52 Weeks of Tags - green

Happy Friday everyone!  We are nearing the end of March Break, and my kiddies head back to school Monday.  It is challenge day over at 52 Weeks of Tags.  Today Janis challenged us to create a green tag.

OK - confession time.  Green is my favorite color - well that and pink.  Part of me has been so excited about all these green challenges over the past few weeks, but at the same time I have been stumped.  I have felt as though I should be making St Patrick's Day cards- but I kind of don't get it.  What's the big deal about St Patrick's Day?  I certainly don't send cards for that occasion.  I don't drink green beer, or any beer at all for that matter...  It's all cute and fun, but it has been giving me crafter's block - that's a real thing I'm sure...  Once I decided to forget about the St Patrick's angle, and just make green cards, things got better :)  So I made this tag in honor of my son - he likes icky, slimy things...  Here is what I came up with:

The tag is from Plantin Schoolbook, cut at 4 inches, and the cute little lizard is from Boys Will be Boys.  I added some Googly eyes and a cute sentiment from Whimsical Design's Whimsical Fun stamp set.  The paper is all from my scrap box.  I am such a hoarder of paper, that I am trying to use what I have before I buy anymore - well within reason :)

I hope you all hop over to Pause Dream Enjoy, see what the rest of the DT has come up with, and play along with us.  There is a great prize for one lucky person who plays along in March!

A challenge or two for my little tag:
Simon Says Stamp - green
Anything Goes - boys to men
Use it Tuesday - green (my hoarded item is my paper)
Critter Sketch - use only green (hopefully the black ink doesn't count)
My Craft Spot - manly man cards (boys are little men, right?)


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Let's Go Fly a Kite!

Welcome to this week's tag for 52 Weeks of Tags.  Janis challenged us to make a tag with a kite on it.  Here is what I came up with:

Cute, huh?  The tag is cut from Plantin Schoolbook, and the kite is from Boys Will be Boys.  I did some doodling with my Sakura Jelly Roll pens.  The sentiment is from Whimsical Designs Everyday Sentiments.

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So, pop on over to Pause, Dream, Enjoy and see all the tags the DT has to inspire you, and be sure to play along with us for your chance to win!



 


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Boy Birthday Bag

I don't know about you, but my kids seem to go to quite a few birthday parties! I am constantly trying to find and make appropriate cards, and spending tons of money on gift bags, and wrapping paper! We tend to give a gift card - usually from a book store like Chapters, or the movie theatres, and a little toy chosen by the kids - a couple of Hot Wheels, or a little doll, some gum or candy... It occurred to me that all I really needed was a cut little bag and a tag. So I decided to make one. Here is my "boy version":

The bag is cut from TBBM. I designed it on my Gypsy girl, and made it as big as I could using a 12x12 piece of paper. The car is from Boys Will Be Boys, and is cut at 2 inches.

"Happy Birthday" is from Paper Lace cartridge, cut at 2.4 inches.

The tag is just a layered circle for George and Basic Shapes, and the truck is welded to the small circle. It is from Boys Will Be Boys and is cut at .7 inches. The "To" and "from" are from My Pink Stamper Stamps, and the sentiment is from Simply Sweet Stamps. This was the first tag like this I made. I have since left off the sentiment and put it on the back. That left the kids more room to sign it, especially my 6 year old.

Here is the little bag all ready to go. It has 2 Hot Wheels cars in it and a Walmart gift card, which is what my son wanted to give his best friend. I have not needed a girl version yet, but as soon as I do, I will post it here. Thanks for hanging out with me today :) A la prochaine... Michelle

The Green Scene

It is challenge day at Cooking With Cricut. Todays challenge is to create a green scene using at least two different shades of green. In some way this gave me too much freedom :) It took me time to decide what to create. Here is what I came up with:





Isn't it cute?? My son is going to a birthday party this weekend, and he wanted a fun card to give him. I think this fits the bill! The frog and the fly are both from Boys Will be Boys. I was trying to come up with something to hold the card open with, as it is an easel card, and the fly struck me as funny. The stamp is from Simply Sweet Stamps, and the inside says "Hoppy Birthday" from the same stamps set. The paper is mostly Stampin Up, but some is from my scrap box. The ribbon is from Michaels.

