Wednesday, February 29, 2012

You Take the Cake...

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! Today is the day for the
Cricut Cardz Challenge! We are already up to #103 which is:

"You Take the Cake" Make a birthday card with a cake or cupcake
using any cartridges or colors you'd like!
Remember you must use your CRICUT Cartridges to play along with us!

I made mine very simple since I was trying to get sooo
many cards made in such a short period of time....


Card stock (Brown), Ink, Punch - Stampin' Up
Designer  Paper - Echo Park
Stamp - My Pink Stamper
Baker's Twine
Stickles - Yellow, Icicle
Cartridge - Everyday Pop Up (Cake) Cut @ 2 1/2"

Now it's your turn to join in on the fun over at:
Make a project so I can stop by and see ya to
say HI! Don't forget to stop by my DT Sisters
blogs to check out the great creations they've made!
Thanks for stopping by I hope you all have an
AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Magazine Winners!!!!!

Hello and Happy TUESDAY Everyone! I hope you're
having a good week so far! Mine stinks! I only say this
because we have SNOW! UGH!!! It's pretty messy out there....
I know winter isn't over with yet.... but it's been such good weather this
year that I guess I've gotten a little spoiled by it! :o) I should
know better by now.... Oh well... I guess I'll tell ya the winners
of the Magazine Giveaway!!!! That should perk me right up! LOL
I used Random.org generator and posted the generator on my blog to
make it easy to get to whenever we have a giveaway! :o) Soooo
here are the 5 winners of the Cricut Magazine Giveaway!

Drum Roll Please..................................................

Oh by the way.... this is the exact order in which the
generator picked the random Numbers......

OK....OK.... I'll tell ya who the winners are.....
Geez you guys are pushy! teheehehe

Winner #1 is...........
#9 - JAYNE!!!!!!

Winner #2 is..........
#13 MELISSA!!!!!!

Winner #3 is..........
#31 FRANK/SUE!!!!!!

Winner #4 is..........
#8 SHARON!!!!!!

Winner #5 is..........
#25 NEWBIE 2 CRAFTING!!!!!!

CONGRATS to EVERYONE!!!  I hope
you ALL enjoy your Magazine and THANK YOU
for all the sweet comments! And Welcome to ALL
the new followers... I hope you enjoy coming to our blog
and maybe getting some crafty ideas from it!!!

Please send your Mailing info to
And put "Winner of the Mag" as the Subject!!!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!!!!
Theresa

Monday, February 27, 2012

Banner Birthday.....

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
I know I did... I had a very busy week last week trying to get a whole bunch of
cards created for my Crop til ya drop.... I told you my goal was to get 16 sets
of 4 cards each done.... Well I didn't get 16 sets of 4 done... I did get 14 sets of
4 cards each done instead! I was really close to getting the 16 done but had a few
snags along the way and settled for the 14 sets! I got them all completed by about
4am... Which is about the same as last months crop.... After I finished them I went
to do some shopping for more paper.... It's not like I really needed the paper.. But
I LOVE PAPER! Sooo I picked up some of the New My Mind's Eye Line (Caroline)
It really is some pretty paper and I can't wait to create some cards with this line.....
It really was a lot of fun hanging out with my friends and chatting all night long!
I got home about 5:30am and I normally can't sleep right away after the crop so
I stayed up til about 7am doing some Internet shopping..... I know, I know....
I'm crazy! But one of my Friends (Elaine) has been creating her projects
with the really cool Velvet Paper by SEI.... and her cuts are soooo
cute with this paper.... so I decided I needed to get some of that paper....
I'm gonna cut out some really CUTE things with it once it gets here....
And I'll show ya what I'm talkin' about! This way you won't think I'm
toooo crazy for staying up and ordering it for my projects! LOL
Speaking of projects... Here's today's card for ya!


