"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.

Rockin' Cupcake - Valentine's Day Card for a Cause

Hello again!  Yup, it really is me again!  When I saw the call for cards during the Cards for Kids Valentine's Day blog hop hosted by Faith Abigail Designs, I knew I had to make a card for a hospitalized sick child.  My little one spent a week in the hospital following a life-threatening allergy attack a couple of years ago.  He loved getting cards from friends and family, so I thought it was only fitting to spread the joy.  :-)

I used this week's sketch at Card Patterns and the cupcake from the Rock Princess Cricut cartridge (thanks Claire!!).  I replaced the eye patch with a heart-shaped one and added a bit of bling, the glittered heart, to it.  The sentiment was computer-generated and the label and the scalloped card shape were both cut from the Birthday Bash cartridge.  The face is from the Peachy Keen 'Wide Eyed Kids' set - one of my faves.  A bit of twine and some embossing and it's good to go!  Thanks for looking!



Recipe

Scalloped card, label - Cricut Birthday Bash

Cupcake, heart - Cricut Rock Princess

Layered circle mats - Cricut George and Basic Shapes

Patterned paper - Momenta 'All Through the Year' stack

All other cardstock - Recollections

Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls embossing folder

Glittered heart - Recollections

Peachy Keen 'Wide Eyed Kids' stamp

Twine from The Twinery

Colorbox chalk ink

Recollections dimensionals

I'm entering this card into 6 challenges:

Card Patterns Sketch #149 - Use the sketch provided to make a card.

Die Cuttin Divas: Challenge #49 - Buttons, Bows and/or Bling - Use buttons, bows and/or bling on your project.

Faith Abigail Designs' Cards for Kids Valentine's Day blog hop - Create a card for a sick child.  Cards will be collected and distributed to hospitalized children for Valentine's Day.

Fantabulous Cricut's Challenge Me Monday #95 - Label It - Add a label, other than a circle, to your project.
My Creative Time's Throwback Thursday - Make a Valentine's Day card using a Cricut cartridge of your choice.

Scrappy Moms Stamps Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Rock Princess - Make a project using the Cricut Rock Princess cartridge.



Have a great weekend!

~Sharon C.

On the Hunt - Easter Layout

Hi everyone!  Where did the weekend go?  We lost an hour with Daylight Savings...but I'm not sure where the other 47 hours went!  I hope you all spent it doing something fun.  :-)  I finished a scrapbook page this weekend...a little here and a little there.  It felt a bit like spring here (yippee!), so I was in the mood to scrap springtime pics.  These are from Easter 2006...my daughter was 2 1/2 years old.  And with her hat, she looks like Marlo Thomas in the intro to "That Girl".  LOL  Remember that? 

I kept the colors soft, like those in the pictures.  And I had fun finding a tree to use...there must be dozens of trees on Cricut cartridges!  I finally decided on one from Serenade...and I think the polka dot paper gives it a springy feel too.  I used two different Cuttlebug folders on the tulips, added a bit of bling around the scalloped circle and some lime green stickles on the butterfly.  What do you think?

Recipe

Tree from Cricut Serenade; sized to fit with my Gypsy; cut twice

Tulips from Cricut Simply Charmed

Butterfly from Cricut Create a Critter; cut wings twice and popped up one

Title 'on the' from Cricut Gypsy Font; welded with my Gypsy

Title 'hunt' from Cricut Birthday Bash; welded with my Gypsy

Scalloped circle from Cricut Mini Monograms

Patterned papers - My Mind's Eye 'Bloom & Grow'; Basic Grey 'LilyKate'; SEI 'Chick-a-dee'

Cardstock - Bazzill textured; Recollections

Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls, Herringbone embossing folders

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

Stickles

EK Success dimensionals to pop up tree, tulips, butterfly

I'm entering this scrapbook page into four challenges:

Creative Sisters Monday Challenge #3: Think Spring! - Create any spring-themed project.

CropStop Challenge Blog: Challenge #10 - Spring is in the Air! - To celebrate the arrival of spring, show your spring art...lots of butterflies and flowers.

