Wacky Wednesday #28

Hi There!  Happy Tuesday!

I LOVE the little lion on the Life's A Party cartridge, he's SOOO stinkin cute!  I made this card for the Wacky Wednesday Challenge at More Than Favors.  This weeks challenge was a zoo theme.

Thanks for looking!  Have a great night!

Melissa

Just in time....

Nothin like waiting till the last minute....geez!  I had FINALLY started this card this afternoon, got everything figured out and all the pieces cut out and then I had to go to work.  Well I just got home a little bit ago and came down to finish it.  I have 35 minutes left to post this on MPS.. should I wait a little longer?  haha

  The bird is from Birthday Bash cut at 2 3/4 and flipped.  The paper is from the Paper Studio and the stamp is from a Cornish Heritage Farms stamp set.  I've added stickles to the hat.

Well, now that I've got it entered in time....I'm off to bed, super tired! 

Have a good night!
Thanks for stopping by! :)
Melissa

Argyle Birthday Cards

Happy Thursday!

So while I was looking through my cartridges trying to decide what bird I wanted to use for Robyn's Challenge this week, what zoo animal I want to use for the Wacky Wednesday Challenge, and what shaped card I wanted to make for Fantabulous Cricuts Challenge me Monday #49...I saw the argyle pattern in the Wild Card Cartridge and made something that didn't relate to any of the challenges!  I really am beginning to think I have ADD....or is it ADHD now?  In reality I have way to many ideas at once and the motivation usually kicks in right about the time I have to get ready for work...go figure.  So I'll have to work on the challenges tonite....or tomorrow......or this weekend....

I made two versions of this card, a girl version and a guy version.  They were super simple but I really like how they turned out.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!
Melissa

More St. Patty's Day...

Hi There!  Happy Tuesday!

I was on a roll today with making cards, yay me! :)  I got another St. Patricks Day card done  (6 of them, actually I have a problem with not being able to just make one of a card, has to be 6....ocd?)  and also 30 (yes 30) thank you cards done!  woohoo!  The thank you cards are actually all sets of 10 so technically that's only 3 sets....but it's still a lot considering I have to play with, feed, snuggle with, break up fights between and clean up after 2 crazy little boys in between.  It's been a busy day!  And now I'm debating whether I'm going to work on more cards or paint my nails...haha! That will depend on how many video subscriptions I have to watch on Youtube tonite.....

I love this little guy, he's so cute!  The paper is a VERY OLD DCWV Spring Stack.  Ribbon is from Michaels, that's pretty old too and the label is from a svg file I had, which was a square and I stretched it into a rectangle in my SCAL.  I added stickles to his button and buckle on his hat and some rhinestones to the top corner of the card.

Thanks for looking! Have a great night!

Melissa  

Kiss Me I'm Irish!

Happy Sunday!

I made this card for the Cricut Cardz Callenge #63.  The rules were to make a St. Patricks Day card with no Shamrocks.  I had to have the Indie Arts Cartridge when I first got my Cricut and hadn't even used it till today!  I saw a lot of these lips for Vanlentine's Day and thought they'd look cute in green too.  The glitter strips are just made using some sticky strp and Martha Stewart glitter.  I've always liked how it adds glitter to the card without so much of the mess....and no drying time!  Woohoo!

I've made a bunch of other cards too in the last few weeks, my mom needed some thinking of you cards to take to work and I had a few Etsy orders I've been working on, but I'll save them and HOPEFULLY get more than one post this week!

I also got my first blog award!  Thanks so much to Theresa over at Scrappers Anonymous, it was so sweet of her to think of me. :)

With this award we are supposed to thank the person who gave us the award and link it back to their blog, share 8 things about yourself and pass it on to 8 people making sure to inform the individuals about their award.

1.  If I worked out as much as I thought about working out...I'd be in AMAZING shape!!

2.  I have enough cardstock and paper to open my own store, seriously it's ridiculous, I'm addicted.  It doesn't really help that there is a paper store here that sells cardstock 45 sheets for a dollar.  Luckily it's 35 minutes away or I'd be there weekly! 

3.I love stalking blogs and Etsy.  I can spend hours doing it and then wonder why I never have time to acutally make cards.

4. I'm not a morning person, at all!  I'd much rather stay up late than get up early.  I envy people that can get up and start their day hours before me, haha...this could also be another reason why I never seem to have time to get anything done.

5. I've avoided getting a Cricut up until this past June.  I never thought I would use it (I know, what was I thinking?!?!)  My mother-in-law has had one since they came out but it never appealed to me.  Then I started seeing YouTube videos...and it was all over, I NEEDED IT! 

6.  I'm inspired by a lot of different styles, I love cutsy, vintage/shabby, simple and also really intricate.  Although I'm not really good at doing all of them, I do like to try once in a while. 

7.  I love all things Zebra.  I even have zebra keyboard stickers  (I LOVE the leopard ones too!) and a zebra cell phone cover.

8.  We love ICarly!  Its pretty much either that or Spongebob on at our house. 

Here's the 8 people I'm giving this award to:

Courtney: http://keekerzcrafts.blogspot.com/
Diana: http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/
Edna: http://expressionbypinke.blogspot.com/
Cheryl: http://pinkandpaper.blogspot.com/
Terrie: http://crafteecards.blogspot.com/
Michelle: http://craftsandcrap.blogspot.com/
Christina: http://www.creationswithchristina.com/
Tamara: http://happylifecraftywife.typepad.com/blog/

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great night!!
Melissa

Thinking Warm Thoughts

Hi There!

Ok, I'm not liking the fact that I only post once a week...not cool.  The last few weeks have been pretty hectic and everyone here being sick, AGAIN, doesn't help.  I'm trying to get more cards made and posted though.  It's the thought that counts, right?  Haha. 

Here's a card I made for Robyn's MPS challenge this week, make something springy or that makes you happy.  Well, warm weather makes me happy, and ice cream cones remind me of warm weather. :)  I can not wait till it's gets warmer! 

I used the Sweet Treats Cartridge and cut the cone at 3 1/2 inches and only used one scoop of ice cream instead of 2.  The paper is an old MME stack that I have, Magnolia I think it's called.  On the inside I just stamped Sweet Birthday Wishes.

Have a great night!

Rockabilly Love

Hey there!

Still working on a few Valentine's day cards, and thought this one turned out pretty cute.  I LOVE the Cheeky Cherry girls from TGF.  I NEED all of them, but only have 3 so far.....  I've added the rest to my super long list of things I "need".  One day I'll win the lottery,  right? (positive thinking here.) 

I need to start coloring again, I've become obsessed with my Cricut lately and haven't really sat down to color in a LONG time!  I can tell I need some practice. haha

Have a great night!