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Monday, September 8, 2014

happy Thanksgiving Pop-Out Card - Guest Designer at Fantabulous Cricut 9/7-14

Guest Designer  at Fantabulous Cricut wk 9/7-14. Click here to see post for more info.



This BEE is happy to bee a Guest Designer for Fantabulous Cricut this wk Sept 7-14. I created this card for the new challenge which is to mix & match pattern papers by using at least 3 different pattern papers. Click here for entering challenge.

Created this Thanksgiving card as a Pop-Out card style using 3 different pattern papers. Used Cricut cartridge Autumn Celebrations for the Acorn with Leaf and elegant Edges for the sentiment mat/Acorn with Leaf. Used Tim Holtz Distress ink.

Oopsed it and forgot to add the finished card with sentiment but it is now addedd as of 9/10/14 10:30am CT.










































 Supplies List 


adhesive: foam
Cricut cartridge: Autumn Celebrations 2" Acorn with Leaf  Elegant Edges 4 1/4" & 4 1/2"
ink: Memento Luxe Rich Cocoa
paper: scrapbook - Authentique - Pioneer Plaid, Harvest Acorn
   Barbara Wilson for Frances Meyer Leaf pattern
   cardstock - Kraft, browns, cream, gray, maroon, orange
stamp: Hero Arts CL498
Tim Holtz: Distress Ink - walnut stain

Entering this into the following challenges:

9/12 HIMCR #164 Think Fall Use Fall Colors 3E(#3) 9/6 
9/12 Sweet Stampin' Ch The Great Outdoors 2E(#2) 9/6

9/13 Kraft Journal Ch#188 Anything Goes 2E(#1) 9/8
9/13 Simon Says Stamp Mon Use your fav Simon brand stamp 5E(#2) 9/8

9/14 Craftin Desert Divas Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party #39 Anything Goes UE 9/1 

9/18 Fussy & Fancy Ch122 - More Than One Fold UE 9/5

9/20 One Stitch At a Time Anything Goes w/ Die 3EnonSDS(#2) UESDS 9/7

9/30 Crafty Hazelnuts Pattern Paper Sept Ch UE 9/1

Sunday, September 7, 2014

HA Fall WheatStalks Tag

Guest Designer  at Fantabulous Cricut wk 9/7-14. Click here to see post for more info.

 
Created this Tag with a Fall theme.

Bought the Hero Arts Wheat Stalks stamp at Michaels Grand Opening I went to last Sun 8/31 when stamps were 40% off and had an addl 20% off coupon. Stamped the word 'Fall' using HA alphabet/letter stamps. INked the edges of the Tag with Tim Holtz Distress Ink walnut stain. Added some Fall color ribbon.



























 Supplies List 


ink:   VersaFine Onyx Black
paper:   cardstock - Kraft
ribbon: autumn inspirations
stamp: Hero Arts - CL141 - sentiment 'Fall', WhealStalks
Tim Holtz: die - Tag  Distress Ink - walnut stain

Entering this into the following challenges:

9/12 HIMCR #164 Think Fall Use Fall Colors 3E(#2) 9/6 
9/12 Sweet Stampin' Ch The Great Outdoors 2E(#1) 9/6

9/14 A Blog Named Hero Ch#51 Spell It Out For Me! UE comb5totch 9/1
9/14 Craftin Desert Divas Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party #39 Anything Goes UE 9/1
9/14 Stamped Blessings Amusing Ch Ribbon or Twine 2E(#1) 9/7

BugABoo Booknut Sketch Card

Guest Designer  at Fantabulous Cricut wk 9/7-14. Click here to see post for more info.

 
Created this card with a Back to School theme. Used BugABoo digi, Booknut. Colored the digi on computer & used Crayola pencil colors on the Nut. Used a sketch which you can see below. Used a Stampin' Up embossing border. Used a hole punch for the small circles. I moved them so they are not touching one another after photographing.
























 Supplies List 


Crayola: pencil color browns
digi: BugABoo Booknut
ink:   VersaFine Onyx Black
paper:   cardstock - Kraft, blues
punch: Fiskars 1/4" circle
stamp: Mark's Finest Papers Lesson Learned - sentiment
Stampin; Up: embossing - Needlepoint Border emb border

Entering this into the following challenges:

9/7 Craft Your Passion Ch229 Back to School 3E(#3) 9/1

9/12 Catch the Bug Sept "Anything Goes" Ch 3E(#1) 9/6


9/14 Craftin Desert Divas Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party #39 Anything Goes UE 9/1





9/20 Catch the Bug Stella Says Sketch #214 3E(#1) 9/7 
















Snoopy School Bus Tag

Guest Designer  at Fantabulous Cricut wk 9/7-14. Click here to see post for more info.

