FCCB Challenge #97 - Love is in the Air!

Hi everyone!! I hope you had a great weekend!! It's Monday so that means it's time for another super-fun Fantabulous Cricut Challenge!! The theme this week is "Love is in the Air", and use a heart (and at least one Cricut cut!) on your project!!

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous K Andrew Designs!! Kristal has generously donated some of her amazing stamps for the design team to work with as well!! Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help! Great stamps, great cause!!

For my first card, I used paper from the DCWV Be Mine stack. Isn't it pretty? It's really sparkly in person. The heart medallion is from Home Accents, and I attached the layers with foam tape for dimension and added pearls. The lace is from Hobby Lobby.

For the 3D heart, I cut nine hearts from George and Basic Shapes, and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Worn Lipstick Distress Ink. I folded all the hearts and stitched them together, and then fanned them out.

"You hold the key to my heart" is from K Andrew Designs Key to my Heart mini-stamp set! Click HERE to purchase your own set!!

I am linking this project  up at:

1. Paper Playtime Challenge #67 - Hearts or Love Theme
2. My Sheri Crafts Challenge #78 - Love is in the Air
3. More Than Favors Wacky Wednesday #64 - Love
4. Cardz TV Cricut Cardz Challenge #101 - Be My Valentine

For my second project, I used my Gypsy to weld a heart from Formal Occasion. I inked the edges with Tattered Rose Distress Ink and used the Polka Dots embossing folder. I cut the silhouette of the couple from Sweethearts.  I punched holes in the top with my crop-a-dile and added ribbon.

"Love is the key that opens the heart" is from the same  K Andrew Designs Key to my Heart mini-stamp set. The key and heart are from the set as well. I stamped them on Shrinky Dink plastic, colored them and then heated it. Aren't they cute?!

Thanks again to Kristal of K Andrew Designs for sponsoring us this week!! Make sure to stop by FCCB and see all the fabulous creations by the amazing Design Team!! And don't forget to link up your "Love is in the Air"  project as well!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

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 :)