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #50: Tree Time - Create a project using any type of tree.

Scrappy Moms Terrific Tuesday Challenge - B is for Boy/Sugar & Spice - Create any project using the Cricut Lite cartridges B is for Boy or Sugar & Spice, or a similar cut if you don't own either of these.  I don't own any Lite cartridges, so I used Simply Charmed for the tulips which look similar to the tulips on Sugar & Spice.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

~Sharon C.

Snow Tubing Fun - Scrapbook Layout

Hi everyone!  Well, school winter vacation is coming to an end and my kids are pretty much exhausted.  We've had a week full of activities and now they're doing all the homework and projects they've put off for the last 7 days.  And I'm tackling the laundry!  :-) 

Today I'm sharing a scrapbook page I made of some pictures I took of my kids and their Nana snow tubing this past week in New Hampshire.  The kids LOVED that Nana went tubing with them...and loved EVEN MORE that she screamed all the way down the hill...every time!  I squeezed quite a few pictures onto this page.  In hindsight, I should have done 2 pages.  But I'm very excited that I finally had a chance to use my new Peachy Keen stamps...the Critter Faces...to make four penguins, one for each of my kids.  Aren't they cute?  I was thrilled to find a PK stamp with glasses since my middle son wears them...isn't his penguin just adorable?  Oh, I'm going to have fun playing with these!

Recipe

Penguins from Cricut Create A Critter, stamped with Peachy Keen Critter Faces stamps

Snow tubes from Cricut Every Day Paper Dolls

Snow "hills" from Cricut Create A Critter; combination of various shapes welded with my Gypsy

Scalloped square background shape from Cricut Mini Monograms

"tubing fun" from Cricut Mickey Font

Used Cuttlebug Spots and Dots on penguins; D'Vine Swirls on snowy hill

Patterned paper - My Mind's Eye everyday tango

White glittered cardstock - DCWV

Cardstock - Recollections; Bazzill textured

Black Creative Memories marker for doodling/stitching

White Gelly Roll pen for stitching

EK Success dimensionals for popping up penguins

I'm entering this page into six challenges:

Cooking with Cricut: Swirls and Twirls Challenge - Create a project using swirls, flourishes, twirly embellishments and such.
Creative Sisters Monday Challenge - Embossing - Use any cartridge to make a project, but make sure it has some sort of embossing on it.

Fantabulous Cricut: Challenge #48 - Emboss It! - Make a project and incorporate some type of embossing.

Get Your Sketch On #8 - Follow this sketch: 

Scrappy Moms Stamps: Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Create A Critter - Use this cartridge to create a project.

The Paper Variety: Challenge #22 - Sew Much Fun! - Include machine, hand or faux stitching on your project.

Enjoy your weekend!

~Sharon C.

Yummy Goodies in the Mail and a Happy Birthday Card for a Cool Chick!

Good morning!  And there are quite a few reasons why it is good:  my family is healthy, the sun is shining, the temperature is in the double digits, snow is not falling, dinner is in the slow cooker, a Paul Simon CD is playing, the house is clean (but a tad messy!), three loads of laundry are done and, last but not least, my husband returned home safely from his business trip last night.  Lots to be happy about today! 

I must also mention that I received an incredible package full of yummy, yummy goodies from the lovely and kind Stephanie from Always Crafting.  I was lucky enough to win an i-rock giveaway on her blog and not only did Stephanie send me an i-rock, but she included some i-rock jewels, some pretty handmade stick pins, an adorable card and a bag (beautifully packaged, I must say!) full of paper flowers she made herself.  They're so fabulous and the colors are just gorgeous!  She posted similar flowers on her blog not too long ago here.  Hey, I just realized that the stick pins she posted are the same ones she sent to me!!  Sneaky, sneaky, Stephanie!  I had no idea!  You'll be seeing these goodies on future creations...if I can bear to part with them!!  Thanks Stephanie, I LOVE everything!!

