall from Wild Card cart, p.52

Bunny and layers cut at 3" from Simply Charmed, p. 24

Sentiment frame cut at 2" from Wild Card, p. 54

Sentiment from My Pink Stamper Happiest Moments & Even More Punny-licious stamp sets

Face from Peachy Keen Boy Mates Faces

Ribbon from Stampin' Up

Chalk and doodles with my gel pen.

 

Don't forget about the Give a Way over here.

A Flaunt It Friday Challenge

Happy Friday!!! I am lucky enough to be scrapping this weekend with some friends. Hope you all are finding some time to scrap as well.

This week, Flaunt It Fridays has a Paper Doll Dress Up Challenge and Blog Hop. The challenge is to use the Raggedy Ann or Andy cuts from page 36/37 of the Paper Doll Dress up cart.

Instead of a traditional card, I cut a tag shape. I happened to have some vellum that had a road map design on it left over from another project.

Here's How I did it...
Paper all from my stash
Tag cut at 4.25" x 4.5" from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More
Paper Doll with Raggedy Ann and layers cut at 3.5" from Paper Doll Dress up, p.37
Ek Border punch
Sentiment from Pink by Design Spring Has Sprung stamp set
Face on doll is from Peachy Keen Happy Lashes Stamp set
A few snippets of ribbon and some pop dots for the doll
Doodles with my brown and white pen and highlights with chalk

Don't forget about my give a way happening here. I need your help to pass the word to hit 100 followers. Thank you to all that are already following. Let's hit 100 so I can give this cart away!

I am waiting for the Pink Stamper Blog hop and challenge happening tonight. Going to convince my scrapper friends to participate. So stop back and see what we come up with.

Bunny Love

Happy Friday!!! 

I am getting close to my goal of 50 followers by Feb 1. Thanks for your help and sending your friends over. If you're not a follower, I would love it if you were. 

Now onto business...

It's another Throw Back Thursday Challenge over at My Creative Time.

The challenge is to use the Paper Doll Dress up or Every Day Paper Doll carts for any project of choice, AND you must use either heat or dry embossing it. Hop over there to see what her designers have come up with for this challenge as well as how they are using the new Peachy Keen Stamps that were just released last night. The new stamps are sooo cute- I need to order them. They are also having they Faces Friday challenge.

So for my entry I wanted to use the sentiment "Some-Bunny Loves You!" from the Scrappy Moms Charmed Life stamp set. I know, an odd way to start a project- usually you design and then add a sentiment. I heat embossed the white paper for a tone on tone look. It's kind hard to see on this, picture, but it was a stamp that I had from Northwoods Stamps that has a pattern of dots and little flowers. This was the first time I tried heat embossing. It's kinda easy. I found the sentiment does not stamp well over it, however. In the end it turned out cute.

Here's how I did it...

Bazzill pink card stock for card base

White card stock stamped with Northwoods stamp and heat embossed with clear embossing powder 

Pattern paper from Cosmo Cricket

All other paper from my scrap stash

Paper Doll Dress Up Cart: body using black out feature and outfit on p.70 and hair on p. 67 all cut at 3.5"; be sure you have your paper saver button on so it all cuts to the correct size

Sentiment from Scrappy Moms "The Charmed Life"
Peachy Keen Happy Lashes stamp for face

Cuttle bug embossing folder, Swiss Dots for heart punched with small CM heart punch

Border punch- can't remember the name of it, I should really label them when I get them

A little ribbon, doodles with the gel pen and pearl stickers for the buttons.