Easter and Frame Challenge ....

Happy Monday everyone !!! 

Today we are in the second week of our linky party at Craftin' Desert Divas ,

 and it is the start of a new challenge at BBTB2. 

It is my turn to choose the theme for BBTB2 ,

 and I chose the theme "FRAME IT " use any Cricut frame(s) 

on your project and make sure to share it with us !!! 

The theme of the linky party for Craftin' Desert Divas is Easter .

 I decided to create a card and combine both of the themes . I used the Cricut Fancy Frames and Elegant Edges cartridges to create the frames for my Easter card . I then stamped the images from the Craftin' Desert Divas Deer Friends and Hunny Bunny onto vellum and heat embossed with gold embossing powder . I then colored them using Copic markers. 

I am on a gold spree at the moment ,

 as I am sure you can tell by the last couple of cards I have created . 

I loved it with the colors from this paper by Dear Lizzy. 

We look forward to seeing what you create . 

This party sponsors at 

Craftin' Desert Divas  are...

CDD- One stamp set

TCBJ - $25 gift card.

(regular priced patterns)

Recipe ~ 

Dear Lizzy 

Serendipity Paper Pack 

Cricut ~

Fancy Frames

Elegant Edges

Craftin' Desert Divas 

Deer Friends

Hunny Bunny 

Celebration Word Art 

Hope you all have a wonderful and blessed day !!! 

BBTB2 ....

Hi everyone !!!! 

Happy Monday !!! 

I am finally sharing a project with you for the start of our new challenge at 

BBTB2 !!! 

It has been a while . I seemed to have lost my Cricut crafting mojo :( ...... and sadly I still do not believe it is back !!!! Not sure where it decided to go , but it sure left !!!! 

The theme for this week is Use a Cartridge you haven't used in a long time ..... 

This is what I happened to put together , I knew I wanted to use a word . I welded the letters from several different cartridges . I then embossed the bear and sentiment from the Mama Elephant stamp set with gold embossing powder . Then I added water color to the background , and I was done . 

I hope you are able to join us !!! 

We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations !!! 

Recipe ~ 

Cricut

All Mixed Up, Alphalicious, 

Baby Steps, 

Calligraphy Collection, 

Mini Monograms

(all cartridges I haven't used lately)

Mama Elephant ~

Nursery Deco 

Hope you have a wonderful and blessed day !! 

Red white and Pink at Craftin' Desert Divas and Use a Charm at BBTB2 !!!!

Happy Monday !!!

Today is the start of a new challenge at

 BBTB2 

and we are in the second week of our challenge at 

Craftin' Desert Divas .

At Craftin' Desert Divas the theme is to use Red, White and Pink for your projects !!! 

This is perfect , since Valentine's Day is this weekend !!! We look forward to seeing what you create ! 

I made this card and lollipop holder combo .

Yes, another shaker set ....hey I warned you I was hooked !!! 

I used the sweet little bears from the Too Cute By Jessica 

Valentine Sweeties File 

and the sentiments are from the Craftin' Desert Divas

  Punny Stamp Set 

and the 

Sending Love Stamp Set 

 Here is a little close up of these cute little bears . 

My shaker lollipop holder .

This party sponsors at Craftin' Desert Divas are...

CDD- One stamp set

TCBJ - $25 gift card.

Our design team sister Brenda chose the theme for us at

 BBTB2 .

 The theme is " Use A Charm " .

I wasn't sure what I would be creating ~ I typed in charm on the search feature from the Cricut Craft Room and the fist charm that came up was this circle charm from George and Basic Shapes . I decided to use this as my starting point . I then decided I would make into a framed charm with the sentiment Love You in the center . Ta-Da here is the finished card : 

I added a second circle to the inside of the charm to create the frame . It is not welded . 

The Love You phrase is from the Baby Steps cartridge .

 I added the sentiment to the center and welded it to the inside circle . 

I stamped the XOXO from 

the Craftin' Desert Divas Simply Said stamp set 

using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink . 

