Back in the Swing of Things & a Birthday Banner..

So everyday last week and this week I have thought to myself I need to just get on the computer and write up a post. But it has not happened as you can see. Well, today I forced myself to sit down and relax.I am just trying to get back to a normal schedule and get my house back in order after everyone being here for almost a month. Plus now I am fighting a horrible cold that I caught from my cute little cupcakes so I decided I must sit and share a few projects with all of my sweet crafty friends.

Well, what should I share first??? I think I will share with you a banner I made for my sweet nephews 1st Birthday back in November. Yes, that is how far I am behind in sharing my projects with you. So do you remember the cards I made for their birthday, it was the ones with the crayons attached? I was so bad and I never got them out to them so I am thinking of listing them on Etsy.

Here are the cards and the matching banner.

I have to run get my cupcakes from school but I will try to post a few more details soon but if you have any questions feel free to ask.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!!

My Pink Stamper February Design Team Project

Welcome everyone to a super fun My Pink Stamper's Design team post. Today I have to tell you this has to be one of my favorite challenges & projects we have had yet! I really had so much fun creating this project & I can not wait to see what my fellow design team members created!! So now here is what our challenge was for all of us Pink Designer's, use as many My Pink Stamper stamps from any set(s) on ONE project. It can be a card, scrapbook page, or mini book & of course use your cricut.

I decided to create a card but I was so torn between a home decor project and a card. I have been in desperate need of creating some decor for my girls walls. Can you believe they are pretty much bare, so sad!! But then I found this super cute cupcake card cut from the Wild Card's Cartridge & decided on a shaped card. I cut out the base two times at ", then just glued the two cupcakes together to leave the two base pieces open in the back to create another open flap to have more room to write a message. I then cut out the base two more times 1/4" smaller then each other to make the layers for the front base behind the cupcake, then I created a Subway Art look on that layer with 11 different stamps from My Pink Stamper's stamp sets, "Birthday Crazy" & "Sweet Goodness". I also added one more stamp sentiment on the inside making 12 stamps total used on my project from My Pink Stamper's stamp set "Birthday Crazy". Okay this card is a little hard to explain how I created it so I am just going to show you & if you have any questions feel free to ask.....

 I ran the purple frosting layer through a swirly cuttlebug embossing folder, added a green ribbon, diamond stickles, & a few details with my white gel pen.

Be on the look out for a fun giveaway very soon, right here on my blog. Oh & I have so many projects to share with you from the past few months that I have not had a chance to post, so be on the look out also for more regular posting from little old me. 

Now don't forget to hop on over to Robyn, My Pink Stamper's blog to check out all the other amazing projects the rest of the Pink Designers created this month!!! 

 Thank you so much for stopping by today!!

My Pink Stamper Pink-alicious Blog Hop - February

Hi everyone, It is time for another fun Pinkalicious Blog Hop! If you are coming from my sweet friend Courtney's Blog, you are right on track. If you are just coming across this post on your own, be sure to start at My Pink Stamper’s blog so that you don’t miss out on anything. Once you’ve visited all of the FABULOUS blogs along the way, be sure to head back over to My Pink Stamper’s blog to join in on the challenge.

Tonight our theme for our project is: Use the color red, a circle, a pink ribbon, MORE THAN ONE  My Pink Stamper stamp and your Cricut. Create a card, scrapbook page or home decor item. I had so much fun creating these sweet little cards. My plan was to create 4 different designs and then recreate 6 more sets for my children's teachers for Valentines Day, so they would each have a little set of cards. But that idea got put on the back burner for preparation for my sister in laws wedding this weekend (be on the look out for fun wedding related posts). So I sat down and at least created 2 different designs to share with you tonight. Then next week Monday and Tuesday guess what I will be doing?? Yes, you guessed right making 20 more cards, oh and making treat bags for my children's classmates, unless they let me go the easy route.

So on to how I created these cards, I welded the bases for my cards using my gypsy to create two 3"x3" cards. I added some cute ribbon, stitching with my white Sukera gel pen,  a few cuts from my Cricut and of course 2 different stamps from My Pink Stamper.

