Hello love

I love Hello Kitty! She is so cute! It's a cool, rainy day, a good one for staying inside to work on my Valentines. I used the Hello Kitty Greetings cart for the main image and Doodlecharms for the little hearts. Enjoy! :) Maria

BBTB2- Hearts

Cupcake Inspiration #96

CCCB #42-Love

Cupid

This card started out as a good luck card for Juliette who is playing a cupid in a ballet production over Valentine's weekend. She didn't think it looked much like the costume (and I agreed!), so it turned into a pretty Valentine card. I used the Celebrate With Flourish cart and lots of embellishments, flowers, stickles, ribbon, pearls, a doily and a button. Enjoy. :) Maria

TPE92- red, brown, pink

Paper Sundaes #54- Valentine

Cricut Card Challenge #59- Valentine card for a child

C4C72- Vintage

Broadway!

Monday night we came home from school and Juliette informed me it was her BFFs birthday that day! She had forgotten and wanted to make a card for her to take to school the next day. Her friend loves to sing and act and it's her dream to be on Broadway some day. She wanted to do a Broadway theme but had lots of homework so I made this card for her to give to her friend. I used the Slumber Party Cricut cart for the microphone and then Gypsy Font for the writing. I had to do some welding with the Gypsy and that's always a struggle, but after many tries, I finally did it! I used diamond stickles on the microphone and a star gem for the dot on the "i". :) maria

Sisterhood of Crafters- Anything goes

Butterflies

I made this set of cards as a gift for my Grandmother. She likes butterflies and the color purple so I thought these would be perfect for her! I used Once Upon a Princess for the butterfly image and a Martha Stewart punch for the borders. :) Maria

BBTB2- Butterfly Challenge

Valentine treats

Today has been the best day! I've had the entire day to craft! Juliette helped me make some valentine treat bags for her ballet friends. They are all dancing in a show Valentine's weekend and I know there will be no time to craft close to the time so thankfully we got it all done today! Juliette stamped and embossed and did some of the folding. I did all the cutting and the rest of the folding and assembly. We needed 11 but made 14 just in case we need extras. They are all different, some are stamped and embossed with ballet shoes, Happy Valentine's Day, or hearts. Others have cut out hearts (Doodlecharms) and a flower punch. I cut the heart purse using the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Cricut cartridge. :) Maria and Juliette

JUGS #68-Template/3D challenge

CYDA #12- love

PPC- embossing it's hard to tell, but all the stamping is embossed. The ballet shoes, Happy Valentine's Day

Wee memories- anything goes

blue bird

I made this fun little card for my mom. I love the soft blues and whites. The inside says Thinking of You. Once I finished it looked sort of like a wedding card, maybe if there were two birds! In any case, my mom is still getting it. :) Maria

The Shabby Tea Room 45- White and Bright, white or cream plus one color

Bitten by the Bug 2- bird or armadillo. I don't have Birthday Bash so I used Gypsy Wanderings for the bird image.

Relax, enjoy

I am attending a retirement party today for an aunt who has recently retired after working for many years at a bank. She loves to play the guitar and sing in her spare time so I thought this image was perfect for her! I used the guitar from Slumber Party, the relax and enjoy from Life's a Beach and the music notes from Gypsy Wanderings. :) Maria

CCCB 39-Sketch

PPC #45

Manicure

A week or so ago my awesome aunt, who manages a spa and salon, treated J and me to a manicure! We wanted to thank her right away so I made this card to send to let her know how much we appreciated her kindness! It was so nice to be spoiled at the salon! :) Maria

C4C70-thank you sentiment

Happy New Year, Happy Birthday!

