Heard You Caught a Bug

Hello everyone! 

I hope everyone is having a great week! My husband and I are enjoying our stay-cation before his brother comes into town from Virginia. Boy does time fly when you're having fun LOL 

Anywhoo, I'm sharing a CAS card over at Joy's Life Design Team blog. I made this card for a sweet friend of mine. 

This adorable sentiment is from Joy's brand new set, Punny Animals. 

The cute bug is from Create a Critter cartridge. The sentiment mat and back ground mat are from the Lacy Labels cartridge.  

Blog winner - Giveaway #1 is: 

#4 - Silvia

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Giveaway #2 is still open - Click HERE for more info :) 

Thank you for stopping by!

♥ Cyndy

On the first day of Christmas... :-)

Hi everyone! 

I have seen many 12 Days of Christmas, 25 Days of Christmas, and December Daily projects all over bloggy world and Instagram so I decided to give it a try. 

My goal is to do "12 Days of Christmas" but if I can keep up with 25 even better! 

I haven't done layouts in a LONG time and I couldn't find my mojo, but I was able to make this quick easy layout. I might add tags or a little something later on. 

I still haven't mastered photographing layouts, but working on it :-) 

Deets: 

"Sweet Holiday Wishes" is from Winter Frolic. 

Penguin - Create a Critter.

Santa Hat - Pooh and Friends (It's flipped) and has Crystal stickles. 

Face on Penguin - Peachy Keen's Critter Faces 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

♥ Cyndy

a little something to gobble

Hello, hello ♥ 

Over at Joy's Life Design Team blog, we will be showcasing projects that include embossing. 

The sentiment is from Joy's Life It's All Fall Puns stamp set. ♥ 

This cute little turkey is from Create a Critter cartridge. I used the Swiss Dots cuttlebug folder for the embossing. 

Here's a close up of the sentiment. 

 This little fella is on an action wobble. 

 Action wobbles are so much fun! 

Ohhh, by the way!

Joy is having a super awesome giveaway over at the Design Team blog.

Check it out HERE!!

Have a fun, crafty day! 

♥ Cyndy 

Dino-mite!

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Hi!!!

It's time for another Challenge Me Monday challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut. This week's challenge is to make a Birthday project using a candle. Remember: You have to use at least one Cricut cut! :o) 

I've said this before, but I gotta say it again... I ♥ DCWV's Celebration stack!!

The background paper is from that stack and I definitely did not want to cover it up!  The green strip is from Echo Park, I can't remember which paper pad though. 

This little Dino fellow is from the Create a Critter cartridge. 

The sentiment is from Joy's Life Lot's of Pun stamp set. I wanted to stamp the sentiment three times, but there wasn't any more room for the third since I had adhered the dino already. I even tried to lift it's tail and forgot to adhere it back down before I took the photo! Ooops! The face is from Peachy Keen's Boy Mates face assortment. 

 Dino with bling? whaaaa LOL The bling is from our fabulous sponsor this week, Zva Creative.
At first I thought their bling was going to be like bling you find at your local craft store, but the moment I tried it I could really tell the difference. I love it! I don't want to use it all LOL 

Check them out HERE! You'll fall in love too! 

Linking to: 

The Squirrel and the Fox - Celebrate the Occasion 

Thanks for stopping by & happy crafting!

♥ Cyndy

Nut'n is better than being together

Hi everyone! Pretty soon we'll be seeing leaves change colors and fall from the trees, welcoming Fall. So this week we'll be showing you projects with leaves over at Joy's Life DT! 

I had never done a stepper card, but it's actually very easy! 

The squirrel and acorn are from Create a Critter cartridge. The tree is from Simply Charmed cartridge. The sun is from one of the Paper Dolls cartridge. 

The sentiment is from Joy's BRAND NEW stamp set, It's All Fall Puns. 

Thank you for stopping by!
♥ Cyndy

Bon Voyage

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Hello, hello! It's time for another Challenge Me Monday challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut! This week's challenge is Trains, Planes, & Automobiles. All you have to do is Make a project using some sort of transportation (Bus, Plane, Train, Car, Bike, Etc). 

