It's Time To Celebrate w/The Cutting Cafe

Good Morning Bloggers!!

It is time to party with 

The Cutting Cafe!

This week the DT will be showcasing projects using either

Party Hat Shaped Card Set

or

Fun With Party Hats

I thought for my card I would do a little bit of paper piecing with the printable stamp set

and here is what I created :)

A fun and colorful birthday celebration card!

So details of this card.....

I used one of the party hats and printed it out using 4 different color PTI card stock

Pure Poppy, Enchanted Evening, Summer Sunrise and New Leaf

then paper pieces all the parts after inking each pieces using  distress inks in

Wild Honey, Fire Brick, Faded Jeans and Peeled Paint

The fun designer paper is from My Mind's Eye~ Out of the Blue stack

I used my cuttlebug and the stars folder for a little embossed texture

For my sentiment I used the Birthday Tags..Printable Stamp set

another fun set from The Cutting Cafe

I printed the stamp out on white card stock then die cut it using 

My Creative Time~ Scalloped and Stitched Circle

a perfect fit!!

So I hope your have enjoyed my birthday card.

Make sure you check out the rest of the DT's projects.

All their links will be posted on 

The Cutting Cafe's Blog later this afternoon

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Entering this into the following challenges:

Little Scrap Pieces~ Use Green

Paper Pretties~ Punches or Dies

Giveaway Alert~ Candy's Craft Corner

Hey bloggers!!

I wanted to pop in to share a HUGE giveaway going on over at

Candy's Craft Corner!

Candy is hitting 400 followers and has some awesome goodies to giveaway!

Want to see what goodies are up for grabs?!?!?

Can you say yummmy??

So all you have to do is head over to my friend Candy's Blog

for all the details and to enter to win!!

Until tomorrow.....

have a great one :)

EAD Designs Blog Hop~ Home Decor

Good Morning to all my crafty friends!

Today is Monday and you know what that means......

The EAD Designs DT Blog Hop!!



If you came from the ever so Crafty Jenn's you are in the right spot

if you want to start from the beginning head back over to

EAD Designs

because you will not want to miss any projects and you can enter to win some goodies of your own!

I am so super excited about today's project...a little home decor spruce up!

So we have this entry way mirror in the hall that was so plain but had been with us forever....

When I saw the

Personalized Family Name Est 2 

I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it!!

Not only was it so super easy to apply..but I love the look of it on the mirror!

My boys said when it was all finished...

"That is so cool...it looks 3D"

I LOVE it!!

The whole vinyl measures 5 x 12

and of course is completely customizable....So Awesome!!

Nothing like adding new life to something that was just there :)

Now time to hop along to Judith's

Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome day!

Happy Birthday Cupcake!

Happy Sunday Everyone!!

I can not believe that I haven't posted anything since Tuesday...

I was busy with Valentine's Day and the kiddos

had a touch of the whatever bug that is going around

and just in alittle bit of a crafting slump....nothing I created was anything I felt was good enough to post and what I have been crafting that I love is nothing that could be shared yet :)

I was in the crafting mood today after a LONG morning of grocery shopping at Walmart~ my least favorite place to go but the best for all their prices...

AnyWhoo

I was going to save this till tomorrow's post but found tons of challenges to enter this into and I have something awesome to share for tomorrow's post...

So here is my Birthday Card

I was "pinning" (my addiction..LOL) and came across a card I really liked the LO of....I took the general sketch of it and came up with this card....

if you want to see the pinned card you can click here

Details for this card are as followed:

Card stock ~~ Stampers Select White, True Black and Pure Poppy

Sentiment~~ EAD Designs ~Birthday Sentiments

Stamps~~ PSA Essentials ~Whimsical Cupcakes

Dies~~ Spellbinders Labels One

My Creative Time~ Scallop & Stitched Circle

Ribbon ~~ Quick Quotes 7/8" Red/White Dot

Extra's ~~ Copic R29,R39, and C3,C5,C7 for cupcake

White gel pen for doodles

Creative Inspirations Paints in Fairy Dust for

sparkles on cupcake (not sure if you can see it in the picture)

OK....now I have a question for all you bow makers....I struggled forever trying to get my bow to look somewhat decent...how do you all do it? Do you tie it on or glue it to your card?

I love the look of the big thick ribbon but tend to shy away because it always gives me troubles...

HELP!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and see you all back tomorrow for our EAD Designs Blog Hop!

