WILD CARD BABY GIRL CARD

Here is a quick baby girl card.  I had to play with the bottom to get it to stand up.  But a part from that it was quick and easy.

FORMULA
Papers: patterned-K&Company; solid-Recollections
Cricut:Wild Card 6.18" (with Gypsy)
Dies:My Creative Time Stitched Scallop and Circle
Stamp and ink pad: G Studio
Gems:JoAnnes
Stickles
Ribbon:Offray
Adhesives:ATG; 3M Dimensional tape

Blogaversary and 200 follower Blog Candy Winner

Congratulations Cindy Lou from Scrappin C  http://scrappinc.blogspot.com/  You are the winner of the Blog Candy.  I sent you an e-mail.
Thank you to all of my followers who inspire and encourage me.

POPTARTS

The other day I saw the cutest Poptart ad.  It was grey penguins who got sprinkled with sprinkles and became decorated with pink. Then I remembered I had the perfect stamp from "Scrappy Moms"http://scrappymoms-stamps.blogspot.com/ "Sending You Sprinkles of Fun"Here is my interpretation.  I used Snow Tech and Miceobeads to make the poptart frosting on the side.

Mama, pape and baby in the doorway

Poptart inspitration

baby

 Formula
Papers:Colorbok Pearlescent;DCWV
Cricut:Simply Charmed, Joys of the Season;Create a Critter
Stamp:Scrappy Moms "Sweet Treats" with Vivid ink
Snow Tech
Gems and Microbeads:Recollections
Pens:Martha Stewart
Snow flakes Jolees
challenge:Scrappy Moms use Doodle Charm or similar cartridge http://scrappymoms-stamps.blogspot.com/

HALLOWEEN TREAT BAG TOPPERS

Here are my last Halloween projects for this year.  Treat bags for my co-workers.  For the topper I welded two cuts from Storybook.  All of the other cuts are from Paperdoll dress-up and Celebrate with Flourish.

Supplies:
Papers:DCWV; Recollections
Cricut:Storybook;Paperdoll Dress-up;Celebrate with a Flourish
Gems:EK Success
Pen:Sakura
Adhesives:ATG; 3M dimensional tape

TODAY IS LAST DAY TO COMMENT FOR BLOGAVERSARY AND 200 FOLLOWER BLOG CANDY CLICK HERE

Winner of My Blog Candy for MAG Turns 1 Hop

There is still time to enter my Blogaversary and 200 follower Blog Candy Give-away.  Click HERE
Now on to the winner of my Blog candy for the "MAG Turns 1" Hop
Congratulations to GIGI.  Lucky #8

GiGi said...

Super cute card! I love how the giraffe is peaking around the #1! Thanks for the chance to win! 

Perfect Pampered Poodle Party Card

My 14 year old son is attending his first girl-boy party.  The girl requested donations to the humane society instead of presents,  I am a poodle lover.  Birthday Sundaes is having a color challenge-green, purple, black and white.  And Love to Crop is having a circle challenge.  Cooking with Cricut had a fun hop over the weekend "Adopt a Shelter Pet" Blog Hop.  So many cute animal projects.  I am also linking this card up over there. All of the links are listed at the end of this post

FORMULA
Papers:Base white card-Jo-Ann's Essentials: Purple pearl-Colorbok: all other DCWV
Cricut:Twinkle Toes
Sentiment:Scrappy Moms-"Amazing Animals"
Borders
Gems:Recollections
Flower Stickers:K&Company
Adhesives:ATG:Sookwang double sided tape:3M Dimensional tape
CHALLENGES
Love to Crop-Circles  http://www.lovetocrop.com/2011/10/its-challenge-time-encircled-and-hugged.html
Birthday Sundaes-Color challenge-http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/2011/10/color-challenge-for-birthday-sundaes-32.html
Cooking with Cricut:Link up a pet project http://www.cookingwithcricut.com/2011/10/adopt-shelter-pet-blog-hop.html

BLOG CANDY 200 FOLLOWERS & BLOGAVERSARY

Over the weekend I reached 200 Followers.  And my 1 year Blogaversary was on the 20th  How about some sweet candy.  All you have to do is leave me a comment before Friday the 28th.  I'd like to thank all of you who follow me and leave such nice comments.

MAG BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP

MAG Challenge By The Page is turning one.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY.  If you came from RHONDA'S blog you are on track.  If you just stopped by my blog and want to start at the beginning go to the  MAG Challenge page.  There is wonderful blog candy-a set of Cardz TV stamps.
My project is a card celebrating a first birthday.  I used Birthday Bash.  I cut the giraffe's neck at an angle and put his head behind the number, so he looked like he was peeping around the corner.

