Celebrate! - It's A Boy!

So I needed a quick Baby Boy Card this week so I sat down this morning and made this with my Cricut!

Details:  Cricut Expression, Just Because Cartridge, Pebbles - New Arrival Patterned paper.  PTI Stamp Set Heart-2-Heart #5

Whoo Hoo I Won The Cameo Spotlight Challenge # 6 - Halloween!

Ok - so I know I have been a bad blogger lately.... I just have had a busy few weeks trying to catch up on family life!  I don't have any new projects to post but thought I might post that I won a challenge over at The Cameo Spotlight!  Here is what I made!  You can check out their post here at The Cameo Spotlight.

So far I managed to play along with almost all of their challenges!  I am not sure I will make this last one but am totally looking forward to doing more of their challenges!

Giving Thanks Tag - CPT#3 Tip Top Shape Stars

Creative Paper Trail - Tip Top Shape #3 (Stars)

So I have been enjoying all the challenges over at the Creative Paper Trade so much that I really wanted to complete all the challenges again!  Here is my Submission for the Tip Top Shape (Stars)!  I also wanted to incorporate the free digi that was provided with this set of challenges!   I am so excited for todays Tuesday Tut!  I requested a tutorial on a Ribbon Flower that I saw on Andrea's Blog and she said sure! So make sure to check out the blog using the link above for the tutorial sometime today! 

Details:  Free Digi (Creative Paper Trade), Button & Ribbon:  PTI, Stars are Mistable from Studio Calico and I used some Tattered Angels Mist in Grey!  Twine is Lawn Fawn!

Pumpkins In a Box - TCS#6 (Hallween) & CPT#3 Paper Nudge (Favor)

Ok so more creativeness took place in my scraproom and I decided submit this for the following 2 Challenges!

Creative Paper Nudge #3 - Party Favors

 The Cameo Spotlight

So here is what I came up with... a little hostess gift!  Each pumpkin has some little treats inside! 

Pumpkin Basket:  Patterned Papers & Embellishments (Fall Fling Digital Collection), Silhouette Die cuts (Basket: 3D Bushel Fruit Basket, Pumpkin:  3 Leaves, Star Top Box,  8 Labels), Button & Twine (PTI), Ribbon from my stash, Glossy accents on the leaves.  All shapes were cut on my silhouette.  The Star Top box was not closed all the way before gluing to give the height for the shape of the pumpkin under the oval shapes that I glued all around the box to create the pumpkin shape.

So Very Thankful - CPT#3 & CTS#2 Challenges

Ok so I managed to have some more time in my scraproom today and came up with this card for the following 2 Challenges!

 The Creative Paper Trade - Colour My Week #3

 CAS(E) This Sketch #2

Here is the card I came up with!  

Details:  Stamps:  PTI (Background Basics: Woodgrain, Counting My Blessings), Dies:  PTI (Counting My Blessings) Spellbinder (Rectangle), Silhouette Cameo, Silhouette Cut Shapes (Fall Leaf Set, Leaf Silhouettes), Patterned Paper:  Bella Blvd (Finally Fall, Chrismtas Wishes), Button & Twine:  PTI, Ink:  Hero Arts (Soft Sand), PTI (Fresh Snow), Cardstock:  PTI & Bazzill, Cuttlebug, Burlap. 

1. Trim a piece of kraft cardstock to fit the face of an A2 Card.
2. Using the Rectangle cut the burlap with the spellbinder rectangle die.
3. Cut the word Thankful with the PTI Die from Brown cardstock.
4. Stamp the “So Very” Sentiment in white ink on brown cardstock and cut a banner end.
5. Cut all 3 leaf Shapes on the Silhoutte.
6. Glitter a Green Button using spray adhesive and tie twine through button and make a bow.
7. Score down the centre of 1 of each leaf and glue to the base matching leaf.
8. Stamp woodgrain stamp from beige ink on white cardstock.
9. Round the corners on the card base and the white stamped cardstock.
10. Glue the burlap to the white stamped cardstock
11. Using Glue dots attach the leaves.
12. Using Pop Dots attach the Thankful part of the sentiment.
13. Using Pop Dots attach the button in the centre of the leaves and add the rest of the sentiment.

