Magnolia Down Under #65 & Double Dutch #53

It's time for a little Trick or Treating in the craft room. I am sooooooo loving this sketch Double Dutch has to play with. It was the perfect pair with my little Tilda... I don't know that she is specifically "Halloween" but the dress can be used in so many ways I thought she was perfect for my card.
Magnolia Down Under #65 is challenging us to use Flowers and Lace. On the front of my card I cut black primas into petals and used them under Tilda's feet.
Double Dutch #53 has the following fun sketch to play with:
I hunted my stash again... gotta get the paper out of the shelves and onto a project! I soooo love this Cosmo Cricket: Haunted and I swear I thought I'd never actually use it. Every piece is double sided fun. On the inside of the card flap I wanted to see the print so I applied 2 layers of vellum... enough to see the print but enough coverage to see writing!

Stamps used:
Magnolia: Tilda With Thistle
Heide Grace: Halloween (spiders and web)
Making Memories: Spellbound (trick or treat)
Hero Arts: Owl-Oween (pumpkin and treat bag)

The fence behind Tilda is punched from the new Martha Stewart mongo big punch. Thank you Kathrin for sharing it! So fun.

I know I'll be using this sketch again. I just love it :)

Just Magnolia #74, My Time to Craft #108, Stamptacular Sunday #78

Isn't that a sweet sentiment??? I mean... really... that is what we want to say most times but don't say it as simply. Autumn is such a beautiful time of year full of transition from the busy summer months, harvest time, cool crisp mornings, bright color everywhere, leaves rustling in the gentle breeze... all of that is caught up in this Magnolia stamp for me. She's just so sweet, ready for whatever the day might bring.
My Time To Craft #108 hosts challenge "Looks Like Autumn"
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #78 hosts challenge "Seasons of Change" using FALL colors.
Just Magnolia #74 sketch
Papers are DCVW Pocket Full of Posies and Cloud9 Harvest Holiday
Hero Arts Sentiment
Standing Fall Tilda
Cuttlebug for the die / embossed leaf

Just Magnolia Sketch, Roses On Paper #35, Stamp Something Layers, Cupcake Craft Challenges #85

Okay, okay I know Easter is past but... I'm loving my Magnolia's from the 2009 collection and found a little inspiration to use several of them in this card from a Paper Crafts 3/2009 magazine. It took me longer then it should have to put together. It was a fun project from beginning to end. I had a little help from some challenge blogs to put it all together.

Just Magnolia has a great sketch (as well as a Blog Hop so be sure to check it out!!) I used their sketch for card 3 above turned to the left.
Roses On Paper Challenge #35 and Stamp Something are both asking for Layers on your projects. Some of my cards have more then others but put them all together and whew!!!

Cupcake Craft Challenge #85 is to Make Your Own Flowers. I made some paper punch flowers using waxed paper and coffee filters, 1 and 1.5 inch circle punches. These are fun and simple. Punch 6 of each circle, ink them up, layer and place brad to secure, crumple each layer from inside out until your pleased.

All of the papers are K&Co Amy Butler, cricut Storybook cartridge used for branches, iTop used for large brads on card 3.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the weekend.

Think Green - The Cuttlebug Spot

This week at The Cuttlebug Spot we're thinking GREEN... With St. Patricks Day approaching the DT has created some pretty fun stuff. I love this little Tilda with Clover and knew I had to use her in some way. I am not overly fond of so much green so the rest of the card is a little on the eeeeek side for me but she sure is a cutie, lol!

Stamps: Magnolia and Studio G
Cricut: Storybook
Cuttlebug: A2 Border
Paper: DCVW Butterflies & Spring '09 stacks
Misc: ribbon, brads, prima flowers

Rose's On Paper - Challenge 31 & Project Tuesday - Joy Fold Card Challenge

Roses on Paper is has a color challenge this week... Pink, Brown and Cream! I love these colors and had some great Basic Grey (Sugared) paper I knew would be perfect! I love this little Tilda with Strawberries. Thank you Kathrin for the sweet treat!

I put the paper to work to make a Joy Fold Card to meet Project Tuesday's challenge this week. I absolutly love these cards. They always look so great. I haven't made one until today and know they'll be a forever favorite.

