Valentine's Day Blog Hop!

Welcome to our 2014 Valentine's Day Blog Hop! You should have reached here from RockinRenee's Blog. If you are just joining us, please start at RockinRenee's Blog. There are so many great projects and I don't want you to miss a single one! Today we are highlighting Valentine's Day inspired projects.

I made a treat bag topper for this blog hop.

For the base of the topper, I used the oblong shift and shadow shift cuts on page 46 of the Elegant Edges cartridge. I cut this at 7". The hearts are from the Simply Charmed cartridge on page 30. I cut them at 2" using the shadow feature. The face on the dark pink heart is from the Peachy Keen Stamps Everyday Character Face Assortment (PK-490) and I used the 1 3/8" face. Happy Valentine's Day is from Close To My Heart and was from the Whooo's Your Valentine stamp set. All solid cardstock is Close To My Heart and the patterned cardstock is from SEI. I purchased the treat bags at the grocery store.

Thank you for joining me. Your next stop on the hop is with gonescrappin.

Here is the entire blog list:

1. RockinRenee - http://icameisawicreated.blogspot.com/
2. HappyScrapper64 - http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/
3. gonescrappin - http://scrappycol.blogspot.com/
4. Hrvatica - http://www.croatiancrafter.blogspot.com/
5. Scootingranny - http://scootingrannysworld.blogspot.com/
6. MamaC - http://cccscraproom.blogspot.com/
7. Greenie8705 - http://ginabeanacrafts.blogspot.com/
8. MariaJ - http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com/
9. Di&Co - http://creatingislikebreathing.blogspot.com/
10. Dragonfly50 - http://designsbydragonfly.blogspot.com/
11. TiffysMom - http://angiespaperpassion.blogspot.com/
12. "Violette" - http://whimsical-treasures.blogspot.com/
13. cricutaddicted - http://scrappingformorefun.blogspot.com/
14. LoriSjogren - http://singingshell.blogspot.com/
15. Scrapalette - http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/

Old West Birthday Card

 I made this birthday card using the Old West Cricut cartridge and the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge. 

This is an A2 size card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2"). The first layer of the outside and inside of the card measures 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and I used some patterned paper from my stash. I used the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge to cut the mat (cream) and mat shadow (blue) for the outside of the card at 4 1/2" using the Oblong shift and Shadow shift features on page 51 of the handbook. The blue mat on the inside of the card is 3 5/8" x 4 7/8" and the cream mat on the inside of the card is 3 3/8" x 4 5/8". The cowboy boot (page 54 of the handbook) was from the Old West Cricut cartridge and I cut it at 1 3/4". The cowboy hat (page 57 of the handbook) was also from the Old West and the one on the front of the card was cut at 1", while the one on the inside was cut at 3/4". The Happy Birthday on the front is a Stampin' Up! stamp I bought at a garage sale, and the Celebrate on the inside is from the Close To My Heart Card Chatter-Birthday stamp set. All solid cardstock is Recollections.

Here are pictures of the handbook pages I used. The first one is from Elegant Edges and the other two are from Old West.

Thanks for stopping by!

Thanksgiving Card

I made this Thanksgiving card while I was at a crop over the weekend. This is an A2 size card 5 1/2 x 4 1/4"). The base of the card is kraft colored Recollections cardstock. The bottom layer of the mat on the front of the card and inside the card is Bazzill, and the top layer of both of the mats is Recollections. I used the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge to cut the mat and shadow at 4". On the inside, the bottom layer of the mat is 5 1/4 x 4" and the top layer of the mat is 5 x 3 3/4". I used CTMH stamp sets to stamp the images.

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Two Halloween Cards and a Wedding Card

I made two Halloween cards at a crop last week, and here they are:

These are A2 size cards (4 1/4 x 5 1/2") I used Create A Critter 2 to make both of these cards. The Owl Witch and the Ghost Pirate were both cut at 3 1/2". All solid cardstock is Bazzill and the patterned paper is from the DCWV Halloween and Fall stack. The outside sentiment on the Owl card is from The Stamps of Life, and the sentiments are from past CTMH Stamp of the Month sets. The gems on the Owl card are from Queen & Co. The background mat on the Ghost card is from Elegant Edges and was cut at 4".

