Crafting Obsession

Botanical Birthday

2011-09-02T02:00:00.000-04:00

Once again I grabbed my supplies from my Stampin' Up stash. The green card stock and pattern paper are both Pear Pizzazz and the pink is Blushing Bride. Both of these are from the 2010-2012 In-Color collection. The flower stamp is from Botanical Blooms and the sentiment is from Circle of Friendship. I used coordinating inks for the stamps and the faux stitching. The ribbon is from Michael's which I thought coordinated good with the Pear Pizzazz.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Snappy Birthday

2011-09-01T05:05:00.000-04:00

So I recently bought some new Stampin' Up supplies, so I decided to use them for a birthday card I needed for work. The papers are Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder from the 2011-2013 In Color collection. The stamp set is Crab & Company which is retired now. I colored the little guy with the coordinating Pool Party marker {though it doesn't look like it in the picture...} After putting it together, I just couldn't help myself and added the googly eyes.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Paper Rack

2011-08-31T20:31:00.001-04:00

So I really needed some storage for my 8 1/2 Stampin' Up cardstock. I'm an extreme cheapskate, so I decided to make my own. I talked to my dad to make sure I could use his shop and tools. Well, when I arrived last Saturday, he had all the pieces made. I just had to paint and help him assemble it. I only had to by some trim for the front (which only cost me about $3.00) and my dad had scraps that he used for the rest. I have it home now and it is full already. I pre-warned my dad that I would have to make another one in the future. I didn't have the heart to tell him I could actually use one right now.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

4 Wheeler Brithday

2011-07-30T07:00:00.000-04:00

I have a birthday coming up for a guy at work. He enjoys riding dirt bikes and 4 wheelers so it only seemed fitting to use one or the other. I used my Going Places Cartridge for the 4 wheeler. But this cartridge only has the base and shadow cuts. I cut the base out twice {in yellow and black} then cut the seat and tires from the black to add as layers to the yellow. The "Happy Trails" is also from Going Places, the mountain/hill in the background is from the Country Life Cartridge and the "Happy Birthday" inside is from A Child's Year.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Total Scraplift

2011-07-29T07:00:00.000-04:00

For my next card, I really wanted to us my Campin' Critters Cartridge which I purchased a while ago and haven't used. I decided to go on line and try to get some inspiration. I came across a card made by Joy at Everyday Cricut. You can view her card by clicking here. I omitted the twine since I don't have any {hehe} and I also hand wrote my sentiments since I didn't have same stamps. So I don't usually do a total scraplift and when I was searching for ideas I didn't have that in mind either. But I just really liked that card so I decided to make it. I wasn't sure how it would turn out with my choice of papers from my stash, but I think it turned out good.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Yes another card using Cricut Imagine

2011-07-28T07:30:00.000-04:00

For this one I used on of the bonus imagines from the Best Friends Cartridge. I cut an additional red ballon from 27 to add to the end of the left string...which didn't happen to have anything attached to it. The "Happy Birthday"is from A Child's Year Cartridge.

Hope you have a wonderful day,
Valerie

I'm having fun with my Imagine

2011-07-27T08:15:00.000-04:00

So here is my second card using my Cricut Imagine. I'm having fun with it. I just wish I had access to the new Cricut Craft Room. After using Design Studio and the Gypsy for so many years, I really feel limited witht the imagine. I hope the CCR works better like all the hype they are attaching to it.

Thanks for stopping by,

Valerie

Old Card, New Color

2011-07-26T09:22:00.002-04:00

I made a sympathy card a while ago for a co-worker. I really like how it turned out so when I needed another sympathy card, I decided to go back to this design. The original was made using green tones. For this one as you can see I used blues. I like this one just as well.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Yes Another Peachy Keen

2011-07-25T09:16:00.001-04:00

Yes, yet another card using Create A Critter and my new Peachy Keen Stamps. I'm not real happy with how this card turned out. It is kinda plain, I just need to get back into the crafting groove. But I do love how the eyes on the owl turned out.

Owl be seeing you {hehe},

Valerie

Peachy Keen Stamps

2011-07-24T09:03:00.001-04:00

I finally took the plunge and bought some Peachy Keen Stamps. I know this isn't much...only the eyes...but that really is all I needed the stamps for. I bought the "Critter Faces Set A Medium" and the "Everyday Character Face Parts and More". So you might be seeing more people and animals in my cards for a while...well as long as I am getting used to them. So I haven't decided on a sentiment for this card yet. More than likely it will be something punny. Next I will have to take the plunge and buy some of the My Pink Stamper Punny Stamps. Until they I just have to hand write them in.

See ya later!

Valerie

My First Cricut Imagine Card

2011-07-23T20:10:00.004-04:00

So, I've had my Cricut Imagine for over a month...First, my Imagine More cartridge was bad and I had to call Cricut to get a new one. Then I was having problems getting it to update correctly, I never seemed to have time to call Cricut to get help updating, because I work 8-5, don't get home until 5:30 so needless to say, when they close at 6, I just couldn't get it done. Then I went on vacation (and still hadn't called Cricut). My craftroom is on the second floor of my house and with this heat it has been like a sauna up there...so again, I still hadn't fixed or used my New

Imagine.

Well today, the weather was a little less hot, so I turned on the window air conditioner and was able to keep the room cool enough to work in there. So before I called Cricut (which I'm not even sure they have Saturday hours) I decided to try the update again. Well low and behold it worked. So I made my first card. It is for a family friend that was just diagnosed with Cancer.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Happy Birthday Ella

2011-07-10T20:58:00.002-04:00

So for this birthday card, I used the project from the Kate's ABCs Cartridge Booklet. The project was to decorate a metal box (hat box I believe)...I just incorporated it into a card instead. My son's half sister recently turned 5 and she really is cute as a button.

Great to have you stop by,

Valerie

Happy Graduation Brandon

2011-07-09T09:55:00.003-04:00

Super simple card for my son's friend down the street. This was scraplifted from another crafter, and forgive me but I can't remember who or where. The cap and sentiment were welded together on my gypsy. The cartridge is Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art. The background paper is Cosmo Cricket which I thought was great for the occasion.

