Monday, April 30, 2018

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Face or Facial Features

Hi, Crafters!
It's time for a new challenge over at Bitten By the Bug 2.
Remember to always include a 
Cricut cartridge cut or Cricut digital library cut 
on your project plus the current theme.
This week's theme: Face or Facial Features (smile, eyes, lips, face)


Scrapbook Layout Design HERE

Cricut cuts:
Kite - Create a Critter
Miss Your Face title - Wild Card 2
Sun, Love Bugs, Tree - Simply Charmed
Grass - Word Builders 2, A Garden of Words
Cardstock - Cricut, Recollections, Stampin' Up
Thanks for visiting with me today!

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Flowers

Hi, crafters! It's time for our weekly challenge over at Always Fun Challenges!
You can create any type of paper project as long as it follows the weekly theme.

Challenge: Flowers

My Design Team Project


I will admit, this layout took a bit of time to paper piece everything. It wasn't hard, just took me a bit. This is a adaptation of the Close To My Heart Layout show in the CTMH official video below.

This layout uses the Close To My Heart, Flower Market exclusive Cricut Cartridge.
Purchase Flower Market cartridge HERE.

You can create this layout in Cricut Design Space with my cut file HERE.

It's hard to tell in the photo, but I have a black mat, then a white mat, then the pattern green mat for my page base. All die cuts were cut using my Cricut and CTMH cardstock.

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Have a Happy Day

Hello, Crafters!
I have a CAS (clean and simple) card to share with you today.


Summer Silhouettes stamp set
Inks: Dapper Denim, Tempting Turquoise, Soft Sky
Sentiment: butterfly2stamp set

Before you go...


Click HERE for the details on how to enter.

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Saturday, April 28, 2018

Good News for Cricut Scrapbook Lovers!


Some of you have asked, and I finally got around to getting it done....
There is now a Page Tab at the top of my blog under my header called,

"Scrapbook Cricut Cut Files."



You will find these scrapbook pages along with the link to the cut file in Cricut Design Space as well as a list of the Cricut cartridges used. 

You can open any of the cut files, but you can only cut what you own or have access to via Cricut Access. 


Some of the scrapbook pages use Close To My Heart exclusive Cricut cartridges. If you would like to purchase any of these, CLICK HERE. There are two options: Physical cartridge and Digital cartridge. BOTH come with CTMH cardstock and exclusive stamp sets that coordinate with the cartridge. The Physical cartridge also includes the Handbook. The Digital cartridge is a little cheaper. Both are great options. 


I will be updating that page often as I create more scrapbook layouts. I already have a ton I've made for upcoming Design Team projects, but can't add them until the design team challenge goes live, so check that page tab often. 

You can also SAVE them to your Cricut Design Space account to make at a later time. Customize them or use them exactly how they are. Be sure to check the image list to the right of the design grid. I've hidden some additional cuts that weren't used in the layout. Like different sized photo mats. You may want to swap out those to make it fit the size pictures you will use.


Thank you all for visiting my blog, being a follower, and leaving me comments. It makes me smile everyday to hear from you guys.

HUGS!!

Friday, April 27, 2018

Alphabet Challenge, C - Cows

Happy Friday! We have a brand new challenge for you today 
at the Alphabet Challenge Blog. Come join us!
Theme: C - Cows


Our special needs daughter, Bonnie, had a birthday this month! I'm going to post her pictures here from her special day.

All die cuts are from the Cricut cartridge, Create a Critter.
If you would like to make this layout for your own scrapbook,
I saved the layout cut file HERE.
Thanks for visiting with me. 

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #70

Time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!
Projects for this challenge blog are all for the Galz. You can create anything paper crafting related: card, tag, scrapbook page, altered art, etc as long as the theme for the challenge is prominent in your project.

Challenge #70 April Showers
My Design Team Project


Stampin' Up cardstock & stamp set for sentiment
Cricut Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge
pattern paper from scraps
landscape stitched dies
Thanks for visiting with me today.
Be sure to swing by Cardz 4 Galz to see what my Design Team Sisters created,
and to link up your own project in our challenge.

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Moving Along with the Times Challenge

Moving Along with the Times has a new challenge starting today!

Theme: Fantasy
My Design Team Project


MFT stamp set, Magical Dragons
MFT Dienamics Zig Zag stitched rectangle dies
Stampin' Up cardstock and ribbon
Stampin' Up Stampin' Blends:
Light & Dark Daffodil Delight
Light & Dark Old Olive
Light Pool Party

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Christmas Ch# 17

A new challenge starts today at The Merry Christmas Challenge, and the theme is always Anything Goes.

My Design Team Project


Anna Griffin Glorious Greetings Card Making Kit



PDE Ch# 17 Anything but a Card

Craftaholics R Us Ch# 17 Charm


My Besties image from one of their CDs
Paper Play Sketches #1

The Paper Studio, Khole Lane paper pad
Lacy Scallop Circle die
foam tape
Stampin' Up cardstock
Sun Charm
Stampin' Up Mini Brad to adhere charm to card

Be sure to link up your creation at Craftaholics R Us .

Sunny Day Crafting Ch# 17 Ducks


Simple Stories, Hello Fall 6x6 paper pad
Stampin' Up, Triple Banner Punch
Cardz TV Stamps, Farmyard Funnies
Foam tape

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Cardz 4 Guyz Ch# 193

New challenge starts today at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Ch# 193 World Book Day 

My Design Team Project


Shaped Card with Book Stack from Silhouette Store

I loved the idea of this cut file, but didn't like how the pieces fit together. 
So I did a little customizing. 
Instead of cutting out the thin borders to represent the book cover 
(I hate tiny or thin pieces), I welded a rectangle to the book cover frame 
and made it one solid piece. Then I cut strips of white paper, rounded the corners 
on one side, and adhered the pages on top of the binder color. 
Much easier to work with as far as paper piecing.   

