Just Beclaws

Hey y'all! TGIF! So happy it's Friday! I have a little card I'd like to share with you. I made this card for the current challenge over at 'My Craft Spot'. This challenge is called 'Ink It Up.' The only specs of the challenge are that you use ink on your project. I used red ink to distress the edges of my card. I also used brown ink on the back of the card to stamp my sentiment. Here is my window card...

"Just Beclaws"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: The Paper Studio, Core'dinations

Patterned Paper: Lily Bee Design

Rhinestones: Queen & Co

Glitter Glue: Stickles (Ranger Industries), Fruit Punch

Ink: ColorBox (Clearsnap), Stampin' Up!

Stamp: Studio G

Circle Cutter: Creative Memories

Electronic Cutting Machine: Cricut Expression (Provo Craft)

Cartridges: Cuttin' Up, Create A Critter, Gypsy Wanderings

Software: Cricut Gypsy (Provo Craft)

Adhesive: Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar Zap Dots, ZIG Glue Pen

 I just love this little crab from Create A Critter. He's so cute you just want to pinch his cheeks. Wait...does a crab have cheeks? LOL. I cut out the crab with some embossed Core'dinations cardstock. The red ink I used to distress the edges of my card is a shade called 'Red Lipstick.'

 For the back of my card, I stamped my sentiment and also added my personalized stamp. I inked up the edges of the back of the card as well.

 I used Zap Dots to add a bit of dimension by popping my crab up a bit.

If you'd like to play along in this challenge, go HERE.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a marvelous weekend!

God Bless & Happy Scrappin'!!!

What's Cookin', Good Lookin'?!!!

Hey everyone! Happy Friday to ya! I hope you are having a fabulous day! I have been working on recipe cards this week for a recipe swap I'm in. I finally finished those up this morning. I never thought it would take me all week to finish 4 sets of recipe cards. I am really glad to be done. It was a labor of love, but I'm ready to make some layouts or cards or something. LOL. I shared my first recipe card earlier in the week. It can be found 2 posts below this one if you want to see that. Here are the other 3 sets...

"Sweet Chicken Bacon Wraps" Recipe Card

Supplies Used

Cardstock, Patterned Paper, Brads: The Paper Studio

Felt Trim: Michael's

Adhesive: Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Recipe: Paula Deen

This is one of my family's favorite recipes that I make. I saw it on Paula Deen's cooking show a few years ago and have been making it ever since. It is heavenly! Perfect for dinner or a party! We love 'em! Since this is more of a summer type of recipe (although I am guilty of making it all year long), I decided to use some Hawaiian themed papers on this one.

 I got this trim in the $1 bin at Michael's a few years ago. What a deal! I got blue, pink, purple, and yellow. I wish I would of gotten the green too! LOL

 "Thanksgiving Chocolate Pecan Pie" Recipe Card

Supplies Used

Cardstock: The Paper Studio, Sassafras

Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio, Die Cuts With A View

Transparency: McGraw

Rhinestones: Queen & Co

Stamp: Peachy Keen

Ink: ColorBox (Clearsnap)

Electronic Cutter: Cricut (Provo Craft)

Electronic Cutter Software: Sure Cuts A Lot (Craft Edge)

SVG's: Treasure Box Designs

Font: Allison's Hand

Embossing Machine, Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug (Provo Craft), Swiss Dots

Adhesive: Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar Zap Dots, ZIG Glue Pen

Recipe: Gina & Pat Neely

This recipe is one that I have had in my recipe stash for a while now, but I haven't had the opportunity to make it yet. But I plan on making this as soon as we have another family get together. I saw it on The Neely's cooking show on Food Network and it looked all southern, all delicious! I can't wait to try it! And it looks really easy!

 Isn't this turkey a hoot? He (and the pie) are files from Treasure Box Designs. He is sitting in a little cooking pot holding up a sign that says 'eat pie!' I printed the 'eat pie' out onto transparency sheets since I was out of vellum and then I adhered it onto the sign. I popped him and the pie up with some Zap Dots. This turkey gave me and the hubby the giggles! LOL!

