Thanks a Melon.....

Hello and Happy Thursday Everyone! The week is just about

over already.... Do you have plans for the 4th of July? Me?

No, Not really... We don't do much around here...  When we

lived in Vegas we would have a barbecue with friends and

blow off fireworks (The Legal Ones) :o) Because of

where we live now they share the holiday with the

town of Blanding.... They do a big Celebration for the

fourth and We do a Big Celebration for Pioneer Days

which is at the end of July... So there is always a

chance to see 2 firework shows... The other town

is actually hotter than here so we normally don't

go down there until night when they do their fireworks...

Then we just drive back home after that... So nothing

exciting going on around here! :o) I hope you guys

have better plans than me! LOL Today's project was

 made for a Challenge over at BBTB2! :o)

PHOTO REMOVED FOR PUBLISHING!!

Card stock, Ink - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - Bo Bunny Dots & Sun Kissed

Signo white gel pen & Black Zig Pen

Gems - Imaginisce (I-Rock)

Cartridges - Simply Charmed (Watermelon) Cut @ 1 1/4"

George & Basic Shapes (Circle) Cut @ 4"

Crocs Rule Lite (Croc) Cut @ 3 1/2" (Flipped)

Just Because (Thanks a Melon) Cut @ 2 1/2"

I totally think this turned out so CUTE! But I'm

impartial since it is my card! LOL
I'm really lovin' the Crocs Rule Lite Cartridge...

So expect to see some more projects with it!

Now head on over to BBTB2 and join in the Challenge...

You are to make a project using the Watermelon from

Stretch your Imagination or another cartridge if you don't have that one!

Well I hope you guys like it and I hope you enjoy the rest

of your week! Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Come N' Get It!!!

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! We've made it to the

middle of the week already! Whoot Whoot! :o) It's been a nice

quite week so far for us.... So today I'm gonna show you my

Design Team Project for Cricut Cardz Challenge! You are to

make a card with a Cook Out or Picnic Theme using any

cartridges or colors you'd like! As I said yesterday... these

types of challenges really get me to thinkin'! And when I

designed this card I thought of a fun way to enjoy

a fun cook-out/picnic! This is not my Normal size

card either.... The card I'm showing you is a 5 x 7 Card!

Photo Removed for Publication!!!

Card Stock, Ink - Stampin' Up

White CS - Georgia Pacific

Designer Paper - MME (Lemon Twist)

Bo Bunny Avocado Dots

Stickles - Red, Fruit Punch, Yellow

White Signo Gel Pen

Pumpkin Pie Writer Pen (SU)

Cartridges - Plantin Schoolbook (Grass) Cut @ 1" (4x's)

Block Party Lite (Dogs) Cut @ 2 1/2" Flip 1 of the dogs

and use the Hide Contour to hide the dog bowl

(Patio Chairs) Cut @ 2 3/4" Flip 1 Chair

(Table) Cut @ 2 1/4", (Pitcher) Cut @ 1",

(Glasses) Cut @ 1" Flip 1 of the glasses

(Burgers) Cut @ 3/4" (2x's)

(Come N Get It) Cut @ 2 1/4" I cut the pieces

to separate the words....

Photo Removed for Publication!!!

Here's the side view to show the added dimension on the

grass, burgers, drinks, chairs.... I gotta tell ya guys... I really

do like how this turned out! And I hope you guys like it too!

So now it's your turn to make a great card for this weeks

Cricut Cardz Challenge - Cook-out or Picnic using any

cartridge or colors you'd like! And I can't wait to stop

by and see them! Thanks for looking! Have an

AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

4th of July Birthday!

Hello and Happy Tuesday Everyone! I hope your week

is off to a great start! I've noticed several blog challenges

this week that are asking for something that has to do with

the 4th of July! Well you know what.... It's not a card I would

normally make! Just like a summer card or a travel type of card....

