Tinsel Tuesday # 7 - Merry Christmas Box Card

Hey Friends! I'm so excited to share with you my next Christmas Card and this one is entirely created with an SVG! I love this box card. This little beauty came from a Christmas Box Card set through SVGCuts.com. Once I decided on what papers to use it was very easy to create. I can't wait to make some of the other cards from the kit. 

One more Christmas Card down and oh so many to go. Come back in a few weeks and check out my next card creation. I'm making a card in which I pieced together Olaf, the cute little snowman from the Disney movie Frozen.  I'll be linking up a  tutorial for ya so be sure to come back!.

Thanks for checking out my next Christmas Card and have a fabulous day!

Now it's your turn to make a head start on your Christmas cards and make something beautiful!

If your visiting please consider following me. When you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address in a comment or email it to me I won't be able to link it up)

GDT - Slam Dunk!

Hello All! I hope you are enjoying your Monday. . I'm so honored to be a guest Designer for Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. You can fin the blog here and check out all the wonderful projects made my the design team. Our challenge for this week is Sports.

I made this Scrapbook layout using Sports Mania. My son is an avid Basketball player, sometimes 4-5 hours everyday. He hopes to one day make the NBA. So I need lots of basketball themed layouts to showcase his talent.

So pull out one of your Cricut Cartridges and make a card, layout or any project related to sports. 

You can find inspiration on the challenge blog here. Now go make something beautiful!

If your visiting please consider following me. When you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address in a comment or email it to me I won't be able to link it up)

GDT-Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog

Hello and welcome to my little space on the blogsphere. So glad your here to pay me a little visit! In honor of my Guest DT on the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge which you can find here. I thought I'd showcase some of my previous works using the Cricut. I'm so thankful for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. It reminds and inspires me to bring out the cartridges and put them to good use. I hope you enjoy my projects and I'll link them to the original posts.


using Elegant Edges, Elegant Cakes & Tie the Knot

Original post and on My Cakes Tab- Using Sports mania and Indie Art

original post - using Create A Critter

original post - using Everyday Paperdolls

original post - using Create a Critter


original post-using Mother's Day

original post - using New Arrival

original post - using Plantin Schoolbook

Now it's your turn to go make something beautiful!

If your visiting please consider following me. When you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

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Scrapbook Saturday # 38 - In Perfect Harmony

I'm so glad your here for another Scrapbook Saturday post. This was the last talent show I was to watch at the elementary school. All my other children have go onto middle and high school so this was bitter sweet. I was so proud of my daughter and her friend for the great job they did performing Bruno Mars, Just the Way You Are but I kept thinking this would be the last time I had to fight with the camera setting to get a good shot in the terrible lighting of the elementary school. 

Products:
Quarter Note Cricut cartridge
Font using SCAL
Pattern paper from Recollection
Bazzill cardstock
journaling block using Microsoft word

I hope you enjoyed viewing my scrapbook creation and have a wonderful day and don't forget to make something beautiful...

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Feature Friday 7/25/2014

Hip, Hip, Hooray It's Friday! and... all things beautiful has almost met the goal of 175 followers! Just a few more and the drawing will take place. You could be the lucky winner of the blog candy...there's still time if you haven't become a follower yet. 

Just a reminder...when you become a follower please send me an email or comment in a post letting me know your a new follower,  your name and blog address. I've had several followers that did not contact me and I couldn't find their blogs and that makes me so sad because we all need inspiration and I love sharing the craftiness of my followers with you all.

Now onto the fun stuff...

BIG "Shout Outs" to all this week's  new followers!

JJ Clark  I couldn't find JJ's blog address but here's her Pintrest board

Alice P.  ak.a scrAPpamondo @ Scrap & C

Now onto my Feature Favs!

These are works of art created by my blog followers. 

Just another reason why you should become a follower of all things beautiful if you haven't yet. You could be my next Feature Favorite with your blog and project showcased right here on all things beautiful!

Wendy @ Wendy's Little Nest Crafts

I love the delicate pink of this card. All the little details are so feminine and beautiful!

