My Craft Spot Challenge #35-Christmas Through The Window

Hey y'all! Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend and Thanksgiving holiday! Did you enjoy time with family and friends? The hubby and I were unable to make it home to Alabama for the holidays so we had a little celebration here. It was so much fun! I cooked a mini Thanksgiving dinner and was quite surprised that it turned out half decent. Nothing like Mom's cooking, but it was festive. LOL.

Anyways, it's Monday and that means we have another fun challenge for you at My Craft Spot! This weeks challenge is called 'Christmas Through the Window.' We are creating window cards and they must be themed in Christmas. Window cards are so easy to create and a change up from the norm. If you would like to join us for the challenge or see inspiration from my fellow DT sisters, go HERE to check that out.

For my project, I have created a window card using my Cricut Gypsy. I love the Gypsy for window cards. It really makes them fast and easy to design/cut. For the base of my card, I used a shape I found on the 'Blackletter' cartridge. It already had a diagonal window cut into it, so it made it easy on me.

"Merry Christmas"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Core'dinations, The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: BasicGrey

Stamps, Twine: My Craft Spot

Pearls: Michaels

Ink: Stampin' Up!

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Software: Cricut Gypsy

Cartridges Used: Blackletter, Create A Critter, Joys of the Season

Adhesive: Helmar

 This stamped sentiment is from the 'Jingle All the Way' stamp set at My Craft Spot. The shape that I stamped it on is from the 'Joys of the Season' Cricut cartridge.

 Isn't this little reindeer cut from 'Create A Critter' so adorable?! I used some twine bows to jazz it up a tad. For the nose, I used a pearl embellishment.

 Not sure if you can tell, but I used pop dots to pop up the reindeer shape on my card front. Also for the top brown layer of the cut, I did not apply adhesive to the backs of the ears and the tail. This allowed me to curl them up a tad for that little extra dimension.

 Since it is a window card and I wanted my coordinating patterned paper to shine on the inside, I used the back of the card for my other sentiment and where I will write my holiday wishes to the recipient. The stamped sentiment is from the 'Merry Christmas' stamp set at My Craft Spot.

I hope you have enjoyed this project! It was super easy to do and I had it together in about an hour. If you would like to play along with us AND have a chance at this weeks PRIZE, visit My Craft Spot by clicking HERE. We'd love to see what you can come up with!

Have a fabulous week and thanks for visiting my blog!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Katie Scarlett's First Thanksgiving

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So Thankful

Hey y'all! Happy Thursday! I hope you all are having a fabulous week so far! I have my very first blog post going up on the Creative Charms blog today and I thought I would share my projects with you here as well. I am SO thankful to have the opportunity to work with the fabulous designers and fabulous products at Creative Charms! Their embellishments are FABULOUS!!! Love 'em!

"Thankful" Frame

Supplies Used

Cardstock: The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With a View

Ribbon, Brads, Bling: Creative Charms

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Software: Cricut Gypsy

Cartridges: Create A Critter, Home Decor'

Adhesive: Helmar

Other: frame

For my frame I used the following goodies from Creative Charms (click on the words to see the individual product if you'd like):

Seasonal Sparkle Stickers-Autumn Words & Bling

Vintage Brads-Amber

Velvet Ric Rac-Red

Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon-Brown & White, Red & White

 For my 'feathers' on my turkey, I used strips of ribbon, folded them in half, and adhered them to my die cut turkey. I also added some leaf shaped bling stickers .

 Up close of my 'feathers'...

 "Tis The Season" Card

Supplies Used

Cardstock, Card Base: The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: Imaginisce

Brads, Stickers: Creative Charms

Vellum Sticker: Momenta

Corner Punch: EK Success

Adhesive: Helmar

For this card, I used goodies found in the November Deal of the Month from Creative Charms. I created a 'Christmas Tree' with the brads. This card will definitely be sent to a fellow scrappy pal. I figured the scrapbooker could easily deconstruct this card and re-use the fabulous brads from Creative Charms on a project of their own. So there is a 'gift' so to speak within the card.

 Love the Deal of the Month! You get 138 pieces for $6.99!!! Check it out HERE if you'd like.

