You Blow Me Away! using Cardztv Stamps

Happy Saturday!!!

Is the wind blowing in your neck of the woods?  The weather is warm here....but the March winds have arrived early!!

Here is a card I made using the Cricut Create A Critter cartridge and Cardztv Stamps.

I love to make easel cards!  How do you like the pinwheels?   To celebrate the arrival of warmer weather, I will give away a couple of packages of the most adorable flowers so that you can make your own pinwheel card.  Just leave me a comment and a way to get in touch with you.  I will select a winner on Monday, February 24th!

You can purchase Cardztv Stamps HERE.

Pop Up Box Card

Happy Monday!!!

I know it is a holiday for a lot of people but since I am retired, every day is a holiday!  Woo Hoo!

I have seen a lot of Pop Up Box Cards on You Tube, Facebook, and Pinterest and just had to make one!!!

Thank you, CARA MILLER, for the CCR cut file!  Cara teaches classes about the Cricut, Cameo, and soon, very soon, the Cricut Explore!

Here is my box card:

Peek a Boo!

Front view

Side view

Other side view

I will say:  This card is time consuming.  I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and will make more of these cards in the future.

CARDZTV Pumpkin Patch Linky Party

The air is getting cooler, leaves are changing on the trees, children are settled in school and it is time to visit the Pumpkin Patch in your area! We have two pumpkin patches in my area and every year it is so much fun to watch the little ones get so excited about picking out their pumpkin.

Our linky party challenge theme is to create anything that has to do with pumpkins! Mary recently created several fun fold card tutorials and I couldn't resist making one of the fun fold cards. I thought it turned out so cute!

This challenge starts today, October 11, 2014 and will run for two weeks. For more information on the particulars, you can check HERE!

Here is my fun project:

Fun Fold card using "For the Birds" stamp set

Super cute pumpkin using "Going in Circles"

You can check out all of Mary's amazing stamp sets HERE!

Come play with us and link up your project!

Howdy!

Happy Monday!  Did everyone have a great weekend?

I certainly did!

Well, let's see...what did I do?  Watched a couple of bloghops...made a few cards...

went...to...the...barn...

Did I say barn?  Oh! I did!

While my son is deployed, we are taking care of his horse, Grace.  Grace and Matt go back a long long way.  My son and Grace are best friends.  She grew up with him and "raised" him up to be the cowboy he is today.  So, I made this card to send to him with the picture shown above.

All cuts are from Cricut County Fair cartridge except the sun.  It is from Create a Critter.  The clouds are from a Fiskars Cloud punch.  Little precious chicken sitting on the fence is part of the cut but it was too small so I cut a larger one.  I sure hope my son likes it!

Here is Matt with Ali right before he left 

Hope you guys have a great day!!!

Hello Friend!

Happy Tuesday everyone!  I have been W-A-Y too lazy today!  It must be the Lazy Days of Summer!

I have recently discovered 4 inch by 4 inch cards. They are perfect to jot down a quick note to send to a friend to let them know that you are thinking of them.  I made several of the cards like the one shown above. The other great thing about this size card is that it helps you to use up those "scrap" papers that you have left over from other projects.  All of the papers above including the butterfly image came from the scrap paper drawer.

Recipe

Butterfly cut at 2.75 inches from Create A Critter

Cardstock and background papers from scrap paper drawer

Sentiment "Hello Friend" from Cardztv Stamps

Dew Drops from The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Jewels are available in 8 colors at the Royal Shoppe

Purple Stickles

Mary at Cardztv has a wide variety of stamp sets for sale.  You can review her stamp sets HERE.

Have a great day!

The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Stamp Release!

It is time to announce a NEW release of  The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Stamp Line!  If you arrived here from Caleb's blog,which is HERE you are on the right track.  If you would like to start at the beginning, click HERE.

 We have a wonderful line up of talented ladies and gentlemen here at the Castle, so if you get lost going through the halls you can click on any of them to help you with directions.  

Theresa ~ www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Kathy ~ http://pixieduststudio.blogspot.com/

Michele ~ http://www.magicalcreativeinspiration.blogspot.com

Janis ~ http://www.pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/

Jillian ~ http://www.paperalamode.com

Schell ~ http://schellscraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Caleb ~ http://kidsforcards.blogspot.com/

Lynn ~ http://bootsandblingtime.blogspot.com/

Vicky ~ http://luvmygypsy.blogspot.com

Madge ~ http://www.thescrappinlounge.com

Julie ~ http://cricutchick.com

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com

Barbara ~ http://www.susiecrafthappy.com/

Melissa ~ http://melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/

Cindy ~ http://cindycoutts.com

Sherri ~ http://squeakyscrapper.blogspot.com

The stamp sets are so much FUN FUN FUN!  Here is a picture of the new stamps!  It is called "Royal Garden" and I just love it!  It is such a versatile stamp set and I am going to use this many times over.

