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Yappy Birthday SSPOTW

2012-02-25T09:53:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone, just a super fast card you can make with the Four Legged Friends Cartridge and Scrappy Moms Stamps (Raining Cats and Dogs). This darling card is for my little nephew Weston who turned 5.

This is a A-2 card and the image is cut at 4 inches. Martha Stewart Goo border punch was used along with some buttons, cuttlebug folder of your choice, twine, and stickles glitter glue.

Smooches and Hugs,
Meighen

Blog Candy Winner is......

2012-02-24T14:43:00.003-05:00

Congrats to :
Heather P said...

Hi Meighen! Ha! I love the name of your blog!! Your card is super cute- looking forward to working with you at PoP!! And new follower! :)
Hugs,
Heather P
www.heather-p.blogspot.com/

Congrats Heather. :D PM me on Facebook and I will get this out asap. :D

Smooches and Hugs,

Meighen

Hope You're Feline Better Soon

2012-02-20T00:00:00.000-05:00

HI everyone and welcome back to my blog. I hope you enjoyed the POP Link UP on Thursday. If you missed it you can head HERE to link up your project. Today, I am using my Scrappy MOMs Raining Cats and Dogs Stamps and The Feline cricut lite cartridge. These two things go very well together.

The image is cut at 3.5 inches. As for embellishments, you will need twine, stickles, bling, buttons, tiny cloths pins and goggle eyes.

Assemble how how you want. This is a standard A-2 card. I think it turned out darling.

Have a great week everyone.

Smooches and Hugs,
Meighen

First DT Project

2012-02-16T00:00:00.000-05:00

Patches of Pink Design Team Theme

Valentines

Yep, thats right, the exciting news you have been waiting for. I MADE THE PATCHES OF PINK DESIGN TEAM FOR 2012. I can't begin to tell you how excited I am to start this journey. It will help me to start enjoying my hobby again and I will get to enjoy anew group of people. Ty to Jalisa from Patches of Pink for allowing me to be part of such a fun team. School has taken up so much of my time so I though trying out for a wonderful blog like POP would be a great way to get back into my love for crafting. I am so blessed that I made it.

Here is my first project with the new DT. Scroll down for a giveaway in honor of the exciting news.Rules below.

To participate in the to participate in the Patches of Pink Link-Up Party head over to

http://www.patchesofpink.com/2012/02/valentines-day-design-team-crafts-and.html and link up. Can't wait to see your projects.

This was cut at 3.5 inches using the Cricut Lite Four Legged Friends. Some glitter Stickles were used along with a silver gel pen, pearls, cuttlebug folder, and a couple of heart stickers. Easy peezy.

♥♥♥♥Enjoy♥♥♥♥

In honor of this exciting news I am going to have a mystery giveaway. You will like it I promise. First, leave a comment on this post and feel free to become a follower. When I reach 1000 I will have another huge giveaway. Second, head over to Patches of Pink to meet the other DT members, show them a little bit of love on their blogs and come back and tell me about it for another change to win..

Smooches and Hugs,

Last Minute Kiss Me Card (SSPOTW)

2012-02-13T00:00:00.000-05:00

Kiss Me Card using stamps by Docerela Creations.

The only other thin you will need is paper, punched hearts,circle punch, one little bling, gypsy/cricut, ink, sticky stuff, and ribbons and rosettes cartridge cut at 1.4 inches.

Super fast and easy.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥Happy Valentines Day♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Smooches,
Meighen

Love Layout

2012-02-12T13:10:00.002-05:00

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE

Complete your love affair with this darling scrapbook layout that is easy and cute enough for cupid to use.

All you need is varsity Letters Cricut Lite cart and the Ribbons and Rosettes Cart for the silvery border.

Add some embellishments and glitter glue.

I used SU Corduroy buttons and crochet flowers.

Over to the left are the parts left over from the love cut out.

That is it.....put it all together and you have a layout.

Enjoy,
Meighen

Challenges:
http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/02/red-white-and-pink.html

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/

Falling for You Card Super Simple

2012-02-11T19:09:00.000-05:00

Super simple card:D
a little bit of paper letter size then a quarter of an inch down from there for the layers, some bling, sticky stuff, stickles (a must have), and a tree and leaves from the cricut cart of your choice.

Challenge:

http://blog.docerelashop.com/2012/02/design-team-post-challenge-7-valentines.html

Love is in the Air Tag

2012-01-25T15:51:00.000-05:00

Give that special someone the gift of a keep sake this year with a beautiful hand made tag. This tag was inspired by the Scrappy Moms Love Note Stamp set.

Item used:
Large tag or any size you want

Ink:
Mellow Moss
Perfect Plum
Staze On

StampSets:
Scrappy Moms Love Notes
Stampin UP
   Aviary
   Hello Doily
   En Francais

Other Stuff:
Embossing Powder
Heat Gun
Hardware
Ribbon Twine
Flowers
hearts cut by cricut and embossed with cuttle bug swiss dots folder and inked

Age your tag with ink then Stamp your images en francais first then doily then emboss. Stamp the aviary stmaps with staze on. Add your embellishments.

Enjoy your work of art.
Blessings,
Meighen

challenges

http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/have-heart.html

http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-123-prov-33.html

Valentine Tin

2012-01-21T19:59:00.000-05:00

Have you ever wondered what you could to with those coffee cans? Well I have a great project you can enjoy making. Your kids can collect their Valentines in it or you can use it for decor.

Ingredients:
coffee tin
Valentines paper
gypsy
Martha Stewart Holiday Cakes Cart
Hearts @ 1.5 inches Letters @ 1.25 inches
Stickles
Cuttlebug with swiss dots folder
pearls
ribbon
small Valentine stickers
tacky tape and glue

First you have to measure and cut the paper to size and stick it down with some good glue. I used tacky red tape for the ribbon and Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive.
Next cute out your shapes and words. Glue them down or use glue dots to adhere them down.
Last, add stickles stickers and pearls. That's it. Easy easy easy :D

Hope you enjoyed this uber cute tin and find it inspirational.

Hugs and Blessings,
Meighen

Challenges used for:
http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/just-us-girls-color-challenge-120.html

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2012/01/153-valentine-theme.html

http://blog.docerelashop.com/2012/01/design-team-post-5-challenge-january.html

Butterfly Kisses Tag

2012-01-18T15:44:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone and welcome back to another new project. Today's cute project is another tag for any occasion or Valentines Day. Just add your message to the back. :D Enjoy

Materials Used:

Stamps
En Fracais (Stampin Up)

Misc Butterflies I had

Ink

Rose red (SU)
Melon Mambo (SU)
Perfect Plum (SU)
Ancient Rome (Angel Co.)

Embellishments
hardware (SU)

bling
twine
ribbon
heart charm
dazzling diamond (SU)

Other Stuff
embossing powder
3 Birds Cartridge (2in)
Mod Podge Hard Coat

Challenges:
http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/2012/01/ch-65-tags-include-sentiment.html

http://amusestudiochallengeblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/love-is-in-air.html

Welcome to 2012 Mad About You

2012-01-14T14:20:00.001-05:00

HI everyone and welcome to a new year. I hope it brings everyone some exciting new endeavors in their lives along with some crafty new and fresh ideas in the crafting world. I have to apologize for being a way for the last month but with the holidays and finals week, it was pretty busy. This Spring semester I am really hoping to get a project up every week. It is one of my many resolutions for the year. To start it off I am posting this cute A-2 card for Valentines Day or really for any day to give to your special loved one.

Material Used:
Cricut Lite Hoot N Holler ( owl @ 3.5 inches and hearts @ 1.5 inches )
Polka Dots Cuttlebug Folder
twine
Stickles in Eucalyptus
pearls in green and a bluish color
scallop border punch
google eyes
Scrappy Moms Stamps (Love Struck)

Happy New Year Everyone.
Blessings,
Meighen

Christmas Houses

2011-12-07T02:00:00.000-05:00

I everyone and welcome to the Christmas season. It is almost everyone's favorite time of year. I am so blessed today to be a guest blogger/designer on Nicole's blog our Canadian Nickel. I have never meet through the blogging community someone so talented. Thanks so much for letting be be a part of your world.

As you know, I love to decorate my home for the seasons. I recently purchases the sweet treat boxes cricut cartridge and I wanted to show you what I did with them.

I cut these little babies out as big as I could and decorated them as if they were a little village using inks to distress, bling and glitter.

All you have to do is cut the handles off and put a strip of paper along the seem like I did and no one would ever know.

The Icicles are from the holiday cakes cartridge. I added some super glittery glitter for the snow which I cut out by hand.. Glue everything down and voila a cut addition to a Christmas village.

I hope you can find some great inspiration from these pictures. Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year everyone.

hugs &blessings,
Meighen

It's Christmas Card Time

2011-12-03T10:49:00.001-05:00

HI everyone, I hope you are all getting close to shopping for or maybe even close to finishing that pesky Christmas shopping. :D I can tell you when it comes to cards, this one is super simple.

All you need it Stampin Up Tree Trimmings Stamps, embossing powder and pad, heat gun, thin ribbon or even twine, Scrappy Mom Stamps and some bling.

This card is a basic A-2 Card.

Enjoy

My 12 ft Christmas tree.

Happy Holidays everyone and Merry Christmas
Meighen

Last Minute Decor Thanksgiving Table Tent

2011-11-22T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone and welcome back for another quick project to decorate your dinner table for this Thanksgiving. I got this idea from a friend a few months ago and decided to make it for the holiday.

I have made a table tent with a turkey on one side and a cute poem on the back to inspire and give a little decor element to my dinner table.

Here is what you will need:
Cricut Cartridges:
Animal Kingdom ( turkey cut @ 3.5 inches)
Create a Critter ( hat from the turkey only on this cartridge cut @ 2 inches)

Other stuff:
12 X 3 1/2 inch piece of DCWV paper (fold in half)
3 X5 1/2 piece of orange paper
orange, yellow & red stickles
Twine
Scallop Punch 1 1/2 to 2 inches will work
Swiss Dots Cuttle bug folder with Cuttle Bug

Stamps:
Scrappy Moms A Holiday to Remember

The back looks like this.

I pulled a poem off of the internet that I thought was appropriate for the holiday.

Gobble Gobble Everyone,
Meighen

Silverware Holder For Thanksgiving

2011-11-19T07:45:00.001-05:00

Gobble Gobble everyone. I can't believe that Thanksgiving is around the corner already. So much planning, so much cooking, all in the name of Turkey day and spending quality time with family. Lets show some real love to out tables with this darling silverware holder.

Good old Maxwell. It's not just coffee anymore. :D

This is what my project started as. I just couldn't bring myself to throw it away when I knew I could do something fun with it.

