my cricut craftroom what can my mind design monday wedding

 happy monday! todays challenge at my cricut craftroom is to make something for a wedding.
im entering this over at dlart for dianas fun july linky party

i made a simple card using the  sweethearts cartridge.

i cut mr&mrs at 3 inches

the corner was cut at 2 inches i made a shadow cut by cutting the shadow at 2~1/4 inches i liked the black oomph it gave the cut. 

i added coordinating blue pearls.

thanks so much for visiting my blog your sweet words make me smile thank you for that too :) 

to see more awesome projects please visit my cricut craftroom 

wow wedding blog hop

happy saturday! today is the kick off for our weekend wow wedding blog hop hope youre having fun i know youre getting a ton of awesome ideas to make some fabulous projects
you should have arrived here from julies blog if not start ~>here<~ and you'll get on the right track :)  i'll let you know where to go next at the end of my post .
i made a simple yet cute card from  the SWEETHEARTS cartridge

the hearts were cut at 3~1/2 inch the car 2 inch.

                             

i added some buttons and used brads for the taillights. 

then used a stamp from cardztv happy days set. 

easy but cute eh :) 

i thought id show you a few cards i made a couple of years ago too

sorry i dont know any of the sizes. 

i used beyond birthdays for the hearts.

this is using stretch your imagination and the negative cut heart from george.

the background panels are cuttlebug

another from sweethearts

the inside

i did faux embossing with a stamp for the corners. ( you ink in a dark color then slightly offset your stamp inking in a lighter color)

and one last one for the bride to be again using sweethearts  

thanks for stoppin by, i hope youve enjoyed your visit and i hope ive given you some ideas you can use :)

now go have some more hoppin fun at the fabulously talented faith abigails 

xxxshelly 

bittenbythebug2 love is in the air

happy monday! this week over at bbtb2 our sweet gal  brenda has chosen our challenge, use a cupid or heart on a card or project. be sure to check out the rest of the dts fabulous as always samples :) and of course play along with us we love when you do :)
im entering this over at DLart linky party be sure to go share yourr projects i know diana would just love if you did :)
i decided to go hearts instead of cupid.

i made the flower by cutting several hearts from the  sweethearts cartridge. altho the center one is a scrap leftover i forget which cart.i ran the top layer hearts thru my cuttlebug.

and inked up a bit. i added stickles to the center heart.

the sweet bees are from create a critter.altho you cant tell from the photo,  i added stickles to their wings and gave them googly eyes.
the saying is computer generated.

thanks so much for stopping by and thank you for the sweet comments they always make me smile :) hope your week is off to a great start :)  happy crafting!xxxshelly

whimsical wednesdays "winter wonderland"

happy wednesday :) this week our challenge over at whimsical wednesdays is to include sparkle and one or more snowflakes on a card or project.
be sure to check out the rest of the dt samples and play along with us we love when you do!

for this i used my cricut and sweethearts cartridge for the stamp shapes. i inked them up a tad and stamped some snowflakes on them. the white snowflakes are a punch i added rhinestones to them. the mitten is an su stamp.

the pretty bow was made using gorgeous  crinkle ribbon and my awesome bow maker from 3girlsjam.i added a pink rhinestone to the center. computer generated the saying.

thanks so much for visiting me today yur sweet comments always make me smile, thank you for that :)  have a great rest of day . now go get your craft on and show us your project :) xxxshelly

wonderful friend

happy friday! 
i made this for a couple of card challenges.
DLART who's theme is friends 
365 cards who theme for challenge #164 is to use 3 flowers 
creative card crew whos challenge is to use script or newsprint  type of paper
and totallypapercrafts whos challenge is song inspired my song is thank you for being a friend

for this i used my cricut and storybook cartridge for the flowers i used 3 different sizes of  the poppy (Ashift) and the corners.

the heart was cut with sweetheart cartridge. i added some pearls and a button. the butterflies are a martha stewart punch 

then i added a stamp from creative visions hello hunny set ( link on my sidebar)

thanks bunches for stopping by my blog  youre sweet words make me smile thank you for that :) have a great rest of day and weekend! xxxshelly

bitten by the bug2

happy monday :) this week its my turn to host BBTB2. i chose to use any tag from the sweethearts cartridge. be sure to check out the fantabulous goodies from my dt sisters as always youll be wowed.

i made 2 tags

                                                                       heres froggie tag

now who wouldnt want to kiss this cutie :) i used pearls for his eyes. the hearts i ran thru my cuttlebug and swiss dots folder. used colorbox fluid chalk and for the gold accents i used inka gold from viva decor.

