You're So Tweet

Hi there!  I have a super simple card to share tonight.  I recently ordered the card kit of the month from Simon Says Stamp...the October kit.  I just love the tree stamp set and the Lawn Fawn papers and sequins.  You can check out the kits here.

I used kraft cardstock and a Hero Arts background stamp, not sure what the name is but I call it tree and here is the item #S5477.  Then I used Spellbinders petite scallop and cut a circle out.  I stamped the tree on the card front and embossed the bird and the sentiment.  I used foam tape to pop up the front panel with the embossed trees. 
I absolutely had so much fun creating this card....honestly, this is the first card that I made in a long time that didn't have a cricut or silhouette image.

Hero Arts background stamp
kraft cardstock
versamark, white embossing powder
Spellbinders petite scallop (3rd largest)
Color Box Chestnut Chalk ink
Close To My Heart Olive ink
foam tape

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenge at the Wednesday Simon Says Stamp Blog, where they are showcasing their exclusive stamps....come check it out....tons of inspiration and a chance to win a $50 voucher to shop at the SSS shop!
Thanks for stopping by!
Jeannine

Happy Halloween Treats!!!

Good morning and Happy Halloween!!!!
  My daughter was super excited this morning to dress up as a skeleton (it was the first year that she wanted to be scary & simple) which was fine by me! LOL!  I did her face makeup and she was excited to bring her little treat bags to her class!

My kids don't really get a lot of candy trick or treating and what they don't like they donate to troops over seas through our dentist.  So, I decided to buy them a box of candy that they like and decorate it! my daughter got sprees, my son got swedish fish and my husband got whoppers...I got myself nerds but they were gone before they could be decorated lol!

I used my silhouette to cut the images...it did a wonderful job even though they were small and intricate!  I used some cardstock and papers from the K & Company Spooktacular paper pack.  I used the Martha Stewart web and spider punch to add some spooky effects.  For the tags, I used Sizzix tag dies and Cardztv "More Spooky Sayings" stamps.

                                                  (skelton frame- Silhouette #50114)

                                                    (Witch boots- Silhouette image #50120)

                                                      (spooky tree- Miss Kate Cuttables)

I am entering these goodies in the Cardztv Linky Party Go-To Galz color challenge #7 "Happy Halloween" challenge....had to use only black, orange and or purple ( and bits of white & green ok).  SO I decorated these accordingingly and it was easier than I thought to only use those colors and they came together well!

As much as I had fun creating Halloween treats and projects, I am looking forward to creating for Christmas!
Hope you all have a safe & fun Halloween!

Spooktacular Halloween Drinks!

Hi there!  I want to share these adorably spooky treats that I made for my two kids!  There is a witch brew (orange soda) and a spider venom (cream soda)!  I love how these turned out!

 

I wrapped some pattern paper around the bottles and added a spooky label that I got from the Silhouette store (# 49295) it was a print and cut, I absolutely love that feature!  I used some CTMH seam binding and used Heidi Swapp color shine in black and left some areas white, I thought it created a spooky effect.  I also sprayed some green using the chartreuse spray.  I only had white tulle so I sprayed that black as well and the color really took to it.  I had some papers with little spiders on them so I fussy cut two spiders and used pop dots to adhere them to the front of the spider venom bottle.  I also fussy cut some stars out of another pattern paper and adhered them to the witch brew bottle.  I actually enjoyed fussy cutting them out rather than having to go to my cutting machines. 

 

I used the spellbinders petite scallop dies to cut the black scallop and then used my coluzzle ( a long forgotten about tool that I love) to cut the circles.  I used a Cardztv "More Spooky Sayings" stamp set and embossed the sentiments....love that.  I love how spooky and fun these turned out and I know my kiddos will enjoy them!

 

I am entering them in the Scrappy Moms Stamps Terrific Tuesday Challenge - "spooky crafts" , Simon Says Stamp - Halloween or Halloween Colors Challenge and the CARDZTV Go-To Galz challenge # 38 - "Ghost and Goblin Party".....come check out these awesome challenges for some great inspiration!!

 

products used:

glass bottles of cream and orange soda

Cardztv stamps: More Spooky Sayings

coluzzle circle template

Spellbinders petite scallop dies

Silhouette Cameo design # 49295

Close To My Heart seam binding

Heidi Swapp black and chartreuse color shine

DCWV "The Ghosts and Goblins" stack

K&company Spooktacular paper

versamark ink, black embossing powder, pop dots, atg, glue dots

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cream of the Crop!

