Cricut Cardz Challenge #122

Hello and Happy Wednesday everyone! Well...

Today is a big day! Why you ask? Well let me tell ya....

It's Challenge day over at 

Cricut Cardz (aka Cardz TV) 

and this is my very last Design Team card for them! 

Yesss... I'm very sad about it.... 

It has been a very long and hard decision on my 

part... I LOVED designing for Mary and working with an

AWESOME Design Team... I will miss everyone 

 terribly! Soooo, let's get on with the challenge today!

"Tis the Season" Make a Christmas Card using

the "CARD" Feature from any cartridge!

This will be the last card for the year

from Cricut Cardz... Mary let's everyone take

a holiday break at this time. And the team

will return in January for more fun Challenges!

Here's the card I created for this challenge.

Cartridges: Art Philosophy (Card Shape), Scallop Border

Cut @ 4 3/4", 4 1/2", 4 1/2 x 3/4"

Scandinavian Christmas Cards - (Ornament) Cut @ 2"

Mini Monograms - (Scallop Circle) Cut @ 4 1/2"

Wild Card - (Sentiment) Cut @ 5" 2x's

Card stock - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye

Ribbon - My Stash

Gem Snowflake - Oriental Trading

I also have some more sad news to share....

This will be my last blog post. For how long?

I honestly don't know.... I've made it no

secret that work has been really busy, and

it's been very difficult for me to do the million

and 1 things I have to do daily... Soooo, after

lots of soul searching.... I decided to stop blogging

for awhile.... I mean... really... I haven't been fair to

my blog or my wonderful blogging friends.... SO

for the time being... I will no longer be posting

on this site... Now I did speak with my sister about

all of this and she said she would do her best

to continue the blog and posting.... But as for me...

It will probably be a long time before I can get back 

to blogging... If I get any free time, I will still try

to visit my blogging friends... I just hope you all

understand why I'm doing this, and this decision

was not easy for me to make... But I gotta do what's

best for me & my family right now.... and this is it!

I will miss everyone dearly, and I can't 

THANK YOU

enough for supporting me and this blog!

I wish everyone a Wonderful

Christmas & a Blessed New Year!

Have an AWESOME day!!!!

Theresa 

Christmas...

Hello and Happy Tuesday everyone! How's your week

going so far? Any of you have snow yet? Surprisingly

we haven't had any! I personally don't mind it...

 I know we need it... especially  for the farmers around here, They do!

Sooo, yeah I feel a little bad about it! :o) 

Just not that bad!

Here's another card for ya...

Just like yesterday's card... This is another

99 cent Silhouette card. I added a couple

of things... and I took the tree from the outside

of the card, and put it inside the card...

Couldn't see wasting it... :o)

Thanks again for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Holly Christmas.....

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I can't believe it's December Already...

How many of you have your holiday shopping done already??? Hummm...

Me? Well.... not even close to being done yet! :o) Let's hope I get done before

Dec. 25th! LOL Here's a holiday card for ya!

 Ok.... I must confess! This card is a
99 cent card from Silhouette! Yup!
They had a bunch of wonderful holiday
card designs... so I bought them.... I only had
to choose my paper, ribbon, embellishments....
Makes for a FAST card, I tell ya! :o)

  Thanks so much for stopping by &
leaving a comment.... I LOVE reading them!
Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Christmas Circles.....

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you all

had a FABULOUS Holiday Weekend! I guess the kick

off to Christmas has begun with lots of people shopping

and decorating for the season..... I know we did some decorating.....

Not the shopping part as yet, but I think I still have time to shop

before the big day! :o) Did you guys have fun with family

for the Thanksgiving Holiday? I hope so.... :o)
 

Here's a simple card to share with you today...

 

I created this card for my Monthly Card Swap....

I used My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up

and my Cameo... I popped up the Tree and the

red Circle then added some twine.... And there ya go....

A quick, simply Christmas Card!

