2 challenges in one

Hi all,
 over at My Craft spot

Monday Challenge #66 - Under the Stars, camping theme

 and over at cardztv....

Cricut Cardz Challenge #114 "Critter Cuties"

 what would camping be without the little critters that live in the great outdoors....it seems like we could never go camping without a skunk showing up, and the trip the the outhouse could always hear hoo, hoo

I used stretch you imagination for the tree,
camp out for the skunk
create a critter for the owl and branch and stars
campin critters for the tent

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 102

good morning to all, snowing lightly here in central WI, but it will not add up to much...looks pretty coming down though!!!
lots going on in this card...the lovely background came from Kimberly over at My Craft Spot, you will find it here........
http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/2012/02/missing-you-bird-from-nates-abcs.html
 .I did not have any of the carts she used, you will find what I used under labels

and the challenge is over at Cardz TV

For Cricut Cardz Challenge #102, “A Stitch in Time”, make a card for any occasion using real or faux stitching and use any cartridges or colors you’d like.

I am making this card for my nephews BD, his son loves boats, water outside, so that is where the boat idea came from....lots of inking, pop dotted

 

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 96 and Mojo Monday # 216

Challenge #96 "Christmas: Say It with S!" Make a card for Christmas using an e image that starts with the letter S, using any cartridge(s) and any colors you'd like.

for the letter S it is    "Snowflakes and Santa"

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 89 and cards for men # 17

for Cricut Cardz Challenge #89 The challenge for this week is "It's a Jungle Out There!" Make a child’s birthday card using something you’d see in a jungle…monkey, lion, tiger, giraffe, zebra, hippo, etc, and any cartridges or colors you’d like.

 Challenge 17 - Anything Goes

  at Cards for Men, and this time we have a really fun one for you:

ANYTHING GOES

(but remember, the card/project has to be for a boy/man)
 
this one was so easy for me to put together, I  had this on my DS for over a year, I was trying out different ways to weld and this was one of my first, just did not use it until now.  I also did not have Life is a Beach when I designed this so I was happy to add the big leaf. I am also glad that there are lots of babies, because with this giraffe it looks a bit babyish...well, it did say for a child!! and there are lots of little boys around too!

paper is from k &company itsy bitsy baby boy and k&c wild saffron
 

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 86

Are you ready for Cricut Cardz Challenge #86? This week's challenge is "Tuitti Fruitti"! Make a card using fruit, and you may use any cartridges, colors or occasion you'd like.
SO How about an apple pie??? It has been years since I have made any pie, it is on my list to make one this fall,  a card will have to do for now....my brother and s-i-l will get this for their anniversary coming up.....

                                     Yummmm....

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 85

Hi all, Mary over at CCC is asking for....
Challenge #85 Holiday - Anything Goes! Make a card for any holiday you choose, using any cartridge and colors you'd like.
  
I have made lots of  Christmas cards this year and thought I would try Halloween ...
lots of inking.  I also kept the tree with the over hang of the branches, I thought it looked more interesting....

 I used only scraps and did not have enough blue for the inside. so I just cut it in half and added the rest of the fence and more leaves that had fallen off of the tree....

 this is a 5 1/4 square and will fit into a half fold card envelope. 

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 83

For challenge #83 make a card with summer apparel or an accessory, using any cartridge and colors you'd like. You'll have until Tuesday, July 19th at midnight (EST) to enter your card


what is summer without a great camp fire and the locals entering the camp site???
this is one memory I have as  a child when the skunk walked under our lawn chairs, all my dad could say is,
"feet up and don't move!"
the great talks we would have late at nite, the ghost stories told and my brother sneaking up behind us little girls and scaring the dickens out of us.  Oh, the memories!!

Mother's day color challenge

Hi all, I found this color challenge over at Cardz TV...Mary asked only blue, green purple and white be used
on a mother's day project. I had the hardest time finding purple, not a color I use much, and when I found the right paper ...it has all of the colors on it, plus it is double sided !!! great for me, the bottom is the other side...

