The Sky's the Limit LO

Hello everyone! I hope everybody had a fabulous weekend! 

This week's challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog is Spring is in the Air. All you have to do is use a kite or balloon in your project. 

I decided to make a layout for my Project Life album since I've been dying to use the page protectors with four 6x6 spots. This one was super easy because the design was a layout already, I just embellished it.  The balloons are from the George and Basic Shapes cartridge. 

The sentiments "The Sky's the Limit!" and "BIG {{{Hugs}}}" are from the Scrappy Moms Designer's Choice stamp set.

The face on the pink balloon is from an oldie, but goodie Peachy Keen stamp set: Everyday Character Face assortment. 

The face on the yellow chevron balloon is from Peachy Keen's Funshine Face assortment. This face is one of my favorites ♥

Linking to: Peachy Keen's - Anything Goes challenge :) 

Thank you so much for stoppying by!

Have a fun, crafty day!

♥ Cyndy

Exploring Cricut Guest Designer.. yeah!

I'm super excited that I was asked to be a guest designer for Exploring Cricut today! Check out the blog HERE and make sure to follow for DAILY Cricut inspiration ;-) 

I recently got the Dr. Checkup cartridge, which I have been eyeing for a while, and love it! I love to use Peachy Keen faces and this cartridge is perfect for them! 

The girl is from the Dr. Checkup cartridge and the shopping bags she's holding are from the Doodlecharms cartridge. 

Her darling face is from Peachy Keen's Cherub Faces assortment. The mat that she's on is the XL Label Die from My Creative Time.  

You can see she's mounted on foam tape for dimension. The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, Winter Wishes. I inked around the edges of the mats with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and make sure to check out Exploring Cricut for your Cricut fix ;-) 

Linking to: 
Cricut Cardz Challenge #121 - Speaking of Christmas 
Cute Card Thursday - Girls Only 
My Sheri Crafts - 'Tis the Season
Moving Along with the Times - Let's Go Dotty.... 

Paper Creators Crafts - All About Christmas

Have a fun, crafty day! 

♥ Cyndy

Buzzin' by with a birthday hi

Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a warm and Happy Thanksgiving! Did any of you do the Black Friday shopping? My bestie and I went to Michael's and scored a new Cricut E2, cartridges, mats, and even a 15 piece set of Rachael Ray cookware for $99! She always finds the BEST deals around!! 

We are back in action over at Made Especially for You since we took last week off due to the holiday :-) 

This week's challenge is to create a shaped card. Anything but a square or rectangle. Easy peasy. I'm running low on my birthday cards so I decided to make one to keep at hand. 

This beeutiful bear is from the Teddy Bears Parade cartridge. I love, love, love this cartridge. 

The stamp shaped card is from the Birthday Bash cartridge. I'm not sure if you've taken a look at this cartridge, but it's seriously loaded with goodies. It has a font, banner, shaped cards, and many cute cuts. 

The cute little face on the bear is from Peachy Keen's Rag Doll & Teddy Face Assortment. The sentiment is from Pink by Design. 

Usually I do the white mat on the inside, but this time I liked the look of the Kraft paper so I kept it that way.

The sentiment is from the Scrappy Moms stamp set Amusing Animals. 

I also added zots on the bear to give it some dimension. 

Linking to: 

Scrappy Moms Stamps - Cuddly Critters

Little Scrap Pieces - "Black" Friday Challenge

CI Paints - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes 

The winner will receive four images from Meljen's Designs - winner's choice! 

Have a fun, crafty day! 

♥ Cyndy

Butterfly Kisses

Hello crafty peeps! 

It's time for another challenge over at Made Especially for You! This week's challenge is to use three colors on your card, white and black as accents are acceptable. 

Here's a super simple card I made using dark blue, light blue, and green - with accents of white :-)

The card base is from Wild Card cartridge. The butterfly pair is from Lacy Labels cartridge. 

 The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Designer's Choice stamp set. 

