CTO Challenge #93: Christmas! Anything Goes

Hello everyone,

Its time for another Christmas challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion. This week were are taking some of the stress of and just want you to share those beautiful cards or projects. Anything Goes!

This is also my last project as part of the CTO design team. I have been so lucky to have worked with such talented ladies, thanks for the inspiration ladies.

For my project this week I made two versions of the same card. I can't decide which one I like better.

I will be linking this card to CAS(E) this Sketch because it works perfectly for their challenge this week.

The ornaments were made using  a Stampin' Up stamp set and framelits dies. I just love this set! I took a class with my SU demonstrator to make a this gorgeous ornament using the set. It took 2.5 hours but totally worth it!

Isn't it just beautiful!

What was used:
Stampin' Up Ornament Keepsakes Stamps
Stampin' Up Ornament Keepsake Framelits Die
Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler Ink
Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade Ink
Stampin' Up Early Espresso Stamp Write Marker
Hero Arts Holiday Sayings Sentiments
Cuttlebug
Recollection Cardstock
Recollections Bling
Divine Twine

Hope you are not too busy preparing for the holidays to join in our challenge at CTO. Stop by and join us.

Happy Scrappin'
Judy

CTO Challenge #92: Christmas

Hello everyone,

Just 2 weeks left for Christmas! I have been very late with sending out my Christmas cards this year. I have to really get busy if I still plan to get them out.

This weeks challenge at Celebrate the Occasion will hopefully inspire you to get creating your own cards to send out. Our theme is Christmas but you MUST use a punch.

I used a digital stamp from our sponsor this month from Floppy Latte Design called Reindeer Silhouette. I used craft paper for the first time on a Christmas card, paired it with Martha Stewart Holly Punch and I like the way it turned out.

What was used:
Floppy Latte Designs Reindeer Silhouette digi stamp
Martha Stewart Holly Border Punch
The Homemade Christmas Paper Stack
Recollections Cardstock
Tim Holtz and Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Tim Holtz and Ranger Fired Brick Distress Ink
Hero Art Holiday Sayings Stamp Set
Spellbinders Labels 4 small
Red ribbon fro my stash

Just a reminder that we are having a Design Team call at Celebrate the Occasion and you can participate in this week's challenge and show off your punches.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

CTO Challenge # 91: Christmas

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all have a great start to your December and getting a great start on the holiday shopping.
This week we have started celebrating Christmas with our theme over at Celebrate the Occasion. We do have a twist on our challenge though NO RED or GREEN this week.

I have made a elegant snowflake card. It is very simple but I thing the bits of glitter makes it pop and gives its a bit of sparkle. What do you think?

What was used:

Stampin' Up and Sizzix Big Snow Flurry Die

Hero Art Holiday Sayings Stamp Set

Stampin' Up Brilliant Blue

We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (green)

Recollections Cardstock

Recollections Glitter Adhesive Dots

I hope you will visit CTO and join in out challenge this week. If you love to share your craft with others and would love to be on a Design Team, we are having a Design Team call! For more information visit CTO! Good Luck!

Happy Scrapping!

Judy

I made Top 5 at FCCB!

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to share that I made a Top 5 at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog for my Gratitude Pumpkin Card.

If you would love to see My original post please click HERE.
If you would love to see FCCB wednesdays winners post click HERE.

Thanks for the vote ladies of FCCB! It means a lot that you like my card enough to vote for it.
Happy Scrapping!
Judy

CTO Challenge #90: Thanksgiving

Hello Everyone,

I hope you have fully recovered from Thanksgiving celebrations and that you have a lovely time with your families and didn't have too much to eat.

This week our theme at Celebrate the Occasion is Thanksgiving and we are challenging you to share a thanksgiving projects but you MUST use three buttons.

The image I used is from our sponsor for this month, Bugaboo Stamps. I used Turkey Give Thanks image.

The idea for this card came from my friend and Stampin' Up enabler, Michelle. She is very creative and I really like this idea and lifted it from her. You can visit her blog HERE and also check out her Stampin' Up Online store HERE.

The card is a twisted card and is quite an interesting shape. I used the base as a portrait shape but if it is used in the landscape format you can use it as a gift card holder. The card started with a 4 1/2 X 11 piece of paper then score the card from one corner to the opposite corner, fold along the score line then fold the card in half.

What was used:
Bugaboo Digi Stamps, Turkey Give Thanks
Copic Markers
Spellbinders Labels 4
Recollections Night and Fall Paper Pad
My Minds Eye Sunshine 6 X 6 Paper Pad
Recollections Cardstock
Ranger/Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink
Recollections Ribbon
Devine Twine
Buttons from my stash

I really love the shape of this card, I will really have to try it out as a gift card holder for another project.  Please stop by CTO and join in with us this week.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

CTO Challenge #89: Pumpkin Please

Hello everyone,

I probably won't post again before Thanksgiving so I hope you will have loads of family fun time and good food.  Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

Our project for this week at Celebrate the Occasion is Pumpkin Please! We are challenging you to create a project with a pumpkin on it.

