Happy Bee-Day!! 3 Girl Jam Design Team Day!

I am so excited to be staying on as a  3 Girl Jam Design Team Member!! Yippee!!

Today I am featuring the Chevron Canvas border strips. I LOVE the canvas border strips! They are the perfect size for cards and they are adhesive! Love that part!

Here is my project:

Bee cut from 9 Months Cricut Cartridge

Cloud paper from a paper swap

Martha Stewart Border punch

Happy Bee-day from Docerela Creations

Liquid pearls

Tim Holtz Distressing ink Walnut Stain

Liquid Pearls

Take a look at these fun strips:

Be sure to swing by 3 Girl Jam and check out all the fun crafty products!

With Sincere Sympathy. A Card for my Stash!

Made this card for my stash. Pretty simple!

All Papers from Scrap Pile

Trim

Liquid Pearls

Speelbinders Labels Four

With Sincere Sympathy Stamp from Docerela Creations Mix Match III

Entering into:

Perfect Sentiment: Sympathy + Clean and Simple

Creative Inspirations: Clean and Simple

DL Art: Link Party

It's Docerela New Stamps Release Day, and Color Challenge!!

We are so super excited for today's release!! Today Docerela Creations is releasing a new stamp set! And I have to say this is her most versatile set yet!!

Not only is it release day we also have a brand new challenge! 

Since Catarina is getting Married Tomorrow!!! We thought it would be perfect use her Wedding colors as inspiration! 

Today's Challenge is : Photo inspiration in honor of Catarina's Wedding!!

 Whoot! Whoot!! How awesome is that!!

Every time you enter a challenge you get entered for a chance to win a stamp set of Docerela Stamps! Say What?? You heard me right! A Docerela Stamp set up for grabs once a month! And let me just say they are fabulous, stamp amazing and work beautiful with embossing powders! 

Today I am showcasing her new set Thank You!  

 Here is my project:

Flower cut from Live Simply Cricut Cartridge

Coral 3 Girl Jam Crinkle Ribbon

Liquid Pearls

Gems

Heat embossing

Than you for being you Thank You set Docerela Creations

Thank you

Eeek! Isn't it just fabulous!?! The perfect Thank you Sentiments for every occasion! Now you can really personalize your Thank yous!

Check out the Shop HERE! 

 

       
The Team:

Docerela Creations

Carri
Nitasha

Ana

Dulce 

Looking forward to seeing your creations!

Meet the Team and New Challenge over at the CCR!

It is both a sad day and a happy day over at the Creative Cutter Room!

It is time to say good-bye to some of our Design Team 1 members and Hello to our Design Team 2!

A HUGE thank you to my friends:

Georgiana

Elaine

Tonya

Jessica

Diana

And a Welcome Design Team 2:

Tracy

Georgiana (from DT1)
Diana ( from DT 1)

Carri (DT Coordinator)

And we have a fun challenge to kick things off!

 Thank you for joining us for our new challenge! We enjoyed looking at your Summer projects!  We appreciate you joining us and hope you will join us for this next challenge!

 Challenge and Theme:  Friendship!

 Here is my project:

Paper from Recollections The Pet Pad
Tree cut from Cindy Loo
Hearts from a border punch
Twine
Friendship is a gift from the heart Docerela Creations
Liquid Pearls

Today we have a special sponsor! Emma from My Creative Time has donated a Mom You Rock Stamp set to the winner of this challenge!

Thank You Emma!!

We hope you will join us and Submit your new project for a chance to win a prize!

 

Your my Best Buddy Stamps!!

Challenge Starts today August 9 and runs until August 22, 2012.

Follow the rules then submit your new  project over at the

Creative Cutter Room!

Looking forward to seeing your creations! 

Only entries that fit the challenge guidelines will be entered to win the prize!

 

To be entered to win the prize, some Rules to keep in mind while playing along:

Be a Follower of the CCR
Project submissions must be new, no back linking

CCR must be mentioned in the description with a link back to here

Entry must fit theme to be qualified for the prize

Prize must be claimed within 2 weeks

Please link your project posting not just your blog
One entry per person

Please comment after linking 

You have until August 22, 2012 to enter your project.

