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
• 

Moo-chas Gracias!

Materials Used:

• Imagine cartridges Imagine More Cards and Snapshot: Texture
• Cricut cartridge Letter Envy
• My Pink Stamper Even More Punny-licious
• Kraft and white cardstock
• October Afternoon Farmhouse dsp
• Stampin' Up! brown waffle paper
• Stampin' Up! Early Espresso classic ink
• Bandana ribbon from my stash
• Stampin' Up! Styled Silver hodgepodge hardware
• Stampin' Up! Bold brads

I Miss You...

Materials used:

• Imagine cartridge Lori's Garden
• Cricut cartridge Letter Envy
• My Pink Stamper Lunchbox Thoughts stamp set
• Stampin' Up! So Saffron cardstock
• Stampin' Up! dsp
• Stampin' Up! Square Lattice embossing folder
• Stampin' Up! Old Olive classic ink
• American Crafts letterbox ribbon

SPRING 12x12

This week, our Cricut Circle blog was as follows:

Weekly Challenge #55: Springtime Challenge!

The Challenge: Create a scrapbook page, card, home decor item, or other project with a Springtime theme. You must also incorporate ric rac and at least one sticker.

I decided on a Spring themed LO for my project:

Materials Used:

• Cricut cartridge Letter Envy
• Imagine cartridge Enjoy the Seasons
• DCWV designer paper
• DCWV Pocket Full of Posies cardstock stack
• My Minds Eye Quite Contrary journal spot

I also used the Cricut Circle exclusive cartridge, Letter Envy so I can have another entry in that contest.  Remember, you can enter as many times as you want for this month's Cricut Circle Magazine Challenge!  You have one more day.....

I heart U

Our latest magazine challenge on the Cricut Circle blog is to create a project with our new Circle exclusive cartridge, Letter Envy.  I hope to create a few more projects with it (by end of day this thursday evening) because we can enter as many times as we want this time!  I am SO far behind, though.  Many peeps have already entered 10 times!  WOW!

Materials Used:

• Cricut cartridges Letter Envy, Art Philosophy and Elegant Edges
• Stampin' Up! cardstock in Basic Gray, Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Naturals White
• Stampin' Up! 1/2" polka dot grosgrain ribbon in Melon Mambo
• Imaginisce i.rock gems

I also used the colors from this week's Creative Color Challenge:

You can still enter this week's challenge here.

Creative Color Challenge 04-09-12

Welcome to this week's Creative Color Challenge.  Here are this week's colors:

Basic Gray RGB: 118, 122, 121

Melon Mambo RGB: 234, 62, 112

Old Olive RGB: 138, 151, 71

And here are last week's winners:

Loving Scrapper 101

This and That

Congratulations!  You will both be entered into the monthly drawing for the Preserves cartridge.  Feel free to grab your winner's button from my right side bar. 

I hope your Easter holiday was filled with love and fun!  I look forward to seeing your creations this week!

My Pink Stamper Birthday Hop

Welcome to our My Pink Stamper Birthday Hop!  You should have arrived here from Missy's blog.  Or you can start at the beginning if you just started the hop.

For my project, I created an explosion box.  I have been wanting to do this since I made one at last year's Stampede.  I used Sweet Tooth Boxes to create my box and lid rather then measuring.  Gotta love shortcuts, right?

Materials Used:

• Cricut cartridges Art Philosophy, 3 Birds on Parade & Sweet Tooth Boxes
• My Pink Stamper, Punny-licious stamp set
• Echo Park Playground cardstock
• BoBunny ribbon
• Battery operated tealight candle
• Cardmaking Christmas frosting
• Gimme glam jewels
• Stampin' Up! Crystal Effects
• White Signo gel pen

Gypsy File:

http://www.box.com/s/b1f1a04c51e67d305f0b

Cricut Craft Room File:

http://www.box.com/s/5825b3c63e1e7e2b6e18

Your next stop on the hop is with Cristi.  Thank you for hopping along with us and I hope you have a blast celebrating birthdays with all your loved ones this year!

Here is the complete Blog Hop List in case you get lost:

Robyn

Alex

Angela

Helen

Chelle

Courtney

Andrea

Missy

Renee

Cristi

Edna

Karlee

"Blooming" Double Layout Page Kit

Here is another double page kit I made for a Swap:

Materials Used:

• Cricut cartridges April Showers and Just a Note
• Cuttlebug butterfly die and embossing set
• Bazzils cardstock
• Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock
• Stampin' Up! DSP
• Stampin' Up! heavy weight self adhesive die cuts
• Stampin' Up! Styled Silver hodgepodge hardware
• Stampin' Up! Certainly Celery ribbon
• Stampin' Up! Old Olive classic ink
• White thread

I used the following sketch from Page Maps for my inspiration:

And there was enough leftovers to create this photo/card holder:

I hope to add a video on how to make one sometime soon.  =)

Creative Color Challenge 04-02-12 and March's Monthly Winner!

Welcome to this week's Creative Color Challenge.  Here are your challenge colors for this week:

Ruby Red RGB: 206, 88, 88

Baja Breeze RGB: 141, 189, 193

So Saffron RGB: 253, 215, 130

And since there are so many new CTMH consultants out there, here are your color matches:

Ruby Red ~ Tulip

Baja Breeze ~ Juniper

So Saffron ~ Buttercup

This challenge is very similar to our first challenge, but with a softer color palette, perfect for Easter projects.

And now for last week's winner's:

This and That by Gwen

Scootingranny's World

Congratulations on being our weekly winner's!  Fell free to grab your winner's button from my sidebar!  You were both also entered into the monthly prize drawing for the Cricut cartridge Sweet Treats.  And now, to announce the monthly winner, using Random.Org:

Crafting Amongst the Chaos

Congratulations Liz! You are the winner of the Sweet Treats Cricut cartridge! Please contact me by Friday, April  6, 2012 to claim your prize. If contact has not been made by this time, the cartridge will go back into my prize stash for a future challenge.

Thank you to everyone who participated last month. I look forward to seeing your entries for the month of April! The monthly prize for April will be the Cricut cartridge Preserves:

Remember, the more weekly challenges you enter, the greater chance you have at winning the monthly prize.  Here is your link up for this week.

Scrapbook Layout Kits I Made

Here is my first of three design kits I am making:

Materials Used:

• Cricut cartridges Country Life and Ribbons and Rosettes
• Imagine cartridge Imagine More Cards
• October Afternoon Farmhouse collection
• Stampin' Up! cardstock Ruby Red
• Bazzil cardstock
• Kraft cardstock
• Stampin' Up! waffle paper in brown
• Stampin' Up! linen thread
• Stampin' Up! Spiral punch
• Misc. ribbon in gray
• Vintage milk bottle cap
• Brown thread
• Ranger distress ink in Antique Linen
• liquid Pearls in Buttercup

I added liquid Pearls to the lettering for more dimension and tied a couple on linen ties on as well.

I sewed on the ribbon for both the aesthetic look and for durability.

This is an actual vintage milk bottle cap! I punched two holes to make it into a button.   I also sprayed with archival spray to keep photos safe. 

I was even able to make a BONUS 12x12 with one more sheet of cardstock and the leftovers from the 12x24:

Linked up at:

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 45: Buttons and Bows