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog is having a Thank you card challenge so I an linking my card there.

I edited the Jack-O-Lantern card on the Wild Cards Cartridge with my Gypsy to make this card. I had to make the base cut a few times to make the layers.

What was used:

Cricut Wild Card

Cricut Gypsy

Inkadinkado Filigree Fall Stamp Set

We R Memory Keepers Cardstock

Basic Grey Mellow Equinox Pattern Paper

Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Recollection Bling

I hope you will find a few minutes out of your Thanksgiving Holiday to join in our challenge at CTO. Thanks for stopping by and have fun shopping on Black Friday!

Happy Scrapping!

Judy

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

CTO Challenge #85: An Apple a Day

Hello everyone,

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

We have a new challenge up at Celebrate The Occasion. This week our challenge is An Apple a Day. We are challenging you to create a project with an apple included.

 Close up of the main panel

Inside the card

What was used:
Cricut Pooh and Friends
KI Memories Pattern Paper.
Cardstock: Recollection, Coredinations, Stampin' Up
Sentiment printed on my computer

Please stop by CTO and join in with us this week. I can't wait to see your apple projects.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

FCCB Challenge #134: Boo Spectacular

Hello everyone,

Its time for another challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. This week we are challenging you to make a Halloween project using the colors orange and black.

I had some fun with this challenge and I couldn't resist using my Happy Haunting Cart. I also had some fun with my Martha Stewart Spiderweb Punch Around the Page set to create the card base. I started the base two 5 inch square black cardstock. I really love the effect and I will be trying this again with some of my other punch sets.

What was used:
Cricut Happy Hauntings
Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up
Martha Stewart Spiderweb Punch Around the Page Set
Pattered Paper from stash
Recollections Cardstock
Recollection Little Monsters Stamp set
White and Black pens

I hope you will have a chance to see the projects the DT have submitted for this challenge over at FCCB. Please cut your favorite Halloween image from your Cricut and join in with us too.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

CTO Challenge #84: Male Birthday

Hello Everyone,

Its time for a new challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion. This week we are celebrating the guys! Our challenge is to make a birthday card for a guy, the only rule it MUST be a TALL CARD!

My card is 4 X 8 1/2 and quite manly too!

I have been noticing the mustache trend in paper crafting and thought that this was the perfect occasion to try it out.

What was used:

SCAL for the Mustache

My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Two 6 x 6 paper pack (tag was also from paper pack)

Recollections Cardstock

Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Metal Arrow accent and Ribbon from my stash.

$1 stamp set for the HB sentiment

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

Happy Scrapping!

Judy

CTO Challenge #83: Poppin' By

Hello everyone,

If you are looking for FCCB Columbus Day post please click HERE.

Its time for a new challenge at Celebrate the Occasion. This week we are celebrating Popcorn Popping Month. We are challenging you to create a project including some popcorn.

Close Up

I tried to keep this card simple to show off the popcorn and I really like how it turned out. The popcorn box I cut by hand and used a EK Success border punch to create the scalloped edge.

What was used:

Cricut Slumber Party

EK Success Scalloped Scallop Border Punch

Recollections Cardstock

Red and Yellow Chalk Inks

Sentiment was printed from my computer

I hope you will stop by CTO and join in our challenge this week. I can't wait to see the creative ways you will combine popcorn into your projects.

Happy Scrapping!

Judy

FCCB Challenge #132: Columbus Day

Hi everyone,

Happy Columbus day! We are celebrating Columbus day over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog so we are challenging you to make a project using a ship.

I made a simple 4 1/4 X 4 1/4 easel card for my project this week.

What was used:

Cricut Wall Decor and More

Ranger Tea Dye Distress Ink

Cuttlebug Bubbles Embossing Folder

DCWV The Spring Fling Patterned Paper

Recollections cardstock

Celebrate It Sheer ribbon

Sentiment was printed from my computer

Corner Rounder

I hope you will be one of the lucky ones to have the day off this Columbus Day to stay home and do some crafting. I hope you will create a card for our challenge and join in with us at FCCB. 

Happy Scrapping

Judy

CTO Challenge #82 and Link Up For Pink: Breast Cancer Awareness

Hello everyone,

I hope you are having a wonderful start of October. As we all know this month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we at Celebrate the Occasion want to remind you to get your breast exams.

