No Lion, You're the Best!

Hello! I'm back to day with another Valentine's Day themed card I created for a Valentine Challenge over at Jaded Blossom!
You can find all the details HERE.

For today's project, I used the SVG Cutting Files Side Cut Card - Zig Zag as my card base. I did modify it just a bit in Silhouette Studio, so the Zig-Zag is actually on the front of my card. I used the offset feature and finally the knife tool to get the additional top layer. 

The lion is from the SVG Cutting Files Lion Heart Mane file.

I used the Jaded Blossom Fall Dies for my little wooden sign, and the Go Wild stamp set for the perfect sentiment! I absolutely LOVE how Jaded Blossom and SVG Cutting Files coordinate so perfectly together. :) And of course to make it into a Valentine card, I used the Simple Sayings Valentine Edition for the inside of my card!

Supplies:

PaperTrey Red cardstock

Pebbles Be Mine 6x6 paper stack

Echo Park Jungle Safari 6x6 paper stack

SVG Cutting Files Side Cut Card - Zig Zag

SVG Cutting Files Lion Heart Mane

Jaded Blossom Fall Dies

Jaded Blossom Go Wild

Jaded Blossom Simple Sayings Valentine Edition

Don't forget to head on over to Jaded Blossom, create a Valentine themed project using Jaded Blossom products, and link it up HERE for a chance to win!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I get a kick out of you!

Good morning! Today I am sharing a card I made for a Valentine Swap for SVG Cutting Files! 

All of my cut files are from SVG Cutting Files. I used the Bracket Label Card Base for my card. (I created additional layers by using the offset feature.) And the SUPER cute little ninja is from the Ninja Valentines set.

Isn't he just the cutest!

Of course, Jaded Blossom had the perfect sentiment in the Pugs & Kisses stamp set!

 I also used the Jaded Blossom Simple Sayings Valentine Edition stamp set to stamp the inside of my card. 

That's all for today, but I'll be sharing a couple more Valentine projects this coming week so stay tuned! (Oh...and I hope my card swapper just LOVES her card!) Happy Valentine's Day!

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Cream cardstock

Echo Park Blowing Kisses 6x6 paper stack

Pebbles Be Mine 6x6 paper stack

SVG Cutting Files Bracket Label Card Base

SVG Cutting Files Ninja Valentines

Jaded Blossom Pugs & Kisses

Thanks for stopping by!

Gatlin's Journey :: You're dog-gone awesome!!

Good Morning!!

So while scrolling through Facebook a while back I came across a little boy named Gatlin. In November, on his way to school, he was involved in a tragic accident. The accident claimed the life of this young father.

You can read all about his family's story HERE.
The family also has a GoFundMe page set up which you can find HERE.

While reading through one of the updates his mom had posted, I read the he had been given a puppy from Build-A-Bear to help him through his lengthy recovery. They named the puppy JL. 

I've been following his story for the past couple of months and decided I wanted to send this brave little boy a card with a puppy to match his JL. I'm sending a ton of cyber prayers his way that he continues to recover and can get back home to his family!

I created the card base and layers in Silhouette Studio. The adorable little puppy is from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Super Dog cut file. I did add a little black patch to one of his eyes. :)

The sentiment and little paw prints come from the Jaded Blossom Dog-Gone Awesome stamp set.

Gatlin should be receiving his card any day now and I hope it cheers him up just a little! I even believe he is doing well enough to be released home this weekend! I'll continue to pray for this sweet family!

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink White Cardstock

Simon Says Stamp Red Cardstock

Echo Park Little Man 6x6 Paper Stack

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Super Dog

Jaded Blossom Dog-Gone Awesome

Versamark Dazzle

White Embossing Powder

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Happy New Year!!

Hello 2017!!

I just wanted to jump on here and share a quick little New Year's project before the day is over!

I tried to get something made up prior to today, but as you all know, it gets super busy this time of year! So I decided to take advantage of the afternoon while my little one was napping.

I used My Creative Time stamps and dies to create this super cute shaker card!

