Bells card

Over at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog they are having a bells challenge,

For this challenge I created a card using the Sweethearts cartridge for the bells, and Holiday cakes for the wreath, The Merry Christmas sentiment is also cut using the Holiday cakes cart, I added a few gem stones to the wreaths berries.

Feather card

Over at the Cuddle Bug spot they had a "use a feather on project. I was a bit worried because every time I try to use feathers in my projects they tend to look odd, but I found out today that you can make them work, lol

Used my Fleur De Lis folder for the background of my card, 

Splash layout

I created this layout to enter into the Page Maps Ruby Rock It sketch contest, I know there's very little change I'll win, but I fell in love with the sketch and just had to create one,

I used an assortment of different papers from my stash, some inkadinkado stamps, and sizzix die-cut flourishes, Create a Critter Cricut critters, twine, stickles, and some trim.

Wedding card

Over at one of my favorite blogs, The Cuddlebug spot they were having a die-cutting and embossing challenge this week, for this week I created a card using an embossed background (sizzix folder), a die-cut ribbon slider (cuddlebug die) and a die-cut dragonfly (sizzix die) and flourish (sizzlet). The calla lily is a sketch I created with my silhouette's pen tool and colored with chalks and markers, the stamp is from an inkadinkado inchie wedding set.

Pilgram card

I created a thanksgiving card for the Fantabulous Cricut challenge blog this week, the challenge was to use a pilgrim or Indian,
The cricut craft room had these cute thanksgiving images free last week and I couldn't resist cutting some of them. I cut the pilgrim from the set offered, "Thanksgiving 1" craft room exclusives,
The corn and pumpkin flourish are from the Thanksgiving cricut cartridge,
The frame is a svg cut from letteringdelights.com.

Fall card

Over at the FAntabulous Cricut Challenge blog they had a fall harvest challenge,
For my card I used the Thankgiving seasonal cartridge for the leaves and the Create a Critter2 for the bird.

I created my background with stamps and 3 different inks, This is unfortunately the second card I've created for this challenge, silly me forgot the leaf part of the challenge requirements and there was no way I could have added any to my first card, so this one really features leafs.

Leaf Card

This week over at The Cuddlebug Spot blog they are having a fall leaf challenge,
I decided to make a card for this challenge, I used a cutting file from Cloud9 designs.com to create my card and the card front, which I embossed with my Leafy Branch cuddlebug folder, I added some Cuddlebug cut leaf diecuts, and the Hi sentiment is also from a cuddlebug die set.

Red & Black Wedding card

Over on the Moxie Fab World Blog they had this Ready for Red Trigger challenge,

When I saw the picture I couldn't help not wanting to create a red and black wedding card, somehow the colors look so elegant together and I just couldn't help seeing a card with black swirls, embossed red panel with pearls, and black ribbon,
I added a ticket sentiment because nothing else seemed to fit, the die-cut wedding rings added the perfect finishing touch.
I created my red panel by embossing (scoring) diagonal lines on my scoreboard then adding tiny pearls with liquid pearls.

Baby Card

My entry for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog this week, using spots,

I searched through my scrap basket looking for all polka-dotted papers, and from the selection I found I happened to group these together and somehow a baby girl card was born, I used the Life's a Party" cartridge for my baby onsie, The card is a gate-fold with an overlapping middle panel,

Fantabulaus Cricut challenge blog entry

I found this cool new site where you can create challenges with your cricut and enter challenges, I finally found time to enter one, this week they asked to create a project with a farm animal, whats cuter than a party pig?
I used the Create a Critter 2 cartridge for this one, I thought this little piggie was the cutest, especially with her little dress and party hat. The balloons are also from the CC2 cart.

What's on my desk?

 Over at the CuddleBug spot challenge blog they had an interesting challenge this week, take a picture of what's on your desk, and create with it. When I'm working on projects there are always tons of odd ends and papers scattered all over my desk, I usually put them into neat piles and containers and use them on cards, so for this challenge I choose a few things the seemed to go together,

And this is what I came up with, not too sure how happy I am with the results,

Ship Card

I created this card for the challenge over at the Fabulous Cricut Challenge blog.
For my card I used the Pirate ship from the  "Life's a Party" Cartridge, I created the background paper by staining it with coffee, crumbling it and inking the creases and torn edges, the scroll is created by just curling up the edges and gluing them in place, I added a mat, some brads and a little twine to finish off the card,

Little Monkey

I created this layout for the Child's Play challenge over at Red Carpet Studio
I really can't say where the paper comes from, I just selected them from my stash, I added chipboard accents, flowers a cricut cut monkey from "Life's a Party" cartridge. My title didn't stand off the paper as much as i liked so I made it pop by adding faux stitches with a white gel pen.

