Jaded Blossom Challenge & Jinger Adams Design Team Entry

Hi Everybody!

Today my project is going to do double duty!  First, I am entering this as my project for the Jinger Adams design team call.  Since Jinger is starting a new path on her crafty adventures, I thought what exciting possibilities this new team has!  I know she will end up with a talented team :)

Second, is also exciting news!  The next challenge is starting over at Jaded Blossom!  For this months challenge the theme is.....

 Easter Treats!

Create any type of Easter Treat using a Jaded Blossom stamp somewhere on your project.  Here is my challenge project details:

Cricut cartridges

*Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge - bunny heads, flowers

*Paperdolls Cricut cartridge - picket fence, grass

Stamps

*Jaded Blossom - Flag Dies, Bunny Poop set (bunny, sentiment),

1x8 Clear Boxes, Straws

*Peachy Keen Stamps - Everyday Character Face Assortment, Cute and Cuddly Face Assortment

Paper

*Echo Park - Holly Jolly Christmas (bunny on right, 2 flowers on left),

This & That (flower on right)

*My Mind's Eye - (bunny on left)

Punches

*Stampin' Up! - scallop punch

Twine

*Timeless Twine - Purple/White, Lemonade Yellow,

Bubble Gum Pink, Kraft Brown

Misc.

*block of florist foam

*jellybeans, and lollypops

*The lollipop sticks were to short, and looked plain, so I stuck them in some of the decorative Straws from JB and they looked much better!

*My Gypsy suffered an "accident" a few weeks ago (gasp!), so I wasn't able to make the grass layer longer to cover the whole block of flower foam.  I had to get creative!  What I decided to do was add a layer of "dirt".  This allowed me the height that I needed :)

Now head on over to the Jaded Blossom blog to enter this challenge, and see the other gorgeous projects from the rest of the design team! TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :O)

52 Tags in 2012 Week 13 AND Timeless Twine DT Post

Hi Everybody!
Today is a good day!  It's not only time for the next 52 Tags in 2012 Challenge.....

 it's also time for me to share .............

another Timeless Twine design team project with you!  I have a twine-fully happy tag to share today.  Here are the details:

*B is for Boy Cricut cartridge

*Timeless Twine - Cherry Red, Aqua Blue

*Peachy Keen Stamps

*paper from my stash




*For the 52 Tags Challenge, on the back we had to write the name of our favorite song, who sings it, when it was released, and why we like it.  I based my tag on the song "Good Life" by One Republic. 





We were having a lot of changes to our life the past 6 months, and it was really trying at times.  Sometimes it was hard to remember why we were doing what we were doing.  We had to remember it was to have a better quality of life.  And in the middle of it all, this song came out, and it reminded us that we had a good life, and that it was only going to get better.  My favorite part is at the end when he clearly sings "Tell me what there's to complain about."  This song will always hold a special place in my heart :)  Now onto my project!


*Here is my tag at first.  Hmmmm, still missing something.......

*Ah-ha!  We need...........

*..........more twine!!!!

*I took a strip of Terrifically Tacky Tape (the red double sided tape) and layed that along the edge.

*Then I took small pieces of Aqua Blue twine and made little loops, and attached it to the line of red tape.

*I added a bow and button for the finishing touch :)

I hope you enjoyed my project!  Don't forget to check out the
Timeless Twine March Challenge! 
Click HERE to enter. 



You can also check out the 52 Tags In 2012 Challenge.
Please click HERE to enter.


TFL, and have a twine-tastic day :O)

Welcome to the Made it Myself Blog Hop Featuring the Thankful Thursday Design Team!!

Hi Everybody!
Welcome to the Made it Myself Blog Hop Featuring the Thankful Thursday Design Team!! These ladies amaze me every DT post with all there amazing talent. Today is no different! I know today you will be getting some fantastic inspiration, so let's get started!

With 6 people in our family, there is always something going on, a message that needs giving, or list that needs to be made! So I took this mini double clipboard, dolled it up and made this cute little message center! There's an added surprise on the back.... Here are the details:

*double clipboard

*Cosmo Cricket - patterned paper, flower die cut

*Creative Memories - orange patterned paper

*Timeless Twine - Raspberry Lemonade, Olive Green

*Jaded Blossom -Bunny Poop

*calendars - a RAK from Scrappin With My Bug

*buttons from my stash

*Here's the surprise, on the other side is room for a photo display!

*I made this so it can be changed for different occasions.

*And the picture can easily be changed out :)



***BLOG CANDY ALERT***

Prize #1

This amazing gift certificate from PaperCrafting World!!

Prize #2

This challenge was born from my desire to craft with and for my family. This challenge is not only for kids, but they are a huge part of my life so a lot of my projects are with them in mind or done with them. So when I was asked by the What To Expect company to do a giveaway, I happily agreed! These books helped me a lot when I first started having kids, and are a great way to support family :O) There will be 2 books of each title given away, a total of 6 winners!!! If you don't need these for yourself, they would make a great gift for a baby shower, or to help out a new mom :O)

To be entered for these fantastic prizes:

1. Leave a comment on ALL blogs in this hop.

2. Please be a follower of my blog (you'll be happy you did!).

3. Comments will be open until  April 5th, 11:59 pm PST.

Now head on over to see

Sharon

as the next stop on the hop!

