Fireworks!

Hi everyone! I love the 4th of July! Its such a fun holiday! Spending time with family, watching fireworks :) Picnics and BBQs! How is all that not fun???

I am blessed (at times) to have two men in my life serving in the US Army. My son is stationed in Alaska at the time. Just home from a trip to Iraq. My brother is doing his first tour in Afghanstan. Knowing these two has mad me totally change the way I feel abot this holiday. This holiday is a time to celebrate all those that fought hard to make us what we are today!!

Ok so of my soap box :) I miss them both dealy!

I crated this card to enter it in cricut cardz challange

http://cricutcardzchallenge.blogspot.com/2010/06/cricut-cardz-challenge-31.html

If you have not done the challanges with this group you should! They always have such great ideas.

I used the stand and salute cart for everything on this page. I cut the fireworks out and then I just sprinkled them with Embossing stuff and used a heater and embossed them. It worked great!

Enjoy!

Hugs to you all!

Fantabulous Cricut!

With a brother and a son in the army I love this card! I feel so close to them :) I love them very much!

This card was cut from the Stand and Salute Cartridge. The fireworks stamp I found at Hobby Lobby and the rest is just card stock. :)

The fireworks are actually embossed :) I love that glitter embossing stuff :) It is so pretty!

Easy card!
Hope you all enjoy it!

The inside has a stamp about being a Hero since this card is going to on of the two men in my life that are in the army :) I couldnt get a clear picture of it I will try again tomorrow :( The card is stamped with black versamark so I dont know what the deal is!

I am going to enter this card in the fantabulous cricut challange! The challange was starts and I have stars on my sentiments! :) I love the challanges they have they are always so creative and the design team is AWESOME! So if you have not checked them out you should!http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/

Cricut Crazy: Fantabulous Cricut!

Cricut Crazy: Fantabulous Cricut!

Fantabulous Cricut!

I love this little card! I used the flip flops from the pink ribbon cartridge :) I also layed the card with several layers that I sprayed with Glimmer Mist to add some bling and special colors to match everything else.
http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/search/label/Challenge%20Me%20Monday
I also used the doodle charms cartridge to build the border around this card.

I am also going to enter this one into the scetc challange over at Card Patterns!
http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/2010/06/sketch-70.html

I did want to TRY to include a picture that shows the flip flops. I actually used some clear pop dots to get them to look real as possible! The picures dont show it well so I hope I explained it well enough :) Also, the cute flip flop ribbon I found at Michaels! WOOHOO!

Thank you again for looking!!

City Crafters Challenge

http://citycrafter.blogspot.com/2010/06/cccb-week-10-pink-purple-and-pearls.html

This card was so much fun! I used the gypsy to weld together two imaiges from the Create a critter cartridge :) I cut them at 5.25. I used pearls on the flowers in her hair and tail and also on the little purse I made for her. I LOVED making this card it was so much fun! I really got to be creative with this one!

Thank you for looking!

Hugs

Card making Busy today!

I have been really inspired today! I wish every day were like this I would get so much done!!

First I made this card for several contests.

1.Sweet Stamping http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/challenge-32a-colour-combo.html
It was a color combo challange Brown, Blue, Green So I created this cute little frong. The sentiment is stamped with a stamp for the My Pink Stamper collection. The litte frog I cut was from the mini monsters Cartridge.
I am going to also enter this card in a sketch challange!
2.Charisma Cardz Challenge They wanted a Boy card! This little frog I think makes a good boy card :)
http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2010/06/challenge-25-for-boys.html
3.Crazy 4 Challanges had a sketch challange :) http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/2010/06/crazy4challenges-c4c43.html

4.Die Cut Challange Blog- They wanted a blue green card for a teenage boy
http://diecutdreams.blogspot.com/2010/06/challenge-54-green-blue-colour-combo.

5.Digi doodles - Anything goes :)
http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/2010/06/anything-goeschallenge-13.html

6.Our Creative Corner = Challange is Blue and Green!
http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2010/06/keep-your-cool-color-challenge-blues.html

I think that is all for this card :) Unless I can remember what else I made it for!

Lots of challanges for this card!

