Another Spring Card

Here's another card made with a stamp from the Spring Stamp Kit from Magnolia. All of the stamps in this kit are fabulous!

Card Details:

Image: Magnolia Stamps

Copics: E00, e21, E31, E31, E33, e35, E37,E40, E41 E53, B93, b95, C3, C5, C7, Y21, Yr20, G21, G85, G99

Spring Card

I am so ready for Spring! We got several more inches of snow on Thursday and freezing rain last night with more winter weather on its way. I received my spring kit from Magnolia Stamps in the mail on Thursday and the timing couldn't have been better. Just in time to boost me out of the winter blahs!! This is the first card I made with my new stamps. I put two together to create this cute card. I don't know the names yet of these two stamps but the background is the wheelbarrel with the tulips and then Tilda with the bunny.

I entered this card into the following chalenges:

One Stop Craft Challenge: Spring Flowers

Do You Stack Up: Anything Goes

Stamp Something: Something with flowers

Card Details:

Images: Magnolia Stamps from the Spring 2011 stamp kit

Copics: E00, E21, E40, E41, E31, E33, E35, E37, B93, B95, RV000, RV10, Y21

Pink and Brown Tilda

I made this card for my Grandmother. She will be celebrating her 91st birthday next week.

Card Details:
Stamp: Secret Tilda from Magnolia Stamps
Copics: E00, e21, e30, e31, E33, E53, E35, RV000, RV 10, G21 and a clear spica pen
Scalloped Hearts Spellbinders Nestibility Dies
Scalloped Frame: A Child's Year Cricut cartridge cut at 4.5 inches

Sassy Studio Designs Challenge Shape Up

It's time for another Dare To Be Sassy Thursday challenge. This week our theme is "Shape Up" You can create any type of card that you want as long as it is not a square or rectangle. I really had fun with this card. I started with a circle card and then layered the peace sign from the Groovy Times Cricut cartridge on top. The digi image is Hippie Chick from the January release at Sassy Studio Designs. All of the peace sign layers came from one piece of pattern paper. The paper was color blocked and worked perfectly for this project. We would love for you to join us in this challenge. Simple create a shape card and link it up HERE for your chance to win.

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #48 Spots and Stripes

I love spots and stripes so the current challenge at Digi Doodle Shop's Best was a lot of fun for me. The image I chose for my DT card is Guard Dog and you can find it in the Digi Doodle Shop. This dog just makes me smile. We have 3 guard dogs at our house. Two of them are strays that found us and one we adopted from the shelter. They are all the biggest babies but they do let us know when strangers are around.

We would love for you to join us in this challenge. All you need to do is create a project using spots and stripes and link it up to the Digi Doodle Shop's Best challenge blog for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Digi Doodle Shop

Card Details:

Image: Guard dog from Digi Doodle Shop

Copics: E33, E53, G21, G85, R59, R46, R37

Stamping Diva

Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring the challenge at Stamps R Us. The theme this week is For The Girls. I made this card using the image Stamper from Sassy Studio Designs. This image works perfectly with my new Cricut Everyday cartridge. I am also entering this card into the Cricut Circle Magazine challenge. The challenge was to create a project that defines ourselves. Well, duh! the sentiment says it all!

Card Details:
Image: Stamper from Sassy Studio Designs
Scalloped Circle: Cricut Cake logo from Cricut Everyday cartridge cut at 3.75 inches
Stamp Pad: Cricut Everyday cart cut at 1.25 inches
Stamp: Cricut Everyday cart cut at .75 inches
Stamping Diva: Cricut Everyday cart cut at 1 inch
Scissors: Cricut Everyday cart cut at 1.75 inches
Copics: E00, E21, E33, E35, E53, YR00, YR02, E08, E40, R20, R32, E25

Cruisin

Yesterday was my oldest son's 17th birthday! Where did all those years go? It seems like just yesterday we brought him home from the hospital. He has grown into quite the young man. He couldn't name even one thing he wanted for his birthday that was materialistic. He told me what he wanted was world peace. I told him I would get right on that! Anyway, this is the card that I made for him.

