Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Thoughtful Project Thursdays Winner!!!

Sorry about posting so late the day just got away from me.. Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by and commented on my "Thoughtful Project Thursdays" post.. I really enjoyed reading all of your sweet comments :0).. I also wanted to thank my Sponsor My Craft Spot for donating such an awesome prize & my Guest Designers who created some amazing projects.. Okay, if you don't win this time stop by "TPT" tomorrow for a chance to win another awesome prize and the winner is........

#8

Jessie G. said...So cute!

Congrats Jessie G. and I will be emailing you shortly :0)


Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Oopsy Daisy! Get Well Soon

Hey my crafty friends, I hope you are having a great week so far.. I've been relaxing from the busy weekend I had, but I was able to get a little crafting done last night{YEAH!!}.. So, today I wanted to share this get well soon card I made for one of my dear friends.. She is having knee surgery today and I hope my card will cheer her up.. I just love that my card turned out better then I had visioned and I also put a new spin on my easel card too :0)







Here's what I used to create this card:

*Cricut Decals (girl cut @ 2 3/4")
*Everyday Paper Dolls (crutches cut @ 2 3/4" )
*"Your So Punny" & "Everyday Occasions" Stamps( Joy's Life)
*Boy Mates Assort. face stamps (Peachy Keen )
*Latte Matstack (DCWV)
*Kraft Card Stock
*Ink
*White Pen
*Brown & Black Marker
*Ribbon
*Twine

Challenge:
My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #33 - Easel cards!


Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog.. Oh, don't forget about the new "Thoughtful Project Thursdays" happening this Thursday, and a new "Getting Scrappy Challenge" happening this Sunday..



Thursday, November 10, 2011

Thoughtful Project Thursdays!!!


Happy Thoughtful Project Thursdays my crafty friends!!! Thank you for stopping by last week and leaving your kind comments.. If this is your first time visiting I am hosting a Thanksgiving segment on my blog called "Thoughtful Project Thursdays".. So, for 3 weeks (this is week 2) I will be sharing thoughtful projects with you and I may even have a little thank you giveaway for you.. Well, I have a lot of thoughtful inspiration for you all today with two super talented guest designers and a new thoughtful giveaway too.. I hope you will stop by my guest designers blogs and leave them some comment love :0)

OMG, isn't this the cutest thoughtful card ever..
It's created by the very talented: Kimberly from My Craft Spot blog


Even The Scrapbooking Queen stopped by today to share
her absolutely adorable Altered Post~it Notes Pad..




Okay now here is my thoughtful project for this week..
I decided to make a Thankful Dry Erase Photo Frame and a two part video :0)






Sorry the volume is low again..



Here's the supplies I used:

*Photo Frame
*Create a Critter
*Cricut American Alphabet
*
"In Stitches 1 1/8" " face stamps (Peachy Keen )
*"Simply Autumn" paper pad by Recollections
*Ink
*White Pen
*Zip Dry
*Glue Dots
*Small Leaf Punch
*Dry Erase Marker
*Velcro
*Hot Glue

Here's a little Thank You Giveaway for you :0)
This prize {Happy Fall stamp set} was donated
by Kimberly from My Craft Spot

For 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 on Wednesday the 16th ..


Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog.. Oh, don't forget there's a new "Getting Scrappy Challenge" going on right now..




Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Kyoto Kutie Gift Card Holder & TPT Winner

Hello all my friends in crafty land, I hope you are having a super week.. Okay before I get started on my fun project today I would like to announce the winner of last weeks "Thoughtful Project Thursdays" giveaway.. I just wanted to thank everyone for you sweet comments and for taking the time to visit my blog.. So if you don't win this time stop by "TPT" tomorrow for a chance to win another awesome prize and the winner is........

#14
Barb said...love the card and thanks so much for the giveaway!

