SOUS Project Life Challenge - 3 Label Strips

Happy New Years everyone. 

SOUS Project Life Challenge - Tabbed Card

Hello and welcome! Here is my project I did for Stuck On U Sketches-Project Life challenge. The challenge was to add a "Tabbed Card" somewhere on your page or pages. I used ribbon for the tabs on two of my cards and then used brads to adhere them. I also added some die cuts to my pages to add some more interest and a decorative element. I used the Cricut cartridges Forever Young, and Love You A Latte.  Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut carts: Love You A Latte, Forever Young
• Paper: Bazzill
• Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon
• Project life kit: We R Memory Keepers "Harvest", Becky Higgins Mini Kit "Fall"
• Brads: Making Memories
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

Thanks so much for looking at my blog and I really hope that join us over at SOUS for this challenge. It really is a fun one! Have a great week and a very Merry Christmas.

Christmas card

Here is my Christmas card for 2013. I wanted something very simple this year as I will be leaving soon to spend sometime in California with my parents for Christmas. I think they came out very beautiful. I used the Cricut cartridge Winter Woodland for the snowflake and then added some bling to it with my I-Rock tool. Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Winter Woodland
• Paper: Unknown
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Bling: I-Rock
• Twine: Doodlebug
• Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon
• White Pen: Uni-ball Signo Broad
• Adhesive: Scotch

Thanks for looking at my blog today. I really do appreciate it. Have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year.

Sous Challenge - Project Life: Scallop Circle

Here is my first Project Life page I have done as a new Design Team member for SOUS (Stuck on U Sketches). Today we were introduced on the blog too. How exciting it is to be on a blog doing something you totally love. For this project I used the combined items from Becky Higgins Fall mini kit and W R Memory Keepers Harvest kit for various elements. For the die cutting I used the following:

• Cricut carts: Lacey Labels, Love You A Latte, 9 Months, Handy Man, Smiley Cards, Hello Kitty Greetings, Recess, and Forever Young
• Paper: Bazzill
• Stickles: Copper

Thanks so much for coming to visit my blog. I really hope you like my Project Life page. And please go to SOUS and do the challenge of using a scalloped circle in your project life! Thanks again. :)

Project Life - Week 44

Here we are already the 12th of November. This month is flying by. Well here is my first full try at Project Life. I am beginning at week 44. I simply just took notes down all week, took some pictures and put them together with a few die cuts and Project Life things. It really is quite fun!

Winner of 13 Nights of Halloween Event

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So sorry for the delay but here are the results of the giveaway that I had during my 13 Nights of Halloween event. And the winner is number 15:

Meredith said...

Thanks for the chance to win! Meredith245 at yahoo dot com

OCTOBER 25, 2013 AT 1:13 PM

Meredith you are the lucky winner of my 13 Nights of Halloween. I will be emailing you for your shipping info. Congrats! :)

I Made It!!

     Well, the news is out and it is official that I have been picked to be, and I am so excited about making it, onto the Stuck on U Sketches Design Team as a Project Life Designer! I initially applied for the Die Cut team but it was already full so the co-creator of the blog, Leah, thought that I would be perfect for the Project Life team. So I gave it a thought and watched several You Tube videos and decided that I wanted to do it. I had heard of Project Life but had not done any of it. I was so excited to try something new and exciting. Here is my first PL layout:

     I had so much fun creating it too. I have since ordered several of the page protectors and a couple of the card packs. I plan on using mostly 12" x 12" paper cut down to the various sizes. I want people to understand that you don't need to purchase the kits in order to do PL. You can use any kind of paper for it, like I did above. Here are the details:

• Cricut cart: Life Is A Beach
• Paper: Paper Studio
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Washi tape: Walmart
• Alphas: Doodlebug, Cosmo Cricket, American Crafts
• Stickles: Pink Glam, Firefly
• Brads: Unknown
• Buttons: Making Memories
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig, Recollections

     I hope you really like this layout. It was such a blast to do and learn. Have a great day and come back often to see what I am doing on Stuck On U Sketches!