Card Details:
Car: Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge cut at 2.5 inches
Cruisin: Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge cut at 1 inch

Need A Hug?

Made this card for a friend who needed a hug this past week. This Magnolia Stamp was just perfect! I used an older sketch from The Sweet Shop. I love their sketches and like to use them even after the challenges are over. I am entering this card into the challenge at 7 kids College Fund for their Square challenge.

Card Details:

Image: Tilda Wants a Hug from Magnolia Stamps

Copics: E00, E21, E37, E35, E33, E53, R00, R20, G21, R000

Spellbinders Nestibilities Die: Scalloped Circle

Martha Stewart Branch punch

Card Sketch: The Sweet Shop

Scarlett O'hara Birthday Card

Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring the challenge at One Stop Craft. Their theme for this challenge is Birthdays. I used one of the images from the February release at Sassy Studio Designs. This curtain dress was one of my favorite dresses that Scarlette wore in the move Gone With The Wind. I didn't get a picture of the inside of the card but the sentiment reads, "Fiddledeedee, It's your birthday!"

Card Details"

Image: Scarlette from Sassy Studio Designs

Copics: E00, E21, E53, E35, E47, E43, C1, C3, C5, R24, G21, G85, G99

Martha Stewart border punch

Scalloped Heart Nestibilities

Altered Playstation Controller

This is my 15 year old son's project. He decided he wanted to paint his playstation controller. He took the controller apart and painted it black. He then cut out a few shapes in vinyl using my Cricut. He attached the vinyl pieces to the controller and used them like a mask since he wanted those images to remain black. Next he painted the entire controller blue. When dry, he splatter painted with black and then removed the vinyl. He did put a clear top coat over the entire controller. It is really cool despite the poor pictures. The only help he had from his mom was for me to show him where I kept the vinyl and to show him which Cricut cartridge had the image he was looking for.

Craft Us Crazy Challenge #2 Winter

Time for Challenge #2 at Craft Us Crazy!! We were so thrilled to see all of the entries into our very first challenge. We had over 200 entries and each one was fabulous!!! I hope that you enjoy this next challenge just as much as the first. Our theme for this challenge is WINTER. You can make any type of project that you want and use any type of crafting medium that you want as long as you follow the theme. For this challenge we are being sponsored by Meljen's Designs.

For my project I decided to use one of the images from Meljen's to put inside a photo snow globe that my kids gave to me. Doesn't this penguin look perfect in the snow globe? I also made a card using the folded frame technique. It is very simple to do and you can find the directions over at Splitcoast Stampers.

We would love for you to join us in this challenge. Simply link up your project to the Craft Us Crazy Challenge Blog for your chance to win a fabulous prize from Meljen's Designs.

Project Details:

Snow Globe: Is made for a photo to go inside. I believe this one came from Walmart

Image: Penguin's Skating Buddy from Meljen's Designs

Copics: C1, C3, C5, C7, YR04, R27, R37, R46, R59, B00, B02, BG10, e33, e35, E37, R20

Frame on card: Songbird Cricut cartridge cut at 4.25 inches

Papers on card all from Close To My Heart

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #47 Anything Goes

It's an Anything Goes challenge over at Digi Doodle Shop's Best. For my DT project I decided to use the antique sewing machine that you can find HERE in the Digi Doodle Shop. I thought this image looks great with the Quilted Card. You can find the directions on how to make this card at Splitcoast Stampers. The card is super easy to make and is a great way to use up scraps of paper. We would love for you to join us in this challenge. Simply link up your project over at Digi Doodle Shop's Best for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Digi Doodle Shop.

