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.