PTT2 An Elegant Celebration!

Chandeliers are elegant. Red and black is an elegant color combination. We are having an elegant celebration over at Party Time Tuesdays this week. Our theme this week is a chandelier romance. Your card must include a chandelier and some element or theme of romance. Would you give your card to someone you loved? To upload your card and get further details, visit HERE.

Now, we also have a prize for you this week, so it is definitely worth it to play along with us! The prize is a wonderful Ippity set donated by Monica from Gardner's Basket.

What are you waiting for? Bust out the chandelier stamps, die cuts, papers, and have some fun! Come and join the party at Party Time Tuesdays!

Challenges entered:

• Stamping Vacation - Home Sweet Home Challenge - Romantic style
• Sew Many Cards Challenge #42 - Anything Goes
  
  Card Details:

Stamps: none

Paper: Lush and Meadow Lark from My Mind's Eye;

Basic Black and Riding Hood Red by Stampin' Up

Ink: none

Accessories: Home Decor Cricut Solutions cartridge; SU black satin ribbon;

Nestabilities; Martha Stewart border punch

PTTC25 A Birthday Sketch for You

We have a sketch for you this week at Party Time Tuesdays!! It's a simple sketch, so make sure you find some time to play with us this week! I had to use some bright cheery colors to break out of the winter (I know we aren't even out of fall yet) blahs! Upload your card HERE and play with us! See the sketch below:


Thanks for stopping by today!

Card Details:

Stamps: none

Paper: Greenhouse Gala DSP, Chocolate Chip, and

Daffodil Delight by Stampin' Up

Ink: none

Accessories: Nestabilities; SU Chocolate Chip satin ribbon;

butterfly charm; Create a Critter Cricut cartridge

Christmas Joy - Sugar Creek Hollow

It's the weekend!! And, we all know what the weekends are like in December...BUSY!! I hope that all of you are well and that you are handling the stress well. I know that I often get caught up in all of the things to do in the holiday season! This year, I'm trying my best to remember to relax and concentrate on the true reason for this holiday--the birth of Jesus. That is my true Christmas Joy!

Our challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow is a color combo this week -- using red and white. The high contrast colors really are striking and fun to play with. My Real Red satin ribbon came just in time for this card. I think I could live with just satin ribbon...it is so luscious! Check out the design team creations HERE for some more inspiration!

Card Details:
Stamps: Christmas Joy by Sugar Creek Hollow
Paper: Whisper White and Real Red by Stampin' Up
Ink: none
Accessories: Cuttlebug folders; SU Real Red satin ribbon; Martha Stewart diamond bling; Nestabilities; Christmas Cards Cricut Cartridge (for red shape); Red bling

PTTC24 Happy 6th Birthday, Meredith!

Our theme this week at Party Time Tuesdays is to use balloons!! Find details and upload HERE. I was so excited that the challenge fell on my little girl's birthday! I love this new image that I received from The Angel Company! It's a cute one!! The 6 was cut from Plantin Schoolbook, and the card shape was cut from Christmas Cards for the Cricut! The sentiment is from the Teddy Remembers set by Woodware USA.


This is Meredith's school picture from this year...she is growing up so fast! I can't believe that she is 6 already. Where does the time go? Happy Birthday, Sweet Pea!

Card Details:

Stamps: Wonder and Joy by The Angel Company; sentiment from Teddy Remembers by Woodware USA

Paper: Melon Mambo DSP and cardstock, Pink Pirouette cardstock by Stampin' UP;

pink glitter paper

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Plantin Schoolbook and Christmas Cards Cricut cartridges; SU pink ribbon;

SU oval and scalloped oval punches; copic markers; spica glitter pens

PTTC21 Easel Card

It's Tuesday, and it's time to PARTY!! Our challenge this week at Party Time Tuesdays is to make an easel card. I hadn't made one in a while, so this was a treat. I used my DeLovely paper by Cosmo Cricket for the ever-classic pink and black combination. Isn't it a great combo? I LOVE black satin ribbon! We'd love to see your easel cards, so check out this tutorial HERE to make one. Then, upload your creation at Party Time Tuesdays and share it with the world.

