Wishing You Sun-Filled Days

Hi Everyone!
I have another card to share with you today using the same stamp set I used yesterday. There are a lot of people in my life going through different things, that I thought this would be good to have on hand, actually I think I already know who I'm going to send it to!



I've been on a challenge kick lately, I think it helps with a starting point if I haven't already envisioned something, so I'll be entering this in the following challenges:
OCL-Anything Goes w/an OCL Stamp
MIM-Anything Goes
The Sweetest Thing-Sweet Sunday Sketch

Recipe:
Stamps-OCL Sunshine Cheer
Nestabilities-Blossom
Glitter-MS Lemon Drop
Sparkly Fluff-OCL Baby Boy Blue
I-Rock & Gems
Cardstock & Pattern Paper are from my stash

As always, Gilby & love your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!
Thanks for stopping by!

FEEL BETTER SOON

Hi Everyone!
Have been making several Get Better Soon cards, so I thought I would share another one with you. I'm not going to share who I made this card for or the reason, as she could see it from following my blog. Let's just say it's someone whom I love very much & who has been through a lot this year! It was a great excuse for me to play with this OCL stamp set that love, but have never used before. You have never tried OCL "Our Craft Lounge" stamps you should, they have some of the cutest stamp sets, they stamp really well & the packaging is one of the best. There is a button to the left on my blog that will take you to their site. No, I'm not saying all of this because I'm finally entering one of their challenges, it's truly how I feel!

It's a Big card, don't remember the measurements, but I had to make a special envelope for it.

Inside of card-clever how I used paper to hide the ribbon, huh? :-)

I'm entering it into the following Challenges-
OCL-Anything Goes w/an OCL Stamp
I Heart 2 Stamp-Sketch
Make it Monday-Anything Goes
Marker Pop-Yellow
Twisted Tuesday-Thinking of you

Recipe-
OCL "Sunshine Cheer"
Pattern Paper-Cosmo Cricket "Garden Variety"
Ribbon-AC
Copic Markers
Glitter-MS "Lemon Drop" For the Sun
Sparkly Fluff-OCL "Baby Boy Blue" For the Cloud

As always, Gilby & I love your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!

Thanks for stopping by!

Another Get Well Card

Hi Everyone!
Thought I would share another card I made for my friends boyfriend. This card I made for her to give to him, thought I would leave it as is & she could fill in the blanks. :-)

I'm also entering it into the following challenges-
Tuesday Morning Sketch-Sketch
Make it Monday-Anything Goes 
The Cutie Pie Challenge-No flowers
Allsorts Challenge-Layers

The Digi is from Bugaboo

As always, Gilby & I love your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile

Thanks for stopping by!

Back In The Card Making Saddle Again!

Hi Everyone!
Have kind of had mixed feeling about card making & paper crafting lately. I had this whole thing typed out explaining why, but I thought what was the point? It just brings up more hurt feelings & what's done is done & I need to move on. Let's just say that the 2 people in my family (hubby's side) will now be getting cards that my hubby picks out for them, just as they want. I had decided to sell a bunch of my stamps & stop making cards completely, I have so many hobbies as it is, but that didn't last long though, I'm not going to let this get me down anymore. I enjoy making cards, I just may not make as many as I've made before.
Enough of all that, today I'm sharing a card I made for a friends boyfriend who is extremely lucky to be alive, it is a true miracle that he is still with us. It's going to be a long hard road for him, but, I know he can do it, he has so many people praying for him. I actually witnessed the power of prayer & how amazing God is! 
Instead of a somber get well card, I thought I would make a fun light hearted card that would hopefully make him smile a bit, plus he's a big Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan.

I'm entering it for the following challenges-

Creative Craft Challenges 2 "All About The Boys"
Hooked On Crafts "For Men"
Make It Monday "Anything Goes"
Fetch A Sketch "Sketch"

Digi Stamp-Dude Time Doodle
Sentiment Stamps-MCT 

As always Gilby & I love your comments...his tails just wags away when he sees me smile!

Thanks for stopping by!

MCT THROWBACK THURSDAY CHALLENGE...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEE!

