Birthday Wish

I have a birthday card that I would like to share with you today.  This one features those infamous red slippers from the Wizard of Oz.

 

For my card I used the Wonderful Wizard Friends file from Too Cute by Jessica.  Since I was using the shoes for the focus of my card and the slippers were glitzy I wanted to try using different style papers to help my shoes look similar.  Unfortunately it shows up better in real life than it does in the picture.  But I used a combination of glitter, foil and plain papers for the various pieces of the shoes.

 

Then I wanted to kind of pull in that brick road feel so I embossed a piece of gold metallic paper and used it as an accent paper on my card.  Add a couple of red skittles from DoubleClick Connections, and a stamped sentiment from the Yellow Brick Road stamp set from Jaded Blossom and there you have it.  A birthday wish card.

Just For You

It's another Cardz TV Cardz Challenge Friday!!!  This week our challenge is all about MOM!  Create a card for Mother's Day.  And just like every Cardz TV challenge Friday our design team has knocked it out of the park and created some wonderful cardz for you.  But before you go check them out let me take a moment to share with you how I created mine.

 

For my card I used the recently released For Mom file created by Too Cute by Jessica.  Seriously how cute is this darling bear?  And that daisy he's holding for mom is simply perfect.

 

I also used the stamp set titled Mixed Messages by Cardz TV Stamps.

 

Talk about a perfect pairing and a perfect card for mom.  I think this is one that she'll love.  And now that you've seen my take on this week's challenge hop on over to Cardz TV and check out the other great cardz our team has created this week.  Then create  your own card, link up and play along with us.

It's Good to be Bad

 

I have a quick little card to share with you this morning.  It's another in my villain series and this one features that delightfully evil character from the Little Mermaid, Ursula.  The file is from Too Cute by Jessica and is from her cut file titled Villains.

 

My sentiment is from the Jaded Blossom stamp set titled V is for Villain.

Hello Gorgeous

Hello everyone and thanks for stopping by today.  I have another card in my Villains series to share with you.  This one is also from the Villains file that you can find at Too Cute by Jessica.  Just like the name says these villains are too cute.

 

For my card today I chose to use Malificent as my focus.  She was the perfect choice to go with this card blank from DCWV.  It's part of the Solstice cards and envelopes box set and I love that all the background work is done for me.

 

The stamped sentiment on this card is from the stamp set Hello Hello by Jaded Blossom and it's part of the Hello Hello bundle that also comes with a candy stamp set perfect for using with those Hershey kisses.

 

 

 

Poisonous Fruit

 

Happy Monday everyone!  I am excited to tell you that today I am a guest designer over at Red Carpet Studio.  And boy have they got a fun challenge lined up for you.  In honor of the 87th Academy Awards the challenge is to Use circles for champagne bubbles and gold for the Oscar. You get to choose your accessory... a bow for a bow tie or bling for jewels or both.

 

For my take on this challenge I chose to make a card featuring a very well know villain  - the Evil Queen from Snow White.  Did you know that at the 11th Academy Awards, Disney was awarded an honorary Oscar, and that Snow White was nominated for Best Musical Score?  So what could be more fitting for this challenge?

 

The Evil Queen is one of several villains you'll find in the Villains file from Too Cute by Jessica.  As you can see I used gold on my background, circles for my sentiments and a small jewel on the evil queen's necklace.

 

My sentiments are from the Jaded Blossom stamp set Villain Candies.  I also used a sentiment from the V is for Villains stamp set on the inside of the card.

 

 

 

And now that you've seen my take on the be sure to  pop on over to Red Carpet Studio and check all the exciting projects the design team created.  The challenge ends March 12th so you have plenty of time to put your thinking cap on for this one. 

Wicked Birthday

Happy Sunday everyone.  Today I have another installment in my villain series to share with you.  This time I decided to create a birthday card.  Now I'm not sure which villain this is *gasp* and if one of you recognizes the character I'd love for you to share.  I'm guessing though that she's from the Disney cartoon Hercules??  Am I at least in the ballpark?

 

Anyway I created this card using the Villains file from Too Cute by Jessica.  And right now she's running a 90% off sale - but I'm not sure for how long.  Either way it's worth checking out.

