Create A Critter - Owl Happy Bird-Day card!

I created this cute card for my adorably sweet niece, Jacey. She loves owls so I hope she likes this card.

I cut the card, mat and banner from CTMH- Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. I used bakers twine from CTMH for the banner. The paper I used for the card is from The Celebration stack from DCWV and the mat is random glittered card stock. I like to put my sentiments inside the card which is what I did.

The sentiment is from the Turkeys2stamp set and the owl is from postage2stamp. Both sets are from The Stamps of Life.

I was a challenge winner at Exploring Cricut!!

I linked up my cute little easter Baskets on Exploring Cricut's "Happy Easter" challenge. I was thrilled to find out I won the challenge and super shocked when I got my BOX, yes I said BOX full of prizes. The quick email responses, communication, speedy shipping and the BOX of prizes makes this one of the best blogger world experiences ever. 

After reading a recent post on Exploring Cricut, I have learned that Diane sponsors all the challenegs herself. WOW!! Diane, you are truly amazing AND THANK YOU!!

So here are the goodies I received. I will try to name most of them. CTMH acrylic stamps, Queen&Co felt EasterEgg border and Felt Flowers, 1 POUND of Bazzil card stock, Studio G glitter glue, About A girl tags and titles, Rub Ons, StuidoG and SnagEm' individual stamps, clear back stickers from American Arts, and FancyPants tags.

April Showers - Card with Umbrella

I made the following card for my mother in law. I haven't seen her in a while so the sentiment from "Stamps Of Life by Stephanie Barnard" was so appropriate.  I used plain cardstock that I misted with Perfect Pearls Mists in mint and I distressed the edges with Jim Holtz Distress Ink in peacock feathers. The patterned paper is from DCWV the Whimsy Stack and the umbrella was cut from Cricut Alphabet.

I entered this card in the following Challenges.

Challenge #7 Use a Pun http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/

Challenge 106 http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/2013/04/challenge-106-march-winner.html

Weekly Challenge #13 http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.com/

Challeneg 29 http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/04/challenge-29-april-showers-bring-may.html

Fun Friday http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/2013/04/fun-friday-april-showers-challenge.html

Wet http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/04/wet-challenge-16.html

Rain  http://mypapercrafting.com/search/label/cwc%20challenges

April Showers http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/2013/04/april-showers-umbrella-challenge.html

Some Bunny loves You card

This is an Easter card I created for each of my nephews.
The bunny was cut from Create A Critter 2 cartridge using my Expression2. I accented his eyes and whiskers using purple Stickles. I love glitter! The grass was fussy cut and laid ontop of paper from the DCWV Whimsy Stack. I used some CTMH twine  and Martha Stewart pearls for embellishments.

"Springing" into my crafting

It has been almost a year since my last post. What a crazy busy year it has been. Now I am getting back to what I love, my crafting. Here are some Easter baskets I made for my son's preschool class.

I cut the baskets on my Cricut from Teresa Collins- Easter basket. I altered the handles though. The tags are cut from Easter Magic. I stamped them using a sentiment from Docerela Creations.

Hope you enjoy.

I entered these into the following challenges.

Exploring Cricut --  http://exploringcricut.blogspot.com/2013/03/time-for-challenge.html
FCCB -- http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/search/label/Challenge%20Me%20Monday
Decorate To Celebrate -- http://decoratetocelebrate.blogspot.com/2013/03/challenge-47-easter.html 
Cuttin and Stampin -- http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/03/weekly-challenge-12.html

LMCB #85 - Grab those stencils!

This week we're challenging you to dig out those stencils and if you don't have actual stencils, get creative! Use those negative die cut pieces, trace something - you get the idea! We can't wait to see what you come up with this week.

One lucky entry will win a $10 gift certificate for Michaels or JoAnn's this week compliments of MICHELLE!! Thank you, Michelle!

If you need some inspiration here is a fabulous sketch from Sketchy Thursdays to get you started!!

Here is my take on the challenge. I do not have any stencils so I used the scrap from the mickey head punches as a stencil. I inked them with black. Then down the right side I inked the negative of a die cut star. I did some faux stitching with my gel pen.

I hope you enjoy my layout and I can't wait to see yours linked up here.

LMCB #84 –“Hopping Into Spring!”

This week at Lasting Memories Challenge Blog we are “Hopping Into Spring!”. We want you to show us your Easter/Spring time layouts.

This week we have blog candy for the winner. One lucky person will get a $15 gift certifciate to either JoAnne's or Michaels. (winners choice) Now onto the challenge.

As always it is not necessary to use the sketch but if you need some inspiration , here it is.

Now here is my Easter layout. It is actually a second page of a layout I did for an earlier challenge, LMCB #78 - Color challenge. I had more pictures to add and I wanted to rearrange the original so here is the second page. This page was stamped with egg shaped stamps I got in the dollar bin of ACMoore, The brown ones were embossed with clear powder to give the yellow paper a design with texture. There were oither eggs stamped with pink and purple ink at the bottom of the page under the grass I fussy cut from glittered card stock.  Hope you enjoy.

Now go link up you projects here for a chance at the gift card.