ASSORTED FUN BOXES................BBTB HOP LINK

If you're here for the current BBTB BUG BLOG HOP.....click here..............THEN come back and check out The Cutting Cafe's new release:

Aren't these little boxes the cutest ever....They come from a new set called TINY BOXES WITH SENTIMENTS, from The Cutting Cafe....and all of the sentiments come regular and in circle form...many of the sentiments have to do with something small that you would put in the little box....like HUGS & KISSES...(CANDY KISSES)....etc....I decided to do 3 little boxes for a few little gifts that I wanted to give ASAP....First up is this green and black box....it is filled with handmade labels...my sister had been wanting a set of the Handmade Labels from The Cutting Cafe and I thought; how perfect to put in one of these boxes....half of the labels already have a sticky backing to them...I ran them through my xyron...so all she has to do is peel and apply to the back of her greeting cards...the others are left plain on the back......These Handmade Labels make the PERFECT gift for a craftor....I always have a hard time using my premade stamp to stamp my info on the back of my cards, when they are made of bazzil.....The next little box is for my son....and that being my 8 year old son....now if you are saying this little box seems to nice for him, you're probably right............BUT, I thought, he sure loves glitter and why not give him something special...instead of always giving it to others....yes he will probably tear it to pieces to get the CANDY CORNS out, but who cares...I just want to see the smile on his face....the spider is from the HALLOWEEN THIS AND THAT set...I love that spider...and the lid is totally in glitter....Last but surely not least is just a box with the title I'M NUTTY FOR YOU....so I am sure you can guess what's in it...PEANUTS...just a healthy little snack for my hubby....will place on the dashboard of his car tomorrow morning....be sure to check out these fun set over at the cafe site....these little boxes with the sentiments can be used for so many great little gift ideas...

GRAPHICALLY SPEAKING....PRICELESS CHALLENGE AND HOP

HOP HOP HOP HOP.....are ya ready for another BBTB BLOG HOP.....welcome welcome to the BBTB'S monthly blog hop....this week the team was asked to use the PRICELESS cut from the GRAPHICALLY SPEAKING cartridge....can I say wow wow wow wow....boy I tell ya, these ladies are good....so much talent I tell ya....I decided to go BRIGHT this week with my challenge..I had just bought this fun paper pad by KC & Company and had to use it.........
So as I mentioned above this is the BBTB'S monthly BLOG HOP week and of course what is a hop without a PRIZE....as some of you may already know, I love ribbon, it is my all time favorite embellishment to add to projects...did you know that in New York there is a Ribbon shop that is like over 4000k square feet...my oh so talented friend Kay Sibley turned me on to that place and she also was so sweet enough last month to send me some ribbon from the very place...talk about being in heaven....thanks Kay...anyhoo....so I am spreading a little love and sending one person 21 different colorful ribbons...each is 18 inches long....PLUS you as some of you may know I also own the online store called THE CUTTING CAFE....well not only do you get the assorted ribbon, you also get to chose any set from the CUTTING CAFE.....you can visit the CUTTING CAFE SITE HERE....and if you are one of the lucky people to already have your hands on the new FROM MY KITCHEN cartridges...you will want to check out the KITCHEN stamps over at the CAFE SITE......if you happen to not have any of these cartridges....I recommend purchasing any/all of them from HALLMARK SCRAPBOOK...they have the best prices for cartridges...and their service is TOP NOTCH...I will draw one name this wednesday night...good luck.
Okay now I am going to send you to the fabulous, oh so talented and a very dear special person to me Sharon Caudle...be prepared to be amazed....this girl rocks....

If you happen to get stuck in the hop, here is the list of all of the girls in the hop....be sure to visit each designer's blog.

Regina Easter
Sharon Caudle
Shelly Bobrowski
Sandi Kelly
Krista Norman
DeeDee Campbell
Donna Mundinger
Heather Binnie
Carla Peicheff
Carole Lowe Beath
Michele Kovack
Penny Shuberg
Jennifer Wuthrich

OCT 18TH....CALENDAR CARTRIDGE..

So I was lucky enough to get my hands on yet ANOTHER new Provo Craft Cricut Cartridge...THE DESIGNER'S CALENDAR....can I say I love this cart....I had to do a quickie with it...I actually think the grid lines are my favorite....the circle phrase is from the EXTENDED BIRTHDAY set from The Cutting Cafe...this will be going to my brother next month for his birthday........SO....if you love to make your own calendars, your in luck...Hallmark Scrapbook already has this cartridge in stock....hurry and get yours....BEFORE they run out....hugs

THE GOOD WITCH.....MY BBTB PROJECT

Well I decided to take on another challenge today...this new WITCH HAT SHAPED CARD is a new template over at THE CUTTING CAFE....I so love the colors that I had to use for the challenge...it is a challenged issued from TCP TUESDAY...the colors are way fun...I tell you the girls over there are totally awesome....I hope to join in on another challenge next Tuesday....
Next up is my take on the recent BBTB challenge...The challenge was to use the DRAGONFLY from the CAMP OUT cartridge....but we had to use polk a dots on our dragonfly...I decided to use one of my sisters baby poems on this card....I made the card out of transparency...which is what the poem is printed on.....She will soon be selling her poems on transparency...fun fun stuff....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN....CPS SKETCH

I can't believe it, I might just be the first one to post on the new CPS 134 sketch this week...wowzer....I am so loving sketch blogs now.....kind of gets my juices going...anyHOO I used some of that new BO BUNNY paper for this card, some bazzill scallop paper and the HAPPY HALLOWEEN stripe actually comes from the HAPPY HALLOWEEN background stamp from the Cutting Cafe...FUN STUFF....

