My Craft Spot

Winners from Challenge #42 - Let's Hear it for the Boys!

2012-02-01T09:46:00.000-07:00

Hello my crafty friends! You all amazed us with your awesome cards for boys!

We have a winner (randomly picked) from last weeks challenge!

Congratulations #2 - Marcia

You won the Valentine Twine Pack!

Be sure to grab your challenge winner button on the left side bar and email me with your address so I can mail your prize!

Design Team Top 3 (or 6!!) Picks:
The Design Team had so many favorites this week it was hard to narrow it down to 6!!!

Amanda

Cindy

Sandi S.

Faye

Jacilynn

Lisa Summerhays

Congratulations!

Be sure to grab the html code for your Top 3 button on the left side bar!

Have a great day!

Win a stamp set of your choice!

2012-02-01T09:03:00.000-07:00

Marlene's post is up now, so head on over to her blog to leave a comment. Be sure to let her know which My Craft Spot stamp set is your favorite for a chance to win!

Click HERE to see all of the stamp sets!

Hope you are having a wonderful week!

Valentine inspiration from Marlene and some blog candy!

2012-01-31T07:00:00.020-07:00

Hi everyone! Today is Marlene's (Scrappin Cookie) day to share some awesome projects with you using the Build a Valentine and Always & Forever stamp sets!

***Marlene's son has been really sick so she hasn't been able to post all of these wonderful projects on her blog yet today. The giveaway on her blog will be open until Friday so head over to Marlene's blog tomorrow. Hopefully her little one will be feeling better!!

This little dinosaur shaped card is so adorable!! I love how Marlene replaced the circle spots for heart shaped spots on this dinosaur and the patterned papers are perfect!

Here is a close up of the cute tag! All of the sentiments on this card are from the Build a Valentine stamp set.

Marlene used Scarlet Red Crinkle ribbon and Divine Valentine Twine to attach her fun tag.

Here is the inside of Marlene's cute shape card!

Isn't this card just gorgeous?!?! I love how Marlene distressed the edges of her background papers and her pink heart!!

I love the pearls and the stitching! Marlene used Cream Seam Binding and Divine Valentine Bakers Twine.

Here is the inside of this pretty card! All of the sentiments on this card are from the Always & Forever stamp set.

How cute is this for a little boy?!?! I love the dump truck shape and the buttons and twine on the wheels adds so much!

Marlene used the conversation hearts on the Build a Valentine stamp set to create a dump truck full of hearts!

Here is the inside of this fun card!

I love all of the great layers on this card! All of the patterned papers Marlene chose work really well together!

All of the stitching she added is wonderful! The XOXO and inside sentiment are from the Always & Forever stamp set.

Inside of card:

Isn't this card just beautiful?!?!

I love the little cluster of roses! All of the stamped sentiments on this card are from the Build a Valentine stamp set.

Inside:

Click HERE to order these stamp sets:

Head on over to Marlene's blog for even more inspiration and and a chance to win the stamp set of your choice from My Craft Spot!

Just leave a comment on Marlene's Blog post
Become a follower of Scrappin Cookie
Be sure to tell Marlene which My Craft Spot stamp set is your favorite in case you are the winner!

Have a great day!

Monday Challenge - Anything goes!

2012-01-30T08:38:00.001-07:00

It's time for another Monday Challenge!

This weeks Challenge: Anything goes!

(show us something wonderful you have made!)

Inspiration from my awesome Design Team!:

Marlene
Hugs in a can - what a fun idea! I love the rosette on the lid and Marlene's fun tag with the big button!

Aymee
Aymee's robot is adorable and goes perfectly with her stamped sentiment!! I love the bright colors on this fun Valentine card!

I love the red stitching on Aymee's card - It really pops!!

Inside:

Kate
Kate's sweet card set is beautiful! The colors are so soft and pretty and I love the embossed background!

I love how Kate stamped "I love you" over and over on white cardsotck to make her own patterned paper!

Amber
I love Amber's fun scrapbook page! The face paint on her daughter is amazing! The bright colors and banner are perfect for remembering their fun day at the zoo!

Jayne
Jayne made these cute little treat bag using her Imagine! I love the colors and patterns!

Jayne fills these with treats and hides them in her husbands luggage for him to find while he is away on business trips. How sweet is that?!?!

Bobby
I love the glossy sentiment and the gorgeous owl on Bobby's beautiful Valentine card!!

Here is the inside of Bobby's card:

Candy
The heart doily is so cute and I love how Candy colored this adorable image so beautifully! The flesh tones on the little girl are perfect!

Here is the inside of Candy's fun card:

These projects were made using:

Stamp Sets
Build a Valentine
Always & Forever

Crinkle Ribbon

Raspberry Truffle
Orange Marmalade
Deep Purple
Scarlet Red
Sunshine Yellow
Caribbean

Bakers Twine

Valentine
Black
Posy
Sky
Strawberry Cupcake

This weeks Prize:

Always & Forever stamp set!

Link here for a chance to win!

Happy crafting!

You're Purr-fect! - Kate's ABC's

2012-01-27T05:00:00.002-07:00

Believe it or not, I have gone all of this time without owning the fabulous "Kate's ABCs" cartridge! I can't believe I didn't buy this sooner! I was in the mood to use soft, muted colors today. Maybe I am just wishing for Spring, sigh . . .

This card was highlighted in the Cricut Chirp this week!

The blue background and brown paper are from Crate Paper and all other papers are from My Minds Eye.

I lightly inked all of the edges with Walnut ink. Then sponged glossy accents on the dress and flower, then sprinkled with a bit of Stampendous ultrafine glitter.

I pulled my sewing machine out to zig-zag stitch around the edges. I should remember to do this more often! The twine is from American Crafts.

The sweet little girl/scene and layers were cut at 3 inches.

The stamped sentiment is from my new Build a Valentine stamp set, which can be used for so much more than just Valentines! :)

Have a wonderful weekend!

More fun projects from Bobby!

2012-01-26T07:06:00.000-07:00

If you missed Bobby's first post, click HERE.

Bobby (Cricut Couple) is back to show more projects, this time using the Build a Valentine stamp set. Prepare to be amazed!

Bobby created his own conversation heart patterned paper using the Build a Valentine Stamp set! Isn't that just awesome?!?! I love the hearts hanging from the Bakers Twine too!!

I love the heart borders!

Here is the inside of Bobby's fun card!

Bobby used the solid heart stamp to stamp the various colors and then stamped the text and outline on top!

What a fun idea! I can see this in all different color combos, even some soft vintage colors!

I love the adorable frog prince on Bobby's card!

All the sentiments come from the Build a Valentine Stamp set. Here is the inside of this fun card!

Head on over to Bobby's Blog for even more details on these projects and a chance to win the stamp set of your choice from My Craft Spot!

Just leave a comment on Bobby blog posts
Become a follower of The Cricut Couple
Be sure to tell Bobby which My Craft Spot stamp set is your favorite in case you are the winner!