The airplane is from Pack Your Bags cartridge and the cloud is from Create a Critter cartridge. I used Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink to randomly ink up the cuts to give them a different look. The sentiment is from Joy's Life - Pun In The Sun stamp set. 

I added pop dots on both the airplane and cloud for dimension. 

My card is very simple, but that is because I didn't want to cover the darling pattern paper! Crazy, I know! The plane paper is from Bo Bunny's On the Go collection.  

Anywho, don't forget to stop by Fantabulous Cricut and join the challenge HERE!! :o) 

Have a fabulous, crafty day! 

♥ Cyndy

A WHALE OF A GOOD TIME :-)

Hello crafty peeps! Hope all is well!  

For this card, I tried to use supplies that I like to hoard... like twine, bling, scrap paper, etc LOL 

Who says whales can't be pink hehe 

Here are the deets on the card 

The pink whale is from Create a Critter cartridge. 

The balloons are from George and Basic Shapes cartridge. 

The cloud pattern paper is from Echo Park's Sweet Day paper pad. 

The rest of the paper was just scrap paper in my stash :o) it comes in handy! 

The sentiment is from Joy's Life, Lots of Pun stamp set.
The face on the whale is from Peachy Keen's Cherub Faces assortment. 

Linking to: 

The Perfect Sentiment - All Creatures Great and Small

Little Scrap Pieces - Use Pink

Cricut Chirp - Create a Critter

DL Art Thankful Thursday - Anything Goes 

Craft Junkie - TGIF Linky Party 

Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes

Pin & Tack Spark Your Creativity Now!  - Anything Goes 

Sunday Funday Link Party 

Have a fabulous, crafty day! 

♥ Cyndy

mini swatch book

Hi everyone! Over at Joy's Life DT blog we are showing you many ways to create your own swatch books/albums! Today I have a mini swatch book to share with you. I focused my mini album on the Wild Life Puns stamp set. 

These mini swatch books are so easy and fun to make! I simply cut four 4x4 pieces of white paper with my trimmer, used a corner rounder on 3 corners and just embellished! 

 

The sentiment mat and the frame are from the Elegant Edges cartridge. 

 

Again, all of the stamps are from the Wild Life Puns set. This set can be so fun, especially with die cuts! 

This banner is from the Artiste cartridge. I actually cut it a tad bit too big and just trimmed it from the sides (I'm sure it looks nothing like it originally did LOL). The fish is from the Create a Critter cartridge. 

 I didn't photograph this, but there is a small photo mat on the back of each page. 

Thank you for stopping by! 

♥ Cyndy 

ME4Y Challenge

Hello crafty peeps! It's a busy week this week! Over at Made Especially for You we have another sketch challenge! Usually I struggle with sketch challenges, but I was very happy with how this one came out :-) 

This darling duck is summer duck - swim from Bugaboo Digi stamps.

The sun is from Create a Critter cartridge. I don't remember which cartridge the stars are from, I searched for them using the search feature on the Gypsy and just chose the ones I liked. The waves are from Life's a Beach cartridge. 

The cloud pattern paper is from Echo Park. The stamp is from Peachy Keen.

The twine is from The Twinery. 

Here is the sketch so you can join in on the challenge! 

Join us here for a chance to win seven images from  Bugaboo Stamps. Winner's choice =)




P.S.
Don't forget to check out the SEVEN days of Facebook giveaways from MEFY! 
Check out all the details HERE! 

Ginger Snap Scraps Blog Hop!

Welcome to the second I'm A Ginger Snap Girl Blog Hop!

The wonderfully talented customers of Ginger Snap Scraps have teamed up to bring you awesome projects and inspiration using the items they have purchased from the store!

 If you are just joining us, please begin at the Ginger Snap Scraps blog. 

If you came from Maria's blog   then you are in the right place!

For today's project, I made a card.

The bird is from the Create a Critter cartridge. 

  The pattern paper is from Echo Park's Hello Summer paper pad - you can find it here. 

The sentiment is from Joy's Life Wild Life Puns stamp set - you can find it here. 