Here is what you will need for this transformation:
Cricut Cartridges:
Country Life (Letters Cut @ 2 inches)
Holiday Cakes ( decoration cut @ 3 inches)

Other Stuff:
Gypsy (for Welding)
DCWV paper                           Stickles
Ribbon                                     Bling
ATG Gun                                 Stampin UP Crystal Effects
Red Sticky Strip                      Heavy Duty Chipboard

Here is what you are left with when you are finished.

This decoration has Cinnamon Stickles on it along with Crystal Effects on the acorns.
Red tape was used for the ribbon. I wanted it to stay put and in place.

Here i but a slit in the middle of 2 six inch pieces of chipboard to make the dividing areas for the silverware.

This really cute project will complete any table setting. I hope you enjoyed it.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Old time feeling LO Xmas

2011-11-06T10:21:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone, I don't know about you, but the feeling of Christmas is in the air. Everyone has already started to put up their Xmas Decor. I can't believe it. :D With the inspiration, and taking a break from studying for a bit, I decided to do a really cute layout using stuff I already had. :D
You will need:

12 by 12 Christmas paper ( a couple of different patterns)
sticky strip tape
2 colors of ribbon.
a circle cutter
glue or ATG Gun
Christmas embellishments
brads

Up above you can see some really cute felt stickers were used along with some resin flower centers.Here on the right I used brades and some pewter embellishment I have a had for a while.

I folded the ribbon on the right of the page to give some fun dimension.

I sure do miss crafting with you guys and miss having time for my passion.

challenges:
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/
http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/2011/11/getting-scrappy-challenge-20.html

Hugs and Blessings,

Ghoules Just Want to Have Fun

2011-10-28T19:17:00.001-04:00

HI everyone, I hope you are all ready for the weekend. I know I am. :D Today I have a really cute card using a Simply Betty Digi and Scrappy Moms Stamps. This is a regular A-2 card. The image was colored with color pencils and then I used my water pens over it. The tombstone also has a high gloss finish to it. A vail was added to the image just to add some bling along with the bling on her dress. I used some twine under the base layer of the card too. :DHope you enjoy and Happy Haunting Everyone. :D

BOOOOO!

All Hallows Eve

2011-10-21T17:01:00.000-04:00

HI everyone I am back for another quick but cute post. This project is a spooky layout using the new Ornamental Iron 2 Cricut cartridge and Doodle Charms. We also have my darling dog for this picture.
You will also need in addition to the cartridges, DCWV paper and black card stock
yarn, buttons, google eyes
silver pen for doodles and glue
Martha Stewart Goo Punch ( around 2 of the edges)

The frame is cut at 5 inches
the letter @ 1inch (welded with my gypsy)
the spiders @ 1 inch

Happy Haunting, mooaaahahahaha

Eat Drink And Be Scary

2011-10-05T19:42:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone and welcome back to a new post for this week. I have made an easel card for Halloween. This is my first attempt using A Simply Betty Digi. The items used in this card are Martha Stewart goo border punch, DCWV Paper, Scrappy Moms Stamps and Stampin UP Stamps, markers, stickles and stick pins. No cricut required today. Hope you enjoy it.

Halloween Layout

2011-09-23T04:37:00.000-04:00

HI everyone and welcome back to another cute project. This week we have an adorable layout using the Ghosts and Goblins DCWV Stack. I love DCWV. They always have great paper for every occasion and they make it easy to make your paper a big element to your project. This cute layout was made using the Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Cart
(Bat Banner cut @ 2 inches Witch cut @ 3 inches) and the Happy Hauntings Cartridge (Frame cut @ 6 inches). Twine was added to the banner and Crystal Effects (stampin up)was used on the witch to give it that high gloss look. Other embellishments include: stickles black ink around the borders, corduroy buttons (stampin up), bling , halloween chip board and google eyes for the bats.

sorry it is a bit tilted

It's time to get your creep on. :D
Hugs and Blessinigs,

3 Birds Halloween Card

2011-09-17T14:00:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone just a quick card for you today. I used the 3 birds on parade cartridge and the Martha Stewart seasons cart for the fence. You will also need chipboard embellishment , stickles, glitter, google eyes and silver gel pen. The paper is from DCWV.
This is an A2 card. :D
Enjoy.

Hugs and blessings,

Xmas Card Making Time Again

2011-09-10T14:11:00.001-04:00

Well it is getting closer and closer to Christmas.. Where did the time go. For me it is time to start making my holiday cards so that I can get a head start. Where did summer go? This card is unique and simple.
All you need is:
Card Stock cut to A-2 Specifications, gold gel pen bling, New Doily Stamp from Stampin UP, A Christmas Cartridge of some kind for an embellishement, twine, versa mark, heat gun, embossing powder and crystal effects from Stampin UP.

Have a great day and don't forget about 9/11.

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Blessings and Hugs,

It's your Bird Day

2011-09-04T19:35:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone, I have a super cute card for you today.. It is a birthday card. For this card, the shape is from the Forever Young Cartridge and the cute bird and banner is from Birthday bash. This card is really easy to make.

The card is cute at 6 inches and welded together. The scalloped circle in the center is cut at 4 inches.

The banner/bird combo is cut at 3 inches.

Twine was added to the banner along with my favorite bling in the world....STICKLES.....

Gem bling and pears were added to the sentiment area and around the card.

A white gel pen finishes the card off around the scallop circle and the sentiment square.

The stamps are from My Pink Stamper.

Hugs and Blessings Every one and Happy Labor day weekend.,

Hats Off To You

2011-08-30T21:00:00.017-04:00

Super Cute Card and I have a video. I am in need of a new camera so be patient withte wobbles. Thanks
:D
http://youtu.be/jSookxoBzrs Go here to see the video. Not sure why I can't load videos on Blogger any more. What a pain

Hugs and Blessings,

Friend Card Using Kinderstampo Stamps

2011-08-27T15:41:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone, I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. I am trying to use this weekend to catch up and do some crafting before I start my fall semester on Monday. Anatomy & Physiology and math Classes Monday and Wednesday. EWWWWW Just Kidding. to be honest I am really excited to return to school after 10 years. Wish me luck. On to my card.
As you know i have started selling my cards on Yardsellr.com so I really need to pick up on crafting so I can sell Sell Sell. Have to pay for school. hehe. Every little bit helps. :D

This card was made using the Forever Young Cricut Cartridge.

The image is cut at 4 inches. I used twine to imitate a scarf around her neck and bling for the belt. Twine from The twinery.com was used for the bows too.
The pretty girl paper is from DCWV ( All About Girls Stack)

The base is from Stampin Up in Rich Razzelberry.

The stamps are form Kinder Stampo

Everything I used. :D

Have an awesome rest of your weekend everyone. :D

Hugs and Blessings,

Geared Up Super Simple Card of the Week

2011-08-24T07:48:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone just a super quick post today. I made this card for my nephew who turned 9. I used paper by DCWV and Indie Art for the cricut cartridge. This is an A-2 card. A little bit of bling and buttons were also added.

Enjoy
Hugs and Blessings,

Scrapbook Flair - Guest Designer

2011-08-23T00:00:00.007-04:00

Hello everyone, I know you were expecting to see some beautiful work from the talented Meighan - but if you are looking for her you will have to go over to Scrapbook Flair to see what fabulous creation she has in store for you but today I am Meighan's Guest Designer. I have created two Halloween cards, they are both made with Prima's Little Boo Collection, everything on this card is made from products from Prima.

Did you notice that the front of my card is about 1 1/2" narrower than the front, I also used a corner rounder on the front corners. I made a circle with my punch so you can see the epoxy chandelier, added flowers and some brads.
Again, my second card is made from the same Prima Collection. I did do some stamping with stamps from Heidi Grace's Halloween Stamps. The word "Halloween" though is another epoxy sticker. I added some staples using my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher and ribbon to give my card some more dimension. I hope you enjoyed the cards I created today.
I want to thank Meighan for asking me to Guest Design today for her and I hope you go to my blog, look around and take the time to follow both of our blogs. Please let us know if you would like us to do again sometime in the future.

Scrapbookaholic By Abby Last DT Challenge

2011-08-22T00:00:00.000-04:00

Yes everyone, it is a sad sad day. This is our last challenge for this DT. We want to make it extra special so anything goes. :D
It has been a great 6 months working with Abby from Scrabookaholic By Abby and the rest of the talented ladies on this DT. All good things must come to an end however. I will miss you all and look forward to hopping with you in the future. I am positive we will be in Hops together or even perhaps be guest designers on each others blogs. I wish the best for all of you in the crafting and blogging world. Thanks you Abby for allowing me to be part of it. Your DT was my first.

The rules: You can make anything you want, a scrapbook layout, a cart , a tag, or just something totally different and outside of the box.. Show off your talent with this fun challenge. To enter the challenge head over to http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ and add you project under Mr Linky. You will also get to see what the other DT members created. :D Here is the project I did:
Our sponsors for this challenge:
Gelly Roll , the Twinery, and 3 Kich N Bleus and Abby herself. :D

Click the pics to enlarge

Paper : DCWV (Currant) and Stampin UP
Cricut Cartridge: Cindy Loo
Twine: http://www.thetwinery.com/
Embellishments: All kinds

I will miss being on you team Abby. I have had a great time with all of you talented women. :D

Hugs and Blessings,

No Cricut card using Kinderstampo Stamps

2011-08-20T08:56:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone, I hope you are all having a fabulous weekend. I purchased some really darling hand crocheted flowers in the mail last week and finally got a chance to use them. These little beauties were mad by charmingcrochet . This woman is the talented sister of the talented Kathy from Kathy's Cozies. They both have great talent.
On to the card:

Materials used:
Card stock (cut @ A-2 in size with the 3 other colors cut at 1.5 by 4)
crocheted flowers
prima mini roses
scallop border punch
pearls
Kinderstampo Stamps
twine
glue
imagination

I hope you enjoy this super simple card. Have a great weekend everyone, :D
Hugs and Blessings,

In the news today

2011-08-20T08:09:00.001-04:00

1. It has been a great 6 months working with Abby from Scrabookaholic By Abby and the rest of the talented ladies on this DT. All good things must come to an end however. I will miss you all and look forward to hopping with you in the future. I am positive we will be in Hops together or even perhaps be guest designers on each others blogs. I wish the best for all of you in the crafting and blogging world. Thanks you Abby for allowing me to be part of it. Your DT was my first.

2. August 22nd....Last Scrapbookaholic by Abby DT Challenge You won't want to miss it.

3. Aug 23rd Me and Pam from Scrapbooking Flair are swapping blogs and posting a project on each others blog. To see her blog and my post for her blog you will have to click HERE.