Have an awesome day!

Winners from Challenge #41- Snow much fun!

2012-01-25T09:41:00.000-07:00

Hello my crafty friends! I hope you are having a nice week!

We have a winner (randomly picked) from last weeks challenge!

I had so much fun looking at all of last weeks projects - thanks for joining the fun!

Congratulations # 14 - Pat W.

You won the Winter Wonderland stamp set!

Be sure to grab your challenge winner button on the left side bar and email me with your address so I can mail your prize!

Design Team Top 3 (4 this time!) Picks:

Daniele

Karen

Amanda

Amy L.

Congratulations!

Be sure to grab the html code for your Top 3 button on the left side bar!

Have a great day!

Valentine Inspiration from Bobby - and some blog candy!!

2012-01-24T07:15:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed Ally and Aymee's wonderful projects last week! Be sure to check out their blogs to see if you won your favorite My Craft Spot stamp set!

Bobby (Cricut Couple) volunteered to share some of the fantastic projects he has made with the new Valentine goodies today and again on Thursday! He will be giving away a stamp set (your choice) from My Craft Spot this week on his blog!

Don't you just love Bobby's gorgeous Bitty Bag and tag set for his sweetheart?!?! I love the sparkly red dress!

This is what it looks like all put together! I love how the heart peeks out of the Bitty Bag and how Bobby stamped hearts inside some of the stripes on his bag! The layers of Crinkle Ribbon and lace are a perfect backdrop for the pretty flower! All of the stamped sentiments and hearts on this project are from the Always & Forever Stamp Set.

All of the layers on Bobby's card are so pretty!!

I love the tiny glossy hearts Bobby stamped on his damask heart shape! The hearts and the sentiments on this beautiful card are all from the Always & Forever Stamp set. I love how Bobby gathered the Crinkle Ribbon on both projects!

This is the inside of the card!

Head on over to Bobby's Blog for even more inspiration and a chance to win the stamp set of your choice from My Craft Spot!

Just leave a comment on Bobby blog posts
Become a follower of The Cricut Couple
Be sure to tell Bobby which My Craft Spot stamp set is your favorite in case you are the winner!

Have a wonderful day!

Monday Challenge # 42 - Let's hear it for the boys!

2012-01-23T08:13:00.000-07:00

It's time for another Monday Challenge!

I have to admit that it is easier for me to make 'girl' cards than 'boy' cards, so I was so excited to see all of the fun cards from the Design Team this week!!

This weeks Challenge: Let's hear it for the boys!

(Robots, trucks, trains, sports, etc.)

Inspiration from my awesome Design Team!:

Jayne
Jayne's cute gift box just made me smile! I love the adorable robot dog!

Kate
What a great card to give a boy (even a teenager!!) I love how Kate curved her sentiment and the Halloween twine tied in perfectly with the basketball theme!

Amber
Amber's banner is great! I love all of the patterns she mixed and of course, the frog is too cute!!

Marlene

Marlene's shape card is 'out of this world'! I love the fun shape and the bright, happy colors!

These projects were made using:

Stamp Sets

Friends & Neighbors

Build a Valentine

Sweet Sentiments #1

Inside & Out #2

Bakers Twine

Pea Pod
Stone
Orange Licorice
Caribbean

This weeks Prize:

The new Valentine Twine Pack!

Link here for a chance to win!

Have an great week!

Valentine Bakers Twine - 7 yummy colors and an awesome deal!

2012-01-21T08:10:00.001-07:00

New Valentine Bakers Twine Pack!!

(Twine from Trendy Twine, Divine Twine and the Twinery)

Valentine Pack - 7 bundles of 10 yards each

(Cherry Red, Pink Sorbet, Strawberry Cupcake Trendy Twine, Maraschino, Blossom, Divine Valentine Twist, Berry Red Trendy Twine)

$13.99 (*includes shipping!)

(*Free Shipping in US and Canada, $5.00 anywhere else)

Buy any 3 stamp sets and get the Valentine Bakers Twine Pack for only $4.99!!

Use the PayPal button below and be sure to add 3 stamp sets to your shopping cart:

Valentine Inspiration from Aymee -and some blog candy!

2012-01-20T07:17:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed all of Ally's projects yesterday!

Today is Aymee's day (ScrapHappySoutherneBelle) and she has lots of yummy goodness to share with us!

Don't you just love the cute puffy cherries and lips?!?!

I love how Aymee stamped hearts all around the sentiment on her envelope! The sentiment is from the Always and Forever stamp set and the hearts are from the Build A Valentine stamp set.

The Bitty Bag holds a chocolate bar and a bunch of tickets!

Aymee stamped "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" on her Bitty Bag and the inside is filled with tickets counting the ways 'I love you'. How cute is that?!?! All of the tickets are stamped with sentiments from the Build A Valentine stamp set.

Aymee tied Divine Twine Valentine Twist Bakers Twine around her chocolate bar. Love the button!

I love the delicate feel of this card with it's glittery butterfly and the soft, flowery background!

I love how Aymee weaved her Bakers Twine around the heart shaped brads to create her own 'argyle' patterned background! What a fun twist!

The papers Aymee chose are beautiful!

The "Be Mine" sentiment is from the Build A Valentine stamp set and the

" . . . So Kiss me" sentiments are from the Always & Forever stamp set.

This pretty card is 8.5" by 5.5" and fits perfectly into the largest Bitty Bags! (You can see it behind the card tied with a bit of Crinkle Ribbon)

Aymee filled her fun treat bag with her favorite gourmet chai tea. This is the medium Bitty Bag and she just stamped her sentiment right on the bag.

I love all of the sparkle!!

Aymee tied the top of her Bitty Bag with Divine Twine (Valentine Twist) and the stamped sentiment is from the Always & Forever stamp set.

Head on over to Aymee's blog for even more inspiration and and a chance to win the stamp set of your choice from My Craft Spot!

Just leave a comment on Aymee's blog post
Become a follower of A ScrapHappy Southerne Belle
Be sure to tell Aymee which My Craft Spot stamp set is your favorite in case you are the winner!

Have a great day!

Valentine Inspiration from Ally - and some blog candy!

2012-01-19T07:14:00.000-07:00

Each of my Design Team members will be taking a day at My Craft Spot to show some awesome projects throughout January and into February. This is going to be so fun for you to get to know each of them a little better and be immersed in their individual styles!

Ally, Rock Paper Cricut, is first! You are going to love all of her fun and amazing projects!

These cute pillow boxes are a perfect way to package Ally's fun treats! The "Hugs & Kisses" sentiment is from the Sweet Sentiments #2 stamp set.

Ally printed the pink pattern on printable vinyl and then stamped these hearts from the Build a Valentine stamp set!

This is a picture of Ally's husband and her beautiful daughter. What an awesome card to give Dad!!! He is going to love it!

Check out Ally's amazing stitching!!!

The stamps are from the Build a Valentine and the Always & Forever stamp sets.