Today I'm posting a shaped card that I made for one of my niece's birthdays.  The chick and the birthday hat are from Simply Charmed (such a fun cartridge!) and the computer-generated sentiment is printed on two tags from Birthday Bash that I welded together.  I had quite a bit of fun making this card.  I embossed the chick with the D'vine Swirls folder (a personal favorite!) and tried to really do up the hat.  I made the fringe from textured green cardstock and added Martha Stewart micro beads to the band.  A circle of matching green felt made a fun topper.  A bit of black stitching and I have a hat worthy of a cool chick!  



Recipe

Chick from Simply Charmed; welded to make a shaped card; cut all layers and shadow

Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls embossing folder

Birthday hat from Simply Charmed

Birthday banner from Birthday Bash; welded two tags together & hid holes to form the banner

Patterned paper from Basic Grey Gypsy 6x6 paper pad

Green textured cardstock - DCWV

All other cardstock - Recollections

Martha Stewart micro beads

Green felt from stash

Googly eyes

Computer-generated sentiment

Black Creative Memories marker for stitching/doodling

EK Success dimensionals to pop up banner

I'm entering this card into three challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion: Challenge #1- Kid's Birthday - Create a card, layout or project with a kid's birthday theme.

Scrappy Moms Stamps: Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Simply Charmed - Create a project using the Cricut Simply Charmed cartridge.

Two Scraptastic Gals: Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge #5 - Country Life - Make a project using the Cricut Country Life cartridge, the cartridge chosen this week by the blog's followers.  If you don't have Country Life, use a similar cut from a different cartridge.  I don't have Country Life, but I did notice that it has a chicken and the word art 'Cool Chick'.  I used the chick from Simply Charmed and incorporated 'Cool Chick' into the sentiment on my card.  :-)

Enjoy the day!

~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.







I *heart* U - Bunny Shape Card

Hi everyone!  Are any of you procrastinators??  I fit quite nicely into that category.  :-)  But I'm going to try my best to make some Valentine's Day cards before the actual day arrives.  I have a month to prepare....should be plenty of time.  Right??

Here's my first card.  I made it for my 7 year-old daughter who loves anything cute, soft, cuddly, pink and sparkly.  I guess that describes most 7 yr-old girls!!  I loved this bunny from Birthday Bash, but I thought it needed to hold something in it's outstretched arms.  I had fun making a banner for my last project here, so I decided to make one for the bunny too.  And, since my daughter often scrawls 'I *heart* U' on little notes she leaves for me and her dad, I thought she'd really like the one I made.  I just hope I can hold off giving it to her until Valentine's Day!!  :-)



 



Recipe

Bunny - from Birthday Bash, welded into a shaped card with my Gypsy

Banner (triangle shapes) - from Birthday Bash

Heart shapes for banner - George and Basic Shapes

Heart paper - printed from this website

Pink patterned paper - DCWV Holiday stack

Recollections cardstock

EK Success letter stickers

Ranger Stickles in Cotton Candy on heart and nose

Glitter ribbon from Michael's

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

EK Success dimensionals

Glue dots

"Happy Valentine's Day" stamp (sentiment inside card) from Michael's dollar bins

I'm entering this card into a few challenges:

Chatterscene.com - create a Valentine's Day card or layout and post it on their board.  Great prize!

Cooking With Cricut: Challenge #12 - Glittermania! - "We want to see you GLITZ IT UP!  Don't hold back on the bling...bling it on!"  I think my glittered ribbon and the stickled pink nose and heart qualifies!

CropStop: Challenge #2 - Add Some Stickles - Use Ranger Stickles or other glitter glue on your project.  I love me some Stickles!!  :-)

The Paper Variety: TPV is Going Pink! - Create a project with pink, black and/or white in honor of their sponsor this week, Robyn, aka My Pink Stamper.  This is such a terrific color combo!

Scrappy Moms Stamps: 1st Ever Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Birthday Bash - use a cut from the Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge.  I guess birthday cartridges aren't only for birthdays!  :-)

Enjoy the weekend!
~Sharon C.