It's Pinkalicious Blog Hop Friday!

Welcome to the third My Pink Stamper Pinkalicious Blog Hop!  Whether you arrived here from Agnes' blog, or you stopped by on your own, I'm glad you're here!  If you would like to begin at the beginning, hop on over to My Pink Stamper and then you'll be sure to see all the wonderful projects made by Robyn and my fellow designers.

Can you feel it?  Do you have spring fever?  Spring is just around the corner, so the theme for this month's blog hop is Spring!  To celebrate the occasion I thought I would do something really wild and crazy, and do a layout.  I know, shocking isn't it?  I definitely tend to lean more towards the card making.  One of my favorite things to do is to take pictures of my children in their new Easter clothes at a local garden, so I know I'm going to have something to scrap about!  Robyn's new stamp set called More Faithful Sayings was perfect for my Easter theme.

Cricut Cartridges:  Cricut Classic Font, A Walk In My Garden, Forever Young, Opposites Attract
Stamps:  My Pink Stamper More Faithful Sayings
Paper:  DCWV, Stampin Up
Embossing:  Cuttlebug Victoria
Edge Punch:  Martha Stewart Scallop Dot
Accessories:  DCWV (buttons), American Crafts (aqua ribbon), Offray (white grosgrain)

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Your next stop is Raechel at Raechel's Cards.  I've included the entire blog hop order below in case you get lost, and don't forget to go back to My Pink Stamper when you're done and join us for the challenge!

Robyn

Julie—readysetstamp

Lori

Cristi

Shelley

Anges—Flowerdisco

Andrea

Raechel

Bling Queen Wendy

Sonia

Pam

Helen

Edna

Angela’s Simple Creations

Tracy—Craft Junkie Too

Shauna at Craftee She

CarrieAnne

Michelle—Meesh’s Pieces

Kassidy

Courtney—Court’s Crafts

Kristal--Getting Cricky (This Month’s Special Guest Hopper)

Maria

Something with "purse"onality

The challenge this past week at The Cuttlebug Spot was called, "Ouch!  Pins...pins...pins."  The challenge was to make a project using, you guessed it, pins.  So here's a very simple little something that I made that I think turned out pretty cute!

I have two very girly girls at home that absolutely loved this.  I think I can see some birthday party favors in my future!

Cricut Cartridge:  Forever Young (purse), A Walk In My Garden (flower)
Embossing:  Cuttlebug Swiss Dots
Paper:  AC Cardstock, Stampin Up
Embellishments:  corsage pins, DCWV (button), American Crafts (ribbon)

Happy Birthday Robyn!

For the FCCB Challenge post click here.

Today is Robyn at My Pink Stamper's birthday!  And for the occasion she has posted a really fun challenge and giveaway.  So be sure to go over and wish her a happy birthday, and if you would like, participate in the challenge!

Here's the card that I had intended to send to her, but didn't get it in the mail on time.  So here it is Robyn -  Happy Birthday!  I'm the same age, and I wish I could say that I was as excited about turning 40 in a couple of years as you are!  ;-) 

I am continuing to learn more and experiment with my Gypsy.  This is the first time I have planned out an entire project using my Gypsy, and the first time I've welded with it.  Lesson learned:  don't forget that when you're welding to make a card, unless you're absolutely sure what you're welding is perfectly symmetrical you need to flip one of your images.

Cricut Cartridge:  Forever Young (flowers), Walk in My Garden (leaves)
Embossing:  Cuttlebug Swiss Dots
Paper:  Stampin Up, DCWV, Doodlebug Design, AC Cardstock
Embellishments:  Stickles, gem

My Pink Stamper Blog Hop

I am SO excited to be posting for the first time in my role as Pink Designer for My Pink Stamper's first ever BLOG HOP!  Let me start off by telling you a little about myself.  I am a thirty-something (for a little longer) SAHM with 3 children.  My home is now in Utah, but I am originally from the Toronto area in Ontario, Canada (yay Canada!).  I have always liked to work with my hands whether it be crafting, sewing, cooking, or veggie gardening, and had the very best of examples in my very talented and artistic mother.  My love of papercrafting began almost 20 years ago when I got my very first rubber stamps.  I was a demonstrator for a rubber stamp company for 7 years, but didn't get my Cricut until Christmas 2009.  Since then, my creative world has exploded!  It has brought my joy for the art of papercrafting, and my paper fetish, to a whole new level!

