Thank You Card For My Bowling Partner

Last Thursday was the last week of our Summer bowling league.  This was a different group than the one I bowled with during the Fall/Winter League.  My friend Joan & I bowled together in these leagues.  We had the secretary/treasurer of the league (her name is Etta) bowl with us during the Summer.  She is a very good bowler and why she agreed to bowl with us I can't explain.  To say that Joan & I aren't accomplished bowlers is an understatement.  We try hard but we haven't established consistency yet.  Some weeks we did outstanding, then the next week would be a disaster.  Thank goodness for handicaps.  Anyway, I thought it would be a good idea to make Etta a thank you card.  This is it.  I hope she liked it.  She didn't get to open it while I was there.

Card Recipe:
A2 Card Base
Background Paper - DCWV Textures & Finishes Paper Stack
Bowling Pins, Ball, & Label are cut files from the Silhouette Cameo Online Store.  I cut these exactly the size they are in the cut file.
Thank You So Much  is from the Cricut Stamping Cartridge.
Color Box Chalk Ink - ink around edges of the label.
Twine

This was an easy card to make.  The most time consuming thing about it was gluing the shapes together but that was fun.  I wish Cricut Craft Room was as stress free to use as the Silhouette Studio software is.  Every time I use CCR & cut a file, the program crashes and I have to shut down CCR, turn my Expression 2 off,  then back on again and start CCR all over again.  If anyone knows of a solution to this problem, please let me know because I have a ton of cartridges I would like to use.  Totally frustrating.  Oh well, enough grumbling.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  Hope to see you again soon.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy
 
 

Another Lily Card

I just got back from an evening out with Donna & two of her friends.  I guess I can call them my friends too.  We always have such a good time.  Although I don't know why they invite an older woman along.  I'm glad they do.

I have another Lily card for you today.  It was drawn by Anne Fenton.  She sent it to all the participants in the last Outlaws Creative Freebie Challenges.  It's a very simple digi but so expressive.  

Card Recipe:
5"X6.5" card base.
Background Papers - DCWV Lemon Pepper
Digital Image - Lily by Anne Fenton
Frame - Cut From the Stamping Cricut Cartridge
Border & Butterfly punched with MS punches
Promarkers used to color digi:
Lily - Tulip Yellow, Primrose
Stamen - Gold
Stickles added for glitter effect.

Again thank you for stopping by our blog.  Donna & I are struggling with the decision to continue our blog.  As long as we felt like we were being an inspiration, it was easy to continue posting our creations.  However, in the past year, the evidence we are reaching others has declined.  Most posts only warrant one comment, if that.  Please pray with us about this decision.  It takes a lot of time to get projects ready to post and then to write them up.  If we're not reaching or touching others, there's no point in going to all that trouble.  So thank you for your prayers and input.  God Bless You!!!  Peggy




 

Have A Mice Day - Stamping, George, Doodle Pantry

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!!!!  We hope that 2012 brings you peace and happiness! 

With the New Year, comes new digi stamps from Doodle Pantry.  When I saw this little Quirky Mouse, I just had to smile.  To make the card:

• I used two postage stamps on the Stamping Cricut Cartridge and welded them together using Cricut Craftoom. 
• Using the George Cartridge, I placed several different size circles on the cardbase to make it look like cheese.
• I tied orange ribbon on the front of the card and tied blue and orange bows. 
• I printed the colored mouse and sentiment and adhered them to blue cardstock then popped them on the front of the card.
• I used the negatives from the holes on the inside of the card.

Now isn't he just the cutest??  Please jump over to Doodle Pantry to view all the new digi stamps Laurie has to offer.  You'll be glad you did - there's even a little workout birdie that'll inspire you to either craft or work off some of those holiday pounds.  You'll also find information about free digis you'll receive with any purchase and challenges.

