Simply Pam

Reward Box

2012-02-08T00:01:00.008-07:00

Hi Crafters! This week I'm sharing with you a box I simply decorated. I wanted to have a rewards box for me to put money in each week so when I reach certain milestones I'll have the money to reward myself. This box was SUPER simple. I bought it at a party favor store for like .80 cents or something like that. Super cheap. It is 4" high and 6" wide and 4" in depth. This is what the box looked like before I decorated it:

I then cut out this gorgeous red paper just a 1/2" shorter so a little of the white showed on each side. The paper is from the DCWV Immortal Love paper stack. It's based off of Twilight. :)

I wrapped a white satin ribbon around the whole box and then tied a double bow on the front using my Bow Easy tool. I was going to put a pearl design on it but I just didn't feel like it in the end and I really liked the simplicity of it.

I hand cut a slot on top using an xacto knife.

This is on top of my filming desk so none of my nieces and nephews accidentally "discover" what's inside. :)

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Simply Crafts with Glora and Pam - You Had Me at Woof

2012-02-01T00:01:00.004-07:00

Happy Wednesday Crafters! Today is the first Wednesday of the month so that means there is a new challenge over at the Simply Crafts challenge blog. This is the challenge blog that I started up w/ my crafting bestie, Glora w/ Glora's Crafts. The cut chosen for this month is the tree w/ the hearts on it from the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge. Here is the card I made w/ this cut on it:

Here is a side view. The dogs, bone and lovey hearts are popped up.

Here is the inside of my card.

To participate in the challenge head on over to the Simply Crafts challenge blog to submit your project. There is also a Peachy Keen Stamp set being given away to one lucky winner. You have until the night of Valentines day to submit your project.

The card base is 5.25" x 10.5" folded in half. My next layer is 5"x5" then the blue layer is 4.75" x 4.75".

Card Recipe:
Sweethearts Cricut cartridge - Tree 6"; Dogs 1.75"
A Child's Year - Bone .4"
SU! Small Heart Punch (hearts on tree, large thinking heart and inside card)
Peachy Keen Stamps - Happy Go Lucky Dog Face (on boy dog)
Peachy Keen Stamps - Cute & Cuddly Face (on girl dog)
Scrappy Moms Raining Cats & Dogs stamp set - sentiment
SEI Monsterville Paper Pack - All paper but brown colored paper
PTI - Kraft & White cardstock
White Gel Pen
Stickles - Firefly & Magenta
Glossy Accents

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Love Card

2012-01-30T07:00:00.004-07:00

Happy Monday Crafters! Today I'm continuing the Valentine's Day theme projects for the Creative Critterz Imagination blog. I saw this cute love design on the B is for Boy cartridge. It was a totally unexpected find on a boy cartridge. :) The O was originally on the design. I just hid it and put a heart from the Designers Calendar in it's place. The colors and the striped design paper are from the Buccaneer Imagine cartridge. I love the dark color of red on this cartridge. My fave!

Here is the front:

Here is the side view. The cream layer w/ the word LOVE is popped up. I then popped up the heart as well.

Here is the inside of the card. I like to do layering on the inside as well to add an extra touch. I also cut out a small heart for that extra cuteness. :)

Thanks for stopping by! I have a new project and challenge this Wednesday, be sure to stop by then. :)

Card Recipe:

B is for Boy Cricut cartridge - 5"

Designer Calendars Cricut cartridge - Heart 1.5"

Buccaneer Imagine cartridge

SU! Linen Twine

PTI - Kraft Cardstock

White Gel Pen

Bright Treat Box

2012-01-25T00:01:00.012-07:00

Hi Crafters! I made a treat box for a lady in my church, it was her birthday. I filled it w/ Hershey's Golden Nuggets w/ Almonds and another bag of Hershey's Golden Nuggets w/ Almonds & Toffee. YUM. It was so hard not to snack but I promised myself no candy! :)

This box is from the Sweet Tooth Boxes Cricut cartridge and is cut at 11". I flood filled it from designer paper from the All Wrapped Up Imagine cartridge. I love the bright colors on this. After filling it w/ candy I tied it off w/ white ribbon. I love how it turned out. In fact I made two of these. Well, because of a specific reason. You'll see...

Here is the full finished box. Don't you love it? :)

Here is a pic of the candy in the box. I fit about 1 1/2 bags of chocolate in there.

Top of the box w/ the tag:

The reason why I had to make two:

Yeah, Kyla jumped up on my desk knocked the box off of the table to the floor. Then Tavis and Kyla went to town tearing off the lid and ate a 1/4 of the candy that was in there. Luckily no reaction to the chocolate. Stinkers.

I have two projects for you next week so be sure to stop by then. BTW, I am making progress on my final project for school. Woo Hoo! :)

Box Recipe:
Sweet Tooth Boxes Cricut Cartridge - 11"
All Wrapped Up Imagine Cartridge - Designer Paper & Tag- 2.5"
SU! White Satin Ribbon
White Twine
Candy Candy Candy

Missionary Card

2012-01-18T00:01:00.002-07:00

This card I made was really simple. It's for a young man in my church that is headed off on his 2 year church mission to Lubbock, Texas. I used the new Missionary Icons digital cartridge, exclusive through Cricut Craft Room. I cut it out at 3.5" w/ all of the layers. I flood filled the tie and the background paper from the Heirloom Imagine cartridge. After I took the picture I wrote ELDER in white gel ink on the name tag. It looked better, looked finished. Anywho, enjoy!

Card Recipe:
Missionary Icons Cricut Digital cartridge - 3.5"
Heirloom Imagine cartridge
My Pink Stampers Freedom Rocks stamp set
PTI - Vintage Cream and Pure Poppy cardstock
American Crafts white cardstock

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Reminders...

2012-01-16T11:35:00.000-07:00

Hi Crafters! I wanted to remind you of two challenges that are going on right now. First is the Simply Crafts challenge that Glora and I put on together. The challenge is to create a project using the Sweet Treats cupcake w/ a heart on it. If you don't have that cartridge any cupcake will do. You have until Wednesday night to submit your project. There is a giveaway involved. For more details on this challenge go to the Simply Crafts blog HERE.

The next one is the Paper Playtime challenge. You need to create a project w/ a tag on it, can be anything. There is a giveaway also involved in this challenge. For more details on this challenge go to the Paper Playtime challenge blog HERE.

I do have a project to share w/ you on Wednesday. Thanks for stopping by!

Episode 105: Snowman Card and CCR Sizing Tutorial

2012-01-11T07:00:00.002-07:00

Hi Crafters and Friends! For this weeks Creative Critterz Imaginations blog post we are asked to use the Cricut Craft Room with our Imagines. I LOVE using the CCR and my Imagine. I now use my Imagine more than my Cricut Expression 2. Which is shocking. :) Anywho, it's a lot of fun and the screen is a lot larger to play with. One thing I had a real hard time with in the beginning is the sizing of the images. I couldn't get my main images and my layers be the same size. It was really frustrating. I finally figured it out and made a little video explaining how to do it. **Side note, it's my first time recording my screen, sorry it's not the best. :) **

Here is my finished card:

Now remember today is the last day to submit an Imagine project to be on the CCI team. I hope that everyone that has an Imagine and has the time signs up. It's a lot of fun and it'll make you use your Imagine more. :)

I'm also going to submit this card to my cousin's cookie blog, Lila Loa. She is having a link up party right now. Create a project using a snowman and share it w/ her on her blog. Super fun. :) And her snowman cookies are ADORABLE!!!

Card Recipe:
Snow Friends Cricut Cartridge - 3.5"
Bubblegum Stripes Imagine Cartridge - Pink paper on the snowman
Snow Angel Imagine Cartridge - Blue Snowflake paper
My Pink Stampers Encourage Me stamp set
Peachy Keen Stamps Snow Cutie Face Assortment
Diamond Stickles
White Gel Pen
PTI - Hibiscus Burst and White cardstock

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Imagine DT Call & Thank You Card

2012-01-06T00:01:00.009-07:00

Hi Crafters! Before I share my project I wanted to announce a design team call that is happening over at the Creative Critterz Imaginations blog. The main criteria is that you need an Imagine machine. To see the details of what is involved and how to enter go HERE. You have until next Wednesday to submit your project.

The project I wanted to share w/ you today I made w/ my Imagine. This cut/design is from the Baby Boutique Imagine cartridge. This is what the original image looked like:

I just used the center design for my card. My cousin received his Eagle Scout and he wanted to send some thank you notes out to those that helped him. This is what I created for him:

It's simple but he liked it. If you have an Imagine please be sure to head on over to the Creative Critterz Imagination blog to try out for the design team. :)

Card Recipe:
Baby Boutique Imagine cartridge
Nestabilities Oval Die
Argyle Cuttlebug Embossing folder
PTI - Enchanted Evening, White and Golden Harvest cardstock
PTI - Golden Harvest satin ribbon
Hero Arts Thank You stamp

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Episode 104: Bright Cupcake Card

2012-01-04T00:01:00.004-07:00

It's the first Wednesday of the month which means it's time for the Simply Crafts challenge. If you haven't heard of this challenge it's a specific Cricut cut challenge that Glora and I did together but others wanted to be involved as well so we opened it up to other crafters. The cut for this challenge is the cupcake cut w/ the heart on it from the Sweet Treats cartridge. Here is my version of this cut:

There is a giveaway for this challenge. We are giving away Die Cuts, Chipboard, Flower Market and Glitter Charms from the Girls' Paperie Paper Girl collection. To be eligible for this giveaway you need to submit a project over at the Simply Crafts blog.

Be sure to head on over to the Simply Crafts site to participate in this challenge and to see Gloras project. I've already seen it and it is so adorable!

Card Recipe:
Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge
My Minds Eye Lemon Lime 6x6 Paper Pad
Diamond Stickles
PTI - Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shore and White cardstock
White Gel Pen

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It's That Time of Year...

2012-01-03T07:00:00.001-07:00

OK, Christmas has come and gone, New Years was a blast, and the family has left. You're thinking 'ahhh, a little relaxing time'. Nope! It's time to write your thank you notes! I know, sigh, but make it simple and it'll be fast and painless. :) Here is a simple thank you card that I made using the Nursery Tails cartridge.

This card is a 3.5" x 5" sized card. Perfect size for a Thank You card. The tree is sized at 5.25". Then I cut out the bird 3 more times for accents. One on the tree:

Once on the inside (which I flipped so it was facing the opposite direction):

And one for the outside of the envelope:

Easy! Have fun making your Thank You cards this week! :)

Also... Do you have an Imagine and love making projects? Be sure to stop by the Creative Critterz Imaginations blog tomorrow for some great news!

Card Recipe:

Nursery Tails Imagine cartridge

PTI - Dark Chocolate, Blueberry Sky and Vintage Cream Cardstock

SU! - Because I Care stamp set

Polka Dot Embossing Folder

~ Thanks for stopping by!

Episode 103: Boy Shaker Card

2012-01-02T00:01:00.001-07:00

OK, this has to be the cutest boy card I've made. I just love it so much. I made this for my nephew, he just turned 5. He loved the card and thought it was a lot of fun. This cut came from the B is for Boy Cricut cartridge. Enjoy!

Card Recipe:
B is for Boy Cricut Cartridge
My Pink Stampers Boy Crazy stamp set
Bo Bunny Blast Off! 6x6 Paper Pad
PTI - Pure Poppy, White, Spring Rain cardstock
Acetate Paper
Silver Beads
All Night Media Pop Dots (1/2" x 1/8" thick)
White Gel Pen

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Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T11:16:00.002-07:00

Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T00:01:00.001-07:00

Stylist Christmas Card

2011-12-23T00:01:00.003-07:00

I wanted to give a card to my hair stylist. I've been with her for years so just a little card to say thanks. These cuts came from the Girl's Makeup Party Project Cricut cartridge. Thought that they are perfect for the reason. To make it Christmasy I used Christmas colors. I have to say I am in love w/ the gold paper. It's from the DCWV The Christmas Combo stack. I wish I could get a ton of this gold paper but alas I only get 2 pages of it. :(

I hope that everyone has a safe and fabulous Christmas w/ your family.

