Craftaholics R Us Challenge #23 ~ Love Cards

Hello friends!! I hope you are having a wonderful week! It's time for another challenge over at Craftaholics R Us and we hope you can join us! To join in on the challenge or just to check out our super cool blog, simply click on the badge below....

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Believe it or not, this is my first attempt at a shaker card. I tend to be behind the times as far as trends go, obviously! Turns out it's not that scary after all, lol. I photographed this card in my garden with the card resting on top of a giant rose. Our roses are unbelievable in size this year! Anyway, hope you like it....

SIZE:  5"
CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy
CARTRIDGE:  "Smiley Cards"
PAPER:  Stampin' Up! cardstock
SEQUINS:  Darice
EMBELLISHMENTS:  CTMH Stuck on You Puffies & Bitty Sparkles
INK:  CTMH "Raspberry" pigment ink
OTHER:  Cricut acetate sheets; 3M foam tape


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Thank you for visiting me and have a wonderful day!

Goofy Gumballs

Hello crafty friends! I hope you are all having a fabulous week! I've been really sick for the past 3 weeks but I'm finally starting to feel better. This is the second time this year I've had this nasty flu virus & it is no joke! Both times it completely knocked me out for several weeks. Ugh!

Anyway, I'm happy to be back in my craft room & I've actually been fairly productive. Today I have 2 cards to share. They're really just 2 variations of the same card but I could keep making these all day! I just love the bright primary colors & I'm having so much fun coloring with my new watercolor brush pens! They work perfectly with these Lawn Fawn stamps....

SIZES:  5" round & A2
CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy
CARTRIDGE:  "Smiley Cards"
MANUAL DIES:  Cuttlebug machine; Lawn Fawn "Large Stitched Circle Stackables"
PAPER:  Recollections; Core'dinations
EMBOSSING:  Cuttlebug machine; Provo Craft "Seeing Spots" folder
STAMP SET:  Lawn Fawn "Sweet Smiles"
COLORING:  Zig Clean Color waterbase brush pens
INK:  Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"
OTHER:  Fiskars Paper Edgers; 3M foam tape


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Challenges:

DL.ART -  July Linky Challenge; anything goes
Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes
Crafting Musketeers -  Challenge #27; anything goes
Simon Says Stamp -  Wednesday Challenge; shaped cards; featuring Lawn Fawn
Sister Act -  Challenge #114; anything goes
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #192; anything goes (Isaiah 55:12)


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Thank you so much for visiting me! Have a fantastic day!

FCCB Challenge #246 ~ St. Patrick's Day

Hello & happy Monday to all my crafty peeps! Without further adieu, it's time to introduce our new fantabulous Monday challenge at FCCB....

Challenge #246 ~ St.Patrick's Day

This Week's Sponsor
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There will be 3 winners of $7 gift certificates!

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.

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Here is my project for the challenge....

 

SIZE:  5"

CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy

CARTRIDGES:  "Seasonal Soirées"; "Smiley Cards"; "Art Philosophy"; "Teddy Bear Parade"

PAPER:  Core'dinations; DCWV; Bazzill

OTHER:  Stickles "Star Dust" & "Black Diamond"; 3M foam tape

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Challenges:

DL.ART -  March Linky Challenge; anything goes
Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes
Simon Says Stamp -  Monday Challenge; "Just a Hint of Clover"
Word Art Wednesday -  Challenge #172; anything goes
The Sisterhood Of Crafters -  Paper piecing and/or paper piercing
Simply Create Too -  Challenge #80; St. Patrick's Day or mostly green


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Thank you for visiting me & have a fantabulous day!

You're Crab-u-lous!

Hello & happy Friday! It's a lovely day here in Northern Cali. I really don't know what possessed me to make a crab-themed card, other than I really love this whimsical little dude!

 

Inside

SIZE:  A2
CRICUT:  Expression & Gypsy
CARTRIDGE:  "Smiley Cards"
PAPER:  Fancy Pants; Bazzill; Core'dinations
STAMPS:  My Pink Stamper
INK:  Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"
OTHER:  Stickles "Xmas Red" & "Black Diamond"; Ranger Liquid Pearls "Onyx Pearl"; CTMH Liquid Glass; Fiskars Paper Edgers & scalloped circle punch; washi tape from my stash; 3M foam tape


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Challenges:

DL.ART -  Thankful Thursday April Linky Party; anything goes
Crafty Catz -  Challenge #226; Animals
FCCB -  Challenge Me Monday #205; "Spring Cleaning"; previously unused image/cartridge
Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes


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Thank you so much for stopping by & have an awesome weekend!

-Diana ♥

A Naughty Fishy

Howdy folks! We had a great day! Kitty Boy didn't have to be put to sleep after all. His jaw is broken, thanks to my Fox Terrier, Hugo (very bad boy!) I'm about to go pick him up from my vet & she said it will hopefully heal itself over the next month or two. So.... he has to be bathroom kitty for a little while longer, lol.

Anyway, on to the intended subject.... my card! For the first time I successfully updated my Gypsy (I was using the wrong program) - and to my sweet surprise I finally got the Smiley Cards cartridge to work!! Hallelujah!! In my little world it was a cause for celebration! So I have a feeling I'll be posting alot of projects from it!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

K Andrew Designs -  Simply Sunday Challenge, Pirate or Fishy theme

DL. ART -  Thankful Thurs. Challenge, any occasion card w/ min 3 layers, a bow & some bling

Whimsical Wednesday -  Challenge #45, "Going Green" (use any amount of green)

  
This entire card was made using my Cricut Imagine & Gypsy. The card base & 2 circle layers are from the "Imagine More Cards" cartridge (pg.25), cut at 5.5" (relative size) & flood filled with coordinating colors/patterns. I inked the edges of the layers & base with some VersaColor ink in "Umber". I embossed the light blue layer with the Cuttlebug "Spots & Dots" folder.

The fish image is from the Smiley Cards cart (Gypsy exclusive), cut at 3". Her little bow I made myself out of some Offray ribbon & used some "Star Dust" Stickles to add a little bling in the center. I used some Glossy Accents on her lips & eyelids. I inked some of her edges with Martha Stewart ink in "Hibiscus" (also used this color for the sentiment). I attached her with some Scrapbook Adhesives pop-dots.

The metal faux eyelets are by Mark Richards (from the $1 bin at Jo-Ann). I thought they looked like little portholes on a ship, lol. The little white dots are from a Signo pen. The plant is a piece of an adhesive border strip from K&Company. The white strip the sentiment is stamped on I cut by hand out of white cardstock with my Fiskars "Scallop" paper edgers.

The sentiment is a combo of 2 different stamp sets by K Andrew Designs. The "Who's" & the "?" are from 3 separate stamps in the "Owly Hoo Sentiments" set. The "Naughty" is from the "Winter Wishes" set. I know I've gushed about Kristal's stamps in previous posts but I'm probably gonna keep doing it so I hope no one minds, lol. Out of all the stamp sets I have her's are by far the most versatile. The mix & match possibilities are virtually endless! I can attest to this as I spent more time than I care to admit deciding which combination I was going to use! I know that most popular stamps these days are made with high quality photopolymer, just as Kristal's are, but I swear hers stamp crisper & clearer than any others. I am a loyal fan & customer for life!

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by today! I wish everyone a fabulous week ahead!