Congrats Barb and I will be emailing you shortly :0)


So for my project today, I decided to create a really adorable gift card holder for a friends birthday.. For this project, I used my Silhouette a super cute SVG called Kyoto Kuties.. If you would like to check out all of the Kuties in this SVG set stop by Jin's from "Under a Cherry Tree"... I just love how cute this gift card turned out and I hope my friend likes it too :0)





Here's what I used to create my project:

*Silhouette
*Kyoto Kuties.- (from Under a Cherry Tree)
*"Everyday Occasions" Stamps( Joy's Life)
* Pattern Paper (from Peachy Keen)
* Ink
*White Pen
*Paper Flowers
*Stickles
*X-acto Knife (to create the closure on the back of the holder)

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog.. Oh, don't forget a new "Getting Scrappy Challenge" going on RIGHT NOW and the new "Thoughtful Project Thursdays" happening TOMORROW..



Sunday, November 6, 2011

Getting Scrappy Challenge #20


Well I hope everyone had a SPOOK-tacular Halloween, and I just wanted to thank everyone who played along with my last challenge.. I really enjoyed looking at all of your layouts and I look forward to seeing what you create for this challenge... So, if this is your first time joining us, this is how the challenge will work.. We will post a new challenge ever other Sunday and we will choose one random winner every other challenge.. So, if you enter both challenges you double your chance to win..


Challenge #18 is...
I am Thankful..
(create a layout of something you are thankful for)


Here are the challenge rules:
*This is a LAYOUT challenge
*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 your pages to :
amandascraftsandmore@hotmail.com


Here is this months prize:


Donated by our Challenge Sponsor:



Here is my take on this challenge:

Amanda
Cricut Carts: Create a Critter, Plantin SchoolBook, Paper Doll Dress Up

I am thankful for the day I brought my daughter home and our family was finally complete..
Okay, I showed you my layout now it's your turn to show me your ... Link your layouts below.. I can't wait to see your pages and don't forget the most important rule have lots of Scrappy Fun :0)




Thursday, November 3, 2011

Thoughtful Project Thursdays!!!


Hello all my crafty friends, I sorry I'm posting so late but YouTube was not wanting to publish my video today :0P... Well, I am starting a new Thanksgiving segment on my blog called "Thoughtful Project Thursdays".. So, for the next 3 weeks I will sharing a thoughtful project with you and I my even have a little thank you prize for you too :0)... For my first project I created an easy thank you note card and I even made a video for you guy too :0)



Sorry, the volume is a little low in this video..




Here are the supplies I used:

*Kraft card stock
*Holiday Cakes ( acorn branch)
*"Everyday Occasions" Stamps( Joy's Life)
*Hole Punch
*Alcohol Ink Spray (alcohol ink & water)
*White Pen
*Bakers Twine
*Brad
*Stickles


A little thank you giveaway for you :
{Thanksgiving Twine from Trendy Twine, 2 sets of Mini Alphabet Stickers from mls, & A Fall Mini Stamp Set from studio g}

For 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 on Wednesday the 9th ..


Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog.. Oh, don't forget a new "Getting Scrappy Challenge" will start this Sunday Nov. 6th..


Sunday, October 30, 2011

Some Cute Ghost School Treats

Happy night before Halloween my crafty friends, I hope you all have a SPOOK-tacular day planed for tomorrow.. Well, I wanted to share my very last Halloween project with all of you.. I created some cute ghost treat bags for my sons class.. I hope these scare up so fun with all his classmates :0)




Here's what I used to create these Halloween treats:

* Simply Charmed (ghost)
*Happy Pumpkin (Market Street Stamps )
*
"In Stitches 1 1/8" " face stamps (Peachy Keen )
*Halloween pattern paper (the Paper Studio)
*Ink
* Light Blue & Black Marker
*Plastic baggies

Challenges:
Die Cuttin Divas -Challenge #38: Halloween Colors
Fantabulous Cricut -Challenge Me Monday #83 Spooky Time
Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge -Let's Face it Friday - Creepy Cute!
YOU HAD ME AT CRAFT - stop by and link up your Halloween projects


Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog.. Oh, don't forget a new "Getting Scrappy Challenge" will start next Sunday Nov. 6th..