DESIGN TEAM CALL

Just wanted to let you all know that THE CUTTING CAFE is having a Design Team call from today until this Saturday...click here for details.

HAPPY EASTER..................BBTB PROJECT

Here is my take on the new challenge going on over at the BBTB..the challenge was to use the bunny face from the Doodlecharms cart.....hum not quite sure if I am in LOVE with the BUNNY face or not, but I sure do love the box...I gave it a little border around it to make it look like a napkin was folded around the whole basket....The box came from the Cupcake box with Lid set over at the cutting cafe...I guess I will just put some jelly beans or a special egg in this little basket for Easter...The sentiment is also from the cutting cafe...
This next circle card was made using one of the new Cutting Cafe Printable Stamp sets Called HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY CIRCLE WORDS.....these huge circle printable stamps are great for layouts and for making big circle cards with....The circle word fits perfectly over the Circle Shaped Card from The Cutting Cafe site....I didn't want to make this card to fussy because it will be for my Sons 17th Birthday...I am trying to not always have to put a bunch of bells and whistles on projects...I used all Crate paper for this circle card adding just a touch of glitter...Also from now until the 4th of April when you purchase any of the 3 new HUGE CIRCLE WORD sets you get the CIRCLE SHAPED CARD template for free.

EASTER BUNNY HUGS

Another fun Easter project to share with you all today....This one is a little special though....it uses four of the Cutting Cafe sets...
HAPPY EASTER BACKGROUND STAMPS
EASTER SENTIMENTS
ASSORTED PILLOW BOX SET
ALL ABOUT EGGS PRINTABLE STAMP SET
....so what is special about this project, well a good friend of mine DeeDee Campbell started using a few of the Cafes printable stamps sets in color...............SO...........I thought I had better show one way of being able to do that......As you may know all of the printable stamps on the site are designed to print out in black ink from your printer, well if you have a some type of Printmaster or Printshop program, you can change the colors of the lines....Which is what I did for this project...I used my Printmaster program...I copied the pdf print and then brought it into printmaster and changed the color of the words to brown....and I LOVE how it looks.....i will be posting EXACTLY how I did this later today over in the tips section at the Cafe site...So be looking out for that....Also don't forget to leave a comment on the cafe site for a chance to win a free SCOR-PAL...it really does make ones life easier...click here for details...
I used mostly all Basic Grey papers on this pillow box with a touch of Doodlebugs inc. glitter paper for the egg...I think this will be cute to add some pink jelly beans in for my daughter..

CUPCAKES, OLD STYLE BIKES, SCOR-PAL..OH MY..................

Granted all of these items don't go together, but I have some great stuff to share about each of them...First off, awhile back I designed a file over at The Cutting Cafe called ALL ABOUT CUPCAKES and I must say that it is still my all time favorite printable stamp set, with enough images to make one wanta go make some CUPCAKES........(smile)....well the FABULOUS and I do mean FABULOUS site The Cuttlebug Challenge design team cooked up some DELICIOUS projects using the ALL ABOUT CUPCAKES set.....Maggies site is full of inspiration...I am sponsoring their site this week with a few free files from the Cafe site....you really need to hop on over and take a look, you won't be disappointed.....You can view all the information here.

Secondly, one of the great things about being on the Pazzle team is that I get to design CD Submissions for up coming CD's for the public........some get accepted and some don't..(but its all good)....Here is an old style bike that I designed...Kind of cute Uh............hopefully this will get accepted and will be in an upcoming CD release soon..........
Lastly but surely not least, Diana over at SCOR-PAL.........is sponsoring one lucky person with a SCOR-PAL........this is a must have for working with all kinds of craft projects where one needs to have PERFECT folds and it will make some really fun boxes........As some of you may know, my Pazzles machine is SICK...it makes me SICK just telling anyone about it...I love that darn machine, well anyHOO, since she is sick, I have been using the Scor-pal in helping fold all my fold lines on projects and oh my gosh it is AMAZING, to say the least.....so in about a few minutes, hop on over to this post over at THE CUTTING CAFE and leave a comment to be entered into a drawing to win one of these awesome babies..................Well that is it for now.....HUGS

WELCOME SPRING...

