Celebrate The Occasion Challenge #16: School's Out

Hello everyone,

Its time for another challenge at Celebrate the Occasion and this week's theme is 'School's Out' but you must have an apple. Create a card, layout or project and post by Sunday, June 5th, 11:59pm (EST). A winner will be announced and entered into May drawing for the Cricut's SPRING HOLIDAY CARDS cartridge!

I  made two of the same cards, one just a little more masculine for a male teacher. It is quite a simple card but I just love the plaid paper with the apples.

What was used:
Cricut My World (Apples cuts at 2.25 inches)
DCWV The Grade School Stack
DCWV The High School Stack
DCWV Doodlin' Around Stack
Recollection Cardstock
Gold Star Brads
Ribbons from stash
Best Teacher Stamp
Inks

I want to remind everyone that Celebrate the Occasion will be having our first Pool Party Blog Hop on June 4th. This will also be my first Blog Hop, I am very excited! I want to tell you there will by CANDY on every blog that is participating in the hop. I can't wait! Please come back on Saturday to join us.

Happy scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches # 163

Hello everyone,

I would like to say to all Military Service members thanks for your service. I wish a safe and soon return to the arms of your loved one that miss you. Good luck to you all out there.

Its Monday and time for another sketch on Nuts About Sketches. This week I have done another page for my in laws' book. The pictures are of them, from dating until about two years ago. I only hope to have as long and happy marriage as they have. The title 'yhdessa aina' means 'together always.

 

What was used:
Cricut Gypsy Font (Title welded and cut at 1.28)
Cricut Accents Essentials (Flourish cut at 2.29)
DCWV Textured Cardstock
DCWV Hippie Chic Stack
Martha Stewart Doily Lace Trim Punch
Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch
Recollection Pearl Stickers

Happy scrapping!
Judy

Smiley Cards Retirement

Hello everyone,

I made my second retirement card! This one is for the new challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion. I love joining in with DT 1 on my week off. I used Cricut Smiley card on my Gypsy for this one. I came up with the idea and thought I'd give it a try. I hope you like it.

What was used:
Cricut Smiley Card (Cut at 2.25)
Gypsy
DCWV Lemon Flower Stack
Cardstock Mix of DCWV, Recollection and TPC
Sentiments printed from the computer (Murphy Script Font)
Brads from my stash
Green Ink

Here is my first ever retirement card that I made back in March this year. I am sharing it again because it is one of my favorite cards I have made.  If you would like to know more about it please click HERE to see the original post.

Visit Celebrate the Occasion see the beautiful projects DT 1 have submitted and link your own creations.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches # 162

Hello everyone,

Sketch 162 has been up on Nuts About Sketches since Monday but I did not have a chance to update my blog until now. For this page I choose a photo of my daughter in a ball pit at one of the many birthday parties she has been invited to. I just love her smile and this photo shows it off perfectly.

 

What was used:
DCWV Flower Shower Stack
DCWV Flower Shower Embellishments
Cuttlebug Bloom Dots Embossing Folder
EK Success Fastenator
Felt Flowers from Michael's $1 bin
Heidi Grace Pink Rose Rhinestone stickers

Please visit Nuts About Sketches, see the beautiful layouts the DT have done with this sketch and upload you pages to the site. We would love to see you you interpreted this sketch.

Happy scrapping!
Judy

My Sheri Crafts Challenge #57 - Transportation Week

Hello everyone,

I made this card for the bus driver at my son Aleksi's school who is moving to another State today. Aleksi doesn't take the bus but he loves school buses and everyday this driver opens the door and allow him to climb in a take a look around. Aleksi just adores the bus, he even sleeps with a toy bus every night!

I am entering the card into:
My Sheri Crafts Challenge #57 - Transportation Week.

What was used:
Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls (Bus)
Cricut Groovy Times (Cloud)
Patterned Paper from my stash
TPC Studios Transportation Stamp set
Recollection Cardstock
Inks

Happy scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #14: Anniversary

Hello everyone,

Its challenge time at Celebrate the Occasion and DT 2's turn to inspire you with their creativity! This week's theme Anniversary! So, create a card, layout or project and post by Sunday, May 22nd, 11:59pm (EST). A winner will be announced and entered into May drawing for the  Cricut's SPRING HOLIDAY CARDS cartridge!

 

I just love how the flourish on the end of the pears overlap!

