MPS NSD #7 - Make A scrapbook page!

Love this challenge issued by Robyn over at My Pink Stamper.  It just allows us to do what ever!  I used the Wild Card cartridge for the title and Paisley for the boots!

MPS NSD # 5 - Anything but!

Karlee, one of Robyns designer (and BFF) asked us to make anything but a card or scrapbook page.  I had been holding on to these cute little purses for a few years.  The  actually had candy in them at one poing and I thought they might make cute gifts if recovered.  And that is just what I did!

MSP NSD #2 - Something Krafty

Our second challenge from Robyn was to use Kraft cardstock on a project.  This A2 sized card has a Kraft Cardstock base, I enbossed the white with the Cuttlebug,  a torn strip of card stock and some striped ribbon completes the base.  The be is cut from velvet paper from the Home Decor cartridge.



MPS NSD 1 ~ Cupcake

For the first challenge over at My Pink Stamper, Robyn challenged us to make something with a cupcake in it.  The title is cut from Wild Card and the cupcake is from Simply Charmed,  Patterned paper is SWEET from DCWV. 

Arrgh ~ A Pink Stamper Challenge, Me Mateys!

Robyn over at My Pink Stamper is out cruising the high seas with her matey's and me thinks this is a mighty fine submission for her challenge!   Arrgh ye landlubber's, feast yer eyes on this!

RECIPE

Skull paper by Stampin" Up! Rockabilly Paper (retired)

Stampin" Up! Old Olive

Pirate cut at 4.5" from 3 Birds on Parade

 Letters by Creative Memories

Striped Grograin Ribbon 7/8 " wide

A Walk Down Paisley Road

These papers by Prima Marketing have got to be some of my favorite ever!    Tammy over at Lil' Lamb's Boutique really hit it out of the park with this this Deluxe Kit. The colors are so lush., the embellies are so sparkly and fun and I just love the way the florals all works so splendidly together! These pages almost made themselves! 

I'd been wanting to scrap this photo for so long and the colors in this paper matched her little jumper perfectly. I just love the lines on this paper ~ it makes journaling a snap!

I think this last page is my favorite out of the bunch.  I very rarely cut my photos into shapes but I really wanted to retain the feel of a flower that this paper had.  So I made my messy little sweetie the center of the flower by matting her photo in 1/4 inch larger crircles.

I used the scraps to make a couple of cards. 

A Couple of New Arrivals!

Our family was recently blessed with a new arrival, so I needed to make a card for my sweet little grand niece, Lucy. I am a sucker for pink, so I used alot of it on this one.  The cuts are from New Arrival and Mini Monograms.

I figured while I was at it I might as well add to my card stash and make a baby boy card also.

Life is PixieLicious!

Work life overtook scrap-life for the past few months but I think I see light at the end of the tunnel!   Yay me!!!!  This adorable kit PixieLicious by Cosmo Cricket has been on the top of my MUST USE lists.  The colors in this kit from Lil' Lamb's Boutique are so pretty and the embellies are a-mazing!

The title strips in this kit make it soooooo easy to put pages together, I actually was able to make all three of these in one afternoon!  I tell you, the mojo was flowing!

For this last one, I wanted to see if I could make this paper less girly looking and use for one of my son's.  I suceeded by using a strip of aqua patterned paper form a My Mind's Eye stack I had laying around.

Happy Valentine'S Day!

Just a quick post to share the card I made for my dear hubby this year! Love you Honey!

Vinyl Wall Art with the Cricut

Although I have used vinyl to decorate my car  windows, I have been a little nervous to try it on my walls.  Not sure why I was so nervous because I can now report it was a cinch.  I have to thank my daughter for giving me the push to try this.  We redecorated her room this past summer and she finally got the furniture the way she likes it, so it was time for some words.  She loves music and this is what she wanted.

I think it turned out pretty great and she does to.  I used Lyrical Letters and the musical notes are from the Hannah Montana cartridge.  I used my gypsy to weld the letters and notes together.  The brown vinyl is from Provocraft. 

Not a bird-brained challenge!

The gals over at Fantabulous Cricut challenged us to create a project using something having to do with a bird ! I love their Monday challenges, as it gets me inspired to get in my scrap room and actually make something.  I recently got the Thanksgiving Seasonal cartridge and have been dying to us it.  This cartridge is so pretty and has some beautiful cuts on it. 

Fall is my favorite time of the year.  The colors are so rich and virbant! Don't you just love this turkey? The salutation is actually cut out of the orange paper so the black background shows through. The base of the card is from a Debbie Mumm Holiday Stack from s couple of years back. I used Core'dinations Color Core cardstock for the balance of the cuts and let me tell you, it "cuts like buttah".  I have always been a Bazzill girl but  this paper has definately opened my horizons.

I finished the inside of this card with a pretty little vine cut.  I love it when the inside of cards are decorated too! 

MPS Winter Challenge

Robyn from My Pink Stamper issued us a challenge to make something wintery. Here is my entry for this challenge.

RECIPE

Joys of the Season Cricut Cartridge

We R Memory Keepers Paper

Sateen Ribbon

SU! Snowflakes (retired)

Corner Chomper

Gem Stones

MPS Fall Challenge

My Pink Stamper, Robin and her pink designers challenged us to create a halloween or fall project.  Here is my creation. I love how this turned out!

