Ain't no thing

I have a quick and easy project to share with you today.  I have this stamp set that I purchased months ago from Peachy Keen Stamps called Sunny Side Up.  It has these cute "chicken" related sentiments but I just never found the right cuts to pair the sentiments with.

 

Until this Cutie KaToodle Rooster from Kadoodle Bug Designs.  I recently used this same rooster on a recipe page so when I cut him out I cut two so I could use him on a card.  It doesn't show up that well in my picture but I used glossy accents on the black part of his eyes to help give them that bit of shine.

 

But there you have it.  My quick and easy encouragement card.....

Lime to My Margarita

Remember a couple weeks back when I spent my entire week creating and sharing all those food punnie cards?  Well I created another one - and while it wasn't entirely intentional it kinda was. 

 

I bought this Mexican Food stamp set from Jaded Blossom when they were having their awesome customer appreciation sale.  I LOVE Mexican food and have a couple of files in my stash that I thought this set would work with perfectly.  Beyond that I didn't really pay any attention to what the sentiments were.  It wasn't until I sat down to play with it that I read them. 

 

So when I saw this particular sentiment I immediately remembered this wonderful SVG file from Kadoodle Bug Designs.  This file is titled Aye Chihuahua and can be found here.

 

And there you have it, another food punnie card to add to my series.....

Wild Rice Chicken Recipe Page

Yesterday was my husband's cousin's wedding and it was a beautiful beachside ceremony.  Small and intimate with family and a few friends.  Oh and everyone on the beach and the condo balconies behind us watching on.  LOL  After the ceremony we traveled to a family member's home where the reception was being held and it was there that I was able to give my husband's cousin her gift.  Of course she didn't open it until later in the evening but she did send me a message on FB to let me know that they loved it.  This of course made me happy to hear since we had no idea where they were registered or what they needed as no one would ever say.

 

And so today I share another chicken recipe page that has been around in my family for over 20 years.  I stumbled on this recipe during my first pregnancy when I was trying to figure out how to prepare for meals ahead of time for those days when I just didn't feel like cooking.

 

The rooster that I used on this page is one of the Cutie Katoodles from Kadoodle Bug Designs.  You can find the file here.

More Than Ice Cream

Today ends my series of food punny cards.  I've had so much fun playing around with these and I hope that you've enjoyed seeing them.

 

Today's card features an all time summer food favorite - ice cream.  For this card I used this adorable Cutie KaToodles - Ice Cream Duck file from Kadoodle Bug Designs.  This new line of cuties keep screaming pick me! make me! and so I'm slowing adding these cuties to my file stash.

 

My sentiment of course is from the More Foodie Punnies stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps. 

 

And now I'm off to enter my card into the following challenge:

DL Art - Anything Goes (July Challenge) - Ends July 31st

You're Bacon Me Happy

And so the food punnies just keep coming.  You can't blame me though.  It's all Cardz TV Stamps' fault.  Mary really outdid herself with this stamp set.  I can't remember the last time I sat down and went to town with a stamp set like this.  And I love how easy it's been to find perfect 'cuts' for each of these sentiments.

 

Today's card features one of the Cutie KaToodles from KaDoodle Bug Designs.  This one is titled I Love Bacon.  She's definitely cute and I too love bacon so it's the perfect punny for some  Sunday Funday humor.

 

And now I'm off to enter this little cutie into the following challenges:

 

Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes - Ends July 5th

 

 

DL Art - Anything Goes (July Challenge) - Ends July 31st

 

PDE Linky Party - Buttons - Ends July 9th

Stinkin' Cute

Happy Friday everyone!  Today I am sharing a card with you that I created using the Cutie KaToodles Girl Pig from Kadoodle Bug Designs.  This is the first time I've used one of these files and I must say that they do make up really cute.

 

Now I will admit that I took the lazy way out and instead of cutting and piecing all the corn kernels on the cob, I embossed it with one of my folders.  I also have to admit that I had messed up on my eyes when I tried to color in the whites with my gel pen.  I'm not sure what I did but she looked pretty weird.  Needless to say I was elated when I discovered that I could save the eyes by using my single hole punch to create the whites.

