Peek-a-boo

Hello Crafters,
Here is a card I made using a free digital stamp from Meljens Designs. I used my Prisma coloured pencils to color it and I LOVE how it turned out!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges
My Craft Spot - Challenge #5 Bundle of Joy
Ann's creative nook - #133 Anything Baby
Alphabet Challenge Blog - Z for Zoo Animals

Thanks for stopping by!
Tara

Recipe:

A2 size card

Cardstock: Coloured - Recollections, White- Staples

Digital Stamp:  Meljens Designs

Ribbon: Offray

Sentiment - Dollarama wooden baby stamp set

Buttons: from my stash

CM corner rounder

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He's so cute!

Hello Crafters,
I have a funny story before I show you my card tonight. Actually, it is a funny story about how this card came to be! My friend was over the other day and asked if I could make a birthday card for her to give. She wanted a Winnie the Pooh on it. My response was I don't have a cartridge with Winnie the Pooh. I started to look through my cartridges saying things like "I wonder if my Mickey and Friends cartridge would have a Pooh on it?" "Pooh is a Disney character right?" Then all at once I saw it....the Winnie the Pooh cartridge I bought opening weekend at my local Michael's in October. I bought it along with all the other Disney cartridges I own for $19.99! And yup I have NEVER used it...actually forgot I even owned it lol. The really funny part is now that I am typing this I even remember my other friend using this cartridge of mine to make a bunch of stuff for her baby's room not that long ago!
Needless to say I then got crafting and created this card.....
Please say something like this has happened to you too!?
Tara

Recipe:

A2 size card

Cardstock: Recollections

Cricut cut: Winnie the Pooh Cartridge cut @ 4 (I think) 

Cuttlebug and Spots and Dots folder

Ribbon: Offray

Sentiment - Pink by Design - Simply Everything Set

Bling: Dollarama

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ZIG 2 way glue

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Dad's Birthday Card

Hello Everyone,
Yesterday was my dad's birthday and I just had to show you the card that I created for him. It was so super easy and I just love how it turned out. I may need to make a few more of these just to have in my stash! I used a freebie digital stamp from The Sherlocks Home and as you will see below there was very min. colouring and the sentiment for the outside and the inside were included in the freebie with the picture. How much better can it get!?

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Polly craft challenge blog - fun and games Challenge #90
Sparkles forum challenges - Anything goes Challenge #10

Happy Crafting!
Tara

Recipe:

A2 size card

Cardstock: Recollections

Ribbon: Offray

Digital Stamp and Sentiment - The Sherlocks Home

Jelly Roll white gel pen

Staedtler fineliner markers

ATG

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Birthday Sundaes Challenge # 6

Hello Crafters,
It's Sunday and you know what that means...a new challenge over on Birthday Sundaes. This week it is a challenge for sure, it's a Special Birthday Challenge! You must a create birthday gift packaging, party favor, invitation, cupcake toppers/wrappers, banners, treat boxes, etc.

I have never made a banner before and decided to make one for a friend's little girl who was turning two this weekend. All in all the banner was super easy to make (a little time consuming but fun). Taking pictures of it was a whole other story however. It was a nightmare! I used a ton of glitter which my camera hates, the entire thing was the length of a wall and really high when we hung it and to top it all off the lighting was terrible. But I did what I could and I think I took enough to give you a good idea. I am glad I took some before we hung it! Although, like I said my camera hates glitter so I couldn't use the flash. All the details will be listed below the picture.
Thanks for stopping by!
Tara

Recipe:

Cricut cuts:

Scallops - Accent Essentials 5"

Yellow circle - Accent Essentials 4 1/4"

Patterned Circle  - Accent Essentials 4"

Letters - Plantin Schoolbook 3"

Butterflies - Once Upon a Princess 2"

Beginning of banner cupcake - Once Upon a Princess 2 1/2"

End of banner cupcake - Once Upon a Princess 3"

Crown  - Once Upon Princess 3"

Cardstock: Pastel Pack Dollarama + white from bulk pack staples

Patterned Paper: Me and My Big Ideas

Ribbon: Offray

 Crop-a-dile Big Bite

Glitter Glue

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ZIG 2 way glue

Pop dots

I'm getting published!

