My Summer Hat -- for Crafty Sentiments

It's Tuesday, and time for a new challenge at Crafty Sentiments Designs.  I'm the hostess this time around.  For the next 2 weeks, I want to see your projects with a theme of "box".  You can make a box, decorate a box, make a box card -- anything to do with a box. 
Here's my inspiration for you:

This adorably sweet image from Crafty Sentiments Designs is 'My Summer Hat'.  I colored her with Copic markers, then used 2 sizes of a Spellbinders label die to cut her out.  

The box is a cutting file found on the Close To My Heart Cricut Artiste cartridge.  I cut it out on my Cricut Expression 2. The designer paper is also from Close To My Heart.  The crinkle ribbons on top are from 3 Girl JAM. 

I hope you join us the next two weeks for our 'box' challenge at Crafty Sentiments challenges. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenge:

Cheerful Stamp pad -- Remembering Summer

Gnomeo -- for My Whimsical Little World

Happy Monday, everyone.  It's a New Release Day today at My Whimsical Little World. There are 3 New Releases today.  I introduce to you, Gnomeo.

He's all heart, isn't he? Well, heart, beard, and a pretty big nose.  But, so cute!   Gnomeo was colored with Copic markers, then cut with a Spellbinder die.  Since it's soon Valentine's Day, and I'm in need of some boxes for chocolates for friends, I placed Gnomeo on this popcorn box that I cut out on my Cricut Expression 2. It is  found on the Close To My Heart Cricut Artiste Cartridge. There's some Timeless Twine baker's twine wrapped around it to finish it off. 

Check out the My Whimsical Little World blog for other great inspiration.  The My Whimsical Little World Facebook page has tons of fun and even more inspiration-- bingo starts today! Then, check out the other design team blogs -- you won't be disappointed.

Hedgehugs -- for Not Just Cards

It's my week to post a project for the Not Just Cards Challenge Blog.  I love this blog -- it stretches me to do things OTHER than cards. I made a project using a digi from one of this week's sponsors, Bugaboo Stamps. 

I love this digi, called Hedgehog Flower. It was so fun to color with my Copic markers!  I cut the image out with a Spellbinders die.  The box was cut out on my Cricut Expression 2.  It's on the Close To My Heart Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge. All the papers and sequins are also from Close To My Heart. The crinkle ribbon is from 3 Girl JAM.

Come join us at Not Just Cards, where it's always Anything Goes!

Anywhere South! for Amy Doodle's Stamp Co.

Are you staying warm?  It's cold where I live.  I'm ready to hitch a ride, even if it's on the back of a flamingo -- a coffee drinking flamingo!  This caffeinated fella is from Amy Doodle's Stamp Company!

Hey, whatever it takes, right?  She's got the right idea, drinking coffee and heading on out of here!  I colored Bridgette the Caffeinated Flamingo with Copic markers, using bright pink colors, then fussy cut her. 

I cut the tag out on my Cricut Expression 2, using the Close To My Heart Art Philosophy cartridge.  All papers are from CTMH. 

The ribbon is from 3 Girl JAM.  The baker's twine is from Timeless Twine. The bling is from Prima Marketing.

I want Peace (and chocolate) for Timeless Twine

Hurray!  It's Monday!  And I get to be the first Twine-ista of 2015 to post on the Timeless Twine blog.  Since it's so early in the new year, I thought I'd share my new year's resolution with all of you.

This year, in an attempt to actually keep it for a change, I've resolved to eat MORE chocolate.  Yes.  I think I can keep this one.

This sentiment, from Unity Stamp Company, was the perfect fit for my resolution. Of course, Timeless Twine and Bella Creationz products tie the whole card together.  You'll see!

I cut the tag out on my Cricut Expression 2, using the Close To My Heart Art Philosophy cartridge on Close To My Heart Kraft card stock. Then, I stamped the Chocolate Bar sentiment. I used American Crafts Hot Cocoa 6x6 papers on this card.

The baker's twine is Cherry Red. The sequins are Clearly Beautiful Loose Mixed Sequins.

There will be a whole year of great inspiration from this year's Creative Crew so make sure to visit each day!

I'm off to eat more chocolate!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Open-Minded Crafting Challenge -- New Year's Resolutions

Addicted to Stamps Challenge -- Use a Tag

Opus Glue-ei -- Out with the Old, In with the New
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
D.L. Art -- New Year Challenge

Let's Celebrate!

Happy Friday!  I hope all you USA followers had a great Independence Day yesterday and a happy belated Canada Day to my northern friends.

 

Today, I'm starting a celebration, and I've got lots of reasons to celebrate!  It's Friday, I'm part of the fantastic 3 Girl JAM design team and we're starting a new shaped card challenge today, with inspiration on the challenge blog, it's Friends With Flair, my father, suffering from pneumonia and blood clots in his lungs is improving rapidly, AND tomorrow is my BIRTHDAY!  See? Lots of reasons to celebrate!

 

I absolutely LOVE shaped cards.  They are one of my favorite things to create, and are so easy to do with either a Cricut or a Silhouette.  For this particular card, I used my Cricut Expression 2 to create it.

 

 

And, of course, it uses 3 Girl JAM ribbon.  This is Baby Girl ribbon from the Baby Bundle, found in the 3 Girl JAM store.

 

I tell crafters that if they only want to own one Cricut cartridge, buy the Close To My Heart Art Philosophy cartridge, available here. It is my all-time favorite cartridge.  I used it to make the card, the card front, and the flower on this project.  The ribbon slide is a Spellbinder die. I used one of my all-time favorite Unity sets to stamp the sentiment, "Happy Everything". Papers are Authentique Delightful 12x12. The chipboard butterfly is from UmWow Studio.  Some Trendy Twine and a CTMH pearl finish off the card.  All the edges were inked with CTMH whisper ink.

 

Do you like making shaped cards, too?  Then link up on the 3 Girl JAM challenge blog.  Our own Carri, from Double Click Connections is sponsoring the challenge, giving away 3 packages of her fabulous homemade skittles. There's also a $10 Gift Certificate to the 3 Girl JAM store AND a guest designer spot.  YEAH! See, the celebration goes on and ON!

link up here:

 

Unity Friends With Flair blog hop

It's Friday again, and here's this week's post.  The Unity stamps aren't immediately apparent, but they are there.  I cut this card out on my Cricut, cut out a flower with several layers, then stamped each layer with various Unity stamps.  I used my new SMAK kit, and a Bitty Backgrounds set to add some texture to the petals.  I then bent the petals to make them look a little more realistic, inked the edges, sprayed them with Studio Calico Mister Huey gold, and assembled them using a hot glue gun.

I also have a close up of the flower so you can see the Unity stamps I used a little better. You can see the various layers of the flower and the gold Mister Huey shimmer shows a little.

Sammy, being my assistant, felt that the card wasn't arranged quite right.  He wasn't pleased with the lighting, so he made some adjustments.  Here he is, earning his assistant status. Good boy!