Elves Make Christmas Happen

Happy Wednesday everyone.  Today I have an adorable Christmas elf to share with you.  This little cutie is part of the North Pole Buddies files from Treasure Box Designs.

The background on my card is really just a cheat as it's a card blank that I had in my stash.  Sometimes when you need to whip up a card real quick those pre-printed blanks come in real handy.

The sentiment is from the Jaded Blossom stamp set titled Elf Workshop.  This stamp set and the Elf Report Card are two sets that you just cannot go wrong with when it comes to anything Elf and Christmas related.

For the finishing touch I opted to use a yellow skittle on the end of my elf's hat instead of the paper jingle bell.  Skittles is one of my favorite card embellishments, and you can find them at DoubleClick Connections.

 And now I'm off to enter my card in the following challenges:

Christmas in July - Cut it Up Challenges - Ends July 26th

Any Holiday - Hiding in My Craft Room - Ends July 28th

Gingerbread Smiles

Happy Wednesday everyone.  Today I have a Christmas in July card to share with you.  

I created this card using the Polaroid Card Gingerbread from Treasure Box Design.  Unfortunately though this file no longer appears to be available.  I searched all over her website but could not find it listed.  In good news though she has quite a few other gingerbread files and right now she's running a sale for 70% off all collections.

This was a rather easy card to piece together since I used a premade card blank that already had a great print to it.  It's the last one I had like this in my stash though and that made me just a little bit sad.  It was from the DCWV Christmas & Winter box of cards.  

The blue snowflake print paper is from my stash as well but I can't remember what mat stack it came from.

This time I thought I'd do something a bit different for my stamped sentiment on the card cover.  Since this is a polaroid card I thought I'd use this cute polaroid stamp from the Craftin Desert Divas stamp set titled Capture the Good Times.  And guess what.  This stamp set is on sale too.  🙂

Owl Post

Today I'm sharing a fun, magical card with you.  I made this one using the Harry Potter file from Treasure Box Designs.

 

My background was made using scraps of my 9 3/4 print papers that I found in my stash.  The grey paper I distressed using my Tim Holtz paper distresser.

 

Then using stamps from the My Favorite Wizard stamp set by Jaded Blossom, I stamped my sentiment and added a little lightning bolt to my owl.  I also used this same stamp set for the inside of my card.

 

 

 

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

 

Hiding in My Craft Room - Masculine - Ends May 27th

Tangled Birthday

Today I am sharing a birthday card that I made using the Princess (Rosana) file from Treasure Box Designs.  She is another in the line of princess cards I've been making, and after piecing her together I thought she'd be perfect for giving to a little princess on her birthday.

 

As you can see on this card I opted for using a few crystal gems on my flowers.  I thought this would add the perfect touch of bling.  After all it is a princess card.

 

The background paper is from the DCWV mat stack Once Upon A Time.  This time I chose a paisley print which I thought complimented Rosana's outfit.

 

The stamped sentiment is from the Jaded Blossom stamp set titled Coworkers.

Chipped or Cracked

I have a fun, interactive card that I'd like to share with you today.  Today I'm using Chip from the Beauty & Beast file by Treasure Box Designs.

 

Once again I wanted to do something that was different with this card.  I realize that Chip is not a princess but he's a downright cutie who was there for one.  So what did I do that was different you ask?  I know, just looking at my card you can't tell.

 

But, as you may have guessed, I did this....

 

 

I put my little Chip on an Action Wobble.  These little plastic springs are amazing and I love that this simple spring can add this much fun and charm to a card. 

 

The stamped sentiment on my card is from the Enchanted stamp set by Jaded Blossom.  This set is perfect for any Beauty and the Beast or other princess themed greeting card.

 

Have a great day everyone.

It's A Girl Princess Card

Following along in my princess theme, I have a new baby congratulatory card to share with you today.  This one uses Belle as the princess inspiration.  She is part of the Beauty & the Beast file from Treasure Box Designs.

 

As I began to create my card I knew I wanted to do something a little different.  Since I was on this princess 'series' kick I wanted something other than the rectangular shape folded card.  So I did a bit of searching through my files and decided to use the ornate card base 3 from SVG Cutting Files.  I love how this shape adds just the right amount of dress up to go with my little princess.

