Cricut Card Fairy Army Birthday Blog Hop

We are celebrating our 3rd Birthday as Cricut Card Fairies. Who are we - we are volunteers who make card for folks who need a little pick me up, or who have lost someone in their life or for someone reaching a milestone. We have completed over 750 missions! Crystal is our leader and does a great job! I do it because I love making cards and bringing a little bit of cheer or thoughtfulness to the recipients!

You should have come from RachelM
Here is a list of the participants and we hope you enjoy the hop:

Crystal http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
Larelyn http://www.handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com/
Rachelle http://www.rachelle-rachellesplace.blogspot.com/
Shawnee http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/
RachelM http://trickut-rachelscrafts.blogspot.com/
Sheryl http://sherylscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/ - That's me!
Tami http://sunsetami.wordpress.com/
Jenn http://craftingwithjenn.blogspot.com/
Brenda http://www.beejaysstudio.blogspot.com/
Gina http://ginathorntonstamping.blogspot.com/
Karel http://www.kareljcreations.com/

Your next hop is Tami
Now with any Blog hop - I offer candy!!
I am giving away a set of stick pins that I made to a follower and commenter on this post.
I'll draw the winner Monday morning at 7:00PM EST. The winner must email me back or I'll pull another name. You'll be surprised how many people do not email when they win :(. Good luck!

OWH Blog Hop

Hello all I am one of many who are participants in the Operation Write Home blog hop today!! This hop kicked off at 10:00 EST 7:00 PST.

What is Operation Write Home you may ask? It is a group of volunteers (and you can too) who create blank cards for our heroes to send home while they are away and on duty service our country - for more information check out their blog.
Because we have to make cards ahead of time - we are on Easter and Mother's Day.
Easter card deadline is March 18th and Mother's Day deadline is March 31st to mail our blank cards to our shipper.
You should have come from Amy's blog and now onto my hopping point as I am next.
This card I made at my stamp night using Stampin' Up products.

This card shows a couple techniques - one is using ribbon as an accent and the other is direct to stamp inking.

First the ribbon: I like ribbon as it adds another layer other than paper. Take a piece of ribbon and tape it to the back of one of the top layers. If you want to ad a little cinching take a piece of thread and tie a little piece around the ribbon for a great effect. Here I added the ovals and sentiment it is attached to the cinched area of the ribbon by a glue dot.

Second the direct to stamp inking: Using markers - color directly onto the stamp and then press the stamp to your paper. You get a wonderful watercolor or exact coloring technique depending on the style of your image.
Hope you will give it a try. I am giving away some blog candy. You must be a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this posting. Below is a set of Martha Stewart heart and flower clear stamps.
Now for your next hop to Jan's blog Thanks and enjoy!

(Entering this card in The Alphabet Challenge - R is for Ribbon)

I won a cartridge!

I am so excited - I was blog hopping in my busy weekend and only had time to hop a few stops in Cristina blog hop - well I found out I won a Mini Monsters Cricut cart from Elsa!

I am so exited!!!!
thanks Elsa!!!

CCF Thankful Blog Hop

Welcome to our second Blog Hop with the Cricut Card Fairies.
We did one in September that was a school theme and this month is a thankful theme.

I am thankful for my family, my children, and my friends. We would like you to visit all blogs and comment along the way.
Crystal is our commander and you start there to get the listing if you have not already done so.
If you have followed along - you would have just come from blondemommy26
I am your last stop before you return to Crystal for a final comment.

Here are a couple things I made - a card and gift bag set.

Directions for the bag can be found here. (I made a Santa suit one below) You can decorate the front any way you like. I did this one to match the Pilgrim outfit. I think you can figure out the Pilgrim motif without directions.

I am giving away blog candy - to win - please follow my blog and leave a comment. I will pull a name for those who qualify. I've posted the candy picture below. There will be two winners of the cloth fabric stitched stickers. (You pick one from the set)

Enjoy - if you need the whole list of the hopper spots:
Here is the order in case you get lost along the way.

Caitlynsmommy: http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
ScrappingDeb; http://tidbitsplace.blogspot.com
AJoy713 http://adreatravis2008.blogspot.com
RachelMutchler http://trickut-rachelscrafts.blogspot.com/
Kisatrtle www.kisatrtleskreativekorner.blogspot.com
ScrappyJess http://scrappyjess.blogspot.com
PennyLight http://lightwhimsy.blogspot.com
KarelJcreations http://karelj.blogspot.com
Shellie shelliescreations.blogspot.com
GRKIDDO http://ginathorntonstamping.blogspot.com
JamieFitzgerald http://www.jamieisacraftymomma.blogspot.com
Iluvsnowmen
blondemommy26 http://blondemommy26.blogspot.com/
Sheryl (that's me) http://sherylscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/

(Click the picture to get a better view - thank you!)

