Well it has been too long......

...........but I really hope to be back and posting regularly again.

Some things have changed since I last posted mostly the

shut down of the Cricut message board.

You all know I have been an active member on the MB and a 

participant of the

Wednesday Bi-Weekly card sketch challenge

on the message board for many many years so it was quite a shock to think we may not be able to continue our little challenge.  It is so much more than a challenge to many of us, it is inspiration, learning and a great creative social atmosphere, so we were saddened 

that we may lose that creativity and chatting with our friends.

Well a fairly new member of the challenge stepped up to the plate 

for us and created us a brand new message board with all the features

and creative areas you can think of.  Plus it is constantly growing and being enhanced. 

So thanks to MsWipz we now have a new home.....

Crafting Circle

Please come and take a stroll around, it is so much more than just Cricuts and die cutting machine, no more worries about not using your Cricut or saying Silhouette Cameo.   

Plus there will soon be a blog associated with the MB.  

So to kick off this new message board (and yeah I know I am late in reporting this) we have a July Super Challenge going on.  It will last through August 111th so you still have plenty time to play along.

We are challenged to try many new things and get our brains going on

creating a card to some specific things. 

 I will share a few of them with you right now.

One of our challenges was to make a Super Hero card.

Here is mine.  I used some PNGs from Sassy Designs

using Superhero Sound effects. She is having a 13 year celebration sale till July 31st where most of your things are just 25 cents.  Be sure and go check out her sight.

So here is my card......

I love my Cricut Explore as I got to write the sentiment on the label and then cut it out.  The little guy and label are from NitWits Super Stuey collection.

Another of our challenges or ECs was to make a 

Pyramid Topper card.

These were pretty simple to put together.  There are so many ideas and videos on Pinterest for this technique but here is the one I followed.

Do Stamping

I made two samples using some Stampin Up stamps.

 and a second version since they are so quick and

easy to make.

This is just a small example of what we are learning and what we are challenged to do for the 

July Super Challenge

So come on over and check us out and hopefully be inspired to try a challenge or two.

Snowman Card

Hello everyone, I am sure you are all busy getting those Christmas projects and shopping done.

I have a card to share that I made following the sketch at 

What if Wednesday Sketch Challenge.

I love the looked of just 2 corners rounded.

I stamped and heat embossed the snowman with an Inkadinkado stamp from a few years ago.

The paper is from Paper Wishes. The snowflakes I cut using my Explore.

Thanks for stopping by.

A Variety of Birthday Cards

Hello all, I know it has been a long time again since I posted.

I am sure everyone is busy getting ready for Thanksgiving and time with family & friends.  Lots of prep for that big meal.

So I thought I would quickly share some birthday cards I have made recently. 

This one was made using the CTMH paper pack Clementine. 

This one is a great guy card which are sometimes hard to make.

I really love my Explore so these next two cards are made using it.

This one I drew or wrote the feathers using the write feature and pens in my Explore.  The happy birthday I  cut from vinyl and attached it to the label. I love how this one came out.

And the last one I used the print then cut feature.  Since I have an Imagine I was given access to all the Imagine images.  I am very impressed with the print then cut feature. It cuts so precisely.

Thank you for stopping by and I wish everyone a 

very very Happy Thanksgiving.

Hooray For You

Hello, sorry it has been a long time since I posted.  

I am so far behind, I have lots of cards that I have made that I still need to post. 

Maybe I will do a large group post you can see them all.

Today I am posting a card I made following a sketch this time on the Wednesdays Sketch Challenge on the Cricut message board.

There is also ad colors posted as additional inspiration.  This weeks colors are Black, White & Gray so this card follows along those colors also.

The background paper is from a very old DCWV stack called Glitter stack, I have had this stack for years, it was actually one of my first paper stacks I bought.

The strip of diamond cut is cut using the CTMH Artbooking cartridge and the Hooray for You was cut using Don Juan.

This week the challenge at The House that Stamps Built was also using the colors Black, White & Gray so I will enter this card in that also also.   You don't have to use their stamps but if you do you will receive an extra entry, you have till September 23rd to post your creation.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by.