 

I hope you like my card.... :O) Thanks so

much for stopping by today! Have an

AWESOME DAY!!!

 

Theresa

Speaking of Christmas CC # 121

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! Sorry I've been MIA Again!

I've been soooo busy at the store, trying to prepare for Black Friday!

This is my very first Black Friday as a store owner... so I'm trying to

get as much stuff out as possible for my customers.... we've actually

been really busy already and I'm thrilled with all the shopping going

on at my store... But with shopping goes a lot more work on my part...

We've been getting donations daily... and not 1 or 2 bags either... lots

and lots of them... So I'm trying really hard to keep up with that and

price & put out ALL my holiday stuff.... I bought new shelves to use

for the large amount of Christmas items I have.... Sooo... I've just been

a busy little bee! I'm actually going to have the next several days off, so

hopefully I'll have some free time to go visit all my blogging friends that

I've been neglecting! :o)

I'm sure you didn't come here to hear about my busy work life...

Today is CHALLENGE DAY over at:

Cricut Cardz Challenge (aka CardzTv)

Mary is challenging everyone to make a Christmas Card

using a Christmas word or Phrase from any cartridge!

That should be easy enough for everyone to do!

(Just make sure you use your Cricut!)

Here's what I created....

Cartridges used - Art Philosophy (Scallop Circle) 2"
Wild Card (Merry Christmas) 3 1/4"
Paper Trimmings (Snowflake) 2"
Card stock - Stampin' Up
Designer Paper - Heidi Grace
Embossing Folder - Lg. Snowflake (Provo Craft)
Baker's Twine
Brown Gems - Doodlebug
Snowflake Gem - Oriental Trading
Star Dust Stickles
Scallop Border - Stampin' Up
Glimmer Mist - Winter Wishes set

Now that you've seen what I created....
It's your turn! Go and make a fabulous card so I can
stop by to say HI! Don't forget to checkout the
rest of the Design Teams work.... It's truly wonderful!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I wish you ALL
a FABULOUS THANKSGIVING with friends & Family!
Have an AWESOME WEEK!!!!!

Theresa

Masculine Birthday Wishes...

Hello and Happy Wednesday everyone! YEA!!! It's the middle of the

week already! Looking forward to Friday! :O) Thanks for the ideas
Debbie & Stephanie.... But that just sounds like more work! tehehehhe

You know I'm kidding! :O) I actually did get something started... Soooo

I do have something to take with me to the crop! In the mean time

here's a quick card! :o)

I created this using My Digital Studio
& my Silhouette yet again!
I made this a month ago when I had plenty
of ink to work with! LOL
I used digital stamps and Designer paper
I like the neutral colors for men/boys....

Anyway... Gotta run! Thanks for stopping by!
Have an AWESOME DAY!

Theresa

Rock-a-bye baby....

Hello and Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a

fabulous weekend! Mine was kind of boring.... I made 2 loaves

of bread and got my DT cards done and then I was suppose to

work on Christmas cards cuz I'm going to the crop til ya drop

this Friday... And well.... I just didn't make anything! NOTHING!!!

What the heck am I suppose to take with me to an all niter crop?

I started to work with my silhouette and then I was having trouble with

my mouse... or maybe it was me.... I kept clicking on something I wanted

to do then it would click to something else... I was like WHAT???

So after lots of frustration I said forget it... and I stopped... Then I realized

I was low on ink for my printer, so I couldn't design anything in

My digital Studio.... Remember I don't live in or near a big city, so I

can't just run to the store when I run out of something.... :o(

So today I'm off from work too and I just don't feel like making

anything... I guess I'm going to the crop to chat all night long....

Not that that's a bad thing either.... but I was really hoping to start

on some Christmas cards.... Oh well... maybe next year! LOL

I do have a card for ya today..... :o)

 

 

I created this card before I went on my trip....