Hi everyone, I am so super excited to share that I am getting one of my cards published in an upcoming issue (June to be exact) of Ginger Scrap Street Magazine. Click here to be taken a page where you can find the to the current edition of Ginger Scrap Street and the sister magazine Scrap Street . How cool is that?! All I will share for now about the feature is that it was a western card...other then that you will just have to wait until June to check it out! Be sure to subscribe to the magazine to get an emailed link to the new issue each month. The last page of the magazine is where you can sign up for this. Oh and once you click on a section (for example the cover article) you can then scroll down and you can flip page by page instead of  going back and heading to each section. This is what I did at first and missed numerous pages until I figured it out. I am sure you are all way too smart to do something silly like that though lol.
Tara :)

Somebunny Special

Happy Good Friday Everyone,
Sorry I have been lost this week but I have been crafting all day today and have some great projects to show you really soon! One card I made today was using my new Prisma coloured pencils. I got a great deal on them I was told. I got a pack of 70 pencils for 16.99 + tax. The tag said they were regular $34.99 and well when I see a great deal I grab it :) I actually went back the next day and got a second set lol. After using this brand I don't think I can ever go back to regular coloured pencils again! The image on my card is a free digital image from Sliekje Digi Stamps If you have never checked out this site you are in for a treat!

I would like to enter this card into some challenges
Hippity Hop Bunny Challenge -  Jen's Craft Corner
Easter Challenge  - 4 Crafty Chicks
Do the Bunny Hop - Fantabulous Cricut
Easter - Dream Valley Challenges
Easter - Sparkles Forum Challenges
Easter + sentiment - Sentimental Sundays
Easter - The Crafty Pad

Happy crafting!
Tara

Recipe:

A2 size card

Cardstock: Recollections

Patterned Paper: from scrap pile

Cricut cut: Accent Essentials (pink layer 3 75" digital image cut 3.5")

(I actually used the centre point feature to cut of the digital image...I know not too bad... right) :)

Sentiment - Pink by Design - Go Green Set

Buttons: from my stash + embroidery thread

Prisma Coloured Pencils: colour #s 370, 313, 319, 339, 342, 368, 329, 328, 345
Jelly Roll white gel pen

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Catching up!

Hello everyone,
I am just finally today catching up from  last week and the weekend now! I just finished hopping through both blog hops I participated in last weekend. If you have not gone through then I am telling you it is totally worth you while you will get a ton of creative ideas. Scoll down to find them. I hope to be back in the next couple of days with a creative project. Oh and I finished my Birthday Sundaes project for next weekend! Just wait until you see it!!!
Tara

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #5

Hello Crafters,
It's that time again...Birthday Sundaes challenge time! This week the challenge is anything goes! I decided I should do another card for the set I started a while back with the mini monsters cartridge. I tend to make very girly cards (have you noticed my princess obsession lol) and these monster cards are great for boys but still are cute enough that I enjoy making them. I did have to remind myself NOT to try and make the stitching perfect haha. Below is a picture and the details of my creation. Now pop on over to the Birthday Sundaes blog and see the great inspiration the other members of the design team have come up with and then go get creative! Don't forget the birthday sentiment on the front :)
Tara

Recipe:

A2 size card

Cardstock: Recollections

Cricut cut: Mini Monsters Cartridge Cut @ 3"

Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots folder

Sentiment - EK success stamps

Google eyes – from my stash

Singer Simple Sewing Machine

ATG
ZIG 2 way glue

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Basket Case Blog Hop - Day 2

Welcome back,
Today is day 2 of the Basket Case Blog Hop hosted by the very talented Rhonda from Scrap Happens. If you have arrived here from Celeste's blog then you are in the right place, if you are just visiting my blog and would like to start at the beginning then click here to be taken to Rhonda's blog. Each of us were asked to make a 3D basket or box for holding Easter treats. Below is what I made to share for today, again it is super simple but cute!
our next stop is Monique, enjpy!
Thanks for hopping on by!
Tara

Recipe:

Cardstock: Bazzill (box) and Recollections (bunny)

Box is 4" by 4"

Made from a 6" by 6" piece of paper scored 1" in all the way around using the Martha Stewart scoreboard 

Corners then sniped, folded over and glued

Middle square cut using Provo Craft paper trimmer.

