Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #32: Any Occasion - Must Use Ribbon

Hello Everyone,

Its another Tuesday so there is a new challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion. This week you are challenged to use ribbon on your project and it can be Any Occasion. Remember you may have a chance  to be entered into a draw for a $25 Papertrey Ink gift certificate.

Since the challenge is to use ribbon, I wanted my ribbon to be the star of the card. The card is 5 x 7 inches. I started with a 48 inches of a 1.5 inch wide ribbon. Then I baste stitched the middle of the ribbon down the entire length of the ribbon, pulled the tread and gathered it to get the effect seen on the card. I used Fabric-tac glue to attach the ribbon to the card.

What was used:
Fabri-tac glue
DCWV Cotton Bloom Stack
Recollections Cardstock
Sunflower Yellow Rhinestones
Inkadinkado Thank You Words Stamp Set
1.5 inch satin ribbon
Fibers from my stash
Green Chalk Ink

Please visit CTO, see  all the inspiration from the design team and join us with this week's challenge. I can't wait to see what you create.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Hot Air Balloon Card

Hello everyone,

There has been a new challenge up at Celebrate the Occasion since Tuesday and the theme this week is Birthday but you 'must use a balloon' on your project. I made this simply card with a cute $1 stamp I found at JoAnns.

I love the effect of the three balloons. The middle balloon I cut out and up with popdots to have a little 3-D effect on the card. Here is a little close up of the balloons. It is a very simply card but I love the effect. My greeting is not as straight as I would have loved but it works.

What was used:
Recollection Cardstock
Martha Stewart Cool Colors School Days Paper Pack
Archival Inks in Banana, Aqua and Carnation
$1 Stamp from JoAnns
Ribbon from my local craft store

Now I have some big news to share:
I have been neglecting my blog friends and followers for the past couple of weeks because I am very busy trying to sort life out to move from MA to CA! Its crazy, scary, exciting and sad all together. I apologize for not commenting on your blogs and I have not posted on my blog as much as I usually do because we are trying to get everything sorted her.

I will still keep my post on the DT at CTO because I gave my word and luckily I can schedule my posts for when they are due so I am busy trying to make my projects and write my posts. I am not sure when I will have my scrap room set up when I get there, especially since I have two little ones I will really have to sort them out first, get them into schools, etc. I don't know what I am gonna do without my scrappy stuff for a month or two.

I hope you will bear with me for the time and I won't forget about you all and I hope you will still keep coming back to visit with me when my posts appear. The one constant in this move is that you all will be coming with me.

Thanks for all the love and support!
Thanks especially to My CTO DT members for understanding!

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate The Occasion Challenge # 30: Tall Card

Hello Everyone,

Its time for a new challenge at Celebrate the Occasion! This week's theme is "Tall Card" your card should be anything birthday but it must have a present on it. I made this card for my cousin (even wrote her name on the tag on the present).

Close Up Of Mouse

 Inside

What was used:
Cricut Birthday Bash
Cricut Everyday Pop-Up Cards
Cloud 9 Designs Patterned Paper
Cardstock: DCWV, Recollections
Stampendous Twenty Something Stamp set
Fiskars Rope Border Punch
Brown Sugar Divine Twine
Burnt Sienna Chalk Ink

Please stop by Celebrate the Occasion see what the design team has made to inspire you and join in the fun. Remember you could be in for a chance at our monthly prize.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Sunday Spotlight At FCCB!

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to share that I am featured on Sunday Spotlight over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. If you would like to know me a little more please click HERE and see my answers to the questions I was given. This is a great honor for me to be featured. Thanks so much to the wonderful ladies that chose me for the spotlight.

I also wanted to say that today on 9-11-11, my heart goes out to everyone who had lost someone 10 years ago. There has been so much time but I know the hurt will always be there.

All the best.
Judy

Paper This And That Challenge: Welcome Autumn

Hello Everyone,

There is a new challenge at Paper This and That and this is my last month as part of the Design Team there. I would love to thank Jennifer for having me on her DT. I had a lot of fun with her themes over the past six months.

The theme this month is to create a project a Autumn/Fall theme project, but it must have at least one leaf on it. Here is the card I created from a pack of Fall paper I have had in my stash. Unfortunately I didn't keep the packaging for the paper and have no details on it.

What was used:
Patterned paper from stash
Sheer ribbon from stash
Recollection Cardstock
Gold Ink

 There is always a prize for playing along with Paper This and That and this month for joining in the fun you can win a small bag of mini clay roses. Please visit and see the beautiful job the DT have done this month.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

I Made Top 5 at FCCB Again!

Hi everyone,

I got my second top 5 at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog for my Animals Circle Accordian card. To see my full post click HERE. I am on a roll! 

Thanks Ladies for voting for me. I get to display this fabulous blinky on my blog!





Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Blog Awards

Hello everyone,

I have been sent a few blog awards and haven't gotten around to posting them until now. I am so happy that these ladies love my work and my blog so much to take the time to pass these on to me. My sincerest thanks to you all.

 Thanks Carla of Carla's Cards

Thanks Natasha of Crafting with Natasha  

Thanks Shen of My Curious Crafts and Diana of DL Art

Thanks Esther of For the Joy of Creating.

What you have to do:

Irresistible Sweet Award: Share 7 random facts about yourself and share the award with 8 others.

Versatile Blogger Award: Share 7 things about yourself and share the award with 15 others.
Stinkin' Cute Blog Award: No rules just pass it on.
Butterfly Award: Answers several questions then pass it on.

Here 7 thing about myself:

1. I have not been home in 12 years.

2. I subscribe to 4 scrapbooking/card magazines. (One comes all the way from England).
3. I am on Weight Watcher (lost now 24 lbs, 31 lbs to go).
4. I have to exercise but hate it!
5. I taught Science to high school kids in England.

6. I love to dance salsa, I am ok at it.

7. My friends called me Energizer Bunny because I would never leave a dance floor until the music ends. That was years ago now.

Butterfly Award Questions:

Q1) Name your favorite color? Blue

Q2) Name your favorite song? Anything by Brian McKnight
Q3) Name your favorite dessert? Cheesecake
Q4) What wizzes you off at the moment? Silly People

Q5) Your favorite pet? I like dogs but don't want one!

Q6) Black or White? Black
Q7) Your biggest fear? Loosing my mom

Q8) Best feature? My family

Q9) Everyday attitude? Make today better than yesterday
Q10) What is perfection? A day in my craft room with no kids!
Q11) Guilty pleasure? Chocolate
Q12) When you're upset you? I scrap!


Here are my awardees alphabetically: 
I'll invite them to take one of the awards they want and past it along. 
Adrian of By Adrian 4 U
Carla of Carla's Cards
Celeste of Touched By A Butterfly
Diana of DL Art
Esther of For the Joy of Creating
Holly of Ribbons And Glue
Jayne of Jayne Designs
Jovan of Cards By Jovan
Nicole of Creative Delights By Nicole 
Laurie of Scraps By Sissy 
Luciana of Dilsaver Designs
Melissa of Moe Creations 
Missy of Quick Chick Designs
Natasha of Crafting with Natasha
Shen of My Curious Crafts
Terrence of Polka Dots And Paint

 I still can't believe that they piled up so quickly. I just want to say thanks to the ladies who shared them with me. Your cyber/blogland love means so much to me.

Thanks Again
Happy Scrapping!
Judy