• For the Base 3"x3" - Kate's ABC's Cricut Cartridge
• 1st Layer - 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
• 2nd Layer - 3 x 3"
• Circle cut at 1 1/2" & top layer Circle cut at 1 1/4"  - Create a Critter
• Heart cut at 3/4" - Hoot 'n' Holler 
• Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder
• Ink - Stampin Up Basic Black & Regal Rose for Inking Edges
• Paper- Kraft Card Stock by Recollections & Pattern Paper by Nikki Sivilas
• Stamp - My Pink Stamper Sweetest Cupcake

• For the Base 4"x 4" - Nate's ABC's Cricut Cartridge
• 1st Layer - 1 1/4" x 3 1/2"
• 2nd Layer - 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
• 3rd Layer - 3"x 3"
• Circle cut at 1 1/2" & top layer Circle cut at 1 1/4"  - Create a Critter
• Candy cut at 3/4" - Simply Charmed
• Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder
• Twine
• Ink - Stampin Up Basic Black & Regal Rose for Inking Edges
• Paper- Kraft Card Stock by Recollections & Pattern Paper by Nikki Sivilas
• Stamp - My Pink Stamper's Stamp Set Sweet Goodness

 

Blog Hop List:

Robyn

Alex

Andrea

Angela

Carissa

Chelle

Courtney

                                         Cristi <-- YOU ARE HERE

                                               Helen <-- YOUR NEXT STOP

June

Kassidy

Michelle

Missy

Renee

Roberta

Sharon

Shelley

Tracy

Maria

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my goody box!! Don't forget to head back over to My Pink Stamper's Blog after you are done hopping to join in the challenge and purchase some of your very own STAMPS!!!

Sigh.......

So I have been thinking about my blog the last few months and as you I am sure noticed I took a little step back to focus on my family. Plus I feel we have all been sick off and on since November. It has been a very long trying almost 3 months. Yesterday and today I have been taking care of our youngest who has the stomach flu and trying to keep everyone else from getting. I feel so bad for my sweet baby! I keep praying God would bring health to our family. We have so much going on in the next 4 weeks!

Does any one have any tips on how to get the germs out of your house? I feel like I have been cleaning non stop and still not making any progress.

Well, about the blogging. I will try to post as often as I can craft projects and I also decided I would like to add a few more family posts in the mix. I have been think too about doing a special what's for dinner segment once a week or maybe just once a month. I thought it would be so fun to if we could all link up and share our ideas for dinner. In the new year one of my goals is to get more organized with meals. I will be back soon with a project or two. I

I hope you are all have a wonderful weekend!

My Pink Stamper Pink-alicious Blog Hop - January

Hi everyone, It is time for another fun Pinkalicious Blog Hop! If you are coming from Edna's blog (Create With Expression), you are right on track. If you are just coming across this post on your own, be sure to start at My Pink Stamper’s blog so that you don’t miss out on anything. Once you’ve visited all of the FABULOUS blogs along the way, be sure to head back over to My Pink Stamper’s blog to join in on the challenge.

Tonight our theme for our project is: A fresh clean start! Make something for yourself or that you would give someone to welcome the fresh clean start of a New Year! It can be a card, scrapbook page, gift or home decor item. Use your Cricut and of course My Pink Stamper Stamps!! 

For my project I created a new notebook for myself since the one I had made before to keep track of everything grew wings and flew away. I covered a plain notebook I had purchased at the Dollar Tree with some super cute paper by Cosmo Cricket, added a few different ribbons to the spirals from Joann's. Then I cut the owl from Kate's ABC's at 3", used pop dots to add him on the front and then added some stickles to the leaves and the beak. I then added the sentiment to the front of my notebook from My Pink Stamper's stamp set Encourage Me. I also decided to cut tabs for the side of my notebook to make dividers. I cut the tabs from the cricut cartridge From My Kitchen at 2", then added some cute sentiments to the tabs from My Pink Stamper stamp sets Sweetest Cupcakes, Scrap-alicious, and Sport-tastic.