Card Recipe:
Girl's Makeup Party Project Cricut cartridge - Curling Iron 3.75"; Hair Dryer 4.9"
DCWV The Christmas Stack paper
Sizzix Merry Christmas Embossing folder
PTI - Pure Poppy and white cardstock
PTI - Pinefeather cardstock and satin ribbon

Family Christmas Card

2011-12-21T00:01:00.006-07:00

Hi Crafters! I wanted to share the card I made for my family and some friends. This is my "family" card. I made it with the Cricut Craft room. Using the Cricut Craft Room makes things SO much easier. I'll be filming sometime in the next week or two on how to do the layering w/ CCR. For this card I made my Christmas tree, then my Paper Doll (me) and the two dogs. I then dragged them on the background paper and printed. I didn't cut. I just used my paper trimmer to cut out the image to the size I needed. Since it was just a rectangle. :)

This is what my CCR screen looked like:

I then stamped a Peachy Keen Princess Faces stamp for my girl and added glitter pretty much all over. :)

I have one last Christmas card to share on Friday. It's the card I made for my hair lady. She is so fabulous.

Card Recipe:
Cricut Craft Room
Hello Kitty Cricut Cartridge - Tree 3.5", Merry Christmas .8"
Animal Kingdom - Dogs 1"
Everyday Paper Doll - all but hair 3"
Paper Doll dress Up - Hair 3"
Bubblegum Stripes Imagine cartridge - Green polka dot paper
Snow Angel Imagine cartridge - Snowflake designer paper
Peachy Keen Stamps Princess Faces stamp set
PTI - Simply Chartreuse cardstock
Diamond, Gold, Candy Cane, Magenta, Yellow, Teal stickles

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Puppy Christmas

2011-12-19T00:01:00.002-07:00

Happy Monday Crafters and Friends! I wanted to make a Christmas card for my WONDERFUL vet and my WONDERFUL dog groomer. They are both so fabulous and treat my dogs w/ such care I totally love them. :) So I just wanted to send them a little card to wish them Merry Christmas and thank them for all they do for me and my dogs.

Today also starts off a new challenge over at Paper Playtime. The challenge theme is anything goes, you just need to include a sentiment on the front. Super simple and there is a giveaway involved.

There is also just two days left to submit your project for the Simply Crafts Challenge blog. Go HERE to submit your project w/ a stocking on it. Fabulous giveaway to be had.

Card Recipe:
Jolly Holiday Lite Cartridge - Elf Hat 1.4"
Create a Critter Cartridge - Dog 3"
Peachy Keen Stamps - Happy Go Lucky Dog Faces 1 1/8"
My Pink Stampers Christmas Wishes stamp set
White Gel Pen
Lime Green, Gold and Diamond Stickles
Echo Park Christmas Dots & Stripes 6x6 paper pad
PTI - White & Simply Chartreuse cardstock

Simply Male B-day Card

2011-12-16T08:29:00.000-07:00

Here is a simply birthday card that I made for my brother-in-law. He is into cars and Nascar so that was my inspiration for the card.

I made the car w/ the Cricut Craft Room. Layered all the layers and just made one cut instead of many layer cuts. I flood filled the car w/ a design from the Snapshot:Texture Imagine cartridge. I thought it looked really cool. The "road" is black crochet thread that I use. It's so much cheaper than twine. My birthday sentiment is from the My Pink Stampers Birthday Crazy stamp set.

Have a great weekend!

Card Recipe:
Beep Beep Cricut Lite cartridge
Snapshot: Texture Imagine cartridge
JT Imagine Cartridge - Checkered designer paper
My Pink Stampers Birthday Crazy stamp set
PTI - Enchanted Evening cardstock
Glossy Accents (On window and rims)
Black Crochet Thread

Episode 102: Make Your Own Gift Bags

2011-12-14T07:00:00.001-07:00

Before we get to the gift bag project I just wanted to remind you of the challenge that Glora and I have going on over at Simply Crafts. You have a week left to create a project that has an image of a stocking on it. There is a fabulous giveaway w/ this challenge. We only have one submission so far so you have a high chance of winning the giveaway if you submit! :)

For my Creative Critterz Imaginations blog design team post I am sharing a couple of gift bags that I made w/ the Imagine. It's super simple and everything coordinates when you use the Imagine for it. :) I used designer paper, an icon and an image from the Snow Angel Imagine cartridge for this project. You can make this w/o the Imagine. Enjoy!

I made two different sizes. Here is the taller one scored w/ 2" (more details in the video).

Here is the smaller one scored w/ 3".

Here is a couple of pics w/ both of them in it so you can see the differences:

Project Recipe:

Snow Angel Imagine cartridge

Ribbon

Eyelets

We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper 1/2"

We R Memory Keepers Crop a Dile
White Cardstock

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Some Cool News

2011-12-09T10:01:00.000-07:00

Hi Crafters and Friends! I just wanted to share something that happened to me this week. I was showcased on the Pocketchange blog! It's a place that gives great ideas to every area of our lives. They showcase about 5 blogs per week and I was part of this weeks post. Click HERE to go the post.

Pocketchange Lifestyle Blog

jHave

Have a fabulous weekend!

Episode 101: Christmas Stocking

2011-12-07T00:01:00.024-07:00

Hi Crafters! It's the first Wednesday of the month which means it's time for the Simply Crafts Challenge! This month I chose the cut which is the Stocking cut on the Jolly Holiday Lite Cricut Cartridge. If you don't have that cartridge any stocking cut will do. We are having a giveaway with this challenge. To see more information on this challenge head on over to the Simply Crafts challenge blog.

My sentiment is from the My Pink Stampers Biggie Christmas Sentiments stamp set. I've stamped on the bottom part of the inside of my card.

The challenge ends on December 20th so you have until then to submit a project for our giveaway. I hope you participate!

Card Project:
Jolly Holiday Cricut cartridge
Best Friends Imagine cartridge
Enjoy the Seasons Imagine cartridge
Very Merry Tags Cricut cartridge
Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridge
My Pink Stampers Biggie Christmas Sentiments stamp set.
Seeing Spots Cuttlebug embossing folder
Golden Rod stickles
White Gel Pen
Cotton Ball White Fun Flock
Glossy Accents
PTI - Green Leaf and Hibiscus Burst cardstock

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Episode 100: Seasons Greeting!

2011-12-06T07:00:00.004-07:00

Happy Tuesday! Yep, this is my official 100th video. YAY! :)

For today's Creative Critterz Imaginations design team post I am made a simple card. I loved the colors that Edna used on Sunday (See HERE) so I wanted to incorporate them in my card today. Thanks for the inspiration Edna! :) I used the Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridge for the pattern paper and the colors for the solid paper. I used the Snow Angel Imagine cartridge for the mittens cut and flood filled it with colors from the Mr. Frosty cartridge. Enjoy!

I used the My Pink Stampers Biggie Christmas Sentiments stamp set for my sentiment. It's stamped on the inside of my card:

Card Recipe:

Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridge

Snow Angel Imagine cartridge

My Pink Stampers Biggie Christmas Sentiments stamp set

SU! Taken with Teal cardstock

Diamond Stickles

SU! Scallop Border punch

Pebbles Inc white ribbon

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Paper Playtime Challenge

2011-12-05T11:15:00.000-07:00

Hi Crafters! A new Paper Playtime challenge started up this week. The challenge is to make a holiday project using your Cricut plus include buttons. Super simple. I'm also sponsoring this challenge. I'm giving away a My Pink Stampers Biggie Christmas Sentiments stamp set. You have until December 17th to complete and submit your project. I hope you participate because it is a lot of fun! :) Go HERE for more details.

I'll be back tomorrow with a project for my Creative Critterz Imaginations design team post.

Baby Gift Bag

2011-12-01T00:01:00.001-07:00

Hi crafters! One of my friends just had a baby boy and I wanted to get her a little something. I picked up a couple of blankets and a little doggie. I wanted a cute way to package it and decided to make a homemade gift bag and tag. There is a very simple way to make this bag. I learned how to make them from Bona. You can see the video HERE. I'll make a video of it soon.

The paper that I used from the bag is from the DCWV Baby Boy paper stack. The image on the front and the tag is from the Nursery Tails Imagine cartridge.

Project Recipe:
Nursery Tails Imagine Cartridge
DCWV Baby Boy paper stack
White Ribbon
Scor-pal 1/4" tape

Thanks for stopping by!

Winter Friends

2011-11-29T07:00:00.001-07:00

Happy Tuesday! This week over at Creative Critterz Imagination we are welcoming winter w/ our design team projects. I made a card using the Snow Angel cartridge. It has some adorable images on there. I decided to go w/ the ornament that has the two little snowmen inside it. I enlarged the ornament so the main snowmen image would be the center piece of my card. The ornament and layers are sized at 8.8". The blue snowflake paper in the background is also from this cartridge. It is such a gorgeous blue. The picture doesn't do it justice.

I added diamond stickles in each of the white loops around the image. I also added a small row of diamond stickles all around the edge of the white part of the card to highlight it. I like it, it's something new. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Simply-Pam

Card Recipe:

Snow Angel Imagine Cartridge

PTI - Pure Poppy cardstock & satin ribbon

PTI - White cardstock

Xmas Red & Diamond Stickles

Winner of Cathy B-day Blog Hop Giveaway

2011-11-28T00:01:00.001-07:00

If you are here for the Paper Playtime Blog Hop click HERE.

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you enjoyed Cathy's Birthday Blog Hop! There were some amazing projects along the hop w/ some fabulous giveaways. Hope you had fun. Thanks Cathy for letting me be apart of it. :)

The winner of my blog hop (chosen by random.org) is: Darcy Keener! Congrats Darcy! I've sent you an email to get your mailing address.

I'll be back tomorrow w/ my Creative Critterz Imaginations design team post.

Episode 99: Birthday Shaker Card and Blog Hop

2011-11-23T22:01:00.010-07:00

If you are here for the Paper Playtime Blog Hop click HERE.

First off, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a great turkey day. :) Today is also Cathy aka Mimi w/ Crafting with Mimi's birthday! Happy 60th! To celebrate her birthday we are having a birthday blog hop with LOTS of giveaways. If this is your first stop be sure to start off at Crafting with Mimi's blog. If you are here from Lady Luv Bug's blog you're in the right place.

For my card I decided to make a shaker card since it's been a while since I made one. I used the Elegant Edges and Yummy cartridges to make it. I had a lot of fun making this card.

I used two stamps from the My Pink Stampers Sweetest Cupcakes to create my sentiment:

I do have a giveaway for this blog hop. I'm giving away the My Pink Stampers Sweet Goodness stamp set. It has the sweetest sentiments. :) To win this stamp set leave one comment on this post before Sunday, Nov 27th 10pm MST. I'll announce the winner on the 28th. You don't have to be a follower to win this goodie but I won't kick you out if you follow. ;)

Cathy is also having a giveaway on her blog for those that leave comments and those that want to participate in creating a birthday project as well. FUN!

Your next stop is my crafty bestie Glora w/ Glora's Crafts.

Card Recipe:
Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge
Yummy Imagine Cartridge
My Pink Stampers Sweetest Cupcakes stamp set
PTI - Simply Chartreuse & Hibiscus Burst cardstock
White Gel pen
Multicolored beads
All Night Media Pop Dots

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Winner of Follower & Blogaversary Giveaway

2011-11-23T08:18:00.001-07:00

If you are here for the Paper Playtime Blog Hop Click HERE.

Before I get to the winner I have a couple of things I wanted to mention:

- Tomorrow I'm in another blog hop that has a lot of giveaways so be sure to stop by.
- And Happy Thanksgiving!!! :)

Thank you to all who participated in my 900 followers and 2 year blogaversary giveaway! I hope you had a lot of fun and I enjoyed reading each of your comments and what you love to craft. :) The winner of Hello Kitty cartridge and the My Pink Stampers stamp is:

Karen with Empty Nest Boutique!!! She said:

Congrats to 900. Here's to 1,000. Thanks for all your inspiration. I love to make cards and have somewhat of a crafting problem. Once I start, I just can't seem to stop LOL. Thanks for the chance to win.

Congrats to Karen! I've sent out an email to you for your mailing address.

I also had to share this picture of one of my dogs. It cracked me up. I swear Kyla finds the weirdest places to sleep. While the place isn't weird in the picture the way she is sleeping is. Man, I'd wake up w/ a crick in my neck for sure! :)

Have a great day and see you tomorrow!