ROYAL GARDEN

For my project, I made an easel card post it note holder for a friend who came to see me for Memorial Day weekend.  She loved it!  I purchased the post it notes at Target in the $1 bins.  They had four different cool, summer post-it notes....and I cannot wait to make easel cards for all of them.

Close up view of this adorable stamp!

You can purchase this amazing set HERE.  The Royal Shoppe is also selling dew drops in eight colors, foam tape, twine and other goodies so be sure to check it out!

How about some BLOG CANDY?  Here are the guidelines:

1) There will be 1 winner for Saturday who visits all our blogs, is a follower, and leaves comments. This winner will win the ROYAL WEDDING stamp set!

2) There will be 1 winner for Sunday who visits all our blogs, is a follower, and leaves comments. This winner will win the ROYAL GARDEN stamp set!

3) One lucky winner will win BOTH new release stamp sets who visits all our blogs, is a follower, and leaves comments!

4) AND everyone who places an order during this June Stamp Release will also receive a set of 12 ACTION WOBBLES in their order! Woo-Hoo! I love me some Action Wobbles. Who else wants to get their wobble on?.

I hope everyone has a super fun day and I hope we gave you some inspiration!  Your next stop is VICKY.

Sparkling Birthday Wishes

Happy Tuesday my friends and welcome to the beginning of another work week!  Bah, or should I say...Blah Humbug!

I have SO MANY FRIENDS who have birthdays during the month of May!!!  Especially the end of May!  So, I decided to make a very cheerful "sparkling" card for a friend of mine the just loves bling.

I included with this card a bottle of "sparkling" non-alcohol wine (it really tastes like grape juice with club soda added) wrapped in a decorated wine bag.  The wine bag is hot pink and yellow and I thought this cute giraffe would be perfect!

Here is the recipe:

A2 size card, teal blue card base

background mat 4 by 5 1/4; papers by K& Co.

yellow checkered border strip cut at 1 3/4 by 5 1/4

Giraffe cut at 2.75 inches from Create A Critter cartridge

The sentiment, "Sparkling Birthday Wishes" is from The Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Shoppe and is on the stamp set that is called "The Queen's Birthday".  Check out The Queen's amazing stamps by clicking on the link above.

I hope everyone has a chance to get in your craft room or craft area to help relieve the stress of an exhausting day.    Have a great week!

Owl Be There

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope everything had a wonderful holiday....I felt so fortunate to be able to spend time with my precious son.  I do not get to see him very often.  I made several cards like this one and gave him a card similar to this one with his chocolate goodies he always receives on Easter from me.

Hope you guys have a great week!  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Friends

Who is in the mood to cut out some cute bunnies?  I am!  I am!  I thought this background paper was so cute for a spring card and had so much fun making this card.  Bunny was cut from the Create a Critter cartridge at 3 1/2 inches.  Basket cut from Doodlecharms cartridge at 1 1/2 inches.  Word "Friends" cut at 1 1/2 inches.

Hope you guys have an awesome "sunshine" day!

Paper Playtime Challenge #70

Happy Spring and Happy Monday!

  It is time for our "Say It With Sentiments  Challenge over at Paper Playtime.  Make a project for the guys! For my project, I chose to make a card for a friend who was recently injured.

Isn't this just the cutest?  The tractor is from the Boys Will Be Boys cartridge and is cut at 3 1/4 inches.  And guess what?  The tractor is on an Action Wobble!  How fun is that!  My husband started laughing when I wobbled the tractor.  The sun was cut from the Create A Critter cartridge at 3 1/4 inches.

 All papers used were from my stash.  The sentiment "Pullin' for you" is from Pink by Design's "Country Living" stamp set.  I purchased this stamp set a few years ago.

Our prize for the challenge is a $15.00 gift certificate to CROP STOP.

All you have to do to be eligible to win:

1) Be a FOLLOWER of Paper Playtime

2) Submit a NEW Project within our theme (no back links)

Come on down to the barn yard and play!

Cricut Cards Challenge #100

Here is my submission for Mary's Cricut Cardz Ch#100!

For Cricut Cardz Challenge #100, "It's June in January!" Make a card for any occasion, using any cartridge(s) and using any colors you'd like, with Summer as your theme. 

Card base is 6" x 6".

Several of the elements on this card are actually stickers! This includes the glittered sea plants and the fishy.

The tree cut is actually from a friend who sent it to me in the mail. I love getting hugs in the mail.

The sentiment stamp is from stash, & I just colored in the heart red.

Buttons also from stash.

The sunshine is from CREATE A CRITTER!. Love this cartridge.

Thank you so so much for stopping by.  If you get an opportunity, check out this challenge and make a summer card in January!

