Exciting My Pink Stamper Giveaway!!

Hi everyone!  Today is Hello Thursday - the day that Provo Craft releases new Cricut cartridges!  To celebrate, Robyn at My Pink Stamper is having a fabulous giveaway while we wait for her to get the OK from Provo Craft to post pictures of the new cartridges.  I can't wait to see what's new!  And what better way to celebrate new stuff than with the chance to win free stuff!  Check out her giveaway here.

Moving!

I just wanted to check in and say that it's going to be a few more days before I have a new project on my blog.  I'm in the process of moving and am literally in the middle of moving my craft room - into a much smaller space...  :-(  It's making me crazy too - I miss my crafting time!

Hopefully I'll "see" you soon!  I hope you're having a wonderful day and are staying cool!

Box Social

Have you ever been to an old fashioned Box Social?  Well, I don't know how old fashioned the one that I went to was, but it sure was fun.  I joined with other ladies from church at a local park with my decorated box filled with yummy food, and then we played the game where you could choose a box, or steal from someone else.  And guess who won the prize for the cutest box?  Me!  Although honestly, the best prize was that my mom who is visiting from Canada right now was able to come with me.

I had so much fun with this!  Very girl power, eh?  I used an 8x8 paper mache box and trimmed with cardstock, but my favorite part is definitely the shoe and purse on top.  The shoe is Ellen Hutson's design, and the purse came from the cartridge Bags, Tags, Boxes and More.  I filled it with a chicken salad sandwich on homemade bread, cucumbers and carrots, a homemade banana oatmeal muffin, Perrier, chocolate covered strawberries, and some peppermint bark.  Yum - I wanted to have my box!  It was a great way to spend a gorgeous summer evening.

Cricut Cartridge:  Tags, Bags, Boxes & More
Paper:  The Paper Studio, AC Cardstock
Edge Punch:  Martha Stewart
Embellishments:  Michaels (ribbon), The Paper Studio (flower), Recollections (pearls), Stampin Up (clear button), Darice (gems)

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #55

Hello!  I am in the process of moving, but I promised myself that if I was a good girl and did some cleaning/moving of stuff that I could take some time to be creative.  So I decided to participate in one of my favorite challenges over at Peachy Keen Stamps.  As usual, they have a great sketch:

And here's what I made with it:

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Everyday Life

Cartridge:  Plantin Schoolbook (circle),  Sweet Treats (present and scallop circle)

Embossing:  Cuttlebug Perfectly Paisley, Lifestyle Crafts Flowers

Paper:  AC Cardstock (the coral color), Stampin Up (Not Quite Navy, Barely Banana), American Traditional Designs Celebrate Icons, Carolees Creations (yellow w/polka dots)

Embellishments:  American Crafts (ribbon), DCWV (button), Stickles

Feeling Crabulous!

Hello!  I have a little something to share with you today that has been sitting in pieces on my desk for about two weeks now.  It's been a little crazy around here, and promises to get even crazier as I prepare for family to arrive, and then to move shortly thereafter.  Fun times...

Yesterday I felt a little like old mother Hubbard because it had been one of those days where there had been a little too much, "She did this," and "He did that," so kids went to bed EARLY!  Which means that I had a little peace and quiet to play in my craft room.

Have I ever mentioned that I like red?  I really like red.  To look at my projects you would probably never know that, but it's my favorite color.  Especially today since it's Canada Day!  I haven't been able to celebrate it for a few years, but I'm happy to report that this year I have some Canadian friends with whom I can celebrate the land of my birth.

I just love this little crab from the Create a Critter cartridge!  And of coarse Robyn of My Pink Stamper has the perfect sentiment to go along.  Have a Crab-u-lous day comes from the set Biggie Punnies which was part of her most recent release.  If you would like more information on where to purchase her fabulous stamps, click here.

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Biggie Punnies
Cartridge:  Create a Critter
Embossing:  Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls, Swiss Dots
Paper:  AC Cardstock, Stampin Up
Embellishments:  Michaels (ribon), American Crafts (ribbon), Stickles, and I have no idea where the button came from!  ;-)

I hope you have a Crabulous day!

Lovin' those stacks

Good morning!  And it has been a good morning - I've already been on my walk, it's a beautiful day, and it's going to be a HOT day.  Today is definitely going to be a great time to take some pictures to put in my "Splash" layout from my previous post.  And since it is going to be a beautiful summer's day I thought I would share another layout that I created for one of my classes that I teach at Joann.

If this layout looks slightly familiar, it could be that you're remembering my Hawaii layout from a couple of months ago.  What can I say - I like this layout!  I have to admit though, there's a moment after you have taken the time to assemble a big cut like the jar with the butterflies that you wonder, "Do I really want to cut this in half?"  I just really like the effect though.  And I love this paper.  I used the Lemon Flower Stack from DCWV.  They have been coming out with such beautiful stacks and they are becoming my "go-to" materials more and more because, well, I like them, but also because it's easy for me to put on a list of supplies for my students.  Instead of me or them having to put together an assortment of paper that all coordinates, the work is totally done for you!  You will also see that Robyn at My Pink Stamper had the perfect stamps to go too!  The sets that I used for this layout are Buggy Punnies and Spectacular Sayings .

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Buggy Punnies and Spectacular Sayings

Cricut Cartridge:  Kate's ABCs

Paper:  DCWV Lemon Flower Stack

Edge Punch:  Martha Stewart

Embellishments:  Offray (ribbon), DCWV (buttons), pearls (Recollections)

I hope you have a great day!  I am off to water my garden!

My Pink Design Team - June

I am so excited to be joining with Robyn at My Pink Stamper and my fellow Pink Designers to share this month's project.  If you stopped by today on your own, be sure to head over to My Pink Stamper  when you're done so you can see all of the wonderful projects this month.  We were asked to create a project that was bright, fun, and of coarse using My Pink Stamper stamps!  As I was pondering what I would make, my mind kept going back to one cartridge that to me is the perfect example of bright and fun - Create a Critter!

We have a new park in town, and in it they have a really fun water play area for the kids that I know we'll be spending a lot of time at this summer.  I'm sure they'll make a splash!

After being cooped up during a long cold winter, and then a cold, wet spring, I feel like we need to just get out and play.  So Robyn's stamp "Live Life to the Fullest" from her Spectacular Sayings set was perfect.  And then to go along with my splash/underwater theme I used the "That's Fin-tastic" stamp from Even More Punnylicious - I just inked the "Fin-tastic" part.  Aren't the octopus and sea horse cute?  I can't believe I haven't used them before.  Add a scallop shell for some journaling and there you have it!

Stamps:  My Pink Stamper Spectacular Sayings and Even More Punny-licious
Cricut Cartridge:  Create a Critter
Paper:  Doodlebug Design (stripes), Provo Craft (orange floral), AC Cardstock, DCWV (foil)
Embellishments:  Offray (ribbon), Doodlebug Design (button), Stickles

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If you would like to purchase My Pink Stamper stamps, you can see a complete list of retailers here.