4. August 29th Fall semester Starts for me. YAY

5. December 8th I will be a guest designer on Nicols blog over at Canadian Nickel Scrapin.

6. I have started selling my cards on yardsellr.com. It is free to post and free to sell.

7. October 1st breast cancer Blog Hop

If I think of anything else I will update the post.
Hugs and Blessings,

Another No Cricut Card

2011-08-17T19:15:00.001-04:00

Some days you just do not feel like cutting things out so here is a card with just a few things....
Paper, Border punch of your choice, sentiment for your stamp, embossing stuff including a heat gun, 2 brads, bling and crystal effects by Stampin UP. :D That's it. This card is A-2 in size. The paper is cut at random size besides the base.
The little Flower I quilled with my fingers and stuck together with glue. :D

Enjoy

Hugs and Blessings,

I ♥ My Teacher Blog Hop

2011-08-13T03:00:00.026-04:00

Hi everyone and welcome to this totally fun Hop. Its back to school and what better way to honor our teachers past, present, or future than with a homemade gift. Thanks to Abby for letting mt take part in this hop. You should have arrived here from Maria's blog. If not feel free to start at the beginning of the hop with Abby by clicking HERE.

What is a teachers desk without a tissue box. Yep I made another one. I really love altering tissue boxes. This one is removable so that you can change it out for whatever season you desire.

I used some DCWV fall paper. Cut it to size making creases at all 4 corners. used ATG tape to adhere the paper to itself. I constructed a lid for the box measuring out the top and leaving an inch on all sides. Cutting flaps on the sides of the paper lid and gluing them down to make the top. Hot glue was used to add all of the embellishments. The pine cone are from my backyard. lol

Hope you are enjoying the hop. Your next stop is Michelle. Click Here to head on over. :D

We are having AWESOME candy!!!

Mr. Cricut Crazy--2 stamp sets

Scrappy Mom's Stamp set

PSA Essentials- 1 custom stamp, 1 peel and stick back, black ink, a 2-color ink, and alignment tool. 85 retail value!!!!!

Abby's Crinkle Ribbon- 15 yards

Mosipis Paper 8x8

Erin Lee Creative-- My Favorite Things paper stack

We will have 7 winners! Winners will be choosen from all blogs! So if you comment on all blogs youhave more chances to win! GOOD LUCK

LINE UP

Abby www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com
Alina www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com

Angelica http://handmadebyangelica.com/

Ashley www.myscrappinpalace.blogspot.com

Candace http://papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com/

Carley www.the-real-icarley.blogspot.com

Celeste www.ccscards.blogspot.com

Christine www.scrapbookingtechnique.blogspot.com

Emma http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Erin www.erinleecreative.com

Gaby www.gabycreates.com

Karla www.kalittlescrapcorner.blogspot.com

Kim http://rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/

Libby http://www.psastampcamp.blogspot.com/

Liz http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Maria Elena http://www.mariaelenaworld.blogspot.com/ Where you came from

Meighen www.scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com You are here

Michelle http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/ Where you are going

Sandra www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com

Theresa www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Tricia http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/

Zeni www.scrappyzeni.blogspot.com

HUGS and BLESSINGS,

Blog Hop Starts Saturday

2011-08-12T11:03:00.003-04:00

Blog hop hosted my Scrapbookaholic by Abby

Come join in the fun.

Scrapbookaholic By Abby DT Challenge #11 Back to School

2011-08-08T03:00:00.005-04:00

Well , it's that time again yep that's right SCHOOL. :D So guess what our next challenge is all about......you got it. Make any project related to back to school. Easy peezy right. You can make anything you want, a scrapbook layout, a cart , a tag, or just something totally different and outside of the box.. Show off your talent with this fun challenge. To enter the challenge head over to http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ and add you project under Mr Linky. You will also get to see what the other DT members created. :D Here is the project I did:

Ingredients:

Notebook
Paper (citrus stack DCWV)
corduroy buttons (Stampin Up)
paper flowers ( Oriental Trading Company)
Mickey Font Cartridge ( welded together with gypsy)
Stickles ( red)
Bling ( always a girls best friend)
Scallop boarder punch

A ZBig Thanks to our sponsor Nikki Sivils she is donating a 6x6 paper pack and buttons.

Have a great week everyone :D

Hugs and Blessings,
Phil 4:13

You're The Apple Of My Eye

2011-08-06T14:45:00.002-04:00

So today I was going through some blogs and found a fun challenge over at Cricut Cards Challenges. I decided to have a go at it and have some fun too. :D The card I made is cut from the Birthday Bash Cartridge using the card feature (7.5 inches).

The apple is from Country Life and is cut at 3.5 inches. To add some shine to the apple and make it look real, I used Crystal Effects. Stickles were added to the green leaf. A gel pen was used around the cut apple . Twine was then used to give it that country feel.

As a finishing touch, bling was used around the card. I can't live without it. :D

The sentiment id printed off of my computer.
I really loved the shape of this card. It looks so deliciouse. Enjoy.....

This is for the Cricut card Challenge

Hugs and Blessings,
II TIM 1:7

I Won over at Hippi Chik ART

2011-08-06T09:09:00.003-04:00

Hippie Chick Art
Thank you to all of you that took the time to "like" our FB page and post our give-away! The winner of the Tim Holtz Trinket Case and $25.00 gift certificate to www.HippieChickArt.com is Meighen-Scrappin Thirdeeschik! Email me with your contact information.

I WON OMG I AM SO EXCITED :D

You May Kiss The Bride

2011-08-05T07:00:00.000-04:00

What an adorable card this turned out to be. I am new to using digi stamps and I am still in the experimental stage. :D So I was looking through my downloaded images though few they are and found this one. One look and the ideas were just there. I love when it happens that way.

Ingreadients:
Cartstock (A-2 size) (white and crumb cake)
Paper Tray Ink Paper ( cut into 1 by 3 3/4 strips)
Ribbon
digi
blender pens and craft ink (yep i used craft ink)
I rock with jems
zig glue pen
dazzling Diamonds fine glitter by Stampin UP
Scallop border punch
red sticky tape ( for ribbon)
the sentiment is printed off of my computer

This card turned out better than expected. I am so happy about it. Feel happy and create. :D

Hugs and Blessings,

Nuttin Like You

2011-08-03T06:30:00.002-04:00

Good morning everyone and welcome back for a new and cute card. Have you ever needed a card for someone special to say thanks for being there or just tell them how special they are? Well, this card is for you. :D
This is a standing up and down A-2 card.

Ingredients:

Plain paper and patterned paper

Give a Hoot Cricut Cartridge (images cut @ 3.5 inches)

brown and crystal stickles

copper and white gel pen

ribbon

butterfly punch

swiss dot cuttlebug folder

sentiment is printed off of my computer

fun

I hope you enjoy this super simple card Come back again soon.
Hugs and Blessings,

Card using the Stampin Up Doily Stamp

2011-08-02T05:51:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone and welcome back to a new post for the week. This card is an A-2 size card using Crumb Cake card stock and the new Doily stamp both from Stampin up.
Other things involved:
white gel pen
butterfly punch
green pearls and bling
white embossing powder with heat gun
and a random stamp for the sentiment
a sticker from K&CO
and ink to ink up the edges of the card

Have a great week everyone.
Hugs and Blessings, Phil 4:13

Hippie Chik Art Grand Opening Giveaway I WON YAY

2011-08-01T17:14:00.005-04:00

Okay all of you fabulously creative people. Here is the "Grand Opening" give-away for www.HippieChickArt.com ! We are giving away one of Tim Holtz Ideaology Trinket Cases and a $25.00 Gift Certificate towards a purchase at the store!! It will ship in September when we receive them.

To enter
1 entry~ "like" our facebook page Hippie Chick Art, and post there.
2 entries~ Share this contest on your FB page and leave a post there.
3 entries~ Blog about this contest and leave a post there.
4 entries~ Make a purchase and post there.

It's a Birthday blog hop..................

2011-07-30T08:00:00.001-04:00

Hi, and welcome to this fun and awesome hop. Thanks so much to Samantha for letting me be in it. You should have gotten here from Samantha's blog which is also the start of the blog. If not you can click right HERE.

I have created a fun Birthday Card for you to enjoy, using the Forever young Cartridge some flowers.

I used crystal effects by Stampin Up on the mirror part of the image to give it a glossy effect. The flowers are form Oriental trading company.

The sentiment is printed off of the computer.

Your next stop is Jenn. Thanks so much for stopping by. :D

Here is the hop list.

Samantha	http://samanthascricutcreations.blogspot.com/
Meighen	http://scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/
Jenn	http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/
Ruthie	http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Gloria	http://gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com/
Jen	mccalleyhouse.blogspot.com
Courtney	www.craftingwithcourtney.blogspot.com
Momo	http://madebymomo.blogspot.com/
Kim	http://rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/
Jenny	http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/ Sunday Only
Michelle Hugs and Blesings,	www.Scrappinwithmybug.com Sunday Only

xmas in july blog hop winner is.....................

2011-07-26T18:15:00.001-04:00

Mommy's Crafty Creations said...

So beautiful!! TFS

Veronica
mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com

Thanksso much to all that came by to say hi. I love to see my new friends as well and some old ones. You are all teh best.

Hugs and blessings,

Card for a great friend

2011-07-26T07:30:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone and welcome back for another fun card. I have a lot of stamps like many of us do......many which go unused.... I know we have all been there. :D Anyways I got my Kinderstampo stamps in the mails last week and decided to try and pair the sentiments with some of my unused stamps. I found the perfect combo laced with the perfect DCVW paper. Hope you enjoy it. :D

Ingredients for this A-2 card:
1. paper (Crumb Cake by Stampin Up and The Girl Stack by DCWV along with white paper to stamp the image)
2. Stazon ink for the image and ink pads to color the image
3. Stamps (sentiment is Kinderstampo and the image is The Angle Co.)
4. Blender pens
5. embellishments ( clips and buttons from Stampin Up

I really love this card. the DCWV paper and Kinderstampo Stamps really inspired this card. Enjoy . :D

Hugs and Blessings,

Scrapbookaholic By Abby DT Challenge 10 Anything Summer

2011-07-25T03:00:00.008-04:00

Hi everyone, It's that time again. Challenge time. :D For thsi challenge, you can make anything summer.You can make anything you want, a scrapbook layout, a cart , a tag, or just something totally different and outside of the box.. Show off your talent with this fun challenge. To enter the challenge head over to http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ and add you project under Mr Linky. You will also get to see what the other DT members created. :D Here is the project I did:

I altered a tissue box to add some summer decor to my home. :D

I measured the sides and cut out paper accordingly. Used ribbon to hide the seems. Punched out some butterflies and added a couple of flowers. Super easy. enjoy :D
Hugs and Blessings,

Christmas in July Guest DT Week Tags

2011-07-23T07:00:00.022-04:00

HI everyone and welcome back to the Christmas in July week long guest designer get together. This event is hosted by CROSS MY HEART PAPERCRAFTS by GISELLE VARELA and Nadia's Beautiful Mess. Thanks so very much for letting me participate as a guest designer for a second time :D. You can stop by Giselle's blog HERE to see all the guest designers for the day.