Please hop over to CWC, see what the design team came up with, and play along with us.

Some challenges:

Incy Wincy Designs - for the boys
Stamp Fairy - green
Card Cupids - green
ECP challenges - green
Wee Memories - green
Card Makin Mamas - green
Delicious Doodles - use green
Pattie's Creations - go green
Shelly's Images - something green
StampInsanity - holy guacamole - something green
Charisma Cards - easel card
Paper Play - shades of green
Really Reasonable Ribbon - for the boys
AI Factory - lucky green
Creative Card Crew - green

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Bitten By the Love Bug Blog Hop!!

Welcome to Purple Monkey Moments and the Bitten By The LOVE BUG Blog Hop!
If you've come from visiting Rebecca at Creations With Becka, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our fun hop, you can go to Inking It Up Crazy and start at the beginning. We would love to share a few projects and ideas with a valentine theme with you!

I had a hard time deciding what to do for this hop, so i decided to do 2 different projects. My first project is a set of 3x3 valentines cards:



I had planned to make a set of 10 cards, but ended up with a set of 11. Every card but one uses an image from Create a Critter, and every card, but one uses a stamp from the Simply Sweet Stamps set.



The paper is from a variety of sources, the cardstock is from Stampin Up, CTMH and my stash. The patterned paper is from K and Co, DCWV, Cricut and CTMH. The ribbon is from Michaels.



The fabulous "You are TREE-mendous" stamp is from a set by Scrappy Moms Stamps.



The rocket is the only image not from CAC. It is from Boys Will be Boys, and yes, it's upside down... The stamp was a little bigger than I had thought, and the only way I could make it fit, was to have it pointing down. SO it's a rocket on re-entry :)



Here is the little bag I made to hold my cards. I cut it from Forever Young as large as I could on my 12x12 mat. "Cards" is cut from Robotz - any of you who visit my blog regularly will know that it is my favorite chunky font.



Here is back of the card bag. The heart is from Create a Critter. When it was done, I felt it was missing something, so I did all the doodling.



The little bag, with all the cards inside.



I made envelopes for all the little cards with my Martha Stewart Score Board. I love that thing!! I used two Scrappy Moms Stamps on the envelope, SWAK on the back, and the cute little heart from the same set on the front - I didn't post a pic of that, i figure this post is pic heavy enough already!

On to project number 2. My daughter wanted some treat bags for her family birthday party, which is next week, and for her friends at her sitter for Valentines day. Here is what I came up with for both events:



Cute, eh? I want to make a project without my Cricut (GASP!!!) The topper is a 4x4 square, scored at 2 inches. The pink paper is 2x 3 3/4. Once it was punched with my EK Success edge punch, it is the perfect size. The hearts are punches. The largest is a Stampin Up Punch, and the 2 smaller, are Creative Memories punches.



Aren't those faces just precious?? The are from Peachy Keen Stamps. I used 2 stamps from Princess Faces and one from Basic Paper Doll Faces. I chalked them up a little, and colored them with my Stampin Up markers, and a white gel pen. I just LOVE these, I think it turned out so cute!!

On to my blog candy!! I am giving away the Everday Sentiments by Stampology. I think I need to get one of these myself!! So, how do you win this stamp set? Two simple steps:

a) Become a follower of my blog.

b) Leave me a comment on this post. You have till Monday at 10pm EST to leave a comment. I will post the winner on Tuesday. Good luck everyone :)



Next stop...Jenny's blog, Crazy About Cricut. Go see what she has in store for you today...

Here is the complete list of participants in today's hop, just in case you get lost along the way. Thanks for hopping with us!


Kassidy- http://www.inkingitupcrazy.blogspot.com
Jessie- http://www.scrappyjess.blogspot.com
Denise- http://www.lalasworldblog.blogspot.com
Jamie- http://www.jmecreations.blogspot.com
Sherri- http://www.sherrisspace.blogspot.com
Erika- http://www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com
Celeste- http://www.ccscards.blogspot.com
Kacee- http://www.youhadmeatscrap.blogspot.com
Lisa- http://lisa-craft-blog.blogspot.com
Amanda- http://www.myscrappinobsession.com
Rebecca- http://www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com
Michelle- http://www.mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com - THAT'S ME!
Jenny- http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com - NEXT




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