I used the My Creative Time MORE Stitched Circle Dies to create the shaker part. I built up the frame by adhering around 8 layers together. I used the My Creative Time Number Fun Dies & Add Ons to make the 2017. After adhering half of the layers together, I used some clear string to hang the letters in the middle of my shaker part. 

So, not only do all my pretty sequins and beads shake...but so does the 2017!

Supplies:

Papertrey Ink White card stock

Bazill Black cardstock

Amy Tangerine Stitched 6x6 paper stack

My Creative Time MORE Stitched Circle Dies

My Creative Time Number Fun Dies & Add Ons

Pretty Pink Posh Sequins and Beads

I hope you all had a wonderful New Year! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Merry Everything!!

Merry Christmas crafty friends! 

I was able to sneak off into my craft room again this week, and decided I needed to make one more Christmas project this year. So I've just got a quick shaker card to share with you!

This jolly little Santa is from the My Favorite Things BB Jingle All The Way. I colored him with various Copic markers.

The shaker frame was created with the My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Square Scallop Frames. To make the shaker, I cut the frame with my Big Shot 7-8 times and then stacked all of the fames together. I find that this gives the shaker material lots of room to move around. 

(And don't mind the sequin that is stuck to poor Santa's head...I couldn't get it to move, so he's stuck with it there!)

I used the My Favorite Things Die-namics Basic Stitch Lines on my patterned background paper. And finally my sentiment is from the BB Jingle All The Way stamp set. 

Supplies: 

PaperTrey Ink White card stock

Echo Park I Love Christmas 6x6 paper stack

My Favorite Things BB Jingle All The Way

My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Square Scallop Frames

My Favorite Things Die-namics Basic Stitch Lines

Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas today!

Jaded Blossom Guest Designer :: there's snow buddy like you

Hi there crafty strangers! I know it's been forever since I last posted anything. Nearly a year! 

But today I am honored to be a guest designer for Jaded Blossom! I still absolutely LOVE my Jaded Blossom stamps and dies, and have continued to grow my collection even though I've been on a hiatus! 

Anyhoo...Candace and Michelle from Jaded Blossom are hosting guest designers all month long on their blog, and today is MY day! So what are you waiting for, let's get to it!

For my project, I created some super cute little goody bags. One of the things I love about Jaded Blossom is that you can create tons of projects with their stamps and dies. And like today...you don't even need to turn on a computer or cutting machine.

For my treats today, I decided to use the Jaded Blossom Goody Bag Dies. This treat bag is the perfect little size for just about anything! 

Aren't these little snowmen just the cutest!

 The snowmen are from the Jaded Blossom Snowman Dies and their cute little faces are from the Jaded Blossom Snowman Faces (Add On) stamp set. The die set includes everything you need for these little snowman...plus a few other options as well!

 For my sentiment tag, I used the Jaded Blossom Flag Dies 2 to create a flag for my candy canes. In order to have the flag wrap all the way around, I just placed the cutting plates at different ends of the dies on my Big Shot to make the flag longer. The sentiment is from the White Christmas stamp set.

And of course, I had to add some glitter! Well, not the messy kind...but easy to clean up glitter paper! I used my Big Shot to cut dies from the Jaded Blossom Winter Dies set for the snow at the top and my snowflakes.

That's it from me for today. I hope you enjoyed my guest designer project! 

Don't forget to check out the rest of the designers this month on the Jaded Blossom blog. And remember, head on over to the Jaded Blossom store to check out all of the stamp and dies they offer.

If you feel like creating something, check out the Jaded Blossom Monthly Challenge HERE! Link up your project, because I can't wait to see what you create...and you have the opportunity to win a prize!

Supplies:

Jaded Blossom Winter Dies

Jaded Blossom Snowman Dies

Jaded Blossom Snowman Faces (Add On)

Jaded Blossom Goody Bay Die

Jaded Blossom Flag Dies 2

Jaded Blossom White Christmas stamp set

PaperTrey Ink Kraft Cardstock

My Mind's Eye Sugar Plum 6x6 paper stack

Silver Glitter Cardstock

Doodlebug Designs Silver Sprinkles

Glossy Accents

Have a fabulous day!

