How would you like to win one of these?

Would you like the chance to win a Cricut Cake? I know I would..lol. I have been drooling over this tool since I first heard it was coming out! I could so use this! I do bake cakes on the side, plus for family and of course all of Patrick's cakes. I could really do some damage with this! But anyway, I will quit rambling about that. If you would like to be in for a chance to win one go to Cuttlebug Challenge blog to find out what you should do. You have until April 30th!

Today is Earth Day! Patrick came home from school all excited because they have really been talking up what the kids can do to reduce our impact on our planet.
We do quite a bit to try and reduce, now he is ready to implement more..lol. He reminds me of me when I was younger. I never thought my parents did enough for the enviroment..lol.

In honor of Earth Day I used this adorable Dustin Pike freebie to make a card. You can find the post about it HERE if you want it. I kept it very simple with shades of greens and blues, all from my scrap bin!

supplies: unknown cs, Doodlebug pp, Dustin Pike digi image, ribbon, colored pencils

I had this Duncan with Boy image from Sew Many Cards already colored and laying on my desk. He was just screaming at me to use him..lol. My little nephew has a birthday coming up so I figured it was as good a reason as any. Plus he loves orange and always has a little stuffed duck with him, so it was just meant to be! I must have been thinking of him when I colored him to begin with..lol.
supplies: Three Bugs in a Rug pp, unknown cs, Sew Many Cards digi image, acrylic stamp from a rak

A little close up of Duncan with Boy... I popped him up.

It works for these challenges...

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge-sketch

Spoonful of Sugar-birthday

Creative Card Crew-birthday

Simon Says-things with wings (hopefully Duncan works since he does have wings)

One Stop Craft-things with wings

Today is the day for the new challenges at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle as well as Scrap and Stamp.

This week at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle we have Sew Many Cards as our sponsor. I of course used a Sew Many Cards image. Isn't Toga the Turtle just too cute. When I got this image it just screamed late birthday to me..lol. I kept this one very clean and simple. The challenge this week is to use buttons, bows and bling.
Don't forget to check out the sale at Sew Many Cards!!

supplies: Pebble Inc pp, Reflections cs, Sew Many Cards digi, Prisma pencils, stickles, sharpie, buttons, computer generated sentiments

It also works for these challenges...
Alsorts-stitching
Creative Card Crew-birthday
ABC-sparkle

And this week at Scrap and Stamp we have Gauche Alchemy as our sponsor. Be sure to check out their store if you haven't before they have some really cool kits with all sorts of doo dads in them. The challenge for you is to use a non-traditional scrap item on your layout. It can be anything you can think. I used 2 types of mesh from Gauche Alchemy, one of them fells like the screen you would use on a screened in porch. It is awesome!!

The journaling reads...Easter '09, Sadly, this is the best pic from that day. But it makes me laugh. It reminds me of the hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil monkeys.

They had so much attitude by picture time that day...lol

supplies: Pebbles Inc pp and candy dots, mesh from Gauche Alchemy, Basic Grey(blue) and October Afternoon(green) alpha stickers, My Sentiments Exactly(alpha) Creative Imaginations(date) and 7 Gypsies(journaling) stamps, sharpie

this one works for these challenges...
Stamp Something-layers
Cupcake Crafts-childhood memories

I hope you will play along with us this week! I am now off to go and get Patrick, he has been at the beach all week during spring break! I am so ready for my baby to come home...lol.

DT Call!

There is a new challenge blog coming to town! CAS-tastic Wednesday! My friend Angie is starting it and I am excited that she asked me to be on the design team as well! She is looking for more team member so if you would like to be part of the team her is what you need to know! The official start date will be May 5th, but there is a little challenge going right now with a fabulous prize up for grabs, just because...lol

We are going to be holding our first DT CALL! We are looking for at least 6 talented people to join our fabulous team!
The Requirements:The term will be for 3 months (May 1st - July 31st). You will need to post one CAS project a week on your blog based on the challenges that you will receive ahead of time. I try to give them out at least a month in advance so that you can work ahead if you wish.You will also need to leave some love to those who play along with us. We all love comments so we like to spread the love!You will be working with your own supplies mostly. I am sorry that I can not offer you supplies each week but occasionally our sponsors may offer some goodies for the design team to play with.All you need to do is send the following to me at CAStastic.challenges@gmail.com with CAS-tastic DT CALL in the subject line by April 25th at Midnight EST.1. A short bio2. A link to your blog3. A list of current and past design teams you may be on...no worries if you have never been on a design team...we would love to discover some fresh new talent!Please note we will only notify accepted applicants and if we do not hear back from you within 72 hours we will have to select another applicant.Good luck everyone!