Hi again!!   I know this is a late post, but I wanted to share the card that I made for the ScrappyMoms Stamps blog challenge!  I made it in between painting my closet and doing 5 loads of laundry!!  Geesh, but at least I had a little time to get my crafting fix in...LOL!!!!

Ingredients:
Paper Trimmings cricut cartridge - pumpkin border (pg. 54) cut at 1.25 inches
Scrappy Moms stamp set
Burlap from Recollections
DCWV Ghosts & Goblins stack
Darice "leafy tree" embossing folder
Pebbles chalk, orange bakers twine, adhesive, brown ink

The lighting stinks in here and the card base is looking yellow when it is a cream colored cardstock.  I am pleased with how this card turned out and I am glad that I made some time to get in on the challenge!

Hocus Pocus

Hi there and happy World Card Making Day!!  

Here is a halloween card that I made today!   My inspiration came from Mary at Cardztv....she recently did a fun folds card series that I totally enjoyed. So, for this card, I used the twisted easel card technique....I had never done this one before and quite honestly don't know if I will use it again, its just not my favorite!   But, I did have fun creating the card! LOL!!

Here are the ingredients:
Teddy Bear Parade cricut cartridge, witch cut at 3.25"
Sizzix 'ticket' die
Spellbinders: labels one (second largest), labels eight (the 3 smallest)
Cardztv stamps: "More Spooky Sayings"
Paper:  K and Company TC Halloween Specialty paper pad, DCWV The Ghosts & Goblins stack
Darice chevron embossing folder
additional:  adhesive, Martha Stewart glitter glue, glitter, tiny rhinestones

Assorted Cards

Hi there!   Happy World Card Making Day!!
I hope to be getting some cards made today to celebrate with the rest of the card makers out there, but first I just wanted to do a  quickie post of some cards that I made recently.  We had 5 birthday's and 1 anniversary recently, so I was busy putting these together...some I didn't even get pictures of and I didn't write down details but just wanted to share them anyway.....so here goes!

 

This card was for my niece who loves horses....the horse silhoutte is from the silhouette store.  I made a coordinating envelope using the envelope punch board (love that thing)!  I also added some embossing to the green paper because the cuttlebug flower folder kind of matched the flower patterned paper that I used!

 

This card was created for my parents anniversary.  The kissing couple and the ovals are from the silhouette store.  I added some embossing using the divine swirls folder and the 3 flowers in the center I made by hand.  I love how pretty this card turned out!

 

And finally, here is a set of thank you notes that I made for my son to write out!  They were super easy and fast to make.  I used an embossing folder for the top panel and added a ric rac strip using a punch and poped the sentiment up on foam tape.  Quick & simple....the way I like it.  I also thought they were very masculine which was what I was going for!

Well, thanks for stopping by and happy crafting! 

Monster Mash

Good morning!  Here is my first Halloween card for the season!  I had so much fun creating these little monsters and making it look silly with colorful googley eyes.....it looks like they are having a monster party!  So fun!

I got the inspiration to make a step card from Mary at Cardztv! She recently did a series of "fun card folds" and gave some great ideas for making different types of cards!  You can check them out HERE on her blog!  Thanks Mary for all of your awesome work and detailed instructions!

So I made the step card using green cardstock, 5 1/2x 12 scored along long side at 4 1/4, 8 1/2 and 10 1/4 inches then just used the mountain valley technique and voila you have a fun step card to decorate:

I used the Martha Stewart fence punch and added it to the card. 

Here are some monster details:
Pg. 28 (Icky) monster cut at 3.25"
Pg. 30 (monster) 3.25"
Pg. 25 (mummy) 3.25"

all paper is from my stash, sorry not sure of the names. The 'Monster Mash' sentiment is from "More Spooky Sayings" found at cardztvstamps.
The googley eyes are an assortment from Michaels and thought they were a fun touch to these silly little monsters!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Colors of Fall

 I have been making some cards recently for birthdays, Anniversary's, Fall and halloween and will post those in a bit.  For now, I have a Fall card that I made for the Cardz TV Go-To Galz Challenge #36...."colors of Fall".   I had a great time creating the card using my hardly used "Mini Monsters" cartridge...lol.

