Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Birthday bag & tag

Hello!  I've got a cute little kid birthday bag and tag set to share with you today.  I'm also the hostess on the Scrapbook Blessings Club today.  My son was recently invited to a birthday party and this is what I created for his friend.


I love to personalize little kid gifties if I have the time :-)

Recipe:
8x10 white gift bag
Birthday Bash Cricut cart - buffalo @ 5", connor @ 1 1/2", '6' @ 2", tag @ 2 1/2"
The Paper Studio - Little Boys & Their Toys stack - patterned papers
Glossy Accents - to make his nose shiny
black bling - his eyes
silver bling - wheels
pop dots
Cuttlebug embossing folder - swiss dot
Sew Easy floss - coral reef

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Cindy---

I've entered these projects into the following challenges:
               Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #69:  3D flowers or birthday

Friday, February 21, 2014

Cut It Up # 39: Winter fun (use blue&white)

Hello there!  It's time for another new challenge on the Cut It Up blog.  This time the theme is Winter fun.  So, basically anything Winter and use a die-cut and the colors blue & white.  This challenge runs from today through March 5th at noon EST. 

Our wonderful sponsors for this challenge are:

 Fleurette Bloom - $10 giftcard
 
Joy's Life - stamp set
 
 
Recipe:
5" square card base in white
A Child's Year Cricut cart - winter @ 3 1/2"
Paper Trimmings Cricut cart - snowflake @ 4 3/4"
DCWV Blue glitter paper
Icicle Stickles on snowflake
pop dots
Impression Obsession - sentiment stamp from the All I Want for Christmas set
 
Thanks for stopping by today!  Come play along with us at Cut It Up!
 
Cindy---
 
I've entered this card into the following challenges:

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

With Sympathy


Hello!  I've got a sympathy card to share today.  I'm also the hostess on the Scrapbook Blessings Club blog today, too.  These are the hardest cards to make!!


Recipe:
A2 cardbase in white
The Paper Studio - Stonewashed Stack - patterned paper
Core'dinations - blue paper
Cuttlebug embossing folder- Diamond plate
Lyrical Letters Cricut cart - sentiment @ 2"
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - circle 4@3/4" - using the border feature
Tim Holtz sanding tool- to make the embossing pop
tiny white brads

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Cindy---

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Scrapbook Blessings Club Challenge #13: Fun fold cards

Hello!  It's time for another fun challenge at the Scrapbook Blessings Club blog.  Our challenge this time is to make a card with some kind of a fun fold.  You can find all kinds of inspiration on the SBC blog as well as plenty of fun videos on utube.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Wags & Whiskers stamps.  They are giving 4 free digis to the winner :-)  YAY!
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So, for my card I chose to make a card using the diamond fold.  I used this utube video for the instructions.
 
This was a fun card to make a bit of a challenge to photograph :-)
 
Recipe:
DCWV - Be Mine stack - all patterned papers
Wags & Whiskers - Steal a Kiss digi
watercolor pencils
blender pen
pop dots
pearl bling
 
Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at SBC.
 
Cindy---
 
I'm entering this card in the following:

Friday, February 7, 2014

Cut It Up Challenge #38: Valentine's Day

Happy Friday!  It's time for another fun challenge on the Cut It Up Challenge blog.  Our theme this time is Valentine's day.  This challenge will be open until Feb 19th at Noon EST.  Remember to also use a die-cut on your project.  Easy peasy, right?!

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is:
Cute as a Button
The winner will receive a $20 coupon code :-)  YAY!!

Recipe:
The Paper Studio - Just Married- blue stripe paper
The Paper Studio - Lola & Luca - pink script paper
MS Seasonal Cake Art Cricut cart - hrtdly1@4 1/4"
Bugaboo Digital Stamp - Ava & Deacon Love Word
watercolor pencils
blender pen
pink dot ribbon -Michael's
Ribbon Boutique - blue organza ribbon
pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today!  Come play along with us at Cut It Up!

Cindy---

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:  Craftitude # 58:  Valentine's/Love
                                                                 & Crafty Girls Challenge # 11:  Anything Goes
                                                                  & Brown Sugar Challenge # 80:  Valentine's 
                                                                 & Catch the Bug's Feb. Theme Challenge:  Love
                                                       & Craft Your Passion Challenge #199:  Love is in the Air
                                                        & Creative Fingers Challenge # 22: Anything Goes
                                                       
                                                          & Creative Moments Challenge # 35:  Anything Goes
                                                         & Cuttin' & Stampin' Challenge #14-5 Sweethearts
                                                          & Digi Galore Challenge:  Valentine/Love
                                                            & Digi Haven:  Happy Valentine's Day Challenge
                                                               & FCCB Challenge #196 Seeing Red, pink, white  I won :-)
                                                               & QKR Challenge #74:  Hearts & Kisses
                                                             & Stamp and Create Feb Challenge:  Love is in the Air

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Valentine Pop Up Box

Hello!  I've got a fun Valentine Pop Up Box to share with you today!  I'm also the hostess over on the Scrapbook Blessings Club blog today, too!  I've been seeing these cute little boxes all over the place lately and just had to try one :-)  I'm sure this won't be my last.  So much fun!

I used this video from Splitcoaststampers to learn how to put the box together :-)

 
Recipe:
Me & My Big Ideas - Love print paper
Celebrate with Flourish Cricut cart - cherub @3"
All Occasion Cake Art Cricut cart - love @ 3/4", heart2 @ 1 1/2", 1', 3/4"
Seasonal Cake Art Cricut cart - hrtdly2@ 1 1/2", 1", 3/4"
pop dots
Sew Easy floss - hot tamale
terrifically tacky tape

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Cindy---

I've entered this in the following:  Decorate to Celebrate # 68:  Valentine Boxes
                                                    & Craftin' Desert Diva's Linky Party#24:  color challenge
                                                 & V's Sweet Ideas Challenge #20 : Red, White & Pink
                                                   & Pause, Dream, Enjoy Linky party # 3:  Hearts

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Scrapbook Blessings Club Challenge # 12: ATC

Hello!  It's time for another challenge at the Scrapbook Blessings Club blog.  This time we are making ATC's or Artistic Trading Cards.  This challenge will run from today until Feb 15th. 

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is:

My Creative Classroom


The winner will receive one free online class :-)

So, I decided to make my ATC about all the things I love:  colors, patterns, layers, embossing, glitter, bling, trims, and floss :-)

Recipe:
2 1/2" x 3 1/2" ATC cardbase in white
The Paper Studio - Just Married stack - blue stripe paper
DCWV - white glitter paper
white vellum
A Child's Year Cricut cart - Laugh @ 3/4"
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - heart @ 1 1/2", 1"
white decorative trim - Hobby Lobby
Sew Easy floss - princess
white sequins
Glossy Accents to apply sequins & the trim
Cuttlebug embossing folder:  Swiss dot
pop dot

Thanks for stopping by today!  Come play along with us at SBC! 

Cindy---