What was used:
Cricut Elegant Edges ('Loops' cut at 3.5 inches)
Cricut Wall Decor and More (Pears, one flipped, both cut at 2.5 inches)
Basic Grey nook and Pantry Paper pack
Recollection Paper pack
Ribbon from my stash
Colorbox Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Que
Hero Arts Everyday Sayings Stamp Set

'The Perfect Pear' sentiment printed from my computer.

Please visit Celebrate the Occasion and see the beautiful project all of DT 2 have done. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Happy scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches # 161

Hello everyone,

Its another Monday, that means a new sketch at Nuts About Sketches. This week I did another page for my MIL's book. I am really trying to get it all completed because they will be coming for a visit this summer and I would to give it to her then. I am so loving her book, I think I am gonna miss it when its gone!

 

What was used:
Cricut My World (Apples cut at 1.5 and 1.75 inches)
Cricut Paper Lace (Title cut at 1.62 inches)
EK Success Binding Edge Punch
DCWV The Grad School Stack
Basic Grey Basics White Paper Pack
Other Cardstock from my Stash
Flower Paper Clips

Please head over to Nuts About Sketches, see the fabulous pages the DT have submitted and link your own interpretation of this sketch. We always love it when you join in.

Happy scrapping!
Judy

My Hero Card for Memorial Day

Hello everyone,

Its time for a  new project and Challenge over at Paper This and That! This month's theme is 'Lets Honor Our Military!' Create a card or LO involving Memorial Day or other military theme. The prize is a set of custom designed digital paper called Swiss Dot Collection. The papers are high resolution images that are 8.5 x 11, which can be used in digital scrapbooking or printed to use in your paper crafting projects.

I have used Cricut Stand and Salute Cart on this card. I got this cart from the Cricut rewards program with my points. It is a very useful cart, those ribbons would be perfect for Breast Cancer too.

What was used:
Cricut Stand and Salute (Star cut at 4 inches, MY HERO and shadow cut at 2.18 inches, 3 ribbons at 1.5 inches welded and cut with my Gypsy)
DCWV Fun In the Sun Summer Stack
DCWV Summer Dreams Stack
Recollections Cardstock
Colorbox Chalk ink

Head on over to Paper This and That and see the other beautiful projects the DT have submitted.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Wedding Card

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share a very quick card I made for a Wedding Challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion. I love joining in on my week off so even though the deadline is Sunday, May 15th, 11:59pm (EST) I still wanted to show my support. Go see the wonderful projects DT 1 submitted to inspire you.

Challenge theme is wedding but you must use ribbon.
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What was used:
DCWV Scrapbook Kit in a Stack: Love and Wedding
Recollections Cardstock
Fiskars All Year Greetings Stamp Set
TPC Clearly Better Ink in Black
Eyelets
Black Ribbon from my stash
'Love' metal accent from my stash

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

My Pink Stamper National Scrapbook Day Celebration

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share a few of my creations for National Scrapbook Day Celebration over a MPS. I would have loved to have completed more projects but I am so happy to have participated. I tried to do pages because I do have loads of pictures left to scrap and I guess I am a lot fired up about my pages from last week's daily page.

So here are all my entries on one post:
Challenge # 4 - Mother's Day Theme
This card is very similar to the Graduation card I posted last week. I loved the design so much I thought it would look cute in pink and I was right!

Challenge # 7 - Make a scrapbook page
This is another one for my Mother-in-laws book. Title means sister and the pictures are of my MIL and her sisters.

Challenge #10 - Something with a pet
We do not have any pets of our own but my sister-in-law has dogs. This is a page for my MIL's book of her shaggy grand-kids.

Challenge #12 - Something Kid Theme
You recently seen the layout of my son's hair cut story. This picture was taken a couple weeks after showing him do what he does best - RUNNING!

I won't do what was used for this post but if you have any question or you want to know which Cricut cart I used please drop me a line.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches # 160

Hello everyone,

I had so much fun with all the sketches in the birthday celebrations at Nuts About Sketches last week I had so many pages done, but you have until May 15 at midnight (14th going into15th) to complete any of these sketches for a chance to win the beautiful The Scrapping Spot's May Scrapbook Kit.

We are back to our regular Monday sketch and this week I think I have done one of my favorite pages of all time. I used photos of my daughter when she was one year old eating a juicy tomato. She used to love them, couldn't get enough, now she won't even touch them! I hope you enjoy this page I had so much fun putting it together.

