A Bunny "For You"

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There's been a lot going on around here for the last week or so. You knew that my youngest was in an accident (again, he was fine), but the Explorer was totaled. So we were starting to look around for a car for him and dealing with the insurance. Well, twelve days after Jeff's accident, my middle son's car just died. Not really wanting to put any money into a car that had over 170,000 miles on it, we were left with trying to find two cars. (Oh, the joy!) Thankfully to my husband and a lot of man hours, we now have two "new" cars...a 2008 Jeep Patriot for my youngest and a 2006 Nissan Altima for my middle son (...and two car payments for us...lol)

With all of that, not a whole lot of crafting going on around here. However, I was able to make one for The Paper Variety this morning. It's a "Tic Tac Toe" challenge. I picked "Create A Card",  "Use Two Border Punches" and "Spring Theme". Here is my card:

Finished Card: 4 3/4" x 6"

Materials:
Cardstock: White, Yellow and Green
Free Vintage Stamps, Digital Image, Rabbit
Spectrum Noir Markers
Recollections Border Punch Dotted Line
Martha Stewart Border Punch String Lace
EKS Scallop Circle Punch
Fiskars All Year Greeting Clear Stamps, "For You"
White Pigment Ink
Green Pigment Ink
Thin Green Ribbon
Mounting Tape

I mounted the "For You" Flower, the Bunny and the Lace border. (I think you can see the shadows from the layers). I really like the way it came out. What do you think?

Well, back to the craft room....thanks for stopping by.

imagine what you could do...

I Love You

The Paper Players challenge is a sketch challenge this week (click here to see the sketch).

This is my card:

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: Black, White, Red and Patterned Paper
Cricut Cartridge Indie Art Lips, 5th Button (Base and Shadow Base)
Sizzix Double Heart
Martha Stewart String Lace Set, Corner Punch Only
Doodlebug Design Inc Crushed Velvet Flock, Red
Inkssential Glossy Accents
Queen and Co Rhinestones Classy Red, 3 Large
White Ribbon
Computer Sentiment

I don't think of this as one of my "typical" types of cards, but I do like the way it came out. The heart is flocked and I wanted the lips to stand out and be shiny.

Thanks for stopping by.

I would love to hear what you think...leave me a comment.

imagine what you could do...

Thank You Card for Die Cuttin' Diva's Challenge

Die Cuttin' Diva's First "Official" Challenge was to use a sketch...

This is my card:

Finished Card: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Materials:
Cardstock: White, Lilac, Teal, Dark Lilac, Two Shades of Green and Patterned Paper
Cricut Cartridge Florals Embellished Bird 3 Page 65 (Base, Base Shift, Layer 1, Layer 1 Shift, Layer 2 and Layer 2 Shift) (Flipped Images)
Cricut Design Studio
Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page String Lace (Straight Punch Only)
Spelbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Ovals Large (Second Largest Only) (cut the lower section off)
Green Ribbon
Queen and Co Pearls-Pearl
Mounting Tape

This was the sketch:

I just picked up this cartridge on Friday and as soon as I saw the image of this bird, I immediately thought of this challenge...then of course, life started getting in the way and I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to make it. I decided this afternoon to take a little break from researching refrigerators and be creative. Hope you like my interpretation of the sketch. Leave me a comment...thanks.

Enjoy your time today...think I'll maybe try to create another card while watching the Super Bowl...imagine what you could do....

Cookie Exchange, Banner, Mice, Ornaments and Cards

Seems like it has been forever since I posted anything. I had been busy getting ready for the cookie exchange and trying to get some Christmas shopping done. I think the week I was sick in November really put me behind.

I hosted the cookie exchange on Sun the 12th. It turned out to be really nice. Here are a couple of pictures of the table with the packages of cookies...

(It looked much better in person)....

I had made a banner for the wall in the kitchen...

and a close-up...

I used Cricut Cartridge Celebrate with Flourish for the ornaments (cut at 7") and Cindy Loo for the letters (cut at 3"). They were all cut with AC Specialty Paper, Foil.

After everyone arrived, we played a game...you introduce yourself, then tell a story that has to do with the cookie you made/brought. There were so many funny and interesting stories. Unfortunately there were a few stories about fires in the microwaves also, thank goodness nothing serious. I think everyone felt better after hearing all the other problems that the others had. We played a couple other games, had plenty of laughs and ate way too much.

In addition to my cookies I was exchanging, I made these mice...

They are made with an Oreo Double Stuff Cookie, Hershey Kiss, A chocolate dipped Maraschino Cherry, Almond Slices and Cookie Gel. They are not only cute, but they taste good too.

As a thank you gift, I made Ornaments with the Future Floor Wax and Glitter...

 I made them in gold, silver, red, green and blue. I also made cards to go with the gifts...

and two close-ups...

I used Cricut Cartridge Gingerbread (cut at 3 1/4") and Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page String Lace. The finished cards were 4" x 4". Don't you think they look like sugared cookies?

Well, this year's exchange is over...time to start thinking of ideas for next...ok, maybe not quite yet...I have shopping, wrapping and cards to get done. How about you?

Get inspired to have friends over and have some fun, cause imagine what you could do.........