RECIPE

Kraft Card Stock BaseCard

Black Cardstock

Cosmo Cricket Patterned Paper ~ Crimped

Yellow Card Stock

Happy Hauntings Cartridge

Ribbon from Hobby Lobby

Gems

Stickles

Black Button

Abby ~ Abby Normal

Monday begins Homecoming week at my daughters school.  Tuesday is dynamic duo day.  She and her friend are going as Dr. Frankenstein and Igor.  They were able to see the Broadway production of Mel Brook's Young Frankenstein on their band trip last summer.  They thought it was hysterical!

So today, I had to come up with an abnormal brain in a jar and a tunic and cowl with the requisite "hump"!  I was stumped on the brain but then it came to me. Heat set modeling clay rolled into long thin noodles and applied in brain like patterns to a base of clay covered tinfoil.  After we baked it, we gave it a coat of paint and several coats of sealer and floated it into some green tinted water in a jar.  Here's the result.

Pretty realistic, huh?  She is going to set it in the middle of the table at lunch!  LOL  For her costume, I bought some super cheap broadcloth.  I found the pattern for the cowl on line by googling "make medieval cowl" and then just a simple tunic.  I think it turned out hysterical. 

How funny is this?  I know this isn't a scrapbooking post, but I am definitely going to scrap these pictures! 

Kaiser Kraft Prairie Lane Snowflakes?

When I saw this beautiful paper (Kaiser Krafts Prairie Lane from Lil' Lambs Boutique) all I could think of was snow flakes.  I know, how could I think of brown and blue and snowflakes, weird right?  But just look at the final product before you judge me.

I am digging this fanfold look!  I had never tried it before but it was actually pretty simple.  If you want to see how I did it, there is a tutorial video at the end of this post.  Below are a few closeups.

This is a pretty thick layout (about a half an inch) and I am not even sure if it will fit in a page protector.  If it won't fit, I will just have to frame it! I really love the texture the fanfolding gives it and will definately be trying this again!

Just Because Cards ~ Super Simple Layering!

I just received this cartridge today and I gotta say, I really think I am going to love it!  It is super simple to layer and all the work is done for you.  A co-worker brought some of her garden produce ~ so yummy~ and a thank you was in order.  I thought this cute card fit the bill perfectly!

All cuts (except for the green layer behing the tag which was cut at 5.75") were cut at 5.5 inches.  I recommend starting with th card base first.  Decide how big you want the overall card to be, then simply leave the size alone.  All cuts are scaled to the card base!  So simple!

A super simple layout!

Sometimes I get so involved with all the tools and embellishments of scrapbooking, that I forget that my true style is clean and simple.  So here's a layout that is back to my roots - clean and simple!

I  used Paperdoll Dress Up and Lifes a Beach carteidges for the cuts.  The green polka dot  background paper is cut at 8.5 x 11 and slide beneath the waves.  I simply  a slit along the waves and tucked eveything behind them.  I love how the colors bring all the attention to my darling little priate!

BEWARE ~ This is a cute card!

I love Halloween, always have.  So when Mary, over at Card TV, challenged us to make a Halloween card, I was super excited!   I recently bought bothe the October 31 and the Happy Hauntings cartridges and used cuts from both on this card!

This 5.75 x 5.75 card fits perfectly in a 6 inch square envelope.  The house is made with strips of grey Bazzil card stock, cut at .75" , inked and layered.  The "brick"is just a piece of terra cotta card stock that I used a white gel pen to draw in the mortar and then dabbed ink on to age.  The window was cut at 2.75 and the sign bracket at .75 from the Oct. 31 cartridge. The other cuts are Happy Hauntings. The ghost in the window is cut from vellum at 2.25", the fence is at 3" and the pumpkin at 2.5".   The moon was cut at 2.75" with my MS Circle  cutter and the "beware" is a sticker from MS Halloween line from 2007.

Thanks for the challenge Mary - this was super fun to do!

A Quick, Cute Easel Card

My sister in law sent my youngest son the cutest card that she had stamped and I thought the sentiment would go perfectly with the crab from Create a Critter.  When I finished this quick easel card, I had to giggle.  It just turned out so stinkin' cute!

The base is Bo Bunny Double Dot cut at 11 x 4.25 inches.  I scored it with my Martha Stewart Scoreboard at 2.5" and 5.5 inches.  The salutation is printed (from my computer) and trimed to 2 x 4, layered on navy & sandpaper, then  pop dotted  to the inside of the folded card.   I glued on some seashell shaped buttons just for fun.  The "sand" is a strip of sandpaper! The crab is cut at 3 " and the presents and hat are cut at 1.5" from the Sweet Treats cartridge, then popdotted off the sand! A touch of Ranger Stickles glitter glue adds that perfect touch of sparkle.

Here is what the card looks like closed.  The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby. The A4 card fits in a standard invitation envelope.

Graphically Speaking ~ This is a great Challenge!

Robin at Fantabulous Cricut challenged us to create a card or project incorporating a vacation or travel.  Now I personally love to travel, but one of my favorite things about traveling is how incredibly good it feels to come home.  So here is my offering for this challenge.

This 12 x12 layout is done with Stampin Up!Night of Navy card stock.  The patterened paper is something I won at a crop so I am not sure who it is by. Thearrow and compass are from the Graphically Speaking cartridge and the title is the Gypsy font welded on my Gypsy.  How did I ever scrap before I owned my gypsy?  I did pull out my distressing tool and inks dor this layout and am very pleased with the over all results.