Jaded Blossom Guest Designer :: Merry Christmas!!

Good Morning!!
Today I'm honored to be a guest designer for Jaded Blossom!

I want to give a special thanks to Candace and Michelle for such a fun opportunity! 

Now...I know Christmas is over, but I just have to share this super cute little Christmas treat bag! Luckily for all of us crafters, all the Jaded Blossom stamps and dies go together perfectly! 

I started with the Jaded Blossom Goody Bag Die and some PaperTrey Ink card stock to make sure my bag was nice and sturdy. 

The little Polar Bear Ice Cap is from SVG Cutting Files. Isn't he just the cutest! I used one of the tags from the Jaded Blossom Mini Tag Dies 2 set for my sentiment. And the "Merry Christmas" comes from the Jaded Blossom Merry and Bright stamp set. I love how quick and simple using this die set is. And it's soo super cute, that you don't really have to add anything to it!

Supplies:
PaperTrey Ink Kraft cardstock
Doodlebug Designs Sugar Plums 6x6 paper stack
Jaded Blossom Goody Bag Die
Jaded Blossom Mini Tag Dies 2
Jaded Blossom Merry & Bright
SVG Cutting Files Polar Bear Ice Cap

Thanks so much for stopping by today! And again, Thank you Jaded Blossom!!

Gobble, Gobble :: Happy Thanksgiving and two challenges!!

Happy Thanksgiving! 

I hope everyone has a wonderful day surrounded by lots of family and full of good food!

I just want to share a quick little Thanksgiving project with you all, before I head out to spend the rest of the day with my family. :)

This little treat bag is from the SVG Cutting Files Deer Handled Bag file. I used Silhouette Studio software to create additional layers for each side of it. 

The super cute little Thanksgiving Turkey is actually from the SVG Cutting Files Pilgrim Turkey file. I just modified it slightly to include extra feathers instead of the pilgrim hat. 

My sentiment is from the Jaded Blossom Turkey Poop stamp set and is stamped on a tag from the Jaded Blossom Mini Tag Dies 2. 

Supplies: 

Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler cardstock

Doodle Bug Designs Fall Friends 6x6 paper pad

My Mind's Eye Remarkable 6x6 paper pad

My Mind's Eye Notable 6x6 paper pad

SVG Cutting Deer Handled Bag

SVG Cutting Files Pilgrim Turkey

Jaded Blossom Turkey Poop

Jaded Blossom Mini Tag Dies 2

Hemp Twine

I am entering this project into the Thanksgiving challenges over at both Jaded Blossom and SVG Cutting Files. Head on over to submit a project and play along!

And once again, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Pretty Cute Stamps :: Gift Giving Challenge

Good morning! It's so nice to be back in my craft room, and just in time to get some Christmas projects done! 

Today's card is one I am entering into the Pretty Cute Stamps Gift Giving Challenge. 

I created the card base in Silhouette Studio by welding some circles together. I used the offset feature to make the additional layers. This adorable little chickie is from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Cute Chicks cut file.

But of course, it's almost December, so I had to make this little chickie into a Santa chick! The hat is from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Santa Birdie. I just resized it to fit. The gifts are from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Birthday Critters cut file.

I used the Pretty Cute Stamps Dear Santa stamp set for my sentiment. I stamped it with Versamark Ink and embossed it with White embossing powder. I trimmed it up and used the WeR Memory Keepers 1/8" corner rounder to round the corners. To finish of my Santa hat, I used some Liquid Applique on it and then added some Pretty Pink Posh sequins to the card.

Supplies:
PaperTrey Ink Kraft cardstock
Echo Park Christmas Cheer 6x6 paper pad
Pretty Cute Stamps Dear Santa
Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Cute Chicks cut file
Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Santa Birdie cut file
Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Birthday Critters cut file
Liquid Applique
Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Head on over to Pretty Cute Stamps and link up your project to play along in the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

Thankful for you :: My Creative Time

Good morning! I've got a new My Creative Time project to share with you, and it's just in time for Thanksgiving!

