Weekly Challenge # 18: Back to the Basics

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for stopping by as well as to the new followers of this blog.  I really got to tell you that I really love this card, even though it isn't blue (lol), but its simple with clean lines.
Since it is the Valentine's season.  I thought this card would fit right in (lol). What do you think? Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD Bless!

I am entering this card into the following challenge:

Cricut Circle Weekly 18:  Back to Basics
     --you must use the cartridges that  came with your Cricut or Gypsy-
     --3 Cricut cuts

Recipe:


Card Stock (Recollections, Wausau)
Cuttlebug (Heart Folder)
EK Success Punch (Corner Rounder)
Martha Stewart Punch (Heart)




Card Size:  A2

MAG Challenge #12

Hello Everyone,

This week at MAG is all about special deliveries.  We are using the 3-Birds on Parade (p. 70) Cartridge.  I thought that I would be a little creative with the card base.   Yes, (in unison everyone) I made another pocket card (lol) and its in pink (WHAT?).  I hope you enjoy this card.  Comments are welcome.  GOD Bless!!

Recipe:

Card Stock ( Recollections)
EK Success Punch (Cloud)
Scrappy Mom Stamps (Simple Sentiments)
Stampin' Up (Ink, Round Tab Punch)

Card Size: A2

Princess & Black, White,Grey or Silver Challenges

Hello Everyone,

Thanks again for stopping by.  Here is my second post for today.  I just had to get these challenges in before they expired.  I wanted to enter them earlier, but you know how it is when the cards you want to use just are not right (of course in my mind).  Needless to say I have a couple of cards that I can use at a later date.  Hopefully you enjoy this card.  Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD Bless!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Made by MoMo's --Anything Princess
Crafting With Cristina--Black, White, Silver or Grey Challenge

Recipe:

Card Stock (Recollections)
Cuttlebug (D'vine Swirls)
Foam Squares (3-D)
Ribbon (Black)
We R Memory Keepers (Stub)

Cupcake Card!

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to all the new followers and thanks for stopping by.  Today I decided to get a few challenges in. This will be the first of two posts.  This is such a fun card.  I love the colors in this paper.  If you are wondering if this is another pocket card, then yes you are correct.  The next post won't be.  Have a great day.  Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD Bless!!

I am entering this card into the following Challenge:

Mary's Challenge at Cardz TV:  Cupcake Challenge (any cupcake, digital, stamp Cricut cut, etc.).

Recipe:

Card Stock (DCWV, Nana Kids, Recollections)
Cuttlebug (D'vine Swirls)
Paper Trey Ink Stamp
Ribbon (Orange Polka Dots)
Stapler (Red Staples)
White Gel Pen

Card Size:  A2

Hi There Friend Pocket Card

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for stopping by.  I have another post for you, but first I want to give a shout out to  Amy at Love to Crop.  We chatted through email. It was fun.  Have fun at your scrap booking party.

Yes indeed another pocket card.  Remember what I said I love pocket cards, making them, and finding new ways of make them. With this pocket I made it a few weeks ago when we worked with the Pagoda cartridge for the MAG challenge, but I could not use it because I used another cartridge.  Here it is.

I have since discovered a new way of making a pocket card,  and I love it.  At a later time I will share it with you and the source from whence it came (lol). I hope you enjoy looking at my ever growing mountain of pocket cards.  Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD Bless.  I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Paper Play Challenge # 11 Back to Black
Paper Cutz Challenge #75-Its your choice (Any color or theme, LO, card or project)

Recipe:

Card Stock (Recollections)
EK Success Border Punch (Scallop Scallops)
Eyelets (Flower)
Foam Squares (3-D)
Martha Stewart Punch (Foliage)
Paper Trey Ink (Stamp)
Stampin Up Punch

Card Size:  5 x 7

Blog Award: Yayyyyyyy!

