CTO Challenge #88: Birthday

Hello everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful three-day weekend! I just wanted to say a big thanks to all the veterans out there. I am a very grateful for your service.

There is a new challenge at Celebrate The Occasion. This week our Challenge is Birthday but you must use a cupcake.

I made my card with a fall feel to it and I tried out a twisted easel card for the first time. I also played around with the cupcake and made it into a shaker.

Closed card 

I really like out it turned out!

What was used:
SCAL
My Pink Stamper Everyday Life Stamp Set
EK Success Scallop Edger Punch
Stampin' Up Decorative Label Punch
Stampin' Up Paper Piercing Pack Essentials
Stampin' Up Early Espresso Ink and Stampin' Write
My Mind's Eye Darling Dear 6X6 Paper Pad
Recollections Cardstock
Ranger/Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink
Fiskars Wavy Paper Crimper
Recollections Bling in yellow and clear
Celebrate it ribbon
Clear beads

I hope you will stop by CTO and join in our challenge this week. I can't wait to see your cupcakes.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

FCCB Challenge #135: Seeing Spots

Hello everyone,

Its time for a new challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. This card will be my last project as part of the Design Team with FCCB. I have served two terms with the ladies on the DT and I have had a blast serving with them. I had a blast creating with the ladies and would love to thank Robin for keeping me on the team for two terms. I will try to play along with the new and returning members as much as I can.

On to this week's challenge. Our theme is Seeing Spots. We are challenging you to create a project with polka dots. I made a card for my Christmas stash. I am trying to get a head start on the holidays. I have quite a few to complete.

What was used:

Cricut and Close To My Heart Art Philosophy Cart

Close to my Heart Coordinating Stamp set

My Pink Stamper Christmas Wishes Stamp set

Heidi Grace Designs Jolly Patterned Cardstock

Recollections Cardstock

Star bling

Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler Ink

ColorBox Fresh Green Ink

ColorBox Berrylicious Chalk Ink

Ribbon from stash

I hope you will stop by FCCB and join in with our challenge this week. 

Happy Scrapping!

Judy

FCCB's Eight Cricut Crawl

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to CraftyJAR and the EIGHTH Fantabulous Cricut Crawl...Fantabulous Cricut's version of a Blog Hop!

Summer is coming to an end and we are all getting ready for BACK TO SCHOOL...each Design Team member will be featuring an original BACK TO SCHOOL Project that includes a SCHOOL RELATED  Item, such as crayons, rulers, pencils, book, school bus, etc. along with at least ONE Cricut Cut.

If you've come from visiting Jayne at Jayne Designs, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Fantabulous Cricut Crawl, start HERE.

Make sure to check out each DT member's blog for some awesome inspiration! There will be PRIZES along the way at our DT members' blogs, AND there will be a Grand Prize up for grabs at FCCB for one participant that submits a "Back to School" project at FCCB!

How fun is that? 

For my project...

What was used:

Cricut Mother's Day Bouquet

Cricut Art Philosophy

Close to my heart Chipboard Tag

My Pink Stamper School Days Stamp Set

DCWV Grade School Stack

Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly punch

Pens and Pencils

Celebrate It votive holder

Ribbons, twine, buttons, Stickles, cardstock and inks from stash

Time for a prize:

I am giving away a Tim Holtz idea-ology Flourish Mask to one lucky person to be chosen by Random.org. All you need to do is comment on this post and leave a way to get in touch with you. If you are not a follower of my blog it would be lovely if you  decided to become a follower.

Now it's your turn! Let's see your BACK TO SCHOOL projects! Make sure to include a Cricut Cut somewhere on your project!

Next stop...Karen's blog, Simply Frenzied. Go see what she has in store for you today... And when you're done, make sure to link up your project to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post to be entered into the contest! If you get lost please go back to FCCB to get back on track.

Happy Crawling!

