MPS Challenge #1 entry - Anything Cupcake

I will probably re-take this pic…I really haven’t had enough time to let the stickles dry…

I also challenged myself on this card to use a cartridge I haven't used yet.  The cupcake is from Smiley Cards.

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National Scrapbook Day 2011

I have decided that I need to take the day to get caught up on some crafting.  I am really behind in making my family’s birthday cards.  So, while I am not working on layouts I feel like I am still celebrating NSD 2011!!   I have decided to see if I can follow some of My Pink Stamper’s challenges.  Not only will I be getting caught up, I may be lucky enough to win something at the same time.  I will be posting the projects as I complete them. This is the first time I have truly participated in a challenge.  Have you ever participated in a challenge? 

 

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Birthday Card for a Special Aunt

Here is another quick card I put together.  This probably one of the only cards I have ever made that didn’t include a cut from my beloved Cricut.  This was quick, easy and I really love the way it turned out.  I may actually make this card again if I am in a pickle.  

Recipe

Paper:

SU! White Cardstock

SU! Melon Mambo

SU! Certainly Celery

Scrap piece of light pink

 Stamp:

SU! Eastern Blooms

 Miscellaneous:

SU! Melon Mambo stamp pad

SU! Pearls

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Wedding Shower

Obviously I have been horrible about keeping my blog updated lately.  Life has just been in the way!!  I have been lucky to find the time to craft, let alone post.  So I will try to load up on some posts over the next couple of days.  Here is a very simple card (really! It took less than 40 minutes to make from design to execution) I made for a friend’s wedding shower.  I used the following to make the card:

Recipe

Paper:

Generic Cardstock Off White – Card Base, Bracket, and Wedding Dress

SU! Crumb Cake – Bracket, and Wedding Dress

Cricut Cartridges:

Accent Essentials - Bracket

Tie the Knot - Wedding Dress

Stamps:

SU! Eastern Blooms – Background on card base

SU! Heard from the Heart – Sentiment (Wishing You Happiness Today and Always)

Miscellaneous:

SU! Crumb Cake Stamp Pad - sentiment & negative embossing

Versamark Dazzle Frost Stamp Pad- embossing

PK Glitz Crystal Glitter – wedding dress (adhered with Xyron sticker maker)

SU! Pearls – wedding dress

Hope you like it!

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Tonight is the Night!

HSN is debuting the new 5 yr anniversary edition of the Cricut Expression (version 2).  I am soooooo excited I am beside myself.  I just hope I can stay awake for it LOL! 

There are several bloggers that have been given the opportunity to give a CE2 away.  Check out Everyday Cricut's giveaway HERE.  My Pink Stamper also has one HERE.  Good luck!!

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I won! I won!

Oh my goodness!!!  I actually won the giveaway from Wende's blog Passionately Paper!!  Yay!!!  Thanks Wende!!!  Ok, enough with the exclamation points, right?  Sorry, I just normally don't have the luck for that type of thing...I am very excited :).  Maybe I should go play the lottery?  LOL.   I hope y'all have as good a night as I have...night, night.

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Giveaway at Passionately Paper

I know it has been a while since I have posted to my blog.  I have been EXTREMELY busy with work and life.  Even through my busy times I have been trying to keep up with some of my favorite bloggers and crafting buddies.  Wende over at Passionately Paper is having a giveaway of the April Showers Seasonal Cartridge.  Hop on over there, become a follower and enter for a chance to win.  You can even have a second chance to win if you post about the giveaway on your blog and leave a second comment (guess what I am doing hehehehe).  I rarely enter these giveaways because 1) I don't usually have the luck to win and 2) I normally already have the cartridge :o/.  This is one I actually don't have, so I thought I would give it a shot.  The link to the giveaway post is in the title :)...good luck!  However, I do hope I am the lucky one :).

I hope that work begins to slow down for me and that I can spend more time blogging.  I won't get to do too much creative crafting because I have a special young lady in my life that has asked me to make some things for her wedding.  Her mom and I are very good friends and so when they asked me I was very happy to oblige (I also felt honored)!  I can't wait to get started!  I am going to be making the programs, place cards, table numbers, and menus.  I have quite a job ahead of me!  I have been trying to make a card here or there and one of these days I will get pictures posted.  Keep checking back! 

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