Easter Thank You

I am doing a major purge in my craft room.  Yesterday I came across this "Critters in the 'Burbs" stamp set by Lawn Fawn.  I just had to have this set!  I bought it a couple of years ago, never used it and promptly forgot about it.  My daughter's teacher assistant gave her lots of fun Easter gifts, so I wanted to create a thank you for her.  I thought this little bunny was adorable and perfect for this card occasion.  So much fun finding things I forgot I owned!  The two Cosmo Cricket patterned papers are scraps I also came across in my purge.

If you are near the Washington D.C. area, I am participating in a "Bargain Basement Bonanza" (craft supplies sale...priced to sell) on Saturday, April 11th.  Please e-mail me if you would like details.  

Have a HOPPY Easter!

Kraft + Black + One other color Die Cut Challenge

It is my turn to choose a challenge theme at Cut It Up and I chose "Black+Kraft+One Other Color."  I hope this creative color challenge inspires you to create a card/layout/project; don't forget to include a die cut!

Now that the big snows are over and Spring is right around the corner, I am doing a major purge in my craft room.  I have not done a major purge in three years, so it is time to get rid of some of my supplies and make a little money to buy some more LOL!  If you are near the Washington D.C. area, I am participating in a "Bargain Basement Bonanza" (craft supplies sale...priced to sell) on Saturday, April 11th.  Please e-mail me if you would like details.  

Currently my desk area is piled with odds and ends that inspire me and I don't want to part with.  The inspiration for my cloud card came from an idea on Pinterest and the papers on the top of the desk pile :)

Recipe:
Cricut cartridge "Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2" p.39 cut @ 1.5", then using the "flip" function cut at 1".  I embossed the smaller cut out cloud with Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots."  The sequins is from Neat and Tangled; sentiment is an Imaginisce "Snag 'em" stamp; the papers, floss and button were in my stash from a retired card kit.

Create your die cut project using kraft, black, and one other color and you could win a $15 gift certificate to Stinkin Cute!

Happy Friday!

Spring! Anything But A Card

 This fortnight our die cut challenge at Cut It Up is "Spring/Anything but a Card."  I created this layout of my daughter with pictures from 2006.  She decided that Pull-Ups make a nice hat!  My die cut is the Papertrey Ink tag I used to journal.

 Enter your Spring layout or project, include a die cut, and you could win cutting files by Designs by Cloud 9.

Here is my companion page...my daughter thought it was fun to empty her dresser of all of her pajamas and bunny slippers and create a tower of sleepwear.  Luckily this stage didn't last very long!

Happy Friday!

Doodlebug Happy Go Lucky - 1 sheet, 9 cards!

I am crafting again!  On Saturday I attended an annual crop for a local elementary school.  This was my third year attending.  It is a fabulous crop; all food and prizes are donated.  For $50 all meals, snacks, drinks are provided for this 12-hour fun-filled craft day.  Almost everyone leaves with a prize; I won a beautiful pottery bowl from a local pottery shop and an iris container full of 12x12 scrapbooking papers and embellishments.

Last week I purchased this one 12x12 sheet of Doodlebug "Happy Go Lucky" paper.  I trimmed most of the 4x4 squares and matted on either card stock or a square of Doodlebug "Santa Express" (first two cards.)  On three of them I added a stamped sentiment, "I'm so lucky to have you."  I mounted each on 4.25x4.25 white card bases and added pearls, gems, and sequins to seven of the cards.  On one I only added faux white stitching (the colorful shamrocks; middle row/far right) and on the last card I added black rub-ons from the current March 2015 Simon Says Stamp card kit.

Now to come up with Easter card ideas...

Happy Tuesday!

Cards with a Moving Component Die Cut challenge

It's time to Cut It Up again and our sponsors for this challenge are Fleurette Bloom and As Cute as a Button.  All three of the papers I used are digital papers from Fleurette Bloom's "Ships Ahoy" collection.  Aren't these papers fabulous?  I adore those red dots and the anchors.  My sentiment is "Hope Anchors" by Neat and Tangled.

For this Windy challenge there must be a moving component, and mine is the action wobble anchor embellishment:

Enter at Cut It Up by March 18th for a chance to win a $10 gift card to Fleurette Bloom and a $20 coupon code to As Cute as a Button.

Happy Friday!

Lucky Bug

Meljen's Designs is sponsoring the next challenge at Cut It Up; the prize for this challenge is four Meljen's Designs digital stamps!  This fortnight our challenge is "Exotic Animals" (no dogs or cats.)

Remember to use a die cut somewhere on your project; I used a rectangular stitched die on the green glitter card stock base.  The Little Shamrock Bee is a Meljen's digital stamp.

You have until March 4th to link up your exotic animal die cut project at Cut It Up.

Happy Friday!

Romance die cut challenge

It's time to Cut It Up again and our sponsors for this challenge are Fleurette Bloom and As Cute as a Button.  All three of the papers I used are digital papers from Fleurette Bloom's "He loves me/he loves me not" collection.

Our challenge is Romance; use flowers, lace, and pearls.  My heart is a Cricut die cut (Plantin Schoolbook cartridge), my lace by Hero Arts, and the pearl-center flower was in my stash.  The pink doily is by Doodlebug and the sentiment is an SRM Valentines sticker.

Enter at Cut It Up by February 18th for a chance to win a $10 gift card to Fleurette Bloom and a $20 coupon code to As Cute as a Button.

Happy Friday!