Judy

CTO Challenge #73 - Ice Cream

Hello everyone,

Hope you are all having a wonderful week. I have been very bust trying to entertain my two little ones, I am still finding a tiny bit of time to sneak in a little card. Its Tuesday so there is another challenge up at Celebrate The Occasion. This week our theme is in honor of Ice Cream Month. We challenge you to use an ice cream somewhere in your project.

For this challenge I made my first Swing Card. I love the effect so since making this card I have made one other. This post is really heavy on pictures but I just wanted to show you the different sides to my card.

Closed View

Opened Slightly

Front Panel

 Fully Opened

Showing the swing panel

What was used:
Gypsy
Cricut American Alphabet
Cricut Elegant Edges
Sizzix Dots Embossing Folder
Authentique Free Bird Patterned Paper
We R Memory Keepers cardstock
Recollections Cardstock
My Pink Stamper Ittty Bitty-licious Stamp set
My Favorite Things Feeling Froggy Stamp set
Offay Stylish Accent Ribbon Rose
Inks and Bling for my stash

I hope you will visit Celebrate The Occasion this week and join in with our challenge. The DT have made some fabulous projects to inspire you.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

CTO Challenge #72: Star Struck

Hello everyone,

If you are looking for my FCCB post please click HERE.

There is a new challenge up at Celebrate the Occasion. This week our theme is Star Struck. We are challenging you to create a project with at least three stars on it.

The search of my Gypsy for stars brought up the border that I used on my card. I welded the shadow to  a rectangle to make the base of the card. I used some PP behind it to show it off. Then I cut the border in pink and adhere to the card base .

I really like the color combination of the card and I really tried to make the stars the main focus of the card.

What was used:
Cricut Gypsy
Cricut Georges and Basic Shape
Cricut Wall Decor and More
My Pink Stamper Lunchbox Thoughts stamp set
DCWV The Spring Stack
DCWV The Glitter Stack
American Craft Cardstock
Memento Rose Bud Ink
Twine

I know our DT have created some gorgeous project, so please stop by CTO and give them some love and I hope you will join us this week for our challenge.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

FCCB Challenge #120: Sunny Days

Hello everyone,

Its another Monday so there is a new challenge up at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. We are challenging you to make a project with a yellow sun. Although its my week off from the DT this week I wanted to join in with the ladies for two reasons.

1) The theme Sunny Days. I still can't get over the weather in the Cali Bay Area it hasn't rained in months. It always Sunny Days here but we could use some rain.
2) I am celebrating a huge milestone in my weight loss journey. I have been on Weight Watchers for one year. I have lost 52 lbs and I have just reached the top end of my health weight range. I still have 9 lbs to go so my journey is not over just yet!

So I made this card to celebrate me! I have been enjoying the sunny days hiking in the Bay Area hills (with girlfriends).

 I also made the card interactive by making the sun a slider moving up over the hills.

I also used one of My Pink Stamper's sentiments from her Never Give Up set. When I saw this set I just had to have it because this particular sentiment has been my mantra throughout my journey. 

Here are some before and after photos of me. In the first photo I cutting from a Gypsy for the first time. The second was taken in December 2011 and the last photo shows me with one of my hiking girlfriends about a three weeks ago.

What was used:

Cricut Pink Journey (walker)

Don Juan (sun)

Everyday Paperdolls (grass, hills and path)

Stand and Salute (clouds)

Gypsy

My Pink Stamper Never Give Up Stamp set

Studio G $1 punches (for the flowers)

Inks and Stickles

Recollections Basics Light Blue Distressed Paper

Cardstock: Recollections and We R Memory Keepers

I hope you will join in with us this week. I can't wait to see what you will come up with.

Happy Scrapping!

Judy

CTO Challenge #70: Birthday

Hello everyone,

I have great news to share with you. I have been chosen to be on the DT at Celebrate the Occasion.

I have previously served on the DT for CTO, but I took a break from the team after my family's move across the country. I am very happy to be back with the ladies for another term.