 Love the dimension on these brads!

I hope you have enjoyed these projects! I appreciate you for stopping by my blog and hope to see you again soon! Have a fabulous day!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

My Craft Spot Challenge #33-Easel Cards

Hey guys! Happy Monday to you all! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! My Mom and Daddy came up for a visit and we all had a ball! They just adored Katie Scarlett and she fell in love with them. We all went out and about shopping. We had a great time and found some awesome buys. Then on Saturday, Mom and I scrapped the day away. That was the best part! I was so sad to see them go though! But, Christmas will be here before we know it and I'll get to see them again.

Anyways, today we have a new challenge for you at My Craft Spot! This weeks challenge is on easel cards. I adore easel cards! They are so easy to do! If you would like to join us for this challenge, hop on over to the blog HERE for all the details. There is a prize up for grabs! Woot woot! Also, if you are new to easel cards and not sure how to create them, I thought I would post a link for you to learn. There is a great tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers on these easel cards and you can find that HERE.

 Remember, easel cards can be done as big or as small as you would like, so feel free to change the dimensions on the tutorial to suit your needs. For example, I wanted a bigger card, so I went with a 6x6" easel card. For my base, I cut a piece of cardstock to 6x12". I then scored on the 6" and 3" marks. For the 'card front,' I used a 6x6" piece of cardstock.

For my card, I decided to go with a Thanksgiving theme. The holiday is right around the corner and I thought I would send this over to some nice neighbors of ours. On this card I tried to do something a little different with the crinkle ribbon from My Craft Spot. I used the crinkle ribbon to create the 'plumage' on my turkey.

"Turkey Time"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper, The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With A View

Crinkle Ribbon, Seam Binding, Stamp, Twine: My Craft Spot

Rhinestones: Recollections, Queen & Co

Ink: Stampin' Up!

Thread: Coats & Clark

Border Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Software: Cricut Gypsy (Provo Craft)

Cartridges: Gypsy Font, Create A Critter, Wild Card

Adhesive: Helmar

Other: sewing machine

 I was trying to glam up my turkey a bit since I love girly girl stuff and then it hit me....turkeys, or ones like this with their plumage all puffed out are boys! LOL! So my turkey has a little sassyness to him! Tee hee!

 For the plumage, I took strips of the crinkle ribbon and folded them in half. I then adhered them to the back of my Cricut cut turkey base piece. I tried to layer them to resemble feathers. I used an assortment of colors of the crinkle ribbon to achieve the look.

 The 'turkey time' stamp from My Craft Spot was just what I needed for my card! I love Kimberly's stamps!

I hope you will come on over and join us for the challenge! We'd love to see what you can do!

As always, thank you for visiting my blog! Have a fabulous day!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

First Night of Puppy Kindergarten

Hey guys! I just had to share...Katie Scarlett had her first training class tonite at puppy kindergarten! She was a bit timid, but did really good with the training part. Hopefully next week she will warm up to the other doggies more. I just wanted to share the pic I snapped of my baby girl! Mommy is so proud of her!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy Scrappin'!



'My Craft Spot' Stamp Release Party Blog Hop WINNER!!!

Hey guys! Happy Tuesday!!! I hope you all are having a fabulous week! Did you all enjoy the My Craft Spot Blog Hop this past weekend? Wasn't it so much fun! I was blown away by all of the creative projects that were created all week! Wow!

As you know, Kimberly has graciously donated a prize for the blog hop for me to give away on my blog. She has donated this fabulous stamp set!!! It's one of the new releases too! Yay!

So, I had 71 comments on my blog post as of this morning. I went to random.org and put the numbers 1-71 into the true random number generator and the first number pulled was....#10!!!!

That means that Bobby from Michigan has WON the stamp set!!! Woot Woot! Congratulations to Bobby! Yay!

Thank you all so much for hopping along with us and for commenting! I really appreciate you all stopping by my blog and for your kind words!!!

Have a fabulous day everyone!

Happy Scrappin'!



