Oscar the Grouch Dreaming.

I pulled out my Sesame Street cartridge the other day and decided to make Oscar the Grouch.

I used 2 shadow layers to make the base of the card, I love to make shaped cards I think they just look so cute!

I just love how he turned out all fuzzy! 

I decided to cut out Oscar's body with some Be Creative Tape and my expression and adhered it to the pieces of cardstock that I had already cut out.  Martha Stewart Flocking Powder in Fennel and Orange Poppy to give Oscar his fur and some googly eyes.

The sentiment is from Pink By Design's Christmas Wishes and a Dollar store stamp for the snowflakes on the bag.

The inside sentiment is from Recollections Nutcracker stamped in SU Ballet Blue.

I will be linking this to Sarah Hamer's Link Up Tuesday. Head on over!

Halloween Wishes!

I'm entering this card in the latest challenge over at Cardz TV

This weeks Cricut Card Challenge is: Challenge #117 “SSoo SSSpooky!” Make an S-fold card for Halloween using any cartridge(s) and any colors you’d like.

For this card I used the October 31st and the Mini Monograms Cricut cartridges. 

I cut the Raven out at 2 1/4" from the Oct 31st cartridge and added some popdots to the back.

Next I used the Mini Monograms cartridge and the real dial size button and cut two moons out at 3 1/4" then used SU Apricot Appeal to ink around the edge of the moons.

I embossed the sentiment in black which comes from Pink By Designs' Ghostly Greetings stamp set.

The background paper is from DCWV The Midnight Spell stack.

The inside sentiment is also from the Ghostly Greetings stamp set and embossed in black.

I used a Martha Stewart Halloween stamp set and embossed the ravens in black on either side of the sentiment.

Sending Happy Halloween Wishes for the upcoming spooky holiday.

Check out Sarah Hamer's Link Up Tuesday and see what everyone has been up to this week. I will be adding this card to the collection.

Warm Witchy Wishes

I recently found this new blog called Crafty Friends Challenges, the blog  holds  bi-weekly challenges hosted by Beate Johns and  her friends.

This week is challenge #7 Halloween, make anything Halloween related, a card, banner, scrapbook page,treat bag or whatever you can imagine.

If there is more than 10 entries she will be giving away some awesome blog candy, so head on over and check it out.

I made a Z-fold card and used the Peachy Keen Lisa Jean Halloween stamp set for focal image.

I cut her out using my Spellbinders Scalloped Oval large die and inked the inside with SU Apricot Appeal, then colored her using Copics and a few Bic markers.

I used 2 colors of plain cardstock and Forever in Time's Hocus Pocus glitter paper for the font and left inside panels.

For the inside of the card I used the Tiny Bubbles embossing folder for the background and the Scalloped oval again for the sentiment.

Both the sentiment and the cauldron come from the Lisa Jean Halloween stamp set and are embossed with Adirondack Earthtones Stream and clear embossing powder.

I also embossed a Martha Stewart "Caution" stamp on the bottom right.

I love Halloween and can't wait to see what Spooky projects everyone comes up with.

Beetle to the Rescue!

This week on one of my adventures to Costco, I did something that was really silly. I was having rather a bad day and then... I locked my keys in the car along with my purse and cell phone.

What a disaster... I can't believe that I did that... really. I quickly ran around the car trying all the doors even the trunk but no luck, locked nice and tight. A little bit of panic set in and then I thought  I'd go to the tire center, maybe someone there can help me. No one to be found, I can hear them in the back but still no one comes out, now what???

I start walking back to my car when a yellow VW Beetle drives into the same aisle as me only 2 spots over... I wonder if they can help? So I made my way over and asked if they happen to have the number to the VW line (which is in the owners manual/which is in the locked car). Unfortunately they didn't have the book in the car but they were members of BCAA. 

Next thing I knew she was on the phone, calling them to help open my car. I can't believe that they did that for me, I was so shocked and so thankful for their kindness. I wanted to repay them but they said it was fine and that they were glad they could help. It's nice to know that there are still people out there that would help someone if they needed it and ask nothing in return. 

I wanted to make them a Thank you card, so after I got into my car I wrote a quick note on a napkin, gave her my blog address and stuck it under the windshield blade. Hope they get a chance to see it, because I truly appreciate their generosity that day.

I made a different type of card this time, I made a twisted easel card.

I stamped my Imaginisce Vroom stamp in Memento Dandelion ink and then colored in with a yellow Copic.  I then stamped Thank you from the Pink By Design Here Comes the Bride stamp set. I added some Lemon Divine Twine and used the Beep Beep Cuttlebug folder for the tire tracks.

I used my Spellbinder's Ovals and Scalloped Ovals and embossed the front sentiment. It is from the My Favorite Kind stamp set by Pink By Design. The inside sentiment is a stamp from Stampin' Up.

So if you read this - here's a BIG THANK YOU from me to you!

I will also be linking this to the Sarah Hamer's Link Up Tuesday. Stop by and check out what everyone has been up to.

Retirement Card

Here is a quick card that I made for my Great Aunt and Uncle that are retiring from running a resort, here on the West Coast.

It was really neat to see all the photos of all the guests that ever stayed there over the last 20+ yrs.

Even got to meet a few of the regular guests, as they came to celebrate with us.

RECIPE

"May your\ filled w\ delight" - Pink By Design - Ghostly Greetings

"Retirement" - Pink By Design - Party Time

"Congratulations" - Pink By Design - Simply Everything

Flower Flourish - Inkadinkado - Flower Flourishes

Scalloped Oval - Spellbinders - Scalloped Oval Small

Recollections cardstock

DCWV - The Spring Glitter Pack

Stampin' Up Ink - Summer Sun

Brilliance Ink - Pearlescent Sky Blue