 

The stamped sentiment that I used is from Craftin Desert Divas and the stamp set is titled Just Pigcause. 

Beary Thankful

Can you believe it's time for another Skittles challenge over at DoubleClick Connections?  My how the time flies when you're having fun.  The theme for our new challenge is Animals.  Create a project using any animal you would like.  Link it up, play along, have some fun with us and have a chance to win some free skittles and other crafty goodies.

 

For my project I used this adorable Autumn bear I found a while back at Kadoodle Bug Designs.  She has the most adorable bear files and this one was definitely no exception.  I cut him out at 3.69 inches tall and that gave me the perfect size to create this card using a sketch that was the canvas for a recent challenge at Peachy Keen Stamps.  I love the versatility this sketch offers and I'm keeping it in my arsenal.

 

The stamped sentiment is from the Beary Sentimental stamp set by Maymay Made It.  I don't think this particular set is still in production but she does have some other cute sets available.

 

The skittles I used on my card are from the recent summer release.  There are three different colors:  Caramel, Grinch Green, and Purple.  

Yummy Skittles

Not sure what skittles are, how to use them or if you would use them?  Check out this page here.  You can even find more inspiration by visiting my Crafting with Skittles Board over on Pintrest.

 

But first be sure to check out the other projects that our design team has put together for you.  Then after you taken in all the inspiration be sure to craft along and link up your animal project.  I can't wait to see what you create.

Some Gave All

Thank goodness for the weekend!  For the second time this week we had prank callers in the middle of the night and it was not fun.  So thank goodness it's the weekend and that meant being able to sleep in - even if was for only an extra hour.

 

Before I get up and start my weekend routine I wanted to share a card with you that I started working on last night and just finished this morning.  I've mentioned before about how I come from a family of many service members from different branches of the military.  Well today's card is one of appreciation for those service members - whether in my family or not.  They sacrifice so much for us and I want them to know that I appreciate them.

 

For this particular card I used one of the bears from the Loving Memory Bear file over at Kadoodle Bug Designs.  The stamped sentiment is from the Say It Big set over at Craftin Desert Divas.

 

The card sketch used is one that is actually a current challenge being hosted by Craftin Desert Divas as well and I will be entering this card in that challenge.  If you haven't checked it out yet you should - it's a lot of fun and the possibilities are endless.

 

Challenges that I'm entering this card in are:

Hiding in My Craft Room - Freestyle - Ends August 16th

 

Craftin Desert Divas - Sketch Challenge - Ends August 17th

 

KBD Challenges on FB - Bears - Ends August 21st

I Love You

We are now in the home stretch.  Two more days and the weekend will be here and if you're like me that means I can get some crafting done......especially since the guys will be wrapped up in their computer games.  Works for me since it gives me time to catch up and play with some challenges that start mid-week.

 

Today though I have a card to share with you.  This one was created using the adorable Air Force Penguin file from Kadoodle Bug Designs.  I cut the penguin out at 6.64 inches tall and that made my penguin about 3 3/4 inches tall.  The badge mat is also from the same cut file.

 

And that too cute stamp?  Well that's from the Say it Big stamp set over at Craftin Desert Divas.

 

I made this card following this week's sketch challenge at Die Cutting Divas.  

 

I'm glad that they chose this sketch because I never would have created this style card before had it not been for this challenge.  Needless to say I love the way it turned out and I'll be trying this again.

 

Heck, you should give it a try too.  There's so many great challenges out there this week that you should do like I am and find several that get your creative juices flowing, create, link up and play along.......

 

Die Cuttin Diva's - Sketch Challenge - Ends August 11th

UPDATE:  My card was chosen as a showcase winner for this challenge at Die Cuttin Divas.

