Wacky Wednesday Challenge #24!!

This weeks challenge over at More Than Favors by Paula is to create a project using blue, yellow and white!

I used a 4" x 5.5" card for this challenge. The paper was all out of my scrap bin, and most likely it is Bazzill. The rainbow was cut from the Feeling Groovy cartridge on page 63. I added some faces to my clouds from one of my new Peachy Keen Stamp sets, "Wide Eyed Kids!"  The twine is Divine Twine sold by Pink By Design. And last but definitely not least, the stamped sentiment is from my BRAND new stamps set, "I Believe in Leprechauns" from My Creative Time! Enjoy!

Pink Cricut Guest Designer!!

Sarah, over at Pink Cricut graciously chose me to be one of her Guest Designers for the new Stamp of the Month Team! I couldn't believe it when I got the news! I haven't been at this blog thing for very long, and paper crafting is still somewhat new to me. I have been scrapbooking for 10 years or so, but just recently started making my own cards and such. Thank you Sarah for this wonderful opportunity!!

So...here is my Guest Design Team submission!

Recipe for my card:

Stamps: 

Pink By Design "Simply Everything" (Stamped with Riding Hood Red Stampin' Up Ink)

Pure Innocence "LadyBug" for My Favorite Things (Stamped with Memento Ink, Colored in with Copics E01, E02, B000, B01, R24, R29 and 100 Black.)

Plain Cardstock: Red and White

Textured Cardstock:  Imaginisce Red Hot Rhythms

iRock and black gems

Cherry Divine Twine (from The Pink By Design store!)

I used Gypsy Wanderings for the frame for the Ladybug. The white frame was cut into my 6"x12" paper at 4 3/4" (then folded to make the card). The red frame was cut at 4 1/4" and then added to the inside of the frame. The final frame piece was cut on a 5 3/4" square piece of the Imaginisce paper and then added to the front of the card. The LadyBug was stamped on the inside of the card. I used Once Upon a Princess cartridge for the sentiment tag, the red frame cut at 2 1/2" and the white cut at 2 1/8". I attached the tag to my card with a small red brad. Enjoy!!

Cooking with Cricut Challenge #15

I decided to join in a challenge over at www.cookingwithcricut.blogspot.com in which the theme is anything birthday! The sponsor of the challenge is Peachy Keen Stamps! I LOVE PKS!! Plus they have an additional challenge to go along with a sketch for your card or layout! 

For this little card, I decided to try and go by the sketch, I twisted it around a little, but kept all of the elements. Most of my paper is scrap Bazzill cardstock. The background and circle was from the DCWV Celebrations paper stack. I inked up the sides of the circle, shadow, and rectangle with some ColorBox Antique Pewter ink. I used a Cuttlebug folder to emboss the smaller green rectangle and then cut it out with a Spellbinders Nestabilites Die. I used some Divine Twine from Pink By Design and my stamped sentiment is from the My Pink Stamper "Everyday Life" set. The raccoon was cut from page 33 of the handbook and stamped with a Critter Face from Peachy Keen Stamps Critter Face Set A Medium set. I added a little bit to the raccoon with a white and black gel pen! Enjoy!!

Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge #3 and Wacky Wednesday #23 Challenge!

I decided to use this card for a couple of challenges this week, because I've been taking care of a sick kiddo this weekend. So I am submitting this card for the Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge #3 hosted by Meriah over at Two Scraptastic Gals and for the Wacky Wednesday #23 - Color Challenge over at More Than Favors by Paula. The challenge for CCCC #3 was to use the Create-A-Critter cartridge. The Wacky Wednesday challenge was to use the colors brown, green and pink!

This card I cut at 5" x 6 1/2" on ivory cardstock. I used Recollections Kraft paper for the background and embossed it with the Tween Dots texture plate from Sizzix. (And added a little stitching!) I LOVE my new Divine Twine from Pink By Design, so I just had to add the green and white color that I had just purchased! I cut this cute little skunk off of page 61 of the handbook and the grass off of page 45. The pink cardstock is Bazzill Piglet cardstock, and I used scraps for the green. I got my new Peachy Keen Face Stamps a few days ago and had to use this cute 1 3/8" stamp from the Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed Face Assortment. I used black StazOn ink and colored it in with some Copic markers. I added a little bit of Pebbles Classic chalk to the cheeks. I added some stitching to the skunk with a Memory Maker marker. The stamped sentiment comes from the Even More Punny-licous stamp set from My Pink Stamper. I also rounded the corners with my Fiskars punch. Enjoy!!

Peachy Keen Stamps: Sketch Challenge 44!

The ladies over at the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog hosted another challenge this week. The challenge was to create a card or layout based on the following sketch, with a twist! The twist was to use a monochromatic color scheme!

The design must be new and it must follow the sketch with the twist to be eligible for a prize!

For this 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" card, I chose the color scheme of yellow. Most of my cardstock is Bazzill cardstock, except for the lightest yellow that was punched with a Martha Stewart punch. I used the DCWV Ultimate Paper Stack for the floral cardstock. The twine is Divine Twine sold by Sarah over at Pink by Design. I cut the lemon from the Simply Charmed cartridge on page 48 of the handbook. The face stamp was (of course) Peachy Keen Cheery-O's Face Assortment (1 3/8" stamp), and colored with some Copics. The stamp sentiment is from the Fruit-n-Veggie Puns by My Pink Stamper! Enjoy!!

FCCB Challenge Me Monday #44 - Neglected Cartridge

The Fantastic Cricut Challenge Blog had a new challenge up on Monday to use a neglected cartridge. (Or any cartridge that you haven't used in over 6 months.) It was kind of a tough decision, but I was finally able to settle on Pagoda!

This little Panda is on page 36 of the handbook. I used just plain black cardstock for the Panda and the 5"x5" card. The background and the white part of the Panda is from the Recollections Valentine Paper pack. I added some of my new Divine Twine from Pink By Design, and the stamp (inked in Riding Hood Red from Stampin' Up) is from the More Punny-licious set from Robyn over at My Pink Stamper! I added some stitching with a matching red Memory Maker pen and a white gel pen. Enjoy!!

Throwback Thursday Challenge - Paper Dolls

Emma over at My Creative Time is hosting another Throwback Thursday Challenge! There are two requirements for this challenge, the main one being to use either the Paper Doll Dress Up or Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge. The second requirement is to use either a dry or heat embossed element as well!

I chose the Island Girl on page 42 of the handbook of the Paper Doll Dress Up. I think the hair might have been on another page! I cut the girl with light tan cardstock and stamped her face with one of my NEW Peachy Keen Stamps "Wide Eyes Kids" Assortment stamps! I love the new stamps! I cut the sun out of the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge (page 40) on yellow Bazzill cardstock. The background was embossed with the Sizzix Tween dots embossing folder. I cut some "sand" for the bottom of the card and then put some faux stitching around. The Aloha is from Pink By Design's new stamp set "Summer Vacation." I stamped it with VersaMark and then embossed it with some plain white embossing powder. To finish off the card, I added a little color to the face with some Copics, and added some of my new Divine Twine (also from Pink By Design) to the card and the pony tail and some iRock gems! Enjoy!