Card Details:
Image: Antique Sewing Machine from Digi Doodle Shop
copics: E08, Y21, E53, G85, R20, G21, B93, C1, C3, C5, C7, e43, E37, E35, E33

Aud Sentiments Challenge #22 Trendy Sentiment

It's time for another fabulous challenge at Aud Sentiments. For this challenge we are being sponored by Kenny K. He has some fun images that fit right along with our theme for this week "Trendy Sentiments" You can make any type of card you want as long as you include a sentiment that follows our theme.

For my card I used the Image "All That" from Kenny K. For my sentiment I chose to use the word I hear my teenagers say alot when they think they are being cool or when they are doing something others might think is weird. They just look right at you and say, "Jealous?"

We would love to have you join us for this challenge. Simply link up your project using Mr. Linky over at the Aud Sentiments challenge blog for your chance to win a great prize from Kenny K.

Card Details:

Image: All That from Kenny K

Copics: B93, B95, B97, E40, E00, E21, E35, E33, E31, E53, RV21, RV13, RV10, R20

Chef Tilda

This card is for a good friend of mine who is celebrating her birthday. I just adore this Magnolia stamp. It is Chef Tilda. I used the sketch from The Sweet Stop challenge this week. I decided that Tilda needed to bake a birthday cake because who doesn't like cake on their birthday? (well me, actually. I would prefer a frosted sugar cookie!) The measuring cups, spoons and the word cake were all cut with my Cricut. I used the Martha Stewart drippy goo border punch because aren't the best cooks messy?

Card Details:
Stamp: Chef Tilda from Magnolia Stamps
Cake: From My Kitchen Cricut cartridge cut at 1 inch
Measuring Cup and Spo0ns: From My Kitchen Cricut cartridge cut at 1.25 inches
Rolling Pin: From My Kitchen Cricut cartridge cut at 3.5 inches
Copics: E00, E21, E31, E33, E35, E37, E40, B00

Stupid Cupid

I couldn't stop laughing when I saw this digi image from Bugaboo Stamps. Isn't she a riot? This is my very last Valentines Day card for this year. Whew! Next I need to stock up on get well, sympathy, baby cards and masculine cards.

Card Details:

Image: Stupid Cupid from Bugaboo Stamps

martha Stewart heart border punch

Copics: E00, E21, E43, C1, C3, c5, R27, R37, R46, R21

Pink and Gold Spica pens

Ladybug Tilda Valentines

I hope everyone is having a fun Valentines day. I have just a few more Valentines to share. This is one of my favorite Magnolia Stamps (ok, ok, just about all the Magnolia stamps are my favorites. Ladybug Tilda is just perfect for Valentines day. I used two different color combos to make these cards. Usually, I don't like red and pink together but for Valentines day the combo is perfect

For My Favorite Nerd Valentine

This is the Valentine I made for my 16 year old son. He proudly calls himself a NERD. He says he doesn't understand why some people say the word like it's a bad thing. I am pretty proud of my son. He maintains a high grade point average as well as participates in the following activities: marching band, symphonic band, plays in a trombone trio, tennis team, academic team, NHS, Smokebusters group, is a mentor for freshmen students, tutors in the mornings, spanish club treasurer, lectors at church, youth group at church, and does volunteer work. Whew! I'm tired just typing all of that! Anyway, I couldn't resist making him a Valentine that celebrates his inner nerdiness. I saw the word NERD spelled out this way using the periodic table and couldn't resist incorporating it into his card. I am entering this card into the weekly challenge on the Cricut Circle blog.

Card Details:

Heart: George Cricut cartridge cut at 3.5 inches

Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder on the heart

Martha Stewart Drippy Goo punch

Dotted border made with the Cuttlebug With Love embossing folder

Microscope: Locker Talk Cricut cartridge cut at 2 inches

lab Equipment: Locker Talk Cricut cartridge cut at 2 inches

Got The Love Bug?

This is the Valentine I made for my husband. I used the image Little Honey's Nurse from Sassy Studio Designs for this fun and sassy card.