Hello Everyone,

I just want to thank everyone for stopping by and to share some good news with.  I have received a blog award from three individuals.  I am so honored ladies that you shared this with me.  Upon receiving this award I must thank the person (s) and link it back to their blog, inform all the new recipients of their award, and share 8 things about myself.   Pass it on to 8 individuals (blogs) that you recently discovered.  Now, onto the thank you 's.

Thank you:

Jessica--Chick-n-Scrap
Judy--Crafty JAR
Linda--Fancy Framework

I just want to thank you ladies again for thinking of me when it came to choosing your recipients of this award.  You are amazingly talented.  I have visited your blogs and I encourage everyone to stop by and visit you as well.

I am to tell you 8 things about myself...okay here it goes

1.  I am a MSU graduate (MSW)
2.  I am married with no children at present
3. Love "skyping" and meeting new people.
4. Love commenting on blogs.  I love seeing your creations and being inspired to do something.
5. I love finding guest designers on my visits to your blogs.
6. I have a new love--pocket cards.  I love making them and finding new ways to make them.
7. I am the oldest of five siblings
8. I am Cricut Cartridge "Junkie" or shall I say collector (lol)

I am passing this award onto eleven individuals at present and I will choose another thirteen individuals later on.  I believe you all deserve this award.

So here they are in no particular order.  Congratulations to You!!


Trell --Polka Dots, Paint & Cake Batter
Tammy --Positively Magnificient Scrapper
Jenny--Crazy About Cricut
Angela--Krafting with Kings
Runnergirl--Runnergirl Creations
Angel--Owlbeescrappin
Candice--Stampin Pearls with Candice
Daisylove Creations
Liz--liz's paper loft
Yolie--Just Yolie, Just Create
Samantha--Samantha J Designs

MAG Challenge #11

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for stopping by.  This week  at MAG we are to use Tags, Bags, Boxes and More (p. 130) to create a project.  Believe me when I say this one was hard.  It was hard for me.  MAG challenge by the page is truly a challenge blog.  Before cutting the paper I put it in the imagine to print the balloons on the box.  For the card I used the ovals/window in the box and welded them together.  I think this project is okay, but you tell me what you think.  Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD Bless.

Recipe

Card Stock (Bazzill, Recollections)
Cuttlebug (Happy Birthday Folder)
EK Success (Oval Princess)
Hershey Almond Kisses
Ribbon

How about Something Sweet?

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you are ready for this post.  Guess what?  I was playing around today and I have (I think) invented another kind of pocket card (don't get too close I think these things are contagious--lol). I have not seen this kind of card before on anyone's blog.  Yep, another kind of pocket card.  I call it a Matchbook Pocket Card.  There is just something about having a secret message/present inside. I hope you like it.  I used scraps from previous cards (that is always a plus--lol).  Well, tell me what you think.  Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD Bless.

I am entering this card into the following two challenges:

Emma's Imagination Monday Challenge-The theme is "Sweet"
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge--Incorporate Something Sweet on your project

Recipe:

Card Stock (Nana Kids, Recollections)
Cricut Imagine
EK Success Punch (1-inch Circle)
Foam Squares (3-D)
Hero Arts Stamp
Ribbon
Scrappy Mom Stamps (Sweet Somethings)
Stampin' Up Punch (Round Tab)
Stapler (Red Staples)

Card Size: A2

Cricut Circle Challenge 16: Cute as a Button

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for stopping by.  I made two cards using the same sketch.  Talk about work.  Trying to reduce everything from a scrapbook page to card size is a totally different animal all together (lol).  Below is a copy of the sketch. I am submitting the first card into the Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge:  Cute As a Button.

The Cricut Circle has a sketch challenge.  As participants in this challenge we can either make a card or a scrap book page.  We are to use buttons of course, using a baby theme (Its a Boy). I hope you like my interpretation in the form of a card.  Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD Bless.  If you have any questions please feel free to click on my contact me button at top and I will answer your questions as promptly as possible.

