Live The Life You Want!

Happy Super Bowl Sunday, everyone!! I hope you are having a great day!! Are you getting ready to watch the big game?? It is being played about an hour away from me, so it has pretty much been Super Bowl hype around here for two weeks :) I don't really care who wins...though I would like Eli Manning to win since his brother Peyton is my all-time favorite player :)

Before the game starts, I spent a little time in my craft room today and I have a card to enter into a few challenges.

For this card I used my current favorite paper, My Mind's Eye from the Lost and Found stack. I inked all of the edges with Tim Holtz Worn Lipstick Distress Ink. I used an EK Success punch for the pink background paper and the edge of the music paper. The music paper was white, and I inked it with Worn Lipstick and Tattered Rose Distress Ink. "Live the Life You Want" is from K Andrew Designs Positive Thoughts stamp set. Click HERE to purchase this set!!

For the tag with the Eiffel Tower, I stitched the edges with my Sew Crafty machine. I just ordered a new mini-sewing machine and I can't wait to use it and get rid of the little cheap thing. It is barely a step up from stitching by hand! I cut the scalloped rectangles from Designer's Calendar. The postage stamp and post card stamps are from TPC Studio. "Je t'aime" is a K Andrew Designs stamp from the I Heart You stamp set. Click HERE to purchase your own set!!

On the pullout, I used a Tim Holtz clock stamp, and "XOXO" from K Andrew Designs It's Valentines stamp set. Click HERE to order this set or to see her entire line of fabulous stamps!

The inspiration for this card is from the Crop Stop Challenge, to use numbers and this sketch:

I am entering the card at the following challenges:

1. Crop Stop Challenge #56 - Numbers + Becky Fleck Sketch
2. Little Scrap Pieces - Use Pink
3. DL.Art Thankful Thursday - Anything Goes
4. Cardz TV Challenge #5 - Tickled Pink

My friend Denise from LaLa's World, attended CHA last week and snapped this awesome pic for me:

Isn't it fabulous??!! Tim Holtz could use this for promos!! Thank you again, Denise!! I'm adding this permanently to my sidebar :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Have a great evening :)

Child's Valentine Card and WINNER!!

Hi everyone and happy Thursday!! I hope you are having a great day!! I have a winner to announce for my Cricut cartridge giveaway!! But first, I have a card to enter into a couple of challenges...and since I'm giving away a Space Party cart, I thought I'd make my card a space theme!!

The challenge this week at Cooking With Cricut is to make a Valentine card for a child and use the colors red, white and pink. All of the paper is from Core'dinations. The rocket is from Just Because Cards, and I welded the shadows together to make the base of the card. I embossed the red with Swiss Dots and the gray with a folder I have no idea what it is called. It has groups of three dots.

The cute little astronaut is from Life's A Party. I cut him at 2". He is embossed with the Sizzex Diamond embossing folder. I used my Gypsy to cut a hole in the mask so I could stamp the adorable Peachy Keen face, from the PK-754 Critter Faces set. I added a heart from George and Basic Shaes and popped it up with foam tape.

I attached the little astronaut with a homemade wobble or wiggle wire! The inspiration for this was from my dear friend Amy of Love to Crop! If you haven't seen it yet, Amy created a fabulous tutorial on how to make your own wiggle wires! Click HERE to see the tutorial! And then, after you make your own, she has a challenge going on right now on her blog...click HERE to link up your wiggle wire project!!

I used Tim Holtz Fired Brick distress ink. "I love you all the way to the moon & back" is from K Andrew Designs It's Valentines stamp set! I just love this set...there are so many great sentiments and not just for Valentine's day!! You can use this set all year long!! Aren't the lips awesome??!!

Click HERE to purchase your own set or to see the entire line of K Andrew Designs stamps!!

I am entering the card in the following challenges:

• Love to Crop! - Wiggle Wires Challenge
• Cooking With Cricut Challenge #71 - Child's Valentine

And now for the winner of the Cricut Space Party cartridge!!

