* no cameras!

This is another Disney layout, and it's based on a sketch that is posted at Scrap-Friendzy. I love the silly smile on Dave! He's so funny! These papers are ScrapWorks, and I've had them for a VERY long time. It's nice to use them! I cut the large circle on my Expression, and the little bubble circles using my Coluzzle.

I hope you're having a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Get It While It's FREE!!

I told you a couple of days ago that Regina at The Cutting Cafe' is giving away the brand new CHRISTMAS DAILY printable stamp set away for FREE! You only have until Thursday night to get it for FREE! I created two title pieces for my 25 Days Until Christmas Book! I used the sentiments available in the free set, and I paired them up with Christmas Tags. I buy a lot of Christmas Tags in the after Christmas clearance sales! I have these two title pieces ready to go in my 25 Days Until Christmas book! What FUN!!


I cut this sentiment out with my oval Coluzzle template, and then I added a Christmas Tag to the center. I love this!

I hope you're having a great day! In case you missed my BIG NEWS yesterday, check out the Making Memories blog!! Woohoo! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Happy World Cardmaking Day! Go grab a cup of coffee, because I have a lot to tell you about today! I love this day . . . because, obviously, I love making cards!


This first card features an AWESOME printable background stamp created by the very talented Regina at The Cutting Cafe'. Here's what else is totally cool . . . I'm giving this Merry Christmas Background printable stamp away in a random drawing! So, if you love it, and you would like to have a chance to win it, leave me a comment! I will draw for it on Tuesday! So, I printed the background stamp directly on my Making Memories ledger paper, I added a crimped Christmas tag, a felt flower, a button threaded with twine (thanks for the twine Chris!), and a rhinestone trio. I love it!


Next, I created some crimped envelope cards for our World Cardmaking Day celebration at Paper Popsicles! If you're looking for some inspiration, please come hang out with us! There are tutorials, and PRIZES! The Paper Popsicles message board is such a great place to be! Come join us today!

This is a Halloween version of the crimped envelope card! Look, it has some candy inside!!

I also posted about color and design inspiration being found anywhere! I just so happen to find mine in Target! I love that store, and I love these pillows. I actually took a picture of them when I was shopping with my girls! I was inspired by both, but I used the rainbow pillow as inspiration for a card!

Here's my rainbow card! I used all paper scraps! I kept the sentiment simple with a Stampin' Up stamp which I cut out with my Coluzzle, and I added some sheer ribbon. I think this is a FUN card! So, check out more inspiration at Paper Popsicles today! There will also be a lot of posts on the blog throughout the day! Have fun!! Be inspired! Get creative!

Have a GREAT day! Thanks for stopping by!

What's Cookin' Good Lookin'

Is this cute or what!?! This is an apron shape and sentiment from The Cutting Cafe'. The apron is from the Apron Shaped Card Set. You get TWO aprons in the set! The sentiment is from the What's Cooking Huge Circle Word Printable Stamp Set. I cut the sentiment out with my Coluzzle and added a Kaiser pearl trio to it. My papers and chipboard are all Sassafrass. I added some CUTE Making Memories button brads to the apron. The ribbon is from my stash. I think this is really cute, and on the inside, I'll be adding "How's about cookin' something up with me?" I think my husband will LOVE this card!!

I hope you're having a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Spooktacular!

I created this card for card challenge #17 on the Paper Popsicles blog. It's a fun sketch . . . create a card if you get a chance! I used Basic Grey Ambrosia papers. I love that I used papers that are NOT for Halloween on this card. The jack 'o lantern was stamped with a Stampin' Up stamp. The spooktacular was also stamped. Fun!

I hope you're having a great week. Thanks for stopping by!

School Days Pencil Box

This is the adorable Pencil Box from The Cutting Cafe'. The sentiment on the box is from the School Days Printable Stamp Set which is also from The Cutting Cafe'.


I used Jack's World papers from Cosmo Cricket. I also added a "school days" brad and a Prima to the lid, and I wrapped some American Crafts ribbon around the box. My niece is starting Kindergarten this year, so I'll be giving this to her when I see her!

I hope you're enjoying your Sunday. Thanks for stopping by!

UR adorable!

I love the sketches at 2 Sketches 4 You, but I don't play along as often as I should! This week, I created a card based on Laura's Sketch 31. I love the way it turned out!