 

What was used:
Cricut Freshly Picked (Title at 1.0 inch, Tomato at 3.75 inches then trip off ES)
Cricut Calligraphy Collection (Flourishes at 0.87 and 1.5 inches)
DCWV Farmer's Market Stack
DCWV, Recollections and Bazzill Cardstock
Martha Stewart Loops Around the Page Punch
Making Memories Color Staples
EK Success Fastenator
Ribbons from my stash
Burnt Seina Ink

For a direct link to birthday celebrations sketches at Nuts About Sketches click here.

Happy scrapping!
Judy

Happy Mother's Day

Hello everyone,

I hope all mothers out there had a lovely day. It was just another Sunday here with loads of extra hugs in between but I wanted to share with you my Mother's day gifts. I can't wait to create something my new carts to share with you.

                          From my daughter                                                            From my son

 

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches Birthday Celebrations: Sketch 7

Hello everyone,

This is the final sketch of the Nuts About Sketches Birthday celebrations. I had so much fun producing the pages and I got so much done in such a short space of time its is unbelievable!

For Sketch 7, I used pictures of my son having his first hair cut. This is what is written in the journaling:

We weren't exactly ready to give you a hair cut, but when daddy asked, "Why is Aleksi loosing his hair? I knew something was wrong! Aliisa had taken her play scissors and started cutting your hair. Chunks of your beautiful curls were just lying all over the floor. We had to cut it to make it even. Daddy was the happiest, he got out his sheer and got rid of all of it. You still looked cute, but mommy was not too happy because her little baby looked so much like a little man!

 

What was used:
Cricut  Boys Will Be Boys (Title and shadow 1.50 inches)
Cricut Disney Happily Ever After (Scissors 1.1 and 1.75 inches)
Cuttlebug Polka Dots Embossing Folder
Recollection Basics Red paper (Dots, Small dots and Stripes)
Recollection Black Cardstock
DCWV Textured Cardstock
Red Ink 

You have until May 15 at midnight (14th going the 15th) to complete any of these sketches. You will get one entry for every layout you complete. The winner will be picked randomly and will be announced on Monday's regular post. Here is reminder of the Scrapbook Kit that can be won.

Happy scrapping!

Judy

Nuts About Sketches Birthday Celebrations: Sketch 6

Hello everyone,

Another page celebrating Nuts About Sketches' birthday! For this sketch I used pictures of my husband and myself on our trip to Stockholm, Sweden summer 2010. It was so nice! It was like a second honeymoon, just the two of us no kids for a week and a half!

I cut a circle out of a tourist map and used it in place of the larger photo to show off the where we stayed and things we did on the trip. I still have to add the journaling though. Some of the embellies (brads and the flower paper on the right) were bought in Sweden too. We had a fun trip and I even got to meet up with a high school girlfriend I had not seen for more than 15 years.

 

What was used:
Cricut Plantin Schoolbook (letters cut twice at 1.8 inches)
Gartner Studios Airplane Voyage Collection Paper pack
Panduro Hobby Lemongrass sunny Flowers
Panduro Hobby Travel Brads

Happy scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches Birthday Celebrations: Sketch 5

Hello everyone,

I used this sketch for a page for my Mother-in-law's book. I have been working on a book for her for sometime and I hope I can deliver it to her this summer. The pictures are of my husband, his siblings, his mother and his dad (with the summer bon-fire). This is one of my favorite layouts I have done recently. I might have to copy it for my book too. KESA is the Finnish word for Summer.
 

 

What was used:
Cricut Don Juan (Title letters cut at 1.4 inches)
DCWV Tahiti Beach Stack
Fastenator
Staples
Ribbon from stash
Ink

Only two more days are left in the birthday celebrations at Nuts About Sketches. We would love for you all to join in remember there is a beautiful scrapbook kit to win and you only have to complete one of the seven sketches and link it to Nuts About Sketches for a chance to win.

Please join us or stop in to see the gorgeous layouts the DT have been submitting.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches Birthday Celebrations: Sketch 4

Hello everyone,

This is my second post today, please scroll down and take a look at my graduation card for Celebrate the Occasion.

For Birthday sketch #4, I used pictures of my son trying to lick all the ice cream out of the glass. He looked so cute doing it that, I decided to take pictures instead of taking the glass away from him. 