Recipe:

Card Stock (Recollections)
Cuttlebug (Swiss Dots Folder)
Foam Square (3-D)
Hero Arts Stamp (Hearts)
Martha Stewart Punch (Embossed Button, Ribbon Loop)
Stampin' Up (Ink)

Card Size:  A2

The Paper Variety: Going Pink

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for stopping by.  I have another card for you to view.  No, its not another pocket card (lol).  This is my second post for the day.  Please take a look at the previous card.  Tell me what you think. Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD Bless!   I am entering this card into the following challenge:

The Paper Variety--Color Challenge (Pink, Black, & or White)

Recipe:

Bling
Card Stock (Recollections)
Cuttlebug (Sweetheart File Folder)
Martha Stewart Punch (Arrow & Heart)
Ribbon
We R Memory Keepers Punch (Deco)

Card Size: A2

MAG Challenge #10

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for stopping by.  I am so excited to have our guest designer Nicole from Creative Delights by Nicole visiting with us at MAG this week. I love the things she does with vinyl.  She is the vinyl Queen.  She is totally AMAZING!!! Stop by her blog and see what she has created this week!!

I am so into pocket cards right now and I don't know why.  I  like them because of their versatility (looks, use, and sizes).  They really have been really fun to make.  At MAG we had another challenging task make a card/project using the Storybook Cartridge (p. 69).  After looking at the page here is what I came up with and I also decided that this little guy looks like he is flying underneath a tree. Okay, have you guessed what I used.  I will tell you.  I used the top note in order to make the lid of the pocket card.    Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD Bless!

Recipe:

Card Stock (Bazzill, Colorbok, Recollections)
Hero Arts Stamps (Everyday Sayings)
Martha Stewart Border Punch (Tulip Garden)
Paper Crimper (lovin' this)
Shaped Brads (Leaves)
Stampin' Up (Ink, Round Label Punch)
We R Memory Keepers Punch (Corner Rounder)
Wooden Bird (Joann's)

Cooking with Cricut & Cricut Cardz Challenge

Hello Everyone,
Thanks for stopping by again.  Believe it or not but I have another card for you to view. Remember the movie WALL-E?  Well, here is a card to warm your hearts (hopefully).  I love this movie.  When I heard about the challenges then I decided why not.  So here we go. Tell me what you think.  Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD Bless. I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cricut Cardz Challenge--Red, Black, White (Color Challenge)
Cooking with Cricut--Glittermania (Bling it up--Don't hold Back)

Recipe:
Bling
Card Stock (Recollections)
Cuttlebug (Swiss Dots Folder)
Foam Squares (3-D)
We R Memory Keepers Punch (Deco)

Card Size:  A2

Cricut Circle Monthly Challenge (Scraplift a Blog Project)

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for stopping by.  This is my second post for today (Whew! what was I thinking? lol).  I am entering this card into the Cricut Circle  January Challenge (Scraplift a Blog Project). I used A Child's Year, hopefully the crystals look like shiny raindrops (that's my hope, anyway). This sketch was designed by Jana Eubank and then introduced by Dianna Misner  for the 11th weekly challenge.  I did not participate then,  but I thought going through the archives of the blog would be fun and here is the sketch revisited. Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD bless.

Requirements for this challenge are as follows:
  At least 2  or more Cricut cuts
  Must use 2 sponsors of Cricut Circle
 Must use a project (Scraplift) from Cricut Circle Blog for inspiration.

Recipe:

Bling (Clear, I-Rock)
Card Stock (Bazzill)
Cuttlebug (Swiss Dots Folder)
EK Success Punch (Swirly Flower)
Stampin' Up  Border Punch (Dotted Scallop Ribbon)
We R Memory Keepers Punch (Corner Rounder)

Card Size:  A2

Terrific Tuesday Challenge #1 Birthday Bash

Hello Everyone,
I have another card for you.  I am submitting this Elephant Pocket Card (Yes, another one) into the Scrappy Mom's First Ever Terrific Tuesday Challenge.  Yayyy! This card just looks like fun. What do you think?  Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD Bless!

