Challenge::Throwback Thursday on My Creative Time with Emma

Bummer....I didn't make the design team on My Creative Time With Emma but because I entered I do get to be featured as a guest designer :) Woohoo, that will be super fun!

Down to business...I've decided to work with the Throwback Thursday challenge on Emma's site http://www.creativetimeforme.com/. She is "Sneek Peeking" her newest stamp & die releases this week. The stamps & dies will be available for purchase this Friday...they really are great stamps, wish I could get ahold of ALL of them!

For this weeks challenge, I have a new niece and hopefully we will get to visit her later this week...which means I need a baby card! Perfect for a "kid friendly" challenge! I used the B is for Boy cartridge on this one, just love that onsie! Cartridges used: Smiley (card base), George (circle), B is for Boy (onsie & duck)

Peachy Keen Stamps :: Sketch Challenge 59 + a TWIST!

Time for a Peachy Keen Stamps challenge...love these stamps, especially those adorable faces!!!

For today's challenge we needed to create a card based on a sketch along with using buttons. I'm pretty happy with how this turned out! Head to http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/
to play along!

Cricut Cartridges used: Walk in my Garden (flower) & George Basic Shapes (circles)

Baby Shower

Jungle Theme --The hot trend right now in baby decor. I am working on my 3rd set of baby shower invitaitons with a jungle theme. This particular invitaiton I had free reign on how I wanted to create it, soooo...I had some fun.

Just wanted to share....stay warm all my midwest friends ;)

Cricut Cartridges used: Zooballo (monkey, vine & palm scene), George Basic (Rectangle)
I used the Gypsy to weld palm scene & rectangle together

Valentine's card

Time for a Valentine's post...for Christmas my sweet DH got me Graphically Speaking (which I believe he got at Menard's...which of course is his favorite store). It is an older cartridge and I didn't realize how neat some of the cuts are. I thought I would use the "together" cut...so pleased with how this turned out!

Decided to go ahead & submit this for the Imagine Challenge on Emma's blog www.creativetimeforme.com. I don't own an Imagine, but wanted to get started on my Valentine's cards.

Happy Wednesday my friends!


Cricut cartridges used: George Basic (heart) & Graphically Speaking (together)
I used the Gypsy to weld to 2 images together ;)

Baby Name Collage

Wow...2 posts in 1 day...I'm even impressed!

We were very blessed over the holidays with 2 new babies. I wanted to make very special baby gifts for these sweet little girls. I found a really great website for baby name collages http://www.aimitup.blogspot.com/, she makes the most absolutely fabulous collages for babies, weddings, etc...and I thought I would give it a try. Go take a look --they are really BEAUTIFUL!

Here is one that I created for our niece, Jolie. I LOVE IT!!!!

Here's a close-up...see all that pretty texture. It's hard to tell in the photo but I used that beautiful core'dinations shimmer paper for all the solid pink....SO PRETTY!!! Then I blinged it up with the great Imaginisce I-Rock tool & jewels.

I forgot to take a photo of both of the name collages that I created so I had to ask for this photo to be taken...I'll try to get ahold of a photo of the other one of our great neice, Annabelle.

Cricut cartridges used: Cindy Loo (font), Once Upon a Princess (Tag), Paper Pups (butterflies)

Gypsy used for welding: George Basic (ovals for frame) & Storybook (flourishes)

Cuttlebug embossing plate used: Polka Dots

Disney Character Autograph Book

I cannot believe how far in between posts I am...my New Year's Resolution is to at least post monthly ;) I hope this is an obtainable goal, I'm feeling much more in control right now, or at least I think so.

Over Halloween we took our first trip to Walt Disney World and we had a fantastic time. Of course for the trip I had to create an autograph book for the kids to collect their favorite (or any that came along) character autographs.I am including my original creation in which I was completely thrilled with and was well received by many of the talking characters. Hope you like!

Cricut Cartridges Used: George Basic (rectangles), Disney Mickey Font (font and Mickey ears). I also used the Gypsy to weld letters together and to the rectangle.

I can't believe it's already Thursday again...time for Emma at My Creative Time and her Throwback Thursday :) http://www.creativetimeforme.com/. This week she is featuring Paper Dolls Dress Up and it must be a 3D project or altered project. This week I have been co-chair of the snack time at our VBS. We had a great group of gals that have been helping us all week. We wanted to make some little goodie bags to say thanks for all their hard work. Our theme was Galatic Blast, and we had some great treats for the week. Of course keeping the space theme in mind I wanted to create something with "solar flare". Using Everyday Paper Dolls I created these great treat bags, best part...I used only scraps ;) --Using Emma's gift bag idea...thanks Emma!!

Cartridges Used: Everyday Paper Dolls, George Basic Shapes & Once Upon a Princess