Thank you for stopping by,

Valerie

Happy Birthday Mom

2011-07-07T22:09:00.003-04:00

So today is my mothers birthday! Happy Birthday to you Mom {Big Grin}. So for this card, I went on the simple side. I used some new designer papers I bought at JoAnn's along with a wonderful Core'dinations yellow paper. I inked the edges with Distressed Ink and used a brown pen to add dots to the sentiment and faux stiching. "Happy Birthday" is from Create A Critter and the flower is from Kate's ABC's. For a final touch I added some pink pearls at two corners {Which don't show up on the picture very well}

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Happy Birthday

2011-06-14T12:27:00.003-04:00

Today I have a soccer themed birthday card to share. A co-worker needed a birthday card for her granddaughter. I went with the soccer themed because her granddaughter currently is on a soccer team. I used Everyday Paper Dolls for the girl, soccer net and soccer ball. I used Country Life for the sun and hill in the background. The inside I used a "Happy Birthday" stamp.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Wedding Congrats

2011-06-06T06:00:00.003-04:00

A lady at work always buys the cards she needs from me. She said she would rather pay me than Halmark. So she needed a wedding card. I picked out the background paper first. The flowers in the paper reminded me of this flower from the Creative Memories Reminisce cartridge, so I just had to use it. The Congratulations is from the Martha Stewart Seasonal Cart.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Valerie

Twinkle Toes

2011-06-05T19:09:00.002-04:00

Ok, so I was really rushed on this card. I thought I had left myself plenty of time to make. But It came down to the wire to get it finished. So, as I was rushing, I forgot to take pictures until I was in the car...needless to say I did the only thing available {smile}. I took the pictures in the car as if you couldn't tell. Then when I went into my craft room this morning I see that I forgot the Top of the "T" in Twinkle. Well DUH...I thought it looked weird when I was gluing it down. Also I see that I didn't get it very straight either and I can see the where I didn't erase all the excess glue.. I guess that is what I get for waiting until the last minute to make a card. So I will stop complaining.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

You Dig Me?

2011-06-01T06:00:00.010-04:00

Here is a brithday card for a co-worker. She is a fan of the Travelocity Gnome. So I thought this would be cute. Exept that I just googled travelocity and now realize that he wears a blue shirt. I might just have to redo the gnome to make him look more like the Travelocity one. I scraplifted this from Karan Giron at The Sweetest Thing.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Happy Brithday to Moo

2011-05-31T19:40:00.003-04:00

Well New Year's resolution be damned (sorry for the language). I didn't make it past March with at least 1 post per week. Actually, I haven't even made a card in over a month until Monday. I spent my Memorial Day in the Craftroom with my A/C a goin'. So here is the card I made. It is a birthday that a co-worker requested. His father ownes a dairy farm. So he wanted a cow/farm themed card. I used the Cricut County Life cartridge for everything. The inside says "Happy Birthday to Moo."

Thanks for stopping by,
Valerie

There She Goes Sketch #98

2011-03-16T06:00:00.000-04:00

I happened across this blog the other day and just had to try this sketch. I seem to be on a tree kick...{lol}. I'm definately going to have to use something different for my next card. So the tree is from the Heritage cartridge again. I did some real stitching on the inside mat and used my brown marker for the dots around the outer mat.

Thanks for stopping by,

Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #106

2011-03-15T06:00:00.002-04:00

So this was a sketch from a few weeks ago over at The Sweetest Thing blog. Just like the one I posted yesterday, I rotated the sketch 90 degrees counter clockwise. Plus this was another card that went together really well. It sure is nice to have a couple of these go so well. The circles are from Mini Monograms and the bird on branch is from the Songbird cardtridge. This really only had a shadow feature, so I cut the base in brown, green and mauve {or whatever color this is...lol}. First I used the green, then added the brown minus the leaves and finally I cut the bird off just above his legs and attached to the brown. It was suprisingly easy to layer.

Thank you for taking a peak at my blog,
Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 108

2011-03-14T06:00:00.003-04:00

Here is my take on this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I turned the skech 90 degrees counter clockwise to better suit what I had envisioned in my mind. This card went together extremely well. I was so excited about it. The scalloped and regular circles came from Mini Monograms, the tree from Heritage {the same one I used yesterday} and the cloud came from Create a Critter.

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Valerie

Male Happy Birthday

2011-03-13T16:39:00.003-04:00

I have a few birthdays coming up for guys, so this card was made with that in mind. I scraplifted this idea from a project that was made by Donna Mundinger. Her project is actually a wall hanging that you can see HERE. I just love her work. Just like her, I used the Heritage cartridge for the tree and A Childs Year for the boy fishing. I added grass from Paper Dolls for Everyday. Where she used brads I used a brown marker to add dots to the tree and the boy. I inked the grass and added this Happy Birthday stamp.

Thank you to Donna for the inspiration. And thank everyone else for stopping by,

Valerie

Happy Birthday

2011-03-12T21:50:00.006-05:00

So this card might look simple, but I tell you I had the hardest time finishing this. I really had an internal battle over whether I was going to add anything else to it. I also had a hard time with the banner. I had to alter the banner because I just didn't like it the way it comes. But I really like how it turned out.

Thanks for stopping by,

Valerie

Wedding Congratulations

2011-03-10T22:03:00.004-05:00

This card is for the Executive Operations Manager at work. He recently got married and didn't tell half the office...typical male {lol}. So we {my co-workers and I} decided we would give him a card anyway. I used Sweethearts for the wedding bells and Lacy Labels for the circles. The sentiment is from the Congrats Stampin' Up set. The inside says "Welcome to the wedded bliss club".

Thank you for stopping by,

Valerie

Mojo Monday #181 Take 2

2011-03-09T19:53:00.003-05:00

Ok...so I don't usually use the same sketch two days in a row, but I liked this weeks sketch and I wasn't 100% happy with yesterdays card. So here is take #2. I decided to use some brighter colors for this one. I used Lacy Labels for the circles again {just like yesterday}. But instead of using the swirly thing from Home Decor, I decided to use these leafy things from Home Accents. The butterflys are from a Martha Stewart punch. I added some faux stitching and a sentiment from a Stampin' Up set I have. I am much happier with this card. I hope you like.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Mojo Monday #181 - March Contest

2011-03-08T20:43:00.002-05:00

So this weeks Mojo Monday sketch is another contest...if only I could win {sad face}. But I don't think this is one of my best cards. I wish I would not have tried to really stitch this card. It just didn't turn out as nice as I was hoping. Otherwise I am happy with it. The designer paper is from Cosmo Cricket. I used Lacy Labels for the scallop and regular circles. Home Decor for the swirly things {I've used that cut on three of my last 4 cards}. I used my Stampin' Up Boho punch with the One of a Kind stamp set for the flowers. The sentiment is also Stampin' Up. I used some old pinking shears for the the brown background paper.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

I {Heart} Sketch March 2011

2011-03-07T12:05:00.004-05:00

For this month's Sketch for you to try I used this bright and cheerful paper from DCWV the Mediterean matstack. I used my Stampin' Up Boho Backgrounds stamp on the white cardstock and punched out these flowers using my Stampin' Up flower punch {I've cut out the center from the background paper by hand}. The swirly thing is a cut from the Home Decor Cricut cartridge. I've left off the sentiment for now as I'm not sure what I will be using this card. More than likely it will end up a birthday card...