Smile!

Smile!  You are on Candid Camera!  I bet some of you young 'uns do not even remember that television show.  It was one of my Mom's favorites.  I am sure that MTV has a similar show now...


So, how do you like my card?  Smile!  This A2 size card was cut at 4 1/4 by 11 and folded in half to make it 4 1/4 by 5 1/2.  "Smile" was cut from the Create A Critter cartridge at 2 inches.  Sun was cut from the same cartridge at 1 3/4 inches.


Hope you have a fabulous Sunday...and don't forget....SMILE!

Dog Days

Have you ever challenged someone just for fun? My new friend, SusanP and I live in separate states but have become crafty sisters as we are both on a Design Team together.

I "challenged" her, last Monday, to make a card with a sun on it.  We have a mutual friend that has not been feeling well and decided to send her a card.  I know it will not help her circumstances but hope it will make her smile.

What is cuter than a puppy dog?  The dog was cut from the Cricut Create a Critter cartridge at 2.75 inches.  Sun cut from the same cartridge at 1.75 inches.  Background mat for this A2 size card is from the DCWV Pet Mat Stack.

The sentiment, "Dog Days", is from the Cardz TV Stamps Barks and Bones Stamp set from Cardztv.  Mary's stamps are amazing!  

What are you going to do for a friend today?

Just For Fun....Let's Play!

My friend, Suzanne, got a Cricut Expression for Christmas.  She came to my house and we "played in the craft room" and she made five adorable cards.

In celebration of her recent purchase, I made her the card above.  The recipe is as follows:

Yellow card is from Michaels...pack of A6 size cards purchased on sale for 99 cents

Background mat from DCWV Pet Stack cut at 4.5 by 6.0 and layered on top of card

Green strip resembling grass cut at 1 by 6 and torn at top, then inked with green chalk ink and adhered to bottom of card

Create A Critter Cartridge:

Doghouse from page 35 cut at 3 3/4 inches

Terrier from page 34 cut at 2 1/4 inches

Dogfood bowl at 1 1/2 inches, "food" embossed with Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles embossing folder

Grass next to doghouse from page 44 (shift key accessory) cut at 1/2 inch (cut five of them)

Grass in front of doghouse from page 45 (shift key accessory) cut at 3/4 inch (cut two of them and popped up on foam tape)

Phrase "Let's Play" from page 40 cut at 1 1/2 inches

All solid colored papers are from Recollections

The envelope is an A6 size envelope made using the Martha Stewart Scoreboard

Sentiment Woof! from Cardztv Barks and Bones stamp set and stamped on the heart on the doghouse

I hope I did not forget anything, Suzanne!  You can copy and paste this and look at your card to help you learn.  I also spent many hours on Youtube watching Mary (Cardztv), Robyn (MyPinkStamper....she is robynstamps on YT) and Pausedreamenjoy (Janis) who is northrose42 on Youtube.

After reviewing this post, I realize how easy it is going to be for me to purchase Suzanne's birthday gift which is in May.

Let the fun begin!

Suzanne, let the fun begin!

Warm Winter Wishes!

Happy Monday Everyone!

Did you get to spend some time in your craft room over the weekend?

I sure did!

As you are aware, I am a Design Team member of the Cardztv Stamps Design Team, and I have been having so much fun creating with Mary's Home For Christmas Stamp Set!  This set is amazing!  The stamps are not only for Christmas.  Check out the card I made listed below.

Card base is 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" (A2 size) card using Recollections paper.  I embossed the card using the Cuttlebug with the Tiny Bubbles embossing folder.  The white snow background paper was cut freestyle.  Ribbon is from my stash.

These cute little penguins were cut from the Create A Critter cartridge at 1 inch.  Their little scarves are all glittered up with Stickles.  

Sentiment, "Warm Winter Wishes!" is from the Home For Christmas Stamp Set. 

You can check out the stamp set along with the other stamps sets here.

Hope everyone has a fabulous day today!

Tree card

In celebration of fall, I decided to make several tree cards.  Janis over at PauseDreamEnjoy recently had a weekly "Tree Card Series" which inspired me to make some tree cards for fall.  I just love the fall season....can you tell?  

This cute little A2 size card was cut at 4 inches from the Create A Critter cartridge.  I also cut some extra leaves.  I have absolutely no idea what paper packs these papers came from...just pulled them from the scraps pile.  My scraps pile is three twelve by twelve drawers and I am trying to use them up.  

If you get a chance, check out Janis' tree series.
Tree Series Post #1
Tree Series Post #2
Tree Series Post #3
Tree Series Post #4

The sentiment stamp "Autumn Leaves" is from Mary at Cardztv's "Thoughtful For You" stamp set. She has amazing stamps!  They are very versatile and so easy to use.