13 Nights of Halloween #13

     Welcome to the last night of my 13 Nights of Halloween event. I really hope you have had a great time viewing all my projects for the last 12 days. Thanks so much for coming to my blog to see them. Today I have a real treat for you...a Halloween mini album! The album is 6" x 6". I used several different kings of materials in and on this album to make it all spooky. So I decided to create a video for you to watch:

Here are the details:

• Cricut cart: Happy Hauntings, Chic & Scary, Mini Monsters
• Paper: Basic Grey, Doodlebug, K & Company
• Plastic spiders & Bats, Mesh: Dollar Store
• Hinge & Key hole: Tim Holtz
• Black Key: Walmart
• Charms: Own stash
• Sizzix cuts: File Folder, Tag-Super
• Brads: Making Memories
• Buttons: Michaels
• Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon
• Rhinestones: Kaiser scrapbook
• Stamps: My Pink Stamper "Spook-alicious", "Spooky Puns"
• Ink: Versafine in Onyx Black
• Embossing Powder: Stampendous
• Stickles: Xmas Red
• Punches: Martha Stewart
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

     Thanks again for coming to my blog to see my 13 Nights of Halloween projects. And remember I am still having a giveaway for your chance to win a Halloween tp mini album. Just leave a comment below on how you liked what you have seen. I will pick a winner either tomorrow or the day after. Also better your chances by leaving comments on all the others nights as well. Have a great day! :)

13 Nights of Halloween #12

     Well, here we are the second to last night and I can't believe how fast this month went. Sorry about the posts the last couple days but life kind of got in the way. They are done now. On to my card.
     I love this card. It has been one of my favorite projects I have done for my 13 Nights of Halloween event. I used Cricut cartridge Create a Critter 2 for it. The owl is cut at 4" and the branch is cut at 1-1/4". Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Create a Critter 2
• Paper: Unknown
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Stickles: Yellow
• Ribbon: Ofray
• Stamp: My Pink Stamper "Spook-alicious"
• Ink: Versafine in Onyx Black
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

Thank you so much for following on my 13 Nights of Halloween event. Please remember to leave a comment below for a chance to win a Halloween tp mini album featured in night #8. Thanks for looking and have a great day! :)

13 Nights of Halloween #11

I can't believe we are almost done with my 13 Nights of Halloween event! It has been an absolute blast doing it.
     Here are my night #11 projects. And what fun they were to create. The boxes are cut from the Cricut cartridge Chic & Scary at 4-3/4". The spider was cut from Mini Monsters at 1-1/2" and her web was cut at 2". The bat was cut from Create a Critter 2 at 1-1/2" as well. Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Chic & Scary, Mini Monsters, Create a Critter
• Paper: Bo Bunny, K & Company
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Stickles: Xmas Red, Purple
• Sequins: My Craft Spot
• Pen: Uni-ball Broad White
• Twine: Doddlebug
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

Thanks again for looking at my projects. I really hope you have enjoyed them. Remember that I am having a giveaway with my 13 Nights of Halloween event. It is for the cute Halloween tp mini album featured on Night #8. Just leave a comment below for your chance to win it. Have a great day! :)

13 Nights of Halloween #10

     Welcome back to my 13 Nights of Halloween event! Thanks so much for following me on my blog during this time.
     Today I have another card for you. You see a lot of this image where a cat is coming out of a pumpkin and I thought that it was always so cute so I thought to try it out on a card. I used Cricut cartridge Create a critter for both the cat and the pumpkin. The cat is cut at 4" and the pumpkin was cut at 2". I just cut the bottom half of the cat off and glued him inside the pumpkin. Then I cut the tail off the bottom piece and glued it to look like it was coming out of the mouth of the pumpkin. Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Create a Critter 2
• Paper: Doodlebug
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Sequins: My Craft Spot
• Stamp: My Pink Stamper "Spook-alicious"
• Ink: Versafine in Onyx black
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

Thanks again for looking at my project for today. I truly hope you enjoy it. And remember to leave a comment below for a chance to win a Halloween tp mini album featured on night #8. Have a great day! :)