Thank you so much for stopping by,

Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #107

2011-03-06T17:47:00.002-05:00

Unfortunately I needed to make a sympathy card for a coworker who recently lost his father to cancer. This is a simple card using todays Sweet Sunday Sketch. The bird is a cut from the Home Decor Cricut Cartridge. I used a Fiskars border punch for the scallopped side. The squares were all hand cut using scraps in green and kraft. The designer paper is from DCWV the Cafe Mediterranean matstack.

I've been sick the last week and a half. So I haven't felt up to crafting. I'm finally feeling better and hope to be making more cards soon.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch 105

2011-02-22T19:34:00.003-05:00

I've been in a small crafting slump. This is my first card in about a week and a half. Good thing I didn't make the resolution to post everyday or I would have failed. But I have stuck to my 1 post per week resolution so far.

For this card I followed the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. The cardstock is Bazzill, the designer papers are DCWV Linen Closet matstack. I used a nestability behind the flower. The flower is from the Cricut Lite Bloom cartrdge and the swirly thing {lol} is from Home Decor. I finished it up by using pop dots for the nesti and flower and a Happy Birthday stamp.

Thanks for stopping by!

Valerie

Stylish Blogger Award

2011-02-18T15:33:00.000-05:00

Back in January, I received this blogger award from Jenny . I cannot believe that I completely forgot all about it. A the time I was really busy at work and thought to myself, I will thank her over the weekend...but I forgot {sad face}. So I figure it is better to be late than never...right? Cool beans {did I just type that??} So below are the rules.

Thank the blogger who gave you the award.
Share 8 things about yourself.
Pass on the award to 8 bloggers you've recently discovered.
Notify those 8 bloggers.

About myself {if I can think of 8 things}:

1. I would do crafting full time if it could pay the bills.

2. I'm a homebody.

3. I'm for team Edward.

4. I Love Indiana Jones Movies.

5. I'd marry Harrison Ford {even though he's older than my parents}.

6. I hoard Designer Paper.

7. I wish I knew how to use Copic markers right.

8. I'm so happy I'm done with this part!!!

My 8 newly discovered blogs:

1. The Queen Sceen

2. Carol's Cards

3. Out of My Head

4. Cute cards and crafts by Jamie

5. Jen's Scrap Closet

6. Design.Create.Inspire

7. Scrapnextras

8. Paper Renee

Thanks again to Jenny,

Valerie

Mojo Monday 177 - It's a Contest Week

2011-02-09T18:07:00.006-05:00

I had a ton of fun making this card. I went all out with the bling as well! This giraffe from the Create a Critter cartridge is soo adorable and going with the Valentines theme, I made him/her Pink {woo hoo}. Plus I just had to add the google eyes...what Create a Critter critter doesn't need these??? The stitched felt ribbon is a find from last years Valentines clearance at Michaels then I added those cute button brd. The flowers are by the Paper Studio which I bought at Hobby Lobby. The heart and "love" brads I purchased years ago on clearance...not sure from where.

Wish me luck!!

Valerie

PS: I've never won a challenge before...maybe this will be my first {fingers crossed}

Congratulations - Grand Baby

2011-02-08T20:05:00.002-05:00

For this simple card to give to a co-worker I used my new Nate's ABCs Cricut Cartridge. I also used the Congrats stamp set for the sentiment inside. I did have to add "grand" since this is to welcome in a Grand Baby.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 103

2011-02-06T17:40:00.002-05:00

Here is my take on this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch. I actually cheated a little. I already had the stamp all colored, but did not know how I was going to use it. I actually had the card all done except for the stamp before I decided to use it. I might move the sentiment to the inside of the card. I'm not sure I like it on the outside.

Front of Card

Front of Card {angle view}

Close up of stamp

Sketch

Until Tomorrow,
Valerie

Mojo Monday 176

2011-02-01T17:35:00.002-05:00

Here is my take on this weeks Mojo Monday sketch. And yes it's another Valentines Day card. The sketch was pretty simple so my card is as well. I've had these heart brads for quite a while and when I picted out the paper and was deciding how else to decorate this card, I just had to use these.

Front of Card

Sketch

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Mojo Monday 174

2011-01-31T18:06:00.001-05:00

Well I started out following the Mojo Monday 174 sketch. I ended up on a tangent and it doesn't really fit this sketch. But since I started with it, I feel it only fitting to state that I started with it. I used Mini Monograms for the scalloped square, which I added paper piercing to. The ribbon is from Stampin' Up. The chandelier is from my new French Manor Cricit cartridge. I finished it up with some Spare Parts flowers and brads.

Front of card

Front of card {angle view}

Sketch

Have a wonderful Day,

Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 102

2011-01-30T18:08:00.003-05:00

Here is my take on this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch. I really love this tree from Straight fron the Nest Cricut cartridge. I don't know exactly why? This is a simple and sweet Thank You card.

Front of Card

Front of Card {angle view}

Sketch

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

I {Heart} Sketches January 2011

2011-01-29T14:17:00.003-05:00

This is my take on the I {Heart} Sketches January 2011 sketch. See the sketch HERE. My stamp is from the Happy Heart Day stamp set from Stampin' Up. I used my limited Copic markers to color it in. Added a flower to finish it up.

Front of card

Front of card {angle view}

Up close view

Until tomorrow,

Valerie

Happy Valentines

2011-01-28T14:08:00.004-05:00

For this valentines day card I used my Sweethearts Cricut cartridge for the hearts. The stamp is the Happy Heart Day stamp set from Stampin' Up. I stitched around the base for some added texture. The ric rac was made using my scalloped border punch. This technique I learned from StampinPretty.com.

Front of card

Front of card {angle view}

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 91

2011-01-27T13:54:00.003-05:00

My first card with my new Nate's ABCs Cricut cartridge. I wanted to make a male theme card. I found this plaid paper in my ton's of scrapbook paper I bought eons ago. I also used Create A Critter for the oval behind the dog. I'm thinking that maybe I shouldn't have used ribbon for a male card...but it's already done so it will stay.

Front of card

Front of card {angle view}

Sketch

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 95

2011-01-26T19:43:00.002-05:00

Another super simple card. And yes, absolutely no cricut again.

Front of card

Front of card {angle view}

Sketch

Till tomorrow,

Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch 93

2011-01-25T20:55:00.002-05:00

This is my first card using my new Birthday Bash cardtridge. For a cheerful birthday card, I decided to use all these bright colors and added texture with embossing folders. I also added some rhinestones and glitter glue for extra bling.