 I LOVE using Banners in my projects! And I seem to
keep running back to the same cartridge over and over again!
The cartridge I'm talkin' about is the Art Philosophy Cartridge!
It really has AWESOME cuts to enhance anything you
make! Sooo if you don't have this cartridge... you really should
look into getting it... Remember I don't work for Provo Craft...
This is just my opinion! :o) Here's how simple I made this card:

Card stock (Green & Black), Stamp (Cupcake), Ink, Pens, Glitter - Stampin' Up
Designer Paper - Bubblegum Stripes Imagine Cartridge
Banner Cuts - Art Philosophy Cartridge (3/4" x 5")
Scallops - Lacy Labels Cartridge (2 1/2")
I used Yellow Stickles on the flame and
I used a little glitter on the cupcake frosting for a
little sugary sparkle! :o) 

Well that's all I have for today! Thanks soooo much for stopping by!
I'll be back on Wednesday with my Cricut Cardz Challenge card!
Have an AWESOME DAY EVERYONE!!!!

Theresa

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Industrial Birthday.....

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! I can't believe we're
 already in the middle of the week! The month is almost
over with... Where did the time go??? I'm trying to get ready
for my Monthly "Crop til ya Drop"! I can't believe it's here
sooo soon! I've been running around my craft room like a
crazy lady trying to come up with things to make and bring
with me to the crop.... Most people bring Scrapbooking supplies...
NOT ME! I bring cardmaking supplies... :o) Sooooo I've
been trying to create like a mad woman! Not Fun! :o)
I don't know if I'll have enough stuff to make while I'm
there... but I'm gonna try my best to bring at least
16 sets of (4) cards.... I try to make 4 of each card I make so
I can sell them at my store.... at this point I got 8 sets of 4 cards
cut out and ready to go.... 8 more sets in 2 days????
Not sure that's gonna happen.... I guess it'll give me more
time to talk! LOL Well.... here's one of the cards that I'll
be making Friday Night! :o)


I LOVE making Masculine cards! I have 3 boys and a Sweet Hubby....
4 Brothers and a lot of Uncles! Sooo making male cards is kind of
"My Thing"! Or it kind of has to be with all those Males in
my Family! tehehehe Any who.... I created this with my Imagine....
I recently got the Industrial Glow Art Cartridge and HAD to try
something with it! I got it bascially for the COOL "Guy Feel"
Papers it has.... :o) Here's the recipe:

Card stock Base, Ink, Round Punches - Stampin' Up
Yellow & Black Card stock (For the cuts) - Bo Bunny Double Dot
Stamp - My Creative Time
Cartridges - Industrial Glow Imagine Art (Designer Papers)
Dude - (Bike) Cut @ 3 3/4"

I really like the simplicity of this card and the colors make
me want to say "DUUUDE" a lot! LOL
Well.... That's all I have time for today... I still have a lot of
work to get done in a short period of time! Thanks soooo
much for stopping by and I hope all of you have
an AWESOME DAY!!!!

Theresa

Monday, February 20, 2012

Cricut Magazine Giveaway!!!!

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you all had
a Fabulous weekend! I'm still enjoying mine! LOL It is
President's Day today... So the store is closed and I'm enjoying
an extra day off! Which is probably good since it's been snowing since
yesterday! UGH! I don't like going out in the snow.... EVER! LOL
Any who... I actually don't have a project for you today! WHAT???
Well I made a couple of cards but haven't taken any photo's of them...
Soooo I decided to have a giveaway instead! I know my sister Mi-Mi
had a HUGE giveaway going on the last 2 weeks and I want to take a
minute and Congratulate the winners! You guys are sooo lucky! My sister
sends off a HUGE box of scraping goodies! :o)

Mine won't be that BIG! :o) Those of you who follow our blog
know that I've been published several times in the Cricut Magazine!
And when you get published they give you scrapping supplies and
2 copies of the Magazine after it's been published and out for 2 months...
Well I have 5 copies to giveaway to 5 wonderful followers.....

I wasn't expecting to be on the cover of the Cricut Holiday Magazine....
But I was and I didn't expect to receive 6 copies of that magazine.....
Soooo I gave 3 away to a couple of my friends and I want to give
3 away to my followers! YEA!!!


I was in the November Issue and I have
2 copies to giveaway as well!


