Pot of Gold

Hello and Happy Monday!!

How are all my crafty friends today?
I am doing good, unfortunately I had to go
back to work today after being off for a month
with my foot surgery.  Everything went great, so I
had no more excuses for not going back to work...LOL

I have a fun project to share with you today
that I made to enter in a few challenges.

I made this little treat box with the

pillow box from Art Philosophy cut at 6".

The foil paper is DCWV "Green Tea" Stack.

I added a double belly band around the box.

I used a Martha Stewart Border Punch

on the first layer, and then embossed the

second layer with a Shamrock Folder from

the Cuttlebug Companion Folder

from Simply Charmed.  For this layer,

I used Tim Holtz Kraft-Core

cardstock from Coordinations.

I then sanded it.

Next I cut this cute little Pot of Gold from

Simply Charmed at 2"

 I added his cute little face
from Peachy Keen's "Piles of Smiles"
stamp set.  The gold coins were cut
from some gold foil paper.

I used my stylus to emboss some lines

on the coins to define them better.

I attached the pot of gold to the box

with an Action Wobble.

I also cut some Shamrocks from foil paper

using the My Creative Time

"You're My Pot of Gold"

stamp and die set.

The sentiment below is from the same set.

The sentiment was stamped onto
a Ticket cut from the
My Creative Time
"Stiched Fun Ticket Dies"
I added some Tim Holtz
Distress Ink in Peeled Paint.

I added some gold twine to finish it off!!

I got my inspiration for this project from
page 23 of the March Issue of the Cricut Magazine.
Gwen Lords made this adorable box.

I will be entering this into the following challenges:
FCCB - Fun with Puns
Little Scrap Pieces - Emboss It
Cut It Up - Pinterest Inspired
Peachy Keen - 3D Objects with Metal
My Craft Spot - Pop It Up
Cardz TV - Luck of the Irish

Paperplaytime -ch-4-sentiment-stamps

 DL Art Linky Party

Happy Day

Hello to All My Crafty Friends.

I have a sweet little card to share with you today,

that I made for a few challenges.

The first challenge is the
Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge.
Here is the sketch:



Here is my take on the sketch

I started with paper from My Mind's Eye.

I embossied the flowered paper with

the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder

and the yellow paper with a folder

from the Damask Decor set.

I inked each side with some

Tim Holtz Distress ink

in Old Paper and Weathered Wood.

I used one of the adorable fairy stamps from

the Peachy Keen June 2012 SOTM.

I colored her in with my Stampin' Up markers.

I added some Stickles in Fruit Punch, Waterfall

and Stardust to make her sparkle!

The doily border is a new We R Memory Keepers

punch that I got from HSN.

I added a crocheted flower that I

purchased from Created by Tatiana.

The tag and sentiment are

from My Craft Spot and is

tied on with some Flax twine

from The Twinery.

I finished the whole thing off with

some pearl bling from

Want 2 Scrap.

I will be entering this card in the

following challeges:

peachy-keen-challenge-13-7-sketch

All That Stickles Fruit Punch Linky Party

My Craft Spot - Challenge 87 - Flowers

My Creative Time Designer Challenge - Embossing

Paperplaytime -ch-4-sentiment-stamps

 DL Art Linky Party

Hogs and Kisses

Hello and Happy Thursday!!

Today I have a cute little project to share with you.

Yesterday was my 14th Anniversary.

Since I have been laid up with my foot surgery,

I was unable to shop to get something for my hubby.

I decided to make him a yummy box of treats!!

My inspiration for this project was

the cute little KISS die from

My Creative Time. 

Chocolate Greetings Die and Stamp set.

I started with a box that I recycled.

This box was perfect for what I had in mind.

It was a black box with a red lid.

I just needed to decorate it.

My cute little HOG is a morphed character!!

The head is from Animal Kingdom and

her body is from Teddy Bear Parade.

Her cute little face is from

Peachy Keen's Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed.