I used My Digital Studio (from Stampin' Up)

 and my Cameo.... Added some Bakers Twine and

popped up the scallop & boat and there ya go.... :o)

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have an

AWESOME DAY!!!!

 

Theresa

An Attitude of Gratitude...

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! How's your

week going so far? We are 1/2 way thru the week and

I can see the weekend calling my name already! :o) 

I'm busy getting ready for the Holiday Season at work...

I've got an entire storage unit full of Christmas Decorations

& things.... So hopefully I can get a lot of it up and out of the

store this year! Let's hope anyway! :o)

Today is Challenge day over at:

Cricut Cardz Challenge (AKA CARDZ TV)

Mary's challenging everyone to make a 

card for Thanksgiving, using any colors

or cartridges you'd like! EASY PEASY!!!!
(Just make sure you use your Cricut)

Here's the card I created for this weeks challenge:

I actually made this design while I was on 

my cruise..... I brought my Gypsy with me

on my trip... I figured I was gonna have some

nice down time... So I started working on some Fall/Thanksgiving & Christmas card designs!

 

And YES!!! I used an Action Wobble on it!

Card stock - Stampin' Up, Bo Bunny

Designer Paper - Imaginisce

Chocolate Baker's Twine, Jute

Orange Button - Papertrey Ink

Stamp - Pink by Design

Ink - Stampin' Up

Cartridges: Art Philosophy (Shape) Cut @ 3/12"

(Scallop Border) Cut @ 4 x 1/2"

(Banner) Cut @ .93 x 2 1/2"

Elmo & Friends Holiday (Elmo) Cut @ 3 1/4"

Well, now that you've seen what I created,

it's your turn to make something so I can

stop by to say HI!!! Don't forget to check 

out what the rest of the design team created

cuz they're all AMAZING!!! :o)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Thank Ewe...

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you all

had a wonderful weekend! Mine was busy with crafting

and baking.... I honestly don't know how the women back

in the day could stand to be in the kitchen ALL DAY LONG!

I do it every Sunday and man... it's EXHAUSTING! :o)

Well, today I have a card to show ya....

A friend of mine asked me to make her

some thank you cards. Her children give them 

out to the people who purchase their animals

during the county fair. She asked me

right before I was leaving on my trip...

So, this is what I created....

I made her some last year as well...

that card can be seen HERE!

She told me I could make the same 

card as last year, but I like to change it up

a little... I didn't change the sheep cuz

she told me she really likes this cut.... :o)

  Any way... Thanks for stopping by

& taking a look! :o)

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Halloween Birthday Gift!

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! Heck....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN to you! :o) Today is a very

special day for one of my very special friends! She

was born on Halloween! What a surprise that must

have been to her parents! LOL Any way... I've told ya

that I needed to get something made for her and I had

pretty much 1 day to do it in..... I know, I know... Terrible

friend! It's NOT like I didn't know when her birthday was...

It's totally easy to remember! Or so you'd think! LOL

Well, since I only had so much time to do it in

here is what I created for her....

I had this can and said to myself... self

you could totally make something out of this can

which is how this whole thing got started! LOL

(Bear Cut @ 6")

My Friend LOVES, LOVES, LOVES

Create a Critter sooo, that's what inspired

me to design this with that in mind! I told her

I had gotten this cartridge (Create a Critter 2) 

and it's on her list of cartridges to get, 

so I thought it would be

fun to cut out some of the animals and put them

on the can for her.... The inside is filled

with crafting stuff...

(Owl cut @ 6")

Of course it turned out a little

differently than what I had in mind...

But since time really wasn't on my side

I just went with it.... :o)

(Turtle Cut @ 6")

I added gems, stickles, ribbon, twine,

googlie eyes, action wobbles to all of them

(Bee cut @ 6")

Designer paper is DCWV, I used 2 12x12 sheets 

to cover the entire can & lid..... I added some

ribbon as the border around the top & bottom

of the can, which now I'm not sure why I did???

