My Little Owl

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I found an adorable owl hat on Etsy. I ordered it pretty quickly, and after she was born, my husband took pictures of her in the little hat. I finally scrapbooked some of those pictures.

I used Create a Critter for the owl and the title. I also used a border punch, gem and stickers to finish off the layout.

The owl background paper was left over after making her first birthday thank-you cards. Her party was an owl theme. I can't believe she will be 2 next month!

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Challenges:
Red Carpet Studio: Layout with stripes
Pile it On: Stripes/plaid
That Craft Place: Dies and punches
Use it Tuesday: AG
Designs by Lisa Somerville: Die cut
Simon Says: AG
Crafty Calendar Challenge: Things with wings
Crafty Friends Challenge: AG
Hiding in My Craft Room: Die cuts
Crafts 4 Eternity: Same letter (baby, bird, branch)

Lucky Duck

I made this little duck for a different project, but didn't end up using it. He was just sitting there on my table, so I decided to put him to work.

I created this simple birthday card using Create a Critter for the duck and birthday hat and George and Basic Shapes for the balloons. Inside the card I added another birthday hat and stamped a birthday sentiment.

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Challenges:
Dream Valley: Animals
4 Crafty Chicks: Critters
Ribbon Carousel: Celebrations
2 Creative Chicks: Googly eyes
Docerela: Color challenge
Red Carpet Studio: Birthday
Glitter n Sparkle: Birthday
Pile It On: Bird
Craftin Desert Divas: Ribbon or twine

Pawsitive Birthday

A coworker recently had a birthday, so I made a fun card for her. She loves her pets, and even fosters some for a local animal shelter, so I wanted to make a card that reflected her passion.

I used Create a Critter for the animals and Formal Occasion for the banner.

I put the cuts on foam tape for dimension and added red and white twine. Inside the card I added another cute patterned paper. I've had both papers for a while, and I was excited to finally use them. 

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Challenges:
Pause Dream Enjoy: Outdoor critters
Clear it Out: 2 or more patterned papers
Simply Create Too: AG

DL.Art: AG

Pretty in Pink Tri-Fold Card

A few coworkers have birthdays in May, so I decided to get a head start on making cards for them.

I found this really great floral paper and decided to create a tri-fold card to show off as much of it as possible.

The center mat was cut from the Formal Occasion Cricut cartridge. The glittery butterfly is a chip board piece that I've had for a while. Then I just added pearls in the corners.

Inside the card, I used Create a Critter for the sentiment. I left a lot of open space for other coworkers to sign.

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Challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations: Floral
Hybrid Chick: Color inspiration
Forever Friends: Flowers
Docerela: Flowers
Crafts 4 Eternity: Flowers
Designs by Lisa Somerville: Bloom
Broken Box Stock: Flowers
Whimsical Wednesday: Flowers
Scrap-Creations: Flowers
Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything goes
Dream Valley: Things with wings
Paper Playtime: More than 1 fold
Scrap-Creations: Insect or animal
Oldie but Goodie: Girly
Inky Chicks: Birthday girl
Crafty Creations: Pink plus 1
Paper Pretties: Fab folds
Simon Says: Anything goes

Ahoy!

My goddaughter is turning 3 this weekend, and we're so excited. She is having a pirate-themed party, so I wanted to make a fun birthday card for her.

I used Create a Critter for the octopus and phrase. I left off the skull on the pirate hat and added a 3 using Alphalicious. After that I decided the card was still missing something. So I made the balloon using George and Basic Shapes and used twine to tie it to the octopus.

I also used glitter glue to add sparkle to the balloon and #3. The octopus and balloon are on foam tape for dimension.

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Challenges:
DL.Art: Anything goes
Sisterhood of Crafters: Animals

More than Favors: Birthday

My Craft Spot: Anything goes

Craft Your Passion: Animals

Paper Pretties: Birthday
2 Sisters Challenge: Hat
Ladybug Crafts: Child or teen
Corrosive Challenge: Special occasion
Dream Valley: Birthday
Come and Get It: Kid birthday
Inky Chicks: Birthday girl

Under the Weather, Part 2

I really liked how my last card came out, so I decided to make another, more masculine, version. I like to have these kinds of cards in my stash in case I ever need them.

