Happy Fall Ya'll Card

I've got another fall themed card today.

This is for the Whimsical Wednesday Challenge Fall Colors.  The prize this week is some awesome paints from Creative Inspirations so be sure to enter for your chance to win :)

The base of the card is a chocolate brown color.

I added a 4 by 5 and 1/4 inch layer of patterned paper from the Autumn Splendor DCWV stack.  It's got some really shiny gold accents.

The leaves are cut at 3.5 inches from the Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons Cricut Cartridge.  I inked around the edges of the leaves to give them a bit of depth, and added them to a kraft colored shadow.

I added some gorgeous Shabby Crinkled Ribbon from the Little Boo Collection.  It's from Prairie Bird Boutique.

For the finishing touch I hand cut a little banner in some cream colored cardstock and stamped "Happy Fall Ya'll" using a Pink By Design stamp from the Simply Everything.  I love hand making little banners for things these days.  I think I'm going a little overboard with that trend!  *LOL*

Make sure and head on over to Whimsical Wednesday to check out all the fabulous inspiration, and be sure to enter your own project for the chance to win some fabulous paint from Creative Inspirations! 

Baby Girl Card

It's time for another fun and fabulous Whimsical Wednesday Challenge.  This time the challenge is called Three Times a Charm.  You need to use 3 colors, 3 Cricut cuts, and 3 of an embellishment such as a button, brad, bow, etc.  This time around I actually came up with the challenge, so if you think it stinks you can blame me ;)  *LOL*  Actually I do think it's a bit tricky - but sometimes it's good for force yourself to think a little harder.

I used the Baby Steps cartridge and cut these adorable little shapes out at 2 inches.  I hid some details on the bottle and bib to avoid other layers that required more colors.  I used a My Pink Stamper stamp to stamp "Sweet Baby" on the bib, but it showed up very pale so I went over it with my Sakura Gel Pen.

The embossing is done with the Spots and Dots Cuttlebug folder.

I hand cut a little banner and stamped Congratulations using an SP & Company stamp.

I added 3 buttons, some faux stitching lines using my Sakura Gel Pen, and plenty of beautiful Stickles.

Be sure and head on over to Whimsical Wednesday today!  The rest of the design team will have lots of fun projects to share and you'll be able to share your own creation for the chance to win an awesome prize :)

Ruff Day Side Step Card

Hello everyone!  I'm so excited to share my card with you today!  The new challenge over at Whimsical Wednesday is to have some fun with folds and create something other than the standard A2 card.  It really inspired me to do this side step card, and I've been wanting to try a side step card for a very long time.  Be sure and head over there to check out the challenge.  You can see all the inspiration from the whole design team, and also enter your own project for your chance to win an awesome prize!

There are a couple of sizes of side step cards.  This one folds into a 4 and 1/4 by 5 and 1/2 size to fit in a normal envelope.  There are videos on Youtube of how to make them.  The video I used for reference was made by Mary over at Cardz TV.  You can watch it here.   I did change the last fold line from 6 and 3/8ths to 6 and 2/8ths.  I tried twice and it didn't fold flush before.  Very likely my own mistake, but if you run into that problem you can try making that modification.

The grass at the bottom was created using a Martha Stewart border punch.

The rest of the cuts are all from the Cricut Lite Four Legged Friends cartridge.

The dog is cut at 2 inches.  I added brown flocking powder to his ears to make them soft and fuzzy.  He also has some Cinnamon Stickles on his nose and Waterfall Stickles on his collar.

The bone is cut at 3/4 inch.  I used some Diamond Stickles to accent it.

The bowl is cut at 3/4 inch.  I embossed the food portion with the Tiny Bubbles Cuttlebug folder, it turned out SO cute like real little pieces of dog food.  I also added some Cinnamon Stickles along the bottom.

The house is cut at 2.75 inches.  I embossed the roof with the Candy Cane Stripes Cuttlebug folder.  I went around the blue parts of the house with some Waterfall Stickles.

The stamp is from My Pink Stamper's Punny-Licious set.

I added one last detail by using my white gel pen to do some stitching.

Thanks so much for visiting me today :)

Be sure and try a fun fold and enter it at Whimsical Wednesday.  I can't wait to see everyone's fabulous creations!

Ribbon Banner With Kitchen Elements

Hello everyone!  I have a very special project for you today :)

This is part of the Whimsical Wednesday Blog Hop.  If you're already hopping along you should have arrived from Gigi's Blog.  If not, and you'd like to start the hop from the very beginning please head on over to Whimsical Wednesday to begin the fun.

