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Prima Marketing has some amazing products and Lil Lambs Boutique has a great selecion of Prima products including some amazing deluxe kits!  I got to play with the Prima Marketing ~Watercolor Rainbow ~Deluxe Scrapbook Kit and here is what I came up with for my first layout.

There are so many cool elements that I added to this layout, like floating the double matted photo in the recessed frame:

The stamped, inked & embossed "b" that I pop dotted in the title:

And the flowers I cut in multiple sizes from the Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut cartridge, embossed, inked and layered them and used the clay roses from the Prima Say It In Pearls and Roses ( I'm saving all the yummy pearls for another project)!

You just gotta pop over to The Blog at Little Lambs and check out the work of my fellow designers.  Their work is amazing and inspirational! Thanks for popping in, gotta run!  There is so many beautiful papers in this kit I just gotta go play!

Thinking of Others Challenge!

Here's my offering for the last challenge Robyn (My Pink Stamper) put to us.  She asked us to make a card for someone special and make sure to send it out tomorrow.  I owe a very special person a thank you note and created this super simple card using the Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge.  I love the super clean designs on this cartridge and the card feature makes it a snap to make the most adorable cards!

Of course, I used my favorite Bo Bunny Double Dot cardstock for this one and made the base of this card from white Bo Bunny CrissCross Cardstock (another personal favorite). I filled in the seeds with some black stickles for a bit of sparkle and tied a red gingham bow on the stem!  Super simple and so super cute!

A Springy Challenge!

Robyn's (My Pink Stamper) second challenge was to make something springy to chase away the winter chills.  I just got the Paisley cartridge in the mail on Friday and it has the cutest images on it!  I am sure it's going to become one of my favorites!

This card was put together using scraps including Stampin' Up! borders and cardstock, Bo Bunny Double Dot, DCWV and the last bit of yellow checked ribbon on the spool! 

A Cold Weather Challenge

Robyn over at My Pink Stamper is having a few challenges and I find challenges just the "kick in the bum" I need to catch up on some desperately needed cards for my stash!  Her first challenge was make something with blackand  your favorite color.

I just adore the way pink, black and white look together!  I used the Wildcard Cartridge for the "argyle" cuts and Storybook for the placard where I stamped the word grateful.  Diamond patterned ribbon and a button finish off this super simple card!

Easter Fun!

Okay, I know this is a little irreverrent, but I couldn't help myself.  When I saw the new Cricut Easter 2010 cartridge, I knew I had to have it, even if I only used it to make this card! 

The base of the card is two eggs welded together, and cut out of my favorite paper ever, Bo Bunny Double Dot ( available from Lil Lambs Boutique).  When there is a rounded edge like this I actually weld a small rectangle between the two, so the edges of the shape don't get mis-shaped when folded. (clear as mudd right?).  The bunny with the bite out of his ear is so cute, but for the other rabbit I needed an ear with no bite.  To fix this I welded an oval from the George cart inside the the bunnys ear and it cut perfect!  then I just used my Cutterbee's to take a bite out of his bum!  LOL.  The balance of the cuts are just from scraps and a bit of yellow checked ribbon (from JoAnns) finishes off the card!  So much fun, right?

Valentine ~ Wood you be mine?

My dear hubby is not a real sentimental guy, but I know when he really likes a card I make for him, because he takes it to work and puts it on his bulletin board.  I hope this years card makes the board!

This card was made using  the George & Basic Shapes and Gypsy Font cartridges and lots and lots of welding!  I welded two hearts (from George cart) together to create the base of the card which I cut out of paper with a wood grain.  I inked the edeges with  Smooch Spritz Pearlized Spray (available from Lil' Lambs Boutique).  This spray is so yummy with is subtle pearly shimmer ~ you just gotta give it a try!

The heart lace was created by using that same heart shape (from the George cartridge) as a base.  I then layered and welded two small hearts together and welded them to the base, and each other, all the way around, turning each as I went.  I cut it out of Doodlebug Sugarcoated white paper.  A few stickeled hearts and a greeting and the front was done!

The greeting is the Gypsy font.  I like welding smaller size cuts together because it makes it so much easier to put together after it is cut! 

Out of this World

I haven't posted alot lately but I have been busy!  I got a Cricut Gypsy for Christmas from the hubs!  The gypsy has rejuvinated my creative mojo and I am scrappin' happy again!  If you follow my blog you know that we live out of town. I spend alot of time waiting for kiddos, as none of the children drives yet (counting down till July when my dear daughter takes test to get drivers license). The Gypsy enables me to design cards and layouts while I am waiting and makes the whole process so much quicker! I actually designed my next layout while waiting in the Drs office yesterday! My Gypsy goes everywhere with me!