It's A Boy

Hey y'all! Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Did you enjoy it? I sure hope so! We went on a little mini trip...just me, the hubby, and Katie Scarlett. We had a ball! She loved the open road! I tell ya, this puppy has made our lives so wonderful! She is amazing and keeps us laughing all the time! We are so blessed that she is in our lives!

Speaking of being blessed, y'all remember how I told you I was going to be an aunt again?!! Well, we found out it is a boy!!! I am so thrilled for my brother and his wife. I have been trying to send them cards and make them a few things. So, this past week I sat down with my Momenta goodies to make her a banner. I thought she could display this on the door at the hospital, at their home, or use as a shower decoration. I sure hope she will like it. I tried to keep it more on the simple end and boy'ish. I also created this for my Momenta DT blog posting. I also laminated the banner to help protect it, hence the glare on the photo. It was a gloomy day when I shot these pix. I hope you can tell about it.

"Boy" Banner

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Momenta, The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper, Stickers: Momenta

Ribbon: Ribbon FX (Hobby Lobby)

Laminator: Purple Cows

Electronic Cutter: Cricut (Provo Craft)

Software: Sure Cuts A Lot (Craft Edge)

SVG: Scallop Banner (made this svg myself)

Adhesive: Helmar

 I love these clear layered stickers from Momenta! They are so whimsical and cute!!

 Looky at the little monkey in the hot air balloon? So adorable!!!

I hope you have enjoyed this project! It was really simple and easy to pull together.

Thanks for visiting my blog! I hope to see you again soon!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Welcome to the My Craft Spot 'Christmas Stamp Release Party' Blog Hop

Hey y'all! Welcome to the My Craft Spot Blog Hop!!! We are so glad to have y'all! As you know, we have been debuting the new stamp sets from Kimberly at My Craft Spot this week. Haven't they been fabulous?!!! I hope you guys have loved them as much as I have! To cap off the week long celebration, we are having a blog hop. If you'd like to hop along with us, check out the blog list below.

Blog Hop Line Up

Kimberly (START HERE)

Kate

Jayne

Aymee (YOU ARE HERE)

Bobby (GO HERE NEXT)

Amber

Marlene

Ally

Candy

If you are hopping along with us, you should of come to my blog from Jayne's blog. My name is Aymee and I am so glad you are here! For my blog hop project, I have created a card using the 'Tis The Season stamp set. So here we go...

"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Core'dinations, The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee

Twine, Stamps: My Craft Spot

Jeweled Brads: Creative Charms

Pearls: Queen & Co

Ink: Stampin' Up!

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Software: Sure Cuts A Lot (Craft Edge)

SVG: My Scrap Chick (Deco Frame)

Adhesive: Helmar, The Paper Studio

I used my Sure Cuts A Lot Software to design this card. The base shape of the card is from a SVG at My Scrap Chick. I stamped my sentiment from the stamp set to the center of the card. I then added a brad/twine technique for a simple embellishment. With the card shape being so elegant, I wanted to keep the center more simpler so that the sentiment would really pop. I also went with more non-traditional Christmas colors on the majority of the card. I did this so that the twine would be a splash of Christmas color.

 Love this sentiment from the stamp set! I twisted the twine around some vintage brads from Creative Charms.

 I also used a stamp from the same set to stamp the inside of the card.

 Now for the FUN stuff! Kimberly has graciously donated a stamp set for me to give away as a RAK on my blog!!! Woot Woot! How nice of her is that?!!! All you have to do to enter to win the stamp set below is to leave me a comment here on this blog posting! That's it, just leave a comment! A winner will be randomly drawn and posted this coming Tuesday!

I hope you have enjoyed my project and are having a blast hopping along with us. Your next stop is the SUPER talented Bobby!!! I am such a fan! Go HERE to continue on the hop!

Happy Hopping to you!

AND thanks for visiting my blog!

Will Work For Freezer Space

Hey y'all! Happy Friday! I hope you are having a fabulous day so far! Man, what a FUN week it has been! I have had a ball checking out all the projects for the My Craft Spot Winter Stamp Release Party! Have you been following along with us? If not, hop on over to the My Craft Spot blog and you can check it all out!! And remember, there are prizes up for grabs! Yay!!!