Blog Hop Order

Robyn (My Pink Stamper) 

Alex (You Had Me at Craft)

 Tracy (CraftJunkieToo)

Renee (RockinRenee)

Angela (Simple Creations)

Edna (Create With Expression)

                                        Cristi <----YOU ARE HERE

                                                  Agnes (Flowerdisco)<------YOUR NEXT STOP

 Michelle (Meesh's Pieces)

 Kassidy

June 

 Chelle (Paper Krate)

Helen 

Missy

Andrea

Courtney (Court's Crafts)

Sharon

 Carissa (Sprinkled with Glitter)

Roberta

 Shelley

Maria

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my goody box!! Don't forget to head back over to My Pink Stamper's Blog after you are done hopping to join in the challenge and purchase some of your very own STAMPS!!!

Are you missing me yet????

I know I have been missing all of you and your sweet comments!! Life has literally been a roller coaster ride and I am so sorry I have not posted in FOREVER!!! I am really looking forward to getting back in my craft room and creating. I think it has been at least 3 week or more since I was in their creating, so sad!!  

Well, I have a few cards to share with you that you might have already seen on My Pink Stamper's blog during her last stamp release. I had so much fun playing with these new stamp sets!!

The first 3 cards are created with My Pink Stamper's Biggie Family Sentiments stamp set.

Created with My Pink Stamper's Sympathy & Comfort Stamp set

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!!

My Pink Stamper November Design Team Project

Welcome everyone to My Pink Stamper's November Design team post. Today I want to dedicate this post & card to Christy, Robyn's sister who just lost her boyfriend of 6 years. Please keep their family in your thoughts and prayers!!! If you would like to send a card to her family click HERE for more info. 

Now this month all of us Pink Designer's challenge was to create a unique card fold, use our Cricut and use one or more of My Pink Stamper October NEW Release Stamps. Today I created a Triange Tri-Fold Card, it was a super simple card to create. For complete directions I used to create this card click HERE for the You Tube tutorial or click HERE for the written directions. I then cut the paisley from Straight From The Nest Cricut Cartridge at 1.8" and used My Pink Stamper's brand new stamp set Sympathy & Comfort that you can now order, click HERE for her retailers.

Details and Material Used:

• Triange Tri-Fold Card - 3 1/2" x 10 1/2" (Score at 3.5" & 7")
• Score Diagonally from top corner on each end to create a diagonal fold.
• 1st Layer - 3 1/4" (Cut Diagonally)
• 2nd Layer - 3"
• 3rd Layer - 2 3/4"
• Paisley cut at 1.8" -  Straight From The Nest Cartridge
• Paper - Card Stock by Recollections & Pattern Paper from Cosmo Cricket
• My Pink Stamper Brand NEW Stamp Set - Sympathy & Comfort
• Ink- Stampin Up
• Gems - Joanns
• Black Pen - Creative Memories
• Ribbon - Walmart
• Adhesive - Atg, Zip 2-Way & Pop Dots

Don't forget to hop on over to Robyn, My Pink Stamper's blog to check out all the other amazing projects the rest of the Pink Designers created this month! Don't forget to leave some love for Robyn also!!
Thank you so much for stopping by today. Big Hugs to Robyn and her Family!!

November My Pink Stamper Pink-alicious Blog Hop

Hi everyone, It is time for another fun Pinkalicious Blog Hop! If you are coming from Angela (Simple Creations Blog), you are right on track. If you are just coming across this post on your own, be sure to start at My Pink Stamper’s blog so that you don’t miss out on anything. Once you’ve visited all of the FABULOUS blogs along the way, be sure to head back over to My Pink Stamper’s blog to join in on the challenge.

Happy November, I can not believe it is already November and I have not posted at all yet this month. I have so much to share and post but I have not taken anytime to sit down an post it. It has been a crazy few weeks to say the least!!

But lets get on to what you are all really here for. Tonight our challenge for our hop is to create a Scrapbook Page or Mini Album, use our Cricut's and My Pink Stamper New Release Stamp set(s). I created a mini album for my niece Selena who just had surgery yesterday to cheer her up. I left the inside of the album blank so each of my kids can decorate a page and write her a little note. For the front I added a flower from the Forever Young Cartridge cut at 1.8" and I decorated the binding with ribbon. I of course used Robyn My Pink Stamper's brand new stamp set "Biggie Family Seniments".

