I Heard It's Your Special Day

Emma at My Creative Time is having a Linky Party where you use a stamp set from her 1st, 2nd or 3rd edition stamps.  I used "WOW, So Many Candles"  The sentiments I used from this set are "I heard it's your special day" and "you are aging to perfection"(on the inside)  Check out My Creative Time HERE

FORMULA
Papers:base-The Paper company;All others-DCWV
Stamps and Die:My Creative Time
Punch:ek
InkPaintbox
bling:from stash
Adhesive:ATG
Cricut-Sentimentals

Huge Hello Kitty Shaped Card

There are two challenges this week that require a shaped card.  Over at My Craft Spot hey are having a shaped birthday card challenge.  CLICK HERE.  Crafting for All Seasons is also having a shaped card challenge.  CLICK HERE I chose a Hello Kitty Card.

you can't really tell from this picture but the cake opens up.

This cartridge has lots of little pieces so I like to cut it big.  This turned out huge
FORMULA
Papers:solid-Colorbok; Glitter-DCWV; Polka dot-Me and my Big Ideas
Cricut:Hello Kitty Greetings-card 8.53"
Gems:from stash
Die:Fancy Frame-My Creative Time
Sticker-Starform

Yellow Butterfly Thank you card

I made this card for a challenge at DL Art.  It is to make a thank  you card with a yellow and a butterfly on it. Check it out HERE  Here is what I came up with.

FORMULA
Papers:Solid blue and pink-K & Company; solid yellow-Core dinations; glitter and floral-DCWV
Ribbon;Little Scrap Pieces
Die and sentiment:My Creative Time-Teeny Tags
Stick pin-from my huge beading stash (last hobby)
Cricut:Damask Decor
Brad:Marvy

Orange and pink

I made this card twice.  Once in green and pink and once in orange and pink.  Love to crop is having an Orange and pink and one other color challenge.  I chose black for my other color.  Check it out HERE

FORMULA
Papers:solids-Core'dinations & Colorbok; Decorative cutout-K&Company, polka-dot-Me & My Big Ideas
Ribbon:Target
Stamp:lady with poodle-Rubber Stampede; sentiment-Scrappy Moms
Die:My Creative Time
Ink-Vivid, G Studio
Rhinestones: Michaels $1 bin (The black ones were paprt of a flower that I took apart)
Adhesive:ATG

Another Poodle Card

My friend Jeanne Alford, Drew this picture for me.  I was trying to figure out how to use it in my blog background and for a blinkie, but I am technically challenged.  So I decided to make a card with it.  It fits in with two challenges. Cardz TVClick here is having a "Stitch in Time" challenge and My Craft Spot is having a girly challenge Click Here.  She has some really fun stamps they are on my birthday wish list.

FORMULA
Papers:Solids-Core'dinations; plaid-Recollections
Picture:Drawn by friend, Jeanne Alford
Pencils-Prisma Color and Staedtler Watercolor Pencils
Cricut:Birthday Bash
Cuttlebug with Swiss Dots folder
Tag die and stamps that say "Celebrate & Sweet Friend" My Creative Time-"Teeny Tag Greetings"
Woof-Cardz TV "Barks and Bones"
Ribbon-Target
Brads:Marvy
White Gel Pen:Sakura

Pictures of Blog Candy That I won and my trip to Truckee

Just a short post sharing some new photos I took.  First off I received the blog candy that I won from a My Creative Time New Stamp Release Blog Hop.  Emma has a great line of stamps and she is releasing some new ones tomorrow check it out.HERE        My prize was $100.0 gift Certificate to Custom Crops.  I got some really cool stuff. My Creative Time stamps, PKS stamps, Cuttle bug folders, Core'dinations paper, Echo Park paper and Spellbinders rhinestone frames.Check out Custom Crops HERE

I spent the weekend at my cabin in Truckee.  I didn't take my cricut but I took some stamps and pencils.  I don't ski so I stayed home with my poodle and colored.

My son, Robert with Polly the poodle

Polly resting after sliding on the ice with Robert

Robert is on top of the world because he got to choose where we had dinner

Robert eating steak at 5 Mile House by Nevada City

Growing up to be Like You

I made this birthday card for one of my best friends who is ten years older than me.  It fits two challenges.  Emma at My Creative time is have a bug challenge CLICK HERE .   Fantabulous Cricut is having a challenge where you use a pun CLICK HERE . I used My Creative Time's "You're My Best Buddy"  it says "I want to grow up to be just like you"

I had a hard time photographing this one.  The base of the butterfly is a bright pink foil.  When I shot it in daylight I got a glare.
FORMULA
Papers:Blue base-Me & My Big Ideas;Foil and glitter Heidi Grace; all other solids from scraps
Stamps:caterpillar-Peachy Keen-Funshine face parts;Butterfly-Peachy Keen-Laffy Taffy; Sentiment-My Creative Time "You're My Best Buddy"
Die:My Creative Time "Fancy Frame"
Cricut:Butterfly-Birthday Bash; Caterpillar-Create a Crtitter
Cuttlebug with Tiny Bubbles folder
Ribbon:Celebrate It
Inks:Vivid, G-Studio