My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #62 - 4th of July and Canada Day

Good Morning Everyone!  To all my Canadian friends, I hope you had a happy and safe Canada Day  and to my friends here in the USA, Happy 4th of July this week!!  This week we are celebrating the fine countries we live in!  Our Monday Challenge this week is 4th of July and Canada Day!  Here is my 4th of July card.

I was looking for a fun sparkler to cut with my Cricut but decided to make my own out of Crinkle Ribbon instead!  I love how it turned out! 

I even got some good use out of my Christmas stamps for this card! The sentiment on the star comes from My Craft Spot's Merry Christmas set and the stars stamped on the base of the card come from My Craft Spot's 'Tis the Season stamp set.   I cut the star from Plantin School Book cart and addded some doodling around it. 

I found a scrap of shimmer paper for the background and embossed it with a stars folder then sewed it on.  The sparkler was created with a stick by tying three bows using Cranberry, Snow White and Navy Blue Crinkle Ribbon and a bow with Airmail Divine Twine all available at My Craft Spot (except the stick which came from my yard).    

Make sure you stop by and check out the rest of the AMAZING Canada Day and 4th of July projects at My Craft Spot this week and share your projects with us for your chance to win a fabulous prize!  Speaking of fabulous prizes, don't forget to mark your calendars!  You are invited to the Stamp Release Party coming up next week at My Craft Spot! There will be amazing projects each day and fun prizes all week long! We will be ending the week with a Blog Hop on Saturday and the full release of the stamp sets. Mark your calenders and come join us for some fun!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Products Used:

• My Craft Spot
• Merry Christmas Stamp Set
•  'Tis the Season Stamp Set.
• Cranberry Crinkle Ribbon
• Snow White Crinkle Ribbon
• Navy Blue Crinkle Ribbon
• Airmail Divine Twine
• Stampin' Up!
• Cardstock
• Crumb Cake
• Shimmer
• Dimensionals
• Journaling Pen
• Cricut E2 with Gypsy
• Plantin School Book
• Singer Sewing Machine
• Scotch ATG Adhesive
• Archival Brilliance Pigment Ink
• Graphite Black
• Cuttlebug
• Stars Folder

***I'm also linking this up at my dear friend Julie K's 3 Girl Jam Beautiful Bows Blog Hop Linky Party!   

My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #61 - Hot Summer Colors

Good Morning Everyone!  Summer is in full swing and we have a hot challenge for you this week at My Craft Spot!  The temperature is getting hotter and hotter around here and we want to see your projects using HOT SUMMER COLORS!!  Here is my inspiration for you!

Make sure you stop by this week and check out the other Hot Summer Colors the DT are sharing for your inspiration at My Craft Spot! We hope you have fun playing along! Thanks for stopping by today!

Products Used:

• My Craft Spot
• Birthday Wishes Stamp Set
• Stampin' Up!
• Cardstock
• Whisper White
• Real Red
• Daffadil Delight
• Retired DSP
• Dimensionals
• Cricut E2 with Gypsy
• Create A Critter
• Doodlecharms
• Singer Sewing Machine
• Scotch ATG Adhesive
• Archival Brilliance Pigment Ink
• Graphite Black
• Recollections Bling
• Google Eyes

My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #60 - Cool Treats

Hello Everyone!  It is time for another fun Monday Challenge at My Craft Spot!  This week's challenge is perfect for the hot summer days we are having!  This week we are challenging you to create a project with a Cool Summer Treat (ice cream, popsicles, etc.).  We are on a health kick this summer, so I went for a healthy Cool Summer Treat, Cold Juicy Watermelon....mmmmmm!!!

I used MME Oh La La for Her 6x6 paper and Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge for this delicious card. 

I cut the paper lace using the Martha Stewart Lacey Border punch and stamped the My Craft Spot Sweet Sentiments Set #1 directly on the Snow White Crinkle Ribbon.