 

And, since this is a princess card I used paper from the Disney Princess mat stack by EK Success as my background.  From there I wanted to do something a bit different as far as the card theme.  I didn't want it to be a birthday card or another friendship card.  The more I thought about it, the more I decided that Belle would make a good new baby card.  After all those precious baby girls are our princesses.

 

The stamped sentiment I used for this card is from the Sweet Baby stamp set from Jaded Blossom.

Daily Grind

 

I don't know about you, but there are just days where I do not want to "adult".  Hmmm, as I type that I think about how I need a stamp that says something like that.   Then I remember that I have a Silhouette Mint and can make one.  Sounds like another project coming up.

 

In the meantime though....As I sit here this morning with my cup of coffee beside me I realize how tired I am from the week's events and all I want to do go back to bed.  Then I think, thank goodness for that cup of coffee beside me.  Now I'm not as big a coffee fan as some of my kids but I still love a good cup.  So when I see a fun cut file or stamp set related to coffee I must have it.

 

Today's card combines a fun cut file called Mornings are Brewtal from Treasure Box Designs and a sentiment from the Cardz TV Stamps set titled Brew HaHa.

 

Since this is a coffee drinking themed card I thought it would be fun to turn it into a gift card holder of sorts.  Remember how I said I love a good cup of coffee?  Well sometimes when I go to Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts I'll hold on to the coffee sleeves.  After all there has to be something that they can be recycled into. 

 

 

Here I've recycled one from Starbucks into my gift card holder, and used the title from the cut file to cover the verbiage on the sleeve.

 

And with that I am off to enter my card into the Hot Drink Challenge over at Cut it Up.  Challenge ends February 8th.

Snowman Portrait

 

Happy Friday everyone!  Today I have a Christmas card that I'd like to share with you. 

 

This one features the Polaroid Pal Card Snowman from Treasure Box Designs.  Unfortunately it looks like this particular file has been retired as I could not find it when I tried to link back to it for you.  I purchased this file last year along with another one and now I'm thinking I'm glad that I did.....even though I haven't used it until now.

 

 

 

The stamped sentiment on the outside of my card is from the Winter Wonderland stamp set from My Craft Spot.  Sorry, they are no longer around either.  I also used another sentiment from this set on the inside of my card along with some of the snowflake stamps.

Hi Bookworm

Die Cuttin Divas has a fun challenge going on this week so I thought I'd play along.  The challenge theme is library  day, and the challenge is to use a book on your project.  This is perfect for me given a treasure of library cards that one of my sons gave me a couple years ago.  He visited the Christian school he used to attend, and they were removing the old library cards from several books to replace with new ones and he had asked to go through them to find ones that he and his siblings had checked out.  He then brought the stack to me and I've kept them in a Ziploc bag trying to decide what to do with them.  That is until now....

 

 

For my card I used the bookworm from the Back to the Books file from Treasure Box Designs.  I had to delete several other elements from this particular file so I could cut just this particular worm but once I deleted them and then grouped these pieces together in my Cricut Design Space I cut the file at 3.45 inches high.

 

 

The blue ribbon on my book is from the Cricut Cartridge Happy Graduation.  I cut my ribbon (and my apple) from a metallic paper and then added some stickles to the center of the ribbon so as to add a bit of 'glitz'.

The stamped "hi" is from the Say it Big stamp set by Craftin Desert Divas.  One the inside of my card I used a quote from Dr. Seuss that says "The more you read, the more things you will know.  The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

Valentine Treat Box

Happy Friday everyone!!  Cardz TV is back with a whole new set of challenges and this week begins the return of our 3D design team.  To kick things off we're creating a 3D treat box (or bag) for Valentine's Day.

 

For my 3D treat box I chose to use the Valentine Owl Box from Treasure Box Designs.  My stamped sentiment is from the Cardz TV Stamps set titled Love Ya.

 

And now that you've seen my creation for this week's challenge be sure to check out the fabulous designs my other team members created just for you.  You can check them out at Cardz TV, and then after you've been amply inspired, created your own 3D treat box or bag.  Link up.  Play along.  It's that easy.

 

You have until noon EST, Thursday, February 18th to add your link here and play along.  Please no backlinks.

 

Mary will chose a winner via random.org and that winner will receive a set of Cardz TV Stamps.

 

Good luck, and I can't wait to see what you create.