The design team at 2S4Y used Just Rite Stamps. I love Just Rite stamps, but unfortunately, I don't own any! I know . . . it should be a crime! Anyway, when I think cute, circular sentiments, I think . . . The Cutting Cafe'! Regina creates the cutest circular sentiments! This is one of her 99 cents specials! It's the UR so adorable word circle! Cute, huh? I cut it out with my Coluzzle and mounted it on a Nestabilities scallop circle. I did a ton of distressing on this card, and added a lot of chalk ink. I threaded a gorgeous ribbon through the medallion, and I sewed on a Making Memories button. As a final touch, I added a straight pin. Love it!


Here's a close up of the button, ribbon, and pin combination. I love these straight pins! I love this sketch, and I love this card! I also used an awesome card kit that Wendy from ScrapCity sent to me! Fun stuff!

I hope you have a great day, and as always, thanks for stopping by!

fashion designers!

My latest layout features my awesome fashion designers! They got plain white t-shirts from the local library, and they could do whatever they wanted to the shirts before they revealed them at the fashion show. I think they both did an AMAZING job!


Since they're both brilliant and creative, I thought it would be cool to have the photo surrounded by rays of paper. So SUPERSTAR! I love the way the paper rays turned out! The title was done with GCD Studios chipboard and vinyl Thickers. I won the GCD Studios chipboard from Paper Crafts Connection! The paper is Making Memories, and I created a matching journaling circle using my Coluzzle and Nestabilities. I added some gorgeous Primas with Making Memories glitter brads, and I added fantastic velvet Cosmo Cricket ribbon on the bottom of the page. Last . . . I added part of the Rit dye packaging! You can click on the page to see it larger. I just LOVE the way this turned out! Awesome page featuring my most talented girls!!

I hope you have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by!

4th of July Parade

Two posts in one day! Woohoo! I finally got a chance to work with some NEW printable images from The Cutting Cafe'. I love how well they worked with my layout!


You need to click on the layout to see it larger, but the background blue sheet is covered with an amazing 4th of July Background Printable Stamp from The Cutting Cafe'. It's HUGE and perfect for my layout! I also used THREE printable stamps from the Two 4th of July Printable Stamp Sets. The "4th of July" in my title, the "Happy 4th of July" circle, and the circular photo frame are all from this set! For the photo frame, I used the 4th of July circular calendar, and I just cut out the 2009 calendar with my Coluzzle since these photos are from 2006! It makes a great photo frame, doesn't it? On this layout, I also have Sassafras patterned cardstock, Karen Foster patriotic brads, Thickers, a My Mind's Eye blue star, a QuicKutz photo corner, rhinestones, and awesome large blue ric rac. I'm thrilled with the way this page turned out!!

I hope you're having a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Blog Card . . . Again!

Did you ever notice that if you have a bunch of paper scraps out on your desk, sometimes it's just easier to make another card rather than putting them all away? That's what I did. I made another blog card! This card features two sentiments from the 23-sentiment Blog Set over at The Cutting Cafe'.


I cut the larger sentiment with one of my rectangle scallop Nestabilities, and the other was cut out using my Coluzzle. I cut it twice to make a ring, and I put a small Prima in the center. The flower center is a little epoxy/metal embellishment, and it says, "hi". I added some rhinestones, and that's it. Another fun, colorful card!

I hope you have a great day. Thanks for stopping by!

School Bus Driver Card

Regina at The Cutting Cafe' is always hard at work creating awesome printable stamps! Here is the latest, which I needed TODAY! I just finished making this card, I picked up the girls, and it's been hand delivered to their band bus driver!


I used the School Bus Driver Printable Stamp Set at The Cutting Cafe'. It's just perfect for end of the school year thank you cards! I used all Cosmo Cricket Get Happy papers and twill. I love the way I was able to print "World's Best Bus Driver" within the patterned paper circle! Cool, huh? I added some silver brad hubcaps to the bus! I also added a cute Prima with a Making Memories brad center. I love the way this turned out! It's funky and cool, because it's from two Junior High School students! You can click on the card to see it larger.

I hope you're having a great Friday! Have a nice long holiday weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Mother's Day - We Love You

I don't know when Regina at The Cutting Cafe' finds time to sleep! She is always creating more fabulous printable stamps and cutting files! I created a Mother's Day card for my mother-in-law using the new Happy Mother's Day huge circle set.


Now, this huge circle is actually sized to perfection to go on the Circle Shaped Card. However, I decided to feature it on a square card instead. It looks wonderful! I used Colorbok patterned paper and chipboard pieces. I added a rhinestone trio, and that's it! The card is done! I think it looks great, and I think my mother-in-law will really like it!

