Cute as a Button

Sorry for all the posts today folks!  I am just trying to get as many projects in as I can using the cartridge Letter Envy to have a greater chance of winning the $150!  =)

Materials Used:

• Cricut cartridges Letter Envy and Sugar and Spice
• My Pink Stamper Sweet Baby stamp set
• Echo Park Playground designer cardstock
• Stampin' Up! cardstock in Chocolate Chip and Cameo Coral
• Stampin' Up! Chocolate Chip classic ink
• Stampin' Up! Summer Sun corduroy button
• Pink and White twine
• Signo white gel pen
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Recipe Card Swaps

Guess what time it is???  Christmas cookie time!  Here are some recipe cards I made for some Christmas Cookie Recipe Swaps:

Cart used: Destinations
Size: 6x6

Cart used: Sweater Weather
Size: 6x6

Carts used: Sugar & Spice, From My Kitchen, 3 Birds on Parade, Preserves, Everyday Paperdolls
Size: 8x8

Carts Used: Nifty Fifties, From My Kitchen, A Child's Year
Size: 8x8 

So excited to get back my 80 recipe cards!  Yup...you read it right.  I had to make 20 of each to get 80 back!  Hopefully, I won't gain 80 lbs to go along with all the cookies I will be making!  ;)

HSN Contest Banner #2

Here is banner #2 for the HSN contest highlighted in yesterday's post:

I used the banner template I created for the birth of my daughter earlier this year.  I added some more elements to it to make it more "shabby" and 3D.  I thought I was overdoing it, but in retrospect, I think I should have added some more cuts.  I am hoping to see it on TV Sunday night.  =)

Too sweet to handle ~ My Pink Stamper Monthly DT Post, August 2011

Have an upcoming baby shower to attend?  Maybe a new baby in the family?  Well, here is a card you can easily recreate:

Materials Used:

• Sugar and Spice Cricut Lite cartridge
• DCWV Animal crackers stack
• Stampin' Up cardstock in Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White and Chocolate Chip
• My Pink Stamper Sweet Goodness stamp set
• Stampin' Up Pink Pirouette 5/8" grosgrain ribbon striped
• Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip ink pad
• Stampin' Up Glimmer Basics brads
• Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder

I used my Gypsy to weld the scallop shape to create a card base.  I then cut the circle layer twice, one for the card front and one for the inside. I inked all the edges of the layers, except the white, in Chocolate Chip ink and began to assemble.  I embossed the rattle's scallop with the Cuttlebug folder Swiss dots and then pop dotted it and it's layer to the rattle base.  I then attached the paper ribbon with one brad and a glue dot.  I wanted the paper ribbon to look loose and not be entirely glued down to the card.  I stamped the sentiment "Too sweet to handle" from My Pink Stamper's Sweet Goodness set.  Lastly, I wove the SU ribbon through the scallop of the card front.  I thought my use of the sentiment showed the versatility of the stamp set and that it does not have to be solely used for candy or food. 

You can order the Sweet Goodness My Pink Stamper stamp set from here.  And enjoy the rest of the designer's projects here.

I am including my Gypsy file for even easier scraplifting!  ;)  Enjoy:

 http://www.box.net/shared/vf5ut5pcrliol3ykrgyl

*** I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion

Baby Girl Layout

I like to use my scraps from a project and create a new project while all the materials are out. I created this 12x12 layout of my niece using my scraps from the banner project posted earlier this week.

Isn't Analisa a cutie! =)

Cricut Circle Monthly Challenge: Banners!

FEBRUARY MONTHLY CHALLENGE: BANNERS!
Banners are everywhere! We love their versatility and the way they can be customized for any occasion. For this challenge, we want you to create a banner with any theme you would like. You may use THIS POST as inspiration, or feel free to create something completely new. Project must be newly created for this challenge.

For this challenge I decided to create a welcome banner for our baby girl due at the end of March. I wanted it to be girly, shabby chic, and not too babyish so I could use it in her room once we get home from the hospital.

I used two carts for my cuts. I cut the banner pieces and one of it's layers at 5.4" from Sugar and Spice and the monograms from Simply Sweet at 2". The heart is a pre-cut paper doily and the pinwheels were made from 1.5" x 12" strips with the .25" cut off when edged with wave scissors. All the cuts were edged with craft ink in Ruby Red from SU. The cardstock is from SU (Ruby Red & Old Olive), PC (pink textured), and DCWV (patterned papers). The ribbon used is in Old Olive (SU), Pink Pirouette (SU) and white (AC). I also added large eyelets to the banner ribbon on each end to prevent damage and make it easier when hanging. I then tied accent ribbon to the these eyelets and each individual banner piece.

I can't wait for my little one to arrive!