Wintery Tucked Away

This cute little box is called the Tucked Away template from Papertrey Ink (created by Lauren Meader). They are so much fun to make, love 'em!

Get in shape challenge

This week's Chirper Challenge was to create a shaped card or layout. I decided on this darling little hello kitty with peek a boo bear. This cut is super cute because the bear is on the inside of the card, how fun. The font is Sesame Street font (my all time favorite, if you haven't noticed ::wink::) I used a small heart punch on the bottom of the ! I just thought it fit perfectly.


Here's a close up of the letters. I used diamond glaze on them and the eyes and nose for some dimension.

See how cute this bear is


Supplies:

Papers: Black CS (WalMart), Sweet Blush CS (PaperTrey Ink), Hibiscus Burst CS (PaperTrey Ink), White CS (WalMart), Misc. Brown CS, Heart PP (Sassafrass Lass)
Ribbon: Hibiscus Burst (PaperTrey Ink)
Button: Hibiscus Burst (PaperTrey Ink)
Cricut Carts: Hello Kitty Greetings, Sesame Street Font
Diamond Glaze and Machine Stitching

Interactive challenge

This weeks challenge over at the Chirper Challenge was to create something interactive. I knew right away what I was going to do. This will be the title page in my family album. The doors and windows open to reveal pictures of my family. The flowers all spin too. I used vellum on the windows and backed them with light yellow cardstock so it looks like light is coming from inside. The house is from Zoobaloo as is the grass. The heart is from Plantin Schoolbook but I hand cut a little bit of the point of the end. Love and Home were cut with my cricut with the Sure Cuts ALot software, the font is Amaze. The roof is an EK success punch and I glued it on and cut the shape of the roof.

We'll be picking a guest designer for next time from the ones who join in on this challenge so play along! :)

Cart. Exploration at the Chirper Challenge

Over at the Chirper Challenge this week we are exploring the cricut cartridges Plantin Schoolbook, George and basic shapes and Don Juan. All of the carts that may have come with your cricut machines.

My first card uses George and Basic Shapes. I cut the 2 star shadows at 5 1/2 and a star out of patterned paper. The oval is also from George and basic shapes. Stitching, ribbon, twine and a studio G sentiment finish it off.

This is the gift I made my husband for our 4th anniversary. The box is one of Lauren Meader's My Timeless templates, this is the small pack a picnic. I also made the large one for him for fathers day (it's a post or two ago). The cricut cut on here is the heart. I used the stitched option from Don Juan and it is so much fun. It just leaves little dots where I hand stitched with embroidery floss.

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Pack a picnic for CC #18

Here's my project for this weeks Chirper Challlenge . I used one of Lauren Meader's Timeless Templates that you can buy from Papertrey Ink. This one is the Pack a picnic and it's soo super cool because it comes with this template and a smaller version of the same thing and it's totally cute! These are so easy too because you just print them out cut on the lines and tape them together, easy peasy.

Anyways, this challenge was to include Brown, Brads and zig-zags. This was my hubby's fathers day gift. I would swear I took a picture of it when it was full with his Dad's day goodies and cards, but for the life of me I could not find it and had to take a new picture after it's been used for a while, ugh, sorry about that! Oh and it has a lid that of course is MIA, haha.




Supplies:
Papers: from Papertrey Ink, Ripe Avocado, Ocean Tides, Craft and Ripe Avocado bitty star basics, and misc. brown CS from stash
Inks: Ripe Avocado and Ocean Tides both PTI
Martha Stewart zig zag punch
Fiskars large star punch (I got mine from PTI)
Cricut Sesame Street Font for #1 Dad
Brads from stash.

Challenge #17 @ Chirper Challenge

This weeks challenge over at the Chirper Challenge was a tough one for me. We had to use a black background, bright colors, white or black doodling and NO PATTERNED PAPER!! Yikes! I struggled with that one for a long time. I couldn't manage making something with no pattern so I stamped the background on this. The stamped image was one Sonia Kertznus sent me, he's so cute, isn't he? Thanks Sonia!



Supplies:

Cardstocks: Summer Sunrise, Hibiscus Burst, Stampers Select White from PaperTrey Ink. Black from WalMart
Ribbon: New Leaf grosgrain and Hibiscus Burst bitty dot from PaperTrey Ink.
Buttons: Hibiscus Burst vintage button from PaperTrey Ink. Orange buttons from Walmart.
Cricut Cartridge: Sesame Street Font for hello friend.
Doodling: Sakura Souffle
Stamps: Small star from Star Prints, Lines from Let Freedom Ring both from PaperTrey Ink.
Misc.: White crochet thread on buttons and pinking shears

Chirper Challenge #16

My boys picked the challenge this week over at the Chirper Challenge so I let them create a layout for it too. The challenge was to use a car or something with wheels, red and green, but it couldn't be a Christmas project.