Tip:
The tutorial is for a 4 1/4 inch card. My card is 5 1/2 inch square, so cut your main piece of cardstock--5 1/2 x 11 inches. From there, score on the 5 1/2 (down the middle) and score 2 3/4 from the other end. This will work perfectly, although you may have to maneuver a little to get the 2 3/4. I usually measure and score the line from there on my Scor Pal.

Card Details:

Stamps: None

Paper: DeLovely by Cosmo Cricket; Melon Mambo

and Basic Black by Stampin' Up
Ink: None
Accessories: Cricut; Cuttlebug embossing folder; Nestabilities

(Scrapmart exclusive); SU black satin ribbon; black pearls

FBW130 Try this one on for size!

Happy Wednesday everyone!! It's time for another Flutter By Wednesday! We have a fun treat for you this week. We were all challenged to try a "window" card. Well, this can have many interpretations! I chose to do a Tent Card, and you can find a tutorial HERE. We would love to have you join us this week at the Flutter By Wednesday challenge, so upload your creation HERE.

The tent card was super easy, especially since my entire card is done with a Cricut! I was having fun with it this past weekend...the card shape is from the new seasonal cartridge, Christmas Cards, and the sentiment and butterfly are from the cartridge Create a Critter. The more I use my Cricut, the more comfortable I get with it. Why did I ever wait so long to get one! In fact, today, I'm going to be cutting 12 daisies for the girls to decorate in Meredith's new Daisy Girl Scout troop. She is so excited, she can hardly stand it! But, I digress...

Card Details:

Stamps: None, can you believe it?

Paper: Melon Mambo CS and DSP, Pink Pirouette, and Gable Green by Stampin' Up

Ink: none

Accessories: Create a Critter and Christmas Cards cartridges by Cricut; gems; SU pink ribbon

PTTC#18 Yummy Carrot Cake

Hello Party People!! It’s time for another challenge at Party Time Tuesdays. We are so excited by the number of participants that we have had lately!! And, there have been some amazing creations!!

This week we have a color challenge…the Carrot Cake color challenge to be exact! So, if you are like me, dust off your orange and add some brown and white. It makes me hungry just thinking about carrot cake!! We would love to have you join us this week! Upload your card HERE, so that we can come and admire your handiwork. Thanks for stopping by today!

Card Details:

Stamps: none

Paper: Nook and Pantry by Basic Grey; Chocolate Chip and

Pumpkin Pie by Stampin' Up

Ink: none

Accessories: Create a Critter cartridge by Cricut; Nestabilities;

SU satin ribbon; Prima flower

Our challenge for Party Time Tuesdays this week is to make a fall themed birthday with a leaf and/or pumpkin on the card! Since I have been playing with my Cricut a bit more lately, I found a great leaf on the Wild Card cartridge. I just love that cartridge for its versatility. I originally wanted to do a leaf-shaped card, but I decided on this little gem of a cut out! I used Making Memories Autumn Splendor paper to cut the leaves, and I used Basic Grey Indian Summer for the background. The cardstock is Stampin’ Up’s Chocolate Chip and Really Rust. I only pull out the Really Rust in the fall…and my stock is getting low!!

We would love to have you join us this week with your fall-themed birthday card! Upload your card HERE to be entered! Remember, that there will be monthly prizes for participants, so come on over and join us! See you tomorrow for Flutter By Wednesday!

It's HERE! The Paper Pretties Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the next stop on the Paper Pretties Grand Re-Opening and New Release Blog Hop!! If you’re arriving from Wendy's blog, you’re in the right place! If you are just joining us on our HUGE PARTY TRAIN, you can head back to the Paper Pretties Blog to start from the beginning. Check out all the information in the blog post too, there are PRIZES galore and different GIFTS WITH PURCHASE, you don’t want to miss out!