The Cuttlebug Spot - Altered mailbox

You've Got Mail has always been a movie I enjoyed... thinking of love and something that makes me happy was my inspiration for our Altered Mailbox challenge at The Cuttlebug Spot this week! I stumbled on ideas until I found this new fabby paper. Nature and gardening... and this color pallet... it just suits me perfectly!

My mailbox is a bright red tin type from Target. I darkened it a bit using Timbur Brown Staz On ink. This brought me to the red I needed to work with the new papers I just had to have! K&Co Tim Coffee line... Blossomwood is the name and I tell you it is beautiful! I used sheets from the paper stack and di-cuts. I really love the way the two Tilda's I used work with the overall theme too. Tilda with newspaper and Sitting Fall Tilda, two adorable Magnolia Stamps. Just love 'em.

I squeezed a little bit of cuttlebug in here too... using the A2 Forest Branches folder I embossed the paper behind the standing Tilda. Sort of looks like a tree... at least it adds depth and texture behind her with the berry branches sticking out around her.

Buttons are Bo Bunny. Ribbon and Floral are misc from Michael's Craft.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great week.

Holiday Treat Holders

Happy New Year! What a better way to greet the blogger world in January then a few Christmas treats! I made these after Christmas using a few new stamps I received as gifts... they're just too darn cute to not play with them. I love Magnolia's. They make all things happy!

The red ribbon covers 2 jars stacked. I embossed the ribbon with my cuttlebug. I was so excited to see how it embossed! The ribbon is a wide acrylic base, velvet type upper... I have no idea what it is but it looks great now! LOL

I am looking forward to more creative time in the new year! I am so inspired seeing all the pretties posted out there. Thank you all for sharing your talent and peeping in on mine too!

The Cuttlebug Spot - Challenge 42

Happy Monday~ Today at The Cuttlebug Spot we're using our favorite new folder. Provo Craft was kind enough to send us some new folders to play with. I am very happy to show you Moroccan Screen today for my little Thinking of You card! I love this folder. I think it could easily be used for any type of card, both feminine or masculine. My stamp image is Tilda Picking Lilacs on K&Co: Amy Butler~Lucky Flowers paper (I adore her fabric... I am in real trouble now that she's makin' paper too!). I sanded the paper lightly to show the white core on Thinking of You.

Enjoy your week! Beeeeee sure to stop by and see all the beautiful DT work this week. You will surely want to play along with us also using YOUR favorite folder... old or new... we have a very special prize for one lucky crafter.

Catching Up and The Cuttlebug Spot cards

I've been pretty hit and miss with the last 2 months of projects at The Cuttlebug Spot with our move. I thought I'd blog a quick re-cap for those that don't know where I've disappeared to and post a few cards that I made in the process after they were due of course!


We've lived in Portland, Oregon for the past 7 years. The end of May I had a potential oppertunity open up in our home town Sandpoint, Idaho. I was a little leary as it is a small town but we've wanted to move back for quite some time now. Anyhow... my hubby and I talked it over and decided if we could find a good lead at least for him we should have faith and move forward. He made one phone call and got the position he was inquiring about working from home in Sandpoint! Seriously it was nearly too much to take but we knew it must be "to be" and hit the ground running.

June 1st was our date when everything came together. We gave notices at our current jobs, child care, etc and started packing. My last day of work was June 12th. I flew out that night for my first business trip for 4 days, returned home to pack and load the truck only 3 days later. We did it though! We didn't have housing arranged but knew it would fall in to place. I started my new job June 22nd, we moved into our house the following week and haven't stopped since.


Back to scrappin! My room is still mostly boxes but I have kept out or found my core goodies to play with. Finding my cuttlebug plates was the biggest job. I had help packing the final boxes in my craft room for the move. My step dad, bless his heart, obviously didn't know what these babies were for as they were packed in 4 different boxes. It is all together now though. I have also found my camera :) and I have internet too :) (I know... that is big girl stuff, LOL) It feels like we might just be 'moved' now, mostly anyways.



