Give a Crafter A Cookie

Hello and Good Friday morning.  It is time for another challenge over at Give A Crafter A Cookie.  This was a challenge for me. 

The theme was......

My vacations usually revolve around going home and seeing family.  And I enjoy them, but I don't usually do the normal vacation.  This year is different.  My husband and I are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary in June so we decided to do something.  We are going to head to Washington DC.  I have always wanted to go.  My husband lived in the DC area growing up and it isn't high on his list of places to go, but he knows I want to go so we are going.

For the challenge, I decided to make a countdown hanger.  It is hanging beside my desk so I see it a million times a day.  I cant wait for the trip. 

I created every thing myself except the suitcase.   I don't normally make things from scratch.  It is so easy to go to the Silhouette Online Store and pick up what I need.  I want to work on creating some of my own stuff this summer.  It should be fun if I can get my creative juices flowing.

You can find the suitcase at the Silhouette Online Store.  It comes with a couple different images and then a negative of the images.

Instead of making by countdown square, I put it at an angle.  I really like how it came out.

The challenge this week is sponsored by A-Muse Studio.  I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.  So head on over and enter the challenge today.

Have a great day and I hope to see you on here later today.

From The Heart

Hello again.  One more quick one and I am probably finished for the night.  Three cards in one day.  That hasn't happened in a long time.  Hopefully I will get some time this week to relax and play.

This was a hard one for me.  I felt like the card needed something but my husband said no.  He like it just as it was.




I am using this card in the following challenges:
   From The Heart - Sketch #151
   Die Cuttin Divas - Water Safety
   Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes #277
   613 Ave Create - Anything Goes

Have a great night.



     

Glittery Strawberry

Hello.  I am home from work and I made a quick one.  Down South, the strawberries are just about down for the year, but here in Michigan, our season is just starting.

I just love this paper with a random smiley strawberry here and there.  I cut the strawberry on my Silhouette and then added some glitter.




I am using it in the following challenges:
   Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch #351
   Simon Says Monday - Emboss It
   Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
   Through The Purple Haze - Anything Goes #101
   Glitter N Sparkle - Ribbon or Lace

Have a great evening.

Clean and Simple

Hello and Happy Sunday.  I hope everyone has had a great weekend.  I worked most of it but that is okay.  Yesterday was kind of chilly and rainy.  The high was only 57.  Today will be more of the same.

I wanted to play around a little bit before I headed off to work.  I have picked up several new stamps lately and I really want to sit down and play with them.  This is one of them.  It is a Wild Rose Studio stamp.  I just love their  little elephants.  I also picked up one with a cute bunny.  You will be seeing it soon.






I am using this card in the following challenges:
   Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes #311
   Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes #111
   Marker Pop - Mother's Day
   Crafty Gals - Stripes or Polka Dots
   Jo's Scrap Time - Sketch Time
   In The Pink - Happy Anything

I hope to see you again later.  Have a great day.

Cut It Up Challenges

Hello and Happy Friday.  It is time for another Cut It Up Challenge.  And it is a great one.

The theme is Strawberries.  I have some many choices when it comes to Strawberries.  But I just had to cut one of the strawberry trio cards.  You all just know how much I love the trio cards.  I love how this one came out.

The challenge is sponsored by  One Happy Cut.  The winner will get a $15 gift code.  How great is that?

I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.  I am always looking for more strawberry ideas.  Have a great day.

Bugaboo Elephant

Hello and Happy Sunday.  I am working today but I have a quick card before I start getting ready.  I am still trying to stock up on birthday cards and at the same time using up some of my printed digitals.  I like having the images printed but I have some how got a lot of them and it is time to use them up.

I only had one of these printed and I even cut the scalloped oval for it, so the color was decided.  I decided to use the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I changed it a little I used an embossing folder to get the random background.  I think it came out okay. 

The challenge at As You Like It is Favorite Animal and Why.  If you follow my blog, you know I love elephants.  It started out because of University of Alabama, but now it has just turned it to a love of the animal.  They are just so cute and fun to color.

I am using it in the following challenges:

   Creative Card Crew - Embossing
   Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch #349
   City Crafters - Balloons
   Cute Card Thursday - No Pattern Paper
   Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes #83
   As You Like It - Favorite Animal & Why

Hopefully I will chat with you after work.  Have a great day.

Jaded Blossom

Hello.  How is your weekend going?  The day started out sunny but got cloudy around lunch and quickly turned to rain.  So much for a sunny weekend.

After work, I decided to work on a challenge or two.  When I saw the challenge at Jaded Blossom, I knew I was going to use the chunky goldfish from SVG Cutting Files.  The little goldfish is just so cute.  Plus there was a great fish saying on the Jaded Blossom Happy Summer stamp set. 

I am using the card in the following challenges:
  Jaded Blossom - Under The Sea
   Paper Creators Crafts - Polka Dots
   Crafty Gals - Anything Goes
   Crafty Sentiments - Birthday
   Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes
   Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes #291

Chat with you later.  Have a good evening.