Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Cricut Cardz Challenge #109

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Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! I hope your short
week is going well.... Thanks for all the wonderful comments
yesterday! I LOVE reading them!!! :o) Today is Challenge Day

"You Did it"
Your need to make a card for Graduation!
Using any colors or cartridges you'd like!
(REMINDER: You Must Use Your Cricut)

Super easy peasy to do.... right? :o)
Here's what I came up with!


I wanted mine to have a whimsical feel to it! :o)
Cartridges - (OWL) Hoot N Holler (Cut @ 3")
(Star & Background shapes) George & Basic Shapes
(Grad Cap) Everyday Pop Up (Cut @ 1")
(Congratulations) Birthday Bash (cut @ 4 1/2" wide)
White Brad
Googlie Eyes
Designer Paper - Little Yellow Bicycle
My card is a 4 3/4" square card....

OK... Now you've seen what I've created... let's see
what you create! Don't forget to stop by my fellow
Design Team members blogs... They did a fabulous
job as always! :o) Thanks soooo much for stopping
by and Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Pretty little butterfly.....

Hello and Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you all had a
wonderful 3 day weekend! Mine was busy... I don't want to
tell ya more than that cuz you may get worn out from reading
all about it! LOL Soooo I'll just show you a card that I made!

I totally took this from the April "Cricut" Magazine....
I fell in LOVE with the card that Kristen Swain made....
It was this BEAUTIFUL Butterfly card.....
And you all know I'm trying to make cards for my MIL....
And my brain is getting wayyy tired.... so I thought I would
try to re-create her beautiful card.... Well here's mine! :o)


 I really loved how mine turned out and realized yet again....
I can't send this one to my MIL!!!
It's tooo bulky for her to mail off.... Sooo that means
I get to keep this one! YEA ME!!!! LOL
So I had to make her something else.... :o)

Sooo.... in honor of our 2 year Blog Anniversary that has come and gone
earlier this month and the fact that one of my cards is IN the
April Cricut Magazine.... I'm gonna give one away!!!!!


All you have to do is be a follower and leave
a comment under this post! In about a week
I will pick someone from Random.org to
receive this Magazine and ummmm
The Butterfly card I posted today!!! :o)

Sounds like a good idea to me! :o)
Thanks so much for stopping by and for
always supporting me and my sister with all
your wonderful feedback/comments... They mean
soooo very much to me and her.... :o)
Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Imagine- thinking of you.....

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! I'm starting
to skip days.... Busy, Busy, Busy soooo I'm gonna make this a
super quick post for ya! I hope you don't mind.... :o)
Here's my project!


As you can tell... I used my good old Faithful Imagine again! :o)
This is one of the cards for my MIL.....
Cartridge: Imagine More, George & Basic Shapes

 
I don't have the sizes since it's in my CCR Program and
I didn't have time to go open it and check... :o)
But I did use the separate button for the center
scallop/oval/butterflies.... And I resized them....
Then Popped them up! That's it! :o)

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

Theresa

Monday, May 21, 2012

Digital Shadowing....

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I Hope you all had a
Fabulous weekend! I sort a kind of did! LOL I was working
my tail off trying to get those cards done for my MIL! I'm
still working on them.... I have about 7 more to do... I had to
make 24 cards sooo you can imagine how much time it's taking
to get them done.... I'm also trying to get my Design Team cards done in
advance so I won't have to worry about them during the month
of June.... I got only 1 of those done... ugh!

My hubby already started building my new counter for the store....
And I'm super busy at the store with the sale... Everyone is shopping!
Yeaaa!!! It's been great but there is still tons of tops to sell! :o)
I'm also working on getting someone else to work at the store...
A couple of friends of mine told me about this women who
has several children and can't afford much... So I'm gonna
ask her if she would like to come work for me in exchange for
clothes and things for her family.... It would help us both out!
I'm hoping she'll say YES! So I won't be running back and forth
from one store to the next while getting it all set up....
Keep your fingers crossed for me that she agrees! :o)

Well, Let's see what I can show you today! :o)


I made this card last month for our Monthly card Swap!
I used "My Digital Studio" to create this.... I watched a video on
how to make a digital Shadow.... Sooo I had to try it! :o)
Everything is from Stampin' Up.... I don't know if you can tell by
the picture.... but the shadow is around the digital flower stamp.....
I then added a border, printed & cut it out.... I also printed
& cut the second layer (Book print).... The Stripes & Floral
Background are Designer Papers.... So there is noooo
cricut on here! LOL It's just a simple Hybrid Card!
It looks really pretty close up & in person! :o)
Any way.... I gotta go get some more cards done!
Thanks sooo much for stopping by!
I hope everyone has an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

May Day!!!

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! It's the middle of the
week already! YEAA!!! That means the weekend is getting closer! :o)
I have a very busy week going on right now! I'm trying to get a
bunch of cards made for my MIL and today starts my 2 week sale
at the store.... And Tomorrow is my card Swap night and then
Friday is Crop til ya Drop! Soooo, I'm trying to get ready for all these
things... UGH! Can anyone tell that I like having a hectic life? LOL
Don't worry... I'll be fine! This is how I work... It's ALL GOOD! ;o)
Any whoooo... today is Challenge Day over at:

The Challenge is "May Day" make a card
for ANY Occasion
using FLOWERS from any cartridge!
(Reminder: You Must use your CRICUT)

So here is what I came up with......


I'm not gonna lie when I say I LOVE how this turned out!
My inspiration came from the fact that I needed to make
HELLO cards for my MIL! So this one kind of just
came to me while playing around in the Cricut Craft Room!
As you can tell... I used my Imagine! :o)


I added Clear Gems to the centers of the flowers...