Here's the lineup in case you get lost or need to stop along the way:

Jenny - http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Sharon~ http://www.simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com/

Cheryl ~ http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/

Sandra ~ http://sweetpeascards.blogspot.com/

Amber ~ http://my3ekids.blogspot.com/

Bobbi Hickman ~ http://rockgirlcustomdesigns.blogspot.com/

Leah Pagliaroli ~ http://www.leahscarddesigns.com

Lola ~ http://purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/

Cooking With Cricut - Make Me Laugh Challenge

Hi Everybody!
It's time for another Cooking With Cricut Challenge! This week the challenge is to make you laugh!  When I saw this was our challenge, I immediately thought of this sentiment.  It cracks me up every time!  Here is the project I created for this challenge:

*Papercrafting World - Nuts About U Squirrel Digi Stamp

*Jaded Blossom - Clear Box

*DCWV - green patterned paper

*Pink By Design - All In The Family set

*Timeless Twine = Olive Green, Kraft

*buttons from my stash

*pistachios from our kitchen :)

 

 

*I love the way buttons look when layered!

I hope you enjoyed my project. Now it’s your turn!!! Head on over to Cooking With Cricut to enter your project. TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :OD

Guest Designer for Liz's Paperloft!!

Hi Everybody!

I am SO SUPER EXCITED to be a guest designer for Liz from Liz's Paperloft, and help keep you guys from going through crafty withdrawals while her new bionic shoulder heals (ok, maybe not exactly a bionic shoulder....)!  Today I have a card using one of my favorite crafty supplies, clear craft plastic.  Here are the details:

*Create a Critter Cricut cartridge = panda and all layers

*My Creative Time = Game Night Stamp Set, I Believe in Leprechauns Stamp Set

*Timeless Twine = Olive Green

*clear craft plastic

*I love the dimension this plastic can give to a card!

*The secret to this kind of card is just to cut extra base layers.  That way you can cover any adhesive you need to use.

*I put an extra layer here, and the panda so that there is room to write a message on the inside.

*This is from the I Believe in Leprechauns Stamp Set.

*This is from the Game Night Stamp Set.

What friend wouldn't feel "lucky" to get this card??  I'd like to thank you so much Liz for having me as a guest designer!!  But wait.....one more thing.....

Liz has some exciting news to share with you, but not quite yet. However, in the meantime, while she's recovering, she is reading every comment! Not only is she reading them, she's counting them, because at the end of all this, she will have two announcements! The first will be a winner of some exciting BLOG CANDY! The second, it's a big one...and no, she's not coming out with stamps...you just have to wait and see!

TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today!!

Welcome to The Queen's Royal Digi Monday Challenge!

Hi Everybody!

Welcome to the THE QUEEN’S ROYAL DIGI MONDAY CHALLENGE!! This challenge will be held on the LAST Monday of each month and has a LOT of VERY talented designers, wait till you see the lineup! You can enter your challenge project by CLICKING HERE.

Each of us gets to work with a digital stamp company, and I was happy to get to work with Meljen's Designs for this challenge!  Here's the card I created:

*Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge - base and circle layer

*Meljen's Designs - bird

*kraft cardstock base

* Stickles - purple, yellow

*ribbon from my stash

Also, in case you missed it, I wanted to share a banner I recently made using all of the current sponsors for THE QUEEN’S ROYAL DIGI MONDAY CHALLENGE!

*digital stamps - Pixie Dust Studios (little boy, two bunnies, eggs in nest), Bugaboo (bunny holding flower, decorated egg), Meljen's Designs (chocolate bunny, happy bird)

*If you'd like to see the complete post for the banner, you can click HERE.

I hope you liked them! TFL, now head on over to THE SCRAPBOOKING QUEEN'S BLOG to enter the challenge with some fantastic prizes!

Chick Magnet Mini and Final Sale Day!!

Hi Everybody!
I wanted to share this simple little notecard I made using the Jaded Blossom set Easter Treats, a Peachy Keen face from the Critter Faces set, and a touch of Lemonade Yellow Bakers Twine by Timeless Twine.

So simple, but so cute!  You could make a ton of these in no time!

And don't forget:

Jaded Blossom is having a "Easter Extravaganza" Easter Stamp Sale!!!

They have a package that is on sale, starting today and will run through Sunday. It is regularly priced at $38.99 and you can get it for just $29.99!!! Plus all the single Easter stamps sets will be 15% off.

 

 

Now run... don't walk to Jaded Blossom's store and get your set before they sell out! TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today:O)

 

 

 

**I am also entering this in the Peachy Challenge 10 :: Just Cards :: Faux Stitching**

Welcome to the Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Blog Hop!