Joins us HERE for a chance to win 1 Verve Stamp Set of the winner's choice from Verve Stamps! 

Kaboom!

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Hello everybody once again! It's Monday and we have another challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut!

This week's challenge is Kaboom! Fireworks Celebration! Make a project with a firework, sparkler, or other big "boom" project.

I LOVE shaped cards, but I hardly ever do them because sometimes they come out too big or too small for the envelopes. I decided to make one to hold some cash for my younger brother so he can buy some fireworks for 4th of July :-) 

The firecracker is from the Summer Celebrations cartridge - I've said it many times, but this cartridge really does have everything for summer celebrations LOL!  

 This cute face is from Peachy Keen's In Stitches assortment. The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Simple Sentiments stamp set. 

Don't forget to stop by and say hello to the new DT members! =) 

Join this week's challenge here! 

Thanks for looking!

♥ Cyndy

You're the en-TIE-re package!

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Wow! It's already June, boy does time fly! We're a couple of weeks shy of Father's Day, but over at Made Especially for You we want to get your ideas flowing already with a Father's Day cards. The challenge this week is to create a Father's Day card using chipboard. 

I hardly ever make "manly cards" and I have to say, this is as manly as I was able to get LOL I know, not the manliest. 

The tie is from Summer Celebrations cartridge (page 40, button 19). I hid the striped layers using my Gypsy and instead of cutting the "knot" a different color, I cut it with the same paper.

The sentiment mat is from Twinkle Toes cartridge. I inked the edges of both cuts with Vintage Photo distress ink.

The face on the tie is from Peachy Keen's Boy Mates assortment. 

The sentiment "You're the en-TIE-re Package!" is from Scrappy Moms The Charmed Life set. 

The inside sentiment is actually made up of two Scrappy Moms stamp sets. "Specially for You" is from Sweet Somethings and "Dad" is from For the Boys. 

As for the chipboard, sometimes we gotta work with what we have and don't have... I didn't have any chipboard so I decided to use a cereal box as "chipboard". Worked great! 

I cut the shadow of the tie with my "chipboard". 

Also, this is the first card I made using an Action Wobble, but it was a little too big... so I trimmed it :-) 

Here are the best two pictures I was able to take with the Action Wobble at work. 

 

Oh, and all of the pattern paper is from Echo Park, I just ♥ their paper! 

We can't wait to see what cards you create for Father's Day using chipboard! Join us here for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to  Priscilla Styles store. 

Also linking this up to:

Wobble Wednesday's Challenge - Anything Goes

Exploring Cricut - Father's Day theme using two cricut cuts 

Peachy Keen - Just Cards

2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Inside & Out
Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Masculine

Thanks for looking my friends!

♥ Cyndy

One in a Melon

Hello everybody! It's Thursday, one day closer to the weekend! This weekend (starting tomorrow woo hoo) I'm going out with the hubby for a mini 4 day vacation! Can't wait!

Anywhoooo,  

This card is for my sister (well, she'll be giving it to her friend lol) 

All the cuts are from the Doodlecharms cartridge. First I cut the watermelon with the border feature. Then I cut the watermelon by itself a little bit larger and pop dotted it. 

The faces on the left and right side are from Peachy Keen's The Cornies and the one in the center is from PK's Princess Face assortment.

The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's The Charmed Life.

The twine is Peapod from The Twinery.

Thank you for stopping by! 

♥ Cyndy

P.S.

Peachy Keen lovers, Krafty Girls is having a Face Off challenge! So simple, just show us a project with a face! Check it out here :) 

You take the cake!

Hello crafty peeps! It seems like it has been a LONG time since I joined in on a Peachy Keen Challenge! 
The cake is from the Smiley Cards cartridge. 

The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Sweet Somethings stamp set. The darling face is from Peachy Keen's Cherub Faces. 