I certainly haven't kept up with all the past challenges but I have 4 to post here. I look forward to getting back in the groove and creating / sharing with you all again regularly!


Challenge 34 ~ Anniversary Card

Challenge 36 ~ Celebrate Summer / Schools Out

**I can't find the following pics at the moment. I'll have to retake them and post tomorrow :) A minor glitch to blogging... invisible photos :)

Challenge 37 ~ Celebrate Your Country

Challenge 39 ~ The Inside Counts

A Great Weekend on the Lake

Today we spent the day in Hope, Idaho on Lake Pend O'rielle on a house boat with my aunt and her man Bob. My Liam is in LOVE with Bob! Nobody really matters when he is around and when he is not around all we hear is "where is Bob?" It's super cute. We had a great day. I made a few cards while the boys swam and we all chatted. Thought I'd share a card and some pics of our day...

This is my favorite... Safety first!!!! Swim trunks last :) When we said it was time to swim Liam stripped down and made sure his life vest was "securely fastened", LOL. Too cute.

The Cuttlebug Spot ~ Challenge 35

Get out your stamps and color with us this week at The Cuttlebug Spot! We have some new DT members to welcome and so many adorable cards this week you'll surely want to stop by! This week I had fun with this adorable Tilda. I am still getting 'used' to her sitting... and trying to make her not look like she is floating in the air... practice practice :) Cute all the same.

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots and Spots and Dots

Cricut: Plantin Schoolbook, Mini Mono's and Lyrical Letters

Paper: Basic Grey

Stamp: Magnolia

The Cuttlebug Spot ~ Challenge 30

Look Through Our Window is the theme this week at The Cuttlebug Spot.... create any card or project using a frame or window. My little Tilda is framed with branches showing signs of spring, taking shelter from the showers that brings it all to life. I really wanted her to be the focus of the card, yet be alive within it. This time of year I want to be out in the storm, clearing way for the new growth be it rain or shine. So rather then look into the window to see it all happening, to me this card is looking out the window being a part of the work to be done.

I am really inspired with the beautiful work all of The Cuttlebug Spot DT created this week. Surely you will be too so be sure to stop by and take a look around!

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 31

Happy Monday~ This week at JCBC I stretched the sketch just a bit to use this great sunflower cut with my Tilda. I adore this little lady and cannot wait for the real flowers to be in bloom! I needed some cheer in my head and craftroom... sunflowers is all I could think of! My sketch this week is a simple one but the ladies have really put it to work so be sure to stop by and see the other DT cards. Fabulous as always!

Greeting Card Holder

This little book was created a while back but never posted... I really am so proud of how it turned out from the idea phase to completion... I have a store bought one and knew I could make something similar with a special handmade touch for a special friend. I used my cricut for the scalloped backround for each month, Tilda's frame on the cover and the little flower to cover a boo-boo on June :). I should have added more of these throughout the book as it looks really lovely. The calendar months were made using MS Word. I forget what I searched for now but found the clip art, altered the color a bit and added the month and days with lines over the top. Each page is the same just with the month name change, and each opposite page has the image backround flipped so they sort of match. The front and back cover are chipboard covered in matching paper to give it a bit more strength, then all binded with my BIA... this tool is fabulous. This project was my first BIA use. I just love it. I kept the decor pretty simple as I tried to think about longevity and several uses versus frills. This one puts my store bought one to shame... need to make another one now! LOL

The Cuttlebug Spot ~ Challenge 26

Get ready to play with new shapes is our theme this week at The Cuttlebug Spot! Make a card in any shape but square or rectangle. I am really impressed with everyones projects this week. If you don't feel up to the challenge you should definately stop by and see the other ladies incredible cards! My little card is a simple one but it took me forever to dream up and actully create! This cute little Tilda from the Easter collection needed to be used in some way. I cut the card base from Cricut's Wild Cards as well as the tree. The leaves are embossed with the Cuttlebug Snow Dots folder (I cut the leaves off the tree so I could place them only where the dots were), and the tree trunk with Bird Call although my photo doesn't really show this. I love the backround paper and of course after adhering it realized it looked like my Tilda was floating in the sky :). She still sort of does even with a bed of leaves tucked under her... perhaps I should add more!

