Sweet Sixteen Birthday Blog Hop

Hi friends!! Thank you for joining us today as we celebrate Emily's recent Sweet 16th Birthday! We're so thankful you've joined us to celebrate the sixteenth birthday of a fun loving young lady. She will be blessed by your participation, designs and comments.

"You should be arriving from Jessica D.'s blog. If so, GREAT if not, please check out the bottom of my blog for a complete list of the blog line-up."

There is also blog candy, you can find out more at the beginning of the blog hop where you will find specific details on Beth's blog!
The grand prize blog candy is two GREAT stamp sets and there is other blog candy offered by participants; if you hop, join blogs and leave comments.
We look forward to seeing you sometime today. To qualify for the grand prize blog candy you must hop, join and leave comments before Sunday, December 20th @ midnight.Here is the card I created for Emily's birthday:
I used my Explore die cutting machine to create the happy birthday sign. My paper base is lime green with a teal blue/green on top of that. I mounted my next white card stock with the pretty fancy silver swirls on top of the first two layers. (This card stock is actually from a wedding kit...lol!). A little wash tape and my front was done!

and here is the inside of it:

For the inside I depended on my Explore once again! I cut out the "Sweet" and then used the base taking away the letters. For the "16th" I used the actual cut out numbers and letters.My image is from Whiff of Joy and is called "Henry Celebrating Mouse". I just adore him ! I used my Copic markers to color him in.I distressed the edges of the paper with Tim Holtz distressed ink. Then I put everything together to complete the inside.I hope she likes it...
A great big "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" to a special young lady....(Your Mom sure does love you!!!)
In case you get lost here is the blog hop line up:

Beth
Mary
Shawnee
Thia
Ellen
Janis
Jennifer R
Rachelle
Krystal
Cathie
Connie
Maria
Jessica D.
Georgia(YOU ARE HERE)
Julie
Barbara
Jessica P.

Winter/Christmas Card Challenge

It is hard to believe but this round of designing for Cardz TV is over with this challenge! I love being on the team and when Mary asked if we were returning I said "YES" ! I love being on this design team with so many talented ladies.
This time we challenge you to create a card for winter and/or Christmas. I created using the cutest SVG files of 2 different snowmen. I couldn't decide which one to use so I am using both of them to create 2 different cards!

My first card was done using an invitation card from wedding announcement kit that I found at Walmart for $2.00. It came with 50 base cards for the announcement, 50 reply cards, 50 return address reply card envelopes and 50 large envelopes to mail out the invitations! As all of you card makers out there know...this was a deal I couldn't pass up! (even just for the envelopes). My snowman is a cutting file from Miss Kates Cuttables and was cut using recollection card stock on my Explore. The sentiment is from Cardz TV stamp set called, "Snow Day". Here is another look at my finished card,

My second card is cut from another SVG file. I also used Recollection card stock (for the card base too), and the stamp set from Cardz TV entitled,"Snow Days".

So...there are my creations...check out all of the other great creations at Cardz TV and then plan on doing in the challenge. It will be "Snow much fun"!
Have a great weekend everyone!
I would Like to enter the following challenges :
Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes
Craftin' Dessert Divas - Craft it up and link it up Christmas
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - Tis the Season

Giving Thanks

This time at Cardz TV our challenge to you is to create a card for Thanksgiving. Here is the card I have created:

I used a card base from a kit that I bought at Michael's a few months ago. It came with that pretty embossed front too! I used a die cut that I created using my Cricut Explore and a cartridge "Autumn Celebrations". This cornucopia I think is so very pretty and I used soft colors for my fruit falling out of it... The sentiment "Happy Thanksgiving" is from the Cardz TV stamp set entitled, "Happy Days". This set is chock full of sentiments for lots of different "Happy days". I used yellow and green card stock from Recollections for my frame around the cornucopia and pop up dots to lay it on top of the frame.
Check out the challenge and then plan on joining us. You have 2 weeks to create and post your card. You just might be the next winner of an awesome set of stamps from Mary :)


So...This weekend is really going to be a busy one with shopping and planning our Thanksgiving celebration. I will have lots of family to help celebrate with us and I wouldn't have it any other way! I love, love, love family times !!!!

Hello Pumpkin !

This time around over at CardzTV the challenge is to use a pumpkin in or on your card. Pretty easy and this is definitely the season for pumpkins . I had a little fun with this one and made a dimensional pumpkin for my card front.I found a pumpkin shape that I liked in Design Space and cut it out 3 times. Then I fooled around trying to figure out how to fold it, etc. to give it dimension. I used an embossing folder to give it even more dimension. i love polka dots...don't you?
Here is my card...

I used 2 different stamps from two different stamp sets to complete the card. I used a really cool stitch looking stamp to the outside edges. This is from the new "Basic Borders" set. My sentiment (which is one of my favorites) is from the set called "Count Your Blessings".

Please go over to Cardz TV and see all of the great 'PUMPKIN" cards made by my fellow design team members. Then I hope you join in our challenge! Have a great weekend everyone !!!!

Did Someone Say,"Halloween Challenge" ?

Hi everyone I hope this post finds you all well and happy . Over at Cardz TV there is a new challenge for the next two weeks... We want to see your Halloween creativity! I chose to use my Cricut to cut out a few items (the sign, pumpkin and mason jar) which I then used to create my card. I used two different stamp sets from Cardz TV to complete it. I stamped the eyeballs in the jar and the face on the pumpkin using "Let's Face It" and the sentiment on the sign is from "Frankly Frightening". Both of these sets are wonderful to use for halloween !
So anywho... here is my card...

Please go check out the challenge and all of the wonderful cards created for you by our talented D.T. ! Then why don't you show us your creativity and enter the challenge :) There just might be a prize in it for you if you are the randomly selected winner of the challenge !
Have a great weekend everyone !

Try a Fold Challenge !

Hi everyone! The last few weeks have flown by and I can't believe that it is already time for another card challenge at Cardz TV ! This time we would like you to create a card with more then one fold. I created a step card using lots of cute images from the Create a Critter Cartridge from Cricut using my Cricut Explore to cut them out. I also used a sweet image from Cardz TV "Good Times" set. This set is so very versatile that you will find yourself reaching for it time and time again!

Here is my card :

So...how about joining our party? You should go check out all of the great creations at Cardz TV and then plan on entering our challenge ! You could just be the winner of a new set of your very own Cardz TV stamps !
Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy the long weekend if you are lucky enough to get off for Columbus Day...

Cardz TV Card Challenge for Fall

Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year ! I love how the days become a little cooler, the air becomes crisp and the foliage begins to bring on beautiful colors to celebrate the Fall ! Over at Cardz TV we are celebrating this new season with our new challenge!


I would love to share my card that I created for the Cardz TV challenge. Use Fall icons in your creation when making your card. Think, acorns, changing leaves, scarecrows, corn stalks, etc. Here is what I have created :

I used a cute SVG file from Miss Kate's Cuttables for the scarecrow. I made my own cornstalks as I couldn't find any in my Cricut cartridges... I used some glitter tape to add a few gold kernels on my ears of corn. The sentiment is from Cardz TV sentiment stamp set called, "Mixed Messages".
I would love to have you join in the fun for this challenge! Just go to Cardz TV and check out all of the wonderful cards my design team have created and then show us yours! You could be the next winner of a great stamp set :)