Anniversary Card

Hello!  Are you all having a good week??  My week started off great - we had weather in the 80s and I was enjoying some time outside.  Today though, a big turn for the worse..... cold weather, rain and now this evening.....snow!!  In May!!  A very strange occurrence around here!  I thought spring was finally here, but I guess I was wrong!

Anyway, on to my project.....

I made this anniversary card for my grandparents.  If my calculations are correct, they have been married for 66 years now.  Such an inspiration!

I wanted to make something a little different than an A2 card, so I decided to use the scalloped circle card base and layer from the Birthday Bash cartridge.  I thought it went well with the heart image with the scalloped background from the Wedding cartridge.

I'm going to link this card up to this week's Wedding Bells are Ringing challenge over at Bitten by the Bug 2. Thanks for coming by to take a look!

Recipe:
Cardstock from DCWV Shimmer Stack
Scallop card base from Birthday Bash cut at 3.25 inches
Heart image from Wedding cartridge cut at 5 inches
Ribbon from The Paper Studio
Sentiment from My Craft Spot's Happily Ever After set

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  Do you have any special plans for today??  My sweetie and I are going out to dinner tonight, but that's about all for me.  We're keeping it pretty quiet this Valentine's Day.  :-)

I decided to break out my Sweet Tooth Boxes cartridge and make a Valentine treat for my niece.  This was my first time using this cartridge and I must say I was a bit intimidated by the pictures in the handbook.  I tried to pick a container that didn't look too difficult to assemble in hopes I wouldn't overwhelm myself when it came time to try to put the thing together.  So I picked the box with the flip lid.  One of the lids already had a heart cut out of it, which is perfect for Valentine's Day!

 The box turned out to be really easy to put together.  I just may have to try more of these containers!  I cut a scrap piece of plastic film and attached it to the inside of the lid so there would be a clear window into the box and so the candy wouldn't fall out.

As you can probably tell from recent posts, I LOVE the images from the Create a Critter 2 cartridge.  I decided to pick some of those sweet images to decorate the box.

I filled the box with heart shaped Reese's and Dove candies.  I cut 1 inch circles in red and pink and stamped small sentiments on them which I attached to the bottoms of the candies with a glue dot.

I'm going to link this up to the "Be My Valentine" challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut.  Thanks for coming by to take a look and I hope you all have a lovely Valentine's Day!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Pattern cardstock from We R Memory Keepers
Box from Sweet Tooth Boxes cut at 11.25 inches
Koala, frog, owl and monkey from Create a Critter 2 all cut at 2.5 inches
Circles from Plantin Schoolbook cut at 1 inch
Sentiments from My Craft Spot's Always & Forever set
Swiss dots embossing folder
Stickles
Crinkle ribbon, twine and button from my stash

Ladybug Valentine

Happy Monday!  I hope your week is off to a good start!

This week over at Die Cuttin Divas they are having a sketch challenge.  Sketches really used to scare me, but I've really started to enjoy them.  Here is the sketch we were given for the challenge:

I had one more Valentine I wanted to make, so I decided to use this sketch for that card.  Here is what I came up with:

Thanks for coming by to take a look!!

Recipe:

Solid cardstock from Recollections

Pattern cardstock from My Mind's Eye Love Me stack

Frame from Elegant Edges cut at 3.5 inches

Ladybug from Create a Critter cut at 2.25 inches

Face from Peachy Keen Stamps Wide Eyed Kids assortment

Sentiment from My Craft Spot's Always & Forever set

Black embossing powder

i-rock gems

My Heart Belongs to You

Hello and Happy Sunday!  Have you had a nice weekend?  We are enjoying some pretty nice weather here this weekend.

Today I am sharing the Valentine card I'm going to give to my sweetie.  I got the wonderful pattern papers from my friend Missy yesterday and just had to put them to use.  Thanks Missy!!

I kept this card pretty simple since it's going to a guy.  :-)

I'm going to link this card up to the Queen of Hearts challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut.  Thanks for coming by to take a look!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Recollections
Pattern cardstock from My Mind's Eye Love Me stack
Heart from Gypsy Wanderings cut at 7.8 inches
Couple from Sweethearts cut at 3 inches
Sentiment from My Craft Spot's Always & Forever set
Black embossing powder
Black 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

Congratulations to the Happy Couple

Happy Saturday!  I hope you are all enjoying the weekend!!  The weather here has been fabulous - a bit cooler and it feels like fall is in the air.  Such a nice change after all the hot and dry weather we had here in the Midwest all summer.

This week over at Tuesday Alchemy, the challenge is Peace, Love and Happiness in honor of International Peace Day coming up on Friday the 21st.  My step-nephew is getting married in about 3 weeks and I thought this would be a great opportunity to get a card made for him and his bride.  I figure it's fitting for the challenge because I wish them nothing but many many years of peace, love and happiness together!