Card Details:
Digital Stamp: Little Honey's Nurse from Sassy Studio Designs
Love: Sentimentals Cricut cartridge cut at .75 inches
Bug; Walk In My Garden Cricut cartridge cut at 1 inch
Got The: Base Camp Cricut cartridge welding in design studio
?: Base Camp Cricut cartridge cut at 1.25 inches
Copics: E00, e21, E33, E35, E37, R37, C1, G00, E40
Martha Stewart hearts border punch

Sassy Studio Designs Feb Release Blog Hop

Today is release day for Sassy Studio Designs. We are having a blog hop to show off all of the wonderful new designs. If you arrived here from the Sassy Studio Designs Challenge Blog then you are on the right track. If not, got back HERE and start the hop from the beginning. For each stop along the way you need to write down the answer to each of the questions and then email your list to Amanda.

Here is my card for the hop:

I used the image Glinda the Good Witch.

Now for your next stop, you need to answer this question: This person needed a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down. Go to Regan's blog to find the answer to this question.

Card Details:

Image: Glinda the Good Witch from Sassy Studio Designs

Copics: G00, RV10, RV000, B00, E51, E43, E31, E33, E21, E00

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Stamp and Ink from CTMH

Sassy Studio Designs Sneak Peek

Saturday is new release day for Sassy Studio Designs. All of the new designs are fabulous! There will be images of some very sassy ladies from some of our favorite movies. For my sneak peek, I decided to use the new Mary Poppins image. Isn't she gorgeous?
inside of card:

Card Details: Mary Poppins from Sassy Studio Designs

Copics: E00, E21, E33, E35, E36, R24, Boo, B93, B95, B97, YR00, YR02, Y21, C3, C5, C7, G17

The carpet bag was printed out on pattern paper and paper pieced

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #46 Nature

It's time for another fun challenge at Digi Doodle Shop's Best. This week our theme is NATURE. I decided that I was ready for some summer so I used this darling image from the Digi Doodle Shop. We would love for you to join us in this challenge. All you need to do is create a project using the theme Nature and link it up to the Digi Doodle Shop's Best challenge blog for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Digi Doodle Shop.

Card Details:
Image: Country Fence from Digi Doodle Shop
Copics: E40, E41, E31, E33, E35, E37, E29, R20, Y21, YR00, YR02, G05, G07, G21, G85, G99, G14, C1, C3, C5

Birthday Card

I made this card for my Sister-in-law for her 50th birthday.

Card Details:

Image: Magnolia with a Small Gift from the Magnolia You Are So Special collection

Copics: E00, E21, E31, E33, E35, E37, BV00 BV02, Boo

Martha Stewart branch paper punch

Corner Leaves; Storybook Cricut cartridge cut at 2.5 inches

Princess Aurora Honey

Sassy Studio Designs is the sponsor for Aly's Sunday Challenge. The theme is Bling It Up. I decided to use my Spica pens for some bling on the dress, crown and necklace. I am a little disappointed in how the dress looks in the picture. In real life the dress is all shimmery and pretty and doesn't look streaky. I achieved the two toned color by coloring the whole dress with a pink spica pen and then going back over parts for a darker pink. I used a purple spica pen for the wasist and bodice trim. The necklace and crown were first colored with a copic pen and then with a gold spica pen.

Card details:

Image: Princess Aurora Honey from Sassy Studio Designs

Copics: E00, E21, YR31, Y21, Y11, E43, B00, R20, gold spica, pink spica and lilac spica pens

Bubble Bath

Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring The challenge at If The Shoe Fits. The theme for this challenge is Pink.

Card Details:
Image: I'm Every Woman Bubble Bath from Sassy Studio Designs
Copics: E00, E21, E33, E35, E37, E53, R20, R85, C1, C3, E40, E41, Gold spica pen
Martha Stewart border punch

Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge #45 Valentines

It's time for another challenge at Digi Doodle Shop's Best. Our theme for this week is Valentines. I am sure most of you still have a Valentine or two left to make so why not enter our challenge. The winner will receive a gift certificate to the Digi Doodle Shop.

