Baby Blessings

HELLO THURSDAY!!! Are you as excited as I am for Cricut's release of the new cartridges today?!? It's hard not to be with all the giveaways and hype! I just know I should've called in today! It's a good thing I didn't though, cause with all the cartidges being released, I'll need a second job! lol.

Anyway, I just wanted to share a quick card with you today. My friend at work asked me to make her a card for a baby shower. I finished it up last night. I have to say, I think this is the first baby card I've ever made. The nursery is pink and brown, so this is what I came up with...

I cut the card from the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge. I knew I wanted to use this patterned paper, isn't it cute? So, while flipping through my cartridge books, I thought this card with the scallop layer would be a nice way to use the paper.

I cut "Baby Blessings" from Wild Card, as well as the envelope and liner.

This is a bad picture, but that's the inside of the card on the left, and the front of the envelope on the right. The rattle was cut from my Cricut Sampler cart I got in the mail yesterday, which I got using my Cricut Rewards points!

I hope you liked seeing my first ever baby card, and  have a great HELLO THURSDAY and upcoming weekend!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and a Happy Mother's Day! I know I surely had a nice, and relaxing weekend, which you know is never long enough! I just wanted to quickly share with you the card I made for Mother's Day...Of course the picture doesn't do the card justice, as you can't quite see all the glitter in the paper, or the shimmer in the rose, but hopefully you'll get the idea...

So, I decided to give the Pocket Card a whirl. I got the instructions from Splitcoaststampers.com. I used my Cuttlebug, Cherryblossoms folder for the base. The paper I used is DCWV Flower Power Specialty Spring Stack. I used the Mother's Day Seasonal Cricut cartridge, and the rose is a Prima which was white, so I painted it with Shimmerz Paint to match the purple! I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

Basic Grey Giveaway!!

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Bad Blogger!

Yes, I have been a very bad blogger, and have completely neglected my blog for quite some time! I have a few good reasons, but I'm not even going to start on all my excuses! What I would like to do is THANK YOU for following my pitiful and neglected blog! I have been really busy making a lot of projects that I want to share with you, and I'm going to really work on updating my blog a lot more regularly from here on out! I don't always have a lot of time to write a lot, so it'll probably be mostly pictures. But, isn't that what we really want to see, anyway!? I'm also trying to work on improving the quality of my pictures and lighting, so please bear with me in the mean time! I just may end up having to go out and buy a new camera here soon!

Today I'd like to share a couple of updated pictures of my beloved craft room! I've made a couple of big changes in just the last few weeks that I am just loving! On Saturday my husband and I were out shopping, and stopped into this store called Dirt Cheap where they sell a lot of close out merchandise that seems to come from Target mostly. Shopping in this store is hit or miss, but we happened to be there on a good day, cause I couldn't believe when I came across a brand-new, still in box (to be assembled) and in absolutely perfect condition, desk for only $30!

Two weeks earlier at that same store, I bought and assembled these Closet Maid Shelves. They were only $8!

I also finally got around to painting my pegboard a few weeks ago:

Oh, and lookie at my new Pink Cuttlebug, I also just got a few weeks ago from HSN! It was such a great bundle and was a great price during National Craft Month! It was one of the best purchases I've made, as it has really brought my projects to a whole another level!

Well, that's all I have time for today, but I will have more to share tomorrow! Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peak into my happy place! Have a great and creative day!

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card for nephew

Just a quick post to share a card I made for my 16 year old nephew on Tuesday night. He'd had a tonsillctomy earlier that day, and wanted him to know that his Uncle and I were thinking of him.

The envelope and outside:

Overall, I was pleased with the way this card turned out. However, if I'd had more time, I would've liked to have added a little more. And, in the rush to take a picture, I neglected to get a good close-up, so some details you can't make out. I 'pop-dotted' the 'Rx', and used my beloved Turquoise Shimmerz Paint on the word 'soup' and '&'.

The inside:

 The card and envelope base are Bazzill CS. The Turquoise sentiments are

 American Crafts paper. The ice cream cone is a Thicker, American Crafts. And besides that ice cream cone, everything was cut from my Wild Card cartridge. Oh, and except 'soup' that was cut from the From My Kitchen cartridge.

I hope you had a nice Valentine's Day, I will try to post pics of the cards I made later tonight or tomorrow, as well as some updated pics of my scrap room! Thanks so much for stopping by!

My First Ever Blog Candy Win!!!

I was so excited to find out I won my first ever Blog Candy today!

In my crafting projects, I just love the bling! I love dimensional embellishments such as pearls, rhinestones, flowers, stickles, chipboard, and just recently discovered and bought a couple colors of shimmerz paints. They are so beautiful! I started following the Shimmerz paints blog to get inspiration by seeing how their awesome design team uses them.Well, earlier this week they announced a new product they are selling called Shimmerz Vibez, which gives you an intense color with shimmer when sprayed onto your desired surface. They also announced in the post that a lucky winner would get a bottle of the Vibez in their choice of color. I was just tickled when I found out  earlier today that the lucky winner was me! The post announcing my win was just so sweet that it made me realize just how incredible the online crafting community is, as it's filled with the kindest, most encouraging, and generous people you will find, and I'm just so proud to be a part of this talented group of crafters!

If you'd like to read the post announcing my win, it's here.

And if you'd like to find out more about the Shimmerz products I've been raving about, you can do so here.

I've been working on a few products that I hope to finish up this weekend and will be posting the pictures within a few days. So, make sure you check back to see what I've been up to! Until then have a great weekend and thanks so much for stoping by!