From One Old Bag To Another

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I hope you are having a great day!

For my project today, I used Tags, Bags, Boxes and More to cut the bag. I always forget about this cart because it is only on my Gyspy. I really need to use it more...the bags are so cute! I used the fit to page option and forgot to see what the actual size was. I cut the cupcake from Sweet Treats and added glossy accents to the cake to make it shine. I used a K Andrew stamp from her Fashionable Friends set to top it off - isn't the sentiment adorable?! Click HERE to purchase your own set!

Recipe

• K Andrew Fashionable Friend Stamp Set - From one ol' bag to another!
• Tags Bags Boxes and More - bag cut at fit to page; tag cut at 1"
• Sweet Treats - cupcake cut at 3 1/2"
• My Mind's Eye - bag and cupcake paper
• Core Couture - white circle, tag and cherry
• Glossy Accents - cupcake top
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Die - for the background circle
• Brads
• Hobby Lobby Paper
• White Gel Pen
• Foam Tape - to adhere the cupcake

I am entering the bag in the following challenges:

• My Craft Spot Challenge #21 - Gift Bags and Boxes
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog Challenge #73 - Piece of Cake 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and don't forget the Getting Cricky Ustream and Blog Hop this Friday! You will get to see the awesome new K Andrew Stamps in action! Each of the Design Team will be previewing the brand new stamp sets and you will get to 'meet' the new design team members!

Link Up Love Party With K Andrew!

Happy Tuesday, bloggers! It's time again for another Link Up the Love Party with K Andrew! The Link Up the Love Party is a great way to meet new bloggers and find inspiration from amazing projects!

Link Up Love Party: How it Works

• Link Up Party runs from Tuesday 8/16 to Tuesday 8/23. Winners announced 8/29
• Grab the Getting Cricky blinky and post on your blog's sidebar
• Be a follower of Getting Cricky
• Create a new blog post that is titled Link Up Love Party with K Andrew. In your post, you must mention that the link up love party is a way to get to know each other and find new blog inspiration, mention my blog, with a link back to Getting Cricky
• Post your favorite project that you've done in your blog post WITH ONE thing you are grateful for!
• Copy and paste the link up code into your blog post so the Inlinkz will show up on your blog
• Spread the word so everyone can join in!
• You must visit, follow, and comment on the 5 people before you AND the 5 people after you in the Inlinkz. It would be fantastic if you would visit as many as you can--maybe everyone? If you are one of the first 5 then you will need to blog the ones before you and a few more after--as long as it's a minimum of 10 near you in the link up

There are so many things I am grateful for but the love and support of my family is at the top! I am so blessed and give God thanks for them every day :)

I am linking my favorite project, one I did for the Christmas in July Blog Hop.Click HERE for details :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to Link Up The Love!! :)

Kick Up Your Heels!

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you week is starting off great! The weather is beautiful here today...sunny, 76 degrees, low humidity. The air conditioner is off for the first time in months and the windows are open, letting the fresh air in! Ahhhh :)

Challenge #7 this week at Cricut 360 is Old West. For this card, I used the Old West cart, which I think I have used only once before. And I got to use new crinkle ribbon that my good friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces sent to me! She makes and hand-dyes this ribbon herself and let me tell you, it is incredibly FABULOUS! I am so in love with this ribbon! Thank you so much, Karen - you are awesome! :) I also used a K Andrew stamp from her Fashionable Friends set. $1 from every set goes to Cancer Angels to help stage 4 level cancer patients. Cancer Angels gives at least 95% of all monies raised to those in need. Click HERE to purchase your own set.

Recipe

• K Andrew Fashionable Friends Stamp - Kick Up Your Heels
• Old West Cartridge - Wild West at 1 1/2"; horses at 1 1/2"
• DCWV Paper - Safari stack
• Cuttlebug Forest Branches Embossing Folder - paper behind words
• Cuttlebug Polka Dots Embossing Folder - brown background paper
• Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink - brushed over branches embossing
• Tim Holtz Walnut Distress Ink - edges
• Foam tape - wild west and horses
• Metal brads - not sure of the brand
• Crinkle Ribbon - thanks again, Karen!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don't forget to mark your calendar for the Getting Cricky Ustream and Blog Hop this Friday! I will have an awesome set of K Andrew stamps to give away!! :)

Simply Sunday Challenge - Favors/Treats/Party

Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you are having a great weekend! I am so excited to share with you my first Simply Sunday Project as a member of the Getting Cricky Design Team! This week, the theme is Favors/Treats/Party.

My favors are for a Queen for a Day birthday party. Every woman should be queen for at least one day, right?! I made a magic wand and crown using sentiments from Kristal's Positive Thoughts stamp set. $1 from each set sold benefits Storefront Shelter, a homeless shelter for children and youth. What an awesome cause. I feel so good using her stamps - not only do I LOVE them, but they benefit those in need. Click HERE to purchase your own set!

For the magic wand, I used Core Couture paper (so sparkly and perfect for a queen!). I cut the pretty queen from Once Upon A Princess at 3". I added strips of glossy accents to her hair to give it some dimension and blue googly eyes. The wand is actually a drink stirrer that I purchased on clearance at Hobby Lobby for $1.25 for a dozen in assorted colors. I knew they would come in handy some day! I added three different types of Hobby Lobby ribbon and used my iRock to adhere the sparkling gems befitting a queen. I used a Spellbinders Nestabilities die to cut the shape for the sentiment, and used "A Queen is not afraid to fail" from Positive Thoughts. I inked the edges with Colorbok pink chalk.

The crown is also from Once Upon A Princess and created with Core Couture paper. I added strips of decorative ribbon and used my irock to attach the gems.

I used three different Positive Thoughts stamps: "Today is your day" for the birthday queen; "Attitude is everything" because a queen definitely needs an attitude; and "Whimsy is essential" because gosh darn it, it is! I used the same Nestibilities die for the sentiments, inked the edges with Colorbok pink chalk and adhered them with foam tape.

Did you know Kristal is releasing three new stamps sets? Let me tell you, they are AWESOME! Definitely must-have's! I am so excited for them I can hardly wait! You want to see them?? Get a sneak peak and all the details on Friday August 19th! Kristal will debut the stamps on a Ustream followed by a Getting Cricky Design Team Blog Hop! The fun starts on Friday, August 19th at 9:00 pm EST so mark your calendar - you do not want to miss this!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and don't forget to head over to Getting Cricky and link your favors/treats/party project :)