Recipe:
Brads
Balloon Buttons
Card Stock (Core'dinations,Nana's Kids)
EK Success Border Punch (Diamond Lace)
Foam Squares (3-D)
Hemp
Scrappy Mom Stamps (Sweet Somethings)
Stampin' Up Punch ( Round Tab)

Card Size: 5 x 7

Lots of Challenges!

Hello Everyone,
Thanks for stopping by.  I love the colors of this card.  What do you think?  Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD bless.  Here is another pocket card that I am submitting into the following challenges:

MoMo-Snow Theme
Jitterbuggin-Snow & Something Blue
Cooking With Cricut--Snow Fun (Challenge 11)
Papercuts Challenge-Metal--(Challenge #73)
Fantabulous Cricut--Winter Warmies (Challenge #42)
Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge--Feeling Frosty (Challenge # 15)
Paper Variety--Snowflakes

Hello Everyone!  I am so excited I won Top Chef Award (Cooking with Cricut) with this card. Yayyyy! Thanks Cooking with Cricut.

Recipe:

Card Stock (DCWV, Recollections)
Eyelets (Snowflake, round)
Hemp
Krylon (Glossy White Paint)
Paper Crimper
Recollections (Snowflakes)
Ribbon
Scrappy Mom's Stamps (Winter Wishes)
Snowflake (Wooden)
Stampin' Up (Rounded Corner Tab)
We R Memory Keeper Punch (Corner Rounder)

Viewer's Choice Challenge

Hello Everyone,

I want to thank you for stopping by to view this card.  This is a "Joy Fold" card that I haven't done in a while and thought it would be good to do another one.  I am entering this card into Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge.  We are to choose any older cartridge and prepare a project.   The theme for this challenge is LOVE and it has to have a heart.  Since I couldn't get a photo of the whole card I decided to do a couple of the angles.  Comments are welcome and GOD Bless.

Recipe
Card Stock (Recollections)
Foam Squares (3-D)
Martha Stewart Edge Punch (Swirl Lace)
The Paper Company Stamps
Versa Mark (Clear Embossing Ink)

Card Size:  A2

MAG Challenge #9

Hello Everyone,
Again I want to thank you for stopping by as well as choosing to follow this blog.  I am hoping this stop will provide you with a little visual entertainment and you leave inspired.
This week at MAG a twist has been added to the challenge.  As if only using a certain cartridge and specific page and using only the items from that page wasn't challenge enough.  An Accordion Fold was added into the mix.  This is great for anyone wanting to learn a new card base.  The tutorial is posted on MAG's blog.  Are you up to the challenge?  Yep,  its hard, but everything else will seem like a cake walk. I made this a thank you card.  I never seem to have enough of them on hand. Okay, I must admit that I just think this fat little bear is so cute and I wanted to make a card with him for a while.   I have shown a picture of the card closed with the belly band and opened.  Hope to see you at MAG. Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD bless, but most importantly have fun!!!

Recipe:
Bling
Card Stock (Recollections)
EK Success Punch (Diamond Lace, Swirly Flower)
Martha Stewart Punch (Foliage, Thank you)
We R Memory Keepers Corner Punch (Stub)


Card Size without bears: A2
with bears: will fit in a 4 1/2 x 6 inch envelope

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge

Hello Everyone,

Again I want to say thank you for stopping by. I have yet another post for you to view.  I thought I would try something new.  A Round Pocket Card.  I really like how this one turned out.  Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD Bless!  I am entering this card into the Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge.

The Theme:

any card shape other than a square or rectangle

must have a number

and bling of some kind

Recipe:
Bling (clear adhered with tulip}
Card Stock (Recollections)

Cricut Cardz Challenge 56

Hello Everyone,

It seems the New Year's Celebration continues on with this challenge. Thanks once again for stopping by. I am on a pocket card craze. My blogging/skype buddies will tell you that my New Year's resolution was to make sure that all my cards fit in an A2 size envelope~ Well....these cards are not even close. Comments are welcome. Enjoy and GOD Bless. I am definitely gonna practice on a much smaller version of the card. I will keep you informed or do a video on it and then load it as soon as I can get my camera angle right.