As we all go through our wrapping ritual during the crazy holiday season, do you ever ask yourself..."hmmmm...this gifts needs something?" Well I have a great way to spruce up your gifts with a handmade tag.

Ingredients:
paper
Tags Bags Boxes and More Cartridge (cut @ 4.5 inches)
cotton grosgrain ribbon and ribbon to loop through the hole for tying on the gift
white fibers
Holiday Stamp with heat gun and embossing powder
snowflake brads
Bling
Sewing machine I stitched a squiggle on the card
Double sided sticky strip tape and glue dots (for the ribbon and fibers)

I hope you enjoyed my little winter tag and you get lots of ideas. Merry Christmas in July :D
For my give away, I am giving away a grab bag of goodies. Just leave one comment one per person, become a follower if you would like. I always love new friends, and leave me you blog addy if you have one. I love to follow new blogs too.It will end the day after the week long Hop of guest designers is over which it the 26Th of July..

Hugs and Blessings,

Christmas in July Blog Hop

2011-07-22T17:55:00.072-04:00

HI everyone and welcome to the Christmas in July week long guest designer get together. This event is hosted by CROSS MY HEART PAPERCRAFTS by GISELLE VARELA and Nadia's Beautiful Mess. Thanks so very much for letting me participate as a guest designer3 times this week. :D along with some other grrrreat bloggers.. Stop by Giselle's blog HERE to see all the guest designers for the day.

I love Christmas and the best part about it is that we all get to give. Part of giving something to someone, is the love you put into it. What better way to show how much you love someone by giving something handmade.

I altered this from to not only reflect a gift, but to also reflect summer. It is July after all. :D

Click the pic to enlarge

I stuck the frame down with crafters companion spray and then cut around all of the edges. The beautiful paper is by DCWV (Lemon Flower Stack). The big flowers are from Oriental trading Company along with all of the bling around the frame. I also uses yellow stickles around the frame in spots to give is some extra sparkle.

Click the pic to enlarge

The cute little butterflies are punched out using a fiskars punch. I glued them down and then added glossy accents by Stampin Up to them to make them shine and to give them some stability.

I hope you enjoyed my frame and you get lots of ideas. Merry Christmas in July :D
For my give away, I am giving away a grab bag of goodies. Just leave one comment one per person, become a follower if you would like. I always love new friends, and leave me you blog addy if you have one. I love to follow new blogs too.It will end the day after the week long Hop of guest designers is over which it the 26Th of July..
Hugs and Blessings,

Thank You /Friend Card Using the Kinderstamp sentiment stamps.

2011-07-20T11:12:00.002-04:00

So a co-worker of mine took some call for me at the hospital last Saturday. She ended up having to come in and scrub a case. It was still going by the time I got there which was 15 minutes later than what I said I would be. :( I decided to make a nice card to say thanks. She stayed the extra 15 minutes with no problem even though she had an appointment to get too.

The ingredients for this A-2 card is as follows:

1. Crumbcake cardstock(StampinUp)
2. Hippie Chic Paper (DCWV)
3. Ribbon
4. Stamps (KinderStampo -sentiment and The Angel Co.- image)
5. Stamp pads ( I used Craft ink because that is all I have. I works great)
6. Blender Pens (to go with the ink)
7. Stickles
8. Black bling for the bears eyes
9. Buttons
10. Staz On Ink for the image

My friend really liked the card. She said it was so pretty and was blessed to recieve it. :D

Hugs and blessings,

Christmas In July Guest DT Week Cards

2011-07-18T07:00:00.010-04:00

Click to enlarge

Ingredients:
paper white base and light blue layer (Standard A-2 Card)
Holiday Stamp( Stampin Up) with heat gun and embossing powder
Cream craft ink, embossing stuff with silver embossing powder
I-rock with bling
thin blue and white ribbon
Sticky strip to hold the ribbon in place

You can see the faint cream snowflakes in this picture. Click to enlarge

I hope you enjoyed my little winter tag and you get lots of ideas. Merry Christmas in July :D
For my give away, I am giving away a grab bag of goodies. Just leave one comment one per person, become a follower if you would like. I always love new friends, and leave me you blog addy if you have one. I love to follow new blogs too.It will end the day after the week long Hop of guest designers is over which it the 26Th of July..

Hugs and Blessings,

Quick cards to go with a gift bag

2011-07-14T07:00:00.007-04:00

Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog. Today I have for you 4 simple and easy 3 X 3 cards to go with a gift. I used paper stickers bling and punches along with some stamps. These are so simple. The stamps are from the Angle Company and one of them is from My pink Stamper.Enjoy

Click the pic to enlatge

Hugs and Blessings,

Scrapbookaholic by Abby DT Challenge #9 Bling

2011-07-11T03:00:00.004-04:00

Hi every one and welcome back to another DT Challenge with Scrapbookaholic By Abby. This weeks challenge is all about our favorite kind of embellishments. BLING BLING BLING. We us it on every project we do whether it is glitter, gems or bling brads. You can make anything you want, a scrapbook layout, a cart , a tag, or just something totally different and outside of the box.. Show off your talent with this fun challenge. To enter the challenge head over to http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ and add you project under Mr Linky. You will also get to see what the other DT members created. :DHere is the project I did:

It is a tag using Tags bags boxes and more (cut @ 4inches) , some DCWV paper, ink (to ink up the edges and the stamps), butterfly punches, a K & Co. cut out, stamps, ribbon, and bling. and staples. That's it... it is Super Simple. :D
The sponsor for this challenge is Kich N Bleus
Hugs and Blessings,

Sew Thoughtful

2011-07-10T14:44:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone, I am back with another adorable card with some of my favorite new paper by DCWV and some new cartridges. On this project I let the paper talk to me and tell me what it wanted to be decorated with. The beautiful paper in the middle is Black Currant. Isn't it just gorgeous? I love the foil in it.

click the pic to enlarge

Here is what I used: my gypsy

Cartridges: Birthday Bash (card feature cut at 5.25 inches Currant paper cut at 5.25 also(shift) )

Tags Bags Boxes and More (tag cut at .4 inches on the gypsy) Country Life (sewing machine cut at 3.5 inches)

Embellishments Used: Thread, bling(I-rock and Stampin Up) , stickles and brads

Stamp: Scrappy Moms Charmed Life Set

Hugs and Blessings,

No Cricut Card : Birthday Card

2011-07-09T10:26:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone, sorry for the week long hiatus, but I had my last exam to take last week and am finally able to do some crafting. Here is a beautiful Birthday card I made for my Mom. All I used for this one is paper some, butterfly punches, a pre made sticker from K& Company, green stickles ( added to the sticker) and some pearls (added to the butterflies) and I did some embossing under the sticker with the Dot dot dot background stamp from Stampin up..Super simple card.

Have a great weekend everyone. :D

Hugs and Blessings,

Red White and Blue Scrapbook Layout

2011-07-03T09:42:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone, I just got a little bit of time to post something new for you this week. It is a scrapbook layout using one large element. I used the capital building (cut at 10 1/2 inches) as my element from the Independence Day cricut cartridge. I was waiting to post this till this time of the month. I also used bling, ribbon, stickles and some red white and blue stickers form k and company. For the image itself I popped up the top layer to make it look 3-D. Enjoy and Happy 4Th of July. :D

Hugs and Blessings,

Quick Haul from Joanns

2011-06-29T07:38:00.003-04:00

Hugs and Blesings
MEIGHEN

Woo Hoo Another Blog Award.

2011-06-28T15:46:00.000-04:00

Guess what.......Miranda over at Nana's Scrap Spot

( http://nanasscrapspot.blogspot.com ) gave me a yummy blog award. It was a nice surprise to come home to.
Thanks so very much. :D It brought a smile to my face.
Now in order to except this award, I have to mention 7 things about me and pass it to 8 of my fellow bloggers.

1. 31 and going back to school
2. My brother just graduated High school
3. My animals are my kids for now along with my DH
4. My dad is my hero
5. Was in the Army for almost 9 years
6. I have a paper and bling addiction
7. My gypsy was the best thing that ever happened to me. :D
Passing it on to...............
1.Abby @ http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/
2.Nicole @ http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com//
3.MOMO @ http://madebymomo.blogspot.com/
4. OWH @ http://operationwritehome.org/
5.Shar @ http://craftingpassionz.blogspot.com//
6.Jathy @ http://kathyscozies.blogspot.com/
7. Mary @ http://paperblessings.blogspot.com/
8.Nikki @ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

ScrapbookaholicbyAbby DT Challenge #8 RED WHITE AND BLUE

2011-06-27T03:00:00.003-04:00

Hi every one and welcome back to another DT Challenge with Scrapbookaholic By Abby. This weeks challenge is all about our wonderful Freedoms and celebrating the good old RED WHITE AND BLUE. We love our country so lets celebrate . I know you have party favors to make or cards to send out. Show off your talent with this fun challenge. To enter the challenge head over to http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ and add you project under Mr Linky. You will also get to see what the other DT members created. :D

Hugs ang Blessings,

Welcome to the Beach Party Blog Hop

2011-06-25T03:01:00.023-04:00

Hi everyone and welcome to the Beach Party Blog Hop hosted by Abby over at www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com. Thanks so much for letting be be a part of such a fun hop.
You should have arrived here form Michelle www.scrappinwithmybug.com/. If not you can start at the beginning of the hop with Abby.
My project is based on something we all want to have or go to during the summer months. A POOL PARTY, I used the Three Birds On Parade Cartridge and that is it. the Paper is from DCWV.
The images are cut out at 2.5 inches and the words well, I welded them together and cut them out then I used the scrap stencil to ink up the words onto my card. shinny embossing powder in black was used to emboss the words. I used black Craft ink to emboss with. Hope you enjoy the card.

Other embellishments on this project include Stickles, mini paper flowers, bling, ribbon and my I-rock metal white circles.