FORMULA
Papers:DCWV: K & Company
Cricut: Giraffe-Birthday Bash 4.75" ; 1 Classic Cricut Font 6.75
Pen:Pentel Sunburst Metallic
Flocking:A La Mode
Stamp:Peachy Keen-Critter Faces (I added the muzzle); sentiment-Dots
Ink:Vivid
Adhesives:Aileene's Clear Tacky Glue; ATG

I have blog candy. I love this K&Company "Small Wonders Boy" mat pad.  It is full of small patterned papers.  Just leave a comment telling me your favorite birthday tradition.  The winner will randomly be picked on Tuesday.
Next up on the hop is MELISSA at MOE CREATIONS
Here is the line up
Mag Challenge - http://magchallengebythepage.blogspot.com/
Felicia - http://scrapperinthemaking.blogspot.com/
Girlia - http://www.girliascards.blogspot.com/
Latillia - http://divaof5.blogspot.com/
Jovan - http://www.cardsbyjovan.com/
Rhonda - http://www.scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/
Katie - http://www.katieoscreations.blogspot.com/   YOU ARE HERE
Melissa - http://melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/
Adrian - http://byadrian4u.blogspot.com/
Gwen - http://thisandthatbygwen.blogspot.com/

Purple and Green, Non Halloween, Card

Cooking with Cricut CWC is having a purple and green challenge with sketches for a card or layouts.  They suggested making a card for Mother in Law Day.  Unfortunately my beautiful MIL passed away 5 years ago.  So I made a card for my daughter who needs cheering up.  She is away in Arizona at school and she got in a car accident.  She is ok, but shaken up.  It's hard when they are far away.  I am on my second pad of K&Company's Poppyseed collection.  The borders and stickers are so pretty

Papers:patterned-K&Company, Solid-Colorbok
Cricut-Lacy Labels, Florals Embellished
Stickers:K&Company (Including borders)
Pen:Pentel
Adhesive:ATG,Aileenes Clear Tacky glue with fine paint brush
Glitter Glue:A La Mode
Gems:Recollections

MAG CHALLENGE #49 WRAP IT UP PAGE 47

Happy Friday.  Can you believe MAG Challenge by the page is almost a year old.  We are celebrating on Sunday with a "Birthday Blog Hop"  I hope you can hop with us.
This weeks Challenge is to use page 47 of the "Wrap It Up" Cartridge.  Be sure to visit the MAG page magchallengebythepage.blogspot.com, to see what the talented designers came up with. This is  a fun cartridge which has Phrases, tags, boxes and card features for all occasions. Please remember for this challenge you cannot use any other Cricut cartridge, page or cut from another cartridge (even if it is in your stash).  Only use cuts from the specified page.  However use any embellishments...  stamps, bling, stickers etc.
I have two children graduating this year.  One from ASU and one from middle school.  Can you believe my son's school is called PMS.  It is the brunt of many jokes.  I decided to make a 12X12 layout to frame.   I used the layer on the box function for the curved frame

FORMUL
Papers:DCWV; Recollections (I'm not sure what the plaid is)
Cricut:"Wrap it Up"  Frames 15.75 and 16.25; sentiment 2.18  (I didn't want the background to show so I hid all of the inside cuts on the red layer with my gypsy)
Stickers:K&Comapany;EK Success
Pen:Sakura
Adhesives:Aileene's Clear Tacky glue;ATG

OWL BIRTHDAY EASEL CARD

I made what I thought was going to be a quick card, until I stamped the sentiment on and it smeared all over the frame.  No worries, I just cut another frame and layered it.  I took a while to size and position it just right.  Lesson learned...stamp the sentiment on separate paper or at the beginning of a project.  For the moon, I took a piece of dimensional tape and twisted crinkle ribbon onto it.

FORMULA
Papers:K&Company;DCWV
Circut:Create A Critter;Birthday Bash
ADHESIVES:ATG;3M dimensional tape
Ribbon:Little Scrap Pieces
Pens:Pentel
Stickers:K&Company; Starform

FALL HOME DECOR PROJECT

Hello I recycled an old canvas that I had painted and decoupaged some time ago.  I added a 12X12" brown sheet of paper over the old image.  Each flower has a brad, gems and glitter or stitching

FORMULA
Paper-background-Recollections; letters-DCWV,Recollections
Flowers:Colorbok "Flea Market" Embossed Punch-out Pad
Cricut:Jubilee 3"
Cuttlebug with Textile folder
Embellishments:brads-stash and K&Company; glitter-Stickles and A La Mode; pens-Sakura, Sharpie; ribbon-from a gift; pearls and gems-Recollections
Adhesives:ATD, 3M dimensional tape
CHALLENGE
FCCB- fall decor  fantgabulouscricut.comfantabulouscricut.blogspot.com

Fall Birthday card

Hello.  One card for two challenges.  Scrappy moms is having a a fall themed color challenge.  The required colors are brown and teal  Birthday Sundaes challenge is to make a fall birthday card.  This is a shaped card, the green is what I shot it against  I combined two Scrappy Mom stamps for the sentiment

Formula
Bronze and brown paper-The Paper Source; Teal Colorbok
Ribbon:Celebate It
Cricut: Card base-Sentimentals   5" & 4.75' ;  Fawn-Give A Hoot  3.25'
Cuttlebug with Divine Swirls folder
Pearls and gems:Recollections
Stamps:Scrappy Moms-Sweet Something; Amusing Animals
Ink:Time Holz-Walnut Stain
Adhesives: 3M dimensional tape;ATG
CHALLENGES
Scrappy Moms-teal and brown fall project http://scrappymoms-stamps.blogspot.com/2011/10/terrific-tuesday-challenge-welcome-fall.html
Birthday Sundaes-Fall birthday birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com

Hope to be Posting Soon

I hope to have some projects completed in the next day or two.  I have had a bad time with my back.  So I am trying only to sit for a little bit.