As I said before, Happy New Year!!  May all your wishes and resolutions come true!!  Please come back another day, we appreciate your visits and comments.  Mom and I are working on a schedule of projects for the new year.  Until another day, God Bless You!!  Donna

Challenges:

• My Mum's Craft shop - 3E - #37 anything goes (til Jan 4)
•  Scrapbook Sisters - #66 anything goes  (2nd wk)
• Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
• Everybody-Art-Challenge - #173 Anything Goes Until 3rd
• Top Tip Tuesday - 3E - #66 Anything Goes
• Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Sweet Dreams Baby Book - LOTS OF CRICUT

You know there's nothing like a newborn baby to make you smile!  Jacob's teacher, Ms. Pennington, is expecting her first grandchild this week so I decided I would make her a brag book for some of her photos.  I don't know about you but I've never met a grandmother yet that didn't have plenty of pictures of their grandchildren to show you.


For this project, I used LOTS of Cricut Cartridges.  I found a Rusty Pickle Chipboard Album that I bought at one of the CKC conventions that Mom and I attended.  I used the Basic Grey Oh Boy Collection to cover the chipboard with 6 x 6 1/2 pieces.

Book Recipe

COVER:Frame - I used Design Studio to make the frame using the George Cartridge.  I welded two squares together then welded stars inside the frame.
Used Create A Critter to cut:
Sheep - 2 1/2"
Sweet Dreams - 1 1/2"
Clouds - 1 1/2", 3/4"
Stars - 1 1/4"
Moon - 1 1/4"


Popped the sheep and one of the clouds to add dimension.

PAGES 2 AND 3

Baby Blessings - cut at 1.5 x 3.8" with Wild Card and Design Studio
Heart Border - Martha Stewart Heart Lace Punch
Train - 1 3/4" - Create a Critter

PAGES 4 AND 5

Rocket - 6" (page), 4" (tag) - Just Because Cards Cartridge
Wagon - 4 1/2" - Just Because Cards Cartridge

PAGES 6 AND 7

Bear - 2 1/2" - Doodlecharms
Bottle Borders - 1" and 2" - Doodlecharms

PAGES 8 and 9

Giraffe - 4" - Create A Critter
Lion - 2" - Create A Critter

PAGES 10 AND 11

Heaven Sent - 1 1/4" - Stamping
Rattle - 1 1/4" Stamping

I made pockets out of the mats where the pictures will be placed on several of the pages and inserted tags so that Ms. Pennington will have a place to make journal entries. 

GIFT BAG

Sheep - 6" - Create A Critter


I really enjoyed making this book and I hope Jacob's teacher will like it. 

Thanks for stopping by today and we hope that you've found some inspiration.  If you see something you like, please let us know.  Until another day, God Bless You!!  Donna

Card Sets/Another Blog Award

My hairdresser asked me to make her 25 Thank You cards.  She must have a lot of people to thank.  I decided to make them in sets. All the cards are A2 size.

 Supplies Used:
     DCWV  Mango Frost Paper Stack and Cardstock
     Labels cut from the Preserves Cricut Cartridge
     Martha Stewart Punches
     Ribbon
     Bling
     Small Flowers
     Thank You Stamp

This set was made using:
     DCWV Black Currant Paper Stack
     Thank Yous, Shadows and borders cut from Paper Lace Cricut
           Cartridge
     Ribbon
     Bling

 This set was made using:
     DCWV Mariposa Paper Stack and Cardstock
     Labels cut from Stamping Cricut cartridge
     Butterflies from KayandCo. Wild Saffron Embellishments
     Ribbon
     Martha Stewart Punches

 

This set can be used for a man as well.  I used the following:

     DCWV Denim Paper Stack

     Brads

     Corner punches 

Now for another Blog Award.

ScrapCrazyyyy  awarded us the Liebster Blog Award. Thank you, ScrapCrazyyyy.  I wish I knew her real name.  I don't like calling anyone crazy.  LOL

The Liebster Award is given to people with talent you admire but you feel they do not get the recognition they deserve.  The requirements are to award it to 3 more bloggers.  Here they are (in no particular order). Please check out these talented ladies and follow their blogs.

