Thursday, May 31, 2012

CAS Chevron Birthday card

I have found so much inspiration in my new Card Creations magazine! Todays card is based on a card by Latisha Yoast. I liked the clean design.

I cut the chevron borders out with my Cameo using a Silhouette Studio cut file. I scored the borders with my ScorPal. The sentiment was printed out on my computer.


Supplies used: cardstock - Kraft, blue; Scor-Pal; fonts - Menlo and Before The Rain; Silhouette Studio cut file; ribbon - Michaels; corner rounder - Fiskars.


Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Wishing you, like, Happy Birthday

I got such a kick out of a card designed by Karolyn Loncon, that I just had to do my own version.

You know how a lot of the younger generation, like, uses like in almost every sentence. Well, I loved how the sentiment used it and it seemed so perfect on the sneaker!

I cut the sneaker with my Cameo using a Silhouette Studio cut file. I modified it slightly so the toe was white to mimic the Keds All Star. I machine stitched around and then wound a shoe lace through the holes. I printed the sentiment on my computer.



Supplies used: cardstock - white; patterned paper - Re: Found from Upcycle by Cosmo Cricket; font - Socket; shoelace.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

I am sure a great deal of you have already heard about Operation Write Home, their mission is to donate blank handmade cards for deployed heroes to write home on, as well as write letters of gratitude to encourage them.


I figured what better way to spend Memorial Day than to make some cards to send to them. 


They prefer A2 size cards with not to many embellishments that can fall off, also no glitter, etc. because of safety concerns. You can read more about what they would like on their web site. They also have sketches for you to use and challenges for you to join in on. A very worthy cause!


I made this little birthday card yesterday to send to them. It was inspired by a design by Kim Hughes that I found in my new Card Creations magazine:






Supplies used: cardstock - cream; patterned papers - Buttercream Bobby, Archie Angel Food, Holly Hazelnut, and Betty Bundt all from Confetti by American Crafts, Scrap from my stash (for cake plate); rub on - American Crafts; buttons, twine - my stash; circle punch - EK Success; ink - Cocoa by ColorBox.

Monday, May 28, 2012

Octopus Birthday

I hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day Weekend! I want to throw a huge thank you out to all those who are serving our country and to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice we are indebted to you for our liberty and our freedom!!!!!!!

I am sharing a card today that I made for the challenge over at Lets Capture These Sketches. I cut the Octopus with Life Is A Beach Cricut cartridge and the balloons with a Silhouette Studio cut file.


Supplies used: cardstock - kraft, green; patterned papers are from Barefoot & Bliss by BoBunny; Life's A Beach Cricut cartridge; Silhouette Studio; twine, button - my stash; Pop Dots; paper piercing tool - Bazzill; sentiment stamp - Everyday Sentiments by Whimsical Designs.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Kick Up Your Heels.......

Yay, it's Friday!!! I am looking forward to the weekend, tomorrow I am having a "girls" day with my two lovely daughters.  What a great way to spend a Saturday :)

Today I wanted to share a birthday card I made for my daughter. I am entering it in the sketch challenge over at Card Patterns.

The papers are from American Crafts and the digital image is from Designed 2 Delight. I also added a little stitching.



Supplies used: cardstock - white, brown; patterned papers - Brilliance, Delight, Glow, and Illuminate all in Hello Sunshine by American Crafts, Bitty Dot Basics by Papertrey Inc.; digital image - Designed 2 Delight; border punches - EK Success; floss - DMC; Labels One Nestabilities by Spellbinder; Copic Markers; twine - my stash; toothpicks; Pop Dots.


Thursday, May 24, 2012

Link Up For Pink Challenge #2

Happy Thursday all!

I am so happy to be part of the Link Up For Pink design team!!! Our mission is to help raise awareness about breast cancer. We want to remind all the ladies how important it is to get your mammograms!! Early detection is the key.

We'd like to invite you to participate in Challenge #2 over at our blog. You can create anything you wish as long as it has some pink and has breast cancer awareness as the theme. The design team has come up with some fabulous inspiration for you, so please stop by and check it out.

GSS Blog Hop

Our sponsor for this challenge is A Day For Daisies and we'd like to shout out a big thank you to them!!!
I hope you will stop by their shop and take a look around, they have the most wonderful digital images to create with!! The Prize: for the challenge is a $12 voucher to their store.  A random winner will be announced on Friday, 6/8.