next is the sweet smitten kitten

 

i used my viva decor glitter writer to sparkle the hearts

 she definetly has the  look of love about her :)

the sentiment is from stephanie at  whimsical designs " with love "set. click ~>here<~ to check our this fun set plus others.

thanks so much for stopping by today. hope your week is off to a super start :) as always your comments make me smile, thank you for that :)  have a crafty day! xxxshelly

whimsical wednesdays

happy wednesday :)  this week at WW our fun challenge is word inspired . be sure to pop on over to the ww blog and see what word inspires you and what the rest of the uber talented dt have created. dont they just knock your socks off! they do me.
we have a great sponsor for this week ..barb at bugbites is offering up her new stamp set called all year round how generous of her! thank you barb :)

i chose the word love, yep you know im quite the sappy creature. stupid me ;)  so..... what i did was make a grapevine entwined hearts  wreath thingy . ok the vines were already shaped into hearts i just shoved the little one into the bigger ones innerds :) but i did decorate them :)

 first i wrapped some nutmeg colored lace  around the large wreath. for the word love i used my  cricut and sweethearts cartridge.  paper is tim holtz i used colorbox fluid chalk then spritzed it with homemade glitzyspritz in spun sugar. to keep the word in place i looped the swirly ends under the lace.

                    oh and see the pretty crocheted flowers my friend and old design team leader leah made those sweet things i just added buttons :) 

 the butterflies are cuttlebug. i didnt emboss them i thought they were pretty enuff just with the fab paper. i did use colorbox fluid chalk on the edges then the pink one i used the cutest boy ever (tim holtz) distress stickles in spun sugar.

the brown paper flower i made using kraft colored wrapping paper . i punched circles then dampened the paper  twisted them up then let them dry, with the help  my heat gun of course im too impatient to wait most of the time.

then i gently pulled them apart, stacked them and pierced a hole through the centers. added a teensy brad that you cant see. fiddled with the petals til it looked like i wanted it. thats it. oh i did add that glitzy spun sugarness to it too :) isnt that pink butterfly pretty :)

i computer generated the saying, oh there goes the sappy part of me rearing its stupid head ...how does one make that go away!?

 the ribbon in the corner is  paper wraphia ribbon (purchased from the kraft outlet, theres a link on my sidebar, great lil store for that kraft  goodiness :) i again used the glitzyspritz on it. added a couple of heart pins and some basic grey pearls.
hope ive inspired you with my project this week. again be sure to stop by ww get your word and share with us :)  thanks so much for visiting me today i really appreciate it and your kind words :) have a great rest of day :) xxxshelly

cricutcardzchallenges

happy wednesday :) this week over at CCC jeri has chosen our challenge  to be wedding . be sure to head on over to the CCCblog and give the rest of the DT a lil bloglove and of course wed love you to play along with us .

i made a very simple card

i used the sweethearts cartridge for the hearts. i put the top heart thru my cuttlebug using the birds folder. i inked that and the entire card/paper with tim holtz distress ink ,vintage photo. i added memorybox pearls and a ribbon. foam adhesives were used under the heart and sentiment for dimension. computer generated best wishes and used basic grey opaline pearls. paper is k&Co blue awning. thank you so much for hanging out here with me today i enjoy your company :) have a great crafty day :) xxxshelly

bitten by the bug 2

happy monday :) hope you had a super weekend :) this week our hostess at BBTB2 is our beautiful and oh so talented and sweet sweet  carole who has chosen our cut to be the birthday cake from celebrations.  again a cartridge i dont own so instead i used the cake from sweethearts. if you dont have the cart, go ahead and use whatever cake you have remember this is all about FUN and inspiration.

the paper i used is all dcwv sweet stack. what yummy paper this is!   for the sentiment,one of my daycare girlies whos a sweetaholic always says this to me as i remind her she has to eat her veggies and fruit :) so shes gonna get this when its her b-day :)  i know shes just going to love it hope you like it too.  thank you for stopping by my blog  your comments leave me with a smile for sure. have a great day :) xxxshelly

BBTB2

happy monday :) this week over at BBTB2 our lovely lori  has chosen our cut to be from the mothers day cartridge, using any of the phrases. be sure to head on over to the blog and check out what the rest of the super DT has created for us. i dont own this one, so instead used storybook for the word mother and the flowers.. for the hearts i used sweethearts cartridge i used a prima stamp on them. extras include acrylic paint, distress stickles MS punch butterflies and colorbox fluid chalk. paper is pink paislee and SU cardstock. thanks so much for sittin here with me hope ya enjoyed your visit as much as i did ;) have a great rest of day! xxxshelly

