Hello GOURD-geous

Hello Saturday night, doing a quick driveby post that I meant to do this morning.  I am sharing a card that I put together using sketch inspiration from the September card sketch from Stick it Down.  I used some paper scraps from my stash along with another cut apart from the Craft Smith Pumpkin Spice paper pad and some Recollections wooden dots.  Another signature clean and simple card done and ready to go postal.  I am sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenge #66 over at Cardz TV.

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Cut it Up - Fall Blog Hop

Hello and happy Friday and welcome to the Cut it Up 2018 Fall Blog Hop.  Thank you for joining us, our sponsor for the hop is SVG ATTIC and they are offering a $15 gift certificate to their store.  You will also have the chance to win some blog candy from some of the participants.

The blog hop starts and ends at  Cut it Up, if you are visiting the blogs in order then you should have arrived here from Vinita's  blog.  You will find a full list of the blog participants below.

Today I am sharing a step fold card that I was inspired to create after watching one of my favorite You Tubers.   I used paper from the Craft Smith Fall Embossd 12x12 paper pad for the base and a cut apart and pattern paper from the Craft Smith Pumpkin Spice 12x12 paper pad.  The bird tree is a die cut from the Silhouette store the leaf was cut with a Darice die and the bench is a Crafter's Companion die.

To be eligible to win the sponsor's prize you must follow and comment on each of our blogs including Cut it Up.  Winners will be chosen by using  random.org and will be announced on Cut It Up on October 2, 2018.

To be eligible to win my blog candy (pictured below) you must be a follower of my blog and comment on this post by 8:00 PM est on Sunday, September 30, 2018., winner be chosen by using random.org and posted on October 2. 2018.

Thank you for hopping along with us, next in line is Michelle.

Blog Hop Participants

Cut it Up - http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com

Vinita - https://madewithlovencare.blogspot.com

Treva - http://scrappint.blogspot.com

Michelle - http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com

Leslie -  http://cascrapper.blogspot.com

Larelyn - http://handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com

Katrina - http://scrappyhorses.blogspot.com

Katie - http://2craftykaties.blogspot.com

Garda - https://cardscreations.blogspot.com

Evelyn - https://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com

Cut it Up - http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com

Thursday Musings

Hello and happy Thursday, clouds and rain in the forecast for our area today.  I'm doing a quick driveby to remind you about the Cut it Up blog hop tomorrow and to share a sign that I created recently.  I think it looks better in person, overcast outside so it's hard to get a good picture.  On game day this is what you'll see me waving in honor of baby girl who is one of the team captains for her volleyball team.  I used All Sports, Cuttin' it Up, Fontastic Fonts and Teen Scene Cricut cartridges.  I stamped the doll face using the Peachy Keen Princess Face set  and colored the lips with a glittered marker.

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National Cooking Day

Hello and happy Tuesday and National Cooking Day!  Cloudy and humid in our area with rain in the forecast for day.  I'm doing a super quick drive by post where I am sharing my planner pages for this week.  I went to a BWWPC meet-up on Saturday and worked on my weekly LO and finally finished last night so I'm sharing it today!  I was going with a Fall theme since this is the first full week of Fall and wanted to use that silhouette of the volleyball player since it had been laying around since last year.  My planning is just like my scrapbooking clean and simple!  Take care and I hope you will

Fall Blog Hop

Hello and happy Monday, its cloudy and misting here in our area.  I hope that you had a wonderful weekend and that you will have a blessed week.  I would like to invite you to join us over at the Cut it Up challenge blog for our fall blog hop on Friday, September 28, 2018.  We'll have lots of inspiration and blog candy from our sponsor and some of the design team members.  Hope to see you soon.