I used Create a Critter for the umbrella and cloud. I also added ribbon and bling for the raindrops. I raised the umbrella and cloud with foam tape for dimension.





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Challenges:
Pause Dream Enjoy: Dew drops or anything else
Cardz TV: 3 patterned papers
My Paper Crafting: Rain
Drunken Stampers: Singing in the Rain
Crazy 4 Challenges: Movement (falling rain)
Creative Card Crew: Clouds
Forever Friends: Die cuts
DL.Art: Rain
Ribbon Carousel: Showers and flowers
Pinspirational Challenges: April showers
Cupcake Inspirations: Polka dots
Pile it on: Wood
Simon Says: April Showers
Bitten by the Bug: Umbrella
Pink by Design: Thinking of you
Crafty Boots: Diamonds

Under the Weather

April is here and it brought its showers to San Antonio this week, so I decided to make a card inspired by the weather.

I used Paisley for the umbrella and Create a Critter for the cloud. I also added gems to look like falling rain. I love those little things, but I don't have very many. So I think I have to add more to my collection.

I also added another cloud on the inside.

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Challenges:
Pink Elephant: 3 patterned papers
Pause Dream Enjoy: Dew drops
Celebrate the Occasion: April showers
Cardz TV: 3 patterned papers
Paper Pretties: April showers
My Paper Crafting: Rain
Drunken Stampers: Singing in the Rain
Crazy 4 Challenges: Movement (falling rain)
Cuttin and Stampin: Showers
Fab n Funky: April showers
Creative Card Crew: Clouds
Little Scrap Pieces: April showers

Baby's First Easter

With Easter coming up this weekend, I wanted to share the layout I created recently from last year. (Sorry for the poor-quality photos. I'm finding it difficult to photograph layouts.)

I used Create a Critter for the bunny and stickers for the title. I also added ribbon and used a border punch for details. All of the embellishments are from my stash, and most are about two years old.

It was my daughter's first Easter, so we went a little overboard with her "basket." I used a storage container for all her goodies, and now the cube holds some of her toys.

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Challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge: Easter/Spring
Designs by Lisa Somerville: Easter
Ribbon Carousel: Spring
The Pink Elephant: Easter layout
Scrap-Creations: Easter
Simply Create Too: Easter/Bunny
My Sheri Crafts: Easter

My Paper Crafting: Easter

Simon Says: Anything goes
Raise the Bar: Animals
Exploring Cricut: Easter
Cupcake Inspirations: Easter
Fantabulous Cricut: Easter
Sisterhood of Crafters: Easter/spring
Craft Your Passion: Cute
Whimsical Wednesdays: Pastels
More than Favors: Spring
Crafty Creations: Easter
Oldie but Goodie: Easter
Craftin Desert Divas: Easter

Feels Like Spring

I am so excited because my card today is being featured on Use it Tuesday, which is a great challenge blog that encourages you to use your craft stash.

The theme this week was all about spring, and I couldn't wait to go through my horded supplies to make my card.

I have had the dark pink paper I used for the base for almost two years. The patterned paper was part of a prize package, and it is the only sheet I have, so I've been saving it. I even made a 6x6 card to make sure I used as much as possible. Here is a close-up of the paper. I thought it was perfect for the challenge!

I used pink and green twine, and both were unopened packages before I used them for this card. The "hello" stamp was un-inked, even though I've had that for more than a year. The star brad on the pinwheel was also from an unopened package I've had for about two years. The tag was cut from George and Basic Shapes on my Cricut.

Inside the card I added another pinwheel from the Create a Critter cartridge.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you join the fun at Use it Tuesday. 

Other challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards: Spring

Ribbon Carousel: Spring is in the air

My Paper Crafting: Spring

Simon Says: Easter/spring

Card Makin Mamas: Spring

My Craft Spot: Strings and things

2 Sisters Challenge: Easter/Spring

Pile it on: Dots

Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything goes

Make it Monday: Anything goes

Crazy 4 Challenges: Triangle

Pause Dream Enjoy: Anything goes

Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything goes
Little Scrap Pieces: Handmade embellishment

Little Easter Lamb

I set out to make an Easter card, but I wanted to use something other than the classic bunny or chick. So I looked through Create a Critter and found the cute little lamb.

