Purplies DT Project: Easter/Faith Post

Good morning all :)


Today I am posting my Design Team project for Kari's Purplies. The theme is Easter/Faith post. Well, I have always read a book to them about the true meaning of Easter. Just like Christmas, Jesus is the reason for the season. Same thing for Easter. For this project, I decided to make a glass pendant necklace. Here is the result (sorry for the pics but it is hard to get a good night shot):

This led to these gifts:

I also made another but that is for another hop. So you will have to come back and see it on the 1st. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will hop on over to Kari's blog to see what the other Purplies have made. Until next time...

Ribbit! It is a a Froggie Day today!

Today we are seeing green over at the JME Creations Blog. The design team members and I decided to get a little froggy. I got to use my My Pink Stamper Punnylicious stamps to make this card. It is toadally awesome. I hope that you think so too! Here it is...

The stars I received in a swap and the papers were from my scrap pile. I used my Gypsy to make it all come together. Please hop over to JME Creations blog to see what everyone else made. Until next time...

It's a Banner, It's a Pennant, AND it's an AMAZING Sale

 

Good morning all:


I am typing this post before dashing off to work. I have triple duty to perform today. First to reveal the winner of the gift certificate from the Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Blog Hop. This was a hop for a worthwhile cause-Kids. I hop you will hop over to see all the amazing banners made. And the winner of the $20 Creative Memories gift certificate is Rachelle who said:


"I love you banner Sue-very sweet and bright.So happy to be in this hop with you and all the gals.
Rachelle"

Congratulations Rachelle! I will be emailing you with all the details.

Next, we have my Design Team post for the Love to Create Challenge blog. I had tons of fun for this one. You can read my post here.

 

And finally, there is a TREMENDOUS sale going on from Creative Memories from 9:00AM-9:00PM CT today (click the link to read the full details). You can get great savings on these EXCLUSIVE cartridges that have TONS of images for you to use. You can even get the newest Cricut cartridge, Divine Wedding, with this sale. This cartridge has the greatest fonts and I have used cartridges from them for a different occasions. There are 7 cartridges to choose from. You can see them all on my website HERE. Don't miss out on this as this sale may never be offered again. And if you need paper or adhesive you won't find a better product than Creative Memories. If you have any questions, you can email me HERE.

Well it is time for me to get to my day job. I wish you all the best day ever. Until next time....

Today's the day... 1 Day EXCLUSIVE Cricut cartridge sale...

Today is the day we are offering a crazy deal on Cricut® cartridges. When you  buy one at full price, they’ll get a second one for 30 percent off! This screaming deal will only be available TODAY from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT. Creative Memories’ collection of exclusive cartridges are compatible with all Cricut® machines. Each cartridge includes exclusive Creative Memories content that can be used to create custom-sized letters, numbers, shapes and phrases. Creative Memories Cricut® Cartridges are available through my website HERE. This is a great opportunity and the first time we’ve offered a one-day sale. Here are some important details for you: Important Details • The offer is available for orders on creativememories.com (.ca) and your Personal Websites March 26 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT.  • Retail price of Cricut® Cartridges: $55 US/ $60 CAN  • 30 percent discount price for second cartridge: $38.50 US/$42 CAN  • Place your orders as early as possible on March 26. We’ve reserved a special quantity of cartridges just for this sale. While we don’t expect to run out of most cartridges, backorders will not be offered. Cheerful Seasons and Traveler are currently our hottest cartridges and we expect them to be the most popular in this sale.  • There is a maximum of 20 cartridges per order. You may place an unlimited number of orders.  • Only one 30 percent off cartridge will be available for each full price cartridge. For example, if you buy two full price cartridges you will be able to buy two cartridges at 30% off. Cartridges included: • Divine Wedding 648527 • This & That 649580 • ‘Tis the Season 648893 • Cheerful Seasons 646303 • Reminisce Accents 646302 • Stork’s Delivery 646706 • Traveler 647820 Please let me know if you have any questions. Don't forget I also can help you with your adhesive and paper needs. I look forward to helping all your Cricut dreams come true. Until next time....