Emerald Coast Mud Run Shadow Box

Anyone who knows - or follows - me knows that my favorite sport right now is Obstacle Course Racing.  There's just something about the excitement of setting your fears aside for a while and pushing yourself to do things you never thought you could or would do.  Up until a little over a year ago I never thought I'd "play" in the mud for fun.  And I certainly never thought I'd go crawling under several yards of barbed wire or scale slippery muddy walls......but I do and I love every minute of it.

 

The only drawback to it all is that there aren't a lot of them close to where I live.  That means I don't get to participate in that many, but that's probably a good thing because I'd go broke from all the entrance fees. LOL

 

So today I want to share with you a couple of pictures I put into a shadowbox from my last Obstacle Course Race (aka Mud Run) in May.  The Emerald Coast Mud Run is a local obstacle course race that is put together by Heart of the Bride ministries to help support their missions work in Africa.  And let me tell you, these guys put on a great race every year.

 

Anyhow, for my shadowbox I used two cuts.  (Sometimes simple is better)  The tennis shoe is from the Cricut digital cartridge Track and Field.  This is a cartridge that while small in number of cuts has come in rather handy for scrapping my race pictures.  Oh and that mud - well that's from an SVG file I purchased from Kadoodle Bug Designs.  It's actually the top of what was a mud pie.  How fitting is that?

 

And since there's no time like the present and time is running out I'm running off to go enter this into the Take Me Out to the Ball Game Create a sports related project challenge that's going on over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge.

A Little Bit Country

Have you seen the country themed files over at Kadoodle Bug Designs?  If not you need to head on over and take a peek because those guys and gals are cute as can be.  My card today was made using the Mud Pie Mikey file, but I did his face just a little different.  Not because I wanted to but because I had to as I messed up a little bit putting it all together.  Sometimes I get ahead of myself and next thing I know I'm in a pinch and have to re-cut pieces or re-work the cut.  I still love the way this guy turned out though.

This is a 4 x 5 1/2 card and I cut my file at 8.27 inches tall by 6.62 inches wide.

The stamped sentiment is from the Cardz TV Stamps  set titled Country at Heart.  And on the inside of my card I typed the following sentiment:

          Stop being a priss

          and come make

          some mud pies!

Isn't that just perfect for this card?

Hang in There

Happy Tuesday everyone.  I hope that you've had a good start to your week and are ready for a bit of fun. Today over at Pause Dream Enjoy Linky Party it's all about the food.  That's right, we're showcasing projects that involve food.

For my project, I chose to showcase lemons.  Now I know you're probably thinking why in the world would I choose something so sour.  Truth is I love lemons and this little monkey with his lemon and lemonade were just too cute to resist.  I found these little gems in the file set called Lemonade Monkeys over at Kadoodle Bug Designs.  The stamped sentiment is from the Simply Said set over at Cardz TV Stamps.

So now that you've seen my project hop on over to the Pause Dream Enjoy Linky Party and check out party #11.  We've recently changed our web address so be sure that you click to join so you stay updated on all the upcoming projects and fun.  Then after you've done that check out the projects the rest of our team has created for you today.  Once you're done oohing and aahing, create your own project showcasing food, link up and play along with us.

Cute As Can Bee!

Hey everyone.  Today is linky party day over at Pause Dream Enjoy, and boy do we have some fun and interesting projects in store for you.  Why you ask?  Because this party is all about the Bugs.  That's right, make a project - any project - but have a bug on it somewhere.

For my project I made a card with this cute little girl dressed up like a bee, hugging on a caterpillar and placed in the center of a background paper full of bugs.  How's that for buggy?

My cut file for this project is from Kadoodle Bug Designs (there's another bug for ya) and the file is called Cute as a Bee.  My stamped sentiment is from the Cardz TV Stampsstamp set titled Birds and Bees.  And that cute background paper?  It's a discontinued paper called Bugs & Butterflies Buggy All Over.

And now that you've seen my project, be sure to check out the other great projects our design team created for you this week.  Then once you've been amply inspired, create your own, link up and play along with us for your chance to win some fun prizes.  