 

What was used:

Cricut Birthday Bash (Title1.0 to 1.1 inches, shorter ice cream 2.75 inches)

Cricut Hello Kitty Greetings (Cherries 2.0 inches)

Cricut Sweet Treats (taller ice cream 3.75 inches)

Cricut Wild Cards (Frames edited on the Gypsy 17.45 inches)

Cricut Georges and Basic Shapes (Circles 2.5 to 2.75 inches)

Basic Grey Cupcake stack

Bazzill Cardstock

Recollection Cardstock 

Visit Nuts About Sketches and link your pages. Check back tomorrow for a new birthday sketch.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate the Occasion - Challenge #12: Graduation

Hello everyone,

Its Teacher's Appreciation Week and I would love to thank all the wonderful teacher I have found in the craft world. So many of you share your craft and techniques so willing, I am a better crafter for it. So thank you all Teachers!

Its time for a new challenge at Celebrate the Occasion. This week Design Team 2 are challenged to create a project for a graduate.

I decided to try my first Easel card which I adapted to be money/ gift holder (just in case you don't know what to buy). I love the Easel card effect and I just love how easy they are to make! I expect that you will see a lot more of these cards from me. This card measures 5.5 X 4.25 when closed.

 

 

 

What was used:
Cricut A Child's Year (Hat had 2.5 inches, in black trip tassel, hide inner contours on Gypsy and cut in gold).
Cricut Birthday Bash (Font for GRAD cut at 0.95 inch)
Cricut Wild Card (Banner Frame cut at 8.8 inches
Cuttlebug Seeing Spots Embossing Folder
DCWV Gold Stag Star Paper
DCWV Black Congratulations Paper
Recollections Cardstock
Bazzill Gold Cardstock
Colorbox Charcoal Ink
Gold Ink

Visit Celebrate the Occasion and see the inspiring projects the design team have made. Then create a card, layout or project to wow us and post by Sunday, May 8th, 11:59pm (EST).

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches #159

Hello Again Everyone!

If you are searching for the third Nuts About Sketches birthday sketch click here!

This is my second post today! This is my regular weekly post for Nuts About Sketches.
I was so excited to use this pack of paper for this page, it is DCWV The Playtime Stack. I saw it in Michael's and fell in love with it! I didn't even have to spend my money on it because one of my girlfriends gave me the stack! Thanks hon, you know who you are! 

The images are printed right on Kraft paper! Its so cute.  For my page I used only use Kraft paper for cutting my files and then colored them with ink to keep the feel of the paper. I also cut out clouds from another sheet in the stack and popped them up on the page. The photos are of my kids playing in the backyard on a warm summer day and I used the right side of the sketch.

 

What was used:
Cricut Lyrical Letters (Title letters form 1.7 to 2.4 inches welded on the gypsy)
Cricut Groovy Times (Rainbow cut at 3.5 inches) 
DCWV The Playtime Stack
Recollections Kraft Paper
Colorbox Chalk inks 
Popdots

Come back tomorrow for TWO more posts!
Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches Birthday Celebrations: Sketch 3

Hello Everyone,

Its Day 3 of the seven days birthday celebrations at Nuts About Sketches. 
My page is of my little ones playing in the leaves in the backyard in Autumn. Such simple things can entertain them for so long sometimes.

 

What was used:
Cricut Wild Cards (Title cut at 12.66 inches on 2 different paper and layers)
Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls (for leaves)
Cricut Straight From The Nest (for leaves)
Cricut Designer's Calender (for leaves)
Stamping Up  Scallop trim border and corner punch
The paper I have had in my stash for sometime and I can't find the brand. I picked it up in TJ Maxx.

You are playing for The Scrapping Spot's May kit. So please join us and link up a page or two. Here is the picture of the kit you are playing for.

Join me tomorrow for TWO more posts.

Happy scrapping!

Judy

Nuts About Sketches Birthday Celebrations: Sketch 2

Hello

Today is the second of the seven days birthday celebrations at Nuts About Sketches.
My page is of my daughter wearing the jewelry we made using . She had so much fun making them pieces and posing in them for pictures. We took so many pictures but these are my favorite ones. 

 

What was used:
Cricut A Child's Year (Font welded on my Gypsy and cut at 1 inch)
Me and My Big Idea Sassy paper pack
Recollections cardstock
Stampin' Up Corduroy Buttons
Colorbox Inks 

Visit Nuts About Sketches and link your pages. Check back tomorrow for a new birthday sketch plus my regular Monday page.

Happy scrapping!
Judy