Blog Hop Line Up:

Robyn (My Pink Stamper)

Michelle (Meesh's Pieces)

Agnes (Flowerdisco)

Renee (RockinRenee)

Angela (Simple Creations)

Cristi<--YOU ARE HERE

Julie (readysetstamp)<YOU'RE NEXT STOP

Carissa (Sprinkled with Glitter)

June

Shelley

Helen

Edna (Create With Expression)

Andrea

Chelle (Paper Krate)

Missy

Kassidy

Courtney (Court's Crafts)

Sharon

Tracy (CraftJunkieToo)

Roberta

Karlee

Maria

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my goody box!! Don't forget to head back over to My Pink Stamper's Blog after you are done hopping to join in the challenge and purchase some of your very own STAMPS!!!

My Pink Stamper October Design Team Project

Welcome to another very fun My Pink Stamper Design team post. Today all of us Pink Designers have created a Christmas or Holiday card, of course using our Cricut's and My Pink Stamper's Stamps.

Here is what I created, a super simple Christmas Card.........

Details and Material Used:

• A2 Size Card - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (folded in half)
• 1st Layer (Green Pattern Paper)- 5 3/8" x 3 1/2"
• 2nd Layer (Ornament Paper) - 5 3/8" x 1 1/2"
• 3rd Layer (Red Paper) - 5 3/8" x 1 1/2"
• 4th Layer (White Paper)- 5 1/8" x 1 1/2"
• Corner Rounder - Creative Memories
• Square Punch - Creative Memories
• Snow Flakes cut at 2" - Joy Of The Season Cartridge
• Paper - Card Stock by Recollections & Pattern Paper from Creative Memories
• My Pink Stamper Brand NEW Stamp Set - Biggie Christmas
• Ink- Stampin Up
• Snow Flake Cuttlebug Folder
• Glitter
• White Sukura Gel Pen
• Ribbon, Button's & Cord - Walmart
• Adhesive - Atg, Zip 2-Way & Pop Dots

Don't forget to hop on over to Robyn, My Pink Stamper's blog to check out all the other amazing projects the rest of the Pink Designers created this month! Oh, did you know Robyn My Pink Stamper just released 8 brand new stamp set? She will be featuring them all week on her blog and sharing some fun projects each of us Pink Designers Created.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!!

My Pink Stamper Pink-alicious Blog Hop

Hi everyone, It is time for another fun Pinkalicious Blog Hop! If you are coming from Kassidy's blog, you are right on track. If you are just coming across this post on your own, be sure to start at My Pink Stamper’s blog so that you don’t miss out on anything. Once you’ve visited all of the FABULOUS blogs along the way, be sure to head back over to My Pink Stamper’s blog to join in on the challenge.

This month’s challenge was to create a Treat or Goody Bag, any holiday or theme, plus of course use your Cricut. I created a little goody box for my daughter's teacher. I purchased the container from Walmart. First I cut the paper to size, covered the container by adhered the paper to the container with modge podge. I added a ribbon to the bottom, made a few paper flowers and cut a tag from Tags Bags Boxes and More Cricut Cartridge at 2 3/4"x 1 1/4" & the layer at 2 1/4" x 1". I added a stamp sentiment from My Pink Stamper's new stamp set "Sweet Goodness" to add the perfect touch! I then put some freshly baked chocolate chip cookies in cellophane bag and tied it with some adorable owl ribbon. I added a tag from Birthday Bash Cartridge cut at 4" & the outer layer cut at 4 1/4". I also added a sweet little owl from my brand new Hoot 'n' Holler Cartridge cut at 2". Then I added a few stamp sentiments from Robyn My Pink Stamper's new stamp set "Yummy-licious" and there you have the perfect little gift.

Blog Hop Order

Robyn (My Pink Stamper)

Roberta

 Sharon

 Tracy (CraftJunkieToo)

 Andrea

Angela (Simple Creations)

Renee (RockinRenee) 

 Kassidy

Cristi <--- You are HERE

 Missy <----- YOUR NEXT STOP

 Michelle (Meesh's Pieces)

 Carissa (Sprinkled with Glitter)

 Julie (readysetstamp)

 June

 Chelle (Paper Krate)

  Shelley

Edna (Create With Expression)

Helen

 Agnes (Flowerdisco)

Karlee 

Courtney (Court's Crafts)

Maria

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my goody box!! Don't forget to head back over to My Pink Stamper's Blog after you are done hopping to join in the challenge and purchase some of your very own STAMPS!!!