For my projects I used their digital image - Girl Power. I also used digital paper designed by Yolie which you can get free from LUFP !

For my first project I made a card:



Supplies used : cardstock - white, pink; patterned papers - Bitty Dot Basics by Papertrey Inc., striped paper - SEI; digital paper by Yolie - LUFP; Copic Markers; border punch - Fiskars; fornt - LD Kazaam; Labels Eight Nestabilities by Spellbinder; Precision Pen by American Crafts; rhinestones - Kaiser Craft; digital image - Girl Power by A Day For Daisies; Pop Dots.

For my second project I made a necklace. After I had colored and cut out my Girl Power image I scanned  it before attaching it to my card. I saved it as a JPG, resized it and printed it. Then I cut it to fit my pendant. I also made a dangle with some Swarovski crystals, silver findings and a silver ribbon charm.



Supplies used - Sterling Plated Pendant from Jill MacKay collection; digital image - Girl power by A Day For Daisies; necklace chain by Lost and Found; crystals, findings, ribbon charm - my stash.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek at my projects! Now hop on over to Link Up For Pink!!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Just Like Mom / Twisted Sketch # 152

Well, the middle of the week has rolled around and it's time for a new sketch and "twist" for you over at Twisted Sketches. This week our "twist" is Mother and the design team has come up with some fabulous layouts as inspiration for you! Why don't you pop on over to the blog and check out all the wonderful creations, pick up the sketch and play along?

For my layout this week I picked a picture of my Mom and I when we got caught wearing the same top. Pretty funny, huh? Like Mother, Like Daughter I guess, LOL.


Supplies used: cardstock - kraft, orange; patterned papers - Mabel "Play" Silly Stripe, Hazel "Mother" Ledger, Hazel "Fancy" Lots Of Dots, Hattie "Family" Pinstripe, and Mabel "Little Lady" Posies Paper all in Stella and Rose by My Minds Eye; journal spot - Noteworthy by Making Memories; date sticker - Mabel "Love" Label Stickers in Stella and Rose by My Minds Eye; sentiment elemnet - Tabloids by Authentique; title and hummingbird - Silhouette Studio cut files; border and frame - Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge; border punch - Fiskars; flowers - Prima; brads - BoBunny.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Reach For The Sky Graduate / CTO #63

I hope everyone is having a great start to their week!

Since it is Tuesday we are back with another challenge for you over at Celebrate The Occasion, this weeks theme is Graduation. I hope you will come by and see the great inspiration the design team has for you. Get your mojo to work and link up your graduation project, w'ed love to have you play along.

Our sponsor this month is Digi Doodle Shop and we want to shout out a big thank you to them. Pop on by their shop and check out all the wonderful digital images they have, also right now they are having a contest and you can win a 15 gift certificate!!!

Now on to the card I made for this weeks challenge:


Supplies used: cardstock - black, red; patterned papers - Happy and Laughter from Celebrate by Authentique, brads - Eyelet Outlet; sentiment sticker - Celebrate details by Authentique; corner rounder - Fiskars; font - Hoefler Text and Jasmine; sewing machine, Pop Dots.

 

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Winner

I would like to announce the winner of  my blog candy for "A Mother's Heart Is A Patchwork Of Love" blog hop.

I used random.org to pick the winner.

And..... drumroll please

The winner is #13 - Sugarlips





Sugarlips said... 13
Beautiful project. I bet she will love it and the card.

I'm a new email follower.

Congratulations Sugarlips! Email me you address and I will get your stamp set mailed out to you.

Friday, May 18, 2012

DT for Link Up For Pink

For those of you that have been following me for awhile, you know that I am a breast cancer survivor. In fact I am celebrating 10 years cancer free this year!!!!

For obvious reasons breast cancer awareness is a cause that is near and dear to my heart. When I saw that Link Up For Pink was having a design team call I applied right away. I am thrilled to announce that I made the team!!!!!! Yay!!!! It really means a lot to me to be part of this design team.



We will be having two challenges a month leading up to our linking party in October. We have a wonderful group of sponsors and a fabulous design team.  My first project for the design team will be for next weeks challenge on Thursday. I hope you'll come by and play along with our challenges and help spread the word about Breast Cancer Awareness!!!!

Get Your Mammograms ladies!!!!!!!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Birthday Cupcake

We are almost to the weekend gals, got any fun plans? Whatever you are going to do I hope you have a super one!

