Babies are a Blessing

Hi everyone!  Sorry I've been MIA the last week.  I've been busy with work and getting my home back in order and getting back into a school schedule and routine.  I'm working on getting a weekly cleaning schedule together that I can actually stick to and not be so overwhelmed on the weekends.  I'm also working on a chore chart for Max.  I'll have that project posted soon.

For today I have a baby card to share.  I love working on baby projects, probably my favorite things to make!

 

 



All the papers are from my scraps - you would think with as many projects I've done with my scraps lately the pile would be going down, but not so much!  I used Paper Doll Dress Up for the moon and stars cut a 3 1/2".  The marquee is from Storybook - I think!  And I used CCR to size it to fit my sentiment.  The sentiment is from a Fiskars stamp set called Precious Baby.

 



The teddy bear is cut from Christmas solutions at 1 3/4" and I went over the lines in the cut with a brown fine tip marker.  I also added glitter to the stars.

I added a few rhinestones to finish it off.  This is one of my favorite cards ever!  Hope you all enjoy!
Have a wonderful upcoming week!!!

Linking to:
BBTB2 - Stars and Moon challenge
Crafting By Designs - anything goes
Little Scrap Pieces - anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

August Special Sweetening the Deal - spend $50 and get the August stamp of the month for FREE!!
Click here to see my 3x3 cards using this set!

Fishing up some Christmas Wishes

Hi everyone!  I have another Christmas card to share with you today.  I was sitting here with my husband this morning and said I was working on something with candy canes.  He tossed out the idea of fishing candy canes.  I love that man!  He sure does help me out when I run into a creative block  :-)

I started with a red card base, 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I cut a blue and white polka dot paper 1/8" smaller, inked the edges with indian corn blue and ran it through my cuddlebug using the snowflake folder.  The background paper came from My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pad called Sweater Weather.  All other paper came from scraps. 

 I used quite a few different cartridges for this one.  The clouds are from This & That, sized at 1/2" and inked with indian corn blue ink.  The trees were cut a various sizes from Paper Doll Dress Up.  I colored the trunk with a brown marker and added silver glitter like garland or snow.  The snow was cut from the grass border on Plantin Schoolbook under the RolyPoly feature at 1 1/2".  I cut three of these, inked the top with indian corn blue, alternately layered them and spread some stardust glitz over them for glistening snow. 

The pond was also cut from Plantin Schoolbook, the oval under the Basic feature at 1 1/4".  The deer was cut from Campin Critters at 2 1/2" and I just cut the fish off the line.  The wreath over the antlers came from Christmas Solutions and was cut a 1" and added green glitter glue.  The candy canes were cut at various sizes from Tis the Season.  I cut these out of red and added the white stripes with my gel pen.  I  popped up the deer and a couple of the candy canes with foam tape.

I didn't have a stamp that I liked for a sentiment on this card so I typed it up in a word doc and used a free font called Beyond Wonderland.  I had some scraps from the same Sweater Weather paper pad left from another project, so I trimmed them to 1/4" and added to the top and bottom.

Hope you enjoy!!  And I'm sending a BIG thank you to my husband for the creative idea!!!!  

Linking to:

Bitten by the Bug 2 - Christmas in July

Festive Friday - Candy Canes

Paper Crafting Journey - Punches and/or Die Cuts

Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes

Christmas Door - shape card

Hi Everyone!  Another Christmas card today!  This one is inspired by a color challenge over at Festive Friday.

 I'm more of a traditionalist when it comes to Christmas colors and decorating  so this was definitely a challenge for me, but fun to step out of the box!

Here's what I came up with:

  

The door come from the Christmas solutions cartridge.  I sized it at 5" and welded two together to make a shape card.  The card and all it's layers are cut with white daisy cardstock.  I used cotton candy ink to highlight some spots on the door.  The wreath comes from Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art cartridge.  It is sized at 2 1/2".  The base of the wreath is cut from slate cardstock and the pink for the birds and bow came from my scrap stash. I put a little scrap of yellow behind the window and added a pink rhinestone to the center of the bow.

Inside, I simply stamped it Happy Holidays in cotton candy ink. The sentiment is from an Echo Park stamp set called Season's Greetings by Bella Road.

I like it!  I think I need to find more color challenges so I can step outside my comfort zone a little more :)

Have a great day!!

Linking to Festive Friday

Winter Wishes - Christmas in July # 3

Welcome Friends!  Today's project is more on the lines of a Winter theme vs. Christmas but I figure they kind of go hand in hand.

My card today was inspired by a sketch over on The Sweet Stop sketches blog.  I just recently discovered this blog and I am in love!!!

Here is the sketch from this week:

And the spin on the sketch is to use doilies.  I immediately thought of snowflakes!  I love all the intricate designs and how no two are alike.  I'm not a  fan of snow when I'm out shoveling, but if I'm sitting on my couch with a warm cup of coffee gazing out the window - then I love it!  

Here's my take on  the sketch:

Card base is 5 x 5 with slate cardstock.  The mat layer is a snowflake paper from DCWV Arctic Wishes cut 4 3/4 x 4 3/4.  I inked the edges with indian corn blue ink.  The snowflakes are cut from a variety of cartridges.  I used Artiste, Christmas solutions, and Art Philosophy.  I inked the edges of the snowflakes also with indian corn blue ink so they stand out a bit from the background paper.

The stamp for the center of the large snowflake is from C1469, Dec. 25th Holidays set.  This is a really nice stamp set for the holidays, and it also coordinates with the Art Philosophy cartridge.  I used stardust glitz in spots around the snowflakes to give them a little shimmer and shine.  The silver ribbon is a Celebrate It ribbon I picked up on clearance at Michaels last year after the holidays.

On the inside I used the same snowflake paper to cut a mat 4 3/4 x 4 3/4.  The snowflake comes from the Best of 2009 cartridge cut at 4 1/2".  I also inked the edges of this one with indian corn blue ink as well.

I am really happy with how it turned out and working from a sketch made it come together so easily!

I hope you enjoy!  I'll be back tomorrow with # 4 of Christmas in July.  Have a great day!!

Linking to Sweet Stop Sketches challenge

Christmas in July - Project 2

what?!?!?!  Two posts in one day!!!  Welcome to project #2 in my Christmas in July week!

Today's project is a Christmas scene card:

All cuts are from the Christmas Solutions cartridge that I purchased digitally and all papers are from my scraps!  I love that!

The base is a white a2 size card.  The blue layer is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 to cover the whole card front.  I adhered a strip of white sized 1 1/4 x 5 1/2 with a torn top edge for a snowy ground.  The back set of trees are cut at 1.986 and adhered directly to the card.  The front set of trees are sized 1.708 and adhered with foam tape for dimension.  The trees are found on button 43.  The house and snowy layers (button 46) are sized 2.139.  I used a scrap piece of yellow on the back so it would look like light coming through the  windows.  I popped the house and the ground snow layers up with foam tape.   The moon and Santa's sleigh and reindeer are all cut at 1.5 inches and adhered directly to the card front.  I used stardust glitter gel on the snowy layers for some sparkle.  The sentiment is from a Recollections set called Merry Merry.

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow for project #3 for Christmas in July!

linking to:

Exploring Cricut challenge and Fantabulous Cricut challenge