Episode 98: PSA & PPC Blog Hop

2011-11-20T23:03:00.003-07:00

If you are here for my giveaway click HERE. You have until tomorrow night to sign up.

Welcome to the Paper Playtime and PSA Essentials blog hop! If you are here from Pause Dream Enjoy with Janis you are in the right place. If not go HERE to start at the beginning.

For my card I am showcasing the PSA Essentials North Pole stamp set. Below is an image of the whole stamp set:

I love it because it has fun and classy images in it. Very versatile. Here is the card I made with the stamps:

Upclose of the stamp:

Inside:

Your next stop is Maria the Joyful Stamper. You can still join in on the Paper Playtime challenge. The theme is use an image and stamped sentiment. That's it. :) You have two weeks to participate in the challenge. You'll also find more details on the giveaway that PSA Essentials is giving for this blog hop. Fabulous company and stamps!

Card Recipe:
PSA Essentials North Pole Stamp Set with Red & Hunter ink
Trim the Tree Cricut Cartridge
Cricut Craft Room
PTI - Pure Poppy & Simply Chartreuse cardstock
Sew Easy Fancy Fiber gold thread
SU! Real Red marker
White Cardstock

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Celebration and Giveaway

2011-11-17T15:40:00.000-07:00

Hi Crafters and Friends! I wanted to celebrate two things today. My blog has been up and going for 2 years now (as of a couple weeks ago) and I've reached 900 followers! I think that is SO amazing. So one lucky winner will get the chance to win the following two things.

Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut Cartridge - I love this one because it has cuts for all year round. You can even use some of the cuts for boys. I swear. :) Anyway, it's one of my faves.

The next is the Friend-tastic My Pink Stamper stamp. I really like this stamp set but I just LOVE the My Pink Stamper stamps. It stamps great and has some fabulous sayings. I use them for almost all my projects.

Rules of the giveaway:
- Since this is a celebration due to my followers you need to be a follower to win.
- Leave ONE comment on this post no later than Tuesday Nov 22nd, 10pm MST
- Let me know what's your favorite thing to craft (style, product, etc) or let me know of something you'd like to see on my blog.

I have something HUGE planned for when I hit 1000 so pass the word on to your friends. :)

Again, thanks SOOOO much for following my blog and leaving me comments. I thrive on your comments. :) You're the best!

Thanksgiving Table Decorations

2011-11-15T07:00:00.001-07:00

Happy Tuesday! For my Creative Critterz Imaginations design team post we are asked to make Thanksgiving table decorations. I decided to do a table setting. What I ended up doing is REALLY simple. I used Create a Critter for the leaves and the Heirloom Imagine cartridge for the patterns. This year there are only 4 of us that will be at Thanksgiving dinner so I wanted to do something a little special.

Here is what the setting looks like:

For some reason the middle leaf is coming off orange in the pictures. It's actually more of a maroon color in real life. :)

Here is a look down at the plate. The brown and green leaf is cut at 7", the maroon one is cut at 5.5". I cut a band w/ the maroon paper and put it around my silverware and then wrapped some linen thread around that w/ a green leaf cut at 1.5" to hang from it.

This name plate is cut at 4" x 3" and scored at 1.5". The brown leaf is cut at 1.5" and the maroon one cut at 1.1".

I wanted to do something that decorated the cup so I wrapped the linen thread around it and hung a brown and maroon leaf from it. The brown leaf is cut at 2.5" and the maroon one is cut at 2". To keep the thread in place I placed a glue dot on the cup first then wrapped the thread around it. The glue dot should come off easily.

Thanks for stopping by! Remember I will be having a giveaway that I will be doing later this week on my blog. Be sure to stop by.

Project Recipe:

Create a Critter Cricut cartridge

Heirloom Imagine cartridge

SU! - Linen Thread & Chocolate Chip marker

White cardstock

Episode 97: Simple Thanksgiving Card

2011-11-14T00:01:00.001-07:00

Hi Crafters. I had made this large turkey cut for a table decoration but decided not to use it but I didn't want to waste it so I used it on a tall card. A tall card is 8" x 9" and scored at 4". This type of card fits in a business envelope.

To make my turkey I used the Cricut Craft Room (CCR). I can't tell you how much I LOVE this program. Yes, it has it's kinks but it is so useful. Especially w/ the Imagine. All I did was add my layers for the turkey to my mat in CCR, flood filled each layer w/ a color. Then I layered the images to where it is only one image and then color and cut. Hopefully that makes sense. :)

Also for some great news. I am now at 900 followers! I also had my 2 year blog-aversary in the last couple of weeks so I want to celebrate those two great things. Look out for my blog later this week. I'll have some blog candy giveaway.

Thanks for Watching!

Card Recipe:
Create a Critter Cricut catridge (say that 5 times in a row) lol
Cricut Craft Room
My Pink Stampers Happiest Moments stamp set
PTI - Kraft cardstock
SU! - Linen thread, Chocolate Chip marker
White Gel Pen

Somewhat of a Layout

2011-11-08T07:00:00.002-07:00

Happy Tuesday crafters! I first want to apologize for this project. I am not a scrapbooker. I really have a hard time making scrapbook pages. Anywho... Here is my Creative Critters Imaginations design team project.

I used only two cartridges for this page. I used the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge for the scalloped square, scalloped circles and the butterfly border. The designer paper and solid colors are from the Lori's Garden Imagine cartridge. The page is all one layer. I used the Cricut Craft Room. W/ this latest CCR update I am now able to cut. Woo Hoo! Can you say I am so excited! :) Love it.

I added some stickles and paper flowers to finish it off. Make sure you check out yesterdays Creative Critters Imagination post and the rest of this week for some real amazing scrapbook pages. :)

Scrapbook LO Page Recipe:

Lori's Garden Imagine Cartridge

Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge

Diamond Stickles

Cotton Candy Stickles

Paper Flowers

Episode 96: Fabulous Treat Box

2011-11-07T00:01:00.008-07:00

I made a treat box for todays project. It is for a friend of mine and his wife. It is his birthday today and his wife's a couple of weeks ago. So I'm doing a combination gift for them. This box was really easy to make and it is just darling. It's one of my fave's so far. It's from the Sweet Tooth Boxes Cricut cartridge. Enjoy!

Project Recipe:

Sweet Tooth Boxes Cricut cartridge

SEI Monsterville 12 x 12 Paper Pack

Yellow Ribbon

My Pink Stamper Birthday Crazy

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Episode 95: Happy What?!?

2011-11-02T00:01:00.004-06:00

Since today is the first Wednesday of the month that means it's time for the Simply Crafts w/ Glora and Pam challenge day! :) Glora chose the cut this month and she chose the Turkey cut from the Create a Critter cartridge. When I was thinking of this cut for some reason this idea popped in my head. It makes me laugh every time I see it.

If you haven't heard you can participate in this challenge as well. Head on over to the Simply Crafts challenge blog for more details. Basically you have 2 weeks to create something w/ this cut or if you don't have this cartridge another turkey cut. You'll then be put in a drawing for some blog candy.

I am giving away the My Pink Stampers Boy Crazy stamp set and some colored ribbon that would be perfect for a boy project.

To be eligible to win this candy head on over to the Simply Crafts challenge blog to participate and to have a ton of fun! :)

Card Recipe: 5x5 size card
Create a Critter cartridge - 5.5"
Basic Grey Life of the Party 6x6 paper pad
Peachy Keen Stamps Critter Faces size XL
Glossy Accents
Message printed w/ my computer
SU! Chocolate Chip and tan cardstock
SU! Chocolate Chip marker
White Gel Pen

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Episode 94: Happy Fall!

2011-11-01T07:00:00.004-06:00

Happy Tuesday crafters and friends! I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween. For my Creative Critters Imagination design team blog post we are to make a Fall project. I made a card of course. :) All of the designer paper and the cuts came from the Enjoy the Seasons Imagine cartridge.

This is one of my favorite times of the year. I love Fall colors. I usually wear the darker colors; dark blues, maroons, greens, and browns. Those colors are the ones I am most drawn to and find so pretty. Anywho, enjoy!

Inside:

Card Recipe:
Enjoy the Season Imagine cartridge
My Pink Stampers Hope & Courage stamp set
PTI Dark Chocolate button and cardstock
D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing folder
Tan Crochet thread

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A Haunting From My Past

2011-10-31T00:01:00.006-06:00

Happy Halloween! I'm posting one of my favorite cards that I've ever made and it happens to be a Halloween card. This card is also from my very first post which you can see HERE. I'm almost coming up to my 2 year blogaversary. :) This card was made using the Wild Card cartridge and the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge.

What got me thinking of past cards is the Paper Playtime challenge that is happening this week. It's a 'Just for Fun' week challenge. You can post anything past or present.

Sorry about the bad picture. Like I said, this was my first post and I wasn't sure on how to take the best pictures. :) I definitely have to remake this card sometime.

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Episode 93: Birthday Rosette Card

2011-10-28T00:01:00.001-06:00

Happy Friday Crafters and Friends! Can you believe we are almost in November? It's insane how fast this year has gone by. Here is a card that I made for my aunt. I wanted it to be fun and interesting. Hopefully I've hit that mark. :)

All of my designer paper is from the Enjoy the Seasons Cricut Imagine cartridge. I'm loving this cart. Anywho, enjoy!

Card Recipe:
Enjoy the Seasons Imagine cartridge
PTI - Hawaiian Shore Saddlestitch ribbon
PTI - Harvest Gold cardstock
Hero Arts stamp (Sorry, don't know the stamp set)
Diamond & Turquoise Stickles
Glossy Accents
American Crafts White cardstock

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Episode 92: Another Halloween Treat Idea

2011-10-25T07:00:00.003-06:00

Happy Tuesday! OK, before I get on to the post I need to explain something. I totally forgot that for the Creative Critters Imaginations design team post were suppose to use certain colors. I was thinking it just needed to be another Halloween project. So my project doesn't contain Orange, Purple or Green. It does contain some black though! LOL :)

Anywho... I just got the 'Enjoy the Seasons' cartridge and saw this Haunted House and had to use it. It is so detailed and I just love it. My project is super simple. The image is cut at 1.5". My clear bags are 2"x8" and I got them from Clearbags R Us on Ebay.

Thanks for stopping by and watching!

Project Recipe:

Enjoy the Seasons - Haunted House 1.5"

Red & White Cardstock

Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Border Punch

SU! Real Red Marker

2"x8" Clear Bags

Kit Kats

Pearls, Pearls and More Pearls

2011-10-24T00:01:00.002-06:00

My name is Pam and I am a Craft Hoarder. Seriously. I was telling Glora this the other day. I buy crafting supplies and I hate to use them. I want to keep them because they are so pretty and they cost $$. :) So I'm determined to start using my crafting supplies as you can tell from this card. I call it the Pearl Explosion. LOL The image is from Lori's Garden Imagine cartridge. I just got it this last week and had to use it. To make it pop a little more I used all of the layers to the image and then for it to pop a whole lot more I put pearls all over it. Seriously. All over it. :) Enjoy!

Card Recipe:
Lori's Garden - p. 20 cut at 4.9"
Card base - 5" Circle card
Pearls, Pearls and More Pearls

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Episode 91: Making My Own Background Paper

2011-10-20T00:01:00.003-06:00

Hi Crafters and Friends! I wanted to share with you on how I made my own background paper with this card. It's super simple to do and has a great effect. I used the Spellbinders Impressabilities tool which is usually used to emboss paper. I wanted to use the design on them as the design on my paper. If you don't have the Impressabilities try cutting out a design w/ your Cricut to use in it's place. It's super easy.

**I want to say a super THANK YOU to Glora. I don't have the Disney cartridge that Tink is on so she cut and put her together for me. THANKS GLORA!!!!** :)

Card Recipe:
Flower Silhouette Spellbinders Impressabilities
Worn Lipstick Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Diamond Stickles
PTI - Hawaiian Shore and White cardstock
Cricut - Tinkerbell & Friends 5"

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Too Cute To Spook!

2011-10-18T07:00:00.009-06:00

Happy Tuesday! For my Creative Critterz Imaginations design team post we are making Halloween Cards. So for my card today I wanted to do something different than I normally do. I usually make A2 size cards so I decided to make a circle card. It's still simple but that's me. :) The circle card is sized at 5" and it was from a kit that I already had so I just pulled it out and decorated it. Easy. My first designer paper circle is cut at 4.7" and is from the Bubblegum Stripes Imagine cartridge. My next paper is cut at 4" and is also from the Bubblegum Stripes Imagine paper.

