Falling For You Paper Play Sketch 49 Challenge

Hello out there!

It has been many years since I've been active on here (4) but now things are more settled in my life and I am back and in the crafting mood again and in our first house which I just realized it's been almost a year that we've been here! Three months away...crazy how time flies.

I am about to go back to school on Monday from summer break (kids come back Thursday but teachers on Monday) but I'm really hoping to be able to craft every now and then. If not during the week, then maybe on the weekends. We'll see how it goes and how busy I am this school year!

So my first papercraft creation in a very long time is a card. I just love making cards and I am using PaperPlay Sketches Sketch 49 to create my card. Since I'm going back to school, my summer is pretty much over and I'm looking onwards to the fall season and decided to make a fall themed card.

I used Create a Critter 2 cartridge to make my fall tree and the leaves are from Create a Critter cartridge. I embossed the white paper behind the tree with a leaves folder for my cuttlebug and inked over it in brown ink. I also embossed the tree with a tree bark folder. The papers are just from a Fall and Halloween stack I got from Hobby Lobby a long time ago. The brown paper also has wood grain of a tree on it. I have so much paper and embellishments that I really need to make sure I use before I go on a craft shopping spree! It's kind of ridiculous!

So there's my card and I hope you enjoy it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jen

Cut It Up Challenge #25--What's Bugging You?

Happy Friday!! Today's challenge at Cut it Up Challenges is "What's Bugging You?". Make a creation using a bug! And of course, you must use a die cut.

Here is my creation:

I made this card using green cardstock making an A2 card--4 1/4" X 5 1/2". Then I added this pretty leaf paper which measures 4" X 5 1/4". The leaf I cut out from the "In My Garden" cartridge. It was cut at 2.5". The little caterpillar is from "Create a Critter" cartridge and is also cut at 2.5". Then I added the sentiment "Cute as a bug!" stamped in black to the corner of the card. Super simple and easy! 

Thanks for taking a look and be sure to check out the other DT member's creations and how to play along HERE.

Happy Friday all!!

Cut It Up Challenge #23--Christmas in July

Happy Friday!! Today's challenge at Cut it Up Challenges is "Christmas in July". Get a head start on making those Christmas cards! Must use a die cut.

Here is what I came up with:

The snowman and sun are from Snow Friends and Create a Critter cartridges. I ripped some white paper to make the snow and then the sentiment is from My Craft Spot's "Think Snow" stamp set. They are also our sponsor this week! The sentiment says, "Snowbody warms my heart like you." Please be sure to check them out by clicking HERE.

Thanks for taking a look and be sure to check out the other DT member's creations and how to play along HERE.

Cut it Up Challenge #17--Arbor Day

Happy Friday!! Today's challenge at Cut it Up Challenges is "Arbor Day". Must use a die cut.

Here is what I created:

I made this A2 card using brown cardstock and a simple green, polka-dotted background. Then i cut the tree from Create a Critter cartridge and stickled the leaves. I then added my banner/sentiment, "Plant a tree. Plant hope." 

Super simple!!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look and make sure to check out the other DT creations and find out how to play along at Cut it Up Challenges!

My Paper Crafting Challenge #128--Rain

Hi everyone! It's hump day once again and it's time for a new Crafting with Cutters challenge at My Paper Crafting!

This week's challenge is:

Here is what I came up with:

This is another A2 card on a very light tan cardstock. Many cartridges were used to make this card. I used Fancy Frames to make the dark green frame, Create a Critter to make the umbrella and raindrops, Create a Critter 2 to make the cloud(just modified the cut a bit), and George and Basic Shapes to make all the flowers. The butterflies are made with a Martha Stewart punch. I added pearls to the centers of the flowers and for the butterflies bodies. My sentiment says, "April showers bring May flowers". I also embossed the umbrella and the Cloud and bent up the wings of the butterflies. Super simple card once all the cuts are cut out! 

There it is! Hope this puts a little Spring in your step and have a great Hump Day everyone!

 Thanks for taking a look and make sure to go to My Paper Crafting to check out the other DT member's creations and to see all the rules to play along.

Cut It Up Challenge #14--Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Happy Friday!! Today's challenge at Cut it Up Challenges is "Dr. Seuss-Inspired".  Dr. Seuss' birthday was March 2.  Make  something inspired by one of his books. (Use fish, cats, elephants,  etc.) Must use a die cut.

Here is what I created:

 My all-time favorite book of Dr. Seuss's is "The Lorax". So I had to make this cute truffula tree card. I used blue cardstock in the A2 size and then added some torn green paper for the grass. I also embossed the grass with a flower embossing folder and inked it with a bit of green ink. 

For my die-cuts, I cut the skinny tree trunks from Campin' Critters. I just modified it a bit. Originally, this cut has a bear peaking out of it and I just cut all that off so I just had the trunk. Then I took a black pen and drew the black lines on the trunk. The unless tree stump is cut from Create a Critter. Then the tops of the trees were made from wool roving I found at Hobby Lobby. They had 6 pk. of colors and I chose pink and purple and I stuck them on glubers. I tried to spiral them a little bit but I didn't want to mess with it too much and muck it up. 

On the inside, I used a bit of the words from the book for the sentiment: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. No, it's not. Thanks for caring!!

Hope you have fun as much fun with this challenge as I did! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look and make sure to check out the other DT creations and find out how to play along at Cut it Up Challenges!