Your next stop on the hop is my friend Maria Elena over at http://www.mariaelenaworld.blogspot.com. I know she will have a wonderful project in store for you. Enjoy your summer and beach vacations everyone. :D
Hugs and Blessings,

*Abby www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com
*Zeni www.scrappyzeni.blogspot.com
*Sandra www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
*Pammejo www.pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com
*Michelle www.scrappinwithmybug.com/
*Meighen www.scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com
*Maria Elena www.mariaelenaworld.blogspot.com/
*Liz www.lizspaperloft.com/
*Kristin www.pinkldycrafter.blogspot.com
*Kim www.rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/
*Karla www.kalittlescrapcorner.blogspot.com
*Gaby www.gabycreates.com/
*Erin www.erinleecreative.com/
*Erika www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com
*Emily www.createserendipity.blogspot.com/
*Christine www.scrapbookingtechnique.blogspot.com
*Celeste L www.touchedbyabutterfly.blogspot.com
*Celeste B www.ccscards.blogspot.com
*Carley www.the-real-icarley.blogspot.com
*Candace www.papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com/
*Angelica www.handmadebyangelica.com/
*Amber www.stayingcrafty.blogspot.com
*Ashley www.myscrappinpalace.blogspot.com
*Alina www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com

Patriotic Table Tent Card

2011-06-24T08:52:00.001-04:00

Hello. I'm Mary Leeson and I want to thank my friend Meighen for allowing me to be her guest designer on her blog!

I love all things patriotic...red, white and blue. Flags. Stars. God bless the USA. Love 'em all! So with the Fourth of July coming up, I thought this 2-sided Patriotic Table Tent card would look very nicely centered on our table. Sprinkling some star confetti around the table would give it a festive look.

It's a very easy project. Basically, we'll take a sheet of cardstock, fold it in half, stamp images and adhere die cut shapes to it!

Here's how I made it:
-Fold 8-1/2" x 11" red cs in half, lengthwise. Set aside.
-Cut your white cs at 3-1/2" x 10". You'll stamp on this.
-Stamp your background image "We the people" with red inkpad.
I had to stamp it 3 times to fill up the white cs. See close up
  on photo#2.
-Ink all the edges of white cs with sand beige inkpad.
-With Graphically Speaking Cricut cartridge, cut "freedom"on
  navy blue cs: key 16, type, 1-1/2".
-With A Child's Year Cricut cartridge, cut "kids/flag" on navy
  blue cs: key 18, shift, 3".
-With pop dots, adhere the "kids" to left side of cs as per photo.
-With tape runner, adhere the words "freedom" to the right side
of the kids.
-Now we will adhere the stamped white cs to the red cs.
-With red inkpad, stamp the "star" image on a metal-rimmed tag.
Thread twine thru hole and adhere just under the letter "M".
See photo #3.

Photo #2

Photo #3

Here's what I used to make this:

Stamps: Various patriotic stamps. Email me if you want to know

the company name on any of these.

Ink: Memento paris blue; Distress Inks - fired brick and old

paper; Versacolor Sand Beige

Cricut Cartridges: Graphically Speaking; A Child's Year

BACK SIDE Patriotic Table Tent Card:

This side is just as easy and fun to make!

Here's how I made this:

-With Old Paper brown ink, stamp "We the people" image at an
angle to fill the 3-1/2 x 10" white cs. See close-up photo #2.

-On top of this you will stamp with blue inkpad the flag, the bell,
the eagle, statue of liberty and fireworks as per photo.
-With sand beige inkpad, ink all the edges of the white cs.

-With Graphically Speaking Cricut cartridge, cut the 3 red "stars":
key 16, icon blackout, 1-1/2" .
-Pop-dot stars and place on white cs as per photo.
-With same Cricut cartridge, cut "usa" : key 16, 1-1/4".
-Pop-dot usa and place it in betweenthe bell and statue of liberty.-Adhere completed stamped white cs to red cardfront.

-Wrap twine around the card a few times to the top of card and tie small bow.

Photo # 2

Photo #3

Here's what I used to make this:

Stamps: Various patriotic stamps. Email me if you want to know

the company name on any of these.

Ink: Memento paris blue; Distress Inks - fired brick; old

paper; Versacolor sand beige.

Cricut Cartridge: Graphically Speaking

That's it! Your two-sided Patriotic Table Tent card is now ready to be used. If you wanted to dress it up more, you could add stars to the top of the tent card similar to these that are on this altered paint can:

Well, thanks for your time. I am believing you enjoyed this post. Any questions, email me. You can find other patriotic things at my Paper Blessings Etsy shop. I will be posting some other patriotic fun projects on my Paper Blessings blog.

Thanks Meighen for letting me share on your wonderful "Scrappin' _3rdeeschik" blog! Was that not a great project Meighen prepared for the Summer Blog Hop? The birds are too cute on her S'more Great Moments scrapbook layout! I've been wanting the 3 Birds on Parade cartridge but for some reason I thought it was only available w/the Expression package. Now I gotta go check it out and find it. hehe!

Thanks again. Remember to enjoy every single minute of your day!

Guest Designer this Friday

2011-06-23T07:00:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone. I hope you are all having a great week. I have been so busy studying that I hardly have time for crafting. I don't want you all to be worried, but I have decided to ask a good friend of mine to be a quest designer on my blog.

This is Mary. :D

Her name is Mary and she has a blog as well. It is http://paperblessings.blogspot.com/. She also has a fun Etsy Store. She is a demonstrator for The Angel Company and well, she is just an awesome person. I know you will like her and her work. She will be posting a fun project on Friday June 24th.

Hugs and Blessings,

It's Officailly Summer Blog Hop

2011-06-21T06:00:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone and welcome to the It's Officially Summer Blog Hop hosted by Jill Thee Scrapaholic. In fact the start of the hop is at her blog http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com. You should have arrived here from Jenny ~ http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/. A fun hop is in store for you.
On to my project.................
The only cricut cartridge I used was the 3 Birds on Parade. OMG I am in love with this Cartridge. It has so many cute images plus an adorable font and cute phrases. I used every feature. :D. The images are cut at 4 inches and the alphabet is cut at 2 inches and welded together on the gypsy. Of coarse you have to add a little bit of bling using stickles and that's it. The paper is from the Citrus Stack by DCWV which has some great bright and fun summer feeling paper. Dimensionals were added to of coarse add dimension to the yellow hat and wings of the birds. The swiss dots cuttlebug folder was used on the yellow hat too. Hope you enjoy the super duper cute layout.

Your next stop on this fun hop is Jenn ~ http://jennscrap2.blogspot.com/.
Jill ~ http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/

Debbie ~ http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/

Sarah ~ http://simplyshaddock.blogspot.com/

Jackie ~ http://jackiesscrappinpad.blogspot.com/

Abby ~ http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/

Nancy ~ http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/

Jenny ~ http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Meighen ~ scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com

Jenn ~ http://jennscrap2.blogspot.com/

Gill ~ http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
Hugs and Blessings,

Get Well Card for a Friend from Work

2011-06-17T07:00:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone and welcome back for a new card. This card was really fun to make and super easy. A gal at work recently had surgery and had a small complication so i am sending out a card to cheer her up.
This is a letter envelope size card and the paper is from Stampin UP and the Guy Stack by DCWV.
The band aid on the card is from the Indie Art Cartridge and is cut at 6 inches. I used my I-rock tool and gems to add bling to the card. What is any project without bling. :D I inked up the center of the band aid with Chocolate Chip ink by Stampin Up and the Stamp is also from Stampin UP. A small twine bow was added for fun. Faux stitching was also added to the center of the band aid as well as the edges of the card.
I hope you like the card. I know it made me feel good to make it.

Hugs & Blessings,

Another DC Trip Layout

2011-06-15T07:00:00.002-04:00

Another fun and simple laout using one cricut cut fome the My World Cricut Cartridge. The paper is from the Citrus Stack by DCWV. Other materials used:
Marths Stewart Scallop Border Punch
Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder
Ribbon and buttons
I-Rock and gems
Enjoy :D

Hugs and Blessings,

Scrapbookaholic By Abby DT Challenge # 7 Fathers Day with Sketch

2011-06-13T03:00:00.004-04:00

Hi every one and welcome back to another DT Challenge with Scrapbookaholic By Abby. This weeks challenge is all about our wonderful Dads. We love them so dearly and have always looked up to them. We have always been daddy's little girl. Lets make this card special and from the heart. To enter the challenge head over to http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ and add you project under Mr Linky. You will also get to see what the other DT members created. :D
The theme is Fathers Day and here is the Sketch

For my card, I decided not to use my cricut this time. I used the guy stack by DCWV, ribbon, gelly roll pens for the faux stitching dimensionals and the stamp is from Stampin Up.

Father's Day challenge sponsor is Sakura of America 6pack Gelly Roll Pens
Hugs and Blessings,

EZ Sew Tutorial

2011-06-11T09:08:00.001-04:00

This really is a fun tool to work with and versatile. Enjoy
Hugs & Blessings,

Happy Birthday to my Father-in-law

2011-06-10T15:21:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone, I just wanted to post a quick card not involving the cricut. I found this image online and decided to print in out and color it. I thought if was funny and perfect all at the same time. I used stickles, buttons and ribbon to embellish this card along with Le Plum markers and ink. Hope you enjoy it.

Hugs and Blessings,

My New Cozies Came In

2011-06-08T17:19:00.012-04:00

Hi everyone, just a quick video on the new cozies I ordered. Kathy from Kathyscozies.blogspot.come did a special order for me. I picked out my material and she made me new cozies. love love love them. She always does awesome work and she puts so much love into them. You will not be disappointed. ALSO METION ME AND GET FREE SHIPPING. She does do custom orders .
What she makes:
Cozies for the:
Cricut expression & Create
Cuttlebug
Gypsy
Kindle
Sewing machines
Cricut E2
Stop by to visit her blog.
Hugs and Blessings,

Quick update........

2011-06-07T18:39:00.000-04:00

As you all know I am going back to college to get my Associates degree in nursing and after that a bachelors. I have started taking a class this summer and wanted to let you all know that I will post when I can. I will also be posting for the DT I am in. I just ask that you bare with me for a while and please don't leave due to posting. I would hate to loose any of my scrapping family as you all inspire me with all of your comments and critiques. so please please please stick around as I will get new things up as soon as I can. I really miss my craft room. Thanks for understanding.

Hugs and Blessings,

On the Road Layout

2011-06-04T19:32:00.001-04:00

Quick Layout using Camp Out and 3Birds on Parade.
Carts: 3 Birds On Parade
            Camp Out
            Cursive 101
Other Stuff: Ribbon
                     glue/adhesive
                     sewing machine
                     Stickles
                    3dimetionals

Hugs and Blessings,

Finally starting to scrapbook our DC Trip

2011-06-02T07:00:00.000-04:00

These pics were from out DC trip last year. I am finally getting around to scrapping them. :D
Carts used: 50 states (state and words)
                   Home Decor (stars)
                   Sweet treats (numbers)
Other stuff: Stickles in Crystal
                     Twine
                     Glossy Accets
                     Ink
Paper: DCWV

Hugs and blessings,

My Brother is a High School Grad with Honors

2011-06-01T12:11:00.001-04:00

SO, last night my brother took the next big leep in life....walking across the Civic Stage..... High School Graduation. He is all grown up now and will start college in the fall. I am so very proud of him.
The theater brought back memories from when I graduated in 1998. The cap and gowns, arch girls, carnations, teachers that are still there after all of these years, oh the memories. Cayman and I are now fellow alum of NHS. Where did the time go.
You were just a baby 17 years ago and now a high school graduate. Wow. I love you with all my heart Cayman.

