Jolly Holiday's!

Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I was finally able to get a little "Black Friday" shopping in on Saturday.  My bestie and I hit up Wal-mart, for the coveted limited edition lite carts and the limited edition Cricut, and our favorite scrapbook store! We were able to get some things that we both had our eye on, super fun stuff! Luckily, we both like to share things which makes it nice and almost like getting twice as much. :)

So once we got home, I just had to break out my Jolly Holiday's cart and my PKS stamps and make a card!

I just LOVE that cart! I cut the cute little snowman at 3 1/2".

The paper is from We-R-Memory Makers and DCWV. The sentiment is from this stamp set and the twine is from here, both sites just happen to be having sales today!

The face stamp is from the new Peachy Keen stamp set PK-470 Happy New Year. Don't you just LOVE PKS!?!

You still have time to enter my PKS giveaway! I will choose the winner at 9pm tonight and announce the name in tomorrow's post.

 I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Halloween Challenge!

Happy Friday! 

I am soooo ready for the weekend! I have a ton of stuff going on... like helping design/plan a wedding/reception, at the very last minute! How the heck do I get myself into these things? I am still hoping though, that I will be able to fit in some creative "me" time. I have some yummy new paper, ribbon, Peachy Keen stamps, and Cricut carts that I want to break in. Wish me luck!

So on to today's card, I made it for the Halloween Challenge on Mary's blog, Cardz TV. 

The card measures 4 /14" x 5 1/2". The solid cardstock is DCWV, the stripe paper is from the K and Co Spook Takular collection, and the polka dot, my favorite, is from Doodlebug Designs. The ribbon is 5/8" grosgrain that I purchased at Michael's and the edge punch is from Fiskars. Last but not least... the little spook was cut from the Mini Monster's cart at 4".

 I hope you have a wonderful weekend! 

Happy Scrap'n!

Ruthie :)

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #33

The design of this card has been in my head for awhile now... when I saw the challenge on the Peachy Keen Blog, I knew that it would be perfect for my card.

The animals were cut from the Zooballoo cart. The zebra and rhino were both cut at 2 1/2" and the giraffe was cut at 3 1/2", with the "real dial size" button on. The "Go Wild" stamp is from the Lots of Pun stamp set.

Did you know that I am having a giveaway! Click here, to see how to enter!

Happy Scrap'n!

Ruthie :)

Bitten by the Bug2 - Challenge Card

This is a card I created for this weeks challenge on the Bitten by the Bug2 blog. The chellenge was to create a project that is fall related that includes a Cricut cut and a stamp of some sort.
This is what I came up with.

 I cut the pumpkin from the Mini Monsters Cricut cart.
It was cut at 3 1/2". 

The stamp is from a Making Memories set that I bought last year.
I found the twine in the bead section at Michael's.

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Make sure to check back by tomorrow! 
I am having a giveaway!

Happy Scrap'n!

Ruthie :)

Christmas in July Challenge #4

So... for the last three weeks I have tried my best to play along with Mary's Christmas in July Challenge on Cards TV . Tried, meaning that I  made a card each week but was never able to get it posted in time. :(  This week I actually made it, with a day to spare. 

So with out wasting anymore time... here is my card! :)

This weeks challenge was to design a card with a Christmas tree. I use the tree from the Holiday Cheer cart. It was cut at 3 1/2". I just LOVE the retro feel of the tree. The papers are from Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses line and then I also had some coordinating shimmer Bazzil card stock.

I used silver ink to ink the edges and for the "Celebrate" sentiment. 
The sentiment stamp was purchased from here.

Whew! Just in time! Wish me luck! :)

Make sure to check back by tomorrow! 
I am having a giveaway!

Happy Scrap'n!

Ruthie :)

That's Cool!

Happy Saturday everyone! 

I made this card for this weeks challenge over at the Fabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. The challenge was to create a card with a cool treat.

The card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". The stripe paper is from MAMBI and the green paper is from my scrap box, the ribbon is from Michael's, and the sentiment stamp is from here.  I cut the Popsicle cut from the Doodlecharms cart at 4".

The inside sentiment pieces measure 3 3/4" x 5", 3 1/4" x 4 1/2", and 2 3/4" x 4". The Popsicle was cut from the Doodlecharms cart at 1 1/4".

I hope your weekend is turning out to be wonderful!

