Happy Father's Day!

We do not live anywhere near the beach but I could not resist making this super embossed crab! I will be sending it out to Great-Grandpa for Father's Day. He is now living in a VA Home and I've been told by his nurse that he loves to receive the handmade cards I send him so I am sure this will make him smile!

Crab and Shell from Create A Critter

Embossed Crab with Scarlet Red embossing powder

Kraft Card Stock

Hemp Cord

Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Entering into:

Cardz TV: Father's Day + Beach Theme

My Sheri Craft's: Father's Day

Stamp, Scrap And Doodle: Father's Day

Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Father

My Craft Spot: Dad

The kraft journal: Father's Day

A little Note!

Music Note from Gypsy Wanderings

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Allegro ( new!)

EK Success Punch: Photo Labels

Craft string

Inked edges

Entering into:

MAG: Music Note from Gypsy Wanderings

Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Something New  
I used my new Allegro embossing folder

Paper Sundaes: Sentimental 


Wee Memories: Anything Goes




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Click here for the current CCR Challenge Dad gift & card


Click here for my give-a-way!

When Life gives you lemons...

Make lemonade then Drink up!

Lemon from Simply Charmed

Craft string

Silver buttons & brad

Stamp from Studio

Heat embossed

Peachy Keen pk-640

Entering into:

Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Challenge 90 Encourage + Silver

Encouragement Card Challenge

Happy Birthday!

Click HERE for the Creative Cutter Room Blog Hop and Challenge!

Create A Critter or the Circles

Gold embossing for the flower using Versa Mark

Diamond stickles

Gold brads, pearls

All paper from DCWV Once Upon A Time Stack

Entering into:

Peachy Keen: Sketch with Metallic twist

Birthday Sundaes: Anything goes Birthday

Stampin Sisters in Christ: Versa Mark

Happy Birthday!

I used my Gypsy to make the flower using the Smiley Card Cartridge.

I welded the middle part of the flower to make it into a mini card! 

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.

Crochet Flower

Stamp from Technique Tuesday

eyelets, brads, craft string and ribbon

Paper is vellum

Entering into:

Scrappy Moms: Use Smiley Cartridge

Fantabulous: Looks like Spring

Scrapbookaholic By Abby Challenge #2: Anything Spring

Amber's Crafts: Flowers 

Stampin Sisters in Christ: Paper Piercing 

Birthday Sundaes: Spring Birthday

 

Thank you Berry Much!

Back to work tomorrow! I truly enjoyed every second that I had at home these last few days!

Hello Kitty for the Strawberry

Papers from Sweet Stack

Ribbon:# 1 green: Stampin' up, Ribbon # 2 strawberry from Joann's

Stamp from Stampin' Up

Cuttlebug embossing folders: divine swirls and swiss dots

Corner Punch:Fiskars

Entering into:

Etsy Inspired:   Dollbirdies

Paper Sundaes: Embossing

The Corrosive Challenge:  3 papers, 2 ribbons and 1 image 

Stampin' sisters in Christ: Hidden element

Crafty Ho's: Sketch 

Card Class Photos And St Patrick's Day Card!

 Click Here for the Creative Cutter Room Challenge!!

Once a month my Daughters invite their friends over and I teach them how to make cards. They make two cards each. One for which ever Holiday is upcoming and then a Birthday, Thank you, get well etc.

Here are some of the cards they made:

They love it! We usually have 8-10 girls come. We ask each person to bring $1.00 that goes to the American Cancer Society. I pre-cut all the cricut cuts and card bases before they arrive and all the rest is used from scraps. Aren't they great?!

Here is the card my little one made for St Patrick's Day:

Isn't she getting so good?? Look at those straight cuts!


She would like to enter it into:

More than Favors: St Patrick's Day 

Crazy about Cricut: 

Leprechaun theme

OR

or an environmentally green project

My Sheri Crafts: St. Patrick's Day

Stampin Sisters In Christ: Treasure
I treasure all the special cards my chickie makes!

Ok so a family tradition that we have is setting up a Leprechaun trap! Every year I tell my girls they should not do it because Leprechauns are tricksters!
Here is the trap my little one made this year:

Isn't this fab?? We even made gold bars out of card stock and gold embossing powder that we hung inside.


But she was sooo upset this morning when she found this:

 It reads:
So you're trying to catch me while I look for the gold
I am a smart trickster haven't you been told
Well listen I am a little leprechaun and I got away and this here is the scoop
For trying to catch me I have left you a surprise it is my lucky leprechaun poop


Ok so she did not find it as funny as I did, she used a tissue and flushed the leprechaun poop down the toilet and claimed she is never going to try and catch a Leprechaun again!


Entering into:
Sweet magnolia Family traditions
Chris N Carolina
Giselle Bayamon PR
Tammy Florida
Claudie Brazil
Debbi USA
Mallika India
Yvette Denmark
Nat: No posting
Kittirin Mittels Franken
Shelly Did not Say
Danice Ohio
Seutlana Ukraine
Rayna Doesn't say

Happy Valentine's Day!

I have always enjoyed this bird cut from Wild Card. 

Bird: Wild Card

Paper: Target

Recollections Card Stock ( New)

Ribbon & Bling from Stash

Stamp- Studio G

Entering into:

Etsy Inspired Challenge: Modern Bird

Photo inspiration

Getting Cricky with K Andrew: Bird

Stampin' Sisters In Christ: New 

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Heart + Ribbon

Looking for quick tip Tuesday? click HERE!and be entered to win a Cricut Cartridge!

It's your Bird-day!

I wanted to try out this new paper from my Mom, it is really fun paper.

Paper:  My Minds Eye Totally Girl ( new)

Martha Stewart Twine

Stamp: MPS Punny-licious

Bird: Simply Charmed

Scallop: Accent Essentials

Entering into:

Stampin Sisters in Christ: Wings

Wee memories: Challenge # 38 Use twine

Crafty Ho's: Monochromatic theme

Cupcake Craft: Something new

And thanks to my friend Celeste!

Look at the surprise in my mail today!

 Thanks my friend! I love everything!

Happy Harvest

So many great challenges for autumn!! We are still in the over 100 degrees in Arizona, but I dream of the cooler weather! My original plan was for a wheel-barrel of pumpkins....
 

DoodleCharms for the basket and apples, Paper from the Autumn stack and the punch is called leaves.

I am entering into the following challenges:

Fantabulous:

In My Garden Harvest Time:
Create a project having to do with gardening (plants, gardening tools, vegetables, etc.)

Paper Playtime: 
AUTUMN
You may interpret this theme any way you like...  Fall, raking leaves, pumpkins, scarecrows, harvest, rodeos, Halloween, Thanksgiving, feasts, Pilgrims, Indians, cornucopia, door wreaths, gourd art, haystacks.... just use your imagination! 

My Sheri Crafts:  MY favorite time of year .... AUTUMN! 

The pink stamper: the "Anything Goes" challenge?  We would love to see what you come up with.

Stampin' Sisters in Christ:

Challenge: Use fall colors (such as green, yellow, melon, red, orange, brown) and/or leaves on your card/project.