Today is the last day to submit your project over at the Simply Crafts challenge blog.

Card Recipe:

Bubblegum Stripes Imagine Cartridge

Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge - Ghost 3.5"

Pop-Up Neighborhood Cricut Cartridge - Sign 2.2"

Peachy Keen Stamps Snow Cutie Faces stamp set

My Pink Stampers Spooky Puns stamp set

Black & Orange Twine

Bling

5" Circle stock card from a kit

SU! Only Orange and Chocolate Chip markers

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Classy Halloween Card

2011-10-17T00:01:00.002-06:00

Hi Crafters! Today's post is for the Paper Playtime Challenge. I'm back on their design team and they have a new setup now. The first Monday is dedicated to Cricut cuts. The 3rd Monday is dedicated to sentiments. This project we are to use buttons, bows and a sentiment. This is what I came up with.

I love how the button came out. The button is from a sweater that was snagged so is not usable anymore. So I snipped off the buttons because I like the big black fat button look. It ended up being perfect for this project. I flipped the button over so the bumpy parts are on the bottom and the flat part is the top. I then stamped the spider from the My Pink Stampers Spook-a-licious stamp set w/ Versamark ink on the button. Then heat embossed in white. I put Scor-pal tape on the back edge of the button and wrapped the orange thread around the button. It turned out really fun.

It's hard to tell in the picture but the white paper has some shiny embossed ghosts on it. Love the look of it in person.

To participate in the challenge you can submit your project at the bottom of this post (it will show up on the Paper Playtime challenge post as well), or head on over to the Paper Playtime challenge blog to submit your project. Just needs to have a bow, button and a sentiment. There is a giveaway involved as well. Make sure you check it out! :)

Card Recipe:
My Pink Stampers Spook-a-licious stamp set - Sentiment & Spider
SEI Spooks paper pack
SU! Basic Black Grosgrain Striped ribbon
Making Memories Orange Thread
White Embossing Powder
PTI - True Black and Orange Zest cardstock

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Baby Toy Card

2011-10-13T00:01:00.018-06:00

My aunt needed a baby boy card and this is what I came up with. The stamp cut is from the B is for Boy Cricut cartridge. I merged two of them together to create the card base. It's cut at 5.25" real dial size. My yellow layer is cut at 4.75" and the white at 4.5". I embossed the white cardstock w/ my Cuttlebug Polka Dot Embossing folder.

The toy is from the same cartridge and is cut out, w/ all of it's layers, at 4". The designer paper is from the DCWV Baby Boy paper stack. The toy is also on an Action Wobble. This cut definitely needs to be a wobbling. :)

Card Recipe:
B is for Boy Cricut Cartridge
DCWV Baby Boy paper stack
Polka Dot Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
PTI - Blueberry Sky, White, Lemon Tart cardstock
Action Wobble
White Gel Pen
SU! Blue Pen

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Episode 90: Neighborhood Boo Treat Container

2011-10-11T07:00:00.016-06:00

Happy Tuesday! For today's Creative Critterz Imaginations design team blog post we are making Boo projects. Have you done those in your neighborhood? It's big in my neighborhood. You get a treat anonymously from a neighbor along w/ an instruction sheet and a boo sheet to put in your window showing you got boo'd. Then you have 2 days to Boo 2 other houses in your neighborhood. My house just got boo'd in the last few days so this project came at just the right time. :) I've scanned in images of the instruction sheet that we got and the Boo sheet. It's at the bottom of this post.

I learned how to make this container from Glora's Crafts. Thanks Glora! :) This container is actually really easy to make and it is so cute. My mom saw them and she is already making a list of who to give more too. :) Enjoy!

Boo Instruction Sheet:

Boo Window Sheet:

Project Recipe:
Country Carnival Imagine Cartridge
Black & White Imagine Cartridge
Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut Cartridge
Holiday Cakes Cricut Cartridge
Peachy Keen In Stitches Stamp Set
Black Ribbon
Memento Ink Tuxedo Black
Martha Stewart Scoring Board

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Reminder Post

2011-10-10T00:01:00.001-06:00

Hi Crafters! I hope you had a great weekend. Mine was nice and relaxing. Saw the movie Real Steel. LOVED it!!! :) So great. I was excited and nervous at the same time. Love when movies pull you into the story.

Anywho. I have a craft post ready for tomorrow morning but I wanted to remind everyone of Glora and my Cricut cut challenge blog called Simply Crafts. You have until the night of the 18th to submit a project. Go HERE for more details. There is a giveaway involved. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Video Game Card

2011-10-07T00:23:00.000-06:00

This card was made for my nephews birthday. It's simple but perfect for little and big boys. :) Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Don't forget about our Cricut cut challenge. It closes on Oct 18th. More details HERE.

Card Recipe:
Wrap it Up Cricut Cartridge - 2.9"
Bo Bunny Blast Off 6x6 Paper pack
My Pink Stampers Boy Crazy stamp set
PTI - Simply Chartreuse, Harvest Gold, Spring Rain, White, True Black cardstock
SU! Blue Marker
White Gel Pen
Glossy Accents

~ Thanks for Stopping By!

Simply Crafts with Glora and Pam - Halloween Challenge

2011-10-05T00:01:00.009-06:00

Hi Crafters! We have some exciting news for you! Glora and I have been asked by some of you to open up the challenge that we have with one another each month. So we have decided to try it out. We have a new blog Simply Crafts that we are putting our challenge on to make things easier. That way you don't have to figure out what blog you need to put your project on.

So on this post I am going to tell you how I made my card and then ask you to go over to the Simply Crafts blog to find out more information on the challenge and how to submit your project. :)

It was my turn to choose the cut and I wanted to choose a Halloween/Monster cut from a cartridge that most people might have. This little guy really stood out to me. Thought he could be really cute. My problem was that I wanted him to have feet. :) So I looked on the same cartridge and found a vest that I thought it would look like cutie feet. Here are the original cuts:

The vest is cut at 5.45" and the monster is cut at 4.35".

To make the black and orange background paper I first printed orange striped paper from the Country Carnival cartridge w/ my Imagine. I then printed the diamond checker pattern from the Black & White Imagine cartridge on top of the orange. I love the way it turned out! I then cut out the design from the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge. It's the Stamp cut, button #17, Oblong option on and I hid the design in the bottom right hand corner. It is cut at 5".

Now, to participate in this challenge, and yes a giveaway is involved, head on over to the Simply Crafts blog to submit your project. This challenge is open for two weeks.

Card Recipe:
Paper Doll Dress Up - Monster 4.35", Vest 5.45"
Black & White Imagine Cartridge - Black Diamond Checker paper
Country Carnival Imagine cartridge - Orange Striped paper
Elegant Edges - 5" Button #17
PTI - True Black and Simply Chartreuse cardstock
Echo Park Dots & Stripes Metropolitan Collection (Green paper on monster)
Peachy Keen Stamps Monster Mash Face stamp set
White Gel Pen

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Episode 89: Halloween Treat Box

2011-10-04T07:00:00.006-06:00

Happy Tuesday! For my Creative Critterz Imaginations design team blog post we are to make a treat box. I've been wanting to make the milk carton on the All Wrapped Up cartridge for a while and now I have a reason to. :) The pattern on the paper is from the Snapshot: Texture cartridge. It really looks cool in person. Everyone I've shown the box to feels the paper because they think it really has a texture on it. :) Enjoy!

Project Recipe:
All Wrapped Up Imagine cartridge - Milk Carton 9", Tag 2.5"
Snapshot: Texture Imagine cartridge - Designer Paper
Bump in the Night Cricut cartridge - 3"
TPS Studio - Rockets + Rayguns Googly Eyes
Making Memories - Toil & Trouble Fibers
My Pink Stampers Spook-alicious stamp set
SU! Black Pen
Memento Ink

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Episode 88: Potato Chip Card

2011-09-30T00:01:00.012-06:00

Yep! I said Potato Chip card. My cousin wanted a card for her nephew who she lovingly calls 'Nick Nick Potato Chip'. Hence a potato chip card. See, there is a reason for everything. :) I hope you enjoy this card. I did use the Cricut Craft Room to make my potato chip bag. I can't wait until all the bugs are fixed, this will be a GREAT tool, especially for Imagine users. Enjoy!

Card Recipe:
Baseball Solution Cartridge
Best Friends Imagine Cartridge
Wild Card Cartridge
Cricut Craft Room
My Pink Stampers Birthday Crazy stamp set
Fiskars Crimper
PTI - Pure Poppy, Blueberry Sky, and white cardstock
Spots and Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
The Twinery - Lemondrop Twine
Tim Holtz Wild Honey Distress Ink
Memento Ink

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Episode 87: Baby Girl Tag with Rosette

2011-09-27T07:00:00.008-06:00

Happy Tuesday! Today for my Creative Critterz Imaginations design team post we have been asked to make a tag. I decided to make a baby girl tag. :) The cuts and designer paper came from the Nursery Tails Imagine cartridge. Enjoy!

Tag Recipe:
Nursery Tails Imagine cartridge
American Crafts White cardstock
Pink Ribbon
Recollections Pink and White Pearls
Diamond Stickles
Glossy Accents
SU! Slot Punch

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EEEK!

2011-09-26T00:01:00.001-06:00

This project is made for the Paper Playtime Challenge. The challenge is to make a Halloween project. Theresa, the Scrapbooking Queen, is giving away some Action Wobbles. LOVE Action Wobbles. :) This is a very simply Halloween card. I cut out the monster from the Bump in the Night Cricut Lite cartridge. This has some adorable monsters on this cart. He is cut at 3.6". I use the Peachy Keen Monster Mash Face stamp set for the face and the My Pink Stampers Spooky Puns stamp set for the sentiment. I just stamped the EEEK! over and over again on a white strip.

To participate in the challenge click HERE. The challenge is only going on for a week so be sure to enter soon! :)

Card Recipe:
Bump in the Night Cricut Lite cartridge
My Pink Stampers Spooky Puns stamp set
Peachy Keen Monster Mash Faces stamp set
Making Memories Toil & Trouble Ribbon
SEI Spooks 12x12 Paper pack
PTI - White and Royal Velvet cardstock
White Gel Pen

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Thank You Cards for Men

2011-09-23T00:01:00.001-06:00

Here are a couple of thank you cards I made and are great to give to men. The designer paper is from the DCWV Rustic paper pack. I did try a new technique on this one and it is embossing on buttons. Press your button on Versamark Ink then dip your button in the embossing powder to make sure that only the edges get the powder on it. Then heat set it. I got embossing powder in the middle of one of the buttons. Luckily it looks alright. :) I really like the look of this. It adds a great embellishment that looks very designer. I learned this from Jennifer McGuire as well. Enjoy!

Card Recipe:
DCWV Rustic Paper Stack
Scrappy Moms Quirky Quotes stamp set
Versamark Ink
ZING Cocoa Embossing Powder
White Embossing Powder
PTI - Enchanted Evening Cardstock and Grosgrain Ribbon
PTI - Dark Chocolate Cardstock
PTI - Lemon Tart button
SU! Linen Thread

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Episode 86: Different Techniques for Simple Cards

2011-09-21T18:17:00.004-06:00

Here are a couple of simple cards that I made up last night. The first one is stamping with pearlized water. To get the effect cover your cardstock w/ distress ink. It reacts to water amazingly. Spray your stamp with a Mini Mister filled with water and Perfect Pearls. I used the color perfect pearls. Stamp directly onto the color cardstock. It will leave an outline and a pearly essence on the card. Really pretty. More details are in the video.

The next card I stamped a background stamp w/ Versamark on acetate paper and put white embossing powder on it. Then decorated. I like the way it turned out. Would be a great boy b-day card.

I learned these techniques from Jennifer McGuire. You can see her blog HERE.