(Ghost cut @ 4")

Then, I HAD to make her a card to go

along with what I started.... The card is

cut from my Cameo, so are the words....

The Spider is from Create a Critter 2

Cut @ 2 3/4"

I HAD to fancy up the inside a little

for my girlfriend... She's totally worth

doing the inside of a card! :o) The Monster

was cut @ 2 3/4" , the stamp is from 

My Creative Time... The inside saying is

from my Hallmark program....

Well, let's hope she likes it! Thanks so

much for stopping by and seeing what I

created for my friend! I hope everyone has 

a SAFE & HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Trick or Tweet!!!

Hello and Happy Tuesday Everyone! What... 2 days in a row I'm posting????

What's wrong with me? Well.. let's see... Halloween is TOMORROW already!

and I really haven't made hardly any Halloween cards this year.... That's totally

unusual for me! But I've had a busy month, so that's my excuse... :o) And since

tomorrow is Halloween, I thought I would share my last 2 creations with you,

before November 1st! :O) Yesterday I showed you my card for my September

Monthly card swap. Sooo now I thought I would show ya October's card

for our monthly card swap... We were to make a card for Fall/

Halloween/ or Thanksgiving... Here's mine...

 

I tried several times to get a good photo, but for

some strange reason, this card did not want it's

picture take! UGH! Sorry about that! Any who...

 

The moon was cut with Bazzill shimmer CS and then

I embossed it with the Cuttlebug Swirls Folder....

I flood filled the tree/fence with some designer

paper in my Cameo program, printed it out and let my

Cameo do the rest! The dotted designer paper is from

DCWV.... And the Tweety is a print design from

my cameo as well.... I printed & cut Tweety out

2x's and popped him up on the fence....

I created the tag myself and used an eyelet &

some bakers twine to tie it together.... The stamp is

from My Craft Spot..... I inked around all the edges.....

 

Well that's all I have for today! Come back tomorrow

to see the project I made for my girlfriend whose

Birthday is on HALLOWEEN!!!! Yesss... I got it all

done yesterday... I had the day off, so it was a MUST! :o)

 

Thanks sooo much for stopping by....

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!!

 

Theresa

Book print Butterfly....

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Remember in my last post I said I had ALL day Saturday to create... Well

I spent ALL day trying to make 1 thing! UGH!!! I mean I had to make 12 of

them, but it was 1 design! Go figure... Of course I took some time out to hang

with my family too, so that was some of it, then I stopped working on the card

set and started to read a book on my new Kindle Fire HD! Which I'm now in

LOVE with! It's my Christmas present to me from me! I'm so nice! LOL

I also got one for my hubby! I bought him the original kindle fire last year for

Christmas and he loved it and so did I... I've been wanting one ever since I got

him his! Then Amazon came out with the New Kindle Fire HD and WOW!!! I sooo

love it more than the other one! :o) Since we both got one, we decided to give

my youngest my hubby's old one... I got him a new green case for it... (Green's

his favorite color) so were gonna surprise him with it for Christmas along with

some other things he asked for.... :o) I know, I know... you're saying

THERESA we haven't even had Halloween yet

and you're talking about CHRISTMAS ALREADY!!! UGH!

YESSS.... I am! You know it'll be here before you know it

and I like to be on top of things when possible! So yes

I've already started shopping! BUT.... I haven't started on my

Christmas cards yet! GO FIGURE!!!! LOL

As of today, I'm working on a Birthday project for a

friend of mine, who's birthday is on HALLOWEEN!!!

Soooo, I've got pretty much 1 day to get it done! LOL

An idea came to me to Sunday afternoon while I was

baking bread and making dessert for dinner... So I

didn't have lots of time to work on it last night, so

hopefully today I can... ;o) Otherwise she's

getting flowers? Or something like that.... :o)

OK.... here's a card I made before I went on vacation...

 

I made this for our Sept. Card swap... Just never got

around to taking the pictures....