Love to Create Challenge Blog #8

Welcome to another installment of the Love to Create Challenge Blog. Today's Challenge was to make something Masculine. Well, there are times that the boys go out and want to let me know when I get home from work. So I made this door hanger that they can leave for me on my bedroom door. Here is the original sketch:


 
And here is what I have done with it:

Do you see the topper for my pennant? Well that was made with my favorite tool; Border Maker System. The digi stamp is Mike on a Trike from Pixie Cottage. Please stop by the Love to Create Challenge Blog and see what the other DT members have made. Maybe come and play along? 


And don't forget that tomorrow is the one day EXCLUSIVE Cricut cartridge sale with Creative Memories. You can save 30% off!. You can read more about it here: CM EXCLUSIVE sale. You can let me know if you have any questions by leaving a comment below. Until next time...

BUNNIES and BLOSSOMS Mar 24-25

Welcome toDay TWO of the Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Hop for Special Needs Children.

Today and tomorrow (March 24-25), 30+fantastic papercrafters have come together to create Spring-themed banners.They will then donate these banners to Ellen (CardMonkey), who works asAdmissions Coordinator at Pediatric Specialty Care (PSC), www.pediatricspecialty.com.

PSC is a long-term care facility for specialneeds children who are medically-fragile and/or technologically-dependent. Thebabies, children and youths at PSC range in age from birth to 21, and areadmitted from all over the country. Some are infants, born prematurely and beforetheir lungs have had a chance to mature. Others have serious birth defects,illnesses or injuries from accidents that cause them to need tender loving carein a home-like environment -- many for their lifetimes.

Our banners are meant to cheer the youngpatients, their families, and the staff at PSC. Here is the banner that I made and will be sending to Ellen to decorate a child's room. For my banner, I used a paper pack from Creative Memories called Glory of Easter (that comes as a paper pack or as a digital kit). The colors were so vibrant and I loved the stickers. I supplemented with some paper that I bought at a Creative Memories crop I helped out at and the border maker system from CM made my banner tops so easy to make (there were two cartridges I used; Scallop Stitch border and picket fence that comes with the system). I was an inking fool as I wanted to have a little contrast and the gem flowers were a gift from a friend. Here is the finished result:

 And here is a close up of two of the pennants: 

We DO have a tasty bit of blog candy to thank you for visiting us today! What's the prize??!

How about a beautiful handmade (courtesy of our Blog Hop Hostess, CardMonkey!) Cricut Cozy Covers?! Each one is individually styled in your pick of colors and embroidered words! These are RARE because CardMonkey does not make them for sale and she usually sticks to paper, not sewing!!

To qualify, there are two steps: 1. Comment on as many Bunny & Blossoms Blog Hop blogs as you wish -- the more blogs on which you comment, the more chances you have to win. There will only be one winner, picked at random by Random.Org.

2. Follow and comment on the CardMonkey blog ... Leave a comment on our Hop Hostess's site (http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com) and let her know if your name is picked, what 2 accent colors you'd like on your Cricut Cozy Cover, andw hat text you'd like embroidered (up to 3 lines). You MUST be a follower of the CardMonkey blog to win and you MUST leave a way for her to contact you if your name is picked.

I too have personal blog candy that will be awarded next Sunday April 1st. Just leave a comment under this post to be entered. The winner will be drawn Sunday evening and posted on Monday morning so check back to see if you are a winner. What is the prize you ask? Well, it is a $20 gift certificate to spend right HERE on my site. I can even have the order shipped directly to your house. Happy shopping :)

So now .... onto your next stop on the Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Hop:  BECKIE

Creative Memories Crazy About Cricut Sale - 1 Day ONLY (3/26)