Here is the Line Up You for some great inspiration:

Carri

Georgiana 
Diana 
Elaine 

Tonya

Jessica 

Tracy

Beach Vacation! A page from my Smash Book!

I am addicted to making pages for my smashbook! I wanted to make a page for the last day of our vacation from this year. We spent it at New Port Beach. The water was Freezing! We stayed there the whole day laying in the sun, watching the dolphins swim, walking and eating on the pier.

Dolphin is from Life's a Beach Cricut Cartridge

Paper is from a paper swap

I used the back side of a K and Co sticker sheet for the cool map

the sun embellishment is from my stash

 Tag from Scrap Essentials

Vacation is K and Co chipboard Sticker Happy Trails set

Waves are die cuts from Scrap Essentials

Entering into:

Fantabulous: Cool Off

Paper Playtime: Hot and Spicy

Party Time Tuesday: By The Sea

Forever Friends!!

Month 8 of my New Year's resolution!!  Yippee! This month over at Crafters Companion the theme is Friendship. This was the closest CC stamp that I have that could pass as friends... LOL (I think it works!) Very clean and simple I really think the image says it all!

Sheena Douglass: Just the Two if us Stamp

Paper from DCWV The Spring Fling

Ribbon from American Crafts

Spectrum Noir Markers

Friends Forever Stamp from Studio G

Entering into:
Crafters Companion: Friendship

Friday Favorite!

 

Back to School....School is Cool!

Thanks for hopping along with us to celebrate Diana's Birthday! You can still hop along if you missed it by checking out the hop HERE!

We are back to school! Our first day was a big success. My girls talked for HOURS after they got home telling me every detail of the day! So with School on the mind I thought I would get ahead and make some cards that I know I will be using all school year long.

Apple Cut from DoodleCharms Cricut Cartridge

Pattern paper from Recollections All Girl Stack

Alphabet sticker sheet from Jolee's Boutique

Martha Stewart twine

School is Cool stamp from Docerela Creations

Vellum

Buttons

Liquid Pearls

Tim Holtz Walnut stain distressing ink

Entering into:

Cricut Cardz: School is Cool

Made Esp for you: School + Vellum

Celebrate the Occasion: Back to school

DL Art: Link party 


Top 3 at Made Especially for you! 

Happy Birthday Diana!

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Welcome to the AUG 6  Happy Birthday Diana Blog hop!!! 

So glad you hopped on over! Today we are celebrating Diana's Birthday! If you hopped over here from Norma's blog  PinKBling Crafter then you are in the right place! If not stop on over to Normas's Blog PinkBling Crafter and start hopping from the start! You don't want to miss any of the super awesome projects!!

Diana is not only an on-line blogging  friend, she is a great real friend! We chat for too long on the phone, send emails, talk about our days and I am so grateful to have her in my life!!

Diana, I hope one day I can celebrate your birthday with you! You have become a big part of my life and I hope you have the best birthday!!

Here is my birthday card that I am sending off to Diana:

I had fun making this card and had Diana in mind the whole time!

I used lots of fun layers, tags, distressing, trim.
Tim Holtz Tag and distressing inks
Enjoy your Birthday from Docerela Creations

The paper is from the DCWV Heirloom stack (One of my Favorites!) I colored the king with Spectrum Noir markers


Before you go I have some blog candy to share with you:

Butterfly chipboard album

butterfly charms

butterfly gems

butterfly stamps

clear acrylic block

Ink

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and be a follower. I will close the comments on August 10 and announce the winner that week. Winner must contact me within 1 week to claim prize.
 
Sorry Due to postal issues this is open to US Residents.

**One entry per person please**


Now put on you party hat and get hopping and be sure to enter the challenge over at Diana's blog!

Your next stop is my friend Lisa at A Mermaid's Crafts Be sure to hop on over to see what she has in store for you!
 