Love your sister,

Scrapbookaholic By Abby DT Challenge #6 Graduation

2011-05-30T03:00:00.005-04:00

Hi every one and welcome back to another DT Challenge with Scrapbookaholic By Abby. This weeks challenge is all about our graduates. We DT members have been given some SVG Files And Digis to play with.
To enter the challenge head over to http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com and add you project under Mr Linky. You will also get to see what the other DT members created. :D
Just make something that has to do with graduation. :D

This digi was donated by Kich N Bleus .
Thanks to our 2 sponsors Kich N Bleus and KaDoddle Bug Designs for dontating this collection for us.

The prize for this challenge is.........
3 people will get the Kich N Bleus Grad Collection and we also have $20 Gift Certificate from KaDoddle Bug Designs
Hugs and Blessings,

Hello

2011-05-28T19:35:00.002-04:00

Quick card using the accessories feature on the create a critter cart.

This card is 12 by 4.25 inches folded in half. Hope you enjoy it. The paper is from DCWV . I used my I rock and some mini paper flowers along with some thin ribbon done the top and side to add dimension.

Hugs and Blessings

My 1st Attempt @Layering a Ton On a Scrapbook Layout

2011-05-23T19:25:00.000-04:00

HI everyone. I hope you are all doing super awesome. I want to apologize ahead of time if it seems like I am not posting as often as usual. I am studying for a test to get into Nursing School. Priorities, priorities. :D So I am sorry.
Anywho I am trying my hand a lots of layers on a layout. I would love some tips and hints.

I used the heritage cartridge to cut out the big cream tag at 10 inches. The rest are all layers of embellishments I had laying around. The paper is DCWV and I also used Prima, K&Co embellishments and a little bit of ink around everything. :D.

Hope you like it. Be critical please. :D I would love to improve on this kind of layout. Thanks. D
Hugs and Blessings,

Worst or Ugly Card Fun Challenge

2011-05-18T07:00:00.019-04:00

HI everyone and welcome back for another cute card. I feel like doing a challenge.

So everyone has their ups and downs of crafting. Today is one for me. It is for sure not one of my best cards but I feel I should show the good, bad and ugly. lol
This card was inspired by the past few days of clouds off and on with a side of rain (of coarse no real creative inspiration). I used the Give a Hoot cartridge and the Easter 2010 cartridge.

I would love to see your worst cards. You know those days were you just can't craft but you put something together anyways. This can be a card or project you have already made in the past or something you create. :D Link it to Mr Linky. One winner using Random.org will get some surprise goodies.

Open til next Wednesday. :D
Hugs and blessings

Scrapbookaholic By Abby DT Challenge #5 Hello Kitty

2011-05-16T03:00:00.007-04:00

Hi every one and welcome back to another DT Challenge with Scrapbookaholic By Abby. This weeks challenge is all about Hello Kitty and using a box or bag.
To enter the challenge head over to http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ and add you project under Mr Linky. You will also get to see what the other DT members created. :D
Feel free to use the Hello Kitty Cartridge or and SVG file with Hello Kitty on it.
I had a lot of fun making this for our challenge.

For this bag I used the Tags Bags Boxes and more cartridge and Hello Kitty. The box is cut at 9.5 inches and Miss Kitty is cut at 3 inches. The cloud are from a quickutz die. Paper for the box is from the Pet Stack by DCWV.
Dimensional squares were used on the kitty image and one of the clouds.
Stickles and faux stitching were the finishing touch to Hello Kitty image.

For the filling inside the pox i just cut very thin strips out of different colors of paper and crumpled it up in my hand. It looks like the stuff you buy at the store.
To finish the project a few different colors of ribbon were added.

For this challenge, a Hello Kitty watch will be given away.
Don't forget you have to go to http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ to participate. Good Luck :D

Hugs and Blessings,

Anniversary Card To My Husband

2011-05-14T08:34:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone, I hope you are all ready for the weekend. I am....... This weekend is my husbands and my 3 year anniversary. We have been together 7 and married 3 of those seven. I made a card for him using the tree from the Heritage cartridge. Is symbolizes strength. A strong marriage is a happy marriage.

I also used some Stampin Up pearls soft suede ink to give the card a vintage feel, and DCWV paper.

Click the pic to see a larger image

Hugs and Blessings,

Bank of Friends

2011-05-07T21:12:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone. I think you will really get a kick out of this card. Sad to say I made this card under sad circumstances. A co-worker recently had her debit card stolen and used. A good amount of cash was charged to it. :( We decided to take up a collection for her to see if we could help out a little with recovering her loss. Thanks to my crafty friend Deanna on Facebook for the sentiment that inspired the card. I was totally at a loss of ideas so here is what I came up with.

click to enlarge

This is a letter envelope size card. the base is
4 X 9 1/4, the cream layer is 3 3/4 X 8 1/2, the pink polka dot layer is 3 1/2 X 8.

Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder was used on the cream paper.

The pink pig is from the Animal Kingdom Cartridge and is cut at 3.5 inches. I inked up the pig using Blush Blossom and the hoofs with creamy caramel.

The lettering is from the Cindy Loo Cartridge and cut at .7 inches and welded together on the Gypsy.

Stickles in Crystal were used on the letters.
I cut a slit on the pig, popped it up on pop dots and slid a penny with a glue dot down into the piggy.

I used a piece of twine and tied it into a bow just for fun.

Cute google eyes with lashes were used to give the pig a female gender.

Hope you find this card as cute as I do.

Hugs and Blessings,

I got a Cricut-tastic Award

2011-05-06T09:39:00.000-04:00

Your Blog has been deemed Cricut-tastic! Wear this Badge proudly on your Blog and share it with friends! Since Cricut is 5 years old and they have an E2 out, share this award with 10 people that you think have Cricut-tastic Blogs! You also have to tell 5 Cricut Related things about yourself.

WooHOO what an honor. My friend Sigrid over at http://www.lovescrapreflect.blogspot.com/ passed this award down to me and 10 other fabulous crafters. I am just so excited about it I can't contain myself. WOW WOW WOW. Thanks so very much for the Uber Awesome award Sigrid. You really made my week.
Cricut and Me:
1. I had a cricutexpressin but I gave it to my sister in law so I could buy the pink one. :D
2. I use my mats until they fall apart. lol
3. If i did not have a cricut I don't know what I would do. It really helps keep me inspired with it's versatility and options.
4. I have 59 cartridges and want more more more
5. The cart I have are really all my favs. It is way to hard to pick just one. :D

Crafty Chicks I want to pass this too:
1. My best pal Nicole @ http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com//
2. Momo @ http://madebymomo.blogspot.com/
3. Abby @ http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/
4. Mel @ http://scrappymel.blogspot.com/
5. Jess @ http://www.kinderstampo.com/
6. Alex @ http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/
7. Madison @ http://funkycards.blogspot.com/
8. Kassidy @ http://inkingitupcrazy.blogspot.com/
9. Nikki @ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
10. Deb @ http://www.bugjuiced.blogspot.com/

Enjoy LADIES AND HAVE AN UBER AWESOME WEEKEND. :D

Hugs and Blessings,

Grad Hat Card

2011-05-04T09:09:00.000-04:00

Well. the graduation season is upon us, so it is time to start thinking about cards decor, and gifts. I have a brother graduating from high school this year, Man does time fly. Anyways, I have made a card using a few simple things. The Wild Card Cartridge is where I got teh image from. :D

The hat is cut @ 8 1/2 inches. I usd red ribbon to make a tassle and knoted it on the inside so it would hang out the front. I had some grad stickers laying around so I decided to add them instead of cutting out stuff. I did change the ribbon on the diploma as it was blue and my old high school and now my brothrs is Red White and Black.

I used my I-Rock and a border punch on the left side of the card.

Hope you found this card simple.

Here is what was used:

Hugs and Blessings,

Mother's Day Frame #2

2011-05-03T07:00:00.023-04:00

Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog. Today I have for you and altered 8 x 10 picture frame. This one is the second of two frames. I used Mariposa paper by DCWV, high gloss MOD PODGE, K & Co. embellishments, soft suede ink, a sponge dauber, pearls, border punch, lace ribbon, UTEE, some Prima flowers and some Stampin Up rose embellishments. I hope you enjoy frame number one. These frames are both going to be given as Mothers day gifts. One to my mom and one to my mother in law. :D

Here you can see the butterflies inked up edges, border punch, and pearls.

Here on the left is some more chipboard accents and the Prima flowers. Just like the last frame, the butterflies are inked up and UTEE was used. Crackle Accents was used on the square piece of chipboard.

I hope these give you some good ideas. TTFN :D

Hugs and Blessings,

Mother's Day Frame #1

2011-05-01T19:52:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog. Today I have for you and altered 8 x 10 picture frame. I used Mariposa paper by DCWV, high gloss MOD PODGE, K & Co. embellishments, soft suede ink, a sponge dauber, pearls, lace ribbon, UTEE, some Prima flowers and some Stampin Up rose embellishments. I hope you enjoy frame number one. Number two will come in a later post. These frames are both going to be given as Mothers day gifts. One to my mom and one to my mother in law. :D

I first laid my paper down with the pretty part of the paper faced down and used a hobby blade to cut around the outside and inside of the frame. I glued the paper down and used the mod podge on top.
Here in the left you can also see I used the prima flowers and SU roses along with the lace ribbon. The lace ribbon was inked up to look old with the soft suede.
Gold colored pearls were used on both sides of the frame.
Same in the picture below.

Here to the left I used a chipboard embellishment and inked it up before sticking it down. (K&Co)

Here on the right you can see the butterfly. I hand cut it out and used some UTEE (ultra thick embossing powder) to give it shine and stability. You can see it on the butterfly above also.

Hugs and Blessings,

Birthday Card for a 3 year old

2011-04-27T17:25:00.000-04:00

HI everyone, I hope you are all having a great week. Today's card is one that I was asked by my Post Office Clerk to make. She said that her granddaughter was turning 3 this year and she wanted to give her a special card. Her granddaughters favorite color is purple so here is what I cam up with.

On this darling card I used Once Upon A Princess and Sweet Treats. The Princess is cut at 3.5 inches and the number at 1 inch and the flower at 2 inches.

The paper is from DCWV and Paper Trey Ink. I also used some scraps I had.

For the border I used the Fiskars scallop punch and added some I Rock Bling to the border as well as to her purse.

