Just a Note

Good evening!  I hope you have all had a nice weekend!  We had a nice weekend here weather-wise, and my sweetie and I got a few things done around the house.  Nothing too exciting, but a good weekend overall.

I got to spend a little bit of time crafting today and decided to make a card for the challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut.  The challenge this week is Sound of Music - use something musical on your creation.  I decided to make a simple note card that I could add to my stash for one of those times when I want to send someone a quick note.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Notes from Musical Notes CCR Exclusive cut at 2.75 inches
Allegra embossing folder
Tim Holtz Broken China ink
Sentiment from Pink by Design's Rock On set
Crinkle ribbon
Button and twine from my stash

2 More IFTL Cards

Hello and Happy Friday!

I was really inspired by Madison's I feel the Love project this month and have two more cards to share with you today.  Madison is collecting Valentines for some of the students who survived the tragedy at Sandy Hook in December as well as cards for Ms. Victoria Soto, one of the teachers who was lost that day.  Stop by Madison's blog HERE for more information.

I just love all the images on the Create a Critter 2 cartridge and couldn't resist using nearly all of the Valentine-themed images for these cards.  They're just too adorable!

If you have a bit of time this weekend, be sure to check out Madison's blog and maybe even send a card her way!

Thanks for visiting!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Pattern cardstock from We R Memory Keepers
Bear and koala from Create a Critter 2 cut at 3.5 inches
Swiss dots embossing folder
Sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Happiest Moments set
Twine from My Craft Spot
Crinkle ribbon
Button from my stash

I Feel the Love Card

Good evening!

I wanted to share another card that I'm going to be sending to Madison for her I Feel the Love project this month.  Madison is collecting cards for the family of Ms. Victoria Soto, one of the teachers who lost her life in the tragedy at Sandy Hook last month.  She is also collecting Valentine cards for the students from Ms. Soto's class who survived.  For more information on Madison's project, please visit her blog HERE.

This is the card I made for Ms. Soto's family.  According to Madison's post, flamingos and the color green were among Victoria's favorite things.

You still have a bit of time to send a card to Madison!!  Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and DCWV
Pattern cardstock from DCWV
Flamingo from Life's a Beach cut at 3 inches
White Sakura gel pen
Crinkle ribbon

Another Valentine

Good afternoon and happy Friday!!  I hope you have all had a fabulous week!  Do you have anything fun planned for the holiday weekend?  I'm looking forward to having Monday off - I'm hoping to spend a bit of it crafting!  :-)

I wanted to share another Valentine I made that I'll be sending to Madison's I Feel the Love Project.  This month, Madison is collecting cards for the family of Ms. Victoria Soto, one of the teacher who lost her life in the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary school last month, as well as Valentine cards for Ms. Soto's students who survived.  Please visit Madison's blog HERE for more information.

I'm hoping to have a few more Valentines to share with you soon, as well as a card for Ms. Soto's family.

Enjoy the holiday weekend!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Recollections
Pattern paper from The Paper Studio
Bee from Create a Critter 2 cut at 2.5 inches
Bee mine from Create a Critter 2 cut at 2 inches
White Sakura gel pen
Stickles

Valentine

Good morning!

I was able to spend a bit of time crafting this past weekend - always a good thing!  One of the things on my to-do list was to create some Valentines for this month's I Feel the Love Project.  Madison is currently collecting Valentines for some of the students that survived the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.  Madison is also collecting cards for the family of Victoria Soto, one of the teachers who lost her life.  Please visit Madison's blog HERE for more information.

This is the first card I made for Madison's project this month.  I hope to get a few more Valentines made as well as a card for Ms. Soto's family.  If you have some time send a card to Madison as well!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Recollections
Pattern paper from The Paper Studio
Owl from Create a Critter 2 cut at 3.5 inches
OWL be yours from Create a Critter 2 cut at 3 inches
Martha Stewart Ribbon Loop punch
Swiss dots embossing folder
White Sakura gel pen

Anniversary Card

Happy Saturday!  Are you enjoying the weekend so far?  I got a nice run in this morning and have been able to spend some time crafting, so my weekend is off to a good start.  It was in the 60s here yesterday and today the high is only in the 30s and we could get some snow later.  Crazy how quickly the weather can change!!