I think the card feature on this cartridge is great, but I just never seem to use it until now. I love this cute pumpkin card and thought it fit perfectly for the challenge! 
Details:
Mini monsters cricut cartridge: page 60 cut at 5 inches
leaves:  honestly I don't know what cartridge these came from sorry, they were in my stash
swiss dots cuttlebug embossing folder
Recollections Autumn 8x8 paper pack
kraft cardstock
Recollections gems
Inky Antics: squirrel stamp set
bakers twine, adhesive, brown ink

Hello again! 
Last Sunday my not so little "little boy" turned 12...I can't believe it!  It was the fastest 12 years of my life.  We had a little family party for him with lunch and cake.  We all had a great time!  I say it every year, but I wish I had more time to craft different things for his party...like I wish I had made a banner or napkin wraps or even invitations for that matter, but with school starting and homework being done, time just escapes me.  Plus my son didn't have a particular theme for his party, so we just kept it to his favorite patriotic colors of red, white and blue.  I had a great time making his cake...it has been quite a while since I made one, but I think it turned out great!  It was yellow cake with 1/2 strawberry and 1/2 chocolate pudding with buttercream frosting....yummy!!

  I also made some straws with mustaches and the goody bags had a mustach as well.  For the straws, I used red and white striped paper straws and a mustache punch and just adhered them with a glue dot.  I decorated a mason jar with some patterened paper and tied some bakers twin on the rim with a tag that I printed and cut using the silhouette cameo.  The mustache was the same punch and the sentiment was stamped and cut into a banner shape and adhered with pop dots.  I think it was such a fun touch to add to the table and the kids all loved them.

The goody bags were just paper ones and I cut different coordinating pattern paper and used the silhouette cameo to cut the mustaches....I used 2 different ones from the file.  The file # for the mustaches is item # 42306 mustache mania. I  sized them to fit the front of the bag. Like I said, I wish I had more time to carry out the mustache theme, but I was lucky I got that done with making all the food and desserts!  But I'm glad I did what I did because it turned out so cute!
I am entering the mason jar project in a challenge at CARDZTV.blogspot.com.  The challenge is cardztv go-to galz linky party challenge #4, "Jars, Jams & Jellies".  We had to use a mason jar...it could be a die cut, stamped image or an acutal jar...I chose to decorate a jar!  I had so much fun with this challenge and I just love Mary's stamp sets...I recently ordered a cute halloween set that I can't wait to play with!   Thanks for stopping by!

Give Me S'MORE!!!!

Hello again!  I have been MIA for a bit because my family took a small vacation and then the kids started school and have been upset as they are trying to adjust. 
So this past weekend my husband had a fire department muster and every year we make s'mores pops....well this year my 9 year old daughter made over 40 of them all by herself!! 
Here is how she makes them:  put a lollipop stick in each marshmallow and dip about half way into melted chocolate (my daughter melted a piece of her 5lb Hershey bar that her grampy bought her) and then roll it in crumbled grahm crackers. Place in refridgerator for 10 minutes and then they will be ready to go!
When my daughter was making them, I remembered that Cardztv had a "toasted marshmallow" challenge, so I placed 3 in a bag and made a bag topper using the silhouette cameo software and used the cutest marshmallow cut from the store (design # 42905).   i used a fiskars border punch to hide the staples and the stamp is from ScrappyMoms Stamps.
I am entering this in the CARDZTV go to galz linky party challenge #3 "toasty marshmallow" challenge.  I think this fun little treat fit the challenge perfectly!

Happy Bee-day!

Hi there! Here is a super quick card that I whipped up for a challenge on Cardztv.blogspot! It is the CARDZ TV GO-TO GALZ CHALLENGE #34 "COLOR POP"....have to use black and white with a pop of yellow! I immediately thought of a bumble bee and knew that I wanted to incorporate hexagons for a honey comb look!
The hexagons were cut from a hexagon card base that I bought from the silhouette ...but just used the hexagons. The bee is from a digital elements picnic pack from echo park and I used the trace and cut feature to cut it out on the silhouette cameo. I am not sure where the Pattern paper is from as it was in my stash but I loved the mixture of the black embossed paper and the black and white pattern paper. After I popped up the bee and stamped the sentiment I just doodled the bee trail with a thin zig marker.

Yellow card base: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
Black mat: 4 1/8 x 5 3/8
White mat: 4 x 5 1/4
Hexagons: silhouette store
Bee: echo park digital picnic elements
Sentiment: ScrappyMommy "little critter" stamp set

Thanks for stopping by and go check out the challenge at Cardztv!