Cricut Card Fairy Thankful Blog Hop

Tomorrow we are having our second Cricut Card Fairy Blog Hop. This one is themed for our thankfulness for all the blessings in our lives.

We hope you will hop along with us. Comment on all blogs and Crystal is giving away a special blog hop candy.

A little background about the CCF: we are a group of folks who make cards and mail them to those who need a pick me up, or it's a special birthday, or someone is experienced a hardship.
So a few of us have entered into our second blog hop. If you like to make cards and want to join us in our missions you can send an email to Crystal at cricutcardfairyarmy@gmail.com .

Operation Write Home blog hop today

Thank you all who enjoyed this hop. We hope to do this again,
Please feel free to still visit. I have pulled the winner of the blog candy.

We hope you can join and hop in our Valentine hop for cards for heroes.

Valentine's you say... yes! Because we have to make card well in advance of a holiday - this month it is a Valentine card. (the deadline is January 7th if you like to make some blank cards to send so the heroes have cards to send back home, all the information is at the OWH home page.)

Here is the card I made last night in prep of this hop. When my Stampin' Up demonstrator showed me her version - I sat down with some scraps and got to work. Her's had a beautiful rhinestone in the middle - but I wanted to add a butterfly and pearls. I also altered mine with a border punch as a strip accent. I also Cuttlebug embossed the base white card stock and inked the edges. If you are wondering what this technique is called, it's called a pinwheel card. In a separate post here are the directions. (this post is rather long)

Thanks for stopping by - now on to Stacie (who is after me) at My Creative Side

I am offering these Adornit Dimensional stickers.
To qualify - please leave a comment here and tell me a little bit what you learned about Operation Write Home. I will draw the winner next Monday and o be sure to come back and see if you have won. I'll leave how the winner can contact me to claim the prize on Monday.

It all starts at the home site if you want to start there OWH Stars and Stamps.

Ends at the Homefront Blog
I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenge for embossing.

OWH Blog Hop November 13th

Even though Valentines Day seems far away - we have to prepare early to send the cards to the OWH shippers. By creating and shipping early - the soldiers/heroes will have cards to then write in and send back home! Whew.
So we are having a blog hop! I signed up a few minutes ago and look forward to it!
Take a look and sign up go till November 10th

CRICUT CARD FAIRY 2nd BLOG Hop today

Welcome to the 2nd Cricut card Fairy Blog hop!!! Going on Now - Sept 3rd - 5th.
Do you need some last minute back to school ideas or gifts? We hope you enjoy what we have for you. Go grab a juice box and an after school snack and enjoy our Second Cricut Card Fairy Back to School Blog Hop!

Our hop is sponsored by Regina from CUTTING CAFE. She is very talented and amazing. She has donated a great grand prize for this blog hop AND each one of us were given an item of images to work with! Thank you so much - I couldn't wait to create and share the following projects with you.

So while you are hopping and getting lots of inspiration make sure that you leave comments on all of our blogs to be entered to win THREE CUTTING CAFE STAMP SETS OF YOUR CHOICE from Regina.

You should have come from KarelJCreations. After my stop you will go to visit LarelynSartini

Here is the order in case you get lost -
Caitlynsmommy http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/ *** START HERE ***
GRKIDDO http://ginathorntonstamping.blogspot.com/
LYNNE http://www.scrapthiscraftthat.blogspot.com/
ScrappyJess http://scrappyjess.blogspot.com/
Kat/Bluerose http://katzdesignz.blogspot.com/
DDDCort http://www.dawnsaddiction.blogspot.com/
KarelJCreations http://www.karelj.blogspot.com/
SherylGreene http://sherylscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/ **** YOU ARE HERE ****
LarelynSartini http://www.handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com/
Kisatrtle http://www.kisatrtleskreativekorner.blogspot.com/
AJoy713 http://adreatravis2008.blogspot.com/
BeeJay http://www.beejaysstudio.blogspot.com/
Pamela http://blog.pamelaosterday.com/

So on to my items in which I used the ALL ABOUT SCHOOL stamp set that Regina graciously gave to me to use. Please enjoy these crafty creations.

First is a charming large clothes pin that I picked up at AC Moore for 1.00! As soon as I saw it - I thought I had to add the ruler from the set I used.
I first painted the item in Americana Red paint.
Then Mod Podge the ruler image on. Let it dry and did another layer of Mod Podge.

I love it! And hope you will give it a try.

The second items are book marks.
I used a scallop punch to punch out the sentiment and added a red heart to the center.
Used my Stampin' Up office punch to create a little notebook paper for my niece to write down what books she read.

