Cardz TV Stamps Kidz Kardz Set

Cardz TV Ch# 24 "Kidz Kardz"

Make a set of 3 - 3x3 Valentines for kids

Starts: Fri, Feb 8

Ends: Thurs, Feb 21 @ Noon EST
Prize: 1 set of Cardz TV Stamps 

Here is my project for this challenge:

This week's challenge for Cardz TV Stamps is such a fun one. Mary asked the team to design a set of 3x3 Valentine's Day cards for kids. What could be better for a challenge like this than using Cricut's Create a Critter 2 cartridge. All my cute little critters came from that cartridge. I started with white cardstock for my card bases. If you use a 12x12 sheet of cardstock you'll get eight cards from one sheet of paper. I usually cut the 12x12 sheet in half first then take each 6x12 piece and using my paper trimmer cut every 3". Then I score each 3x6" piece in half leaving me with 3x3" cards. Next I used my Elegant Edges cartridge to cut scalloped squares at 2.75" in red. I took each square and added some doodling around the scallops with my white gel pen. Each of my images on the cards are cut at 2.5". To finish the cards off I simply stamped Happy Valentine's Day on the inside of each one using the Cardz TV Stamps Happy Days Stamp Set. If you're looking for a good all around stamp set for adding sentiments for holidays this is a good one to get.

I'd also like to add that Mary has a new stamp set in the store for pre-order called Simply Said. It's another all around great set with sentiments for cards and some that will be perfect for scrapping, too. You can put your order in HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and for the sweet comments you leave. I so enjoy reading them and I'm so appreciative for the time you take to make them. Happy crafting!

Come play with us and link up your card at Cardz TV!

Cardz TV Stamps Color Challenge (Red, Black, White)

Time for a new challenge over at Cardz TV Stamps.  This week Mary assigned the DT a color challenge.  Color challenges are always tough for me, for some reason.  This one wasn't so bad because it's only three colors (red, black and white) and I happened to have a set of Bazzill Basics paper featuring those colors.  This card is for hubby for Valentine's Day so I didn't want anything flowery or too feminine.  I started with a white cardstock base card then added a red mat and the striped background paper.  Using my EK Success scallop punch on a piece of white cardstock and red cardstock allowed a break to the eye on the striped paper and a place to stamp my Cardz TV Stamps sentiment.  It's from the Happy Everything stamp set.  I added three Recollection self-adhesive red heart buttons for embellishment.  For my frame shape I went to the Elegant Edges cartridge.  I added a heart stamp and the word FOREVER.  This stamp was a freebie Emma from My Creative Time gave away to the first 150 orders of her newest release.  I was so excited to open my order and find it included.  I thought it was the perfect stamp and sentiment for hubby's card. 

I hope you'll be able to join the challenge over at Cardz TV for a chance to win a set of Mary's Cardz TV Stamps.  You can link your card up there until Feb. 7   Thanks so much for coming by today.

Cricut Cardz Challenge #111 Summer Theme

I hope everyone is enjoying all that summer has to offer by now.  This week at Cricut Cardz, Mary asked the Design Team to create around a summer theme.  One of my favorite things about summer is enjoying a big slice of juicy watermelon, so that's what I designed my card around.  My watermelon slice came from the Preserves cartridge.  I made my shaped base card by welding together two shadow cut shapes from Elegant Edges.  All the papers I used are scraps so I can't tell you the company names.  I love to use gingham and polka dots together for an Americana feel and it seemed perfect for my watermelon layers, plain black cardstock for the seeds.  I added a little red twine and a black button for embellishment before adding my perfect sentiment.  It came from the Cardz TV Stamps Fun in the Sun stamp set.

Cardz TV Anything Goes

Have I told you lately how much I love Cardz TV Stamps?  It's so exciting to be on the Design Team for Mary and be able to use her high quality photo polymer stamps.  They just stamp like a dream.  This week at Cardz TV Stamps we are saying goodbye to some of our Design Team.  Such a talented group of ladies to work with.  Since this is the last week of this term Mary said "Anything Goes".  I used one of the newer stamps sets called FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).  Fabulous set with all questions for sentiments.  I knew the GUESS WHO? sentiment was perfect to go with an owl.  I used the Cricut Hoot n' Holler cartridge to cut my owl.  My Design Papers are from Authentique (love the browns, blues and oranges).  I started with a kraft cardstock base card in a standard A2 size, topped it with a mat of dark orange and then my patterned paper.  On top of that I added a top note shape that I cut from the Elegant Edges cartridge.  My owl is cut at 2.5" and I added my sentiment in brown ink in the bottom corner.  I was happy with how this card turned out even though I had to go with a quick and easy card this week as we've been having electrical problems in our camper.  It's hard to use my Cricut without any electricity and I really wanted to use this owl cut.  I think we've finally got the electrical kinks worked out after spending hundreds of dollars and going through two batteries and two converters.  I sure hope so because it's finally warmed up in northern Michigan and I need to use my air conditioning.  I get really crabby when I'm hot.  LOL  Thanks for stopping by today!

BBTB2 Frame/Scrapbook challenge

Happy Monday!  It is most definitely a happy Monday for me.  Hubby and I have finished our travel north from Florida to Michigan  (and hooray, we're hooked up to the internet again).  It seems like it took forever, though it was only a week of meandering.  We're grateful to have arrived safely in our RV and look forward to spending time with kids and grandkids this summer.  We are missing the warmth and sunshine of Florida tremendously, though.  It has been cold (50's) and rainy since we arrived in East Tawas, Michigan.  My body is not used to the damp and believe me, every joint in my body is reminding me of that.  Speaking of visiting with kids and grandkids, one of the reasons we arrived when we did is to be able to see our oldest daughter's, oldest child graduate from high school.  How can I possibly be old enough to have a granddaughter graduating from high school?  I wanted to make her a special scrapbook as a remembrance so this is the first page of the album.  (Only 19 more pages to go!!!)  Geez, I remember this photo of her like it was yesterday. 

This week's challenge at BBTB2 is to make a scrapbook layout with a frame on it.  Our wonderful DT sister, Melissa, asked us to make a scrapbook page as an extra challenge, usually we feature cards.  I used my favorite cartridge for creating scrapbook pages for this layout.  Elegant Edges is my go to cartridge for frames and borders.  If you don't own this cartridge, I highly recommend it.  You will not be disappointed.  I cut this frame at 9" to highlight my 4x6" photo.  I added a backing of cream colored cardstock and then matted the photo on a piece of Bazzill Dotted cardstock cut at 4.5x6.5".  I designed this layout on my Gypsy while we were traveling to Michigan.  Love my Gypsy when we're on the road.  I cut the scalloped border from the Elegant Edges cartridge, also, at 1x10".  For the title I used Gypsy font and spelled out the word Perfect then welded the letters together.  My banner is cut from the Sugar n' Spice cartridge along the the letters for the word GIRL. 

I added a couple of storks that I believe came from the New Arrival cartridge, and embellished with a crocheted flower and button.  My journaling strips were done with my computer.  I hope that you'll get a chance to join our challenge at BBTB2 this week.  Now, just in case you don't do any scrapbooking, you are allowed to make a card instead of a layout using any frame from any CRICUT cartridge.  BBTB2 is a Cricut challenge site so that is why you must use a Cricut cut frame for this challenge to be elegible to win our project of the week badge to display on your blog.  Remember also, you must make a new creation for this challenge, no back links.  Have fun and thanks for stopping by and for the sweet comments you leave.  They are so appreciated.