 Larelyn at Handmade from My Heart
Ruby at Ruby's Impressions
 Shelly at Shell's Space

Thank you for stopping by for a visit today.  I hope you can find something you can use in your crafting.  God Bless You !! Peggy

Happy Birthday, Brother!

My brother has a birthday this week.  Everyone needs a brother like him.  When it snowed, he called me, my sister and all my aunts and uncles to see if any of us needed anything.  He is a very thoughtful person.  This is the card I made for him.

Card Recipe:

5X6.5" card
DCWV Denim Paper Stack
Doodle Pantry Card Topper Digital Image
I-Rock Metal Accents
Metal Brads for pocket
Happy Birthday from Create-A-Critter Cartridge
Inside of card:
Frame from Stamping cartridge cut at 4.75X6.25".  I framed my message with it.
Boot from Just Because Cards-inside decoration

Thanks for visiting us today.  We would appreciate you saying a prayer for Jacob, Donna's son and my grandson.  Donna had to take him to the doctor today.  They gave him 2 breathing treatments in the Dr. office.  The doctor prescribed an antibiotic, prednisone, and breathing treatments at home.  Poor child will be bouncing off the wall.  Thanks for your prayers.  God Bless You!! Peggy

Birthday Birdie

My husband was the fifth of 5 children and the only male sibling in the family.  His first sister's name is Sarah.  She is such a vibrant and full of life kind of individual.  She is always laughing and seems to enjoy life to the fullest.  She recently had a birthday and this is the card I made for her.  The colors of the card are what she calls her happy colors.  I hope she enjoys it as much as I enjoy talking to her.  Happy Birthday, Sarah.  I love you.

Recipe for card:

4.25 X5.5 (A2) card
Background paper to match colors in image
Ribbon
Cupcake Sentiment - From Stamping Cricut Cartridge and $1.00 stamp from Michaels.
Digital Image from Doodle Pantry Digistamps - Birthday Birdie
Promarker colors used to color image.
Bird - Powder Blue, Denim Blue
Feet/Beak - Gold, Amber
Cupcake - Putty
Icing - Cocktail Pink
Candy on Icing -Tulip Yellow, Orchid, Leaf Green, Cyan,Tea Green, Amber
Cupcake Wrapper - Blush, Saffron

Thank you, dear followers, for stopping by today.  I know everyone is so busy on the weekends so your visits are especially appreciated.  God Bless You!!!!  Peggy

A Reverse Color Card

I don't if that's the right terminology for this card.  I downloaded a coloring page from the internet.  I had read a tutorial on how to change the outline color of a digital image.  So I thought I would give it a try.  I was working on it in Photoshop Elements. My version is an old one but it does a lot more than I know how to do.  Any way, while I was working on it, I managed to reverse the colors.  The background became green instead of the outline.  I could have changed it but liked the way it looked.  I printed it out and decided to try one of the Promarker techniques Enfys Cashmore from Going Buggy had on her blog last week.  It was how to color white images with Promarkers.  You use very little color.  I tried it on the white flowers.

I made this card for my sister to give to someone who is ill.  I didn't have a cartridge that had Get Well Soon on it so I used the Thinking of You phrase on the Stamping cartridge.  I also cut the message frame from Stamping.  The background paper is Anna Griffin's Carolina Collection.  I used Martha Stewart's Scroll Lace punch to decorate the edges of the papers.  I hope this card will cheer this lady.

Thank you for visiting our blog today.  God Bless You!!  Peggy

We Wish You A Merry Christmas!!!!!

Today I head home to SC.  I've enjoyed my visit with Donna and her family but there are always things to do at home.  Jacob is not happy about it.  We've gone to Karate, done homework, watch Star Wars Clone Wars, etc.  He's a very smart young man and he knows how to wrap you around his little finger.

Last night was our last chance to make cards together.  I made this  one since it won't be long until Christmas.  I used a digistamp from Doodle Pantry.  I'm sorry I don't know the name of the paper stack I used for the background.  I cut a frame from the Stamping Solutions cartridge, placed it over my image and cut around it. The Stamping cartridge has a number of frames on it.  I had forgotten how many until I looked at it again.  After I put the frame on my card, I felt like the paper the image was on was too white so I shaded it with green chalk.  I liked how it toned it down.