Hi Everyone!
My Birthday is coming up & I thought I would make myself a Birthday card! Why not, right, we make cards for everyone, maybe we should include ourselves too! I had been wanting to use this set of stamps for a while & thought this was the perfect opportunity since Emma's current Throwback Thursday Challenge is a Cricut-less Challenge. I really like how it turned out, I can keep it in my craft-room & sing Happy Birthday to myself..lol.

Yeppers, I'm a St. Patty's Day Birthday Girl

I tried to make the pupster (Chihuahua) look like Gilby

MCT Products Used:

Keepin' it Classy (Gilby & I)

Anyday Bingo & Crossword (Shamrock & Cupcake)

Wow So Many Candles (Sentiment)

Curly Label Die

Inspiring Words (Accents)-(Curly Label)

As always, Gilby & I love your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

CAN'T BELIEVE MY LITTLE BOY IS TURNING 17!!! "MR. MUSCLES"

Hi Everyone!


Tomorrow my baby boy (Brandon) is turning 17! I can't believe it, where has all the time gone, it's gone way too fast though, I know that for sure! 
The poor guy has an exam tomorrow & they don't celebrate Birthdays at the Military School he attends, so he will have to wait to celebrate when he comes home in March for Spring Break.


I didn't want the day to go by without anything though, so I baked him some brownies & sent them along with this card I made for him. Hopefully he will get them tomorrow, they were supposed to arrive today, but I haven't heard from him (not unusual though). I won't get into it now, but being a parent of a child who attends an away Military School is very hard!!! 


I'm hoping to get a serious laugh out of him on this card, because this is sooo not him!!!
Brandon is so physically active in sports like Football & Lacrosse & LOVES weightlifting! The girls are going to LOVE him, he's tall, handsome & has all the muscles! He doesn't know this yet, but when he is home this summer he is going to be my trainer...lol
I think it turned out really cute & am entering it in some challenges that are listed below. Love it when you have a card in mind & can find challenges that fit it so perfectly!

The Digi is from Dude Time Doodles "Weightlifter Wayne"

 The Sentiment & #'s are from MCT "All Around Birthday Time"

 This one I came up with & the font is "Chipper"

I'm entering it into the following challenges:

CCEE STAMPERS-Favorite Sketch & Brads

Crafty Ribbon Challenge For the Men or Boys

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Hot Shot Craft - For the Boys

Here Come the Boys - Favorite Song-Rocky Theme Song "Gonna Fly Now"

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Birthday

Kaboodle Doodle Challenge Blog - "Where The Boys Are" (Boy or Masculine)

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Masculine

Scrap-Creations - 3 Layers

As always Gilby & I love your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

BACK IN MY CRAFT ROOM "GIT-R-DONE"

Hi Everyone!


I finally got my craft mojo back & spent some time in my craft room this weekend. As most of you know, my family has been through a lot lately, so I was happy when I felt the craft bug this weekend, as I haven't crafted since before Christmas. 
Before I get on to my project, just wanted to give you a little update on everyone. Since both of my sisters are named Tammy & they both are fighting different kinds of cancer from now on I'm going to refer to them as Tammy (Breast Cancer) & Tamera (Brain Cancer). Tammy is still recuperating from the first part of her reconstructive surgery, unfortunately she's still in pain & very tired, more so than she had anticipated. Tamera started chemo & radiation this past week & is tolerating it fairly well, the good thing is that she's not in pain right now. Being the little sis, I've looked up to them all my life & seeing how strong they have been over the past month just makes me so proud! Gilby hasn't had a fever is a # of days now & appears to be getting back to his puppy self, it's so good see him running around & hearing his bark. We are still concerned about his breathing & the thickening around part of his heart, but for now, we don't want to put his little body through anymore tests at least for the time being. 


Ok, so on to my project. This is a very Belated Birthday card for my BIL (Tammy's husband).
He is really into Nascar Racing, so when I saw this image on the Dude Time Doodles, I knew I had to use it. I thought of the "Git-R-Done", but hubby came up with the inside sentiment, which I think is perfect!

