National Scrapbook Day - MPS Challenge #4 Mother's Day

Happy National Scrapbook Day! I didn't get much accomplished today, but I did manage get a couple of challenges done! I should have updated my new Cricut Expression 2 before I started, because I spent half the night battling with my cuts and then spent the other half updating my Gypsy and new E2. 

I made 73 explosion purses last week with my fourth graders to take home to their moms for Mother's Day. These little purses were found at Qbees Quest. By Friday I was about to pull my hair out, but when I saw them all completed I knew the moms will LOVE them!! So, when Robyn, aka My Pink Stamper, had a Mother's day challenge today, I knew I could make a couple of these super quick.  We took lots of family pictures on Easter so they worked perfectly inside the purses. I got to use Robyn's Happiest Moments stamp set for the sentiment on the front of the purse. I added some embellishments, pictures and of course a little bling and called it done!

Here are the two I made today for this challenge:

Here are one class set of purses made last week:

100+ Followers- Paisley Cartridge Winner!!

I've finally selected a winner from Random.org for the Paisley Cartridge! Thanks for all your comments. I enjoyed reading all of them! Hopfully I will be doing another giveaway soon when I reach 200+!!



Congratulations NUMBER 16!!

Lisa said...
Love your blog! Congrats on reaching over 100 followers. Hoping I can make it to that bench mark soon enough!
Thanks for the oppertunity to win a cart I don't already have!
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Lisa, I will be contacting you to get your addy to get your new cartridge out to you next week.

New the Cricut Expression 2 is coming soon!!

As a preamble to the big 5th anniversary release of the Cricut Expression 2, a couple of my favorite blogs are giving away this super machine!! Robyn, at My Pink Stamper and Everyday Cricut are having a UStream the night of the big release and revealing the winners.  Go check them out by clicking on their names above.

Best Fishes Card

This card really makes me laugh. I told a friend I would make her a fun card to give away to someone. I hadn't used the Smiley Card cartridge yet so I picked out this funny kissey fish. The fish was cut at 4.5 inches wide.  I cuttlebugged the light blue background paper as well as one part of the fish. I stickled the lips with diamond stickles, eyeliner with black diamond and added a little sparkle to the fins with a light blue.  The fish was attached with a action wobble and the MUAH was popped up with small pop dots.  The inside sentiment is from My Pink Stampers line of stamps called More Punnylicious.  I love this card because it makes me laugh!!

Be sure to leave me a message on my previous 100+ Followers Giveaway post. I will be selecting a random winner from the comments in a couple of days!!

100+ Followers Cartridge Giveaway!!!

As a special thank you to the 100+ followers on my blog, I am giving away one of my favorite Cricut cartridges.....PAISLEY!!! I fell in love with this cartridge when I first saw the little zebra driving the car. And if you know me at all, I have loved paisleys since I was in grade school (I think it's because I love Prince).  So I have a brand new, in the clamshell Paisley cartridge to give away to one of my followers. You have to leave me a message on this post and be a follower of my blog. Feel free to share the news with your friends! And again, thanks for helping me hit this milestone. I promise I will have some great things in store in the months ahead!!

100 Followers Giveaway....Coming Soon!

Yahoo! I am so excited to see that I have over 100 followers now! Thank you so much to all of you that continue to check out at what I create. I love reading all your sweet comments. As summer fast approaches, I will be more active in my Craft Room and have more and more posts for you. Hopefully I will get better at putting my "recipe" for my creations. I have a cartridge to giveaway, but I haven't decided which one. I will decide this week and post the giveaway by Friday or Saturday. STAY TUNED FRIENDS!!!!

Doggone Cute Card!

A friend asked me if I would make her a card for her vet. Her dog has been under the weather and her veterinarian has been really gone out of her way to help them out. I was excited to use my FAVORITE cartridge, Create a Critter for this card. While browsing some blogs during the weekend I came across a "Love Your Pet" blog hop at Scrapbookaholic by Abby. Did you know that the month of April is the "month against animal cruelty" and ASPCA encourages to "Go Orange" to show your support. So this was my inspiration for her card. I am submitting this card for Abby's challenge #3.

I used a brown base cut at 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. The orange background paper is cut at 4 x 5 1/4 and the dog was cut at 3 1/2. I tied a little orange ribbon around the background paper and of course I added a little bling with my iRock on her personalized collar and word Ruff. I added Black Diamond stickles to her eyes and nose and donned her with a purple hair bow to match her purple collar. The inside sentiment comes from my newest stamp set Fabulous Phrases from none other than My Pink Stamper.

Thanks for lookin!!!

Also, it looks like I will be doing a giveaway real soon to celebrate 100 followers. As of today I am just one away!! Yippee!!