Some Bunny Loves You

Hello Blogging world! I am so happy to be able to post again. I was away for two weeks and then I had to play catch up at work and at home. While I was away, I won two blogging awards from craftelicious.blogspot.com and indymermaid.blogspot.com  and a prize for a challenge at SugarsweetPapertreats.blogspot.com.  Thank you all so much!  I am sorry I was away and I will post soon to accept both awards.

I made a card that I think is so cute for my niece for Easter.

I used the bunny with carrot image from Simply Charmed cut at 3.75". The card base is daffodil delight from Stampin Up and the matte is from DCWV Nana's Kids matte stack. The stamp I just picked up from A.C. Moore from the dollar bin. Here's a secret, I accidentally ripped the ear as I was taking it off the mat, so my bunny got a bow, lol. I think it worked out because it looks so cute. I used green and glam pink stickles for my final touch.

I am entering this card in Cricut Cardz Challenge #69 and Sugarsweetpapertreats April challenge. Thank you to all my new followers!  It was such a nice surprise to see so much activity while I was gone. Have a great evening!

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 66

Hello Bloggers!
I wanted to post this since yesterday but my son is keeping me so busy and away from my computer.  Cricut Cardz Challenge posted this week's challenge on Wednesday.  It is to make a thank you card using the colors yellow, blue and white with a border cut from a cricut cartridge.  You are allowed to use any cartridge you want.  This is what I made:

I used a scrappy moms stamp from A Charmed Life, "Sew Thoughtful!"  It was my inspiration for making this card.  I wanted an image that would go with this phrase so I found a sewing machine on Heritage using my Gypsy.  It is such a great tool for finding what you want to cut without having to go through all the handbooks.  I cut the sewing machine from Heritage at 1.75" and it is popped up.  Card base is an A2 sized card (4.25" X 5.5'), the matte is DCWV from the Citrus Stack cut at 4" X 5.25".   The oval is 3.5" from Plantin Schoolbook and I punched one inch circles and glued them behind to make the scalloped border. I learned this trick from Kristina Werner aka Star of May on you tube.  I cut the scallop border on the tall ball function from Plantin Schoolbook as well at 1" which made it 6" in length so I just cut it down to match the matte.  I faux stitched the oval and the border in a blue sakura souffle pen and the sewing machine with a white sakura pen to go with the sewing theme of the stamp.  I also put a dot in each of the scallops bordering the oval.  This is the second card that I made with no stickles!  Next card, I will have to bling it up to even it out, LOL. 

So that's my card.  Thank you for looking!  Have a great and crafty weekend!

Cricut Cardz Challenge #65

Good Morning Fellow Bloggers!
I decided to get back in the swing of things and participate in a challenge I came across yesterday on Cricut Cardz Challenge. It started since last week and it ends tonight at midnight. The challenge is to make a 9" X 4" card - aka a tall card - using any cartridge and color scheme you prefer. I chose to do a masculine card since my brother's birthday is coming up. This card also qualifies for Sugar Sweet Paper Treats March challenge so I will enter it there as well. The challenge is to use a cut you've never used before.

I used Dude! Cricut Lite cartridge and cut the skater at 3" and the ramp at 3.25". I recently got this cartridge so this is my second time using it. I used purple (I want to say Perfect Plum but I am not sure) cardstock from Stampin Up because I wanted it to look like he was skating at dusk. I hand cut a mountainous backdrop using kraft cardstock and colored the top with brown chalk for texture. I used a Scrappy Mom's sentiment from their stamp set called Designer's Choice, "Kick up you Heels." I treated myself to four of their stamp sets recently and I love them. I admire other stamp sets as well and plan to purchase but Scrappy Mom's stamps fits my card style so I started with them. I wish the picture came out better. I took three photos and this is the best of the three. I didn't do anything extra. I thought about using black diamond stickles on the Skate in the ramp just because I love stickles but I didn't do it. I still might before I give it to him.
So that's my card. I hope you like. Thank you for visiting and commenting if you do. Have a great day!

Wacky Wednesday challenge... on Friday!

Hello Fellow Bloggers!
I came across a challenge on Morethanfavors.blogspot.com that a card I just made fit perfectly.  It is a Zoo theme - any animal that you would find in a Zoo.  I made this Lion card and it applies so I thought I would enter it, lol.

This super cute lion is from  Life's a Party cut at 3 inches.  I used orange peel stickles to outline all the bright orange parts.  The Just 4 You is from Create a Critter and I believe it is 2.75 inches.  I used turquoise Elmers 3D glitter glue on the 4 to give it that effect.  The background paper is from DCWV Glitter Stack that I have had almost from the beginning of my introduction to crafting a year and a half ago.  The card base is Stampin Up cut portrait length (the long way so the opening is at the bottom).

I like how it turned out.  I made it for a friend's son's birthday.  Thank you for looking/ commenting and have a great day!

Hello Kitty Birthday Card

Hello Blog world! It has been awhile since I posted. I've been sick and just concentrating on day to day. I stayed home sick these past few days and when I had the energy I made a few cards. My God Daughter's birthday is next Friday so I made her card today.

I think it came out so cute. I made a pedestal card because Hello Kitty cuts have a lot of little pieces that just cuts better at larger sizes. I cut Kitty 2 at 5.25" and all her layers. I cut the happy birthday at 1.75" so that it would measure 4.25" in width. I cut out the grass from last year's Easter cartridge to measure 4" in width. I did fit to length. I punched the butterflies with a Martha Stewart three butterfly punch in the colors I used for Hello Kitty. Of course I had to use stickles since that is what makes a card for me. I used fruit punch, stardust, dark blue, yellow and eucalyptus. It was a stickles fest, lol. I hope my God daughter loves it; she's a huge Hello Kitty fan. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. I have a few more cards I will upload later.

More Than Favors Wacky Wednesday Challenge

Good Morning Everyone!  I live in NYC and we got over a foot of snow overnight Wednesday into Thursday and I had a snow day from work.  This is a record breaking winter for us and it isn't stopping anytime soon.  I am so over it and Spring is still a long way away.  Oh well...

I made this card Wednesday night to enter Paula's challenge on her blog.  This is the first time I am participating in one of her challenges.  It is a color challenge using the colors pink, brown and green.  I like color challenges because sometimes you have to pair colors that are not normally your style and have to find a way to make it your own.  I am a follower of Momo's and decided to give it a try as she is a designer for this week's challenge.

Recipe: Pink CS from Michael's cut using doily card from Wild Cards cart at 5".  Brown patterned paper from American Crafts cut out in a circle using Plantin Schoolbook at 4".  Flower from Pagoda cart cut at 3".  I used a pearl brad in the middle from Imaginisce and I decorated the card with Viva Decor Pearl pens in Ice White and Brown because I thought it needed more oomph, lol.  I did faux stitching all around the card and flower with a Signo white gel pen.  I so had to restrain myself from using stickles because I love stickles but this card has enough going on, ha ha.  Besides, second to stickles are my Viva Decor pens so I still had fun. 

I like it.  As I said this isn't a color palette I would normally choose, so I had to really work at finding something that I liked.  I tried and that is what is important, right?  I hope whoever reads this tries as well.  I will use this a s a just cause card so I will write a note on the inside.  Enjoy and thank you for looking and commenting.  I never realized how good it makes you feel when other people compliment your work until I started this.  So thank you for the confidence boosts!

Imagine Pink Challenge

Hi Blog World!  This is a quick note to say that I entered the card I posted yesterday in My Pink Stamper's Imagine Pink Wednesday challenge as well.  I do not have an Imagine and I just made this card the day before and it so fits the challenge, so I am entering it :-). Have a great day!