Paper Playtime Challenge #70 - For The Guys

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Happy Monday, everyone!! I hope you had a great weekend!! It was so beautiful and warm here...I can't believe it is the middle of March!! It's the third Monday in March, so that means it's time for a Paper Playtime Say It With Sentiments Challenge!! The theme this week is "For The Guys," and our sponsor is Crop Stop!

In honor of March Madness, which is HUGE in Indiana, I made a basketball card. I actually made this card BEFORE my beloved Alma Mater earned their way into the Sweet 16 (yay!!) I made it to give my Dad since he glues himself to the TV during the tourney :)

For this easel card, I used paper from Core'dinations and The Paper Studio. The background basketball and words were cut from the All Sports cart. Actually, it only cut the four panels of the basketball, the two on top and two on bottom. I added the rest of the orange to make it look like a full basketball.

I used the All Sports cart to cut the bball player at 4". He is wearing red and white in honor of my team, and I added a googly eye so he could keep his eye on the basket :)

I attached the basketball player with a handmade wobble so he is bobbing and weaving his way to the bucket. And speaking of the bucket...

I will admit that I am a craft horder...I keep anything that I think I might use in a project. I have a cabinet (or five!!)  full of unusual items :) This is cut from a bag that held oranges. I thought it looked just like a net.

I embossed the orange paper with the Distressed Lines Embossing folder to make it look like a hardwood floor. The basketballs are from All Sports. "Have a ball" is from K Andrew Designs Splashtastic Summer set, as is...

Buckets of Fun:

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I am entering this card in my sweet friend Karen's Little Scrap Pieces Happy Challenge. This card, and what it represents (my team...five time national champs making it back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 10 years!!), definitely makes me happy!!

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Paper Playtime and play along with our Say It With Sentiments Challenge, For The Guys!! I can't wait to see what you create!! Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Getting Cricky Promotional Week - Day 5!!

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Happy Thursday, everyone and welcome to Getting Cricky Promotional Week Day 5...our last day of promos before the U R SO SWEET Blog Hop tomorrow night!! Be sure to join us...the fun starts at 9:00 pm EST!

Most of you know I have been featuring the Owly Hoo stamp set this week! I love all the owly sentiments on there, but there are so many other fun mix and match words!

I tried to think really outside the box for this card...there are numbers on this set that are fun to use and I sometimes forget about them. All of the paper is from my current crush, My Mind's Eye. I punched circles and stamped the numbers, and then covered them with Glossy Accents. I am so mad at myself...I "broke" the number 2 as I was assembling the card :( I didn't have time to make another 2 and have the Glossy Accents dry, so I had to go with it. Ah well, sometimes crafting isn't perfect :) The cheerleader is from the All Sports Cricut cart. I cut her at 3 1/2" and attached the layers with foam tape for dimension. I used scissors to shred the edges of her pom poms. "You are" is from Owly Hoo, and the tag is a Tim Holtz die. "Really" is from the Billionaire Lite cart and "Great" is from Base Camp. I used my Gypsy to attache the shadows together.

Look at all the fabulous mix and match sentiments on this stamp set:

To purchase this stamp set, or to see the entire line of K Andrew Design stamps, including the Valentine stamps that are now shipping, and the two new pre-orders, click HERE!! But wait...before you visit her online store, I have a special offer for you!! If you use the code lisafreeship during the check-out process, you will get FREE SHIPPING!! What an awesome deal!!

How would you like to win the Owly Hoo stamp set??!!

I will be giving away a set of Owly Hoo stamps to one lucky follower! There are several ways to enter so you will have lots of chances to win!! The only requirements to be eligible are:

1. Be a follower
2. Leave a comment with a way to contact you

If you are a follower and leave a comment, you will have (1) one entry into the drawing. THIS WILL BE THE LAST DAY FOR EXTRA ENTRY CHANCES!! Since I will have a project each day leading up to the hop on Friday, if you leave a comment each day you will have that many more chances! Click HERE for Day 1's post HERE for Day 2; HERE for Day 3; and HERE for Day 4. Here's how you could earn even more entries:

1. Click HERE and leave a comment on the Getting Cricky blog telling Kristal I sent you and then come back and tell me you did this (5 extra entries)
2. Click HERE and visit Kristal's store and tell me your favorite K Andrew Designs stamp set, then come back and tell me you did this (5 extra entries)
3. Click HERE and hit the follow Getting Cricky on FB button (if you don't already) and leave a message on Kristal's FB wall that I sent you and come back and tell me (5 extra entries)
4. If you order (or preorder) K Andrew Stamps and use the code lisafreeship for free shipping, you will get 10 extra entries into the drawing! Click HERE to order your stamps and then come back and tell me so I can count your extra 10 entries!!

That's 26 chances a day!! I know that's a lot to do, so to make this a little easier on you, if you do any of the extras, you can just leave one comment telling me you did them and I will make sure to give you the additional entries for each of the extras you do!! I will announce the winner on Wednesday, January 25th :)