Front of card

Front of card {angle view}

Sketch

Thanks for stopping by,
Valerie

Mojo Monday 175

2011-01-24T18:04:00.001-05:00

So I've decided on very simple for this card. I did not even use my Cricut for anything {wow}.

Front of Card

Front of Card {angle view}

Sketch

Thanks for stopping by,

Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 101

2011-01-23T17:06:00.000-05:00

Here is my take of SSSC101. I went a little different from the sketch. I cut out the ovals from my new French Manor cartridge and they were way too small to use in the center. So I flipped it to the side and added this ladybug that I had pre-assemble {which was too small for another card I was making...lol} I'm thinking that I should have used some designer paper for this one. Well I'm still happy with the out come.

Front of Card

Front of card {angle view}

Sketch

Thanks for Looking,

Valerie

My Cricut Rewards Haul

2011-01-20T10:20:00.000-05:00

I've been saving up my rewards points because there didn't seem to be anything I felt like spending them on. Well, the other day when I logged on they had all these new items. I was so excited! Then I saw that they said "Circle Exclusive" and I was disappointed. I got to thinking, why are these showing up now when they never did before? I decided to see if I could add them to my shopping cart and low and behold they did. Before I could check out, I had to stop to do something else {life does get in the way sometimes}. When I came back the next day, those new items were no longer there but guess what they were still in my shopping cart. So I checked out. Only $11.88 for all 4 cartridges.

Later, when I was on the Cricut Message board I saw someone said that there was a systme glitch that was allowing everyone to see the Circle Exclusive items. One women even said that she ordered some but was sent an email the next day saying her order was cancelled because she wasn't a Circle member. So I kept expecting that to happen to me. But it never did {smile}, I recived an shipping notification email and I received the cartridges a few days later.

So I guess I got away with it. I don't feel guilty, because I when I ordered the items, I had no intention of trying to cheat anything. Also at the same time, regardless of a system glitch, I think they should have honored any orders anyway.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Home Decor - Happy Birthday Card

2011-01-19T19:21:00.002-05:00

So I haven't made anything the last few days. But I decided to share this birthday card I made a a while ago. I used Stampin' Up dp and cardstock. Teh cupcake and label are both from the Home Decor.

Thanks for Looking!

Valerie

My first Ella Layout

2011-01-18T20:33:00.005-05:00

This is the start of an album that I am making for my son. This is his half sister Ella {from his father}. He just adores his little sis, so I've decided to start a scrapbook for him. She is such a cutie {smile}. I used either Home Accents for Home Decor...I can't seem to remember and am too lazy to go through the image library to see which one has these cuts {sorry}. The papers are from a clearence DCWV paper pad. A used lots of stickles to make the Cricut cuts sparkley like the background paper.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 100

2011-01-17T05:00:00.001-05:00

I had fun with this one. I've wanted an excuse to use this cat since I recieved the Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge {actually it has only been about a week...lol}. The papers are scraps from a project I did last week {which I also used the Nifty Fifties cart}. The circle is from George and Basic Shapes and the border strip if from the Give a Hoot cartridge.

Front of card

Front of card {angle view}

Front of card {flat view}

Sketch

Till tomorrow,

Valerie

Simple Valentine Card

2011-01-16T13:51:00.002-05:00

I started out with the green background. I've been on a kick about using these brighter colors. Then I used the blue center, but still had no idea where I was going with this. Finally, I just deciced to go with this simple heart from the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge. Added the Love at the botton and the faux stitching and called it done.

Front of card

Front of card {angle view}

Front of card {flat view}

See ya all tomorrow,

Valerie

Happy Retirement - Betty

2011-01-15T05:00:00.001-05:00

Here is a simple retirement card I made using my current fav Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons. The stamp is from Congrats a Stampin' Up set. The inside says "Let the relaxation begin! (happy retirement)" which is also from the same stamp set.

Card

Betty

Her retirement cake {no I didn't make it}

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Mojo Monday 173

2011-01-14T05:00:00.001-05:00

So here is my take on this weeks Mojo Monday. I found these cute candy hearts in my stash. They are actually buttons, which I had to cut off the back so they could lay flat. The paper is from my scrap stash...I have so much scraps, I could make dozens and dozens of cards from them. The ribbon is from the $1.00 bin at Micheal's a couple years ago {I had to turn it over and use the back because the front had flowers on it}.

Front of card

Front of card {angle view}

Sketch

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Ladybug - Happy Birthday

2011-01-13T05:00:00.002-05:00

I'm always needing birthday cards, so here is another to add to my on hand supply. Since getting the Paisley Cricut cartridge, I've wanted to use this adorable ladybug. So what better way than on a birthday card? The background dp is from DCWV Mi Casa stack. I bought this quite a while ago on clearance at Michaels and finally going to use some of it.

Front of Card

Front of card {angle view}

Up close view of Ladybug

Well thank you for stopping by my slice of Heaven,

Valerie

Mojo 162

2011-01-12T05:00:00.004-05:00

I used all scrap paper for this card. I really love how it turned out. I don't often stitch on my cards. But I was encline this day. Not much to say about this card. I used the Creative Memories Reminisce Cricut cartridge for the flower and the border.

Front of Card

Front of Card {angle view}

Front of card {flat view}

Sketch

Until tomorrow,

Valerie

Lovely as a Tree - In Sympathy

2011-01-11T18:45:00.002-05:00

I made this card to have on hand. I guess I figured you never know when you will need a sympathy card. The stamp is from the "Lovely as a Tree" set from Stampin' Up. The designer paper is from The Paper Compy and the ribbon is from JoAnn's.

Front of Card

Front of Card {angle view}

Front of Card {flat view}

What a wonderful day. Thanks for letting me share my creation with you.

Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 99

2011-01-10T05:00:00.004-05:00

So here is my take on the Sweet Sunday Sketch. I'm not completely happy with this card. I had a really hard time picking the designer papers to use. I'm wishing I went with differnt ones. Not sure these all flow together well. But what is done is done, right?

On a different note...I was able to purchase 4 new cricut cartridges for $9.99 each at Michaels today. I bought Pagoda, Paisly, Sesame Street and Thinking of Fall. Granted, these never would have been my first choice. But these were the only cartridges they had left at that price. I could not pass these up.

Front of Card

Front of Card {angle view}

Front of Card {Flat view}

Sketch

Have a Great Day!!!

Valerie

Sketch Saturday 137

2011-01-09T19:17:00.003-05:00

So here is my take on the Sketch Saturday Challenge. The sketch is for a square card. But I just don't really like doing square cards. So I made mine an A2 size card. The papers are from DCWV Bella Cafe stack. The dress form is the Nifty Fifties Cricut cartridge.