I also thought the background was a little boring.
To liven that up a bit, I sliced the card base down the fold line. 
Took the front of the card and created 2 internal shadows. 
One for the inside to write your message which I cut out in white. 
And one for the outside which I cut out in pattern paper. 

One last upgrade... the pages were boring. 
I decided to add some fun words here to represent the 
kind of books someone may be reading. 
I typed in some words with different fonts, 
squished the letters together until they overlapped a little, 
and welded that so the entire word would cut out as one piece. 
Tada! I'm very happy with the results.

Stampin' Up! supplies:
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, 
Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake
Adhesive: Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals
Designer Series Paper: Wood Textures

Be sure to visit Cardz 4 Guyz and play along this week!

Monday, April 23, 2018

Spring Sports

Hi, Crafters!
It's time for a new challenge over at Bitten By the Bug 2.
Remember to always include a 
Cricut cartridge cut or Cricut digital library cut 
on your project plus the current theme.
This week's theme: Spring Sports


Scrapbook Layout Design HERE

12" x 12" Scrapbook Layout
Cricut Cuts:
Grass - Word Builders 2, A Garden of Words
Goal, Team Spirit
Soccer Ball, Life's a Party
Soccer Title, Soccer
Soccer Girl, Create a Friend
Stars, Plantin Schoolbook
Cardstock - Stampin' Up, Cricut, Bazzil, Recollections
Thanks for visiting with me today!
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CAS (Clean and Simple)

Hi, crafters! It's time for our weekly challenge over at Always Fun Challenges!
You can create any type of paper project as long as it follows the weekly theme.

Challenge: CAS (clean and simple)

My Design Team Project


Cricut cartridge, CTMH Flower Market
Simon Says Stamp, Thankful Heart stamp set for sentiment

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Big Hugs


Oh my gosh.
I had so much fun making this card.


I knew I wanted to use my new goodies, 
but didn't know what kind of card to make.
So I followed one of the sample cards on the inspiration photo.
It's not exactly like the sample, but pretty close, and I LOVE IT!
I think I'm going to make many more and change out the pattern papers and circle die sentiment.
The puffy flower stickers are the BEST! and I love the added flat-back adhesive pearls in the center.


Thanks for stopping by today!


Don't forget I'm having an April Give-Away!
Details HERE.


Saturday, April 21, 2018

April Showers Bring May Flowers


Peachy Keen Stamps, PK-1531 Black Eyed Peaches (Faces 1 1/8")
White gel pen to highlight eyes
Chalk for cheeks
Marker for mouth
Lil'inker Designs, Stitched Cloud border die
My Creative Time, Stitched Grass Border die
Sequins
Stampin' Up ribbon and cardstock


Thanks for stopping by today!


Don't forget I'm having an April Give-Away!
Details HERE.
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Friday, April 20, 2018

Thanks, My Friend


Fun fold card today!

Stampin' Up cardstock
Carta Bella, Welcome Home 6x6 paper pad
The Stamps of Life, THANKS Framelits Drop-ins dies
The Stamps of Life, squirrels2love stamps (sentiment) and dies (flower cluster and bow)


Thanks for stopping by today!


Don't forget I'm having an April Give-Away!
Details HERE.

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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Cricut Anniversary Sale!!

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Always Happy Birthday Reminder

Hi, everyone!
There's still time to play in our challenge this month at Always Happy Birthday.

This Month's Theme

Birthday Anything Goes 

We are sponsored this month by
The winner will receive 3 images of their choice!

My Design Team Project


Stampin' Up cardstock and pattern paper
Stampin' Up Blends for coloring
MFT Die-namics stitched rectangle dies
La-La Land, Stitched Heart Banner
Kraft card base
Cardz TV Stamps, Beary Sweet


Wednesday, April 18, 2018

PDE Ch# 16 Photo Inspiration


Cricut die cut images
Cow - Create a Critter
Grass - Paper Doll Dress Up
Fence - Paper Doll Dress Up
Cloud Border - Paper Doll Dress Up
Sun - Close To My Heart, Artistry

Pink & Main, Take Flight 6x6 paper pad for cloud pattern paper
BoBunny Tag dies
Stampin' Up Black twine
Lots of Foam tape
Cardz TV Stamps, Farmyard Funnies for sentiment




Craftaholics R Us Ch# 16 Anything Goes

Stampin' Up cardstock
The Paper Studio, Khloe Lane paper pad
Simon Says Stamp, Thank You Teacher stamp set


Be sure to link up your creation at Craftaholics R Us .

Sunny Day Crafting Ch# 16 Bugs & Insects


I used Cricut Design Space to create this Scrapbook Layout.

Cricut cut files used:
Ladybugs, Walk in My Garden
Grass, CTMH Artiste
Fence, Paper Doll Dress Up
Cute as a Bug title, Just Because Cards

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Christmas Ch# 16

A new challenge starts today at The Merry Christmas Challenge, and the theme is always Anything Goes.

My Design Team Project



Anna Griffin Glorious Greetings Card Making Kit


Tuesday, April 17, 2018

The Holly & Ivy Christmas Ch# 27

Today starts the next challenge at The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge!

Challenge #27

Always Anything Christmas Goes

My Design Team Project



Stampin' Up supplies:
Cardstock: Garden Green, Whisper White, Basic Black, Soft Suede, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie
Designer Series Paper (DSP): Be Merry
Stampin' Dimensionals


Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you'll come link up and play along with us!