Scraptastical Kreations Sale - Bration Blog Hop & Mini Crop

Hi everyone and Happy Friday! I'm so glad the weekend is here! My husband and I already pre-ordered our tickets to see Harry Potter tomorrow, I'm so excited :) Well, today is a HUGE day here on my blog so I'm going to keep my chit chat short and get right to it.

As those of you who follow my blog know, lately, I have "discovered" paper piecing and have fallen in love with it. I began posting projects on my blog using various paper piecing patterns (cut out with my new and wonderful Silhouette) and one day I got a message from Kristy over at Scraptastical Kreations. Kristy had seen some of my work with paper piecing and asked me to be on her Design Team! I was SO honored and SO floored to be asked and of course I said yes right away. Today and for the rest of the weekend, the DT is celebrating the grand opening of the store.

Today we are kicking off our GRAND OPENING at Scraptastical Kreations and thought it would be fun to host a hop featuring our new Design Team! Each Design Team member has chosen a different file to showcase today and we know you are going to love what they have brought to the table! Today, I had the privilege of showcasing the adorable Berry Sweet Kids Pattern Set How cute is this set?!?! I decided to make a one page scrapbook layout. I'm so sorry for the picture overload, I really wanted to get some good shots of these adorable little bears :)





I downloaded the SVG file from the website, uploaded it into my Sure Cuts A Lot (SCAL) 3.0 program, and then cut everything out using my Silhouette. Before piecing all the pieces together, I chalked around all the edges, then ran the little bear's dress through my Cuttlebug using my Swiss Dots embossing folder. I then put everything together and then used my white gel pen for some doodling. I then created my scrapbook page using SU cardstock. My DP is from K&Co. What do you think?

As part of the weekend grand opening celebration, lots of new files have been added to the website! And what a better way to celebrate than with a fantastic sale?? Starting today, if you spend $25 or more, you will get 60% off your total purchase! That is what I call a SALE - BRATION! Just type in the code BLOGHOP at checkout and you will get your discount.

We are also hosting a mini crop on the fan page over on Facebook ( Click Here) with lots of fun, games, prizes, and challenges! Who doesn't love an online crop?!?! You don't have to leave your house and drag all your supplies somewhere, you can sit right there in your crafty space and create! So head on over to the SK fan page and join in on the fun!! You don't want to miss it! Our challenge today over on the Fan Page was to create a summer project. I created a two page layout using the absolutely adorable
Just Beachy pattern set.









I cut all the images and the title out using my Silhouette, put everything together, and did my doodling. The waves were created using my Cricut and my Life's a Beach cartridge. I then created my layout using SU cardstock. My DP is from DCWV. I actually added pictures to this one. These pictures were taking last summer during our vacation to Charleston, South Carolina. We went again this summer, but I'm obviously way behind in my scrapbooking :) These pictures were taken on my beloved Folly Beach. What do you think?

I'm not finished yet, there's MORE! :) Scraptastical Kreations is offering a fantastic GRAND PRIZE!!!! ONE Grand Prize winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to Scrapatastical Kreations! To be eligible for the grand prize, you MUST complete the following:

1. Become a follower of this blog and leave a comment.

2. Become a fan on the Scraptastical Kreations FB fan page and post that you stopped by from the hop.

3. Become a follower of all the blogs in this hop.

A winner will be chosen by random.org and will be awarded a $50 gift certificate!! How cool is that!

Here is the order for the blog hop, make sure you hop to all of the DT member's blogs and see their awesome projects!

Kristy/Scraptastical Kreations
Colleen
Corrine
Ruza
Christine (Me)
Diane
Tanya

Whew! If you made it this far, thanks so much for sticking with me :) I hope you have a wonderful time on the blog hop and make sure to head over to the fan club page over on Facebook to check out all the fun there. Thank you all so much as always for stopping by. See you back here tomorrow!!!

Just Dropping You a Line

Hi everyone and Happy Wednesday! We're halfway through the work week, which is wonderful. I'm so excited for the weekend, I already pre-purchased tickets for hubby and me to go see the last Harry Potter movie, I can't wait!