For one mad day in March we are offering a crazy deal on Cricut® cartridges. When you  buy one at full price, they’ll get a second one for 30 percent off! This screaming deal will only be available on March 26 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT. Creative Memories’ collection of exclusive cartridges are compatible with all Cricut® machines. Each cartridge includes exclusive Creative Memories content that can be used to create custom-sized letters, numbers, shapes and phrases. Creative Memories Cricut® Cartridges are available through my website HERE. This is a great opportunity and the first time we’ve offered a one-day sale. Here are some important details for you: Important Details • The offer is available for orders on creativememories.com (.ca) and your Personal Websites March 26 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT. • Retail price of Cricut® Cartridges: $55 US/ $60 CAN • 30 percent discount price for second cartridge: $38.50 US/$42 CAN • Place your orders as early as possible on March 26. We’ve reserved a special quantity of cartridges just for this sale. While we don’t expect to run out of most cartridges, backorders will not be offered. Cheerful Seasons and Traveler are currently our hottest cartridges and we expect them to be the most popular in this sale. • There is a maximum of 20 cartridges per order. You may place an unlimited number of orders. • Only one 30 percent off cartridge will be available for each full price cartridge. For example, if you buy two full price cartridges you will be able to buy two cartridges at 30% off. Cartridges included: • Divine Wedding 648527 • This & That 649580 • ‘Tis the Season 648893 • Cheerful Seasons 646303 • Reminisce Accents 646302 • Stork’s Delivery 646706 • Traveler 647820 Please let me know if you have any questions. Don't forget I also can help you with your adhesive and paper needs. I look forward to helping all your Cricut dreams come true. Until next time....

Guest Designer Day: Colleen of CBC Scrapbooking

I am a bit delayed today sharing my Guest Designer as we had a death in the family the end of last week. I am so blessed to have Colleen back as guest designer and I so want to be her when I grow up!!!! I wish I had been able to take St. Pat's Day pics (we had the wake that day) as I would have offered to buy this layout too! Heeeerrrreeeee's Colleen....
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Hello all my crafty friends!!
Today, I am revisiting my friend Susan's blog as her GDT! Hop on over take a peek.....Susana's Scrappin' Corner!
Thanks so much Susan for having me back!! :)


The theme was St Patrick's Day...... and I am a good ol' Irish girl, so I can never have too many St Patty's Day LO's!!


Today I have a 2 page LO to share that I made and will more than likely be using in one of my albums. I have used files from Treasure Box Designs to make the cute little piecings! :)

Hope you like!
I would love for you to hop on over and visit me on facebook at CBC Scrapbooking !
Have a scrap happy day all!!
~Colleen
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From one Irish gal to another, thanks Colleen for being guest designer today. Please make sure you show Colleen some love. I can't wait to see what she has made for Easter! Until next time....

Purplies Design Team Project: Time for the Green

Top O' the Mornin' to You!


I surely stepped outside my comfort zone today with a little help from my friends.I went to my monthly Stamp group (Hi to the MOCHA gals) and learned a new technique. Thanks to Pam, I was inspired and used it for my project. I bought this little balsam wood trinket box and painted it green with some Apple Barrel craft paint. I took a piece of Ranger/Tim Holtz cardstock and painted it (in a very thin layer) in the same color. I let it dry and then took my Cuddlebug and my D'vine Swirls embossing folder to emboss the painted cardstock. I sponged on the embossed card stock and trimmed it to the size of my top. It needed some oomph so I took out my FAVORITE tool (the Creative Memories border maker system) with my new Scallop Stitch border maker cartridge to make the border for the edge of the box lid. The flowers were cut from my Tim Holtz Tattered flowers die. And thanks to my friend Tina (AKA Craftyand Green), I added the shamrocks and the bling. Here is the end result:

I just love how it turned out! Thanks to all the folks that made this project possible. Until next time...

Guest Designer Day: ME!!

Hi all... I get to be Guest Designer on my own blog today as well as my dear friend (aka Mammy) Lynne's blog; Her Craftiness. I was recently at an all day crop with my Creative Memories friends and got to teach a class on the Border Maker System. I had some time to make some cards for a friend too. Since March is a special month for me and then we have Easter coming up, I decided to make some birthday cards to share and an Easter card to share also.  Here is what I made:

These two I used a sketch from Cardmaker magazine.

This one I came up with on my own.