For this super cute little thankful card, I used the My Creative Time Stitched Squares Inside & Out die set to create one of the background layers of the card. This one was roughly 4 1/2" and then I added 1/8" to each side to create the actual card base.

I used the My Create Time Stitched Starburst die set to create the middle layers. I cut them both out of the background layer so I could inset the additional layers.

This adorable little raccoon is from the My Creative Time Fall Friends stamp and die set. I masked off the stamps to create this little scene and colored it in with Copic markers. I used some WOW! Gold embossing powder to stamp the sentiment from the My Creative Time Belly Band Sentiments stamp set. And a few different colors of enamel dots finished it off!

Supplies:
PaperTrey Ink Dark Chocolate cardstock
Echo Park Reflections (Lori Whitlock) 6x6 paper pad
Echo Park Reflections Fall (Lori Whitlock) 6x6 paper pad
My Creative Time Stitched Squares Inside & Out Dies
My Creative Time Stitched Starburst Dies
My Creative Time Fall Friends
My Creative Time Belly Band Sentiments
WOW! Gold embossing powder
Enamel Dots

Thank's for stopping by!

Gobble 'Til You Wobble!!

Hey there crafters...guess who?! I'm back on my blog today with a new project!

And of course, since Thanksgiving is just a week away, I figured I'd start back up with a card featuring this adorable little turkey from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons.

I created the card base and oval layer from files in my Silhouette Library. 

The turkey is from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Turkey Lollipop Cut File. I just took off the base so I could only use the little turkey. :)

Both sentiments are from the Pretty Cute Stamps Turkey Time and I embossed both with WOW! Gold embossing powder.

Supplies:
PaperTrey Ink Kraft cardstock
Stampin' Up Whisper White cardstock
Doodle Bug Fall Friends 6x6 paper stack
Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Turkey Lollipop cut file
Pretty Cute Stamps Turkey Time
WOW! Gold Embossing Powder

Have a fabulous day!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!
I hope you're all having a wonderful day. I'm just here to share a quick card with you!

I wanted to create a cute little scene for this Easter card, so I used a bunch of different cut files from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons. I love that Lisa makes these sets versatile so that they can all go together!

The sentiments are both from the Pretty Cute Stamps Easter Cuties stamp set. If you haven't been able to check out Lisa's newer stamp venture, Pretty Cute Stamps, you should definitely go do that. They are great!

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Kraft cardstock

Stampin' Up Whisper White cardstock

Echo Park Splendid Sunshine 6x6 paper stack

Heidi Swapp Dreamy 6x6 paper stack

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Hoppy Easter

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Kite & Clouds

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Flower Assortment

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Fall Borders

Pretty Cute Stamps Easter Cuties

Peachy Keen Stamps Cute & Cuddly (unavailable)

Enamel Dots

Have a wonderful Easter!

Have a MONSTER SIZED Birthday!

Hi bloggers! I guess I'm on a roll, because I have another card to share! I created this card for the monthly challenge over at SVG Cutting Files.

The theme for the current challenge is birthdays, and I can never have enough birthday cards. :)

I started off with the Zig Zag Side Cut Card base, and sized it down to a standard A2 card. This adorable little birthday monster is from the Monster Bash set. 

I used some Peachy Keen Stamps for his eyes. (These stamps are no longer available since Peachy Keen Stamps ceased manufacturing.) The sentiment is from a stamp set by Jaded Blossom called Monster Mash. And finally I added some Confetti from (one of my new favorite places) Pretty Pink Posh!

Supplies:

Stampin' Up Midnight Muse cardstock

Lawn Fawn Beachside 6x6 paper stack

Doodlebug Designs Hip Hip Hooray 6x6 paper stack

Core'dinations

SVG Cutting Files Side Cut Card: Zig Zag

SVG Cutting Files Monster Bash

Jaded Blossom Monster Mash

Peachy Keen Stamps The Uglies Face Assortment (unavailable)

Hemp Twine

Pretty Pink Posh Confetti

Don't forget to check out all the info on the monthly challenge over at SVG Cutting Files, and get a project linked up.

Have a wonderful day!