For my card I decided to do something a little different. There are lots of wonderful images at the Digi Doodle Shop that would be great for Valentines Day cards but I decided to use some of the word art that is available in the shop. This Bible verse is one of my favorites and is makes the perfect Valentine.
Inside of the card: I simply used a few of my scrap pieces to give the card a finished look.

Card Details:

Word Art: Digi Doodle Shop

Hearts: Spellbinders Scalloped Hearts Nestibilities Dies

Sassy Studio Designs Challenge Love Is In The Air

I am so excited. Today is turning out to be a very busy day for my blog. So much to show you and I hope that you enjoy my creations. This is my very first challenge as a DT member for Sassy Studio Designs. Our theme for this week is "Love Is In The Air" and you need to include a heart somewhere on your project. I added two hearts, the ribbon slider and then I made a heart out of red rhinestones. The image I used is from the new January release at Sassy Studio Designs. I wanted to give the fringe on her dress some sparkle so I colored over the copics with a clear spica pen. I also used a red spica pen on her shoes, dress and hat band. We would love to have you join us in this challenge. Simple link up your project to the Sassy Studio Designs challenge blog for your chance to win.

Card Details:

Image: Flapper Femme from Sassy Studio Designs

Copics: E00, E21, E33, E35, E37, C3, C5, C7, R46, Red Spica pen and Clea Spica pen

Prima flowers

First Challenge at Craft Us Crazy

Today is an exciting day. I get to share with you my DT project for the brand new Craft Us Crazy Challenge Blog!!!! I made a Valentine gift set for a very special person. She will be receiving in in the mail tomorrow and I can't wait to hear from her to see if she likes it. I also created this project for the contest on the Cricut Circle blog. The theme for our very first challenge at Craft Us Crazy is Anything Goes! and we are being sponsored by Digital Delights by Looby Loo.

Here is my project:
Card:

Tag:

Paint Can:

Paint Can Lid:

We would love to have you join us in our very first challenge. You can create a project using any crafting medium you want as long as it follows the theme. The theme for this challenge is ANYTHING GOPES! So go get crafty and then link up your project to the Craft Us Crazy challenge blog for your chance to win 3 digital stamps of your choice from Digital Delights from Louby Loo!

Project Details:

Heart on lid: Lacy Labels Cricut cartridge cut at 2.5 inches

Valentine Girl: A Child's Year Cricut cartridge cut at 2.5 inches

Scalloped Hearts: Sweethearts Cricut cartridge cut at 2.25 and 2.75 inches

SWAK: Sentimentals Cricut cartridge cut at 1.5 inches

Valentine Couple on tag: A Child's Year Cricut cartridge cut at 2.75 inches

Tag: Sweethearts Cricut cartridge cut at 4.5 inches

Aud Sentiments Challenge #21 Corny Valentines

The challenge this week at Aud Sentiments is "Corny Valentines Quotes" We are being sponsored by Inktegrity for this challenge. They supplied the DT with some great images and sentiments to use for our Valentines. For my Valentine I decided to use Wally The Whale. I needed some simple yet fun Valentines for my daycare kids and this image was just perfect. I decided to use him as a paper piecing instead of coloring with my copics. The pattern paper has been in my stash for a very long time and is just perfect for this project. The kids are going to love the blue whale decorated with hearts and are going to be thrilled with their candy bars. We would love for you to join us in this challenge. All you need to do is make a Valentine using a corny quote and link it up to the Aud Sentiments challenge blog for your chance to win a great prize from Inktegrity.

Project Details:
Candy Bar Wrapper: 5.5 x 5.5 piece of cardstock
Whale: Inktegrity
Circle Text: Inktegrity
Scalloped Circles: Mini Mongrams Cricut cartridge cut at 1.75 and 3.5 inches
Hearts: George Cricut cartridge cut at .25 and .5 inches