Black and White "monogram"

(If you are visiting my blog and you have less than 75 followers check out my Linky Party on the post just before this... I would LOVE to have you!!!)

Funny how our tastes change as we get "older."  I used to hate things with initials on them.  Now I just LOVE it.  I also love black and white because it is so clean.  My favorite projects look clean and simple when they are done.

This is the before picture of my gift.

I also love making things for people who are special to me.  So, I have a friend who just celebrated a birthday and I thought I would spice up a few things I picked up for her.


For the fonts I used Lyrical Letters, Plantin Schoolbook, and Base Camp (I think.  For some reason my Gypsy won't show me the cartridges on this project.)

This opens up and is filled with various size sticky notes with "k" on it.  How cute is that?!  All I did was put the vinyl white rectangle and black k.

This is the final gift, I have the gel pens hidden in the bag... they aren't pretty enough to be in my pic LOL!

For the 9x4 card/notepad holder I used a cereal box and covered it with cardstock.  The K on the front comes from the alphabet scrap pad.

The magents are flat rocks from the Dollar tree.  I applied scrap black and white paper to the back.  Then I used the magent I took off the notepad that I put in the card.

I stuffed some gel pens in too because I love mine so much!  They aren't all black and white though so I had to take them out of my pic. :)

I had a lot of fun making this for my friend!!!

Instead of doing a card for this gift I turned the notepad holder into one!  A practical usable card.  The card is 9x4 just like the challenge over at Cricut Cardz Challenge.

I am having a Linky Party for new bloggers to celebrate my new page design! SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE LINKY PARTY!

I changed my set up on the blog. The orange was cute I thought but it was distracting to me. It was confusing me when I say up WAY TOO LATE at night and post! No coffee and bright orange do not mix for me.

Anyway, in celebration I am doing a Linky Party! Spread the word to new bloggers for me!!!

It would be FABULOUS, but NOT required, if you linked to this blog from that post or made a new post telling others about the Linky Party with a link! The more we have the more your project will get seen!

Here are the rules:
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Here is a project I did at Christmas. In each tin I put a few pieces of candy and an activity to do in preparing for Christmas, like have a slumber party under the tree or dance with just the Christmas lights on.

Spring card... if it will EVER come to us!

So I am finding that I enjoy the challenges on the blogs WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY too much!  One thing I really love doing is seeing how many I can combine into one project.  It gives me an incredible challenge instead of just a challenge.  I am sickly competitive so I compete against myself.  I want to see if I can make something better than the time before.

This is my first time using a flower or button on a project!  I really like it too.  I can't believe that I like it this much and now it is ONE MORE thing to spend MONEY on!  YIKES poor hubby... less money and bigger laundry piles are in his future :).

Below the pic is the information on the challenges I put this car in!

THANK YOU so much for visiting my blog.  Thanks in advance to new followers and for blog love!

 

Isn't the blue card stock so cute?!  It is from core'denations

The "Time 4" came from the Cuttin' Up, it actually said "Time 4 fun" and I cut the fun off.

"Spring" is from Stretch Your Imagination.

The paper flower is from Bazzill Basics Paper.

The "pearls" were something I picked up for a buck at A.C. Moore.

I used scraps for the flowers and for the strip of paper on the bottom of the card.

The "stiching" is with my favorite Fiskars gel pens.

The card is 9x4

Challenges:

Peachy Keen Stamps has a sketch challenge going on that I followed for my layout on this card.  The twist, add some bling.  Notice the bottom right hand corner ;)

Claudia and Company have a recipe challenge.  This was my hardest one to follow! 

Stitching (real or faux)- I am really starting to like stiching
2 patterned papers- my flowers
buttons- center of my flower
a sentiment
circles- button and pearls
scallops- This was my harder one to fit in.  I used scallop scissors to cut the pattern paper stripe
Pause Dream Enjoy challenges us to do a fun fold.  I used a long fold.
Cricut Cardz Challenge is to do a tall card, so I did and then laid it on it's side.
 For Fun Challenges and Patti Lynn Creations is to do a spring card!  I LOVED doing something springy.  Winter is depressing me.
Paper Craft Star  challenges you to make a spring card using specific colors.
Tuesday Throw Down is to use scraps.  That is what I used for the lettering, flowers, and paper strip.
Cooking With Cricut is challenging us to use a time piece or reference time in our card. 

Wow! I am tired just typing all that :)

Thank You card, Stretch Your Imagination

Another card for today.  I actually have a bunch I want to make this week for thank yous for all the help during my surgery.  I also have a triple birthday party coming up Saturday night.

Over at More Than Favors they are challenging you to use the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge this week.  This was one of my very first cartridges and I always forget to check it.  It has a huge variety of cuts on it and is worth checking out more often!  I used the card feature on the cut to make this card.

At Fantabulous Cricut they are challenging us to put a tree on a project.

The stamped "thanks" is part of a border stamp I had kicking around.

As always, thanks for taking a minute to check out my project!!!  I put a couple of pics because it is sort of hard to see the tree and how it lays I think.

Another St. Patrick's Day card

I am feeling a bit better today.  I actually WANTED to do something today so I am counting that as an awesome sign.  My plan is even to go to work tomorrow!!!  Even better :)

Anyway, for today I thought I would make a St. Patrick's Day card and enter it into a few challenges.  I am actually pretty happy with how it came out!  No pain killers today and a cute card... this is going to be a FABULOUS Monday!

Thanks for checking out this project!  If you find it interesting take a peek at other things on my blog and give me some tips and love.  I have no fear in asking for that :)

 

What I did:

The sentiment is a $1 clear stamp!  YAY I LOVE bargains.  It is "studio G"

The pot is from Paper Doll Dress Up

The shamrocks are from Give A Hoot

The paper is random paper I had in my stash

I used craft glitter for the gold

The punch is ek success- scroll and dots

For the challenges:

Sketch Saturday

Crafting with Christina is a St. Patty's project

Paper Cutz Challenge also a St. Patty's Project

Catch the Bug, the challenge is "anything goes"

DYSU challenge- Just Green It

CWC Double Take Challenge

Throwback Thursday at Creative Time for Me... to use an older cartridge- I used Paper Doll Dress Up (which I got with my first Cricut!) 

Update 100 Day Banner

After creating the banner for the 100th day of school we hung it in the hallway as you enter the K-2 wing of the school.

Then I took it down and hung it on our bull. board with our 100 day collections.  To see the original post go here.

A shape card :)

My intentions were to craft all day Friday and Saturday. I am so disappointed that that hasn't worked out for me :(  I had some cysts removed and I kept thinking that was easy enough and I would be up on my feet in hours.  God has a funny way of working though.  The anesthesia and pain killers had another idea for me and I have been sleeping non stop.

Anyway, enough whining.  I HAD to get out of bed.  We are headed to a birthday party at a Mexican restaurant for a 5 year old so my daughter picked the card.  The zebra in car is from Paisley.  The hat is from Designer's Calendar.  I did the Happy Birthday from Zoobaloo.

If you are visiting from a challenge link PLEASE feel free to check out my other projects.  There may actually be one you like :).  I love followers too... I was always that way :)

I am putting this in a couple of challenges too.  It is not my best work but hey it was fun.  I did put a green strip on the inside to tuck money into it- since I have been unable to shop, yet another tragedy!

For challenges:
Fantabulous Cricut is challenging us to use a shape card.

Celebrate the Occasion is challenging us to use white, green and another color.

More Than Favors  has a challenge going on where you create something with a zoo theme.