Happy Valentine's Day with TESC98

Hey there, finally I was able to get back to making a card based off of one of Taylored Expression Sketch Challenges. This week is #98 and it was really fun to work with. I decided to combine this with the latest Bitten By The Bug contest (which is a Valentine's project using purple in it) so you will see another post of this with a matching bag or box for some Valentine's gifts.

Here is the TESC98 sketch:


And here's my take:




This really cute ice cream image and sentiments are from Taylored Expressions Sprinkled with Love stamp set. It has a bunch of really cute yummy desserts and other sentiments. I'm really looking forward to using the mug and swirly steam on another card.
I used Glossy Accents on the ice cream dish to make it look somewhat real glass, which is REALLY hard to see in the picture:




I always loved this die cut from Cricut's Stamped cartridge:


So anyway, wish me luck on being picked to being in TESC's Top Crop.

Recipe:
-CS: Bazzill Basics "French Silk" and "Bouquest", Mi-Teintes "Stygian Black"
-PPs: DCWV "Love", "Gold Script Designer", Olive Script" and from The Mat Stack
-Stamps: Taylored Expressions Sprinkled with Love
-FCI: Colorbox "Chestnut Roan", "Dark Brown" and "Merlot"
-Prismacolor Pencils: PC946 Dark Brown
-Sakura Glaze Pens
-Stickles: Xmas Red
-Cricut Cart: Stamped for Love cut at 3" with a shadow and AE for the Scallop frame cut at 3 3/4"
-Misc: Marvy Liquid Applique, Heat Gun, Black Pigment Ink, Glossy Accents

TFL!

Lots of stuff - Overdue B-day Card, Updated pic of my nephew, Soon to have a new Crafting Station and finally back to posting

Hi everyone, sorry I've been so quiet, things have been very busy this summer and unfortunately not much too time to craft. :(

But anyway, I did get to doing a birthday card for my Aunt Joan, but of course it was a belated and I'm posting it much later than I made it. I made it mid-October and her b-day was at least two weeks prior to that. Oops! But at least she like it. :)

I actually used one of Taylor's sketches (#86) but unfortunately didn't finish it in time so I didn't fully stick to the sketch. I also used one of her stamps which is the Happy Birthday sentiment from her really beautiful Fresh Flowers set. You really should check out her store, Taylored Expressions, she has beautiful stamps that are unmounted so they are extremely reasonably priced and they come with an EZ Mount cling cushion AND they are already die cut, unlike SU! (which are great stamps too, but you have to cut them out yourself and mount them on blocks).

So anyway, here's the card:


Just love Stampendous' Scrumptious Shoes:


Here's the inside, the scrolly frame is from Cricut's Storybook cartridge with some doodling I did with a white gelly roll pen and some rhinestones:


And here it is again showing the back of the envie:


Scrumptious Recipe:
-CS: Bazzill Basics "Brandy Wine" and "Rain"
-PPs: K&Company "Brenda Walton "Madeline"
-Stamps: Stampendous' Scrumptious Shoes "Sundae" (just the shoe) and Taylored Expressions "Fresh Flowers Set" (Just the Happy Birthday sentiment)
-Fluid Chalk Inks: Colorbox "Celadon"
-Prismacolor Pencils: PC943 Burnt Orchre, PC950 Metallic Gold, PC914 Cream, PC949 Metallic Silver, PC1005 Lime Green, PC928 Blush Pink, PC925 Crimson Lake, PC930 Magenta, PC916 Canary Yellow
-Ribbon: Offray "Kendra Lt Pink/Opal"
-Punches: MS "Doily Lace" edge punch
-Cricut: Storybook "Vine" (pg 51 of the manual) cut at 2 1/2" and the letters at 1" using the Shorty/Holes feature
-Misc: Black Pigment Ink, Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Adhesive, Gamsol, Rhinestones, Pop dots, Thread

PS - My DF is finishing my new crafting station today, FINALLY!!
He started it last summer, had all the materials but ran out of time. We both have the day off today and plan to not stop until it is done.
Currently this is what I have had been using, look at that tiny workspace! ;p
This is in my upstairs hallway:




This is one of the closets I've been using that is in the room that my NEW USER FRIENDLY station will be (No longer in the hallway!), I've also been using the hallway closet. All of this will be part of and/or in my new workstation:




So stay tuned for pictures of my NEW USER FRIENDLY crafting station!!!

