I made this Valentine banner using a file from the Silhouette store. The paper used was last years Doodlebug Valentine paper. I then added pieces to add to the tops of each banner piece to reinforce the pieces. Each one was punched with a different heart or fancy Martha Stewart punches. Between each banner piece I added white, pink and red netting and ribbon. The word Love was cut from the Cricut Storybook. I then stamped and cut out two different Julie Nutting stamps and paper pieced their dresses. I colored the hair, cheeks and shoes with Copic markers. I then added Julie Nutting wings stamped on paper and pop dotted the dolls atop white and red heart shaped doilies. The last thing I did was add gems for earrings and necklaces. And viola Happy Valentines Day.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
MPC challenge Any Cartridge that begins with "S"
This week at My Paper Crafting the challenge is to use any Cartridge that begins with "S".
I ended up using two cartridges that started with "S" on my project-
Storybook and Shall We Dance
This paper is from an old Stack called Once Upon a Time from DCWV which I have seen redone in the stores again. The paper is very decorated and already had a title so I used the Storybook cartridge to add some fancy corners. The crown and wand I found on the Cartridge Shall We Dance.
The first page of pictures are of my granddaughter Kenzie in dressup clothes.
In the first pic she is helping with laundry. What a cute Cinderella!
In these pictures she is playing with her play house, cleaning and helping daddy wash the car.
She is a beautiful princess to us.
Please join us at My Paper Crafting and use a Cricut cartridge for the challenge this week that starts with "S". Then link up and join us. Happy craftin!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Make a Wish Upon a Dandelion layout
The weekly challenge for the Cricut Circle is the Decorative Letter Challenge Create a scrapbook page, card, home decor item, or other project where you include a word of your choice. One or more of the letters in your chosen word must be replaced by a Cricut shape.
I also combined this with Amanda Crafts and More challenge which was to use a sketch and share the sketch with your layout. I immediately went on the hunt for a multi picture double page layout sketch and I found a great one at Page Maps to use.
March Map from Page Maps 2012
This is my adorable oldest granddaughter Katie in our backyard blowing on dandelions for the first time. She had so much fun and made sure she found every dandelion in the backyard before she quit. I chose to use the grays and reds of her clothes and found in my stash this wonderful Cosmo Cricket paper called Something Blue which came in a kit.
The large scallop circle was cut from Elegant Edges page 47 at 11 inches.
The small red circle under the doily was from page 23 cut at 4.5 inches.
The title was cut from Nursery Rhymes at 2 inches
Dandelions and Dandelion border from Storybook page 43 cut at 2.5 inches
The I in wish was replaced with a dandelion cut.
I added sticker letters so the full title is " Make a Wish Upon a Dandelion"
The Once Upon a time tage and the little words all came from the kit.
They say bliss, happiness, joy and elation.These were pop dotted and inked on the edges.
I also used some crochet border and added Diamond Stickles to the ends of the dandelions.
I am really happy with the way this came out and love the colors.
Thanks for looking and Happy Craftin.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Cards for Emily Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to the Cards for Emily Blog Hop Day 1!!!
This is a 2 day hop so be sure to come back tomorrow for some more inspiration! :)
If you came from ***Enter name and link of person before you*** then you are in the right place! If you just happened across my blog and are interested in the entire hop and Emily's story, start back at Michelle's blog at Scrappin' For Kenzie!
Emily is a sweet little 6 year old girl that has battled Leukemia since before Chrstmas 2011. She has had to endure more pain in a few short months than most adults in their entire life. She has gone from Leukemia to Rotavirus, to pancreatitis, to kidney stones, then to shingles, not to mention over 300 pokes in her tiny little body! From chemo to blood draws to feeding tube. Her bone marrow is finally at 0.00% so she is now in remission and back at home! She is still going through 7 different chemotherapy treatments but is finally doing better! To read her full story and updates please visit the original Cards for Emily info post HERE
For this hop all we ask is that you hop through the list, then when you are done, link up your card for Emily at Scrappin' for Kenzie. The link up tool is in the left hand side bar under "Cards for Emily". You will see her picture right above it.
REMEMBER: There is no requirement to leave comments or even hop through all of the blogs if you don't have time. There will be no personal candy at any of the stops along the way. That way you can get maximum inspiration to make your own card and have enough time to link it up and send it away!
There WILL be however a giveaway to one lucky winner that links up their card by February 29th 2012. You can link up as many cards/projects that you would like. The more you link up and send the more greater your chance is of winning a.....
$20 gift certificate to
Their etsy store has over 100 stamps to choose from!