The Build a Valentine stamp set is perfect year round for birthday and other fun cards!

Isn't this little bee just adorable with it's glossy heart antenae?!?! The sentiment is from the Build a Valentine stamp set.

Check out this fun card set!

How adorable is this little owl?!?!

Head on over to Ally's blog for even more inspiration and a chance to win the stamp set of your choice from My Craft Spot!

Just leave a comment on Ally's blog post
Become a follower over at Rock Paper Cricut
Be sure to tell Ally which My Craft Spot stamp set is your favorite in case you are the winner!

Have a wonderful day!

Winners from Challenge #40 - It's Delicious!

2012-01-18T09:09:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Hope you are having a fabulous week!

We have a winner (randomly picked) from last weeks challenge!

I had so much fun looking at all of last weeks projects - thanks for joining the fun!

Congratulations # 3 - Glenda Boyd

You won the Friends & Neighbors stamp set!

Be sure to grab your challenge winner button on the left side bar and email me with your address so I can mail your prize!

Design Team Top 3 (or 4!) Picks:

Amy L.

Cindy B.

Megan

Karen

Congratulations!

Be sure to grab the html code for your Top 3 button on the left side bar!

Have a delightful day!

Looking for a Prince? - Frog Tag in Bitty Bag!

2012-01-17T07:50:00.000-07:00

Hello my crafty friends! I have a fun and super easy tag for you today.

The tag was cut at 4.25 inches from the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge and fits perfectly in the smallest bitty bag.

I tied 2 strands of Caribbean bakers twine to the top of the tag.

I used glossy accents on the eyes, chalked his cheeks, and added a few little dots on his cheeks with a white gel pen.

The sentiment stamp is from the Build A Valentine stamp set and the eyes and mouth on the frog are from Peachy Keen (Everyday Character face parts - PK 496).

The frog was cut at 3.38 inches from the Create a Critter Cartridge.

Hope you are having a terrific day!

Monday Challenge #41 - Snow much fun!

2012-01-16T09:33:00.000-07:00

It's snowing (a lot!) right now where I am! Perfect for today's Monday Challenge!

This weeks Challenge: Snow much fun!

(Snowflakes, snowmen, anything to do with snow)

Inspiration from my wonderful Design Team!:

Aymee
I love the soft colors of Aymee's beautiful card! Her stitching is fantastic!

Don't you just love all of the sparkle?!?!

Here is the inside of Aymee's sweet card:

Bobby
Bobby's snowman is just adorable! I love the sweater pattern on his hat and scarf!

Here is the inside of Bobby's fun card:

Ally
What a cute card! I love Ally's snowmen, especially the little guy peeking out of the pocket! Don't you just love the pom pom and pipe cleaner ear muffs?!?!

Here is the inside of Ally's card:

Candy
I love the pink and white color combo Candy used! Everything about this card just sparkles! Be sure to check out Candy's very first video!!!

These projects were made using:

Stamp Sets
White Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Friends & Neighbors
Sweet Sentiments #1

Crinkle Ribbon

Pine Cone

Bakers Twine
Chocolate Truffle
Kraft

This weeks Prize:

Link here for a chance to win!

Happy crafting!

Check it out! - Cherry's Jubilee

2012-01-13T08:13:00.000-07:00

I love finding new blogs full of inspiration! Cherry, over at Cherry's Jubilee has a beautiful vintage style and does amazing things with Crinkle Ribbon! Don't you just love the soft colors and all of the fun layers on this card?!?!

Cherry used Raspberry Truffle Crinkle Ribbon for her sweet bow and the Always & Forever stamp set for her sentiment. How pretty to add a tiny button to the center of the heart.

I love the gorgeous bow on this card!

Check out how Cherry used ink to add an extra splash of color to her Crinkle Ribbon. She used the same ink as she used on her sentiment. I will definitely have to try this!

The "Always and Forever" sentiment is from the new Always & Forever stamp set. Love the bling!

I love the beautiful colors and the doily on this card. Click here for Cherry's original post of this card.

The beautiful button is the perfect finishing touch for this heart!

For more gorgeous vintage inspiration, check out Cherry's blog - you will love her style!

Have a great day!

Do you love me? - Valentine's Box and tag gift set!

2012-01-12T09:47:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I have to say, I love having a Cricut! It makes a project like this go together so quickly!

I tied the tag with Maraschino bakers twine.

The box was cut at 11 inches from the Sweet Tooth Boxes cartridge. I tied a bit of tuell around the box to hold the lid on.

The "Happy Valentine's Day" stamp is from the new Build a Valentine stamp set. I stamped "Happy Valentine's Day" 4 times and trimmed and matted each before adhering to the box. So, each side of the box has this sentiment.

The bitty bags are so fun and the smallest ones are perfect for tags!

The Red and white polka dot patterned tag was cut at 4.25 inches from the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge. I actually used my paper trimmer to make the red tag background.

The "To" and "From" stamps are from the Always and Forever stamp set.

The "Do you love me?" and "Yes" and "No" with the boxes and check mark stamps are from the Always and Forever stamp set. Isn't that fun? Kinda reminiscent of grade school crushes and inspired by a country song ;)

Happy crafting!

WINNNERS!!!!!!

2012-01-11T09:43:00.000-07:00

Winners for Challenge #39 and for the Mega Valentine Pack from last week!

Winners from challenge #39 (Winter Wonderland)

We have a winner, (randomly picked) from last weeks challenge!

Congratulations #7 - Gigi

You won the Valentine Bag and Twine Pack!

Be sure to grab your challenge winner button on the left side bar and email me with your address so I can mail your prize!

Design Team Top 3 Picks:

Marcia

Shelly

Sherrie K.

Congratulations!

Be sure to grab the html code for your Top 3 button on the left side bar!

. . . and now for the

Winner of the Mega Valentine Pack!

Thanks for all of your sweet comments this last week!!

And the winner is . . . .

: Charlotte said: Oh my, how cute is this card. The glossy accents on the frog and dragonfly just give the card a fabulous look!! I am just loving the vellum wings and glitter glue on the dragonfly. I can see this sentiment used is so many ways. Great stamps.Charlotte

Be sure to email me with your address so I can mail your prize!

Have a great day!

Monday Challenge #40 - It's delicious!

2012-01-09T09:15:00.000-07:00

It's time for another Monday Challenge! There are so many fun food cuts on the Cricut cartridges including 3D images, so this weeks challenge is to make something delicious!

This weeks Challenge: It's Delicious!

(project must include a delicious treat - made from paper of course!)

Inspiration from my awesome Design Team!:

Marlene
Don't you just love Marlene's delicious looking truffles and chocolates?!?! The flowers are from the Flower Shoppe cartridge.

Each little box has a Hershey kiss in it!

The round truffles are made with 60 flowers adhered to a styrofoam ball. How fun is that?!?!

Jayne
I absolutely love Jayne's cute cupcake shaped card! The papers are great and I love all of the little pearls and her sweet tag!!