Bad A$$ Turkey

Today I have a card to share with you that uses a wonderful file I came across over at Treasure Box Designs.  The name of the file is Pardon Me, and I love how this turkey is disguising himself his hunter's cap and a set of antlers.  And the fact that he's holding a rifle just cracks me up.  I love it.

 

When I was preparing the pieces to put him together I decided to emboss the feathers using one of my script folders.

 

The sentiment I used is from the Jaded Blossom stamp set titled Sassy Pants.

....More Than Burger and Fries

Wait?  What?  What more than burger and fries?  Would you believe I love you more than burger and fries?  Yep, for me this one is a safe bet.....now if we were talking tacos and enchiladas......Just kidding.

 

Today's card is another in my week long series of food punny cards using the recently released More Foodie Punnies stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps.  This stamp set has so many great pun variations which makes it so much fun to play with.  The possibilities are endless with this set.

 

I also used the I'm Lovin It file from Treasure Box Designs.  This was the perfect match for the sentiment.  Only thing was the fry box in this file seemed a bit bare without a 'tag' so I used the tag from one of the shaped cards by Marjorie Ann Designs.  Several of her cards have this tag and I thought it was perfect for the fry box.  I then stamped just the word fries onto the tag and viola, the box is complete.

 

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

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

Easter Charger

Hello everyone.  Today I have an Easter project that I'd like to share with you.  While looking through some of my stash I came across a charger plate that wasn't red and thought it might actually work for an Easter project so I went finding and putting together the perfect cuts.

 

For this project I used the Your Eggstra Sweet file from Marjorie Ann Designs for my bunny rabbit and her candy and I used the Easter Wreath from Treasure Box Designs for the eggs, leaves and 'flowers' encircling my charger.

 

When putting the bunny together I decided to pop dot her cheeks and then when I realized I needed some whiskers I went back to the Morning Coffee file from Marjorie Ann Designs and cut a set from there. 

 

Given the size of all my cuts this was an extremely easy project to put together and I love the way it turned out.  So much so that I just might have to keep this one all to myself instead of gifting it.

 

Here's a close up of that cute little bunny.....

 

 

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

 

Doubleclick Skittles - Animal Challenge - Ends March 3rd

You Can Count On Me

Today I have a quick card to share that I made using last week's freebie file from Treasure Box Designs.  This one is titled Lollipop Bear. 

 

As soon as I saw this cutie I knew he'd be a perfect match to use with one of the sentiments from the Jaded Blossom stamp set Lollipops Galore.  And since I didn't necessarily want this to be a Valentine's Day card I chose one that would work for several different occasions like celebrating a friendship or for encouragement when someone is down.  Or it could be used for Valentine's Day. 

 

So, there you have it.  Quick and easy, but still looks great.


Doubleclick Skittles - Heart Challenge - Ends February 17th

Counting My Blessings

Happy Friday and welcome to another Cardz TV  challenge.  This week we are giving thanks.  Create a Thank You card for Thanksgiving......

 

Remember that Thankful Wishes file I told you about earlier this week?  The one from Treasure Box Designs?  Well today's card features yet another cut from that great file.  This time it's one of the turkeys holding his wishbone.

 

Isn't he just the cutest thing?  I wanted to add lots of color to this little fella so I scavenged through my scraps stash and found some great left overs that I thought worked perfectly.

 

As for my thankfulness - well every time I count my blessings, regardless of what they are I am being thankful.  This stamped sentiment is from the Count Your Blessings stamp set from Cardz TV Stamps. 

 

I count my blessings that Mary has allowed me to be a part of her crafting team for five years now.  Wow can you believe that?  That's a long time for her to put up with me.  LOL  And if you're curious you can view my first official DT challenge post here.  This was back in the day when we were called Cricut Cardz Challenge.

 

But now that I've shared my card and walk down memory lane, be sure to check out the other fabulous designs our team has created for you this week.  Then create your own card, link up and play along with us. 

 

I can't wait to see what you create.  In the meantime, I am off to enter this card in to the following other challenges

Anything Goes - DL Art - Ends November 30th

Fall Colors - Hiding in My Craft Room - Ends November 8th

Marley & Me (use an animal) - Red Carpet Studios - Ends November 15th

Gobble Gobble

 

Welcome to another Skittles Challenge.  For this challenge we are working with polka dots or circles.  As you can see though I chose to play with both.