I used My Digital Studio to design it

Then I printed out all the elements

Then used my Cameo to cut out all the pieces...

Added some tulle ribbon and stamped

Happy Birthday, and there ya go! :o)

 

Well, that's it for me today! Wish me luck at

getting a gift done for my friend..... If I do,

 I'll try and get a picture to show ya what

I made! Thanks so much for stopping by!

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!!!

 

Theresa

I'm Back...

Hello and Happy Friday Everyone!!! That's right...... I'm BACKKK!!

I missed everyone sooo much, but had sooooo much FUN! It was warm

and relaxing and I even took afternoon naps! I NEVER do that! I guess I

must have been exhausted! LOL Went back to work and I'm ready for

another VACATION! LOL WOW.... lots of stuff to do! But it'll be OK...

I took lots of pictures and maybe someday I'll get them into a

scrapbook! I mean I celebrated my 20th wedding anniversary and

I've NEVER EVER scrapbook them pages! LOL

Any who.... I hope to get some free time next week to visit

all my blogging friends... This week is already crazy and there is

so much to tell ya.... but nooo time, so I figure next week will slow

down some and I can share more stuff.... :O)

In the mean time.... I got a card for ya!

I made this and others before I left, so I would have some

things to post for ya... Here you go.....

 

I made this card using my CAMEO!!

Card stock, Ink - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye

Stamp Sentiment - My Creative Time

Gem Brad - Karen Foster

I noticed that I put one of the layers on Crooked! UGH!!!

Sorry about that... It was to late to fix it!

 Darn that ATG ADHESIVE! LOL

 

Thanks soooo much for stopping by & thanks sis

for posting some projects! Glad to be back & can't wait

to catch up with ALL of you!

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!!!!!!!

 

Theresa

 

Lots to tell ya!!!

Hello and Happy Sunday Everyone! I'm so sorry that I've been gone awhile....
I've been sooo busy lately
 that I just haven't had time to visit blogs or craft! 
I showed you one of the reasons last week with

the crate I made for a friend of mine.... 
Then I had 3 friends with

birthdays, so I HAD to create something for them...

I've also been learning how to make bread!
I know some of you would say....
Geez Theresa.... It's EASY! Go to the store....
Buy a loaf.... And BAM you've got bread! LOL
But I thought I would try the old fashion way.....
By making it from scratch! I've made several loaves
already, but they really haven't come out the way that I want...
So I'm gonna keep practicing until
I get it just right! Then... maybe I'll post that for ya!

I've been working a lot because my moms on vacation....  
I'm training a couple of friends of mine to help take care 
of my store.... WHY? Well.... My husband & I  are 
getting ready to celebrate our 20th Wedding Anniversary!  We're going on a trip!

We've been planning this for awhile now and it's 
about to happen any day now, so I've just been
 really busy trying to get as much done before we leave.....

I'm soooo super excited and can't wait to go....

And thought I should share my happy news with you.... 
as to why I've been gone so long.... :o) I won't be back until

mid October..... Soooo... I thought I would post something

for you today.... :o)

These are little bags I made for

2 of my friends who had a birthday!

1 is filled with scrapping supplies while the

other is filled with cards! I also baked a cake

for another friend of mine..... Busy, busy, busy!

I used Tags, Bags, Boxes & more for them....

I also used Tim Holtz Rosette Dies.....

  I made this using My Digital Studio &
My Silhouette! 
I designed it first in MDS then I transferred
the files over to the Silhouette and it
printed then cut out the pieces for me!
I thought it turned out to be a great
masculine card! :o)

Well.... that's all I have for today!! I've been thinking
about all my blogging friends lately & how much I miss going to your blogs to see your wonderful creations.... :o)
Once I get back... I'll be able to do that again!
Enjoy the rest of your Afternoon and I'll see
ya in a couple of weeks!
HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!!!!

Theresa