A Happy Birthday You Will Have.

The weather is looking a bit grey today. We are hoping for rain! Catching up on some crafting since I was traveling most of this past week.

I thought I would join in the Jaded Blossom Challenge this month. You can find the details here.  The challenge is a gift card theme.

I pulled out the Close to My Heart Artiste Cricut cartridge because it has a super cute gift card cut on it that folds up easily to hold the card in a pocket inside.

I cut the card a couple times at different sizes so I could layer them on the front and the inside. This cartridge does not have a shadow feature for this card.

The Darth Vader die cut was a freebie from SVG Cutting Files back in May.

To finish off my gift card holder, I used the Jaded Blossom Candy Wars stamps set and Candy Charm dies. Now all I have to do is get a gift card to put inside.

Have a crafty day!

Stamp Annie Thing September Release Hop- Day 2.

Hi everyone and welcome back to day two of Stamp Annie Thing's Mini September Stamp Release Hop!  

We have 2 great stamp sets to share with you this month and today we are showcasing our new Best Witches set just in time for your Halloween card making.

Now if you came from Annie's Blog, then you came to the right place!  If not, you will want to start at the beginning with Annie!

How cute is this little witch perched upon her pumpkin. I stamped, colored and cut her out before attaching her to the card with foam tape. I also used the bat stamp to add some spooky critters on the card. The sentiment, Best Witches, is one of my all time favorite sentiments for this time of year. 

So without further delay, here is the whole stamp set, Best Witches. 

How cute is this? Two super adorable images and wonderful sentiments as well. 

This stamp set is available for purchase RIGHT NOW in the store!!

Now on to the Hop Giveway Info on how you can WIN this Stamp Set!!

1- You MUST be a blog follower of all the blogs along this hop (5 of them)

2- You MUST comment on each of the stops along the way (there are only 5 of them!)

*want to earn an extra chance at winning? Share this hop with a friend, have them comment on their post that YOU sent them (just have them state your name) and we will enter your name for an extra chance to win!

Winner will be announced Saturday Sept. 14, 2013

* winner has 2 weeks to claim the prize otherwise it is forfeited

Here is the COMPLETE blog Line up for Today!

Annie  http://stampanniething.blogspot.com/ 

Barb   http://bugbites411.blogspot.com/ <---- You are Here

Kate http://scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com/<----Up NEXT

Mel   http://doxiemeldesigns.blogspot.com/

Ruza  http://ruzascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Design Team Day for Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons.

Welcome to Design Team day for Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons.

Though I am not ready for fall, still want more summer, I am in the fall crafting mood. I love this time of year with the fall and Halloween colors. 

I used the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Monster Mash and Frog Prince cut files for a little treat card today. It's just a piece of card stock rolled up to make a box where I can slide in a candy bar. 

I found the tutorial here.

I used the print and cut feature on my Silhouette to cut the adorable little witch and frog. I stamped the cute sentiment which is from my very own BugBites stamp set called Magic Spells. I still have some in stock.You can find them on my side bar or under the stamps heading above.

You can see in this side view picture where I put the candy bar and then tied a ribbon to be sure it doesn't fall out. The stars are die cut buttons from My Creative Time. 

Please be sure to stop by the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Blog today to see all the other great projects this fabulous DT has done for you. 

Die Cuttin' Divas Teddy Bear Challenge.

It's Tuesday and time for another Die Cuttin' Diva's challenge. This week we want to see all your projects with a Teddy Bear on it.

I just love the Teddy Bear Parade Cricut cart and for this challenge, you have tons of options. With it being fall and back to school time, I decided on this cute lil' school girl bear.

The sentiment is from a My Creative Time Beary Special Thoughts stamp set.

A great card for a student or teacher perhaps.

Be sure to stop by the Die Cuttin' Diva's blog this week to see the DT inspiration projects and link a project. I look forward to seeing your Teddy Bear inspired creation.