Awe I can actually say that all though it is a bit chilly outside, it sure does look like spring...I had planted over 50 bulbs back in September and they have ALL came up...although they look FAKE, they are 100% real (smile)....Just in case in your part of town the sun isn't shinning YET, here is a little project that maybe will get ya in the mood thinking about SPRING...over at the bbtb, the challenge this week was to use the SPRING cut from the STRETCH YOUR IMAGINATION cart....the girls all did a fabulous job...you can see their take here......I used all Crate papers on this card and the flower stems and flowers are from the set called SENTIMENT STEMS AND FLOWER TOPS over at the CUTTING CAFE....the frame shaped card is also from the cafe...you can view the frame shaped card here.....

i love you i love you i love you.............................

a million times over....this card features another new set of printables from The Cutting Cafe .....the set is called I LOVE YOU and it comes from a new set of background stamps....the background stamps are approx. 6 by 6 inches...big enough to cover any size card and great to use on layouts for matting photos...here is the link to the new set..click here..I decided to use kraft paper....I so love the look of kraft paper...i think this card is manly enough to give to my hubby to remind him how much I love him...

SOME BUNNY LOVES YOU

Just a quick little project for another new release over at The Cutting Cafe....this bunny is approx. 5.5 by 5.5 inches...perfect to add a little greeting in the inside of his body...I thought the heart button I had was the perfect touch for his nose....the inside circle tag comes from the EASTER SENTIMENTS set....Here is the link to the bunny shape card...click here.

GOT EGGS.................

Here are a few more projects using some of the new Easter releases from The Cutting Cafe....I used all Imaginisce Easter papers on these two projects....The chick peeping out to wish you a happy Easter comes from the Easter set 1 of printable stamps...I really put the cracked eggs in 3d and added lots of glitter.....The GOT EGGS came from the Easter Sentiments Printable Stamps and the Frame that is holding the candy eggs is from the Frame shaped Cards template...

HAPPY EASTER.....

Wow can't believe that Easter is next month...these months are going by so fast......Here is just a quick little project I made using two of the new Cafe sets from The Cutting Cafe...I used the For the Love of eggs and The Easter Sentiments sets...I also used the Candy box for the Candy box.The shape of the card comes from the Oval shaped cards..this is also available at the cafe site at this link here....I guess I will just put some little candy eggs in the box and give this little set to probably one of my kids teachers....I used some new Cosmo Cricket for the pattern paper...Be sure to check out the new sets over at the Cafe..You can find these new sets here.

BOY ITS BEEN AWHILE..................

since I have posted anything...My cutting machines are SICK and it makes me SICK to just talk about it...plus my computer is going through a restore....so you know what that means...trying to put back all the stuff that mattered from the beginning....BUT LIFE IS GOOD..............here are just two little projects that I did recently...both use some of the new printable stamps sets from the Cafe site..

This one is from the new All Occasion Scallop Circle word set....This is just a fun long card for someones mother to cheer them up a bit....You can view the set here.

The next card is another card that I made for someone to go along with a little RAK for them....The printable stamps on this card come from the new set called Sentiments Stems and Flower tops...this is a huge fun set...You can view it here. The shape of the card uses one of the Shaped templates from the cafe set.....Half shaped card...you can view that set here.

LAUGH OFTEN..ITS GOOD FOR YOUR HEART AND SOUL

What an awesome thought for the day....Yes Laughing is great for your heart and soul....Luckily I have an older son at home that constantly is making me laugh....This is my take on the new challenge going on over at the bbtb..I decided to make a door or wall hanging.......You really need to check out the other designers take on this challenge...You can view their work here...........


Also I have just released a new set of Printables over at The Cutting Cafe....You can view the new set here.

SO WHAT'S YOUR POINT...................

I have always loved this cute little old lady stamp...isn't she the cutest old thing...with her funny looking slippers and aqua color robe with pink...anyways I thought the title was oh so fitting for this stamp...the title stamp comes from a set of Printable from the Cutting Cafe titled SMARTY PANTS BUBBLE WORDS..you can view the entire set here....there are 20 different phrases in the set....I used some old style stampin up paper on this card with a touch of kraft paper...my old and new favorite stuff to add onto cards....The card is a different shape to...short on the front side with the inside showing longer on the right.....