Front of Card

Front of Card {angel view}

Front of card {Flat view}

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Gift card holders

2011-01-08T17:08:00.005-05:00

Quick post today. I made these gift card holders for my Neice and someday {maybe} neices. All the card stock is Core dinations from JoAnns and designer paper is something I picked up on clearence at Michael's last year. I used MS border punches and Recolections stamps from Michael's . The snowflake on the green one is from the Winter Woodland Cricut cartridge.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Thinking of You

2011-01-07T05:00:00.000-05:00

Another card for a co-worker. It really makes me happy that when my co-workers need cards they come to me. As one girl told me, "I'd rather pay you than Halmark". This was a simple card. The designer paper is from Cosmo Cricut. The stamp is from Stampin' Up. Finally I used Lacy Labels for the focal point. I added stickles to the label.

Front of card

Front of card {angle view}

Front of card {flat view}

Wow! So far I'm meeting my New Years Resolution. {I'm keeping my fingers crossed on how long it will last}

Valerie

Witchy "Tis The Season"

2011-01-06T05:00:00.002-05:00

I made this card as a request from a co-worker. It is part of running joke with her sister...I didn't ask why {she must be witchy}. Her request was to have a flying witch over trees with snow. She definately made it easy to make. I decided to use the masking technique for the moon {I first used Stampin' Up Daffadil Delight and then sponged Really Rust around the edges}. Then I used Stampin' Up Dazzling Diamonds for the falling snow. The trees are from the Camp Out cartridge and the witch is from A Child's Year.

Front of Card

Front of Card {angle view}

Inside of card

Thanks for stopping by,

Valerie

SSD #58 Tuesday Challenge

2011-01-05T05:00:00.008-05:00

I am so excited about this card. I received my Nifty Fifties Cricut Cartridge today {smile} and could not wait to use it for this card. I had to surf the net to find a Tuesday challenge and found this site Skipping Stones Designs which hosts a Tuesday Challenge. I had a much better time with this card than I did with the last three I did this year. The materials used are all scraps. I was excited to find a pink piece of glitter paper in my scrap stash and it was big enough for the icecream on my shake. {oops I take some of that back...the red behind the shake wasn't from scraps}

I'm thinking that I'm going to send this to my Dad for his birthday. He is the reason why I even like the Fifties. Growing up my dad had {and still does have} classic cars. I used to go to the junk yard and swap meets to get parts for his restorations. Then of course the whole family would go to car shows. I really enjoyed those times!

Front of Card

Front of card {angle view}

Inside of Card

Sketch

Thanks for stopping by to crafty spot!

Valerie

Christmas Gifts - Card Sets

2011-01-04T05:00:00.001-05:00

So for the girls at work this year I decided to make each of them a card set. I took the week of Thanksgiving off to use up my vacation time (I get Thursday and Friday as paid Holidays, so I only had to use 3 vacation days {smiley face} to get the whole week off). I spent a good 2 and 1/2 days working on these.

I made the box from Bags, Tags, Boxes and More. I had to tweek the matchbox cut to fit my cards better. I also used the Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons cartridge for the box decoration. I soooo love this flower!

The cards are made slightly smaller than an A2 card. I usually make my own cardbase and buy A2 envys from Staples. But since I was making so many cards (4 per set and I made 16 sets) I cheated and bought 2 packages of premade cardbases w/ envys. They were on sale at Hobby Lobby for $4.99 a package of 50. I could not beat this price. Anyway, they were only 4" x 5" if I remember correctly. The DP were all from DCWV Linen Closet collection and the solid paper/card stock were all the 09-10 Stampin' Up In Color. The ribbons were also the Stampin' Up 09-10 In Colors except for the hot pink ribbon which was from Michael's. Most of the cuts were also from the Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons Cartridge.

Box and Cards

Card #1 (my personnal fav)

Card #2

Card #3

Card #4

Sorry such a long post. I will be posting some of the other card variations that I did as part of the sets at a later time.

Thanks for Looking,

Valerie

Mojo Monday 172

2011-01-03T21:56:00.001-05:00

I'm having troubles with sketches this week. I don't know why??? I like the end results, but getting there is taking longer than usual. So I've done Saturday, Sunday and Monday sketches. Maybe I can find a Tuesday challange somewhere. Anyone know of one? Well if not I know of another site that has a differnt Saturday challange.

I decided to finally use one of my Cuttlebug folders. I have at 20 of them and very rarely use them. This one is part of a Cricut Companion set {ok I'm not in my craft room at the moment so I don't know which one.} All of the papers used are Core dinations. The dark blue label is from the Lacy Label cartridge and the flower is from the Pagoda cartridge.

Inside of Card

Side view of card

Inside of card

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Saturday Sketch 136

2011-01-03T05:00:00.004-05:00

To be honest, when I first saw this sketch I thought it was pretty plain. But once I actually made the card, I was really happy with it. It is really simple and well not real fancy. That doesn't mean it is not a good card. I actually think that I sometimes try to put too much into my cards.

I used Coredinations card stock for the background, triangle shadow and sentiment. The designer paper is Cosmo Cricket. I used the Easter {circle} and Bloom {flower} Cricut cartridges. The triangle and shadow were cut with my trimmer, the sentiment oval and scallop oval behind the sentiment are Fiskar punches.

Front of Card

Inside of Card

Sketch Saturday 136

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challange 98

2011-01-02T17:25:00.003-05:00

I have not posted in a few months {sad face}. Last year I believe I made a New Years Resolution to post everyday. Well my life has proven that I am not able to do that at this time in my life...But I am going to make a new Resolution that I will post at least once a week.

So for Post #1 of 2011 I choose to use this sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challange. I just loved the sample that Karen Giron made from her sketch...You can see her beautifl sample at this LINK and the her sketch is below.

Front of card

Inside of Card

Sketch

I will be posting some of my other creations in the next week. I am not sure how much I've done since my last post. I will have to go back and look.

I hope you are all having a great start to the New Year.

Valerie

Merry ChrisMoose

2010-10-31T10:21:00.002-04:00

I bought this stamp quite a while ago and had not used it yet for a card. I wanted a somewhat simple card so I decided to use this stamp. I first stamped this adorable Moose on white card stock and used my Nestability die but when I put it on the card front it was just not right. So I cut out the moose out of the white paper and mounted it on the green paper. I finished it with Frosted Lace Stickles.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Hang in There

2010-10-25T06:00:00.003-04:00

When I started out making this card I wasn't sure where I was going with it. I really wanted to use the clothes line cut from Country Life. So starting with my base I choose this green print that reminds me of grass, then I wanted to mat that to a bright color to make it stand out. Using red as the backgroud mat I think was a really good choice. The jeans just had to be blue (duh!) and what better color for a bra and panties than pink?? Once I was done and put the clothes line on the base I was stumped at first on what sentiment to use. My first idea was "How's it Hangin?" but decided that just wasn't the right fit for me. So as you can see, it ended up being "Hang in There".