Now on to my card for Emily!
I made a 4 x 8 Easel card.
The unicorn is cut from Once Upon a Princess page 58 and Sparkle come from page 56. I added Stickles, ribbon from my stash, a gem eye, Peachy Keen stamp for eyelashes, and some cute little crown and wand brads.
The other thing which you can't tell from looking at the card is I used a great tutorial by Amy at Love to Crop to make Wiggle wires. Amy made a great tutorial which is quick and easy to follow. so now my unicorn wiggles and wobbles. I highly recommend you check it out.
Thank you sooooo much for joining us in this great cause for Cards For Emily!! We REALLY REALLY hope you will participate and link up your card to put a smile on this very beautiful, very deserving little girl that Michelle is honored to call her niece. :)
Your next hop in the line up for day 1 is Tina
Happy Scrapping! Hope to see you again tomorrow!
Here is the line-up for Day 1 in case you get lost along the way. Be sure to come back tomorrow as we have all new projects and some new designers!
Michelle - http://scrappinforkenzie.blogspot.com
Faith Abigail - http://www.faithabigaildesigns.com/
Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com/
Elizabeth - http://visionsofpaper.blogspot.com/
Marie - http://ethansimprints.blogspot.com/
Michele - http://fishmememoriesandmore.blogspot.com/
Suzanne - http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/
Tina - http://www.teenabugg.blogspot.com/
Jennasa - http://findtimetocreate.blogspot.com/
Teresa - http://scrappintplace.blogspot.com/
Jen - http://www.jenscraftcorner.com/
Beckie - http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/
Karen - http://www.creationsbykw.blogspot.com/
Brenda - http://friendscraftinwithfriends.blogspot.com/
Charlotte - http://alittlebitofdetail.blogspot.com/
Robin - http://robinscreativecottage.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Please come back tomorrow for more inspiration and I hope you will make a card to send to Emily and join with us in bringing some sunshine to this little girl and her family.
Entering card in Getting Cricky with K Andrew- Fantasy land Challenge
Love to Crop- Wiggle It
If you came from ***Enter name and link of person before you*** then you are in the right place! If you just happened across my blog and are interested in the entire hop and Emily's story, start back at Michelle's blog at Scrappin' For Kenzie!
Emily is a sweet little 6 year old girl that has battled Leukemia since before Chrstmas 2011. She has had to endure more pain in a few short months than most adults in their entire life. She has gone from Leukemia to Rotavirus, to pancreatitis, to kidney stones, then to shingles, not to mention over 300 pokes in her tiny little body! From chemo to blood draws to feeding tube. Her bone marrow is finally at 0.00% so she is now in remission and back at home! She is still going through 7 different chemotherapy treatments but is finally doing better! To read her full story and updates please visit the original Cards for Emily info post HERE
For this hop all we ask is that you hop through the list, then when you are done, link up your card for Emily at Scrappin' for Kenzie. The link up tool is in the left hand side bar under "Cards for Emily". You will see her picture right above it.
REMEMBER: There is no requirement to leave comments or even hop through all of the blogs if you don't have time. There will be no personal candy at any of the stops along the way. That way you can get maximum inspiration to make your own card and have enough time to link it up and send it away!
There WILL be however a giveaway to one lucky winner that links up their card by February 29th 2012. You can link up as many cards/projects that you would like. The more you link up and send the more greater your chance is of winning a.....
$20 gift certificate to
Their etsy store has over 100 stamps to choose from!
Now on to my card for Emily!
I made a 4 x 8 Easel card.
The unicorn is cut from Once Upon a Princess page 58 and Sparkle come from page 56. I added Stickles, ribbon from my stash, a gem eye, Peachy Keen stamp for eyelashes, and some cute little crown and wand brads.
The other thing which you can't tell from looking at the card is I used a great tutorial by Amy at Love to Crop to make Wiggle wires. Amy made a great tutorial which is quick and easy to follow. so now my unicorn wiggles and wobbles. I highly recommend you check it out.
I then got the idea of also making Emily a banner for her door. I used a cardboard mini book for the base and covered both sides with various flowered paper. Emily's name and the crown was cut from Storybook. I added ribbon, embellishments and a bunch of gems to bling out the crown.
Thank you sooooo much for joining us in this great cause for Cards For Emily!! We REALLY REALLY hope you will participate and link up your card to put a smile on this very beautiful, very deserving little girl that Michelle is honored to call her niece. :)
Your next hop in the line up for day 1 is Tina
Happy Scrapping! Hope to see you again tomorrow!