13 Nights of Halloween #9

     Here we are at day #9 of my 13 Nights of Halloween fun. I really hope you enjoyed yesterdays video of the giveaway prize. If you haven't seen it yet then scroll down the page to take a look.
     Today we have another card, this one with Hello Kitty. I will admit that I am 43 and still in love with Hello Kitty! I little girl at heart. I cut this kitty out from Cricut's cartridge Hello Kitty Greetings at 4". I used stickles on the hat and cape, which is a little hard to see. I also used my new stamp set from My Craft Spot "Stampin' Around Fall. I really love their stamps. Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Hello Kitty Greetings
• Paper: Unknown
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon
• Stamp: My Craft Spot "Stampin' Around Fall"
• Metal Dies: My Craft Spot "Tiny Dollies"
• Ink: Versafine in Onyx Black
• Stickles: Black Diamond, Yellow
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

Thanks so much for looking at my blog and I hope you really enjoyed my project. Don't forget about the giveaway I am having as well. Just leave a comment down below and on any 13 Nights of Halloween post for your chance to win a cute Halloween tp min album that you can view on yesterdays post. Thanks again! :)

13 Nights of Halloween #8

Today I have a real treat for you. You finally get to see what the giveaway prize is and I did it as a video. Don't forget to leave a comment on today's post as well as the rest of the events posts for my 13 Nights of Halloween for a chance to win this great prize. I will chose the winner using Random.org. Here are the details from the video:

• Cricut cart: Happy Hauntings
• Paper: Doodlebug, Scrapworks, Basic Grey, K & Company, and Unknown
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Ribbon: CTMH - Black sheer, Recollections
• Twine: Doodlebug
• Buttons: 
• Embellishments: Jolee's boutique, Walmart
• Punch: Martha Stewart
• Die cut: Sizzix, My Craft Spot
• Brad: Doodlebug
• Anchor: Junkiz
• Embossing: Paper Studio "Spider Web"
• Ink: Color Box in Alabaster & Black
• Stickles: Orange Peel, Yellow
• Paint: Apple Barrel in Gloss Black
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig, Hot Glue gun

Thanks so much for viewing my project for today. I really hope you like it. Remember to leave a comment on each night's post to better your chances at winning this cute little album. Thanks again and have a great day! :)

13 Nights of Halloween #7

     Well, here we are at day #7 of my 13 Nights of Halloween event. I have been having so much fun creating all these projects to share with all of you and can't believe that we are half way through.
     Today I have another layout to share. I created this using both Cricut cartridges Happy Hauntings, and Mini Monsters. The gate, cut at 4-1/2", and the pumpkin, cut at 2-1/2", and the title Boo, cut at 3", are from Happy Hauntings. The tree, cut at 10", and the fence, cut at 3", are from Mini Monsters. Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Happy Hauntings, Mini Monsters
• Paper: K & Company
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Pop dots: Recollections
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

Thanks so much for looking at my layout and I hope you enjoyed it. Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered into my giveaway. The prize is a Halloween tp mini album that is too cute and I will have it posted tomorrow. Thanks again! :)

13 Nights of Halloween #6

     Welcome again to my blog and thank you very much for coming. Today is #6 of my 13 Nights of Halloween event and I have a new card for you. You can never get enough cards. Lol. 
     I cut this card from Cricut cartridge Create a Critter 2. This is a very simple card to make and could easily be mass produced very quickly for last minute invites or gifts for friends. The spider is cut at 4" and the web is cut at 3". Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Create a Critter 2
• Paper: Bazzill
• Stickles: Yellow
• Stamp: My Pink Stamper "Spooky Puns"
• Ink: Versafine in Onyx Black
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

     Thanks again for coming and looking at my projects. I truly hope you enjoy them. And please leave a comment as I am having a giveaway with the winner receiving a really cute Halloween tp mini album to be shown on day #8, Oct. 26th. Have a great day! :)