Speaking on Creative Memories and one of my favorite holiday (St. Patrick's Day), Creative Memories has a sale going on from March 14th-20th. Place an order for $75* in Creative Memories products and you’ll qualify to purchase this exclusive 8x8 Love & Life Album (coverset and white pages) for just $18 ($30 value). This option will appear in your shopping bag once your order reaches $75. But it’s only available when you place your qualifying order between March 14 and 20. 


 

* The Love & Life Album does not count toward the $75 order requirement.


I so want this album for myself and am sure that there are others too. You can stop by my site HERE and see what amazing things there are for you. Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful day. Until next time....

Two for Tuesday....

Today is another double post day. Please join me for the Wearing of the Green (you might get Lucky) and wishing my eldest son a Happy Birthday! Here are the links:


Happy Birthday Alex


JME Creations DT Project


Have a great day all! Until next time...

JME Creations: St. Paddy's Day....

Hello all and welcome to the second post of the day. I have to say that this project gave me a run for my money (and I did not find a pot o' gold at the end of the rainbow!). I decided to take on the task of designing my own word book on the Gypsy. For my first attempt I do not think it is bad but there are some tweaks I need to do to it. Here is the pic of the whole book:

And here are some pages:

I used George and Basic Shapes for the rectangles and welded the letters from Cricut Classic font. I may try to do a word book a different way next time.

Please be kind as I was up until well after midnight to put the pages together. I will take it apart and trim the pages so the letters are spaced a little bit better. I also want to get O rings and then tie the ribbon to them. BUT, for my first try I don't think it is too bad.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will stop by my other post HERE. Until next time....

Happy Birthday to My Little Monster...

Okay, well he is not quite little and I normally call him my little monkey (mi monito actually) but he love this Cricut cartridge. I used Mini Monsters and wanted to make something fun. Here is the end result:

I used my Martha Stewart Drippy Goo punch. Behind that is my new Creative Memories Frame Chain Border Maker Cartridge. I cannot tell you how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE this border cutting system. 


Happy Birthday Alecito. We are so very proud of the man you have become. Until next time....

It's a double duty day....

We have two fun filled posts for you today. Here are the links for ease:


Charlie Brown and Friends Blog Hop


Love to Create Design Team Challenge: Sassy Studios


Happy Hopping. Until next time.....

Charlie Brown and the Gang Blog Hop

Welcome to Charlie Brown and the Gang Blog Hop. Charlie Brown and his gang are out to play with us today whether it be baseball, holding the football or just hangin' out!!!! Don't forget that Snoopy has to get the Red Baron and not fall behind the enemy lines. Also, you may want to stop off at Lucy's booth to have a second opinion!!!Not only all these characters, Kari's son Josh, loves Charlie Brown with his favorite character being Snoopy and its his 18th birthday! Be sure to wish Josh a Happy Birthday on Kari's Blog at http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/.

There are so many characters to depict here and we all have our favorites!!!! With this in mind, we will be setting up scenes whether it be a lay-out, card, decorative piece but rest assured, you will be seeing Charles Schultz characters being showcased!!!!!

Now, if you just happened to be visiting me, I'm thrilled and glad to show you my project and offer you advise for 5 cents, BUT I would love for you to start at the beginning of our story and that is with Kari at http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/. Now, if you arrived from Kari's blog then you are on the correct base on the baseball field!!!

We have a terrific All-Star group of sponsors:

Lynne Kirsch - chipboard figures of Charlie Brown and the Gang
Shannon Leffew Keith offering flowers from her etsy shop
Colleen Duffy Hathaway is offering a paper pieced set of your choice from Scraptastical Kreations (http://scraptasticalkreations.com/)

What is a birthday without a card? I just knew that Kari would appreciate this card. The outside has Snoopy saying Good Grief" and the inside says, "Can't believe you are 18 already!" I can remember saying that about my oldest and now my second child is approaching this milestone. I am getting old for sure. Here is a pic of my card:

I pieces my card together with a sticker, grass cut from Gypsy Wanderings and inked with Michaels' ink pad. The clouds were made with the Marvy Liquid Applique. I had way too much fun with this one :)

Your next stop with Charlie Brown and the Gang is the talented Miss Amy and be sure not to let Lucy tease you with that line "I'll hold the football"! 


