Made Especially For You Challenge-Paper Piecing!

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Hi All!!



It's time for another challenge over at Made Especially For You! Here are the challenge details:



Week of August 27th - September 3rd
Challenge: Create a card using the technique of paper piecing
Sponsor: Paper Piecings by Nikki - http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/
Prize: $15 gift certificate
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Here is my project this week!!

 

SUPPLIES:

 

Machine: Silhouette Cameo

File: Scraptastical Kreations KISS Summer Set

Paper: ALL SCRAPS! Whoop whoop! (clouds were left overs from my housewarming cards :)~ )

Stamps: Pink By Design Summer Vacation

Adhesive: Close To My Heart Bonding Memories Glue, Glue Dots, Pop Dots

 

 

Now, its time to check out the rest of the awesome DT's projects!!!! And then, you have to enter YOUR paper piecing project by clicking HERE!

 



OK All! I have got to hit the road! I'm on VAAAAAAACCCCCAAAATTTTIIOOOONNN!!!

 

Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'!



Hiding In My Craft Room Challenge-Share A Challenge

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Hey All!!

I am 1 day away from leaving for vacation and I CANNOT wait! We have had some ups and downs this year...My first vacation was a tough one because of my miscarriage, then the second one was VERY brutal because of our move (no rest that week I mean), and NOW its time for our FUN vacation! We are going to Disney with my in-laws, and I CANNOT wait to get there! Even though as of this very minute it says there is going to be a hurricane there :( That's not good!!! Hopefully it will miss Florida completely!!! So, if I am not around for the next week, you understand why!!!

So, today is another challenge over at Hiding In My Craft Room! The challenge this week is:

#60 - 4th week - Share a challenge!  For this challenge, you find a challenge from anther blog or website and share

Well, I remember searching a while back for some things, and I came across Sheila's site over at She's a Sassy Lady. I LOVED here site! She had SO MANY different things she was creating, and I was in awe! I actually watched one of her videos to learn how to manipulate shapes on my Gypsy!

Since I am on a Disney kick right now since I am going, I remembered something she created (and possibly challenged) for her site! It was a Disney Autograph Book!! I knew as soon as I saw that, that I would create one for Bub as SOON as we would go again! So, I did not do hers the way she made it, I used the IDEA of the autograph book!!!

Here is my project:

Had to show that I used my Bind It All, LOL!

 

 

So, this is a shaped album that I made using my Silhouette Software Program. It was SUPER EASY! And because I have been working my tail off at my day time job, I have HAD to do quick projects lately! This was a fit!!! Here are the screen shots of my computer in Silhouette Software:

 



See how easy that was??? And like I said above, all I did was use my Bind It All to put together! The paper I used was the Toy Story Scrapbook Pack from the last time we went to Disney! Its super cute, right??

OK, so.. NOW its your turn! Go check out my wonderful DT sisters projects then, submit yours HERE!

Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'!

My FIRST time being published with Cricut Cards Magazine!

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Hey All!!!

I just wanted to share my awesome news!!!

In the beginning of the year, I submitted 10 cards for the Cricut Cards magazine that would be coming out in August as September's issue! I told you all that one of my cards got picked, and guess what? The magazine is out!!!

I saw it yesterday! I ran into Joanne's for some fabric, and I happened down the paper isle, and I saw the magazine! I didnt get it in the mail yet, but I was very excited to see it on the shelf! I grabbed the book off the shelf, and the FIRST card under the "Just For Men" section was MINE!!!

Here is the ORIGINAL card:

And here is what made me scream in the middle of the store:

OH MY GOD!!! I cannot WAIT to get my book in the mail!!!

Had to share with you guys, now that I am allowed!!!

Hope to find you all Craftin' and Stampin'!!!

Card Creating Tuesday Get Well Cards!

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Hey All!!

Its time for another post over at My Cricut Craft Room!!!

Today's theme is Card Creating Tuesday-GET WELL CARDS!!!

