It's a Valentine's Happy Birthday

It's another Peachy Keen Challenge for me again this week. And it's all about my sisters Valentine's Birthday, well her bday isn't until two days later, but this paper reminds me of her.

Here are the specifics for the challenge:
Challenge 13-2 :: A Sketch

 
I don't know what it is about sketches, for me, it's the hardest challenge. I have NO idea why that is. But I put waaay too much thought into it. I tried doing something different THREE times...UGH, then I just had to walk away. It's like I totally had crafters block.  Who knows, but what I do know is, I couldn't get this really cute heart paper out of my head. I just had to use it. 
 

 
The candle is from the December 2012 KOTM,  and the sentiment, I just love the curly-Q script is from the January 2013 KOTM both from Peachy Keen.
 

I cut out the candle by hand, I gave it some extra space on the edges as if it was cut from an SVG file.  I like the look it gives even if I don't have a Cameo, yet!  :-)   The candle base cardstock IS pink.

 

There's still some time to enter your project into the Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge 13-2
Click HERE to enter.

Have a great day! --C

 
 

Tea Time

A really good friend introduced me to Earl Grey Tea many, many moons ago.  We would have our tea and Carrot Cake and talk about LIFE.   I haven't seen her in many years, but we still keep in touch.  I want to send her a card reminiscing about when we use to have tea and how much I enjoy her friendship. 

When Carri over at DoubleClick said Dorcerela Creations was having a Red and/or Pink challenge # 29 I thought this would be the perfect time to make my friend a special card.  

The stamps used for this card is a tea/coffee set I bought at Joann's and I don't even remember the name of the set. The hearts were punched with a Recollections single heart punch.  I paper pieced the tea cup and the tea bag.  (paper piecing is my newest craft love) and I used glossy accents for the steam.

 

 

I layered a few background colored card stock and viola, super easy!
Click HERE for more info on the challenge and to enter your Pink and/or Red card.
That's it for now, back to the work bench for more fun!  Have a great week. --C

Cheers!

It's 2013, and 13 is my lucky number and I know it's going to be a wonderful, crafty, kind of year.

I'm so happy to share with you today a new craft I learned from my friend Miss Cassandra over at
Creating with Color by Cassandra.  I always heard of paper piecing but had never tried it.   Let me tell you, it's all about the scissors.  Cutter Bee Scissors! Now hubby can have his mustache trimming scissors back *teehee*

Ok, so normally when you think of Cheers! You think of champagne glasses clinking...but it's been SOOOOO cold, my mind has been on tea and HOT COCOA!

The cocoa mugs are from MCT Do The Cocoa Motion stamp set and the backgound paper is from EP Winter Wishes paper pad that came in the huge goodie box I won over at MCT. 

 

I paper pieced the marshmellows (yummy, my fav part!) in white card stock.  Then I stamped Peachy Keen Faces on each mug.  The face on the left is from Everyday Character Face Assortment, this is my favorite face on that set.  And the face on the right is from the Happy Lashes Assortment. Then I pop dotted both mugs. I think for my first paper piecing, it didn't turn out too bad. 

The sentiment "CHEERS" is from Peachy Keen's December 2012 set.
I'm entering this card into the Peachy Keen Challenge 13-1 ANYTHING GOES
Here's some info if you'd like to enter your project too:

This week's challenge is ANYTHING GOES!!

Just use your PEACHY KEEN STAMPS and link up!

We'll be awarding "TOP PEACH" to the player who uses their Peachy Keen Stamps this week and our two runner ups will receive a spiffy badge to display on their blog!

Guidelines:

• Design must be new
• Link up by 1/9 - 11:59 pm EST
• For this particular challenge, you must use Peachy Keen Stamps to link up. (For other challenges, you don't need our stamps to play along, this only applies to the "Anything Goes" Challenge)
• Sorry, any entry that does not meet the guidelines for this challenge (does not use Peachy Keen Stamps) will be automatically removed without notice.

There are still a few more days to enter your PKS project, click HERE to enter.

 

Have a great week, my crafty friends. See you back here soon! --C 

 

 

Who Says Money Can't Buy Happiness?

 

I know money can't really buy you happiness, however, a little money and a craft store certainly makes my day happier!  What about you?!

A few family and friends of mine gave me craft store gift cards for Christmas. I wanted to send out a card to them letting them know how excited I was to receive their gift.

I embossed the top and bottom added some adhesive ribbon...but it still didn't look finished...I cut out flowers from the Accent Essentials cartridge added a little glitter and some bling in the center.

The sentiment comes from MCT Classy & Fabulous stamp set.

On the front of the card, I used "Who says money can't buy Happiness?

On the inside I used "They don't know which craft store to go to!" 

Very fitting sentiment, right!   I made a few quick cards and Viola!

I'm entering this card in the 3 Girl Jam #9 challenge Anything Goes + Ribbon.  There are still a few more days to get your entry in.  Click HERE to enter your project.

Have a crafty day!  --C

Send A Message

Hello fellow crafters,
Well, I'm not sure how to title this project, but as you read and see the pictures below, you'll understand why I named this post Send A Message.

Our friend has turned 60 and she is retiring from 42 years with the same company.  She's having a birthday/retirement party...get it 60*42... "Who's Counting Anyway"  I used the Jasmine cartridge for the lettering and welded them together in the Cricut Craft Room.
I'm a picture taker, not a professional by any means, and as most of you know from my comments about your beautiful scrapbook pages, I've often noted that I don't scrapbook. I have never done a single page **YIKES**
However, what I do with my pictures, I create a digital photo book online (I use Walmart.com Photo Center, very easy to work their site) and have the book printed.   You add the photos then you can add comments to the photos etc.

Being that I will not know many people at this party, and I'm taking their picture, there will be no way for me to add comments of what those party guests would like to say to Janel.  
So I thought outside the BOX...and came up with a DRY ERASE BOARD and putting the title of her party as the header on the board.  I bought some fun colored dry erase pens and I'm going to let guests write their own comments to Janel and have them hold the board up in front of them and take their picture then I can add it to the photo book. 

I think Janel is going to get a kick out of this...especially when she sees the board being passed around at her party and not really know what the heck that's all about LOL

I'm also entering this project into Docerela Creations Challenge #28 Use Number(s)   There's still a few more days to enter your project.  Click HERE to enter yours!

More to come soon....Happy New Year 2013!  May this year be the best for you and your families!

Chao for now, --C

Christmas Tag

Merry Christmas Eve to all my crafty friends!  Just a really quick post today.  I made some sweet treats for some friends and neighbors. 

This really quick and easy tag is cut from Plantin Schoolbook cartridge.  I sized it in the Cricut Craft Room and then also used the same cartridge to cut a rectangle out to fit in the center of the tag.

For my sentiment, I used MCT stamp Just For You from the Just For You stamp set.  Very super easy for a quick tag you might need for your last minute gifts.

Wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas!  See you again soon here in blog land!
 Chao --C