I can't wait to see what you create.  But first, I'm off to enter this into the Super Scraps Saturday challenge over at Hiding in My Craft Room.

Mother's Day Flowers

Today I'd like to share with you another project I created on National Scrapbooking Day.  The challenge for this one was to create a project using the colors blue, pink, green and yellow. Then I found a second challenge over at Hiding in my Craft Room where the challenge was holiday catch up - so I turned this into a Mother's Day card.  (I admit it, it snuck up on me faster than I thought.)  The third challenge I'm entering this in is over at Craftin Desert Diva's where the challenge is Mother's Day.

This cut is from Kadoodle Bug Designs and was actually a freebie file last week.  It's titled Spring Cow.

The stamped sentiment is from the Cardz TV Stamps set titled "Happy Days".

I hope everyone else has had as much fun as me getting their projects done for National Scrapbooking Day.  Thank goodness some of those challenges are extended out in to this week or I'd never get them all done.....

Sweet As Honey

Happy Sunday everyone and welcome to Day 2 of the Cardz TV Anything Goes blog hop.  This weekend's blog hop is all about making projects and cards for any occasion to showcase the wonderful new stamp sets that have been released at Cardz TV.  There are several sets to chose from including:

• "Birds and Bees", 
• "Girl Talk",
• "That's My Boy" 
• "Congratulations" 

I have chosen to showcase the Birds and Bees set using this cute cut from Kadoodle Bug Designs.  This wonderful set is full of fun sentiments that you won't want to miss using in your projects.   The sentiments are perfect for wide variety of occasions, and with spring in the air you're sure to find plenty of opportunities to create adorable projects screaming for one of these sentiments to finish it off.

Who knows you might even be the lucky winner of 2 sets of Cardz TV Stamps.  All you have to do is be a follower of Cardz TV and be sure to leave a comment on the blog posts for both days of the hop.  Mary will chose one lucky winner after the hop so stay tuned.....

In the meantime, be sure to hop around and check out all of the wonderful cards our team has put together for today's hop.  And while you're hoping around remember to leave them some comment love and let them know who they're inspiring you.

Here is our Blog Hop line up - just in case you haven't started from the beginning:

1. Mary - http://www.cardztv.blogspot.com/

2. Georgia- http://www.geritolgal2.blogspot.com

3. Cindy - http://www.cindyvernon.blogspot.com

4. Brenda- http://www.friendscraftinwithfriends.blogspot.com/

5. Shelly~http://www.cardsbyshelly.blogspot.com/

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

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

8. Sharon ~ http://meemeescreations.blogspot.com

9. Jeri - http://bugnme.blogspot.com

10. Debbie- http://www.craftinchaos.com

11. Gloria - http://www.girliascards.com

12. Barbara - http://www.spotofsanity.blogspot.com

13. Elaine - http://ExpressionsByElaine.blogspot.com

Spring is in the Air

...and that means the birds are out singing their songs, the flowers are blooming, and we at Cardz TV are celebrating by creating Spring themed cards for our challenge this week.

For my card, I used the Spring Bluebird file from Kadoodle Bug Designs.  My sentiment is from the recently released Cardz TV stamp set Count Your Blessings.

So now that you've seen my take on this week's Spring challenge create your own card, link up and play along with us at Cardz TV.  But first if you haven't already checked out the other designs our team beautifully put together be sure you do.  I promise you won't want to miss out on any of them.  In the meantime, I can't wait to see what you create.

He Is Risen

Happy Friday everyone.  Today is another card challenge day over at Cardz TV and today's challenge is to create a card for Easter.  

For my card I chose to use this beautiful cut file from Kadoodle Bug Designs called He Is Risen.  Before putting the pieces together though I decided to "rough" up the edges of my cross a little bit using my Tim Holtz paper distresser.  For my sentiment, I cut a second cloud out of my paper, stamped it using the Happy Days stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps and then adhered it up  in the top corner of the card.

And now that you've seen my take on this week's challenge be sure to create your own card, link up at Cardz TV and play along with us for your chance to win a set of Cardz TV Stamps.  But first be sure to check out the other beautiful projects our design team created for your this week.