MAKE YOUR OWN CALENDAR PAGES.........

I have just released 2 new Printable sets over at THE CUTTING CAFE....one is called 2009 CALENDAR printable set....this set features 60 images....there is a circle calendar and a square calendar...it is a great set for adding a little calendar to your layouts, cards or other craft projects....you can view this set here..........I decided to use this 2009 calendar set with the latest bbtb challenge...the challenge was to use the LIFE IS GOOD cut from the GRAPHICALLY SPEAKING cart.....this cart has so many awesome sentiments on it....The girls all did a fab. job on this weeks challenge...you can check out their work here...I used some new SEI paper for this calendar..I love this pad of paper...I also used some scrapnfonts flowers (db pretty petals)...the green frame on this card comes from another new release over at THE CUTTING CAFE...the set is called BLANK CALENDAR......see below for more information on this set.
The other new release over at THE CUTTING CAFE is a printable set called BLANK CALENDAR....and it features approx. 163 images if ya count each and every image (smile)...this is a great set for making your own calendars for any year or month....I decided to get ahead of the game and make my son's 14 birthday card....I actually love making guy cards because you don't have to worry about being to FUSSY...Plain and simple and to the point...The only kind of bling or fuss on this card is the glitter on the candle flame..........I also love the big size of this calendar...no need for an envelope...I will just sit it in front of his cake perhaps with a bag or two that matches the big card filled with some birthday goodies.....I used the plain frame with dots for this calendar.......Also there is a great SPECIAL going on over at the CAFE site...if you purchase this BLANK CALENDAR set from now until the end of this week, you get to choose any other set that the cafe has for free....click here for details.

SWEETARTS PAPERIE and THE CUTTING CAFE'

and COSMO CRICKET.......come together....

Sweetarts Paperie Scrapbooking kit this month is TOTAL EYE CANDY..just about one of the yummies kits I have seen so far....Krista from Sweetarts Paperie asked me to design a set of Printable stamps for her latest kit and I couldn't resist...I love Cosmo Cricket...Here is the stamp set that I designed to go with the kit............

IT IS currently ONLY AVAILABLE with this kit....ALSO if you purchase one of these kits, you get to choose ANY set you want for free from the CUTTING CAFE SITE...now I say that is a super sweet deal....so hope on over and check out Sweetarts Paperie latest kit here...and then you really really need to visit Teri Berrios blog. She is the guest designer for this month over at Sweetarts and created some stunning projects...Click here to visit her blog.

CARD FOR THE GIRLFRIEND?

Yulp can't believe it myself.....I just did a quick birthday card for my son's first girlfriend....Not many bells and whistles to it..he needed it like right away....it was actually really sweet that he even wanted me to make the card....he didn't want one from the store....so.......................just a little something I whipped up using some yummy making memories paper and doodlebug glitter paper................I did put one of my All occasion circle birthday stamps on it though...you can find this set here at the cutting cafe' site.

LUCKY LUCKY......AND SOME BLOG AWARDS

Do ya feel LUCKY.......or perhaps are ya LUCKY IN LOVE...(smile) Either way I feel and am so very LUCKY to have such a wonderful family and equally awesome BLOG FRIENDS......many that I love dearly.....Okay on to a few cards that I recently created....these first two are from the new set over at The Cutting Cafe....YULP, St. Patricks stuff already...I made so much Valentine stuff that I was ready for the NEXT special day....This set of Printable stamps contains 10 fun images....You can view the set here. I used all K&Company papers on these two fun cards...I thought on the clover card I would fold up the clover leaves to give them an extra special look...

This last card comes from the latest challenge over at the BBTB...do you own a cricut machine....boy if ya don't, you are surely missing out...if ya do and you have the HOME ACCENTS cart, please do take part in the challenge...you can view all of the ladies awesome take on the challenge here..... well that is it for now...I hope you all have a HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TOMORROW....HUGSI wanted to take a moment and thank everyone that has given me an award these last few weeks................I FEEL HORRIBLE, that I no longer have the links to add the awards to my site and to play along to pass them forward...I saved them in a folder in my email and they are GONE...(BOO OOO)..........Know that I am very honored to all of you that gave me the awards........Thank you Thank you.................