This coming Thursday my sweetie and I will be celebrating our first anniversary.  It does not seem like a whole year has gone by already; it seems like it could have been just a few months ago.  I still haven't started on our wedding scrapbook, so I wish it had only been a few months ago - I wouldn't feel so far behind!!

This week over at Fantabulous Cricut, they are having a Tag You're It challenge.  I decided to design my anniversary card so that it would fit this challenge.

I just love the images on the Sweethearts cartridge and decided to go with just the black silhouette to keep the card on the simpler side.  I cut the tag from the Sweethearts cartridge as well, using my Gypsy to hide the cut that was on the tag.

Thanks for coming by to take a look!  Enjoy your weekend!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Pattern paper from The Paper Studio
First Kiss image from Sweethearts cut at 3.5 inches
Tag from Sweethearts cut at 3 inches
Sentiments from My Craft Spot's Always & Forever set
Crinkle ribbon
Black Sakura gel pen

Male Birthday Card

Happy Friday!  I told you I had a few January birthdays to prepare for!!  This is actually the last January birthday card I needed, so I can finally move on to some other projects.  :-)

I made this card for my grandpa.  I still struggle with birthday cards for guys.  It's so much easier for girls I think - you can get away with fun characters more easily and you can add flowers and bling to your heart's content!  LOL!!  Anyway, here is the card I created for him.

I am going to link this card up to this week's challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion - boy's birthday, must use blue. 

Now I'm off to make some Valentine's Day cards that will definitely be much more girly!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill
Pattern cardstock from DCWV
Frames - Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 8 dies
Rub-on sentiment
Ribbon from American Crafts

Hummingbird Birthday Card

Hello and Happy Tuesday!

Just a quick post for you today - I wanted to share the birthday card I made for my grandma.  She loves hummingbirds.  For as long as I can remember she has had a hummingbird feeder on her patio and when we visit she will tell me about the different hummingbirds that she sees regularly.  She would probably sit and watch those little fellas all day if you let her!!

Anyway, a while back I was shopping at a little local scrapbooking store and saw a package of brads that had 2 hummingbird brads in it.  I knew when I saw it that I could use them in some way on a card or creation for my grandma.  Here's what I came up with:

Thanks for coming by to take a look!  I hope you're having a great week so far!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Pattern paper from my scrap stash
Flowers from Pagoda cut at 4 inches
Hummingbird brad
White Sakura gel pen
Twine from My Craft Spot

Birthday Sundae

Happy Friday!  Are you all surviving being back to work after the holidays?  Or are some of you enjoying a few more days off?? 

There are a few January birthdays in my family, so I needed to get started on some birthday cards.  There is a sketch challenge this week over at Die Cuttin Divas, and I was inspired by that for one of my cards.  Here is the sketch:

And here is what I came up with:

I was going through my pattern papers and nothing was appealing to me, so instead I decided to use some embossing folders to create some patterns.  Oh, and the pink I used on the ice cream sundae is a different pink than I used on the card.  I couldn't get it to look good in my pictures, but it shows up better in person!!

Recipe:
Shimmer cardstock from DCWV
Solid cardstock from Bazzill
Ice cream sundae from Sweet Treats cut at 2.5 inches
Sentiment from Scrappy Moms Stamps Everyday Greetings set
White embossing powder
Candy Cane Stripes and Polka Dots embossing folders
i-rock gems

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!  Did you all have a fun and safe holiday??  My sweetie and I rang in the new year with most of his extended family.  We had a great time playing games before toasting the start of 2013.  I hope you all had a great holiday too!

The project I have to share today is the thank you card I used for my Christmas thank yous.  My sweetie's dad and step-mom gave me a Cuttlebug and some Spellbinders dies for Christmas, so I had to make use of those.  :-)

I'm going to submit this in the challenge over at Go Fish - create a snow/winter themed project.  Thanks for coming by to take a look!

Recipe:
Shimmer cardstock from DCWV
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four die
Girl from Winter Frolic cut at 2.5 inches
Face from Peachy Keen Stamps Wide Eyed Kids Assortment
Sentiment from Heidi Grace Designs Greetings set
Silver embossing powder