DT Call!

There is a DT Call for Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

The sketch was so fun to work with. I was very inspired.
If you want to apply they will send you the sketch.
Here is my submission for the DT call.

The image was a free digi that I do not remember where I got it from. I colored it using colored pencils. The sentiment is from Hero Arts, and the yarn is from Loops & Threads Cotton Club line. I used my Bow-Easy to make them all uniform. All of the paper is from my scrap box, which keeps growing even though I have been making cards solely from the scrap box.Finally I embossed the green layer using the spring flowers Cuttlebug folder. I love how it matches my DP perfectly.

Thanks for visiting and I look forward to hearing if I make the team!

-Yvette

Another Wedding card

My husband is going on a business trip and happened to hear that one of the girls at his client's office got married. This is the card that I made for him to take to her.

I used my wedding solutions Cricut cartridge for the banner and bride and groom.

The pearls are from the dollar bin at Michael's.

The paper rosette has a banner with a stamp from a recollections set from Michael's.

I love decorating the inside of my cards to match. I used a stamp from the same set.

I made this card for the Wedding challenge at Critter sketch challenge blog.

Thanks for visiting. -Yvette

Locks of LOVE!

Today I donated my hair to Locks of Love. If you haven't heard about the organization, they are wonderful. They take the donated hair and make wigs for Children with cancer.

Four years ago I donated 17 inches of hair. Today I donated about 12 or 13 inches.

Here are the before and after pictures:

I think it will take some getting used to, but my husband seems to like it.

Thanks for visiting!

-Yvette

Another Crochet Cre8tion

So you may remember the Blue and white challenge from Celebrate The Occasion a few weeks ago. Here is the project that I was working on:

I only had 2 weeks to crochet this baby blanket and baby beanie and I got it done (barely).

My dear friend and her husband are having their first baby in 6 weeks. I wish the best for them.

Thanks for visiting.

-Yvette

And the Winner is......

Amy E said...

WOW!!! Your minis are amazing!!! Do you have a tutorial somewhere on how to make them, or can you recommend a good video somewhere to watch? These are just incredible!

Here is what you won:

Here is the link to the paper bag tutorial I used to make my Mini albums:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAcsKl87Ryg&feature=youtu.be

THANK YOU everyone who hopped along with us. I had a lot of fun seeing all of the "firsts" projects and came away with a ton of ideas.

I am already thinking about the theme for next year's blog hop.

-Yvette

Blogoversary Blog Hop Today!!! DAY 3

Today is the last day of my blogoversary blog hop.

I have had so much fun with all of the talented ladies that helped me celebrate my first blogoversary. So thank you ladies, you were amazing!

I have also added many wonderful projects to my "To Do" list. I am inspired by all of them.

Here is the Blog hop list:

Yvette www.cre8tivegirls.blogspot.com

Georgiana www.carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com

Sherrie www.sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Giselle www.yuveriaseden.blogspot.com

Yvonne www.onecreativemomma.blogspot.com

Emma www.creativetimeforme.com

Doris www.momsbeenscrappin.blogspot.com

Chris http://craftemama.blogspot.com/

Paula http://www.alluringinkspression.com/

Martha http://scrapabulous.blogspot.com/

Gerda www.cardscreations.blogspot.com

Now on to my final project.

 I decided to make a card using one of the stamp sets that I own from My Creative Time that I haven't used yet. I chose to use the Camera Shy stamp set. This is the first time I have used this set. 

This is also the first time I have used the Cricut cartridge, Just Because Cards.

The diamond shape below is attached using an action  wobble.

Once again I wanted to remind you that I have blog candy up for grabs.

If you look in the middle of the picture you will see that Emma has donated a stamp set for my blog candy. I have to send a huge thank you her way. Not only did she send me the stamps but she is participating in my blog hop where she is giving away more of her wonderful products. Have you checked out her dies. To DIE for!!! Thanks Emma!

Just leave a comment here on this post and if you would like, please become my newest follower.

Thanks for joining me on my blog hop and don't forget to leave all of the ladies some comment love.

-Yvette

Blogoversary Blog Hop Today!!! DAY 2

Welcome to day 2 of my Blogoversary Blog Hop. We continue with our theme of "firsts".

Here is the list of all the blogs that are participating this weekend.

Yvette www.cre8tivegirls.blogspot.com

Georgiana www.carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com

Sherrie www.sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Giselle www.yuveriaseden.blogspot.com

Yvonne www.onecreativemomma.blogspot.com

 Emma www.creativetimeforme.com

Doris www.momsbeenscrappin.blogspot.com

Chris http://craftemama.blogspot.com/

Paula http://www.alluringinkspression.com/

Martha http://scrapabulous.blogspot.com/

Gerda www.cardscreations.blogspot.com

Today I have two mini albums that I made from paper bags. I have cre8ted a large paperbag album but I have never made mini albums. The first mini album I made has the vintage theme and is 5" x 7".

The second album I have is a color themed album. Lime green, hot pink, and white and is 3" x 4.5".

I haven't decided what I want to use it for, so when I do I will add the embellishments.

Each of the tabs are double sided and have coordinating DP.

Now don't forget there is blog candy to be won. I haven't been home much due to work but Here is the picture of most of the candy I promised you.