Fragile - Miss You Card - Creative Paper Trade Challenge Week #2

I decided that since I had some extra time today in my Scraproom I would create a 4th card for this weeks Creative Paper Trade Challenge - I decided to use the free Digi also!

 Here is my Card!

Details:  Creative Paper Trade Free Digi, Stamps:  PTI (Background Basics: Sheet Music & Postmarks) & Paper Smooches (Metropolis), Patterned Paper:  Echo Park (Your's Truly 6x6), Ink:  PTI (True Black & Pure Poppy), Button:  PTI Pure Poppy, Twine:  American Crafts, EKSuccess Border Punch, Cardstock:  PTI (Rustic Cream).

1. Stamp Rustic Cream cardstock with the Sheet Music Music Background stamp in black ink.
2. Stamp the Fragile stamp in Black on white cardstock & the Miss You stamp in Red and trim cardstock. 
3. Cut the pink patterned paper to fit the trimmed sentiments.  Using a border punch punch the top of the pink patterned paper. 
4. pop dot the digi cut from the centre of the rustic cream card base. 
5. pop dot the sentiment on an angle.
6. stamp the airmail arrow in red ink and pop dot from the sentiment. 
7. Tie the button around a bow made of pink seambinding.

Nutty for You Card - CAS(E) This Sketch #1

There is a new Sketch Challenge Blog that started up this week and I decided to Play along.  The CAS(E) This Sketch! for this week is:

Here is the Card I created! 

Details:  Stamps:  Paper Smooches (Falling For You), Patterned Paper:  American Crafts Amy Tangerine (Ready Set Go), Bella Blvd (Christmas Wishes), Cardstock:  Bazzill & PTI, Ink:  Momento (Rich Cocoa), Twine:  PTI, Copic Marker:  R27, Felt heart.

1. Stamp the acorn on the back of the patterned papers and cut out.
2. Layer the pieces to make the acorn
3. Stamp the Hearts and sentiment in Brown ink on the white cardstock piece.
4. Colour in the hearts. 
5. Pop Dot the Acorn from the card and glue the white cardstock to a green card base.

The Cameo Spotlight Challenge #5 - Fall Colours

I decided to play along with The Cameo Spotlight Challenge again this week!  It is a colour Challenge using the following colours!

Rich Red • Deep Orange • Harvest Gold

Here is the Card I came up with!

I used a Lori Whitlock Fall Tree Shape found in the Silhouette Store! I wanted a little dimension to the tree leaves so I cut them 2 times and placed the first cut inside the whole of the negative cut on the white cardstock and then scored an additional leaf down the centre before gluing to the centre of the first leaf!

Details: Silhouette Cameo, Lori Whitlock Cut Shape (Tree), Woodgrain Stamp: Hero Arts, Sentiment Stamp: PTI-Fillable Frames #1, Ink: PTI – Dark Chocolate, Patterned Paper: Patterned Paper: Bella Blvd (Finally Fall), Ribbon: PTI, Button: Jenni Bowlin, Twine: American Crafts

1. Cut the Tree on White Cardstock
2. Cut the leaves in 2 different patterned papers
3. Place a piece of cardstock behind the white cut tree and attach first layer of leaves.
4. Using a scoring blade score the 2nd Layer of leaves before glueing to give a little dimension
5. Tie Ribbon around the white cardstock piece and tie twine through button then tie in a bow.
6. Pop Dot the white piece to a craft cardstock base.

Creative Paper Trade - Paper Nudge #2 Challenge - Sketch

I wanted to complete all three challenges again at the Creative Paper Trade!  This card is for the Paper Nudge #2 Challenge - A Sketch! 