 "Cajun Chicken Pasta" Recipe Card

Supplies Used

Cardstock: The Paper Studio, Core'dinations

Patterned Paper, Artisan Tape: Pink Paislee

Flowers: Imaginisce

Rhinestones: Queen & Co

Buttons: The Paper Studio

Corner/Border Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts

Adhesive: Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, homemade glue dots

This recipe is another hit in my family. Each time I make it, everyone raves about it. Now it is not something you would want to make often if you are watching the waistline, but it is a real treat when you want to spoil yourself. It does have a spicy quality to it, but you can cut back on the Cajun seasoning if you don't like too much heat. My hubby and I like a lot of heat, but when I make this for my parents, I cut back on the heat since they are not as crazy about spicy. But it is fabulous either way. This with a nice salad and some bread makes a fancy, wonderful meal!

 The hounds tooth check is Artisan tape from Pink Paislee.

And there are my recipe cards. I gotta get 'em bagged up and ready to send out. If any of you would like any of the recipes I've mentioned on my blog today or from earlier in the week, shoot me an email at aymee810@yahoo.com and I'll be more than happy to share with you.

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

I'm off to make some cards! Yippee! See you soon!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Squealing With Glee!! Looky What Mr. UPS Just Brought Me!!!

Hey Guys! Happy Thursday to you! I just HAD to hop online and share something! I was sitting at my desk finishing up my recipe cards for a swap I'm in when the UPS man knocked on my door. Well, I was thinking it was my goodies I ordered with my Cricut Reward Points, but no no, the box was way too big! So I look on the label and it says 'Edwards Chevrolet' on it. My husband was like, what on earth did you order from there? I was like, I didn't order anything...promise! LOL.

Well it suddenly dawned on me...my good friend Sheila works at a car dealership I think! I was right!!!! As you may remember, I helped Sheila jazz up her bog "She's A Sassylady" last week. Well I want you to look what that sweet woman sent me!!! It's a new PINK handbag!!! Ahhhh! Ok, if you know me, you know anything pink and my heart squeals with delight! LOL! Isn't this the CUTEST?!!!!!

 And to make it doubly cute, she had my name monogrammed on it! Ok y'all, I monogram everything! Either my name, my 'belle' nickname, or our initials are on everything we have! We are just big on putting our mark on stuff! How did Sheila know?!!!

 AND it came with a coordinating make up bag! Ahhhh!!!!!

Y'all I am just about too excited for my own good! I almost cried when I read her BEAUTIFUL card and opened the gift! Now, how SWEET was that for her to do?!! Thank you SOOOOOO much Sheila! I am so appreciative of such a thoughtful gift and will put it to use right away! It's absolutely perfect! However, I won't share the card as I know Sheila will want to share that on her blog later. Man, am I blessed with the most wonderful friends or what?! Thank you Sheila! BIG hugs!

Ok, back to scrapping if I can contain my excitement! Tee Hee!

Welcome To The Cocoa Cafe

Hey y'all! Happy Tuesday to ya! How is your week going? Mine is going pretty good so far. I hope all of you are enjoying your summer!

I am currently participating in a recipe swap and wanted to share my first recipe card set with you guys. This first recipe card set is way more intricate than my other 3 sets will be. I am working on those today, but I just had to go ahead and get this first one up because I haven't blogged in a few days. I spent 2 full days working on this first set. I have to make 12 of each card for the swap, so 12 of these bad boys. The main thing that took a lot of time was all the cutting and paper piecing. My Cricut and SCAL software definitely got a major workout! But it was so fun! 

This is a 2 sided recipe card. One side has a cute little 'cocoa cafe' and the recipe (which is for hot chocolate jars) is on the opposite side. For the 'cocoa cafe,' I used the cutest set of files from Treasure Box Designs. You can find that HERE if you'd like. You'll have to scroll down a bit to see.