Have a great day!
Valerie

Thankful

2010-10-24T10:00:00.002-04:00

After making the decorations for my co-worker, I really wanted to make a thanks giving card and use that wonderful scarecrow. I'm not quite sure I am happy with the end result. The colors didn't tie in as well as I would have liked.

Have a wonderful Day,
Valerie

Season's Greetings

2010-10-23T20:27:00.004-04:00

I fell in love with snow man when I received my Cheerful Seasons circut cartridge. I mean how many different snowmen could there be right? It seems like more than I ever would have thought. I don't even know why this one is my fav...lol. I went with a simple design for this card.

Happy Day!!!

Valerie

Decoration for Co-worker

2010-10-22T06:00:00.001-04:00

Just a little something for a co-worker. She wanted something small and simple to decorate her monitor. She was going to cut out some black and white pictures of pumpkins. So I told her I would make her some. There was actually 5 pumpkins in total plus the scarecrow. She just loved them.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Thank You

2010-10-21T21:05:00.002-04:00

Here is a simple Thank You card I made for one of the owners of our company. He recently treated us all out to lunch. He's not the type of guy you would give a card that was anything remotely feminine so I tried to make this as masculine as possible. This is my first project using my new Creative Memories Reminisce Cartridge.

Have a great day!
Valerie

Black & White Wedding #2

2010-10-20T01:00:00.002-04:00

So here is the second black and white wedding card I recently made. For this one I pulled out a stamp I had purchased a while ago. If I remember correctly, it was actually a birthday stamp. But I taped over the sentiment, inked up the whole stamp up and then pulled the tape off before stamping the image on paper. I played with the idea of coloring the butterfuly, but in the end as you can see I decided to leave it all black. I only used a little cricut for the frame around the stamped image. Inside I used a Martha Stewart cornor punch.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Black & White Wedding card #1

2010-10-19T01:00:00.003-04:00

I was asked by two co-workers to make wedding cards for them. Both of them wanted black and white cards. I am telling you that I had the hardest time coming up with idea's. I don't know exactly why the black and white gave me such fits. But in the end I was happy with the outcome.

Thanks so much for stopping and visiting:)
Valerie

Gardener Birthday

2010-10-18T01:00:00.000-04:00

So while going through my stamps the other weekend, I found this wonderful stamp that I probably bought 5 years ago and have never used. Well I work with a woman who is an avid gardener and boy does this stamp fit her. So her birthday was last week so I had to make a birthday card using this stamp. As an accent I used my new Cheerful Seasons for the boot. I also used my new Cuttlebug Folder and finished it with Happy birthday cut from Stamping Solutions cartridge.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Cheerful Seasons Happy Birthday

2010-10-17T14:56:00.006-04:00

Wow...it has been a long time since I posted. It all started with a weekend that I didn't feel so well and I tell you the last month just went down hill from there. But I'm back for now. Since my last post I was able to acquire some new cartridges. My boss suprised us (everyone in our office...about 20 people) with a bonus $100!!! Wow were we suprised. So I purchased 4 new cartridges although I did spent just a tad over the $100. I purchased both of the Creative Memories Cartridges: Cheerful Seasons and Reminisce Accents, Country Life and Old West.

Today I had a birthday card to make for my niece Victoria. I started with the base and added the brown layer. I tend to use a lot of brown (not exactly sure why...lol). I really liked a sketch that I used a while ago so I put the teal at the bottom, thenf I looked through my ribbons for something to match. I found this wonderful stripped ribbon and added this. Yellow for the top seemed like the prefect choice. Lastly I choose this flower from Cheerful Season.

I am hoping to get some more posting over the next week. I actually have some cards I've made over the last month to share with you.

Thanks for stopping by!
Valerie

Why You Need CricutSearch.com

2010-09-17T07:07:00.001-04:00

Why You Need CricutSearch.com

John Deere Birthday

2010-09-16T21:07:00.004-04:00

Today's post is not only really late but also a total scraplift. I needed a John Deere Card for a little boy birthday. I had recently seen a John Deere card at the Cricut Message board. You can see GlendaBoyd1's card HERE. I didn't use any pop dots this time since the card is going to a little boy.

Thanks for stopping by,

Valerie

Sweet - CAC Skunk

2010-09-15T06:00:00.003-04:00

Overall I like this card I made last night. But I think I might re-do the skunk. I'm not totally happy with how it turned out. Because I only used black and white for the body, the mouth was completely black. Well needless to say I tried to use my white gel pen to make it white. It didn't turn out very well. I'm not really obsessed that everything needs to be perfect but this does bother me enough to do something about it.

This card is not for any challange except to myself to make a card every day. My co-workers always tell me that I need to go to a craft show and sell my cards. That is actually something I am interested in...but you can't go to a craft show with nothing to sell. So I figure if I make at least one card a day I should have enough to sell next year.

Thanks for looking,
Valerie

Mojo Monday 156 - Create A Critter Christmas

2010-09-14T06:00:00.005-04:00

Here is my take on this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch . I had fun going through my Christmas papers to choose my strips on this card. I knew I wanted to use the reindeer from Create A Critter for this card. This was a really easy card for me. I made 4 of them at the same time. I'm exited to know that I have almost a dozen of my Christmas cards done. Yippee!!!

Here is the sketch

Thanks for visiting,

Valerie

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challange #85

2010-09-13T06:00:00.003-04:00

Today I am posting a card I made yesterday for Sweet Sunday Sketch Challange 85. I did use a little Cricut for the scalloped squares (Mini Monograms). The butterflies are from a Hero Arts stamp set...there were actually 4 to choose from.

Here is the Sketch.

Thank you for stopping by!

Valerie

Friday Sketchers 119

2010-09-12T06:00:00.003-04:00

Well if you have been following my blog, then you will see that I have been doing a lot of sketch challanges lately. Yesterday, in an effort to find more I googled Friday and Sketch together (because I know of a Monday and Saturday...so went with Friday). I came across the "Friday Sketchers" Blog that has sketch challanges every Friday. Now I know it is not Friday anymore but they give you until Thursday to complete and submit. If you would like to try their sketch challange out or see all the other entries just CLICK HERE to go to the blog.

