it's all aboat the good times

Happy Saturday and welcome to Joy's Life Summer in 3D Blog Hop! 

You should have arrived from Patty's blog, Crafty Kitten, if you just stumbled on by make sure you start over at Joy's Life because this is a hop you do not want to miss! 

When I think of Summer, I think of the beach and beach activities like kayaking, sailing, or even simple ferry rides. I made this treat box that is perfect for Summer treats. :) 

The sentiment is from Joy's Pun in the Sun stamp set. 

The paper is from Echo Park. The box is from the Silhouette Online Store. 

Your next stop is Julie's blog, Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers. 

Here's the line up in case you just joined :) 

Joy: http://joyslife.com  

Dawn: http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com

Kendra: http://luv2scrapnmakecards.blogspot.com

Jennifer:  http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.com

Patty: http://craftykitten1.blogspot.com

Cyndy: http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com

Julie: http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com

Laura: http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com

Stacey H: http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Maria: http://asimplefive.blogspot.com 

Lori: http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com

Megan: http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com

Blog Candy: 

Just leave a comment and I'll post the winner on August 1st. 

Have a fun, crafty day! 

♥ Cyndy 

Hello Sunshine tag

Hello everyone!!

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. This week over at the Joy's Life DT blog, it is all about 3D flowers.

 I whipped up a tag for a small gift I'll be giving a friend of mine. 

This sweet sentiment is from Joy's Life Pun in the Sun stamp set. You can find it HERE. 

The paper is from echo park and the 3D flowers are from a die. 

Have a fun, crafty day! 

♥ Cyndy

Made Especially For You's 2 Year Blogoversary Blog Hop!

Welcome to Made Especially For You's 2 Year Blogoversary Blog Hop!

If you've come from Eileen's blog, The Scrapping Actuary, you're in the right place! If you just came across the hop, please start at the beginning over at Made Especially For You.

When Ashley asked me to be part of her 2 Year Blogoversary Hop I was honored. I've known Ashley for about a year. She allowed me to be part of the Made Especially For You Design Team. She truly is a genuinely nice and caring person... don't forget insanely talented :) 

Instead of having a theme for the hop, Ashley put together a bingo board full of some of her favorite crafty things and we were to choose at least 3 of them and create a project.

 I chose crinkle ribbon, twine, and pearls and made a card. :)

Who says we can't use doilies and pearls for manly cards? Nooot me. 

I created the sentiment from My Creative Time's You're My Best Buddy stamp set. The sentiment mat is from My Creative Time's Just Simply Live. For the pearls, I used Liquid Pearls in Bisque and Platinum Pearl. 

The twine is Chocolate Truffle from Trendy Twine. The crinkle ribbon is Antique White from the Pink & White Bundle from 3 Girl Jam.

 I used Amy Tangerine thickers to spell out "dad". 

The chocolate pattern paper is from Echo Park Paper. 

To coordinate with our bingo board, we have sponsors providing prizes to match each item listed on the board! 

The Paper Nest

3 Copic Markers of Winner's Choice!

AND A SECOND WINNER WILL RECEIVE...

Doodlebug Designs Polka Dot Paper Pack!

(Assorted colors - 4 6x6 sheets of each color)

Freckled Fawn

10 Rolls of Washi Tape!

Miriam's Crafting Supplies

$5 Gift Certificate!

The Cutting Cafe

$20 Gift Certificate!

My Craft Spot

Winner's choice of 5 Bundles of Twine!

(10 yards of each color, over 50 colors to choose from!)

Scrapping Fun with Tonya

3 Pack of Stickles!

3 Girl Jam

$15 Gift Certificate!

To qualify to win, you must:

1. Be a follower of Made Especially For You

2. Leave a comment on every stop of the hop

3. *Extra Entry* Become a fan of the MEFY Facebook page

Winners will be announced at Made Especially For You on Thursday June 20th.

Your next stop of the hop is Robin's blog, The Cricut Scrapper. 

Ashley (Made Especially For You)

Tonya

Stephanie

Jessica

Erica

Abby

Georgiana

Laura

Pam

Eileen

Cyndy

Robin

Thanks so much for hopping with us! :)

Meow are you? ^_^

Hi everyone ♥

Today I'm sharing a slider card over at Joy's Life Design Team blog. I had always wanted to make one, but was a little confused on what to cut, sizes, etc... but the Silhouette Cameo made it soo easy!! I think I've said this before, but the hardest part was choosing the pattern paper LOL 

The sentiment is from Joy's brand new stamp set, Punny Animals. This entire stamp set is adorable. Take a look at the entire stamp set here. 

The following pictures will show the girl's progress on the "slider" cut. The card base and the slider piece are from the Silhouette Store. 

Here, she made it to the right side :-)   All of the pattern paper is from Echo Park Paper except the girl's dress and sentiment mat. I used My Mind's Eye pattern paper for her dress and the sentiment mat. 

I used foam tape to add all the dimension. 

This week the design team has been working on animal themed projects. Stop by the blog to for some inspiration and to say hi! :) 

Have a fun, crafty day! 

♥ Cyndy