Autumn Leaves

Happy Fall Y'all from Texas!

We have had so much heat since June and many of us were looking forward to fall weather.  The recent line of storms that rolled in didn't leave much of an impact on my little town....but when I woke up this morning it was 38 degrees!  Yea!  

The recipe for the A2 size card above is as follows

Card base from Recollections Kraft cardstock, cut at 8 1/2 by 4 1/4 and folded in half

Tree cut from Country Life Cricut cartridge cut at 3 1/2 inches

Extra leaves also cut to display on bottom of card

Background mat cut at 4 by 5 1/4

Bottom strip cut at 1 inch by 4 inches

The "happy fall y'all" sentiment is from Cardztv Stamps "Thankful For You" 

I hope everyone has a nice day today! 

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

Exciting News!

CardzTV Stamps

I'm happy to announce that I am a Design Team Member on Mary's very first 

CardzTV Stamp Design Team! Yeah!!!!

Thank you, Mary, for this great opportunity. I am so excited and elated.  

Mary recently launched her own line of stamps called CardzTV Stamps, and we will be featuring these stamps on our projects.  Woo-Hoo!  

I'll be posting  the entire team with their blog links as soon as I get the link list. 

I hope you guys have an awesome day!  Lynn

Paper Playtime Challenge #60 - Thank You Projects

Today starts a brand new challenge over at Paper Playtime!

For challenge #60 it's all about Thank You Projects made with your Cricut.

Here's my flower card I made with the Just A Note Cricut cartridge.

Outside

Inside

This was so easy to make! Card base is Kraft cardstock.

Solid papers & Rhinestones from Recollections.

Edges are inked.

Stamps from stash.

Thanks for stopping by today! I'd love it if you would leave a comment and become a FOLLOWER! Hop over to Paper Playtime and play along with us in this challenge. This is fun!

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!

Hello!

I have been perusing my computer files to delete pictures to create additional storage space on my hard drive.  I came across this card that I made sometime in the summer.  The picture doesn't do the card justice.

I hope each and every one of you have an awesome, special day.

Happy Birthday Cake

Creating Masculine cards is challenging for most of us.  I made this tri-fold card with the intention of sending it to a male friend and ended up sending it to a girlfriend!  Isn't that the way it always works?

Hope you guys have an awesome weekend!