CCC Challenge Week #4 - Frosty Kisses Stair Step Card

Hi everyone! I'm so sorry for posting this late but this week has been incredibly busy for me at work. But I finally did manage to complete this week's Cricut Cardz Challenge week 4 challenge and I have to say I am so proud of the outcome on this card - another vision that I had mentally designed and so happy to see it come to life as planned!! It's not often that I gloat about my work but I can't help but feel this card turned out so super cute!
Okay, so here are the details:
This week's challenge is asking you to create a Stair Step card and if you head on over to our challenge blog HERE you will be able to click on the link that Mary posted directing you to her her YouTube channel where she gives us step-by-step directions to create this style card - which I must say is one of my fav's and will be making more of!!
So for this card I used my very NEW Winter Woodland Cricut cart. which I received in the mail this week!!!
I cut the branch at 2" as well as the berries
The birds were cut at 21/4" along with the layers
and the Frosty Kisses along with the layers were cut at 21/4" as well (I used the Shadow feature for the words Frosty Kisses as I wanted a more bolded look)
I then decided I wanted to incorporate my super sweet Magnolia Stamps into this card as I thought the New Year's kissing Tilda and Edwin went hand-in-hand with the sentiment "Frosty Kisses". I used my Prisma colouring pencils this time for the colouring in of sweet Tilda and Edwin - not too happy with the blending I did this time as it was very late and I was rushing a little!
Anyhow that's it for this week's challenge card guys. I hope you guys like it as much as I enjoyed creating it. I truly loved how the it came together having my cute Maggie Stamps sitting on one stair step and the sweet birds just underneath them with a perfect sentiment in the back bringing the card togther. I plan on adding some "bling" on this card as I LOVE it but again it was too late to embellish further - I just wanted to get the basic design out here for you.
We can't wait to see what you all come up with this time- we have no doubt that you will have a BLAST with this card! Thanks so much for visiting and PLEASE leave a comment o your thoughts - I LOVE reading them all!
Many Hugs
Eve

Annabelle Stamps Challenge

Hi everyone! I just completed my first card for the DT position I am on over at Annabelle Stamps! I used the new 2009 Christmas stamp set Jewelled Tree for the design of this card and have used the Green and Red Sprinkles sparingly on the tree to act as ornaments. I also used four green Sprinkles on both the right and left corners of the card as shown on the sketch.
Head on over to Annabelle Stamps blog and check out all of the other wonderful creations the rest of the DT came up with - you will be amazed! Can't wait to see what you come up with!!
Hugs
Eve

CCC Week #3 - Colour Challenge: Pink, Green & White

Hi everyone!! Okay so it's week 3 over at Cricut Cardz Challenge and this week we have a colour challenge!! The requirements are to create a Holiday card using your Cricut with a Pink, Green and White colour palette. So here is what I came up with...

Ingredients:
Joys of the Season Cart
Penguin cut at 31/4 including layers
Snowflake cut at 4"
Happy Holidays sentiment cut at 3"

I hope you guys head on over and check out what all of the other super talented DT member came up with! We hope you play along and can't wait to see what you come up with!

Hugs
Eve

CCC #2 - Give Thanks

Hi everyone!!! Ok, so it's week two over at Cricut Cardz Challenge and this week the challenge is to make a "give thanks" card using any Cricut cartridge you'd like - another super easy challenge right?!
So what I decided to create was a fall leaf wreath card and simply add the Happy Thanksgiving sentiment in the middle of the wreath. I had such a blast making this card and it turned out exactly as I had designed it to look like.
Here is the recipe:

Wild Card cart.
Scallop Circle card cut at 5"
Leaves cut at 31/2 and 31/4
Sentiment cut at 113/4

I used Stampin' Up cardstock for the base of my card as well as for the leaves that created the base of my wreath as I find the Cricut cuts this cardstock like butter!! Then for the outer layer of the wreath I used a DCWV paper stack (sorry don't remember the name off had as it was a scrap piece I had laying around) and poped those leaves on pop dots and then added Copper Stickles to accent the leaves.

I would like to thank all of you who participated in the first week's challenge - your creations were absolutely stunning!! And Congrats to Bright who won that challenge!!! I can;t wait to see what you all come up with this week.
Let me know your thoughts on my card I truly appreciate all of your sweet comments!!
Hugs
Eve

Just Magnolia Challenge - Mina's Sketch

HI everyone!!! Ok so here is the card I made for Just Magnolia - due to the craziness in my life these days I have not been able to particpate in these sweet challenges for so long, but I found some "me" time this weekend and finally created a card for this week's challenge (yaeee!!).
I used the Tilda stamp holding a Merry Christmas banner and used the Happy Holidays 8x8 paper pack by Jackie Eckles for the paper piecing of the card. I just LOVE this paper stack which sadly has never been used - but boy does it have some AWESOME vintagey, non-traditional Christmas papers in it - it's soooo awesome!!! I also coloured in Tilda with my Copics and used the sentiment from my Annabelle Christmas stamp set to finish off the remainder of the sketch. I then used some Making Memories buttons that coordinated wonderfully with the colours of my DP as well as some flowers on the bottom left corner which I then took some Diamond Stickels and applied some to the petals.
I hope you all enjoyed today's card - stay tuned for tomorrow's Cricut Cardz Challenge card creation and please make sure you participate in this super fun challenge site!!!
Many Hugs
Eve

Today is the DAY!!!

Ok everyone!! I am sooooo super excited because today launches the very new Cricut challenge site that I am designing on Cricut Cardz Challenge blog!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!! You have got to go and check this site out - all of the DT members are sooooooo very talented you just won't be able to resist participating!!!
For this week's challenge we have been asked to just simply create a card of our choice using any cartridge we'd like - simple huh?? So this is what I came up with! I used the Wild Card cricut cartridge and cut the Present card at 7" as well as the coordinating black bow. The sentiment "for you" was cut at 11" (ya, I couldn't believe it either as it looks no more that 2" tall!!!) and the tag on was cut at 3" from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge.
So I hope you all enjoy and PLEASE stop by and check out this amazing new challenge!
Your comments are much appreciated so please feel free to leave me your thoughts on my card!

Hugs
Eve

I'm Back and with MORE EXCITING NEWS!!!

Hi everyone!! We are back from the Bahamas (boooooo!!!) lol...it was such a blast and was way to short!! But I came back to even more great news!!! I have been chosen once again to join a new challenge blog called Cricut Cardz Challenge!!!!! Mary will be announcing all of the DT members on November 11th along with the very first challenge so please head on over and have a look but most importantly have fun and participate in these super fun challenges with the Cricut!!! I cannot wait!! I have so much to do but first thing's first - I need to unpack and get some well needed sleep!! I just couldn;t wait to share my excitement with you all first!!!
Hugs
Eve