Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Cutting Cafe DT Post~ Dress Form Card

Morning Bloggers!!

It is DT day for me over at

This week the DT is showcasing the fabulous
this file come with...
2 Shaped cards......Small and Large size (small is approx. 5 by 1.5 inches & large is approx. 2.5 by 8.5 inches..these sizes are without the outline)  in the following formats: WPC, PDF & SVG
12 Sentiments
28 Assorted images (all of the dress top images will fit directly over the small shaped card)

and this is what I came up with...
a little,,,,
no wait alot outside my norm but I LOVE how it turned out...
 Supplies Used:
Card Stock~ Kraft, Black (from my stash)
Designer Paper~ Websters Pages~ Tell Your Story
Cut File~ The Cutting Cafe Dress form w/Layers
Sentiment~My Creative Time~Cherish This Moment
Extra's~ flowers, bling,  (from my stash)
Lace~ April Kit of the Month ( Picnics and Poetry)~ Pumpkin Spice
What do you think????
Make sure to check out the other DT members projects on
 and
comment to win some files of you own :)
Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT day!!
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Entering this into the following Challenges:
The Kraft Journal~ Use your Stash
Jaihart~ Sunday's are Lovely
For Fun Challenges~ Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant~ Color and Photo Inspiration
Stamptacular Sunday~ Freebie Week
Paper Pretties~ For Girls
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards~ Pearls and Lace
Pumpkin Spice~ Green, Stamp and Ribbon

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Winner Winner......3 Girl Jam Blog Hop

Morning Bloggers!!
I have a winner from the 
3 Girl Jam~ Nice to Meet You Blog Hop
but before I announce the winner I just want to say 
Thanks 
for all the super sweet comments I received!
I read each and every one of them and LOVE hearing what you all have to say
so....
on that note the winner of 
the Spring Flowers Bundle
Spring Flowers Bundle
is.....
.......
.......
........
Linda!!!
Who so sweetly said.....

I am already a follower and wow your projects are all stunning! So difficult to choice a favourite. I have picked the 1st one with those adorable baby vests in pink as I am going to become a grandmother again in August and it is another little girl.

Thank you for sharing
Hugs
Linda xxxx

http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com

Congrats Linda!!!!
Please email me your address at
by April 23rd
so I can pass it along and get your beautiful 
Crinkle Ribbon to you!!!

Monday, April 16, 2012

E.A.D Designs Blog Hop~ Wishing Your Day is Colorful.....

Good Morning Bloggers!
It is Monday and time for our 
DT Blog Hop!!
 
Now you should be coming from 
Jenn's
if not and you just happened to stop in to say hello you want to start at the beginning hop on over to
Make sure to comment all around, including E.A.D Designs  for a chance to win some goodies...plus get tons of awesome inspiration!!


For my project I wanted to create a spring inspired card using the awesome Rub-on's
from E.A.D Designs and here is what I created....

Supplies Used:
E.A.D Designs~ Flower Doodles Vinyl rub-ons
PTI Card stock~ Select White and True Black
Designer Paper~ Recollections Stripes
Sentiment Stamp~ My Creative Time~Happy Hunting
Extra's~ Brads from my stash

I hope you have enjoyed my card!

Now you are off to the very talented 
Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT day!
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Entering this into the following challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge~ Spring/Summer Colors
Jay Gee's Nook~ Challenge #18

Sunday, April 15, 2012

New Challenge at Creative Inspirations Paint~ Inspired By: Spring

Good Morning Bloggers!!
~if you are looking for the 3 Girl Jam~ Nice to Meet You Blog Hop click HERE
(still time to hop on through and comment for your chance to win some goodies)

It is Sunday and that means time for another challenge over at
This weeks challenge is
Inspired by: Spring
and this is what I came up with

I recently won a collection kit from Nikki Sivils
and I picked the Exit Here Collection.
The designer papers are from this kit and I just fell in love with the bright colors and beautiful quality of this paper.


  My image is a freebie from Bugaboo Stamps
that I colored with my copics and paper pieced.
I used Creative Inspirations Paint in the following colors to add shimmer to the image
~Tutu Pink and Sky Blue for the flowers
~Sage for the leaves
~Rustic Red and Sunshine for the flower pot
Crinkle ribbon from 3 Girl Jam in Baby Girl
Buttons from my stash
and 
sentiment from Hero Arts Thinking of You

I hope you like my card and that you play along with us this week.
Head over to Creative Inspirations Paint for all the details
and to see what other DT Members created.
Remember you do not need to use CIP but if you have them I would love to see how you use them!!