And while I'm at it I would like to share a current picture of my cute nephew, Chase (sadly this is only the 2nd time I've had a picture of him with me), I plan to have more!:


TFL!!!

Birthday for an Aunt...and Taylor's Sketch Challenge #56

My aunt (who just celebrated her 25th anniversary with my uncle) is celebrating her birthday this week. She was born on Feb 29th, so does she get a birthday this year??

I did this based on Taylor's Expressions Cupcake Challenge #56. You don't have to use a cupcake (although I usually do when I participate in one of her challenges) just as long as you go along with the sketch, which this is #56:

You really should check out her challenges, they're a lot of fun!

So here's my take on the sketch:


First time I got to use the cool clear stamp set from Stampendous:


Just a little embellishment to the inside:


And of course a little more embellishment to the envie (on both sides):




Cake Mix:
-CS: The Paper Co "Antique Rose" and Bazzill Basics "Tutu Pink"
-PPs: Sandylion Kelly Panacci "Daisy Stripes" and "Floral Crochet-Cream"
-Stamps: Stampendous "Feminine Friends" perfectly clear stamp set
-Cricut carts: Storybook for A & M letters @ 1 1/2"
Opposites Attract for the rest of the letters welded and cut at 1 1/2"
-Misc: Adhesive, Colorbox Black Pigment Ink, Embossing Powder, Heat gun, mauve thread and sewing machine

TFL!!

A B-day Card & Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #23

FINALLY, I had time to participate in Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #23 . I've only been able to do it one other time. This sketch was perfect for the card that I wanted to make for my friend (the other twin sister, Lisa) who had their b-days last week (I know I've very late!). And I'm very excited to be able to submit it to Taylor.

Here is Taylor's sketch:



And here is my take:





















Recipe to this creation:
-CS: The Paper Company - Ivory Parchment & Plum
-DPs: Deja Views - Fresh Print Plum Blossoms, Stripes & Paisley
-Stamps: Cupcakes from Inkadinkado's Birthday Cupcakes clear stamps set and Hero Arts Clear Design Cupcakes Set
-Pigment Ink: Black by Colorbox
-Fluid Chalk Inks: Wisteria by Colorbox
-Liquid Applique: Marvy White
-Stickles: Lime Green, Pink, Orange Peel, Copper, Cinnamon, Platinum, Yellow & Lavender
-Blossoms: Bazzill Collection Serendipity Bling Blossoms 2 1/4", Prima's Got Flowers? Purple, Winter & Lavender
-Computer Fonts: scrapNfonts DB Filly Frame (character "x" at 400 pt) and CK Elegant (24 pt)
-Circut: Mini Monograms for LISA using the base feature cut at 2"
-Misc: Self Adhesive Pearls, Chipboard, Zots Small Clear Adhesive Dots, All Night Media Mini Pot Dots, MM Sticky Squares, Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Provocraft Deco Scissors

TFL!

Finished product!

Finally finished Adam's graduation card, I already had the cover completed for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #18, but I still wanted to to some finishing touches to the inside and of course I can't do a card without glamming up the envie as well! Check it out here!

Smiles & hugs to all the graduates out there!

Adam's Grad Card and Taylors Cupcake Challenge #18

Finally!! I was able to make a card for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #18 and actually have a cupcake on it (3 actually!)

One of my good friend's son is graduating from high school this weekend and thought Taylor's sketch was the perfect design for this one. Here is her sketch for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #18 (THANKS Taylor for these great sketches!):



The grad cap is made using George & Basic Shapes which I got the directions from A.Paperdoll on the Cricut MB, I don't know her name just her sign-on name. Scroll a little down on her post and you'll find the directions. Thanks to whoever A.Paperdoll is!

