Cricut Challenge with Cardztv "Going Buggy" stamp!

Here is my third card featuring the Going Buggy set from Cardztv. 

I'm actually entering a challenge (Shock.... Awe).  It's Mary's Cricut Challenge.  See HERE.

You have until February 28, to enter.  All you need to do is incorporate stitching (faux or real).

This card that I made used an EK Success (3-layer) butterfly punch with various color pattern paper.  I used my Tim Holtz paper piercer and stitched with a needle and embroidery thread that I had purchased at Michaels.  I also used clear Stickles on the butterfly wings.

The sentiment is from Mary's "Going Buggy" sentiment set (found HERE).    I stamped it with Jenni Bowlin's Lavender Sachet. 

"Bee Happy" with Cardztv Stamps

Here's my second card featuring Cardztv Stamps (card # 1 can be found on the post of February 21, 2012).  

For this card, I used a combination of two Penny Black background stamps from the clear stamps called "Trims."  I stamped them in white ink and Melon Mambo (Stampin' Up).

I cut two mattes from Elegant Edges (Green and the pattern paper). The bee came from Create a Critter (Cricut) with Liquid Pearl on the antennaes and distressed with Tea Dye ink.  Stickles were placed on the blue wings. "Bee Happy" was stamped in Melon Mambo and cut with a Spellbinders Nestability.

A week of Cardztv Stamps!!!!

I recently won a set of Cardztv Stamps over at Mary's blog.    Mary let me choose the set I'd like. I selected "GOING BUGGY." They're so cute. They can be used with colored stamped images or with Cricut Cartridges. PERFECT for Spring!

I have made a card for every day this week to showcase one of her sentiments!!!

Here we go with Card #1.

The image came from Campin' Critter (Cricut Cartridge).  I used Walnut Stain Distress Ink to color the bear and Ranger's White/Enamel liquid drops for the eye.  The Banner came from Stand and Salute (Cricut Cartridge) and was distressed with my Tea Dye Distress Ink pad.  The green paper was stamped with a 'bee' stamp using Versamark Dazzle stamp. The bee hive was cut from Cricut's Create a Critter with textured Bazzill cardstock.  I took yellow Liquid Pearls to simulate honey dripping down the side.  I also drew by hand little lines on the bear paws to mimic digits.  The sentiment was stamped with Brown Sugar (Jenni Bowlin ink).

Fun with friends...

I was able to get together with friends in the last few days...

Today, I met with a fellow scrapping friend and we talked... crafting (of course), over Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt.  (Yummy Salted Caramel yogurt with seasalt sprinkled on it).  It tasted like a toasted marshmellow.

Here is a paper box that she made me.  She is sooo good about the finite details in her cards and projects (including scrapping)...

Look how she topped this box.  She is SOOO CRAFTY!!!  :)

The tutorial for this box is here....

Amuse-bouche:

The other day, I got together with friends for some Southwestern food. 

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Of course, we HAD to start off with a margarita.

  

Yellow corn tortillas filled with sautéed shrimp, asparagus and red bell peppers. Topped with a peach and cranberry salsa and accompanied by zucchini, yellow squash, asparagus and southwest turmeric rice.

A warm chocolate raspberry-pear cake is oozing with a white chocolate center and topped with fresh whipped cream.

Good friends....

I hope you all have good friends in your life that you can laugh, eat, and cry with.  (Eating is a priority!!!)

Here's a super cute image from Penny Black (No! (gasp), Really?  Penny Black, again?).  It's from the clear Mimi stamps.  I just love Penny Black's cute cartoon images.

I used red cardstock from Paper Trey Ink, followed by white cardstock that I pressed through my Cuttlebug with a swirls embossing folder.  The corners were cut with a Corner Chomper.  I then used my Spellbinders Nestabilities to cut a red matte (red cardstock, stamped with a Hero Arts background stamp that I displayed on my post 2 entries ago).

The image was colored with Copics but for the flowers, I used Smooches Liquid Paint.

A little crispy cheer....

 AGH!  I cannot remember where I got this image. If I stumble upon it in my files later, I will update the information.  :( 

Ha!!! Sentiment came from Scrappy Mom's.

Comical Valentine's Card

Here's a comical Valentine's card...  This was made with a Dude Time Doodles image (colored with COPICS), Spellbinders die, Fiskar's punch, and Scrappy Mom's sentiment stamp.

A close - up view.

The 'phrase' is mine... stamped with Lawn Fawn (Jessie's ABC's) stamp with Black Tuxedo (Memento) ink.  The corners were punched with a 4 -variety corner punch by Fiskars (available at Michaels).  The red hearts are from Scrappy Mom's.