Valentine Sweets for My Sweets

Hi there!  Has the sugar rush subsided yet?  My kids had Valentine's Day parties at school....and that means they came home on a sugar high!  And I added to their rush last night with these...bad Mommy!  Each treat bag is a bit different...I gave my children (and my husband!) some of their favorite goodies...gummy bears, chocolate covered raisins, a milk chocolate Dove bar, Werther's hard candies.  Each has a different tag as well.  Aren't they cute?

I made sure the bags were hidden before the kids left for school today....Mom has little self-control!  :-)  My daughter's bag isn't shown here, but I attached to it the card I made for her HERE.   

Recipe

Hearts & shadow - Cricut George & Basic Shapes

Scalloped circle & circle - Cricut Mini Monograms

'be mine' - Cricut Simply Charmed

'Love You' - Cricut Baby Steps

Patterned paper - DCWV Holiday stack

Cardstock - Recollections

Bunny, doggy stamps - Michael's dollar bin

Red adhesive "backless" brads, yarn - from my stash

Stampin' Up ink

Colorbox chalk ink

Black Creative Memories marker, white Gelly Roll pen for doodling/stitching

Recollections dimensionals

Glue dots

I'm entering my treat bags into 3 challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #50 - Create a Valentine's Day project which includes a heart.  Each of my treat bags has at least one.

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #52 - Create a project using at least 2 colors from red, pink, black and white.

Whimsical Wednesday's "Colors of Love" challenge - Create a project using red, white and one more color.  I chose black for my third color.



Have a great day!

~Sharon C.



Swoosh! Basketball Birthday Card

Hi all!  Didn't think you'd be hearing from me again so soon, did you??  Just keeping you all on your toes!  Well, I have a husband and three boys, so when I saw a few boy/masculine challenges this week, I had to jump right in with a card.  I made this one using the Cricut Sports Mania cartridge, which is a favorite of mine because of the above-mentioned husband and boys!  :-) I kept the card very simple...just one cut and a bit of doodling and stitching.  Basketball is the sport of choice at the moment here.  In fact, my kids are playing in 8 (yes, 8!!) different basketball games this weekend.  Oh my!  But football will be all the rage next weekend when our Patriots (Tom Brady anyone??) play in the Super Bowl.  Yay!

Recipe

SWOOSH/basketball word art - Cricut Sports Mania cartridge

All cardstock - Recollections

Black Creative Memories marker for doodling

White Gelly Roll pen for stitching

I'm entering this card into 4 challenges:

Cardz TV Challenge #4: It's a Guy Thing - Make a masculine card for any occasion using any colors you'd like.
Celebrate the Occasion #47: Masculine Birthday - Make a birthday card for a man, young or old.

My Craft Spot's Monday Challenge #42: Let's Hear it for the Boys! - Make a card for a boy/man.

Scrappy-Go-Lucky's Strut Your Cuts Week #4 - Use one or more of the Featured Five Cricut cartridges to make a project.

Enjoy the weekend!

~Sharon C.



Mother's Day Card #2...More Flowers!

It's Wednesday and it sure does feel like hump day, doesn't it?  It was warm and humid (yes, really!!) here in southeastern Massachusetts today.  And by warm I mean mid-70's!!  Yea!  My kids were all excited to wear shorts to school...just last week they wore their winter coats to a baseball game!  Love weather in New England!  But today I saw a sign that spring is here to stay...a hummingbird flew past me and sat up in our beech tree.  I immediately made some nectar for it and put up our feeders.  Hope it doesn't get too cool for the little guy tonight!