13 Nights of Halloween #5

     Welcome again to my blog and my 13 Nights of Halloween event. Here we are at night number 5 and a new project for you. Today I decided to make a 3D item. These coffins are so fun to make and even easier to put together. They come from the Cricut cartridge Happy Hauntings. I cut the taller one out at 3-3/4" and the other one at 3". Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Happy Hauntings, Mini Monsters, and Plantin Schoolbook
• Paper: Bazzill
• Cuttlebug: Quatrefoil
• Tag: My Craft Spot
• Ribbon: Ofray
• Stamp: My Pink Stamper "Spooky Puns"
• Ink: Versafine in Onyx Black, Color Box in Alabaster
• Twine: Doodlebug
• Adhesive: Scotch. Zig

     Thanks again for following me on this little event I have going on and please don't forget that I am having a giveaway with a chance to win a really cute Halloween tp mini album. It will be premiering on the 8th night. Thanks for stopping by and looking too. Have a great day! :)

13 Nights of Halloween #4

     Today is day #4 of my 13 Nights of Halloween and I have a new project for you. This cut comes from Cricut cartridge Mini Monsters. I love the style of old street lamps and just fell in love with this one. Plus it's Halloween which gives it another plus!
     I cut the lamp out at 4-3/4". I wouldn't recommend cutting it much smaller as the words might not cut very clear and would be very hard to understand. My card base is a normal A2 size, 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". Here are the rest of the supplies:

• Cricut cart: Mini Monsters
• Paper: Unknown
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Stickles: Yellow
• Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon
• Pop dots: Recollections
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

Thanks so much again for looking at my project and blog. I really appreciate it. Come back tomorrow for another Halloween project as we count down my 13 Nights of Halloween. And don't forget about the giveaway. Just leave a comment below to be entered to win a cute Halloween tp mini album! Pics coming soon. Thanks again. :)

13 Nights of Halloween #3

Welcome and here is day 3 project of my 13 Nights of Halloween event. Today I have another card for you all. This one is pretty easy as it only required one Cricut cartridge, Happy Hauntings. I cut the frame at 4-3/4" and the pumpkin at 2-1/2". I love the layering of the pumpkin in this cut as it comes so alive. Initially the frame comes with a different character in it but I just substituted the pumpkin for it. Here are the rest of the details: 

• Cricut cart: Happy Hauntings
• Paper: Bazzill
• Stamp: My Pink Stamper " Spook-alicous"
• Ink: CTMH Black
• Foam dots: Recollections Pop Dots
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig 

I hope you are all enjoying my projects so far and maybe even getting some ideas. It's definitely not to late to make a few cards for Halloween. And don't forget about the giveaway I'm holding. Just leave a comment below for a chance to win something good. I will pick a winner with Random.org on Nov 2. Thanks so much for looking at my site. Have a great day! :)

Framed Witch card

Well, here is an extra Halloween card right now as I made this for a few challenges. I used Cricut cartridge Happy Hauntings again for the frame, cut at 5", witch silhouette, cut at 2-3/4", and banner, cut at 1/2". Here are the details:

• Cricut cart: Happy Hauntings
• Paper: Doodlebug
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Twine: We R Memory Keepers
• Washi tape: Doodlebug
• Ink: Color Box in Black
• Embossing: Paper Studio "Spider Web"
• Pearls & Rhinestones: Prima
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

I hope you enjoy looking at my card and thank you very much for looking at my blog. I have entered my card into the following challenges:

• Love to Create - Sketch
• Cardztv - Ghost & Goblin Party
• Glitter n Sparkle - Halloween
• A Gem of A Challenge - Spooky

Thanks again and have a great day! :)  

13 Nights of Halloween #2

Welcome to day 2 of my 13 Nights of Halloween. Today I have a layout for you. It will eventually have a picture of the front of my home while it is all decorated for Halloween. 
  I used 2 Cricut cartridges on this layout, Happy Hauntings and Chic & Scary. I cut the title and beware sign from Happy Hauntings. The title was cut at 3-1/2" and beware was cut at 1-3/4". The spider, cut at 4", and web, cut at 3-1/2", were cut from Chic & Scary. I also embossed the spider to make it all shiny. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the smaller spider web. Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Happy Hauntings, Chic & Scary
• Paper: Basic Grey
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Punch: Martha Stewart
• Embossing powder: Stampendous in Midnight Black
• Stickles: Xmas Red
• Sequins: My Craft Spot
• Washi Tape: Doodlebug
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