All my papers are from my scrap stash. I was unhappy with the poinsettia's from the Christmas Cricut cartridge so I used some that I had bought a long long time ago. I added the Merry Christmas sentiment...but thought the card needed a little more. I added stitches and some dots and called it good.

Best wishes and thanks for stopping by,

Valerie

Sketch Saturday #120

2010-09-11T15:15:00.004-04:00

This is my second Saturday in a row using the Sketch Saturday blog for inspiration. I really wanted to use the From My Kitchen cartridge, since I haven't used it much since getting it. I've seen the apron cut used on others cards and decided it would go well with the paper collection I had choosen to use today.

I had fun working constructing this card this mornning/afternoo. Thanks for looking,

Valerie

In Memory of Sandy

2010-09-11T06:00:00.002-04:00

Today I am writing about Sandy, a friend and fellow card maker. I just want to share a couple cards she made and sent to me. I will miss her very much.

Thank you for stopping by,

Valerie

Another Mojo Monday 155

2010-09-10T06:00:00.004-04:00

Well I decided to do another Mojo Monday card today. I've done a few Christmas Cards this past week and thought I would do another. I used some scraps from last years Christmas paper and Winter Woodland Cricut Cartridge.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Valerie

Papercraft Star Challange #12

2010-09-09T06:00:00.002-04:00

So Wednesday I had a wonderful comment from Beth over at the Papercraft Star blog. She suggested that I try out the challanges over at the Papercraft Star blog. Well I've been getting into challanges lately so I popped over and checked the blog out. Sounds like a wonderful challange this week and I've never tried this type of challange. It is a Photo Inspiration Challange.

I decided to go with the colors in the picture. I used a brown and cream background since I think of brown when I see coffee (my mom always adds milk and sugar...lol) and the cup looked like an off white to me. I incorporated blue since the christmas ornaments (???) in the picture are blue. Finally the Sentiment I used a paper that was similar to the cake. I wished I didn't have to make a Sympathy card, but unfortunately life gets in the way sometimes.

I used Wild Card for "With Sympathy" and the frame surrounding it and Home Accents for the branch and flowers. The inside sentiment is a stamp I purchased at Hobby Lobby.

Thanks for stopping by!

Valerie

Just for Girls Sketch Challange

2010-09-08T06:00:00.003-04:00

So I stumbled across this blog called "Just Us Girls" Challange. So I designed my card on Monday and cut and assemble it on Tuesday. I Love how it turned out. I had used my Winter Woodland Cartridge the other day for another challange and really wanted to use it again. This is the first time I used one of the buildings. I'm so glad I used it on this card. I realize the bird is a little big proportionately to the house...well it's only a card (lol).

I had fun designing this one on my Gypsy. Thanks for looking!

Valerie

Quilt Project...

2010-09-07T19:12:00.003-04:00

No cards to post today. So I'm posting two blocks to a quilt I have in progress. I started this probably a year or more ago and when I was moving everything from my old sewing room to my new sewing room I came across this. I've been so wrapped up in making cards that I kinda forgot about this quilt completely. Over the winter I am hoping to get to work on this again.

Thank you for visiting today,
Valerie

Mojo Monday 155

2010-09-06T16:47:00.002-04:00

With today being Labor Day I was able to do the Mojo Monday Sketch the same day as it came out. I do have to admit though that I already had the image colored. All I had to do is pick out my papers and ribbon and adhear everything together.

Thank you for looking,
Valerie

Pumpkin Carving - Sketch Saturday #119

2010-09-06T06:00:00.003-04:00

This post today is going to be short. I almost always pre-schedule my posts. I find that it is easier for me to make sure I post everyday. A few weeks ago I started to post everyday. I am trying to stick to that. Anyway...I received some bad news Sunday. A good friend of the family lost her battle with Cancer. She was recently diagnosed and although I knew she was not doing well it still was a shock. Well, I am having a hard time at the moment so below is my card for today and a short discription. Thank you.

A came across this blog called Sketch Saturday. So I decided to use their sketch today to do my first Halloween card for the year. I used some new Heidi Grace papers I bought at JoAnn's and I used my new Pumpking Carving Cricut Cartridge.

Valerie

Hello Friend - Give A Hoot

2010-09-05T06:00:00.008-04:00

I have had this cartridge longer than I have had Create a Critter and yet this is the first time I am actually using it. I first picked out the paper I was going to use for the background and the stamp at the bottom. Lastly I searched and searched the handbook for Give A Hoot until I finally decided to use this little dear. I orginally was not going to only have the dear smelling his little flower...but when I stamped the sentiment at the bottom I somehow managed to get a fingerprint of that brown ink on the right hand side of the inner mat. So to cover it up I cut another flower also from Give A Hoot.

I also decorated inside of this card. I tend to leave them blank but I just choose not to this time. Not for any given reason...just my mood I guess. So the stamp at the bottom from from the same set as the outside sentiment and I thought would look cute inside. The tag inside is also from Give A Hoot.

Thank you for Looking

Valerie

Winter Wonderland - Santa Slackers Challange

2010-09-04T06:00:00.002-04:00

Over on the Cricut Message Board Daveshunny and JoySikes are having the Santa Slackers Challange. (Click here to go to the challange) The challange is to make a Christmas card using the Winter Woodland cartridge and Card Patterns Sketch 77. It was also supposed to be a 5.5" square card. Well I made mine an A2 (4.25 x 5.5) because I don't really make square cards very often.

For my card I only used the Winter Woodland for the words "Winter Wonderland". I used Christmas Noel solutions cartridge for the Ribbon/ivy/tag thing (sorry don't know what else I should call it...lol) and the snow flakes. This ribbon I used is brown felt with the stiching already on it. It was actually clearenced with Valentine ribbons at Michael's back in February/March. This is the first time I used it even though I really, really like it. I punched a tiny hole in snow flakes so i could attach to the ribbon with these tiny, tiny brads.

I really love how this card turned out. I think I may just make a few more of them and send out to my favorite family members this year. Shh...don't tell 'em.

Thanks for poppin' over,
Valerie

Howdy - Can you guess what????

2010-09-03T06:00:00.004-04:00

Yes I used Create A Critter again. I do believe I said that I probably will use every critter before I'm done. So I have made 7 so far (including the horsey below).

I am so excited that it's Friday and I have a three day weekend coming up!!! I really want to get some more sewing done on the quilt for my son and make some more Critter cards...LOL.

Have a great Holiday weekend,
Valerie

Escape... Create A Critter Raccoon

2010-09-02T06:00:00.005-04:00

Back to the Create A Critter Cartridge. I think I will probably continue using this cartridge until I get through all those adorable critters. The hardest thing I had to do with this card was decide on the sentiment. The "Escape" jumped out at me while I was searching through my stamps. It seemed appropriate.