THE THREE "PUMPKINEERS"

Hello.  Here is a fun pumpkin card. I got the idea for this from a Pier 1 add for a Halloween decoration. This one was tricky to position.  Fantabulous Cricut is having a pumpkin challenge.

FORMULA
Papers-Patterned-DCWV,K&Company; Solids-scraps
Cricut-Happy Hauntings
Pencils:Prisma (for shading)
Floss:DMC (for shoe laces)
Challenge-FCCBfantabulouscricut.blogspot.com

50th Birthday Card

I made this card for my friend's family to give to her husband for his birthday.  She gave me a sheet of his grade school pictures and asked me to incorporate them in the card. This is what I came up with.  I wanted something flexible for the clear plastic screen, so I used part of the film that goes over the cutting mat.

FORMULA
Papers:DCWV-Green Stack; silver-Recollections Foil; black-Colorbok
Cricut_Nifty Fifties tv 4.5; "Nifty fifty" 1"
Adhesive-ATG

Font Cartridge and Ribbon Challenges

I made this birthday card using only font cartridges.  I used Storybook, Plantin Schoolbook and Cricut Font cartridges.  Emma at My Creative Time is having a challenge using Font cartridges. http://www.creativetimeforme.com/search/label/Throwback%20Thursday  I just got some "My Creative Time" dies.  They are great and work well in my Cuttlebug.  The white layer of the flower is made using the "Scallop and Stitched Circle" die.  This card also qualifies to enter into Birthday Sundaes Challenge http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-29-ribbon-birthday-cards.html  In this challenge you have to use ribbon.

FORMULA
Papers:Card base-DCWV; all other scraps
Cricut: Word -Cricut Classic Font 2.18;Flowers-Storybook and Plantin Schoolbook 1.5"
Die:My Creative Time-Scallop and Stitched Circle
Ribbon:Target $1 bin and Celebrations(Easter Collection)
Gems:from my stash
Adhesives:ATG and 3M dimensional tape.

OWL CARD FOR CARDZ TV

I have been wanting to use this cut for "Give a Hoot" for a while.  I cut the base from "Birthday Bash"  Then I cut it again and inserted a square in the middle, using my gypsy, to make the frame

FORMULA
Papers:Grey-DCWV;Star and moon-K&Company;Striped-Cloud Nine;Solids-Colorbok
Cricut:Boat-"Give A Hoot"3.24";card base-"Birthday Bash"5.28: square "Plantain Schoolbook"3.86"
                     Witch-"Celebrate with Flourish"1.5 (I cut the base to make crescent moon)
Stamps:owl-Peachy Keen-"Critter Faces" Vivid ink (I drew cat face with sharpie)
Gems and stickers-from my stash
Adhesives-ATG and 3M dimensional tape
CHALLENGE:  Cardz TV- owl  http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2011/09/cardz-tv-cricut-cardz-challenge-92.html

A Special Card for My Friend to give Her Husband for his 50th

My friend's husband is turning 50.  She wanted two cards-one from the family and a more personal one from her.   I used the envelope feature on "Wild Card" to make the door shaped card(I just cut off the last section)  I made the hanger with scrap wire I had in my beading kit)

FORMULA
Papers:Recollections, Colorbok
Cricut:Wild Card-5.5": lingerie-Tie The Knot 2"
Brad:K&Company
Ink:Vivid
Sentiment:Computer generated
Punch:Punch Bunch

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBERT

Today is my son's 14th birthday.  I couldn't decide what  kind of card to make for him.  Then I was inspired by two challenges.  Peachy Keene has a sketch with a twist-you have to use twine or embroidery floss.  And Celebrate the Occasion  has a Ribbon challenge.  Although this looks like a simple card I had a lot of problems with adhering the ribbon and floss.  (The soccer background is ribbon) I don't have any twine, so I loosely braided three strands of embroidery floss.

FORMULA
Paper-Base DCWV-Green Tea, Solids-Recollections
Soccer ball Ribbon-Offray
Cricut:Sports Mania-Ball 2.25", score-1"
Embroidery floss:DMC
Stamp:Peachy Keen Critter Faces with Color Box ink
Adhesives: Sook Wang double sided tape, 3M dimensional tape,ATG
Challenges
CTO: use ribbon http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/
Peachy Keen:sketch and use twine http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/