Cupcake Birthday Blog Hop and giveaway!

Welcome to my Blog and the Cupcake Birthday Blog Hop. We hope to inspire you with our Sweet Creations! Today we are celebrating Sylvia's birthday with cupcakes her favorite! If you arrived from the lovely Lisa's blog then you are in the right place.  If you happen to stumble upon my blog and would like to play along. Please start at Sylvia's blog. We have a great line-up of wonderfully talented ladies for you to visit today and see all the awesome creations they have made for you, plus there will be lots of blog candy along the way. So, grab a cup of your favorite beverage and hop along with us today.

This is a mini composite notebook. I used the cupcake off Simply Charmed for the cut. The stamped sentiment is from K. Andrew's new stamp line called Food For Thoughts.

Ok, today I am giving away this awesome prize pack pictured below. It is the same one from the Memorial day hop but my comments weren't working so I had 8 comments and I will add those 8 to all the comments from today and draw a winner randomly. You must be a follower and leave a comment to be able to win. EASY PEASY!

Thanks for visiting my blog, now hop on over to Jenny and see what she has in store for you today.
Have a Sweet Day!
Here is a list of Participants:
Sylvia- http://www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/
Sandra- http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/
Theresa- http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Giselle- http://www.crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com/
Brynn- http://www.flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com/
Krystal- http://www.gettingcricky.com/
Bonnie- http://www.pinkbonbons.blogspot.com/
Sherrie- http://www.sherriescraps.blogspot.com/
Lisa- http://www.prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/
Becka- http://www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com/
Jenny- http://www.jennyplace26.blogspot.com/
Sandy S. http://www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/
Jessica- http://www.chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/
Tiffany- http://www.sparkledmemories.blogspot.com/
Diana- http://www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com/
Anita- http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
Jazmin- http://www.jazzyscards.blogspot.com/
Tami- http://www.tambocreations.blogspot.com/
Lissi- http://www.littledetails-lissi.blogspot.com/
Kristi- http://www.kreations-by-kristi-crafting.blogspot.com/
Coralyn- http://www.sweetlilscrapper.blogspot.com/

Simply Sunday Challenge with Getting Cricky with K. Andrew

Hi my lovely crafty crafter friends,

This Sunday is Father's Day! Happy Father's Day to all the awesome dads out there! Today is also the Simply Sunday Challenge with Getting Cricky with K.Andrew. This weeks challenge is called Face It! You need to use faces in your project- whether its stamped, hand drawn or cut out. Since today is Father's Day, I made this cute card for my husband with Everyday Paperdolls.

My husband works for the railroad so this little person fit perfectly. I used Peachy Keen Wide Eye kids stamp set for the face and CM letter stickers for Father's Day.
Come play along in Kristal's challenge this week by clicking HERE.  If you are looking for the Stamp release blog hop you have until tonight to enter to win some blog candy click HERE to enter. And don't forget to check out all of Kristal's new stamp release by visiting her Store. Her stamps are awesome! The are high quality and stamp so crisp!
And come back tomorrow and join me for the Cupcake Blog Hop for Sylvia's Birthday.

Getting Cricky with K Andrews Blog Hop- Stamp Release Party!

Welcome to the Getting Cricky Blog hop where we are showcasing the first 6 sets in K Andrew's brand new line of sentiment stamps!If you came from the wonderful and talentes Amy's blog then you are in the right place! welcome! If you are just joining me tonight, make sure to start with K Andrew's blog.



Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. Atleast $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to these charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time beleives this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!



K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America.

I want to show you the Food For Thought stamp set

This stamp set benefits  Storefont Shelter for Homeless Children which is a non-profit organization that helps take children off the streets and gives them a place to stay.

Here is what I made with the Food For Thought stamp set: It is a set notecards to put in your childrens lunchbox.

OK Here is the fun part. I am giving away 2 Stamp sets to 2 lucky followers!

 You must be a follower and you must leave a comment on this post telling what your favorite stamp set is out of the 6 that were released tonight. Make sure you visit Kristal's blog Getting Cricky with K. Andrews to check out all of her new stamps.
You can now purchase all 6 stamp sets HERE.
Now you can hop on over to  the ever so Awesome Erika's blog ......

Blog Hop and LIVE U-Stream tonight-

Tonight is the Getting Cricky with It Blog hop, and to kick this hop off, we are having a USTREAM at Kristal's Channel: Getting Cricky. Just click HERE to join us. Ustream starts at 6pm PST 7pm MST, 8pm CST, and 9pm EST). See you there and then back here for our blog hop!

