May Arts Ribbonista Valentine's Blog Hop

Hello, friends! It is the beginning of what looks like it is going to be QUITE a snowy day here in Massachusetts...I'm actually curious to see just how much snow this one brings... they were saying 2 1/2 feet in our area...I'm thinking it may be hard to find my Mini later on... HA! Despite the snow, I have a super fun project to share with you as part of the May Arts Ribbonista Valentine's Blog Hop!

I have created some fun Valentine's pencils that are great for classroom treats to share with you today!


To create these, I first used Sally the Cricut to die cut the scalloped hearts from DCWV Glitter paper, and then cut the center hearts from white cardstock. I then stamped the dinosaurs (Paper Smooches cutness!) onto patterned paper and fussy cut them..because of the simple shapes, the dinosaurs were really easy to cut! I added some wiggle eyes to each dinosaur to make them just a bit more fun and then hand drew a line around each heart after adhering the patterned paper.


I then tied solid wrinkled ribbon and grosgrain ribbon around each pencil, in a bow, to finish them off...this was the PERFECT touch for these fun pencils! I love it!

This is such a fun project and a great alternative to more SUGAR! LOL! (Although, who am I kidding.. you all know I'm a BIG fan of sugar! HA!) I hope you give it a try!

The other Ribbonistas on today's hop are listed below! Be sure to visit them...and, if you are just joining us, head on over to the May Arts blog, because we have been having lots of hopping fun all week and there is ribbon to be won! YAYNESS!

• Alexcia Patterson-Schroll
• Montina Burt
• Kendra Wiggins
• Jingle - You Are Here!
• Monica Edwards
Have a Happy!!!

Jingle Out!

MUAH!

Hiya, folks!  Welcome to Tuesday!  So... I have a card to show you today... I KNOW, Shocking, right?  K.  Well, anyway... this one is kinda super crazy fun.  No, like for reals, though.  It just makes me smile.


ACK! She is too cute. TOO.STINKING.CUTE. Just sayin'. She comes from the Smirk Collection from PSA Essentials. Her little MUAH! sentiment comes from the new sentiments collection from PSA Essentials! Something for everything in that set! Love that! Sally the Cricut was kind enough to cut out the sweet little speech bubbles for me. LOVE that girl!

I thought she would be a perfect fit for the Make Your Mark challenge over at CAS-Fridays, as her bright and totally trendy outfit is totally colored with Tombow markers. Because obviously that's what all the cool kids are wearing.

Obviously.

HA!

To check out more fabulous PSA Essentials inspiration, be sure to pop on over to the PSA Stamp Camp blog. It's a rock'n good time, folks!

Well, that's all for today, kids! Have a HAPPY!!!!

Jingle Out!

Hey, I Just Met You... in Nineteen Sixty... But Here's My Number...

.. So call me maybe?

Yes.  You now have that song in your head, but you can't really blame me, I mean really... it's rather unavoidable.  Just sayin'.  HOWEVER...there is a reason I put that song in your head... the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge this week ROCKS!  I was totally inspired by it the second I saw the picture!

Totally cool, isn't it? I thought so. Which is why I jumped on getting my card made for it! I had SO. STINKING. MUCH. FUN. creating this card. I seriously love it! It started as a totally different idea and evolved into this way cool design that I just adore!


To create this one, I began with a white card base, layered it with a black mat, and then added a white mat stamped with envelope liner background from Hero Arts with London Fog ink from Tsukineko. I used my manual circle cutter (EK Curvy Cutter - I love that thing) to cut the black background circle and the white dial circle. I then punched the number/finger holes from the white circle before adhering it to the black. I added some fun Doodlebug stickers for the numbers.


To create the center, I used Sally the Cricut to die cut a fun medallion and then a circle. I layered those and stamped the fun phone from Vogue Abode in the center in a nice, bright red. I added a little silver cardtock finger stop to the dial to complete it. For the sentiment, I stamped the Hey There from Sentiment Sampler and then accented it with a cute little 'arrow' from Spookalicious. Yes, that was originally intended to be a Jack-O-Lantern facial feature, but I love the graphic design look of it! WAY FUN!

And that's my card for today! I love it and I hope you do, too!

Let It Snow!!!

It's all about Snowflakes over on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog this week!

I LOVE Snowflakes so I am excited about this challenge! The Design Team is also playing with some fun products from Glitter Ritz, so there is bound to be a lot of sparkle going on, as well! YAY! I wanted to do something a little different, while staying within the snowflake theme, so this is what I came up with for today.


I used strips of Scor Tape to adhere my ribbon. I LOVE how ultra fine the Glitter Ritz glitter is! So pretty! I added a bit of die cut paper. Mine is from KI Memories, but you could easily use your die cut machine to create one or add die cut snowflakes to create your own background!


I cut the antlers from the To The Cabin Cricut Cartridge and added a Martha Stewart snowflake, glittered, of course, and a bit of sparkle to the center. This card was super fun to make! I really love it!

So now it's YOUR turn! You have until Wed 12th Dec 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in! (No back linking, your project must be a new creation!) And, as always, Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Superstore!

So, what are you waiting for? Go make something fabulous with snowflakes and link it up, folks!

Jingle Out!

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Everyday is an Adventure When You Are an Artiste!

Guess what I got???!!!!  The new Artiste Cricut Cartridge from Close To My Heart!!!!  I know.  Super excited about it.  Did you see what I did with the title, there....  used the sentiment on my card and the name of the cartridge.  Yup.  Totally did that.  Just sayin'.  HAHAHA!

Well, obviously it's Friday, which may have been easily assessed by my far-too-jubilant mood.  I'm pretty happy about that, though.  Not gonna lie!  AND...tomorrow is another fun day out and about with The Hubbums, so THAT makes me super happy because those are always the very best days!

Now...let's discuss this Artiste Cartridge.  First of all, it's completely and totally awesome!  I purchased it from Miriam Prantner, a WONDERFUL CTMH consultant.  AND...she is offering an awesome deal that I totally need to tell you about.  But first, check it!



How much do I LOVE these stamps and the cuts from the cartridge that go with them!  Just LOOK at that perfect little speech bubble combo!!!  *LOVE!!!*  AND...this cartridge has a ton of awesome 3-D stuff like boxes and envelopes, and amazing overall adorableness!!!!



So.  Here's the thing.  The Artiste Cartridge comes with THREE coordinating D-sized stamp sets AND three coordinating chipboard shapes sheets.  BUT...the stamp set I used here is NOT one of those sets!   Whatever shall you do?????  WELL....it just so happens that if you place your CTMH order before the end of September, you get an additional DOUBLE sized stamp set celebrating National Stamping month for only $5!!!  Your order must be at least $35, but that's easy!  AND...if you buy the Artiste cartridge from Miriam, she is offering you that extra set at NO COST TO YOU!  Yup.  She's giving it to you FOR FREE with your Artiste purchase!  AWESOME DEAL!  In order to take advantage of that, you have to email Miriam with your order at mprantner@gmail.com.

Seriously.  I LOVE my Art Philosophy Cartridge (the first one from CTMH) and now Artiste is taking a strong place right beside that one as my favorite!  These are the single most useful cartridges I have ever purchased for my Cricut!  They ROCK! AND...even better, when you purchase CTMH products you are supporting a family. And that's always awesome. Just sayin'.

Happy Friday, folks!!!