So for me these types of challenges are an actual Challenge! :o)

Which is a good thing and sometimes a bad thing.... Cause 9 X's

out of 10 I don't have that type of cartridge and I'm searching

to find something creative to make with what I do have... Luckily

that's been OK so far.... I have a lot of cartridges and can find

at least one image on each to make something up! :o)

Thank goodness I like to buy a lot of cartridges! hahaha

Anyway here is a card I made for my Brother N Law who's

birthday is on the 4th of July! :o)

Normally I don't make him a 4th of July Birthday card...

I just make him a masculine birthday card. But I felt I

needed to challenge myself and make something for

all these great challenges! :o) Of course I had to use

my new Cricut Lite Cartridge as well... I fell in love with

this cartridge when they showed it on the Hello Thursday! :o)

I had to show ya the pretty sparkly stuff! hahaha

OK this card can not be pretty if it's going to be

sent to my brother in law! :o) The idea behind my card is

when you go to watch the fireworks on the fourth...

Your usually sitting back and just watching the

pretty colors up in the sky.... And seeing this Croc

leaned up against the tree just made me think

of doing this on the 4th... He's looking up in the

sky looking at all the fabulous colors! :o)

And the added side view to show all the dimension I did...

Here are the specks on this card....

Card Stock, Ink, Punches - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - Bo Bunny Avocado Dots & Liberty

Embossing folder for the ground - Swirls (Provo Craft)

Stickles Glitter

Baker's Twine - Blue & Red

Stamp - Above Rubies Studio (Birthday Set)

Silver Glam Rock - Imaginisce

Buttons - My Stash ???

Cartridges - Croc's Rule Lite Cartridge -

(Tree/Croc) # 14 on the overlay Cut @ 3 3/4"

Stand & Salute - (Flag) #1 on the overlay Cut @ 1 1/2"

(Fireworks) # 29 on the overlay Cut @ 1 1/2" (3x's)

I am putting this card into the following challenges:

Cricut Cardz Challenge - Freedom/American Flag

Celebrate the Occasion - 4th of July (Red, White, & Blue)

Birthday Sundaes - Stars & Stripes Birthday

Fantabulous Cricut - Happy 4th (use Red, White, & Blue)

My Sheri Crafts - Independence Day

Whimsical Wednesday - Patriotic (Must use Brads, Bling, or Buttons,

Can use all 3 but must include at least 1 of them)

Sentimental Sundays - Patriotic (Use the colors of your Nations Flag)

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

I always appreciate all the comments!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Happy Bird Day 2 U!!!

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! How was your weekend?

Mine was slow and boring! I didn't really do much other than

some grocery shopping.... I didn't feel to creative so I sat

around the house and did nothing! I guess that could make for

a great weekend too... hummm? Luckily I still have some

cards that you guys haven't seen yet... So I'm covered! LOL

This is a 4 3/4" Square Card

Card stock - Stampin' Up

Red Baker's Twine

Brown Baker's Twine

I used the square Image on the Imagine (4 1/2) and

flood filled it with the Blue DP on Pg. 41 of the

Imagine More Cartridge

Then I used the Mini Monogram cartridge for the

scallop shape(4 1/4) and flood filled that with the Red DP on

pg. 37 of the Imagine and More Cartridge

Then I cut out the Happy Bird Day image

on page 9 of the Imagine and more cartridge

It was cut @ 3 3/4" using the layers button for the

bird and the brown top note shape...

This is were you can see the added dimension

of the bird and the brown top note layer...

It came together pretty quickly which is soooo nice

sometimes.... Any whooo... that's it for

today! I hope you have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Thanks for stopping by! :o)

Theresa

Country Birthday....

Hello & Happy Thursday everyone! The week is moving

along so quickly! June is almost over already! My goodness....

Time sure does fly when you're having fun! Have you all seen

the new Hello Thursday cartridges yet? I can tell ya this... They

are AWESOME! They had 3 Hello Thursdays this month...

How CRAZY is that? They came out with some great cartridges...

Of course it won't be so good on the pocket book I'm sure! Heck....

I'm still trying to get a couple from April's Hello Thursday! :o)

Hopefully I will get my favorites before the next Hello

Thursday in July! Keeping my fingers crossed! :o)

Well I am back with another Imagine Project!