Here is the line-up for Day 1 in case you get lost along the way. Be sure to come back tomorrow as we have all new projects and some new designers!
Michelle - http://scrappinforkenzie.blogspot.com
Faith Abigail - http://www.faithabigaildesigns.com/
Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com/
Elizabeth - http://visionsofpaper.blogspot.com/
Marie - http://ethansimprints.blogspot.com/
Michele - http://fishmememoriesandmore.blogspot.com/
Suzanne - http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/
Tina - http://www.teenabugg.blogspot.com/
Jennasa - http://findtimetocreate.blogspot.com/
Teresa - http://scrappintplace.blogspot.com/
Jen - http://www.jenscraftcorner.com/
Beckie - http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/
Karen - http://www.creationsbykw.blogspot.com/
Brenda - http://friendscraftinwithfriends.blogspot.com/
Charlotte - http://alittlebitofdetail.blogspot.com/
Robin - http://robinscreativecottage.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Please come back tomorrow for more inspiration and I hope you will make a card to send to Emily and join with us in bringing some sunshine to this little girl and her family.
Entering card in Getting Cricky with K Andrew- Fantasy land Challenge
Love to Crop- Wiggle It
Monday, August 29, 2011
FCCB Challenge Touch of yellow August 29
Hello everyone it is time for this weeks Fantabulous Cricut Challenge. The challenge this week is called "Splash of Color"- Use yellow. I am not a big yellow person but to me nothing makes yellow "pop" like black and white. I have been trying to make a dent in the huge pile of pictures of my two granddaughters and now that has expanded to 3. I had a bunch of odds and ends pictures that I wanted to do something with. I usually do two page layouts. The first page is 3 1/2 " squares with black or white 3 3/4 " frames. The lettering spells Katie and is Storybook cut at 3 " and using the shadow.
On the second page the squares are the same size. I then cut out the daisy from Mother's Day Bouquet.
I cut 1 at 3 ", 2 at 2 1/2". and 2 at 2 ". I then pinched each petal towards the center of the petal. The centers are contrasting black and white circles and yellow buttons sewn with Wonder Thread.
Hope you have fun with this challenge at FCCB this week. I can't wait to see your projects using a splash of yellow. Please come by and visit my blog whenever you can. Also come back each day to see what all is going on daily at FCCB.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Oh Baby Blog Hop August 4-6 Day 1
I am entering this in the Cooking with Cricut Anything Goes Challenge for the week of October 5. For the challenge we could select our favorite project of all times or a new project. I decided to post my Monkey diaper tree as it is the first project that came to mind. I designed it all myself and am proud of how it came out.
Welcome to the Oh Baby! Blog Hop hosted by EMILY at Create Serendipity. I have really been looking forward to this hop since I just had my third grand daughter in 18 months just 3 weeks ago. I am so blessed and spend a lot of time scrapbooking for them. I am excited to see all of the fabulous Baby themed projects and don't forget to check out the blog candy. This is a very large hop, so you have 3 days to check out all of the projects! This hop runs from August 4-6, so make sure you check back for new projects each day! So now we are ready to hop away. If you found this Blog hop through my blog please start at Emily's blog so you don't miss any of the baby cuteness. So speaking of cuteness here is a picture of my first granddaughter Katie 18 months holding her new sister Brittany. These girls belong to my youngest daughter and her husband. This is my middle granddaughter Kenzie who is almost 9 months old and belongs to my oldest daughter and her husband.
Remember you can click on the pictures to make them larger.
1. I started with a cake circle round I had. I sprayed it with green glimmer mist to make it green.
2. I used a cardboard cone and scissor rack I found in the garage. I added a paper cone on top to form the tree.
3. I placed diapers newborn around the scissor rack in a circle. I used most of a 90 box of diapers. I tied them tightly. It really helps to have someone help with this. You need to tie diapers so they are usable afterwards.
4. I covered the string with a brown strip of paper.
5. I then measure the circle at the top and made a cover for the center. Later I topped this with little blue stones to make it look like water.
6. I cut scalloped borders 12 inches long and 3 inches high and then cut down the valley so I could wrap them around tree and turn down to give it the palm tree look.
7. I used Life's a Beach and cut palm tree top to fit to page. I think I ended up with 3 each of 2 different greens. I then folded them in the middle and glued them to cone. I added coconuts.
8. I cut 3 inch monkeys and then reversed to have three backs. I hung with thin thread and added google eyes.
6. I cut scalloped borders 12 inches long and 3 inches high and then cut down the valley so I could wrap them around tree and turn down to give it the palm tree look.
