Celebrate the Occasion Launch #1

I am so excited to let you all know about a new challenge blog that I am going to be a part of as a Designer. It is called Celebrate the Occasion, http://www.celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/. It has been a secret and today, (well EST) February 1st is the very first day. It is a weekly challenge that you can go to that has to do with all the celebrations throughout the year. The first challenge will be next week, on February 8th and then we are having a blog hop on Feb. 12th there will be lots of blog candy so you don't want to miss it.

For the very first post it is a birthday theme, I hope you will all go and take a look to see what all the DT have created, they are all wonderful. There is even a chance to win a Cricut cartridge just for becoming a new follower!! I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful night :)

Recipe:

Cricut Disney Classics cartridge

Hero Arts stamp

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Glossy Accents

Photoshop for saying

Liquid Pearls

white, brown and brown bag cardstock

Giveaway reminder

Remember to enter for the follower giveaway you must leave a comment on this link to be entered,

http://dilsaverdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/01/follower-giveaway-time.html. You have until 11:59 PST tonight to enter, winner will be announced tomorrow. Good luck and thank you again everyone :)

Chinese New Year

I did this card for Sentimental Sundays Challenge #40, Chinese New Year. http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/ It is the year of the rabbit so I put the little rabbit by the saying. I embossed the Chinese characters, courage, destiny, love, grace and wisdom. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful night :)

Recipe:

Cricut Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art and Pagoda cartridges

Sentiment Sundays Saying

Chronicle Books Chinese Characters stamps

UTEE

Versamark

Tim Holtz Distresser and Distressing Ink

Marvy Circle punch

Your friendship

Sentimental Sundays is having a color challenge, http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/. I used one of the wonderful sentiments from "Sylvia's Sentiments". I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day :)

Recipe:

Basic Grey paper

Bazzill cardstock

Sentimental Sundays sentiment

Recollections brads

American Crafts eyelets

Tim Holtz distress ink

Tim Holtz distressing tool

Circle punch

Scalloped Circle punch

Sewing Machine

We R Memory Keepers tool

ATG Gun

Pop Dots

Hugs and Kisses- SSW #86

It is Sweet Sketch Wednesday time with Bugaboo Stamps as the sponsor http://www.bugaboostamps.com/home.html , so I just had to get this cute little sock monkey! You'll have to hop on over and look at some of the digi's and of course the challenge is definitely worth hopping over to, http://sweetsketchwednesday.blogspot.com/ I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful evening :)

Recipe:

Cricut Mini Monograms Cartridge

GCD Studios paper

DCWV paper

American Crafts Specialty paper

Bugaboo Stamps digi

Hero Arts stamp set

Tim Holtz distress ink

Versamark

American Crafts Eyelet

Recollections Brads

Glossy Accents

Enamel Accents

Copic Markers

Prismacolor colored pencils

Pop Dots

ATG gun

Blog Award

I just want to say thank you to Christy at http://christybladehandmade.blogspot.com. I think it is wonderful that you thought of me and I am so happy you received your first award with many more to come! Thank you :) Okay so upon receiving this I need to do some things:

I must thank the person (s) and link it back to their blog, pass it on to 8 individuals (blogs) that I recently discovered and inform all the new recipients of their award. Share 8 things about myself. If you are a winner, pass it on to 8 individuals (blogs) that you recently discovered.

Individuals I have recently discovered yet so many more that deserve this. In no particular order:

http://onecreativemomma.blogspot.com/

http://thecricutbug.blogspot.com/

http://sweetmagnoliarose.blogspot.com/

http://www.hobbymommycreations.com/

http://theprofoundbrunette.blogspot.com/

http://creativedelightsbynicole.blogspot.com/

http://kleirrskreation.blogspot.com/

http://www.creativecraftcorner.com/my-blog/

8 Things about myself:

1. I am a mother of 4, ages 2 to 9

2. I am a graduate of SOU

3. I have a soft spot for good cookies

4. I am the oldest of us 3 girls

5. I think my favorite color is blue, then look around and everything is green J

6. I love Criminal Minds and CSI, forensics is so interesting

7. I don’t like talking on the phone

8. I always have to have chap stick on, Burt’s Bees, the minty kind is the best

Shades of Grey or is it Gray? :)

I did this card for the Peachy Keen challenge 44, http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/01/peachy-keen-stamps-sketch-challenge-44.html. You needed to do a monochromatic color scheme so I chose grey's and gray's, it's actually both but we won't get into all that :) I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful night ;)

Recipe:

DCWV paper

Chatterbox fabulous brads

Inkadinkado stamp set

Cuttlebug Textile folder

Colorbox chalk ink

Recollections Ribbon

Follower GIVEAWAY time!!!- (Expired)

Yeah!!! We are at 100 followers and that means it is time for the giveaway :) All you have to do is of course be a follower, because it is a thank you to the followers :) I will have other giveaways that do not require you to be a follower so please don't feel pressured to be a follower, even though we would absolutely love to have you. I would like for you to leave a comment on this post letting me know one of your favorite projects and a way to contact you. Comments will be open until Monday January, 31st. I will pick the winner on Tuesday, through random.org. Again I thank you all for stopping by and following and making this blog wonderful to come to everyday, remember dig deep down and bring your design out. The best things come sometimes when you think outside the box ;)

*Shipping and handling will be free within the U.S.A*

Check this giveaway out!