Here's the sketch for PKS, I just rotated it =) 

Also linking to: 
Go Fish: Color Challenge (cake) 

BBTB2 - Bakery Challenge
Hotshot Craft - Die Cuts
Lej Designs - Lots of Layers
Paper Pretties - Glitter

Thank you so much for looking! 

♥ Cyndy

Love is in the Air

Hello crafty peeps! It's time for another Challenge Me Monday challenge over at FCCB! Today's challenge is to make a project with a car, bike, train, plane etc. 

The plane is from Pop-Up Neighborhood Cartridge. The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Love Notes.  I added some zots on the back to give it some dimension. 

Also linking this up to:

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes

Make sure to join us & spread the word :) 

Thank you for looking! Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's projects here!

♥ Cyndy

You are my Sunshine

♫ You are my sunshine.. my only sunshine.. you make me happy.. when skies are gray ♫

I had this song in my head the entire time while making this card! 

This darling girl is from the Paper Dolls Teen Scene cartridge. The color yellow from Peachy Keen's color inspiration really caught my eye! 

Her face is from Peachy Keen's Blushing Bride Interchangeable Faces. Isn't it PERFECT for her!?!? I've been having wayyy too much fun with this cartridge! 

The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Amusing Animals set. For the "rain drops" I used Baby Blue liquid pearls, don't they look cool! I actually got this idea from Tonya from Itty Bitty Ladybugs. 

The umbrella is from the Paisley cartridge. It initially had a butterfly, but hid it using the Gypsy. The cute face on it is from Peachy Keen's The Cornies assortment. I used Denim twine from The Twinery. 

The card is is 9 in x 3.85 in, perfect for a business envelope. I had to make the doll this large so I could use the face from the Blushing Bride set. 

Also linking this up to: 
Scrapalicious Usa - April Showers
Go Fish - Anything Goes
CardsTV - Color Me A Rainbow 

Thank you so much for looking!

♥ Cyndy

Thanks to Ewe!

Hello! It's time for another Challenge Me Monday challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut!
This week's challenge is Out Like a Lamb. [Make a project using a gentle animal... lamb, kitten, puppy etc....]

 The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Amusing Animals set. The cute face from Peachy Keen's Critter Faces.

I embossed it with the cuttlebug divine swirls folder and inked it up with Antique Linen distress ink.

Oh and this cute little sheep is from the County Fair cartridge. I popped up the second layer :)
Dont forget to see the other member's projects and join here!  

Thanks so much for looking!

♥ Cyndy

Happy Birthday!

I haven't made a birthday card in a LONG time (at least it feels like it!) 

Birthday Sundaes is having a challenge - get messy! Here's what i did! 

I cut this cupcake in white cardstock -it's from the From My Kitchen cartridge. The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Simple Sentiments. 

I went ahead and colored the pieces with Tim Holtz Distress Inks using the blending tool. 
circle/"cherry" - Barn Door
the top of the cupcake - Spun Sugar 
the silhouette-like of the cupcake top - Victorian Velvet
cherry leaf - Crushed Olive
bottom layer of the cupcake wrapper - Broken China
top layer of the cupcake wrapper - Faded Jeans

 I cut the scallop circle and circle also in white cardstock from the Art Philosophy cartridge. 

 I colored it using the blending tool also. The scallop circle is colored with Broken China and the circle with Wild Honey. 

 I then sprayed it with only water with my mini mister to give it a blotchy look. (not sure if you can see it) Hopefully you can in at least one of these photos. :/ 

I used Perfect Pearls with Perfect Medium to give it some shine and finished it off with very little doodling on the cherry and wrapper. 

I also inked the edges of the patterned paper with Broken China. Again, here's the final outcome :) 

I'm also linking this up to:

Made Especially For You - Use faux or real stitching. 

Craft Junkie Too - TGIF Linky Party

Joyful Stamper - Anything Goes 

Little Scrap Pieces - Use Green 

Cardz TV - You Take the Cake 

Party Time Tuesday's - Anything Goes 

Thanks so much for looking and have a great weekend!

♥ Cyndy