 

I found this wonderful Thanksgiving file called Thankful Wishes over at Treasure Box Designs and immediately fell in love with it.  That turkey upside down in the pot pie caught my eye and that was all it took.  Combine that with this wonderful Lil Tweets Thanksgiving stamp set from Peach Keen Stamps and you're half way there.

 

To finish off my card I used some scraps from a couple of different Fall Themed mat stacks I have.  Both stacks are from DCWV and came out last year.  Then I used a small scrap from my stash and punched out the two circles where I placed my caramel skittles from DoubleClick Connections.

 

And now that you've seen my take on the bi-weekly challenge be sure to check out the other designs our team have put together just for you.  Then create your own, link up and play along for your chance to win a fun prize.  The challenge ends November 11th so you still have plenty of time to come play along.

Now I am going to enter this card into the following challenges:

Photo Inspiration/Thankful - Peachy Keen Stamps - Ends November 13th

Anything Goes - DL Art - Ends November 30th

Fall Colors - Hiding in My Craft Room - Ends November 8th

Keep Calm and Slime On

Hello everyone and welcome back for yet another fun challenge over at DoubleClick Connections.  For the next two weeks it's Anything Goes.  That's right, craft up your favorite colors, themes, use your favorite embellishments - it's no holds barred.  So get that craft table cleared off and start crafting up your entry for the challenge.  But first, if you haven't already, check out the great designs our team put together for you this week.

 

For my project I chose to use this cute little frog I found over at Treasure Box Designs.  It's part of a vertical border but I only wanted to frog and its pumpkin.  Instead of using buttons on vest I used skittles from the spooky collection.  Both the Spooky and Back to School collection of skittles has some great colors to use for Fall themed crafting.

 

The stamped sentiment on my card is from the recently released Pick Your Poison stamp set from Jaded Blossom.

 

And now that you've seen my take on the challenge remember to check out the other designs.  Then create your own and linky up and play along for a chance to win this week's fun prize........I'll be scoping out your project soon.

Oh, and if you haven't yet done so be sure to check out the fabulous variety of skittle colors Carri has available here.

 

Wonder Woman

I have a quick card to share with you today.  I thought that I had posted this a while back but it doesn't appear that I remember to do so and so I'm going to share it today.

 

This cute little Wonder Woman is one of the comic files over at Treasure Box Designs.  They are so quick and easy to assemble that it's not funny and for me that's huge.  My stamped sentiment is from Cardz TV Stamps.

 

And now I have a card that's just about perfect for any occasion.  I can use this as a thank you card, Mother's Day, birthday, just because - you name it.  Isn't it wonderful when you can create a card that has those kind of possibilities?

Beary Merry Christmas

I woke up early this morning and since I couldn't go back to sleep I decided it was a perfect opportunity to get some crafting done.  Especially since I'll be having to take a "break" soon so we can get some remodeling done.

 

I wanted to play along with the sketch challenge at Craftin Desert Divas one last time but go caught up with other things and never got it entered.  That's okay though because I still get to have the joy of sharing it with my fellow bloggers.

 

For this card I used the Wreath Bear cut from Treasure Box Designs.  This little guy is so adorable and was too irresistible to pass up.  I paired him along with a sentiment from the Holly Day Punnies stamp set and viola - I have a quick Christmas card.

So tell me, have you started on your Christmas cards yet?

My Cup Runneth Over

Remember when I told  you earlier this week I had another gift card holder coming?  Only this time it I'd be using one of the Dunkin Donuts coffee sleeves?  Well have no fear because here it is.

This is the second lady in curlers cut file that is included in the Mornings R Brewtal SVG file over at Treasure Box Designs.  Between the two my husband liked this one best.  Not sure why but my guess is the donuts.

For this card I cut my lady in the cup at 5.75" high and title (along with the extra coffee pot and donuts) at 9.44" high.  I cut everything in the title this time because I had thought about using all the donuts but end up not doing so because I thought it cluttered my card too much.

The stamped sentiment is from the Cardz TV Stamps set Brew HaHa.

On the inside of my card as I mentioned earlier I recycled one of the coffee sleeves from Dunkin Donuts.  Due to the embossing on the sleeve vs. the corrugation of the Starbucks sleeve this one was easier to work with.  For my title this time I changed up my papers and opted to go with some print which I think looked better than using a solid color paper for the entire title.