I want to add this is my FIRST try at a digi card so we will see how it goes :) Any suggestion to make it better please let me know! THank you all for following me!
First off I worked with Paper Cutz CHallange and added Circles and stars to my card. I also have the cards it is square :)

http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/2010/06/paper-cutz-challenge-47.html
This is the link to that challange! So fun!!

Next I am entering this card into Digi Doodles Shop challange. It was an anything goes challange!!
http://digidoodleshopsbest.blogspot.com/2010/06/anything-goeschallenge-13.html
Next was Magical Crafts Fortnight challange. This was a card for a man/fathers day. Since Fathers day is over I just did a mans birthday card :) Yes I would give this to a man LOL Im crazy like that! haha!
http://magicalcraftsfortnightlychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/06/magical-crafts-challenge-17.html


Next I am entering in Die Cut Dreams- We had to use blue/green and make this card for a teenage boy. Once again I would give this card to a teenage boy :) I am just like that LOL!!

I used a standard cut of a card from the sentiments cartridge then I cut two circles and inked them up and did stitching in black all the way around the circles and the card. Then I colored my little bear blue and green!! Sooooooo Cute! Used some pop dots to give it some depth. Stamped Happy Birthday and used some Stickles I LOVE STICKLESSSSSSS!
Also I entered this in the Sweet Stampin Challange
http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/challenge-32a-colour-combo.html
Thank you all for looking Hugs!

A Crafty Little Challange!

This was a fun one. I had to work hard to get this sketch LOL I just cant stay in the lines! So I did give it a try and thats what counts right? haha!

This little Bird was so cute! He is on the lovely floral cricut lite cartridge! I cut the card at 5.25 then the bird at 3.0 and the same with the word fly :) Tied it all together with that rainbow ribbon!

Hugs! Thank you for looking!

http://acraftylittleplace.blogspot.com/2010/06/crafty-little-challenge-44.html

Sweet Stamping Challange Blog

I thought this was a great challange! I was ready to make something simple to send out for the 4th of July holiday. I wanted something I could make pretty quick and easy!

I used the blank card on the sentiments cartridge to cut my card. The red cardstock was cut at 5.25 :) The white piece of cardstock was cut from the plantin school cartridge. I cut it at 4.25. Then I used a corner punch to do all the corners of the white paper. I then used pop dots to put down the white.

I used a stamp purchased from Hobby Lobby that looks like fireworks. I actually used blue, red, and white embossing powder for the background fireworks. The only other cuts I used are the 4th of July and the American Pride were both cut at 3.25 :)

I hope you enjoy this card!! I am sending this one to my brother who is serving our country in Afghanastan. He has been gone a few months and I miss him like crazy. His daughter Joanna (8) comes to my house to play with the cricut. I am also posting her card that she is sending to her daddy. I am sure the big tough army guys will love this BRIGHT pink cardstock and all the hearts :)

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/challenge-31-clean-and-simple.html

I am also going to enter this card in another challange over at My Sheri Crafts! Its a patriotic theme this week! WOOHOOO!

http://myshericrafts.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-sheri-crafts-challenge-11.html

Off the Wall Craftiness

I love this challange. It is my first color challange and it was so much fun I want to do another one!! I need a program for my addiction haha!

For my project I used the new Billionaire cartridge for ALL the cuts. My husband is very fond of his pipe and he LOVES records. Yes like the old round ones LOL!! It does have a touch of red and that is the heart above the "i" in married :)

We married in Nov of last year so we are still newly weds. I am working on our pictures and getting them all in a book :) I wanted to do them all very special!

I hope you all enjoy my LO. Thank you for looking and please leave me advice. If you think I should have or could have done something to make it better :) I am retired now from work and this is my new endevore and I am learning as I go! So thank you again!!

http://offthewallcraftiness.blogspot.com/2010/06/otwc-challenge-12.html

Here is the link for the challange if you would like a chance to play along! They have great goodies that I hope I win hehehe...

BBTB2- Rainbow challange

I LOVE this rainbow challange. I made the rainbow with some glittery card stock. Then I found some rainbow ribbon to lace around the card. Gave the clouds a little smile and everyone was happy! On the inside of the card I added a cut from Lacy Labels that reads "Find your rainbow". On the front of the card it says "hi".

