A FEW CARDS & ANOTHER FREE SET FROM THE CUTTING CAFE

Once again I would like to thank all of my customers over at THE CUTTING CAFE with a another free file...Actually there are 2 free files:
COLORED MINI POLK A DOT BACKGROUNDS
AND
COLORED FLOWER SET
Please make sure you visit both of the links above to get your free sets....
I am also having a little contest using these sets and you can win 4 sets of your choice..you can get all the DEETS here...

Here are two little cards I whipped up tonight using both of the new sets....
The first card uses the COLORED MINI POLK A DOT BACKGROUNDS...did I tell ya that all of the colored images in both of these sets go well with the Stampin Up cardstock...YULP they do...

I also used the ST. PATRICKS DAY SET on this card...and that ribbon is from a new ESTY shop that I am loving called CARDBLANC....I keep checking for more fun ribbon to be added...You gotta check out her shop here...

Next up is just a fun brown and red card...I used both of the new sets on this card along with the EVERYDAY GREETINGS SET 1....
I first printed out the POLK A DOTS on red stampin up paper in brown and then in red...the flower has the brown on it and the background has the red on it..I love the tone on tone with the dots matching the paper and ink....I topped these flowers off with some buttons and then added some pearl stickles...see the SCALLOP around the card....well that is from the new SCALLOP set over at the CUTTING CAFE...I can't get enough of that set....Well thanks for visiting me and don't forget to click on the links above to get your free sets...it is only free until midnight of the 8th...(Monday)...Have a great night and a wonderful Saturday...HUGS

ANOTHER TEACHER GIFT & SOME MORE SWEETNESS..CPS 49

I had a bunch of the red foil left over from yesterdays post so I decided to make a simple card based on CPS 49 SKETCH...goodness those ladies over there ROCK......anyhoo, I used some fun SIMPLE LUXE paper for this card and used the SWEET BACKGROUND STAMP and ASSORTED SCALLOP set from the CUTTING CAFE...Up next is another PENCIL BOX..(FROM THE CUTTING CAFE)...I picked up some Valentine pencils from Target the other day and thought I would have Benjamin take these to his teacher BEFORE Valentines day...she might want to hand out to the students...The little circle tag FOR MY TEACHER is from a set called VALENTINE FAMILY AND FRIENDS SET...I hope she likes the little box..the scallops on the box are also from the ASSORTED SCALLOP SET...love this set..
Well thanks for visiting me and have a great night and a wonderful Wednesday...hugs

SWEET VALENTINE GIFT SET......& 365 CARD CHALLENGE

This SWEET VALENTINE set is for my daughter Ebony..I am trying to finish up some Valentine gifts for my kids BEFORE the holiday creeps up on me...I used the new 365 card challenge for the base of my card along with some new CUTTING CAFE SETS.....I just released a set of 15 assorted scallops over at the Cutting Cafe...I am sure I will be using this set for probably just about all of my cards...I love scallops and these templates are fun....make sure to visit the site and see of the scallops........For the box I used the SQUARE BOX WITH DIVIDER along with another scallop from the set....from the CUTTING CAFE....The sentiment on the circle tag is from the ALL ABOUT VALENTINES DAY set....
so whats in the box....while I found these cute .99 cent socks at Target....aren't they fun...then I wrapped them in tissue and added a heart.
Next up is the card....this is based on the 365 challenge here...boy oh boy these ladies rock out some fabulous cards each and every day...the background stamp SWEET is also from THE CUTTING CAFE....you might not be able to tell from the picture, but the red hearts are actually made of foil and a very pretty color at that...I think the glare of the foil is what makes the hearts look dark....I am loving this foil paper...it came in the Martha Stewart Valentines Day paper stack...as a matter of fact all of the paper from these 3 projects are from the same Paper stack...

And finally is another CONVERSATION CANDY BOX FROM THE CUTTING CAFE...the red foil hole scallop at the top is included in the 15 assorted scallop templates over at the CUTTING CAFE....Well that's it...thanks for visiting me and have a great evening and great Tuesday...HUGS

BABY.........................