I can't wait to see what you create........

Read Me A Story

Happy Wednesday everyone.  Today I have a quick and simple one page layout to share with you.  This is yet another layout created using SVG files from Kadoodle Bug Designs. Are you beginning to get a sense for how much I love her designs?

Dr. Seuss holds a lot of memories for me.  Not only from my childhood but that of my children as well.  So any files I have found have made their way in to my collection.  One of these days I need to start going back through our old photo albums and pull out pictures to scrapbook now that I have all of these fun toys. Who knows what gems I might find that I forgot.....

Life's Little Blessings

WooHoo!  Not only is it the start of the weekend but it's also time for a blog hop full of blessings. Today our Cardz TV Stamps design team will be sharing cards with you that feature the newly released County Your Blessings stamp set.  I gotta tell you this is one of my favorites.

My card was created using an SVG file that I purchased from Kadoodle Bug Designs.  As soon as I saw this adorable cut file I had to have it for this challenge.  

(EDIT:  I should have mentioned that this is the Maternity Gift Set file.  When you purchase this file from Kadoodle Bug Designs it has a cut specifically for this card.  I just used that file and cut it to the size I wanted in order to create this adorable card. The set also includes a gift tag and a photo frame.)

Before you hop along to our next stop on the blessings blog hop I do have some blog candy that I would like to give away.  I have a set of alpha snaps with the numbers 1 through 9 that I would like to share with one lucky winner. 

I've used these on some of my cards and other projects in place of brads and they're very easy to use.  All you have to do to be eligible to win is leave a comment telling me about a blessing for which you are thankful. That's it. You don't have to be a follower - but if you like what you see I'd love to have you follow me.  

On Monday morning, I will announce the winner on my blog so be sure to come back to see if it's you.

As for me, I feel very blessed because I have a loving Savior who loved me enough to lay His life down for me, a wonderful family who supports me in all I do and I have my health.  And I have my blog hopping pals like you to stop by and encourage me in my crafting.  It couldn't get much better than that.

Now then, if you came to my blog via Sharon you're on the right path.  If not be sure to start from the beginning with Mary and hop your way from beginning to end.  Mary will also be giving away two sets of stamps to one lucky commenter and blog follower.  I hear that some of our other ladies will have candy as well so be sure you read their blogs and follow directions they might post so that you can be eligible.

Thanks for stopping by and after you leave a comment hop on over to the next stop of our blessings hop and pay Jeri a visit.  

As for the rest of our team and line up.....it goes like this:

1. Mary http://www.cardztv.blogspot.com/

2. Brenda http://www.friendscraftinwithfriends.blogspot.com/

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

4. Georgia http://www.geritolgal2.blogspot.com/  

5. Elaine http://www.expressionsbyelaine.blogspot.com/

6. Cindy http://www.cindyvernon.blogspot.com/

7. Debbie http://bugjuiced.blogspot.com/

8. Sharon http://meemeescreations.blogspot.com/

9. Barbara http://www.spotofsanity.blogspot.com/

10. Jeri http://www.bugnme.blogspot.com/

11. Melissa http://www.melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/

12. Gloria http://www.girliascards.blogspot.com/

13. Shelly http://cardsbyshelly.blogspot.com/

Happy Birthday Silly Penguin

My oldest daughter turns 24 this week and when I saw this adorable penguin over at Kadoodle Bug Designs I knew it was the perfect cut for her birthday card.  Needless to say having the new Cricut Explore machine has opened a whole new world to my paper crafting abilities and I am beyond elated!  Thanks to this awesome machine I can now create projects using all of these adorable SVG files I have seen others use. This penguin being one of them.

The happy birthday sentiment on the bottom of the card is from the Cardz TV stamp set titled Good Times.

Be on the lookout for more projects to come because I have been an SVG cutting fool whenever I have the time. I've even started scrapbooking again.....Nothing like a breath of fresh air to breathe life back into my papercrafting mojo.