Pearl Card Recipe:

SU! So Happy For You sentiment stamp

Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters Distress Ink

Hero Arts Tree Background stamp

Perfect Pearls - Color: Perfect Pearl

Bow Easy

PTI - Plum Pudding, White, Simply Chartreuse cardstock

PTI - Plum Pudding satin ribbon

Ranger Mini Mister

Star Card Recipe:

Hero Arts Reach for the Stars background stamp

White Embossing Powder

Heat Gun

Scrappy Moms Quirky Quotes stamp set

SU! Large and Small Star punches

Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing folder

PTI - Enchanted Evening, Harvest Gold and White cardstock

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Episode 85: Fluttering By to Say Hi

2011-09-20T07:00:00.012-06:00

Happy Tuesday! Today for the Creative Critterz Imaginations blog post we could make anything we wanted. I did what I usually do, make something simple. I love simple. :) The cuts came from the Imagine More Cards Imagine cartridge. To get these cuts I took different elements from two different images. Enjoy!

Inside the card:

Envelope:

Card Recipe:
Imagine More Cards cartridge
My Pink Stamper Buggy Punnies stamp set
PTI - Sweet Blush, Hawaiian Shore, and white cardstock
Polka Dot Cuttlebug Embossing folder

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Teen Birthday Card

2011-09-18T07:00:00.000-06:00

I first want to say Happy Birthday to the Imagine machine! So glad you came into my life. :) So this last week at the Creative Critterz Imaginations blog we have been celebrating the Imagine's birthday by showing birthday projects made with the Imagine. Even if you don't have the Imagine there are some great birthday ideas you can do w/ the regular Cricut. There is a giveaway going on as well, a Fancy Frames Cricut cartridge. Today is the last day to enter in the giveaway. To be eligible leave a comment HERE and then for extra entries for the giveaway leave a comment on each post that went on this last week.

On to my project. This card is for my niece who is turning 15 going on 25. So I thought I should make something kind of funky and classy. :) I used the Black & White Imagine cartridge to make the Zebra print and the Polka Dot print. That's what I love about this cartridge. It only prints the black part so you can print it on any kind of paper, even paper w/ designs on it, to add that extra pop. The monogram is from the Baby Boutique Imagine cartridge.

Remember to head on over to the Creative Critterz Imaginations blog to be eligible for the giveaway!

Card Recipe:
Black & White Imagine cartridge
Baby Boutique Imagine cartridge
SU! Pretty in Pink and Concorde cardstock
PTI White cardstock
Pebbles White ribbon

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Episode 84: Wedding Embossing & Rosette

2011-09-16T20:07:00.003-06:00

This is a wedding card that I made for my cousin that is getting married this weekend. I love how this turned out. I tried out a few new techniques on it. Embossing on acetate paper, making a rosette, and creating the heart bride and groom. I learned about the acetate paper and rosette techniques from Jennifer McGuire and the heart bride and groom from my SU! Demonstrator Dawn.

I did realize that after I made this rosette that I should have cut 2 accordion strips and glued them together. It would have made the rosette more flexible and easier to play w/. I'll make another one soon and show you what I mean.

Upclose pic of the bride and groom:

Also, I bought 3 of the Black Cricut storage binders for my Imagine cartridges but I was able to fit my Imagine cartridges in my current Cricut storage system. You can see it HERE. SO... I have these 3 storage binders that I am putting up for sale since I can't return them. They are in perfect condition, nothing wrong with them. I'm asking $20 for each plus $5 for shipping. If you buy all 3 I'll do free shipping. This is for US & Canada only. I'm also asking that you pay through Paypal. If you are interested in them please email me w/ how many you want and your contact information. Let me know if you have any questions, simply-pam@hotmail.com.

Card Recipe:
SU! Heart Punch
PTI - True Black, Sweet Blush, White cardstock
Acetate (cut from an old SU! Stamp box)
D'vine Swirls Embossing folder
Swiss Dots Embossing folder
Black and Diamond bling
DCWV Metallic Paper
SU! Well Scripted stamp set

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Episode 83: Rowin' Down the River...

2011-09-15T00:01:00.002-06:00

I made this for my cousin-in-law Georganne. She is super crafty when it comes to cookies and cakes. You can see her blog HERE. Amazing stuff!!! She is in Korea w/ her family. Her husband is serving in the military there. Love our military men and women. Thanks!!! :) Before they were married they were river raft guides in Colorado. So I wanted to send her a little something to remind her of those days and to say hi and thanks! We've actually become closer through our blogs since she moved to Korea. Crazy huh?

Make sure you head on over to her blog to give her some bloggy loves. :)

Card Recipe:
Card Size: 5.5" x 5.5"
Campin' Critters Cricut cartridge
PTI - Dark Chocolate, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Alvacado, White, True Black, Zesty Orange, Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, and Harvest Gold cardstock
Polka Dots Cuttlebug Embossing folder
Diamond Stickles
Glossy Accents
White Gel Pens
SU! Black Pen
Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Ink
Versamark Pen

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Resisting the Ink

2011-09-13T00:21:00.000-06:00

Hi Crafters! Today I created a simple card using a resist ink technique. I'm taking an inspiration course online to help me learn new techniques. I'm so excited about this. It's going to be fun. The first thing that was showcased was resist ink techniques. I tried out the more simple technique of clear embossing my images on my card then using blending ink and my blending tool to layer on colors. Simple. :)

Card recipe:
PTI - Beautiful Blooms II flower stamps
My Pink Stampers Fancy Phrases stamp set
PTI - Royal Velvet cardstock and satin ribbon
PTI - White cardstock
PTI - Spring Rain button
Clear Embossing Powder
Tim Holtz Dusty Concord & Broken China ink

What's Up...

2011-09-12T09:07:00.000-06:00

Hi Crafters! To give you a heads up on what is going on and what has happened. I gave a birthday present to my sis-in-law back in April to cross stitch a project for her. I'm finally getting to it. (yeah, I know) Anywho, so I haven't had a lot of time to do any paper crafting. I did make a card last night but I have to wait until Thursday to post it. I'll try and get something posted before then.

There is a great week long celebration this week over at the Creative Critterz Imaginations blog. We are celebrating the Imagine being out for a whole year and will be providing projects that focus on birthdays. There will also be giveaways. Even if you don't have an Imagine be sure to stop by. You can still get inspiration from these projects w/o using an Imagine. Also, the first giveaway is a Cricut cartridge so anyone can use it! :)

Hope to post something creative soon...

Simply Crafts w/ Glora & Pam - Happy Birthday Sweetie!

2011-09-07T00:01:00.008-06:00

Hi Crafters! It's the first Wednesday of the month which means it's Simply Crafts w/ Glora & Pam day! It is Glora's turn this month to choose the cut and she chose the gumball machine from the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge. This is the first time I've put together this cut. I like the way it turned out. I didn't have time to make a video so I'll do my best at explaining what I did.

I hid all of the dash lines on the main cut to make a solid background which is the light blue cardstock. I pasted down the gumballs, pop dotted the heart and stamped my message on the blue cardstock. The sentiment comes from the My Pink Stamper's new stamp set called Sweet Goodness.

I then cut out the same solid base again using clear acetate paper. I glued down all of the top layers on that. I then pop dotted that whole piece on top of the light blue cut. Here is a side picture so you can see what I'm talking about.

The pattern paper on the machine and the gumballs were printed out w/ my Imagine using the Bubblegum Stripes Imagine cartridge. I embossed the white cardstock using the Pajama Stripes Cuttlebug embossing folder then put blue brads in the corners.

Now be sure to stop over at Glora's blog because you know she will have something amazing for you to see. She goes above and beyond on her projects. Thanks for stopping by! :)

Card Recipe:
Sweethearts Cricut cartride
Bubblegum Stripes Imagine cartridge
My Pink Stampers Sweet Goodness stamp set
Pajama Stripes Cuttlebug Embossing folder
PTI - Enchanted Evening, White, Orange Zest cardstock
SU! - Bashful Blue cardstock
DCWV - Silver cardstock

Magnetic Board

2011-09-06T00:01:00.002-06:00

Happy Tuesday! For my Creative Critterz Imaginations blog post I decided on making a hanging magnetic board. The theme this week is Home Decor. I used Nursery Tails Imagine cartridge for all pattern paper and the April Showers Cricut cartridge for my cuts. The border is also from the Nursery Tails cartridge. Here is a pic of it hanging, it's hard to see against a white wall unfortunately. More pics are below where you can see the colors and cuts better.

The size of the board is 8.5" x 9.25". I used bought 26 guage sheet metal from home depot and cut that down to 8" x 7.5" using tin snips. Glued that down on the chipboard and then covered that w/ my designer paper. The border is cut at 2" and I glued that down w/ it hanging over the end of my chipboard a little so you could only see the border and not the bottom of the chipboard.

To make my magnet I used my I-top tool. My butterfly is cut at 2" and my house is cut at 6.5". Here is an up close pic of the designer paper that can be found on the Nursery Tails Imagine cartridge.

I have made a magnetic board before and you can see a video of it HERE and HERE.

Project Recipe:

Nursery Tails Imagine cartridge

April Showers Cricut cartridge

I-top tool w/ magnetic attachment

Pebbles Inc Pink Saddle Stitch ribbon

26 gauge sheet metal from Home Depot

Chipboard

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Episode 82: My Cricut Cartridge Storage

2011-09-03T19:59:00.004-06:00

I found this product at Joann's and fell in love w/ the design. I hoped it would work for my cartridge storage and it did! Woo Hoo!!!! :) It's so pretty! You can only buy them at Joann's. I found them back in the sewing area by the yarn I believe. I went to another Joann's today and there were some back there and then found more in another area. So just ask a Joann associate if you can't find them. They do come in other colors and other styles. I go more into detail on that in the video. Bonus, they are on sale right now; 40% off! So this system holds 42 cartridges and only cost me, w/ tax, $11. I have 3 of them so that is 126 cartridges for only $33! So much better than what I've found so far out there. Enjoy!

Forgot to mention that you should be able to fit the overlays in here as well. Just put them within each booklet. W/ the overlays w/in the booklets it is about the size of the wire rings on the booklet so it should fit fine. Hope that makes sense. :) I don't use the overlays so they are in my cartridge boxes which are stored in my Expression & Imagine boxes.

Here is a pic of the black & white ones. In my video I said it was black w/ white flowers. oops. :)

~ Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Bird-day!

2011-09-01T00:01:00.002-06:00

This card is a locking folding card. I saw the design on Kristina Werner's blog. You can see it HERE and she has a video on how she made her card as well. I cut the base at 4.25" x 11", then scored it at 2.5" and 7.5" for my folds. My image is the locking mechanism to keep the card closed.

On the image I used the new Cricut Craft Room. There are quite a few bugs w/ it right now but it is to be expected because it is in beta testing right now. I'm so excited for this program, especially to use it w/ my Imagine machine. What I did for this image was add all of the layers of the baseball cut on the 3 Birds on Parade Cricut cartridge. I then filled each image w/ colors and patterns from my Imagine Blast Off cartridge. I then layered each cut on top of each other to create one image then printed it and cut it out. I meant to print out the hat, mitt and ball to make it more layered but forgot. But it layered perfectly and it still looks great. I'm going to love this new program. :)

Card Recipe:
Cricut Craft Room
Blast Off Imagine cartridge
3 Birds on Parade Cricut cartridge
My Pink Stampers Tweetie Hoo Puns stamp set
Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Embossing folder
Peachy Keen Stamps for the eye (can't remember which one I used)
PTI - Simply Chartreuse, Hawaiian Shore and White cardstock

~ Thanks for looking!

Episode 81: Shop 'til You Drop!

2011-08-30T07:00:00.004-06:00

Happy Tuesday! Funny story about this card. I was thinking the theme for my Creative Critterz Imaginations post was suppose to be "Labor Day" and I just couldn't come up w/ a project to make with that theme. So finally I thought that there are always sales on Labor Day so I'll do a shopping project. So I created my card and then realized the theme is 'Anything Goes'. LOL. So here is my anything goes shopping card. :) I used the Yummy Imagine cartridge and the Better Together Imagine cartridge for my project. Enjoy!

Card Recipe:

Yummy Imagine Cartridge - Woman 2.5"

Better Together Imagine Cartridge - Shoes 1.1", Pattern paper

My Community Cricut cartridge - Candy store 7.5"

My Pink Stampers Pink-a-licous stamp set

Checkerboard Cuttlebug Embossing folder

SU! - Certainly Celery & Pretty in Pink cardstock

SU! - Pretty in Pink marker

PTI - White cardstock

Glossy Accents

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Any Occasion Butterfly Card

2011-08-25T00:01:00.001-06:00

This is a very simple card that can be used for any occasion. I used two cartridges for it; Elegant Edges and Serenade. I'm loving Elegant Edges now that I've figured out how to use it. :) If you missed my video explaining the cartridge, you can see it HERE, basically one of the option buttons says Oblong. That is the size that will fit best for an A2 size card. The main button is best used for 12x12 LO's or square cards. On to the card...

