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

 This is the back so you can see how to curve it around shape.  

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/

It's Easter Blog Hop Day 2- April 8

Day 2- Thank you so much for all of you who joined in the Easter Blog Hop yesterday and left such wonderful comments.  I too got a lot of great ideas from all the great projects. 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 Tree-

 I bought this little metal tree last year after Easter as I thought it would be fun to decorate for different holidays.  I used different cuts from the Easter 2010 cart. I tried to make it so it looked good from all sides.  I also used my new Tim Holtz rosette die, some little eggs and ribbon.  Sorry the pictures are not the best. Remember you can click on the picture to make  them  bigger.  On the top of the tree one side says Easter and one says Spring.  

Glory Card-

So fun making cute little bunny and chick projects but wanted to make a project sharing what I believe is the true meaning of Easter. I used the cross from the Easter cart and embossed the back ground paper with wood look folder.  Hung sheer ribbon around cross. Inside is sprayed with Glimmer Mist and I used cuts from Inspired Hearts. 
Tomorrow I will be posting a fullsize Easter Vintage look banner and another card.  Have a great day  

Your next  crafty idea comes from the talented  Patricia at http://creativediva98.blogspot.com/

It's Easter Blog Hop

Welcome to the “It’s Easter” Blog Hop to help you get ready for this wonderful Easter season. I am very excited to be a part of this blog with many talented crafters.  A big thanks to Shawnee for setting up this Blog Hop and for providing the overall Blog Candy. To be eligible for Shawnee's  blog candy you MUST visit each blog and leave a comment  in support of each crafter and the time they have put into their work. For my personal blog candy you will need to be one of my followers (because I love followers) and leave a comment (because I love comments even more). If you write a comment each day you will have 4 chances.  I will draw the winner using random.org on the morning of April 11th.  

This hop runs from April 7th - 10th, 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! Come back all 4 days to see some new projects, tutorials, and more.Tell your friends about the hop.

Each day of the Blog Hop I will be posting a crafty project as well as an Easter card.

Day 1 April 7, 2011

Easter bucket- This is the first time I have made one of these cute little buckets.  I will definitely do this again.  I used the Easter 2010 cart for all the cuts.  I cut a paper to fit the size of my bucket and then decorated it all around.  I then made a mini banner and attached it with strong tape to the inside of the bucket and the other end to the lid.  You can fill the bucket with candy or little goodies and place the banner neatly on top.  When the lid is opened it will pull the banner out to reveal the goodies inside. 

Shape card- this was a card I made last year that reminds me of the sugar egg look.  Cuts 

from Easter 2010 cart and the butterflies are from a MS punch.  

Hope you enjoyed todays project and come back tomorrow to see my Easter tree and another card.  

If you have started here at Cricutcraftingrammy you can go to the beginning HERE and hop along with us. 
Your next  crafty idea comes from the talented  Patricia at http://creativediva98.blogspot.com/

Blogs for the It’s Easter Blog Hop

1. Shawnee - Http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/

2.  Rachelle - http://rachelle-rachellesplace.blogspot.com/

3.  Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

4.  Suzanne - http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/  This is me

5.  Patricia - http://creativediva98.blogspot.com/ Next stop

6.  Shelly & Kitty  http://kccroppers.blogspot.com/

7.  Rhonda - http://scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/

8.  Mandie - http://mandiesscrappin.blogspot.com/

9.  Mickie -  http://littlescrapcorner.blogspot.com/

10. Deborah - http://scrappingmamma.net/

11. Kristy http://www.scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/

12. Tristan - http://tristans-time-4-craftin.blogspot.com/

13. Ellen - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/

14. Monica - http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/

15. Robin - http://thecricutscrapper.blogspot.com/

16. Christine - http://crabbycakescrafts.blogspot.com/

Vintage Card with sketch for CC weekly challenge

This is my card for the Weekly challenge on the CC Blog.  We were to make a sketch and  then use the sketch for the project.  I wanted to make a Vintage card.  Used Fabulous Finds, Mother's Day Bouquet cart.  Use Tim Holtz ink on edges.  Made beaded pins to add to flowers and added the metal key.

Close up of flowers.  

Two Floral Embellished Mother's Day cards for BBTB2 challenge

This is my card for the BBTB2 challenge this week.  The challenge was to make a Mother's Day card with the 2010 Mother's Day Cart or another cart.  I do not have the MD 2010 so used Florals Embellished which has a ton of phrases for Mothers, Grandmas, etc. I love this cartridge a lot.   Since my mom passed several years ago I made cards for my DD's.  The first is for my oldest daughter who became a mom in November. She loves blues and purples.

The second card is for my youngest daughter who has a 15 month old and is expecting her second girl in July. She loves pink which I guess is a real good thing since they will have two girls.    

It's Easter Blog Hop April 7-10th-preview card with SU stamps

I am very excited about the upcoming Blog Hop I am participating in .  There are some very crafty people participating .  I hope you will join us everyday to get some great ideas.  

The card below I made this week after getting my first SU stamp.  I know, I know I should have ordered from them along time ago, but I was afraid to give into another temptation.  My friend Brenda set me up with her SU consultant and viola my first card with the stamp. Thanks again for the enabling Brenda.  Now let me tell you about the flowers on the tree.  I didn't use permanent ink so when I started adding Stickles (Diamond) it began to run.  My first reaction was Oh no I ruined my card but low and behold I realized it looked really cool so I continued and this time I actually like my error.  The Easter paper is from J's.  One of only two Easter paper sheets  they had.  The cardstock is shiny paper I get at J's in 8 1/2 x 11 tablets.  Added flower, bling, and ribbon and I was done.  

More Recipe book pages for the One hour challenge

Here are two more pages I did for the One Hour Challenge Recipe swap.  The first recipe was from my friend Brenda.  The second recipe is one I got offline from Paula Deen.  I had this pudding last week at bible study and it was so yummy.  I used Sesame Street Friends and some sticker letters.