#354 Sasayaki Glitter - Penny's

The challenge over at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge is Anything Goes, the Design Team used images from Sasayaki Glitter I chose two images:
Winter Kiddles and Candy Cane Penguin.  

I made a box from Cricut's Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2, and attached the images to each side. 

I used Copics, 100, R27, Y28, Y32, y08, YR02, N0
Eyelet Outlet Snowflake Brads, stash blue paper

On this image I used Copics G05, YG17, YG13, E13, E18,N0, N5,RV02, E00, Opaque Uniball White Pen, Eyelet Outlet Snowflake Brads and Stardust Stickles



I used some embroidery thread in 3 colors of blue to make the pom pom for the top of the box and some eyelet outlet brads to decorate with snowflakes.  

These images colored up quickly and were fun to do! Come Join us at Penny's Challenges! 

Entering this box in the following challenges: 

A Snowflake's Promise - Challenge 45

Creates and Makes Challenge 16 - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes - Close Nov 21

Challenge 54 Anything Goes - Lemon Shortbread

Patterns of Fall

This was a big challenge for me putting pattern on pattern on pattern.  But, I think it turned out alright.  I used the Cricut Craftroom basics font.  Stretch your Imagination for the leaf, acorn and squirrel.  Cricut papers and DWCV.  Tags, Bags, Boxes and more for the oversized tag card. 
This was really fun. 

Challenges:  

#Anything Goes -  Simon Says Wednesday Challenge
#340  Dies and Punches! Cute Card Thursday

Oh How Cute - Paper Take Weekly

Lucky Me to Know You

I wanted to create today.  I don't know for sure what inspired me to the shamrock but I pulled all these green papers out and decided I had to do something with them.  This is what came out.  I used the Cricut St Patricks Day cuts, Cricut, Tags, Bags, Boxes and More, Close to My Heart Pearl Gem flourishes, buttons, ribbons, twine, Color Box chalk, Cricut papers and Close to My Heart Tag.

Outside of Shamrock Tag Card

Inside of Shamrock Tag Card

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut - Pick A Holiday

Simon Says Challenge - Tag It!

My Creative Time - Monochromatics

If you've never entered a challenge before, these are great places to start. Try one! 

What I've Been Doing

Hi Friends,

I've been busy....  I have two weddings within 3 weeks of each other and I've been swamped unpacking and doing weddings.  Here are some pictures from the work I've done on the first one.  I did all the flowers, the boxes for the candy bar (Tags, Bags, Boxes & More) and the wedding coordination and direction.

 

You can see the black boxes we used here on the brides table.

 

One down, one to go.  Then I'm back to my cricut full-time.  That will be an enjoyable rest.

TOM TURKEY THANK YOU

This is a fun little party favor I made for thanksgivng.

 

He is made from Create a critter and George cricut cartriges.  The treat box inside is made from Tags Bags Boxes and More.  His little beak holds a "thank you" charm an the back is left open for you to write on or assign a name, etc. 

The box is fille with little maple leaf chocolates and holds about 5 or 6 just fine, still allowing the box to close.

Receipe

Create a Critter body shapes for the Turkey cut at 5 inches

inked with cat eye chalks and doodled on with white signo and black gell pens

Flower is a punch.  Box is cut at 5 inches from TBBM this is the surgar box. 

scored folded, glued and set aside. 

Put each of the pieces together the way that you want them to look.  The beak is two triangles attache to a square and bent to make a matching beak which holds the thank you charm. 

Imagine these set around the table for every place with someone's name on them, filling them with candy or cookies of your choice and having the little favor for people to take a way from your inner.  Such a thoughtful little memory and gift.

WIN SOME DIGI'S

Over at Practical Scrappers they want you to tell them if you use digi-stamps.  You can win some from the Stamping Boutique (A GREAT PLACE FOR DIGI'S) just for telling them how you use them.  This was my entry for Digi's the "Twirling Fairy" from stamping boutique.

 

It's a Pedastal Card that can be used for more than the standard Christmas card.  The sentiment is Create Joy and Merriment and you can put it up anytime a little joy needs to be created. 

It's just so fun to color!  Go to Practical Scrappers here and tell about your digi stamps

 

Stamping boutique image, Beyond Birthdays, George, Storybook and Tags cartridges,

Challenges

Crafty Cardmakers

Craft Your Days Away

Cricut cardz Challenge

Crafty Creation

Stamps - Practical Scrappers

The challenge at Practical Scrappers this week is Stamps.  Use your stamps.  I had some new stamps I got from Clear Dollar Stamps and I wanted to use them so I was happy for this challenge.