You’ve likely heard by now, but Paper Pretties is releasing TWELVE brand new sets today, along with the big Prettie Boutique Re-Opening. All of the new sets will be available for purchase in the Prettie Boutique beginning no later than 7 AM CST today. I am showcasing the set Garden Fairy Katie. (it's a cutie!!)
It’s our party, but the PRESENTS are for you!! Leave a comment right here on this post to enter to win this fabulous stamp set!! I will take comments until Sunday, August 15th at 6 PM CST, and then one Prettie Lucky stamper will be chosen at random to receive this set!! Can’t get a better deal than that! And you can shop now without fear, if you happen to win a set you already purchased (you know you can’t resist these amazing new images!), you may substitute a different set of equal or lesser value in its place.

If we’re going to have a party, we’re going to make it a REALLY GOOD PARTY. Here are the purchase specials for all purchases from the Prettie Boutique:

Every order placed during release weekend (now through Sunday, August 15th) will receive a free Paper Pretties “Hand Stamped” stamp!
All orders that total $25 or more (before shipping charges are applied) will receive a free stamp set (Paper Pretties’ choice) in their package!
Any orders that total $100 or more (before shipping charges are applied) will receive a free 6x6 paper pad (Paper Pretties’ choice) with their order!
The older Paper Pretties’ stamps are still on sale! Up to 75% off, with many of the Sophia and Cooper sets selling for just $5! WOW!!

Thanks for joining us today. We hope you love this release as much as we do!! Your next stop on our Blog Hop is Deb's blog. Good luck and Shop Prettie!

Card Details:

Stamps: Garden Fairy Katie by Victoria Case for Paper Pretties

Paper: Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, Black and Melon Mambo CS by Stampin' UP

Ink: Palette Noir

Accessories: Wild Card Cricut cartridge; Copic markers; SU oval punches; Martha Stewart bling; Spica glitter pens

Woodware USA's Shiny New Blog Hop!!

We are so pleased that you joined us today for Woodware USA's first ever blog hop. If you came from Rachel's blog, then you are headed in the right direction. If you are starting here, please go back to Dawn's blog to start the hop. Remember to leave some love for our design team because there is a prize involved!! It's an exciting one!!

A fun scrapbook page made with the adorable set, School Tots, available from Woodware USA. I also used my Cricut cartridge Locker Talk.

Welcome to Woodware USA’s first ever blog hop. Woodware USA is the producer of fine photo-polymer clear stamps, and the quality can’t be beat. We are so excited to be introducing our fabulous inaugural team to all of you today. We have a sensational team of 8 paper crafters from all over, and we want to show them off today. They will have a letter for you that spells a very special word. But you have to go in order, so make sure you start with Dawn’s blog and end at the Woodware USA company blog.

There will be a wonderful prize for one lucky winner. A stamp set from Woodware USA and some surprise goodies. Don’t forget to follow the hop from beginning to end and find the letters. As a bonus, become a follower, and you will get an extra entry to win the prize pack!!

My letter is "E". Next stop on the hop is the finish line...the Woodware USA blog.

Scrapmaster's Paradise Raspberry Tart Projects

Second Post today...please scroll down for the Woodware DT announcement!!

I have three more projects using the Raspberry Tart paper kit ( it is such a great deal at $5.50!!)available from Samantha at Scrapmaster's Paradise. She has a real eye for pairing things together, and this paper kit is one of my favorites from Stampin' Up.
I had to include some of my own paper in this one, but I couldn't resist using my new Cricut cartridge, Wild Card. The stamps that I used are from Vintage Labels by Stampin' Up. The colors are Pretty in Pink, Old Olive and Rose Red.

The stamps are from a new SU set called Friends Never Fade, and it is beautiful with these papers! The dry embossing is from a Sizzix embossing folder also from the SU catalog.