"Cocoa Cafe" Recipe Cards

Supplies Used

Cardstock: The Paper Studio, Core'dinations

Photo Paper: HP

Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio

Brads: The Paper Studio, American Crafts

Lace: JoAnn

Tab Punch: McGill

Pen: Stampin' Up!

Laminator, Laminating Pockets: Purple Cows

Electronic Cutter: Cricut (Provo Craft)

Software: Sure Cuts A Lot (Craft Edge)

SVG's: Treasure Box Designs

Font: Mr. & Mrs. Popsicle

Adhesive: Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar Zap Dots, Helmar 450 Quick Dry, ZIG Glue Pen

Recipe: Sandra Lee (Food Network)

 I popped up the little trees and the overhang on the window using Zap Dots.

 Dimension...

 This is the back of the recipe card. I used my laminator to laminate the recipe and the little picture that will pull out from behind the recipe. This ensures that it will slide out smoothly.

 I added adhesive to the bottom part of the back of the recipe card so that it won't slide down and behind the recipe. It will only slide behind there just a tad.

 Here is a picture of what the recipe could look like once fixed up. I thought these would make wonderful holiday gifts. I can't wait to make some of these in December! I thought that the girls would enjoy the picture so that they could have a visual.

 Up close of recipe...

Ok, off to work on the next recipe card sets! Fun! I hope y'all like this one! It was so fun to make! So glad I got to use up those svg files! I've had them for some time and haven't got to use them. :)

Thanks for dropping in today! Enjoy your day!

Happy Scrappin'!

Happy Monday All! Check It Out!

Hey guys! Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I have been busy at my desk and hope to do another blog post soon. I know it's been 5 days since I've done one, but in the meantime, I wanted to show off my Mom's blog! I fixed up her a new look last night and she has some super cute projects over there! Please, hop on over and check it out if you can! She's a fairly new blogger and I know she'd love to hear from ya! You can check out her blog HERE or by clicking on the picture below.

Have a scrap happy day! See ya later!



Card Creatin'

Hey y'all! Happy Hump Day! Can you believe it's already Wednesday?!! Man, where is this week going? Before we know it, it'll be August at this rate! LOL! Or at least it will for me. But anyways, I hope you all are enjoying your summer so far! Although summer is not my favorite season, I do enjoy it because it gives me plenty of time to stay inside and work at my scrappy desk. I do not like the heat very much and prefer to be a home body during the summer. So that is what I did yesterday...cleaned house, made dinner, and then scrapped! So fun!

Today I have 2 cards to share with you. This first card is doing some double duty. I am using it for 2 challenges:

1. This week's Gypsy Made Simple Challenge at "She's A Sassylady" called for you to make a card with words. Although I took this in a little bit of a different direction than the tutorial, I did use words on it. You can check out the challenge HERE if you are interested. I love this blog!!

2. This week's challenge at 'My Craft Spot.' This is a new blog to me and I love it! There is so much inspiration over there! This week's challenge is to make a summer themed project. You can check out the challenge HERE. For my project, I created a card that, to me anyway, exudes summer. These are the cool colors I think of when I think of summer. I used my Cricut, Gypsy, and Cricut cartridges to create the summer images on the front.

"Sunny Days"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper, The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With A View

Rhinestones: Queen & Co

Glitter Glue: Stickles (Ranger Industries)

Corner Punch: EK Success

Electronic Cutter: Cricut (Provo Craft)

Cartridges: Gypsy Wanderings, Celebrate With Flourish

Software: Cricut Gypsy (Provo Craft)

Adhesive: Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar Zap Dots

I used my Gypsy to weld the images on the front of the card to one another and to the card base. And I have to say that I ADORE this paper from DCWV!!! The patterns, the colors, everything about it....YUM!