Carol L @ Our Little Inspirations

I love the texture of this card. The embossing, twine and the mesh. 

What a great combo and great use of the veneer from your stash Carol!

&
Sunday Stamper @ Sundaystamper Papercrafts
What a great idea for a box card! I'm definately going to make a coffee themed box card.
Thanks for the inspiration!

Make sure to visit the blogs of these crafters and find out what wonderful projects they are creating! You can find all my Feature Favs under the Friday Fav tab above. 

I hope you've enjoyed viewing the wonderful craft projects by followers of all things beautiful and make sure to find time this weekend to create something beautiful!

If your visiting please consider following me. When you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address in a comment or email it to me I won't be able to link it up)

UMT # 41- Sparkle Hello

Welcome to my newest Using My Tools post. So for new friends and visitors Using My Tools posts are crafty creations where I pull something out of my stash that at one time, I thought I just "HAD" to have and finally use it. This time it's acetate. I watched a few titorials on how to make a card using acetate. Hmmm... that was over a year ago and at the time I bought up lots of acetate thinking I was going to make lots of acetate cards. Well, I finally decided to sit down and use that acetate. 

Here's my first attempt...

I used a large background stamp and Staz-on ink for the acetate.

I tried to add as much texture as I could. Here's a close up view of the details. 

I added various colored gems to the centers for demension and interest.

and...I embossed the sentiment square as well as inked it around the edges.

Products:

Hero Arts Sentiment

Hero Arts background stamp- Daisy Outline

Recollections gems

Hemp cord

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge for the flowers

Cricut Embossing folder - Stitched Squares

MME 6x6 pad- Dolled up

Hope you enjoyed my post and come back tomorrow for Feature Friday where I feature works of creativety by my followers. It could be YOU!

If your visiting please consider following me. When you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address in a comment or email it to me I won't be able to link it up)

 Challenges:

Scrappin' 4 Fun- AG

Wags n Wiskers-AG

Here's To You Samantha!

Tis post is especially for the owner and coordinator of Top Tip Tuesday Challenge Blog. She is a fabulous lady and I wish her the best for 2014!  She's recently had a birthday and asked us to link up a birthday card to her blog for the chance at some blog candy. 

So here's to you and Happy Birthday Samantha!

Here's the inside...

I hope you enjoyed your day and have a blessed birthday year!

If your visiting please consider following me. When you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address in a comment or email it to me I won't be able to link it up)

 Take care and go make something beautiful....

Challenges:

Samantha @ Penrith Crafts blog candy

Glitter and Sparkle- Happy Birthday

Scribble & Scrap -A.G.

That Craft Place - AG

613 Ave Create- Party Time

Crafting by Design AG 

Hanna & Friends - We Celebrate
Sister Act Card Challenge- AG
Just Inspirational- 3 or more layers
Through the craftroom door-AG
Pause, Dream Enjoy- 3 or more layers
Fan-tastic Tuesday-AG

Card Making Monday #43 - In the Clouds

Good Morning Ya'll this fine Monday! Welcome to another Card Making Monday. This is my first attempt at acetate cards. WOW! What a time consuming effort to line everything up on the inside to mirror the outside so the adhesive doesn't show. But in the end...I LOVE IT! If you'd like to see the tutorial I used hop on over to my tutorial page. You'll find it there.

I used Lili of the Valley Stamps and a sentiment. That makes 2!
For the image, I used was James bear - Umbrella and the sentiment comes from a boys stamp set (Sorry, can't remember which one it was)

I am very excited to share with you my first acetate card.

I cut the clouds using my Cricut and SCAL program and then layered and embossed them with Cricut Swiss Dots Embossing folder 

Here's a close up...I used Staz On Black ink to ink the sentiment on the acetate. I chose the sentiment "Just for You" because it's so versatile. I like to use thissentiment so that I can stamp whatever greeting is needed when the time comes to send a card. It will work for most occasions and you'll have a little stash of cards ready to go.

I flipped the image for the inside of the card by stamping the image first on acetate and then took the acetate and rubbed it onto a piece of white card stock with a brayer. 