Here is my card:

Inside the card

I made this card first for a recent card exchange instead of the 'Happy birthday' sentiment instead I stamped 'hello' on it. So this card could be used for any occasion because of the colors and the diecut.

Enabler Alert! Have you noticed that Michaels have a few new 8 1/2 X 11 Recollection Cardstock sets. I love this Preppy Beach cardstock colors!

What was used:
Cricut My Quiet Book
EK Success/ Stamping Up Scallop Trim Border Punch
Cuttlebug Seeing Spots Embossing Folder
Sizzix Dots Embossing Folder
My Pink Stamper Itty Bitty-licious Stamp Set
Recollections Preppy Beach Cardstock
Recollections Floral Embelllishments (I used 6 flowers for each rose)
Martha Stewart Modern Festive Paper pad
Martha Stewart two toned sheer ribbon
Stickles (for roses)

So pop over to CTO and give some love to the new and returning DT members and join us for this week's challenge.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

FCCB Challenge #114: Don't Bug Me

Hello everyone,

Its time for a new challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. This week our challenge is Don't Bug Me! Make a project using some sort of bug. When I think bug I immediately think 'butterfly'  So you won't be surprised that there is a butterfly on my project.

I wanted to use my newly purchased carts Sophisticated and My Quiet Book for this challenge. The argle and circle are from Sophisticated and the butterfly is from My Quiet Book. The card base is from Elegant Edges.

When I make shape cards I usually weld my card base on my Gypsy, but this time I cut two of the same shapes, scored and glued them together at the top. So that my scallop is whole all the way around. You might remember that Holly posted a video on FCCB's Thursday Tutorial on how to make these shape cards using two die cut images. If you would like to see this tutorial again click HERE.

My card was heavily inspired by a demo card I made using Spellbinders at Michaels in May. I really liked how it turned out so I decided to do something similar with my Cricut.

What was used:

Cricut Elegant Edges Cart

Cricut My Quiet Book Cart

Cricut Sophisticated Cart

My Pink Stamper Itty Bitty-licious

Martha Stewart Vintage Girl Paper Pad

Celebrate It Ribbon

Queen and Co. Snowflake Pearls

Please visit us at FCCB and see what the fabulous DT have created and join in our challenge.

Bug hugs!

Happy Scrapping!

Judy

My Pink Stamper's Pinkalicious Blog Hop Challenge (March 2012)

Hello everyone,

I have noticed a few new followers on my blog and I would love to welcome you. I hope I can keep you coming back.

Last night was the 2nd Friday of the month and My Pink Stamper, Robyn has a new blog hop with her pink designers and a challenge on her blog. Her theme for the challenge this month is  St. Patrick's Day! Think Green!

Here is a simple card I made for the challenge. I cut strips of colored paper to create the rainbow across the front of the card and cut a simple shamrock, embellished with some colored bling and used one of Robyn's stamp set.

I am also linking this card to the following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog #101: Luck of the Irish

Bitten by the Bug: Shamrock

Scrappy Moms Stamps Terrific Tuesday: St. Patrick's Day

What was used?

Cricut Designer Calendar 

My Pink Stamper Everyday Life Stamp set

Recollections Cardstock 

Various Colored Bling

Green Ink for stamp

Hope you enjoy my quick card. You can also visit Robyn's hop and see the really creative ways her DT have interpreted her challenge.

Happy Scrapping!

Judy

My Pink Stamper's Pinkalicious Blog Hop Challenge (Feb 2012)

Hello everyone,

Robyn from My Pink Stamper is having her Pinkalicious Blog Hop. Her talented designers have loads of wonderful projects up using her stamps. I love participating in Robyn's challenges, she really tries to push us with her challenges and lets be honest she does have the most amazing giveaways!

Her challenge this month: Use the color red, a circle, a pink ribbon and more than one MPS stamps. You need to include a die cut also!

