don't SPOOL over turning older

Hey all my crafty friends, I hope your Monday is going well.. I just put together a birthday card for my mom.. She loves to sew and I had an adorable digital stamp from Bugaboo Stamps that I just had to use on her card.. Next, I blew the dust off my Imagine cartridges it's been a while since I have used them.. I am really pleased with how my card turned out and I think my mom is going to love it :0)




To create my card I used:

*Imagine
*Imagine More Cards (Stamp Shaped Card)
*Stella Sewing digital stamp ( Bugaboo Stamps )
*Computer ( to create my sentiment)
*Markers
*Color Pencils
*Embroidery Floss
*Buttons
*Pop Dots

Challenges:
Paper Playtime -CH# 40 - DIGI MONDAYS! ANYTHING GOES!
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 140 - Birthday wishes
Creative Critterz Imaginations - Create Anything

Let me know what you think and don't forget about the "Create A Book Blog Hop" that is happening this Wednesday March 2nd!!

Learning My ABC's

Hello all my crafty friends, I hope you all are having a great weekend... Well, there is going to be a lot of fun stuff going on this next week.. So, make sure you stop back by later to check it all out :0)

Okay, back to my project I wanted to share with you today.. I actually was able to get another layout done before the week officially ended, Woo Hoo!!! This layout is for pictures I have of my son putting together is favorite alphabet train puzzle.. The basic design for this page came from this weeks Peachy Keen Stamps Sketch Challenge ... I just love this sketch and how my page turned out :0)


To create my train-tastic layout I used:

*Gypsy (to hide the engine on 2 of the train car cuts)
*Create a Critter (trains)
*Plantin Schoolbook (Title)
*Everyday Character Face Parts and More Stamps (Peachy Keen)
*Paper (K&Company and the Paper Studio)
*Ink
*White Pen
*Black Marker
*Small & Large Brads
*Ric Rac
*White Puffy Paint
*Pop Dots

Challenges:
Getting Cricky with Memory Miser Challenge: From A to Z!!!
Peachy Keen Stamps :: Sketch Challenge 46
Sketches In Thyme -OPEN CHALLENGE # 4

Let me know what you think :0)

Joy's Life Design Team Project Day!!

Happy Thursday all fabulous crafty people!!!! Guess what ?? It's Joy's Life Design Team Day and I finally get to share my project with all of you :0) .. I created a simply shape card and I think it turned out so cute.. Make sure to you go and check out all the other amazing projects the rest of the design team created...

Joy's Life

To create my cute little chick card I used:

*Sweet Treats (present & present shadows)
*Simply Charmed (chick & chick shadow)
*"Father and Son Stamps" & "Lots of Pun Stamps" (Joy's Life found here Joy’s store )
*Everyday Character Face Parts and More Stamps (Peachy Keen)
*Polka Dots (QuicKutz embossing folder)
*Card Stock (the Paper Studio)
*Ink
*White Pen
*Embroidery Floss
*Rhinestone

Challenge:
Frosted Designs - No Pattern Paper
Jitterbuggin' - Get in Shape (shape card)

Tacky Tuesday's Challenege #3-The Chick from Simply charmed and the word Chick

Don't forget about the new Scrappy Saturday's with the Bug challenge going on right now.. Head over to Melissa's Blog to enter :0)

For a Dino-Mite Boy

Hey all my crafty friends, I hope you all are having a wonderful Wednesday.. Well, I have was checking out blogs the other day and I can across a few posts about a sweet little 2 year old named Aiden.. He is in need of SMILES and I wanted to share his story with you all ..I hope it will touch you as much as it touched me and you will help by creating a card to put a smile on this sweet angels face..

Tanya from Scrappin KY Momma needs help from all of us crafters. She knows this little boy and his family and would like to send him cards. Here’s his story…

Aidan is a sweet lil 2 year old who was recently diagnosed with T Cell Leukemia. On Wednesday, he had a port installed in his chest, spinal tap, bone marrow, and chemo in his spine. He did GREAT! This lil guy is such a trooper. His parents have accepted that their BABY has Leukemia.. NOT the easiest thing to accept, but their faith in God and their support system have kept them going. T-Cell Leukemia has a high cure rate although chemo will be continued for quite a while. Lil Aidan LOVES mail, like any 2 year old does. So….