Here is the Card I made!  I had a lot of fun with this Challenge!  And even used some Old Chatterbox Paper!  I used some Digital's from the Creative Paper Trail Esty Shop!  I used the Notes:  Journal Tag and I stamped a sentiment onto it and I used a round Digital as well! 

I created a little dimension with a lot of pop dots and some additional prints of the Circle 

Details:  Digitals(Creative Paper Trail Etsy Shop), Patterned Paper:  Chatterbox (Scrapbook Walls – Garden Pebbles),  Bella Blvd (Christmas Wishes – Christmas Love),  Stamps:  PTI – Love Songs, Ink:  PTI True Black & Pure Poppy, Ribbon:  Blue Seambinding, Button:  PTI – Hibicus Burst,  Dies:  PTI (Journal Tabs, Doily Details), Twine:  American Crafts, Sewing Machine, Punch:  Split Punch (Stampin Up), Cuttlebug, Fabric Brad:  Spare parst from the Paper Studio.

1. Sew it in place. 
2. Print & Cut the Digitals from Creative Paper Trail.  
3. Stamp the sentiment P.S. I love you on the tag.
4. Using the Split punch punch a strip of the Heart patterned paper.
5. Pop dot from the Notes tag.
6. Cut the doily die and the journal tab with the Cuttlebug Machine.
7. Pop dot the circle digital from the doily die and trim the heart from another of the round digital.
8. Fold the heart in half and glue the centre of the heart to the heart on the circle cut.
9. Using the Brad make a bow from the ribbon.
10. Pop Dot the round digital on the journal tag.
11. Tie some twine through the button and glue to the centre of the round part on the digital journal tag.
12. Stamp the journal tab with the heart in red and the xo’s in black. And glue to the diginal journal tag.

Creative Paper Trade - Colour My Week #2 Challenge

The Creative Paper Trade Colour My Week Challenge #2 is Purples and Pinks!

Here is my card!  I even made a fabric flower!

Details:  PTI - Dies (Frame & Leaves), Stamps:  Paper Smooches (Sentiments), Fabric, Bling:  Pebbles, Ranger Stickles, Cardstock & Patterned paper: PTI.

Creative Paper Trade - Tip Top Shape #2 - Triangles

The Creative Paper Trade Shape Challenge for this week is Triangles!  

Here is what I came up with!   The cone shape is a triangle!  

Details:  Silhouette Cameo, 2 Silhouette Cuts from Lori Whitlock, Patterned papers:  Maggie Collection by Lori Whitlock. Bazzill cardstock (white & kraft), Glitter, Glossy Accents, Ribbon, Pearl, Stamp & Ink:  PTI.

1. Open the Ice cream cone and weld the top to the bottom of the cone. 
2. Cut 2 from White Cardstock. 
3. Cut the Top from the Pink with White Polka dot Patterned Paper. 
4. Cut the 2 base cone parts from kraft cardstock. 
5. Ink the top base cut with Dark Brown ink and glue to the craft triangle piece. 
6. make a card base from the 2 white cuts that were welded.
7. Pop dot the pink top of the cone from the base. 
8. Tie the ribbon in  bow.
9. Using glossy Accents apply glitter to the 3 flower pieces that were cut from the yellow patterned paper.
10. Pop dot each layer to give some dimension and add the yellow pearl to the centre of the flower.  
11. Stamp sentiment and trim, then glue to the card.

Creative Paper Trade - Tip Top # 1 Challenge

So I have totally been enjoying the 3 challenges that were issued at the Creative Paper Trade last week and thought I would complete all 3 of the challenges - this is the 3rd one and we were to use Squares!  So I immediately thought to use the free digi shape that they issued during the week!  Here is my submission for the Challenge!

I wanted to give a little dimension to the original digi so I printed it a number of times so I could raise the frame and add a second apple and leaf!