Here is a side view of Jayne's yummy card.

Amber
This is such a fantastic birthday card! The pizza slice is sooooo cute!

I love how Amber covered all of the pizza toppings with glossy accents! It looks good enough to eat!

Inside of card:

Kate
Kate's cake slice is just gorgeous! I love how she used the border punches!!

Beautiful flower!!

The back of her box is just as pretty as the top!

These projects were made using:

Stamp Sets
Friends and Neighbors
Inside & Out #2
Candy Corn Kisses

Crinkle Ribbon

Vintage Vanilla
Vanilla Bean
Cranberry

Bakers Twine

Divine Valentine Twist
Strawberry Cupcake

Seam Binding
Cream

This weeks Prize:

Link here for a chance to win!

Have a great day!

Always and Forever

2012-01-07T11:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday! I made this vintage style tag yesterday and some other fun projects to share with you next week. So fun to spend some time crafting! This was going to be a card, but turned into a tag halfway through the creative process!

The paper is from My Minds Eye - Lost & Found. I inked everything with Walnut distress ink. The sentiment is one of my favorites from the new Always & Forever stamp set.

I tied some twine and added a button. The hearts are from the Gypsy font cartridge. I stretched them on my Gypsy and cut them at 0.84 by 0.95 and 0.71 by 0.80. The tag was cut from the Tags Bags Boxes and More cartridge at 4.25 inches.

The circle with the sentiment was cut at 2 inches real dial size and the black and red layers are each about 1/8 inch larger than the one below it. I just sized them on my Gypsy until they looked right.

I used a black pen to add some faux stitching around the circle.

Click HERE to see all of the new Valentine goodies at My Craft Spot!

Remember to leave a comment on this post and every post this week for a chance to win the Mega Valentine Pack!

So, Kiss me!

2012-01-06T10:10:00.000-07:00

Hi there! I hope you have lots of fun plans for the weekend, maybe even a little crafting time!

Today I have a vintage style romantic card with lots of pinks and creams and of course some glitter! When I was designing the Always & Forever stamp set I wanted something fun and romantic that could be used for Valentines and Anniversaries or just to tell that special someone 'I love you!'

The patterned papers are from My Minds Eye Lost and Found. I used my new Always and Forever stamp set for the sentiments.

The beautiful heart shape was cut at 3 inches from the Lyrical letters cartridge. (Really!) I didn't even know it was on there until I did a search for 'heart' on my Gypsy. The curly edged frame was cut at 4 inches from the Elegant Edges cartridge.

Helpful Hint: When cutting intricate shapes from thick cardstock (I used PaperTrey Ink), set your machine to cut 2 times and reduce the speed to 3. I like to set the pressure at 5 and the blade depth at 6. It also helps to have a new blade. This helps reduce tearing and gives you a clean cut.

I inked the edges with brown. For the glittered pieces I brushed a light coat of glossy accents (with a piece of sponge) and lightly glittered.

I tied a bow with Vanilla Bean crinkle ribbon and added a button and a crocheted flower. Click HERE for a video and pattern for the crocheted flower.

Click HERE to see all of my new Valentine goodies!

Remember to leave a comment on every post this week for a chance to win the Mega Valentine Pack!

I have another vintage style card for Saturday! Have a wonderful weekend!

Entered in the following challenges:
Whimsical Wednesday - on the edge

Conversation hearts!

2012-01-05T09:11:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, I have a fun conversation heart card for you today! The card is 4 inches square.

The 'Happy Valentine's Day!' sentiment and all of the fun conversation heart stamps come from my new Build a Valentine stamp set.

First, I used the solid heart stamp to stamp colored hearts. Then I stamped the conversation heart stamps on top. Glossy accents adds the perfect finishing touch for these fun hearts!

The bakers twine is the new Divine Valentine Twist and I used decorative edge scissors to trim the edge of my card.

Click HERE to see all of the new Valentine goodies and remember to leave a comment on this post and every post this week for a chance to win the Mega Valentine Pack!

Have an excellent day!

Bee mine valentine card

2012-01-04T07:08:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, I have another simple card using the Build a Valentine stamp set. I have been having so much fun with this stamp set!

The card base is 4 inches. The bee and all of its layers were cut at 3" from the Create a Critter cartridge.

I stamped the sentiment on white card stock and trimmed the end. I used a bit of adhesive just on the spots you can see stuck to the card base.

The bakers twine is Caribbean Blue. I love the 'Happy Valentine's Day!' sentiment in this set! This is a 4 inch wide card so you can see that this is a large stamp. Perfect for the inside of this card!

Click HERE to see all of the new Valentine goodies at My Craft Spot and remember to leave a comment on this post and every post this week for a chance to win the Mega Valentine pack!

Have a wonderful day!

You're 'Toadally' awesome!

2012-01-03T07:58:00.000-07:00

Hello, my crafty friends! I have another simple card for you using the Build A Valentine stamp set!

The card base is 4 by 4 inches. There are lots of cute frogs on various cartridges, but this toad was cut at 3 inches from the Mini Monsters cartridge.

I used glossy accents on his eyes, mouth and spots.

The little dragon fly was cut at 1 inch from the Create a Critter cartridge. I cut the wings (cut 2) from blue velum and I covered the wings with a blue glitter glue. This makes the vellum wings curl, but they flatten a bit as they dry. I also used Glossy accents on the dragon fly's body. Click HERE to see video showing how I made the dragon fly to use on a different card.

I tied some Caribbean Bakers Twine around the card just for fun.

Click HERE to see all of my new Valentine stamps and other goodies for Valentines!

Remember to leave a comment on each post this week for a chance to win the Mega Valentine pack!

Have a great day!

Build a Valentine - Puppy Love

2012-01-02T08:55:00.000-07:00

I have 2 posts today! Scroll down or click HERE for this weeks Monday Challenge.

When I designed the Build a Valentine stamp set, I wanted something fun to use with and for kids! I kept this project simple so it could be mass produced. Wouldn't it be fun to make a variety of these valentines with your kids to send to school with them?!?! How fun for them to give their friends something they helped to make!

This fun little matchbook Valentine holds a treat! The cute puppy was cut at 2.43 inches from the Create a Critter cartridge. This cartridge works great with my Build a Valentine stamp set!

You can see the bag of M&Ms hiding in the matchbook. To make the matchbook, I scored a 9 1/4 inch by 3 1/8 inch piece of red cardstock along the long edge at 3 3/4", 4", and 8 1/4" marks.

Fold and staple the bag of candy in (see picture above).

It folds together like a matchbook and I used the sentiment to hide the staple!

I chalked the cheeks and used glossy accents. The cute face stamp is from Peachy Keen.

Imagine the possibilities!

Remember to leave a comment on this post (and every post this week) for a chance to win the mega valentine pack!

Click HERE to see all of my new stamps and other goodies for Valentines!

Hope your day is wonderful!