I love the way this rainbow turned out! Thank you for looking I hope it at least makes you smile! Its just the happiest rainbow EVER :) HUGS!!

http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/

I left off the picture of the label on the inside so here it is :)

That is the link so if you would like to participate also! Its so much fun! Its not even about winning its about pushing the box and getting you to do that something extra special!

You should ALWAYS smile .. You never know who might be falling in love with it :)

Flower Power!

For a gift for my husband for Fathers Day I made him this 12x12 page and framed it for his office. Since we married in November he can now celebrate Fathers Day for the first time :) He makes a wonderful stepfather for my children. He is such a wonderful man :)

Ok All the flowers are mostly 3 layers with a few with two layers. The layers were all inked and then I used glimmer mist to give them a shimmering look.

For the frames for the picture I used the new walmart cartridge Lacy Labels. Let me tell ya ladies everyone is going to LOVE this cart. No MORE PUNCHES!! haha not that I had that many but with this cart you can make all kinds of nested things :) Love Love Love it!!

Cottage Comfort - These colors and the flowers match that snuggly bed! I must be sleepy :)

http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com/2010/06/week-15-cottage-comfort.html

A Crafty Little Place -- Dad theme.. As I said this card is for my Husband! His first office fahters day!!
http://acraftylittleplace.blogspot.com/2010/05/scrappy-challenge-4-one-for-dad.html

Practical Scrappers wanted flowers and this LO has LOTS of flowers I made them all :)

http://www.practicalscrappers.com/2010/06/this-weeks-challenge-is-flowers.html

A Crafty Little Place - One for the Boys!

A dear friend of mine had a birthday so it was perfect timing for this card. I used the new B is for Boy cricut lite cartridge for the robot and a Happy Birthday stamp from Hobby Lobby. I stickled the Hat and words I just LOVE STICKLES! :)

I really love the B is for Boy cartridge and intend to use it again soon!! Here is the link to the challange :) What fun this one was!

http://acraftylittleplace.blogspot.com/2010/06/crafty-little-challenge-43-one-for-boys.html

Ok so I was late and the challange was closed but thats ok I love this little card anyway!! Next time I will post sooner! I knew I was getting close.

Happy Fathers Day to all the wonderful dads out there!

I am a WINNER!

I was chosen at random in a contest over at Aly's Sunday Challange http://alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/06/random-winner-asc19-is-57-melissa-ward.html that I made a card for! I am so excited! I get to choose some digi stamps from
http://buysassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/ I cant wait to pick some out :) I have never really worked with digi stamps but it looks like fun !! I sure want to give it a try and now I have no reason not to do it! Thank you Aly!!! :)

It has been such a busy week with lots of company!! My daughter has been here and I was sick for a few days ( I hate fibromyalgia ) so we stayed in and made cards for her dad, grandfather and for Chris (since we married in Nov. this was his first year to be a step-dad!!). I will post some of our work after we get back today or maybe even tomorrow since we are going to dinner with my father-in-law. I am still working on one project for Chris for Fathers Day I just couldnt get it finished. Sheesh!

Thank you for following me I really love knowing someone likes some of the things I do :) I know I treasure each and every one of you and the wonderful things you all do. I learn so much!!

Much love to you all!

Card for a challange

This card is so cute! I made it for my Nana (8) :) She loves to make stuff with the cricut and is often here on the weekends because I am the best aunt!! We have a blast together :) I made her this card as an invite to come scrap with me!! Im going to mail it to her because I know she gets so excited to get real mail!! I spoil her LOTS because her mother is kinda in the picture some but her daddy is in the Army and stationed in Afghanastan at the moment. So she has been a little depressed.

I am going to enter this in this challange.. The challange was to sew sew sew :) So I did with all the bears and other stuff.

I used the new Lite cartridge called Slumber Party from Walmart!! So much fun with this cart already!

Thank you all for following me :)

http://alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/06/asc19-sewing-sponsored-by-sassy-studio.html

I am going to enter this in

I have fallen behind!!