Here's the Copics I used

I hope you enjoyed viewing today's card Making Monday.

If your visiting please consider following me. When you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address in a comment or email it to me I won't be able to link it up)

 Take care and go make something beautiful....

Challenges:
Scribble & Scrap- AG
That Craft Place -AG
Fantastic Tuesday - AG
Crafting By Design -Sentiment
Penny's Paper Challenge- AG
Simon Says Stamp- Spots and Dots
As You Like It - Sentiment & Why
Hanna & Friends - We Celebrate
Sister Act Card Challenge - AG
LOTV- Takes 2
Cards Galore Encore- Stamped Images

Melonheaz -Wings or tails

Craft Horders Anonymous - Embossing

Stamp TV Challenge- Clouds

Spinner Beach Card

Hello Everyone! 

Today's Card features cut files from my Cricut and SVGCuts.com. I noticed Fantabulous Cricut Challenge was having a prize from SVGCuts and since I LOVE my Cricut and I love SVGCuts I couldn't help but stop everything today and whip up a card. FTCC is challenging you to make a beach themed card and I'm just getting it in under the wire!

I hope you like this spinner card.

Here it is....

Products Used:

Life's A Beach Cricut Cartriddge

Waves Freebie from SVGCuts.com

Have a Great rest of your Sunday and go make something beautiful!

Challenges:
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge-Beach
The Pink Elephant-Interactive Cards
Tuesday Throwdown-On vacation
Cards for Guyz-Beach
Cute Card Thursday - Fun in the Sun
Cut It Up! - Under the Sea
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - For the Birds
Brown Sugar Challenge- Sea & Sand
Darling Cardmakers - Out on the Water
Catch the Bug - Bugaboo Bingo (blue, no DP, Texture)
Open-Minded Crafting Fun- Vacation themed

SVG Cut File Cards

Hello and I hope you are having a Fun Friday. I've been trying to tackle making cards from the cut file sets I've purchased over the years. I could make this card a Using My Tools Thursday post but I thought I'd just share it with you today. 

I recently had knee surgery and will be out of work for a few more weeks so I'll try to tackle some of the cards in these kits I purchsed from SVGCuts.com . Here are a few I've already made.

These next 2 cards come from the Chamomile Friendship Card SVG Kit 

Teapot card

  

Lantern Card

   

&

This card come from the Breezy backyard Lever Card kit

   

I hope you enjoyed my SVG projects. If you have a cuttng machine and haven't tried the cut files you really should. They are so reasonably prices and have lots of options! 

If your visiting please consider following me. When you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address in a comment or email it to me I won't be able to link it up)

 Take care and go make something beautiful....

Tinsel Tuesday # 6- Non-traditional Christmas Card

Hi All! Time for another Tinsel Tuesday post. I'll keep this short and sweet. I attempted to make my fist spinner card which by the way is super simple and if I had know it would go together this quick I would not have procrastinated about it for so long! In any case I've seen alot of non-traditional colored Christmas cards online lately and especially one that struck me using kraft and black so I thought why not combine those colors in my spinner card. I hope you like it.

Products Used:

Joys of the Season Cricut Cartridge

Bazzell cardstock

Hemp cord

wood button

Stampin' Up Window Punch

Hero Arts Holiday Sayings sentiment

Recollections Memories Documented 12x12 paper pad

If your visiting please consider following me. When you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address in a comment or email it to me I won't be able to link it up)

Now it's your turn...go make something beautiful!

Challenges:
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Non-traditional Colors

Card Making Monday # 42 - Banner Birthday

Hello to a brand new Monday! Todays post is using my first set from Stampin' Up, Lovely Trees. I made this card using the wood grain technique found on my tutorial tab above.

Then I used my spellbinder to cut the circle frame. Popped it up with demensional adhesive, stamped the banner sentiment using  Anchors Away by Just Rite stamp set. I water colored the tree with some distress ink.

Now it's your turn to go make somethng beautiful....

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and Thank you if your visiting. Please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address in a comment or email to me I won't be able to link it up)

Creative Encouragement - seaside

Hello and Happy Sunday!

