You Give Me Wings Dragonfly Card

I am thrilled to share with you my latest project (a joint effort by myself and 8 year old dd).  Joy got excited about the theme of the challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut this week, being "Don't Bug Me".  We always love to get out our Peachy Keen Stamps, so we are pleased to enter the "Just Cards" challenge at Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog this week as well.  Here is what I came up with: 


I knew I wanted a cheery card, fresh and bright.  The cute dragonfly is from Paisley.  The card base is from A Child's Year.  The cuttlebug-embossed vellum wings were Joy's idea.  I also used Design Studio to outline the body of the dragonfly with a dark green marker (really makes it pop!) and rubbed a little chalk on the cheeks for blush.  The heart is an old CM punch, punched from pink glitter cardstock.

This happy sun is from Pack Your Bags and I just love it.


This sentiment (took me a while to find one I liked among my stamps) is a Sweet N Sassy stamp and I think it's just perfect!

Some rhinestones for bling.  Penstitching for pop. An Action Wobble and the sun is just dizzy with delight!


Here is my dd's card.  I adore the whole thing, from her own unique saying to her doodles!


Have a happy day!

Baseball Gear Storage Crate

There is a sports-themed contest from My Pink Stamper over at Bitten by the Bug 2. I was trying to think of something practical I could make for my baseball-fanatic-son. Recently, I was also trying to think of a good way to recycle these things:


You know, the things so-yummy-my-family-can't-stop-eating-them clementines come in. I removed the labels, netting, and extra staples (the ones not holding the crate together).

And covered the sides with cardstock and made this:














I used the Sports Mania cartridge for the images, Peachy Keen stamps for the faces (I like how worried the glove is that the mean baseball is comin' at him!), and Pooh Font (Marker) for the lettering.

The practical use for this will be to have something attractive to stow Cade's miscellaneous belts, (clean) socks, other-gear-we-won't mention ;) on top of my washing machine so he knows where they are as he's getting ready for practice or a game.

These little crates could be used for so many fun storage ideas.

Merry Christmas!!

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Christmas Joy Layout

I made this layout for the challenge at Bitten By the Bug 2. We had to use the "Joy" off of Winter Woodland. I just had to join in because my daughter's name is Joy, too!

I cut a piece of lace paper I'd purchased in half:


The "joy" is from Winter Woodland, of course.


Baby Jesus and the star border are from Winter Frolic. His face is a Peachy Keen stamp.


I used a shiny metallic paper for the silver and yellow/gold stars.


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Pirate Octopus Birthday Card

Ahoy, mateys!



I made this card for the challenges at Fantabulous Cricut (make a pirate-themed project) and Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog (sketch and use twine or embroidery floss). I put the October on an Action Wobble so he wiggles and wobbles so sweetly!


Adorable face from Peachy Keen Boy Mates. Sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps (also the Baker's Twine), embossed in black.


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Once Upon a Princess Rainbow-Shaped Card

8/15/11 Correction: So, last night, my daughter pointed out to me that this rainbow is actually on the Once Upon a Princess cart, not Paisley!  :)


I just love rainbows and so I really enjoyed joining in on the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge this week to make a shaped card. I love using Design Studio to do this with the "flip" and "weld" features. The first time I forgot to "hide" the cuts so I'd be able to stamp my PKS faces and I made it anyway, and it's really cute,




but I just think the PKS take it to a whole new level of cuteness! Do you agree?




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Cute Pair Card

I just finished this card...the glue is still wet! I thought it was a cute pun for the Peachy Keen Challenge and would be great for a bridal shower or wedding (or twins!). The cut was from Lyrical Letters and was great because I could just stamp without having to use DS to hide the cut or anything. The sentiment is a Scrappy Moms Stamp.












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Beaver Tree-Mendous Card

I used the help of a sketch from The Peachy Keen Challenge Blog for the idea to create this card. I used my Peachy Keen faces and a sweet stamp from Scrappy Moms Stamps. He wobbles so adorably, too!

Japanese Flower Girl Card & Gift Box

I embellished her flower and the sentiment tag with pearls. Her robe is embellished with birds and swirls, and the sentiment is embossed. I put the girl on Action Wobbles.




One tip I thought of today: I cut the tiniest notch in the card where I wanted to spread it out.

There are pretty Japanese lanterns not the hexagon box from Life's A Party.




Made this darling card and box set for the Let's Face it Friday - Designer's Choice!  and the challenge at My Creative Time to use green and yellow and an "older" cart (I used A Child's Year for the terrific card base that just lends itself perfectly to wrapping with Baker's Twine.) I got this sweet little girl svg file fromMy Scrap Chick. So happy with how she turned out. I love her sweet little face so much.

Would be great to put a little gift of tea in or a gift card to a Japanese Steak House! Yum!


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You're Too Cool!

I am excited about this fun little card I made to submit to this week's challenge at the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog. This week they provided a sketch for inspiration. I let my daughter choose the critter and she picked out the penguin from Create A Critter. The white squares are a sparkly white glitter paper that doesn't show up well in the pictures. I embossed the turquoise squares with snowflakes. The little stamped sentiment is raised a bit to let the card stand on its own. Have a beautiful Palm Sunday tomorrow!



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Bathtime Layout

A layout using PKS for the eye on the ducky and New Arrival to cut it out. Pop dots give the little duck some dimension. Be inspired this weekend!
Blessings!
Glenda (I just LOVE how auto correct keeps trying to change my name to Gland! Lol)

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Joy's Paperdoll Invitations

 I used my cricut rewards to order Paper Doll Dress Up. Joy (almost 7) and I love it!  It has the blackout feature on the doll bodies, so we get to use our Peachy Keen Stamps.  She embossed the dresses and cards with the cuttle bug and adhered the dolls with pop dots.  It was a fun mother/daughter project. ;) Comments welcome.

Joy's first Challenge!

My daughter, Joy, was beyond excited when I told her she could enter a challenge for kids on http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/! We found a $1 notebook, "very boyish", she said, but she changed that. I covered it for her and made the cuts (alphabet Cindy Loo), but she did the rest. She told me she wanted flowers and to put her name across the middle and what colors she wanted everything. She loves to cuttlebug and she stamped the faces on the flowers with my PKS, too. She is 6 and my husband says she is too much like me! LOL