Every since my niece called me and told me that she was pregnant........I HAVE HAD BABY ON THE BRAIN....of course I want her to have a healthy baby, but a little girl would be oh so sweet..(they want a boy first) smile............anyHOO, this little number comes from another new set over at the CUTTING CAFE....and it is a .99cent special...it's called BABY WORD BLOCK:

I thought I would break out some cute Stampin Up paper for this card along with my favorite stuff to use......KRAFT PAPER.....see the scallop square going around the card...well The Cutting Cafe is working on a few of those...so be looking for that to come soon...have a great day and thanks for visiting me....HUGS

supplies:
pattern paper: stampin up
card stock: kraft paper and Georgia pacific
ribbon - craft supply
stamps - The cutting cafe (baby word block)
Ink - white pen (sakaura)
buttons - craft supply

BE MINE SET.......................CARD PATTERNS

Hello everyone...well the word is out on the new gadget from Provo craft.....THE CRICUT CAKE...and I must say I gotta have it...I really want it...Lately I have been admiring the cake section at Michael's and had even thought about taking a Wilton class....well looks like the CRICUT CAKE will help me....................and I can use all of my old and new cartridges...YIPPEEEEEEEEEEE..

Okay I decided to take on another challenge the other day...CARD PATTERN....I am trying to get a bunch of Valentines day projects done so that when the day gets here, I can give to my family and friends....These 3 projects were made using the CONVERSATION CANDY BOX and the new HEART ACCORDION SET from the Cutting Cafe.

This one comes from the HEART ACCORDION set...this will be going to my mom after I get all of the kids to sign the inside of the accordion......I used some oh so yummy Kc company paper for this and the set comes with a matching envelope...Next up is a set for my little Benjamin...(still gotta make 3 more for my other kids)....the box is the CONVERSATION CANDY BOX..you know those cute little Valentine boxes that have the conversation hearts in them...I just realized though that the box I bought was slightly smaller then the TRADITIONAL ones they sell..oh well at least the widths are still the same and it fitted perfectly.The card comes from the HEART ACCORDION SET..in the set there is also a heart folded card with a matching envelope....this card is based on the new sketch over at CARD PATTERNS....
I used some suede red paper from doodlebug for the heart..and in the inside of the card I used the VALENTINES DAY COUPONS...Well have a great day and stay dry...hugs

supplies: all pattern paper is KC COMPANY...stamp sets used (the cutting cafe) - heart accordion set, conversation candy box, happy valentines day huge circle word.....Suede paper, doodlebug designs...CROCHET FLOWER..Paper blooms (etsy shop)

SO HAS THE WEATHER GOT YOU DOWN................

This seems to be the question and the feel lately...the crazy weather people are experiencing in different parts of the world..........................this little ducky card I am hoping will put a smile on someones face that just ISN'T FEELING ALL THE RAIN LATELY...I know we have had our fair share here in my city with more to come....This set was made using the new RAIN RAIN GO AWAY set from The Cutting Cafe...this set is filled with cute stuff...and it isn't just for RAINING type of projects....it's great for just having fun in the rain, get wells, just because AND a girl that loves boots....the inside of the card reads IN YOUR PART OF TOWN...
Well thanks for visiting me today and stay dry....hugs

supplies: card stock: Georgia Pacific, bazzill Pattern Paper: bo bunny, doodlebug glitter paper, Rhinestones: Artbeads.com -Stamp set: Rain Rain Go Away, (the cutting cafe) Other: stickles and machine stitching

CUPCAKES ANYONE................

Well I thought I would make something a little sweet to look at, even though it looks NASTY outside...(smile)...I just released a Valentine's Day topper set over at The Cutting Cafe...which gave me a good reason to make some YUMMY Valentine's Day Cupcakes..gotta already make some more because the kids already ate these up....

This one is for my daughter..I used the CUPCAKE BOX for this one...and the sweetheart in the middle of the big heart is from the VALENTINE'S DAY TOPPER SET...I made these toppers to punch out perfectly with the HEART PUNCH from STAMPIN UP...so these would be easy for mass producing...The pattern paper is from KC COMPANY...I loves KC COMPANY stuff...and the pink fringe, well that was just some stash I had around..funky huh....It was actually longer, i just cut it a bit...Next is just a cupcake to match the boxed one....it is wrapped in a CUPCAKE WRAPPER...these wrappers are SUPER DUPER EASY to make and they are tall enough if you want to layer on the frosting high....so yes she gets both cupcakes...yumOf course I couldn't leave out Benjamin...so using some more KC COMPANY paper, I made him one to...I used the other topper from the set for him...Well have a great day...and thanks for visiting me today...hugs

SWEET BABY.....COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE

Hello everyone....sorry I haven't posted in a while...I have been designing like crazy over at The Cutting Cafe...plus had lots of visitor's lately at home....

