Down By The Creek Bank Frog Card

Hi, all!  This week, I've got a post for you as part of Joy's Life's Design Team.

 Joy came up with the super cute theme this week....Down By The Creek Bank.  I remember as a kid catching night crawlers with my dad and finding salamanders in the window wells.  Yes, I was a tomboy.  

Growing up, I didn't see many frogs around but I wanted to use one for my project. This one is from Cricut's Create A Critter cartridge.

Lot's Of Pun was the first stamp set that I bought from Joy! You can get yours here.

For this weeks card, I used DoodleBug's Flower Box paper set.  The card is 4.25 x 5.5 in size.  I cut the frog at 3.5" and then played around with the paper strips to figure out what size I wanted.  I stamped the saying on a strip of white paper and then cut the tab by hand.  After adding stitching, ribbon, and a plastic flower, the card was done! 

Thanks for coming along with me on a trip down memory lane!  I hope you'll leave a comment and share one of your favorite memories with me.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hi, everyone! I've got a fun St. Patrick's day project for you!

I thought since I married into a Bailey family, I ought to post something today to celebrate the occasion!  

Here's a fun door hanger to brighten up your day.

When I was cutting this, I thought the pattern was super cute but I think the cuteness factor went way over the top after I added Joy's stamp from her Yummy Puns set!

You can check out Joy's stamps here.  She's also has THREE new sets coming out!  Joy's offering some great pre-order and bundle deals so I hope you'll check them out. 

This adorable SVG comes from SVGCuts Charm and Chance set.  I cut it out using Sure Cuts A Lot software and my Cricut.  You can also use your Silhouette with their files.  I resized the file to fit my door knob and added some glitter paper for the shamrock to spice it up a bit.  The banner is a strip of paper that I cut by hand and popped up with some foam tabs.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a safe and Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 

Valentine's Day Interlocking Gate Fold Card

Hi, everyone!  I recently found some time to just play in my hobby room.  I made this Valentine's Day card by doing a variation of a gate fold card.  This is a picture of it closed.

This is what it looks like when it is partially opened.

For this neat look, I used my Nestabilities to cut the white and scalloped oval.  I then glued the scallop oval onto one half of the gate fold and the white oval on the other half.  Just make sure that you are lining them up before the glue dries.  The cute bear is cut at 3.5" from Cricut's Create A Critter 2 cartridge.  The stamped saying is from Lots Of Pun set available at JoysLife.com.

It has been an eternity since I have had a project ready in time to enter in challenges.  So here goes, I'm entering them in the following:

Little Scrap Pieces Love Is In The Air 

4 Crafty Chicks #128 Pink & Red 

Go Fish Challenge #34 - I Love You

FCCB #148 Be My Valentine

Pumpkin Spice #6 Valentine

My Craft Spot #86 For Your Sweetheart 
 

I hope you have a nice Valentine's week. 

If you haven't done so already, there's still time to get your name in for a chance to win some great blog candy here!  

Thanks for stopping by!  

Glittery Gingerbread Man Tag

Hello!  Today I've got my last post for Joy's Fall Design Team.  I'll be popping up in the Winter term occasionally, so you can't get rid of me that easily!  :)

Joy asked us to tackle some glittery and colorful projects this week.  I ended up doing a simple tag but with the use of glitter and colors that pop, I think it came out pretty neat. 

 

Here's a closeup for you so you can see how much glitter is on the snowflake background and his bow tie.  

The stamp I chose comes from Joy's Oh, Christmas Puns set.  

Treat yourself this holiday season and pick up your own set here.  

I broke out my Cricut for this project.  The ginger bread man is from Create A Critter 2 and was cut at 3 inches.  I then hand cut the tag to the size I needed.
 
The technique I used for the background involves inking your embossing folder before you dry emboss your paper.  I then sprinkled glittery embossing powder on the paper and heat set it.  It's as easy as that to create a sparkly background!

Well, that's all for me today!  I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season.  See you in the New Year!!!

Christmas Treat Box

Hello!  I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving.  I can't believe it's the 1st of December already!   

If you've been following Joy's Life Design Team blog this week, you've seen that we are featuring bags & boxes.  

I used the Cricut Imagine for my project.

The stamp I used came from Joy's Yummy Puns set.

  I love how it can be used all year round.  If you don't already have this set in your collection, you can get it here.

 I used the Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridge for the colors.  The bag is from Tags, Bags, Boxes and more on page 115.  I made it as big as it would fit on a 12x12 piece of paper.  The tree is one of the stock shapes the Imagine comes with.  I printed and cut 2 of them and layered for some interest. 

This was fairly easy to make.  They can be cranked out quickly if you need some last minute gifts or have a large group of people that you want to give something to.  

Well, I hope you enjoyed my little bag for today.  

Stick around...starting tomorrow, we'll be kicking off Joys Life's Happy Holidays Blog Hop! There will be plenty of great holiday ideas.

 I'll have some great blog candy for one lucky hopper.  Hope to see you!

Squirrel Thanksgiving Card

Hello, everyone!  I can't believe Thanksgiving is around the corner.  Can you?  

This past week, the DT over at JoysLife.com has been featuring cards made with her wonderful stamps!  

