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.



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.



You Can Run...But You Can't Hide!! Funny Card!

Hi everyone!  Funny card challenges abound at the moment because of April Fool's Day, so I jumped in with a birthday card I made for my brother-in-law.  He finds it amusing to tease my kids (in a nice way!) and they think he's a really funny guy.  He wins extra uncle points for bringing yummy fruit salads to all of our family events...what a guy!

This bird in disguise is from the 3 Birds on Parade cartridge.  I thought the sentiment, "You can run ... but you can't hide!" was fitting, don't you?  The inside of the card reads, "It's Your Birthday!"  The bird is hanging on an Action Wobble...I think he'll make my brother-in-law smile!  hee hee hee

Recipe

Bird in disguise from Cricut 3 Birds on Parade; cut all layers

Blurb and shadow from Cricut George & Basic Shapes

Striped paper from DCWV Stack 6

Olive textured cardstock from Bazzill

All other cardstock from Recollections

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and Herringbone embossing folders

EK Success Scallop Diamond border punch

White Gelly Roll pen

Black Creative Memories marker

Chestnut roan Cat's Eye chalk ink

Action Wobble

Sentiment printed on my computer

I'm entering this card into four challenges:

Cooking With Cricut #23: Funny Quote, Saying or Pun - Create something funny, cute or punny!!

Die Cuttin' Diva's Challenge #9: Sketch Challenge - Follow this sketch:

Flaunt It Fridays #17:  3 Birds on Parade - Use the disguise bird from the Cricut 3 Birds on Parade cartridge to create a project.

More Than Favors: Wacky Wednesday #32 - Something Funny! - Make something funny in honor of April Fool's Day.



Have a great day!

~Sharon C.



Reading + Basketball = Bookmark

Happy Sunday!  Just a quick post today.  We're still recovering from 6 basketball games this weekend...and another one later today.  I'm glad my kids are active...they keep me active too! 

Today I'm posting a bookmark I made for my oldest son.  He's 11 and he has been an avid reader since kindergarten.  I'm so happy about that.  I LOVED to read when I was young...and I still do, I just wish I had more time (don't we all?) to sit down with a book.  Lately, he's been reading even more.  He reads while he's brushing his teeth at night, while he's walking to the dinner table, when he's supposed to be changing for a practice.  I can't get upset about it though...there are much worse things he could be doing!  He also made the travel basketball team this year and loves every minute of it.  So I decided to make his a basketball-themed bookmark.  What do you think?

The 'M' is for our town name...and the name of the team he plays for.  The team's colors are green & white.  I figured he'd appreciate the saying 'basketball rocks' ...he's 11 after all!...and I put his name and jersey number on the other side.  When he found it, he immediately put it with his books... :-) ...but his brother saw it and put an order in for himself.  I should have made an extra!

Recipe

 Shadow 'M' from Birthday Bash welded together with rounded rectangle from George & Basic shapes; duplicated, flipped and welded together to make the front and back of bookmark

'RockS!' from Birthday Bash welded onto one half (placed white cardstock behind the cut)

Basketball from Sports Mania

Two 'M's' from Birthday Bash cut in white and layered over shadowed 'M's'

'AJ' and '#21' also from Birthday Bash

Patterned paper - DCWV Holiday stack

Cardstock - Recollections

Green Creative Memories marker, white Gelly Roll pen for stitching

I'm entering this bookmark into 3 challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion: Challenge #3 - Make a project for any occasion using green, white and one optional color.

The Paper Variety: Let's See Your Green - Create a project using mostly (at least 50%) green.

Cricut Cardz Challenge #64 - Create a bookmark using any Cricut cartridge and any colors.

Enjoy the weekend!

~Sharon C.

Winnie the Pooh Valentine Shaped Card

Happy Friday!  Well, that forecasted 5-10 inches of snow turned into a foot...and I have pictures to prove it!  We haven't had snow like this in years.  I heard that this is the 3rd snowiest January on record in Boston...we KNOW snow!  :-) 

I've had a chance to continue working on Valentine's Day cards for my kids.  My 7 yr-old son ADORES Winnie the Pooh.  My brother gave Daniel a big ol' stuffed Pooh for his 2nd birthday and Pooh has pretty much become the 7th family member in our house.  He frequently joins us at the breakfast table, has to wear a seat belt in the car and somehow flew with us from Boston to DisneyWorld a few years ago.  And Pooh is not small....here he is with my Daniel at age 2...and again last winter at age 6...inseparable!

So it only took me a second to figure out what I'd make for Daniel for Valentine's Day...here it is.  :-)  The red cardstock is very shimmery...perfect for the larger heart.  And the yellow layer of the smaller heart is a felt heart I found in a package at our local dollar store.  The color was a perfect match to Pooh.  I used Glossy Accents on the honey...looks gooey, doesn't it?  The inside is stamped "Happy Valentine's Day".

Recipe

Pooh and honey pot - Disney Pooh & Friends

Scalloped hearts - Gypsy Wanderings; welded to form shaped card with my Gypsy

Smaller hearts - George & Basic Shapes
Cardstock - Recollections
Glossy Accents on the honey
Yellow felt heart - dollar store
EK Success dimensionals
Black, red Creative Memories markers for doodling/stitching
Sentiment printed on computer

I'm entering this card into four challenges:

Cricut Cardz Challenge #59 - Make a Valentine's Day card for a child, using any cartridges or colors.

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #44 - Neglected Cartridge - Make a project using a Cricut cartridge you haven't used in over 6 months.  I've never used Pooh & Friends before!!

Scrapaholic by Abby: SEI Challenge with Abby #2 - All About Love!! - Any project, just make sure the theme is love.

Scrappy Moms Stamps: Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Sweethearts!! - Any project that uses a cut from the Cricut Sweethearts cartridge - or a similar cut.  Well, I don't have Sweethearts, but I noticed that it has a fantastic scalloped heart on it.  I used a similar scalloped heart from Gypsy Wanderings for my card.

Have a great weekend - and stay warm!

~Sharon C.