Thankful For You!

 About a month ago I ordered some 1"x8" clear treat bags from Jaded Blossom.

I love them so much I just ordered more :) I also bought a ton of candy, I may have gotten a wee bit out of control when it came to candy :) There is candy everywhere in my craft area... heeehee.

So I made these super cute treats for the upcoming holiday using the Jaded Blossom 1"x8" bags filled with Reese's Pieces in fall colors.

The Chipmunks, sentiment and the small acorns on my tag are from the Peachy Keen October 2012 stamp of the month and colored with my Copics.

I made the tag with the acorn from the Cricut Create A Critter cartridge and ran the top piece through the Cuttlebug with the Mesh folder.

The sentiment is stamped in Tim Holtz Ripe Persimmon and cut out using the Spellbinders Nautical Frames and Accents. I finished the tag by using my Crop-A-Dile to punch a small hole in the tag and ran some orange twine to tie it together.

I will be entering this into the Peachy Keen Challenge # 13-41 Anything Goes.

24 Carrot Friend

Last year I picked up these cute carrot boxs from Michaels in the clearance section and knew they would come in handy at some point. So I thought that I would make something with them for the Easter weekend.

I filled each carrot with yummy Jelly Beans, made a cute little carrot tag and gave them out at work.

I love all the holidays and like to make little things to put smiles on my friends faces.

I used the Create A Critter cartridge to cut the carrots and their shadows at 2 3/4". Then used the Pink By Design Hoppy Easter stamp set for the sentiment and embossed them in Stampendous Black.

I attached the carrot tag to the large carrot with some Divine Twine in green looped through a hole I made with my Crop A Dile.

Fast and easy, fun and yummy!  

Next year I want to have a glow in the dark Easter egg hunt! I saw them on Pinterest and just know they would be so much fun.

Hoppy Birthday

This week I decided to use the Peachy Keen Challenge 13-12 A sketch for a co-workers birthday.

Here is the sketch:

Her birthday is at the end of the month and so is Easter so I used the Create A Critter cartridge to make a Easter Bunny and a cute little cupcake.

I used the Peachy Keen Critter Faces Set AMedium for the bunny and the Peachy Keen Wide Eyed Kids Assortment in 3/8 for the cupcake. I added some Glossy Accents to give the cherry a little shine.

The front sentiment comes from the Pink By Design Take The Cake stamp set and it is embossed in Recollections Party Pink.

The base of the card is embossed with a Couture Creations Houndstooth Embossing folder. The patterned paper is Echo Park Birthday Girl.  Divine Twine in Pink, American Crafts Ribbon and Bella Blvd Designer Tape in Pickle Juice Chevron embellish the front.

The inside sentiment is from the Pink By Design Hoppy Easter stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Since March is craft month and St Patrick's Day and I'm Irish I decided to make some cute little treat holders for my co-workers.

I made another version of these boxes for Valentine's (here) as they can be made for any occasion with any theme. I originally found the tutorial  on Split Coast Stampers Flat Backed Treat Box, great source for all kinds of crafty goodness.

I love making these cute little boxes and filling them with a few yummy treats or treasures.... how fun! I made 2 versions of this treat box for St Patrick's Day.

Here is the first one:

I started with the October 31 Cricut cartridge and cut out the cauldrons but cut off the feet and stir stick at the top, then added another piece of black cardstock to the back.  I filled in the center of the pot with some gold Stickles then some gold rhinestones and let them dry.

I cut the rainbow from the Cricut Create A Critter cartridge then added the pot of gold with some popdots to give a little dimension.

I had some leftover Shamrocks from when I made the Kiss Me banner cut from the Cricut Spring Holiday Cards cartridge. So I added some adorable little faces on then from the Peachy Keen Hot Cocoa stamp set and added them to the front of the box.

Both sentiments are from the Pink By Design Luck O' The Irish stamp set and embossed in Stampendous Black Embossing Powder.

Yummy Chocolate covered Mints and Sour Green Apples await inside!

Here is the second box:

For this box I used some Shamrock paper from Recollections and added a thin black mat behind it. My Cuttlebug and a Spellbinders Labels Nine Die made the cut to use for the sentiment. 
Both sentiments are also from the Pink By Design Luck O' The Irish stamp set and embossed in Stampendous Black Embossing Powder. I added a few popdots to the back and placed it in the center.

More yummy goodness inside!

I hope everyone had a great St Patrick's Day and didn't drink too many green beers!
HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY from me to you!

Look the pot of gold...it glitters!

I will be adding this over at the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog Challenge 13-11 Anything Goes.