Monday Challenge #39 - Winter Wonderland

2012-01-02T08:34:00.000-07:00

I hope you all had a fun and safe New Years! Are you ready for a challenge?

This weeks Challenge: Winter Wonderland!

(Must use glitter!)

Inspiration from my wonderful Design Team!:

Bobby
Don't you just love all of the fabulous details on Bobby's card?!?!

I love all of the glitter and 'snow'!

Inside of card:

Ally
The penguins and heart on Ally's card are just adorable and I love her snowflake tag!!

Aymee
Aymee's candle holder is sooooo pretty! Even the candles are glittery!

Candy
I love the embossed mittens on Candy's cute card! The pink snowflakes are so pretty!

These projects were made using:

Stamp Sets
Winter Wonderland

Crinkle Ribbon

Cranberry

Bakers Twine

Maraschino

Seam Binding
Navy

This weeks Prize:

Valentine Bag and Twine Pack

Link here for a chance to win!

Have a great day!

New stamps and other goodies for Valentines Day!

2011-12-31T21:01:00.000-07:00

I have two new stamp sets for you! The first is a romantic set, perfect for Valentine's Day and Anniversaries. The second is a "Build a Valentine" set with lots of fun sentiments for making cute Valentine cards. These stamps will be available to ship on Friday. Even my Design Team doesn't have them yet! I just couldn't wait to show you!

Always & Forever

Always & Forever Stamp set

$14.99 (includes shipping)

Build a Valentine

Build A Valentine Stamp Set

$14.99 (includes shipping)

I couldn't resist adding these bitty (and bigger) bags to My Craft Spot! There are so many fun things to do with these. They are food safe and make perfect favor or treat bags, gift wrapping, and much more!

Valentine Bag and Twine Pack

3 of each bag pictured - 27 bags total plus twine!

3 of each bag pictured (27 total) plus 10 yards of Valentine twine.

$11.99 (includes shipping!)

Want it all? Save 10% by ordering the

Mega Valentine Pack

Mega Valentine's Pack: 27 bags, Valentine Twine (10 yards) and both Stamp Sets!

$37.75 (includes shipping)

Bitty (and bigger) Bag Pack

3 of each bag pictured

Bitty Bag Pack: 42 bags (3 of each color)

$14.99 (includes shipping)

Every day next week (starting Monday) I will have a fun project for you! Leave a comment on each post for a chance to win the Mega Valentine Pack!

Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T15:29:00.000-07:00

Winners from challenge #38 - Tag your it!

2011-12-29T08:07:00.000-07:00

Oops! I forgot to post the winners from challenge #38 yesterday!

We have a winner (randomly picked) from last weeks challenge!

Congratulations #21 - Judy

You won the Valentine/Christmas Bakers Twine Pack!

Be sure to grab your challenge winner button on the left side bar and email me with your address so I can mail your prize!

Design Team Top 3 Picks:

Gigi

Lisa L.

Jenny

Rae Ann O.

Natalie

Congratulations!

Be sure to grab the html code for your Top 3 button on the left side bar!

Have a great day!

Favorites from December 2011

2011-12-28T09:45:00.000-07:00

It seems kinda silly to do favorites from December since it still is December, but here goes. . .

White Christmas

Crackled Card

Let it Snow!

Hope you enjoyed the trip down memory lane with me. :)

Favorites from October and November 2011

2011-12-27T15:37:00.000-07:00

A hauntin' we will go!

Have a wonderful day!

Favorites from August and September 2011!

2011-12-26T09:52:00.000-07:00

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

We are taking a week off, but be sure and join us next Monday for a fun new challenge! Here are some more favorites from 2011.

Candy Corn Kisses

When It Rains It Pours

Witch Shoe and a Video

Flower Shoppe: Vintage Flower and Video

Wise Men Still Seek Him

2011-12-24T23:14:00.000-07:00

May God gently touch your Christmas with Hope and Joy and Love.

Merry Christmas!!!

I hope you enjoy this little Christmas video:

Produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Favorites from June and July 2011

2011-12-24T06:46:00.000-07:00

Pillow Boxes!

Here is a video showing how I make pillow boxes!:

Christmas in July

Summer Sunshine

Happy Christmas Eve!

Favorites from April and May 2011

2011-12-23T06:31:00.000-07:00

April was an exciting month for me. I introduced my first design team and my first four stamp sets. Yay!

A Hundred Hearts

Thinking of you - Easter

May:

Floating Candles window card and a video

Overall Shape Card

I hope you are all having a great week with your family and friends getting ready to celebrate Christmas!

Favorites from February and March 2011

2011-12-22T07:27:00.000-07:00

3 of these cards were published in the Cricut magazine!

(Click on any of the titles to see the original post with instructions and more pictures!)

Prima Flowers Video

My "Making Tiny 'Prima' flowers" video was later highlighed in the Cricut Chirp!

Some Bunny Loves You

Bird-day and Just Because

Birthday Bash

To My Favorite Chick

Have a wonderful day!

Winners from challenge #37 - Christmas Shape Cards!

2011-12-21T09:24:00.000-07:00

It's such a busy time of year that I didn't get a chance to leave comments on each of your blogs, but your cards were all awesome! I love shape cards!!

We have a winner (randomly picked) from last weeks challenge!

Congratulations #15 - Tracy (Owl be Craftin')

You won the 'Tis the Season stamp set!

Be sure to grab your challenge winner button on the left side bar and email me with your address so I can mail your prize!

Design Team Top 3 (or 4!) Picks:

Lisa Summerhays

Linda Harris

Robin

LorraineB

Congratulations!

Be sure to grab the html code for your Top 3 button on the left side bar!

Have a great day!

Favorites from January 2011

2011-12-20T10:04:00.000-07:00

It's almost the new year, so I thought it would be fun to go back through my blog and pick out some of my favorite projects from each month. So here are some of my favorites from January:

(Click on any of the titles to see the original post!)

Paper Lace valentine card

The first video shows how I used my gypsy to create this layered heart:

The second video shows how I made the ribbon border:

You're 'Sew' Sweet!

This card was published in the Cricut Magazine! (August issue)

Country Life

Have a wonderful Christmas!!

Challenge #38 - Tag . . . You're it!

2011-12-19T09:15:00.000-07:00

Christmas is less than a week away! Hopefully all of the gifts are wrapped, cards sent and the only things left to do is to make goodies and perhaps create some cute tags!

We will be taking a break from our Monday challenge next week so my awesome design team can have a break!

This weeks Challenge: Tag . . . You're it!

(Tags to adorn your Christmas gifts)

Inspiration from my wonderful Design Team!:

Kate
I love Kate's oversized tag! The Santa is just adorable and the background is so cute!

Kate's gift bag is so pretty! I love all of the sanding and the beautiful accents!

This is the back side of the tag:

Marlene
Isn't this such a cute way to dress up candy canes?!?!

I love the cute penguins and all of the fun paper Marlene used!

Aren't Marlene's Poinsettia tags gorgeous?!?!

I love all of the pretty layers on this tag!