On the flower, the swiss dots cuttlebug folder was used and also purple glitter was added to the number.

This card was really fun to make and it really turned out cute. Hope you find some inspiration for the kids around you. :D

Hugs and Blessings,

Its all about autism this month

2011-04-26T21:16:00.003-04:00

This is a special month to celebrate Autism Awareness. Did you know that the CDC Reports Autism Prevalence Rate of 1 In 110 American Children, 1 In 70 Boys. For more info go to http://www.autismspeaks.org/index.php.

I decided to use the puzzle piece for my project.
The puzzle pattern reflects the mystery and complexity of autism. The different colors and shapes represent the diversity of those living with the disorder. The brightness of the ribbon up top signals hope.

This project is a scrapbook layout showcasing a beautiful poem on the internet. It ( the poem) inspired this LO and made me really think about what these children and adults have to go through.

Each puzzle piece was cut at 2.5 inches and run through various Cuttlebug folders.
The puzzel pieces were also popped up on pop dots.

The letters left over were stuck down with Zig 2-way glue and Stickles were added for bling. I have to have my bling. :D
The poem and other words were printed off of the computer.

Click the pic below to read the poem.

As a last touch buttons were added to add a different,less square element.

Hugs and Blessings,

Scrapbookaholic DT challenge #4 Mothers Day & Faux Stitching

2011-04-25T00:00:00.067-04:00

Hello everyone and welcome back to another DT challenge.   As we all know,   Mother's Daty is right around the corner. Why not give her a homemade card. Here is what you have to do to participate....... Challenge #4 Anything Mother's Day & Use Faux Stitching Giveaway: Our Sponsor this week is Sakura (http://www.sakuraofamerica.com/). We all love gelly roll pens :D A Set of 6 pens Gelly Roll Glitter and set of 2 white Gelly Roll is what you could win.

To enter the challenge head over to http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ and add you project under Mr Linky.   You will also get to see what the other DT members created. :D
Remeber to use a Mother's Day theme and faux stitching.

Here is my project:

This is a letter envelope size card meaning it is   1/4 of an inch smaller all the way around so that it will fit in the letter size envelope.

The paper is from Stampin UP in :
-crumb cake
-soft suade

Paper from DCWV:
Maripose

Ink is from Stampin Up:
-soft suade
-cherry cobbler

Stamp set by Stampin Up: Aviary Set

Stickles in Stardust was added to the cage along with some beige pearls.

Ribbon was added to eh left side before adhearing the paper to the babse crumb cake.

The sentiment was printed off of the computer and inked up. It was then added to the soft suade paper. The paper was then roughed up using my cricut spatula tool.

Mini Paper flowers were glued down and I used my I-Rock tool ti add some bling to the flower centers.

Faux stitching was added using a gelly Roll pen in the Copper Star color around the whole card.

This beautiful card will be going to my mother in Law. I know she will jusr love it.

Hugs and Blessings,

Mother's Day Blog Hop

2011-04-23T08:00:00.032-04:00

Welcome to our Mother's Day blog hop. We are making some great projects that will hopefully inspire you to make some beautiful crafts for whomever you cherish on Mother's Day. If you came here from Lisa http://www.lisascreativeniche.blogspot.com/ then you are in the right place. If not start at the beginning at Jamie's blog for all the wonderful projects lined up for you today. Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
Thanks to Jamier for asking me to participate. :D

Here ius what I used:

Your next stop on the hop is the wonderful Helen http://www.craftingcricutmom.com/.

Here is the line up:
Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
Rhonda scraphappenswithRhonda.blogspot.com
Kristen http://www.fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/
Court http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com/
Sonya http://sonyaspapertrail.blogspot.com/
Mari http://madebymomo.blogspot.com/
Kim http://rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/
Tiffany http://sparkledmemories.blogspot.com/
Lisa http://www.lisascreativeniche.blogspot.com/
Meighen http://scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/
Helen http://www.craftingcricutmom.com/
Liz http://www.mywhichcraft.blogspot.com/
Jennifer http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/
Tere http://terecontodomicorazon.blogspot.com/
Rebecca http://www.eclecticendeavours.blogspot.com/
Shawnee http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com
Dee Dee http://deedeecampbell.blogspot.com/

HUGS AND BLESSINGS

Butterflies & Blogs Birthday Hop

2011-04-21T08:00:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by to visit. You should have arrived from over from the very talented Karel over at www.karelj.blogspot.com , if not than you can start at the very beginning with our hostess Laura-www.makinprettythings.com .
As you know we are celebrating Laura's Birthday today. What a special day right.......... Our mission was to use butterflies. Here is what I can up with. A duel card one with a butterfly and it also celebrates mothers day. :D Enjoy.....
As you know Mothers Day is around the corner. I don't know about you but I love mine.and to me there is no better card to give than a homemade one. This card was made using the Paisley Cricut Cartridge. I have been on a butterfly kick lately, Don't know why. lol :D

It was cut at 4.8 inches and welded together on the gypsy. The layers I had to eyeball for the size as I wanted to make them smaller that the card itself to show off the glitter paper. You can make them as big or small as you want. The top paper is from the Mariposa DCWV Stack and popped up on pop dots.
The edges are inked up using the Soft Suede ink for Stampin UP.

Light brown pearls were added to compliment the paper and I finished the card ting some ribbon into a bow and added a Stampin Up cream rose to the middle of the bow. I thought the flower was a great addition to the card.

Here is the inside stamped with butterflies and Happy Mothers Day.

Your next stop on this fun hop is the awesome
Jessica B. from www.thatzuneek.blogspot.com.

Thanks for stopping buy everyone and have a beautiful day.

Also dont forget Laura is having an uber giveaway on her blog so dont forget to stop buy and show her some birthday blog love. Happy Birthday Laura *<]:O)

Nicole-www.canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com

Theresa-www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Alina-www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com

Trish-www.techiniquesbytrish.blogspot.com

Libia-www.beachcreationsforyou.blogspot.com

Nicolette-www.beyondscrappin.blogspot.com

Sarah-www.liveloveandscrap.blogspot.com

Pam-www.pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com

Corri-www.buglvr.blogspot.com

Paula-www.scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com

Jennifer-www.creativearmywife.blogspot.com

Bonnie-www.ascrapabove.blogspot.com

Linda-www.krazyquilling.com

Jennifer N.-www.craftyfulgardens.blogspot.com

Liz-www.lizspaperloft.com

Anita-www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com

Denise-www.deesdesignsfrommyheart.blogspot.com

Lezlye-www.lezlyes.blogspot.com

Karel-www.karelj.blogspot.com

Meighen-www.scrappin3rdeeschik.com

Jessica B.-www.thatzuneek.blogspot.com

Lauren-www.laurenscreative.com

Jess-www.kinderstampo.com

Bonnie-www.pinkbonbons.blogspot.com

Sigrid-www.lovescrapreflect.blogspot.com

Momo-www.madebymomo.blogspot.com

HUGS AND BLESSINGS,

Just a Note

2011-04-20T10:57:00.000-04:00

Just a quick not and how I did this cute and easy card.

Have you ever wanted to whip up a card super quick, well this one is for you. All you need is black paper cut at A-2 size ( 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 folded in half), some paper with music notes on it, black ink, swiss dots cuttlebug folder, Paisley Cricut Cartridge and some bling. I used my I- Rock and gems to add to mine.

Cut out your paper to size. The second layer is 4 by 5 1/4 in dimension. Ink up the edges of the patterned paper in black ink. Cut out your music note at 4 inches and run it through the cuttlebug. You can pop it up on pop dots or just glue it down. And some bling to the notes and voila. you are done. See super easy.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Hugs and Blessings,

Super Simple Scrapbook Page

2011-04-18T00:00:00.005-04:00

So this week I decided to work on some pictures from last year. These pictures are from the gun range. My hubby and I were taking some shooting classes at our local range. I was hoping to find some cutouts using cricut, but I had no luck.

I ended up letting my paper be the big element and used tags, bags, boxes and more for some decor (tags cut at 3 inches)..

Glitter paper was used as the mat for each picture.

The fun patterned paper is from Walmart. :D

The font is welded together and cut at 1 inch using the Hello Kitty Font.

I used my swiss dots cuttlebug folder
on the letters and added buttons as a finishing touch.

Hope you enjoy this simple layout.
HUGS and Blessings,

Bonnies 39 and glamorous Bday HOP

2011-04-15T01:00:00.039-04:00

Hi everyone and welcome to the 39 and Glamorous Birthday Blog HOP. Thanks for stopping by during Bonnie's celebration. I am so excited to be part of this hop. A big Thank You to the Birthday Girl for letting me to participate.
You should have arrived here from Stampin Dymonz over at www.stampindymonz.com
If not, you will want to start with our birthday girl Bonnie at http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/ .
I hope you are enjoying all of the talented ladies on this hop.
For this hope I decided to use one or two things out of the list of Bonnie's favorite things. Butterflies, bling and the color purple. I hope you like it Bonnie. :D Happy Birthday *<]:O)

This is a butterfly cut out at 4 inches using the Paisley Cartridge and Mariposa paper by DCWV.

I decorated it with some homemade ribbon flowers, gold pearls, bling and wire for the antenna.

I used a stamp for the Live Laugh Love.

I used my sewing machine to stitch gold stitching into the paper before gluing it down.

