More Inspired Halloween Cards!

Wow, did my sweet little angel of a boy sleep this afternoon. He really gave me a lot of much needed crafting time today. Here are a few more cards that I had time to make today!

I LOVE my new My Pink Stamper "Spooky Puns" Stamps. I'm so glad I finally had a chance to put them to use today! I had a blast! Hope you enjoy!

MPS 5 Million Hits Challenge: "Birdie"

Congrats to Robyn, My Pink Stamper, for having over 5 MILLION hits over at her blog! She is amazing, so there is no surprise that people love visiting her blog! Visit her at: http://www.mypinkstamper.com/
Below you will find my entry for her "Birdie" challenge. I was inspired to make this project from another challenge I participated in today. Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge inspired me to use my old halloween stickers I have been hoarding, so I went to town and made several cards at once. There was a little boy sticker dressed up like a birdie, so I thought I would make that one for this challenge. I had a blast today while my 5 week old little boy napped the afternoon away! It's really the first time since he arrived in August that I have gotten to craft this long. It felt great! I hope you enjoy!

Throwback Thursday "Old School" Challenge

Below you will find my entry for Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge! I had a blast creating this card because the challenge was to not use any machines, but to create something "old school" style. I found these cute little halloween stickers that I bought years ago at Hobby Lobby in the clearance isle. I've always thought they were super cute, but never found a great way to use them... then my wonderful Cricut came and I started neglecting my collections of stickers all together. Thanks Emma for this challenge! I finally got to use these wonderfully cute stickers!

Check Emma's blog out at: http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

SHE IS AMAZING!!!

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MPS Challenge: Anything Goes!

Here is my entry for the My Pink Stamper Challenge: Anything Goes! Check out her amazing blog at: http://www.mypinkstamper.com/

Recipe:

Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge

My Pink Stamper Stamps: Spooky Puns

Peachy Keen Stamps: Make a Monster Faces

Cardstock: White, Black, Orange, Green

i-rock Jewels

White Jell Pen

MPS Color Challenge: Poodle Card

Here is my entry for the My Pink Stamper Color Challenge. To participate, the challenge was to create an original project using the colors: orange, pink, brown, and green! I hope you enjoy!

Card Recipe:

Gypsy Welding

Create a Critter Cartridge

Cardstock: Brown, Pink, Green, Orange

Peachy Keen Stamp Set: Critter Faces

Orange Buttons

Green Rhinestones

Black and White Accent Pens

Cricut Vinyl Project: Baby Nursery Wall Hanging

I wanted to share a project that I created and completed this week for my baby nursery. I have been wanted to put a quote on the wall above the crib and I finally broke down and did it. I created it using my Gypsy, my Cricut Expression, a 12x24 mat, and the Cursive 101 cartridge. I cut the font at 2.5 inching and I also used the welding feature to combine the letters into full words. It ended up being quite simple and took just a few hours, start to finish. I also used the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge for the two elephants at the bottom of the quote and the Storybook cartridge for the accent at the top of the quote. I hope you enjoy!

Throwback Thursday w/ Emma - Week 3

This is my entry for Emma's third Throwback Thursday Challenge! She has made these challenges so much fun because you get to use some of the older cartridge that sometimes can be overlooked. This week's challenge was to use the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge. I still love this cartridge!

Since I am expecting my first child in August, I thought I would use one of the cute baby cuts from PDDU to create a card. I am expecting a boy, so I used blue, orange, brown, and green. I thought it turned out cute! I hope you enjoy!

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Recipe:

Cricut & Gypsy

Solid Cardstock: blue, orange, tan, and white

Patterned Cardstock: DCWV - "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Boy"

Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge

Mini Monogram Cartridge

Brown Ribbon

Peachy Keen Everyday Faces Stamp

Papertreyink Mega Mixed Messages Stamp

Light Green Rhinestones

Throwback Thursday w/ Emma - Week 2

Here is my entry for Emma's second Throwback Thursday Challenge! Check her out at: http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

The challenge was to use the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge and the colors: red, blue, and brown. I thought this turtle turned out super cute... not a green turtle? What was I thinking??? :) I hope you enjoy!