This is my entry for
Scrappy Frogs Challenge
Make It Monday Kraft Journal Challenge

I hope each and every one of you has a fantabulous day!

Simply Crafts November Challenge

This is my submission for my good friend, Pam's, and her good friend, Glora's, new challenge blog, SIMPLY CRAFTS CHALLENGE. Please come play along. This is FUN!

The challenge asks us to make any project using the turkey cut from the Create A Critter Cricut cartridge or, if you do not have a Cricut, or this cartridge you can use a similar cut from another cut.  Although I cut this turkey at 3 3/4 inches...forgot about how TALL his hat would make him!  Whew!  I think he turned out pretty cute!

• Create A Critter for Turkey cut @ 3 3/4"
• A2 size card
• Card base is Recollections Kraft Card Stock
• All background papers from Recollections pack
• Cream Background mat cut @ 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
• Rust colored background cut @ 4" x 5 1/4"
• Green colored background cut @ 3 3/4" x 5"
• Rocky border on bottom hand cut @ 1" x 4" and embossed with Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles folder.
• Critter's hat embossed with Diamond Plate Cuttlebug folder.
• Wings embossed with Tiny Bubbles Cuttlebug folder.
• Orange feathers embossed with Victoria Cuttlebug folder and edges rolled up with fingers.
• Sentiment "Let's Talk Turkey" from Mary's CardzTV Stamps "Thankful for You" stamp set (shown below)

For some reason (unknown to me), I have not used the Create A Critter cartridge more than 5 times since I have owned it. Thank you, PAM, for using this cut for the challenge! I now realize why this cartridge is so popular.

Have an awesome day! Lynn

A Happy Hello

Happy Saturday everyone!  I am sending you a Happy Hello!


I just love fall....wood burning fireplaces, autumn leaves changing colors, milder temperatures....and lower electric bills! It has been so hot in my state that fall is a welcome change.


This A2 size card was made from scraps of paper that were on my desk.  I have been working on my son's photo album and my desk was a mess!  Instead of throwing all the scraps of paper out, I was able to make five (yes, five) cards from the "stuff" on my desk.


The squirrel was cut from the Create A Critter cartridge at 3.5 inches.  Card base is from Recollections Craft Paper...all other papers are from Die Cuts with a View cardstock.  The little gold leaf rhinestone was purchased from the Michael's bins.


Hope you have a great Saturday and have an opportunity to play in your craft room today!

Mother Goose Blog Hop!

Welcome to our Mother Goose Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from

Lisa - Handmade With Love.

If not, here is the list of everyone on the hop so you can start at the beginning:

Here's my project:

The CUTEST gift bag ever!

Here is the card I made to go with this gift bag!

Little Piggie is from Create A Critter.

Flowers from Creative Charms.

Papers from Debbie Mumm Nursery Rhyme Pack.

Stamps are from My Pink Stamper.

I chose this Mother Goose rhyme because 

I sang this rhyme to my son when he was little and it was his favorite!  Of course, I used his toes as the "little piggies"!

Please visit THE QUEEN'S blog

www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

for the RULES on winning the Main Grand Prize from Meljen's Designs!

1} Become a follower of The Queen's blog and comment on her Mother Goose Post

2} Like Meljen's Designs Facebook page... tell her "THE QUEEN sent me"

3} Become a follower of Meljen's Blog

For an Extra Chance to Win:

4} Become a follower of ALL the blogs and comment on The Queen's blog that you have done so

http://shop.meljensdesigns.com/Nursery-Rhymes-Complete-Set-MD0533.htm?categoryId=

You can visit Meljen's Designs Store at

http://shop.meljensdesigns.com/main.sc

You can visit Meljen's Facebook at

http://www.facebook.com/meljensdesigns

(Like & State, "The Queen sent me!")

I will be giving away a Martha Stewart 12 X 12 Paper Pack to one lucky winner using Random.org.  You must be a follower of my blog and must leave a comment telling me what your favorite Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme is.

Your next stop is

Michele-http://magicalcreativeinspiration.blogspot.com

Thanks for hopping along!

Fall is in the Air

Happy Sunday everyone!  I cannot believe that it is September already!  Christmas is right around the corner!  The picture above is my wall calendar page for the month of September.  I used four cartridges:  Designers Calendar, Paisley, Four Legged Friends and Create a Critter.  Dog was cut from the Paisley cartridge at 5 inches.  Doghouse was cut from the Critter cartridge at 3 inches.  Dog Bone was cut at 2 inches from...the Four Legged Friends cartridge.

The grid for the month was cut from Designers Calendar at 6 inches.  Numbers were cut at one inch.  For those of you who do not have Designer Calendar...you are missing out!  It has a wide variety of images, words, and symbols....Let your imagination fly!