Please stop by this week and check out the other delicious Cool Treats the DT have created for your inspiration at My Craft Spot!  We hope you have fun playing along!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Products Used:

• My Craft Spot
• Sweet Sentiments Set #1
• Snow White Crinkle Ribbon
• Stampin' Up!
• Cardstock
• Soft Suede
• Whisper White
• Soft Suede ink
• Dimensionals
• Cricut E2 with Gypsy
• Simply Charmed
• MME 6x6 Paper
• Oh La La for Her
• Martha Stewart Lacey Border Punch
• Singer Sewing Machine
• Scotch ATG Adhesive
• Archival Brilliance Pigment Ink
• Graphite Black
• Queen & Co Pearls

My Craft Spot Anything Goes Challenge

Good Morning Everyone!  I hope you all had a great weekend!  We spent the weekend scrapping and relaxing here!  I spent the previous weekend at my annual crop with a group of very talented friends!  It is always an enjoyable trip and a great way to kick start the New Year in a scrappy way!!  We spend the entire weekend scrapbooking, chatting and eating at a B&B!  No cleaning, no cooking and no crying kids (or husbands)!  You can't get any better than that...haha! 
Anyway, we have a fun new challenge this week at My Craft Spot!  It is everyones favorite, Anything Goes...YAY!  I thought I would share one of the pages I made on my trip for your Anything Goes inspiration!  It is a warm change from all the winter/valentines projects lately!

This picture is one of my favs from our trip to the Zoo this past summer.  I used the January Artful Delight's sketch for inspiration on this LO.  I was going to play along with that challenge but I did not get it entered in time! 

The paper is Bo Bunny and cardstock is from SU!  I used bright colored My Craft Spot Crinkle Ribbon for an accent on the Title block!

I doodled all around the the blocks with my Journaler pen and added a banner with some Bakers Twine from My Craft Spot and scraps of Bo Bunny Double Dot!  I love how bright and cheerful this LO turned out! 

Please stop by My Craft Spot and check out the rest of the amazing projects the Design Team created and play along with our Anything Goes challenge this week!  Don't forget that the Design Team is taking turns sharing their projects using the new My Craft Spot stamp sets for a few more weeks!  There are chances to win, so be sure to stop by and check them out!  Thanks for stopping by today!

My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #20 - It's hot out there!

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It's time for another fun Monday Challenge at My Craft Spot and we have a good one for you this week!  The theme this week is "It's hot out there" and the challenge is to use hot, bright colors!  Perfect for this weather we are having!  Here is my card.

I was planning on using the bicycle from the April Showers cartridge but it's almost too hot out there to turn my Cricut on!  Well not really, but I found this fun sticker so I went with it! 

I LOVE how the ribbon and the sentiment from Sweet Sentiments Set #1 went perfectly with these Bo Bunny papers!

Products Used:

• Bo Bunny
• Sunkissed Stripe PP
• Ocean Dot
• Kiwi Double Dot
• H2O + Sun Cardstock Stickers
• Stampin' Up!
• Whisper White Cardstock
• StazOn Ink
• My Craft Spot
• Sweet Sentiments Set #1
• Candied Orange Crinkle Ribbon

I hope this inspires you to hit the air conditioning and create a project using hot, bright colors for our "it's hot out there" challenge at My Craft Spot!  Make sure you swing by and check out the rest of the Design Team's "HOT" projects this week!  Thanks for stopping by!

Knoebels Scrapbook

I love when I can get myself motivated to get a group of pages done.  This was one kit, in one week, one trip scrapbooked with the inspiration from one sketch!  The kit and sketch are both from Artful Delights!  So exciting to have it done!  Now I can move onto our trip there in 2008!  Maybe by the end of the year, I'll be able to scrapbook our trip from this year..hehe!  We'll see!  I don't want to get too carried away!  This is Oldest E's first trip to Knoebels Amusement Park.

They are in the order they'll be in the book.  I have an entire scrapbook with plans for pages from every year we go to this park!  So far there is a 2006 trip, part of a 2009 trip and now this one!  Besides a few of the page bases, most of what you see is from the July Artful Delights kit.  I have a few scraps left to make a some cards and there are 3 sheets of whole paper which will be hoarded...hehe!  OK, maybe I'll use them!  I'm trying not to hoard my paper so much anymore!  I am linking up the first page to Artful Delights July sketch challenge.  Thanks for the inspiration!  They went together so easily.  If I had known kits made it this easy, I would have been buying them a long time ago!  The last page for this trip (and my favorite) can be seen HERE!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Park Ranger Thank You

It's been a busy scrapping day in our house.  I'll have several projects to show you by time the night is done!  I think when I have a bad week, I get all my frustration out by papercrafting!  It is great therapy!  At Fantabulous Cricut they are having a Camping Challenge this week.  My camping LO went in another direction but I did get a campy card made today.  Here is the first card I wanted to share with you tonight.

