My Craft Spot Challenge #159 - Thanksgiving/Fall

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend :) Are you getting ready for Black Friday shopping?? I know I am :) It's time for another fun challenge at My Craft Spot. The theme this week is Thanksgiving/Fall. Play along for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to shop at MCS.

So today, I'm sharing my very first project using my new Cricut Explore!! Woohoo!! It was so much easier to use than I feared and it cut perfectly. I was happy to discover that I retained quite a bit from using my Gypsy, so I could pick up what I needed in Design Space. I still have so much to learn, but for my first project, I'm happy :) I've rediscovered my love for Cricut :) My first project was to cut the Curvy Box file from My Craft Spot. You can find the file HERE, and it's currently on sale!!

The papers for this box are from Basic Grey. The label is a MCS Ornate Labels die. The sentiment is from the Fall Leaves stamp set. It was heat embossed in snow white embossing powder. MCS Vanilla Bean Crinkle Ribbon was used and MCS Ivory Twine was threaded through the button.

The papers for this box are from K&Company. Another MCS Ornate Labels was used for the sentiment from the Fall Leaves stamp set. MCS Vanilla Bean Crinkle Ribbon was used and MCS Ivory Twine was threaded through the button for this one, too.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art Linky Party - Anything Goes
2. Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Saturday
3. Decorate to Celebrate - Anything Goes
4. Jo's Scrap Shack Fun-Day Friday - Thanksgiving

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to My Craft Spot to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Thanksgiving/Fall projects...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Scrapy Land Blog Challenge #3 - Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday!! The first day of October!! Ugh!! Where did this year go?? It's time for the 3rd Scrapy Land Blog Challenge!! The theme this week is everyone's favorite - Anything Goes, using dies that Scrapy Land carries (there are over 40 brands)!! You could win a gift certificate to shop in the store :)

Since time if flying by and Halloween will be here before we know it, I have a Halloween card to share with you today. For this shadowbox card, I used old papers from K&Company. I just love these papers and I've hoarded it for a couple of years...I am down to scraps now :) The layers and frame were cut with Spellbinders A-2 Card Creator Matting Basics A and A-2 Card Creator Matting Basics B.

The spooky scene is an Impression Obsession Halloween Hill die. It was cut twice, with the top layer attached with foam tape for dimension. The spider and web are Impression Obsession Spider Web die. The spider was cut in sparkly black paper and attached with foam tape. Terror-ific is from Craftin Desert Divas Ghostly Greetings stamp set. It was heat embossed with Stampendous Cinnamon Embossing Powder.

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to the Scrapy Land Blog to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Anything Goes project using dies that Scrapy Land carries!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Something Special Just For You

Happy Saturday!! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! I've finally decided to embrace fall - I do love fall, I just wasn't ready for summer to end. And I'm so not ready for winter and snow. So, in the spirit of the season, I purchased some pumpkins to decorate around the house and I hope to add more festive touches this weekend :)

I came across a card I did a few years ago - it's called a Box Card - and I loved the look so I wanted to make another one :) My sweet friend Beate put this tutorial together. Unfortunately, she doesn't blog anymore, which is a shame because her projects were amazing. You can find the directions HERE. It looks complicated but it's incredibly easy to create. The double-sided papers are from K&Company. The scalloped die along the sides is a Die-Versions Lacey Dots die.

For the belly band, I used a Memory Box Orbit Circle die. My Craft Spot Tiny Doily Dies were used for the center of the circle. The sentiment is from My Craft Spot's Stamping All Around Spring stamp set. I stamped it on vellum and adhered it to the paper.

Once you remove the belly band, the card expands into a box. How cool is that??!! You can add a gift card inside to make a sweet gift for someone special :)

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
2. DL.Art - September Linky

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a wonderful weekend :)

Craft It Up & Link It Up Challenge - Anything Goes

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Happy Monday and last day of March!! Another month bites the dust!! It's time for a new Craft It Up & Link It Up Challenge at Craftin Desert Divas. The theme for this challenge is an easy one and everyone's favorite...Anything Goes :) Our sponsors this week are: Fresh Squeezed Stamps - Mother Knows Best stamp set; Lovebug Creations - $10 gift card; Fleurette Bloom - $10 gift card.