For my card today, I cut out this adorable image using my Cricut and the Meow Lite cartridge (all the older Lite cartridges are on sale at Wal-Mart right now if you are interested). I cut the image out using SU cardstock. After I pieced everything together, I added some chalk for "blush" for the kitten's cheeks, then did some doodling with my white gel pen. Next I created my card base out of SU cardstock. My DP is from MME. I added bows made with Bakers Twine to the clothes line, then added pearls roses from Wild Orchid Crafts for a finishing touch. The adorable sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps (Amusing Animals set) . What do you think?

Well, that's it from me today. Thanks so much as always for stopping by. Remember, I have some really exciting news and projects to share at the end of this week so make sure to stop back by. Have a wonderful day!

The Best Ship is Friendship

Hi everyone and Happy Tuesday! :) I hope you are having a wonderful week! I'm so swamped at work this week, but I've been making myself come home and relax a bit and do some crafting (it helps me unwind :) ). Hubby and I have also been watching re-runs of The Office when we have a spare minute, which is one of my favorite shows and always makes me laugh out loud (LOVE that show!) :) Anyway, onto my card for today.





I decided to create another card for today using an SVG file and my Silhouette. I purchased the SVG file from Treasure Box Designs (Yo Ho Ho set). I then downloaded the file into Sure Cuts A Lot (SCAL) version 3.0 (this is the only version you can use with your Silhouette, it's the newest version and the only one available for purchase). After I downloaded it into SCAL, I imported the ship image and the girl pirate image, sized everything the way I wanted it, placed my paper on my mat, and cut. After I cut everything out, I inked around the edges, ran the girl's dress through my Cuttlebug using my Swiss Dots embossing folder, and then did some doodling with my white and black gel pens. Next I created my card base out of SU cardstock. My DP is from MME (My Mind's Eye). The sentiment (isn't it perfect with these images?!?!) is from Scrappy Moms Stamps (Sun Kissed set). What do you think?

Well, that's it from me today. I'm working on some larger projects to share at the end of the week so stay tuned. Thanks so much as always for stopping by. Have a wonderful day and I'll see you back here tomorrow, probably with another Cricut project. Hugs!

Happy Happy Days

Hi everyone and Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful week and that your week is off to a great start! Had a nice weekend here, I mostly stayed in and helped my husband with some work stuff and got a little crafting done (not as much as I would have liked, it's going to be a busy week, I have lots of things I want to share with you this week :)).





For my card today, I decided to create a cute and festive birthday card (you can never have too many birthday cards laying around :) ). I cut the adorable little girl out from the Playtime Lite Cricut Cartridge (I got mine off of Ebay months ago, I'm SO glad I did, I LOVE this cartridge!) I used the "hide contour" feature on my Gypsy to hide her face and then used my Peachy Keen Princess Face Stamps for her cute face. I also ran her dress through my Cuttlebug using my Swiss Dots embossing folder. I then put everything together and then did some doodling using my white gel pen. Next I cut the balloons out using my Birthday Bash cricut cartridge. I put everything together, then did some doodling around the balloons as well. Next I created my card base out of SU cardstock. My DP is from MME. For some finishing touches, I added pearls, a bow (tied with my Bow Easy), a rose from Wild Orchid Crafts, and some Baker's Twine for the cute little bow holding the balloons together. The super cute sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps (Sweet Somethings set). What do you think?

Well, that's it from me today. I hope you enjoyed my card. Thanks so much as always for stopping by. Have a fabulous day and I'll see you back here tomorrow :)

Kiss Me

Hi everyone and Happy Thursday! I can't believe how fast this week is flying by. I had the craziest day yesterday at work, SO busy, and definitely not the right day to wear my 4 and a half inch heels :) I love cute shoes, but sometimes they are so not practical :) At least of the rest of the week is calm so that's good :) I came home last night so tired, but I had this idea for a card all day long so I made myself go into the craft room and make it :)





For my card today, I decided to cut out this adorable image from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs. This particular pattern is called Kissing a Frog Pattern and I think she is oh SO cute! I downloaded the SVG file into my SCAL 3.0 program and then sized the image at 5". Next I cut everything out and then I inked around the edges for added dimension. I then ran the skirt of her dress through my Cuttlebug using the Swirls embossing folder for some added texture. I then put everything together and then did some doodling with my white and black gel pens. Next I created my card base out of SU cardstock. My DP is from K&Co (I got it at Michael's, they have some gorgeous summery packs out right now). I used my SU Ticket Corner punch on all the corners and then added pearls. Next I adhered my image using dimensionals. I then added a bow (tied with my Bow Easy), dew drops, and roses from Wild Orchid Crafts for some finishing touches. My sentiment is from My Creative Time's You Had Me at Chocolate stamp set (I love Emma's stamps, they are fantastic!) What do you think?

Well, that's it from me today. I hope you enjoyed my little princess card. Have a wonderful day and thanks so much as always for stopping by!

Life's a Beach

Hi everyone and Happy Wednesday! Boy do I have a crazy day at work today so I'm going to keep my chit chat short and get right to my card :)





For my card today, I decided to create a fun, bright, glittery summer-themed card :) My friend Kristy has opened up a new paper-piecing store that you absolutely MUST check out. The store is called Scraptastical Kreations and her designs are oh so cute! Her grand opening is coming up soon and she's going to be adding lots more patterns soon so keep checking back. The particular pattern I used is called Just Beachy and it is SO cute! I love all the patterns in this set. I decided to cut out the little girl bear with the sand bucket. I downloaded the SVG file (you get all the cuts together at one price), then used my SCAL 3.0 program to size everything, then cut it all out with my Silhouette. I inked around all the pieces, then put everything together. To add some extra dimension, I did some doodling with my white and black gel pens. Next I created my card base out of SU cardstock. My DP is from K&Co (this paper is really pretty and so glittery in person, but there is now glitter everywhere! :) ). I adhered my image to my card base using dimensionals, then added pearls, a bow, dew drops, and roses from Wild Orchid Crafts for some finishing touches. The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps (Sun Kissed set). What do you think?

Well, I hope you enjoyed my summery card :) Thanks so much as always for stopping by. Have a wonderful day and I'll see you back tomorrow. Big Hugs!

Pixie Dust

Hi everyone and Happy Tuesday! I hope all my friends in the US had a wonderful 4th of July! We had a great long weekend here. On Saturday, hubby and I went out to a nice lunch and then saw the new Transformers movie (it was his turn to pick the movie :) ). It was actually really good though, I was pleasantly surprised, I really enjoyed it. Yesterday we had brunch with a friend then watched some movies at home curled up with the kittens. Today hubby had to work so I vegged out, did some crafting, and made us a nice dinner (chicken, mashed potatoes, fresh corn on the cob, and cantaloupe, yum!). I also finished the latest book by my most favorite author ever, Karen White. Her latest novel, The Beach Trees, is absolutely fabulous as are all her books. I highly recommend them! Today it's back to work, but this work week isn't looking too bad so I can't complain :) Well, enough chit chat and onto my card :)





For my card today, I decided to use this adorable image from Treasure Box Designs. This particular image is called Tooth Fairy. I decided to turn her into a "regular" fairy and I didn't use the tooth image :) I purchased the SVG file from Treasure Box Designs, then downloaded it into my SCAL 3.0 program and then cut it out using my Silhouette. I chalked around all my pieces, then pieced everything together. After I pieced everything together, I did some doodling with my white and black gel pens. The cardstock is from SU and the pink glittery paper is from DCWV. Next I put my card base together using SU cardstock. My DP is from Basic Grey. I wrapped some chocolate colored twine around the DP and then adhered my image with dimensionals. I used a Martha Stewart edge punch on the top piece of cardstock. The adorable sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps (Happily Ever After set). For a finishing touch, I added some roses from Wild Orchid Crafts and some dew drops. What do you think?

Well, that's it from me today. I planned to have some Cricut projects up as well as some more scrapbook pages done over this holiday weekend, but I spent too much time doing other things :) I'll catch up this week, I have lots to share and I also have some really exciting news that I can't share yet, but will be able to share with you soon so stay tuned :) Have a wonderful day and thanks so much as always for stopping by.