U + Me, Back to school card

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Hello everyone! Lately I've been MIA, because I have soo much going on lately with work, school, and just life :-/ I'm sorry I haven't stopped by your blogs as much, but I will definitely be making time! 

Anywhoo!! This week I saw A LOT of Back to School challenges, so I decided to join in with a card :-) 

The paper and glue are from Simply Charmed cartridge.

The sentiment "we stick together" and "U + Me" are from Joy's Life. The set is called Sweet Popsicle Puns. Isn't it cuuute! 

The sweet faces on the glue and paper are from Peachy Keen's Cherub Assortment. 

I'm not sure if you can tell, but instead of distressing the white paper with distress ink I used blending chalk. The paper is from DCWV's Grade School stack. For the card base, I just cut a regular A2 size card and used my corner rounder for the corners. 

Linking up to: 

The Kraft Journal - Back to School

Bitten by the Bug 2 - Back to School

Exploring Cricut - Back to School

4 Crafty Chicks - Back to School 

Lexi's Creations - Back to School or College

Cupcake Inspirations - Back to the Books

Fussy and Fancy - Back to School

Creative Inspirations - Back to School 

Paper Issues - Apple for the Teacher 

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 

Krafty Girls Anything Goes challenge

Hello Krafty friends. It's time for another challenge over at Krafty Girls. This week's challenge is Anything Goes. Make sure to stop by the Krafty Girls blog and read the news they have to share. 

For my card, I kept it simple. 

This darling girl is from The Greeting Farm stamps - Flirty Anya. I just love they're stamps, but I'm terrible at coloring them! 

The paper is from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two paper pad. 

Thank you for stopping by! 

♥ Cyndy 

Create with Joy's Life stamps and Cri-Kit gel pens Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome!

You should have arrived from Ashley's blog, if not make sure you start from the beginning over at Joy's blog... this is a hop you don't want to miss! 

 If you stopped by earlier, you saw that I was having trouble with blogger 
I was able to work out all the kinks and quirks after all.

I think I mentioned this before, but the Cri-Kit gel pens are awesome!! You can use them for any image/cut to give your project a different look. When I got the cartridge Summer in Paris I loved it, but never really used it because of the intricate cuts. So, hey what a neat way to put these pens to use. 

 The chair is from the Summer in Paris cartridge. The sentiment is from Joy's You're So Punny stamp set stamped with Memento ink in Bahama Blue.

 Here's a close up of the chair - I used the regular black Cri-Kit gel pen. I added liquid pearls in Bisque on the chair. 

 

Time for some blog candy! 

Since I was having problems with blogger earlier, all you have to do is just leave a comment. Easy peasy. The winner will be chosen randomly and I'll post it up next Saturday, September 1st. 

Your next stop is Megan's blog HERE. 

Here's a list in case you get lost, enjoy! 

Joy: http://joyslife.com
Lori: http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com
Laura: http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com
Sarabeth: http://www.chroniclesofsarita.blogspot.com
Jeannie: http://www.polkacabana.wordpress.com
Nina: http://waffleflower.com
Amy: http://redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com
Jennie: http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com
Patty: http://craftykitten1.blogspot.com
Maria: http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com
Ashley: http://marklandandmain.blogspot.com
Cyndy: http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com
Megan: http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com
Stacey: http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

♫ Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini ♫

Hello everyone!! I'm super excited because today I'm a guest designer at Trendy Twine!! I have a fun summer card to show ya!

So here are the details about the card.

The cloud background is actually a background stamp from Peachy Keen and so is her cute face. 

I outlined a few clouds with  Blue Berry Trendy Twine - get yours HERE :-)

The sun is from Doodlecharms cartridge and the teenage girl in the Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini is from the Paper Dolls Teen Scene cartridge along with the beach ball. She has a pony tail being held by Krazy for Kraft Trendy Twine. *It's on SALE!!*

Don't forget to stop by the Trendy Twine blog to see FANTASTIC crafty ways to use twine and to see THE ENTIRE collection of twine click HERE =)