Sorry the pictures are not the best today. I usually try to take my pictures in natural light but didn't have that option if I wanted to post this on time...

Thanks for coming over!
Valerie

Quilt Update

2010-09-01T06:00:00.004-04:00

So this quilt I'm making is going to be a queen size which the pattern calls for 90 of the flying geese. I chose 6 colors to be alternated in each column. So now my son says he doesn't like the look of them being alternated. He asks "Can't you make each column 1 color?". Well of course I can, but it calls for 5 columns of 18 geese. I've only made 16 of each of the six colors. So I think I will either just make the columns shorter and the borders larger or use the 6th color as the last two geese per column...Putting 1 at the top and 1 at the bottom.

So for now I finished the 2 blue columns (well the sixteen geese...lol) on Monday. Tuesday I finished the two red columns, the tan column and the green column. Now I can layout all the columns and see if I would like the green column or the tan. I guess I can always make the quilt to have six columns... Oh what to do? what to do?

My son can be a ham when he wants to be. He just wouldn't get out of the way so I could take the picture of the red columns. I hate that green head band he wears. Well anyway...The reds in the picture look like they are the same but one is more of a brick red and looks like wood siding, the other doesn't. Guess I should have taken a close-up but too late now. Plus I'm not sure about the green column. I don't remember why I used two different greens. I will have to look in my stash and see if I have more of either one and change it.

Thanks for stopping by,
Valerie

Get Well Soon - Mojo Monday 149

2010-08-31T06:00:00.002-04:00

So I'm at it again. I made another card using Create A Critter. But this time I didn't use the actual critter. I just love these flowers. I just had to use them somehow and I've been trying to figure out how. Well, also as you can see I've been using the Mojo Monday Sketches a lot lately as well.

This sketch I started before I had a Cricut cut in mind for the focal point. Once I made my paper choices I thought a flower would be great for the focal point. I knew the squares were going to small but thought these flowers would look great extending out past them. I'm really glad I went with this decision. I am really happy with the results.

Thanks for stopping by,

Valerie

My quilting project for my son

2010-08-30T06:00:00.008-04:00

I made this agreement with my son a while back that I would make him a quilt and that I had to have it done by September 22, one month before his birthday. I had decided on the Flying Geese design. So I started it months and months ago. Then put it way because I just wanted to do something else (make cards...ha ha). Now I only about a month left. Finishing the top will be easy but the quilting is what will the pain in the butt. Needless to say I will be working away at it the next few weeks. I will post pictures of my progress. Below are all my Flying Geese that I have to sew into strips. I saw these fabrics into Joann's and just love them. They are all from the same collection.

I might even get started this week piecing all the geese together. You will have to wait and see.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Thank you Card - Mojo Monday 150

2010-08-29T17:24:00.005-04:00

Happy Sunday!!! I've been busy this weekend. I've been cleaning up and organizing my new sewing room. My son a few months ago wanted to switch rooms. So we moved my sewing room upstairs and his bedroom down stairs. I like it this way as now my sewing room is across the hall from my craft rooom. Yes...I'm lucky that I have two extra rooms to dedicate entirely to my crafting obsessions. I'm hoping now that my sewing room is upstairs and not in the basement
that I will sew more. I'll keep my fingers crossed...but I really love making cards also.

Today I finally made a card using something else besides the Create a Critter cartridge. This card is a Mojo Monday Sketch (#150) and I used Home Accents for the butterfly.

Thank you for dropping by,

Valerie

Mojo Monday 151 - Another Create A Critter

2010-08-28T09:32:00.004-04:00

I'm late posting today...ha ha. Actually, I've been trying to post ahead of time and scheduling the post. So yesterday I didn't get a chance to sit down and post. So I am posting todays post today.

So here is another Mojo Monday card and Create A Critter all in one. I've wanted to use that cute penquin since I bought the cartridge. I had a hard time with this one. I just wasn't sure about the colors and papers. But over all I am happy with it.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Mojo 152 - What's Up

2010-08-27T00:00:00.000-04:00

Day three using the Create a Critter. I was browsing the Mojo Monday blog and when I saw sketch 152 I really liked it. So after choosing to use this sketch I had to think of where I wanted to go with it. Becasue the focal point of the sketch is a long oval I thought the Giraffe would be perfect, plus I knew I had a stamp that said "What's Up". I just couldn't resist...

I used all scraps again. I am so excited that I've been able to use up so many of my scraps. I'm also loving these wiggle eyes I bought for my last card. I used them on this one as well.

Thanks for looking,

Valerie

Nuts About You

2010-08-26T08:00:00.003-04:00

So here is another take on the Mojo Monday 89. I decided to move the square and circle around. For this I almost used only scraps. I picked out my ribbon first and when I went to get paper to mat the square and circle...guess what???? I didn't have any scraps that matched. And let me tell you I had a hard time matching the paper to the ribbon. After trying 4 different papers I finally found one I thought matched good enough. My craft room gets really good light during the day, but at night its not the best and it was 9:30 pm when I was doing this. Today I decided to add wiggle eys to the squirrel and was to lazy to take new pictures (maybe I'll do it later and post later...). While I was piecing this together, I just wanted to add something else and finally decided to go with the clouds. I inked the clouds with Distressed Faded Jeans blue ink. I hand wrote the sentiment with a Zig pen, the brown stitching on the square and circle I used a Staedtler triplus fineliner and the white stitching is done with a American Crafts white gel pen.

I'm having tons of fun lately. I go through periods where I just am not in the mood to craft. But lately I've been on a roll. I am going to enjoy it while it lasts.

Thanks for stopping by,

Valerie

Mojo Monday 89

2010-08-25T08:00:00.008-04:00

Well I have an update of the card I posted yesterday...The lady I made the card for called me today. She loved the card. It made me feel really good that she called just to tell me that. I will miss working with her.

So today I was inspired by a Mojo Monday Sketch. This is from a while ago (not sure the date at the moment). I used only scrap papers for this card today. I've been trying to do that with all my cards but this is the first one I was successful with. I added some ribbon and buttons that I rarely use. I really need to start using these more. Lastly I have to say that I'm really loving the Create A Critter cartridge. I just wish I had those wonderful stamps from My Pink Stamper...but tend to spend my crafting allowance on cartridges and paper (lol). Doesn't leave anything for more stamps.

The only think I was disapointed with is that when I went to erase my pencil line where I wrote "You're a Hoot" I didn't wait long enough and I smeared the ink a little. Plus I had already attached everything to the from of the card so I couldn't change it. Well ya live and learn.

Thanks for Visiting,

Valerie