Sorry about that.... But I told ya I think this

machine is wonderful! :o) Here it is!

This is a 4 3/4" square Card -

Card stock, Ink, Stamp, Punches - Stampin' Up

Gems are Bazzill

Everything else is made with the Country Carnival Imagine

Cartridge!  I used the Red DP on pg. 50 Cut @ 4 1/2"

Then I used the Bonus Content on pg. 43 Cut @ 4 1/4"

I used the Icons (Flowers) on pg. 45 Cut @ 2 1/2" (2x's)

(Butterflies) on pg. 46 Cut @ 1" (4x's)

I did use the Lacey Label Cartridge #4 on the Overlay

with the shadow Feature Cut @ 2 1/2" and

used the DP from the Country Carnival pg. 51 (Blue)

and the (Red) pg. 51 as well

Of course you know I used dimensionals to pop

up the flower in the center and both butterflies....

I think it turned out lovely! Now remember I made 4

of this 1 card using my machine.... So you can see that's

a lot of ink to use up... But it's all good! :o)

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Beware Birthday Boy.......

Hello & Happy Wednesday Everyone! Did you get a lot of

crafting done yesterday with it being the longest day of the year? LOL

Me... well I got a lot done in the early AM (we are talking Up to 5am)

from Tuesday night too early Wednesday Morning...

So does that count? LOL Otherwise nope!

Didn't do any crafting... but I figured I did a lot the night before/early

morning that it should make up for it! RIGHT? :o) I promise I won't

try and talk about the Imagine today! Just a simple card I made for

a Card Challenge! Hows that for a change? :o)

The challenge is to make a shaped card...

Which I believe this is?? Maybe? LOL

Card stock, Ink, Writer Pen - Stampin' Up

White Signo Gel Pen

Stamp Set - Above Rubies Studio (Birthday Collection)

Cartridge - Life's a Party (Treasure Map) pg. 44 - Using the

Card feature Cut @ 5 1/2"

(Beware) Pg. 64 - Using the Phrase Shift Key Cut @ 1 1/2"

What I did was use my Gypsy & the Hide Contour Feature to get the

red card stock behind the regular map... Then added an extra

Red X & Red Circle to pop them up.... does that make sense?

I did do the inside just a little... I used the same hide contour

feature from my gypsy and cut out another map piece

to go on the inside with a saying which I haven't put yet...

I also crunched up the paper and then inked it, which I wish

I would have done with the front but it was toooo late by then!

DARN IT! Oh well... That's how you learn... Right? :o)

I made this to go into the Challenge over at:

Birthday Sundaes - Shaped Birthday Card

Any whooooo.... That's pretty much it! Thanks for

stopping by and leaving me a comment.... You guys know I

read everyone one of them right? Yes I DO! :o)

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Quack..... Quack.....

Hello & Happy Tuesday! First Official Day of Summer!!

It's also the longest day of the year too! Boy oh Boy I better

get some crafting done if that is true! :o) I hope you guys

are off to a great week so far! Me... well I'm still under the

weather a little bit... but feeling better than 2 days ago for sure! :o)

I got my card swap cards done last night... I used "My Digital Studio"

Program again for those cards to give out on Thursday! But today

I'm gonna show you a card I made with my Imagine! I tell ya if you

don't have one you should really think about it.... I have a post were

I stated I bought it and then canceled my order when they first came out

because the ink cartridges bother me! This is a TRUE statement from ME!

I like the whole idea of that machine but hate the idea of a Tri-Color Ink

Cartridge! Everyone knows they waste ink! DUH! Except..... my hubby

bought me mine for my birthday and how could I say NOOOO to that????