It is for our friend who happens to be a Park Ranger at one of the local State Parks that we visit regularly during the summer.  He is always helping us out and we wanted him to know how much it is appreciated! 

My mom just bought Camping Critters this week so until she gets the Cricut I got her for Christmas out of the box, I have custody of the cart..hehe!  I used it for the entire card, base and all!   I am having a blast with this cart!

Products Used:

• Stampin' Up!
• Soft Suede CS
• Whisper White CS
• Tempting Turquoise CS
• Early Expresso CS
• Creamy Caramel CS
• Pear Pizzaz CS
• Summer Sun CS
• Very Vanilla CS
• Old Olive CS
• Soft Suede Ink for Sponging
• Basic Black Ink for Stamping
• Cricut E2 and Gypsy
• Camping Critters Cartridge
• Divine Swirls Embossing Folder
• My Craft Spot
• Carribean Crinkle Ribbon
• Cappucino Bakers Twine
• Sweet Sentiments Set #1 Stamp Set

Challenge:
FCCB Challenge Me Monday #68 Let's Go Camping

Thanks for stopping by tonight!  Stop back later for some more fun projects!

My First Trip LO

***Click HERE for Whimsical Wednesday Interactive Fun or Scroll Down (this LO is going in the same scrapbook)***

I was a busy scrapbooker this weekend.  I have been having so much fun with my Artful Delights July Kit.  Here is another layout that I wanted to share today for the same trip as posted earlier today using the same kit and the same sketch! 

I really like the way this one and the Interactive Fun LO look together in my Oldest E's scrapbook!  I flipped the sketch with this one.  I hope that is permitted. 

 

Here is what the sketch looks like

All of the embellies come from the kit (even the journal tag not shown here...it is the cardboard from the box the kit came in sprayed with the Maya Mist)!  The only item not from the kit is my Crumb Cake background paper which is SU!

I have continued scrapping this trip with these papers/sketch.  They have gone together so quickly, that I'm sure I'll have most of the pics from the trip scrapbooked by the end of the week (How exciting is that...a 2007 trip finally done...hehe)!  Let me know if you want to see more of these pages, otherwise, I'll spare you from having to see them all!  I haven't decided yet, but this one may be the one that I link up for the Artful Delights July Sketch Challenge.   Thanks for the fun inspiration and thanks for stopping by!



Get Whale Wishes for Angelo

The challenge is still open for another 2 days to make Get Well cards for little Angelo.  If you missed it, the Whimsical Wednesday Design Team had created cards for Angelo, who is the 15 month old grandson of fellow blogger Margie, from Bella Bug Creations.  Angelo recently underwent brain surgery and is going through chemotherapy.   We are trying to bring some cheer to him and his family. The day I saw this challenge, I knew I wanted to be a part of this!  As, a mother, I couldn't even imagine going through what they as a family are going through right now.  I give thanks that my children have been blessed with good health.  My hope is that my card can bring at least a small amount of joy to him and his family.  Here is what I created.

I wanted to make something bright and cheerful for little Angelo!  Something that will catch his eye and something that is always smiling at him!

There are several layers stacked full of fun sea animals!  I almost added some more elements but then I remembered Angelo is only 15 months old and I didn't want anything on there that he could choke on.     

The inspiration for this fun card came from my good friend Dr. Sonia at Cards, Crafts and Kids Projects!   My girls have been wanting to make a tunnel card just like Sonia and her dear little assistant's card!  They were too busy to help with it today so I decided that I would try to make a different card inspired by her tunnel card.   Her card is much more elaborate and the card the girls & I are making together follow her wonderful step-by-step tutorial!  Thank you for the beautiful idea Sonia!  I'm glad I could use this idea for this very special project!

Products Used:

• Stampin' Up! 
• Brights Collection Cardstock
• StazOn Ink
• Black Stampin' Write
• Pretty in Pink Pastel
• Dimensionals
• Cricut E2 and Gypsy
• Create A Critter
• Once Upon a Princess (for the frames in each layer)
• My Craft Spot Bakers Twine
• Peachy Keen Everyday Character Faces
• My Pink Stamper Stamp
• Signo White Gel Pen
• Helmar Zapdots
• Google Eyes 

Right now, there are only 18 participants and we would LOVE to see more!  I hope some of you can find the time in the next day to make a card to brighten the day of this sweet little guy!  Please check out the challenge at Whimsical Wednesday and link up your card to send to Angelo!  I'm sure Angelo and his family will appreciate it!   Thanks for stopping by!