Details:  Creative Paper Trade-Week 1 Digi (Thanks), Patterned Paper:  Jillibean Blossom Soup (Red & White Polka Dot), Lined Paper (misc), Kraft Cardstock:  Bazzill, Twine & Ribbon:  PTI, Stickles, White Gel Pen 

1. Print 3 copies of the Free Thanks Digi.
2. Trim the centre out of the first one leaving only the Yellow Frame.
3. Out of the Centre piece trim the apple shape.
4. Trim only the green leaf from the 2^nd printed digi.
5. Then pop dot the yellow frame from the remaining printed digi.
6. Score the centre of the cut apple and glue on top of the centre of the full printed digi.
7. Score the Leaf cut in the centre and glue the folded part to the green leaf.
8. Tie the Twine around the Apple stem
9. Add Green Stickles to the leaf and set aside to dry.
10. Cut a kraft card base.
11. Cut the Rulled paper to fit in the card front and glue to the base of the card.
12. Cut a banner shape from the Red and White polka dot patterned paper and glue to the centre of the card front.
13. Attach a piece of yellow ribbon to the bottom of the digi cut once it is try and then pop dot off the centre of the top portion of the card.
14. Round the 2 Bottom corners.
15. Using the White Gel pen add the faux stitching lines. 

Card -"Sweet" Ice Cream Cone

I decided to play along with The Cameo Spotlight Challenge again!

Challenge # 4 is to us a Triangle and I decided to make this Ice Cream Cone Card!

I used 2 Silhouette Cuts by Lori Whitlock along with some of her Patterned paper from her Maggie Collection.  

I used the Pink with White Polka dots and the yellow patterned paper for the flower.  The 2 silhouette cuts I used are Ice Cream and the flower from Card kit Flower Pot .

Details:  Silhouette Cameo, 2 Silhouette Cuts from Lori Whitlock, Patterned papers:  Maggie Collection by Lori Whitlock. Bazzill cardstock (white & kraft), Glitter, Glossy Accents, Ribbon, Pearl, Stamp & Ink:  PTI.

1. Open the Ice cream cone and weld the top to the bottom of the cone. 
2. Cut 2 from White Cardstock. 
3. Cut the Top from the Pink with White Polka dot Patterned Paper. 
4. Cut the 2 base cone parts from kraft cardstock. 
5. Ink the top base cut with Dark Brown ink and glue to the craft triangle piece. 
6. make a card base from the 2 white cuts that were welded.
7. Pop dot the pink top of the cone from the base. 
8. Tie the ribbon in  bow.
9. Using glossy Accents apply glitter to the 3 flower pieces that were cut from the yellow patterned paper.
10. Pop dot each layer to give some dimension and add the yellow pearl to the centre of the flower.  
11. Stamp sentiment and trim, then glue to the card.

Card - Love Love you Today

I made another card today!  For another Challenge at the Creative Paper Trade!  This time the challenge was to use Letters!  I found this cute little Love Cut by Lori Whitlock and also used Her Digital Paper set the Maggie Collection!  Here is what I came up with!

Here is a close up of the embellished Bow!  I glittered another button and used one of the tags from the Lori's Paper collection!

Here is what the paper collection looks like! 

Details:  Silhouette Cameo, Die cuts & Patterned Papers:  Lori Whitlock, Stamps, Buttons & Ink:  PTI, Pin: Fancy Pants, Twine:  American Crafts.

1. Print the Patterned Border Strips and cut them out.  
2. Print out the solid Blue Patterned Paper and stamp the hearts in white ink. 
3. Trim the border stripes to fit the card shape.
4. Sew the border stripes onto the card using yellow thread. 
5. Tie the bow and add the glittered button & pin
6. pop dot the silhouette cut letters.

3D Spider Coffin Box

So I have been playing around again in my Scrap Room!  And this is what I came up with! 

I used 2 of Lori Whitlock's new Silhouette Cut Files (3D Hinged Halloween Coffin Box, and 2 Halloween Spider Owl Set) along with her new Digital Happy Halloween Collection available at Jessica Sprague!

I cut the Spiders 2 times from her printed digital kit paper  and then trimmed away the legs and web on one for each of the spiders.  Then I scored down the centre to provide a little dimension... I also added some googly eyes and inked the edges!