Today we are revealing the "Winter Wonderland" stamp set. It's perfect for all those chilly projects you'll be creating this season! With the stamp set, I have altered a little frame.

"Will Work For Freezer Space"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Core'dinations, Recollections, The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: Crate Paper

Stamp, Twine: My Craft Spot

Pearls, Rhinestones: Queen & Co

Ink: Stampin' Up!

Stickers: The Paper Studio

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Cartridge: Doodlecharms

Software: Sure Cuts A Lot (Craft Edge)

SVG's: My Scrap Chick (Snowman Collection)

Adhesive: Helmar

Other: frame (Hobby Lobby), cotton

Have to say...I adore this frame I picked up at Hobby Lobby! It is gorgeous and was 50% off! It just shimmers in the light and I can't wait to either display it in my home or give it as a gift.

 I stamped my sentiment from the new stamp set on my snowman. I added a bit of cotton for some 'snow.'

 I added a mixture of rhinestones and pearls for a bit of shimmer.

I hope you have enjoyed this project! AND be sure to join us this weekend for the BIG blog hop to cap off the Stamp Release Party!!! Yay!

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Happy Scrappin'!

Katie Scarlett In Her New Hoodie

Hey y'all! Well Katie Scarlett got her first gift in the mail yesterday! It was even addressed to her! Tee Hee!

Her present was a new hoodie from Grammy & Grampy Gandy (my in laws). It is sooo cute and she loves it! Thank you Grammy & Grampy!!

Here is some pix I snapped of her this morning.

 The little hoodie is so funny! She's so cute!

 The hoodie has this rhinestone embellishment on the back in the shape of a bow. She's quite the glitz and glamour pup today! We can't wait to show off her hoodie!

Thanks for dropping by my blog!

I have a new blog post of scrappy stuff from our party at My Craft Spot posted below this one if you'd like to check it out! Thanks!

Have a great day and Happy Scrappin'!!!

Wise Men Still Seek Him

Howdy Everyone! Good Morning! How are you enjoying the Stamp Release Party at My Craft Spot?!!! Isn't it so fun?! I just love visiting the blog each day to see everyone's projects! They sure have inspired me to scrap! I hope they inspire you as well!

Today we are revealing the new "Merry Christmas" stamp set. I have created a card using this set.

"Wise Men Still Seek Him"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: BasicGrey, My Minds Eye

Crinkle Ribbon, Stamp: My Craft Spot

Buttons: source unknown

Thread: Coats & Clark

Ink: Stampin' Up!

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Software: Sure Cuts A Lot (Craft Edge)

SVG: My Scrap Chick (Card Essentials 2)

Adhesive: Helmar

 I used the new stamp set to stamp inside my card as well. I love the elegant feel this stamp set has to it!

Thanks for visiting my blog! I'll see you tomorrow!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Hey guys! Happy Hump Day! We are at the mid-way mark with our Christmas/Winter Stamp Release Party at My Craft Spot. Today, we are revealing the new "'Tis The Season" stamp set. This stamp set has some super cute sentiments on it! If you'd like to check out the stamp set, the DT's projects, AND a chance at a prize, go HERE to visit the blog.

With this stamp set, I decided to create a card. I used my Cricut, Gypsy, and the 'Trim the Tree' cartridge to design the card base. I must say that this card base is one of the trickier cuts I have ever attempted with my Cricut. It took me a while to cut the red top layer and remove it from the mat properly, but it was fun to cut! On this card I also wanted to try something a little different using the crinkle ribbon from My Craft Spot. So I created a fabric/texture effect with it. I took the negative center piece leftover from cutting the red top layer on my card. I applied adhesive to the entire negative piece and then I layered strips of crinkle ribbon over the top. I trimmed up the edges and voila'...a easy way to add some texture to the project. I will definitely try this again! So fun!

"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Core'dinations, The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With A View

Crinkle Ribbon, Stamp: My Craft Spot

Rhinestones: The Paper Studio

Ink: Versamark (Tsukineko)

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Software: Cricut Gypsy (Provo Craft)

Cartridges: Trim The Tree, Home Accents

Adhesive: Helmar

 Love this sentiment from the stamp set! I also stamped on the stars. I hope you can tell a little about the crinkle ribbon technique I used also.