I've been anxious to use the new Julie Nutting Sea Sallie Mermaid stamp so I inked her up for this challenge :) The tag is a Prima Doll Tag and it was covered with paper from K&Company's Happy Trails stack. Sea Sallie was stamped on old book paper and then she was lightly colored with a Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Marker and a TH Waterbrush. Her hair was colored with Distress Inks in Salty Ocean and Mowed Grass and blended with a waterbrush. The waves on the bottom are a Taylored Expressions Ride The Waves Border die. Sea Sallie is on an Action Wobble that my sweet friend Dee of Dee B's sent me.

I just love the Memory Box Hibiscus die!! You can't tell in the picture but the flowers, Sallie's hair and outfit were all brushed with a Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker. They really sparkle!! Sun Kissed is from Tara's new Summer Lovin' stamp set:

You can purchase it or the Punny orTeenage Dream stamps HERE.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - March Linky
2. Every Day is an Occasion - March Linky

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Craftin Desert Divas to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge, then Craft It Up & Link It Up!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Decorate to Celebrate #62 - Ghostly Goodies

Happy Wednesday!! It's time for another fun challenge at Decorate to Celebrate!! For Challenge #62, we are asking you to create any project to be used as a party decoration (or party supply) for a Halloween Party or Celebration. Let's celebrate everything wonderful about goblins, bats, scary cats and more with your table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more :)

For my Halloween party table I created candle holders. For the one on the left, I used the Tim Holtz Graveyard die and double-sided paper from K & Company. Happy Halloween is from TH's Mini Halloween 1 set. For the one on the left, I used Tim's Apothecary Bottles die...love this die set!! The bottles were cut first in cardboard and then cardstock. The cardstock was inked with Tim Holtz Walnut Distress Ink on the edges and then covered with Mod Podge for shine. Once it was dry, I sprayed Goosebumps Texture Spray for some more texture. The stamp is from TH's Mini Halloween stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

DL.Art - October Anything Goes Linky
Sunday Funday #14 - Anything Goes
Just B Creative Crazy - October Linky
2 Creative Chicks - Halloween

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Decorate to Celebrate to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Halloween Party project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

So, I just returned from vacation where we spent two weeks driving out west, hoping to see wildlife. I come home, and this is what I see from my living room windows!!

Not one, not two, but three bucks...very unusual to see one, let alone three together!! They are still young but beautiful!!

Aren't they gorgeous??!! Then I saw this outside my back window...

There were about eight of them, but I scared the rest off before I could snap a pic :) 

Time to Celebrate!!

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Happy Friday!! I hope you had a wonderful week!! I've missed visiting all of you while I'm gone!! Right now, I'm watching and listening to the Pacific Ocean waves crash and am as happy as a mermaid can be :)

Today I'm sharing a card with you using gorgeous K & Company paper I won from my super-sweet and awesome friend Diana of DL.Art. Thank you again, Diana :)

All of the layers are Spellbinders Majestic Labels 25. Each layer was popped up with foam tape for dimension.

The center label is a Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags 1 die. The sentiment is from JustRite's Grand Sentiments stamp set.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Remember to comment for an extra chance to win my Early Christmas giveaway!! Have a fabulous weekend everyone :)

Paper Playtime Challenge #87 - Anything Goes

Happy Monday, everyone!! It's time for another super-fun challenge at Paper Playtime!! It's a one week challenge and the theme is ANYTHING GOES. Our sponsor for this challenge is The Robin's Nest. The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate.

The paper for this Halloween card is from K&Company. The witch was cut from A Frightful Affair and popped up with foam tape. The toe of frog, witch's stew and bat wings labels were cut from a different piece of paper from the same stack.

The label is a Spellbinders Grommet Tags die. Best witches and the bats are from K Andrew Designs Fall-O-Ween stamp set. Click HERE to purchase this set or any K Andrew Designs set at 60% off.

I am entering this into the Red Carpet Studio Challenge #9 Pumpkins and Halloween.