Backing on window is cut from an old Cricut mat plastic protector.

Bunny Cricut Cut: Create-a-Critter cut @ 3"

Pearls/ google eyes: Dollarama

White Jelly Roll gel pen 

Basket Case blog Hop - Day 1

*** If you are looking for the All Creatures Great and Small blog hop click here***

Hello Crafters and welcome to day 1 of the Basket Case Blog Hop hosted by the super duper talented Rhonda from Scrap Happens. If you have arrived here from Celeste's blog then you are heading in the right direction, if you have just happened upon my blog and would like to start at the beginning (trust me you do...the talent is amazing) then click here to be taken to Rhonda's blog. Each of us were asked to make a 3D basket or box for holding Easter treats. Below is what I made to share for today, super simple but cute! Your next stop is Monique.
Be sure to check back tomorrow for my second project for this hop!
Tara

Recipe:

Cricut Cuts -

Box Cut from Tags, bags, boxes and more using fit to page

Chick cut @ 3.5"

Grass cut using fit to length

Cardstock: White piece from inside scrapbook refill page (nice and thick),  coloured pieces are scraps

Pearls/google eyes: Dollarama

Ribbon: from stash

Yellow fine tip marker

White Jelly Roll gel pen

All Creatures Great and Small Blog Hop

Welcome to the All Creatures Great and Small Blog Hop,
If you have just arrived here from Rhonda at Scrap Happens then you should still be stunned by the talent she just showed, lol. If you have just happened upon my blog and would like to start at the beginning then you want to head to Misty's blog  Deliteful Gifts. Today we are celebrating animals great and small. Below are a couple of masculine cards I made using up some of my stash. I choose the wolves because I think they are an animal with a bad reptuation but we must remember everything is on this earth for a reason and as long as we respect this we can all live in harmony. My cards today are very simple because well they are guy cards and they don't like frills I am told. (How can you not like frills!? lol)
Thanks for hopping on by your next stop is Vick at Melovebono and Scrapbooking
Happy hopping!
Tara

Recipe:

A2 size card

Cardstock: Dollarama

Patterned Paper: from my scrap pile

Cricut cut: Old West (icon feature) cut @ 3"

                                                        Sentiment - computer generated
                                                        Eyelets and Crop-a-dile Big Bite

Jelly Roll white gel pen and Brown Creative Memories Marker

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Ribbon Storage

Hello Craft world,

I am so excited! I have been doing some much needed organization in my craft room and it is starting to look and feel great! Don't you find that you are much more creative when everything is all neatly organized or is this just me? Anyways, last summer I went to a yard sale and found cute little shelves. The man told me he had made them himself for his wife years ago, He had $10 marked on each. It was getting late in the day and I had already brought a lot of stuff but I was thinking they would be about the right size for ribbon. He saw me thinking about it and told me he would sell them both for $5. I agreed thinking even if not for ribbon I could use them somewhere. What a great deal! Brian and I stopped at the hardware store and got a length of quarter inch round (think base boards). We varinshed the quarter inch round and he nail gunned it on for me. Tada now the shelf was perfect for ribbon because it couldn't roll off the front! I only wanted one done at the time because I didn't think I had enough ribbon for two. I Figured I would use the other one for something else and didn't want the lip on it. (I have no idea what I was thinking, lol). Just the other day we finally got around to finishing the second one as all my ribbon never really fit on the first, lol. Below is a picture of just the one and my overflow draw and then a picture of both hung side by side. Don't they look great?!

Thanks for looking!
Tara

 

Blog Candy Giveaway Alert!

