FCCB Challenge #306 ~ Anything Goes

Hello friends! I hope you had a lovely weekend. It's Monday which means it must be time for a new  FCCB Challenge Me Monday! I hope you can join us!

Challenge #306 - Anything Goes
Create a project that features anything in the Cricut library


This Week's Sponsor

The prize is 4 digital stamps!

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know which cartridge(s) you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

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SIZE:  5 x 6½"

CRICUT:  Expression 2

CARTRIDGE:  "Paper Pups"

PAPER:  TPC Studio "Paws & Claws Dog"

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PDE Linky Party #176 ~ Cards Only

Hello crafty friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and, more importantly, looking forward to an awesome weekend! Now it's time for another PDE Linky Party! We would love to have you share your fabulous crafty projects with us! To see the full guidelines and link up your creations, click HERE or on the badge directly below. We look forward to seeing what you create!

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SIZE:  5 x 7"
CRICUT:  Expression 2
CARTRIDGE:  "Paper Pups"
PAPER:  TPC Studio; CTMH
OTHER:  CTMH Liquid Glass; Fiskars corner rounder; Creatology googly eyes


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PDE Linky Party #141 ~ Anything Goes

Hello crafty friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and, more importantly, looking forward to an awesome weekend! Now it's time for another PDE Linky Party! We would love to have you share your fabulous crafty projects with us! To see the full guidelines and link up your creations, click HERE or on the badge directly below. We look forward to seeing what you create!

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So I have to tell on myself here and admit that this particular card was actually made two (or maybe even three) Halloweens ago. In reorganizing my craft room recently I came across quite a few cards I've made and tucked away in drawers and boxes and then obviously forgot to post or intended to post later and then couldn't remember where I had stashed them. Does this sound familiar to anyone or am I alone in my own personal realm of mayhem, disorganization, and forgetfulness? Anyway, this card is very simple but I think my little witchy pup is still pretty cute. I do have to apologize for the explosion of Stickles on this card. I'm sure there was a reason why I felt I had to use every Stickles color ever invented, although I can't remember it now (of course). So I hope you like my excessively shimmery witchy pup!

SIZE:  5 x 7"
CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy
CARTRIDGE:  "Paper Pups"
PAPER:  DCWV; Core'dinations; Bazzill
OTHER:  Stickles


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Challenges:

DL.ART -  October Linky Challenge; anything goes
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #250-251; anything goes; entry #2
Crafting By Designs -  October Challenge; anything goes
Simon Says Stamp -  Wednesday Challenge; Halloween


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FCCB Challenge #277 ~ All About Pets

Hello friends and welcome to another Challenge Me Monday! To join us and/or see the full guidelines, just click on this box directly below....

Challenge #277 ~ All About Pets

This week's sponsor is ....

***There will be three $20 gift certificates!***

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least one Cricut cut on your project and please let us know which cartridge(s) you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

If your project is something other than a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!


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Inside

SIZE:  A2
CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy
CARTRIDGE:  "Paper Pups"
PAPER:  WRMK; Core'dinations
STAMP SETS:  WRMK "Friends Furever"; Craftin Desert Divas "Animal Antics"
INK:  CTMH Exclusive Inks "Barn Red" & "Outdoor Denim"
RIBBON:  WRMK twill ribbon
OTHER:  3M foam tape; black Sharpie marker


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Challenges:

DL.ART -  May Linky Challenge; anything goes
Crafting By Designs -  May Challenge; anything goes
Craft Your Passion -  Challenge #313; anything goes
Crafting From The Heart -  Challenge #113; anything goes
Crafty Catz -  Challenge #325; anything goes
Creative Card Crew -  Challenge #113; masculine
Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #230-231; anything goes
2 Creative Chicks -  Challenge/Showcase #10; anything goes


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Thank you so much for visiting me and have a fantabulous day!

 

Angel Dog

Hello friends! Happy Tuesday! I haven't posted in a couple weeks because I got hit with the nastiest flu virus I've ever had. It lasted a full 3 weeks & I still have a cough but am feeling much better now. Today I'm sharing a thank you card I made for the home care/hospice vet who took care of my Lexi in her final days. When the time came to put her to sleep we were so fortunate & blessed to have it done right here in our own home. I thought this angel doggie image was so fitting & I knew I wanted to use this sentiment because it's one of my favorites.

 

Inside

SIZE:  5 x 7"
CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy
CARTRIDGE:  "Paper Pups"
PAPER:  WRMK "Friends Furever" cardstock; Bazzill cardstock
STAMP SETS:  Scrappy Moms Stamps "Raining Cats & Dogs"; Craftin Desert Diva's "Animal Antics"; CTMH "Curlicue Frames"
INK:  CTMH Exclusive Inks "Cranberry"
OTHER:  WRMK twill ribbon & fabric brads; Stickles "Star Dust" & "Black Diamond"


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Challenges:

DL.ART -  March Linky Challenge; anything goes; 2nd entry
BBTB2 -  "Frame It!" (framed sentiment)
Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes
Crafty Ribbons -  anything goes with ribbon
Party Time Tuesdays -  Challenge #196; anything goes
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #175; anything goes
Crafting From The Heart -  Challenge #52; anything goes


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Thank you for stopping by & have a great day!

Call of the Wild

Hello again! I haven't posted in several days cuz I've been working on a big project & haven't done much individual card making. However, I was inspired to make this one (see bottom of this post) because of an incident a few nights ago. As most of you know we live in the boonies on top of a mountain on 300+ acres. Anyway, we were awakened at 4am by our dogs jumping off the bed, barking & going nuts. Then it was so weird - Hugo (our Jack Russell) started howling, which I've never heard him do before. Once we got the dogs quieted down (except Hugo who wouldn't stop howling) we heard what was going on outside. There was a lone coyote howling & squawking like crazy & he was almost in our back yard area! Hugo was answering the call of the wild!

We have cattle running in a pasture which is very close to our house. They chill in the area by our house at night. This coyote was obviously calling for his buddies - because 1 coyote can't take down a cow by itself but with some friends they could easily get one of the calves. Anyway, Vinny got his gun & went out to take a look around. 5 minutes later I heard a gunshot & the howling stopped immediately. Don't worry he didn't shoot it, he just fired off a round into the ground to scare it, which worked nicely! He checked the cows & everyone was fine. Phew! We managed to get a couple more hours of sleep luckily!

So that's the story behind this card. For the images I used the Cricut "Live Simply" cartridge for the skunk & the owl/tree (the tree is embossed with the Cuttlebug "D'Vine Swirls" folder) & I used the "Paper Pups" cartridge for the howling dog. I used "Plantin Schoolbook" cartridge for the grass & the paper, moon & stars are from my stash. This is a standard A2 size card which is 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". Well, hope you enjoyed hearing about my drama up here in the woods! Thanks for visiting....