We all have heard about doing an act of kindness for someone else just to brighten our world and even our own day! I happen to stumble across Art Abandonment and thought what a great idea but I don't make works of art although, you could consider my cards small works of art. 

So...I jumped right in and put together my first act of  what I call Creative Encouragement. It's my endeavor to leave some cheer for someone to find with an encouraging message written inside one of my handmade cards. 

Here's my latest act of random encouragement. 

I left it on a rock along the walking path at Colt State Park in RI.

If your a card maker, I hope you join me with leaving a little Creative Encouragement and send me an email with a picture of where you left your card and I'll post your picture to my blog.
I bagged the card in a small ziplock so it would be protected from any weather if I decided to leave it outside. I punch a hole in the top about the ziplock and attached my tags. The tag behind the brown one just  says this is a gift for you, a little blurb and my blog address so they can come back and tell me where they found this card. I also stamped "handmade card"  on the back.

Have a fabulous Sunday and go make something beautiful!

Scrapbook Saturday # 37 - Makin' A Splash

Hi There! Welcome visitors for another Scrapbook Saturday post. This was our last stop on our adventurous 2013 vacation. My husband got some sort of deal on-line for this place which included zip line rides too. I wanted to use papers that mirrored the bright colors of the water structure so I pulled out some various pattern paper from my stash.

Product:

Zig Zag punch from EK Success

tag by Martha Stewart

Journaling on Microsift word text box

Everday Paperdolls Cricut Cartridge

Sports Mania Cricut cartridge

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on this weeks Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

Have a wonderful day! It' your turn to make something beautiful...

More Crafty Time-More Red, White and Blue

Hello and Happy Friday! Just a quick post today. I've been on medical leave for knee surgery so I've had the luxury of much crafting time. So, today I worked on some challenge cards.

The first is for Mix It Up Monday and Mod Squad. 

This stamp is from the Poster Board Sentiments by Gina K

Mix It Up Monday required a color challenge and Mod Squad required us to use some texture. So my texture was to add the embossing, twine and brads.

This one is for Hero Arts Challenge which was a one layer card.

 All the stamps on this card are from the Year Round Sentiments set

I don't typically make CAS/one layer cards so this was a real challenge for me.

Hope you enjoyed my post and come back tomorrow for Scrapbook Saturday!

If your visiting please consider following me. When you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address in a comment or email it to me I won't be able to link it up)

Challenges:
Mod Squad- Use Texture
Hero Arts - One Layer

Feature Friday - 7/11/2014

Finally Friday! I've been waiting all week for today because I've missed a few Fridays with my knee surgery and all. Since I missed a few weeks I'm going to show case 4 follower projects of all things beautiful so without further delay her goes...

Welcome to our new friend and follower:

Linda Kupstas @ Lady Bug Stampers

and now onto my favs!

Patricia Vanderwolf @ Howling Wolf Creations

This card is absolutely georgeous and will go for a good cause too. Check out her blog to see where this card is being sent.

Rebecca @ Sydney's Sentiments

This colored image is fabulous! What detail!

Deborah Price @ deb way creations

What a pretty weddnig card and the sheen makes the card so elegant!

&

Kathy @ KT Crafts

Ok, so this project was from back in June but I so loved it I had to share it with you. I love all the demsion and mixed media look

That's it for today. I hope you get a chance to go visit these great crafters and check out the other cards and prjects they are creating!

Have a fun Friday and come back tomorrow for my Scrapbook Saturday post!

Here's a sneak peak:

If your visiting please consider following me. When you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address in a comment or email it to me I won't be able to link it up)

Go ahead...go make something beautiful!

Using My Tools Thursday # 40 -Birthday in a Box

Welcome to my newest Using My Tools post. So for new friends and visitors Using My Tools posts are crafty creations where I pull something out of my stash that at one time, I thought I just "HAD" to have and finally use it. This time it's all these various cut outs from Cricut Cartridges that really go neglected. I'm not sure why because I absolutely love the end results of all the projects I create with these cut files. 