I used my new Cameo & MTC to create the Circle Card, then used Nestabilities for the layers.

You can't really tell unless you click on the picture but I used "Diamond Plate" CB Folder on the Black card stock & distressed it with sand paper & then rubbed some Platinum Embossing Ink all over it. Used Copic Markers & Silver Metallic Gel Pen to color the image.

The font is "Apple Boy BTN" 

I'm entering this into the following Challenges:
Cards for Men~#2 "Boys & their Toys" 
Crafty Bloggers Network~#10 "Distressing"  (Sanding/Inking)
Celebrate the Occasion~#47 "Masculine Birthday" 
Creative Card Crew~#2 "Seeing Red" Red as the Primary Color 
Digistamps 4 Joy~#35 "One for the Boys" 
Simon Says Stamp Challenge~"Anything Goes" 
Lili's Little Fairies~#4 "Masculine Card" 
Craft Your Days Away~#37 "Distressing"  (Sanding/Inking)

As always, Gilby & I love your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!!!
Thanks for stopping by!

MY CRICUT CRAFT ROOM RECIPE/BAKING HOP SERVING SIZE-DOUBLE DUTY!

 

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to My Cricut Craft Room's Recipe/Baking Blog Hop. To start from the beginning click here , you can also see the whole line up. If you just arrived from Tracy's blog then you are on the right track.


The reason why I said this recipe serves as double duty is because I am entering it in the PKS "Let's Face it Friday" Holiday Recipe Challenge. I love this recipe & thought it would be perfect for the Blog Hop & PKS' challenge with their cute little faces! 


Before I proceed with my post, I have to say that this is NOT my recipe! I got it from Sarah's blog PINK CRICUT a while back. I can't seem to find it on her blog now, so I will put the recipe down below. My family LOVES this bread, especially with chili or taco soup. Saturday's dinner is set...Chili & Beer Bread!!! :D

I love the retro look-think I may make a recipe book with this theme 

I used the Cuttin' Up cart to weld the letters together for the title-

Cardstock is "Shimmer" by DCWV

The bottle is from the Block Party cart, you can't really tell from the photo, but I used acetate to make it look more like a bottle & the cute little face is from PKS Retro Doll Assortment

I used From the Kitchen for the bread & another cute little face from the same PKS set

I used PTI craft cardstock & just used some Tim Holtz distress ink for the crust.

The patterned cardstock is DCWV Nana's Kitchen & then just used some rickrack ribbon from my stash.

Beer Bread Recipe (Super Simple)

3 Cups Sifted Flour

3 tsp. Baking Powder

1 tsp. Salt

1/4 Cup Sugar

12 oz. of Beer your choosing, I've always used a Pale Ale or Honey Wheat

1/4-1/2 Cup Melted Butter

Preheat oven to 375

Mix ingredients together with spoon or your hands (it will be sticky), then put it in a well greased bread pan. Brush or ladle the butter over the bread & bake for 1 hour, transfer to cooling rack & let sit for 15 minutes before taking out of pan. 

That's it, like I said..super simple!!!

Next is Sheila & I know she has something sweet for you!

As always, Gilby & I love your comments, his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!

Thanks for stopping by!

TACKY TUESDAY'S "UN-FROG-ETTABLE"

Hi Everyone!
I'm soooo excited to be one of Ruthie's Guest Designers for her Tacky Tuesday Challenge!!!
Today is all about Frogs & Toads, for the challenge you are to create something with a Frog or Toad as your image & use a the words Frog or Toad in your sentiment.
For my post today I opted for the Frog, Gilby & I don't like the warts those icky Toads can give ya!!!

The first thing that popped up in my mind for a Frog was him singing one of Frank Sinatra's greatest songs, "Unforgettable". So with out further ado (not sure I spelled that right) let me introduce(in my Ophra voice) from the creeks of The Sinatra Estate....."The One, The Only, King of The Lily Pads.....Frankieeeeee The Singing Frog"!!! He's here to sing his version of Unforgettable..

"Un-Frog-ettable"

I'm still trying to figure out the best settings on my camera..not there yet!!!

