Teacher's Gift's Blog Hop starts today!

Welcome to The Crafty Kitten for Joy's Life's 

Teacher's Gifts Blog Hop! 

If you have hopped over from Jennie at Earthy Scrap then you are in the right place.  If you just happened to stumble upon this post and want to start at the beginning at Joy's Life, click HERE.

The Design Team has put together some great teacher's gifts made with Joy's rubber stamps.  

Here's what I came up with...a pencil that holds Rolo candy pencils and a post-it note holder for your favorite teacher!

Here's how it goes together.  The pencil is from SVG Cuts and I cut it using my Cameo.

This saying is from Joy's Life's new Tag You're It - Set Two. 

 The post it note holder is super easy to make.  All you have to do is cut a piece of card stock to 3x7".  Score it at 3.25" and 3.75" for a perfect fit.  I used stamps from Joy's Everyday Occasions set.

I had first seen pencils made from Rolo candy at a scrapbook/stamp convention.  I thought it would be cute to put them in their own special box.  Here's a link to how you can make them.  

Now how about some Blog Candy??

Joy has so graciously donated a Tag You're It - 

Set One Stamp Set to giveaway for this blog hop!  That lucky winner is going to have a lot of fun playing with it!

  *** You have two chances to be entered in this drawing: ***

1st Comment: Leave me a comment

2nd comment: Let me know if you are a follower/subscriber or have become a new follower/subscriber (I appreciate you all)

That's it!  Super easy and you have a chance to double your odds.

You have until April 28th to post comments.  The lucky winner of the stamp set will be announced on April 29th so be sure to stop by my blog on that date!

*** You're next stop on the hop is Sarabeth.  She's got a fun project waiting for you! ***

Here is the entire line up in case you get lost along the way.

Joy: http://joyslife.com
Julie: http://www.cricutchick.com
Nina: http://waffleflower.com
Jennie: http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com
Patty: http://craftykitten1.blogspot.com  (You are here)
Sarabeth: http://www.chroniclesofsarita.blogspot.com
Stacey: http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com
Susie: http://www.thedieshaveit.com
Laura: http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com
Lori: http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com
Megan: http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com
Ashley: http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
Amy: http://redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com

Be sure to stop by all the DT blogs and leave them some love.   There is Blog Candy all along the way!!

Have a wonderful time hopping!

Something Yummy Tube Treat Holder

Hello, everyone! Thanks for stopping by!

This week, Joy's Life's Design Team, are working with tubes, tubes, and more tubes!  

I used my Cameo to make a cutesy tube holder that you could give to someone special.

 

The stamped saying comes from 

Joy's Tag You're It - Set One stamp set.

You can buy it here and there's Free Shipping right now!

(Joy will also be carrying the tubes in the near future.)

 

Here's how I made this project:

I took the test tube SVG from Happy Life, Crafty Wife and shortened the box part by 1.5 inches.  I then filled both pieces with Echo Park's Blue Diamonds paper from their Splash digital paper kit so I could print and cut them out.  The skunk and flowers come from Lettering Delights new Peep Squeakers SVG set.  I then embellished the project with a tag from Sizzix and some Twinery Twine.  

If you got this gift, what kind of candy 
would you like in it? Just curious!

 

*** Don't forget to join us Saturday for a Teacher's Gifts Blog Hop!  There is going to be PLENTY of Blog Candy to go around! *** 

Hope to see you there!!

Happy Bird-day! card

Hi, all you crafters out there! Hope your day is going well. 

 This week Joy's Life's DT is making projects all about the animals. This is such a fun subject.

 I fired up my Cricut Imagine for this project and made an easel card.  (I loved using bold colors for this one.)

The super cute saying comes from Joy's Wild Life Puns stamp set.  If you don't already have this fun filled set, you can get it here!  