I know they are holiday issues but I didn't receive them until a couple
of weeks ago... and My sister decided to have her giveaway first....
Soooo I decided to wait until hers was over and then offer
these wonderful Cricut Magazines!

Soooo If any of you would LOVE to win a copy of these
Fabulous Cricut magazines...

You only have to be a follower and leave a comment on this post!!!!
I will choose 5 winners next week!
Ohhh.... Don't forget to leave a way
for me to contact you if you win!

Good Luck to everyone! And I'll be back on
Wednesday with a Project to Share!
Have an AWESOME DAY!!!!

Theresa

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

A Stitch in time......

Hello and Happy Wednesday everyone! My table is coming along....
Not sure if it's coming along good or bad yet.... Just that it's coming along! LOL
Any how.... Today is Challenge day over at Cricut Cardz Challenge (aka) Cardz TV
So the Challenge this time around is: A Stitch in Time! Make a card for
any occasion using real or faux stitching! Remember all the challenges
over at Cricut Cardz need to be made with your CRICUT! :o)

Soooo here is the card I created.... :o)


Card stock - Stampin' Up
Designer Paper - Gin-X (I've had this paper for a couple of years
and finally decided to use it!)
Twine - My Craft Spot
White Signo Gel Pen for the Faux Stitching (I can't sew) :o)
Devine Swirls Embossing Folder - Provo Craft
Sentiment - Computer Generated
Cartridges - Elegant Edges (Frame) Cut @ 4 1/4"
Sweethearts (Lock) Cut @ 3"
(Tag) Cut @ 1 1/2"


 And YES I had to do the inside of this.... It just had to go with
the outside sentiment "You Hold"! :o)
The (Key) is from the Sweethearts Cartridge
Cut @ 2 1/2"
White Card stock is Georgia Pacific
and the ink is from Stampin' Up
This is a 4 3/4" Square card!

I know Valentine's Day is over with.... but I  created this card
awhile ago and I'm really very happy with how this turned out
and I hope you guys like it to! Please take a moment and check
out what my Design Team Sisters have created.... They
are always wonderful to see! And I hope you join in
this Challenge over at Cricut Cardz (aka) Cardz TV!
I can't wait to come by and see what you've made!
Thanks soooo much for stopping by and I hope
you all have an AWESOME DAY!!!

Theresa

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

You've Got Mail.....

Hello and Happy Tuesday Everyone! I hope you're
all having a wonderful Valentine's Day already!
It's only Tuesday and I feel like the week is flying
by so fast! I'm running a 100 miles an hour right now
cuz I got a lot of things to get done this week! :o)
I know I don't normally post on a Tuesday BUT....
I had to show you guys something I made for my boys
for Valentine's Day! It's a 3D project and I just LOVE
how they turned out! So here ya go! :o)


I made the 3D Mailbox and a 3x3 matching card!
I wanted to make something for my boys and make it not
toooo girly! :o) I think I accomplished that! :o)
I used the CCR Program(Cricut Craft Room) And Downloaded
the 3D Mailboxes from Provo Craft!
3x3 Card - Card stock Stampin' Up
Designer Paper - Pebbles Inc.
Cartridge - Everyday Pop Up (Heart Lock)
Cut @ 2 1/2"


Card stock - Stampin' Up
Designer Paper - Pebbles Inc.
Cartridges - Digital Download 3D Mailboxes From Provo Craft
(Mailbox) Cut @ 6"
Designer's Calendar (Be Mine Heart)
Cut @ 2 3/4"
I used Red Stickles to highlight the "Be Mine"


I used my White Signo Gel Pen just to add
a little extra somethin' somethin' to the hearts....


I didn't want the back to be plain so I added a 3 1/2"
square of Designer Paper to it....


 I filled the inside up with Valentine's Candy so
that the 3x3 card could pop out of the Mailbox..... The box on the
inside really holds up well with the candy inside....
I made 2 of these in about 2 hours... After deciding on the
colors and paper choice.... :o) That's always the hardest part....
They were really easy to put together to my surprise!
 Well That's my Valentine's Project for my Boys!
I hope you all have an AWESOME Valentine's Day!!!!

Theresa