"Would You Be Mine?" Eeyore Valentine's Day Card

Happy Sunday!  I hope you all had a fun weekend.  Mine was busy with multiple basketball games, a visit from my parents and a cub scout banquet.  Good times. 

Just a quick post tonight.  I made this Valentine for my niece who will turn 4 in April.  She adored a musical Eeyore toy that we gave her two Christmases ago, so I figured she'd like this too.  Who doesn't love Eeyore?  Especially Eeyore with this expression??  The sentiment was computer-generated and the sentiment banner was popped up using a technique I learned from Fantabulous Cricut here.  Love how it looks....I'll be doing it again.  :-)

Recipe

Heart and shadow - Cricut Doodlecharms; hearts welded to make shaped card with my Gypsy

Eeyore - Cricut Pooh and Friends

Patterned Paper - Momenta "All Through the Year" paper stack

Cardstock - Recollections

Sentiment - computer-generated

Twine - The Twinery

Recollections dimensionals

Creative Memories marker for stitching

I'm entering this card into 4 challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut's Challenge Me Monday #97:  Love is in the Air - Include a heart on your project.

My Craft Spot's Monday Challenge #43: Valentine's Day - Make a Valentine card or treat packaging.

Paper Playtime's Challenge #67 - Make a creation with your Cricut using hearts or a love theme.

Scrappy Moms Stamps Terrific Tuesday Challenge: Hearts Galore - Make any project that uses a heart or hearts as the main design element.

"At the Camp" Picture & Frame for Father's Day

Just a quick post tonight.  My DVR is full, so I'm overdue for a few hours in front of the TV.  :-)  I have Glee, The Mentalist and many episodes of Desperate Housewives on deck.  Can't wait to settle in!

I've been thinking for a while about making a frame and finally took the leap this week.  Kristal at Getting Cricky with K. Andrew is hosting a "Let's Get Campy" challenge and I thought this would be the perfect time to make a frame to give to my dad for Father's Day.  My parents bought a small camp in Maine two years ago.  It's very remote, on a gorgeous lake, near the border of New Hampshire and Canada.  My kids love spending time there, but because it's more than a 5 hour drive from our house, we don't make the trip as often as we'd like.  We swim, fish, hike, boat, canoe, read, play games, and sit and talk.  None of the distractions of home.  It's wonderful. 

I started with a plain wooden frame from Michael's which I painted a hunter green.  The picture of my children and my parents was taken in front of the camp last summer.  The frame cut is from Pooh and Friends, the title font from Alphalicious and the heart from George & Basic Shapes.  The remaining die cuts are all from Camp Out Solutions.  My 7 yr-old daughter left behind a note and drawing for my parents at the camp last year that read "You Gotta Love the Camp"...hence the phrase I used.  It's become a popular phrase at my house!  :-)

Recipe

Alphalicious, Camp Out Solutions, George & Basic Shapes, Pooh & Friends Cricut cartridges

Wood grained paper - Cosmo Cricket

Patterned paper on owl - Basic Grey 'Recess'

All other cardstock - Recollections

Dark brown Cat's Eye chalk ink

Brown Creative Memories marker

Googly eye

EK Success dimensionals

I'm entering my project into four challenges:

My Creative Time's Throwback Thursday - Create a 3-D item using any "older" Cricut cartridge of your choice.  I used 4 older cartridges!!  (I need to update my Cricut cartridge library!)

Paper Cutz Challenge #89: Anything Goes! - Make a card, layout or craft project using any colors and any theme you'd like.

Getting Cricky with K. Andrew's Simply Sunday Challenge: Let's Get Campy - Make any "campy" type project.

Creative Cutter Room's Talk Time Tuesday: Linking Party - Share a layout, card, home decor item or gift idea.

Have a great night!

~Sharon C.



Mother's Day Card for Two Challenges

Hi everyone!  Once again, it's been a while since I posted...that's what happens when the kids are on school vacation!!  :-)  Anyway, I hope you've all been enjoying the weekend....and I know it's a bit early but Happy Easter! 