Jayne
I love the embossing and inking on Jayne's gorgeous tags!

The buttons and tags with the greenery are so pretty!

This is the back side of Jayne's tags:

These projects were made using:

Stamp Sets
Jingle all the way
'Tis the Season
Merry Christmas

Crinkle Ribbon

Caribbean

Bakers Twine

Twisted Lime
Peppermint

Seam Binding
Sand

This weeks Prize:

Link here for a chance to win!

I love that Christmas is on Sunday this year. It makes the day that we celebrate Christ's birth even sweeter. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas!

Paper Trimmings cartridge

2011-12-17T09:19:00.000-07:00

A bunch of you have asked about the Paper Trimmings cartridge that I have used this week. Click HERE and HERE to see the cards I made using this cartridge. It is the Cricut Circle exclusive for this quarter. You can get similar cuts with Elegant edges and the borders on Ribbons and Rosettes (which are not Circle exclusives). My favorite part of the Paper Trimmings cartridge are the doilies and the borders.

Have a great weekend!

Another Crackled Christmas card!

2011-12-16T12:57:00.000-07:00

I am having way too much fun with the Crackle Accents!

Cuts from the Sophie cartridge:

Frame (doily) - 5 inches
Leaves - 0.80 inches, 0.92 inches, 1.0 inches
Christmas Tree - 2.33 inches

Cuts from the Ribbons and Rosettes cartridge:

Red border - 1 x 6 inch set at 1 inch. (p. 33)
Kraft border - I welded two of the 1x11 borders together (p. 31)

Cuts from the George cartridge:

Small square - 2.46 inches

I used my petal roller to give the leaves some dimension. Click here for my Flower Shoppe video series showing how to do this.

I used dimensionals on the tree and sentiment so that they wouldn't get overwhelmed by all of the greenery!

The sentiment is from my Jingle All The Way stamp set. I inked the edges and then used the Crackle Accents on top of the sentiment.

The cranberries are made by punching circles out with my hole punch, running them through my Xyron, inking with walnut distress ink, and then applying the Crackle Accents.

Inking the die cut before using the Crackle Accents gives it a different effect. The distress ink seems to spread into the cracks a little. If you want it to be even more so, just ink your cuts again after the crackle dries and the ink will collect in the cracks. You can wipe off any excess ink with a soft cloth.

I hope you are all enjoying the Christmas season!

Let it snow!

2011-12-15T09:05:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I just got the Paper Trimmings cartridge and had to play!

The snowflake border is actually 4 corner pieces welded together. Each corner is 2.8 inches. I cut it a second time in blue and just used the center (negative space). The stamped sentiment is from my Winter Wonderland stamp set.

The white snowflake background (3.94 inches) is from Paper Trimmings and the pink circle (2.57 inches) is from the George cartridge.

The snowflakes are the negative space from the frame, but I wanted them to be part of the border, so I ran them through my Xyron, glittered them, added a rhinestone and then used dimensionals to lift them up.

The cute little snowman and all of his layers were cut at 3 inches from the Paper Trimmings cartridge.

I love the wide eyed kid Peachy Keen stamps! They were perfect for my snowman's face. I chalked his cheeks and then added glossy accents over his the stamped face parts. His scarf is Blueberry Bakers Twine.

Winners from challenge # 36- Christmas gift and treat packaging

2011-12-14T09:50:00.000-07:00

It was so fun to see all of your creative and fun packaging ideas!

We have a winner (randomly picked) from last weeks challenge!

Congratulations #12 - Tina

You won the Christmas Treats Crinkle Ribbon!

Be sure to grab your challenge winner button on the left side bar and email me with your address so I can mail your prize!

Design Team Top 3 Picks:

Marcia

Julie P.
(gift box for packaging chocolates)

Gigi
This one has pockets inside for hot chocolate!

Congratulations!

Be sure to grab the html code for your Top 3 button on the left side bar!

Have a great day!

Crackled Christmas card!

2011-12-13T17:50:00.000-07:00

Hello my crafty friends! This is the card I made for my design team day over at She's a Sassy Lady, so if you visit Sheila's fun site you will recognize this!

You all know that I love Glossy Accents and the other day at the craft store I decided to pick up a bottle of Crackle Accents and give it a try. Wow! I love how it looks! (Keep scrolling down for a closeup picture of the crackled ornament.)

I cut the red card base at 5.12 inches from the Elegant Edges cartridge (cut 2). The doily was cut at 4.76 inches and the green circle at 5.34 inches from the Paper Trimmings cartridge. The ornament is also from the Paper Trimmings cartridge cut at 3.67 inches.

I cut a slightly larger background at 5.47 (brown) to mat the card. To help it fold, I scored a fold line on the back of the card.

The stamped sentiments came from my Merry Christmas and Jingle All The Way stamp sets.

Here is a closeup of the Crackle Accents on the cream part of the ornament. I used crackle accents on the cream and then glossy accents on the red patterned paper.

To get the lightly glittered effect on the cream doily, I first inked the edges with a brown ink. Then I used a small piece of sponge to brush a light coat of glossy accents all over the edges of the doily that would show. (I didn't do the center since it would be covered by the green circle of patterned paper.) I lightly sprinkled glitter all over the glossy accents. This technique is great for stamped sentiments and patterned paper as you can see through the glitter.

I used the same glitter technique on the "Merriest Wishes" sentiment.

I also tried the Crackle Accents on a button. The button on the right is what it looked like before and the button on the left has been 'crackled'. Lots of fun possibilities!

Happy crafting!

New colors of Bakers Twine!!

2011-12-12T18:39:00.000-07:00

I found some great new Bakers Twine colors to add to My Craft Spot!! - Can you ever have enough bakers twine?! :)

Click HERE to take a peek at all of the fun colors of Bakers Twine at My Craft Spot! I now have 40 yummy colors - always in stock!!

Here are the new colors:

Divine Twine has made a yummy new Red, white, and Pink Valentine twist!!

10 yard bundle:

Trendy Twine has some beautiful new Christmas Twine!

(They normally do not allow anyone to resale their twine, but have given me permission. Yay!)

These four gorgeous colors are from Trendy Twine. The reds and greens in these four twines all match!

(Click on the picture to enlarge.)

Holly Berry

Berry Red

Christmas Candy Cane

Holly Green

Aren't these colors just gorgeous?!?!

You can order all 4 new colors of Trendy Twine, the new Valentines Twine from Divine Twine, plus 2 of my favorites - Peppermint Stick and Twisted Lime!

Christmas and Valentine Mix:

$13.99

7 bundles (10 yards each)

Divine Valentine, Peppermint Stick, Twisted Lime, Holly Berry, Berry Red, Christmas Candy Cane, Holly Green.

(Free Shipping in US and Canada, $5 anywhere else.)

Happy crafting!

Monday Challenge #37- Christmas shape cards!

2011-12-12T07:43:00.000-07:00

It's time for another Monday Challenge! You all know how much I love shape cards. They are so much fun! So . . .