The tree and Easter basket are also from Create a Critter. I hand-cut the grass at the bottom of the card. Finally, I dug through my stash to find a few pearls to use on the bows and as "eggs" in the basket.


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Challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge: Easter/Spring
Broken Box Stock: Easter
Craftin Desert Divas: Easter
Designs by Lisa Somerville: Easter
ABC: Easter
DL.Art: Easter
Simply Create Too: Easter
My Sheri Crafts: Easter
Glitter n Sparkle: Animals
Little Red Wagon: Easter
Simon Says: Easter/Spring
Raise the Bar: Baby animals
Docerela: Pastels
Cut it Up: Lion or lamb
Exploring Cricut: Easter
Cupcake Inspirations: Easter
Fantabulous Cricut: Easter
Pause Dream Enjoy: Anything goes

Go Fly a Kite -- We Did!

A few weeks ago we went to the Zilker Park Kite Festival in Austin. It is a great event and we had a blast, even though one of our kites ended up in a tree.

Last year was my daughter's first time at the event, and I was reminded that I haven't added those pictures to her scrapbook. So here's the layout from last year's festival.

I used Create a Critter for the kites and Simply Charmed for the phrase "take flight" at the bottom. I used stickers for the title and added coordinating ribbon.

We used that tiny ladybug kite again this year, and we were much better flying it. We could barely get it off the ground last year. We had a bigger version of the ladybug this year, but that was the one that ended up in a tree.

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Challenges:
Fantabulous Cricut: Kite or balloon
DL.Art: Anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey: Ribbon or lace
Go Fish: Ribbon
Ribbon Carousel: Spring is in the air
Tuesday Alchemy: Anything goes
Pause Dream Enjoy: Anything goes
Red Carpet Studio: Ribbon
My Paper Crafting: Spring
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything goes

Negative to Positive

I was going through my patterned papers recently, doing a little inventory of what I have. I came across a lovely paper covered in flowers that I've never used before and was inspired.

My favorite color is red, especially a bright, cheery red, and I love how the flowers remind me of wildflowers that are starting to pop up as the weather warms up here. I cut the flowers from Create a Critter, but I used the negative of the cut. I then put coordinating paper behind it.

The mat for the stamp is also from Create a Critter. I finished off the card with red ribbon and gems for the flowers. Inside the card I used the positive part of the cut.

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Challenges:
Just Us Girls: Negative
Crazy 4 Challenges: Negative
Forever Friends: Flowers
Paper Playtime: Anything goes
Cardz TV: Favorite color
Ribbon Carousel: Spring is in the air
Pan Pastel: Girly
Celebrate the Occasion: Spring
Moving Along with the Times: Spring is in the air
My Paper Crafting: Uplifting card
DL.Art: Anything goes
Pin and Tack: Anything goes
Make it Monday: Anything goes

Tuesday Alchemy: Anything goes

Birthday Bear

The Just Us Girls blog is featuring a sketch challenge, and I decided to use it to make a birthday card. I've been trying to build my stash little by little, so I came up with this bright, cheery card perfect for a little boy.

The bear and hat are from Create a Critter. I put the bear on foam tape for a little dimension, and added the yellow gems.

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Challenges:
Just Us Girls: Sketch
Crafty Cardz: Child's birthday card
The Sisterhood of Crafters: Birthday
Forever Friends: Bears
Hybrid Chick: Fur or feather
Moving Along with the Times: Animals/nature
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything goes
Pin and Tack: Anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything goes
Paper Playtime: Anything goes
Pause Dream Enjoy: For a boy
Make it Monday: Anything goes
Cupcake Inspirations: Challenge 74

Franken-Birthday

My dad's birthday was on March 1, and he likes to make a big deal about it. I wanted to make a card that would make him laugh, so this is what I came up with.

My dad's favorite holiday is Halloween, and his favorite character is Frankenstein, so I knew he would love this. It also gave me a chance to use my new Happy Hauntings cartridge. I've been eyeing it for a while, and finally snagged it on eBay. I thought I would have to wait until the fall to use it, but I found a way to use it sooner.

The gift bag, party hat and thought bubbles are from Create a Critter. I also added glitter glue for some sparkle, and the cuts are on foam tape for dimension.