Today I have a Mother's Day card to share with you.  I made it for my mom who loves flowers and grows beautiful gardens...her thumb is forest green!  The shaped card is from the Birthday Bash cartridge, the flowers are from Pooh and Friends and the sentiment (inside the card) is from Holiday Cakes.  I loved this bouquet of flowers when I came upon it while looking for an image to use on a child's birthday card and knew it would be pretty for Mother's Day.  I cut all layers and cut the flowers twice - once in blue, once in lavendar - to try to duplicate the color of my own hydrangea bushes.  They're a favorite of my mom...unfortunately, they don't grow well in her area but they thrive in my sandy soil.  The flowers are popped up, so is the green oval layer.  I added flat-backed pearls to the flower centers, embossed the card layer with the Swiss Dots folder and added a few white gel pen accents.  Oh, I can't forget all the inking with my favorite chestnut roan chalk ink...it's addictive! 

Recipe

Shaped card from Birthday Bash cartridge

Flowers from Disney Pooh and Friends

Ovals from George & Basic Shapes

'Happy Mother's Day' from Holiday Cakes

Patterned paper - BasicGrey Lily Kate

Cardstock - Bazzill Basics, Recollections

Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder

Recollections flat-backed pearls

White Gelly Roll pen

EK Success dimensionals

Chestnut roan Cat's Eye chalk ink

I'm entering this card into 2 challenges:

Cardz TV: Mother's Day Color Challenge - Use the colors blue, green, purple and white to make a Mother's Day card, layout or craft project.

Cricut Cardz Challenge #71 - Make a card for Mother's Day, using any colors or cartridges you'd like.

Have a lovely Easter!

~Sharon C.



Splash Time - Spring Puddle Stomping layout

Hello!  Where did the weekend go?  I hope yours was more productive than mine!  Soccer season started for 3 of our kids yesterday and the weather actually cooperated.  This was the first soccer season in 2 years that started without cancellations!  I'm hoping it's a sign of good things to come!  :-)

I was able to finish a scrapbook layout today.  Whoo hoo!  There are quite a few challenges I've seen recently with April showers and Spring time themes and they reminded me of these pictures of my 2 oldest boys when they were not quite 3 and 5 years old.  This was the first time I let them get as wet as they wanted out in the rain.  I'll never forget them splashing and stomping around in the puddles.  They were so happy because mom had NEVER let them stomp around like that before!!  The smaller picture actually captures their expressions as they're looking at me...I'm sure they're wondering, "Is she REALLY okay with this?"  LOL

I'm enjoying the images on the 3 Birds on Parade cartridge...like this happy little guy holding the umbrella.  I covered his boots with Glossy Accents to give them a good shine.  I inked the edges of the cloud and added blue Stickles to parts of its swirls and to the falling raindrops.  The caterpillar nicely filled the spot on top of the bottom photo and he's smiling because no rain has fallen on him (yet!).  And I thought the herringbone pattern would look cool on the umbrella...what do you think?

Recipe

Title 'Splash Time', bird with umbrella and raindrops from Cricut 3 Birds on Parade; cut all layers

Cloud from Cricut Create A Critter

Caterpillar from Cricut Pooh and Friends

Circle from Cricut George & Basic Shapes

Patterned papers - My Mind's Eye everyday tango and Bloom & Grow stacks

Textured cardstock - Bazzill

All other cardstock - Recollections

Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls & Herringbone embossing folders

Peachy Keen Critter Faces stamp

Stickles on cloud, raindrops

Glossy Accents on rainboots, title

Cat's Eye chalk ink

Black Creative Memories marker for stitching/doodling

I'm entering this scrapbook page into six challenges:

Cooking With Cricut: April Showers - Create a project with a shower, rain or water theme.  Include at least one die cut.

Fantabulous Cricut: Challenge Me Monday #54 - April Showers - Create a project using an umbrella or hat.

Get Inspired With ChatterScene: April Showers Challenge - Create any project that fits an April showers theme.

Get Your Sketch On #14: Use this sketch for your layout:

            

The Paper Variety: Photo Inspiration - Use some inspiration from the photo HERE to create a paper project. 

Whimsical Wednesday #1 - Create a scrapbook page with a Spring or Easter theme; include a bug or critter.

Have a good night!
~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.