~Materials Used~

Cricut Carts~Sweet Hearts (Frog & Crown)~Create A Critter (Lily Pad)~Lyrical Letters (Lilly)

Cardstock~AC Textured Summer~Bazzill Dotted Swiss & Scraps

Cuttlebug~Divine Swirls

Computer Font~Duchess

Stamp~Musical Note~MCT~Anyday Bingo & Crossword

Googley Eyes

Twine

Pop Dots & Foam Tape

As always, Gilby & I love your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

MCT THROWBACK THURSDAY CHALLENGE...

Hi Everyone!


Before we get to my project, I wanted to be sure that you all know that Miss Emma from MCT is having her sneaky peeks this week for her brand new release this Friday!!! You'll want to head over there all this week for the peeks & to see what she & her DT have created, these ladies know how to inspire!!! Oh, and did I forget to mention that there are lots of chances to win some fabulous prizes!!! 


For MCT latest Throwback Thursday Challenge the rules are to make a card using the "Card Feature" from an older Cricut Cart, but it has to be a Halloween card.

I decided to use "Wild Card" & my Gypsy

The Window Card is on pg. 43, but I flipped it horizontally & vertically so the 

window would be at the bottom-sized at 5.5 x 8.5 (real dial size)

I also used the Frame from the same pg-sized at 5.47x4.45

The Cute Little Ghost is from "Paper Doll Dress Up"

I used the hide/contour feature on my Gypsy so I could use a PKS face of course!

She is cut at 3.7 x 2.04 & cut twice to layer.

It's hard to see, but there is purple bling in between the crystal bling in the 

upper right hand corner.

The Cute little "Ghostest with the Mostest is from MCT "All Around Halloween"

~Other Supplies~
PKS "Everyday Character"

AC Grape Glitter Cardstock

AC Cardstock-Black & White

I-Rock & Bling

Crystal Embossing Powder Mixed w/M.S. Sugar Plum Glitter

Purple Ribbon (from stash)

Copic Marker-Blush

Black Gel Pen

Pop Dots

I hope you like my sweet little ghost!!!

As always Gilby & I love your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

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MCT THROWBACK THURSDAY CHALLENGE...BIRTHDAY MARTINI

Hi Everyone!
Hope you all are doing well!!!
I made this card for my Mom's Birthday which is today, Happy Birthday Mom!!! I'm also including it as an entry for Miss Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge. The challenge was to create something from one of the "Font" cartridges, but you don't have to use the actual font, it can be an image, as there are lots of "Font" cartridges that have really great images as well. I chose the "Cuttin' Up" cart for my project, because I knew it had exactly what I needed to make my mom's card,The Martini!!!

My mom is a HUGE fan of The Martini, ever since I can remember that's been the only alcohol she drank, except for wine. I used to love it when she would give me the olive & still do!!! Now me, I'm not such a fan of The Martini, in fact I think they are nasty, but give me the olive & I'm a happy camper!!! No need to call social services people, think the time limit has long since past!!! 


Ok, so on to my card, I found this ribbon at Michaels probably over a year ago & I knew then that I wanted to make my mom or sister (yeah, she likes those nasty things too) a Martini card, it's perfect!!! I'm really pleased with how it turned out, I hope you all like it as well!!! There is one thing I would change if I were to make it over again & that is the Bling-Bling. I would have put the green on the glass & the diamond on the card, but oh da well. :D

Sorry, not the best photos

The Martini glass can be found on pg. 74 of "Cuttin' Up" I used the Main cut & Shadow feature for the glass & the "Holly Cow" cut for the olive. Everything was cut @ 4"

I used PTI & AC Cardstock I used my I-Rock for the Bling-Bling as well as 

"Fired Brick Distress Stickles" for the pimento

 All Stamps & Dies are Miss Emma's

~Happy Birthday~"Stitched Oval Die" & sentiment is from "Gift Card Sentiments"

~Celebrate You~ "Scallop & Oval Stitched Die" & the sentiment is from "Many Greetings"

~Little Martini Glass is from "Anyday Bingo & Cross Word"

As always, Gilby & I love your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

TBT CHALLENGE & ANOTHER SHOUT OUT ABOUT MISS EMMA'S SNEAK PEEKS!