The layout below was created with the Everyday Paperdolls Cartridge.  What a fun cart this is.  I know it will be used quite often.

I used metalic paper for the saucer and tucked the alien behind a piece of vellum. The colored "lights" are inexpensive jewels picked up at Walmart!

I printed out the greeting on the sign off my computer and added it to the pole the darling little alien is holding.

A simple title, a few stars, planets and astroids and this layout was done. 

Been away too long

and I am really sorry.  But I am back and have such exciting news to share!!  I have the distinct honor to be designing for Lil' Lambs Boutique.  Mosey on over and see if you can resist all the wonderful goodies she has in her shoppe, I know I can't! While your there, be sure to check out her blog.  Thats where you'll see some of my latest creations, like this one using the beautiful Bo Bunny ~ Snowy Serenade~ Deluxe Scrapbook Kit .

Wild Card Cartridge ~ Lovin it!

Just got this Cartridge in the mail and I am pretty sure I am going to LOVE it!  This adorable card, made with Bo Bunny Double Dot from Lil Lambs Boutique and scraps, took me under 15 minutes to make from start to finish!  What fun!

I was pokin around Ebay the other day...

looking for something entirely different and found the most delightful retired Stampin Up set!  It is called "Fabulous Fruit" and I  love it!  The phrase is from a Clear Dollar set called Fruity fun.  The Graphically Speaking Cricut cartridge has the greatest spiral notebook page type cuts in lots of fun shapes, perfect for adding some texture to cards.  Isn't this a sweet little card?

Fall in North Dakota

There are several things I love about fall in North Dakota, the crisp air, homecoming at the highschool, the sound of the leaves rustling across the sidewalks and dancing in the wirlwinds, big pots of soups and stews simmering on the stove, Halloween and Thanksgiving! But I gotta say my absolute favorite thing about fall is the sound of the geese honking overhead as they fly in their V patterns, returning to warmer grounds. It reminds me of my mom. She so loved to sit on their deck and watch them leave each fall. I miss her so and it makes me giggle to think that honking geese bring her to mind. It would have made her giggle too! Yep, definately my favorite time of year!

Fun with the Cricut!

Culley is running for student council and here's the poster we came up with for his campaign!  I used George and Pooh font.  Alas; I don't yet have Everyday paper dolls, so I had to (dare I say it?) hand cut the rocket! We finished it off by putting last years school picture in the rocket window!

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Just Peachy!

I got this adorable set "Tangy Trio" a while back from Clear Dollar Stamps and I think it is just adorable!

Plaid Paper - Nanas Kitchen DCWV

Cardstock - Stampin Up Bright White & Apricot Appeal

Mini Monograms Cricut Cartridge

Fiskars Threading Water Punch

I love High Heels

I just cant get enough of this new Hero Arts "High Heels" set!  Here's another fun card using this set.  I used black stickles on the polka dots and Crystal Effects on the heel to give it that patent leather look. 

Love, love, love this stamp set!

When I saw this set "High Heels" from Hero Arts Press, I knew I had to have it! My favorite pair of shoes look real similar to this stamp and I couldn't be more pleased with how this card turned out.


The base of the card is Bo Bunny Double Dot, light pink patterned paper is from DCWV Sweet Stack, I used the Fiskars Threading Water Punch and the Cricut Graphically Speaking Cartridge.

Time Flies!

Where does the time go? The children are back at school and my baby turned 12 today! Here he is with his favorite gift. I am glad I made him do his homework before he started this lego set! He didn't finish till after ten, but your birthday only comes once a year, right?


Anyway, this little guy just loves football so, here is the card I made for him using Cricuts Design Studio and the Sports Mania cartridge. I find that a little planning in design studio makes whipping up a card a cinch! I put the blue frame in a Cuttlebug embossing folder and added a few brads for texture. The stamp is from the Out of the Box Sentiments set from Papertrey Inc

Family Vacations

You know, I remember going on family vacations and having a blast when I was a kid but as I got older, I often wonder how much fun it was for my folkes. Well we are currently on vacation and working our way towards Yellowstone and I gotta say as a parent I am having as much fun as my children are. Here is what we did today and I just gotta say it was amazing! I can't wait to get these pictures home to scrap them!

Another Cute Simple Card!

Okay so I caved and bought the Hello Kitty Greetings Cartridge from Cricut and I just adore it. It speakes to the little girl in me! Anyway here is a fun birthday card I whipped up tonight using papers from Lil Lambs Boutique!

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