Hi Everybody!
Welcome to the Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Hop for Special Needs Children!  Today and tomorrow (March 24-25), 30+fantastic papercrafters have come together to create Spring-themed banners.  They will then donate these banners to Ellen (CardMonkey), who works as Admissions Coordinator at Pediatric Specialty Care (PSC), www.pediatricspecialty.com.

PSC is a long-term care facility for special needs children who are medically-fragile and/or technologically-dependent. The babies, children and youths at PSC range in age from birth to 21, and are admitted from all over the country.

Some are infants, born prematurely and before their lungs have had a chance to mature. Others have serious birth defects, illnesses or injuries from accidents that cause them to need tender loving carein a home-like environment -- many for their lifetimes.

Our banners are meant to cheer the youngpatients, their families, and the staff at PSC. Here is the banner that I made and will be sending to Ellen to decorate a child's room:

*Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge - banner base and circle layer

*digital stamps - Pixie Dust Studios (little boy, two bunnies, eggs in nest), Bugaboo (bunny holding flower, decorated egg), Meljen's Designs (chocolate bunny, happy bird)

*ribbon - Stampin' Up!

*Stickles - purple, yellow, blue, pink

*I used purple Stickles to decorate the background.

*I also used Stickles in various colors to add details to each of the stamps.  Here's how I did it on the little happy bird.

I really hope the kids will like my banner, and am so happy to be taking part in such a great hop for such an amazing cause!  Thank you Ellen for having me :O)

We DO have a tasty bit of blog candyto thank you for visiting us today! What's the prize??!

How about a beautiful handmade (courtesy of our Blog Hop Hostess, CardMonkey!) Cricut Cozy Covers?! Each one is individually styled in your pick of colors and embroidered words! These are RARE because CardMonkey does not make them for sale and she usually sticks to paper, not sewing!!

To qualify, there are two steps: 1. Comment on as many Bunny & Blossoms Blog Hop blogs as you wish -- the more blogs on which you comment, the more chances you have to win. There will only be one winner, picked at random by Random.Org.

2. Follow and comment on the CardMonkey blog ... Leave a comment on our Hop Hostess's site (http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com) and let her know if your name is picked, what 2 accent colors you'd like on your Cricut Cozy Cover, andw hat text you'd like embroidered (up to 3 lines). You MUST be a follower of the CardMonkey blog to win and you MUST leave a way for her to contact you if your name is picked.

So now .... onto your next stop on the Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Hop: 

Jenny D @ www.yogimemories.blogspot.com/

DO stop back tomorrow when there will be about 20 more crafters showing their banners!!

Here's the lineup in case you get lost or need to stop along the way:

Ellen ♥ CardMonkey - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

Rachelle - http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/

Edwina Brown- http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/

Theresa ~ www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

Nancie ~ http://alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/

Janet S - http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/

Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Jenny - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Jenny D - www.yogimemories.blogspot.com/

Sandra http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

Jeannie - http://polkacabana.wordpress.com/

Lucy - http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/

Shelly Lynn - http://kccroppers.blogspot.com/

Beth McGee - http://motherandaughterdesigns.blogspot.com/

Easter Treats, and Birthday Wishes Needed!

Hi Everybody!

The other day I had a Facebook crafty friend, Jessica Silvernail Keller, ask me a favor.  I said I would love to help! Here's what she needs:

"I wanted to find out if you might be will to post this on your blog or spread the word to all your crafty connections.  I have a couple of favors to ask.
 

   First one is my Grandfather will celebrate his 97th birthday on April 5th. We would like to shower him with birthday wishes. We are hoping that he can receive 97 birthday cards. Second, my other Grandfather will celebrate his 99th birthday on April 23rd. We would like to shower him with birthday wishes, hoping that he can receive 99 birthday cards. Wouldn't that be awesome? Would you please send a card to them?  The names and address' are:

 97th birthday:
Sam Rowley
2448 Midland Rd
Apt 106
Bay City, MI 48706

 99th Birthday
Clifton Silvernail
2448 Midland Rd
Apt 116
Bay City, Mi 48706

 Thanks for your help!

Jessica & Family

If any of you would like to help celebrate these amazing birthday milestones, please send a card!!  And if you'd like to post them for everybody to see, you can do that on my Facebook wall HERE.  Thank you!

My other announcement for today is...........

 

 

Jaded Blossom is having a "Easter Extravaganza" Easter Stamp Sale!!!

 

They have a package that is on sale, starting today and will run through Sunday. It is regularly priced at $38.99 and you can get it for just $30!!! Plus all the single Easter stamps sets will be 15% off.

 

 

 

Here are some projects I've made using easter themed stamps from Jaded Blossom.  You can click on the name to go to that post for more details :O)

 

 

Bunny Poop

 

Bunny Poop Cone Bag Treat

Easter Bunny House

Now run... don't walk to Jaded Blossom's store and get your set before they sell out!  TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today:O)