It's a Wrap Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the It’s a Wrap Blog Hop hosted by Cool Beans By L.B. Do you like to receive gifts? How about give them? Well this hop is all about the outside…the wrapping; Gift bags, boxes, baskets and more. There are 22 wonderful stops on this hop and we hope you will take some time to stop in and see everything we have created for you.

You should have arrived here from, Deb's Eclectic Thoughts.  If you are just finding our hop in the middle you can go to the beginning at Cool Beans by LB. 

For my project I created a gift bag.  It's for a sweet little girl who is turning 4.  I hope you like it :-)

And the other side...

Recipe:
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Brown bag -The Paper Studio - 8 x 10

Kate's ABC Cricut cart - Girl3 @5", phrase @3", letters 'herine' @ 1 1/4", square c @3"

Pearl bling, silver bling, pop dots, grosgrain pink and brown ribbons by Ribbon Boutique, Green dot ribbon by Basic Narrows (M's).

Okay, who wants CANDY????  Cuttlebug embossing folders Leafy Branch and a 5 piece borders set called Pop Culture.  Just leave a comment and I'll pick a random winner on Monday.

Thanks for stopping by on this fun hop. Your next stop is Amy's Digi-Scraps.  Have a great weekend!

June Magazine Challenge: Teresa Collins Sponsor Contest

This was a fun challenge.  This was my excuse (wink, wink) to buy some Teresa Collins products and play!!  The challenge is to create a project with a celebration theme using 3 Teresa Collins products and 4 Cricut cuts.  I chose to make an anniversary card for my parents.  They have been happily married since 1967 :-)

Recipe:
Card base is 4 1/4" square

Teresa Collins -Timeless Collection - pink patterned paper
Teresa Collins - Timeless Collection - clock transparency
Teresa Collins - Timeless Collection - Die Cut sentiment tag

French Manor Cricut cart- background shape @ 4"
                                       -frame @ 3"
                                       -flourishes @ 3/4"
                                       -robin @ 1"

Oriental Trading Company- pink glittered brad, silver gelly roll pen for frame outlinig, pop dots to give the bird dimension. 

This was the first time I had used a transparency on a project.  I anchored it with the brad and it created a window effect for the frame.  I discovered I could tuck the flourishes behind the corners of the die-cut tag...cool!   I've used French Manor on a few cards lately and I'm really starting to love it.  The background shape was a new find.  I love it when my eye spots a new, interesting shape on a cart :-)

Thanks for looking!  Good luck to all!!

Cricut 360: Challenge #2

This was a fun challenge.  It requires a circle shaped card and a Thank You type sentiment.  I was inspired by a scrapbook technique I saw on the Two Peas website.  It was a cute way to use up extra bits of ribbon.  So, I applied that idea to my card today.  Hope you likey :-)

Recipe:
The Paper Studio - The Basics Stack - red and red dot papers

Birthday Bash Cricut cart - Scallop circle card base @4";  circles @3 3/4", 3 1/2
Wild Card Cricut cart- Thanks @ 3"

Cuttlebug embossing folder- Seeing spots (it's hard to see--but I used it on the white card base)

Scraps of ribbon, pop dots, sliver bling.

Thanks for looking.  Good luck to all in the challenge!  Looking forward to the next one :-)

Impression Obsession Stamps: Hello Challenge

The challenge is to create a card with a hello type theme using IO stamps.  Check out all the great IO stamps here.  Here is what I came up with...

Recipe:
My Mind's Eye -Love Nest - pink striped paper
The Paper Studio- Sugar & Spice - polka dot paper

IO clear stamp set - Cupcake MC181

MS Seasonal Cake Art Cricut Cart- background shape @4" & 2 1/4" (I cut the right side off to fit my A2 card), hi  @1/2"

Lime Twist-Life of the Party "Be Mine" Twine by My Mind's Eye, watercolor pencils, white Marvy gel pen, pop dots, Fruit punch/ Cotton Candy/ Diamond Stickles.

Thanks for looking!  Good luck to all in the challenge!

Quick Thank You card

My daughter recently had a birthday so I've been making lots of TY cards lately.  I got to play with a new cart--this one is sooo fun!  Love it and I'm sure I'll be using it a lot!!

Recipe:
scraps from my stash

Kate's ABC Cricut cart - girl6 @ 3 3/4"

White Marvy gel pen, pop dots, Crystal Stickles, green bling.

Thanks for stopping by today!

PK Stamps Challenge: Sketch#55

Use the following sketch and peachy faces if you've got them :-)

Recipe:
paper scraps from my stash

Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cart- girl - body, hair, swimsuit @3"
Life is a Beach Cricut cart - innertube @ 2 1/2"

Peachy Keen stamp set - Wide-eyed Kids Face Assortment - 5/8" face used

Cuttlebug embossing folder - swiss dot

Ek Success punch, watercolor pencils, white Marvy gel pen, DMC floss#498, pop dots.

Thanks for looking!  Good luck to all in the challenge!

CC July: Let's Eat & Cricut 360 Challenge #1: Invitation

I chose to do a BBQ invitation.  We are currently having a flagstone patio and cover put in.  I can't wait until it's finished and I can throw a BBQ.  Hopefully soon I'll be using this invite :-) 

CC requires 2 Cricut cuts and gingham or check print in our project.  While the Cricut 360 just called for an invitation of some kind.  Here's what I came up with.  I'm using a cart I got at the TX Stampede and it's the first time I've played with it!

Recipe:
Base is Kraft 6x4 3/4"
The Paper Studio- the Basics Stack - red gingham paper
DCWV - Stack 7 - journal paper
DCWV - Metallic matstack- barbed wire frame

Old West Cricut cart - base shape- Icon @6", flourish barbed wire frame border @5" (I also cut the corners again to layer on top for dimension), "BBQ" letters @ 3/4" (I cut these 3 times using Kraft paper and glued them together for a thicker letter)

Friskers Wedding stamp set, brown ink for edges, brown Zig pen for doodles, pop dots for dimension.

Thanks for looking!  Good luck to all in both challenges!