Ok so I have not posted any stuff in awhile but I am going to do that now before I got to bed. Another all night of pain so no sleep :( Ok so I did a 12x12 page using the mini monster cartridge! I love it :)

Does cricut = divorce LOL

Ok Ladies I am wondering if you guys are getting in as much trouble as I feel like I am! Another trip to walmart and ended up with not 1 but 4 more NEW cartridges :) Not to mention that Hubby said it was ok for me to join the cricut circle :) Is anyone else going to do that? It sounds pretty awesome. You get 4 carts a year included in your membership and a sneak peak at carts before they come out. Plus you get news letters and some other stuff. Oh yeah 800 points to add to your rewards points. I think you can get many different carts with 800 points so almost like getting 5 carts a year like that. Anyway, If anyone lives near Austin Texas and are looking for the new walmart carts the walmart in Buda has them all :) Ohhhhh it was hard not to buy them all :)

I will post some new stuff I do with them soon I have had a terrible kidney infection but I am starting to feel better :) so back to my cricut I go!!

Hugs!!

Joanna!

I have a Junior Card Maker !! My niece (who just turned 8) LOVES to come over and make things with the cricut!! So today she came by for a visit and made a card and then didnt want to take it because she KNOWS it will be a winner! She has heard me talking about the challanges :)

I am going to post this beautiful card so she can see that it was in something.

Hugs!!

Animals Totally Paper Craft

This card just looks like fun in the summer time. At least for the animals!!

Ok so here goes...

http://www.cricut.com/shop/#0/73/1004/4/Cricut/Cricut Lite Live Simply Cartridge

All of the cuts for this card were cut from this new cartridge. I LOVED it and it was so easy to do. These cute animals are enjoying a nice summer day!

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/2010/06/challenge-20-animal-magic.html

Fathers Day Card with some doodles :)

I am having so much fun with the new light cartridges I bought last night! I think I have used them all already for something!!

I made a card to send to my father for fathers day and to enter it into the Paper Cutz Challange and also the Sweet Stamping.

Paper Cutz http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/2010/06/paper-cutz-challenge-45.html Fathers Day Card

Sweet Stamping wanted to see some doodles :) I LOVE doodles !!

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/challenge-30-doodling.html

All of the cuts here are from the new cartridge

http://www.cricut.com/shop/#0/73/1015/2/Cricut/Cricut Lite Celebrate with Flourish Cartridge

I cant decide which is my favorite yet!!

Cricut Cardz Challange

This week it was to do something with shoes :) Anyway we want and any cartridge we want!! Well tonight I ran out to my Walmart just to see if they had any of the new carts in and they DID!! WOOOHOOOO! I got 4 new ones!!! Well after getting them home and looking at them I fell in love with the hightops on the slumber party cartridge!!! I used it to make the shoes and the sentiment. My niece is 8 and is often feeling cheated since I dont make cards for her fast enough! So, this one is for her!

I am also going to enter this one on Frosted Designs :) They wanted glitter, glitter and more glitter! I used glitter paper and also stickles :) I LOVE GLITTER!!!!!!!!!

Sun for BBTB2

IM not sure what is going on with my blog tonight but I cant seem to copy and paste links :(

I worked on a card last night for the challange at BBTB2 :) They asked we use the sun from doodle charms and wow the designers had some great ideas. I dont have that cart yet so I though I would come up with my own sun. I used a sun from another cartridge and then I copied the cut several times with different paper. I layered the papers enough so I had room to place some seed beads inside that rattle around when you move the card. I just love that part of it. The rest is very simpe I just wanted the main thing to be the sun and the beads inside the sun. Im not sure what you call that but Im sure it has a name :)

Hope you enjoy my card

http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/2010/06/sweet-sassy-stamps-and-doodlecharms.html

New Lite Cartridges!!!

WOOHOOO I ran out to my walmart and they had a few of the new cartridges :) I have 4 of them now. I am going to play with them and post my projects!

What fun What fun!!

Last night I finally had time to sit down and enjoy my gypsy some more :) I decided to work on a card for a couple of challanges... First was the Fantabulous Cricut challange http://www.fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/

to do a bride :) Last November I myself was a bride so while thinking about what a special time in my life it was I remembered that the actual engagement was the beginning of my days as a bride so I wanted to do something along those lines.. So I created this card with that in mind..

I was also able to enter this one on http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/2010/06/buttons-challenge.html for the buttons I used :) These buttons were so wonderful and just felt right to use on this card :) I felt love flowing all over this card! awwww!!