Let’s get our crafting supplies out and send this lil guy some LOVE!!! Pass this on to all your crafty friends. I think we can all take a couple minutes and make something special for him that will bring LOTS of smiles and he can look at over and over. We all know how laughing and smiling can be good for the soul. Let’s give him this much for him to enjoy while he’s battling this horrible disease. I have no doubt in my mind that God can perform a miracle in this beautiful child. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.Lets all come together and put Lots of BIG Smiles on Aidan’s and his parents faces.

You can mail your cards to:

AIDAN

c/o Tanya Stilwell

P.O. Box 143

Cecilia, KY 42724

Here is my card I made for Aiden:



To create my card I used :

*Create a Critter (Dinosaur, trees, & volcano)
*Paper Doll Dress Up(mountains)
*Paper (the Paper Studio & scraps)
*"Mother and Daughter Stamps", "Lots of Pun Stamps", "Father and Son Stamps" (Joy's Life found here Joy’s store )
*Tiny Mosaic (Cuttlebug embossing folder)
*Script (Cuttlebug embossing folder)
*D'vine Swirls (Cuttlebug embossing folder)
*Paper Crimper (Fiskers)
*Ink
*White Pen
*Black Marker
* Jiggly eye
*Stickles (orange)

Challenges:
Terrific Tuesday Challenge - CREATE-A-CRITTER

Challenge Me Monday #48-Emboss It

Don't forget about the new Scrappy Saturday's with the Bug challenge going on right now.. Head over to Melissa's Blog to enter :0)

Joy's Birthday Blog Hop Winnner Is......

Well, the winner of Joy's "Yummy Pun Stamps" is

Adrian said...
Everything looks very pretty and yummy! Thanks for a chance to win! Love how you used round stamp on party hat!

Love to Primp

Happy Monday, all my crafty friends!! I hope you all had a lot of fun at the Joy's Birthday Blog Hop this last weekend.. I am enjoying all the sweet comments everyone has left me and I will be picking a winner tomorrow so you have until then to enter to win Joy's new "Yummy Pun Stamps" set :0)

Well, I got to do a little scrapbooking this weekend.. I created a fun and girly page of my daughter pretending to blow dry her hair.. I used my gypsy and several cartridges to create this page.. I love how cute it turned out..


To create this page, I used:

*Gypsy
*Paisley (Primp & Blow Drier )
*Learning Curve (Title & an I {for the handle on my mirror} )
*Plantin SchoolBook (Ovals)
*Everyday Paper Dolls (Face, Hair, & Brush)
*Walk In My Garden (flower)
*Storybook (Marque)
*Everyday Character Face Parts and More Stamps (Peachy Keen)
*Paper (Imaginisce, Taget $1 pack, & the Paper Studio)
*Ink
*Brown Marker (Copic)
*White Pen
*Flower Brad
*Polka Dot Brad
*Rhinestones
* Stickles

Challenges:
Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge - Sketch
Paper Playtime - Technology {Blow Drier}
My Creative Time - Walk In My Garden Flower cut
SEI Challenge with Abby #3 Use Pink!!!

Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge #7 -Paisley Cart

Don't forget about the new Scrappy Saturday's with the Bug challenge going on right now.. Head over to Melissa's Blog to enter :0)

Scrappy Saturday's with the Bug #2

Welcome all our scrappy friends to another
We wanted to thank everyone who joined us on our last challenge.. You all created some amazing pages.. So, if this is your first time joining us, this is how the challenge will work.. We will post a new challenge ever other Saturday (one on my blog and one on Melissa's Blog ) and at the end of the month we will choose one winner.. So, if you enter both challenges you double your chance to win..

Challenge #2 is...
Something Lovey
(examples: the word love, lovey sentiment/ title, hearts, cupids, lips, pictures of someone you love, and so on)

Here are the challenge rules:
*Must be a new layout for this challenge
*Must link directly to the project and not just your blog or gallery
*Please use a Cricut or SVG cut somewhere on you layout
* You will have a week to submit your page
*If you don't have a blog just email you pages to : amandascraftsandmore@hotmail.com

Here is this months prize:

30 yards of Twine (10 yds of each light blue, chocolate, and red)

Here are our layouts:

Amanda
Cricut Carts: Mini Monsters, Doodle Charms, Blackletter Solutions, Opposites Attract

Melissa
Cricut Carts: Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake, Boys Will Be Boys, Doodle Charms, A Childs Year
She also used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Now head over to Melissa's Blog to link your project. You will have until Midnight Feb. 26th to enter.. We can't wait to see your pages and don't forget to have lots of fun :0)