Today I'd like to share a birthday card I made with my Cameo using a Silhouette Studio cut file. I did a little stitching around the edges with floss to give it some character and sewed some beads on the frosting to look like sprinkles.



The cupcake wrapper is a pocket and the cupcake is an insert. I put a little notch in the cupcake so that I could include money or a gift card.


Supplies used: cardstock - red, brown; patterned papers - Glass Slipper from Ever after and Cheery from Happy Go Lucky both by Pebbles; floss - DMC; beads courtesy of my Mom; ribbon - Michaels; tag punch - Stampin' Up; stamp - Plaid; ink - Festive Berries Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Sharing

I have a few blogs I found while perusing Pinterest and one of them I enjoy going to is Little Birdie Secrets - a nest of creative tips, tricks and tutorials. It is a wonderful blog that you really should check out.

They were featuring a web site called Polka Daisy recently. Michelle at Polka Daisy makes the most beautiful hand stamped jewelry!!! You really should pop on over, but be prepared to drool.

Well, they were having a give away at Little Birdie Secrets and I was lucky enough to win, Yay!!!!! I chose this beautiful necklace to celebrate my ten years cancer free:


Thank you soooo much Michelle and thank you Little Birdie Secrets!! 

 Also, today I'd like to share this beautiful quote my sister sent to me. I think you will love it as much as I did, it is so true!!!




For all my Sisters 

 A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and visiting with her mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the obligations 
of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, 
sober glance upon her daughter.

 'Don't forget your sisters,' she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. 
'They'll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, 
no matter how much you love the children you may have, you are still going to need sisters. 
Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them.'

'Remember that 'sisters' means ALL the women. your girlfriends, your daughters, and 
all your other women relatives too. 'You'll need other women. Women always do.'

What a funny piece of advice!' the young woman thought. Haven't I just gotten married?
Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup!  Surely my husband and the family we may start will be all I need to make my 
life worthwhile!'

But she listened to her mother. She kept contact with her sisters and made more women 
friends each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she gradually came to 
understand that  her mother really knew what she was talking about. As time and nature 
work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman, sisters are the mainstays of her life.

After more than 50 years of living in this world, here is what I've learned:

  THIS SAYS IT ALL:

 Time passes.
  
 Life happens.

 Distance separates.

 Children grow up.

 Jobs come and go.

 Love waxes and wanes.

 Men don't do what they're supposed to do.

 Hearts break.

 Parents die.

 Colleagues forget favors.

 Careers end.

 BUT.........

 Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you.

 A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach.

 When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself,

 the women in your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for
 you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the 
 valley's end.

 Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you....Or come in and 
 carry you out.
  
 Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers,
 Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended family: all bless our life!

 The world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we 
 began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or 
 sorrows that lay ahead.

 Nor did we know how much we would need each other.

 Every day, we need each other still. Pass this on to all the women who help make
 your life meaningful.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Faith Hope and Cherrytea ~: Tuesday TeaTime May 15 !

Faith Hope and Cherrytea ~: Tuesday TeaTime May 15 !

Beautiful tea cup!

Memories of my grandmother come rushing in, she used to collect tea cups!!!

Thank You / CTO Challenge #63

I hope you'll join us this week over at Celebrate The Occasion, for this weeks challenge which is Thank You must use a tag. The design team has some great inspiration for you!

I also want to thank Digi Doodle Shop for sponsoring us this month! They have some really wonderful digital images, so pop over to their shop and have a look. They are having a contest right now and you can win a $15 gift certificate.

I used one of their cute digital images for my card this week. It is called Emily Hug A Heart.


Supplies used: cardstock - 2 shades of pink, white; patterned papers - Bitty Dot Basics by Papertrey Inc., Delicious from Key Lime Pie by Fancy Pants, scrap from my stash; stamp - Inkadinkado; ink - Festive Berries Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger; brads and eyelet - Making Memories; digi image - Digi Doodle Shop; Copic Markers; twine - Lime Twist by My Minds Eye.

 

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Friends

I wanted to enter a few challenges this week as I haven't been doing to much of that lately, so this is my third post for today. For the Mother's Heart blog hop and my other post please scroll down.

This card was made for Mojo Monday sketch challenge this week. I used Echo Park papers from Note To Self.


Supplies used: cardstock - tan and brown; patterned papers - Quotes, Red Dots, Viewmaster, Admit One and Stripes in Note To Self by Echo Park; stickers - Element Stickers in Note To Self; brads - American Crafts and K & Co.; Nestabilities Lacey Circles by Spellbinder; twine - my stash; Pop Dots.