Thanks so much for looking at my project. Remember that I am having a giveaway at the end of this event and all you have to do is leave a comment below. Enter each night to improve your chances. The prize will be revealed the last night. Please come back tomorrow for another project and have a great day! :)

13 Nights of Halloween

Welcome to my 13 Nights of Halloween event! I am so excited to get this going. I absolutely LOVE Halloween. My husband and I go out every year to decorate our home. We do more at Halloween then Christmas! 
     I am starting this event with this cute little card from Create a Critter 2. I cut this out at 4". I also pop dotted the whole thing which really gives it a 3D look. The sentiment also adds to the cute spookiness. Here are the details of the card:

• Cricut cart: Create a Critter 2
• Paper: Scrapworks
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Stamp: My Pink Stamper "Spook-alicious"
• Ink: Versafine in Black Onyx
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

Thanks so much for attending my first day of my 13 Nights of Halloween event and I hope you come back tomorrow for another Halloween project. Also, I am having a little giveaway with my event where you have the chance to win a little goodie from me. Just leave a comment below and at the end of the event I will pick a winner using Random.com. The goodie will be revealed the last day, so goodluck and thanks for coming! :)

Hello Kitty Witch card

     Here is a rather cutie of a card. With it being the Halloween season and a challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut of using Black and Purple in your project, I decided to create this little card. I love the Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge. I would have to say it is my favorite cartridge next to Create a Critter. 
     I used the card feature on the cartridge and cut it out at 6". I then used Stickles on the stars, the shirt, and the bow. Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Hello Kitty Greetings
• Paper: Bazzill
• Stickles: Purple, Yellow
• Adhesive: Scotch, Zig

Please enjoy this card and thank you so much for looking at it. Also remember that tomorrow marks the start of my 13 Nights of Halloween event where everyday I will have a new project to share with you related to Halloween. So please come and visit. Thanks.

Halloween Treat boxes

Aren't they just too cute! I created these treat bags for Halloween. We get way to few kids at our door that it makes it easy for me to create these to giveaway stuffed with little treats. Here are the details:

• Cricut carts: Mini Monsters, Chic & Scary, Create a Critter 2
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Paper: Basic Grey, K & Company
• Sequins: My Craft Spot
• Twine: Doodlebug
• Stickles: Xmas Red, Purple
• Ink: Uni-ball Signo broad white
• Adhesive: Scotch, Ek Success

Thank you so much for looking at these 2 little cuties. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I had making them. Have a great weekend :)

Candy Corn card

I love candy corn which totally inspired this card. I saw it on Smiley Cards and fell in love with it's facial expression. 

Family layout

I did this layout for a design team application, but sadly I did not make it so I thought I would put it up on my blog for you all to see. I am loving sequins right now and had a blast putting them on this layout. I also used some washi tape which has jumped from my Smash book onto my cards and layouts now. I love the stuff! Here are the details for all the rest:

• Cricut cart: Simply Charmed
• Paper: Paper Studio
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Flowers: Prima
• Washi tape: 
• Metal dies: My Craft Spot
• Sequins: My Craft Spot
• Title: Thickers
• Twine: Doodlebug
• Punch: Martha Stewart
• Adhesive: Scotch, Ek Success

Autumn card

Fantabulous Cricut is having a challenge right now to kick off Fall. You need to make a project using Fall colors so I decided to make this really cute tree from Create A Critter 2. This cartridge is perfect for this time of year as it has a couple of pages full of Fall ideas. Here is the details of this card:

• Cricut cart: Create a Critter 2
• Paper: Scrapworks
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon
• Stamp: My Craft Spot "Happy Thanksgiving"
• Ink: CTMH
• Adhesive: Scotch, EK Success

Please enjoy my card as I had just a fun time making it. I do want to announce that starting Oct 19th I will be doing 13 Nights of Halloween. Each night I will be posting a different type of project ranging from cards to layouts to a great surprise the night of Halloween. So come back and check to see what is created. Thanks so much for looking! :)

#8 card

Here is my nephew Bradley's birthday card.