I am entering this Pocket Card into the following challenge:
Cricut Cardz Challenge 56--New Year's card with a clock

Cricut Circle Challenge--Must have a number

Recipe:

Card Stock (Core'dinations, Recollections)
Cuttlebug (D'vine Swirls folder)
EK Sucess Punch (Corner Rounder, Swiss Cheese)
We R Memory Keepers Puncher

Card Size: 5 x 7 inches

Alphabet Challenge & Craftyhos Challenge & Really Reasonable Ribbon

Hello Everyone,
Thanks for stopping by.  Are you ready for some cuties.  I think pooh is just the cutest, cuddliest bear ever! I used my imagine in order to get the correct  RGB code for pooh's color. When I made the one it was so cute I just had to make the counterpart.  I must warn you do not try to pinch these cheeks (lol).  Comments are welcome.  Enjoy and GOD bless.  As you can see I  am entering these cards into the following challenges with their themes.
 Alphabet Challenge--I is for infants
Crafty Hos--babies
Really Reasonable Ribbon-Something New Plus Ribbon

Recipe:
Card Stock (Bazzill, Recollections)
Cuttlebug (D'vine Swirls)
EK Success Punch (Cloud)
Foam Square (3-D)
Imagine (RGB)
White Ribbon (Organza)

Card Size:  A2

Happy Chinese New Year

Hello Everyone,
I want to again say Happy Chinese New Year! I want to enter this Money Envelope into the following challenge Emma's Imagination Monday Challenge. While preparing for this challenge I discovered this is the year of the rabbit. I cut out the rabbit, numbers and Happy New Year with my imagine. These colors really compliment one another well. Anyway, let me know what you think. Comments are welcome. Enjoy and GOD bless

Red representing good luck
Gold representing wealth and prosperity

Recipe:

Card Stock (DCWV, Recollections)
Imagine

Celebrate with Flourish

Cricut Classic Font
Martha Stewart Cake Art
Martha Stewart Border Punch (French Scroll)

We R Memory Keepers Punch

Winner for the Rocking New Year Blog Hop!!!

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for stopping by.  I just wanted to share the winner of Rockin' New Year Blog Hop hosted by Jen of  Simply Chic Design by Jen.  I want to say thank you  to everyone who participated.

The winner is...

Lisa of  Lisa's Scrap'n Shack

Lisa if you email me and send me your information I will get your cartridge right out to you.  Congratulations!!!!

thanks again!!

MPS Design Team Challenge Submission

Hello  and Happy New Year once again Everyone,
To all the new followers thank you for choosing to follow this blog.  Hopefully, you will love my hobby of paper crafting as much as I do.  My hope is that I, along with you, will continue to grow along this crafting journey.

I am submitting this pocket fold card into the My Pink Stamper's Design Team Challenge and Submission.  Each participant is to use her favorite colors (Pink, Green, Brown and then we can choose an optional color--my favorite color is blue, any shade). MPS also wants us to use our favorite cartridge, but I must honestly say that it is a toss between four (Birthday Bash, Smiley Cards,  Create-A-Critter, and Simply Charmed.  I really love the faces. In order to enter this challenge or submit your project you must have a blog, must create a new project for this challenge, you must have a cricut or an imagine, and the participants must not be on a design team that have products that have a conflict of interests with MPS.  Robyn (MPS) mentioned in her video that she has been blog hopping to pick design team members (how exciting!!!!!), and there are only two spots left for new DT members.  I hope you enjoy this submission.  Comments are welcome.  GOD bless.  Now, onto the recipe of this card...

Recipe:
Bling (Recollections)
Card Stock ( Recollections, Stampin' Up)
Martha Stewart Punches ( Double Loop, Hydrangea)
White gel pen (Sakura)


Card Size 5 x 7 inches