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I am entering this into the following Challenges:
Catch the Bug Challenge~ Photo Inspiration
Pumpkin Spice~ Green. Ribbon and Stamp
Paper Pretties~ 2 different designer papers
Go Fish Challenge Blog~ Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge~Anything Spring Colors
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge~Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time~Bright Colors
Robyns Fetish Challenge~Spring
Jaihart~ Sunday's are Lovely




Friday, April 13, 2012

Enabler Alert!!! Ginger Snap Scraps is offering Free Shipping!

Hi Bloggers!!
I have an Enabler Alert!!!


Are you a scrapbooker or a paper crafter?
There is a new on-line scrapbook store for you to shop!

Ginger Snap Scraps is a brand new, on-line scrapbook store run by stay
at home mom, Cori Wagner.
The store has many popular brands such as Cricut, Copic, My Mind's
Eye, Echo Park, Peachy Keen and many more of your favorites! All
Cricut cartridges are $35 and under all the time!

You can shop the store now by going to
www.gingersnapscraps.com

Shipping at Ginger Snap Scraps is $5 flat rate shipping to the US and
$10 flat rate shipping to Canada. *Due to expensive shipping rates, we can not ship any 12x12 paper to Canada.  Shipping to military bases is
always free, as a thank you for your service to our country.

Help support small business and stay-at-home moms!

Cori would like to offer all of you free shipping to her store!
 Use the coupon code 
JE4 at checkout for free shipping on your
order-good for US and Canada!

Happy Happy Birthday w/The Cutting Cafe

Morning Bloggers!!!

~if you are looking for the SoftPencil Blog Hop click HERE
~if you are looking for the 3 Girl Jam~ Nice to Meet You Blog Hop click HERE

What a fun and busy week it had been on my blog.
If you missed any of it...please check out all my post from the past few days.
There are prizes to be won and lots of inspiration all around from the 2 blog hops I participated in.

 I usually post my DT project for 
on Wednesday's but it would have gotten lost among my other posts
so I decided to move it to today.
Regina has already posted our week of inspiration projects
and you can see them all 
HERE ~
remember to comment on The Cutting Cafe's Blog for your chance to win some files 
There are new ones being released weekly~
(Regina is one busy lady!!)

This week the DT was asked to showcase any of the 
Word Shaped Cutting Files
and I choose the
You know what I LOVE about these files....
They can be whipped up super fast and do not need a lot of embellishments.
I used my Cameo to cut out the card base and the letters.
I also added a shadow around each letter to make them pop!
The Designer Paper is from My Minds Eye~ Out of the Blue 
and the
Sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

What do you think??
On a  final note
The Cutting Cafe is having a DT call!!!
All the info can be found HERE
deadline is Tuesday April 17th.
Check it out!!
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT Friday!!


Thursday, April 12, 2012

E.A.D Designs April Color Challenge!

Good Morning Bloggers!!!
~if you are looking for the SoftPencil Blog Hop click HERE
~if you are looking for the 3 Girl Jam~ Nice to Meet You Blog Hop click HERE
~if your looking for the Cameo Creations Challenge post click HERE

It is time again for a brand new color challenge over at

This is the color combo for April
Aren't these beautiful colors!!

 and these are the coordinating Stickerz~
Cupcake Stickerz
I LOVE them!!!
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Here is my card
I was shooting for again another CAS look for my card.
I used Kraft cardstock for my base
PTI Whisper White for the top layer
E.A.D Designs stickerz~ that adorable little girl on the cupcake
Sentiment is from Paper Smooches~Simple Sentiments
Twine in Buttercream, Pink Sorbet and Caribbean
A button from my stash
and
my corner rounder punch

Remember everybody that plays is a winner
and will receive a 25% off coupon!

One lucky person will become May's  Guest Designer!!

And on a final note....
Remember....

 



I so hope you play along!!!
Challenge runs until April 26nd so plenty of time to link up over at

Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT day!!
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Entering this over at:
Jaihart~ Sunday's are Lovely