Have a great day!

Pinata Celebration Card

Hello everyone, I am back to share a card I made following the sketch

this week at Mojo Monday.  I am kind of running close to the wire on this one

but if you are a fast card maker you have time to get one in before the August 10th deadline.  It the first challenge of the month at Mojo Monday so that means it is prize week.  The prize is a Verve stamp of your choice. 

So here is my card.

I cut the Pinata using my Explore and the Create a Critter 2 cartridge.

I added some embossing and googlie eyes to him.  

The papers are all from the DCWM Mi Casa stack.

The word celebrate was written using my Explore.

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you get a chance to join in over at 

Mojo Monday.

Paper Players Sketch Challenge

Hi back to share a card with you I made following the sketch this week at Paper Players.

Here is the sketch.

I decided it was time to start things about my Christmas cards, so I went with a Christmas theme on this one.

The papers are from last years CTMH Frosted paper pack.

I cut the snowflake using a Cameo Silhouette file.  You can't really see them but I added small pearl around the tips of the snowflake.

The stamp is a Gina K Design stamp.

Thank you for taking to the time to stop by for a visit.

Some Fun Cards

Hello, I don't know about you, but sometimes it is difficult to make a child card so I have a few to share with you today that could be used for a child.

I liked this bright shiny epoxy clown sticker and he had all the colors to go with my polka dot paper.

I might just use this one for my grown son since he really enjoys fishing.  The papers and the image are from Nit Wits "Gone Fishing" collection.

This one I created using Cricut Craft Room software and the Kate's ABCs cartridge.  I welded the letters together.  The Happy is from Create a Critter.

Here is how it opens.

And one more plain one that also had a fishing theme.  I will add a sentiment later.

This one may be a little more appropriate for my son who will turn 44 at the end of this year.

Well thanks for taking the time to stop by, I hope you all had a great weekend.

A Variety of cards

Well once again I am way behind in posting cards on my blog, so you catch up a bit I thought I would do a group post of several cards I have made recently.

Here are a couple of "Thinking of You" cards

I made the background paper on this card using some spray inks I picked up at Michaels and watercolor paper.  I really love playing around and making background papers, not like I don't have a room full of paper, LOL it is just fun to see what kind of patterns turn out. The center label I cut and wrote using my Explore machine, I love this option! The butterfly is a My Mind's Eye brad.

I love this lime green and purple combination. The hummingbird image are rub-ons that bought a very lone time ago.  You can't really see it in the picture but they are sparkly.

I wanted to cut something with small line with my Explore to see how it cut so I cut this birdcage, this one cut fine but it turns out my Explore does have a problem and it is being replaced. :(.  I have really enjoyed it for the month I had and I can't wait to get one that really cuts great like it should.  The Thank you is written using my Explore.

I will add a sentiment when I decide how to use this card.  It has lots of sparkle on it.  The paper is from the DCWV Sweet Stack.

Well thanks for taking the time to stop by.  I will try and post some more cards over the next few days.

Kokopelli for Viva la Verve

Hello I am back to share a card with you that I made following a sketch from Viva la Verve.

They post 4 sketches each month and will pick a winner at the end of the month to receive a $100 gift card for their products.  I got to say I love their stamps although I did not use one on this card.  

I made the background paper for this card using watercolor paper and Tim Holtz Distress paints.  I am really into creating paper with watercolor paper, I love the different looks you get.

This background colors reminded me of the southwest so that is why I chose the Kokopelli stamp from My Heart Stamps For You.

I will probably add a Verve sentiment when I decide how I will use this card.

Thanks for stopping by and remember you have till July 31st to join in the fun. 

Happy Birthday Lemon Stack

Hello, back again with another card to share.

This one is kind of bright and sparkly.  

 The "M" is there temporarily till I decide who I will be sending it to then I will add the appropriate letter.   I embossed the center oval with an Anna Griffin folder.  I love this folder.

The paper is from DCWV Lemon Flower stack.

This follows the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge over at the Paper Players.

For this one I used the far right hand row Birthday-Green-Embossing.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by.