This weeks Challenge is Christmas shape cards!

(Make a Christmas card that is any shape but square or rectangle)

Here is some inspiration from my awesome Design Team!:

Marlene
I love the real looking snow in Marlene's cute snow globe shaped card! Isn't her reindeer adorable?!?!

Aymee
I love Aymee's festive Christmas card! The bright colors and rhinestones are so pretty!

Aymee made her fabulous red background from ribbon and twine!

Inside of card:

Candy
I love all of the glitter and glossy accents on Candy's cute Gingerbread man!

Love the cute face!!

Ally
I love how Ally used the crinkle ribbon to tie real bows on her gift shaped cards!

Sooooo pretty!

Bobby
I love the fabulous and fun shape of Bobby's card! So pretty!

Inside of card:

These projects were made using:

Stamp Sets
Jingle All The Way
Merry Christmas!
'Tis the Season

Crinkle Ribbon

Bakers Twine
Stone
Maraschino

Seam Binding:
Wine
Navy

This weeks Prize:

Link here for a chance to win!

Have a great day!

Please?!?!

2011-12-07T13:35:00.000-07:00

I have entered my little snowman card in the Xyron Holiday card contest! I would love it if you would vote for me!! :)

All you have to do is follow the link below and click "like". I would really appreciate it!!

Edited: The contest is over now. Thanks so much! :)

Thanks!

Winners from challenge # 35 - Christmas through the window!

2011-12-07T09:25:00.000-07:00

Your window cards were all amazing! Thanks for joining this fun challenge!

We have a winner (randomly picked) from last weeks challenge!

Congratulations # 2 - Lorraine!

You won the Jingle All the Way stamp set!!

Be sure to grab your challenge winner button on the left side bar and email me with your address so I can mail your prize!

Design Team Top 3 Picks:

Megan

Tracy MacDonald

Amy B.

Congratulations!

Be sure to grab the html code for your Top 3 button on the left side bar!

Have a great day!

Monday Challenge #36 - Christmas Treat and gift packaging

2011-12-05T09:09:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! One of the things we all love to do is take small gifts or treats to our friends and neighbors, so today's challenge is full of fantastic ideas to inspire you. As always, I can't wait to see what fun things you come up with too!

So, here is this weeks Challenge: Christmas Treat and gift packaging!

(fun packaging for treats and small gifts for friends and neighbors)

Inspiration from my very talented Design Team!:

Kate
I love how the bright red 'pops' against the beautiful cream background on Kate's gorgeous gift bag! Wow!

Jayne
Aren't these snowman boxes just adorable?!?! I love the cute noses and scarfs!

So cute! Jayne has matching Santa and Reindeer boxes on her blog if you want to check them out!

I love the embossing and snowy accents!

Amber
Amber made this amazing Christmas countdown for her girls! I love all of the beautiful papers and fun accents!

Each box contains fun little treats for them to find as they count down the days to Christmas!

Marlene

I love Marlene's gorgeous hand sewn mitten! The colors are beautiful and I love the chocolate covered spoon!

Marlene decided to share two projects today! Yay! This pretty yule log is filled with treats!

These projects were made using:

Stamp Sets
White Christmas

Friends & Neighbors
Candy Corn Kisses

Crinkle Ribbon

Scarlet Red
Olive Green

Bakers Twine
Peppermint Stick
Blueberry
Sky Blue

Seam Binding

Olive

This weeks Prize:

Christmas Treats Crinkle Ribbon

Link here for a chance to win!

Happy Crafting!

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas!

2011-12-03T09:28:00.000-07:00

Hello my crafty friends! I made this card for the current sketch over at CardPatterns. Head on over if you want to play along. The prize is from My Craft Spot ;)

Here is the sketch:

I love the Christmas song, "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" so I knew I needed to make a card with this sentiment!

The trees were cut at 2.73 inches and the deer was cut at 2.06 inches from the Winter Woodland cartridge. The oval (4.35 by 3.42 inches) and scalloped oval (4.63 by 3.13 inches) were cut at from the Sophie cartridge.

I inked everything with a dark brown ink then added glossy accents and glitter here and there.

The stamped sentiment is from the White Christmas stamp set and I tied the bow with Spring Breeze crinkle ribbon, some tuelle, and a bit of twine.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion challenge #87
Ribbon Reel #16
Celebrate the Occasions #42
Cori's link up Party

Happy crafting!

Winners from challenge #34 - Flower Power!

2011-11-30T09:34:00.000-07:00

Your handmade flowers were all gorgeous!

We have a winner (randomly picked) from last weeks challenge!

I had so much fun looking at all of last weeks projects - thanks for joining the fun!

Congratulations # 2 - DIANA L.

Be sure to grab your challenge winner button on the left side bar and email me with your address so I can mail your prize!

Design Team Top 3 (or 5) Picks:

Sandie Louise

Glenda Boyd

Debbles Dabbles

Ruby

Chris Olsen

Congratulations!

Be sure to grab the html code for your Top 3 button on the left side bar!

Have a great day!

Rolled Paper Christmas tree gift bag

2011-11-29T09:40:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, I have a fun project to help you use up all of those leftover scraps of Christmas cardstock! I hate to throw away the scraps from all of my favorite Christmas papers, so this made me feel better! :)

The box was cut at 8.82 inches from the Wrap it up cartridge. It was slightly bigger than the Cricut mat, but you could cut it at 8.5 inches and be OK too. I used the hide contour feature to hide the tie on this bag. The star is from the Winter Frolic cartridge cut at 7.24 inches.

I cut the bag a second time at the same size, but scooted it to the side of the mat so I wouldn't waste paper. I cut the handle and side off to make a green front to my bag. Then I cut another slightly smaller (12.08 by 8.67 inches) from a tan patterned paper. This gave me a better background for the fun tree.

Here is a side shot of all the papers rolled up. I inked them with walnut distress ink, and then inked just the ends with a darker brown ink.

To make the paper rolls, I trimmed paper scraps to a variety of widths and about 1 1/2 inches tall. Then I ran some adhesive down one edge of the paper and rolled the paper around a skewer up towards the edge with the adhesive. (Hint: thinner cardstock and patterned paper are easiest to roll!)

The sentiment is from the 'Tis the Season stamp set. The tag is from an older Quickutz die I have. I also used Vintage Cherry bakers twine for the little bow and Vintage Chocolate bakers twine for the tree trunk (wrapped around a piece of cardstock)

I made all of the rusted wire accents by winding the wire around a skewer and threading buttons in between the twists. For the jump rings (attaching the star to the tag) I wrapped the wire around the skewer a few times and then cut through all of the spirals at once. This way I ended up with a few perfect circles.

It was a bit time consuming to roll all of the papers, but worth it!

I have entered it in the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge # 89.

Have a wonderful day!

Monday Challenge #35 - Christmas through the Window

2011-11-28T08:56:00.000-07:00

I have two posts today! Scroll down or click HERE to find out who won the Thanksgiving giveaway prize!