This card-box was inspired by a Stampin' Up Demonstrator from San Diego, CA.  It is strips of scrap white paper, inked with Cat Eye Inks, Circle punches in incremental sizes, white pen and of course the stamps. The box is the matchbox cut from Tags Bags Boxes and More cricut cartridge.

Back of box:

This was a really fun project to do and just makes me smile every time I look at it and sneak a candy from inside.

Challenges

My Pink Stamper - Spooky Challenge

Freedom to Choose

Challenge #16 at Fantabulous Cricut is to use a Star in a July 4th theme.

I never thought of myself as much of a politico, but since living in Italy, I have realized how GREAT America is..... !!   No matter what side we choose, it's our right and privilege to pay attention and hold our own government accountable.  Some countries don't have that luxury.  I appreciate it now more than ever. 

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO OUR MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO MAKE DAILY SACRIFICES FOR THAT FREEDOM!!!  

Entered in Challenges:
PaperCutz Challenge - #47

Bags, Boxes Bonanza and Black - Fantabulous Cricut

For the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge this week we were to make a bag or a box and use the color black on it.  I used this retired pillar box pattern from Stampin' Up (here)

 I cut the panels using George with the trapezoid shape  The flowers from Walk in My Garden at 2.5 inches and 1.5 inches cut twice each in cardstock and then twice each in vellum.  The butterfly is a punch I got at the $1 store.  The tag is Tags, Bags, Boxes and More.

On the opposite side, I used the bee from Walk In My Garden cut at 1.5 inches and layered.  I reversed the color of the trapezoid panels on this side.  I put chocolates in my box and tied with a ribbon and added the tag which I stamped with a stamp I got as a gift.

 
Hope you enjoy.  I'd love to see what you do.

Something for the Mom

Challenge 7 from the Fantabulous Cricut is something for that special mom.  Well my daughter in Love will be celebrating her first mother's day this year and I wanted to make something to put her gift in.  There's Godiva chocolate and a milefiori glass necklace from Murano.

I made this little chest of drawers from Tags Bags, Boxes and More.  The matchbox 1 cut 4 times at 5 inches (inside drawer and outside wrapper).  Scored at the tic lines.  I used Terrifically Tacky Tape to hold it together.  I stuck one on top of each other and put together with Tacky Glue and set aside to dry with a rubber band around them.  While that was drying I cut the matchbox 1 again, twice on the blackout feature.  I cut off just the ends and used them to cover the drawer sections of the matchbox.  

 

I measured around the boxes all stuck together.  I first covered the back part of the dresser,

then, measured and cut around the boxes and made sure the seam was on the bottom.

 

 

Lastly, I punched small brads in each drawer face for pulls, inked around the edges and

decorated the top. 

If you don't have Tags, Bags, Boxes and More, you could do the same thing with 4 matchboxes.  Just dump out the matches.

Entered in the following challenges

Cricutters Anonymous - Tag, Bag or Box Project

Pile It On - Make It Sweet

Tagged

 

Woo Hoo, Top 5 at Crafty Card Makers! 

At Practical Scrappers the challenge is to use something that is more than a year old.  No problem there, I had this purple ribbon since my oldest son got married six years ago.  I've had the Mary Engelbreit stickers for two years or more.  I just kept looking at them and wondering what to do with them so they sat in the drawer.  I've had the stamps and the rhinestones a long time too.  The doily package I've had for years, but I just opened it.

So even though all the stuff is old, I needed to put them on something new to me (my stipulation).  I looked for a new fold and found a card someone had done for a baby that was three tags joined together.  I used that model for my own design of pocketed tags.

Original Pic

My DH leaves comments on my cards at night while I am sleeping.  He is currently in Kuwait. 

He hated the purple ribbons at the top and said it was like trying to look through a forest.  When I got up this morning, I decided he was right and replaced the ribbons with buttons and I like it SO much better.  Hurray for dear husbands! 

Fixed Card 

 

 

Tags from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More - Cut at 4" for the large ones, 

2.5" for the smaller tags

Happy Mother's Day from the Mother's Day 2010, cut at 2"

"I love you" and "It's Your Day" from George

Doily cut behind Happy Mother's Day from Storybook 

P.S. There's a beautiful Robin sitting on my balcony looking at me. :)

Challenges

Practical Scrappers - Use something more than a year old

Crafty Card Makers - Spring

The Craft Garden - March Challenge