With these color options I decided to make another Valentine's day card and I used three My Pink Stamper stamp sets for this challenge.

Card Front: Everyday Life & Fabulous Phrases

Inside the card: Punny-licious

What was used:  
Cricut Straight from the Nest
Cricut Craftroom Basics
MPS Everyday Life Stamp set
MPS Punny-licious
MPS Fabulous Phrases
Recollection & DCWV Cardstock
K&Company Ka-Zoo Paper Pad
Recollections Bling
Black and Pink Ink
Ribbon from stash
Zig Writer Pen in black


Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate the Occasion # 42: Christmas and DT Call

Hello everyone,

Its another week of Challenges at CTO and we a Christmas Challenge for you. Make any project with a Christmas theme but NO GREEN allowed!

Before I go into the challenge I must let you know that time is almost up for the old design team and we are looking for new gals and lads to join the new team starting on January 3rd, 2012. We would love for you to submit your projects so please visit Celebrate the Occasion and find out all the details on how to become a DT member.

For my project this week I made a hot chocolate holder and card set. This is a perfect little gift for the holidays for your kids classmates or a small token for your office buddies.

 

 

 

I am also entering my project into these other Challenges:
My Sheri Crafts Challenge: Decorate for Christmas
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #89: Present Time

What was used:
Cricut Winter Frolic
Sizzix Dots Embossing Folder in my Cuttlebug
My Pink Stamper Winter Punnies Stamp Set
The Paper Company Studio Christmas Phrases
DCWV The Winter Wonder Stack
DCWV Cardstock
Chalk Inks
Stickles

Land O Lakes Cocoa Classics (my favorite!)

Please stop by at CTO this week see the other projects the DT have made and show us what you have created with our Challenge.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Animals Circle Accordion Card

Hello Everyone,

I have this idea for an accordion card and thought I would combine a couple of challenges in making it. I always like to support my girls over at Celebrate the Occasion on my week off and I thought that this would a perfect shape for my card. I have to admit I went a little picture crazy on this post but I am really proud of my card. I will have to try a square one in the future because this circle one doesn't easily stand my itself.

The scalloped circles are each 4 inches and they were welded together on my Gypsy then rotated on the page so that they could be cut. I used one of my new favorite carts for the images, Nate's ABCs. The trouble with a 4 inch working area is that the images have to be cut smaller to fit in the frame and that meant I had to cut at 1.75 to 2 inches and some of the pieces were so tiny that I could hardly see them on the mat so I had to use my markers to add details.

I am also liking the sun on each scene, which is made up of twine wrapped around a few times on a punched circle.

 

I am linking this card to:
Celebrate The Occasion:  Circle Shaped Card (Any Occasion)
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday: #74 'Birthday Bash'
Cricut Cardz Challenge: #89 'Its a Jungle Out There'
Patches Of Pink: Thursday Link Up Party

What was used:
Gypsy
Cricut Nate's ABCs (Images form 1.75 to 2 inches)
Cricut Elegant Edges (Base scalloped circles)
Cricut Georges and Basic Shapes (circles)
Cricut Once Upon A Princess (clouds)
Recollections Basics Light Blue Paper
We R Memory Keepers Cardstock
Divine Twine Green Apple, Cotton Candy, Lemon, Aqua and Orange
Buttons from stash
Inks

I hope you will visit these blogs and see the wonderful creations all the DT have made.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

My Pink Stamper Card Donation for Breast Cancer

Hello Everyone,

I am making this card to donate to a Breast Cancer cause that Robyn of My Pink Stamper is hosting on her blog. She was contacted by a nurse, Kathy Mortl, asking for help to put a smile on the faces of ladies battling breast cancer. To know more about you can help out click HERE.

I really wanted the card to be very girlie so I pulled out my Pink lace ribbon. I am in love with lace ribbon.