Also on Sarah Hamer's Link Up Tuesday.
Make sure to head on over to both of these great blogs and spread some bloggy cheer!

You're The Cat's Me Wow!

The Peachy Keen Connection had it's February Release Party the other day and has 2 Challenges going on to celebrate this newest release.

You can head on over to the Peachy Keen Stamps store and check out February's Out Of This World Release... it will send you to another Galaxy!

I have chosen to do the fun pattern filled Challenge #1 hosted by the talented Gigi McKellips.

Gigi's Challenge: Use both polka dots and stripes in your creations.  Make anything you choose, as long as it includes polka dots and stripes And uses the Peachy Keen Stamps of your choice.

It was a coworkers Birthday the other day and she loves cats, so I pulled out the Animal Kingdom cartridge.

I attached some Score Tape to white cardstock  and cut out this cute little cat then used some Martha Stewart Flocking Powder in Swan for her body and Peony for the tips of the ears.

I used the Peachy Keen Critter Faces Set A Small for her adorable face stamped in Staz On Jet Black. Her collar is some pink ribbon I had in my stash that I cut in half then added some tiny rhinestones... so cute!

What Kitty is complete without a few balls of yarn? I cut them from the Create A Critter cartridge and used Zots to attach Divine Twine in matching colors for my paper.

 My Polka Dots and Stripes paper is a Recollections Fruit pack that I got at Michaels and the ribbon is from my ever growing stash... heeehee.

The sentiment is from the Pink By Design's Rock On stamp set and embossed in Recollections Petal.

The inside sentiment is from Pink By Design's Joyful Tags stamp set.

There's a $25 Gift Certificate up for grabs in each of the challenges, so pull out your Peachy Keen Stamps and get into that crafty space and reach for the stars!

Please upload your photos to the PK Connection and when uploading, tag your photos with the key words FEBRUARYCHALLENGE#1 (all caps and NO spaces).

A Little Bird Told Me....

This week's challenge over at Peachy Keen Stamps Blog is 13-5 Photo Inspiration.

Here is the photo

You can use the photo or the colors anyway you like, so here is the card that I made.

I used a stamp from the Inkadinkado Branches Cling set with Memento Rich Cocoa ink along with a Tombow and a Copic to make the winter berries.

Next I cut the little Blue Bird from the Create A Critter cartridge and stamped this adorable face from the Peachy Keen Critter Faces Set A Medium and added some darker blue details with a Copic.

Both the outside and inside sentiments come from the Pink By Design Simply Everything stamp set. The front sentiment is cut out using a die from the Spellbinders Fancy Tag One.

Today is the last day to enter, so make sure to head on over and check out the great inspiration and amazing projects.

Wild About You!!

A while back I found this great tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers for making a Flat Backed Treat Box and hadn't gotten the chance to make one yet. So what better time to make one for this weeks challenge over at the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog.

The challenge is to create a 3D object of your choice but it must include a bear somewhere on the project.

PKC 13-3 3D Objects: Bears, Bears, and Bears Oh My!

Once my box was made and secured together I started by pulling out the Create A Critter cartridge and cutting out my bear at 2 1/2" and the heart shaped balloon with it's shadow:

I chose this adorable face from the Peachy Keen Critter Face Set A Medium, she's looks so in love! I gave her a pink little bow and a small heart brad for her dress. How cute is she??

The sentiment on the balloon comes from the Pink By Design Jungle Fever stamp set and is embossed in Recollections Violet Embossing Powder. I then added some Divine Twine in Cotton Candy for the string.

The front sentiment is from the Pink By Design Be Mine Stamp set and is also embossed.

Check out the amazing inspiration the Design Team has put together this week....  It's super cute! So make sure to head on over, check it out and enter the challenge yourself.

I will also be linking to this weeks Pink By Design's Will You Be My Valentine?? You've got to check out the cute Valentine's Day projects going on now.

Also go see Paper Playtime's Challenge #2 - Use some Brown. Your project doesn't have to be completely brown but it must have some brown in it. There's a $15 gift certificate to The Robin's Nest up for grabs. so make sure to go there and check out the Design Teams projects!

Swinging By To Say Hi!!!

Here is a fun little card that I made the other day for the Fun Friday Anything Goes Challenge over at Little Scrap Pieces.

It's an Easel card, I love making these types of cards, they are so much fun to display.

I  really like this fun banana paper  made by Reminisce called Goin' Bananas and Crazy Monkey Stripe from the Monkey Business collection.

I used the Create A Critter cartridge, Bazzill paper and some googly eyes to make this cute little monkey. I cut out the vines and ran them through my Cuttlebug with the Indentz Vine 1 folder then placed one on top and one underneath him to make him swing.