Hi Everyone!

Happy Wednesday! Have you all been checking out Miss Emma's (MCT) Sneaky Peeks this week??? If not, you had better get on over there & check them out, you have 6 chances to win some fabulous prizes this week!!! Plus you just need to check out the awesome projects she & her DT has made!!! Don't go just yet though, take a peak at my project first & maybe leave some lovin' if you want! :D

This is my card for My Creative Time's Throwback Thursday. This was a  "CRICUTLESS" Challenge, we had to kick it "Old School" by using punches &/or your cuttlebug! We needed to Create a CARD using the colors PURPLE, ORANGE, GREEN & BLACK!

Thought this would be a piece of cake & that I could wait until the last minute & just whip it up in a breeze, I thought wrong, what was in my brain didn't quite turn out the way I had envisioned it, but that's the way it goes sometimes. Not going to let that stop me from entering it though. You can tell it was down to wire, because the Glossy Accents on the one guys face hasn't even dried yet & I strategically placed my watermark over a thumbprint on the card! lol

Recipe:
I used Miss Emma's "Stitched Circle Embossing Die" for the 3 circles on the card (love it!) with my Cuttlebug
I also used her "Curly Label Die" along with the Stamped Frame from "Inspiring Words Accents" (love how it just fits so perfectly) I heat embossed it with some clear embossing powder & MS purple glitter
The sentiment "Trick or Treat" is from her "Mixed Holiday Sentiments" which was all embossed with the same mixture.
I used the Martha Stewart 1" Circle Punch to punch out the 3 faces from her (MS) "Creepy Face" paper pack.
I also used papers from the "Halloween" set from K&Co. Tim Coffey
Cardstock is DCWV "Brights"
Ribbon & Brads are from my stash
Pop Dots
I used Glossy Accents, Black Glitter Glue (doesn't even compare to stickles) & a googly eye for the faces.

As always Gilby & I love comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

PS~Don't forget, next week is our BIG Makeover Reveal & Doggie Walk!!!

PKS TUESDAY CHALLENGE

Hi Everyone!

Hope you are all having a great Labor Day weekend!
I went to go see my son's first football game yesterday, it was not a pretty sight. They were crushed by guys twice their size!!! Was wonderful to see him though & to spend some time with him after the game!!! I miss my bubbaloo sooo much!!!

Anyway, on to the card I made for the most recent PKS Sketch Challenge #59. This one had a twist, you had to add buttons. I'm a HUGE PKS fan, so it was really fun to participate!!! I hope you like my little butterfly, my mother-in-law loves butterflies, so I thought I would send it to her.



Recipe:
I used Faceless Bugs (for the wings & body) from PKS. The set comes with some cute little faces, but I decided to use one from the Everyday Character set instead. I used a marker to stamp the body, so, I could use the other face, otherwise it wouldn't have fit. Hope that makes sense. lol
Made the Antennas from black coated wire
"Smile" is from-PBD Scripted Years (my favorite set of hers)
Momento Ink Tuxedo Ink pad
Green Cardstock is DCWV
Purple Color is one I created on my Imagine (one of the best things about that machine)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder-Swiss Dots
Ribbons & Buttons are from stash

Gilby & I just LOVE your comments...his tail just wags away when he see's me smile!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

WISH BIG OF A WHALE CARD/THROWBACK THURSDAY CHALLENGE

Hi Everyone!
It's Wednesday, I don't know about you all, but it feels like it should be Friday!!! Guess that's why they call it "Humpday", let's hope today goes by quickly. My son is working with his dad today, so I won't have his company while working today. It's nice to hear his voice in the background or to stop & have lunch with him. Guess Gilby will have to do for today and he talks a lot, some times, too much!!! LOL

I'm finally able to enter another one of Miss Emma's Throwback Thursday !!! I just recently got one of her stamp sets & I love them, the quality is supreme, just like PKS. I'm also very excited because she is having previews of her new stamps this week, I can't wait until Friday to see them all!!!
 