Here are screen shots of my Gypsy for cutting the Owl and Ghost.

Here is the wedding card I made and gave to the bride and groom last night.

This is also an A2 card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2"). I cut the mat for the outside at 4 x 5 1/4" and embossed it with the D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder and used a sponge to apply the yellow ink. On the inside, the bottom mat is 4 x 5 1/4" and the top mat is 3 3/4 x 5". I used the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge to cut the car at 2 1/2" and the Just Married sign at 1 3/4". I also used the "negative" of one of the cuts on the inside of the card and used a Studio G stamp to stamp I Do. I used a wooden block stamp I bought at Hobby Lobby for the Congratulations sentiment. I added a Recollections heart gem to the front of the card. All cardstock is Bazzill.

Here is my Gypsy screen for this card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Baby Girl Card

For my Sentimental Saturday post over at CricutDIVA Design Team Blog, I made this baby girl card in anticipation of the birth of my granddaughter.

This is an A2 size card and measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". The base was cut from an 8 1/2" x 11" ivory cardstock. I cut the cardstock in half, which gives me two bases. The pink layer is cut at 4" x 5 1/4". The background behind the stork was cut at 4" using the oblong and shadow cuts on the Elegant Edges cartridge (page 33). The patterned paper was something I had in my stash. Baby Girl phrase and shadow were cut using the Tiny Treasurers cartridge (page 68). I then used pink glitter on the baby girl phrase to help it pop more. The stork and baby were cut at 3 1/2" using the Tiny Treasures cartridge (pages 54 and 55).

Here is a screenshot of my Gypsy showing the stork and baby cuts, as well as a picture of my papers on my Cricut mat.

I completed the front of the card with four pink buttons from a Cute As A Button kit I bought from HSN. I also added Queen and Co. twine to the top of the blanket.

For the inside of the card, I cut the pink cardstock at 3 1/4" x 4 1/2", the patterned paper cut at 2 3/4" x 4" and the white cardstock at 2 1/4" x 3 1/2". I added a Queen and Co. heart gem. The sentiment is from the Close To My Heart New Arrival stamp set.

All solid cardstock is Recollections cardstock.

I hope you like my baby girl card.

Birthday Card

I made this birthday card for my Mom's birthday.

I used my Cricut Expression 2 Anniversary Edition and my Gypsy. Here are screenshots of my Gypsy.

This is an A2 size card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2"). All the solid cardstock is Recollections, and the patterned paper is SEI. I used the Country Life Cricut cartridge for the pitcher of flowers (page 60) and cut it at 4". I used the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge for the scalloped oval (oblong and shadow - page 23), which was also cut at 4". I also cut extra flowers in each color as on the front to use on the inside of the card. I used Queen & Co. Rox Ice Solid Gold for the centers of all the flowers. The patterned paper mat on the inside of the card is 3 1/4" x 4 1/2", and the solid color mat is 3" x 4 1/4". I used the Close To My Heart Card Chatter - Birthday stamp set for the sentiments on the front and inside of the card.

Thanks for stopping by to look at my card!

Birthday Card

My future daughter-in-law's birthday is December 13th, so I made this card for her.

The card base is an A2 size (4 1/4 x 5 1/2) card made from Bazzill cardstock.  On the card front, the first layer is 4 x 5 1/4, the second layer is 3 1/2 x 4 3/4. I used the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge for the mat that Hello Kitty is on.  The mat and shadow were cut using the oblong feature at 3 1/2 inches.  I used the Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut cartridge to cut Hello Kitty at 3 1/4 inches.  All the patterned paper is from The Paper Studio Birthday Extravaganza paper pack. The rest of the solid cardstock is Recollections. Since the "balloon strings" on the cut were so thin and broke, I used Queen & Co. twine for the balloon strings and then added a bow made from the twine to cover up the ends.  For the inside of the card, the layer is 3 3/4 x 5.  The sentiment is from the CTMH Card Chatter - Birthday stamp set, and was stamped using the CTMH Archival Black Exclusive Ink Pad.

Birthday Card For My Grandson

I was at an all day crop yesterday and here is the birthday card I made for my grandson.