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted! I have been soooo busy, J was in the Nutcracker so the month of December was super crazy!!! Now, both kids are back in school and I finally have a minute to post. I actually got a chance to craft a little bit but mostly Xmas stuff. My brother had a special birthday the other day, 1/11/11, and I'm a bit late mailing his card but I hope he likes it when it arrives! Maria

Sisterhood of Crafters- Birthday

Spanish Dancer

This is a good luck card I made for J before a Winter ballet show she did this past weekend. It's good luck to tell ballet dancers "merde" before a performance. The dress is very similar to the one she wore! It was a great show and she loved the card. I used the gypsy to weld the letters together and the Shall We Dance Cricut cart for the dancer. :) Maria

JUGS #60- color challenge
Paper Romance #25- Favorite things- ballet is one of my favorite things to watch!

Grateful

I've been super busy and haven't had as much time to craft as I would like, but I wanted to make this card for a dear friend who has done a lot for me. I thought Thanksgiving was the perfect time to let her know how grateful I am! :) Maria

Fantabulous Cricut #37- Thankful- I used Gypsy wanderings and Stretch Your Imagination

For Fun Challenges- Thanksgiving or Thank you

The Sisterhood of Crafters- Things to be thankful for

Cupcake Inspiration #86

Birthday dragon

I have been sooo super busy that there has been no time for crafting! My son went to a birthday party on Saturday for a friend who is a 13 year old boy and I made this card for him. He liked it and thought it was super cool! I used the Indie Art Cricut cartridge for the dragon which I got recently from the free Gypsy cart download. I also used the Happy Birthday from Gypsy Wanderings. I love Indie Art, there are lots of cool images that I think work great for teen boys. Enjoy! :) Maria

Sisterhood of Crafters- Birthday card

Vampire dress

I know this isn't traditional Halloween but I thought the colors made it look kind of spooky! I watch Buffy a lot and was watching an episode with Drusilla while creating this card. She inspired me, the black flowers seemed very much like something an evil vampire would enjoy.
;) Maria

JUGS #55 color challenge

bosses day

I made this as a blank, anytime card and then my husband asked if I had anything for his boss for bosses day. His boss is a woman and it turns out she like butterflies so I was happy that I had this on hand! She loved it. :) Maria

PPC #34

Cricut Cardz Challenge #46- anything goes I used Once Upon a Princess for the butterfly

Sparkly shoes

I got inspired to do a little crafting tonight. I used the Forever Young cart for the purse and shoes and used stickles and pearls for the bling! Enjoy. :) Maria

OTWC #28

Sisterhood of Crafters- Bling

Spooky tree

I was inspired to make a Halloween card today! It hasn't felt much like fall yet but we're starting to get some cooler weather and today I made an apple pie. I made this fun card using the Doodlecharms and SYI cricut carts as well as a fun border punch, ribbons and stickles. Juliette had the idea to suspend the spider from the tree, I must give her full credit for that one! She also cut the black web. :) Maria

The Shabby Tea Room #30- Vintage Halloween

Paper Romance- Halloween or Fall

Paper Sundaes #39- A change of season

CCCB #25- holiday

fairy

Here is a card I made for Juliette as a congratulatory card for a ballet role she got as a fairy. I stamped the image and used watercolor pencils to color, and then used a heart doily, Martha Stewart border punch, pink flowers and pearls for accents. :) Maria

Flutter By Wednesday Challenge #125

Nutcracker

We got this new stamp and I couldn't wait to try it out! I'm going to be in the Nutcracker so this is extra cool. Hope you like it! :) Juliette

CCCB Holiday



Lollipop Ladies Xmas

blue dress

I haven't been around lately, I've been busy with school and dance but this week I had fall break. I decided to enter some challenges and this one is for Sisterhood of Crafters. I really like the color combination and it's nice to make cards with colors I like. It was a very fun challenge, hope you like it! :) Juliette

Sisterhood of Crafters- Color my world

Relax

Today is my dad's birthday! We are celebrating both his and my mom's special days with homemade dinner tonight! It should be lots of fun. The kids are on fall break so we've had a minute to do some crafting and cooking. My dad likes to go fishing but hardly ever has a chance to. I thought this card would be a nice reminder that he can take some time to relax and enjoy himself, he works so hard! :) maria

OTWC #27

Sisterhood of Crafters- Color my world- dark brown, light blue and ivory