Joy Christmas card

I found this great new challenge blog, Cut it up,
Their first challenge was an anything goes challenge, including a die-cut,

I created a shaped card using mostly die-cuts, lol, all the pieces are from the Create a Critter2 cartridge, they offered a few keys free last week, I cut out a few sets and they came in pretty handy,

Happy Birthday Star

I created this card to enter a card sketch contest on the Page Maps blog,

I loved the look of the sketch and decided to keep the basic design, I changed the squares for circles, and added a prinked cut above and below the main mat, other than that the rest is pretty much the same, I used cuddebug cutouts for my circles and stars, the Happy Birthday banner I hand cut,

Red Carpet Studio Challenge Entery

Red Carpet Studio is a new challenge blog, I decided to join in on the second challenge, creating a card with a pun, I used my cute little birdie stamp from Imaginisce, the You're Tweat stamp is a Studio g stamp from Michaels, Used my cricut to cut the foam branch, and the leaves are created with a tiny punch,.

DCWV July challenge enteries

These are my layout and card based on the July sketches over at the DCWV blogspot.

 I used the Sweet Stack for both my layout and card, I also used coordinating alpha stickers and lollipop establishment, the journal block is a stamp, accented with gel pens, the bottom establishment is a cricut craft-room Teresa Collins shape,

I created my card from scraps from the above layout, Merry Christmas establishment is a stamped image that I layered, I also used red and white bakers twine and some holly leaves,

Little Scraps of Heaven challenge entery

This week at LSofH they had a everything goes challenge, I decided to make a wedding card since my stash is getting kind of low, I used the Rose file to cut my roses, tag is a cuddlebug die-cut, used one of my new inchie Inkadinkado stamps, and created my own faux tissue tape with tissue and double sided tape, and a border inadinkado stamp,

Card with Flowers for Cuddlebug Spot challenge

The Cuddlebug Spot is having a flower card challenge, I used a Doodlebug card base, stamped and embossed phrase, cricut cut Mother phrase, Cuddlebug embossing and cutting die for the bouquet and tiny card, cuddlebug astrick dies for flowers, and MS leaf punch.

Little Scraps of Heaven challenge

This week at LSOH they're having a scrap challenge, I used my precious pearl file and a sketch from a few weeks back to create this card, I created the digital phrase stamp in Word, and the flowers are MS stamp N punch. I used a fiskar folder on the background with my cuddlebug, I just love embossing, adds so much to the card.

Little Scraps of Heaven DT sketch challenge entery

This weeks sketch challenge at Little Scraps of Heaven was a simple but cute sketch, I kind of gave it my own twist, using 2 of their super cute cutting files, the blessed bear title and part of the daisy flower pot design,

Mother's Day card for the Cuddlebug Spot challenge

Cuddlebug embossing folder
cuddlebug vintage corner die
sizzix florish die
for this card I used cutting files found free on the net, cut with my Silhouette, the Mother and child silhouette is from MTCSCAL efiles.studio, thanks to a talented artist for offering,
the best mom is also a cutting file I picked up somewhere, but not sure where, wish I could remember, I believe in giving credit where credit is due,

Little Scraps of Heaven DT card sketch challenge entery

I made this card using the cute new file offered over at Little Scraps of Heaven Design blog, I was going to use another file for this weeks card challenge but could't resist using this cute chick in egg to create an Easter card to send to my nieces, they are going to love it, I don't have a Happy Easter stamp (imagine that) so I used the pen holder on my Silhouette to sketch it onto the mat,

Little Scraps of Heaven DT sketch challenge entery

I decided to try my hand at entering the challenge at LSH once again, this time I used my new Little Love bug file, isn't it the cutest?
MS punches,
print and cut butterfly,
See Dee's stamps

Cuddlebug card

I've always been a fan of the Cuddlebug spot blog, but have so far not been able to dare enter their challenges, I just feel like I can't compete with the outstanding projects posted there, this is my attempt,
Cuddlebug stylized flowers embossing folder
Cuddlebug Olivia font-tag & flowers,
Cuddlbug vintage corners
Autumn leaves stamp
embossing powder,
Fiskar's Jester border punch and daisy circle punch.

Little Scraps of Heaven DT challenge entery

I created this layout for my niece's scrapbook, she loves cookies and this cute cookie cutting file worked out just perfect.