 I added glitter glue to the center of the sun and to some of the letters for an added sparkle, which reminds me of the sun sparkling off of the water on a warm summer day.

 I used Zap Dots to pop up the 'sunny day's title for some added dimension.

 Here is the back of the card. The white space is where I can write my sentiment and I added my custom stamp.

 Next up, I created this quick and simple card for Day 10 of the 'Operation Write Home' Challenge I am participating in. For this challenge, you are supposed to create a baby boy card and not use the phrase "it's a boy." So I decided to dig into my sticker bin to see what I could come up with. I purchased these stickers at The Dollar Tree years ago when I first started scrapbooking. I'm glad I could finally use them.

"Welcome To The World Little One"

Supplies Used

Card Base, Cardstock: The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: Die Cuts With A View

Clear Sticker, Felt Sticker, Chipboard: Mrs. Elizabeth

Pearls: Queen & Co

Corner Punch: EK Success

Adhesive: Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots

 Such a cute little bear! The bow came on the sticker. I added the chipboard to the center.

 I added another sticker to the inside.

I hope you have enjoyed these cards! Have a fabulous day!!!

Happy Scrappin' to ya!!!

Welcome To The SFTIO Blog Hop!

Hey y'all! How are ya doing today?! Did you enjoy a good 4th of July holiday? I hope so! It was pretty quiet around here. My husband and I just chilled out around the house. But it was a fun day!

Today, I'd like to invite you to hop along with me in the 'Scrapbooking From The Inside Out' Blog Hop! As you may remember, I served on the SFTIO Design Team a while back. I just adore their kits! SFTIO is all about scrapbooking your inner thoughts and feelings...a great form of scrappy therapy! If you are just joining in on this hop and would like to start at the beginning, go HERE to see Melissa's Blog. She is first up on the hop. Be sure to hop along and visit each blog. There is also prizes to be given out at the end of the hop!!!And by prizes, we're talking your choice of kits!!! Yippee! So be sure to leave comments as you go along!

 Now, for this hop, we were asked to choose a favorite layout from our time as a DT Member of SFTIO. This was hard for me to do. I always enjoyed each of their kits and creating with them during my term. The embellishments/papers in each kit were just so fabulous! But in the end, I chose this layout. For this page, I used some artwork provided on the forum by Nancy. This layout is about how life is hard and that it gets so frustrating hearing bad news after another. But in the end, I know I have the love of my life by my side, we'll get through it, and the hope that tomorrow will be a better day. And I have to say, that after I did this page, I felt so much better. I did this about a year ago I guess and life definitely has gotten better. Scrapbooking and SFTIO really helped me through those down times! Here is my page:

Now, next on the hop is Mette! You can visit her blog HERE. Happy Hoppin' Everyone!

Thanks for visiting my blog! Have a fabulous day!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

You Make My Life Beautiful

Hey guys! How are you doing on this gorgeous day? I hope you are having a good one so far! I am so excited today because my very first Momenta project debuts today!!! Yay! I am just so excited to have the opportunity to work with these adorable products! As a matter of fact, they were all so adorable, I couldn't pick just one collection to work with. So I made this layout featuring papers and embellishments from 3 different Momenta collections! I just had so much fun!! This page features two of my favorite people, my sister in law and my nephew. They both are very special people in my life and I love them both very much!

"You Make My Life Beautiful"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Momenta, The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper, Stickers, Embellishments: Momenta

Thread: Coats & Clark

Border Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts

Electronic Cutter, Cartridge: Cricut (Provo Craft), Plantin' Schoolbook

Adhesive: Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots

Other: sewing machine

I began with a textured cardstock base from the 'One Fine Day' Super Paper Pad and then layered patterned papers on top of that. I then added a bit of stitching and the gorgeous embellishments from Momenta pulled the page all together.

 This flourish sticker is from the 'Kaleidoscope' Puffy Flourish Sticker Collection. I just love the bit of dimension these puffy stickers give and they feel so good! I kept rubbing my fingers over them and going 'Ohhhh, It's so soft!' I bet my husband wondered just what I was doing!

