EEEEKKKKKK ---- Special Guesst Designer for My Creative Time

 So a few months back the ever so wonderful Emma from http://www.creativetimeforme.com/ was hosting a DT call. I submitted several projects for her DT call using her wonderful stamps, and dies. I was not selected as a DT member but she did ask me to be a guest DT member. I was beyond thrilled that I was asked to be a guest DT. I have loved and supported Emma since she started her wonderful stamps. I have grown my collection of her stamps to an undisclosed number!!! I will say though they are some of my all time favorites. I absolutely love her stamps, dies and her EXCELLENT customer service.

This past week it was Administrative Professionals day and at the school where I recently started working the secretaries have gone  above and beyond. So I thought I would make this fun little card for them to thank them for all they do and have done for me and my family.

I used some of my favorite paper collections and paired it w/ one of my favorite stamps from Emma.
The paper is Doodlebug Springtime collection.

The stamps are from the Once Upon a time. Let me tell you I love the cute little "type" set - very simple but yet it makes fun statement. I added a little twine, and a few little sequins and had this fun little card.

OH I must say too - I couldn't just make those cards so I wanted to make a few more using one of my GO to stamps for quick and easy 3x3 cards. I love the cute little Small talk "frame" and made a few different cards with the sweet Birthday Buddies stamp set. I love the little Owl. I changed the sentiments and will give this little "set" to my daughter's teacher as a small token of my appreciation.

I hope you enjoy these sweet card and wanted to THANK EMMA  for allowing me to be a guest designer and showcase your products.

1.2.3.4 challenge

 So we all know I love a great challenge and even ones w/ Sketches. I love looking at sketches and recently found and fell in love with http://www.pagemaps.com/ and the wonderful sketches on there. I have spent hours just looking at different sketches. Well this month they are turning 7 - so they are hosting a bunch of wonderful challenges.

For this Challenge it was to use the follow sketch and the receipe.

The recipe was is here: 

I actually had a few scraps left just sitting on my craft area and they were the perfect colors. The paper is from Webster's pages - and is the Modern Romance line. It is some really fun blue, red, pinks and lots of fun patterns. The red paper is patterned paper from All the reason why, and the Pink paper is also a patterned paper from Weekend getaway.

The cloudes and hot air balloon is a die/stamp set from http://www.creativetimeforme.com/. It is the Fly away with me stamp set and die. These are so fun and I've wanted them for a long time. When Emma put them on sale a few days ago for her birthday celebration I had to get them. I cut out the clouds from the die on Bazzill blue/green paper. I wanted the clouds to be a more blue so I inked them with irridesent sky blue ink. They actually have a fun little shimmer.

For the balloon I paper pieced them the papers. I stamped it on white and then stamped on the blue, red, and pink papers. I cut them out and pieced it on to the white paper.

For the brad I added it to the top of the air balloon

The green is the grass cut w/ the MS drippy goo punch.

So the recipe goes:
1 brad/button - small flower brad on top of the balloon
2 patterened paper - red and pink on the balloon (hard to see the red hearts but they are there)
3 layers - I layered the grass, then the clouds are another layer, and the balloon a 3rd layer.
4 colors - used

I alway love to look at the sketch and see how I can make the similar elements. If you notice it has 3 sections just like on the card. It has a large element in the middle and mine is the balloon. Then has the sentiment on the front mine is Follow your dreams. I thought it was perfect for this card.

I added an action wobble to the back of the balloon and it just floats away.

 



 



 

Hope you enjoy and happy scrappin'

 

I'll be entering this in the pagemap challenge found here:

http://www.pagemaps.blogspot.com/2013/05/1-2-3-4-challenge-with-julie-koerber.html

 

Terri 

3x3 Cards

So this weeks challenge over at http://www.creativetimeforme.com/ was to create a set of 3x3 cards. The true requirement was simply to make a set of 4,  3x3 cards.

I know teacher appreciation is this week so I wanted to make a fun and colorful set of cards for my daughter's teachers. If you haven't taken the time to thank the Teachers in your life, please do so. It would mean allot to them (I'm sure). Shhhh don't tell her teachers but they are going to get a wonderful boutique of cookies on Friday from a local bakery.

