Happy Birthday Natalie

My neighbor's little daughter just turned 8.

I made her this card using the CB number folder and chalked the # 8.

I used the cupcake stamp from Stampin' Up and chalkedd and glittered it as well.

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Challenge 5

Here we are week 5 already!

Here is the layout for this week from Maria. Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

It was a color challenge as well as a sketch challenge.

Here is my entry - don't ya love Fluffles!?!

Cuttlebug snoflake folder used on the lower strip accent and Stickopotamous Stickers

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Challenge 4

Here is this week's challenge layout from Maria.
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long
Here is my entry.
Quick card and love it.
The stamp I had in my stash - unfortunately has no brand on it, the ribbon is from Martha Stewart, the pearls of from sticker collection from Michael's, the JOY sentiment is from Stampin Up Sizzix plate die.

Happy Valentines Day

Enjoy the day scrapping, stamping, CBing, Cricuting, creating and being with your loved ones.
I am going to pick up my daughter at the train station this afternoon. Yahoo!

Have a great day!

Here is a cute page that Michael's craft store sent to the Knack readers - color and hang up with your children, or have some fun yourself :)

http://theknackkids.com/PrintableView.aspx?file=321b409b-75d1-4799-bd9a-dd2a078d311b.pdf&reg_source=KNL0209A&cm_ven=mic&cm_cat=news&cm_pla=email&cm_ite=0209Kid

Inchie swap - from Cricut MB

Well - I jumped on the inchie craze. You say ... you haven't heard. Google and you'll get cool info. Anyway - it's a little image - about an inch in square and you scene it up - like a mini SB page - or at least that is how I envision it.

On the MB at Cricut.com a member wanted to do a swap with tags and inchies.

Here is my submission - we had to make 20 and our theme was "wings" anyway we wanted to interpret it.

I used card stock for the base of the tag from The Paper Company (nice thick CS) (I cut mine to 3 1/2" x 2"), I inked the edges with chestnut Roan ColorBox ink calk pad.

Diecut the angel wings/heart from Sizzix. Love it! Got it in the clearance bin at ACM. Inked the edges with yellow.

Now for the inchie.... multiple layers here.... first layer on the bottom - 1 1/4 inch sqaure of yellow/green pp and crimped it - fun! Then punch a 1" blue square (CM punch) and placed that on top. Using the Friskar border unch - I cut the diamond border in green cs and glued that down. added a little paper blossom (bought from Oriental Trading).

Lastly I used the phrase "wish" from Stampin'Up

FUN FUN FUN - wish I signed up for another theme but..... will be going on vacation and need to get things in order.

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Challenge 3 repost

So - I do not know what I was thinking last night, other than I loved Maria Bell's card challenge layout and I was staring at the gorgeous paper which lead me to spring - which led me to the bunny card made below.

As I was reading Maria's post of fellow submissions - it hit me - oh duh! I was suppose to do a Christmas theme - duh!

so - here is my entry - whew!

The cute elf is from studio G 2008 series 21. The three bow brads from... not sure as I have them in a bin....the little clip is from making memories. Patern paper from HOTP

BLOG give-a-way on Kahaulani site

http://creationsby-kahaulani.blogspot.com/
This looks like a wonderful little album that Kahaulani is giving away - just leave an entry on her BLOG on 2-14-09. It is absolutely beautiful!
http://creationsby-kahaulani.blogspot.com/2009/02/tomorrows-day-feb14th.html

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Challenge 3

Here is week three challend from Christmas Stampin' All Year long with Maria Sketch Challenge #3 (02-09-09) I loved this sketch!

Here is the sketch

Here is my entry

State Swap organized by Molly CB MB

Well I finished!

52 of us - well some did more than one ... we all picked a state or two, the cover and the back to make this State Quarter swap and album.

The States cartridge was used. I did not have the cart so Molly did the cuts for me and mailed them to me a few weeks ago. I glued and glued and now I am done.

Postage Stamp - card

Ran the base card through divine swirl Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Cut the postage stamp also from the two step CB set that came with my machine.
Added a ribbon and paper flower. Don't you love the little button!

Use Martha Stewart butterfly punch - punched two and later and fluffed the top one
here is a close up of the postage stamp area.

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Challenge 2

Here we have sketch # 2 - thanks Maria!

Maria gave us this sketch and we had to design against this for this weeks challenge http://christmasstampin.blogspot.com/

Here is my entry.

For You sweetheart treats

I designed this little folded piece of paper to fit perfectly around these Necco treats.

Cut a 12 x 12 paper to get four 8 x 4 pieces of paper (you will have a 4 x 4 piece left over)

Score at 2 3/4", 3", 6" and then again at 6 1//4"

Fold up the larger area and use eyelets to keep sides closed.

Fold down top and embellish as you like.

I used a foam dot to keep the top flap down.

Embellishments: Yellow square piece of CS cut and CB through a folder. "For you" cut at 1 1/2" from the Cricut Wild Card Cartridge - cute little blue hearts also cut from WC cart.

Valentine kisses - Sour Cream container filled

Yum - these are so cute and quick to make!!!

I used Provo Craft paper to make the containers.

You take an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper cut in 4 pieces equal pieces

Glue the long edge to form a tube

Glue the short side - crimp edges - I then filled with 4 Hersey Kisses

Turned the piece 90 degrees and seal and crimp closed

Cut the scallop circle with the SU scallop punch love it! - perfect little accents

Cut hearts from the Wild Card Cricut Cartridge and ran it through the Cuttle Bug Folder (pin dot) was used.

Made these for my daughters friends at school and for the postal clerks.