The Beach Layout

Vacation Layout

Note Card

     Here is my latest creation that I have completed for a challenge on Fantabulous Cricut. The challenge is to use "music" on your project. I used the Cricut cart Slumber Party and cut the notes out in several sizes ranging from 1" to 2-1/2". I then thought it would be cool to have one set of notes a contrasting color so I chose my favorite color pink.:) On the inside of the card is a sentiment that reads, "Just A Note". The card is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2. Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Slumber Party
• Paper: Bazzill
• Stamp (inside): My Pink Stampers Itty Bitty-licious
• Ink: Versa Fine in black
• Adhesive: Scotch, Recollections, Zig 2 way

     It may be a simple card but it makes a big statement. I have entered my card into the following challenges:

• Fantabulous Cricut
• Challenges 4 Everybody

     I do hope you enjoy this card and thank you so much for looking at it. Have a great day.:)

Farewell to Summer Card

     I decided to do a farewell to summer card. It was initially made for a challenge but I missed the deadline without knowing it. Oh well. So I thought that since summer was coming to an end here that I would just call it a "Farewell to Summer" card. It's a pretty simple card. For the challenge you had to of had 2 Cricut cuts so I chose the sun and popsicle from Simply Charmed. I cut the sun out at 2-1/2" and the popsicle out at 3". The card is 5-1/2" x 4-1/4". Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Simply Charmed
• Paper: Bazzill
• Embossing: Cuttlebug's "Seeing Spots"
• Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon "Citrus Assortment"
• Stamp: My Craft Spot "Tickets"
• Ink: Versa Fine in black
• Adhesive: Scotch, Recollections, Zig 2 way

     Thank you so much for looking at my card and blog. I truly hope you enjoyed both. Have a great day.:)

Witch Card

Hi everyone, long time no type. I'm so sorry that it has been awhile between my posts. Today, though, I have a very cute card to share with all of you. I know that Halloween is 2 months away, I just like to be prepared so I'm not rushing around at the last minute:). The card itself is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". I cut the witch out at 4" and the cauldron out at 3". Here are the details:

• Cricut cart: Mini Monsters
• Paper: Unknown
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Stickles: Purple, Lime Green, Eucalyptus
• Ribbon: Ofray
• Adhesive: Recollections, Scotch, Zig 2 way

Thank you so much for looking at my card and truly hope you enjoyed it. Have a great day!

Christmas Traditions layout

Happy Birthday Layout

Big Boy Layout

40th Birthday Cake Card

     I love the look on this cakes face and it couldn't be anymore appropriate for my sister in law's 40th birthday card from me to her. I really hope she loves it and I think she will.
     I started out by using the Gypsy cart Smiley Cards. You can only get it for the Gypsy but the last time I looked you couldn't get it for that anymore. So I'm sorry to those who can't and would of loved to make this cake.
     I cut the cake out at 4-1/2". I didn't like the idea of the candles being the same color of the cake as the initial cut calls for so I cut an extra and cut the candles off to place on here. I colored the flames with Stickles and mounted it on a 4"x 5-1/4" layer and mounted that onto a 4-1/4"x 5-1/2" card. Here are the details:

• Cricut cart: Smiley Cards
• Paper: Bazzill
• Twine: We Are Memory Keepers
• Stickles: Yellow and Fruit Punch
• Cuttlebug: Happy Birthday
• Adhesive: Scotch, Recollections, Zig 2-way

     Please enjoy the card and thank you so much for looking at it. I can't wait for my SIL to open it! Have a great day. :)

Strawberry Card

     Here is my latest creation. I had such a blast making this strawberry card. I started with making the bowl of strawberries from Cricut cartridge Simply Charmed. I cut it at 3-1/2". I then cut the smiling strawberry at 2-1/2" The vines are hand sewn on and are from Sew Easy. The card it's self is 4-1/4"x 5-1/2". Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Simply Charmed
• Paper: Bazzill
• Ribbon: Ofray
• Stickles: Pink, Lime Green, and Star Dust
• Thread: DMC
• Embroidery: WRMK-Sew Easy
• Adhesive: Scotch, Recollections, Zig 2 way

     I am entering my card into two challenges:

• Fantabulous Cricut - Any thing with fruit.
• My Craft Spot - Need to have sewing on your item.