Happy Scrap'n!

Ruthie :)

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #31

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you are having a blessed day!

This will be my fourth and final challenge for this week! Whew! I am worn out!  This weeks challenge on the  Peachy Keen Blog, was to create a card from the this sketch.  This card is what I came up with.

My card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I used the DCWV Retro paper stack and DCWV solid textured paper. My sweet little owl was cut from the Hoot and Hollar, Cricut Lite cart. She was cut at 3 1/2". The white 5/8" grosgrain ribbon is from my stash (probably purchased at Michael's) and the pink buttons are Making Memories. I found them in the $1 bins at Michael's.

I printed the inside sentiment on my printer. The yellow paper measures 3 3/4" x 5", the pink is 3 1/4" x 4 1/2", and the white piece was cut at 2 3/4" x 4".

I just have to say that I LOVE the Hoot and Hollar cart! 
Happy Scrap'n!
Ruthie :)

1st Week of Summer Challenge

WooHoo! It's Saturday! I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

So... this is my third challenge for this week. I decided to play along with Craft Junkie Too's, 1st week of summer challenge. This is what I came up with.

I just love this little pig from the Create a Critter cart! I decided to give her a floral sarong and a small pink flower for her ear. She even has a coordinating umbrella and beach chair...that's how us CA surfer girls roll. :)

The card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I used Craft card stock from here.  The pattern papers are from the K and Company, Greenhouse stack and all the solid card stock is Bazzil. I cut the pig from the Create a Critter cart at 3 1/2". The flower was cut at 3 1/2" and it can be found on the page with the zebra. The flower is suppose to be an accent for the zebra, so if you keep your dial size at 3 1/2", it should cut in correct proportion for the pig too. Everything else was cut from the Life's a Beach cart. The umbrella was cut at 3" and the chair at 2". I added a small piece of white ribbon to the pigs sarong and a little coordinating ink for definition.

The paper on the inside of the card is also from the K and Company, Greenhouse stack. It was cut 3 3/4" x 5" and the white sentiment piece was cut 3 1/4" x 4 1/2". The flip flops were cut from the Life's a Beach cart at 1".

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Happy Scrap'n!

Ruthie :)

Bugs, Bees, Ants, and Lady bugs!

Happy Friday everyone! 

I am soooo looking forward to the weekend! I have a new Cricut Lite cart and I cannot wait to play with it! :)

Anyway.... on the the next challenge! Today's card was made for this weeks challenge over at the Paper Playtime blog. Janis's challenge was to make a Card, Layout, 3-D Project or any other Paper Craft Project with the theme BUGS, BEES, ANTS, OR LADYBUGS. This is what I came up with.

For the base of my card I used craft card stock, it measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I used the  DCWV The Guy Stack and solid Bazzil card stock. The sweet little inch worm was cut from the Cricut Lite "B is for Boy" cart, he was cut at 3 1/2". The plaid piece of paper was cut at 4 1/4" x 1 1/2" and punched down one edge with the Friskars, Treading Water boarder punch. Once that was punched I wrapped it twice with twine and tied a knot. Then I added foam tape and adhered it to the front of the card. The sentiment half circle was cut from the Straight From the Nest cart, at 1 3/4". I use the Lots of Pun  stamp set for the stamped sentiment... and of course all the edges were inked with coordinating inks! :)

The papers on the inside of the card measure  3 3/4" x 5", 3 1/4" x 4 1/2", and 2 3/4" x 4".  

I just LOVE how this card turned out! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! 

Happy Scrap'n!
Ruthie :)

Spots and Dots!

Happy Thursday!

I had a little free time this week and decided to play along with a couple of the blog challenges. This card was made for the "Spots and Dots"  challenge over on Made by Momo's blog. 

I have been wanting a reason to cut this cute little giraffe for awhile now and this challenge gave me a reason! The card measures 4" x 4". The paper I used, was from the  Cosmo Circket - Garden Variety mini deck. I also used 3 different colors of Bazzil card stock, for the sweet little giraffe. He was cut from the Create a Critter cart, at 3". The boarder punch is the EK Sucess - dotted scallop punch. The red ribbon is from my ribbon stash.

The sentiment pieces on the inside of the card were cut at 3 1/2" square, 3" square, and 2 1/2" square.

Happy Scrap'n!

Ruthie :)