Sweet Magnolia Rose is have a great giveaway at her blog, just follow the link below and leave a comment before February 14th. Good luck :)

http://sweetmagnoliarose.blogspot.com/2011/01/up-dated-giveaway.html#comment-form

Celebrate Today

It is My Pink Stamper's birthday, http://www.mypinkstamper.com/ so in honor of that I have made a birthday card for her! I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful evening :)

Recipe:

Cricut Sweet Treats cartridge

My Pink Stamper stamp

irock tool and gems

M.S. glitter

Stickles

UTEE

Inkadinkado stamp

Paper Doll Challenge

I did this card to enter into "My Creative Time" throwback Thursday challenge, http://www.creativetimeforme.com/2011/01/throwback-thursday-challenge-wmy-design.html. I used Paper Doll Dress Up and heat embossed the mountains for the requirements of the challenge. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful night :)

Recipe:

Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up

UTEE

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Cream, white cardstock

Markers

Prismacolor colored pencils

Photoshop for saying

Colorbox chalk ink

M.A.G. challenge- Tags, Bags, Boxes and More pg. 130

It is time again for the M.A.G. challenge #11 and let me tell you it took me awhile to wrap my brain around something outside of the box on this one! I loved it ;) I finally came up with a candy train for a baby shower or something along those lines. I am praising God that it came out how I was thinking! I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful evening :)

P.S. please ignore my wrinkled backdrop, (head bowed in shame) I was just being to lazy to iron it :)

http://magchallengebythepage.blogspot.com/ Head on over and see what you can come up with!

Shell we dance?

It's Sweet Sketch Wednesday time, yeah! This is for the SSW #85 http://sweetsketchwednesday.blogspot.com/ and the sponsor for this week is Digi Stamps Boutique. I went over and purchased these cute little turtles for the challenge, http://www.digistampboutique.co.uk/catalog/ . Hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day :)

Recipe:

White Cardstock

GCD Studios paper stack

Digi Stamp Boutique Image

I can thank my youngest sister for the sentiment done in photoshop ;)

Stickles

Glossy Accents

Enamel Accents

PrismaColor colored pencils for image

irock tool and gems

Tim Holtz distressing ink

ATG gun

Pop dots

Miss you

Just a quick card to make with paper and accessories, I needed some "miss you" cards and these have a really fun layout. When I say simple, I mean simple. This would also be a great card to use up some of those paper scraps you might have! I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful night :)

Sweet thoughts of you

Just a quick Valentine's card. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful night :)

Recipe:

Cricut Sweethearts and Everyday Paper Dolls cartridges

Brown bag, green, black and white cardstock

My Pink Stamper stamp set

Glossy Accents

Tim Holtz distress ink

Versamark

Red embossing powder

As always any questions you have please leave a comment or email me and I would be happy to try and answer them!!

Wowza

I just want to say thank you to all the newest followers and all of you that have been following me! Your support and wonderful comments are the best and I truly appreciate all of you. With saying that when we hit 100 followers I am going to have a giveaway to just say thank you. Again with all my heart, I APPRECIATE and thank all of you for your support :)

Everything looks better in Pink! Pink Stamper blog hop

I created this card to go with My Pink Stamper's Blog Hop, http://www.mypinkstamper.com/.

I used My Pink Stampers "Everyday Occasions" stamp set, her stamp was my inspiration for this card. She just bought the drab dress and happens upon the vibrant pink one with all its accessories, lol. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful night!!