7. I used Life's a Beach and cut palm tree top to fit to page. I think I ended up with 3 each of 2 different greens. I then folded them in the middle and glued them to cone. I added coconuts.
8. I cut 3 inch monkeys and then reversed to have three backs. I hung with thin thread and added google eyes.
The last thing I did was add a grass boder and then a name banner using Storybook font and some monkey ribbon.
My blog candy for the hop is a $10 gift card of your choice to either Michaels or Joanns. If however I pass the 300 follower mark I will chose two $10 winners. So please become a follower and send your crafty friends over to see the hop. Remember to become a follower and make a comment all three days of the hop to give you more chances to win.
Tomorrow I will share the rest of the things I did for the shower so please come back.
Tomorrow I will share the rest of the things I did for the shower so please come back.
I am also sharing this at My sherri crafts challenge which is party decor.
Now hop along to your last stop and see what Libby: http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/
has made for today!
Here is the entire list in case you get lost.
Jen R: http://www.memorieswithjen.blogspot.com/
Dawn: http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/
Lisa: http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/
Corrine: http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
Kathie: http://kathleessnippitsncricuts.blogspot.com/
Lisa P: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Gill M : http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
Nancie B: http://www.alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/
Kathy: http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com/
Kimmarie: http://kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com/
Janet: http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
CrafterBerly (Kimberly): http://www.crafterberly.com/
Deborah ~ http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
April: http://www.curlsandgrins.blogspot.com/
Michelle: http://www.designsoncloud9.blogspot.com/
Gina: http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
Anita:http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
Dana:http://www.Danascraftycorner.blogspot.com/
Elsa :http://www.justafewdesigns.blogspot.com/
Rachelle: http://www.creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/
Theresa : www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
Lisa: http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/ You should have come from here
Suzanne: http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/ This is me!
Libby: http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/ Next
Dawn: http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/
Lisa: http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/
Corrine: http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
Kathie: http://kathleessnippitsncricuts.blogspot.com/
Lisa P: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Gill M : http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
Nancie B: http://www.alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/
Kathy: http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com/
Kimmarie: http://kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com/
Janet: http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
CrafterBerly (Kimberly): http://www.crafterberly.com/
Deborah ~ http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
April: http://www.curlsandgrins.blogspot.com/
Michelle: http://www.designsoncloud9.blogspot.com/
Gina: http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
Anita:http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
Dana:http://www.Danascraftycorner.blogspot.com/
Elsa :http://www.justafewdesigns.blogspot.com/
Rachelle: http://www.creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/
Theresa : www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
Lisa: http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/ You should have come from here
Suzanne: http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/ This is me!
Libby: http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/ Next
Sunday, July 24, 2011
It's My Birthday Blog Hop July 22-July 24th Day 3 100 Years
Today is the last day of our blog hop for Rachelle.
So one last big Happy Birthday to you Rachelle!
you so much all for such wonderful projects and thank you to Rachelle for a great Blog Hop.
I hope you had a great time!
So here is the info about the blog hop from the birthday girl herself.
Welcome Crafting friends to the It's My Birthday" Blog Hop.
July 22-July 24th
8 am-11:30 PM
July 22-July 24th
8 am-11:30 PM
Thank you for joining and helping me celebrate my birthday. Those who know me know I love many things but one thing I love the most is crafting. So I decided to host this fun celebration with some of the most talented crafters that I know.
I do have a few rules for this hop, in support of each crafter and the time they have put into their work, to be eligible for the "Grand Prize" you MUST visit each blog and leave a comment for each day of the blog hop and also become a follower at "Creations By Rachelle" and also like my page on Facebook = http://www.facebook.com/CreationsbyRachelle?ref=ts
Have fun and enjoy all the wonderful projects created by some wonderful talented friends.
If you have started on Rachelle's blog you’re on the right track. If not, and just found this hop, you can go back to the beginning HERE and hop along with us.
This hop runs from July 22-24th, so you have plenty of time to make it all the way through the hop. Check out each blog and see what each blog has to offer for BLOG CANDY!
Tell your friends about the hop on your Facebook, Twitter, and link it here for an extra chance.
It's My Birthday Blog Line Up
Patricia- http://creativediva98.blogspot.com/
Suzanne-http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/ You are here
Lezlye- http://www.lezlyes.blogspot.com/
My project for the last day of our blog hop is a layout I did for my Great Aunt Ora's birthday. She is the remaining sibling of 9 kids who all lived to be over 90 except one. If you would like to see the shadowbox I made to give her here is the link. Shadowbox and card The paper and most of the embellishments are Bo Bunny. I also used a couple MS punches. I used Storubook for the letters and Lacey Labels. Inking done with Tim Holtz Tea Die Ink.