Some Bunny Loves You Bag

Happy Easter~ This little Tilda was a gift this spring. I think she is so adorable I had to find a quick project to show her off! This gift bag is super simple but just what I needed for a bag full of goodies. The paper (DCVW Spring) is so bright and full of life on it's own it really doesn't need anything else! I added Easter egg border along the bottom, sentiment on top left and a bow. That is my kind of bag! Quick, simple and oh so cute all the same. Hope you all had a lovely weekend!

The Cuttlebug Spot ~ Challenge 24

The Cuttlebug Spot offers a great challenge this week... Double Embossing. I think I made 5 or 6 trials before thinking I'd found a good match of folders for my card this week. You take 2 folders you'd like to pair up, emboss once with the first, then using the same paper emboss it with the 2nd folder. Your first will flatten out a bit but still leave a bit of extra texture. The results of our design team are great. We'd love to see your take on this challenge so stop by and leave us a note :)

Cuttlebug A2 folders: Traffic Jam & Swiss Dots

Print paper~ K&CoMPANY- AB Lotus Tea Box

Cardstock: The Paper Co- Citron Green. This had a bit of texture to begin with also

Stamps: Magnolia- Dreamy Tilda and Inkadinkado- Chelsea Sentiments (inside)

The Cuttlebug Spot ~ Challenge 13

It's the season of love at The Cuttlebug Spot~ stop by our blog and check out the other DT cards. They're great and there's a fun prize for your card submission. The next few weeks we'll be making cards with Valentines Day in mind. This week our theme is "Have A Heart". Make a card using a heart somewhere on the card, and cuttlebug of course! I had sooooo much fun with this card. I love this Magnolia stamp. She is just adorable with her little heart cookie. I fell in love with the Martha Stewart punch the moment I saw it and knew it would be the perfect fit as well. It's great when each piece goes together! Thanks for stopping by!

Cricut Cartridge~ Storybook
Cuttlebug Border~ With Love
Magnolia~ Tilda With Gingerbread
Martha Stewart punch
Paper is Basic Grey: Urban Prairie and Me and My Big Ideas

BBTB Star Card Entry~

The current contest at the BBTB calls for color that inspire fun. This contest is sponsored by Sweetarts Paperie. I'm a huge fan of there paper kits and projects showcasing their talent as well as product. To enter, a card had to incorporate a star with the colors yellow, green, pink and blue. Thanks for lookin!

~Cricut cartridges~

Plantin Schoolbook: 3 1/2 Star- shadow, 1 3/4 Star- roly poly, 2 City-italic

Storybook: 3 1/4 Flower/I-fancy corner

Paper: Basic Grey- Urban Prairie, Me & My Big Ideas and DCVW cardstock

Stamps: Scrappy Cat- Inspirations

Magnolia Stamp: Tilda With Scarf

Misc: Stickles- Diamond, fancy floss, Chestnut Roan ink for edging

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards ~ Sketch 13

We're excited to start creating again at Just Christmas and Birthday Cards. This weeks sketch was created by Linda. I really enjoyed the layering in her sketch. I've decided as part of my creating this year I want to use more of what I have and not think I need something new every week! Easier said then done, right! Well, this challenge brought me to one stamped image, a new Magnolia which I adore. By clipping the holly from her hair and coving it with a little knot of red thread, I used the same stamp, with papers from the same line / stack, to creat both my Christmas and Birthday card. This is not only user friendly to my resolution, but it also made creating both cards a lot simpler for me. Not quicker but simpler :)
Be sure to check out the other design team cards. Everyone did a great job this week as always! Try the sketch out for a chance to win a really fun stamp 'the faith lady looks shy', kindly donated by The Crafty Pad.

Magnolia stamp "Tilda With Christmas Presents" found at Stempel-Phantasien

Paper is from Me and My Big Ideas stack and transparent vellum

Circular stamps are Scrappy Cat for birthday and Limited Edition / Danelle Johnson for christmas.

Happy Holidays is from Making Memories, Fa La La set.

Circular stamps are inserted into a tag, using the Tag Maker from Making Memories.

Misc: Buttons, primas