So I was still very skeptical about the ink cartridges until I installed it and did

all the updates and started to play with that machine. And I was actually very

impressed by everything that I was able to print and cut! And trust me when I

say I've used a lot of ink! Really... A lot! For over a month it had said that I was low

on ink and I'm one who likes to use every last drop I can... And I did! I just changed

my ink cartridge the other night after it saying I was low on ink for 6 weeks.... :o)

Now mind you that I use this machine a lot.... you've seen just some of the things that

I've made with it... I always make 4 of every card I make and I've used

it several times for my card swap cards (16) that I have to make at a time...

 not to mention all the cards I make just to make.... So I feel that I've

gotten my moneys worth out of this machine so far and the inks...

I'm still not a fan of the Tri-Color Ink Cartridges... but I do like this

machine a lot... So if your of the fence about getting this

machine I totally understand why... cause I was were you are!

And if you just can't afford it... I totally get that too... But I will also

tell ya that Ebay has been selling them pretty cheap so if

it's the price, go to Ebay and check it out.... I know a crafter who

go hers for like $144... With Free Shipping! tell me that's not an

Awesome deal or what? And noooo Provo Craft is not making me

say this... (I Wish) tehehehe I just feel its a great product

and wanted to share my Happiness of this machine with you....

Ok.... On with my Imagine Card that I made to show you! :o)

This was soooo simple to make I tell ya!

Card Stock, Ribbon - Stampin' Up

Everything else - Nursery Tails Imagine Cartridge

The background with the Sun, stripe down the side is

from the bonus content and all I did was make the size 4 x 4

then Print & Cut! Then I took the Image on page 8 in the

booklet and just used the separate button to separate all

the different layers and picked out what I wanted.

Ducky - 1 1/2" (2x's)

Butterfly - 1" (2x's)

Pond - 3" (2x's)

Here you can see all the added dimension... I made 4 of these cards

as a 4 3/4" square card! Perfect for someone who is

not sure if their having a boy or girl!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment...

I enjoy reading everyone of them! Have an

AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Quick & Simple Thank You Notes...

Hello & Happy Monday Everyone! I Hope you all had an enjoyable

Father's Day! Seeing that I'm not a Father mine was pretty laid back! :o)

We did get some rain like I thought we would and I've been feeling off

the last couple of days... I think I got whatever my son has/had... Of course

I don't have the messed up eyes (Keeping fingers crossed) but I've been

sleeping a lot and just feel off.... I'm sure some of you have felt that way

before... I noticed it early Saturday Morning like around 4am and it just

hasn't gone away yet.... So I didn't make anything the last 2 days but luckily

I had things made during the week that I can show you! Yeah for me! So

today's project is fairly simple.... These are the cards I made for my son to

send out to everyone who sent him a gift for his graduation...

Cuttlebug Embossing folder - Rellie Rave

Fancy Punches - McGill

Sentiment - Word Program Used RGB code to make the

writing in the chocolate chip color

Card Stock, Border Punch, Design - Stampin' Up

Photo Paper - Canon

Basically I need to make 20 of these to send out so I used

"My digital Studio" Program from Stampin' Up and made

designs all over a single 8 1/2 x 11 page.... Printed

it out on Photo paper and cut to size... It made for a

quick & easy design and I just started adding the other layers..

Got all 20 done in a short period of time and did the envelopes too!

My son had them all mailed out the next day... :o)

Thanks for stopping by! Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Happy Father's Day!!!

Hello and Happy Sunday Everyone! I hope you are all

having a wonderful Father's day! It's really cloudy here

and looks like rain maybe be upon us very soon.... :o)

I have been without Internet the last 24 hours... I called

the company and they said someone will be out in the

next 24 hours... Well we've been home all day and nobody

showed up... Or at least that's what I thought... Until I called

them again today to say something and they said someone came

out yesterday? WHAT? He said yes they checked the lines and it was fine?

