Rain or Shine ~ SOUS Die Cut Challenge April 20

Happy Friday, everyone!  YAY!  Today marks another Die Cut Challenge over at Stuck on U Sketches.  This challenge's theme is April Showers.  I was so happy to be able to use this super cute file I found in the Silhouette Online Store and cut it with my Silhouette Cameo.  Here's my project:

Isn't that little girl in her rain gear so cute?  The file is called Looks Like Rain.  The card base came from a Thank You Card file, and the ribbon slide came from a Label Frame Tag file, both of which can be found in the Silhouette Online Store.  Oh, and that adorable sentiment came from the Pink by Design Rain or Shine Stamp Set.  I added lots of ink, some ribbon, and some doodles, and my card was all done!  I hope you like it.  :)

Now, it's your turn.  Head on over to Stuck on U Sketches to see what the other Design Team members created.  Then, get started on your own April Showers die cut project.  You have two weeks to link up your entry at SOUS. I can't wait to see what you create! :)



Pink by Design SNEAK PEEK!!!!

Guess what!?!?!?!  Pink by Design is releasing TONS of new stamps sets tomorrow, we're having an AWESOME blog hop to share them with you, there's a Ustream tomorrow night at 9 pm CST (which is ALWAYS a super fun time), and I HAVE SOME SUPER DUPER EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE WITH YOU!!!  I just can hardly contain myself!  I SO hope you'll come back tomorrow!  Maybe, if you see a little sneak of what's in store, you'll check back in on Friday.  So, here's a sneak of two stamp sets that are being released tomorrow:

So, I hope you'll come back and SASHIMI tomorrow for the Pink by Design April Release Blog Hop.  I'll give you all of the details for this little card, plus I'll have more projects to share.  Oh, and there will be some FANTASTIC blog candy up for grabs.  You don't want to miss all of the new release projects by the Design Team and this candy!



Happy Birthday, Old Chap!

Happy Monday!  Today is my design team day over at Pink by Design, and I have a fun shadow card to share with you today.  Here it is:

When I saw this cute little mustache-y mushroom from the Lettering Delights Bloom and Growl Cut It Set, I knew that I had to get out my Pink by Design Mustaches Stamp Set (that's where I got the sentiment and the little stamped mustache).  The shadow card base and the banner came from the Silhouette Online Store.  The banner turned out to be a little big for my sentiment, so I added some brads to fill in the empty space.  Oh, I also stamped the circle with my Pink by Design Houndstooth Background Stamp.

Just for kicks, I added this cute sentiment from my Pink by Design Plum Perfect Stamp Set to the inside.  I'm hoping it will be a fun little surprise for the recipient of the card.

Here's another view of the card so you can see how the shadow card works.  You can flatten it out and mail it easily.  

So, that's my little card...I hope you like it!  By the way, you don't want to miss the Pink by Design Ustream and Stamp Release on Friday, April 20.  There are TONS of great sets coming out, including a couple of REALLY SPECIAL ones that I can't WAIT to share with you!!!!!!  So excited!  I hope you'll stop by for the release! :)



Cameo Creations Challenge: Sports Theme

Hey, everyone!  It's time for another Cameo Creations Challenge!  The theme of this challenge is Sports, and I had a lot of fun with my project.  Here's what I made:

I just LOVE it!!! Do you ever have a project like that?  One where you stop to look at it whenever you walk by?  Well, this is one of those projects for me.  First of all, I chose green and gold to root for Baylor University, where my husband and I went to college (and also where we met).  It could also do double duty for the Green Bay Packers (my hubby's favorite football team).  I should have done another one with blue, silver, and white, because I, of course, the true Texan that I am, will always be a fan of the Dallas Cowboys.  Oh, well...maybe later. :)  Anyway, on with how I made the card.