For this hop we all made banners that will be sent to a nursing home. This cause is very special to me.  My mother is a nurse and I spent a little time at a nursing home she used to work at.  Many of the residents get very lonely and something colorful and fun on their door would really make a big difference and bring a big smile to their face.  You can find out more by visiting Whimsical Wednesday and clicking the link they provide.

These are the AWESOME sponsors for our blog hop and what they are giving away for prizes :)

Patsy from the Prairie Bird Boutique is giving away... 

Your choice of one bundle of Shabby Crinkle Ribbon

Babette from The Kraft Outlet is giving away....

their "Inspiration Play Pack"; This is a collection of The Kraft Outlet's top selling items valued at over $45.  The play pack comes with 10 yards each of the red and brown baker's twine, an assortment of 50 of the plain and grungy tags, an 8 sheet assortment of their cardstock and text weight papers, an 8 envelope assortment, one sheet of Kraft labels, a set of their vintage dictionary pages, 1 yard of black twill tape, and a CD full of 100 graphics and backgrounds.

In addition The Kraft Outlet is offering 10% off all purchases made during the entire month of July.  All you need to do is enter the code JULY10 at checkout.

The grand prize for the blog hop is a Gypsy, donated by Stephanie.  In order to qualify for that grand prize you must leave a comment on each of the designers' blogs.  At the end of the hop please return to the Whimsical Wednesday blog to leave a comment saying that you finished the hop and left a comment under all the posts.  

The hop will run through Sunday and end at midnight EST.

Now, onto my project. 

Since banners are super difficult to photograph here's a couple shots of the die cuts before I assembled them into a banner.

All the cuts are using the From My Kitchen Cricut Cartridge.  I set everything at 6 inches EXCEPT the pie, which was cut at 4 inches.  I cut that one shorter because it is much wider than it is tall.

For the apron I embossed the pockets with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and then added a couple pink buttons to them.

For the cupcake I added some Fruit Punch colored Stickles.

For the pie I embossed the top with the Swiss Dots folder and added some Fruit Punch Stickles to the cherry.

For the mitt I embossed it with the Argyle folder and added a ribbon near the top.

For the jar I added some stitching lines around the Kraft colored parts of the lid and wrapped some pink and white twine around the center.  I used some thick glue dots to attach the cherries so that they would sit nicely above the twine.

Here is a quick view of one of the backs.  All I did was cut pieces of paper smaller than the die cuts and put a ton of adhesive on them, then I sandwiched the ribbon in-between.  If you want a cleaner look in the back you can just cut the blackout version of each of the cuts to create a sandwich to put the ribbon in.  In this case I decided since it was the back this was OK.

Thanks a bunch for stopping by today :)  

To continue hopping please head on over to Carlene's Blog!

Peel Better Soon

 This is an extra special challenge card for Whimsical Wednesday.

 

This week both card teams have come together for our challenge, to make get well cards for a very special little boy. Angelo, who is the grandson of Margie from Bella Bug Creations, is going through a very difficult time right now. He underwent brain surgery last week and will begin chemotherapy next week. You can read more about Angelo at this post over at Margie's blog.  We hope that you will all join us and make a card for Angelo too.

I decided to use the Create a Critter cartridge for this one.  The paper is from DCWV and so is the strip along the bottom.  It's a sticker that came with the paper pack.

To dress my monkey up a bit I used some brown flocking powder on the body, glossy accents on the nose, and googly eyes.  

 

I gave him an extra large banana that is also from the same cartridge, but I did have to use my Gypsy to hide the face the banana originally had.  I stamped "peel better soon!" from the Pink By Design set called Country Living.  The stamp was originally one long phrase and I cut it so it would be easy to stamp in this arrangement instead.  I could have also used masking, but I found this easier and as long as you only cut the spaces between the parts that actually stamp it doesn't hurt anything.

I rounded a couple of the corners with a 1/2 setting on my Corner Chomper.  

Hopefully it makes him smile :)

Whimsical Wednesday is always a fun and inspirational stop.  This week it would be extra special if you would like to participate.  Head on over there now to see the rest of the Design Team's creations and to link up your own. 

Be Happy Card - Inspired by a Scrap Room Photo

Hello everyone!

I whipped up this little card for the newest challenge over at Whimsical Wednesday.  Our fearless DT leader Stephanie sent us this gorgeous picture of a scraproom and told us it was our color inspiration for this week.  We all had to use to colors red and yellow, and we could chose another color/colors from the photo for our project.  I chose purple, which I saw in a photo box on the desk.

My card is 3.25 inches square.  Just a little bitty thing.

I cut the flower from the Cake Basics cartridge.  I believe I cut the shadow at 2.75 inches and the flower at 2 and 1/2.  I wanted a wider shadow than the image normally has.  I cut a small circle separately and filled it in with yellow Stickles.  I curled up the edges of the flower and added some little dots of Xmas Red Stickles for a little more interest.