I took the inspiration from http://www.obsessedwithscrapbooking.com/2013/05/make-quick-mothers-day-card.html as the card she made the other day was just gorgeous. OH and I totally forgot I had this cartridge.

I also made a larger card for my mommy for mothers day using the same colors, but shhhh again don't tell her. :)

I used the Cricut imagine and Lori's Garden for the pattern papers.
I cut the flower on this card at 2.5" which bearly fits a 3x3 card.

I stamped the cards with Small Talk stamp set from Emma. I think it's so fun using the 3x3 stamp w/ the dots and the sentiment. I really wanted the THANKS to pop out so I used the black memento ink. The pink dots are rosebud ink.

I plan on making little envelopes but am running out of time right now I"ll make them in a while. :)
I added a pretty little lime button and some lime twine.

For 2 of them I just popped them up using foam dots, the other 2 I used an action wobble to make the flower float.

I think they turned out so pretty and can't wait for my daughter to give them to her teachers.

Hope you enjoy and

Happy Scrappin'

S.W.A.T - Drill #6

So I came across a fun and new challenge. This one is from S.W.A.T. -- (Scrapbook Warriors Advanced Training). The drill is to create a layout using the following sketch.

 

We all know I love great sketches and challenges.

 

I love to change things up on the sketch and this was no different.

 

The cream back ground paper is bazzill

The herringbone paper is from imaginisce paper - Hugs & Kisses.

The dark pink is from bazzill

The light pink/orange color is actually from SEI

 

I cut 4 scallop circles one at 8, 6,4,3 and inked the edges with chalk ink.

 

The button stripe is from Die - Namics dies - button set.

 

The tickets are from Fun Ticket stamp and coordinating die by Emma at http://my-creative-time.com/.

 

Hope you enjoy and if you would like to partisipate in the S.W.A.T drills/challenges go here: http://swatscrapwarriorsadvancedtraining.blogspot.com/.

 

Happy Scrappin'



Sketchy Friday - Week 8

So last week just slipped right on by and I totally missed doing Week 7  over at http://sketchyfriday.blogspot.com/.

I always love playing along with sketches and this one really seemed pretty cute to make. I love the cute little butterfly. I actually flipped it and then attached to some pink card stock - this little guy was colored with some colored pencils and then added some liquid pearls. I just love this stuff.

The Thank - you sentiment is from www.Creativetimeforme.com gift card sentiments.

I made this card for a sweet friend who hosted a couple of us for a weekend crop at her place.

The paper is from Echo Park collection.

Hope you enjoy and

Happy Scrappin'

Week 6 -- wow where has the year gone???

 

Where oh where has the year gone. Wow it's already week 6 for the challenge at http://sketchyfriday.blogspot.com/. This week as soon as I saw the sketch I knew of what I wanted to make. A couple of valentines for a few special people.

 

I made 2 of them both about the same - the 1 is for my daughter and the other for my hubby.

 

I learned a new technique a while back from Leanne at http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/2012/09/show-me-your-technique-tuesday.html. I thought it was so pretty and just made a huge statement.

 

I did not use a digi stamp this time but I still think it was pretty fun.

 

For this it's simple just cut/stamp and assemble.

 

I used the heart stamp from Emma at www.creativetimeforme.com and the sentiment is actually from SRM stickers.

 

Simple yet fun card.

 

I for my daughters card I added a little bow and rhinestones, but for my husbands I simply just put a few black rhinestones on it.

 

 

Hope you like it and

 

Happy Scrappin' 

Pink sleeping bear and charm.

So another week which means another challenge at http://sketchyfriday.blogspot.com/. This challenge was really fun and as soon as I looked at it I knew what I wanted to make. Seems like lots of my friends are having little babies. I have 3 friends who just had a little one.

This one I really love the cute bear and the moon. It is just so sweet. I actually did a "different" thing vs just coloring the image. I actually paper pierced the bear/moon. I used some yellow paper, pink, brown. Then I also used white card stock. I cut the pieces added to the white card stock.