Card Recipe:
Serenade Cricut Cartridge - Butterfly 3" all layers
Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge - Scalloped Rectangle 5" (Button #4, Oblong Option)
Echo Park 6x6 Country Drive paper pad - Butterfly paper
Echo Park 6c6 Springtime paper pad - Yellow Striped paper
PTI - New Leaf & Hibiscus Burst cardstock
PTI - Hibiscus Burst Saddle Stitched ribbon
Diamond Stickles
Bow Easy to make the bow

~ Thanks for looking!

Episode 80: Invitation to a Neighborhood Party

2011-08-23T07:00:00.008-06:00

Happy Tuesday! This project was made for the Creative Critterz Imaginations blog. This week our challenge is to create something for a BBQ or Cookout. I took mine a little different and created an invitation to a neighborhood BBQ party. I also created a small place setting for the party. Be sure to stop by the Creative Critterz Imaginations blog this week to see what the other design team members made.

Card Recipe:
Better Together Imagine Cartridge
My Pink Stampers Invitation Only stamp set
White Cardstock
PTI - Kraft Cardstock

Episode 79: Have a Magical Birthday!

2011-08-22T00:01:00.006-06:00

This card I made for my niece's birthday. She is a girly girly girl. :) She also loves the color yellow. That was the inspiration for my card. The background cut was from the Elegant Edges cartridge. I'm definitely going to be using that more often. Love it! :)

Card Recipe:

Elegant Edges - Heart Edges 5"

Once Upon A Princess - Pegasus 3.5"

Peachy Keen Stamps Winter Wonderland Face stamp set

Scrappy Mom's Ever After stamp set

Making Memories Watercolor Bright stitching string - Fuchsia

Pebbles Bright Chalk

Echo Park Dots and Stripes 6x6 Paper Pad

Silver, Diamond and Fruit Punch Stickles

White Gel Pen

PTI - White, Hibiscus Burst and Harvest Gold cardstock

~ Thanks for Watching!

A Creepy Welcome Home Card

2011-08-18T00:01:00.001-06:00

I have a friend who is moving back to an area she has been wanting to move back to so I wanted to create a Welcome Home card for her. She also loves Halloween so I decided to make it a creepy welcome home card. :) I used the Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge. The hand is actually an embellishment on a frame cut. I just enlarged the hand to 17.5". This hand is on button #20, layer 1 and in the shift position. There are no layers to the hand so what I did was cut out the image in green and in purple and then cut off the bottom part of the purple cut to make the shirt cuff.

Card Recipe:

Happy Hauntings Cricut Cartridge

My Pink Stampers Freedom Rocks stamp set

PTI - Simply Chartreuse, White, Black and Royal Velvet cardstock

Recollections Halloween paper from Michaels

The Twinery - Lilac Twine

Purple and White pens for faux stitching

~ Thanks for looking. Have a great weekend!

Episode 78: ARGH! A Bookmark!

2011-08-16T00:01:00.002-06:00

This week over at the Creative Critterz Imagination blog we are challenged to make bookmarks with the Imagine. I decided to make bookmarks for my nephew. These are very simple bookmarks but I needed it to be if my nephew will be using them. He is 9 and I needed it to be very flat to fit in his small books. He is just starting to get into reading so I wanted to create something fun to encourage him. I used the Buccaneer Imagine cartridge for the cut images and the background paper.

I thought the hooks make an interesting replacement to the tassel that bookmarks usually have. :) I will be laminating the bookmarks so they will last longer.

~ Thanks for watching!

Episode 77: Congrats on your Engagement!

2011-08-15T00:01:00.002-06:00

And another silhouette image. LOL I had 3 wedding cards and one engagement card to make this weekend so I went w/ the simplest idea and made them at the same time.

Here is the pic of one of the wedding cards, you've seen it before. :)

Card Recipe:
Sweethearts Imagine cartridge - Both cuts at 3.75"
My Pink Stampers Freedom Rocks stamp set (Congratulations!)
My Pink Stampers Love-a-licious stamp set (Together Forever)
PTI - Cardstock and Ribbon
D'Vine Swirls embossing folder
Bling

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Another Silhouette Wedding Card

2011-08-12T00:01:00.004-06:00

Here is another version of the silhouette wedding cards that I like to make. Super simple but elegant and the receivers just love them. :) This can be used for wedding, anniversary or engagement.

One of the reasons I like doing the silhouette is because I don't like putting together all of the layers, especially in a time crunch. :)

Card Recipe:
Sweethearts Cricut Cartridge - 3.65"
D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing folder
PTI - True Black, White, New Leaf cardstock
PTI - New Leaf satin ribbon

~ Thanks for Looking!

Episode 76: All About Me Layout

2011-08-09T01:00:00.000-06:00

Today's post is for the Creative Critterz Imaginations blog. The theme this week is to make a layout about yourself. I had a real hard time with this project because 1) I don't scrapbook and 2) I didn't know how to scrap about myself. So I did a little searching online and found a LO that I liked to use for mine.

The page is 12x12 and the brown squares are 3.5"x3.5", the cream squares, which I embossed w/ the Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls embossing folder, are cut at 3.25"x3.25".

I was going to make my page have bright colors but since this page is about me I went w/ warmer tones. I'm not a pastel, elementary, neon kind of girl. I prefer browns, dark blues/greens/reds.

All of the designer paper I used on the cuts are from the Vintage Damask Imagine cartridge. The 12x12 sheet is from the Heirloom Imagine cartridge. Even though I don't scrapbook or do anything about myself I had a lot of fun making this. Watch the video to see what each block means, if you can't tell. :)

Up close pics:

Sorry the pictures aren't the best, I haven't figured out the best way to take a picture of a 12x12 sheet of paper. :)

LO Recipe (this will be long...) :
Vintage Damask Imagine cartridge
Heirloom Imagine cartridge
Everyday Paper Dolls - Dogs 2.3" & 2.15"
Peachy Keen Stamps Cute & Cuddly Face stamp set
Cricut Everyday - Imagine 2", Scissors 1.5"
Sugar & Spice - Book 1.8", Kindle Made from button #40, adjusted the size to real dial .74 x 1.18
Wall Decor & More - Tickets 2", Film Strip 1.3"
Inspired Heart - Book of Mormon 1.6", Temple 3"
Playtime - Jars 1.1"
Doodlecharms - Sun 1.4"
Life's a Beach - Palm Tree 3.4"
Chore Chart - Piano 3", Musical Notes 2.7"
D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
1/8" Circle punch (for buttons)
Green String for stitching
White Gel Pen

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Episode 75: Fun with Water

2011-08-08T00:01:00.001-06:00

Happy Monday! This project was made for the Paper Playtime Challenge. You need to make a project that shows some kind of water. Fun! :) Be sure to head on over there to participate, you have two weeks to submit your project. The giveaway is a stamp set from My Pink Stamper.

The dog is from the Paisley Cricut cartridge. It originally had a hula hoop on it but I trimmed it off.

Card Recipe:
Paisley Cricut Cartridge - Dog 4.4"
Create a Critter - Puddle 1.2"
3 Birds on Parade - Splash & Drops 1.7"
Blast Off Imagine Cartridge - Blue designer paper
My Pink Stampers Spectacular Sayings Stamp Set
Peachy Keen Snowmany Faces stamp set
Build a Bear Sizzix Embossing folder
The Twinery - Pink Sorbet Twine
PTI - Dark Chocolate, White Cardstock
SU! - Melon Mambo cardstock
Close to my Heart - Pink paper
Glossy Accents

~ Thanks for Watching!

Yummy Birthday Card

2011-08-05T00:12:00.001-06:00

This is the card that I made for my mom's birthday. My mom loves fudgesicles. Of course, I couldn't make a fudgesicle on a card, I'd be afraid of how it would look so I opted to make it more rainbow colored. LOL :)

This cut is from the Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge and I cut it out at 4.5". I hid the face on the ice cream part and it is cut out twice to make it thicker. I used my Berries & Cream Imagine cartridge for the ice cream paper. I also added glossy accents to the popsicle to make it look wet.

Card Recipe:
Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge - 4.5"
Berries & Cream Imagine Cartridge
PTI - Simply Chartreuse, Harvest Gold, White, and Kraft cardstock
Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Embossing folder
Pink Sorbet twine from The Twinery
Glossy Accents

~ Thanks for stopping by!

Episode 74: Simply Crafts w/ Glora & Pam - Rockin' Birthday Girl!

2011-08-03T00:01:00.005-06:00

It's that time again for Simply Crafts w/ Glora and Pam. Man this last month went by so fast! I can't even believe it's August already. Wow. Anywho... :) It was my turn to choose the cut this month. I was trying to find a cut to use for my niece who is turning 14 next week and came across this one. I thought it would work if I changed it up a bit. I didn't want to use the girl w/ the legs up in the air in a mini skirt so I enlarged the image to 8.5" and only used her shoulders and face. I really like the way it turned out. I think she will like it as well.

I used the My Pink Stampers Pink-a-licious stamp set for the sentiment. I also used a Peachy Keen Stamps chicken face stamp for her eye. Seriously! :) You can see more about that in the video:

Now be sure to head on over to Glora's blog to see her creation. She's just amazing! :)

Card Recipe:
Rock Princess Cricut Cartridge - 8.5"
My Pink Stampers Pink-a-licious stamp set
Peachy Keen Critter Faces size Medium stamp set
Polka Dots Cuttlebug Embossing folder
Stickles - Golden Rod & Turqouise
Papertrey Ink - True Black, White, Dark Chocolate and Hibiscus Burst cardstock
SU! - Taken with Teal (now retired) cardstock
Neutral Tan cardstock from Joann's
White Gel Pen
Pebbles Inc Brights chalk

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Episode 73: Dog-gone Good!

2011-08-02T00:04:00.001-06:00

Hi Crafters! I'm so excited to be on the Creative Critterz Imaginations design team. I know I will have a lot of fun and it will get me to use my Imagine more often. I hope you have fun as well. :)

For my first project for the theme 'Critter Cuteness Cards', I used the Best Friends Imagine cartridge. And of course I used a dog image. LOVE my puppies. In fact, one of them makes an appearance in my video. lol I used the My Pink Stampers Biggie Punnies stamp set. I thought this sentiment went perfect with my little dressed up doggie.

Here is a little video of me putting this card together. I want to apologize for the quality at the beginning. It's my first time to video my machine. I'll do better next time when I figure out the best settings for it. :)

Here is an image of the inside of my card. I like to add a frame and add a small detail to finish off my cards:

Card Recipe:

Best Friends Imagine cartridge - 2.5"

My Pink Stampers Biggie Punnies stamp set

American Crafts White cardstock

Papertrey Ink - Kraft, White and Golden Harvest cardstock; Lemon tart buttons

Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Embossing folder

Kraft Twine

Thanks for watching!

YAY!!!!

2011-07-25T13:43:00.000-06:00

I just found out that I am on the new Creative Critterz Imaginations design team. I am so excited to make this team. I know I will have a lot of fun! I'm also excited that I will be able to use my Imagine machine more. I'm so excited! Did I say that already??? :)

Thanks so much!!!

A Little Break

2011-07-25T00:01:00.004-06:00

Hi Crafters! I just wanted to give a heads up that I'm taking a break this week. This week is my last week this semester at school so things are a little hectic.

I did want to share something with you though. I was having a bad weekend and feeling a little sorry for myself. My aunt sent this to me and it really made me think. Hope you enjoy it and hopefully it will help you on bad days as well. :)

~ Thanks for stopping by!

Episode 72: I Appreciate You

2011-07-20T00:01:00.008-06:00

This card was made with my Imagine using the Best Friends Imagine cartridge. The frame and all of its layers were cut at 5". For my sentiment I used the My Pink Stampers Fabulous Phrases stamp set. One of my faves! :)

Inside:

This is an A2 sized card cut at 8.5" x 5.5" and scored at 4.25". The next layer is cut at 4" x 5.25" and then my final layer is 3.75" x 5". I used the D'Vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing folder for my yellow background.