The challenge was to use either the Just Because or Wild Card carts & to incorporate any kind of embossing that you like. I chose to use the Whale on the Just Because cart, because I thought this stamp would work perfectly with the Whale. I'm not a 100% happy with this card, I kept messing with different ribbons for the top & nothing seemed to work, so I ended up with the 2 rope knots. I wish they would come out with twine that was a solid color other than the craft kind. I have a bunch of the mixed colors of the bakers twine, but it doesn't work on every project, so if anyone knows of where I can get some solid colors please let me know. I used dry embossing, with my CB. You can't really tell, but he's on a wobble.

Ingredients:

Gypsy-I welded the 2 ovals together & used it to create the rest of the card (I love my gypsy)
Cricut Cart-Just Because (all cuts are from that cart)
Stamps ~My Creative Time~Wow So Many Candles & PKS-Critter Faces (med)
CB Folder~Spots & Dots
Cardstock~PTI & DCWV Textured
Chalk~Pebbles Pearlesence (for the whale)
Stickles~Tim Holtz~Distressed~Faded Jeans & Baby Blue
Rope~From Stash
Pop Dots
Wobble
Ink Pad~Momento~Tuxedo Black
Black Marker
White Gel Pen

Gilby & I LOVE your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

JUST DUCKY~HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!

Hi Everyone!

It feels like I haven't posted anything for a long time now! My days are filled with work & I've been cherishing the time I have with my youngest in the evenings! Being divorced, means having to share my time with him this summer, it doesn't mean I have to like it though!!!

Anyway, on to my project. Today I wanted to share (see I like to share some things..lol) the card I made for my dad's Birthday! He's turns 84 today & I thought he would get a kick out this! I miss him sooo much, he's in WA & I'm in VA which is too far away!!! I think it turned out really cute, please let me know what you think. I, of course (since I'm still in the challenge mode) will be entering it in some challenges, which I will list below. I don't know about you all, but I really like challenges! Sometimes I'm not really sure where to go with a card & they help to inspire me!

Ingredients:
Digi Stamp "Dick Van Duck Party" Inklined
Sketch Copics-0,B21,N1,N2,R08,R20,Y11,Y13,Y18,YG06,YR68
Stamp - "Take the Cake" PBD
Font-Arnold 2.1
Plain Cardstock-PTI (white) DCWV-DCWV Textured (orange & green)
Pattern Cardstock-DCWV-Animal Crackers
Cuttlebug-Swiss Dots
Glossy Accents (for his glasses)
Ice Stickles (for the hat)
Ribbon-Michaels
Brads-Stash

Challenges:
Birthday Sundaes #17 - Use orange, green & white
Card Patterns #123 - Sketch
Colour Me Creative Copic - Favorite copic technique I just colored & tried to blend (newbie)
I Copic Lover #38 - Birthday
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes They are also looking for DT members!
Penny's Paper Crafty - Birthday They are looking for DT members as well!
Ruby's Rainbow - Birthday
The Crafty Pad - Lots of texture Embossing, Stickles, Glossy Accents, Glittery Embossed Cardstock, Ribbon

I also shared this with the following Linking Parties:
Craft Junkie Too TGIF
Inspire me Fridays
Made it Myself Mondays
Passionately Artistic

Gilby & I LOVE your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WONDER WOMAN!!!

Hi Everyone!

One more day until the long weekend, can we say woo hoo?!!! Plus, I get my youngest this Holiday!!! Could only get better if we were with my oldest as well!!! We don't really have any plans yet, guess it depends on what the weather is like. My hubby already told me he did NOT want to go to DC, lol. I knew that already, he never wants to face that nightmare! :)

Today I wanted to share the card I made for my boss's Birthday! She is the "Wonder Woman" in every way!!! The inside of the card says it all!!! I'm also entering it in some challenges which I will list below. I think it turned out really cute & it goes with the whole 4th of July theme. Please let me know what you think!

If you click on the picture you can see that her cuffs & headband are gold.