Recipe:

Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge

Cardstock: Blue, Red, Brown, Tan

Papertreyink Stamps: Mega Mixed Messages

Stickles

Baby Shower Invitations!

My first baby shower is coming up next weekend and I just realized that I never posted the invitations that I made for the shower. (Yes, I made my own invitations for my own shower) My sister thought I was crazy, but I love doing this kind of stuff. My shower theme goes along with my nursery theme, which is jungle, so I incorporated the cute monkey from the Create-a-Critter cartridge into the invitation. I also used this super cute paper pack I found at Hobby Lobby a few months ago called, "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Boy". I love this paper!!!! There is also a pack called "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Girl" and it is just as adorable.

Here is one version of the invitation. I actually used six different backgrounds from the paper pack to make 42 invitations. Tell me what you think!!

Super Cute Paper Pack:

Throwback Thursday with Emma!

Here is my entry for Emma's first Throwback Thursday Challenge!

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I thought the Create a Critter beaver turned out great with my new Peachy Keen Stamps Critter Face. I love it! I used the new hide/contour feature on my Gypsy to hide the original beaver face so I could stamp the super cute beaver face! I hope you enjoy!

Recipe:

Create a Critter Cartridge

Everday Paper Dolls Cartridge

Peachy Keen Stamp: Critter Faces - Medium

My Pinker Stamper Stamp: Punny-licious

It's a BOY!

My husband and I are expecting a little baby boy in August! We are super excited; he will be our first child.

I wanted to post a few projects I have been working on. First, I found this adorable scrapbook album at Hobby Lobby that I had to get for his scrapbook I'm creating. His nursery is a jungle theme, so this album is perfect.

Here are a few pages I've made so far to put in his album. I've got a lot of work ahead of me, but I thought the more I complete before he arrives the better.


These are a few cuts I made from the Create-a-Critter cartridge that I am sure will fit in his album at some point. I just love playing with that cartridge!

Lastly, I wanted to show everyone the gorgeous mirror/frame my amazingly artistic uncle made for our nursery. He surprised us with it yesterday at a family BBQ. I love it and it matches perfectly! Thanks Uncle Doug!

More Cards!

Here are two cards I made today! The first one is another birthday card for a family member. She loves horses, so I had to use the adorable horse from the Create-a-Critter cartridge. Super Cute!!

The second card is another Father's Day card. This one is for my father-in-law who is an avid gardener. I mixed and matched a lot of cuts from both Paper Doll cartridges. I thought it turned out cute. What do you think?

MPS: Father's Day Challenge

Here is my entry for the My Pink Stamper Father's Day Challenge! My dad is an avid golfer, so of course I had to make him a card with the little golfer from the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge. I also used the new My Pink Stamper Family and Friends stamps. Gotta love that Pink Stamper!!! I hope you enjoy!

Hoppy Birthday Card!

Now that school is out for the summer, I am finding that I am having a lot more time to scrap and card-make! Here is another card I made for a family member's birthday. I can't get enough of the Create-a-Critter cartridge and I love the new My Pink Stamper Punny-licious stamps. They go great with this cartridge. I hope you enjoy!

Two Family Event Cards!

Here are two cards that I have made recently for a couple of upcoming family events. The first cards is for my older sister's birthday. She loves cats, so of course I had to use one of the cute cats from the fabulous Create-a-Critter cartridge. The second card is for my cousin who will be getting married in July. I cut the man and wife from the Sweethearts cartridge. I hope you enjoy!

MPS: NSD Challenge #12 - "Critter-licious"

Here is the 12th and final challenge entry for the My Pink Stamper NSD Challenges! The last challenge was to create a project using a critter. I used the fabulous skunk from the Create A Critter cartridge. I hope you enjoy this stinkin' cute card!!!