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 60 valentine 4 him

For challenge #60, make  Valentine's Day card for a man, using any cartridge and any colors you'd like.

 I used sweethearts and pooh and friends for this card
pop dotted, inked and stickles

 

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 58- snowman

Since we have settled fully into winter, this week's challenge will be to use an image that is purely associated with winter. For challenge #58 we would like to see a SNOWMAN-USING ANY CRICUT CARTRIDGE AND ANY COLORS.
 I used the snow man in Pooh and Friends
I also made this into a large 5 1/2x 8 1/2" card...
trees are from doodlecharms  and pop dotted tigger and pooh, snowflakes WW

Cricut Cardz Challenge #38, Jamie's T. bd card

For challenge # 38...ANYTHING GOES! Make a card using any cartridges, colors or theme you'd like.
I have wanted to make this cake for awhile now,so with Jamie's bd coming up soon I thought what a better time. I used wild card and from my kitchen with my design studio.
you would think that the frame was from wild card, but no, "it' your day" was and the frame is a tab from FMK   re-sized with my DS,inking and liquid pearls

                                                                    the inside

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 37-color challenge and the pink stamper

for the pink stamper.... use an animal theme

For challenge #37, make a card with any cartridges or theme you'd like, using orange, yellow, blue, black and white ONLY. Post your name and a link to your card in Mr Linky by midnight EST, Tuesday, August 17th. If you're picked by random.org as our winner, your name will be entered in the grand prize drawing for August! Have fun and good luck everyone!

Hi all, for this Mary wants us to use the colors above, so I looked to see who's birthday is next....Olivia will be 3 next month so it had to be childish, I know pooh is in red but I looked for the deepest orange I could find (burnt orange)  and I managed to stay with the colors...and honey yellow for pooh
cartridges...pooh and friends and celebrations 

                                             will add sentiment later, the inside

I also just found a challenge on  The pink stamper to use an animal...so I add pooh to it also...

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 36 -teen card

Hi all, When I saw this challenge, I just had to give it a try, after all I have a teen in the house and soon the grand kids will be getting to that age,,,
Brittany has always loved totes, purses, wallets,anything to carry things.
I designed this on my design studio
I started with George a 5 1/2 inch square and stretched it to 8 1/2" and welded a Storybook 5 1/2"
scalloped oval.cut a 5" scalloped oval for the inset (cut it in half and used the second half for the inside pouch)
stamping HB in base & shadow,  songbird tag behind Brittany
welded Brittany and th  from Plantin School book
velcro to close it, inking, DCWV sweet stack

                                                           opened to the inside

                                                    velcro to keep it closed

Cricut Cardz Challenge #12

This week's challenge is to make a card using the card feature from any Cricut cartridge you choose. You may use any colors or theme you'd like. Post your name and a link to your card, in Mr linky by midnight EST, Tuesday, February 16th. If you're the winner, your name will be entered in February's grand prize drawing. There are some great card features, on lots of carts, so this should be a fun challenge!

Partridge in a pear tree from Jots cartridge @ 5 1/2"   card feature
layers @ 3 1/4" in green and yellow
Jasmine corners in blackout-black @ 5", green @ 4 1/4" and light green @ 3 1/4"
paper is from K&Company  -  floral dreams  inside and out from the same sheet of 12 x 12
other papers scraps from scraps
I put a black piece of paper behind bird to make it pop, it wasn't looking right left open.
I have wanted to do this partridge for a while now, glad this challenge came up.
hope you like!  don't know why first picture looks so washed out, the true greens
look better in 2nd picture!

the inside

 

Cricut Cardz Challenge #9

Challenge # 9 incorporates a different card fold with it's theme. This week make a "Thinking of you" card using an S-Fold, a super, simple way to add more "personality" to a card. If you're not familiar with an S-Fold card, here is a link to a video tutorial:
http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2010/01/s-fold-valentine-card.html
Use any cartridge(s) and colors you'd like, and post your name and a link to your card in Mr Linky by midnight EST, Tuesday, January 26th. If your card is chosen as the winner, your name will be placed in the grand prize drawing for January.