I''ve made another box card! I know they are all over the crafting world right now but they are so much fun to make and so I could help but make another one. If you have made one just yet make sure to check out the tutorial here and many more tutorials under my tutorial tab here.

So this card went to my neice. I hear that when she opend the envelope and took out the card she was a bit puzzled as how to open it and eventualy gave up and dropped it on the table. Good thing because when she did it opend into the box. lol It's still displayed on her mantle months later. I know for every crafter it's nice to hear our handmade gifts are displayed and appreciated.

Here's a close up of the elements inside.

Products:

Summer Perfect Present Lili of the valley Stamps

Stretch Your Imagination Cricut Cartridge

Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge

A Child's Year Cricut Cartridge

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge

Yellow Stickles

Glossy Accents

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Copic Markers

I hope you come back tomorrow to check out my Feature Friday post where I feature some of my followers work and send "Shout Outs" to new followers.

Thank you to my followers for always checking out my latest creation and if your visiting please consider following me. If you become a follower I'll send you a shout out my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. Oh and how could I forget--you'll be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address I won't be able to link it up)

 Take care and go make something beautiful....

Challenges:

Seemacraftds- Child's Birthday
Cards Galore Encore-Stamped Image
Stamp & Create-Birthdays
Glitter and Sparkle- Make it Sparkle
Love to Create Challenge Blog- Fusy and Fancy (or) Clean and Layered
Fitztown Challenge Blog- Pick a Holiday (BIRTHDAY)
Crafty Sentiment Design-AG
Fan-tastic Tuesday-AG
Crafting By Design- Dies
Sisterhood of Crafters- Happy Birthday
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog- AG
Cute Card-Pretty Papers
Moving Along with the Times-Girls
Darling Cardmakers-Photo & Color Inspiration
Sister Act Card Challenge- AG
Catch the Bug-AG

Summer Birthday Bash

Hi There! It's an extra post for me today, There were so made card challenges out there this week for summer themed cards that I just had to jump in and combine some of the challenges to make this card. In fact, I made two! Oneofthem I'm going to use the "For You" card for my next creative encouragement pacakge. If you'd like to know more about my Creative Encouragement. You can check out my first post that describes my endeavor to leave a little creative encouragement around the world here.

On to my Summer Card!

          

here's a close up of the detail

I hope you enjoyed viewing my summertime card and find tme to join in the fun of the challenges and go make somethng beautiful...

If your visiting please consider following me. When you become a follower I'll send you a shout out on my next Feature Friday post and link your blog so others can visit you too. You'll then be entered in my BLOG CANDY drawing. Check it out here!

( Unfortunately, there are some who have not posted in the comments or sent me the link to their blog in an email. I will not be hunting for your blog so if you don't post your blog address in a comment or email it to me I won't be able to link it up)

Cupcake Sweet 6                              Fantablous Cricut Challenge Top 5

                         

                                       

Challenges:
Crafty Calendar - Summertime Fun
Crafting Musketeers- Summertime
Crafting By Design Monthly- AG
Seemacrafts- Child's Birthday
Natalie & Amy - Summertme
Sami Stamps- Icecream
3 Girl Jam- Food Related
Paper Creators Crafts- AG
Ladybug Crafts- Summer Flowers
Scribble & Scrap- AG
613 Ave Create-AG
Cupcake Inspiration- Photo Inspiration
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge-Summer Time Treats - Sweet Treats and Elegant Edges
The Pink Elephant- Summer
Love to Create- Fussy & Fancy (or) Clean and Layered
Craftin' Desert Divas- Summer 
Crafty Sentiment Designs-AG
Tuesday Throwdown-Have a Picnic
Through the Craftroom Door- AG
FAN-Tastic Tuesday- AG
Fab n Funky- Feels Like Summer
Crafting By Design- Dies
Sisterhood of Crafter- Happy Birthday
Penny's Paper crafty Challenge- AG
DRS Designs- Banners
Choclate, Coffee, & Cards- Sumemr Days
Brown Sugar Challenge- AG
Sister Act Card Challenge- AG
Fussy and Fancy- Summertime
Hiding in my Craftroom- Think Summer
MFT-Color pallete Challenge-