Have ya been to the Cafe lately?...well I recently released several new baby files along with a few more Valentine sets...I love creating baby cards and now that my niece is having her first baby, I already have my name in the hat to give her a baby shower...YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEE....
AnyHOO, this card is for the new challenge over at COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE BLOG...love these colors
I used on of the latest new files called ALL ABOUT BABIES on this card...matched it up with some kraft paper (OF COURSE) and some totally adorable Imagination Project paper... Have a great Monday.

card supplies:
Card stock: Stampin up
Pattern Paper: Imagination Project
Kraft paper: own stash
Buttons: foof a la
Crochet flower: Paper blooms
glitter: stickles
other: machine stitching and ribbon
stamps: the cutting cafe - ALL ABOUT BABIES

SWEET HEARTS.....BBTB 2

Well I thought I was going to be taking a little vacation as a team member over at the bbtb2...well I just couldn't resist participating in the latest challenge....The challenge was to use the girl and boy holding flowers from the A CHILD'S YEAR cricut cartridge...fun stuff I tell ya.I decided to break out some of that yummy Basic grey, sugar rush paper....paired with some yummy doodlebug glitter paper..I love that stuff...then I used the SWEETHEART background stamp from the CUTTING CAFE....be sure to check out all of the other girls work...STUNNING STUNNING....Next up is this silly picture of my little 8 year old Benjamin...he came downstairs looking like this right before I was taking him to school...all serious and stuff ...he had just got these glasses from watching a 3d movie over the weekend...GOOD GRIEF...gotta love kids....thanks for visiting me today...hugs

cards supplies:
cardstock: Georgia pacific, Doodlebug glitter paper
Pattern paper: Basic Grey - sugar rush
Sweet background stamp: The cutting cafe
Flowers: Kc company, marvy punch
ribbon and lace: craft supply
stickers: making memories
rhinestones: artbeads.com
girl and boy: cricut (a child's life)
scallop heart: cricut cartridge

TWO LITTLE LOVE BIRDS......

Well I thought I would try out another card challenge today...BUT SILLY ME...I didn't read the fine print...I needed to use a WAGS N WHISKERS to participate...I got the link from my oh so talented design team members Sharon Caudle...they had a challenge over there where you had to make a valentine project, BUT you couldn't use any RED..oh well here is my card for the challenge anyHOO....I decided to use one of the recent released sets from The Cutting Cafe called TWO LITTLE LOVE BIRDS...this set also has sentiments for anniversaries and for those VALENTINES DAY WEDDINGS....I know lots of people get married on Valentines day...I sure hope it gets a bit warmer for the LOVE BIRDS...

Thanks for visiting me today...have a great Monday

supplies: CARDSTOCK- bazzill & georgia pacific
PATTERN PAPER - three bugs in a rug (spring - stripe)
RIBBON - offray
CROCHET FLOWER - paper blooms
PEARL - stampin up
COLORING - copics
OTHER - machine stitching, sakaura white pen, zig brown pen, stickles (pearl)

I LOVE YOU AND A FARWELL FOR ME....

Hello everyone...and Happy New Year...
Well I have finally finished cleaning up my scrap space...good grief I have a mini store I tell ya...I arranged the things that I use closer to me and packed up almost all of my stamps since I don't use them that much...I will bring them all back out once I get my scrap space inside of my house..I work in the 3rd part of our garage..I will share a picture or two in a few days...nothing special...BY HEY IT'S MINE..(smile)...

Up first as you read from the title, I officially resigned from running the BBTB back on the first of January...I must say it was bittersweet for me...I love all those girls dearly, but for awhile now I had been toying with continuing to run the site or give it up...you can read all about it here...

Have you been to the Cutting Cafe lately...I have released so many new Valentine sets......There is something new for everyone....This card here uses one of the new cutting files called KISS KISS..I am starting to add more intricate cutting files to the store...so be on the look out for that...I will still offer even the intricate cutting files in PDF...I also used the I LOVE YOU BACKGROUND stamp on this card...the little arrow comes from a set called BECAUSE VALENTINES DAY ISN'T JUST FOR LOVERS...awesome set to make Valentine cards for others....You might remember that wide ribbon from my last card...well this is the last of it...I love that wide ribbon...gotta get some more...Lastly I had been promising pictures of my daughters room....some of you might even like the old look better then the new one...but it was TOO SOFT for my 13 year old..she wanted something BRIGHT AND FUNKY...we still have lots more to do...huge mirror above her dresser, a few more pictures etc...I made the quilt on her bed....her room is a pretty HUGE room...spoil child I tell ya...ONE DAY THIS ROOM WILL BE MY SCRAP ROOM...and yes the colors will be changed along with adding some hardwood floors...

OLD ROOM

NEW ROOMWell have a great Sunday...hugs