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Paper Playtime to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Anything Goes project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Paper Playtime #86 - Booville!!

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a great weekend!! It's the third Monday of the month, so that means it's time for a Say It With Sentiments Challenge at Paper Playtime!! The theme this week is "Booville". Our sponsor is Mary at Cardz TV Stamps...the winner will receive a set of of Mary's Cardz TV stamps!!

For my project, I created a Halloween wall hanging. I love the spooky tree and graveyard design of the background paper from K&Company. The edges were distressed with a Zutter Distress-it-All, and then inked with Black Soot Distress Ink. Boo is from Base Camp, welded on my Gypsy with a ghost from Happy Hauntings. The paper for Boo is from Me and My Big Ideas Mambi stack.

Such a tiny spider to have woven such a huge web, huh??!! The spider is from the October 31 cart with red gems added for his eyes. The spider web I picked up in a flea market. It was a big bag and a little goes a long way so you will be seeing more of it on my upcoming projects :)

Happy Halloween is from K Andrew Designs Fall-O-Ween stamp set. The bat is from October 31.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge - Linky Party
2. Sunday Funday #2 - Linky Party 
3. My Crafting Channel #1 - The Gh'oul Times

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Paper Playtime to see the amazing projects by my talented design team sisters...then link up your Booville project!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Paper Playtime #85 - Trick or Treat + Die Cut!!

Happy Monday!! Another auto-post today...but auto-post only works if you actually set a time for it to auto-post, which I did not...so this is a little late :/ It's the first Monday of October (how is that possible??) so that means it's time for a Delicious Die Cut Challenge at Paper Playtime!! The theme for Challenge #85 is Trick or Treat. Our sponsor for this challenge is The Robin's Nest. One winner chosen by random.org will win a $15 gift certificate!!

For my Trick or Treat project, I made a treat bag. The Paper is from K&Company. The base of the bag was cut first in cardboard to make it sturdy with a Spellbinders Grand Labels Four. The edges were inked with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink.

The ghost tree and fence were cut from A Frightful Affair...my current favorite cart :) Both were popped up with foam tape for dimension. "Boo" is from K Andrew Designs Fall-O-Ween stamp set. Click HERE to purchase this set. The ribbon for the handle is from Hobby Lobby.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Crafty Friends Challenge #7 - Halloween
2. DL.Art Thankful Thursday - Halloween/Fall Colors
3. Little Scrap Pieces - Use Twine
4. Sunday Funday - Linky Party
5. My Crafting Channel #1 - The Gh'oul Times

Now it's your turn...head on over to Paper Playtime to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Halloween plus a die cut project!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Thanks so much for stopping by while I'm gone!! I'll be home this weekend so I'll stop by and visit when I get back :)

Krafty Girls Challenge - 3D Project!!

Happy Tuesday!! I hope you are having a great week!! I am getting ready to leave for a few days so I won't be able to stop by your blogs until this weekend. I have a couple of posts scheduled while I'm gone, so crossing fingers Blogger cooperates :)

It's time for another super-fun challenge at Krafty Girls. The theme of this challenge is a 3D project.

The box is from Tablescapes Spring and Summer cartridge. The paper is from K&Company.

The top butterfly is from the same cartridge and I ran it through the Sizzix Dot Matrix embossing folder and added some Recollections crystals.

The front butterfly is a Spellbinders Fanciful Flight die, cut twice and popped up with foam tape for dimension. The front label is a Spellbinders Label One, with a Ribbon Tag Trio die on top. "A Sweet Treat For You" is from K Andrew Designs I Heart You stamp set:

Click HERE to purchase your own set.

I am linking this up at Jaihart - Sundays Are Lovely #11

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Krafty Girls to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your 3D project. I can't wait to see what you create :)

Getting Cricky Design Team Post - French Thanks!!

Happy Sunday!! I hope you are having a fabulous weekend!! It's my turn again to design at Getting Cricky. Today we are showcasing the French Thanks mini set, which can be yours free with any $50 purchase at K Andrew Designs online store!!

My card today is pretty simple in layers. I didn't want to cover up the gorgeous K&Company Brenda Walton Flora and Fauna paper.