Believe In Yourself

This is my second post for today, if you are here for A Mother's Heart blog hop please scroll down.

I made this card for the sketch challenge over at Cardabilities. I cut the Moroccan background out with my Cameo using a Silhouette Studio cut file. The papers and butterfly are Basic Grey. Unfortunately the orange looks much darker and more orange red in the picture than it actually is in person.


Supplies used: cardstock - two shades of orange; patterned papers - Heirloom and Chiffonier in Curio by Basic Grey; quote - Tabloids by Authentique; Silhouette Studio cut file; flowers - Prima; rhinestones - Kaiser Craft;border punch - Fiskars; Pop Dots

Saturday, May 12, 2012

A Mother's Heart Is A Patchwork Of Love / Day 2

Welcome to the "A Mother's Heart is a Patchwork of Love Blog Hop" day 2.
If you came from Scrappin" Madge then you are on the right path if not you can start at the beginning of the hop with our hostess Lisa at  Honeybearz Designs 

I am glad you are back for day two and hope you are enjoying all the wonderful projects!!! Each blogger participating in this hop is featuring a project having to do with Mother's Day. This super-fun hop will be showcasing cards, layouts and projects that feature anything and everything to do with that special day Mother's Day. You'll find an array of ideas
throughout this hop. From decorations to gift ideas and more we hope you'll enjoy each and every project along the way!! Be sure to leave a comment at each hop stop to show all the participants a little love.

Our hostess Lisa has an abundance of blog candy she will be giving away. Here is a list of all the different sponsors she has for this hop. Lisa will have more details on her blog pertaining to the blog candy.

Pink By Design http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/

Designs on Cloud 9 http://www.designsoncloud9.com/

Cardz TV Stamps http://www.cardztvstamps.blogspot.com/

Getting Cricky With K Andrew http://www.gettingcricky.com/

Paper Piecings By Nikki http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

The Scrapbooking Queens Royal Castle Shoppe http://www.thescrapbookingqueen-royalshoppe.blogspot.com/

SVG Atticts http://www.svgattic.com/

Scrapping Bug Designs http://www.scrappingbugdesigns.com/

Bear Hugs Designs http://artandscraps.com/

This is a two-day blog hop. So, please be sure to stop by both days to see all the amazing projects.

Todays project is a card I made for my sister for Mother's Day. She is a quilter and makes the most beautiful quilts, so I tried to reflect that in her card. Her favorite color is purple, so I chose purple papers. : 






It was pretty easy, although a bit time consuming when it came to the sewing. I simply punched squares out of patterned paper, attached them to a piece of cardstock and then sewed an "X" across each square. I added some lace, a heart button tied with twine and my sentiment, then attached the finished piece to my card base.




Supplies used: cardstock - two shades of purple; patterned papers were scraps from my stash; lace - Jo Ann's; button and twine - my stash; label - Silhouette Studio cut file.



I have som blog candy:







All you have to do to qualify for the drawing for my blog candy is to be a follower and leave a comment on this post. If you leave a comment on both days of the hop you will have two chances to win!!

Now hop on over to Shawnee


Friday, May 11, 2012

A Mother's Heart Is A Patchwork Of Love

Welcome to the "A Mother's Heart is a Patchwork of Love Blog Hop".
If you came from Scrappin" Madge then you are on the right path if not you can start at the beginning of the hop with our hostess Lisa at  Honeybearz Designs 

I am so excited to have you hopping with us!!! Each blogger participating in this hop is featuring a project having to do with Mother's Day. This super-fun hop will be showcasing cards, layouts and projects that feature anything and everything to do with that special day Mother's Day. You'll find an array of ideas
throughout this hop. From decorations to gift ideas and more we hope you'll enjoy each and every project along the way!! Be sure to leave a comment at each hop stop to show all the participants a little love.

Our hostess Lisa has an abundance of blog candy she will be giving away. Here is a list of all the different sponsors she has for this hop. Lisa will have more details on her blog pertaining to the blog candy.