HEY GIRLFRIEND...WHAT'S COOKING.....MOXIE FAB WORLD

I truly can't stop using the new cartridge from Provo Craft called FROM MY KITCHEN.....here is another little card using the teapot from the set....I also used one of the new HUGE CIRCLE WORDS called WHAT'S COOKING from The Cutting Cafe site....It comes with two different huge circles and 12 different sentiments.......you can view the new set here.......so like this card also is for the challenge going over on at MOXIE FAB WORLD....I totally forgot at first that I was entering this in their contest UNTIL....I visited my oh so fabulous girl Amy....that girl rocks I tell ya....anyhoo, if ya feeling a little KITCHENY....join in here....I used some way cute KC & Company paper and some awesome kraft paper to make this card.....

Next up is a fun card that me and my sister made together...she needed to make a card for a male friend...and this is what we came up with.....we used the HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY CIRCLE from the Cutting Cafe on this one....we always have so much fun together.....hugs

SKINNY COOK AND SKINNY COW

OMG..............have ya seen the new Cricut Cartridges....3 of them are on my top favorites list: FROM MY KITCHEN, SWEETHEARTS and WINTER WONDERLAND....I so could not wait to use the FROM MY KITCHEN cart....seeing that I had just released a new set of KITCHEN stamps over at the CUTTING CAFE....I fell in love with the cow on the cartridge....and had to tie it in with the new KITCHEN TALK background stamp from the cafe site....I know a pink cow....(wink)...on another note, I have decided to start my etsy shop back up adding a few cards/altered items here and there....and the best part about it, the items won't be to costly...this little card will be there shortly....have a great day....

I DID A LITTLE BAKING FOR YA..........................365 CHALLENGE

Okay first off I must say that I am TOTALLY late for this challenge over at 365 cards...BUT I had to do it anyways....the challenge was to use gingham on a card...Well I decided to use some gingham on one of my newly released KITCHEN sets....Before I tell ya about the new releases let me tell ya about this project...Okay, first off I didn't do any real baking...the two little brownies in the CANDY BOX..(FROM THE CAFE) came from Costco..but oh they fitted so PERFECTLY in the box....and hey it is the perfect treat...JUST two little ones...so no big calories..BUT OH SO YUMMY...then I decided to pair it up with this cute little apron...also a new release from the cafe site...
Okay so I mentioned above that the Cutting Cafe has a few new releases....there are 3 in all:
IN MY KITCHEN....41 images

KITCHEN CIRCLES.....12 kitchen quotes

APRON SHAPED CARDS....two of these....I used one in my project above...be sure to check out the new releases....and when you purchase the IN MY KITCHEN SET...you get the APRON SHAPED CARDS for free...UNTIL SATURDAY....

CUPCAKES AND HALLOWEEN THE PERFECT MATCH..PLUS A CUTTING CAFE SPECIAL

CAUSE WHO SAID HALLOWEEN CAN'T BE ALL ABOUT CUPCAKES......HUM WHO SAID IT....(WINK)....well in keeping with trying to do a challenge sketch here and there, I decided to do the CPS CARD SKETCH #132...can I say I am hooked.....I loved the sketch....so much talent over there I tell ya...anyHOO, I decided to use an oldie but GOODIE and all time favorite of mine... printable stamp set called ALL ABOUT CUPCAKES...so fitting for the title of this card as well...and since it brought back memories of how much I ADORE this set, from today until Saturday at midnight....when you purchase this set....you can choose ANY other set for free...see details here...okay back to the card...I still had plenty of the American Crafts halloween paper left, so I had to use it on the card...Love this paper....I also used plenty of glitter.....the background stamp HAPPY HALLOWEEN is also from the The Cutting Cafe ...you can view that stamp here.....oh yeah I forgot to mention, I have the sentiment in MAJOR 3D...

BLESSINGS.................................2 SKETCHES 4 U

Well I thought I would join the awesome ladies over there at 2 SKETCHES 4 u...you know those two girls LAURA AND KAZAN are the bomb...I am so lucky to know them personally....(wink)...anyhoo, I had just released a new set of Autumn stamps called AUTUMN DAYS and ALL ABOUT AUTUMN background stamp.....and thought these would work perfectly with their new sketch this week.....have a great day....

SWEET.................365 CHALLENGE

Gotta another 365 challenge for ya....The challenge for today is to use the word SWEET on your card...well I think my project covers that pretty good...there is a MILLION of them...(wink)...I used the SWEET HEART background stamp from the cutting cafe and a chipboard word from KC & Company in the middle....then I topped off the edges with rhinestones that matched a few of the colors in the SWEET word...hop on over and check out their DAILY challenges..they are super fun....hugs

GOTTA LAYOUT FOR YA....MY BOYS

YULP decided to share ONE of the layouts I did the other night....I actually did a few...trying to get back into the groove...I have never really been a real BUSY layout designer...just kind of plain and simple....I think the whole 12 by 12 page is way large for me and I kind of get stuck with so much paper/area to decorate..anyhoo...this is a REAL old picture of my little men...I used the FRAME SHAPE from The Cutting Cafe...I love this frame shaped printable stamp....well have a great week everyone.....hugs

not sure why the photos are so blurry....yuck