PaperCutzChallenges #84

                                                      happy friday :) 

this week over at PCC mary has chosen our challenge to be any theme but using 3 patterned papers. ya'll know how i love my paper so this was way fun :)  

i made a tag  this week. dont know why but for some reason im just gettin into liking making these.. maybe all the tim holtz stuff im watching has something to so with it  ;)  isnt he just  the cutest boy under the sun!

so..anyway...what i did was use my cricut and sweethearts cart for the tag and the heart distressing with tims distress inks and spritzing with homemade glimmer mist. . the bird is from storybook cartridge. i added  distressed stickles  and rock candy to it. a teensie pearl for its eye. the flowers i made by cutting the heart flower (shadow feature) from sweethearts cartridge..5 for one flower and 8 for the other onto ivory or buff colored cardstock.. pierced a hole in the center then colored them with distress stains  (wild honey and spun sugar) then added some spritz to these. then i added distressed stickles. i stuck a brad in the middle to hold them together then put a dab of liquid pearls (buttercup) on the top of the brad for the leaves i used paper raffia that i colored with distress stain. added a bit of ribbon and a couple of kaiser kraft pearls.  the lovely paper is prima
thanks so much for taking a peek and your comments warm my heart :) have a great weekend :)xxxshelly

bittenbythebug2 blog hop!

happy monday ! what better way to start a monday than with some blog hoppin fun! the order of the hop and other info will be posted under my card.

this week our amazingly artistic and wonderfully sweet  carole  is our hostess and she chose the birdhouse from  stretch your imagination. i do own the cart but got a lil confused in our DT post , thought we needed a different cart i dont own... anyways i made this in advance and knew the ladies wouldnt mind if i didnt start over :)  .....so i used cindyloo cartridge for the birdhouse plus the swirl and flowers.  and for the birds ( i snipped off the boy birdies hat) and heart corners  i used sweethearts cartridge.i added colorbox fluid chalk,  and a heart pearl  my beautiful paper is memorybox.

ok..now for  the blog hop info  as i promised :)

if you came from our darling   caroles blog then youre traveling the right road..
after you leave me head on over to  pennysblog..  she creates the sweetest projects!!

if you run into order problems just come back here and admire my card some more lol  im KIDDING!!!!
just head on back to BBTB and link up again :)

what am i giving away...well.. how about paper. yep ill send you from my stash 6X6 papers and maybe some a little smaller. i dont know how many. lets say more than 10 sheets.  sorry  but this is for my u.s peeps as i cant afford the postage .. for my overseas pals how about a gift certificate from  bugaboo digital stamps (link on my sidebar) or if you have another digi shop youd prefer.
this is cardstock i have used on my cards  ....i promise you will love these! and if not well heck send em back to me ;) lol
what do you have to do?  hmmm tell me how gorgeous my daughter is (pic on side bar). how cute my kitties are how wonderful i am  LOL im soooo kidding!! i already know these things! :)
seriously just tell me your favorite brand of paper. thats it :) ill  pick ONE random winner.. oh and if you can tell me my favorite paper company then your name will get entered two times :)

so..get hoppin and have some fun..be sure to play along with us too. have a great day! XXXshelly

The Kraft Journal AND Fantabulous cricut challenge blog

 monday :)  this weeks challenge/theme over at TKJ is love. AND ovet at FCCB theyre having a fantastic crawl their theme is using the word love. for my submission i made 2 tags using kraft paper purchased from tkj.

i used my cricut and tags bags boxes and more cartridge for the tags, cutting once regular cut and shadow cut..(you can purchase tags from the tkj store if needed). i distressed and added colorbox fluid chalk   to them.

for the first tag, i used sweethearts cartridge for all the cuts.

for the heart, i used indie art cartridge,  making  a stencil using the negative cut. i then used alchohol inks  to color it in ( cranberry, lettuce pearl and gold). then added pearl accents. i also added some lace. 

for the 2nd tag , i used a negative cut from sweethearts cartridge and backed that with lighter pink paper. .added a pearl to the center and along the sides. i doodles some and also added stickles to the petals.

the butterfly  is a MS punch which i used kraft paper from the kraft outlet i embossed it with a small cuttlebug folder and used colorbox fluid chalk and stickles on it

simple tags but i think they turned out pretty. 

hope i inspired ya today  even if just a little :)  thank you for stopping by the blog and as always your sweet comments make me smile. have a great rest of day. xxxshelly