The butterfly was cut out by hand and UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing powder) was added and heat set to make it shine and to thicken the image. I hope you enjoyed my little tag. Have fun hopping to the rest of the talented ladies on this hop. :D
Your next stop is Corri http://buglvr.blogspot.com/. I know she has a cooked up an awesome project for you to feast your eyes on. :D


*** End of hop Challenge***
There will be a challenge at the end of the hop, you will need to hop along ALL blogs and "look" for challenge clues they will not be on each blog..Then link your complete challenge project by due date to Mr. Linky on http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/, this is the "final" step to be in the drawing for the Scrapbook retreat stay (info on Bonnie's Blog)
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥HERE ARE THE SPONSORS FOR THIS HOP. MAKE SURE YOU GO TO BONNIE'S BLOG TO START THE HOP AND ENTER TO WIN.Scrappin' Goodtime   (4 day 3 night for 2 people stay at her scrapbook retreat) OMG!!
http://www.scrappingoodtime.com/ (she does not have a lot of traffic on http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrappin-Goodtime
(Retreat stay, MUST complete hop and challenge)

I Got Lucky Scraps (Digital Scrapbook kit)
http://www.igotluckyskraps.com/

Kich n Bleus (Digital Stamp)
   http://kichnbleusdesignsstore.blogspot.com/

Shelley Bean Stamps (2 unmounted stamps "Flower Girl" & "Rose")
http://shelleybeanstamps.blogspot.com/

Tickled Pink Stamps (not sure what yet)
http://www.tickledpinkstamps.com.au/

Scrappin Hens ($10.00 Gift certificate to Scrappin Hens)
http://scrappinhens.com/store/

Paper Crafting World ($10.00 gift certificate / download)
http://www.papercraftingworld.blogspot.com/

HUGS and BLESSINGS,

Bonnie http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/
Laura http://makinprettythings.com/
Vickie http://www.vickiesscrapbookingandtidbits.blogspot.com/
Shelley http://heartstring-designs.blogspot.com/
Janie http://typicalscrapbooker.com/
Jess http://kinderstampo.com/
Jennifer http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/
Jessica http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com/
Alina http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/
Shannon http://purplelionpaper.com/blog
Paula http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/
Christel http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
Norma http://pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com/
Nicolette http://beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/
Nancy http://fancywithnancy.blogspot.com/
Liset http://hailemnat.blogspot.com/
Karel http://karelj.blogspot.com/
Jenny http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Olga www.threebutterflykisses.com
Melin http://cookingwithcricut.com/
Yolie http://www.justyolie.com/
Ellen http:///lifeatwalnuthill.blogspot.com/
Margie http://tatersplace-mjstitch.blogspot.com/
Kristi http://devosmommy.blogspot.com/
Lisa http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/
Holly http://kricutkween.blogspot.com/
Abby http://scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/
Nicole www.creationsbymommy.com
Martha http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
Linda http://krazyquilling.com/
Jenny http://jennyplace26.blogspot.com/
Becky http://beckscricards.blogspot.com/
Kris http://ooohlalascraps.com/
Stampin Dymonz www.stampindymonz.com
Meighen http://scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/
Corri http://buglvr.blogspot.com/
Pam http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
Faith http://faithfulecreations.wordpress.com/
Angie http://angiespaperpassion.blogspot.com/
Bonnie http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com/

Another No Cricut Card : Live Laugh Love

2011-04-12T00:00:00.002-04:00

Super fast card using the Medallion Stamp from Stampin Up and the I-Rock

Hugs and Blessings

Scrapbookaholic By Abby DT Challenge #3 Acknowledge the ASPCA

2011-04-11T03:00:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone. It's that time again. Time for another Scrapbookaholic by Abby DT Challenge. First let me start off by saying thank you to all of the the crafters participating. WOW, we are all so very excited on how many we have received on each challenge. Keep that talent coming.
On to the challenge.........As always you have two weeks to participate and all you have to do is follow the theme as your directions. To participate you have to go to Abby's blog by clicking the link http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ and link up to Mr Linky.

This weeks theme is to acknowledge the ASPCA. We all love and are grateful for all of the hard work,time and effort that animal shelters and its volunteers put into such a noble cause. If you would like to kow more about the ASPCA click HERE.

Really..... I should stop typing and get to the good stuff. The challenge is to make a project using a pet/animal and the color orange. Simple right........
I decided to make a layout using my cat ERNIE. Ernie truly is a rescue. We found him 7years ago when my roommate brought him home. It's mommy decided to leave it behind to die as he was the runt of the litter. My now husband (boyfriend then) and I decided to take him it as our own. He was covered with fleas and hand not opened his little eyes yet. He really was a newborn kitten. We did everything we could to teach him to use the cat box, ween him off of the nose dropper and be a playful kitten. Seven years later he is healthy and the love of my life besides my DH of coarse.hehe ;)
Here is a scrapbook Layout just for him.

For the lettering I used the Gypsy Font and welded them together both his name (cut at 1 1/5 inches) and BFFs. The arrows (cut at 2 inches) are form the Home Decor Cartridge.
On this picture i folded the ribbon and cut the ends of the ribbon. Used a lot of ORANGE of coarse :D
Stickles (in orange peel) were added to the BFF and the arrows only.

To the right is my cats name and I used orange flock to give a different texture and element.

On this pick stage left :)....I used the Stampin Up scallop border Punch. I also got to use my new sewing machine to zig zag stitch and my I-Rock bling on the punched border. Isn't her cute?

On the bottom here I did the same but change the stitch

Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is one of my favorite places to shop on line......OH MY CRAFTS WOOT WOOT...They have donated a 15 dollar gift certificate to shop at there store. How totally awesome. To be eligible you must participate in the challenge. Click HERE to head to Abby's blog and add your entry.

HUGS and BLESSINGS,

Hippity Hop Blog Hop

2011-04-09T01:00:00.002-04:00

Welcome everyone to the Hippity Hop blog Hop. This hop is hosted by our very own KinderStampO. Thanks Jess for letting me participate in this super fun hop.
You should have arrived here from Martha C. over at http://dreamofcrafting.blogspot.com/ . If not then you can start at the beginning with Jess at KinderStampO by clicking HERE.
For this project we were to create a spring or Easter project. I decided to make a mini album Using the Easter 2010 cartridge. Here is a quick video.

The egg is cut a 4.5 inch along with the paper. Shimmer ribbon, buttons, butterflies, flock, bling. pearls, and twine were used as embellishments.
Hope you are enjoying the hop. Your next stop is Nicole at http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/ she is awesome and one of my favorite peeps.

This is given away by KinderStampo

PSA Essentials has donated a prize pack valued at $125 Via KinderStampO

(Picture is just an example of gift)

How to win:

Stop by the PSA Essentials Facebook Page and thank them for sponsoring the hop.
Leave some comments along the way... the more comments you leave the more chances you have to win!

Jess: KinderStampO - www.KinderStampO.com
Libby: www.psastampcamp.blogspot.com
Jessica Baker: http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com/
Pam: http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
Linda K.: www.krazyquilling.com
Sigrid Martin: http://www.lovescrapreflect.blogspot.com/
Martha C.: http://dreamofcrafting.blogspot.com/
Meighen: http://scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/
CanadianNickel Scrapn: http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/
Karla Ivonne Guijarro: http://karlasloveblog.blogspot.com/
DDscrafts Wilson: http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/Hugs and Blessings,

Madison's Sweet 16 Surprise

2011-04-08T07:00:00.054-04:00

Hello Everyone and welcome to my blog. Today we are celebrating Madison's (http://funkycards.blogspot.com/) up coming 16th Birthday. I was asked along with 15 other talented crafters to surprise Madison by being a guest designer and posting a project on her wall. I am so honored to do this for her. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADISON. *<]:O) Her Birthday is on April 18th.
Her mom had told me that she painted her room purple and lime green. I used those colors for my inspiration and came up with this cute card.

For this card, I used the Forever Young Cartridge for the image and also Easter 2010 for the squiggle. The squiggle was run through the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder and is cut at 3 inches. The silhouette is cut at 3.5 inches.
Two colors of stickles were added to the dress along with the purse from a different image as an accessory. The sentiment if from Stampin Up (Full of Life) along with the flower buttons. I added a button and bling to her hair and a finishing touch.

The designer paper is form The Guy Stack from DCWV.
I used a piece of tinsel ribbon as a belt to the dress also to give it some flair. :D

Madison I hope you like this card. I really enjoyed making it. Sweet 16 ......WOW.
Remember that you have all the time in the world so don't grow up too fast. :D
God Bless and Best of Luck in everything you do.

Please feel free to head to her blog by clicking HERE to send your Birthday wishes.
HUGS and Blessings,

Another No Cricut Card : Sympathy Card

2011-03-31T20:27:00.000-04:00

HI everyone, I am here to show you a sympathy card I am making for someone at work. I know not everyone has a Cricut or other cutting machine, so I like to throw in a no machine card every so often. This card is a legal size card to fit into a standard long envelop (envelop size is 4 1/8 X 9 1/2). The card itself is 4 X 9 with the layers being 1/8 th smaller than the next.
I used a base paper neutral in color and the designer paper is from DCWV. I used the Neutral Stack and the Mariposa Stack.

Here is the inside which is a stamp from Stampin UP and the butterflies are from Close to My Heart.

This sentiment really fit this card.

Here to the right is a better look at the butter flies. I hand cut the butterflies of of the second sheet of the same paper and gave some dimension to this card. The smaller butterfly I added some ultra thick embossing powder to it and gave it a nice glossy look. Black Pop Dots were added to stick them down. Bling was the last element to this card used as the centers of the flowers.

I really love just using paper sometimes. It makes for an easy card and you do not have to break out your machines.
ENJOY :D
HUGS and Blessings,

And The Winner Of My Uber Blog Candy Is................

2011-03-31T18:28:00.013-04:00

Well here it is the winner of my huge Giveaway. Thanks to everyone for all of the awesome comments and to all of my new and old friends who just started to follow or who have for a long time. You all rock. Congrats to Shell. WOOHOO Congrats. Please get a hold of me on Facebook or Email at scrappin_3rdeeschik@yahoo.com. I took a pic of the number generator. but Blogger is being funny loading pics. Will load it as soon as I can so you have proof.

316SHELL said...Wow... that is a lot of followers... CONGRATS!! But there is a reason why you have so many... your blog is fabulous!! I'm a new follower!!
317SHELL said...Thanks for the opportunity to win such fabulous giveaway goodies!! I just posted a message on my blog about your giveaway... http://kccroppers.blogspot.com (Not sure why the link is not linked up... but I added your link) Congrats on all the followers!! shellabc at prekfun dot com

318 SHELL said...oops.... forgot to mention... I also follow you on facebook!! :) Going to mention your giveaway on my fb page righ HUGS and Blessings,

Scrapbookaholic By Abby DT Challenge #2 Anything Spring

2011-03-28T03:00:00.017-04:00

HI everyone and welcome to the second Scrapbookaholic by Abby Design Team Challenge . Our task and yours if you so choose to try it...... is to think of something spring and make a project or a card. To take part in this challenge and others to come, you need to head over to Abby's blog by clicking HERE. You can also get a look at the other DT member creations. Leave your project there under the MR. Linky there. There is also a chance to win some candy. :D

I really hope you decide to join us on this and all of the challenges. We have two per month every two weeks so come craft with us and share your talents.. :D
A big thanks to our sponsor Abby(Scrapbookaholic by Abby) for sponsoring this challenge. :D
CHALLENGE #2 She is giving away a 6x6 SEI paper stack and SEI ribbon assortment

This is a standard A-2 size card with the corners rounded. The basket is form the accessories on the Create a Critter Cartridge and is cut at 5.5 inches. The eggs and chocolate bunny are form some Easter QuickKutz that I had.

I used a scallop border punch to add some white to the back ground and the grass cut at 1 inch is an accessory form the create a critter cart also.

The cute butterflies are from oriental trading company. They are the perfect embellishments.

The last touch was a bow at the top and a pearl on the bow on the chocolate bunny.

I hope you join us for this fun challenge. It will be open for 2 weeks.

HUGS AND BLESSINGS