I used their invitation for inspiration in making their card.  Here is their invitation:

And here is the card I made:

Recipe:
Cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Couple from Sweethearts cut at 3 inches
Flowers from Flower Shoppe cut at 1, 1.25 and 1.5 inches
Leaves from Flower Shoppe cut at 1 and 1.25 inches
Crinkle ribbon
Pearl gems
White chalk
Sentiment from My Craft Spot's Happily Ever After set

Wedding Card

Happy Saturday!  My sweetie and I are enjoying some R&R at the lake with some family.  Loving the getaway!!

Before we left, I made a card for some good friends of ours.  They are getting married in Virginia Beach in about 10 days and we are so excited for them!  We're getting together with them next week so that we can wish them well before their big day.  I'm going to submit this card into the challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut - perfect timing for them to have a 'Wedding Bliss' challenge!  :)

Thanks for coming by and I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!

Recipe:
Cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Frame from Elegant Edges cut at 3.75 inches
Bride and Groom from Wedding cut at 2.75 inches
Sentiments from My Craft Spot's Happily Ever After set
Ribbon from The Paper Studio
Star Dust Sakura gel pen
Devine Swirls embossing folder

Disney Thank You

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you're all having a wonderful week!  Are you ready for Easter??  I'm just getting started on my Easter cards - running a bit late, I know.

This past weekend my sweetie and I were out in California, where we had a second wedding reception since that is where nearly all of my extended family lives.  While we were there, my niece celebrated her birthday at Disneyland.  My parents were gracious enough to treat the family that day, taking advantage of the fact that we were all together - which unfortunately doesn't happen very often.  I wanted to make a thank you card for them to let them know how much we appreciated the day.  My sweetie had never been to Disneyland, only Disney World, and I hadn't been to Disneyland in years.  We had a great time riding the rides, seeing the shows, and of course spending time with family!  Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe:
Solid paper from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned paper from DCWV
'Gawrsh' from Mickey Font cut at 1 inch
Goofy from Mickey Font cut at 3.5 inches
Ribbon from my stash
Sentiment from Friends and Neighbors Set by My Craft Spot
Glossy Accents
White Sakura gel pen

Gift Card Holder

Hello!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and that your week is off to a good start!  The weather was beautiful here and my sweetie and I were able to play golf yesterday.  We both played well, which makes it even more fun.  :)

The card I have to share today is a birthday card I made for a friend of mine.  Her husband likes skulls, crossbones, etc and I think some of that has rubbed off on her.  She has a pirate flag up in her cube at work with a skull and crossbones on it and from time to time I see her with accessories along that line.  So I decided to go along with that theme for her birthday card.  I made a standard A2 size card going horizontally, but I put the crease along the left side so it would open like a book.  I wanted to put a gift card inside and I thought it would look better this way.  To hold the gift card in place, I cut a strip of paper that matched my card base at 1.5 x 4.25 inches.  Then I used a Fiskars border punch for the strip of flowers.  I adhered the flower strip to the 1.5 x 4.25 piece of paper, put adhesive along the sides and bottom of that strip and adhered it to the inside of my card to make a pocket for the gift card to sit in.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.  Hope you have a wonderful week!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from The Paper Studio
Skull and crossbones from Rock Princess cut at 3 inches
EK Success Daisy Chain punch
Twine from My Craft Spot
Button from my stash
White and brown chalk around skull and crossbones
i-rock gems
Glossy Accents and Stickles
Pop dots
Sentiment from Hero Arts Cupcakes set

A Good Friend....

Happy Saturday!  I hope everyone has a fun weekend ahead of them!  A little over a month ago, my sweetie and I got married in Turks and Caicos and this evening we are having a reception here in town to celebrate with our friends and family.  This week has been a little stressful for me as I've been worried about a lot of the little things in preparation for tonight.  I think we're ready though!

This week over at Celebrate the Occasion, the challenge is "Thinking of You."  The card I made for this challenge is one that I am going to give to a good friend of mine who has helped me a lot leading up to not only the reception tonight, but also the wedding last month.  She and I used to work together and had a "Starbucks Friday" ritual.  She no longer works for the same company, but we still try to get together once in a while for our Starbucks fix!  The sentiment is perfect as she has listened to me vent so many times about various things over the past few months.  I wanted to let her know how much I appreciate her listening to my rants as well as all of her help.

Thanks for coming by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Patterned cardstock from DCWV
Coffee cup from Winter Frolic cut at 3.5 inches
Crinkle ribbon
Sentiment from My Craft Spot's Friends and Neighbors set
Black Sakura gel pen
Glossy Accents