I got the cute cheerleader and football from the SVG Cuts Game Day SVG Collection.  The cheerleader's face is from the Peachy Keen Laughy Taffy Face Assortment.  I think it's just perfect for her.  I added a little gem to her bow with my iRock and some lines to her hair with some of my Copics.  I embossed the football with my Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles embossing folder.  I love this one...you can use it for so many things!  The cute pennants came from the Silhouette Online Store.  I added a stamp from the Pink by Design  Flying High Stamp Set to one of the pennants and sandwiched some toothpicks in between the cuts to make poles for them.  Finally, I added lots of ink and stitching lines to complete the front of  my card.  I love how it turned out!

I made the card base itself by copying the football shape, mirroring it above, and then welding the two together.  Then, I sized the welded shape a little smaller so the yellow wouldn't show from the front.  Then, I added a plain brown football on the back.  Hopefully that makes sense.  I should have taken some pics or a video of the steps.  

Okay, now it's your turn.  If you haven't yet, head on over to Cameo Creations to see what the other Design  Team members created for this challenge.  Then, you can create your own sports-themed project using your Silhouette machine and link it up there.  You'll have two weeks to enter, and you could win 7 free digis from Bugaboo Digital Stamps!  I hope you'll enter...I can't wait to see what you create!!!

I'm also linking this up at Sarah Hamer Designs for Link Up Tuesday. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! :)



Winners!!! (a little late)

Okay, I'm so sorry that I'm SUPER late posting the winners of the two blog hops I was in last week.  We have family visiting us right now, and we all went out of town for Easter weekend.  So, life was a bit crazy for a while.  But, I have winners for you today! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!

The winner of the Crate Paper Restoration Collection 12 x 12" paper and border stickers from the SOUS Get to Know Me Blog Hop is:

Congratulations, L.B.!  I'll be contacting you to get your mailing address!

And, now...the winner of the Fancy Pants Design Summer's End 6x6" Paper Pad from the Cameo Creations Easter Blog Hop is:

YAY, Lady Fair!!!  I'll e-mail you to get your mailing address!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter!  Thanks for stopping by today! 



Stinkin' of You ~ SOUS Die Cut Challenge April 6

YAY!!!  It's Friday...a very GOOD Friday!  Today is my Design Team day over at Stuck On U Sketches.  We have a Spring-Themed Die Cut Challenge that's starting today.  Here's my project:

I got this sweet little skunk in the flowers from the Lettering Delights Peep Squeakers Cut It Set and cut her out with my Silhouette Cameo. Isn't she adorable???  Just perfect for spring.  The fun sentiment came from Pink by Design's Woodland Critters stamp set. I used this label set from the Silhouette Online Store for the card base.  I mirrored the shape and then welded the two together to create a card.  I inked up all of the pieces and added some doodles, and my card was all done.  I hope you like it.

Now it's your turn!  Head on over to Stuck On U Sketches, and link up your own Spring-Themed die cut project. I can't wait to see what you create! :)



You're Eggsellent

Hey, everyone!  Can you believe that Easter is this weekend?  This year seems like it's flying by!  This year, I decided to make little treat bags for my daughters' teachers.  Today I want to share the one I made for my 5th grader's teacher.  Here it is:

Ha!  Isn't that little monster so funny?  The chocolate bunny-eating monster is from the Lettering Delights Easter Beasties SVG set.  I embossed him with my Tiny Dots Cuttlebug Embossing folder to add a little texture.   

The sentiments came from the Pink by Design Hoppy Easter stamp set.  I just love this set...I've used it so much over the past couple of weeks!  Those adorable flowers came from the Pink by Design March 2011 Stamp of the Month set: Grow.  I tied the tag onto my project using some Divine Twine that I got in the Pink by Design Store. 

The cute egg basket came from My Scrap Chick.   It's the perfect little basket to hold a few little Easter goodies. I added lots of ink to all of my cuts and a few doodles, and my project was done and ready for some candy!  I hope you like it!

By the way, did you know that there is a challenge going on right now at Pink by Design?  You just have to make a Spring-themed project using the photo below as inspiration, link it up HERE, and you could win some goodies from the PBD store!  I hope you'll check it out!  We'd love to see what you come up with! :)