Hello everyone,
I just had to share this....Lisa from Indy Mermaid blog is giving away the Luau cartridge! I really want this cartridge and decided it was worthy of posting and upping my chances! :) Go over and check it out!
Tara

Birthday Sundaes Challenge # 4

Hello Crafters,
This week on Birthday Sundaes the challenge is to use a photo inspiration. I have included the photo in this post below. I found the challenge hard this week. I'm not sure why. I just couldn't get my imagination to kick in. Finally, I decided just to go for it! I can't wait to see everyone else's creations (I am sure I am going to gets lots of ideas after seeing a few lol).
Happy crafting!
Tara

Recipe:

A2 size card

Cardstock: from my scraps :)

Patterned Paper: from my stash. I refuse to tell how long I have had this paper... :S

Cricut cut: Once Upon a Princess (I altered it on the sides to look more like the one in the inspiration photo)Ribbon: Offray (Silver) & Dollarama (Sheer white)

Sentiment Stamp- Wooden stamp (brand unknown it was a gift)

Punches: McGill pretty petals punch

Bling: Dollarama

Crop-a-dile Big Bite (to punch holes in banner)

Silver gel pen

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ZIG 2 way glue

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My Pink Stamper Blog Hop

Hello Crafters,
My Pink stamper had a blog hop last night and after going through all the links I always feel so inspired! I have been hard at work in my scrap room today and have been using up a ton of scraps! Don't get too excited about me using up my stash though because I also went shopping :S Lets just say I am not going to do anywhere near as good in April as I did in March with my spending. Anyways, here is the card I created to link up to the blog hop. I used a Pink Cat Studio freebie again. I am just in love with this saying and more then likely am going to make you sick of it...just a heads up :)
Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back in just a few hours with the latest Birthday Sundaes challenge. Off to bed now though...
Tara

Recipe:

A2 size card

 Cardstock: Scrap pile

Patterned Paper: scrap pile

Cricut cut: once upon a princess cut @ 3"

Sentiment - Pink cat Studio (yes, again lol)

                                                                     Bling: Dollarama

Eyelets and Crop-a-dile Big Bite

Chalks

Jelly Roll white gel pen & Purple gel pen

ATG

ZIG 2 way glue

Pop dots

100 Follower Giveaway Winner!

Hello Crafters,
I just used random.org to pick the winner of the Jubilee Cartridge!
The winner is  ----Ginny said... Great projects, thanks for sharing!---
Congratulations Ginny I will be sending you an email in a moment :)
Thanks everyone who entered and stay tuned I am inching closer to 200 by the day! I feel another giveaway coming on :)
Tara

100 Follower Giveaway Reminder

Hello Crafters,

Don't forget I will be drawing for my 100 follower giveaway on Saturday. If you have not entered yet click here to go to the post!
Good Luck!
Tara

Love Link Up Party

Hello Crafters,
I have the day off today and decided to do a little blog hopping this morning before I start what I hope will be a productive day (although I do feel as though I am coming down with something AGAIN, Brian has been home sick for 2 days so this does not really surprise me though...if it is going around I get it, it seems :(
Anyways I stumbled onto this blog this morning called  Getting Cricky and I have no idea how I have not been there before! This blog rocks! Currently, there is a link up party going on. I just love finding new inspiration so I decided to link up and see what else I can stumble upon this morning. If you would like to link up too head over to her blog and find out what it is all about and then link up below!
As always happy crafting!
Tara

***P.S. I totally forgot I was suppose to tell something about myself.... I use my visa for everything (no amount is too small) then every Saturday I pay it off. This way I get lots of points (plus a great credit rating)! I then use those points for a gift cert.! I just used my free $50 gift card for Zellers today to buy some scrapbooking stuff :)

Happy Birthday Princess

*** if you are looking for my 100 follower giveaway click here***

Hello Crafters,
I just loved my card that I made for the recent Birthday Sundaes challenge so much that I had to make another. This time I 'Cricutized' it! All the details below the picture.
Thanks for looking!
Tara

Recipe:

A2 size card

Cardstock: All from scrap pile (starting to put a dent in it)!

Cricut cut: Mini Monsters

Cuttlebug and 'traffic jam' folder

Ribbon: Offray

Sentiment - Pink Cat Studio

Bling: Dollarama

Purple Gel Pen

ATG

ZIG 2 way glue

Pop dots

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #3

***If you are looking for the April Bunny Blog Hop click here***
***If you are looking for the 100 follower giveaway click here***

Hello Crafters,
Another Birthday Sundaes challenge is up and running! This week it is 'anything goes'. Aren't these the best, the possiblities are endless! Our sponsor this week is Designed 2 Delight. Pop on over and check out their super cute and very reasonably priced stamps!