 My title consists of square alphabet stickers pulled from the 'Kaleidoscope' 12x12 Super Paper Pad and a 'Beautiful' puffy title sticker. I really like that the Super Paper Pad comes with alphabets. And what a steal price-wise on the 'Beautiful' puffy title sticker! I think it was like $2.99.

 These clear layered stickers are also so fun to add a bit of dimension and whimsy to any project. I added two here...

 and another here. Aren't those stickers so cute?!!!

 I also wanted to mention the flair embellishments. This one is from the 'One Fine Day' Flair Pack. These are much larger than I anticipated from looking at the online catalog at Momenta.com and are perfect for adding even more dimension!

Thanks for visiting my blog!!! I hope you have enjoyed today's post!

Happy Scrappin'!

Lots of New Scrappy Projects!!!

Hey y'all! Happy Friday and Happy July!!! Can you believe it is July?! I am so excited today though because it's my big brother's birthday!!! So a BIG shout out to my bro, Tyler, on his special day! I hope he has a fabulous birthday!!! I only wish I could be there to celebrate with him, but as always, he is in my thoughts. Have a wonderful day, Tyler! I love you!!!

Now, on to the scrappyness! I have been working all week on several projects and I just decided to share them all at once today. So here we go...

"Halloween Mask"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: The Paper Studio, Core'dinations

Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio (Green Swirls, Halloween Mix)

Ribbon: Decorative Trim (Hobby Lobby), Ribbon FX (Hobby Lobby)

Rhinestones: Studio 18

Electronic Cutter: Cricut (Provo Craft)

Electronic Cutter Software: Sure Cuts A Lot (Craft Edge)

SVG: SVG Cuts (this was a FREEBIE, find it HERE)

Wooden Dowel: Hobby Lobby

Adhesive: Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar Zap Dots, Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Other: glue gun, glue sticks

I had SO MUCH FUN on this project! If you are a follower of my blog, you may remember I made one similar to this last year. Find it HERE if you are interested in seeing it. However, last year, I pretty much made it as a decoration piece to display in my home during the Halloween holiday and not for actual use. I put squiggly eyes on it last year and I had many ask me 'well, how can you see through the mask?' LOL. So I thought, well I am going to tinker with the freebie from SVG Cuts and see if I can make it into a mask that one can hold up and look through. So after much tinkering, I figured it out and am so happy with this project. It is very sturdy and ready to be used with any cutesy Halloween costume.

I had to stand it up with the help of a decoration piece from my kitchen. I wanted to hold it up to my face and have someone snap a pic so you could see what it looks like in front of a face, but I was home alone and could not. But I think you can tell about it from this pic.

 I cut my dowel down to 10 inches and wrapped ribbon around it to hide the wood. I also added a array of ribbons to the handle. I really waned to girly this up, y'all know me....LOL.

I have lots of dimension going on in this project. I popped the green mask part up using Zap Dots. To make the mask sturdy, I cut out the shadow of the word 'Boo' about 10 times and glued them on top of one another. This helped to provide a good base for my project. Here you can see all of that dimension...

(Also, I finished out the back of the mask exactly like the front. I wanted it to look nice on each side. But I forgot to snap a pic of the back. The black/white frilly trim on poking out on the edges of the front and back piece help to hide the wooden dowel.)

 I just loved all this ribbon. I really like the black/orange/white combo. I got a sweet deal on all this ribbon at Hobby Lobby last week. They were having a HUGE 'The Paper Studio' (which is their brand of product) sale at the store. I got all these ribbons on spools for a buck a piece! I got like 12 spools of ribbon for $12!!! I was doing the happy dance all the way home....still am! LOL

 "Holly Leaves" Christmas Card

Supplies Used

Pre-Cut Card Base: The Paper Studio

Cardstock: The Paper Studio, Sassafras

Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio

Decorative Scissors: Fiskars

Chipboard Stickers: American Crafts

Button: The Paper Studio

Die Cut: Jenni Bowlin Studio

Trim: Hobby Lobby

Pen: ZIG Memory System (Kuretake)

Adhesive: Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots, Helmar Fray Stoppa, Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

This is just a simple little Christmas card.