The theme for this month's Blog Hop is...

Ha!  You thought I was going to tell you, didn't you?  If you came here from Shauna's blog, then you will find what you need at the bottom of my post.  If you happened upon my blog on your own today, I invite you to go to My Pink Stamper and start from the beginning!  So mysterious...   ;-)

I found these pails at Joann after teaching my class on Tuesday.  They are so cute and very inexpensive and come in some really cute spring colors, plus white.  I filled it up with chocolate hearts, and voila!  I love, love, love, this paper from DCWV.  It's the perfect combination - pink, paisley, flowers, and glitter!  A definite must when you have daughters.

Cricut cartridge:  Forever Young, flower 6 - I curled the petals a little to make the flower stand out
Paper:  DCWV, Paper Pizazz, AC Cardstock
Punch:  Martha Stewart Scallop Dot
Ribbon:  Michaels
Various gems

Here's what you need to carry on with the hop:

Key Word:  SOMETHING
Your next stop:  Raechel at Raechel's Cards

Have fun, and thanks for hopping by!

UPDATE:  For those of you inquiring about the DCWV cardstock, it is called Sweet Berry Pink Glitter.  I found this on clearance somewhere last year, so good luck!  I hope you find some and when you do, let me know!  ;-)

MPS Design Team Challenge

It's that time again - Robyn at My Pink Stamper has put a call out for her next design team.  The challenge:  to make a project using her three favorite colors - pink, green, and brown.  Making this Easter topiary is something that I have wanted to do for months, well, since I first saw the idea.  I have to give credit where credit is due:  I first saw the topiary idea here.  So adorable!  But of coarse I had to tweak it a little to make it my own.

The biggest change I made was I wanted to give the flowers dimension, so after cutting them out I used the tip of my glue pen to form the flower around - kind of easing them into making the petals stick out.  Here is what I used:

• Small clay pot:  painted with acrylic paint and sealed
• Foam ball and a foam egg:  these you can get in the floral department at your local craft store.  I got mine at Joann.  The foam ball is hot glued into the base of the pot and you need it there to keep the dowel in place.
• Wooden dowel
• Easter grass or paper shred
• Coordinating paper and ribbon:  The paper I used is called Cherry Cobbler by Doodlebug Design, and the cardstock is from AC Cardstock.  The ribbon is from Michaels.
• Your choice of critter cut:  The bunny and basket came from Create a Critter
• Silver brads
• Hot glue gun
• Lots and lots of flowers:  These flowers came from the Forever Young cartridge, flower5 set on Shadow.  After cutting the flowers I first punched a 1/16th hole, eased them into a "sticking up" position, placed the brad through the hole, glued the underside of the flower around the brad, then stuck it into the foam.  You could also use corsage pins for this - they would be really pretty!

And now to give a little further credit...

It has been one year since I got my first "baby bug" Cricut for Christmas, which also marks one year as a fan of My Pink Stamper.  I discovered Robyn looking for help with learning how to use my Cricut, and I owe the fact that I learned so quickly and had so much fun along the way to her amazing videos and inspiration.  Thank you!

FCCB Challenge #38 - Ribbon Challenge

OK - I know this is probably the LAST type of card you would expect to see on my blog right now considering the season.  Maybe that's why I chose to do this one - I'm entering winter and the holidays kicking and screaming this year!  I live in Utah and it has been SO cold for the past week and we have about 6 inches of snow at the moment.  There's no need to dream of a white Christmas - it's already here!  ;-)

The challenge at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog this week is to use ribbon on your project.  I love this ribbon!  I think this card is the perfect example of how the right ribbon can make a project.

Cricut Cartridge:  Forever Young
Paper -  DCWV Citrus Stack
Ribbon - Michaels
Stamp:  Stampin' Up!

Think Pink!

Among many other brave women in the world, two of our sisters in the online scrapping/crafting community are battling breast cancer.  If you would like to support these two individuals in their fight, you can find more information here.  Here are the cards that I have made.

A little bling, anyone?

This is going to make me sound really weird, I realize, but do you ever find yourself creating your next project in your head before you even sit down to work on it?  Well, I was pondering what I would like to do with the Forever Young cartridge, and starting thinking about this zebra print paper, then the colors that I wanted to incorporate, and the silhouettes on the cartridge, and I knew there was a cool hat...

And voila!