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Entering this into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations~ #148 Photo Inspiration

Paper Sundaes~ Birthdays

Totally PaperCrafts~ #104 Ribbons or Bows

The Pretty Little Ribbon~ Anything Goes w/Ribbon

Stamps R Us~ Anything Goes (entry #2)

Scrapbookaholic by Abby~ Birthdays

Crazy For Challenges~ Stripes and Polka Dots (stripes on cupcake)

CES Challenge~ Spots and Dots

Digi Doodles Shops Challenge~Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays~ Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments~ "Happy"

Pile It On~ Sending Happiness

Inky Impressions~ Use Punches or Dies
Creative Inspirations Paints~ Polka Dots
Catered Crop~ Seeing Red
My Craft Spot~ Girly Girly Project



~Happy Valentine's Day~ w/ The Cutting Cafe

Happy Valentine's Day to Everyone!

I hope each and every one of you get to spend it with the ones you love!

It was 15 years ago today that I met my husband....so today holds an extra special place in my heart!

Guess What....

He is so awesome......he bought me a Cameo and I am so super duper excited to get it!!

 Today I am sharing my DT card for

The Cutting Cafe

and

this week the team will be showcasing the

Mini Colored Calendar Cards

this set features 12 calendar printable images measuring 3x4.

Perfect for all your birthday cards, scrapbook LO's and mini albums!

For my project I used the February calendar month and made a Valentine's Day Card

For my card I used My Minds Eye~ Love Me designer paper

This beautiful blue ribbon that I received in a swap~ it was the perfect match...LOVE when that happens!

The Cutting Cafe~ Mini Colored Calendar Card~ February Month

that I printed on white card stock

The Stamp is from My Creative Time~ 100% Sweetness Set

Candies for the corners

and a beautiful red glittered heart from Recollections

George and Basic Shapes Cartridge for the rectangle matting~ cut at 3x 4 1/4

I also distressed all the edges with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

and put the whole card together on a Kraft Card stock base~ A2 size

Since I posted this card a day early make sure you check out

The Cutting Cafe's Blog

tomorrow afternoon to see the rest of the DT's projects and leave some comment love

to be entered to win any 3 sets of your choosing from

The Cutting Cafe's Store

I hope you like my card!

Thanks for stopping by

and

have a GREAT Valentine's Day!



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Entering this into the following Challenges:

Die Cuttin Divas~ Pick at Least Two Colors (Red, White) ~ George and Basic Shapes for diecut

Docerela Creations~Valentine's Card

2 Sisters Challenge Blog~I Heart You

The Kraft Journal~ Color Me Red

Celebrate The Occasion~Valentine's Day w/Heart

The Ribbon Carousel~ Sketch (Mine was switched around some)

Creative Inspirations Paint~ Inspired by Hearts

Little Scrap Pieces~Anything Your Heart Desires
The Spotted Chick~That's Krafty Thursday
DL Art~ Anything Goes

My Creative Time~ Throwback Thursday Challenge Entry

Hey again :)

This is my second post for today....

if you are looking for the

EAD Designs Blog Hop click here

I wanted to get in on the Throwback Thursday Challenge over at My Creative Time

~this weeks challenge was all about Bugs

and here is what I came up with

I used the Wild Cards Cartridge for the scalloped circle card base

Designer paper from My Minds Eye~Lost and Found Breeze stack

The butterfly cut from Create a Critter~

Peachy Keen Faces for my butterfly~ Simple Sallies Face Assortment

Flowers cut from George and Basic Shapes

Sentiment from My Creative Time~ Follow Your Dreams

punched out using my EK Success oval punch

Distress ink in Gathered Twigs

White gel pen for doodles

brads from my stash

I also used LOTS of foam dots to add dimension to the flowers and butterfly wings.

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Entering into:

My Creative Time~ Throwback Thursday

Paper Pretties~ Use Flowers

DL Art~ Anything Goes

EAD Designs Blog Hop!

Morning Everyone!!!

Hope you all had a GREAT weekend!

It is Monday which means time for this weeks

EAD Designs Blog Hop

You should be coming from Jenn's.....isn't her project just the cutest?!?!?

Don't forget to start at the beginning~ EAD Designs to catch all the awesome projects and to be entered to win this weeks prize :)

I am always scrambling around looking for thank you notes for those last minute gifts and such so today's card will fill one need...LOL

I used 2 sets of stickerz from EAD Designs

Thank You Sentiments and Journaling Cards

A simple to the point card right :)

My designer paper is from Graphic 45 and the music note is cut from

Gypsy Wanderings

all on Kraft Card stock base~A2 size.

Now hop on over to see what the super creative Judith has in store.

Thanks for stopping by...

but before you go I have a reminder

EAD Designs Color Challenge is up and running

All you have to do is create a Black and White project

link up

and enter for a chance to be next month Guest Designer

You have until the 23rd and I would love to see your projects!

(you do not need to use EAD Designs product but if you have them...flaunt them LOL)

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Linking this up to:

Stamps R Us~ Anything Goes

DL Art~Thankful Thursday