Swimming Girl

Hello Everyone!  Sorry I haven't been posting much this week.  I've been knee deep in kids!  We've been busy doing kids crafts all week.  I would love to share more pics, but not all the kiddos are mine!  I just wanted to send out this quick post.  My daughter and I made this super simple card.  She needed to make a thank you for some of the pool goodies she received!  There are a few Summer Challenges going on so we got busy!  My Craft Spot is having a Sunny Days challenge and over at Fantabulous Cricut, they are having fun with Pool Time!  This is what we came up with!

Super simple but lots of fun for a five year old to help make!  I'll be back to crafting and posting more of my own projects starting tonight!  

Products Used:

• Stampin' Up!
• Whisper White CS
• Basic Black CS
• Retired DSP
• StazOn Ink
• My Craft Spot
• Sweet Sentiments - Set #1
• Baker's Twine
• (Click HERE to order)
• Helmar Zapdots

Challenges:
FCCB Challenge Me Monday #67 - Pool Time (create a water themed project)
My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #15 - Sunny Days (anything that reminds you of summer)

Just a reminder that we are having a special Whimsical Wednesday Blog Hop starting tonight, Friday July 8 at 7 pm!  There are going to be beautiful projects and blog candy to be won!  The grand prize is a gypsy and there are already ways to add some extra entries into the drawing before the hop even begins!  Stop by Whimsical Wednesday to check that out then come back and join us tonight!  Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Sundaes #16 - Anything Goes

Hello Everyone!  Another fun Birthday Sundaes this week!  It's Anything Goes this week and we all love those (just remember that it does have to be a Birthday Card with a birthday sentiment)!  We have a super fun sponsor this week!  Step from Glitterbabe Digis is giving one lucky winner a $10 gift certificate...Thank you Stef!  The design team had a chance to play with her adorable images and I chose Surfs Up for my Anything Goes Birthday card this week!

My printer was out of paper so I grab the first piece of paper on my craft desk!  I love the way the image looks on the news print!  

I used my watercolor wonder crayons because I still wanted my the news print to show through but not be the focus!

Products Used:

• Stampin' Up!
• Pacific Point Cardstock
• Crumb Cake Cardstock
• Newsprint DSP
• On Your Birthday Stamp Set
• Square Lattice Embossing Folder
• Watercolor Wonder Crayons
• Stampin' Write Markers (Bottom Sentiment -idea from 2011-2012 Idea Book&Catalog)
• StazOn Ink
• Dimensionals
• Glitterbabe Digis Surfs Up Digi
• My Craft Spot Black Licorice Bakers Twine

Be sure to check out the other amazing cards from the DT at Birthday Sundaes and check out Glitterbabe Digis!  I hope you'll join us for our Anything Goes Birthday challenge this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Thankful Thursday All-American Blog Hop

Hello Everyone and Welcome to your last stop on the

 Thankful Thursday All-American Blog Hop! 

We are celebrating the All-American Summer with 4th of July, BBQs, and so much more!  There are fun projects and blog candy to be won along the way so please hop along with us!  If you hopped here from Leah's blog Leah's Card Designs then you are heading in the right direction! ***Leah must still be having blogger problems today so if you came from the talented Ruby Rose then you are still in the right place, stop back later to see Leah's fun project***  Aren't my fellow teammates amazing!!  If you just happened to stop by to see me today (thanks), you'll want to start at the beginning of the hop with Jenny at Crazy About Cricut!  So, enough chitty chat...on with my project!

Since I've been posting 4th of July projects all week and our Hop theme was "4th of July, BBQs and more", I thought I would mix it up a bit and create a project that falls into the "and more" category!  I made an All-American Summer Vacation layout! 

This year our All-American Summer Vacation means heading to the Jersey Shore! 

 I'm really excited because we haven't even made it to the beach yet and I already have some LOs ready for pics (which I'm sure there will be a ton of pics)!

I used the Imaginisce Splash Dance paper line for my LO.  The title is cut from Life's A Beach and I added a few buttons tied with colorful Bakers Twine from My Craft Spot!