The base is a Spellbinders Grand Label Four, as is the next layer. Both were inked with Memento New Sprout ink. The crystal swirl is from Recollections.

The ribbon is from May Arts. The sentiment is on a Spellbinders Standard Circle Small and inked with Memento New Sprout. The butterfly charm is from Hobby Lobby. "Merci Beaucoup" is from the French Thanks stamp set:

Click HERE to see the entire line of K Andrew Designs stamps!! Spend $50 or more and this set is yours free!! But hurry, supplies are limited so be sure to get yours before they run out :)

I am linking this up at:

1. Little Scrap Pieces - Anything Goes
2. Jaihart - Sundays Are Lovely #11

Head on over to Getting Cricky to see my other card using this stamp set and the incredible projects by my design team sister Diana!! Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Paper Playtime Delicious Die Cuts #74

Happy Monday, everyone!! I hope you had a fabulous weekend!! It's the first Monday of the month so it's time for another super-fun Delicious Die Cuts Challenge at Paper Playtime!!

Our sponsor this challenge is one of our very own Design Team Sisters, Lynn of Boots and Bling Time! The prize is a $20 VISA card! For Challenge #74 use any type of DIE CUT and/or DIE CUTTING machine and make a BUG CARD :)

I'm not a fan of bugs...in fact, I usually run screaming in the opposite direction!! But, I will admit that some bugs are cute, and I've always loved the beauty and delicacy of dragonflies :)

For this card, I used paper from K&Company Specialty Stack. For the base of the card, I used a Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Square and then two Grand Squares. The next layer is a Lacy Square.

The frame was created from two Fair Isle Pendant dies, and popped up with foam tape. "Blessed are those who persevere" is from K Andrew Designs Scripture Sayings stamp set. Click HERE to purchase your own set. I used Peeled Paint Distress Ink for the sentiment and to ink all of the edges. The dragonfly is from Picturesque, and I covered him with clear micro-beads.

Here's another shot to show you the shimmer in the micro-beads. The gems are from The Paper Studio and Recollections.

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Paper Playtime to see the amazing projects my fabulous Design Team Sisters have created!! Then link up your project with a bug...I can't wait to see what you create :)

You are sun-sational!!

Happy Saturday, everyone!! I was hoping to get out today and enjoy the outdoors but thunderstorms are rolling through the area...and it seems they have settled in for the day. Looks like I'll have to head down to my craft room instead ;) I have been having so much fun using Spellbinders for projects, my poor Cricut was getting lonely :( So I decided to use him for this project.

I made this thank you for my parents for the family vacation last week...they paid for everything for all of us :)

The paper is from K & Company Happy Trails stack...love it!! I cut the lighthouse from the same stack, inked the edges with Shabby Shutters Distress ink, and popped it up with foam tape for dimension. The lounging couple are from the Fun in the Sun cartridge, and while that totally could be my Mom wearing a hat and reading a book, I don't think my Dad will truly appreciate the bald man with a little padding around the middle ;) But they are so cute and I love the fun summery images on this cart :) I wanted the sand to stand out a bit, so it's embossed with Swiss Dots and inked with Walnut Distress Ink. The lounging couple are popped up with foam tape as well. I added a green crystal to the top of the lighthouse.

So I obviously couldn't go without using a Spellbinders!! I used a Nestabilities Label 10, and inked the edges with Shabby Shutters. The twine is from The Twinery, and the button from my stash. "Thanks" is from K Andrew Designs Winter Wishes stamp set, and "you are sun-sational" is from Splashtastic Summer:

Click HERE to purchase your own stamps, and right now, Kristal is having a huge sale on her stamps -- 20% off store wide!! Use the code "letshavefun" for the discount, and let her know I sent you!! Plus, for the next few days, we will be featuring the new Design Team and each member has chosen one stamp set to showcase. There will be an additional ONE DAY ONLY sale on the stamps featured that day!! So it's a perfect time to stock up on all your favorite K Andrew Designs stamps!!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.ART Thankful Thursday - Any Thank You
2. FCCB Challenge Me Monday #106 - Buttons and Bows

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! I hope you have a wonderful weekend :)