Both the sentiments come from Pink By Design's Jungle Fever stamp set, which I embossed in black. I used my Spellbinders Grommet Tag die to cut out the front sentiment and attached it using brads.

Isn't the banana so cute? I used The Cornies Assortment from Peachy Keen for his cute little face.... heeeheee.

Head on over and check out all the great entries for the Fun Friday Anything Goes Challenge... you still have time to enter yourself.

Gobble Gobble!

Every Christmas and Thanksgiving I make Cranberry sauce with a few additions.

My one girlfriend loves when I bring it to work with me, so this year I made her some.

I placed the sauce in a jar, added some green tissue paper for a ruffle and used my Spellbinders Standard Circle die to cut out some fall paper for the lid.

I used the Create A Critter cartridge to make this turkey tag. I gave him some googly eyes and attached him using Divine Twine in orange.

What a quick, easy and fun way to make a jar of cranberry sauce not so ordinary.

I'm entering this fun turkey in:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog : Get In Shape
CARDZ TV Challenge #18 : I'm So Thankful

Head on over and check out all the great projects!

Happy Turkey Day!

Happy Turkey Day everyone! It's Thanksgiving here in Canada, so turkey, stuffing and all the fixings were had by many.

I just had a great Thanksgiving weekend with my Mother and wanted to wish all my friends, family and fellow bloggers a HAPPY THANKSGIVING so I made this card.

I used the Create A Critter cartridge and cut this turkey at 4 1/2", along with all the layers and shadows to make the base of the card then added some googly eyes just for fun.

The inside sentiment comes from Pink By Design's Simply Everything stamp set. This really is a great assortment of sentiments... definitely a must have.

 I will adding this post to Sarah Hamer's Link Up Tuesday, Pink By Design's Ink it Pink and over at Bugaboo Stamps' Catch the Bug Challenge Blog - October Anything Goes! Head on over and check them out!

Get your sparkle on... PbD05

This week's Ink It Pink Challenge is all about SPARKLE! 

You can use whatever form of sparkle or bling that you choose.... metallic paper, Viva Decor, rhinestones, glitter and the list goes on.

I chose to use Glitter Ritz, my favorite glitter as my sparkle.

I started by stamping , Pink By Design's Cloudy Day Background stamp in Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue ink.

I then cut out some clouds in different sizes in white and dark blue, using the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge. I then stamped my sentiment with Pink By Design's Simply Everything.

I pulled out my Martha Stewart Balloon punch and punched a bunch of balloons out of Sookwang Be Creative Tape.

Then punched out matching cardstock to the color of glitter that I chose to use and stuck the tape to the cardstock.

I pulled off the paper backing and glittered away using several different colors of Glitter Ritz and let me tell you...I got glitter everywhere....even on my face.. lol.

Here is a close-up picture of the balloons... I used small punches for the heart and star and attached them Glossy Accents.

I added  some Pink By Design Divine Twine in Black Licorice to tie the balloons together.

For the inside of the card I used the clouds that I cut out earlier and used the Pink By Design October's Stamp of the Month - Friends to the End in Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid.

You should head over to Pink By Design's Blog and take a look at what everyone has been up to. Hope your day is full of sparkle and bling.


To be eligible for the monthly prize or weekly badges, you must use the fabulous stamps from Pink by Design.  Remember, instead of weekly prizes, they will draw one winner out of all the July entries.  Play each week with Pink by Design stamps, and you'll get  more chances to win!

Hoppy Easter

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter and show you a card I made recently.

I used orange, green and brown Bazzill Cardstock for the base and the layers of this card. I stamped the Bunny in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on White Recollections Cardstock and used my Copics to color it, then cut it out using my Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large. 

I just love this cute little set of stamps from Hot off the Press called Hoppy Easter. I used the mini carrot stamp and made my own background paper. First I stamped the carrot in some Memento Bamboo Leaves Ink and then colored them in with one of my Copics. I just love how it turned out, I will have to try this with some of my other small stamps.

For the Carrot I used the Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge cut out at 3", along with the shadow layer. The carrot is my favorite piece of the card.... I just love it. The sentiment comes from Pink By Design's Hoppy Easter stamp set..... isn't just perfect. I gave the carrot some dimension by adding some popdots.

For the inside of the card I stamped some more carrots and rounded the corners with my corner punch. The sentiment also comes from Pink By Design's Hoppy Easter stamp set.

Wishing you a Hoppy Day

Hope everyone has a great Easter with Family and Friends.