Thanks for dropping by my blog! Enjoy the rest of your day and see you tomorrow to continue on with the stamp release party!

Happy Scrappin'!

Creative Charms Giveaway!!!

Hey y'all! Check out the yummy goodness from Creative Charms this month!!!

November Kit Of The Month

Each 42 Piece Kit Contains:

• Christmas Twinkle Stickers - 10 Pieces
• Christmas Vintage Metal Frames - 6 Pieces
• Red Fuzzy Daisy Medley - 2 Pieces
• Green Braided Daisy Medley - 4 Pieces
• Red Braided Daisy Medley - 4 Pieces
• Forest Green Vintage Poppies - 8 Pieces
• Red Vintage Poppies - 8 Pieces

Everything for Only $14.99 (Regular - $24.43)

November Deal Of The Month

Each 138 Piece Deal Contains:

• Red & Green Vintage Jewels - 12 Pieces
• Holiday Gradient Gem Stickers - 76 Pieces
• 18" Red Vintage Velvet Ribbon
• 18" Green Wide Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon
• 18" Red Wide Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon
• Green Gradient Gem Brads - 12 Pieces
• Red Gradient Gem Brads - 12 Pieces
• Red Vintage Gem Brads - 9 Pieces
• Red Pure Blossoms - 14 Pieces

Everything for Only $6.99 (Regular - $20.42)

SOOOO....would you like to WIN the November Kit of the Month??!!! Woot Woot! All you have to do to enter is go to Creative Charms' Facebook page HERE and leave a comment! Good luck!!!

Have a fabulous day!

P.S. I have 3 other blog posts that went up today (yea, I'm blog postin' happy today I guess...LOL). Check below this one to see them if you'd like! Thanks!

Pretty In Pink

Hey y'all! Man, 3 blog posts in one day! I'm on a roll! Tee Hee! Scroll down below this post to see 2 new projects I have going up.

I just had to share some pix I snapped this morning of little Miss Katie Scarlett. We just went for a walk and she is resting in her comfy bed. So I thought it would give me the perfect opportunity to share these pix of her in her new sweater! We also are trying the top knot again today. She did pretty good! She did not paw at it or anything, so maybe she is starting to accept it! Tee hee!

Here's my little angel!

Happy Scrappin' to you! I'm off to work at my desk!

Berry Bleu Design Team Reveal

Hey guys! Happy November! Can you believe we are starting another month?!! Man, time flies! With the beginning of the month, we at Berry 71 Bleu are revealing our design team projects using the beautiful tags that Marivic has created.

For my project, I created a special Thanksgiving card for a dear friend of mine. I can't wait to send this to her. She is always sending me the cutest cards and I want to return the favor. I hope she will like it! This is not your basic card. It will not fit into a regular envelope because I decided to give it a bit more dimension by using a large leaf. I thought it would be different and look pretty displayed in her home. So I'll have to send this in a mailing envelope to her.

"Give Thanks"

Supplies Used

Cardstock, Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio

Handmade Tag, Ribbon, large leaf, stickers: Berry 71 Bleu kit

small Felt Leaves: Jolee's

Pen: Stampin' Up!

Corner Punch: EK Success

Embossing Machine: Cuttlebug (Provo Craft)

Embossing Plate: Sizzix (Ellison)

Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Software: Cricut Gypsy (Provo Craft)

Cartridges: Wild Card, Home Decor'

Adhesive: Helmar

 This sticker and ribbon are from a kit that Marivic sent me.

 Aren't Marivic's tags gorgeous? They truly are works of art.

 See all the neat embellishments she adds? I love them!

 For the inside of the card, I used my Cricut to cut out the 'Happy Thanksgiving' sentiment from the Wild Card cartridge and the medallion shape to write my sentiment on.

 I used leftover cardstock/patterned paper to jazz up my personalized stamp I added to the back.

If you'd like to see more of Marivic's tags in action, check out my fellow DT's gorgeous projects HERE.

Thanks for dropping by my blog! I hope you have a fabulous day!

Happy Scrappin'!