Finally, another simple option made with this lovely kit!! The colors just pop!! Stay tuned for my next Scrapmaster's Paradise kit where I can finally reveal the August 2010 card kit. I can't wait to show it to you!!

It's Graduation Season

I've got another graduation card for you. I've been using the same stamp, but it is so versatile that my cards all look a bit different!! Today's card is for two challenges: Midnight Madness sketch (MMSC56) and Paper Sundaes color challenge this week (PSC20), which was kraft and blue.

I'm having a little withdrawal today...Flutter By Wednesday is taking the month of June off, so my card doesn't have a butterfly, fairy or angel anywhere on it!! Whoa...that's strange!!

Sugar Creek Hollow is having a blog hop this Saturday...don't miss it, there will be some awesome prizes for the winners!!

Card Details:

Stamps: Graduation cap by Sugar Creek Hollow

Paper: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, and Kraft DSP by Stampin' Up

Accessories: Spica glitter pens; Creative Memories circle cutter; Cricut Locker Talk cartridge; Making Memories trim; Basic Grey pearls

Scrapbook Pal Design Team Entry

Happy Tuesday!! It's beautiful here in North Carolina (a little on the humid side, but I can deal)! I'm gearing up for a busy month of holidays, birthdays and anniversaries! The above card was made entirely from the Cricut. The branch frame and flowers are from the Home Decor cartridge, and the "MOM" is from Beyond Birthdays. In addition, I used Glue Dots and my new ATG gun to make everything stick together. All of these items can be found at Scrapbook Pal. com. A wonderful perk about ordering from them is that they have free shipping on orders over $25...we don't find that very often in the paper crafting world!! I first encountered their awesome prices when I shopped at their booth at a CKC Convention in Charlotte. Love at first savings!! They are having a design team call, and this is my tryout. Be gentle!!

My second project is using my favorite subject...Meredith. This is her fall picture from preschool, and I just love it! It needed to have the proper "frame", and it was fun to create. I again used the fabulous Home Decor cartridge from Cricut, my ATG gun, Nestabilities, Bazzill cardstock, Divine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing folder and Gelly Roll pens. All of these items can be found at Scrapbook Pal.

I wanted to give a little close up to my bow. I finally got my hands on a Bow Easy...for someone as bow challenged as I am, it was a God send. This is actually a triple bow...I promise I didn't show off!!

I love this sentiment from the Cricut cartridge. Sometimes, I have issues with something this intricate, but I simply used my exacto knife to take out the last few pieces, and VOILA!! I thought this Nestability truly complementing the designer paper by My Mind's Eye in the background. Thanks for taking a peek today...I hope you enjoy the rest of your week!

Getrdone Friday!

Not the best grammar in my title, but I think you get the point! I am woefully behind on my scrapbooking! In fact, I started out as a scrapbooker who moved into cardmaking. And, fortunately or unfortunately, I have devoted more time to my cards than my scrapbooks. So, I decided to tap into it a little more. These two pages are actually samples I made for our local stamp store, Southern Scrapbooks, to display and showcase a new paper pack from My Mind's Eye called Ooh La La. It is gorgeous paper, and I also made three cards from the pack, which I will highlight at a little later date.

Details:

Paper: Ooh La La by My Mind's Eye; Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, and Chocolate Chip by Stampin' Up

Accessories: SU border punch; SU Hodgepodge Hardware; Beyond Birthdays Cricute Cartridge; SU satin ribbon

FBW90 Snowflakes and Butterflies

I hope you are all enjoying the holiday season!! This is a quick post today as I am running around like crazy!! This week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge is an open one...just don't forget to use a butterfly/fairy/angel on your card!! Don't forget that the Flutter By challenge will be moving to its new home in the new year, so don't miss a beat!