     I hope you enjoy my card and thank you so much for taking a look at it. Have a great weekend. :)

Mermaid card

     Today I have made this cute little mermaid card. At Fantabulous Cricut they are having a challenge to make an item with a scene on it. It can be anything you want, but I chose a card that is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". I thought instantly of this mermaid and knew she would be perfect. Here are the details:

• Cricut cart: Life is a Beach
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Pattern paper: Paper Studio
• Stickles: Gold, Fruit Punch, Waterfall
• Ink: Cat's Eye-Dark Brown
• Bling: I-rock
• Adhesive: Scotch ATG, Zig 2 way glue

Thanks so much for looking at my blog post. I hope you have a great weekend! :)

Siblings layout

     This is a layout of my brother and me. 

Ladybug card

     I feel in love with this ladybug from the Cricut cartridge Paisley and couldn't wait to do a card with it. I cut the ladybug out at 4". I also used my metal dies again as I am in love with these too. I also used the "Stampin' Around Spring" again as well. Here are the details:

• Cricut cart: Paisley
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Pattern paper: 
• Metal dies: My Craft Spot "Tiny Doilies"
• Stamps: "Stampin' Around Spring" My Craft Spot
• Ink: Versafine, Colorbok
• Ribbon: Ofray
• Pearls: 

     Thanks so much for looking and have a great weekend! :)

Welcome Baby card

     Here is my latest card that I have made. I love how it turned out. The card itself is 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches. I started by using the Cricut cartridge Baby Steps. There are so many cute images on this cartridge. I cut the image out at 4-1/2". I also used for the first time, my Tiny Doilies Metal Dies from My Craft Spot. They are so much fun to work with and come with so many configurations. Here are the rest of the details:

• Cricut cart: Baby Steps
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Pattern paper: DCWV Baby Girl
• Metal dies: My Craft Spot
• Stamps: My Pink Stamper "Sweet Baby", My Craft Spot "Stampin' Around Spring"
• Cuttlebug: Divine Swirls
• Brads: Doodlebug
• Twine: Doodlebug
• Ink: Versafine and CTMH Heavenly Pink
• Adhesive: Scotch, Recollections

     I hope you enjoy the card and thanks so much for looking. Have a great day! :)

Birthday layout

     Another layout for me.

Star card

A fun little card for the 4th of July.

Baby Shower layout

This is a baby layout I did from a sketch at Nuts About Sketches. It is of my first son's baby shower back in 1991 a month before he came along. Here are the details:

• Cricut cart: Baby Steps, 9 Months
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Pattern paper: DCWV "All About Boys" paper pack
• Tag dies: My Craft Spot
• Brads: Making Memories
• Stamps: My Craft Spot "Tiny Tags"
• Adhesive: Scotch, Recollections

Dragonfly tag

     I have to say that this tag looks so much better in person. I'm proud that I was able to get 3 projects posted these past couple of days. My pain and depression play such a big part in this. 
     I posted this tag on My Craft Spot. Their challenge this week is an anything goes challenge. I got this dragonfly from Cricut cartridge Best of 2006. On the cart though Cricut calls it a butterfly. I cut it out at 3-1/2". Here are the details:

• Cricut cart: Best of 2006
• Cardstock: Bazzill
• Paper: Unknown
• Cuttlebug: Divine Swirl
• Flowers: Dollar Tree
• Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon
• Stickles: Yellow, Lavender, Firefly
• Metal staple: Fastenator
• Eyelets: Making Memories
• Twine: Doodlebug

I also included my tag in the following challenges:

• Charisma Cardz Challenges
• Milk Coffee Challenges

Thanks so much for looking at my project. Have a great day!