Joy's Birthday Party Blog Hop

Hip Hip Hooray, It's a Joy's Birthday Party Bog Hop Kind of Day!!!! Thanks for celebrating with us today your will be seeing some aww inspiring birthday themed projects from some very talented people along your way and there may even be a giveaway or 2 or 3 or 4 or more :0) .. If you just arrived from Joy's then you are on the right track!!! If not head to Joy's to start at the beginning.. So, what I have to share with you is a Birthday Hat, a Birthday Card, and a Sweet Thank You Treat...For my Party Hat, I used Joy's "All Around Sentiments Stamps" to create a design on my paper

For my Happy Happy Happy Birthday Card, I used Joy's "Father and Son Stamps" for my sentiment

For my super yummy Homemade Chocolate Dipped Fortune Cookies, I used Joy's "All Around Sentiments Stamps" on my tags and the fortune inside my cookies..

Here is the YUMMY Giveaway I have for you !!!!
Joy's Life" Yummy Pun Stamps" SetFor the giveaway just leave a comment on this post with a way that I can reach you if you win. I will pick a winner Tuesday the 22nd .. If you just can't wait to have this SWEET Stamp Set or any of the others I used you can purchase them here-> Joy’s product page and she is having Free Shipping right now!!!

Okay it's time for me to send you on your way... Your next stop is the very talented Rosy ..
Here is our line up just in case you get lost along your way :0)
Joy - http://joyslife.com/
Amanda - http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/ (your here)
Rosy - http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/
Jin - http://www.underacherrytree.com/
Melissa - http://melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/
Tammy - http://tammyjennings.blogspot.com/
Jennifer - http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com/
Lori - http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
Laura - http://www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com/
Zeni - http://www.scrappyzeni.blogspot.com/
Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Kyle - http://thegreencricut.blogspot.com/
Ruthie - http://www.septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Ann Marie - http://www.yourstrulee.net/
Gale - http://www.stamps-and-stitches.com/
Erika - http://crafty-creations-by-erika.blogspot.com/

Don't Forget :0)

Don't forget that tomorrow is Joy's Birthday Blog Hop and a new Scrappy Saturday's with the Bug challenge :0)

Joy's Life Design Team Project Day!!

I hope all my crafty friends are having a Teriffic Thursday!!! I am so happy that I get to finally share my Joy's Life design team project for this week with all of you.. I created a super, fun stair step birthday card using the new Joy's Life "Yummy Pun Stamps" set.. I am having so much fun playing with this stamp set.. Make sure to you go and check out all the other amazing projects the rest of the design team created...

Joy's Life

To create this card I used:
{I created my own cloud background by sponging ink around a hand cut cloud stencil.. }

*Simply Charmed( ice cream cones and pizza{to create the banner})
*"Yummy Pun Stamps" (Joy's Life found here Joy’s store )
*Everyday Character Face Parts and More Stamps (Peachy Keen)
* Paper (the Paper Studio and scraps)
*Ink
*Black Marker
*White Pen
* Metallic Pink Embroidery Floss
*Pop Dots

Don't forget that Joy's Birthday Blog Hop is this Saturday and so is a new Scrappy Saturday's with the Bug challenge :0)

Pie Love You (Features Joy's Life "Yummy Pun Stamps")

Well, hello all my crafty friends!! It feels like it has been forever since I have been on here.. I guess it's because I have been busy with Valentine's day and design team projects lately.. So, speaking of design team stuff Super Joy was kind enough to send me her new "Yummy Pun Stamps" to play with!!!! I am so excited because she has created another FABULOUS set!! As soon as they arrived at my house I just had to make a card.. I love how it turned out..

So, to create this yummy card I used

*Simple Charmed (Pie)
*Storybook (scalloped square & swirls)
*Create a Critter (hearts)
*"Yummy Pun Stamps" (Joy's Life found here Joy’s store )
*Paper (DCWV & the Paper Studio)
*Tiny Mosaic (Cuttlebug embossing folder)
*Paper Crimper
*Ink
*Brown Marker
*Baker Twine
*Button

Challenges:
Crafty Creations Challenges - three little words
Music Monday Challenge destroyed technique
Frosted Designs -use the word LOVE

Don't forget that Joy's Birthday Blog Hop is this Saturday and so is a new Scrappy Saturday's with the Bug challenge :0)

Happy Valentines

Happy Valentines To All My Crafty Friends!!!
I hope you all are having a great day..

This is the Valentine my kiddos are sending to the grandparents today.. I always try to incorporate their hands or feet on their cards to create a heartfelt keepsake.. I love how their little piggies turned out..