 The bird is on an Action Wobble. They're so fun! 

Your next stop on the hop is Maddy! 

Now for some awesome blog candy!

Ginger Snap Scraps is giving away 4 $10 gift cards to four lucky followers!

To enter to win, just comment below letting us know you did any of the following:

Follow Ginger Snap Scraps the blog. 

Like Ginger Snap Scraps on Facebook. 

Follow Arcy Scraps!

To celebrate our second customer blog hop, we are taking 15% off all items in the store!

Here is the blog hop list in case you get lost ;) 

Cori- http://www.ginger-snap-scraps.blogspot.com
 Yolie - http://www.justyolie.com
 Lucy - http://www.love2createitall.com
 Maria - http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com
Cyndy - http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com/
 Maddy - http://www.thescrappycorner.blogspot.com
Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com

everything is smore fun with you

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Hello again my crafty friends. 

Today we have a Father's Day challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut. All you have to do is create a Father's Day card using an outdoors theme; hunting, fishing, hiking etc.

I've made a few Father's Day cards, but this is the one for my dad :-) 

We have bonfires at the beach nearby. 

The bird is from 3 Birds on a Parade cartridge and the fire is from Create a Critter cartridge.

The face on the fire is from Peachy Keen's The Cornies set.

The sentiment is from Joy's Life Wild Life Puns stamp set.

The twine is Blue Berry from Trendy Twine. 

Come join us here! 

Thank you for looking! 

♥ Cyndy

Just B Creative Crazy Guest

** Click HERE for today's ME4Y's Do You Speak Cricut Saturday - Once Upon A Princess review! **


I'm super excited to be a guest designer for my Beckie at Just B Creative Crazy! Make sure to check her page for awesome projects from her and her bloggy friends :-) 

I have a super easy, yet cute card to show ya!  

The butterfly is from Create a Critter. 

To create this shaped card I simply duplicated the butterfly's shadow and welded them together. 

Here is the card closed. Her face is from Peachy Keen's Laughy Taffy set. The twine is from The Twinery. 

Linking this to:

Peachy Keen's Color Inspiration Challenge

Thank you so much for looking!

♥ Cyndy

Peachy Keen Challenge #3 - TP Roll

Hello! The challenge at PKS is to create ANY project of your choice using an empty toilet paper roll. Here's mine [warning: tons of pics!] 
I created a mini toilet paper roll book

Below: here it is from the side.

I started by flattening out three toilet paper rolls.

 Then I inked around the edges with Spun Sugar distress ink but that was wayyy too light, so I went over it with Worn Lipstick.

 Next I adhered the paper to the rolls.

 Then hole punched them with my crop-a-dile.



 and added eyelets for a better look. I wasnt going to add stitching....

but I did lol much better

Now, the decorating! Here is the front. The hearts are from Doodlecharms. I cant remember where the hat/crown are from :( I think I just searched for them on my gypsy until I saw one that I liked. The sentiment is from My Creative Time's You Had Me at Chocolate.  The stamp on the heart on the left is from Peachy Keen's The Cornies and the one on the right from the Princess Face Assortment.

 "to my" is from the Alphalicious cartridge. The beautiful journaling stamp is from My Creative Time's My Journaling. The stamp on this heart is also from Pks the Princess Face Assortment.

 The lightning bolt is from Indie Art and the sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamp set Love Notes. This adorable face is from Pks The Cornies .

 Cupid is from Sweethearts cartridge. The sentiment is from MCT's You Had Me at Chocolate.

 The heels are from Forever Young and the sentiment from Scrappy Moms Stamp set Love Notes. Both faces are from Pks Happy New Year assortment.

 This little skunk/squirrel ahahaha is from Create a Critter. The sentiment also from Scrappy Moms Stamp set Love Notes. His lovely face is from the Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed Face assortment.

 The inside of the toilet paper rolls have tags!! :) I stamped this one, again, with MCT's HMy Journaling.

 Here's a mini snap shot of the end product. I added small photos of my hubby and I that we took at the mall.

Thank you so much for looking and join in on the fun here!

♥ Cyndy