I would also love to send out a huge hug to all breast cancer survivors and to anyone who is fighting their battle now. All my love goes out to you all.

My card was created with a stamp set that I won from Link Up For Pink giveaway. The stamp set is really super cute and was perfect for both these challenges. I really love the sentiment.

What was used:
Freshly Brewed Designs Save the hOOters
Making Memories Think Pink patterned papers
Me & My Big Ideas Mambi Breast cancer paper pack
Recollections cardstock
Copics
Memento
Ranger Tattered Rose Distress Ink
Bling

I hope you will stop by CTO and join in our challenge then take a stop at LUFP and link with the ladies there too. Together we can Stamp Out Breast Cancer!

Ladies please get your Ta-tas checked!
Happy Scrapping
Judy 

FCCB Challenge #130: Birthday Celebration

Hello everyone,

Its time for a new challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. Our theme this week is Birthday Celebration. Our challenge to you is to make a birthday project using a candle.

This past Saturday we had a double party for my daughter and son. I decided to make banners for their party. My kids were given Finnish names so its hard to find anything with their names in the US, so I made them pennant banners with their names.

What was used:
Cricut Pretty Pennants
Cricut American Alphabet
Cricut Boys Will Be Boys
Cricut Birthday Bash
Cricut Doodlecharms
Recollection Cardstock
DCWV Shimmer cardstock
DCWV Cotton Bloom Stack
K&Company Graduation Paper Pad
K&Company Confetti Die-cut Cardstock
Crop-a-dile and Large Eyelets
Bead Landing Jute Cording

I hope you will have a chance to visit us over at FCCB and see the projects our DT have made to share with you. Please join in and link your projects with us.I can't wait to see what you have made.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

CTO Challenge #80: Birthday

Hello everyone,

Its time for a new challenge at Celebrate the Occasion. Our challenge to you to make a birthday project but you MUST use twine and at least one button.

This week have been playing around with my Copics. I have also used a cute image from our sponsors this month Bugaboo Digi Stamps. I also played around with purple, a color I do not use much for my scrapbooking or card making. I will use this card for my daughter who is turning 7 years old on Thursday.

Here is a picture of my little 7 year old girl.

What was used:

Bugaboo Digi Stamps, Bugaboo Brats - Pretty Dress

Cricut/Close to My Heart Art Philosophy Cart and Stamp set

Copics Sketch Markers

Recollections Cardstock

Recollections Purple Gingham Pattern Paper

Prima Daisy Doodles

Felt Embellishments from Michael's $1.50 bin

Making Memories buttons

Martha Stewart Leaves Ribbon

Ranger distress ink

Twine and Ribbon from my stash

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you will visit us at Celebrate the Occasion, see the lovely projects from the designers and join in our challenge.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

CTO Challenge #79: Get in Shape!

Hello everyone,

If you are looking for my FCCB Trains, Planes and Automobiles Post click HERE.

Its Tuesday time for a new challenge up at Celebrate The Occasion. This week we our challenge is everything shape card! No squares or rectangles allowed! So 'Get Into Shape' with us!

I made a butterfly shaped card. I love butterflies! I popped up the wings on the front of the card.

What was used:
Cricut Gypsy
Cricut Birthday Cakes
Inkadinkado Kathy Davis Expressions Stamp set
MME Market 6X6 Paper Pad
Recollections cardstock
Twine
Butterfly Charm
Ranger Tattered Rose Distress Ink

I hope you will join us at Celebrate the Occasion this week for this challenge. The DT have made some really cute shape cards to wow you!

Happy Scrapping.

FCCB Challenge #128: Trains, Planes and Automobiles

Hello everyone,

I hope you are having a wonderful day! I had a crazy week last week with getting ready for a big promotion for the classes I teach and helping to plan our block party! Both on the same day! The block party was a huge success and I had loads of sign ups for my classes but I am so happy to be back to a little less stress.

Lets get into our challenge this week at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog! This week we are challenging you to make a project with some sort of automobile (planes, trains, cars, bikes, etc). I used Everyday Pop Up Cards to make a pop-up card. I have had this card for  awhile, used it a few times but never did a pop-up.

I used my Gypsy to size the airplane onto the pop-up card so that I pop-up image would have the layers.

What was used:
Cricut Gypsy
Cricut Everyday Pop Up Cards
Recollections cardstock
DCWV Metallic cardstock
Ribbon from my stash
Ranger Broken China Distress Ink
Black Bling

Now that I am back on target I have to announce the winner of the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mask from the FCCB blog hop two weeks ago.

The winner by Random.org is......

....... The Busy Bucharoo! Congrats I will be contacting you for your mailing address.

I hope you will stop by FCCB and join in this weeks challenge.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy