Pass it on

Good morning, everyone. Ready for a new BBTB2 challenge? Our lovely Sarah has chosen "pass it on" as our theme for this week.
We are to make something for someone else. I actually used my project for Mother's Day. I made a small banner for my DIL. It's not elaborate but she liked it.
CCR - Mother's day card cut at 5.5 (used only the front) 3D Chinese lanterns cut at 5.0Pretty Pennants - large base cut at 7.5, small banners cut at 3.5
Ribbons and Rosettes - rosettes cut at 1,59
Check out the rest of the DT for tons of inspiration. Hope you'll join us. Just remember to use your cricut.

Thanks for stopping by.
Have a great day. Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

2011 school photo

Happy Saturday, everyone. I did something yesterday for pure joy. I made a LO.
I know it's not a big deal for most but it is for me. I'm a sporadic scrapper, so I tend to get excited when I do a page.
This is a 2011 school pic of my grandson. He has a little trouble smiling on command and holding it till the camera snaps it. haha He's getting better.
This is a simple LO. A couple of die cuts and DCWV Grade School stack.
Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

New toy

Hi, everyone. Surprise! A post that isn't scheduled.
I won a new toy at the end of March. It took a while to get here but it found it's way home on May 1st. Can you guess what it is?
I am the winner of a new Silhouette Portrait! Thanks to Linda Kaiser of Paper Boutique and the generosity of Silhouette America. I was and still am blown away. I have never won anything like this before.
So I've been playing and learning how to use the free software. As some of you know, computer programs and I don't always play well together. So I haven't upgraded to the Designer software yet.
But I'm working at it. I have to tell you, I LOVE this machine already! The cuts are so precise. Love, love, love it!
I've been experimenting with different cuts and procedures of the program, lots of 3d. (which I love)
So with this cute watering can I am entering my first Silhouette challenges.
3d watering can - Silhouette store
Doily pieces - Samantha Walker file
Peachy Keen face and googly eyes

This fun project works with 3 challenges:
Silhouette Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
2 Creative Chicks - googly eyes
Silhouette Blog - use Samantha Walker doily file
 Not too bad for my forst S project, huh?
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

May flowers

Hi, all. It's Monday so it must be time for a new challenge at BBTB2.
Our very talented Melanie has asked us to use flowers in our project. Use any cartridge and we have tons of flowers to choose from. Why not join us? Just remember to use your cricut.
I made a simple home décor project.
Recipe:
Country Life - pitcher with flowers cut at 11.0 I cut the flowers 3 times each to layer them.
a little glitter and punched butterflies
Be sure to check out the rest of the DT.

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

Mother's Day card

Hi, everyone. Today our challenge at BBTB2 is to make something to honor Mom. Our oh-so-talented leader, Susan, chose Mother's Day as our theme.
Mother's Day is a little bittersweet for me. In the last 2 years, hubby and I have both lost our moms.
So I made one for both of them. It's simple but it works.
Here it is:
Sugar and Spice - love you birds cut at 3.71, hugs and kisses label cut at 3.59
corners - Spellbinders and a button finish it off

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

Thought I'd enter a couple of challenges.
My Craft Spot - for mom
Cardz TV - There's no other like my mother

I Do!

Good morning and happy Monday. We have a new challenge at BBTB2 today.
Our very sweet and talented, Julie has decided we should make a wedding or anniversary themed project.
There are tons of cuts on our cricut cartridges for this one.
Why not join us? Just use your cricut and follow our simple rules. Remember you will find tons of inspiration from the rest of the DT.
Here's my wedding lantern:
Tie the Knot - lantern cut at 8.18, Mr. and Mrs. tag cut at 2.88
Art Philosophy - spiral flowers cut at 2 and 2.5
a little ribbon and bling
Take a look-

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs and God bless. Stephanie
I entered this in a challenge at FCCB - Use paper roses

The man project

Good morning, all. It's Monday and time for another challenge at BBTB2. This one was picked by our fabulously talented Jayne - Man-up-create a bag, box or container for a man. This one took me a while. We have lots of cartridges with bags, boxes and containers. Just pick any cartridge and follow our simple rules.
Here's mine:
TBBM2 - gable box cut at 7.82
Outdoor Man - Take a hike cut at 1.8, boots cut at 2.3, call of the wild cut at 1.4 and outhouse cut at 1.5

How do you like it?
Check out the rest of the DT for tons of inspiration. Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

Thank you

Hi. Hope your having a great week. Getting any crafting done?
I got some DT projects ready this week. I like to be ahead of schedule.so I don't freak out.
My hubby came in from golf with a nice new monogrammed golf towel. Seems one of the guys' wife does monogramming and she made one for each of them. So nice.
So I offered to make a thank you card.
Here's the card:
All Sports - golfer cut at 1.82, ball cut out at 3.59, FORE cut at 3.59
EDPD - golf course hole cut at 3.82
A tiny half pearl for the ball in the hole.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Love to read what you think.
Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

Once again:

Hi, I'm back with the last project from Sunday.
This one is a little gift bag. The Scor-Pal blog had a tutorial for this one. It's made from 1 sheet of 81/2 X 11 sheet of paper.
I usually score and fold it  and that's it. But this one I decided to finish and embellish. Now ai have a bag all ready to go.
I decorated it with Spellbinders spiral flowers, Sizzix dies, punched leaves and a border punch. On back is a label for "to and from".

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

A little edited version. I didn't have this ribbon when I posted. I like this one so much better.
Thanks

Hello Tuesday

Hello, everyone. I'm here with another project I did Sunday.
I cut a sample box for a project and I use it for leftover cuts. I was getting tired of the plain box, so I decided to decorate it a little bit.
I used Spellbinders gears, paper tape and a bow I made from strips of a magazine page.
So here's my box.

So thanks for stopping by. Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

Welcome Baby

Good morning. Are you ready for a new challenge at BBTB2?
Our very talented, Caroline, has chosen "welcome Baby" as our theme. Isn't that fun? There are lots of baby cuts on our carts.
So why not join us? Just remember to use your cricut and follow our simple rules. If you need a little inspiration, check out the rest of the DT's projects.
Recipe:
New Arrival  - sweet pea baby cut at 3.59, sweet pea sign cut at 2.41, duck cut at 3.07
a little bling, ribbon and Glossy Accents on the pink heart.
Thank you for stopping by. Love the comments.
Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

Are you having a great weekend. Mine has been a little mundane and a little crafty. But...not a card.
In my blogging travels this week I came across teacup pincushions with stickpins in them. Since I have never made stickpins, why would I need a pincushion? So I decided I MUST make stickpins.
I have some old teacups from my mom and grandma but I didn't want to mess them up with glue.
I decided to use an empty salsa jar and decorated it with scraps. And these are my first 5 handmade stickpins.
Hope you like them. What do you think?

Thanks so much for dropping by.
Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

Happy Saturday

Hi, all. I have a quick cared for you today. I was a little under the weather a couple of days ago and made 5 cards.  This is one of them.
My grandson is going to the birthday party of a classmate. I needed something simple. and quick.
The card base is from the new cartridge, Simple Cards cut at 4". The Happy Birthday is from the new cartridge, Southwest and I can't remember what size I cut it. The balloons on the inside are a sizzix die and the label is Spellbinders.

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

Anniversary card

Happy Thursday, everyone. I have a new card for you today. Don't tell anyone...I did not use my cricut for this one.
I wanted to play with my new toy - MS Circle Edge Punch. I really like it. I just wish  it made a smaller circle than 6 inches. Since I make mostly cards, I needed to make it work for me.
I used double sided paper and folded it. I also used Spellbinders tuck and fold and a couple of punches.
So this is what I came up with for my niece's anniversary card.

Thanks for stopping by. Love to hear your comments.
Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

April showers

Hi, everyone. We have a brand new challenge today at BBTB2. Our very DT sister, Brenda, has chosen April showers as out theme. Use an umbrella from any cricut cartridge. Sound like fun? Just use your cricut and link up a project.
Here's mine:
Life's a Beach - lifeguard stand cut at 4.65, life saving ring cut at 3.24, flip flops cut at 1.59
the sun is a punch and the sentiments are from me.
Thanks for stopping by. Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

Anniversary card

Hi, all. Hope you're having a great week. So far so good here.
My forty-third wedding anniversary is today. I decided to use a new cartridge for this one.
I decided to use Creative Cards for the first time. There are some great card bases on this cart. It's really simple and not too girlie.
Recipe:
Creative Cards - card base cut at 5.5 with layers
Home Décor - flourish cut at 1,82
Ashlyn's Alphabet - sentiment on front cut at .76
extra banner for inside, wedding bands Sizzix thin die
Thanks for stopping by. Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

Clowning Around Challenge

Hi, everyone. It's April Fool's today. My mom used to trick us on this day. -salt in sugar bowl, sugar in salt shaker- all those old tricks. My poor dad always got caught. She loved it.
Today we have a new challenge at BBTB2. Our oh-so-talented leader, Susan, has chosen Clowning Around for April Fools for our theme, Hope you'll join us for all the fun. Just remember to use your cricut.
Here's mine:
Teddy Bear Parade - clown bear cut with all layers cut at 4, inside 4 more doggie balloons
Carousel - circus tent cut at 3.12
banner flags-Spellbinders
sentiment flag-hand cut
sentiments-computer

Thank you for stopping by. Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

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Grandson's hat

Good morning. I can hardly believe this is Good Friday and Easter is in 2 days. This year is really going by fast. I have an anniversary next week and I have no idea what card I'm going to make.
But today I have a few pics of my grandson in his Easter hat.  He had a great time at school. They had a parade, egg hunt, and pizza party at the park across from the school. He wore the hat all day. He really looked cute.
Thanks for stopping by. Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

Easter "bonnet"

Hi, all. Just a quick post fpr you today. (but lots of pics)
My grandson's school is having an Easter parade tomorrow and the first graders had to decorate an Easter "bonnet".
Since he is a boy we used a baseball cap. A sweet MB member, Colleen of " gonescrappin", helped me out with what glue to use. Glossy Accents worked wonderfully.
Thank you so much, Colleen.
So here's the recipe:
Spring Cottage - basket cut at 8.53
MS Seasonal Cake - fence border cut at 1.59, grass border cut at 1.0
Pooh and Friends - grass clump cut at .88
 CAC - tall grass clump cut at 1.09
 Easter 2010 - bunnies cut at .88 and 1.0; eggs cut at .88 and 1.0

Thanks for looking. Hugs and God bless. Stephanie

Tomorrow I'll post a pic of my grandson wearing it.

I actually can use this project for a couple of challenges.

 

Exploring Cricut - Easter

FCCB - Easter

Cooking with Cricut #127 - Easter 

DLArts - Thankful Thursday-Easter

Craftin Desert divas - Easter

My Sheri Crafts #106 - Easter