Tag - So Thankful

Good evening, I am back today with my second post!  I am sharing a tag that I created for the Make~Motivate~Connect Link Up Party  #6  Make a Tag challenge hosted by Christina from Creations With Christina.  The pattern piece of paper used to cover the tag has been in my stash quite a while and I'm not sure where I go it.    I used some TH twine, a Darice tree and leaf die, a sticker for the sentiment and a few sequins as embellishments.  I am also sharing this tag for the following challenges:

Anything Goes challenge  #66 - Cardz TV 

Challenge #387 - Tic Tac Toe - Die Cuttin' Divas  (top row)

Challenge #76 - Always Fun Challenges

Thank you for your visit, wishing you and yours a wonderful weekend.

Cut it Up #157 - Bags or Boxes

Hello and happy Friday, seasonal temps and no rain in today's forecast.

Today I am sharing my latest design team project for the Cut it Up challenge blog, our theme is Bags or Boxes and our sponsor is The Cutting Cafe.  I decided to use the milk carton with a circle, I cut the carton with my Cameo used some Martha Stewart pattern paper, some twine, a small tag, added a stamped sentiment and an enamel gem and it was done.  I used some recycled packaging to cover the circle opening, added some candy and paper shreds so it is already to be shared!

Now that you have seen my project, I hope you will head on over to the Cut it Up  challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your bag or box project for a chance to win some cutting files from The Cutting Cafe.  The challenge starts today and ends at noon EST on Wednesday, October 3, 2018.

Thank,you for your visit and I hope you will return soon.  Mark your calendars for our  Cut it Up Fall Blog Hop next Friday, September 28, 2018.  We will have a sponsor and some of the participants will offer blog candy!

First Day of School

Hello and happy Thursday, more nice temps and no rain in today's forecast.  Today I am sharing a LO using pictures taken of Baby Girl on the first day of school.  I am participating in another Sketch N Scrap online crop on FB, this was the third challenge using sketch #117 which I think I may have used previously.  Another clean and simple LO completed and the first one for baby girl's senior year in high school.  I used pattern paper from the DCWV Homeroom 12x12 paper stack, Recollectioms washi tape, Paper Studio enamel dots and gold Recollections faux pearls.  I cut the title using the Create a Friend Cricut cartridge and the Locker Talk cartridge to cut the backpack and the pencil.  I am sharing this LO for the Back to School challenge #370 over at Hiding in my Craft Room.

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Paper Weaving

Hello and happy cloudy Tuesday, more rain in today's forecast but hopefully nothing like yesterday.  One death and at least five tornadoes touched down in our area yesterday, we had to shelter in place at work for almost two hours.  Today I am sharing a card that I put together after watching one of Nicole Nowoad's videos from  Scrapbook and Cards, she was creating a LO which I plan to do later but I thought I'd try the technique on a card since I had some scraps that I wasn't  ready to toss from a 6x6  paper pad.  I used some TH distress ink to color the base of the card, after I finished the weaving I added a Prima flower to the center, scattered  a few gems and stamped a sentiment.  I really like how this card came out and I hope my cousin enjoys it!  I am sharing it for the Anything Goes challenge #65 over at Cardz TV, challenge #26 over at LTCCB and the September challenge over at Always Happy Birthday.

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Birthday Princess

Hello and happy Sunday, I started this post some time ago but for some reason I never shared it!  Happy to report we were spared by Forence but praying and thinking about others that weren't so fortunate.  Today's project share is a LO using pictures I took of baby girl the morning of her birthday as she was headed to school.  I used sketch inspiration from an online crop that I participated in last month.  The base sheet is cardstock from either a DCWV or Recollections pad and the patterns papers are from my scrap stash.  I used my Cricut to cut the crown and the word Princess, handcut and put the banner together; everything else has been in my stash for quite sometime.  School has stared and I really need to get on track with her school book.

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Ruff Day

It's Thursday, we are going about our day as usual as the forecast calls for the rain to start this evening.  I am up restless because baby girls needs to be at school by 6:30 and we didn't go to bed until after midnight; oh well that's a story for another day!

