Crafty Secrets Design Team Blog Hop!

This week Vicki challenged us to make a project or nonstandard sized card using our Crafty Secrets stamps. I just bought a new Cricut cartridge called, In the Kitchen. It has the cutest darn cuts on it! For my first card I created a card that holds a Starbucks gift card. I cut the coffee pot several times to create the layers as well as the shadow cut for the back of the card. The paper is by October Afternoon and SU! I used the "sugar" cubes from the Coffee & Tea set. I stamped them and added a bit of rosy color to their cheeks. I applied Crystal Effects and glitter to 'em!

For my next card I created a soup pot card. I used the same cartridge with October Afternoon paper. After cutting several layers and putting them together, I stamped this cute lil' girl from the Sweet Stuff set. She was colored with Copics and then cut out with my oval Nesties.

I just added some buttons and a bit of sparkle to the pot with some glittery Doodlebug paper.

I hope you enjoyed these projects! Head on over to the other girlies' blogs for some more amazing projects! They continually knock my socks off with their creativity!

Vicki Chrisman

Anna Wight

Linda Duke

Pam Hooten

Marisa Grossman

Heidi Blankenship

Crafty Secrets

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I am excited to start my weekend, cuz my bestest friend Jen is coming for a visit on Saturday AND hubby and I are going to see P!nk in concert!!! We are probably gonna be the oldest ones there, but I don't care! We are gonna rock it Saturday night! Woohoo! Can't wait!

Have a FABULOUS weekend!!!!

A Thanksgiving Wish....

I have been playing with some of my new holiday stamps lately, trying to get a head start on some of my holiday card making! This is a new Thanksgiving set by Crafty Secrets. I colored it with my Copics then cut it out with my rectangular Nestibility. The edges were distressed a bit. The DP is by Papertrey Ink. I added a bow tied with a rustic button and twine.

This will be a short lil' post as I am fighting a terrible headache! I need to take some aspirin (For the 3rd time today) and go lay across the couch. No crafting tonight for me........ : (

Back to School Note....

I wanted to post a little something I created awhile ago using Noel Mignon's Homeroom kit. I again used scraps of paper from the kit and used my circle punch. Michelle Lanning (Fellow DT member at Noel Mignon) hosted a challenge to use crayons as part of the card. What a cute idea that was! I loved how it turned out! I just tied some pretty felt ribbon and added a little tag to it. Such a perfect card to give to a teacher!I have been slowly breaking in my scrap room. It is so clean that I don't want to mess it up! LOL! I think the ole' mojo is starting to come back. I will have some fun stuff to share with you tomorrow and Friday! : ) Thanks for stopping and leaving such sweet comments......they sure do make my day!

Happy Everything!

Happy Monday! I had such a busy weekend........again that my crafting time was pretty minimal! Our house is finally taking shape and we are doing the fun stuff like hanging pictures and such. We purchased a bed frame and headboard for Kyle since he will no longer be sleeping in a bunk bed. We also looked at new carpeting and took a few samples home. I think we've decided on a color and can't wait to have it installed!

So with that said, I am posting a card I made awhile ago for a challenge hosted by yours truly during our Sizzlin' Summer Crop. The challenge was to use punches and scraps of paper you hate to part with. I used Noel's Penny Arcade kit and my SU! square punch. The edges were inked up with Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap ink. The butterfly was created with my Spellbinders. I added some stick pins for his antennae and a lil' flower for his body. The frame and rub on are by Melissa Frances.


I am off to work! Have a great day everyone!!! : )