The green paper base is SEI , the rest of the paper is from doodlebug. I figured since it was a little girl for this card - then it would be perfect. It is 6x6 card. I love the stripped bubble gum pink paper and the pretty little paper on the back.

I used my Martha Stewart punches to make a cute little border on a stripe of paper. I then glued the paper pieced moon/bear down onto the white, and used my new spellbinder dies to cut a cute little label. I adhered that to the bigger square paper - which is 4x4 popped it up to give it some dimension.

The sentiment is from My Creative Time --- All star baby. For this card -I wanted to use the "Congrats on your little miracle because this friend really has had a hard time getting pregnant and little Mariah is truly a miracle.

 

I couldn't stop with just the card so I also made a cute little charm for her charm bracelet. My friend totally loves charms. I figured since this was an "easier" cut image I would print them on the Shrinky Dink paper and color it.  I imported the digi to 3" and then it shrinks to this size here. I then sealed it with Ultra Thick Embossing enamel.

Hope you enjoy and don't forgot to join http://sketchyfriday.blogspot.com/ for some fun.

Have a great day and

Happy Scrappin' 

Ghost Night Out...

So I always love a good challenge and this week at Peachy Keen stamps the challenge was to follow a sketch. I love sketches and love being able to CHANGE them to make it my way. I try to find an element and run with that. This weeks sketch is this

Well I saw a couple of things in this sketch and made a little layout for Halloween for this.

I wanted to use the big circle - and make it the "moon" - then the haunted house and the ghost flying by. Then for the middle section - I made those the photo mat area and then the bottom is the orange polka dot.

The paper is from DCWV - Bewitched paper stack, and mat stacks. Can I just say I love the DCWV paper stacks!!!

I stamped the cute little Ghost w/ PKS ghost stamp - notice they are flying around and then one hiding.. I wanted to make it appear as if the ghost was flying away from the haunted house so I inked my stamp - stamped, did not reink and stamped again. 

I added a few little spiders - from Create a Critter 2 -cartridge. LOVE IT!! Just too cute for little critters.
I added googlie eyes for the spiders.
The pumpkins were colored w/ spectrum noir marker, and prima pencils and then used my orange sakura pen.
The cute little banner stickers are from SRM stickers.
The moon was created by using TH - distress stamps.

The sentiment stamp was from Emma's stamps http://www.creativetimeforme.com/.

Hope you enjoy and
Happy Scrappin'

Spectrum Noir Challenge

A few months back I was introduced to Spectrum Noir Markers - I fell in love with them instantlly. I have gotten several sets and hope to get a few more for Christmas. Spectrum Noir just recently announced they were going to be hosting a blog challenge.

This challenge was to make a Holiday Card/Project. The rules are pretty simple - use only Spectrum Noir markers to color your image. If you own Spectrum Noir markers and want to play along a great prize is up for grabs. Here is the details: http://www.spectrumnoir.com/challenge/

The sentiment is from Creative time for me.
Gingerbread house stamp is from Peachy Keen Stamps.
I used a range of Spectrum Noir markers for coloring. I love how they go on and how they blend very well together.  

I made a 5x5 easel card and added a few little rhinestones.

The paper is from Believe paper pack from Michaels (last year).

Hope you enjoy and

Happy Scrappin'

DCWV Card Sketch

So recently I've come across the DCWV sketch challenges. I will say that I had a few stacks laying around and I really like challenges that make me start using my stuff.

I found the August Sketch Challenge for DCWV here: http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2012/08/august-stack-hoic-challenge.html. I did the card challenge this time around. When I saw the sketch I instantly thought about doing a Red, White and Blue banner.

I knew what stack I wanted to use. My new favorite Citrus. Yes, it had the perfect Red, white and blue in the stack. I love the pretty red and the denim blue.

I have learned a tip on how to make banners w/o getting my cricut out. I use a square punch and make them that way. YES they are done by hand.

I wanted to add a few little stars and some twine. I actually used the hemp twine.

The sentiment is from Emma's set - My little firecracker with http://www.creativetimeforme.com/. I thought it was perfect for this challenge. I know the 4th is over but I don't think you need a holiday to show your pride for America. I also wanted something to tie into the Olympics.

