FCCB #153 - Spring is in the Air

Happy Monday!  It's time for another fun challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut!!  This week's challenge is "Spring is in the Air".  We want to see your projects with kites or balloons on them.

I tried to keep the colors bright and cheerful for spring and thought I'd make a card to send to someone just to let them know I'm thinking of them on a nice spring day.  We were teased last week with a couple of very spring-like days.  It's been colder and rainy over the weekend.  I'm hoping we get more of that spring weather soon!!

I'm looking forward to seeing all your spring creations with kites or balloons on them!  Be sure to link up at Fantabulous Cricut by next Sunday!!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill
Pattern papers from my stash
Kite from Sugar and Spice cut at 4 inches
Sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Fabulous Phrases set
Crinkle ribbon
Crystal gems

DCD #76

Greetings!  Hope everyone's weekend is off to a good start!!

Die Cuttin Divas is hosting another great challenge this week - Anything Goes!  I thought I would take this opportunity to try something I've never done before.  Have you seen some of the fabulous cascading cards out there in blogland??  There are some amazing creations out there!!

I found a great tutorial HERE and had no problems getting the card base put together.  I will admit though, once I got that complete, I was a bit overwhelmed thinking about how I was going to add on to the card.  There just seemed to be so much space to fill in!!  Here's my first attempt at a cascading card - I'm sure I'll be making another card in this style sometime!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Pattern cardstock from DCWV
Flower from Sugar and Spice cut at 1.25 inches
Stroller from 9 Months cut at 1.75 inches
Safety pins from Sugar and Spice cut at 1.75 inches
Onesie from New Arrival cut at 2 inches
Rattle from 9 Months cut at 2 inches
Butterfly from New Arrival cut at 1.5 inches
Bottle from 9 Months cut at 2 inches
Frame and shadow from Elegant Edges cut at 3 inches
Sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Sweet Baby set
White and brown chalk
Black and white Sakura gel pens
Glossy Accents
Stickles

Valentine's Pail

The project I have to share today is a clear pail that I decorated for Valentine's Day.  I plan to fill it with peanut M&Ms for my sweetie.  Peanut M&Ms are one of his favorite candies.  I put some in his Christmas stocking this year and have gotten in 'trouble' for eating some of them, so I figure I will replenish the stash.  I decided to decorate the pail for a cute way of packaging the candy.

Also, over at Die Cuttin Divas and My Craft Spot this week, the challenges this week is Anything Goes so I'm submitting this project to those challenges.  Thanks for coming by!

The entire length of decorated paper that's inside the pail.

The lid of the pail.

Recipe:

Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections

Patterned cardstock from The Paper Studio and We R Memory Keepers

Love Bug from Simply Charmed cut at 3 inches

Conversation Hearts from Simply Charmed cut at 2.5 inches

Hearts from Plantin Schoolbook cut at 2, 1.75 and 1.25 inches

Scallop circle from Sugar and Spice cut at 5.5 inches

Heart stamps and white embossing powder

Black Sakura gel pen and Glossy Accents

Various ribbons and twine from my stash tied to the handle