Paper Playtime Challenge

OOPS!!!  Been a while since I've updated anything...boy Lots of stuff going on!!!  I was finally able to hire someone to put up railings down the front steps of my house!  YAY!!  I've wanted to do that for YEARS!!!  Found a new doctor that is helping me with my back, hip and leg pain! Have a ways to go, but I finally do have hope!!!  I had a small windfall recently and decided to get a Silhouette Cameo!  So far.....I LOVE IT!!  Doesn't rip paper, cuts intricate items so beautifully!  Wish that had been out before I spent so much $ on Cricut machines (Expression, E2 & Imagine) and all the cartridges!! The Imagine has been a disappointment in that it seems to lose its place and starts cutting out way off from the design.  Frustrating!!! I am still learning how to use the Silhouette software, but have gotten a few things printed, cut and on cards!  EXCITING!!  Also love browsing through the online store and have found so many neat things!  Haven't bought too much but have a LONG wish list!!! :-)
I saw the challenge for Paper Playtime and decided to try something with the Cameo for it!  I like how it turned out...hope you do, too!  I cut the layers at 2.25, put it together and popped up in the middle of the card.  Had some My Pink Stamper stamps and used that for the sentiment, stamped a butterfly and colored in with glitter gel pens and then loaded it up with buttons!  It was fun and she turned out sweet!  Here she is:

Love the eyelashes!!  Cut out like a dream!  

Another look... She makes me happy!!
God Bless!!

Child's Birthday Card

                                         Challenge#126: "Make a Wish"

Make a child's birthday card!  

The next challenge for a child's birthday card gave me the idea to use the new cartridge I just got from Ebay.......B is for Boys!  Cute cartridge!!  Also used Lyrical Letters (Jumbo) for the number 1 at 3 inches!  It looks orange, but it is really red!!!  I know a couple of little boys turning one this year so I thought of them when I made this card:

I used my Imagine machine for the images....and stamps for the inside!  I thought it turned out sweet.  Not too baby, but still a little boy look!  I'll have to make some others and decide which ones will be mailed out to the little tikes!  Have  a great day and God Bless!

St Patrick's Card

Cardz TV Stamps DT Challenge #25 

“Luck of the Irish" 

Make a card, layout or craft project using hand stamped, digital stamped or electronically cut Shamrocks or Leprechauns. 

Well today I tried working on challenges and wanted to do something different! I looked through my cartridges.....and reorganized them, too.....and found a neat cut for shamrocks on the Celebrate with Flourish cartridge. I also cut a couple of small shamrocks from the Paperdoll cartridge. Used a couple of embossing folders, some stickles and stamps and here is the final product with the outside first and then the inside:

I added some green sparklies to the inside, I'm pleased with the outcome....just wish it had been a better photo. Thanks for looking!!

Crafty Cardz Challenge #125

Crafty Cardz Challenge #125 "Critter Cuties"

Make a Valentine card with a critter

My card for the challenge is a simple card using the Studio G papers and Studio G Die Cut Shapes from WalMart.  I also used the Sizzix Pop Up card die and then decorated the inside with the papers and dies; the stamp was from a Recollections set I got a couple of years ago.  Also used the Martha Stewart punch for the border inside and Elegant Edges for the front layer.  I thought the die cuts were cute and just made the card sweet!  Hope you enjoy!  Thanks for your time in looking!

I love how the inside turned out.....hope to make more pop-up cards and have an added surprise inside!!  Have a blessed day!

Rebecca

Challenges

WOW!  2 posts in one day!!  HA!  I was inspired to make something I could use for several challenges, so here is what I made.  I found the card base (cut at 5 inches) in "Life is a Party" Cartridge with the heart cut out for the layer (cut at 4.8).  Then I went to the Imagine and used "Snow Angel" for the paper color for the layer piece and then the background behind the heart.  The sentiment is from a $1 bin as well as the clear gems on the snowflakes.  I used the Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder on the layer piece, sponged on VersaMark dazzle and then used clear embossing powder to give the snowflakes a shine.  Punched out Martha Stewart snowflakes for the upper left corner and called it done!  I like how it turned out, hope you do too!  Thanks for taking the time to look!!  This was a FUN day off!! 

I'm entering in Beccy's Place - Anything but Rectangle
      Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Let it snow again
      Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
      Papertime Challenge - Use Sentiment Stamp   \
      Charisma Cardz - Anything goes


I would LOVE to win something!!!  But just getting this done and posted makes me SMILE!!!

President's Day

Well we got through Valentine's, had snow flurries on Saturday....really beautiful coming down, I played around with stuff in my craft room yesterday and have the day off today!  I've been trying to find extended Cuttlebug B plates....no one carries them anymore.  Online they have $8 shipping.....UGH!  I have some Sizzix pop-up sets and really would like to use them....been trying to figure that out, need the plates!!  :-) Anyway here is a picture of the cupcakes for work....looked pretty!  They were a hit!

Today I'm going to work on some challenges.....hope I can get things accomplished!!  Have a great day!

God bless and hold you in His hands!!

It's Valentine's EVE!!  My daughter wanted to make cupcakes for her coworkers as a treat so she baked the cupcakes and I decorated with the icing....then sprinkles.  They turned out cute!  I'll try to get a picture of the 2 we held out for 'us' for Valentine's Day.  A couple of years ago I bought a cupcake 'stand' that is red and a swirl shape, she is going to take that to display her cupcakes.  I told her to take a picture and send it to me, so I'll post it when I get it from her.
Valentine's isn't my favorite holiday.....but the card sales help fund my habit!!  Sort of hard to make those cards when there isn't love or romance in my own life to share or inspire.  Oh well, maybe the Lord has plans for me to meet the last love of my life in my future.  After all, it is in His hands!
Happy Valentine's Day!