Create a Critter #41--Turtle -- Hidden Message Card

 Back for post #3 of the day.

This has got to be my favorite card I have done so far with this Create a Critter Series

over at Love that Bug

First of all the turtle is so cute..right

Secondly I made a card style I have never tried..a hidden message card. I had never even heard of this before this also.

This card has all plain paper....no pattern paper

Everything is from the create a critter cart, the page with the turtle

Only added thing to this card is my white gel pen and a black pen

So your basic gate fold card right?

Looks like it..

But look there is a hidden message page. How cool is that?

I really loved making this card and will come back to this again!

I am entering this over at

Love that Bug

Card Cupids -Challenge #25--No pattern paper

Create a Critter #42 Tweet...Tweet

 Hi Everyone...This is the 2 of 4 posts I have for today

This is Create a Critter #42--The cute bird and the birdhouse. I am following along with Love that Bug and her series.

This is a very basic card...with cuts only and alittle gel pen stitching. I actually used all scrap paper and the card base is one I already had precut for a card. It worked out so well :)

Isn't the worm just the cutest!

Create a Critter #43--Lady Bug

 Hi everyone!

I recently came across this super blog--

Love that Bug- and Stacy has posted super cute projects!!

She is having a HUGE challenge. To make a project with every page in the Create a Critter booklet. With this she uses all the cuts and incorporates them into the card.

So the challenge and a HUGE giveaway is to make the card using the same page and all the cuts..following along with her videos.

Since I just came across this blog I have completed 4 of the 43 cards she has done already.... BUT I do plan on making as many of them as I can not only to get me better familiar with the cart...the prize at the end is AWESOME!!

Every time you link up a project your name gets entered...so there will be 50 projects and 50 chances to win.

The best thing about this series and challenge is we are going back to basic supplies...paper and a marker and the cricut. Yes I have added some little details but nothing I had to purchase and most things I had around anyways

This is my card for Create a Critter #43---The super cute LadyBug

This is a simple gate fold card...A2 card

I did add some glitter to the antenna and around the heart. Also some stitching around the front. I made some skittles and added them to the corners. The lady bug is up on some foam dots

For the inside I used my white gel pen for some doodles on the sentiment and my green copic for the leaves.

Didn't this card come out super cute?!? I really love it

Happy Birthday--Using Stella--Bugaboo Stamps

Good afternoon Bloggers!!

I have been very busy working in my crafty area, but getting none of my scheduled projects done :(
I am having a crafty DT block..I know what I want to do yet it is not working the way I want it to so instead I am doing some challenges
This is one of my new purchases I made over at Bugaboo Stamps. Stella is a rip and I love all of her digis and sentiments.
She is colored with my copics. A very simple card... with some inking around the edges and some scrap ribbon.

Stella will be entered into the following challenges:
Catch the Bug-Polka Dots and Stripes
Whimsical Wednesday-Back to Basics

Link Up Love Party- Over at K Andrews!!!

Hi Bloggers!!

It's time for another Link up Love Party over at Getting Cricky with K Andrews!

If you have yet to check out her blog..you have no idea what you are missing! Not only is she an all around awesome and very generous person, she makes beautiful and inspirational projects!

For this party it is a chance to meet new blogs, find new inspiration and meet new crafty people.

I am sharing one of my favorite projects and recent Get Funky  top winner!

I hope you like my card and will join in this fun linky party!

I will be back with more later :)

It's a Linking Party :)

Hi Bloggers!!

Guess what?!?! It is still raining here and will be for the entire week! I had wanted to get so much done outside, my husband took the week off to work on the garden and we can do NOTHING outside :(

Hoping for a break to at least do alittle planting but it is not looking too good.

So instead we are cleaning the garage..sounds like fun right?!?! Needed to get done for sure!

Anyways I made a card to "Celebrate" this fun linking party!

Alex over at You Had Me at Craft has been working so hard to get this fun linky party together and I can't wait to join in!

This is my card I made for today

I used the free SVG file

Cheryl's Sweet Treats Mini SVG Collection

and cut the cupcake and the banner from the set.

It is a pretty simple card and was very easy to put together!

I stamped the sentiment from the Fiskar's Birthday Stamp set

Used my cuttlebug-- Divine Swirls to the "frosting" and my crimper for the wrapper.

Everything is up on foam dots for alittle extra dimensions.

So I hope you like my card for today and if you get a chance hop over and visit Alex and link up!

I can't wait to hop around, visit the other blogs linked and find some more great inspiration!

Scrap Paper Clean Up, Copic Marker Storage Solution & A Card :)

It is a crappy day here....raining like CRAZY and flood watches all around.

What to do on a Sunday like this....play with paper of course :)

I thought my boys would be beating eachother up by now but they are playing sooo good with Legos. I really love days like this! Everyone is happy and I am getting tons done! (I still have a long list  but slowly things are getting done)

I wanted to share a tip that I saw over at DoubleClick Connections-AKA ABusyBee. Carrie had a GREAT tip on using all that scrap designer paper which I am sure we all have a ton of!
Cut it all down to the size you use the most for your cards. I make alot of A2 cards so I cut my scrap down to 4 x 5 1/4. (Alittle smaller that the standard A2 size which is  4 1/4 x 5 1/2)

ended up with this :)

started with this

Now I only went through 1/4 of my paper but already I feel like I can create so much with what I already have cut down.

This is the card I created from my scrap find! I really love this paper and you sometimes tend to forget what you have laying around when the scrap piles get really big...like mine.
The paper is K & Company Faded China Paper Pad and the card is an A2 base with the pattern paper cut at 4 x 5 1/4. I added a simple black ribbon and made my own stick pins (again another tip from Carrie)
I made a rosette with the coordinating paper and stamped the sentiment with My Pink Stamper's Pinka-licious set.
I am going to enter this card over at Birthday Sundaes-use at least 3 circles

Lastly I was searching for a better way to store my growing collection of copics without spending the big bucks and being able to see all the colors in their grouping better. I think I found the perfect solution.

I found these pencil boxes at Target today. They came in 3 different colors and I bought one of each color. They have 4 divided sections and I used a small binder clip to hold them all together. Then I was able to separate by color and see what I have. I will go back and get at least another one...there are a few colors together because I ran out of room. I really love the find and the solution!!
Thanks for stopping by and see you all tomorrow :)