I Probably could have tighten this one a little more..,
But all in all I'm really happy with how this turned out!


Of course after making this card.... I realized that I can't
give this card to my MIL! WHY??? Cuz I like it too
much! LOL Just kidding... I can't send it to her because the
flowers are to thick for her to mail out.... Sooo this is mine to
keep! YEAAA!! But I did make her an exact copy except
that I used some flatter flowers, so she could still mail
it off to someone if she'd like too! :o)

Here are the details:
Card stock, Ink - Stampin' Up
Designer Paper - Enjoy the Seasons Imagine Art Cartridge
Cartridges: CTMH Art Philosophy (Card) Cut @ 8.347 x 5.389
(Pink Layer)  Cut @ 4.181 x 5.153
(Blue Floral layer) Cut @ 3.875 x 4.889
Enjoy the Seasons Imagine Art (Oval Scalloped Shape) Cut @ 2 1/2"
The Center Oval was cut using the Separate feature 
& I cut out a 2nd Oval to Pop it Up....
(Hello) was cut using the separate feature on the Basket
with flowers image... Cut @ 1.3 (2x's)
Flower Shoppe (Flowers) The Green Flower was Cut @ 3"
The Dark Pink Flower was Cut @ 3 1/4"
The Yellow Flower was Cut @ 3 1/2"

Now that you've seen what I've made, it's your turn!
I look forward to seeing all your fabulous creations....
Speaking of which... Make sure you check out the other
design team members creations.... they are BEAUTIFUL!!!
Thanks sooo much for stopping by... Have an
AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Handsome Layout....

Hello and Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope your week is off
to a great start so far! The weather is getting nicer & nicer and
the kids will be out of school very, very soon... Like this week! LOL
Well the older boy still has 1 more week but the younger one finishes
this Friday... :o) I LOVE Summer vacation.... I stay up late and sleep in
and oh wait... I gotta store now.... I can't do that! Awwww POOP!
Any who... I guess they can sleep in and stay up late while I try to get my
store moved over the summer..... I guess I'll get a vacation some day! :o)


I know the Photo Quality stinks! SORRY bout' that!
I just can't seem to take good shots of 12 x 12 Layouts!


I used My Mind's Eye Designer Paper & Embellishments.....


I used my Cricut for the word "Handsome" and for
all the "Scallop borders".... I Don't have sizes or cartridges
for ya... Sorry again! :o)

I believe that's the last of the Layouts I did at the
March Crop til ya drop! It'll be awhile before
I get my hands on any more Layouts.... I think I'll stick
to making cards for now.... they can be easier to do!
 I'll be back tomorrow with my Card for the
Have an AWESOME DAY!!!!

Theresa

Monday, May 14, 2012

Rocket #9....

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! How was your weekend?
Did all you ladies out there have a Fabulous Mother's Day? Guys will
be next in line since Father's Day is next month! :o) How was
every one's week last week? Mine was busy as usual... Did
get to see my oldest son and have dinner with him... It was
nice seeing him and his room mate.... I was able to get
my new clothing racks for the store... They didn't have several other 
things that I needed..... I guess now I'll have to place an order
online for the rest of the items... I just dread paying the
shipping on it! UGH! That's business I guess! :o)
 I'm gonna have a BIG sale going on through the rest of this month....
I'm trying to shrink the LARGE inventory of clothes we have... I had to get a
3rd storage unit! (YIKES) And this doesn't include any
furniture mind you.... It's mostly CLOTHES!!! Seriously.... I should
have just a plain old clothing store at this rate.... :o) I have nooooo
room to sell Furniture so I've been telling people who ask to go to
Moab.... they have a Thrift store down there that has one building
for clothes and the other for Furniture.... I gave them what little
bit I did have cuz I just don't have the space like they do....
Even with the move, I don't... I just hope having this big clothing
sale makes a dent in my stock.... Of course it doesn't help when
people are still dropping off more clothes everyday cuz it's
sooo nice outside that they're having yard sales! LOL
I mean I never have to worry about inventory.... but I do have to worry
when I have wayyyy to much of it! And YESSS I've donated lots of
stuff already! We have a women's shelter that I've donated bags and
bags and bags of stuff to and the other thrift store in Moab and
I've tried our local churches,etc... I can see why the previous owner
had soooo much stuff... sometimes it's hard to get rid of.... no matter
what you do.... :o) But as you all know... I'm a trooper and will carry
on as usual and do what I can for my store... :o)

I guess you didn't come here to hear about my store issues.... Eh?
Here is the other Birthday card I made for Hunter Last week....
By the way he LOVED the Crab card and this one too! :o)


Yup... Another Imagine Card! Have I told ya
that I LOVE my Imagine? Well I do! :o)
I miss my original one... this newer one I'm still
getting use to... I mean it works and all.... but I can
tell the difference between the 2 machines... :o)

 Cartridge: Blast Off
Stamps: Megan Elizabeth
Card stock & Ink: Stampin' Up
Twine: Bakers
Corner Punch: We R Memory

I Cut the rocket & #9 out 2 x's..... Then popped them up
I added Twine to the rocket thruster to make it look like flames...
I don't have the sizes.... Sorry... It's on the CCR Program and
YESSS... I'm to lazy to open it and check the sizes! LOL

Any whoooo, Thanks soooo much for stopping by
and reading ALL the way down to the bottom of this post!
I hope to get a spare moment this week to check out
some of your blogs... Keeping Fingers crossed!
For now... I hope you ALL have an AWESOME DAY!!!!

Theresa