What was used:
Cricut Stand and Salute
Cuttlebug Polka Dots
My Pink Stamper Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set
Making Memories Think Pink Paper
Making Memories Think Pink Sticker
Pink Ribbons (Satin and Lace)
Pink and Black Inks

Kathy needs only 1500, I am sure we can all pitch in and send them out. Mine goes out in the mail tomorrow.

Kathy Mortl

10261 N Sunnycrest Drive

Mequon, WI  53092"

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #26: Birthday Easel Card

Hello everyone,

Its time for another challenge at Celebrate the Occasion. This week's theme is Birthday Easel Card. If you haven't tried one before, this is the perfect time. I just love how easy they are to make and there are many U-Tube videos on how to make Easel Cards. I really like this one (Click HERE) by Split Coast Stampers. It is very easy to follow and you can really see how easy the technique is.

The other tutorial I used in making this card was a mini rose tutorial. I found the tutorial by Croping Queen (sorry she does not have a blog) for these roses, you can use any five petal flower. You can use a paper punch or your Cricut to create them. The best flower to use is the flower on Weddings Solution Cartridge because it is perfectly symmetrical but that is not totally neccessary. (Click HERE for tutorial). The leaves I just cut out by hand and added the details.

I will also be linking this card to:
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #73 : A Piece of Cake

What was used:
Cricut Elegant Edges (Bracket frame)
EK Success Retro Flower Paper Punch (5 punch for each rose)
My Pink Stamper Everyday Life Stamp set
Martha Stewart Vintage Girl Paper Pack
Martha Stewart Modern Festive Paper Pack
Martha Stewart Modern Festive Chipboard Cupcake
Recollection Cardstock
American Crafts Stamp Marker: Cricket
Divine Twine Green Apple
Colorbox Cat's eye Chalk Inks
Bling from stash

I hope you will visit Celebrate the Occasion and see the beautiful Easel Cards DT2 have made to inspire you. Remember there is a chance to be entered into our August drawing for a $25 Paper Trey Ink gift certificate.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

My Pinkalicious Blog Hop Friday (August 2011)

Hello everyone,

The monthly blog hop at My Pink Stamper is back on with her new DT. I love participating in her hops and this month she will even have a drawing for a Cricut cart and one of her stamp sets.

Her Challenge this month is for you to show off your style. This one was a little hard for me my style is always to try something different. I do love blue as well so I thought I would incorporate that into the project. I love the Nursery Rhymes and A Child's Years carts so I thought I'd use a cut from one of those. I also love the versatility of the Elegant Edges cart especially if you have a Gypsy so I used that too. I do love nice clean lines though, I am not too good with grunge or vintage styles.

I also used My Pink Stamper Everyday Life Stamp set which I received as a gift from Robyn for my Honorable Mention (for that post click here). Thanks so much Robyn.

 
What was used:
Cricut Nursery Rhymes (Pat-A-Cake cut at 2.5 inches)
Cricut Elegant Edges (Card base (with Gypsy) and topper at 4.25 inches)
My Pink Stamper Everyday Life Stamp set
DCWV Cotton Bloom Stack
American Craft Specialty Ribbon: Haute
Imaginisce I-Rock Hot Gems
Black Ink and Embossing powder

I have visited the stops on the hop and there are some really cute projects out there. Thanks for popping by.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #24: Kids Birthday

Hello everyone,

This is my first project for the new term on the Celebrate the Occasion's Design Team. There are so many wonderfully talented people on the two teams and I am humbled to be joining them.

As usual if you join in with our challenge you have a chance to be entered into our monthly drawing for an amazing prize. The theme this month is 'Kid's Birthday.'

This card is very special because I made it for my little friend Joshua Barry who is turning 3 years old today and he loves dragons! Unfortunately he is also moving way across the other side of the country with his family today. His mom and I are really good friends and great scrapbook pals. I am gonna miss them so much.

On the inside I stamped 'Have the HAPPIEST Birthday' from My Pink Stamper Fabulous Phrases Stamp set.