Tonight I'm posting a card I made for my mother-in-law for Mother's Day.  The card shape is from A Child's Year and the tag for the sentiment is from Birthday Bash...that cartridge is really wonderful...I find something new each time I look at the handbook.  :-)  The flowers cut in yellow, the stems and the grass are from Create A Critter, but the pink tulip is from a different Create A Critter cut.  I just trimmed the head off of the middle flower and replaced it with the pink tulip for a bit of variety.  The 3 flower heads were actually cut twice with the top layer popped up for a bit of dimension.  Don't they look cute with their Peachy Keen faces??  The yellow oval layer is popped up too.  The patterned paper is from a 6x6 BasicGrey stack called LilyKate...it's another of my favorites...the mini prints are just perfect for cards.  I'm pleased with the way the card turned out....I think my mom-in-law will be too.  :-)

Recipe
Shaped card from Cricut A Child's Year cartridge

Tag for sentiment from Birthday Bash

Flowers from Create A Critter (2 separate flower images...see above)

Ovals from George & Basic Shapes

Peachy Keen Wide-Eyed Kids stamps

Patterned paper - BasicGrey LilyKate

Cardstock - Bazzill, Recollections

Computer generated sentiment

Chestnut roan Cat's Eye chalk ink

Brown Creative Memories marker/White Gelly Roll pen for stitching

Ribbon from Jo-Ann's

I'm entering this card into eight challenges:
Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #11: Mother's Day - Create a project for Mother's Day.
Cooking With Cricut: Spring Flowers - Create a project with a spring flowers theme.

Creative Cutter Room: Design Time Thursday - Mother's Day Gift Ideas - Create a Mother's Day project using the following elements:  the color pink, ribbon, stitching and 2 different flowers.
Cricut Cardz Challenge #72 - Use the card feature from a Cricut cartridge to create a Mother's Day card...and include a flower.
Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #12: Mother's Day is on the Way! - Create a project for Mother's Day.
FCCB Challenge Me Monday #57: Mom's the Word - Create a project for a mother and include the word 'mom' (or mother, mommy, mum, etc.) on it.
Peachy Keen Stamps LFIF #13: Mother's Day - Create a project for Mother's Day using Peachy Keen stamp faces.

Scrapbookaholic by Abby: Challenge #4 - Anything Mother's Day and Use Faux Stitching - Create a Mother's Day themed project and include faux stitching.

Enjoy the week!
~Sharon C.



Springy Tulip Card for an April Birthday

Good afternoon!  Spring is here...both outside and on my craft table.  :-)  Whoo hoo!  My crocuses are in full bloom and my tulips and daffodils are getting taller by the day.  It makes me happy to see the sun shining in the yard and to feel it warming the house. 

This mood translated over to my craft area where I made a card this morning for my sister's birthday.  She enjoys flowers, so I'm hoping she'll like my tulip card.  The tulip is from Simply Charmed.  I cut all the layers but hid the face cuts so I could use my Peachy Keen stamps to give her a wide-eyed, happy face.  I added some peapod twine, Glossy accents on the yellow pieces and a fluttering felt butterfly.  I'm putting away my winter coat and scarf...SPRING IS HERE! 

Recipe

Tulip from Cricut Simply Charmed; cut all layers; hid face cuts

Shaped card from Cricut Birthday Bash

Circles from Cricut George & Basic Shapes 

Floral paper from KI Memories 'Enchanting' stack

Textured cardstock from Bazzill

All other cardstock from Recollections

Peachy Keen 'Wide Eyed Kids' face stamp

Sentiment from Inkadinkadoo

Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' folder for embossing on stem & leaves

Twine in peapod from The Twinery

Felt butterfly from Michael's

Glossy Accents

Black Creative Memories marker for stitching

White Gelly Roll pen for eyes

I'm entering this card into six challenges:

Birthday Sundaes #3: Anything Goes Birthday - Create any birthday card with a birthday sentiment on the front.

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #8: Anything Birthday with a Flower - Create any birthday-themed project and include a flower.
Crazy About Cricut's Thankful Thursday: Birthday Theme - In honor of Jenny's birthday, create a project with a birthday theme. 

My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #2: Cute as a Bug - Make a crafty project with a cute bug somewhere on it.
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things "National No Housework Day Blog Hop & Challenge" - Create a project using your favorite color.  I used my favorite color combination....pink & green...so pretty!

Wacky Wednesday #33: Birthday Theme - Create any birthday-themed project.

Enjoy the day! 

~Sharon C.