I'm also submitting this card to the Creative Critterz Imaginations blog to try and be on their design team.

Card Recipe:
Best Friends Imagine Cartridge - Frame 5"
My Pink Stampers Fabulous Phrases stamp set
D'Vine Swirls Embossing Folder
PTI - Harvest Gold, Fresh Linen & white cardstock
AC Cardstock - White (Used for my Imagine)
SU! - Green (Sorry, don't have the specific name)
Nestabilities Oval for sentiment

~ Thanks for Watching!

Birthday Week Winners!

2011-07-18T00:01:00.002-06:00

First I want to thank everyone for participating in my birthday week. I had so much fun! I also want to give a big thank you to my guest designers. I wanted to do something for my birthday but I am so busy w/ school these last two weeks that I knew I wouldn't have time to make something so a BIG thank you to my girlfriends for helping me out. I SO appreciate it!!! :) OK, on to the winners....

Day 1:
The winner of the 2 Prima paper packs and the 2 Petaloo flowers packages is: 25mamawcindy. Congrats Cindy! I've sent you an email for your mailing address.

Day 2:
The winner of the Making Memories package is: Cpetrov. Congrats Crystal! I've sent you an email for your mailing address.

Day 3:
The winner of the 2 Basic Grey paper packs and the 2 Petaloo flower packages is: *Star. Congrats Star! I've sent you an email for your mailing address.

Day 4:
The grand prize winner of the Cricut cartridge and Wedding package is: Kathy w/ The 3 E's. Congrats Kathy! I've sent you an email for your mailing address.

All the winners have until July 24th to message me.

Thanks again everyone! I hope you had fun! ;)

Super Fun Birthday Project & Giveaway - Day 4 w/ Glora!

2011-07-15T00:01:00.017-06:00

Today is my Birthday! Woo Hoo! :) My plans for today: Breakfast w/ my brother, seeing Harry Potter w/ my family (YAY!) and homework. Super fun! ;)

To see Day 1 click HERE

To see Day 2 click HERE

To see Day 3 click HERE

Welcome to Day 4 (and last day) of my Super Fun Birthday Week! Today my guest designer is Glora with Glora's Crafts. Glora is my crafting bestie, which is funny because I've only known her for about 10 months. We left comments on each others blogs like we all do for each other. Then the Cricut Circle announced they were going to be in SLC (my town) for a Cricut Swarm and it was open to non-Circle members so I decided to go. I then saw on Glora's blog she was going to go by herself too so I emailed her asking if she wanted to meet up and go together so we're not by ourselves. We got a long so well and we've been friends ever since. Glora is so super sweet and I'm so glad I met her. She is very supportive in all I do and is very complimentary of projects that I post where I'm thinking 'Why the HECK did I make that???'. It's what friends do. :) I'm so glad I met her. I really appreciate her.

On to her project...

OK, seriously?! I love this card!!! She made a card of Kyla wishing me Happy Birthday! Love it!!! :) I just got the card in the mail today (Thursday) and it is even cuter in person! Be sure to head on over to her blog to find out the details of how she made it.

A BIG THANK YOU TO GLORA!

The following are the goodies that I am giving away today:

Since this is the last day I'm giving away a Cricut cartridge. For my birthday giveaway I'm giving away a wedding packet. lol First there is the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge (my fave wedding/relationship one) Close to My Heart rub-ons and white ribbon, wedding charms, diamond bling, and flower embellishments.

To be eligible to win leave one comment on this post with a way to get a hold of you. You don't have to be a follower of my blog to win but I won't kick you out if you are. :) You have until Sunday, July 17th, 6pm MT to leave a comment to be eligible to win.

I'll announce all of the winners on Monday, July 18th.

I hope you had as much fun as I did this week. A big thank you to Janis, Edna, Julie and Glora for helping me out this week. I really appreciate it!!!

~ Thanks for stopping by!

Super Fun Birthday Project & Giveaway - Day 3 w/ Julie!

2011-07-14T00:01:00.018-06:00

To see Day 1 click HERE

To see Day 2 click HERE

Welcome to Day 3 of my Super Fun Birthday Week! Today my guest designer is Julie with Ready Set Stamp. I am also on the My Pink Stamper design team with Julie. Actually she and I were on Robyn's original design team so this is our second time around with each other and I had so much fun working with her. Julie has always been supportive and so kind to me over the years. She was one of my first followers and commenters on my blog. I so appreciate her.

Here is her card. I love it! It is so colorful and fun!

She used the Just a Note Cricut Cartridge that came on preloaded on the E2. I told her I'm so jealous that she can use it. I have it but haven't had a chance to use it. I am in between two craft rooms right now and they are on two different floors. Hopefully by August I'll be all in one room and I can use it. :)

Make sure you head on over to her blog to find out more information on how she made the card as well as see what other projects she has made. She is so talented!

The following are the goodies that I am giving away today:

Basic Grey 6x6 Green at Heart Paper Pack

Basic Grey 6x6 Kioshi Paper Pack

Petaloo Purple and Teal Paper Flowers

I'll announce all of the winners on Monday, July 18th.

Make sure you stop by my blog tomorrow to see a new project by a new guest designer and giveaway!

~ Thanks for stopping by and a BIG THANK YOU TO JULIE!

Super Fun Birthday Project & Giveaway - Day 2 w/ Edna!

2011-07-13T00:01:00.004-06:00

To see Day 1 click HERE

Welcome to Day 2 of my Super Fun Birthday Week! Today my guest designer is Edna with Create with Expression. I am on the My Pink Stamper design team with Edna. She is so supportive of my blog and she answers any questions I send her. Especially dealing w/ my Imagine. She's a pro. She is also super sweet! :) She was so nice to agree to help me out this week. I really appreciate it!

Here is her card. I love it! It is so bright, cheery and fun!

She used the Wild Card Cricut Cartridge and the My Pink Stampers Pink-a-licious stamp set.

Make sure you head on over to her blog to see her video on how she made the card as well as see what other projects she has made. She is amazing!

BTW, did you see her video yesterday? She was featured on the My Craft Channel! Congrats Edna! You can see her video and post HERE.

The following are the goodies that I am giving away today:

This is what I call my Making Memories Goodie Packet. There are 8 packages of antique brads, Alphabet Charms, Fabric Pockets, Charmed Frame, Rub On Alphabet and 5x5 red card and envelope.

To be eligible to win leave one comment on this post with a way to get a hold of you. You don't have to be a follower of my blog to win but I won't kick you out if you are. :) You have until Sunday, July 17th, 6pm MT to leave a comment to be eligible to win.

I'll announce all of the winners on Monday, July 18th.

Make sure you stop by my blog tomorrow to see a new project by a new guest designer and giveaway!

~ Thanks for stopping by and a BIG THANK YOU TO EDNA!

Super Fun Birthday Project & Giveaway - Day 1 w/ Janis!

2011-07-12T00:01:00.006-06:00

First can I say I just love my Birthday Button my friend Glora's husband made for my blog. Isn't it the cutest? That is one of my favorite pictures of my little girl dog Kyla. Love it. Thanks Ryan!

Before I get the party started I wanted to let you know what I have planned this week. I have a guest crafter that is making a project for my blog today through Friday. I also have a giveaway each day as well. This is going to be a lot of fun! Be sure to tell your crafting friends. :)

My first guest crafter is Janis with Pause Dream Enjoy and the Paper Playtime Challenge blogs. She is our leader over at the Paper Playtime challenge and is just the sweetest lady. She contacted me to be on her design team at a time in my crafting "career" where I was feeling really down. It was just what I needed and I so appreciate her and all she does for me. So I of course had to have her be one of my guest designers for my birthday week. :)

Here is her project she made for my blog. She made a matchbook mini album and it is SO cute!!!

Make sure you head on over to her blog for instructions on this project and to see more pictures on the detail of this super fun mini album. She is also giving away this mini album to one lucky winner. Just leave a message on her post on her blog.

The following are the goodies that I am giving away today:

Prima 6"x6" Reflections Collection Paper Stack

Prima 6"x6" Moulin Rouge Collection Paper Stack

Petaloo Blue & Green Paper Flowers

Make sure you stop by my blog tomorrow to see a new project by a new guest designer and giveaway!

~ Thanks for stopping by and a BIG THANK YOU TO JANIS!

Summer Challenge

2011-07-11T00:01:00.003-06:00

OK, so this is "technically" not a birthday post but it does have a giveaway. You just have to participate in the challenge to be eligible for it. "Technically" my birthday week starts tomorrow but please enjoy this post and try for the challenge. It is a lot of fun! To participate you need to create a project, of any kind, that has the theme of Summer. Then submit the project over at the Paper Playtime Challenge. I am sponsoring this challenge so that is why I am including it in my birthday week. :)

I was asked to create a poster that was announcing our church Summer party. I had a lot of fun making this project. The size of the poster is 14" x 22". I put (2) 12" x 12" light blue cardstock down for my sky. I then cut down the same color cardstock to 8.5" x 11" and printed my message in black on it w/ my computer and glued that down so it blended into the main background.

Enjoy!

The goodies I will be giving away are the following:

This prize includes the following:

Making Memories Whimsy Embellishment Kit: 100 Buttons, Die cut shapes, Chipboard Alphas & 40 Printed Flowers. Total of 214 pieces plus a cute box it's in. :)

Making Memories Hul-la-ba-loo 5"x7" Mini Book Kit: Spiral bound mini book, Cardstock, Trim

To be eligible you need to submit a project at the Paper Playtime Challenge. Not here.

Now create something Summery and submit it over at the Paper Playtime Challenge. Starting tomorrow I will have a guest create a project for my blog and I will be having a giveaway. So make sure you come back! ;)

Card Recipe:
14" x 22" White Poster Board
Life's a Beach Cricut Cartridge - Sand Bucket 3", Beach Ball 3", Umbrella 7.5", Flip Flops 2"
Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut Cartridge - Sand border 9.5" (cut 8 times)
Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge - Sun 4.2"
Nate's ABC's Cricut Cartridge - Alpha letters regular & shadow 1.55"
Random cardstock
ATG Glue Gun
Xyron Sticker Runner (Used on the letters)

~ Thanks for looking!

Super Fun Birthday Week!

2011-07-10T14:47:00.001-06:00

Hi Everyone! I wanted to give you a heads up on what is happening this week on my blog. It's my birthday on Friday so I wanted to do something fun this week. I'm having some of my close crafting friends helping me out on making projects for me this week. I'll also be having a giveaway each day this week. Yep, you heard that right. EACH DAY. So make sure you stop by my blog each day to see the crafting goodness and to leave a comment to be eligible for the goodies.

This is going to be super fun! :)

Wedding Card

2011-07-08T00:01:00.001-06:00

My parents needed a wedding card made so this is the one I threw together. I like the classiness of it and I love the colors. :) I only cut out the silhouette for my cut. I didn't want to do all of the layers. Keep things streamlined and simple. The sentiment is from the My Pink Stampers Love-a-licious stamp set. Enjoy!

This is an A2 size card. The black is the base and it is cut at 5.5" x 8.5" scored at 4.25". The scarlet layer is cut at 5.25" x 4" and then the white layer is cut at 5" x 3.75".

Card Recipe:

A2 Size Card

Sweethearts Cricut cartridge – cut at 4.9”

My Pink Stampers Love-a-licious stamp set

Nestabilities Label 8 dies

D’vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing folder

PTI – True Black, White, Scarlet Jewel cardstock

PTI – Scarlet Jewel Satin Ribbon

Random Bling

Used the Bow Easy to make my bow

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Episode 71: Simply Crafts with Glora & Pam - Cutie Patootie Baby Card

2011-07-06T00:01:00.009-06:00

It's the first Wednesday of the month so it's Glora & Pam day! Woo Hoo!!! :) It's Glora's turn to choose the cut and she chose the baby sleeping on the moon on the Baby Steps. We could do the girl or boy cut. I chose the boy cut because I wanted to make a card that I could use for a boy or a girl so I didn't want the bow on the head. :) I also decided that I didn't want the baby sleeping on the moon. I decided to cut out a pillow and have the baby laying on the pillow. The pillow is cut from the Car Decals cartridge. In the video you can see the original pillow cut. It had a dog on it and I cut him off.

