Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - Bundle of Joy

Happy Friday!! I've been glued to the TV today watching the coverage in Boston. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by the tragedy and those in Texas as well.

It's time for a Fun Friday Challenge at Little Scrap Pieces!! This week our theme is Bundle of Joy. We want to see your cards, layouts or projects for a baby :)

The base of the card is heavyweight cardstock from Canvas Corp. The rest of the paper is from the First Edition Spring Feast stack. I used my sewing machine for the first time in a while and stitched the patterned paper to the base.

The rosettes are Tim Holtz Paper Rosettes and Mini Paper Rosettes dies. The letters are Tim Holtz Idea-ology Alpha Parts. The awesome skittles in the top right corner are from my sweet friend Carri!! You can purchase your own at her website Doubleclick - AKA ABusyBee.

The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from our amazing hostess Karen of Little Scrap Pieces!! The tag is a Spellbinders Back to Basics tag. "It's a Boy" is from K Andrew Designs Southern Sayings stamp set.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art Thankful Thursday- April Linky Party
2. Sunday Funday #8 - April Linky Party

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Little Scrap Pieces to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Bundle of Joy project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Bless Your Lil Old Heart, and BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY!!

Happy Tuesday, everyone!! I hope you are having a fabulous week :) In celebration of passing 900 followers, I have Blog Candy!! But first, I have a project to enter into a few challenges :)

I made this mini-purse and card for the sweet lady who feeds my three outdoor cats when I travel!! The card fits inside the purse and I am going to include a gift card as well :)

I love making these Spellbinders purses...they are such great gifts!! For instructions on how to make the purses, check out my tutorial HERE. For this purse, I used smaller dies than the tutorial. The paper is from First Edition Spring Fling paper stack. The base is the largest Spellbinders Lacy Square, followed by a Classic Square Large and a smaller Lacy Square on top. For the top flap, I used one Nestabilities Label Four and two Grand Nestabilities Label Four.

The flower is a Spellbinders Rose Creation with a crystal center and the decorative crystal design is from Recollections.

The pink ribbon for the handle is from my stash, and I used Velcro dots to close the purse.

I wanted the card to mimic the purse, so the base is the same, only smaller dies of Lacy Squares, followed by Classic Squares Large, and then Lacy Squares. The tag is a Floral Doily Accent with a Standard Circle Small on top. The organza ribbon and flower button are from Hobby Lobby, the hemp fiber from Michaels. "Bless Your Lil Old Heart" is from one of the newest K Andrew Designs stamps sets, Southern Sayings:

I am not even Southern, and I love these!! Click HERE to purchase your own set!!

I am entering this project into the following challenges:

1. Crafty Friends Challenge #4 - Anything But A Card
2. Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday Challenge - Use Green
3. DL Art Thankful Thursday - Thank You Card For Family, Friend or Neighbor & Use Green
4. Krafty Girls Challenge #8 - Kopy Kat (see the Spellbinders post where I found the purses HERE)
5. Sarah Hamer Design's Link Up Tuesday
6. Sisters Craft Cafe - Link Party #1

BLOG CANDY!!

In celebration of passing 900 followers, I have a giveaway!! The weather is hot, the days are getting longer and Summer is almost here!! So how about a summer-themed giveaway to celebrate??!! I am giving away a Bo Bunny garden-themed paper stack and gorgeous Spellbinders butterfly dies!!

A 6x6 Bo Bunny Garden Girl paper stack
A set of Spellbinders Shapeabilities Nested Butterflies Two

All you have to do to be eligible to win is:

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

That's it!! For an extra entry, post about this on your blog, FB or on your sidebar. Make sure to leave another comment for an extra chance to win!! So that's two chances!!

The deadline to enter is Sunday, June 17th and I will announce the winner soon after.

Thanks so much for following me!! I appreciate each and every one of you :)