I cut the frame from Elegant Edges at 5" and filled the background using the Imagine Hopscotch cartridge.  I then cut the bird on page 52 from Create A Critter at 3"  and the flower on page 47 at 3", also.  The striped paper is also from Hopscotch. 

Feel free to leave a comment.  I enjoy reading them!  

Have a great day!

Hey Chickie! Easter Treat Boxes

Hello, all you paper crafters! 

This week for Joy's Life, we are creating Spring or Easter projects.  I used my Cameo to make  some treat boxes that hold jelly beans to give to my family on Sunday.

 Here's a closeup of one of the boxes. The saying is from Joy's Life's Lots Of Pun stamp set.  
 If you don't already have this fun set of stamps, you can get them HERE.

 

 I used my Cameo to fill the box file with a JPEG images from Nancy Kubo's Hunny Bunnies paper pack from Lettering Delights.  Then I cut the printed boxes out.

I designed the tag using Hunny Bunnies graphic files.  Here's a screen shot of with the several steps that I took to make the tags.  

I love the Print and Cut feature.  You can make super looking projects in a short amount of time.  I just added some buttons and ribbon to spice the project up.

Later this month, I hope you can join us for a Teacher's Gifts Blog Hop!  There will be plenty of blog candy to go around!  

Thanks for stopping by!!!  I appreciate the time you take to browse and leave comments!  :)

Life Is Smore Fun With You Spinner Card

Hello, all you paper crafters!

 This week, Joy is having the Design Team create projects that move.   I had never done a Spinner Card before, so I figured this would be a good opportunity to learn something new!  

Here's my version!

And here's a closeup of the stamp I used from Joy's Life's Wild Life Puns set.  If you don't already have it, you can buy it here.  

The quilled campfire was not in my original plans but I thought the card could use a little spicing up!  I am a novice paper quiller but I like it came out.

 

For the track that the smore spins on, I drew a squiggly line with Silhouette Designer's studio.  You can see from the picture of my mat below that it is a very basic drawing.

 

Here's my first video (yay!) showing you the card in action.  It actually works!!!

 

Here's a link to a great video on how to make spinner cards.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a great weekend!

St. Patrick's Day Blog Hop Winner!!

Good Morning, everyone!

  I wanted to say a big "Thank You" for those of you who could stop by during Joy's Life's St. Patrick's Day Blog Hop!  I have enjoyed creating something for you and reading all of your comments!  A special thanks to my existing followers and my new friends that I made during this hop!  

  And now for the lucky winner of one of Joy's Life's in stock stamp sets:  

  I would like to say congratulations to Janice from Janice's Jems who is the winner of my blog candy!!!  She said:

Janice, please take a look at Joy's stamps here and email me at Crafty_Kitten@mac.com letting me know which in stock set you want and what your mailing address is. 

Stay tuned in the future months for more Blog Hop fun and goodies to go with them!!

I hope you all have a great day!!

Surprise Pop Up Slider Card

Hello, all you paper crafters out there!   I hope your day is going well.

This week on Joy's DT Blog, we are featuring fancy folds.   I thought I would try a Surprise Pop Up Slider card for the first time!  I found it to be really simple & fun! 

Here's a shot of the card I came up with when it is closed:

Here's what it looks like as you start to pull the top tab out.  

And here is what it looks like when it is completely opened.

Now for a closeup of the stamp I used.  This saying comes from Joy's Wild Life Puns set.  If you don't have this fun set yet, you can get it HERE!

I used paper from the DCWV Green Stack.  The deer and mushroom are from a Silhouette Print and Cut file. (The deer was so cute that I had to use him!) P&C files are also perfect if you are pressed for time.


As for how to construct the card, you can find a great video tutorial here!

Just a reminder, Joy is releasing 4 new stamp sets in April!  You'll get free shipping on any pre-orders of these sets.  If you buy all 4 during this time, you get free shipping plus 10% off!  What a deal! You can pre-order them HERE!

Thanks for stopping by! I always appreciate visitors!