Sew Many Cards challenge 11

Today is my first official challenge with Sew Many Cards! YEAH! We have a wonderful sponsor this week, Sunshine's Stamps. Be sure to check their store and blog to see all they carry.


Sunshine’s Stamps is the brainchild of Christina {Sunshine} and Rob. Angus Argus was launched into the paper crafting world on June 27th, 2009 and the rest as they say is history! We have a wide variety of stamps in our inventory - all of which are hand drawn by either Sunshine or Rob.
We love to “sunshine” masculine vehicles and give them personality. We also have our signature image - Sunny Bunny - who will continue to be altered to celebrate all holidays and occasions. If you have a suggestion for a Sunny Bunny send us an e-mail and we will happily consider it! Whether it’s a card for your husband, boyfriend, man-cub or daughter, wife etc. we have an image that will suit your crafting needs! Our images are constantly evolving and are unique in the paper crafting world. We are very pleased to say that we respond to customer suggestion on images and sentiments. If you have an idea for an image or sentiment that you cannot find elsewhere on the web let us know. We will respond to all suggestions and let you know if its "doable". Finally,
be sure to hop to our blog to check out our wonderful design team "Sunshine's Dream Team" blogs! We are so very proud of our gals! They are all rock stars and continue to create amazing cards and projects to showcase our imagesand to inspire you all to create!!

This weeks challenge at Sew Many Cards is a sketch with a Mother's Day theme. It is almost that time again.

I used Owen with Roses for my take on the sketch of course I had to change things up just a bit. I used some older BoBunny papers, still some of my favs, distress ink, charm from Stamp and Create, Prima, ribbon, Making Memories pins, and a studio G stamp.

I just love Owen, he reminds me a little of Patrick. He was colored with colored pencils and Sansodor. I also popped his roses up. I kept the inside simple with a layer of the same pattern paper and a stamp that says "on mothers day"

Head over to the Sew Many Cards challenge blog to see everyone elses cards!

Also, be sure to head over to Sew Many Cards and check out the sale that is going on right now! Huge!

it also works for these challenges...

Papertake Weekly-cutie pie

Cute Card Thursday-touchy feely

Patrick had another academic peprally at school today, it is just something fun to help encourage the little ones and keep them excited about learning. Plus it is the last day before spring break! Woo Hoo! They are all beyond ready...lol.

So this will be a short and sweet post..lol. We are getting ready to take the boat out and do some night fishing. Hopefully Patrick will not drive me crazy on the boat, which is usually the case..lol.

I do have a card for you before I run off though. I wanted to color up Cammie and Grace from Sew Many Cards. Isn't she cute? I wanted the focus to be on the image so I kept it pretty simple with a handmade flower, made of the same papers used, pearls and branch punch. I did pop up Grace's bow and Cammie though. Be sure to stop by Sew Many Cards to see all the other precious images that are perfect for Mother's Day!

this one works for several challenges as well....

KL Stampin-recipe (1 image, 2 pp, 3 embellies)

Papertake Weekly-sketch

Kaboodle Doodle-use digi image with girls

Cupcake Crafts-handmade flowers

Okay, I have gotta go. Have a great weekend! And remember there will be a new challenge posted tomorrow at Scrap and Stamp and at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle! Plus there is still time to get your apps in for the DT Call at Scrap and Stamp!

I finally got a chance to play last night with the oh so adorable Sew Many Cards images! I just love them! When I saw Oliver the Scholar I just had to have him. Patrick is graduating from kindergarten this year as well as a couple of friends kids, and Oliver is perfect for this! You will be seeing more of Oliver from me...hee hee!