This adorable Jellyfish guy was cut from Once Upon A Princess (are you wondering where the jellyfish is on that cart???).  It is a cupcake top that my Oldest E stretched with the gypsy, cut, added some google eyes and drew a cute little face on him!  

We added some Pink Sorbet Bakers Twine and I tacked it down in the swirly design with Tombo Multipurpose Liquid Glue (just little dabs, a small amount goes a long way).

I was a little sad that some of the original chipboard stickers disappeared from my LO.  I am guessing since neither of the girls would confess and/or rat the other out, that they must have been partners in crime!  There was an adorable chipboard crabby here but since I have not found his new hiding spot, I had to use some of the puffy stickers.  Still cute, just not as cute as the original element!

Again, I had a really cute school of fish up in this corner which magically disappeared!  Lesson learned, take a pic immediately upon finishing a LO so my little scavengers do not have time to snatch the goods...hehe!

While we worked on the LO, the girls and I talked about the beach, and they drew me pictures of what they think our All-American Beach Vacation will be like! 

We added their pics to the LO until I have the real ones to put on there!  I know it will look a lot better with the real pictures but any Mommy knows that these pictures tell a story just like the real ones will!

OK, so who wants some BLOG CANDY?  Today I have something fun for you!  I have a 30 yard spool of Black Licorice Baker's Twine from My Craft Spot, a set of Imaginisce Splash Dance Rub-Ons, and a Stampin' Up Stamp Set! 

THE BLOG CANDY RULES:

1. To be eligible for the blog candy, you must leave a comment letting me know how you like to spend your All-American Summer!  I love my friends all over the world so you are not being left out!  Let me know how you like to spend your summer too!  I'll be happy to ship this candy to any corner of the earth! 
2. You do not need to be a follower, but I would love if you were!
3. Because I appreciate my awesome friends (aka followers), my followers can have an extra chance to win my candy by adding a second comment letting me know that you are a follower (old and new)!
4. I'll be drawing a winner on the 4th of July, so stop back to see if you have won!

Oh but wait, there are more prizes to win today!  There is a Scrap n' Tote to be won and there is also an AWESOME prize pack from Post-It (which includes the Party Time stamp set from Pink By Design)!

To enter to win these prizes:

1. You must leave a comment on all of the blogs in the hop.

2. You must be a follower of Crazy About Cricut.

Winners for this candy will be announced July 7th at Crazy About Cricut! 

Thank you so much for joining us today for our All American Blog Hop!

Here is the lineup in case you got lost or missed a stop along the way:

Jenny @ http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com
Cheryl @ http://www.cardsbycg.blogspot.com
Sharon @ http://www.simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com
Tanya @ http://www.scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com
Bobbi @ http://www.rockgirlcustomdesigns.blogspot.com
Angie@ http://www.sitrestdownplay.blogspot.com
Paula @ http://www.owlbescrappin.com
Jen  @ http://www.mccalleyhouse.blogspot.com/
Sandra @ http://www.sweetpeascards.blogspot.com/
Lola @ http://www.purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/
Ruby @ http://www.paper-junkie.blogspot.com/
Leah@ http://www.leahscarddesigns.com
Amber@ http://my3escrapbooking.blogspot.com


Products Used:

• Imaginisce Splash Dance
• Coral Reef Paper
• Water Words Paper
• Polka Dot Bikini Paper
• Ocean Treasures Chipboard Stickers
• Coral & Crew 3D Stickers
• 3D Puffy Stickers
• Stampin' Up!
• Taken with Teal Cardstock (background)
• Crumb Cake Cardstock (title)
• Melon Mambo Cardstock (Jellyfish)
• Melon Mambo Ink
• Soft Suede Ink
• Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
• Taken With Teal Stampin' Write Marker
• Tombo Multipurpose Adhesive
• Glitter Brads
• Cricut E2 & Gypsy
• Life's A Beach
• Once Upon A Princess
• Create A Critter
• Queen & Co Pearls
• Bo Bunny Buttons
• Signo White Gel Pen
• Google Eyes
• Twinery Bakers Twine from My Craft Spot 
• (Click HERE to order)

I hope you like our Sea Shore Summer layout!  If you came here today hoping to see a more Patriotic LO, you can click HERE to see the details on this layout I posted earlier this week!

Thanks for stopping by today!