Hummm? ODD since I still have nooo Internet! So he and I went over a few

things and I realized what the problem was.... I just read an article about

changing your password to something hard and long like about 14 letters/

numbers/etc.... Sooo that's what I did... I changed a bunch of my passwords

that night and then the next day my Internet went out... so as we go to one

section I see my password is not correct and so I put the new password in and

BAMMMM I got Internet! Wished I would have known that before because

my kids were going crazy without it! We don't have TV so we watch things online

and so they were getting restless without it... Any whoooo.... I made this card

for a challenge over at the Cricut Circle blog.... We are to follow a sketch and make

a Father's day card.... Soooo here's mine for that challenge! :o)

Card stock , Ink, Stamp, Window Punch - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper is all from the Audrey Imagine Cartridge

Circle is Cut @ 3" from the Imagine Basic Shapes

Rectangle is cut from the George & Basic Shapes (4 3/4 x 3 1/2)

Vest is from the Billionaire Cartridge Cut @ 3"

 This was a very simple card... I really like the clean cuts

I made for it.... :o) Anyway... Thanks for stopping

by HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Country Carnival.....

Hello and Happy Thursday Everyone! WOW we are already

heading into the weekend and Father's Day on Sunday! Boy

the month just seems to be flying by! LOL I've gotta take my

little guy to the Dr. today! I think he may have Pink Eye or

a terrible cold in his eyes... He looks awful and both eyes are

infected.... It started in the one eye and I told him not to scratch

his other eye.... That if it felt itchy to let me know... but he didn't

and that evening I noticed it right away and asked him and he said

he couldn't help it... I just shook my head and said now we have 2

eyes to take care of... He's been waking up and crying a lot cause

his throat has been hurting him and his eyes hurt... It looks like someone

beat the crap out of him! Really it does... I feel bad for him and I'm

hoping the Dr. can give him some sort of relief... we shall see! :o)

I've been making a few cards here and there but not

my full goal of getting the cards done for the card swap!

Don't worry I still have one more week cause the owner

of our LSS can't do it this week so that means I got

another week to make them! haha! :o) I did get the thank

you cards made for my oldest son to send out and they

went in the mail yesterday! Then I've been playing around my CCR

program and designing some more cards with my Imagine...

I really, really, really like that machine! Which you all

will notice as I start to show the cards I made with it! :o)

So without further ado here is my card! :o)

First I want to say that I LOVE how this card turned out!

Secondly I got this idea from this months Paper Crafts Magazine

I seen a card in there that looks like mine! That's because

I really, really liked that card! So I thought I could recreate it

using my IMAGINE! And I have to say I think I did GOOD! :o)

Any who... here are the specks for my card -

 Card Stock, Ink, Pen, Ribbon, Border Punch - Stampin' Up

Twine - Papertrey Ink

Tag - Making Memories

Cartridges - All the designer Paper is Country Carnival Art Imagine Cartridge

(Butterfly) Cut @ 1" (2 x's) Using the Country Carnival

Serenade - (Birdcage) Cut @ 3" (2 x's)

(Bird) Cut @ 1" using the Flipped Button

Here is the side view to show the popped up Birdcage and

the popped up butterfly.... I really like how this came

out! I KNOW I ALREADY SAID THAT! LOL

Well that's it for me this week... I hope you all

have a wonderful weekend and have a

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY with your Dad,Step-Dad, Grandfather,

Brother, Husband, Uncle.... Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Father's Day Card Challenge!

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! You are not gonna believe

this but I almost forgot I had to make a Design Team card for our

Challenge over at Cricut Cardz Challenge Blog! I'm usually pretty

good at having my project done early and I just realized this last

night! Thank goodness several blogs are having this same challenge

or I would be scrambling! LOL So today's project is for

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 79 - Make a Father's Day Card using

your Cricut and any colors or cartridges you'd like! Sounds like

a good one to me! I used the sketch from Mojo Monday # 195

to make my card... So you know I will be putting in it their

Challenge as well... Let's take a look at my card.... :o) 

Card stock, Ink, Scallop Border Punch - Stampin' Up

Antique Copper Brads - Making Memories

Brown Baker's Twin

Stamp - My Pink Stamper (Happiest Moments)

Cartridges - Father's Day (Car) Cut @ 1 1/4"

I used my Gypsy & the Hide Contour feature to make

the Silver Background for the car.