Make sure you come back tonight for lots of blog candy giveaways and to hop along with all the designers!!
Here is a sneak peek of Food For Thought- the stamp set I will be showcasing tonight!

Say Cheese Card & Father's Day Mini Album

Hi Everyone
Today I have a special treat for you all! Two posts in one.
To get started I would like to share with you a sample card using the NEW Getting Cricky with K.Andrew stamps. Here is a notecard I make using her Food for Thought set called "Say Cheese". You can purchase Kristal's stamp sets here. I just love her stamp sets, all of them are adorable and affordable! They are made of the highest quality and they stamp so crisp! These are the best stamps I have used!

I used Create A Critter for the cheese and Getting Cricky Food for Thought Stamp sentiments.

 Don't forget to come back tomorrow for our Stamp preview blog hop and u-stream live video. Friday's Blog hop has some awesome giveaways, almost every DTM will be giving away one or more Getting Cricky stamp sets! So make sure you come and check it out! Keep reading below, because I put together this awesome Father's Day gift that is super easy to make.



This week our DT Challenge for Sweet Sassy Diva, was to create a Father's Day project. So, now that the kids are out of school, I knew they wouldn't have made anything for their dad so we decided to make a mini album for him. My son had such a fun time helping me make this album, he helped pick out the cartridges and the cuts we would use in the album.
Here is what we made.

First, I used some pre-cut chipboard that is 6 x 6, then I used the patterned cardstock out of DCWV- It's a Guy Thing stack and cut them to 6x6, and glued the patterned cardstock to the covers and then the other pages are also glued together to make them a little thicker. I glued the white side of the pages together. I inked the edges of the album with chocolate ink. I used my cinch to bind the album together which was super easy- after I learned how to use it LOL!

Next, I used Accent Essentials to cut of this circle shape. I had some clear stickers with sayings on them, this one says memories, and I used Tim Holtz Alcohol inks to die them. Used hemp twine for the bow.

Next, we started decorating the inside pages.

These were some leftover stickers I had from a different project, not sure who they are by.

I used the Boys will be Boys cartridge for the hammer and screwdriver, and cuttlebugged two DCWV metalic pieces of cardstock to make them look like tool box chrome.

The page on the left was done by my 2 year old daughter and the one on the right was by my 7 year, he wrote a list of reasons why his dad is the best dad in the whole world. Its hard to read because he has really sloppy handwriting but one of the reasons was because he plays with him...pretty funny huh.

I used Block Party for these cuts, dad is a great BBQer so we thought we would put some pics of that in there.

This is cuts from Everyday Paperdolls. We love to camp in the Summer.

These last pages are Super DAD from Paperdoll Dress Up and the back cover has a pockets for their Father's day present to him. They got him tickets to the Steve Miller Band concert up at the outdoor theater in Lake Tahoe.
So now all I have to do is fill it up with some pictures and cut of some cute sayings from the Cricut- like Dad Rocks etc.... Just a few finishing touches and it will be good to go.
Thanks for stopping by today! Don't forget to come back tomorrow for K.Andrew Getting Cricky Stamp release blog hop! With lots of blog candy!!!





Hot Dog! Don't loaf around

Hi Everyone
I am so excited to share with you a sample card using the NEW Getting Cricky with K.Andrew stamps. Here is a card I make using her Food for Thought set. You can purchase Kristal's stamp sets here.

I used Block Party cart for the Hot Dog, and my gypsy to make it into a card. I just love Getting Cricky stamp sets, Kristal made the cutiest saying and they are awesome quality. The stamps a thick and crisp. Except I messed up on the saying of the inside of the card, because I first stamped it in a different color but it didn't really show up well, so then I used white, but I smudged the ink that I first used. I am just going to cover it up with a black piece of paper and re-do the stamp and will post an update on it tomorrow.

 Don't forget to come back tomorrow to see another project and Friday for our Stamp preview blog hop and u-stream live video. Friday's Blog hop has some awesome giveaways, almost every DTM will be giving away one or more Getting Cricky stamp sets! So make sure you come and check it out!

Loving you is easy as pie

Hi Everyone
I am so excited to share with you a sample card using the NEW Getting Cricky with K.Andrew stamps. Here is a card I make using her Food for Thought set. You can purchase Kristal's stamp sets here.

I also used Accent Essentials to make the layered flower, and my i-top for the brad in the middle. Don't forget to come back tomorrow to see another project and Friday for our Stamp preview blog hop and u-stream live video.