Butterfly card

Here is card number 2 for the day. I made this card in response to My Craft Spot's challenge of doing a project with a cute critter on it. I choose a butterfly for my critter because I have so been wanting to do this one. It is from the Cricut cartridge Tinker Bell and Friends. This cart some some beautiful projects on it and it is also my fave cart and the first one I bought. I also used Twinkle Toes for the lacy background. I cut the butterfly at 3-3/4" and the lacy part at 5". The card is 6"x 6". Here are the details:

• Cricut cart: Tinker Bell and Friends, Twinkle Toes
• Paper: Bazzill
• Stickles: Glam Pink, Orange Peel
• Cuttlebug: Polka Dots
• Flowers: Dollar Tree
• Brads: Making Memories
• Adhesive: ATG, Zig 2 way glue, Recollections pop dots

Thanks so much for looking at my 2 submissions for the day. I also submitted this card in 3 more challenges:

• The Pink Elephant
• Divas By Design
• Creative Inspirations

Have a great day!

Cake card

Well, here is my newest creation. I am doing the challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut and I had so much fun making this card. The challenge is to use the color yellow and a triangle shape. I put yellow in my cake and the triangle is the top of the cake. I used the Cricut card Sweet Treats and cut the cake at 3-1/2. I cut the wording at 2-1/2. I then put ribbon around the top layer and pop dotted the slice of cake and just glued the wording on. Here are the details:

• Cricut cart: Sweet Treats
• Paper: Bazzill
• Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots
• Ribbon: Ofray
• Pen: White Uni-ball Signo
• Stickles: Glam Pink
• Adhesive: ATG, Zig 2 way glue, Recollections pop dots

I hope you enjoy my card and are having a fantastic weekend so far. Thanks so much for looking.

Easter card

I did it! 2 posts within a week. Congrats me. Enough of that, here we have a very cute Easter chick card that I whipped up in about 3 hrs. It's very simple to complete. I cut the chick from Create a Critter 2 at 4". The fence is a Sizzix die that I cut on my Cuttlebug. I embossed the background paper with Cuttlebug's Traffic die. 

Here are the details: 

• Cricut cart: Create a Critter 2
• Paper: Bazzill, Three Bugs in a Rug
• Twine: Doodlebug
• Die Cut: Sizzix "Yellow die-Picket Fence
• Embossing: Cuttlebug's "Traffic"
• Adhesive: ATG, Zig 2-way glue, Recollections Pop dots

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

• My Craft Spot
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge

Thanks so much for looking at my blog. I hope you enjoy it.

Hello Kitty card

Well, here I am again with a new card. My Craft Spot is having a challenge right now to make something with embossing either dry or wet. And then Fantabulous Cricut is having a challenge as well that is to make something with either a balloon or kite on it. So I decided to go ahead and make a card with both elements included and I think it came out cute. I decided to use Hello Kitty Greetings from Cricut and also Create a Critter for the kite. Here is the recipe:

• Cricut carts: Hello Kitty Greetings & Create a Critter
• Paper: Bazzill
• Cuttlebug folders: Juli's Garden & Swiss Dots
• Ribbon: American Crafts
• Twine: Doodlebug
• Button: Making Memories
• Adhesive: ATG, Zig 2-way, Zots Pop Dots, & Glue Dots

The card size is 5-1/2"x 4-1/4". I am also entering this card into Card Makin' Mamas. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did making it. Thanks so much for looking and have a great weekend!

Spring Card

Well I'm back again! Today I have a card I created because I wanted to make a bright and cheery Spring card to make some of this Winter depression go away. I'm ready for winter to be over now. At night we are still dipping into the high teens. That is just too cold! Here are the details for my card:

• Cricut cart: Create a Critter 2
• Paper: Bazzill
• Flowers: Prima
• Stamp: My Pink Stamper "Happiest Moments"
• Flower centers: I-Rock
• Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon

I have entered this card into the following contests: 

• My Craft Spot -use pop dots.

 I really hope you liked my card as I had a blast making it. Thanks for looking.