The coffin is also cut from patterned paper from her digital kit along with the tag! I also added a glitter to a black button using some spray glue!

Creative Paper Trade Challenge - Colour My Week #1

I found a really cool new Challenge Blog called "Creative Paper Trade" this week and could not wait till the first challenge was issued!  They will have 3 differenet challenges in one week and then one winner chosen and some cards highlighted thru the week.  The first Challenge of the Week is a Colour Challenge details are below:

This is my take on the challenge!

I Here is a close up of the frame and flower!

I used a frame silhouette cut by Lori Whitlock and also her Hello Summer Paper by Echo Park

Details:  Silhouette Cameo, Frame & Patterned Paper by Lori Whitlock, Stamp & Ink (Papertrey Ink). Green Leaf pins (Maya Road),  EK Success Border Punch, Felt, My Favorite Things Rolled Rose Die.

1. Cut 3 Banner shapes from the Blue patterned paper to fit the front of the white card base. 
2. glue them down leaving the edges at the bottom free of glue so that you can flip them up a little.
3. cut the frame on your Silhouette from the yellow patterned paper and from white paper and stamping the sentiment pop dot the yellow frame on top of the white cut piece. 
4. Tie the Pink ribbon around the card and tie in a bow.  
5. Pop dot the Frame in the centre of the card. 
6. attach the green stick pins
7. Using a EK Success border punch trim some of the pink patterned paper to create a notched edge. 
8. add some pink pom pom trim to the top.

Hello Friend Card - The Cameo Spotlight Challenge #3

 I decided to play along with The Cameo Spotlight Challenge for this week again!  This week's Challenge is a colour challenge, Steel Blue, Sage Green and Beige!

I found this cute card kit flower pot on the Silhouette Online Store by Lori Whitlock.  And as soon as I saw the colour challenge for this challenge I also immediately thought of the new For The Record Lines by Echo Park!  

All papers are from the Echo Park For the Record 2 Lines!  I stamped the beige patterned paper with some white ink and a Paper Smooches Stamp to give a little detail to the flower pot.

The Flower pot actually acts like an envelope and the flowers pull out so you see the inside of the card!

I also cut 2 of the green layers and hand cut the leaves out  to give more dimension to them.  I also added a little Glossy Accents and glitter to them, then folded them in half before gluing over the main layer.  To Give the flowers a little more dimension I cut 2 and layered them together with a layer of pop dots in between.  Then to finish the flowers off I cut some felt and made a rolled felt flower the centre! 

Stuffed Christmas Tree Ornament

Ok - so I decided I wanted to try cutting some fabric on my Silhouette and I came up up with this little project yesterday!  I recently purchased some burlap and was dying to use it!

I used the following cuts from the silhouette store along with a set of  heart shapes  all by Lori Whitlock.

Stuffed Christmas Tree Details:  Burlap, Beige broadcloth,Brown & Red Fabric, Twine & Button:  PTI, Red Ruffled Ribbon:  Maya Road, Glossy Accents and Glamour dust Glittter, Heat n Bond Fusable Web, Sewing Machine:  Kenmore.

1. Iron on some fusable webbing to the Red Fabric and the Beige Broadcloth and cut the pie shape on the broadcloth and the heart from the Red Fabric.
2. Iron the beige broadcloth to the burlap and trim around the broadcloth with sisscors, 
3. create a tree trunk buy cutting a rectangle from the brown fabric and turn rightside out - stuff lightly.
4. Iron the heart on the tree and sew around it.
5. Sew around the tree making sure to include the tree trunk and leave an opening to turn it right side out. 
6. Stuff it slight with batting.  Sew up the remaining hole.
7. Sew Ribbon to the top 
8. cut the star and glossy accents and some glitter.
9. Glue the star to the top and add some red bling. 
10. tie some twine through a wood button and glue to the tree.
11. Add the Ribbon trim along the bottom of the Tree