Two WINNERS and an ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

I've chosen the winners of my Blogaversary Giveaway.  I'm a day late, but I always want to give you guys over in the States enough time to enter before I choose a winner.  Monday was over and done with here before it was over in the States. :)  

Anyway...on to the winners.  The first winner of the the PBD Dictionary Background Stamp and the PBD Crikey Stamp Set is a bloggy friend and long-time follower of mine:

The winner of the PBD Furry Friends Stamp Set is my new friend:

Congratulations, Sherrie and Wendy!  I'll be e-mailing you guys to get your mailing addresses so I can send these out to you.  Be sure to check your spam/junk filter just in case. :)

And, now...I have a fun announcement for you.  Monica over at Monica's Creative Madness asked me to be a member of the Design Team for a new challenge: Cameo Creations.  Every other Thursday, starting on January 17, we'll have a challenge for all of you who got a new Silhouette Cameo.  I hope you'll stop by next Thursday to see what we create and join in on our VERY FIRST challenge!



You're Jawsome!

Happy Monday, everyone!  Today is my day to post over at Pink By Design, and I'm really excited about the card I have to show you.  And....guess what!?!?!  I actually made a little video!  YAY!  Anyway, here's my project:

I can already tell that this one is going to be one of my all-time favorites!  I really should make more Disney cards, because I always seem to really like the finished project.  I got the JAWSOME shark from my Best of Pixar Cricut Cartridge, and the light blue shape came from my Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.  The sentiment came from Pink By Design's Crikey Stamp Set.  I got the twine from Pink By Design's Divine Twine Sample Pack. The background came from Pink By Design's Bubbly Background Stamp, and I used a second-generation stamping technique to get a very subtle background pattern.  Here's a little video to show how I did it:

Here's a close up of the background.  It looks REALLY subtle here, but you can see it more easily in person.  I really like how it looks like water. :)

Well, I hope you like my little card and video.  I'm hoping to make videos more often so it will come more natural for me.

I'm entering this card in Fantabulous Cricut's Challenge #93: Man Time.

By the way, Pink By Design is having a Design Team Call right now.  You can get all of the information here.  You have until January 25th to submit your application, so I hope you'll consider trying it out.  We'd love to see what you can do. :)  



Warm Wishes

Click here for my BLOGAVERSARY GIVEAWAY!!!

What?!?!?! Two posts in one day?  No WAY!  Well, it's true, and I can't believe it!  I have another little card for you today.  Here it is:

This cute little cup came from my Winter Frolic Cricut Cart.  I got the card base and circles from my Close to My Heart Art Philosophy Cart.  The sentiment came from Pink By Design's Tags and Treats Stamp Set, and the snowflake came from PBD's Snowflake Stamp Set.

Looking at this now, I realize that the layout is a lot like the card I posted earlier.  Ha!  I guess I'm in that kind of groove.  

I'm entering this in the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #92: Warming Up With Hot Cocoa.

I hope you like my little card...thanks for stopping by! :)



Life is Sweeter With You

Click here for my BLOGAVERSARY GIVEAWAY!!!

Well, we're one week into the new year, and I've been able to keep my New Years Resolution of posting at least 2 projects a week so far.  LOL!  Whew...it was kind-of hard, too!  Life (and wretched cleaning) seems to get in the way.  I've also started to fuss WAY too much over my projects, I think.  Anyway...I have another card to share with you today.  This time, I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out a cute file I found in the Silhouette Online Store.  Here it is:

This cute little Happy Heart Cookie is from Silhouette. Isn't it just ADORABLE???  I changed the file a little to make it easier to cut, though.  I think the sprinkles and face were originally intended to be little pieces you glue on top, but I really didn't want to deal with all of those little guys.  So, I joined those cuts to the frosting layer so they would be cut out.  Then, I just adhered little scraps of paper to the back so the different colors would show through.  That was much less painstaking than gluing down all of those sprinkles, I think.

I added some pretty purple ribbon under the cookie, popped up the frosting with foam tape, and added Glossy Accents to the sprinkles to make them a bit more 3D (since I changed the original design).  I also added some black brads for the eyes and inked the edges with my Color Box Fluid Chalk Inks.  The tag came from a 4 Tag Set I found in the Silhouette Online Store.  I got the "sweet" little sentiment from Pink By Design's Say It Sweet Stamp Set.  