I downloaded the font from dafont "Badaboom"

Here is the list of Challenges I will be entering this card for (in order by date):

OTWC Challenge #56 (Red, White & any shade of Blue)

Card Creations & More - So Saturday Challenges #11 (Patriotic)

Catch The Bug Recipe Challenge Blog - (Red, White & Blue w/Ribbon)

Scrappy Frogs Challenge Blog (Simply Red)

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #61 (Patriotic, use the colors of your flag)

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #117 (Inspiration Photo)

Craft Your Passion Challenges #64 (Seeing Red)

Die Cut Dreams Challenge #92 (Red, White & Blue)

Paper Playtime Challenge #49 (Digi Monday, using Red, White & Blue)

Scrapbookaholic by Abby #8 (Red, White & Blue)

Celebrate The Occasion #20 (4th of July, Red, White & Blue)

Tuesday Throwdown #55 (Red, White & Blue)

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge Blog #4 (Red, White & Blue)

Crafts and Me Challenge #41 (Birthdays)

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #56 (Red, White & Blue)
Craft Us Crazy Challenge #11 (Red, White & Blue and or Summer Theme)
Rainbow Lady's Challenge 159 (4th of July/Red, White & Blue)

I am really loving these challenges lately, if you want to have some fun yourself, try anyone of these or try http://felineplayful.blogspot.com/ , there are sooo many there!!! This is the most organized list of challenges I have ever seen, they make it sooo easy!!!

SHARED WITH ALL THE LINKY LOVE SITES ON MY SIDE BAR!!! SHARE YOU PROJECTS TOO!!!

Recipe:

Digi Stamp-Bugaboo "Dottie-Wonder Woman"  (My Favorite Digi Store)

Copic Sketch Markers

Gold Gel Pen

White Cardstock-PTI

Red-Stash

Blue-DCWV Summer Texture

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder-Stars

Ribbon-Stash

Star Buttons-Stash

Wish me luck on the challenges!

As always, Gilby & love your comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

GRADUATION!

Hi Everyone!

Today I wanted to share the Graduation Card I made for my niece who just Graduated from High School. She wants to be an interior designer & is very excited to attend VA TECH in August!!! She is an amazing artist in mixed media, you name it, she can do it!!!

My nephew (her brother) just graduated from TECH (but his card wasn't as cute...lol) with a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science AND I'm very happy to say, that he just got a VERY GOOD job with a software company!!! We are all soo proud of him!!! I may have said this before, but we are big VA TECH fans!!! My hubby went there & my youngest son is hoping to go as well, but he has 2 more years to go at FUMA.

Now, on to my card, it also serves as a gift card/$ holder. I'm entering it for some Challenges as well (they are listed below). I think it turned out really cute, please let me know what you think!

Stamped & Heat Embossed all the Sentiments to make my custom background paper.

The black embossed part is a pocket that we put her Graduation $ in

Challenges:
Shopping out of our Stash - "Tools of the Trade" (Heat Gun)
Scrapbook Sisters - #41 "Anything Goes"
Rainbow Ladys Challenge - "Digi Stamp"
Southern Girls Challenge - "Anything Goes"
ECP Challenges - #41 "Gold
Secret Crafter #140 "Embossing"
Fabulous Friday - "Black, White & One Other"
 
Ingredients:
Digi Stamp-Bugaboo-Ava Graduates
Collection of Stamps-My Pink Stamper (Everyday Occasions & Simply Sweet Occasions)-Our Craft Lounge (Life's a Picnic &Bride &Groom)-Pink By Design (Scripted Year)-Wordsworth (Rubber)
Cardstock-PTI & DCWV (Shimmer)
Prima Flowers (used black ink pad to color them)
Nestabilities-Standard Circles Large & Classic Scalloped Circles Small
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder-Divine Swirl (inside of card)
Copic Markers
Gold Gel Pen
Ink-Dew Drop-Galaxy Gold
Clear Embossing Powder
Graduation Cap-Jollee's Stickers (inside of card)
Distress Stickles-Antique Linen (used it as paint on the flower)
Heat Gun

As always, Gilby & I love comments...his tail just wags away when he sees me smile!!!

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