 Up close view of die cut/button/stickers...

 I did a bit if paper pleating with the brown cardstock. And check out this CUTE trim! Another Hobby Lobby Find! I attached this trim with 450 Quick Dry. I also applied a bit of Fray Stoppa to the ends of the trim to keep it from fraying.

 "Thanksgiving Banner"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: Bella Blvd., Sassafras, The Paper Studio

Alphabet Stickers: Pink Paislee

I-Rock Tool, Rhinestones: Imaginisce

Pearls: Queen & Co

Brads: The Paper Studio

Ribbon: The Ribbon Boutique (Hobby Lobby)

Laminator/Laminating Pockets: Purple Cows

Electronic Cutter, Cartridge: Cricut (Provo Craft), Create A Critter

Software: Cricut Gypsy (Provo Craft)

Electronic Software: Sure Cuts A Lot

Adhesive: Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar Zap Dots, Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Here is a little banner I created to hang in my kitchen during the Thanksgiving holiday. I cut the banner pieces out using my Cricut and SCAL software. I created the SVG file for the pennant myself. If you would like to have it, shoot me an email at aymee810@yahoo.com and I'll be happy to share. After cutting the pennant pieces and adhering them together, I decided to pull out my laminator and laminate them to keep them protected. I laminated them twice to make them really sturdy. After laminating, I strung the banner together using brads. I then added the turkeys and some ribbon.

 I know you can't see it, but I took some more of that orange checkered ribbon and attached it in a loop behind these ribbon accents below. They will act as my hanging mechanism.

 I popped the turkeys up for added dimension. The eyes of the turkeys are little rhinestones that I adhered using my I-Rock tool. You may also can see a bit of a sheen on this from the side view. It's the light outside hitting the laminating parts. It really made the banner shine.

 "Unbeleafably Cute"

Supplies Used

Cardstock: The Paper Studio

Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio (Woodland Friends, Brown & Cream Hounds Tooth, Thanksgiving Words)

Alphabet Stickers: American Crafts

Brads: The Paper Studio

Thread: Coats & Clark

Ink: Tim Holts (Ranger Industries), Spiced Marmalade

Ribbon: Ribbon FX (Hobby Lobby)

Rhinestones: The Paper Studio

Glitter Glue: Stickles (Ranger Industries)

Electronic Cutter: Cricut (Provo Craft)

Cartridges: Create A Critter, Hoot 'N Holler, Plantin' Schoolbook (Provo Craft)

Adhesive: Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

This layout features my nephew Carter a few years ago during a fall photo shoot. I cut the medallion shaped paper in the background on my Cricut and using SCAL software. I made the file for the shape myself. If you'd like that, shoot me an email at aymee810@yahoo.com and I'll share with ya! I then took my sewing machine and stitched around the shape. I then layered some more patterned papers and embellishments.

 These alpha's were originally plain. I inked them with my Tim Holtz Distress Ink to give them a pop of color.

 I wanted to frame my photos in the upper left hand corner so I used up some ribbon scraps.

 I folded up their little wings a tad for some dimension.

 Also, I wanted to share this layout again. I shared it a few days ago, but I had to go back and 'fix' it. LOL. I had the alphabet stickers for the words 'too cute' down a little low and the ribbon trim was hiding them. So I moved them up a tad...much better!

Whoo! My fingers are worn out! LOL! That was one long blog post, but I wanted to share. I hope you didn't mind reading so much. I really appreciate you stopping by my blog! I hope you'll be back again soon!

Have a wonderful, safe 4th of July with your friends and families! Happy Scrappin'!!!