So here's my take on Taylor's sketch:























Recipe for this creation (so far):
-CS: Classic Red, Primary Blue, White (textured)
-DPs: DCWV Pocket Full of Posies Stack, DCWV Scrapbook Kit in a Stack "All Occations"
-Ribbon: Offray "Fun Dots Red Black" and Unknown Satin
-Stamps: Inkadinkado - 3 Cupcakes from Birthday Cupcake Clear Set, Hand Made With Love & The Fun Alphabet
-Fluid Chalks Inks: French Blue, Blue Iris, Dune & Olive by Colorbox
-Pigment Inks: Chianti & Merlot by Colorbox
-Stickers: Deja Views Wonderful Words "Phrases & Expressions"
-Stickles: Diamond, Christmas Red, Cinnamon, Waterfall & Lime Green
-Cricut cartridges: George & Basic Shapes, AE & Beyond B-days
-Cuttlebug: Floral Fantasies Embossing Folder
-Font: Curlz printed on vellum
-Misc: Embossing Powder, Sakura Gelly Roll Fine Pen, DMC floss #816, mini pot dots, chipboard and various rhinestones and gems

TFL!!

Mom & Dad's 38th Anniversary...& Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #17 & Rima's Blog Candy

It's my parents 38th anniversary next week and Taylor is having another fun challenge (Cupcake Challenge #17), one of these days I'll actually use a cupcake for one of these challenges as I have so many fun cupcake stamps, plus the most fun I've had was making the cupcake b-day card for my dad using the cupcake from the Celebrations Cricut Cart (which to my honor was chosen to be on Inspirational).

Also, after I made this card I found out that Rima is have an amazing Blog Candy give away for being a Cricut member for a year and having a whole lot of hits to her site (congrats Rima!), go check out her site!

So anyway, my parents favorite color is blue so this is the color theme I went with:











Recipe for this creation:
-Cardstock: The Paper Company "Parchment Ivory"
-DPs: DCWV "Robin #2" and "Old World Stack"
-Cuttlebug Script Embossing Folder
-Stamps: Inkadinkado's "Hearts (from their clear set)", Inkadinkado's "LOVE" and Heidi Swapp "Cherish"
-Inks: French Blue (from Colorbox's Misty Meadow Cats Eyes set) & Dune (from Colorbox's Rich Rustics Cats Eyes set)
-Ampersand from George & Basic Shapes Cricut Cart
-Mom & Dad from Opposites Attract Cricut Cart
-Happy Anniversary from Beyond Birthdays Cricut Card (using the shadow feature)
-Love lettering from Joann Scrap Essentials "Antique Mold Alphapbet"
-Misc Items: Self Adhesive Gems, Pop Dots, Ribbon, Ranger Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

New Birthday card for my brother

I made a post a couple days ago that had a b-day card for Taylor's cupcake card challenge, originally the card was going to be for my brother, who's b-day is at the end of May. But I thought the inside was too plain so I had to foof it up, forgetting it was supposed to be a b-day card for a guy, so I decided that card is going to be for someone else and made this new one (stay tuned for the finishing touches of the other card)...TFL!



















Recipe to this creation:
-DPs for card: Paper Pizzazz "yellow w/circles", Cool Metallic Cover Mango, DCWV "Green #3", "Pistachio" and papers from the Glitter Stack
-DPs for Envie: Around the Block "Sunrise Stripe", DCWV Glitter Stack and various stash
-Stamp: Stamps Happen "Row of Cupcakes" colored with Prismacolor pencils and stickles
-Stickles: Diamond, Burgundy, Copper, Lavender & Lime Green
Ribbon: Offray
-Cricut Cartridges: Mickey Font for all lettering for both card and envie (silhouette feature for the card cover), TBBM for the Tag holder for the Gift Card (using the mirror window feature), Doodlecharms and Christmas Cheer for the presents on the backside of the envie.
-Cuttlebug: Happy Birthday Embossing Folder
-Stickers: EK Success by Jean Card Dimensional Stickers "Tools"
-Gems/Rhinestones: various

I think that maybe it?