This was a good card theme for me to pick, cause I really don't make too many get well soon cards!!

It's time to pull out the Gypsy ladies!!!

Here's HOW SIMPLE it was to make this card!

First, I found the image I wanted to use! The image I wanted was an oversized bandaid with a sad face! I found the bandaid on the B is For Boy cartridge! So, I lined it up on my Gypsy so I could make the most of 1 time cutting. I will be going over this in a future post, so no worries!!! I sized the bandaid at 2 inches!

Next, I made my cuts, and I stamped my cute little bandaid! Everyone has GOT to know that used my Peachy Keen Stamp faces for this!! They are just PERFECT for bringing your project to life!!!

Finally, I found a sentiment that I liked! I always love puns and play on words stamps, so I went after my Word Play stamp set from Stampin' Up! Here is the sentiment...

Perfect, right??? 

And can I just point out that I am in LOVE with Chevron prints right now??? Don't these two layered pages go PERFECT together???

Here is my completed card!!!

Now, I hope you check out the rest of my DT sisters projects over at My Cricut Craft Room!!

OK All! Hope to catch you Craftin' and Stampin'!!!

3 Pearl challenge at ME4U!

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Hey All!!

It's time for another challenge over at Made Especially For You!!!

Here are the details:

Week of August 20th - August 26th
Challenge: Create a card featuring three pearls
Sponsor: Bugaboo Stamps - http://www.bugaboostamps.com/
Prize: 7 images of the winner's choice
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Here is my project!!! This is a retake of an old card I made!!! This was the card that I made that made me fall in love with card making!!! And it also was what got me into selling Stampin' Up! I went to a demo from a woman who invited me over, and that was it! I was HOOKED!!!

Supplies:

Punches-small and large oval, 3/4 inch and 1' inch circle punches

Paper-Recollections

Ribbon-Stampin Up Mistletoe Ribbon

Pearls-Recollections

Stamp-Bring on The Cake stamp set from Stampin' Up!

OK All! Now, its your turn to go on over to Made Especially For You and enter your 3 pearl project!!!

Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'! 

Hiding In My Craft Room-Limited Layers!

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Hey All!!

It's time for another challenge with the ladies over at Hiding In My Craft Room!!

This week, we want to see you create a project with LIMITED LAYERS!!! No more than 2!!!

Here is my project:

I tried to make a very NON TRADITIONAL baby card! I have had to make SO MANY this summer, I just wanted one that was in different colors and pallets!!! Also, I used just 2 layers to make this! I have my card base, then a cream layer which I created my own background for, then I have my bottle layer! SUPER EASY!! And fast!!

I hope you can check out my DT sisters projects, then go to HIMCR and enter your project along with us!!!

Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'!

Theme Day Thursday-Teachers!

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Hey All!!!

It's time for another post over at My Cricut Craft Room!!!

And today, it's THEME DAY THURSDAY!! Today's theme is: TEACHERS!!!

For my project to go with today's theme, I decided to create a decoration for my son's new teachers desk as a gift for the first day of school!!!

Here are a few pictures of my project!

Here is the front of the box

Side view-See the vellum?

This picture kept coming out blurry! NOT SURE WHY!!! But, it say SCHOOL

Another side view

My battery operated tea light to light it up inside!!! Hence, the vellum!

SUPPLIES:

Cricut Expression

Cricut Craft Room

Sweet Tooth Boxes & Gypsy Font

Recollections Paper-Including blackboard patterned piece for roof!



I used the Craft Room to create this box so that I could see what size it would turn out once it was all done. I cut it at 9 inches and all its matching parts at 9 inches. I added the vellum to the back of the windows, and I took away SWEETS and added SCHOOL with Gypsy Font in the Craft Room for my sign!

That was it!!! SUPER EASY and SUPER cute for your child's teacher!

OK all, please go and check out more project inspiration for my DT sisters!!! You can see the other projects for Theme Day Thursday by clicking HERE!!!

Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'!