Lacey Labels (Circles) Cut @ 3" w/Shadow

Country Carnival Imagine Art Cartridge - All

the Designer paper was made using this cartridge.

Here's a side view to show the added dimension

on the Car... I cut the Blue part of the car 2 x's.

And I added some dimension to the circle as well....

The inside was done using some of the left over scraps

 and then I used my Word program to print out the inside

sentiment in brown ink.

So here are the Challenges I'm putting this card into:

Mojo Monday - Sketch #195

My Sheri Crafts - Father's Day

Sew Many Challenges - Father's Day

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C91 - Masculine Card or Project 

One Stop Craft Challenge - Father's Day

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Father's Day

Marks Finest Papers - Father's Day
Cooking with Cricut - Father's Day
Crazy About Cricut - Father's Day

If you guys know of any other challenges I can

put this card in... Please let me know!

Thanks for stopping by.. Now go make a card

and join us for this weeks challenge! Don't forget

to check out all the Design Teams blogs... they've all

made some wonderful projects! :o)

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Birthday Bingo!

Hello and Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope your week

is turning out pretty good so far! :o) Mine is actually

going well! :o) I recently purchased a Fire Pit for my

backyard. I went to pick it up on Saturday and we had

a "Family Night" Sunday so we thought it would be fun

to use it! Unlike most of the country that is in the middle

of a heat wave..... We are not! Not that I mind of course! :o)

Because I live in a higher elevation our Summers aren't as hot as

most places and our Winters are colder and longer than most places...

Sooo It does get warm during the day but by 6pm it is cooler outside and

the Fire Pit is perfect for that! We recently seen those huge Campfire

Marshmallows.... I mean they are HUGE! So I got those for us to make

 smores with and boy were they YUMMY! It was a really nice evening

for all of us to sit outside and roast marshmallows and just enjoy each other's

company! Then yesterday I thought it would be fun to cook hot dogs out there

on the open flame.... It turned out pretty nice too! We do own a grill of course

but it was just kind of nice to just sit around a fire and cook a few hot dogs and

marshmallows... Now we probably won't do this every night, but it certainly

beats everyone sitting in front of a computer all night long! :o)

Anyway here's my very simple card for today! :o)

First I want to start by saying I actually designed this

card several months ago! I had started it back in

February and finally got around to finishing it...

 Bakers Twine - Red

Everything else Stampin' Up

I used "My Digital Studio" Program from Stampin' Up

to Make the Bingo and all the little images inside each square.

After resizing all the images I printed it out on Photo Paper...

added the Pear Pizazz Green Backing and used a scallop

border punch on the bottom... Added the Baker's Twine and tied

the Green Button in the Center where the free space would be.

Attached it to Designer paper and then to the pacific point CS.

And there ya go... A simple Birthday card for Anyone!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Lemon Floral Sympathy...

Hello and Happy MONDAY Everyone!

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!

Mine was a little busy doing things here and there!

I got all my cards done that needed to get done and now

I must start all over again with more cards for people...

I was reminded yesterday by my mom that this Thursday

is our Card swap! OOPS! I guess I'll need to be working on those...

And I have a bunch of "Thank You" cards to make for my son to send

out to everyone who gave him a gift for his graduation.... So

Yes I have another busy week of card making! Which I don't

mind of course... It's what I like to do! :o) I'm really hoping

to get in a challenge or 2, but don't know if that will

 happen this week or next... I guess we will see what time

 permits me to get done first! :o) Well I guess I'll share today's Card!

I totally LOVE how this card came out! Sometimes

the Paper just makes the card! :o)

Card stock , Ink, Stamp, Window Punches - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - DCWV (Lemon Flower Stack)

Corner Rounder - We R Memory

Gems- Doodlebug

Cartridges - Martha Stewart All Occasions (Border) 4" x 1/2"

using my Design Studio to alter the shape/size

Straight From the Nest (Floral Design # 18 on the overlay)

Cut @ 2 1/4" using the Shadow, Regular Button, Regular Shift Button

Well that's it for today! Thanks for stopping by...

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!!

THERESA