My blog candy for this blog hop and this month is a $25 gift certificate for your choice of Michaels or Joanns. I am celebrating my 6 month blogaversary as well as going over 250 followers. Please become a follower and leave a comment. All comments made on my blog from July 13-July 30th will be entered in the drawing.
The winner will be selected August 1st.
Please come back all 3 days for more great projects and more chances to win.
So now you are off to your next stop
Linn- http://linnsscrapshack.blogspo t.com/
Sunday, June 26, 2011
God Bless the USA on Blocks -Home Decor
For this project I went to Michaels and bought a package of thin precut blocks. The packge is only $2 and comes with circles, squares and rectangles. I painted them all with dark blue paint and then began decorating. The words and letters are cut from Storybook. The 4 inch squares and 4 inch circles were cut from George. Then I made three rosettes. I cut 2- 2 x 12 inch strips, punched the edges, scored using the punch as a guide, and hot glued together. On the top I added the 3 D star from Stand and Salute. I added some embellishments and ribbon. The backs are also covered with paper. My husband really liked it and we placed it on the "fireman altar" as I call his part of the mantle with all his fireman chotskies. I am entering this is the Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge God Bless America.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
BBTB2 and Craft Spot Challenge- Layout of youngest granddaughter
This week the BBTB2 challenge is to use one of the crowns from Home Decor. The Craft Spot Challenge was to make something to welcome a new Bundle of Joy. This is the layout I did today welcoming my youngest granddaughter Kenzie who we think is a sweet princess. I cut out the Once Upon a Time and the A Dream Come True from Storybook. The crown is from Home Decor and the wand and castle is from Once Upon a Princess. I cut the castle in 1/2. I used MS butterfly punch and PATP punch for sides and mats. I used glitter paper, shiny cardstock, and lots of pearls to decorate.
Close ups of pages (Remember you can click on picture to make it larger also.)
Monday, April 11, 2011
Vintage Shadowbox and Card for 100 year old Great Aunt
This weekend we celebrated my great aunt Ora's 100th birthday. We weren't supposed to bring gifts but I wanted to make something for her showcasing her 100 years as a surprise. My uncle sent me some pics he had of her as a young child and young woman and I used Bo Bunny paper. I used Storybook font and aged with Glimmer Mist and Tim Holtz ink. I also made a card to match. She was thrilled and the shadowbox was placed on the table where everyone signed in so that people could see the pictures of her.
Shadow box
Card front
Card inside
One very happy "100 year" old great aunt
Saturday, April 9, 2011
It's Easter Blog Hop Day 3- April 9
Day 3
Thank you so much for all of you who joined in the Easter Blog Hop the last two days and left such wonderful comments. I really appreciate your comments. Remember for each day you can leave a comment and get 4 chances to win. If you miss a day you can still go back and leave a comment. I will choose the winner by random.org on Monday morning. Sorry I forgot to post my Blog Candy last night. The winner of my blog will receive a $10 gift card to either Michaels or Joanns (your choice). All the Blog Hop details and the participants are in my post for April 7th if you need more information.
Easter Banner - This project was made to use some of the Vintage Easter cards I bought in a pack at my local LSS. I decided to make a banner so everyone could enjoy the cute little pictures. I started with precut out egg shape I found in Children's sections at Michaels and traced papers and cut to fit. Each egg was cut and decorated with ribbon, lace, trim, and vintage Easter cards. The Easter letters were cut from Storybook. I wanted to decorate the Easter eggs with lacy look edges. I used several different MS punches and cut 2- 12 inch borders for each egg. I then cut into borders 1/2 or so towards border so I could curve straight edges around egg and glue down. (See picture of back) Next I glued ribbon across backs of eggs and then covered each egg with another cutout paper egg. This is the banner hung in my kitchen.
Closeups of eggs and borders
SU Stamp card- I posted this last week in my blog but I wanted to share it again. A friend of mine Brenda made a card with this and I fell in love with it. Brenda set me up with her SU rep and this is what I came up with. This is the card I am giving my two daughters for Easter. I used the wrong kind of dark blue ink so when I put the Diamond (white) Stickles on it began to run. I thought I had ruined it and would have to start over but then I realized I really liked the way it looked so continued.
Tomorrow I will be posting an Easter Vintage layout and my last card. Have a great weekend.
Your next crafty idea comes from the talented Patricia at http://creativediva98.blogspot.com/
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