I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted something crafty! I've been so busy lately with the girls' activities and with things around the house. The weather is finally beautiful, and with that comes my most dreaded spring /summer chore . . . cutting the grass! I've only done it twice this year, and already I'm dreading the rest of the time that I need to do it! Yuck! Anyway, I hope you've been doing well. Happy Monday, and thanks for stopping by!

Scrapping Recipe Challenge #46

This is my layout for Scrapping Recipe Challenge #46 at Sketches! {by Tamara}.


This week, we were challenged to use the following three items on our cards or layouts:

• Stitching, real or faux
• rub-ons
• a winged thing (bird, butterfly, fairy, etc.)

I used Scenic Route Laurel papers, flowers, alphabet stickers, and ribbon. I used DCWV rub ons for my stitching. I also added a chipboard piece with a bird as my flower center. I journaled on the computer and I used my Coluzzle to cut the circle. You can click on the layout to see it larger.

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Mother's Day Card

Regina at The Cutting Cafe' has created an AMAZING All About Mom set of printable stamps. It's huge, and it's NOT just for Mother's Day. If you need to make a card for your mom at any time during the year, for whatever reason, this set is for YOU! Plus, if you purchase the huge MOM set before Tuesday night, April 21st, at midnight, you can get TWO other sets at The Cutting Cafe' for FREE! That's a bargain!! Check it out on The Cutting Cafe' site!


I had some fun with creative cutting on this card! I took a circular sentiment and cut it twice with my Coluzzle to create a ring. I then cut two slits in another sentiment so that I could have the ringed sentiment go through the other sentiment. It turned out great! The larger sentiment was cut out with a Nestabilities scallop rectangle. The papers and chipboard swirl are by Colorbok. To finish it off, I added a Prima flower stack that is secured with a Making Memories rhinestone brad. I love this, and more importantly, my mom will too! I need to get working on my mother-in-law's card next!

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Scrapping Recipe Challenge #42 & 52 Sketches

Once again, I combined my Scrapping Recipe Challenge from Sketches! {by Tamara} with a sketch from 52 Sketches. This is my layout for Scrapping Recipe Challenge #42, and it's based on Sketch #12 at 52 Sketches . . . 52 Weeks.


The three items that needed to be used on my layout are:

• Stitching or Sewing
• Hardware
• Embossing (dry or wet)

I used FUN Mr. Campy papers, journaling cards, and ribbon from Cosmo Cricket. I stitched used my sewing machine. The fish cluster is heat embossed, and my hardware is a brad trio on the twill ribbon. I cut the journaling card in a circle using my Coluzzle, and I placed that on a Nestabilities scallop circle mat. The photo corners were cut using my QuicKutz. I love the way this layout turned out! Great sketch too! You can click on the layout to see it larger.

I hope you have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday Circle Card

Two posts in one day! Please be sure to look at Jessica's monochromatic layout below! I just made this quick card, so I thought I would get it posted! I used wonderful cutting file from The Cutting Cafe'. If you haven't visited Regina's site for a while . . . you need to take a look at what she's been working on!


I used the NEW Huge Happy Birthday Circle Set, and I just LOVE it! Regina has a special going on now. If you buy one of her NEW Circle Sets, you get the Circle Shaped card for FREE! I also used the Circle Shaped Card on this card! The papers and ribbon are Mr. Campy by Cosmo Cricket. I hand cut the card shape, but then I used my Coluzzle to cut the ring and the sentiment circle. I made this card for my Dad's birthday! I usually struggle with masculine cards, but I think this one turned out GREAT!

I hope you have a great day, please check out Jessica's layout below, and as always, thanks for stopping by!

More ScrapCity March Reveals

I have two more projects to show you today. These were both created using products from Crafter's Alley. Charlie is our ScrapCity sponsor for the month of March. One of the things that she sent to our Creative Team member is Core'dinations cardstock, and we all had so much fun creating with this cardstock!


Here's another card that I created featuring the cardstock! This cardstock is wonderful in the Cuttlebug. I embossed the card front, and then lightly sanded the raised image. Such a pretty effect! The scalloped circular sentiment is from The Cutting Cafe'. This image comes from the All Occasion Circle Scallop set. LOVE IT!! I cut the sentiment and the mat both with my Coluzzle. I added a gorgeous Prima (also from Charlie at Crafter's Alley!) with a Making Memories button center. Ribbon was added to the bottom of the card front along with a rhinestone trio. I love the way this card turned out!