 Cricut Sampler  trees the bonus trees brown square @ 3 1/2 "
green bonus @ 3 1/2
trees cut @ 2" for the layered look in brown and green and pop dotted
George     thinking of you @ 1 1/4"

I had to make a card for a man and when I was looking through my paper the green said trees, I was really looking for blue for fishing, but I had to go with it.
This was my first S-card and I will be making  more of these, it went together quick and easy.
thanks for looking.

the cuttle bug spot and cricut cardz challenge #5

  for the Cuttlebug Spot....

 For You: Christmas Gifts

Christmas is right around the corner. Have you been busy shopping? Wrapping already?  Well if you are wanting some inspiration on how to give that special gift...look no more. Our Designers have been busy altering and creating some wonderful project that I'm sure you will enjoy. Wether you are giving an album of memorable pictures, or a box of goodies, don't forget to add that special touch with an embossed look.

Cricut Cutz Challenge #5
Speaking of Christmas, this week's challenge is to make a Christmas card using one or more of the following things that start with the letter "S" ...Santa, Stocking, Sleigh, Snowman or Snowflake. Use the cartridge(s) or colors of your choice.
even though this is not a card, it holds 8 to 10 card!

I have been making these holders for years now, with computer  generated cards.  Now that I am making cards I  can decorate the holder also.
start with a 5 cent folder (when they are on sale before school starts)
for this I used WW - sleigh @ 2 3/4" shadow and base
horse @ 2 3/4" shadow and base
tree @ 3 3/4 "
snow flakes @ 1"
greetings at 1 1/2"base and shadow
Gifts from celebrations. #4 present  @ 3/4",    #1 @ 1", & #3 at 1 1/4"
I don't remember the names of the cuttlebug folders, there are 3 (click on picture to enlarge
for detail)

inside of the holder

you can see that each side can hold about 4 or 5 with the envelopes      
1/4 size cards, I used velcro pieces to hold it shut!

cuttlebug spot challenge gobble, gobble and Paper Cutz Challente #18 and Cricut Cardz cahllenge

cuttlebug spot challenge gobble, gobble

I used another clip art for this card, I am having so much fun with my clip art,
clip art from Hallmark studio 2009,  MM scallop at 4 and 3 1/2, cuttlebug folders 2 different ones.
you might think the back ground be a bit odd, but it reminds me of wall paper when we move to Wausau
when I was a young girl. It did not stay up long because my parents did not like wall paper, there where more rooms that had wall paper, and it did not last for long!
and  for the Paper Cutz Challenge #18
With Thanksgiving just a week away, we decided that challenge # 18 would be to make a card, LO or craft project with a Thanksgiving theme. Use any colors you'd like and post your name and a link to your creation in Mr Linky by midnight, Thursday, November 26th. The winner of challenge # 18 will have their name entered in the December 4th Grand Prize drawing. So, don't be a turkey...join us for our Thanksgiving challenge, lol!

and for the Cricut Cardz Challenge #2
We definitely have an attitude of gratitude, so for challenge # 2, make a card with a Thanksgiving theme using any cartridge(s) or colors you'd like.

 

With love cuttlebug inside

 

Cricut Cardz Challenge #1 ..Birthday Girl

Since I had this paper out and I really love these colors I decided to use it for the

Cricut Cardz Challenge.

Our first challenge is, anything goes! Make a card using any Cricut cartridge(s), any colors and any theme you'd like.
blue/green, chocolate brown, tan & cream ( from The Play Date Cafe #4) that one was my butterfly card.

inside

 I  better hurry up, I just noticed I did not post this card yet....

everything is  from storybook, don't remember sizes, and MS punches.