I love the simple sketch and the way this card turned out.

Hope you enjoy and

Happy Scrappin'

Happy 40th

Emma with www.creativetimeforme.com is hosting another Throwback Thursday. I've missed a few recently but I really wanted to play along with this one. I have a friend who is celebrating his 40th Birthday this weekend. So I figured this would be perfect for the challenge and him.

The challenge was to  This is a BIRTHDAY THEME challenge!

~Must use a Cartridge that has balloons, bday hats, bday cake

~ Deadline for this challenge is May 23rd

 

 

Wrap It Up - Tombstone cut at 4" w/ layers
Something To Celebrate - "40" cut at 3" w/ shadow layers.

Both of these cartridges have balloons, a bday hat and bday cake so I figured it would be perfect fit for this challenge.

I used Imagainicse paper  - Happy Camper both the dots and the stripes.

The stamp is "Polk a Dot surprise" from Emma's stamps. (This is my go to birthday stamp set).
I thought it would be fitting for this type  of card.

Hope you enjoy and
Happy Scrappin'

Throwback Thursday

Well it's been a while since I played in a Throwback Thursday Challenge so here is my card. I have a friend who's birthday is coming up so I wanted to make a card to match the sucker bouquet that I make too.
This challenge was to use an older cartridge and make a frame. I thought this was pretty fun. My friend isn't too girly and loves stripes and polka dots.

Old West -  shadow and frame layer cut at 4 1/2"

It is suppose to go up and down but I thought this would work out better for the sentiment I was going to use.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Emma's stamps - called Polka Dot surprise. I have used that set 2 times this week already. It is one of my favorites.

Paper is from imaginisce  - Happy Camper line.
I added a few rhinestones and some stitching on the rope.

Hope you enjoy and
Happy Scrappin'

MARCH MONTHLY CHALLENGE: Creative Sharing Challenge!

Here they are on the wall shelf

I love making little things I can decorate for the holidays . So for this challenge I made cute little blocks for Easter and Spring... I will using this for the Cricut Monthly Challenge:

The Challenge: Create a piece of wall art (canvas, art board, sign, vinyl directly on wall, framed art, shadow box, etc.). Use at least three colors.
Rules and Guidelines: Circle Blog Challenges are open to Cricut Circle Members only. Your project must be newly created for this challenge and include at least 2 Cricut Image Cuts. You must submit a project to be entered into the Challenge Prize Drawing.
How to Enter: Submit your entry using the InLinkz tool found at the bottom of this post. Please post your full name along with your entry. Entries are due by 9:00 pm MST on Saturday, March 31st, 2012.
Prize: This month the winner will receive $150.00 in credit to Cricut.com.
Winner: The winner will be selected randomly from qualifying entries using www.random.org and will be announced on the Cricut Circle Blog on Thursday, March 1st, 2012.

I made 6 of these cute little blocks. I used Craft card stock and cut them from Wrap It up Cartridge. These are all cut at Fit to page which came out to be 9" (however if you have set on portrait they are only 8").
The green, yellow, pink, purple  papers are from core'dinations - Soft side 
I then used Emma's stamp and dies from Hello Spring set. I cut 12 eggs out and stamped them with the coordinating decorative egg stamp. For the Spring I used the pretty flowers, for Easter I used the swirls.
I heat embossed them with some silver embossing powder.

I cut out several little Easter cuts - like the rabbits, lamb, Chickie, and basket from Easter 2010 cartridge all at 2".
The spring cuts are from April Showers - the bird house, tree, squirrel, worm, umbrella, and the cute little rain boots. These also cut at 2".
I added a few little extras - some rhineshones here, some stitching there, a little chalk, and a pretty little Spring/Easter ribbon.

I find that when you make these types of products that you don't assemble them first you add your embellishments and it makes it a lot easier. I glued the tops and side together, but left the bottom. Since, I'll probably be hosting Easter I'll fill them w/ some cute little Easter candies and put on the table.

Hope you enjoy and
Happy Scrappin'