Lordy, Lordy Look Who's 40 Blog Hop - Day 7

Good morning all and welcome to the Lordy, Lordy Look Who's 40 Blog Hop organized by our very own Jenn of Cardstock and Coffee. You should have come from Shelley's blog. Some gals will have a project each day and some may only have one or a few, so make sure you follow along each day and leave everyone some love on their blogs. I will have a project a day and blog candy at the end of the week.

Before we get to the project, here is the blog lineup in case you get sidetracked:

Jenn ~ http://jennscrap2.blogspot.com
Jill ~ http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/
Jackie ~ http://jackiesscrappinpad.blogspot.com/
Shelley~ http://heartstring-designs.blogspot.com/
Susan ~ http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/ <-- You are here
Gill ~ http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
Martha - http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
Paula ~ http://www.owlbescrappin.com/
Anita ~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com

This was the most interesting project that I have ever made. A friend from work wanted a ladybug theme for her daughter's 1st birthday/Christening party. I remembered that Doodlecharms had a ladybug. This was the initial invitation I came up with, She loved it so much that we made 80 of them. Here was the finished product...

Don't you just love the glitter paper? My Cricut mat did not like it though! Come tomorrow you will see my grand finale project that I was inspired to make for this hop. Thanks for spending this time with me and I hope that you are inspired to have some crafting time of your own.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget that I am offering blog candy at the end of this hop.  You will receive a $10 gift card from Michael's or AC Moore (your choice). I do not believe that they are international so unfortunately this will have to be open to US residents. There are only two criteria to win:

1. Be a follower of our blog

2. Leave a comment under this post

The winner will be picked by Random.org on Tues, May 3rd. Now I send you off to Gill's blog. Until tomorrow......

Voila!

I just wanted to share a quick post with you all showing the actual finished invitation with the actual colors. We cut and assembled 44 of these little ladybugs. That meant cutting 3 layers on the Cricut and cutting out the centers with all the details. I cannot believe that we got them done in a few hours. Here id the finished product:

We, unfortunately, killed my mat because of the glitter paper. My blade will need to be changed shortly   too! The best part is I got to play with my new pink ATG gun!!!! I love it and will definitely be my favorite took this year! 


The other card I made this weekend was my hubby's Valentine's card. Since he is my photographer I can't share a picture of it yet. It was completely designed on the gypsy (as was the invitation). I am thankful to my friend Sandra (who the invitation was for) as she gave me an AC Moore gift card. I was able to get replacement mats and blades as well as some other essential supplies that I ran out of (glue refills, pop dots, etc.) Thanks Sandra :) I also got two new stamps that I plan to use. One is a St. Patrick's Day and one is an Easter one. This will dome in handy for a project that I plan on using for the blog hop I am participating in. Well, time for bed. Until next time.....


Happy Scrappin'


Sue

A Gypsy Invitation

today I had to bite the bullet. I am helping a co-worker with her daughter's 1st Birthday/Christening invitations. I designed this on the Gypsy. These are not the actual colors as the silver will actually be a pink glitter paper. I used the Gypsy to hid the holes. I am seriously loving my Gypsy more and more. I had to spraypaint out the pertinent info. Here is the fruit of my labor:

This is going to be a lot of fun to do. I hope you feel inspired. Until next time.....

Happy Scrappin'


Sue

My Pink Stamper NSD Challenge #12 - Last but not least!

Critterlicious. That was a very creative name for the last challenge celebrating National Scrapbooking Day. If I had the Create a Critter cartridge I would have rocked this challenge . All in all, I think this came out well. I am going to be sending this to my brother. Thanks for sharing this wonderful day. I look forward to next year as well.....

Happy Scrappin'

Sue