 

My stamped sentiment is from the V is for Villain stamp set from Jaded Blossom.

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

DL Art - Thankful Thursday, Use Blue - Ends February 24th

A Good Villain

This evening I have a card to share with you that is a part of my villains series I'm working on.  This entire series is being created using the Villains file from Too Cute by Jessica.  Every one of these characters I found to be easy to piece together and a lot of fun to work with.  The only downside is that there aren't more of them.

 

Of course everyone knows the Evil Cruella Deville from 101 Dalmatians.  I just love that I was able to find this piece of paper in my stash that looks just like a Dalmatian.  It made the perfect background for my card.  I used one of the sketches from the Mojo Monday blog as the inspiration for the layout of my card.  It's sketch number 365 and was actually intended to be used for a tall and skinny card, but I chose to use it for my more traditional sized one.  And I love how the 'flags' add just the right amount of pizzazz as the colors pop off the page.

 

I then decided to "decorate" the inside of my card using the same background paper and adding some more flags.  However, opted to not include a sentiment on the inside.  This way the card can be used for a variety of occasions and then I'm not stuck to only one.

 

The sentiment one on the front of the card though is from the V is for Villain stamp set from Jaded Blossom.

Pirates Layout

Today I'd like to share a quick layout with you that I created using the Villains cut file from Too Cute by Jessica.  I love how easy all of the cuts from this file are to put together.  I've made every one of them and as I use them on my projects I'll be sharing them with you.

 

For now though I'm using Captain Hook on this layout.  The pictures are some that I took during our time at Disney a couple years ago.  These are from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.  Yes, I know Captain Hook has nothing to do with that movie, but hey a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.  And well a pirate is a pirate......unless he's Johnny Depp and well I didn't have any cuts like that available.

 

For now though I think this cut does quite well. 

Radioactive Love

 

Today I have a layout that I would like to share with you.  To create my layout I used this wonderful file from Too Cute by Jessica called We Have Great Chemistry.  Now I'm going to admit that I did not paper piece all of this together.  Instead I used a combination of piecing and print 'n cut.  My boy and girl are both print 'n cut and everything else is pieced.

 

The larger hearts are from the Cricut cartridge Create a Critter.

 

The stamped sentiment on the black board is from the recently released stamp set by Pretty Cute Stamps titled We Have Great Chemistry.  It's almost as if this file and stamp set were made for each other.

Easter Bonnet

So I bought this new stamp set titled Happy Easter from My Craft Spot during her store closing and as soon as it arrived I just had to play with it.  Luckily I found this great bunny all dressed up for Easter and I knew she was just perfect to go with this sentiment.

 

Where did I find this adorable bunny you ask?  Why from Too Cute by Jessica of course.  It's one of the several great cuts you'll find in her Easter Bunnies and Chicks file.  And if you hurry you just might find that she's still running her 90% off sale.

 

In addition to the great svg file I also used a smidge of my Cricut.  Yep, the grass was cut using the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge.

 

And there you have it.  My first Easter card for the year.

Zombie Valentine

As a huge fan of the Walking Dead I couldn't pass up the opportunity to incorporate at least one zombe into a Valentine's Day card this year.  Now I didn't want any of the gore that comes with the show and 'typical' zombies but I did want the fun.  So what better cuts to use than these adorable zombies from Too Cute by Jessica?

 

I fell in love with these guys back over the Halloween season but when I remembered about the one zombie holding his heart in his hand I was like, yep - that's the one.  After all isn't that what Valentine's Day is about?  Giving your heart and love to someone?

 

Other than the zombie file the only other cut I used for my card was the grass and that is from the Cricut cartridge Sports Mania.

 

My sentiment is just one that I printed on my background paper.  That's right, no stamps were used in the making of today's card.  But don't you worry because they were used on the next one.  LOL

 

Have a great day everyone!

Silly Snowmen

 

Today I have a whimsical card to share with you.  As much as I hate cold weather and absolutely can NOT wait for the warm weather to get here I couldn't resist this adorable cut file from Too Cute by Jessica.  Now, I'm not sure which is cuter - the silly snowmen themselves or this funny sentiment I found in the My Craft Spot stamp set titled Winter Wonderland.  Either way they worked beautifully together to create a fun card.