When Cricut came out with Create A Critter2, I just HAD to have it! I love the images, especially this squirrel! 

He was the first thing I thought of when I saw this stamp.  It's from Joy's It's All Fall Puns set.  If you don't already have it, you can grab your own set here.

 

With all the holidays coming up, I think this says it all.  Our family usually has a large get together.  It's loud and fun!  

This card is 4.25" x 5.5".  I used Bazzill paper as the base.  Both yellow and brown background papers were printed with my Imagine from the Enjoy The Seasons cartridge.  The frame is one of the basic shapes on the Imagine and I filled it with the yellow pattern from Enjoy The Seasons. I added some glitter to both of the acorns to add some flair.

Well, I am the last post of the week for the Design Team.  We'll be taking off next week to be with our families. 

 I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Hello Kitty with Cri-Kits!

Hello, all!  

I have exciting news!  Joy's Life has teamed up with Cri-Kits and I can tell you, these markers are so fun to use!  

I immediately knew that I wanted to draw Hello Kitty and use her on a card. 

This lovely saying is from Joy's Lots of Pun stamp set.  Grab yours here!

 

I used Cri-Kits Regular & Neon set to draw Hello Kitty.  

 

They carry pen holders that work with Cricut, Pazzles, Silhouette, and Eclips!

This card is a larger 6.25" x 4.5" size.  I drew Hello Kitty from Cricut's HK Greetings cartridge at 3".  I then cut the bow, nose, and eyes using card stock.  I cut a yellow mat to highlight HK and then framed that with a checkered mat softened with patterned scissors. A little bit of hand drawn stitching and I was done!  

Come back TOMORROW because Joy's Life is hosting a Cri-Kits blog hop!  

I used my Silhouette and multiple colors of Cri-Kits to showcase what you can do with these fabulous markers!

Hope to see you! 

Sundae Card

Hello, everyone!  It's Patty here with an Oldie But Goodie card for you today.  (That is...using stamps from sets released earlier than this year by Joy at JoysLife.com!)

I know I can always use birthday cards so here's what I made using a yummy combination of colors.

For this project, I used one of my favorite stamp sets, Yummy Puns. It is one of my favorites! I used Memento's Bahama Blue ink for the sentiment. (Love that color!)

If you want your own set of Yummy Puns, you can get it here.

 I used my Cricut and Birthday Bash to cut the Ice Cream Sundae out at approximately 3.5". The paper is We R Memory keepers Sweet Spot that I found at Archivers. It's die-cut on the edge so I incorporated that into my card. 

I embellished the card with hand drawn stitching and fun ribbon. I made 2 cards at a finished size of 4.25" x 6" out of one 12x12 sheet. 

Well, I hope you enjoyed my project for the day.  Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments! 

 

 Now...do yourself a favor and go get yourself some ice cream! :)

Back To School Encouragement Card

Hello, everyone!  Thanks for taking the time to drop by my blog.

 Today, I've got a project for you as part of Joy's Life's Design Team Back To School week.

I wanted to create a cheerful card you could give to any child in your life, encouraging them to have a great day at school.

This saying from Joy's new Pun In The Sun stamp set gets the message across. 

You can grab your own set here!

Now for the details on how I made this.  I used a 4.25x5.5 base for the card.  The notebook page is just just slightly smaller cut using my Cameo.  I also cut the books at about 3" on the same cutter.  The cute whale is from Create A Critter and he's cut at 3.5".  To finish it off, I scored lines across the notebook paper and down the pages of the books to add some texture.

Well, I hope you enjoyed my card for the day!  Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments. 

 I hope you all have a whale of a great day!

Jukebox CD Case

Hello, all you crafters! 

Today, I have for you a project using those fun CD cases now available at Joy's Life.com.

I'm going to burn music that my sister loves and give this to her for her birthday.  

Covering this case is easy!  I just measured it, rounded the corners, and adhered it with tape.  I used Cricut's Nifty Fifties cartridge for this project.  The jukebox is cut out at 4 1/2".

The stamp I used for the front is from Joy's new Tag You're It - Set One.  If you haven't added these stamps to your collection, you can get them here. 

Here's the inside of the case.

I embossed the paper inside using Quickutz's Retro Diamonds folder to add some texture to it.

Everyday Occasions from Joy's Life is the stamp set I used for the CD. 

You can pick up all the stamps used for this project and the CD case here.

That's it for me today. Thanks for stopping by!  I appreciate all your comments.  

You're So Sweet!

Hello, everyone!  I hope you are doing well. 


We are having so much fun this week at Joy's Life creating "It's so sweet, we could overdose on sugar" projects!  

Here's a "sweet" waterfall card I created! The popsicles are cut from Doodlebug glitter paper to make them even sweeter!!!

Some pics of the card in action as you pull on the tab with the ribbon.  

The stamps I used is from Joy's Yummy Puns stamp set.  She's currently out of stock, but you can pick up your own set here.

This time around, I used Doodle Charms and my Cricut to make this.

Here's a link to a video on how to make these. Below, I've posted a quick video of my card in action! 
 (Sorry that it's blurry if you expand the screen.  Still figuring out how to fix that!) 

 Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.  Hope you have a creative day!!!