I love butterflies (like you didn't know that!), and when I saw this sentiment in the new winter kit from Whiff of Joy, I knew I had to use it! I cut the snowflakes on the Cricut, and I used the butterfly punch for the silvery butterflies. The snowflakes are actually on a creamy shimmery paper, but the picture didn't pick it up all that well! Thanks for stopping by today!

Card Details:

Stamps: sentiment by Whiff of Joy

Paper: Silver and cream shimmer cardstock; Night of Navy and Night of Navy DSP by Stampin' Up

Ink: Night of Navy

Accessories: Martha Stewart butterfly punch; Joys of the Season Cricut Cartridge; Organdy ribbon by SU

FBW89 Butterfly Wreath

Sorry for my late post...I got a little over committed in the last few days, and I absolutely crashed last night and didn't get my card done!! Bad blogger, bad blogger! LOL! I hope that all of you have either survived your holidays (Happy Hanukkah!!) or that you are finishing up the last minute details (Merry Christmas!!) or that you are happily unengaged with anything (Happy Winter Solstice!!). Oh, Happy Kwanzaa also...and Happy Festivus! Did I catch everything? I didn't want to leave anyone out because it gets so crazy at this time of the year!

Today's Flutter By Wednesday challenge is an open one...just don't forget the butterfly/fairy/angel component on your card! Mine was a concept in my head for a few days, but I pulled it together this morning. I hope you like my wreath! Please don't forget to visit all of my lovely team mates' blogs for equal inspiration. And, link your card up HERE to show off what you did! This card is also for a wreath challenge HERE.

Card Details:
Stamps: None
Paper: My Mind's Eye designer paper; Purely Pomegranate and Basic Black from Stampin' Up
Ink: None
Accessories: Joys of the Season Cricut cartridge; SU scalloped edge punch; EK Success snowflake border punch (snowflakes); EK Success for American Girl Crafts Butterfly border punch (butterflies); Making Memories Christmas fibers; Nestabilities

A Caroling We'll Go

Hello all!! A quick post today to show you this adorable image from Rusty Pickle Digital Delights! I paired it with an amazing Mojo 116 sketch this week and colored with Copics. I had to use my Eskimo Kisses paper from Basic Grey, and away we go! I even used my Cricut to die cut the notes! Enjoy, and I'll be back tomorrow!


Card Details:
Stamps: Caroling Penguins by Rusty Pickle Digital Delights; Musical Score BG by SU
Paper: Old Olive, Choc. Chip by SU; Eskimo Kisses by Basic Grey
Ink: Rose Red and Rich Razzleberry by SU
Accessories: CM cutting system; Nestabilities; Cuttlebug embossing folder; Basic Grey Ribbon; Cricut Joys of the Season cartridge
Copics: YR02; YR04, RV11, RV34, B12, B16, C00, C1, C3

FBW80...A Fluttering Wedding card!!

Welcome Flutterby Wednesday fans!!! We are so glad to have you here on this fine October Wednesday!! This week is an open week, and you just have to use a butterfly and/or a fairy on your card. We would love to see your creations HERE on Danni's blog! I will definitely be around to see everyone's creations this week. Last week is such a blur, I can't even begin to sort out all that I was unable to do!!

My card today is one that I made for a wedding that I attended this past weekend. It was for my cousin Jared and his bride Ashley. They were married in Lake Junaluska, NC and the reception was in Waynesville, NC. It was peak leaf season in the NC mountains this past weekend, but, boy, was it cold!!


This was the inside of the card...I never do the inside, but wedding cards are special, so I thought it was only fitting!!

Card Details:

Stamps: Between the Lines by Stampology for Autumn Leaves

Paper: Bazzill Blingz; Stampin' Up DSP; Wild Asparagus paper; Chocolate Chip from Stampin' Up

Ink: Choc. Chip by SU; Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Shimmerz Paints in December Sky; Rhinestone stickers; Copic markers; Nestabilities Labels 4; SU corner punch; Cuttlebug embossing folder; Martha Stewart butterfly punch