I attached the head with an Action Wobble.

My HOG is hugging a chocolate kiss that I cut

from a foil paper that I have had for ages

and have never used!!  I crumbled it up

a bit to give it the look of a real kiss!!

The flags and sentiments are from

the same set.

This sentiment is from Just Because Cards

and the Hearts are from My Creative Time

Stitched-Scallop-Heart-Die-Set

and

Stitched-Heart-Layering-Dies.

I finished my bos off my added some

My Craft Spot crinkle ribbon around the

edge of the box.

And here is a picture of the inside!!

I covered the inside with some red tissue paper.

I made my hubby some yummy chocolate

covered strawberriesand chocolate brownie

cake pops!!  This was the first time I ever

made anything like this. I had bought a cake pop

maker almost a year ago and have never used it!! 

 I made my brownie cake pops with a

boxed chocolate  cake mix and a can of

canned pumpkin.  I added some chopped

 pecans for crunch.  I popped the batter into my

cake pop maker and they came out almost

perfect on the first try!!  I the chocolate coating for

 both the strawberries and cake pops waas a whole

different matter...lol.  I ruined the first two batches

but the 3rd time was a charm!!

I was really proud of my little treat box

and my husband loved it!!

Now my son wants me to make one

for his "girlfriend" for Valentine's Day

but he already paid $30.00 and ordered

them online.  Next time he will

know to ask mom first!!

I will be entering this project in the following challenges:

DL Art - Thankful Thursday

My Craft Spot

FCCB - challenge-me-monday-147-queen-of-hearts

Pause Dream Enjoy - ch-3-mainly-red

More Than Favors -wacky-wednesday-80-valentines-day

3 Girl Jam - 3D Valentine Project

Scrappy Moms - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Valentine's Day!

Go Fish - I Love You

 peachy-keen-challenge-13-6-anything-goes

himcr-83-reds

Cricutcfanatics - cricut-crafty-challenge-5-be-mine

Little Scrap Pieces - Love is in the Air

Happy Bird Day!!

Hello Again!!

 

This is the 2nd card I have to share with you today.

 

I made this card for this week's

Peachy Keen Challenge 13-5 :: Photo Inspiration

Here is the photo inspiration:

 

 

 

And here is my card:

 

 

 

The papers are from
My Mind's Eye and Webster's Pages.

I used Spellbinders Scalloped

Circle and Standard Circle dies.

The little birdie and sentiment

are from the June 2012 SOTM.

I colored it with my Stampin Up markers.

The tree branch is from Close to My Heart

"Whooo Loves You" stamp set.

I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink.

I used 3 Girl Jam crinkle ribbon

and the bow maker to make

my double bow.  I added some

pearl gems from my stash.



Get Well

Hello All My Crafty Friends!!

 

I hope you all had a great weekend.

I am still recovering from my foot surgery.

I get my stiches out tomorrow, and will

be off of work for a few more weeks :)

 

I spent some time in my craft room today and

will be sharing 2 cards with you today.

 

Here is my first card.

 

 

 

I was inspired by this post on PINTEREST

I had just received some
October Afternoon buttons

that I got from PeachyCheap.com
and thought they would be perfect to
make a similar card.  The papers are from
My Mind's Eye and Webster's Pages.

The stamps for the pot and flower stems

are from Close to My Heart "With Love"

and "Botanicals Super Set".

I used Tim Holtz Distress ink in

Frayed Burlap, Peeled Paint,

 Broken China and Fired Brick.

The sentiment is from My Creative Time's

"Vintage Sentiments" set.

I added some twine to the buttons

and finished with a bow tied with

my new 3 Girl Jam Bow Maker!!

 

I will be entering this card into
the following challenges:
 

My Creative Time - Designer 1,2,3 Challenge

(use 1 bow, 2 pattern papers and 3 buttons)
 

Little Scrap Pieces - fun-friday-get-well-challenge