Inside the card:

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Challenges:
This Sisterhood of Crafters: Birthday
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything goes
Pin and Tack: Anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything goes
Paper Playtime: Anything goes
Crafty Boots: Old, new, borrowed, blue (new cartridge)
ABC: Anything goes
Pause Dream Enjoy: For a boy
Make it Monday: Anything goes
Cupcake Inspirations: Challenge 82

Hoppy Easter

With Easter coming in March this year, I wanted to start on cards. This is a quick card I made using Create a Critter.

The cute bunny is holding an Easter basket, and I used glitter glue to look like eggs. The grass is on foam tape for a little dimension.

I added ribbon and this cute stamp that I used for the first time. It's a really simple card, but not bad for my first one of the year.


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Challenges:
Exploring Cricut: Pets/animals
Fantabulous Cricut: Puns
Crafty Ribbons Challenge: AG with ribbon
Use it Tuesday: Uninked stamp
Little Scrap Pieces: Think spring

Get Well Treat

My husband had family visiting from out of town last week. I had never met them before, so it was nice going out to dinner and getting to know them. Unfortunately, the reason they were in town was because their 1-year-old girl needed surgery.

Luckily, everything turned out fine, and I wanted to make something special for her. I decided to make a matchbook card with a treat. I've never made anything like this before, but I wanted to give it a try.

I used Alphalicious for the matchbook cut and Create a Critter for the ladybug and grass. The grass is on foam squares for a little dimension.

Inside the card, I add fruit snacks and attached the bag with glue dots.

Here is a close up of the sentiment.

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Challenges:
My Paper Crafting: Things with wings
Paper Playtime: Sentiment stamps
Exploring Cricut: Animal
Crafty Boots: Out of your comfort zone
The Hybrid Chick: Cheer
Pink by Design: Sweet treat
Tuesday Throwdown: You're on my mind
Scrap-Creations: Green
Make it Monday: Anything goes
Pin and Tack: Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything goes
Divas by Design: Anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything goes

Let's Rodeo!

My daughter is almost 19 months old, and I have been seriously slacking on her scrapbook. I started it while I was still pregnant, but after she arrived, I put it on the back burner.

When I started this scrapbook, it was my first attempt at real scrapbooking, and I wanted the whole thing to be cohesive. So I am using the same paper pack and colors throughout.

Now I'm trying to finish it up before her second birthday, so I've been trying to do one to two pages a week.

Here in San Antonio, it is rodeo time. We went last week, and that spurred me to scrapbook last year's trip.

I used this sketch that I found on Pinterest and Create a Critter to create the layout.

The horse and other cuts were perfect for the rodeo layout. I also added glitter glue.

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Challenges:
Red Carpet Studio: The Notebook
Shopping Our Stash: Oldest paper
Cut It Up: Pinterest inspired

Sweet 15

My cousin had her Quinceanera, a sweet 15 party, over the weekend. There were sparkles and teenagers everywhere!

Her main color was purple and had a stars theme. This is the card I made for her. (Sorry for the horrible picture.)

The "Sweet" is from Create a Critter. The tiara is from Paisley. I cut two of them and layered with pop dots. The "15" is from George and Basic Shapes. I added ribbon, gems and glitter glue for extra sparkle. Because the party had a star theme, I added the little star brads. They also are glittery.  I've had that little pack of brads for about two years. I'm glad I remembered them and pulled them out for this project.

Inside the card, I added more stars.

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Challenges:
Use it Tuesday: Fasteners
Forever Friends: Anything goes
Broken Box Stock: Birthday
Raise the Bar: Anything goes
Designs by Lisa Somerville: Die cuts
Pin and Tack: Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything goesLexi's Creations: Monochromatic
Tuesday Throwdown: Monochromatic
Make it Monday: Anything goes

Sweet Valentines

I hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day! I wanted to quickly share the treats I made for my coworkers. I made these little bags filled with goodies using Create a Critter, Paisley, Simply Charmed and George and Basic Shapes. I them embellished with twine, ribbon and glitter glue.



This is the first time I've made these little bags, but they were a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed the sweets.

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Challenges:

Creative Inspirations Paint: Valentine's Day

Ribbon Carousel: Love

2 Sisters Challenge Blog: Love/Valentines

Moving Along with the Times: Love is in the air

Divas by Design: Love

Crafty Creations: Love or hearts

Tuesday Alchemy: Hearts/things with wings