I also created this fun layout! The paper, "summer" card, and large die cut flower are all by My Mind's Eye. I got all of this MME from a great value kit at Peachy Cheap! I am loving Peachy Cheap! Awesome deals of the day! I used the Core'dinations cardstock to make my title and my photo frame. The photo frame is strips of paper, and the title is QuicKutz. I embossed all of it in my Cuttlebug and lightly sanded it. I added a trio of bright Primas next to the "summer" card. The layout also has Making Memories brads and a trio of rhinestones. Love it!

Happy Friday everyone! It's already 50 outside, so I will be taking a long walk with Princess. We have some rain coming, but at this time of year, that's to be expected. Don't forget to set your clocks ahead before you go to bed on Saturday night! Have a great weekend everyone, and thanks for stopping by!

Scrapping Recipe Challenge #22

It's Scrapping Recipe Challenge day at Sketches! {by Tamara}, and this is my layout using Scrapping Recipe Challenge #22. Be sure to check out what the other design team members created using this awesome recipe!


The recipe this week was to use the following on a card or a layout:

• 1-2 designer papers
  embossing (dry or wet)
  the use of a charm as an embellishment

If you use this recipe, be sure to link it back to the Tamara's site! I really loved this recipe, because I heat embossed, and it was so much fun getting out my heat gun! I forgot how fun and amazing heat embossing is! I used Basic Grey Motifica papers, tags, and alphabet stickers. I used my threading water punch, Lil' Davis chipboard letters for the main title, and a Stampin' Up stamp for the "genuine article" circular image under the title. I cut the image out with my Coluzzle. The large flower and the small flower are also from a Stampin' Up set, and like I mentioned, I heat embossed them. I used copper embossing powder, and I then detail cut them and attached them to my page with brads. At the bottom of one of the photos, I added a Doodlebug plastic charm that says "together". I'm THRILLED with the way this page turned out! I love it!

I slept in a little today, because the girls do not have school. It was awesome getting some extra sleep! I'm off to shower and then VOTE! I hope the line isn't too long!! I hope you have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Relax

At 4 Scrappy Sisters, one of the September challenges was so use a large element on your page, so I decided to use this giant Scenic Route arrow. How fun!


I could not get a good photograph of this page. The colors are so pretty, and I really couldn't capture it. I took these photographs standing up in the girls' skyfort. They were relaxing on the grass in the backyard, and I just couldn't resist taking pictures of them! The glitter chipboard letters are by ScrapWorks. The chipboard piece I used for the center of my Prima says "simple pleasures", and it's also by Scenic Route. I cut the circles with my Coluzzle, and I added two QuicKutz photo corners. I also used my Uniball Signo pen to add some white dot trios. I love the way this page turned out. You can click on it to see it larger.

Well, I don't want to jinx anything, but there is HUGE excitement in the Chicagoland area. Both the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox have clinched their divisions, and they will both be playing post-season playoff games. I cannot even tell you how exciting that is for us! Go Cubs Go! That's all I have to say . . . for now!!

I hope you have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

BBTB - Clown Challenge & Sketches! Recipe Challenge

I have two design team projects to show you today! First off, at Bitten By The Bug, we were challenged to use the clown on the Paper Dolls cartridge. I don't have that cartridge, so thank you AGAIN to the wonderful DeeDee for sending me the cut so that I could participate. Be sure to check out what the other BBTB designers created for this Paper Dolls clown challenge! They amaze me every single week!


This is my card. DeeDee cut his outfit on the cutest double-sided papers. I chalked some edges, pieced him together, added some personality to the face with chalk and googly eyes, and I finally added some orange Stickles. The "celebrate!" is a Stampin' Up stamp, and I mounted it on pop dots so that it looks like the clown is holding the sign. I added some ribbon, a trio of brads, and some doodling around the green card front. I'm not really into clowns, but I have to admit that this turned out pretty cute!

Next, this is my first week as a part of Tamara's Recipe Challenge Design Team at Sketches! {by Tamara}. We were challenged to use 3+ patterned papers, chipboard, and circles. I love it, and this is the page that I came up with!


I used some Karen Foster dog papers, plus a Basic grey patterned paper. I even stamped on yet another patterned paper. I used my Coluzzle to cut the circles on my page, and the "DOG" letters are Chip Chatter chipboard. I did some detail cutting for some accents and added lots of chalk ink distressing. I love the way this page turned out! Be sure to check out the cards AND layouts that were created for the scrapping Recipe Challenge 13! Awesome work!

Well, we survived the parade yesterday, and it was so HOT! I'll post a couple of photos tomorrow. It's going to be another hot and humid day today, so it's a good day for me to stay in and clean the house! I have lots to do plus plenty of laundry to take care of! I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend, and thanks for stopping by!