"love always" trigger tuesday card

Valentines day will soon be here in a number of days and it's time for me to get cracking on cards and favors for my kiddies and all their friends at school.

So let this be the start of my V-day crafting for 2011

This weeks

Moxi Fab Worlds

Trigger Tuesday
was "sweets for a sweet" which included this super fab picture from Martha Stewart Living. These are some "creamy fudge hearts" (they look so super yummy) and being from Martha are presented so lovely.

Of course I immediately had many ideas pop in my head but as procrastination runs in my blood time got away from me. Did have time to make this one card last night and here is what inspired my card:

The light kraft background, The bright pink ribbon, The light pink cupcake cups, The creamy hearts, and the scallop edge

Twisted Sketch #86

The time has come for

Twisted Sketch

86 and it's hard to believe that it's been six months since I've joined the DT there. I've love the challenge site and all the awesome twisted sisters I made on the DT and I'm so happy to be on for another term there. Anam is the best and so are all the new and returning girls from all over the world.

With that here is this weeks sketch with the twist "fresh".

Now head on over to the site to play along and say farewell to the ladies leaving the DT

Cricut Cardz Challenge #59

Challenge number 59 is up at

Cricut Cardz Challenge

This week it's to

"Make a Valentine's Day card for a child using any cartridges or colors you'd like"

When making a child card "create a critter" is a go to. What kid doesn't love cute little animals, right!!! So here's my froggy prince charming card.

Cricut: Create a critter, Embossing: Fiskars, Ink: ColorBox "Pink pastel" & "Dark Moss", VersaColor "Pinecone"

New beginnings

My new little man is here...

Born this pass Saturday 1/15/11

and here he is

ahhh babies I just love 'um (that's why I had four of them) and so far this little guys been super mellow and just all around a cutie!!!

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On a scrapping note it’s also a new beginning for
Twisted Sketches
The new design team for the new year is here and full of awesome awesome scrapping ladies, some new to TS and some returning.
So head on over and check them out. You will not be disappointed

Here is what I made for the DT challenge with the twist being “map”
Thought it was an appropriate layout to share with the announcement of our new baby

This is a picture of me and the father of all my children. We've been together for a while and now have four beautiful kids together.

Cricut Cardz Challenge #57

Cricut Cardz Challenge

is back for the New Year 2011. DT #1 rocked it last week with a new years theme and now it's DT#2 with this weeks card. Sooo what is the challenge this week?

Here it is

make a card using any cartridges or theme you'd like, BUT using the colors red, black and white ONLY!

Cricut: Pagoda, Paper: American Craft, Ink: Colorbox, Gem: Kaiser

So here's my super simple Panda card. It's just the panda cut from the Pagoda cart. To make a card I just cut two shadow cuts and glued one side together. I added a little flower and gem and it's instantly cute :)

The DT got some awesome Black, White, & Red cards up so go check um' out and get your card in.

Daisy "thank"

Made this little "Thanks" card for an awesome friend of mines

She's so sweet that I had to use sweet little Daisy

Who doesn't love Daisy?
She's a Squiggles Stamp, one of the companies first line and now they had grown to include so many other cute stamps. Definitely head on over and check them out. Their blog is also having a design team call right now so if you have some Squiggles check out there blog (click on the logo below)

Pattern paper: BoBunny & Doddlebug, Stamp: Daisy, Ink: Memento & StazOn, Copic: E59 E27 E25 E000 E00 BV11 BV13 Y15, Glitter pen: Sakura, Cricut: Storybook, Paper punch: EK succes, Paint: Delta "pearl finish", Glossy accents

I like paper piecing my stamps as much as I like coloring them with Copics. So I had to paper piece this Daisy especially the balloon. I really like how the balloon turned out so here's a little accent tip: I painted it with pearl finish let it dry and then stamped the "thanks" with StazOn. After the ink dries which isn't long I topped it with Glossy accent, cut it out, and glued it to the paper.

Twisted Sketch #83

It's that TIME again for

Twisted Sketch

and the twist this week is....

"TIME"

I know with the new year here we're all thinking about the memories of past years and what the future will bring. So get scrapping

Here's my Layout this week. It's a picture of me and Eb from seven years ago. WHAT seven years??? He, not surprising looks the same but I think I look way different. It's fun but scary to look back at the way we used to look :(

Background paper: BoBunny, Pattern paper: pink paislee, Glitter Swirls: making memories, Chipboard hearts: American Crafts, Cricut: Opposites Attract

I think "Twisted Sketches" is the BEST layout challenge site out there. Awesome Sketches, Cool twist, loads of inspiration, and a totally rocking DT. If you've been playing along you know what I'm talking about. And now they are looking for some awesome new Design Team members. So want to be a Twisted Sister or Brother? Then check out the details HERE