Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Breast Cancer Awareness.....

Hello and Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you are
all having a Fabulous week so far! Mine has been going
pretty good too! I've been designing some cards and 
hopefully over the weekend I can get them cut and put
together! Today is our Cricut Cardz Challenge!!!

“Think Pink!” October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. To help promote this worthy cause, make a card for a friend or a loved one for Breast Cancer Awareness month. It can be a reminder card for self-exams and mammograms, a card congratulating a breast cancer survivor, or a card of encouragement for someone currently going through the trauma of breast cancer. Use any cartridges you'd like and use Pink as your primary color.

Card stock, Designer Paper, Label Punch - Stampin' Up
Glitter Card stock - DCWV
Sentiment is Computer Generated
Cartridges - George & Basic Shapes
(Shapes with corner rounders) Cut @ 3 1/2"
Art Philosophy (Scallop) Cut @ 3"
Stand & Salute (Ribbon) Cut @ 3 1/2"
I Hope all of you participate in this wonderful
Challenge over at Cricut Cardz! This is a great time
to tell someone how much you care about
them or to remind a dear friend to make sure they
get an exam done. I look forward to seeing what
everyone creates! :o)

I'm also putting this into a couple of challenges as well:

My Sheri Crafts - Think Pink

Just Yolie - Link Up for PINK PARTY!

Cricut Circle Blog Weekly Challenge - Make a card
for world Card making day!

I'll be back tomorrow with something different to show you!
Thanks so much for stopping by, Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

2 more cards for the Challenges....

Hello and Happy Tuesday Everyone! I first want
to start by saying "THANKS" to all those wonderful
comments you left me yesterday! And Yes I was a busy
little bee trying to get these designed and completed!
I was able to get the other 2 cards done for the Circle
Blogs Challenge.... So this is the last of them! :o)

This first one is for the Sketch Challenge they are having:

Here's My Version of it...

(Click on Photo to Enlarge)

I really like how this turned out! I used some
of my Favorite DCWV paper to make it shine!
I don't know if you can see my 3 Gem stones in the
corner above the cake... But they are there! :o)
Here's the Recipe:

Card stock, Stamp, Punches, Silver Organdy Ribbon - Stampin' Up
Black Zig pen for the Stamp
EK Success Border Punch
Bling - Bazzill
Black Stickles
Cartridge - Everyday Pop-Up Cards
(Cake) Cut @ 2 3/4" (Rings) Cut @ 1 1/4"

Here's the other card...

(Click on the Photo to Enlarge)

The Challenge for this next one was to Have a Title,
At Least 2 Cricut Cuts, 3 Buttons....

Card stock - Stampin' Up, DCWV Shimmer, Bo Bunny Double Dot
Designer Paper - Echo Park
Baker's Red/White Twine
Xmas Red Stickles
Buttons - My Stash
Cartridge - Holiday Cakes
(Garland) Cut @ 1 3/4"
 (Ornaments) Cut @ 2 1/4"
(Happy Holidays) Cut @ 1 1/4"

I designed both cards in my Design Studio
then transferred them to the Gypsy for cutting....
Once I figured out the Design & Paper... they
both came together pretty quickly... Well That's
it on the Circle Blog Challenges... Thanks so much
for stopping by! Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Monday, October 10, 2011

Lots of Cards.... Lots of Pictures...

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you guys
had a wonderful weekend! I know I did! It was my
19th Wedding Anniversary! So I made a lovely dinner
and we just kind of hung out together! It made for a
nice relaxing Sunday! :o) I also made him a card....
Nooo surprise! :o) But I also managed to get a few
other cards done as well... The Cricut Circle Blog is
Celebrating their 1 year Anniversary and they have
a few challenges going on.... Normally I don't participate
in the challenges... But I got 4 of the challenges done
already and have 2 left to do.... They're designed so
I just gotta cut the pieces out and put together...
Sooo Today you'll See 4 different cards! WHAT?
4 different cards? I hope you like them all... Here ya go!

One of the challenges was to make a project using
any of the Circle Cartridges... I chose SOPHIE!