What was used:
Cricut Gypsy
Cricut Birthday Cakes (Castle cut at 2.5 inches, Dragon cut at 3.5 inches)
Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls (Sun cut at 3.75 inches
Cricut A Child's Year and George and Basic Shapes (grass welded on Gypsy)
Cuttlebug Polka Dots and Tiny Mosaic Texture Embossing Folders
Recollections Basics Light Blue Distressed
Cardstock: Recollections, DCWV, K&Company Recycled Grass Greens
My Pink Stamper Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set
Colorbox Chalk Inks

Please visit Celebrate the Occasion see the work fantastic work the ladies have produced to inspire you and share your own creations to inspire us.
Happy Scrapping!
Judy 

Honorable Mention on My Pink Stamper

Hello everyone,

I entered the challenge for the design team over at on My Pink Stamper.  I was just watching here live broadcast and I am sad  to report that I didn't make it to her DT. She did however, gave me a honorable mention and I get to choose one her wonderful stamp sets as a gift.

Here is the card that I entered, if you would like to see the full post click HERE.

Thanks Robyn and Karlee of course!
Happy Scrapping!
Judy

My Pink Stamper DT Submission (Aug-Jan Term)

Hello everyone,

I am applying for a DT position over at My Pink Stamper.

Her challenge: "Make a card, scrapbook page, or other Cricut project with your favorite Cricut cartridge using the colors Orange, Turquoise, Green, Brown and another optional color of your choice." I have chosen one of my new favorite carts Kate's ABCs to use for this challenge and my optional color is PINK! I used Robyn's Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set for this project. I love this set because all the phrase fits perfectly across a portrait A2 card but still perfect on any other size cards you make.

 

 

What was used: Cricut Kate's ABCs (flowerpot cut at 3.75 inches)Cricut Elegant Edges (Scallop frame and shadow cut at 4.25 inches)My Pink Stamper Fabulous Phrases Stamp set  Cuttlebug Tiny Mosaic Embossing Folder DCWV The Mango Frost StackRecollections CardstockMartha Stewart Pop-up Butterflies Edge Punch for the butterflies.Recollection RibbonColorBox Earthly Ores Brown inkZing Embossing Powder
This is my second time submitting for a DT call at MPS so I am sharing with you my first entry. If you would like to see that entire post click HERE. 

Wish me luck, good luck if you have entered andHappy Scrapping!Judy

My Pink Stamper's Pinkalicious Blog Hop Challenge (Apr. 2011)

Hello everyone,

Welcome to my new followers. It seems like I have just hit 100 and I am just steadily climbing and it wouldn't happen with you! I love submitting to My Pink Stamper Challenge; this month's theme is Anything Birthday. Robyn does such beautiful work and her pink designer have made really special projects for this month's blog hop.

I wanted to do two hings with this challenge make a cut that I haven't before from my cart and use one of Robyn's stamps. since I only have Punnylicious and the Christmas sets then I guess I had to use Create a Critter to go with it. I chose the little crab because of the 'Crab-u-lous' sentiment I haven't used either before.

I think they worked great together! So here is my card:

Another little guy greets them on the inside.

What do you think? I could have made it a little bigger tough. I need to get a few more of Robyn's stamps set. I am going to try to get my hands on Fabulous Phrases next!

What was used:
Gypsy
Cricut Smiley Cards: Welded crabs together for the card base (4.20 each crab, 3.95 for each liner then cut off limbs) and call-out (cut to match stamps size)
Cricut Create a Critter: Crabs 2.30 and 1.30 inches
My Pink Stamper Punny-licious Stamp Set
'Happy Birthday' from Michael's $1 bin
Cardstock: Coredinations and Recollection
Patterned Paper: Heidi Grace Sparkle
Fiskars Pop Up Punch - Daisy (2 layers)
Inks
Bling
Stickles

I am also linking this card to Patches of Pink Thursday Link Up


Happy Scrapping!
Judy