 

In addition to using the great Silly Snowmen svg file from Too Cute by Jessica I also used my Cricut cartridge Wild Card for my snowman's banner.  I also decided to trade out the buttons in the cut file for some skittles I found at Michael's.

 

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

Winter Fun challenge - Fantabulous Cricut Challenges - Ends January 18th

Picture challenge - Die Cuttin Divas - Ends January 18th
(I'd have to say the snowflakes in this pic makes me think of cold, snow and of course snowmen)

Your Love Bowls Me Away

 

Today I have a quick Valentine to share with you.  For this project I let the paper and the cut file do all the work as the two went together beautifully.

 

I can't remember where I found this bowling paper, probably at the local Scrapbook Clearance Center, but even now that store has gone out of business.  I did a lot of shopping there but there were definitely times that I looked at prices and thought no way was that half off regular retail. 

 

But I digress.  So I found this great paper in my stash and it's called Bowling Star Yellow by Scrappin Sports and More.  Unfortunately the company is no longer in business so finding it is difficult and pricey.  Kinda makes me not want to use what little I have left.  LOL

 

The cut file I used for my card is from Too Cute by Jessica and is - of course - titled Your Love Bowls Me Away. 

 

 

 

On the inside of my card I decided to print the title to use for my sentiment.

Valentine Mailbox

I discovered by accident that this great 3D valentine mailbox was the free cut of the week in Cricut Design Space and I just had to play with it.  I wanted it to be large enough to hold little valentine cards (like the ones we used to exchange with our classmates in elementary school) so I had to have a sturdy paper to use.  Fortunately I had enough sheets of this great heart paper from the Rockstar mat stack by DCWV to do the job.

 

To 'decorate' my mailbox I used this adorable Ewe Make Me Happy file from Too Cute by Jessica.  I used both print 'n cut and piecing for my sheep.  The one on the front of the mailbox is pieced and the two on the sides are print 'n cut.  The stamped sentiment is from the Say it Big stamp set by Craftin' Desert Divas.

 

After putting my mailbox together I decided to make a couple of valentine cards to go with it.  For these I used a variety of both Cricut cuts and SVG files: 

• Cupid is from the Cricut cartridge Seasonal Characters
• Ariel a combination of an SVG file that I layered with a heart from Gypsy Wanderings and some text.  After putting it all together in DS I grouped the pieces and flattened them so that it would print as one piece.
• Tigger is an SVG from one of my groups
• Love lamb is a clip art this is included with the Ewe Make Me Happy file that I brought in to DS and turned into a print 'n cut

As for the stamped sentiments - those are from Craftin Desert Divas (Say it Big) and Cardz TV Stamps (Snail Mail).

Bean & Potato Chowder Recipe Page

 

Today we're taking a brief break from Valentine's Day so that we can bring you scrapped recipe album page complete with a wonderful cold weather recipe.

 

To create this page I used the Bon Appetit chefs file from Too Cute by Jessica.  Now I have to admit that this particular file had some challenges when it came to putting the pieces together.  But if you have the patience it is well worth the effort.  Even though it was more difficult than other files I've done it was still fun.

 

I loved the way Jessica had these guys doing the pyramid in the file pic so I decided to run with it and recreate the "scene" for my recipe page.

Sending Love

I have another Valentine's Day card I'd like to share with you today.  This one was created using the adorable I Heart Ewe file that Too Cute for Jessica made and was offered to the members of the Craftin Desert Divas Gallery on Facebook.

 

My XOXO papers are from the Valentine mat stack that was put out by Michael's in house Recollections line last year.  My heart papers are from an old mat stack by K&Company, also called Valentine.

 

My stamped sentiment is from the Funny Mail 2 stamp set by Jaded Blossom.  I bought this stamp set primarily to use for when I'm filling orders that are placed from my website but as you can see it's versatile enough to use for other occasions as well.