I used a stamp set from SP & Company called Mini Card Creations 1.  I stamped the little frame in a purple ink, but it wasn't exactly the color I wanted since stamping on yellow changed up the look a bit.  Going over the frame with Lavendar Stickles really made it truly purple like I wanted.

I stamped Be Happy from the same stamp set in some red ink and called it done.

This was a nice simple little card to whip up :)

Now, let this photo be your inspiration as well!  Head on over to Whimsical Wednesday to see what the other gals game up with and to link up  your own creation for a chance to win an awesome prize.

Thanks So Much Teapot Card

You're going to want to make sure and check out Whimsical Wednesday today!  The challenge is called "Take Shape" and you're challenged to make a shaped card!  What fun, right?  There are tons of possibilities with this.  Be sure and head on over to the Whimsical Wednesday blog for fun and inspiration from the design team as well as to read the official rules and link up your own fabulous project!

For my project today I decided to make a teapot shaped card.  I found this teapot image on the Ashlyn's Alphabet Cricut Cartridge.  I sized it at 4 inches and created a shaped card.  I cut the card base in vanilla cardstock.  I cut the teapot again in some Basic Grey paper from their Kioshi 6 by 6 pad.  

I inked around the edges with some Close to Cocoa ink from Stampin' Up.  I tied a bow on the handle with some pink ribbon that has white stitching in it.  The pink gems are just some self adhesive bling from my stash.  For the sentiment I used a Nestabilies scallop oval die on some Stampin Up designer paper.  I inked the edges and then stamped the sentiment using Stampin Up's Sincere Salutations.  I attached this to the card with Pop Dots to give it a little dimension and interest.

Thanks for visiting today!

This is my second post of the day.  I also made a teacher thank you gift for Tracy - so be sure and see that before you go :)

Happy Spring Sign for Whimsical Wednesday

Hello everyone!

Today is a special day because I get to share my project for Whimsical Wednesday!  The challenge this time around is called Spring Has Sprung In Our Homes - and the challenge is to create a Spring home decor item. Make sure and head on over to the Whimsical Wednesday blog because you'll want to see the design team's creations - and also enter your own creation for the chance to win a great prize.

My project is super simple.  I tend to like seasonal home decor projects that are quick and easy to put together since they usually don't last for the following year. 

Sometimes simple is good!  This way when my son ends up with it in his mouth or some other thing happens to destroy it I won't be agonizing about the hours of work I put in.  *LOL* ;)  I tend to save my special projects as gifts, like fancier cards, because I get them out of my house to safety quickly.

I used a gorgeous floral pattern from DCWV as the base for this little sign.  It measures 12 inches by 9 inches.  I strung some pink polka dotted ribbon through the top to hang the little sign. 

I used some DCWV glittered cardstock.  I LOVE using that in my Cricut.  It is super high quality and doesn't get loose glitter everywhere.  I do use a multi-cut of 2 and usually get great results.  The pink layer is 6 by 9.  The letters were cut using Ashlyns Alphabet at 2.5 inches.

I finished off with some super cute flower embellishments from K & Company!  

Quick, easy, and very Spring!  I'm planning on placing this sign on my front door.  I always enjoy something pleasant to welcome us home.

Also, sorry I've been MIA - sick kiddos have been keeping me busy :)  I hope to catch up with my bloggy friends very soon.

Some Fun News & Crazy Spring Cleaning

Hello all my fabulous crafty friends :)  Today I want to share with you something fun I 'll be participating in.  The Whimsical Wednesday challenge blog.  It's going to be a ton of fun!  The  new blog is open now and they are already having give-a-ways!!!  They have Peachy Keen Stamps and the Shabby Vanity as their sponsors for that first give-a-way and you won't want to miss your chance!!!  Why don't you head on over to Whimsical Wednesday now and enter to win :)  If you have a little time to spare be sure and visit my new teammates, they are all super talented and you're sure to find their blogs fun and inspiring!  I have them listed in my sidebar now as well for future reference so you can check them out from their also :)  There will be a fun blog hop coming up on April 1st with prizes and fun to help introduce the new team.

I have been away from my computer a lot this week.  I caught the spring cleaning bug and I am positively going NUTS cleaning, organizing, and getting rid of things!  I am feeling really proud of what I'm accomplishing, but I am falling behind on e-mails and my favorite blogs and will try to get completely caught up this weekend after I finish the last of my cleaning.  If you don't get a response from me by Monday you may want to contact me a second time.  My apologies.  It's unusual for me to fall behind on e-mails, but it does happen from time to time.

Anyone else spring cleaning?  Do you have any little cleaning & organizing tips or tricks to share with me today?  If so leave them in the comments below :)