The amazing line up in case you get lost along the way:

Norma http://pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com/

Carri  http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/ You are HERE!

Lisa   http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/

Amy  http://amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com/

Sherri http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com/

Amy - http://redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com/

Georgiana http://www.carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Karen  http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/

Jessica http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Cely http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/

Katie http://katieoscreations.blogspot.com/

Jessica http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/

Diana http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

Happy Birthday Card Lady Bug Style!

Can you believe we start school tomorrow!! Where oh where did the summer go??

Homework, lunches, strict schedule, projects, and more homework! I'm not sure I'm ready to give up our late nights, cereal for dinner, our carefree living!!

Good Bye Summer... My old friend!

Anyways, I had a request to make a ladybug birthday card. Here is my project:

Lady Bug from DoodleCharms

Paper from a swap

Google Eyes

Happy Birthday Stamp wood mounted

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Twine 

Liquid Pearls

Entering in:

Little Scrap Pieces: Happy Birthday

DL Art: Link up Party

Cricut Chirp: Recipe Challenge

Delightful Challenges: Birthday

2 Sisters Challenge: Anything Goes

Design Team News! AND Winner Winner!!

Today was the big announcement over at 3 Girl Jam and I am so excited that I have been selected to stay on the team! Yippee!!

Here are the 3 Girl Jam DT members:

 

Jessica Shelton

Jessica's Craft Shaque

Jessica Esch

Chick-n-Scrap

Oma Gloria

Oma's Crafts

Zeni Pradel

Scrappy Zeni

Jovan Brooks

Cards by Jovan

Carri V.

DoubleClick- AKA Abusybee

Cheri Parish

DJ Sundries

Abby Henderson

ScrappinAbby

Scrappin' Madge

Madge's Scrappin' Lounge

Rebecca Daniels

BloomingPink

I also thought I would share some of my previous favorite 3 Girl Jam projects:

And since we are talking 3 Girl Jam today I figured I was long past due to  announce the  blog candy winner from the 3 Girl Jam Beautiful Bows blog hop!!

Thanks for hoping along with us!

Thanks to Random. org

33. Sandy from Ukiah said...

What a beautiful bow.. Love the colors you used on this card.. So very pretty.hugs

Congrats Sandy! Please contact me with your snail mail so I can get this out to you!

Friendship is a Gift from the Heart!

I wanted to make a card for a blogging friend that will be heading back to work now that school is starting. I will be missing our daily texts and emails! She kept me laughing while I was at work and excited about crafting while I was at home. I told her she will now have to text me during her lunch hour about what she is eating!

I am sending this off to her to let her know how much her friendship means to me!

I know she checks my blog so I will just say Thank You to Georgiana from Carson's Creations! She is such a sweet friend and awesome blogging buddy! If you haven't check her out you should!

Scallop from Accent Essentials Cricut Cartridge

Seeing spots CuttleBug Embossing folder

Scallop squares spellbinders

Pearls

Lace trim

Recollections Flower

Paper from DCWV The Heirloom Stack

Friendship is a gift from the heart Docerela Creations

Tim Holtz Distressing ink Walnut stain 

Card size 5.5X5.5

Entering into:

Perfect Sentiments: Grilfriends + Twists

The Sisterhood: Diamonds, Lace and pearls oh My!

Little Red Wagon: Girlfriends

Divas by Design: Flowers

Dl Art: Link Party

4 Crafty Chicks: Distressing

Crafty Ribbons: Spots and dots

Simply Create too: Anything Goes

Happy Birthday! Mickey Mouse Style!

I have had the Mickey and Friends Cricut cartridge for at least 2 years and this is my first time using it! I have also never torn paper before so this is my first time doing that too!!

Mickey cut at 4 3/4 from Mickey and Friends Cricut Cartridge

Polka Dot paper from a paper swap

Gingham Paper from The Paper Studio

Happy Birthday Stamp is wood mounted

Twine

Button

Entering into:

Exploring Cricut: Disney

Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes

Paper Playtime: Anything Goes

Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Torn Paper