Recipe ~ 

Red, White and Pink project :

Craftin' Desert Divas 

Punny Stamp Set 

Lollipop Holder 

Craftin' Desert Divas 

Sending Love Stamp Set 

 Too Cute By Jessica 

Valentine Sweeties File 

Cricut Card:

George and Basic Shapes 

Baby Steps 

Cricut Craft Room Basics

sentiment from

Craftin' Desert Divas

Simply Said Stamp Set : 

I hope you join us for both fun challenges !!! 

Please visit 

my design team sisters for some wonderful inspiration !!! 

Wishing you a wonderful and blessed day !!! 

Baby Monday !!

Happy Monday everyone !!! 

We are starting a new challenge at

  BBTB2 !!!

I would first like to thank you for joining us 
this past week 
at 
Craftin' Desert Divas 
Sneak Peek and January Release Hop !!! 
Your comments are always 
motivating !!! 
I thank you with all my heart 
and send each one of you a huge hug !!! 

Now to this weeks fun challenge at 
  BBTB2

Our design team sister chose
a beautiful theme
"New Baby "
We would love to see any
Cricut cut project for a new baby.

**Confession**

I confess ,

I am officially 

a

self diagnosed

shaker card addict .

As you might guess from the 

evidence of these past couple of projects , 

and 

***ones yet to come ***

I am 

 addicted to 

creating shaker cards !! 

I can't seem to help myself. 

I honestly start with a regular design 

(no shaker element ) 

and somehow , a huge mess later ,

behold another shaker :) !! 

We will see how long this lasts. 

In the mean time,

 I hope you are still inspired to create 

and continue to enjoy my crafty posts !!! 

Recipe~ 

 Cricut Baby Steps

 Cricut Craft Room Basics 

cartridge to create 

the base of my card and the scalloped window. 

Craftin' Desert Divas

Sugar & Spice Stamp Set 

May you have a beautiful and blessed day !!! 

Happy Birthday card .

Happy Monday everyone !!! 

Today we start a new challenge at

BBTB2 .

The theme this week is Cricut Letters or phrase .

Since tomorrow is my sister Angies birthday , 

I thought it would be perfect to create a card with

a birthday sentiment . I use the Fancy Frames

and Create A Critter 2  cartridges for my sentiment . 

Here is a close up of the phrase " Happy Birthday " welded to the frame . I added pink and gold embossing , to add a little more texture. 

Here is the inside of it . 

It is great for a gift card and a handwritten sentiment . 

I hope you are able to join us for this fun challenge , make sure to visit my design team sisters for wonderful inspiration.

Recipe~

Cricut 

Create A Critter 2

Fancy Frames

Craftin' Desert Divas 

Simply Said Stamp set :

Wishing you a blessed and beautiful day !!!! 

Let It Snow Monday !!

Happy Monday everyone !!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful
start to the new year , and I wish you all
a blessed and happy 2015 !!!

We are starting a new challenge at

  BBTB2 !!!

Our design team sister chose
a beautiful theme
"Let It Snow "
We would love to see any
Cricut cut snowflakes on your project .

It is also the second week of our linky party at
Craftin' Desert Divas 

the theme is :
Blue & White
you can use accent colors .
We would love to see what you create .

I created this fun card with a snowman theme .
I used a softer shade of blue , and of course my white fit perfectly with the snow theme.
I stamped the snowman from the
Craftin' Desert Divas
Snowman Kisses Stamp Set ,

onto the outline from the matching svg file .
I embossed the sentiment from the same set using gold embossing powder .
My snowflakes came from Cricuts
Create A Critter 2
and
Christmas Cheer .

This party sponsors at
Craftin' Desert Divas 
are...

CDD- One stamp set

TCBJ - $25 gift card.

(regular priced patterns)

I hope you visit each of my design team sisters
 for some super cute inspiration 
and are able to join us !!! 

Hope you have a blessed day !! 

BELIEVE............

Happy Monday everyone !!! 

Today I am hosting this weeks challenge at BBTB2 . 

I know many of you are probably super busy , and have lots to get done . Hopefully , you are able to get some crafting time in there . I chose the theme

 "Anything Christmas" !!!

 We invite to share your Cricut made projects with anything Christmas related and link them up with us . Be sure to visit my wonderful design team sisters for fantastic inspiration . 

