Glue Arts!

This week Core'dinations and Glue Arts are teaming up for some inspiration!

So make sure you head over to both blogs for some chances to win goodies and check out the gorgeous projects the design teams have been up to.

I really love Glue Arts. Whenever we have a trade show or make-n-takes to make, Glue Arts is there to supply us with Glue Glider pro's and Square Adhesives. They are super super generous!

For this gift bag I used some My Mind’s Eye Core Impressions and My Mind’s Eye Minis and Glue Arts Adhesive Squares,  Glue Arts Glider Pro and Glue Arts UCut it Foam Adhesive.
Stamps are from Cocoa Daisy. 

And next up I created a card using some Pink Paislee Core Impressions and a Core Tag in Pastels (I looooove these!!!) I was over at their Live Pink (The Pink Paislee forum) this weekend and played along with some of their WCMD challenges to upcycle so I used a rubon applicator.

This is the best part. I used some UCut it Foam Adhesive, of course, and ONE adhesive square for the rubon applicator! I only needed one that is how tacky they are. I put it right under the ribbon knot and it’s not going anywhere.

World Card Making Day

Happy World Card Making Day!!!

But before we get started make sure you mark your calendars for THIS!

Core is at it again ;) and we LOVE it.

AND CORE IS GIVING AWAY A PAPER PACK THIS WEEKEND!!!
ONE LUCKY WINNER THAT CREATES A CARD USING THIS COLOUR PALETTE
WILL WIN!
You gotta use Core ;)

So today I have some cards to share....

The first one is for the Core'dinations Colour  Lovers October Palette. Isn't it gorgeous???

For my card, I used some Tim Holtz Kraft Core, Sizzix leaves cut with a Tim Holtz die, and some Whitewash. Finished it off with a myStamp Box stamp. 

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And May Arts is participating in OWH so join the Hop over at the May Arts blog today! SUCH a great cause and this is the card that I created.

Right now they are looking for Holiday cards so I created this card using tons of Core'dinations Cardstock  (Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions Brights and Core Essentials) and some May Arts Twill.
For the tree, cut a triangle, fold it in half and then run it through your Fiskars paper trimmer.

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Hey! CROP ALERT!

(If you are here for Core...scroll down a bit ;) )

We are super duper excited!

Awesome challenges...

Prizes are being posted here...

Seriously come join us for the weekend. It's World Card

Making Day...loads of challenges for the weekend...a GREAT

group of ladies...fun stuff.

For the Luv Art

Core'dinations and Spellbinders Blog Swap

Good Morning!

Welcome to the Core'dinations and Spellbinders Blog Swap. 

We are living it up this week with some awesome inspiration.

There are tons of ways to win, check it out....

Here is how you can win:
1. Visit the Core’dinations blog and leave a comment every day, Monday the 26th through Friday the 30th. We will give away two packs to TWO lucky winners.
2. Like us on Facebook and comment to win a paper pack.
3. Visit the Core’dinations Designer’s blogs and leave a comment. We will be linking them up on the Core’dinations blog throughout the week and will choose one random designer’s blog to pick a winner.

Make sure you visit the Spellbinders blog for more details on how to win some of their awesome dies AND for some amazing projects from their Design Team.


I used some Vintage cardstock for this card. Spellbinders dies cut Core BEAUTIFULLY!
I used a Grand Scalloped die to create the window.

I was actually inspired by myself  and a card I made earier. I love love

making window cards and new the doily would fit in this shape perfectly. 

I have to say these Spellbinder's dies stay on my desk 24/7!

Happy Friday!

Mornin'!

I am so excited to share this layout with you.

I have had it completed for some time now and it is one of my FAVES.

I used May Arts ribbons on here and created some banners with them.

They are the Double Stitched/Striped ribbons. I just LOVE these colors.

Henry doesn't say his "g"s very well so he calls my mom Nama instead of Grandma. 

She eats it up every time he says it and even signs her name that way now. It's tooo cute.

I snapped this photo on the boat down at my sister's this summer. H is the BEST snuggler in the world and this photos really captures that. He also pronounces that "nuggle". LOL!