Today's  card share is one that I put together using sketch inspiration from challenge #281 over at Atlantic Hearts.    I used another sheet of pattern paper from the Teresa Collins  Urban Market pad, unbranded stitched oval dies, some Recollections epoxy stickers and the Cardz TV Lucky Dog stamp set.  I am sharing this card for challenge #329 - Animals over at Use Your Stuff and the Anything Goes Challenge #64 over at Cardz TV.

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Tuesday Musings

Hello and happy Tuesday, clouds and sprinkles as we continue prepare and brace ourselves for  hurricane Florence!

Today I am sharing a card using inspiration from sketch #288 over at CAS(E) this Sketch.  I used more pattern paper came from the recently used Bella Blvd  Make Your Mark 6x8 pad, a Sizzix stamp for the sentiment, a leftover  dimensional flower from Pebbles and some K & Co gems.  I like how this card came together and it will be going postal today later today to someone recently diagnosed with cancer.  I am sharing this card for the Make~Motivate~Connect Linkup Party #5 flower challenge over at Creations With Christina and the September card challenge over at PDE Linky Party

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Happy Birthday

Hello and happy Sunday, I meant to post yesterday but as life would have it I didn't get a chance.  The Governor has declared a state of emergency so we are bracing ourselves for the possibility of some bad whether as a result of Florence.  Today's card is one that uses sketch inspiration from  Palm Trees and Pogo Sticks  Fall to Layout #87 - Take Two.  I used paper from the. Ki Memories Celebrate 6x6 paper pad,  the Spellbinders Celebrations pierced star die set and a few Queen & Co.  gems.  I am sharing this card for the September challenge over at Always Happy Birthday and the Anything Goes Challenge #64 over at Cardz TV.

Thank you for your visit, wishing you and yours a wonderful week.

Cut it Up #156 - Birthday

Hello and happy Friday,, we have rain in the forecast this weekend.  Today I am sharing  my latest design team project for  the  Cut it Up  challenge blog, our theme is Birthday and our sponsor for this challenge is A Day for Daisies.   In addition to the digital image from our sponsor I used paper from the Bella Blvd, Make Your Mark paper pad, a half rectangle  stitched die from CC Designs,  the Spellbinders Sentiment #3 die and two Recollection gems  I colored the image using some of my colorr pencils.   We have lots of September birthdays in our family so this card will have a new home soon!

I hope you will head on over to the  Cut it Up  challenge blog for more inspiration from the design team and join us by sharing your birthday themed project for a chance to win a  gift certificate from A Day for Daisies.  The challenge starts today, September 7 and ends at noon on September 19,  2018.

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Twinning

Hello and happy Monday and Labor Day!  Today's project share is indeed a labor of love as baby girls grows into a young woman it really tugs at my heart!  I used a picture that was taken of us in July as we had decided to dress alike at a family event.

I used sketch inspiration from a grid challenge  shared by Organized and Creative Mom.  I used mostly scraps of paper from my stash,  the Fantastic Fonts, Going Places and the 50 States Cricut cartridges.  The embellishments are from Me & My Big Ideas, Recollections, Amy Tangerine and Jillibean Soup.

 

I am sharing this LO for the Mother - Daughter  challenge#56 over at Challenge Yourself and the challenge #384 - What Makes You Happy over at  Die Cuttin' Divas.  One thing that makes me happy is documenting my family's history by scrapbooking.

Thank you for your visit and I hope you have a wonderful week.

Good Vibes Only

Hello and happy Sunday, another hot day in the forecast.  I am doing a quick driveby post as I need to get ready for church.  Today's project share is a card that  I put together using inspiration from Fab Friday sketch #145.  I used misc. papers from my stash of scraps,  a WeR Memory Keepers party banner die, a MS punch for the butterflies, some Studio G gems and a Spellbinders stamp for the sentiment.  I also sharing this card for challenge 369 - Quit  Buggin' Me over at Shopping Our Stash.  This is one of the encouragement cards that I will be giving to my daughter throughout the school year.

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