Here's what the inside looks like.  I cut an extra "cookie" layer so I'd have a lighter space for writing inside.  Oh, and I created the card base by creating a shadow layer in Silhouette Studio, creating a mirror image, and welding the two together.  

Well, I hope you like my little card.  If you'd like more information about it, or would like to see a video of any part, just let me know.  One of my resolutions is also to do at least one video a month, and I need some ideas.  So, if you have a question about something...please ask.  Then, maybe I can make a video to show you the answer. :)

DON'T FORGET to click here for my BLOGAVERSARY GIVEAWAY!!!

Have an AWESOME weekend!



It's My BLOGAVERSARY GIVEAWAY!!!

Happy Blogaversary to MEEEE!!!  I can't believe that I started blogging a whole year ago!  WOW!  I couldn't be more blessed to have so many wonderful bloggy friends who leave me such sweet comments!  So, in honor of my Blogaversary...I want to give a couple of my wonderful followers a gift.  Here's what's up for grabs:

                        ***GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED***

One lucky follower will get 2 stamp sets: Pink By Design's Dictionary Background Stamp and Crikey Stamp Set:

Another lucky follower will get one stamp set: Pink By Design's Furry Friends:

So, if you'd like the chance to win, here's what you need to do: ***GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED***

1.  Be a follower and leave me a comment letting me know.  Please leave your e-mail so I can get in touch with you if you win.

2.  Share about my giveaway.  You can post on your blog or Facebook.  Then, leave me a separate comment with a link to your post.  If you post in more than one place, you can get more than one extra entry.  Make sure to leave me your e-mail address so I can let you know if you win.

That's it!  Please, only US and Canadian addresses.  I'll choose a winner on Monday, January 9th.  Good luck!  ***GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED***

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I really appreciate your visits and comments. :)



RAWR Means I Love You

I finally got the chance to use my Cricut again today.  It seems like it's been FOREVER!  I was just having so much fun playing with my Silhouette.  I've been looking through my handbooks lately, though, and I've renewed my love for some of my Cricut carts.  Hopefully I'll find ways to use them more often.

Anyway, I have a little card to share with you today.  I've been dying to use this cute sentiment from Pink By Design, and I finally took the time to find a cut that goes along perfectly with it.  Here's my little card:

I got this adorable little dinosaur and the heart from my Create a Critter cartridge.  The card base came from Birthday Bash.  The fun pattern on the dino came from Pink By Design's Bubble Wrap Background Stamp. I used generation stamping to create the subtle design.  That just means that I inked up my stamp, stamped it on scratch paper (the first generation stamp), then immediately stamped it on my dinosaur without inking back up (the second generation stamp).  That way, his spots weren't quite so bold.  I softened the spots even more by inking him up with my Color Box Fluid Chalk Inks.  I added some ribbon, some doodling marks, and some Stickles, and the front of my card was all done.

For the inside of my card, I used the same green as the dinosaur.  The sentiment came from Pink By Design's Be Mine Stamp Set.  Isn't it just the cutest little saying?!?  I also added some Fluid Chalk and some doodling to the inside of the card to finish it off. 

I hope you like my little card.  I'm linking this up to Pink Cricut's Link Up Party.  You should go link something up there...you can show off any project your working on. :)  

Oh, and by the way...tomorrow is my ONE YEAR BLOGAVERSARY!!!!  How exciting!  I'll have some fun blog candy for you, so I hope you'll come back to visit. :)



Crafty Resolutions for 2012

Happy New Year, everyone!  I just wanted to do a quick post to share the crafty resolutions I came up with for 2012.  Hopefully you'll help me stay on top of them.  Here they are:

1.  Post AT LEAST 2 projects per week (though I hope it will be more...I've really started slacking on this).

2.  Post AT LEAST 1 video per month.

3.  Submit AT LEAST 2 projects a month for publication and try to get published in 2012 (oooo...so scary!).

I tried to make them reachable so I can hopefully stick to them.  I'd love to hear your crafty resolutions for the new year!

So, hopefully I'll be back later this week (or 2 times) with new projects for you.  Keep your fingers crossed!  :)