I used Random.org to choose, and it chose as the winning number..............

And comment #46 is...................................................................................................

Congratulations Sherrie!! I will get the cart in the mail to you!! I hope you enjoy it :)

My blogaversary is in 40 days and I am already gathering goodies for a mega-giveaway!! It will be a few of my favorite things!! I am so excited...I want to post it now!! But I will force myself to wait :) But you won't want to miss it!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day :)

Merci Card and a K Andrew Designs Stamp Set WINNER!

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a great week :) Wow, I don't know what is up with the weather, but I love it -- 60's in February!! I have a card to enter into a few challenges today, and I also need to announce the winner of the K Andrew Designs mini stamp set from the Cards For Kids Valentine's Day Blog Hop. Also, be sure to stop back tomorrow when I announce the winner of the Space Party Cricut cartridge!! First today's card...

My Cuttlebug got quite a workout today! I love the look of white on white embossing. I used the Cuttlebug Plum Blossoms folder on the background. The hearts are all from George and Basic Shapes and I popped them up with foam tape for dimension. I used the Swirls embossing folder on the smaller hearts and the Script embossing folder on the red heart. I used Swiss dots on the strip of paper. The scallops are a Fiskars punch and the flowers are a EK Success punch. I added crystal gems to the centers of the flowers.

"Merci" is from the K Andrews Designs exclusive Merci stamp set, which is also the set I am giving away today!!

I used the 2 Sisters Challenge Blog Blog sketch for the card:

And I am entering the card in the following challenges:

• Paper Playtime #66 - Anything Goes
• My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge - Anything Goes
• Sentimental Sundays Challenge #87- Dry embossing and a sentiment
• DL.Art Thankful Thursday - Thank you card, use red and something glittery (crystals)
• Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #48 - Thank you and use a punch
• Die Cutting Divas Challenge #50 - Anything Goes
• 2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Sketch

And now, the winner of the K Andrew Designs Merci stamp set is..............

And number 34 is............................................................................................

Congratulations, Norma!! I'll email you for your addy!!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and don't forgot tomorrow I will announce Random.org's choice of a winner for the Space Party Cricut cartridge!! Have a great day :)

Simply Sunday Challenge - Fantasy Land!

Hi everyone and happy Sunday!! I hope you are having a fabulous weekend!! It's time for another super-fun Simply Sunday Challenge at Getting Cricky!! The challenge this week is Fantasy Land! Create a card, layout, home decor item...any project with a fantasy theme!!

For my project, I created (big surprise!) a mermaid step card!! I cut Ariel from Disney's Dreams Come True, but I changed her coloring. I attached all of the layers with foam tape. The paper for her tail is from the DCWV Le Tres Chic stack. The paper I used for the base and the water is from Fancy Pants. I cut the waves from Life's a Beach and inked them with Broken China and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I attached each layer with foam tape to give the waves dimension. I added waves to the top of the card so it looks like she is in the water. The seaweed is from Life's a Beach, also attached with foam tape. I added some bling to the mermaid: a gem for her belly ring, and a pearl necklace, bracelet and flower barrette.

This is the first time I've made this type of step card with a prominent center. I didn't have the measurements when I was in my craft room so I played around until I came up with a format that worked.

I'm not sure where the paper I used for the tail fin is from...I had some pieces in my stash. I think it might be from the DCWV All About Girls stack. It is so pretty and sparkly...I took a close-up so you could see the texture.

The sign is from Camp Out. I cut it on kraft paper and used Walnut Distress Ink around the edges. "Tales of a mermaid" is from K Andrew Designs Pirate Tales and Fish Scales stamp set:

Click HERE to purchase your own set, or to see the entire fabulous line of K Andrew Designs stamps!!

I am linking this up with the Little Scrap Pieces Challenge - Use Red

Now it's your turn...link up your Fantasy Land project at Getting Cricky!! I can't wait to see what you create!! :)