The third item is a post it note pad cover. I printed the image onto yellow card stock. Adhered it to a piece of card stock measured at 8 1/2" x 3 1/4". Scored at 3 1/8", 1/2", 3 1/8".
I adhered the 3 x 3 sticky note pad and folded it up into a little keeper. I added a fab SU! ribbon and a button in the shape of a crayon. The inside was a little plain so I added a Tim Holtz label.

Now on to my Blog Candy. To win the following you MUST be or become a follower and leave a comment on THIS post.

I am entering this in a few challenges as well - one is back to school items at Paper Garden Projects and at The Sisterhood of Crafters - anything but a card. At a new blog I found - Bee Crafty whose theme is anything goes as long as it's a digi.

CRICUT CARD FAIRY 2nd BLOG Hop this Friday

Please come back on Friday for our second blog hop with candy at every stop.

CRICUT CARD FAIRY FIRST EVER BLOG Hop!!!!

Welcome to the CRICUT CARD FAIRY FIRST EVER BLOG Hop!!!!

Are you ready to hop? This hop will start on Friday and end on Sunday. If you have started here – please go to the start with Crystal to explain who we are and some of the logistics of this hop! If you have arrived from Gina AKA GRKIDDO you are on the right track!

Please comment on every blog in a chance to win Crystal prize. Some blogs may have prizes as mine does. I’ll explain below. In case you get lost here are the remaining 9 blogs of my fellow CCF!

Now here is the lineup for this whole weekend. We will END THE HOP on Sunday evening. Please pay attention to when each fairy will post their winners (if there is candy!)
LYNNE http://scrapthiscraftthat.blogspot.com/

ScrappyCanuck http://scrappycanuck.wordpress.com
NicoleStorch http://nicolestorch.blogspot.com

GRKIDDO ginathorntonstamping.blogspot.com/

SherylGreene http://sherylscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/ (you are here)

Its-Only-Money http://itsallmymoney.blogspot.com

PamelaOsterday http://blog.pamelaosterday.com/
StampinMeg http://www.peacockpaperie.blogspot.com/

BeeJay www.beejaysstudio.blogspot.com
PennyLight http://lightwhimsy.blogspot.com

Here is my card - I have chosen Christmas! I used the adorable reindeer cut from Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge. He was cut at 3" and is raised on foam squares. The back ground is embossed with the Snowflakes Cuttlebug Embossing folder. The Snowflake were punch using the Martha Stewart punch from wax paper left offs from I believe a Xyron sheet and a brad inserted through each snowflake from Stampin' Up. Background green DSP is also from SU!.

Your next stop is It's-Only-Money but before you go - I am offering a small blog candy which is the card I made above (I have left the inside blank) and the CB Embossing folder to emboss more holiday cards!!!!

For a chance to win please follow my blog and leave a comment below and I will draw the name Sunday evening.

We hope you have fun!

If you get lost refer to the list above or hop back to Crystal's blog. Thanks!!! Enjoy your hops and weekend.

P.S. I used the LO from Crafty Creations which I will link after the blog hop as not to confuse anyone.

Come back on Friday

Stay tuned - First Ever Cricut Card Fairy Blog Hop this Friday!

I will be a member of a blog hop - so come back on Friday and hop all!
Some blog have candy - other have exquisite projects!

See you Friday!

Birthday Blog Hop

at Charisma Cardz

I have been a follower for quite some time and doing their challenges as well.

They hope you'll hop on over and play along

Happy Birthday Charisma!

Paper clip of niceness

We are in the midst of a blog hop and as I got to http://www.mysimplelifeonpaper.blogspot.com/ she mde some very thoughtful paper clips for her son's teachers who help him in his developement, we were challenged to create a paper clip for some one during this be nice blog hop.

I made this tonight for my MIL.

Paperclip - from Wal-Mart

Heart - a punch from Stampin' up using SU paper

Butterfly - another Stampin' Up punch

Misc: pearls

Glue dots hold it all together and inked with ColorBox.

Just finished a blog hop at the cuttlebugspot blog

Head over to the cuttlebug spot and hop the Design Team blogs for some creative ideas.
whew - what a trip glad I ate before I took this trip - lol
Now I have 4 ideas to complete - yes I will get them done tonight :^)
1) pop up card on Sweet Pea's blog: http://asweetpaperlover.blogspot.com/2009/07/cuttlebug-spot-challenge.html
2) Serendipity Squares - from Memories Unleased: http://craftscrapper.blogspot.com/
3) sanding and embossing from Kerri's Creation: http://kerrikr8tions.blogspot.com/2009/07/blog-hopping-fun.html
4) Double embossing from Incredible CreatAbles: http://marcipiecreations.blogspot.com/2009/07/cuttlebug-july-13-challenge.html