The snake and balloon are from the Create A Critter Cricut cartridge and were cut at a height of 2 3/4 inches.  The mat behind the snake and balloon was cut using the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge and was cut at a height of 4 inches.  The patterned paper is from the CTMH Dotty Paper Pack, the light blue cardstock is Creative Memories and all the other cardstock is Recollections

Cardz TV Christmas in July Challenge #1

Cardz TV is having a Christmas in July Challenge to make a Christmas card using a hand stamped, digital stamped or Cricut cut animal.  Shown above is the front of the card I made.  Here is the inside of my card:

I used my Gypsy to make the cuts, and here is a picture of the screen:

I used the Cricut Lite Hoot 'n' Holler cartridge to cut the owl (owl12 in the brochure) and the hat (hat2 in the brochure).  I cut the owl and hat at 2 inches.  The cut behind the owl is from the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge using the oblong shape and shadow on page 47. This cut was at 3 1/2 inches.  I put the own on a CTMH action spring, so it's interactive.

I used Recollections (Michael's brand) smooth cardstock as the base of the card (4 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches), all cardstock used on the owl and Santa's hat, the shadow of the shape behind the owl and the white on this inside.  The patterned paper on the front and inside is from a Christmas kit I bought from QVC.  The red ribbon on the front is American Craft glitter ribbon is Rouge. The banner and sentiment is CTMH (sentiment is from the Christmas Cheer stamp set) and I used the CTMH Archival Black Exclusive ink pad to stamp the sentiment.  The rhinestones on the hat and banner are Queen & Co. Classic Red rhinestones.

I hope you like my card.

Fall Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Fall Blog Hop!  You should have arrived from the very talented Lavendergal.  If you've just happened to stop by my blog, please check out each of the blogs of the talented ladies who are participating in this blog hop.  To start at the beginning of the hop, please visit Kristen.

For my project, I have made this Thanksgiving card.

Outside of Card



Inside of Card

I used my Cricut Expression 2 Anniversary Edition and Gypsy to make the cuts.  The base of the card is from a pack of 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock I have in my stash, all other cardstock is Bazzill.  The patterned paper backgrounds on the outside and inside are from the Creative Memories Primary Autumn Additions Power Palette.  The sentiment is from the Holiday Headlines Wood Stamps set by The Paper Studio.

The turkey was cut from the Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge at a height of 4 1/2 inches.  Here is a picture of my Gypsy screen, as well as the paper placed on the mat.  (Please disregard the "Happy Thankgiving" on the Gypsy screen and long strip of orange cardstock on the mat.  It was cut at a height of 3", but was too long to fit my card so I didn't use it for this project.)



I used Elegant Edges for the background on the outside and inside of the card.  I used the Oblong feature and cut it at a height of 6.75 inches.  I also used Hide & Contour so the bird would not cut.  Here is a picture of my Gypsy screen and the paper placed on the mat.

Now on to some blog candy!  Even though this is a Fall Blog Hop, I have a Summer mini album chipboard kit to give away.  All you have to do to be eligible to win is to leave a comment on this post with a way to contact you.  I'd love for you to become a follower if you aren't already, but it isn't necessary to win. I will use random.org to draw the winner around 7:00 pm EST Sunday (8/28) night.  Here is a picture of the blog candy.

Your next stop is the talented Madylyn.

Here is a full line up of the blog hop participants in case you get lost.

Kristen http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/
Michele http://www.michelegreen.com/
Roberta http://www.txscrappermom.blogspot.com/
Mary http://www.marebearscraps.blogspot.com/
Renee http://icameisawicreated.blogspot.com/
Carolyn http://cccscraproom.blogspot.com/
Gamma http://gammascreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Colleen http://www.scrappycol.blogspot.com/
DoodleDiva http://www.doodledivadesigns.com/
Kimberli http://kimberliscreations.blogspot.com/
Lisa http://addictedtothecricut.blogspot.com/
Gonecampn http://www.scrapcavecreations.com/
Momto2cuties http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/
Scrapalette http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/
Dana http://papermemories4u.blogspot.com/
Darcy http://dlmbscrapping-time2create.blogspot.com/
Lavendergal http://ibecircled.blogspot.com/
Brenda http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/  You Are Here
Madylyn http://inspiredbycolor.blogspot.com/  Your Next Stop
Nancy http://lanancyworkshop.blogspot.com/
Debbie http://bugginattheseams.blogspot.com/
Tracy http://www.scrappininthewoods.blogspot.com/
Sharon http://designsbysharon.blogspot.com/