 

Now I'm off to enter my card in to the following challenge:

 

Pinks - Hiding in My Craft Room - Ends January 9th

Hello Cutie Treat Box

Happy weekend everyone.  Today I'd like to share a cute little Valentine's Day treat box I put together.  Not sure why but I have been on treat box kick lately and I'm having a lot of fun with them. 

 

For this treat box I used the heart keyhole treat box from Cricut's Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2.  I found this great double sided paper that was perfect for a box in my stash and was excited to put it to use.  I then cut my owls from a file I found over at Too Cute by Jessica called Valentine Sweeties.  Owls are another thing that I've had a lot of fun making over the past few month and these big eyed cuties were no exception.

 

The stamped sentiment I used for this box is from the Jaded Blossom stamp set titled Hello Hello.

 

Now stay tuned as we are just getting warmed up on our Valentine's Day crafts.

Dynamic Duo Gift Set

 

Happy Sunday everyone.  Today I'd like to share a gift set I put together using both my Cricut Explore and my new Silhouette Cameo.  My oldest son is a huge Batman fan and I thought of him when I saw this Dynamic Duo file over at Too Cute by Jessica.

 

To create this set I used not only the flying Batboy, Robin and building but I also used one of the gable boxes I found in the Silhouette store.  I was very fortunate to still have a few sheets left of this comic scene paper I purchased a couple years ago as it is the perfect back drop for these characters.  This is paper that was put out by EK Success and I really need to see if I can find more of it somewhere.

 

The stamped sentiment on the outside of my card is from the Jaded Blossom stamp set titled Super Hero. 

 

 

On the inside of my card, if you look down at the door I have another sentiment.  This one is from the Craftin Desert Divas stamp set titled Teenage.  Of course I'm certain that I used this particular reference incorrectly as my children so often tell me I do, but that's okay because I thought it was fitting given the situation. 

 

And now I think I'll go enter this into the following challenge:

 

Freestyle (Anything but Christmas) - Hiding in My Craft Room - Ends January 3rd

Playful Penguin Gift Card Holder

With all the rain and cold weather that moved in yesterday we just might end up having a cold Christmas this year.  Of course the good thing about that is that I've been sitting in my craft room in my jammies, drinking coffee with the space heater going while I get the last of my gifts made.

 

Right now I want to share a gift card holder that I finished this morning.  For this project I cut the mug from the Cricut cartridge Everyday Pop Up Cards and George.  I welded two of the mug shapes together and then used George to create the slit for the gift card tag to slide into. 

 

To create my tag/card holder, I embossed the tag using one of my Christmas folders and then inked over it with some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Broken China.  To hold the gift card in place I simple adhered glue dots to the back and stuck it on the tag.

 

The penguin is from the Playful Little Penguins file at Too Cute by Jessica.  The stamped sentiment on the mug and the snowman on the tag are from the Simply Christmas set by Craftin Desert Divas.

 

And now I am going to enter this project in to the following challenges:

 

Christmas - Craftin Desert Divas - Ends December 21st

 

December Linky Challenge - DL Art - Ends December 31st

 

Anything Goes - Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - Ends December 21st

 

Creamy Hot Cocoa Recipe Page

Here in Florida we seem to be having a love - hate relationship with the weather.  One day it's "cold" and the next it's warm.  Today was a mixture of both depending on which side of town  you decided to be in.  A 30 minute distance between areas yielded at least a 5 degree temperature difference and I wasn't too happy about it as I am a warm weather lover.

 

Needless to say, cold weather leaves me drinking a lot of coffee, hot tea and/or hot chocolate.  So today I decided to make a recipe page using the Cute Cocoa Cups files from Too Cute by Jessica. 

 

I have to admit that I did some changing up to the file though.  I opted not to use the penguin that the file had for the stirrer and I also opted to use a pre-printed striped paper for my straw rather than using the pieces to create stripes that are in the file. 

 

For the 'froth' on my cocoa cup I used some Tulip brand glitter paint that I heat embossed to make it puffy.  (It doesn't show up too well in the picture.)  I also chose to use a rhinestone snowflake that I found in my stash for my stir topper.  I thought this would go well with the chipboard snowflakes I wanted to use on the page.

 

And there you have it.  A quick, easy scrapbook recipe page.