Recipe:

Cricut Forever Young Cartridge

Bazzil Basics Cardstock

Black cardstock

DCWV paper pack

irock tool and gems

Powderz glitter

My Pink Stamper stamps

Stickles

Colorbox ink

ATG gun

Pop dots

Happily Ever After

I did this card for the M.A.G. challenge by the page #10, storybook cartridge. Hop on over and check it out :) http://magchallengebythepage.blogspot.com/. These challenges are really fun for me because I love to think outside the box and take something into what you would never think. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day :)

Recipe:

Cricut Storybook cartridge

DCWV cardstock

Bazzill cardstock

Recollections cardstock

ek success punch

irock tool and gems

brown and brown bag cardstock

Tiny hole punch

Circle punch

My Pink Stamper stamp

Stickles

Uni-ball pen in white

ATG gun

Pop dots

Wish

I did this card for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday. Today's sponsor is Stamp Fairy, so I went and got one of her cute freebies to incorporate into the card. Hop on over and join at http://sweetsketchwednesday.blogspot.com/. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day :)

Recipe:

Cricut Martha Stewart Elegant Cake

DCWV paper

M.S. butterfly punches

Stamp Fairy digi

Fake calla lily flowers

Recollections metallic card stock

Tim Holtz distress inks

Glossy Accents

White embossing powder

I think the stamp is studio g, but not sure :(

Stickles

Heat tool

ATG gun

Pop dots

Happy Happy

I am completely doing a happy dance right now!! I was picked as the grand prize winner for my Sweet Sketch Wednesday, "Masculine Card". It wasn't a random number draw, it was off of the actual design :D I just had to share because my heart is skippin a beat and I am so excited that I had to share the news. Okay I'm done, but really happy :)
If you haven't yet gone over it's a great site with the kindest DT, you need to hop on over.http://sweetsketchwednesday.blogspot.com/

A smiling face

I made this card for the Peachy Keen sketch challenge 43, http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/01/peachy-keen-stamps-sketch-challenge-43.html. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful night :)

Recipe:

Cricut In the Kitchen cartridge

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots

DCWV paper pack

Basic Grey brads

Photoshop for saying

Stickles

Tim Holtz Distress inks

Pop dots

ATG gun

Sweet Sweet Sweet

It's time for Mojo Monday Sketch again :) This is for sketch 173, something yummy for you to look at. Hop on over and join, they are so much fun. http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/ I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day!

Recipe:

DCWV paper pack

Brown and white cardstock

Great Impressions Stamps

My Pink Stamper Stamp

Inkadinkado Stamp

Bronze and red embossing powder

M.S. ribbon

American Crafts eyelets

Stickles

ATG gun

Pop dots

There is no one like YOU

I had to make a card using these wonderful papers, I love the colors! I used the sketch from papercraftplanet.net, sketch sk010811. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day : )

Recipe:

DCWV paperstack

Hero Arts stamp set

Basic Grey stamp set

American Crafts brads

White cardstock

ColorBox ink

ATG Gun

Masculine Birthday Card

I made this card to match the Sweet Sketch Wednesday #83, here is the link so you can hop on over and join the fun; http://sweetsketchwednesday.blogspot.com/.

It is really hard for me to do a masculine card but I seriously love how this one turned out, very man-like :) I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful night!!

Recipe:

We R memory keepers cardstock

Brown bag, and black cardstock

Colorbox ink

Stampendous stamps

Tim Holtz distress inks

La Mode buttons

Burgundy pen

Fiskars Oval punch

ATG Gun

Pop dots

I made this card for the Mojo Monday challenge. I love the colors and how they all came together. Here is the link if you want to participate http://www.mojomonday.blogspot.com/. I

hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day :)

Recipe:

White cardstock

Stampendous stamp set

DCWV eco stack

irock and gems

Tim Holtz distressing ink

American Crafts ribbon

ColorBox ink

ATG gun

MPS Design Team Challenge

My Pink Stamper is having her Design Team Challenge, so fun. You need to do a card specifically for this challenge in her favorite colors; pink, green, brown and one other optional color of your choice. Even if you're not interested in the challenge and received a Cricut for Christmas or are still learning how to use it she has a video for every button or feature on the Cricut to help you learn. I watched ALL (smiling) of them when I first got it because it can be kind of overwhelming and she helps you through that. So head over there and join her challenge or visit her site for lots of fun and informative things, blinkie on the side or http://www.mypinkstamper.com/. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day!

Recipe:

White, brown & brown bag cardstock (brown bag for card, white background that was distressed and brown for flower and saying)

Bazzill Basics Paper- In the pink (for background and hummingbird)

Cricut Pagoda for hummingbird and Storybook for flower

M.S. Punch around the page- Wild flowers (for pink background)

Stamp-n Stuff embossing powder- Psychadelic Transparent (for brown flower behind hummingbird)

Enamel Accents- Black (hummingbird eye)

Tim Holtz Distress Inks- Walnut stain, Worn lipstick and Peeled paint (white cardstock, now the distress background on top of pink background)

Stickles- Diamond (hummingbird wings and tail)

Marvy Oval Scallop Punch (in brown cardstock)

Celebrate It- Ribbon

irock tool and green gem (above saying)

K & Company stamp set (thinking of you)

ATG gun for adhesive