Mother's Day Coupon Book

First off, Donna if you get this post, you are to immediately delete it and  not look at it.  Otherwise, your nose will grow.

I told Jacob several weeks ago I had an idea for him Mom's Mother's Day Present.  It was a coupon book in which he could give her some things that would mean a lot to her.  I had not begun to work on it when Provocraft offered the Digital Mother's Day Coupon Book.  It is a Craft Room exclusive.  It made my work a piece of cake.  I love it.

It has different page shapes, i.e., hearts, tickets, label, etc.  I chose the label pages.  I cut everything at 5" and it was so easy. I used Close To My Heart Lucy paper.  It is so pretty and feminine.  You can purchase it here.

The flower is cut from DCWV shimmer paper using Mother's Day Bouquet Cricut Cartridge.  I graduated the cuts down from 2" to .75".  Glue them together and the curve the edges.  I tried to match the ribbon.

Here are some pictures of some of the pages.  We are going to have such things as  One Day With No Housework, Hugs and Kisses anytime you ask, A Week of Showers With No Complaining (he's a boy), etc.  I even have one for Craig to clean her car inside and out.

I wish my Mom was still with us so I could make her a Mother's Day card.  She was a hoot.  I miss you, Mom.

Thank you for stopping by today.  May the sunshine of God's love shine on you.  God Bless You!!!!!  Peggy

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #138 - Priscilla's Victorian Hat

It is time for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge for the month of May.  Can you believe it is May?  Where does the time go?  For the challenge this month I chose Priscilla's Victorian Hat digi stamp.  I love this image and have used it before.  I tried to keep it muted this time.  See below for the Promarkers I used.

Card Recipe:
5X7 card base
Background is DCWV Adhesive Paper Cloth-found it at Joann's.
Frames are cut from Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge.  I can't seem to get away from EE.
Border punch is a Martha Stewart Punch.
Decorative Band is also a Martha Stewart Punch.
Digital Image - Priscillastyles' Victorian Hat
Promarkers used to color image - Almond, Putty, Sunkissed Pink, and Dusky Rose.

These are the two sketches you can use for this challenge.  Make it either clean and simple or fancy.  I do hope you will play along.  You don't have to use one of Priscilla's images but it would be nice if you did.  You have a whole month to complete this challenge.  I'll be looking for your projects.

 Clean & Simple

Fancy

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope your week is a very productive and creative one.  We love to read your comments.  God Bless You!!!!  Peggy

YOU'RE "TUTU" SWEET - Elegant Edges, Meljen's

Hi Everyone - I hope you all have had a good weekend!  I was off on Friday because it was my birthday - YEAAA!!  We will not discuss how old I am though! 

I needed a Thank You card for my boss to say thanks for all the things she's done for me lately.  She's simply the BEST!!  I found this digi from Meljen's Designs and decided to use her because she's so CUTE!!  Meljen's has a challenge going on where you have to use OVALS on your card, so I will be entering this card into Melissa's challenge.

CARD RECIPE:

• Kraft Paper Cardbase
• Pattern Paper - DCWV Lemon Flower Paper Pad
• Digi - Meljen's Designs
• Digi colored with Promarkers
• Oval Frame - cut with Cricut Expression and Elegant Edges Cartridge at 4 3/4" and 5"
• Border punched with Martha Stewart Paper Punch
• Sentiment generated with Word
• Bling (a girl's gotta have some bling)

Thanks for stopping by today!  We so appreciate your visits and comments!  Until another day, God Bless You!  Donna

Challenges:

Meljen's Designs - Ovals
Make It Monday - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Challenge - Yellow
Always Crafty - Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
The Kraft Journal - Any Sketch
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes

Welcome To Your New Home, Sharon!!!!

I have to make a return trip to SC tomorrow.  A friend of mine had a housewarming last week so I got busy and made her a card.  Donna and I have been tossing around the idea of using all the cartridges we've never used (yes we have several).  So today I used the Wild Cartridge.  It's an older cartridge but I don't think I've ever used it.  

 Card

 Envelope

This card is on Page 75.  I used Cricut Craft Room to set it up. I cut all the elements @ relative 7.5".  I inked all the edges with CTMH Cocoa Ink Pad.  The hardest part was finding the paper I wanted to use.  I'm not familiar with where things are in Donna's Scrap Area.  If you have the Wild Card cartridge and haven't used it much, dust it off.  It's really a fun cartridge.

Thanks for stopping by today.  We appreciate your visits and comments.   God Bless You!!!  Peggy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRAIG - FEATURING A GUEST DESIGNER

Hi Everyone!!  Long time no talk to!!!  Today is my husband's, Craig, birthday!  I can't tell you how old he is or he might tell you my age!  My mom, Jacob, and I each made him a card using the Imagine Greetings Inside and Out Cartridge.  We made the following three cards in less than 30 minutes.  Just push the layers tab, choose the size, and viola - out spits all the components to make these cards!!  Talk about easy, peasy!!!!

Our guest designer today is Jacob, my 11 year old son!  He wanted to make his Dad a card so we let him in on our fun!  He chose to make the Pirate card and he loved it (of course, he wouldn't tell his friends that though)!  Anyway, if you have an Imagine and want a cartridge that will make the card and all you have to do is glue it together, then this is the one for you!!







Thank you all for stopping by - we so appreciate all your visits and comments.  Until another day, God Bless You!!  Donna







Mom's Card - Crank It Up

My Card - Birthday Candles

Where Oh Where Has My Mojo Gone?

I'm beginning to think I've been out of commission too long.  I don't really like anything I've done lately.  Donna asked me to make a birthday card for one of her volunteers.  She is coordinator for over 600 volunteers and does a wonderful job.  It can be hectic but rewarding.  They give her all kinds of love.  What's better than that?  This is the card I made.

Card Recipe:
4X5.5" Card Base
Background Paper - Green embossed paper
Label - from Close To My Heart Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge
Ribbon & Pearls

I wonder if the reason I'm not happy with my creations is the interruptions I have.  This afternoon I had one sitting on my lap.  I had to leave Max alone for a couple of hours so when I got back he wanted to stay by my side.  The pictures tell the tale.  LOL

Thank you for visiting with us today.  Donna and I love to read your comments. God Bless You!!!! Peggy 

A Card From Our Leftovers & Close To My Heart Products

Isn't it amazing how many scraps we can accumulate?  I decided to make a card from some leftover lavender paper.  I had already punched the edges when I was making Max's Easter basket.  Actually it was an error.  I love to turn errors into something lovely.

The white label is leftover from a cut from Fancy Frames.  It's the inside of a frame Donna used.  The flower corners are from Paper Trimmings Cricut cartridge cut at 1.5".  I crisscrossed gingham ribbon behind the label.  I added gems to the flower centers on the punched area and the corners.  I used my new Sentiments stamp set from Close To My Heart for the greeting.  I love it.

Another item I love is the Acrilix Stamp Spritz and the Double Stamp Scrubber.  I sprayed the stamp I used with the spritz and then rubbed it on the  Stamp Scrubber and all the ink came off.  If you care to get any of these products just click on the links.

Thank you for your comments and visits.  We truly appreciate them.  God Bless You!!!