It's A Wrap Blog Hop

Welcome to the It's A Wrap Blog Hop hosted by Cool Beans By L.B.  Do you like to receive gifts?  How about give them?  Well this hop is all about the outside ... the wrapping; gift bags, boxes, baskets and more.  There are 22 wonderful stops on this hop and we hope you will take some time to stop in and see everything we have created for you.

You should have arrived here from Stephanie from Once Upon A Paper.  If you are just finding our hop in the middle, you can go to the beginning at Cool Beans By L.B.

For my project, I made a Halloween gift bag that I will give my grandson.  This is my first time making a gift bag.  Here it is:

I bought the bag at Michael's.  All cardstock is Bazzill, the polka dot patterned paper is from The Paper Studio All Seasons stack, and the patterned paper behing the monster (the paper has dark green dots on it) is from the DCWV Flower Shower paper stack.  The mat behind the monster was cut using the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge and was cut at a height of 7 inches.  I used the Mini Monsters Cricut cartridge to cut Boo! and the monster.  Boo! was cut at a height of 6 inches, and the monster was cut at a height of 5 inches.  For the monster's face, I used the Peachy Keen Stamps Monster Mash Face Assortment. I put the design on both sides of the gift bag.

I used my Gypsy to lay everything out on the mat to cut.  Here is the screen shot and the mat with paper to cut the mat behind the monster.

Here is the screen shot of my Gypsy and the mat with the paper for the monster and Boo!.

I'm offering blog candy, which is this mini chipboard album kit. 

In order to be eligible to win, you will need to leave a comment including a way to contact you.  I'd also love to have you as a follower, but it's not required.  I will choose the winner in the evening on Monday, July 18th using random.org.

Thanks for stopping by on this fun hop.  Your next stop is Maria from Stamp Cut Create.

If you get lost, here is the whole list for this hop!

It's A Wrap Blog Hop Line Up
Cool Beans by L.B. http://coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com/ (HOST)
Debbie from Deb's Eclectic Thoughts http://www.debseclecticthoughts.blogspot.com/
Cindy from In Love With Paper http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/
Amy from Amy's Digi-Scraps http://scrap-pix.blogspot.com/
Cindy from Scrap-Obsessed http://www.scrap-obsessed.blogspot.com/
TX Scrapper Mom http://www.txscrappermom.blogspot.com/
Scrapalette from Around the Block with Scrapalette http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/
Suzelle from http://www.craftsandmorebysuzelle.blogspot.com/
Confessions of a Scrapaholic http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com/
Stephanie from Once Upon a Paper http://onceuponapaper.blogspot.com/
Brenda from Random Thoughts of a Scrapbooker http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/ You are here
Maria from Stamp Cut Create http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com/ Your next stop
Terri from http://scrappinwiththebug.blogspot.com/
Lori Apgar from http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
I came, I saw, I created http://icameisawicreated.blogspot.com/
Anabel aka cricutaddicted from http://scrappingformorefun.blogspot.com/
Michele from Green Girl Scraps http://www.michelegreen.com/
Alicat from http://scrappingwithalicat.blogspot.com/
Everything Digital Scrapbooking http://digipage-blog.everything-digital-scrapbooking.com/
Robin, The Scrappin' Delta Diva http://scrappindeltadiva.blogspot.com/
Gamma's Creative Corner http://gammascreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Paper Crafting Chic http://www.papercraftingchic.com/

Another Easter Card

Here's another Easter card I put together tonight.

The base of the card is from The Paper Company Pastel value pack. the Easter egg patterned paper is The Paper Studio, the brown cardstock is Bazzill and the pink cardstock on the bunny is Bazzill.  The Oblong Circle (brown cardstock and patterned paper) were cut using the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge at a height of 7 inches.  The bunny was cut using the Give A Hoot Cricut cartridge at a height of 3 inches.