I used my Scrapdango July kit for this. I love these papers from Simple Stories and I accented it with the ribbons, of course, and some LYB stickers.

Here is a close up of the ribbon banners.

I love wide ribbon....you can use it just like patterned paper and that is what I did here.

Have a great weekend!

Cricut Cards

Good Morning!

I got a happy box already this morning!!! 

I had two cards picked up for this issue. Both use loads of Webster's Pages and Core'dinations.

The ribbon is May Arts striped twill. One of my FAVES!!!!

And this one...

with a MyStampBox stamp...I still use these stamps over and over again!

OA Cards

Cards Cards and More cards!

I created a few cards last weekend and wanted to share them with you today.

For some reason the OA sketches always get posted for me at the opportune time.

This card sketch was no exception.

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And this one is for fun ;)

I loooove these Doodlebug rubons. They are so tiny and cute, I knew they were perfect for

this vintage button. 

Authentique

Happy Thursday!

I am super excited about this post today. 

I get to share some of my fun layouts from Scrapdango's August Sugar Kit.

It is jam packed full of fun Authentique papers.

Here are a few layouts that I created:

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Disclaimer-->  this garbage can is brand new and clean ;)

Stamps are MyStampBOX (not in kit)

And some pics of Henry. He ALWAYS says this when he can't
get something to do what he wants. It's obviously broken and not
his fault, LOL!

OH and make sure you head over for the Month of September.

School is in Session!

AND YOU COULD WIN A 3 MONTH SUB!!!

Click click..is this thing on?

I am here! Things have been crazy around here.

BUT I have been scrapping!!! 

First up check  out the May Arts blog for some AWESOME give-a-ways!!!

My post is up on how to embellish your ribbon. 

It's all about stamping on your ribbon. I suggest using ribbon that doesn't have

a lot of cotton fibers in it b/c it will bleed. I used Stazon  and it works

GREAT on this ribbon. 

Of course, I used THREE kinds of Core on here...Vintage (red), Core Couture (Black) and Glitter Silk (green).

The stamps I got from Our Craft Lounge where holiday ones so I stayed with that theme. This little Moos guy is the CUTEST. 

And of course the video :):):)

Cheery Lynn

GOOD Morning!!!

Head over to the Core Blog this

week for a chance to win some Core Goodies.

We are doing a week long blog swap with Cheery Lynn.

They have some awesome dies and embossing plates.

Here is a card I created for a Wedding I went to this past

weekend.

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I used a dauber and applied some Tim Holtz Distress Inks to

the embossed image to show off the cool texture.
I even embossed the Crate die ;)

Stamps are Gel a Tins (numbers)

and myStampBOX

DT Intro and Card-a-Palooza!

HEY!! FUN news!

MY DT intro is over on the May Arts blog today along with some of my favorite

ribbon projects.

SO exciting!!! I never thought I would like to do videos as much as I do but then again, I love to talk so there's no surprise there, LOL!

Also...there has been  a TON of stuff going on over at FTLOA! You HAVE to get over there and play along wtih Card-a-Palooza. It has been so much fun making cards and there still is plenty of time to get the challenges done.

Here are a few cards that I created for them:

Lots of Core and May Arts Ribbon on these cuties!

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Monochromatic

Primary Colors

And Mini Cards...these are SO fun to make!

PLEASE COME AND PLAY!
You will like it there...low key ...drama free :)):)

Happy Mother's Day!

Shouldn't every day be mother's day??

It should!

When I saw this Get Picky challenge I almost fell over. I have these photos and

I saved this butterfly from the hanging plant brian and the boys

got for me for Mother's Day. They always get me a few of these and I

just love them! 

That and a case of beer. What more can a mom want???  :):):)

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Core Impressions Woodgrain CS, MME patterned papers,

Pink Paislee alphas and twine.

And a HUGE thanks to miss Andrea for her scraps ;)

and PTI cloud die cut. A MUST HAVE!

and a close up of the loopty loo's :)