I created this banner for the mantle on our fireplace . I wasn't sure what phrase or word I was going to use . I looked to Pinterest and saw the word believe used on a card , at that moment I knew what my banner would say . I used Pretty Pennants, Winter Woodland and the beautiful Christmas cartridges to make this banner . I hope you feel inspired and are able to join us !!! Wishing you and your families a wonderful and blessed Holiday Season and a very Merry Christmas !

Recipe~ 

Cricut ~

Pretty Pennants

Winter Woodland

Christmas

Silhouette~

3D Poinsettia 

Rosette

Wishing you and your families a wonderful

 and

 blessed Holiday Season

 and

 a very Merry Christmas !

Christmas Ornament Challenge at BBTB2 !!

Happy Monday everyone !!!

Countdown to Christmas !!!!

We are starting a new challenge at

  BBTB2 !!!

Our design team sister chose 

a perfect theme 

Use your Cricut machine 

to make a 

Christmas ornament

 or 

use a Cricut cut of an ornament 

on your project this week.   

There are lots of fantastic ornament cuts available in the Cricut library . 

One of my favorite cartridges is the Christmas one , it is full of beautiful and elegant images . I chose one of the ornaments from this cartridge to decorate my little tree ( do not worry it does not have any lights ) . 

Our upstairs mini tree . 

Here is a close up of the ornament .

Recipe ~ 

Cricut

Christmas Cartridge 

I hope you are able to share your wonderful projects with us ! 

Wishing you a blessed and happy day !!! 

The Stockings were hung .......

Hello again !!! 

I am back once again for today ,

 with the start of a new challenge at

 BBTB2 !!!

Our wonderful design team sister
Susan

chose this perfect theme:
...and the stocking were hung  .....!!!
As you guessed ,
we would love to see any of your
Cricut cut stockings on your projects
and make sure to share with us at
BBTB2 !!!

I made this Christmas card .

I used one of my favorite stocking shapes .

It is from the Christmas Cheer cartridge. 

I also wanted to share once again 

the fun little ornament box that 

I made for the CDD 

Christmas linky party .

Recipe ~ 

Cricut~

Christmas Cheer Cartridge,

Elegant Edges,

Ribbons and Rosettes

Craftin' Desert Divas

Snowman Kisses 

stamp set 

Hope you join us and share your creations !!! 

Wishing you a wonderful and blessed day !!! 

Back with more fun at BBTB2 !!!

Hello again !!! 

I am back once again for today ,

 with the start of a new challenge at

 BBTB2 !!!

Our wonderful design team sister
Diana

chose an all time favorite theme for us this week :

" Anything Goes " !!!

The possibilities are endless !! We always enjoy seeing all of your wonderful creations !!! I hope you visit each one of my talented design team sisters !!! 

I created this fun little pumpkin treat bag . I decorated it with rolled flowers from the Flower Shoppe cartridge as well as added a tag with those adorable pumpkins from Too Cute By Jessica Fall Festival file ( I really love this one ) . I stamped the sentiment on the other side of the tag using Craftin' Desert Divas stamp set . 

Recipe ~

Cricut 

Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 1 and 2 ,

Flower Shoppe 

Too Cute By Jessica ~

Fall Festival 

Craftin' Desert Divas ~

Simply Said Stamp set 

Thank you so much for stopping by !!!

I hope you have a blessed day !! 

BBTB2 Football !!!

Hi everyone !!! 

I am back with the start of a new challenge at 

BBTB2 . 

Our theme this week is 

" Football " .

We would love to see any of your Cricut

cut footballs used on your project . 

Last year I made a Bears banner for my husband , since he is a Chicago Bears fan . His cousin recently had a baby boy and he wanted a banner made for his son with his favorite team the Raiders . This was the perfect time to make it , fit perfectly with the theme . 

I hope you visit my design team sisters and get some wonderful inspiration !! 

Thank you so much for stopping by !!

I hope you have a blessed day !! 

Recipe ~ 

Cricut 

Everyday Paper Dolls

Pretty Pennants 

Plantin School Book Font