And I have to say, the Peachy Keen face stamp really makes this baby come alive and really makes it Cutie Patootie. :) Enjoy!

Now be sure to head on over to Glora's blog to see what she did w/ the cut. She is so talented and amazing! I love how she does her projects. She definitely goes above and beyond. :)

Card Recipe:
Baby Steps Cricut Cartridge - 2.7"
Car Decals Cricut Cartridge - 4.8"
My Pink Stampers Sweet Baby stamp set
Peachy Keen Stamps Just Baby Faces stamp set
Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Embossing folder
PTI - Simply Chartreuse, White, Lemon Tart, and Harvest Gold cardstock
PTI - Harvest Gold Saddle Stitch ribbon
White Gel Pen
SU! Green marker
Versamark Pen
Pebbles Pink chalk

~ Thanks for Watching!

Happy 4th of July!

2011-07-04T00:01:00.001-06:00

Episode 70: What is the Pictionary Word?

2011-07-01T00:01:00.024-06:00

Did the title of this post capture your attention? I hope so! :) I made this card for my Dad's bday. It's from a memory of a family inside joke. The main story is we were playing Pictionary and it was my Dad's turn to draw. He drew an image of a path leading to a volcano, with lots of trees around and village people going up the path carrying a virgin sacrifice. It sort of looked liked this:

Here is an up close look of my sacrificial virgin. Aren't I just a fabulous artist? lol

(First, sorry the section where I'm trying to put the stamp on is so long, I thought I had edited that out. It wasn't until I was watching it tonight that I realized I didn't).

So what was the word that my dad pulled? Sacrifice? Village? Nope! Volcano! Yep, my dad drew a whole scene for the word volcano AND he barely even had time to draw the volcano before time ran out. No one guessed correctly on what he was trying to draw. It was so funny and we've never let it go since. :) So what was your guess of what my Dad was trying to draw?

Card Recipe:
Create a Critter Cricut cartridge
Give a Hoot Cricut cartridge
Home Accents Cricut cartridge
My Pink Stampers Fabulous Phrases stamp set
PTI - Dark Chocolate, True Black, and Pure Poppy cardstock
Joann's Neutral Tan cardstock
Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distressing Ink
Red Stickles
Glossy Accents
SU! Chocolate Chip Marker
Random Green cardstock

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Birthday Presents!

2011-06-29T00:01:00.003-06:00

I first want to say "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!" I'll be posting her card next week. I want to make sure she gets it first since I know she checks my blog. :)

This card I made for a friend of mines birthday. The presents were cut from the Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge and are two separate cuts. I welded their shadows together on my Gypsy then layered their cuts to go one on top of each other. One present is directly down on the shadow and the 2nd present is pop dotted off for more dimension.

I used two different stamps from the My Pink Stampers Spectacular Sayings stamp set for my sentiment.

On to the card.... Enjoy!

Card Recipe:
Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge
Bubblegum Stripes Imagine Cartridge
My Pink Stampers Spectacular Sayings stamp set
Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Embossing folder
PTI - Hibiscus Burst, Harvest Gold, White, and True Black cardstock
Random Green ribbon

~ Thanks for Looking!

Good Luck Missionary

2011-06-27T00:01:00.003-06:00

Here is a card I made for a young man in my church that is heading out on his mission for two years. I can't remember where he is going but I know it's in the states so that is why I chose to do more of a red/white/blue theme. This image is cut from the Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge. I cut out everything but the face. I love the Simply Charmed cartridge but not a fan of everything having a face on it. Luckily I have my Gypsy to hide those cuts. :)

The designer paper for the tie came from my Imagine. I used the Heirloom Imagine cartridge and printed off a sheet of that paper. I then used that in my Expression to cut out the image. The reason I did this is because I wanted to tilt the top knot at an angle so it looks like the tie is actually "tied". If that makes any sense. :) I hand cut out the badge.

The card is an A2 size card, the red layer is 4" x 5.25" and the Simply Charmed shirt/tie cut is at 5".

Card Recipe:
Imagine Heirloom cartridge
Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge
PTI - White, Pure Poppy, True Black and Blueberry Sky cardstock
White Gel pen

~ Thanks for looking!

Episode 69: Surprise Bottle

2011-06-23T00:01:00.003-06:00

Today's project is a little something that I make for my Primary kids (age 9) that I teach in church for their birthdays. They love it because it is a surprise on what's inside and a surprise on trying to figure out how to open it up. :) This is a perfect gift to also do for your friends birthday, neighbor gifts, etc... Enjoy!

Card Recipe:
My Pink Stampers Spectacular Sayings stamp set
SU! Flower Punch
Pattern Paper
Fiji Water bottles
Score Pal tape
Pebbles Green Ribbon
Goodies
Shredded paper

~ Thanks for watching!

MPS Design Team Day - Thinking of You

2011-06-21T07:00:00.029-06:00

It's the My Pink Stampers design team day! The theme for our projects is Bright and Fun. I don't know how fun my project is but it is bright. :) I decided to make a tall card. These are really fun to make. You take a piece of cardstock that is 8" x 9". Score down the 4" mark until you have your base sized at 4" x 9". These fit in business size envelopes.

The stamp set I used is Robyn's new stamp set called Spectacular Sayings. This stamp set is a must have, it is so versatile. :)

Make sure you head on over to Robyn's blog to see the other design team's projects.

Card Recipe:
My Pink Stampers Spectacular Sayings stamp set
Mothers Day Bouquet Cricut cartridge - Flowers 1.1", 1.2", 1.3", 1.75", 2"
Birthday Cakes Cricut Cake cartridge - The vine 3.25"
PTI - Hibiscus Burst, True Black, White cardstock
Scrap teal cardstock
Diamond Stickles

~ Thanks for looking!

Something Fun

2011-06-20T00:01:00.003-06:00

I hope you had a wonderful Father's Day or just a relaxing weekend. Mine was really nice. I wanted to let you know that tomorrow is the My Pink Stampers Design team day so make sure you come back tomorrow to see a new project.

To share a little something today, here is a short video of my dad's dog Misty and my dog Kyla fighting/playing over a toy. It's really cute. Sorry the video gets a little jumpy towards the end.

Thanks for stopping by!

Father's Day Framed Project

2011-06-17T00:01:00.003-06:00

My sister-in-law found a really fun picture of my brother and his 2 older kids and asked if I would find some way to showcase it. It took me a while to come up with the idea but I really like the way it turned out. So did she so that's a good thing. :) The decal images are from the Car Decal cartridge. Now they don't have just a face image so I trimmed off the bodies by hand.

For the sentiment I put in an oval on my Gypsy and then manually entered in the words Funny Faces from the Don Juan alphabet Cricut cartridge.

Card Recipe:
Shadow Frame Box - Got at Michaels
Don Juan Cricut cartridge
Car Decals Cricut cartridge
PTI - Yellow buttons, Golden Harvest, White and Blueberry Sky cardstock
Striped paper is what I had on hand, don't know the brand

~ Thanks for looking!

Monochromatic Thank You Card

2011-06-15T00:01:00.002-06:00

I was involved in a card swap recently and we needed to make a card that was monochromatic (different shades of the same color) and to have bling on it somewhere. This is the card I came up with. I used different shades of pink. I'm not much of a 'everything pink' kind of gal but I really liked the way they turned out. Simple but nice.

This flower is from the 'Mother's Day Bouquet' Cricut cartridge. The flowers are cut at 2.75", 3.45", and 4.25". The center circle is from the same cartridge and cut at 1.25".

I embossed each flower differently to make it more dimensional and just more interesting. The only place I could think of to put bling on is the center of the flower. I didn't want it to be too much.

Here is the inside of the card:

I used the My Pink Stampers Everyday Sentiments stamp set. It's her new 6" x 8" stamp set. LOVE IT!!! :)

Card Recipe:
Mother's Day Bouquet Cricut cartridge
My Pink Stampers Everyday Sentiments stamp set
PTI - Sweet Blush and white cardstock
D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Pajama Stripes Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Polka Dot Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Pink Bazzil cardstock
Random pink bling and pink polka dot ribbon

~ Thanks for looking!

And the winner is...

2011-06-14T06:58:00.001-06:00

I first want to thank everyone so much for participating in the My Pink Stampers Pinkalicious blog hop. That was probably the funnest (yes, I know that is not a word) blog hop ever! I LOVED reading what everyone was either reading this summer or doing this summer. It gave me some great ideas and I've even written down a few books to try out. Thanks so much!

OK, the winner of the My Pink Stampers Fabulous Phrases stamp set is:

STEPHANIE!!! Who said:

Too cute! I'm still new to card making love the idea of a longer card, gives you more to play with. Thanks for sharing and chance to win.

Thanks so much Stephanie! I've emailed you to get your mailing address.

And thanks again to those who participated. It really was so fun! :)

You're Crab-u-lous!!!

2011-06-13T00:01:00.001-06:00

If you are here for the My Pink Stampers Blog Hop click HERE or just see the post below this one.

Happy Monday! Today's is Paper Playtime challenge day! I love this challenge blog because it really does challenge you to try new things. This weeks challenge is to make a Z-Fold card. I've never made one before so this was a challenge for me.

To make a basic Z-Fold card cut your cardstock in 1/2 length-wise, so your cardstock will be 4.25" x 11". Then you'll score at 2.75" and 5.5". That will make the Z-fold card design. Now just decorate! You can really make some cool things w/ this type of fold. If you head on over to the Paper Playtime Challenge blog you can see the many different designs. I went basic since this is my first one. :)

Here is my card closed:

Now Open:

This challenge will be going on for two weeks. Our sponsor for this challenge is Peachy Keen Stamps. LOVE Peachy Keen Stamps. :) So make sure you head on over there to participate!

Card Recipe:
Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge - Crab 2.25"
My Pink Stampers Punny-licious stamp set
Peachy Keen Stamps - Critter Faces Large
PTI - Pure Poppy, True Black and White cardstock
DCWV Polka Dot paper (sorry, don't remember the stack)
Prima Flower
Random Bling
White Gel Pen

~ Thanks for Looking!

Episode 68: MPS DT Blog Hop - All About Summer!

2011-06-10T19:00:00.030-06:00

Welcome to the My Pink Stampers Pinkalicious Blog Hop! If you came from Alex's Blog you're in the right place. If this was your first stop and you would like to start at the beginning head on over to the My Pink Stampers blog. The theme of this blog hop is All About Summer! And I'm focusing on what Summer means to me. RELAXATION!!! This is my idea of relaxation - the sun, no worries and reading a book. That's why I also chose this My Pink Stampers stamp 'Don't Sweat the Small Stuff'. Perfect for trying to relax. :) That stamp is from the Fabulous Phrases stamp set. In the video I show how I did the paper piecing on my girl. She originally was the Hula girl on the Life's a Beach cartridge. Enjoy!

**I ended up loving this card so much I cut off the other half of the card to make it just a flat image and I'm going to frame it and put it in my craft room.**

To make a tall card cut your cardstock at 8" x 9" and score at 4". So your card will be 4" x 9". This size card will fit in a business size envelope.

I am giving away some blog candy for this blog hop. I am giving away the My Pink Stampers Fabulous Phrases stamp set. To be eligible to win please leave one comment on this post with a way to get a hold of you.

**For extra fun, tell me what your favorite book to read is. And if you're not a reader, what are you looking forward to this summer?**

You don't have to be a follower to win the blog candy. You have until Monday, June 13th, at 10pm MT to leave a comment. I'll announce the winner on Tuesday, June 14th.

Your next stop on the hop is Edna with Create with Expression. I love Edna. She is so fabulous and always has something amazing to share.

Tall Card Recipe:
My Pink Stampers Fabulous Phrases stamp set
Life's a Beach Cricut cartridge - Umbrella 4.2", Hula Girl 5.5", Chair 3.0"
Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge - Sun 2.5"
Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge - Book 4.3"
Create a Critter - Sunglasses 6.3"
Elise Imagine cartridge - pattern paper on dress
Hopscotch Imagine cartridge - Cloud pattern paper
Blast Off Imagine cartridge - pattern paper on umbrella
Diamond Stickles, Pink Stickles, Crystal Stickles
Pink Bling
Glossy Accents (on Sunglasses)
Scrap Paper

~ Thanks for Watching!