NOTE: Miss Amy is having problems with her blog so check back later

You may want to go to Christel's blog and check back with Amy later.

Love to Create Design Team: Sassy Studio Theme: All About the Ladies (International Women's Month)

Greetings all and welcome to my Love to Create Challenge design team post. Today's sponsor is

 

It is International Women's Month and there are so many women of inspiration. I can remember reading about Amelia Earhart as a child and was fascinated by her story. I chose this stamp for the basis of my card. Here is what I made:

I hope you will hop on over to the Love to Create Challenge blog and come join the fun! Until next time....

Bells will be ringing.....

Hi there everyone (especially the Cricut lovers out there)! I wanted to share with you the newest EXCLUSIVE Cricut cartridge from Creative Memories; Divine Wedding. Mine should be here any day. I have no weddings coming up yet but the images on this cartridge can be used for other occasions too. Here are some of the images on this cartridge:



I love the fonts on this cartridge and the word art, "Love Honor Cherish" is giving me some amazing ideas. Should you wish to purchase this cartridge, you can order it right HERE. 

Guest Designer: Janet of Lady LuvBug

Hi there everyone out in bloggie land :) I am so excited to share Janet with you today! I have the most creative friends and am blessed to have them as guest designers. So without any delay, here's Janet.....
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Hello everyone, Thanks you Susan for letting me be a part of your Guest Designer group.My card today is for my Aunt's "90th" birthday March 20th . I so wish I could be there to celebrate with her but circumstances are what they are. My Aunt is 1/2 Irish so the green She grew up with her Irish Grandmother after her mother passed away when she was about 5 and I always love to hear her talk with her Irish accent. 

The card is a 5.5 inches square gatefold. I designed and manipulated the patterned pieces with my Gypsy so they would fit the front panels as well as the circular pieces using the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge. Embossed the circular pieces with Swiss dots for the while and Musical Flourish for the green. The numbers were cut from Ashlyn's Alphabet 5 times and stacked and glued together for some dimension. Inked everything with some MS green ink. Added some green crinkle ribbon, a floral embellishment, some pearl accents and a stamped BD greeting. Thanks for taking a look at my project! 


Big Blog Hugs, 
Janet 
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Thank you so much Janet for being guest designer today. Your project is amazing. Please stop by her blog and show her some love. Until next time...

Bells will be ringing.....

Hi there everyone (especially the Cricut lovers out there)! I wanted to share with you the newest EXCLUSIVE Cricut cartridge from Creative Memories; Divine Wedding. Mine should be here any day. I have no weddings coming up yet but the images on this cartridge can be used for other occasions too. Here are some of the images on this cartridge:



There are up to 700 image possibilities on this cartridge. I love the fonts on this cartridge and the word art, "Love Honor Cherish" is giving me some amazing ideas. Should you wish to purchase this cartridge, you can order it right HERE. 


For those who are getting married or attending a wedding and want to give that special gift, here are some ideas for you:

Divine Wedding 8 x 8 Album Set in white, spargo, natural or black 



Divine Wedding 8 x 8 Scrapbook kit

Divine Wedding Planning 12 x 12 Additions



Nancy O'Dell Mini Magnetic Everyday Display Board



Love Mini Display Accents


If you have any questions, please let me know. You can leave a comment under this post or email me HERE. Until next time....

Love to Create Design Team Post 5

'Ello All:


Here is my second post for today. It is for the Love to Create Design Team and the theme was Monochromatic. The sponsor for this week's challenge is 

This comfy chair just looked so appealing to me and I decided that it needed to be blue. 

I wanted to add a little umph to the stamp so I decided to add ruffled ribbon and used mulberry paper to make a pillow. All that is missing is my cuppa tea and a good book. I hope that you will stop by the Love to Create Challenge blog to see what the other uber talented team members have made. Until next time....