You Make Me Giggle

Here us a quick card that I made. Well it was quick after it gave me nothing but problems for a day! LOL! I couldn't decide what papers to use for the card layers and had to rummage until I came across this orange pattern that reminded me of a giraffe!
The card base is 4 1/2 x 7 inches, which was a fun size to work with. I used the Birthday Bash cricut cartridge and cut the giraffe on skates (pg. 63) at 5.5 inches. This silly giraffe is in an action wobble and just makes me laugh seeing it wobble on skates. The sentiment is from the "It's All About You" set from Cardztv stamps and I am entering it in the Cardztv "stitch" challenge. I used my paper piercer to make holes and used a blue DMC floss to make x stitches.
Card base: 4 1/2 x 7"
Yellow mat: 4 1/2 x 7"
Orange mat: 4 3/8 x 6 7/8"
White mat: 4 1/4 x 6 3/4"
Pattern mat: 4 1/8 x 6 1/2"
White strip: 1 7/16 x 4 1/8"

Very First Video Post.....Go Nuts Card!!!

Hi and good afternoon!  I have finally figured out how to update my browser and upload simple videos to you tube...an accomplishment for me! So with an updated browser I actually have all the features of blogger which I didn't have before.
I made my very first video using my flip camera....a cute and simple birthday card.  I am so sorry for the dog barking in the background....she was outside playing with the kids and the neighbors kids were crying which upsets my dog....so I am sorry and that will never happen again!

Go Nuts....It's Your Birthday:
Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge: squirrel pg. 32 (3.5 inches), acorns pg. 32 (1.25, 1.5 and 2 inches)
action wobble, brown ink, ATG adhesive, glue dots
Assorted cardstock
All pattern papers: echo park "little girl" collection
computer generated sentiments: Lucinda Bright font
card base: 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 inches
pink strip 5 5/16 x 1 1/8, teal strip 5 5/16 x 1 3/4,  heart strip 5 5/16 x 1 1/8 inches 
inside teal mat 4 5/8 x 4 7/8 inches
inside white mat 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 inches

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope to have another video up soon now that I have all of my technical difficulties out of the way!   Please leave a comment!

Sympathy card

I needed a sympathy card and new I wanted to keep it simple and not too colorful so this is what I came up with! I used my silhouette cameo to make the white frame and the grey layer inside the frame. I used a shape that came with the software and deleted pieces until it was what I wanted. Then just drew rectangles around the frame sized at 4.25 x 5.5 inches and cut it out. I printed the sentiment on patterned paper and cut three butterflies using a Martha Stewart punch. I ran the white frame and the butterflies through the cuttlebug using the Swiss dots folder. I am happy with how this card turned out, it is exactly how I wanted it to look.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great night!

3D Pencil...Back 2 School

Good morning! We don't start school here until after Labor Day, but I saw this adorable 3D pencil in the Silhouette store and thought it would be perfect to put some treats in for the kids when they do start!
The pencil box is # 45533 and comes sized to fit a 12x12 mat. I cut it in white and cut the tip black, then I just cut some strips if yellow to adhere to all of the panels.
I designed the tag using a tag that came with the Silhouette software and used a faux stitch technique and used the "school" with apples (# 20480) and sized it to fit the tag, I used the pattern fill feature for the letters in a black and white polka dot and filled the apples red with green stem. I typed the "back to" using 'blue highway D type' font and filled it with color. I used the print and cut feature! The tag measures 2.75x1.57 inches. I cut a 1 inch circle and stamped the sentiment 'you make me proud' using a Cardztv stamp from the "It's All About You" set! I used a scallop punch in red and mounted the circle and adhered it to the tag!
I tied red ribbon around the box and used a double layer of black and white twine to tie the tag on.
I had so much fun creating this project and I think my kids and nieces will just love it!
I am entering this in the Cardztv "back to school" challenge! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Christmas in July

Here is a project that I made for a Christmas in July contest over at exploring cricut.com!
I created this adorable gingerbread house treat box using the cricut sweet tooth boxes and gingerbread cartridges! I honestly can't tell you where the paper is from because it was in my Christmas stash!
The house is cut at 10 inches and when fully assembled measures 6.5 x 3.5x 7 inches, so it is rather large and will hold lots of home baked cookies or other goodies! The gingerbread boy and girl are cut at 3 inches. I also added a little trim on the bottom using a fiskars border punch.
I didn't use all of the layers that would normally cut out with the house. I didn't use the grass, the flower boxes or flowers because I wanted it to be a gingerbread house!
My daughter loves this house so much..she does lots of baking! She has already asked me to make a load of them for her Christmas cookies to give to family, friends and teachers for the holiday! So, I will get a head start on these for her so I'm not rushing at the last minute!
I just love the idea of Christmas in July!!
Thanks for stopping by!