My card was made using the 'charmed' digital stamp by Designed 2 Delight and a free printable sentiment stamp by Pink Cat Studio. I coloured it with coloured pencils and as soon as I started I noticed there was this weird pattern happening like my paper was embossed. I realized my craft table doesn't have a smooth surface and it was creating the design. I kept going because I actually loved it!

Hope you can join the challenge this week there are some awesome prizes to be won check the Birthday Sundaes Challenge blog for more information!
Happy Crafting!
Tara

Recipe:

A2 size card

Cardstock: All from scrap pile

Patterned Paper: All from scrap pile
Ribbon: Offray
Digital Stamp: Designed 2 Delight

Sentiment - Pink Cat Studio
Coloured pencils
Chalks
'Hat pin' Embellishments :Straight Pins, small breads, Glossy Accents

Bling: Dollarama

Eyelets - I couldnt decide what colour so I used all three :) and Crop-a-dile Big Bite

Glitter Glue

Jelly Roll white gel pen

ATG

Pop dots

March Craft Spending and Use Your Stash Update

***If you are looking for the April Bunny Blog Hop click here***

Hello Crafters,
Here is a picture of a very small haul from this month:

(This isn't everything I bought but most times there was not enough worth taking a picture of...sounds good already doesn't it)!

Here are my totals for March:

March 2 - Dollarama $4.60
March 15 - Dollarama $5.75
March 15 - Frenchy's (buttons) $1.21
March 16 - Designed to Delight Digital Stamps $1.52
March 16 - Jessica Sprague $2.02
March 17 - Dollarama $1.15 (I'm not kidding you I NEEDED google eyes)
March 19 - Cricut Rewards Shipping for free cartridge $7.09
March 20 - Walmart $17.19
March 26 - Dollarama $2.30

Total - $42.83

Okay, this month I cut Michael's out completely and look how much that helped. And really I missed it a bit but not too much. Now, if it weren't for the dollar store I would be laughing :) I have actually been having a great time trying to use up some of my stash. It has almost become a thrill lol. Oh and by using my cricut rewards I was even able to get a free cartridge (minus the shipping which wasn't bad). Overall, a pretty decent month I do say so myself! Giving myself a pat on the back for this one!

How much do you spend on crafting? Do you even think about it? Honestly, before starting this I had no idea and never really thought about it...if I wanted it, I bought it! As bad as that sounds (spoiled princess much lol).

Think it over :)
Tara

April Bunny Blog Hop

Hello Crafters,
Welcome to the April Bunny Blog Hop hosted by the very talented Jacqueline from Made by Jacqueline! If you are here from Sarah's Blog  then you are in the right spot. If you would like to make sure that you don't miss any of the inspiration then start at the beginning, here. In honor of Easter we are all making a project with a bunny on it! (I actually made two cards for you)!

I know she is not really a bunny but she has bunny ears and bunny slippers on :)

Recipe:

A2 Size Card (it's actually a pre-fabbed one and measures a bit smaller)

Cardstock: All from scrap pile :)

Pattern Paper: from a Mat Stack that the cover is missing from so brand unknown :(

Cricut Cut: Paper Doll Dress Up cut @ 3"

Fiber: from my stash

Stamps - Sentiment- Pink by Design - Go Green Set, Face - Peachy Keen Stamps

                                                    Eyelets and Crop-a-dile Big Bite
                                             Texture snow (for inside ears and bunny tails)

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ZIG 2 way glue

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Recipe:

A2 size card

Cardstock: Recollections

Patterned Paper: Me and My Big Ideas

Digital Stamp: Freebie from Beccy's Place (she has new freebies almost daily)!

Markers - Marvy and whatever else was in my stash

Ribbon: Offray

Sentiment - Pink by Design - Simply Everything Set

Eyelets and Crop-a-dile Big Bite

Chalks

ATG

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of the hop!

Tara

Your next stop is Brenda

***P.S. if you decide to become a follower check out this post...you'll be glad you did :)***