Pink By Design http://www.pinkbydesignstore.com/

Designs on Cloud 9 http://www.designsoncloud9.com/

Cardz TV Stamps http://www.cardztvstamps.blogspot.com/

Getting Cricky With K Andrew http://www.gettingcricky.com/

Paper Piecings By Nikki http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

The Scrapbooking Queens Royal Castle Shoppe http://www.thescrapbookingqueen-royalshoppe.blogspot.com/

SVG Atticts http://www.svgattic.com/

Scrapping Bug Designs http://www.scrappingbugdesigns.com/

Bear Hugs Designs http://artandscraps.com/

This is a two-day blog hop. So, please be sure to stop by both days to see all the amazing projects.

Now on to my project: 



I made this wall decor for my Mom for Mothers Day. I started with a frame that had three 4X6 openings. I removed the glass from the frame before beginning my project.








I cut three pieces of patterned paper from the Periphery collection by Basic Grey for the openings. On the first I printed the word Nest with the Edwardian Script font.



On the second opening I glued a nest and some speckled eggs which I had purchased at Jo Ann's.


For the third opening I printed a vintage bird Image which I downloaded from the Graphics Fairy, fussy cut and attached with Pop Dots.



I hope she likes it!!!

Supplies used: frame - Walmart; patterned paper from Periphery by Basic Grey; font - Edwardian Script; nest and eggs - JoAnn's; bird image - Graphic Fairy.

I'd also Like to share the card I made for her. The silhouette is from Silhouette Studio and cut on my Cameo.



Supplies used: cardstock - light grey, black; patterned papers from Emma's Shoppe and protrait collections by Crate Paper; silhouette cut with Silhouette Studio cut file; ribbon - Michaels; Lace - Walmart; rhinestones - Kaiser Craft; alphabet stickers - Making Memories; antique button - my sister; twine - my stash; sewing machine.


I have some blog candy:







All you have to do to qualify for the drawing for my blog candy is to be a follower and leave a comment on this post. If you leave a comment on both days of the hop you will have two chances to win!!

Now hop on over to Shawnee


Bundle of Joy

I often get my inspiration for cards from magazines, but almost never replicate a card exactly. This card by Kalyn Kepner, from the March issue of Cards, is an exception.  I fell in love with everything about it and kept it the same other than cutting out the silhouette with my Cameo, changing the twine color and using different lettering for the sentiment.

I think it would make a cute Mother's Day card for a Mother-to-be. Also wonderful for a shower.



Supplies used: cardstock - kraft, pink; patterned papers - Dolls, Fabrics, Accent Cuts from Emma's Shoppe Collection by Crate Paper; chipboard accents in Emma's Shoppe Collection by Crate Paper; rub on alphabet - American Crafts; alphabet stickers - Vintage Whimsy by The Girls' Paperie; twine - my stash; Silhouette Studio cut file; sewing machine; Pop Dots

 

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Save the Hooters....

This July I will be celebrating being 10 years cancer free. A huge milestone! As a breast cancer survivor I can attest to the fact that it is super important to get your mammograms. It takes only a few precious minutes and very little discomfort, but can SAVE your life!!!!!

Over at Link Up For Pink they are having a challenge to create a "Pink Reminder" and of course I had to join. For this challenge I created a card. The owls were cut with the Give A Hoot Cricut cartridge, I used the sketch and the free digital download that LUFP provided.


You still have time to play along, you can link up your project by midnight tonight and have the possibility of winning one of 4 prizes!!  

Supplies used: cardstock - white; patterned papers - Delight in Happy Go Lucky & Royal garden, Glass Slipper and Prince Charming in Ever After all by Pebbles; rub on letters - American Crafts; sentiment - digital download from LUFP; border punches - Martha Stewart; pink ribbon pin - my stash.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Cute As A Bug / Twisted Sketch #150

Hello everyone, hope your week is going well. Any of the mothers out there have anything fun planned for Mother's Day?

We have another sketch and "twist" for you to try over at Twisted Sketches! The design team has some fabulous inspiration for you so I hope you'll pop on by the blog and check it out. While your there grab the sketch and have a go at it. The "twist" this week is flower.

I did a layout out of my precious flower, my granddaughter Michelle. She was having a blast in my backyard playing with the new toy I bought.



I cut the title, the flowers and the butterflies out on my Cameo with Silhouette Studio cut files. I love the dimension they give the layout.




Supplies used: cardstock - blue; patterned papers - Candy Confetti, Apple Spritz, Blue Lemonade, Orange Pop, Tropical Twist and Calipso Punch in Bubblegum Hills Collection by KaiserCraft; pearls and gems - Hero Arts; Dymo label maker; Martha Stewart punch; Silhouette Studio cut files; Pop Dots.