It's time for another Monday Challenge! I love window cards and can't wait to see all of your creations!

This weeks Challenge: Christmas through the Window!

(create a Christmas card or project with a window)

Inspiration from my very talented Design Team!:

Aymee
I love the fun shape of Aymee's cute card! The reindeer is just adorable!

This is the back of Aymee's card! How clever to put a sentiment on the back and leave space to write a message!

Bobby

I love all of the amazing details in Bobby's gorgeous card! Don't you just love how this card looks like a house?!?!

The inside of Bobby's card is even more fantastic than the outside! I love the crinkle ribbon curtains!

Candy
I love the heat embossed snowflakes and the glitter Candy used on her adorable reindeer image!

Aren't the Christmas lights just the perfect finishing touch for the inside of Candy's card?!?!

Marlene
I love all of the fun papers Marlene used on her gorgeous card!

Don't you just love the fur on her Santa coat?!?!

These projects were made using:

Stamp Sets
'Tis the Season
Jingle all the way
Merry Christmas

Crinkle Ribbon

Scarlet Red

Bakers Twine

Twisted Lime

Seam Binding
Snow White

This weeks Prize:

Link here for a chance to win!

Have a great day!

Thanksgiving Giveaway WINNER!!!!!

2011-11-28T08:08:00.000-07:00

I so much enjoyed reading your sweet comments and all of the things you are thankful for! I am so thankful for all of you and wish I could give this prize to each one of you. :)

But, since I have to pick just one . . . .

The winner is:

Congratulations Kathy!

Be sure to send me an email with your mailing address and the stamp set you would like me to include with your prize.

I hope you all had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving Giveaway!!!

2011-11-24T07:22:00.000-07:00

I love Thanksgiving! It is one of my favorite holidays filled with family, good food, and a chance to reflect on my many blessings. I am so thankful for my loving family, God's blessings in my life, good health, the beauty of this earth, all of my crafty friends and this fun paper crafting hobby.

I thought you might enjoy this video about finding things to be thankful for in our daily lives:

produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

I am also thankful for all of you!! Sooooo . . . I thought I would do a giveaway to show my gratitude. ;)

To enter:

Leave a comment saying what you are thankful for.
Tell me what your favorite My Craft Spot Stamp Set is!

How easy is that?!?!

THE PRIZE:

The picture below shows the Merry Christmas stamp set, but you will be able to pick your favorite My Craft Spot stamp set if you win!

Winners will be announced Monday (November 28th) after Thanksgiving weekend!

"A grateful heart . . . comes through expressing gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His blessings and to those around us for all that they bring into our lives. . . . Sincerely giving thanks not only helps us recognize our blessings, but it also unlocks the doors of heaven and helps us feel God’s love." - Thomas S. Monson

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

Winners from challenge #33 - Easel cards!!!!

2011-11-23T08:25:00.000-07:00

Your easel cards were all awesome!! I have a confession - I have never made an easel card! You have inspired me and I will have to give it a try! :)

Tomorrow I have a Thanksgiving Giveaway planned!

We have a winner (randomly picked) from last weeks challenge!

I had so much fun looking at all of your easel cards - thanks for joining the fun!

Congratulations # 9 - AmandaB

Be sure to grab your challenge winner button on the left side bar and email me with your address so I can mail your Happy Fall stamp set!

Design Team Top 3 Picks:

Linda Harris

Gail B.

Dawn

Cindy Pontentier

Sandie Louise

Congratulations!

Be sure to grab the html code for your Top 3 button on the left side bar!

Have a great day!

Challenge #34 - Handmade Flower Power

2011-11-21T08:34:00.000-07:00

Hello my crafty friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I love handmade flowers so I am so excited for this weeks Monday Challenge!

This weeks Challenge: Handmade Flower Power!

(must include at least one handmade flower somewhere on your project)

Inspiration from my fabulous Design Team!:

Marlene
Don't you just love Marlene's beautiful Kusudama Flower?!?! What a beautiful arrangement!

The patterned paper and all of the 'extras' add so much to these flowers!

Kate
I love Kate's gorgeous glittery flowers and her pearl accents are so pretty! Wow!

Soooooo beautiful!

Jayne
I love how Jayne placed her beautiful flower in the center of her snowflake card! What a fun twist of spring and winter together!

I love all of the layers on her Gorgeous flower!

Amber
I absolutely love Amber's ribbon flower!! So pretty with the rhinestone in the center!

I have never made a ribbon flower that looked this awesome! Check for instructions on Amber's blog!

These projects were made using:

Stamp Sets
Jingle all the way
Inside & Out #2
Sweet Sentiments #1

Crinkle Ribbon

Sky Blue
Olive
Hot Pink
Vintage Vanilla

Bakers Twine
Blueberry
Peppermint stick
Stone
Twisted Lime

Seam Binding
Pine Green

This weeks Prize:

Christmas Eve Crinkle Ribbon

Link here for a chance to win!

You still have today to enter the Easel card challenge!

Happy Crafting!

Thoughts for Sunday - Unselfish service

2011-11-20T07:25:00.000-07:00

I haven't done a "Thoughts for Sunday" post for a while, so I thought I would share this link to a video I found about how important it is to serve those around us in the little day to day things.

Yesterday I attended the funeral for a neighbor who died of cancer. He was a wonderful person and so willing to help everyone he came in contact with. Many years ago we were finishing our basement and he came over to help us connect the electrical wiring to the box but wouldn't let us pay him. At that time, we didn't know him very well, but so much appreciated his help. As we listened to people speaking at his funeral, we found he had done similar things for many others. It's the seemingly small acts of kindness, serving and loving those around us, that makes life beautiful.

Click HERE to watch "Love thy neighbor". I hope you enjoy this video as much as I did!

Have a beautiful Sunday!

Christmas Bell shape card - Believe!

2011-11-18T09:17:00.000-07:00

I love the Polar Express book and thought it would be fun to make a bell shaped card with the word "Believe" on it. This card went together so quickly!

The bell is from the Christmas Solutions cartridge. I cut two of the shadows at 4 inches. Then scored a line about 1/2 inch from the top of one of the shadow cuts and folded on the score line. I ran a line of adhesive above the fold and stuck the two shadows together. This makes a card base that folds at the top. (No Gypsy or welding needed!) Click HERE for a video showing this technique on a Halloween card.

I cut the bell shape and layers at 4 inches from this fabulous gold paper from a DCWV Christmas stack. I inked all of the edges with a metallic gold ink pad then used dimensionals to pop the center layer of the bell up a bit.

The stamped "Believe" is from my new Merry Christmas stamp set. I used Cranberry Crinkle Ribbon for the bow and a button from my stash. For the tag, I stamped the sentiment on cream paper, inked the edges with gold, and then matted it with gold paper. I had to ink the edges of the gold paper to so that it would match everything.

Overall, a pretty easy card to make. Have a great weekend!!