I hope you begin to feel a little of the Christmas Spirit start to burn in your heart.  I'm thankful for the Special Gift of God's Son to us.
Thanks for visiting.  God Bless You.  Peggy

6 Cartridge Card

From what I read on other blogs and on the Cricut Message Board, we all have several cartridges we have not used.  I made this card for the Bitten By The Bug 2 Challenge this week.  I used 6 cartridges, some of which I had never used before.

The challenge was to create a card using the sewing machine on the Heritage cartridge.  The paper I used is from the My Mind's Eye Out & About paper stack.  The cartridges and card elements are as follows:

Sewing Machine - Heritage - Cut at 3"X1.75" (Never used)
Flourish - French Manor  - I did use FM 1 time before
Labels - Stamping
The Word SEW - Wall Decor - (Never Used)
The Word Sweet - Create-A-Critter (Never Used)
Buttons - Paisley (Never Used)

I guess I should hang my head in shame for having cartridges I've never used.  I like the way this card turned out.  I hope you will be inspired to use your unused cartridges.

Thank you for dropping by today.  God Bless You..Peggy

1st of Many Birthday Cards

I hope you won't get tired of seeing birthday cards for a while.  It seems most of our family's birthdays are in August and September.   I counted them up and there are 10.  

This is my first.  I used My Mind's Eye Paper.  I got it on sale at Hobby Lobby for 4 for $1.  I cut around all the sections with Martha Stewart's Eyelet Lace Cut Around The Page Punches.   The ribbon is Basic Grey.  The flowers are Spare-Parts by the Paper Studio.  I cut the Happy Birthday with the Stamping Cricut Cartridge and added Diamond Stickles for bling.

Thanks for visiting our blog.  We love our followers and look forward to your comments.  God Bless.  Peggy

TaeKwonDo Scrapbook

Hi Everyone! My son has been taking TaeKwonDo since April of 2009. He will test this weekend for his L3 Brown Belt and then he'll only have three levels of red belts to work through before he can test for his black belt. My how time flies!! I started a scrapbook for Jacob so that he could look back on all the progress he has made in his sport and I must say that this is the only scrapbook that I have kept up to date (shame, shame on me)!

I have used many cartridges throughout this scrapbook but one of my favorites is the Sports Mania cartridge. The man kicking on the front page of the scrapbook is just one of the items that I cut with this cartridge. On another layout below, you will notice that some of the TaeKwonDo Tenants are cut out in Chinese and in English. Again, Sports Mania - YEA!! Other cartridges that were used on these layouts were Opposites Attract, Stamping, Indie Art, Lyrical Letters, and Mickey Font just to name a few.

I hope you enjoy the pictures of these layouts. Thanks for stopping by!! Mom and I hope you'll come again tomorrow for another visit. Until another day, God Bless! Donna

A Birthday Book for Ms. Jean

My Boss, Jean Payne, turned 50 this year.  Her family gave her a surprise birthday bash.  She is Director of Volunteer Services at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN.  I wanted to come up with something that the volunteers and guests at the party could write a comment in and sign.  One weekend while Mom & Dad were visiting, I told Mom about it and this book is what came of our putting our heads together.

We cut the cake book from the Stamping Cricut Cartridge.  We cut the cake front from pink cardstock and then cut a blackout of the same size from white glitter cardstock.  The white glitter made excellent frosting, don't you think?  We cut the back cover of the book from chipboard.  The inner pages are cut from smooth cardstock.  We bound it with a Bind-It-All, a wonderful tool for binding books, and tied ribbon on the wire. 

We then added embellishments throughout the book.  Some of these are cut with the Forever Young cartridge.  I will post the pages with Forever Young images.

The lady is from FY.

The lipstick & boots are from FY.

The sunglasses are from FY.

We hope you will try making a book.  Ms. Jean really liked hers.  Donna