I colored Oliver with colored pencils but he still needed a little something so I added Carmel Shimmerz to his brown feathers. On the inside of the card I simply stamped "Graduated!"

supplies: Sonbourn pp and diecuts, Peebles Inc ribbon and chalk, Bazzill cs, Studio G stamps, Sew Many Cards digi stamp, Prizma pencils, Shimmerz

This one also works for several challenges...

Mojo Monday-sketch

Simon Says-card for a child

A Spoonful of Sugar-One for the boys

Woo Hoo!!!!

I am so excited to get to share with you all that I was chosen to be on the Sew Many Cards design team! Woo Hoo!!! They made the announcement over the weekend but I have been sick since Easter so I haven't really felt like being on the computer! So please head over to the Sew Many Cards blog and welcome all of my fellow teammates!
I will be back later today or tomorrow with a couple of cards to share!!

I know it has been awhile since I have posted anything, I am sorry about that. There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day lately. But I am glad to say that the recent PTO fundraiser is over...finally! Now we have a little break before I will get started on the next one.

Today is the day for a new challenge at Scrap and Stamp and at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle! This week at Scrap and Stamp, Lacey owner of Stamp and Create is our sponsor. They are having a Wags n' Whiskers new stamp release this weekend. They are the cutest sports themed stamps. You can see one on my layout below. So be sure to head over to Wags n' Whiskers to see more!

With their release in mind our challenge this week is to do a sports or outdoor activity page. I finally got around to scrapping Patrick's tball pictures from last year. I know the purple looks out of place but I promise his shirt is purple...don't know why it looks blue here?

I kept it really simple. I painted my chipboard letters and then inked them with distress ink. and turned the negative into a ball.

Also, we are having a DT Call at Scrap and Stamp, if you are intreasted stop by the blog and find out what you need to do!

supplies: Bazzill cs, Flair Designs pp, Making Memories chipboard letters, Scenic Route rubon letters, Doodlebug alpha sticker, Wags n' Whiskers stamp, Little Yellow Bicycle acrylic journaling block, Prizma pencils, Sansodor

This week at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle our challenge to you is to use wings...any type, fairies, angels, birds, bugs. I just wanted to show that it doesn't have to be girly. Eventhough that is what comes to mind first for me!
This is one of my favorite Dustin Pike images. I used blue chalk all around the image.

supplies: Dustin Pike digi image, Inique Boutique pp, prizma pencils, buttons, twine and Peebles Inc chalk

I have some big news but I can't share just yet!! Hee Hee, but soon I promise! I know such a tease right??

Well thats it for today, because I have tons of things to get done before tomorrow. We have family coming over for Easter! Have a great weekend and a Happy Easter!!!!

I can't believe it has been a month since I blogged. I thought I should tell you all what has been going on and let you know I am still around...lol.

Last month I started working part time with the census. Well it was suppose to be part time but it is more like full time! Between trying to figure out how to balance all I have to do it hasn't left much time for crafting, which I desperately miss. We are in the midst of a big PTO fundraiser right now too. It will be over soon...yeah!!

Yesterday I announced the new design team members for Stamp, Scrap and Doodle! We have another awesome team! There are so many different styles, I am sure you will be inspired. Please stop by the blog and welcome them when you get a chance!

This weeks challenge is to use tearing! Here is my take on it!! Stop by SSDS and see what the team did. You will even get to see some of the new team members creations. They whipped up a card in just a couple of days!

Now that I have the dt call over with at SSDS it is time for one at Scrap and Stamp so stay tuned it will be announced soon!

Be sure to check out this weeks challenge at Scrap and Stamp too, it is to use masking, heat embossing or both with at least one stamp. I didn't have time to get one done this week but I hope to play tomorrow and make one. I have it all planned out in my head just haven't had the time to get it out of there...lol Carina also did our 2nd tutorial for Scrap and Stamp so please stop by and check it out!

Well thats whats going on here. I am off to finish cleaning and bake a cake we have the family coming over tomorrow for my MIL birthday party!