My Paper Crafting Challenge #124--Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Hi everyone! It's hump day once again and it's time for a new Crafting with Cutters challenge at My Paper Crafting!

This week's challenge is:

Here is my creation:

I made this card using blue cardstock in an A2 size. I then took some green paper and ripped it across the top to make the grass. I then embossed this with one of my Cuttlebug folders. The cute little leprechaun and rainbow/pot o' gold are both cut from the Simply Charmed cartridge. I cut the two clouds from the Create a Critter cartridge and then embossed it with my Cuttlebug's swiss dots folder. Then I made the sentiment on my computer that says, "Lucky..." and the inside says "...to have a friend like you! Happy St. Patrick's Day!!" 

Thanks for taking a look and make sure to go to My Paper Crafting to check out the other DT member's creations and to see all the rules to play along.

Have a great Hump Day!

My Paper Crafting #122--Love Your Pet Day!

Hi everyone! It's hump day once again and it's time for a new Crafting with Cutters challenge at My Paper Crafting!

This week's challenge is:

Here is my creation:

I used Create a Critter to make the "Purrfect" title, Create a Critter 2 to make the black cat, and Accent Essentials to make the circles. I also added some bling with the paw prints and then added two green rhinestones to my black cat for his eyes. Just like my baby, Nightfury. :) 

Thanks for taking a look and make sure to go to My Paper Crafting to check out the other DT member's creations and to see all the rules to play along.

Have a great Hump Day!

Just Shellin' Layout

Hi everyone!

Happy hump day. Just sitting here tonight at Barnes and Noble having a java chip frappucinno. I really feel like a real blogger now. ;) The hubby and I carpooled today and he works both jobs today. It's quite the happening place here--lots of college kids doing their homework. 

Any who, it's a new sketch today at Let's Scrap. This is one of our winners for our sketch contest we held last month and it's by Judy Rakes. Such a fun sketch and I knew exactly going to do with it. 

Here is my take on it:

This was at the Reptile Gardens in SD and it was my first time touching and being this close to a giant tortoise. When I saw these shapes, I thought it would work well for this giant tortoise layout. It was really hot this day and they had the right idea and were on the "fast" track to finding some shade to chill in. 

 So I thought this title was appropriate...hehe...

 Added some journaling with my silver gel pen.

I had to add this sweet little turtle from the Create a Critter cartridge. 

Come on over and try out our sketch this week and thanks for taking a look. Have a great night!!

Let's Scrap Sketch 10-3-12--A Bear-y Cute Infestation

Hi everyone,

Almost Friday! Today I'm posting the new sketch this week over at Let's Scrap! Lots of photos on this one and I really enjoyed working with this sketch:

Here is my creation:

When we went on our vacation to South Dakota this summer, we visited Bear Country, U.S.A. A drive through "zoo" where you have bears walking in front of your cars as well as other animals. When you get to the end, you park and can walk inside baby land where they have all the baby animals and their main attraction--30-some bear cubs!! The youngest one there was 3 months old and they were so much fun to watch!! They loved climbing to the tips of the really skinny trees. We watched them for quite a while and I got a nice sunburn to prove that!

I used the cartridges "Create a Critter" to make the clouds, sun, and rainbow and also the cartridge "Campin' Critters" to make the bear and bear hiding in the trees. I added googly eyes to their bears. Like I always say, googly eyes make everything so much more fun! The "notebook" paper journal spot I made with cardstock and hole-punched one side for that freshly torn out look! 

This has to be one of my favorite layouts this year so far. It's so cute!! It only helps that the photos are of bear cubs!

Thanks so much for stopping by tonight and I appreciate your comments and support! Have a great Friday tomorrow!

Happy Scrappin'!

Happy Fall Y'all Card

Hi everyone!

Where did our weekend go? It's already Sunday night here and tomorrow begins another work week. :P Today's creation is for the first day of Fall which was yesterday. It definitely is Fall here. Cooler temps already and the leaves are changing color and falling already. Love this time of year!!

I cut this cute pumpkin at 3" from the Create a Critter cartridge and the mat he is on is a sizzix die that I cut with my cuttlebug. I inked around it Tim Holt'z Tea Dye distress ink. The pretty Fall paper is from DCWV's Fall and Halloween stack and the leaves ribbon is from Hobby Lobby. The sentiment says "Happy Fall Y'all!!"

 I think he is sooo cute! But then again, the Create a Critter cartridges are my favorites!! I think all the images from these 2 cartridges are so cute!!

Thanks so much for coming by and I appreciate your comments!! Have a happy work week everyone! May Monday go easy on all of us!!

My Craft Spot #69--We're Tickled Pink!

Hi everyone!

It's now Thursday and the weekend is in the distance! Today's creation is for My Craft Spot's challenge #69-Wild About You challenge which is to include a wild animal somewhere on the project.

I chose to make a baby card today and I used the Create a Critter cartridge and My Craft Spot's "New Arrival" stamp set. The zebra print paper is from the "Baby Safari" stack by the Paper Studio and I used my Martha Stewart punch to punch two borders, one in pink and one in black. I added some pink flower rhinestones to the border and to the corner(unfortunately they did not turn out so well on camera) and then stamped "We're tickled pink" underneath the border.

 On the inside I used some of my scraps and stamped the sentiment, "Bottles and booties, bibs and more, a new little baby to love and adore". I think this turned out so cute and I have another friend that is expecting a boy, so I also want to make a boy version of this cute card!

Thank you for taking a look and have a happy scrappy Thursday!!