Card stock, Window Punches - Stampin' Up
Designer Paper - DCWV
Bling - Bazzill
Sentiment - Computer Generated
Cartridge - Sophie (Frame) Cut @ 3 1/2"
(Birds) Cut @ 3"

Just a quick side view to show the popped up LOVE birds!
I soooo LOVE how this turned out! :o)

Another Challenge was to make a Monochromatic project!
I gotta tell ya this was HARD for me! It's just not
something I would normally make... Sooo I was
Happy to try it out! That's what a challenge is for....
To Challenge yourself! :o) I chose shades of Brown....

Card stock - Stampin' Up, Bo Bunny, DCWV, Core'dination
Ribbon - My Stash
Ink - Stampin' Up
Stamp - Peachy Keen Monster Mash 3/8"
Cartridges - Art Philosophy (Card Shape) Cut @ 4 1/4"
(Leaves) Cut @ 2" & 2 1/4"
Simply Charmed (Happy Fall) Cut @ 1 1/2"
I popped up the Happy Fall and the Leaves...
I'm actually very happy with how this turned out! :o)

Next Challenge was to create something with your Imagine!
You guys know I LOVE my Imagine! Sooo I came up with this
really fun Halloween Card! :o)

Card stock - Stampin' Up, American Crafts, Bo Bunny
Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Cartridge - Buccaneer (Pirate) Cut @ 2 3/4"
I used the Imagine Default Shape (Circle) Cut @ 3 1/4" 
and Flood Filled it with the Buccaneer Designer Paper
Then I used the Imagine Default Shape (Square) Cut @ 4 1/2"
and Flood Filled it with the Buccaneer Designer Paper
Happy Hauntings (Happy Halloween) Cut @ 1"

Here's a side view to show the added layers from
Mr. Pirate! I used the Layers feature to pop up his
Hat, Boot, Jacket Trim, Shirt Trimming, Face...

Another Challenge was to create something using
your Cuttlebug! Another one of my Favorite tools!
Of course... by the time I started on this card it was
super duper late.... Like 4am! Sooo It's not my favorite
card! Anywhoo here's how I made it....

Card stock, Ribbon - Stampin' Up
Designer Paper - Basic Grey
Embossing Folder - Pumpkin Harvest
Cartridge - Thanksgiving (Pilgrim) Cut @ 3"
I cut her out once then I used the "Hide Contour"
for a second one to be the background...
(Thankful Heart) Cut @ 1 3/4"
This is also an odd size card (4 1/4 x 6)
not my normal size! :o)

Well that's all I have for you today! Boy I'm pooped! LOL
I'll be back tomorrow with a couple more to show!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have an
AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Blessings one and all....

Hello and Happy Thursday! It's the end of the week
for me and that means crafting time! Yea! I don't get
much time in during the week like I use to so I look
forward to Thursdays because it means No school for
us on Friday and I can craft all day long! Gotta LOVE that!
Here's another one of the cards I made last weekend... :o)


This didn't take to much time at all to make....
No Cricut Cuts either! I know some of you shake
your head in shame! LOL But a girls gotta do
what a girls gotta do! :o) Here's the Details:

Card stock, Ink, Stamp, Ribbon, Scallop Border Punch - Stampin' Up
Designer Paper - DCWV Autumn Stack
Copper Eyelet - My Stash
Flower w/Button - Oriental Trading (I bought them a long
time ago and finally got around to using them)
Basically I took an 11 1/2 x 4 1/4" piece of Card stock
and scored at 4 1/4" and 9 3/4", then I took my
Scallop border punch and punched the one end
added a leave scallop border to that same end,
punched a hole to put an eyelet through...
Added the Designer paper on the other side and added
a piece of vanilla card stock on the inside....
Stamped then added the flower and put the ribbon
all the way around the card to make a bow
(Normally I NEVER use that much ribbon on a card)
I like to save my ribbon but this card needed the full affect
of the ribbon to go around the card... :o)


Well I hope you like my Thanksgiving card... Thanks so much
for stopping by! Have an AWESOME Week/Weekend!! :o)

Theresa

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

One Eyed Halloween....