 
Created this Tag with a School Bus theme.

Bought the Snoopy stamp along with a couple other Snoopy stamps at a garage sale couple years ago. I'm a Snoopy & Woodstock fan.

Stamped the Snoopy School Bus multiple times. Stamped on Kraft Tag base. Stamped on yellow cardstock. Stamped on white cardstock. Fussy cut the pieces out with scissors. Colored with Crayola pencil colors. Used white cardstock remainder part to use to cut out the window which is made from recycled plastic.

Used Hero Arts alphabet/letter stamps to spell out 'Bus.'

Attached school bus ribbon using Tim Holtz stapler to complete the School Bus theme.

























 Supplies List 


Crayola: pencil colors
ink:   VersaFine Onyx Black
recycle: plastic from Tim Holtz debosser folder pkg
paper:   cardstock - Kraft, white, yellow
ribbon: the Paper Studio School
stamp: Hero Arts CL141 - sentiment 'Bus'  Stampabilities Snoopy School Bus
Tim Holtz: die - Tag  stapler

Entering this into the following challenges:

9/7 Craft Your Passion Ch229 Back to School 3E(#2) 9/1

9/14 Craftin Desert Divas Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party #39 Anything Goes UE 9/1
9/14 Stamped Blessings Amusing Ch Ribbon or Twine 2E(#1) 9/7

9/18 A Blog Named Hero Ch#51 Spell It Out For Me! UE comb5totch 9/1
9/20 One Stitch At a Time Anything Goes w/ Die 3EnonSDS(#1) UESDS 9/7

LF Witch Hat One Layer Halloween Card

Guest Designer  at Fantabulous Cricut wk 9/7-14. Click here to see post for more info.


Created this One Layer Halloween card using Lawn Fawn Hats Off To You stamps. Used Tim Holtz debossing border for 'Wicked.' Stamped in black ink the LF witch's hat angled on the 'W' of the word 'Wicked.' Heat embossed the LF 'happy halloween' sentiment with Blaze embossing powder. Some of the Blaze embossing powder got on the witch's hat by accident and a nice accident I must say because I like how it looks on the witch's hat.








 Supplies List 


embossing: Recollections Blaze emb powder
ink:  VersaFine Onyx Black  VersaMark
paper:  cardstock - purple
stamp: Lawn Fawn Hats Off to You - witch hat, sentiment  'happy halloween'
Tim Holtz: embossing - Halloween debossing folder

Entering this into the following challenges:

9/10 Lawn Fawn Ch: One Layer 3E(#3) combtot4ch 9/1 

9/12 HIMCR #164 Think Fall Use Fall Colors 3E(#1) 9/6

9/13 Cuttlebug Mania Anything Embossed 3E(#3) 9/2

9/14 Craftin Desert Divas Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party #39 Anything Goes UE 9/1 

Guest Designer at Fantabulous Cricut

This BEE is happy to bee a Guest Designer at Fantabulous Cricut this wk 9/7-14. Please ck out my spotlight at Fantabulous Cricut.

I like using my Cricut and use the Gypsy often for my projects. I have the Cricut that is one before the Explorer was introduced recently.

Yesterday, was 1 month anniversary of adoption of Daisy from the shelter. Here are some photos from yesterday. We are so happy to her Daisy in our family.





Saturday, September 6, 2014

HA School Rules Easel Sizzix Regal Stand-Ups Card

Created this easel style card with a Back to School theme.

Used Sizzix Card, Regal Stand-Ups dies set to make the easel card. Stamped sentiment with Hero Arts alphabet set and in parts: 'Scho' 'ol Ru' 'les' to spell 'School Rules.' Cut out the sentiment with a Spellbinder die. Stamped Ruler on Kraft cardstock & fussy cut out with paper trimmer & scissors.





















 Supplies List 


die: Sizzix Card,regal Stand-Ups
ink:   VersaFine Onyx Black
paper:   the Paper Studio School Supplies Mix scrapbook  cardstock - Kraft, red, yellow
stamp: Hero Arts - CL141 - sentiment 'School Rules', Ruler

Entering this into the following challenges:

9/7 Craft Your Passion Ch229 Back to School 3E(#1) 9/1

9/12 Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Sat linky Party 1E(#1) 9/6

9/14 A Blog Named Hero Ch#51 Spell It Out For Me! UE comb5totch 9/1
9/14 Craftin Desert Divas Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party #39 Anything Goes UE 9/1 

9/18 Fussy & Fancy Ch122 - More Than One Fold UE 9/5