Since they picked the challenge I figured they could make their own challenge page and here it is:

Didn't they do a great job?!?

I helped them cut and helped them line everything up, but they picked the papers, embellishments, and picture. I did glue down the title letters, but other than that, it's all them. I'm so proud!

and here was my take on this challenge



Supplies for My Brother My Friend:
Cardstocks Paper Trey Ink.
Embellishments from Making Memories
Patterned Papers from Making Memories
Title letters cut from Plantin Schoolbook .6 inches.

Supplies for Let's Cruise:
Let's Cruise 2 1/2 inches from Cars Cricut Cartridge
Lighting McQueen 3 3/4 inches from Cars Cricut Cartridge
Stars are a fiskars punch.
Paper Trey Ink Star Prints stamps.
Paper Trey Ink buttons.
Paper Trey Ink black and Blue bitty star paper.
Patterned Paper is from Sonburn designs cool dude collection.

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My SONshine

I am so excited to share this layout with you all! It could very well be my favorite EVER! This one was for the Chirper Challenge. We were to use bright colors, a theme of sunshine and a sketch. Isn't this pic of the boys adorable! Gotta love them.





Supplies

papers
American Crafts everyday line rainbow colors
Making Memories, black polka dot
Colorbok friendly forest

Sonshine is from Sesame Street font.
are my is from pooh font
Tree from Pooh and Friends
Rainbow from Hello Kitty Greetings
Fiskars scallop punch and upper crest punch.

Long day yesterday and CC #14

So yesterday was quite a day. We were running all day long. First we had a birthday party, then we went to the park and after that we had big circus plans. There was a whole crew of us at the circus. I think there was 16 of us that sat together. Talk about fun! The kids were of course wild but not badly behaved, thankfully! After the circus we stopped to get something to eat and Tyler, who has been potty training, had to go to the bathroom. He ran in front of my into the men's room, where the toilet had over flowed and he slipped and fell right on his butt into who knows what!? Of course he would even attempt to get up so here I am walking into the men's room and also almost falling on my butt to pick up my kid who is covered in toilet stuff! Needless to say, we left and Tyler left without pants on.

By this point me and both boys were very tired and crabby (did I mention they didn't nap at all?!) All I wanted to do was go home and relax for a few minutes.

I had forgot to pick something up at my Mom's when I was there so I stopped on the way home and as I was heading back out towards the highway my Jeep was hit by a four wheeler! Yeah, I'm serious. Thankfully nobody was hurt. We were near my parents house when it happened so they were able to come and get my kiddos while we were waiting. Called the cops and got their answering service who took all my information and said they would call me in a few minutes. Forty-five minutes later, still no call. I finally called back and talked to an actual police office who said they never got a message but would come right away.

We didn't get home until after 10 and didn't get the boys to bed until pushing 11. It was one of the longer days I've had in a while. I'm so glad that day is over.


Well if you made it through all that, here's my card for the Chirper Challenge #14 this week. We were to use black, stitching, and scraps from Challenge #13 and a sketch from ScrapSketch, We used sketch #44, but go on over and check them all out, they're so inspiring.



Supplies

Turtle from Walk in my Garden Cricut Cartridge
Marquee from Storybook cartridge.
Patterned papers are Little Yellow Bicycle, Baby Safari line
Bling from Michaels, in the dollar section
Rub on is ancient from my stash, I think it was Top Line Creations?
Misc. Red cardstock and google eye

Chirper Challenge #13

Here was my take on Challenge #13 from the Chirper Challenge. We used sketch #44 from ScrapSketch. Go check out the site from some awesome sketches, they are so inspiring!

We were to use black, stiching and this sketch:

Challenge #11 @ Chirper Challenge

Here is my take on the challenge this week. I just couldn't use the word "new" which was part of the challenge, wasn't working for me so I had to skip that part. I'm a rebel ;).

Anywho, I loved making this paper folded flower, so so fun! The patterned paper, flower, stick pin, buttons, and ribbon for the word enjoy, are from making memories and the background is just random cardstocks sewn together and cuttlebugged with swiss dots.

Chirper Challenges

Here are a few of my projects for the Chirper Challenge that I haven't been able to get on this blog yet.

Challenge #10 was to use non-traditional holiday colors, a clear embellishment, and scallops. I made a gift bag, with matching gift card holder and candy bar sleeve.









Challenge #9 was to use a musical theme, stripes and foam. The page I made is about my early bird, Tyler who used to wake me up by signing songs from his bed. Such a sweet little alarm clock.




Challenge #8 was to use a black and white color scheme with touches of color. Here is the scrapbook page that I created:

My first Chirper Challenge

If you don't know what the Chirper Challenge is, it's a challenge blog that I started. You can check it out here: http://chirperchallenge.blogspot.com

This page is of my youngest son, Tyler. Seems like he has grown so fast compared to my first son, time flies!! It's kinda fun to see pictures of him as he is growing all in one spot.