Hello and Happy Wednesday! I tell ya, when Fall
Begins the time just seems to fly by a lot faster
than Winter does! Or Maybe that's just me? :o)
I was just checking out the weather and it looks
like we may be getting our first snow already! UGH!
I had to turn the heat on last night because it's
so chilly here... I LOVE Fall... It's a shame it
never sticks around to long in my neck of the woods!
Anywhoo... I told ya yesterday that I would have a
Halloween card for ya using my Favorite tool the Cricut!
So let's get right down to it... Here it is....


Ok... now looking at it... I think I could have added
some Faux stitching or something... :o)
Here are the details:

Card stock, Ink - Stampin' Up
Designer Paper - DCWV Halloween Stack
Stamp - Heidi Grace (Halloween)
Gooey Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Cartridge - Bump In the Night
(Monster) is #38 on the overlay and
he was cut @ 3"
CTMH Art Philosophy (1/2 Scallops)
#49 on the overlay cut @ 2"

See another quick simple fun Halloween card! :o)
Thanks so much for stopping by have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Warm Wishes.....

Hello and Happy Tuesday Everyone! I hope you're
week is off to a great start! Mine isn't going to bad!
I have a Stampin' Up Party this week... I love having those!
a bunch of gals get together and we create either a card
or a Layout and use all Stampin' Up Supplies.... I'm sure
you've notice by ALL my posts that I am a HUGE Fan of
Stampin' Up Products! They have quality stamps, paper,
ink, Digital content and MORE! Of course I also LOVE
the Other companies like Papertrey Ink, CTMH, Creative Memories!
I just use a lot of Stampin' Up Products.... :o) Soooo
today's project is with all Stampin' Up Products....
It's one of my Digital Hybrid Cards I did over
the weekend... I hope you like it...


 This was soooo simple to create! This is actually one
of the designer images in the "My Digital Studio" Program...
But I wanted to make it myself... So I printed out the
leaves and Warm Wishes on Vanilla Cardstock....
Then I printed out the bottom section on
White Cardstock.... I did the same thing with
the green strip as well... Cut them all down to what
I needed for a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Card....
Then added the pretty ribbon and BAM!
A quick lovely Thanksgiving/Fall Card!

Thanks for stopping by today... I'll be back
tomorrow with a Halloween Card using my
Favorite tool the Cricut! Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Monday, October 3, 2011

DANGER!!!!

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you all
had a fabulous weekend! It was World Card Making Day on Saturday!
I hope you all had a chance to make some cards that day or
yesterday for that matter! I got about 8 cards done and I
didn't even use my CRICUT! I decided to go back to
what I started with..... STAMPING! So I created some cards with
Stamps or Hybrid Digital Stamps.... I'll be posting them in the next week or
so.... For now....I want to start out with how I forgot to
pick a winner last week for the Cricut Occasions Magazine!
Soooo Sorry about that! :o(
Soooo Let's start with the winner of the Magazine!!!!

True Random Number Generator
Min: 1
Max: 37
Result:
14
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TANYA!!! 

Tanya said...

Wow oh wow! What fabulous news ....congrats to you my friend!
Not once, but twice and not only twice, but the cover!! How fabulous is that?
I am just so happy for you! You are not only super talented,
but your just always so kind and encouraging to others.
I love that about you! Congrats again and I should I win,
I want an autographed copy!!
September 22, 2011 7:04 PM

Congrats Tanya! And thank you for such a wonderful Compliment!
Seriously? You want me to sign it? LOL

I want to "THANK" everyone for all the sweet, kind, encouraging
comments that were left and that are always left for me!
They mean the world to me and keep me crafting! :o)

Now on with today's simple card! :o)


Card stock, Designer Paper, Ink - Stampin' Up
Signo White Gel Pen
Googlie eyes - my stash
Black Stickles
Cartridge - Mini Monsters (Danger) Cut @ 1"
(Skull) Cut @ 5"
This was a super easy & quick card to make
I just used the items from #38 on the overlay
inked everything, popped up the word danger
and you've got yourself a spooky Halloween Card!
Ok... Maybe NOT spooky! But kind of CUTE! LOL

I'm putting this into the Challenge over at:
Paper Cutz Challenge - Make a project with a Skull/crossbones

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!
Have an AWESOME DAY Everyone!!

Theresa