Thanks for visiting! Don't forget to come back for the last day of the blog hop.

-Yvette

My Blogoversary is here! DAY 1

Welcome to my First Blogoversary blog hop.

The theme for this blog hop is "Firsts" (ex: 1st birthday, 1st Anniversary, Baby's 1st steps, etc) but I also wanted the hoppers to try a technique or project for the first time. Many talented crafters are hopping along with me today. Make sure you visit each and every one of them and leave them some comment love. I think you will enjoy everything that they have cre8ted. This hop will be for three days. Most of the ladies have made three projects so don't forget to come back each day. (August 5th-7th)

Here is the line up:

Yvette   www.cre8tivegirls.blogspot.com 

Georgiana   www.carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com

Sherrie   www.sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Giselle    www.yuveriaseden.blogspot.com

Yvonne   www.onecreativemomma.blogspot.com

 ***** Emma    www.creativetimeforme.blogspot.com  *****

Doris   www.momsbeenscrappin.blogspot.com

Chris   http://craftemama.blogspot.com/

Paula   http://www.alluringinkspression.com/

Martha   http://scrapabulous.blogspot.com/

Gerda   www.cardscreations.blogspot.com

Now on to my card. My Niece/God-daughter turned one this past weekend. So what a perfect opportunity to cre8te a card for my blog hop.

I had just received my Wild Card Cricut Cartridge in the mail and knew I wanted to use it for the blog hop. This card is the first card I made using the Wild Card cart.

I wanted to add a shadow on the inside of the card so I used a slightly smaller cut of the same cupcake.

There is blog candy to be shared. (picture coming later today, working 13 hour days is putting me behind just a little) Please leave me a comment (along with your email) and if you want follow my blog. I will draw a winner on Monday morning. Thanks for hopping along with me.

Your next stop is Georgiana www.carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com

Thanks! -Yvette

Die Cuttin' Diva's Challenge!

We have a great sketch this week at Die Cuttin Diva's.

This sketch is so beautiful that I loved working on this card.

Notice the cute lady bugs, they are from the Eyelet Outlet.

They have so many fun brads to play with.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you go to the DCD blog and enter your own sketch creation.

-Yvette

Celebrate The Occasion!

I am so excited to show you my first project as a DT member for Celebrate the Occasion. Team #2 was asked to make a kid's birthday card. I decided to make a card for a pre-teen/teen girl.

I used Create a Critter for the poodle and the stamp is from Hero arts.

Thanks for looking, now head back to CTO and see what the rest of team #2 has created and be inspired. We would love for you to come and join in on the fun. I promise to leave you wonderful comments

My Blogoversary Blog Hop is coming!!!

Hello all! I wanted to invite you to my first blogoversary blog hop. Hope to see you next friday! There will be blog candy!!!

CTO "Blue and White" Challenge

Over at Celebrate the Occasion the challenge this week is a color challenge: blue and white.

I needed to make a card for my friend who is preggers. Her shower is coming up in a couple weeks and as luck would have it she is having a BOY! So it made this challenge perfect for my card.

All of the paper I used is from my scrap box. I have been on a mission to get that box down to a smaller pile. The stamps are from Inkadinkado, the button is from my stash, and the yarn is actually from the blanket and hat that I am crocheting for the baby.

I'm not sure why my ink turned out the way it did. Maybe because it was cheap.

This is the work in progress baby blanket my friend's baby will snuggle up to.

Thanks for visiting my blog. Head on over to CTO and enter your own cre8tion.

-Yvette

 

"Sweet Treats" DCD Challenge

This week at Die Cuttin' Diva's we are having a "Sweet Treats" challenge.

I used the present cut as my card base and the party hat as the embellishment.

The sentiment is from Emma at My Creative Time.

Thanks for stopping by. Sorry for the short post but I'm off to work.

-Yvette

Die Cuttin' Diva's Challenge!

Wow, another great week of cards at Die Cuttin' Diva's!

This week we were challenged to make a shape card.

Here is my cre8tion:

I loaded my Pagoda cartridge onto my Gypsy and took two shadows of the Kimono and welded them together to create this card. I had to flip the back side of the kimono so that when folded the sides would line up perfectly. I used black brads for the center of the flowers and Glossy Accents to make the flowers pop.

On the inside of the card I used two stamps from my Inkadinkado set. 

Head on over to the DCD blog and enter your shape cards for this week's challenge.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

-Yvette

Celebrate The Occasion!

I have some exciting news to share with all of you today: I was selected to be on the design team over at Celebrate the Occasion!!! The best part of this news is that my sister was also chosen to be on the design team. I know we are going to have a great time making cards for CTO.

This is the birthday card that I made for the DT call.

I used the herringbone embossing folder from Cuttlebug, my paper doll dress up cartridge from Cricut, the face stamp is from My pink stamper, and the sentiment is from Stampin' up.

for the inside of the card I used stamps from Inkadinkado and Hero arts.

I made this card for my sister-in-laws father, "Papa Ken".

Thanks for visiting. -Yvette

Die Cuttin' Diva's Challenge!

This week at Die Cuttin' Diva's we are having a "Summer Fun" card challenge.

So I took out my summer vacation solutions Cricut cartridge and decided to make a theme park card.

I may send this card to my nieces and nephew. They want to go back to Knott's Berry Farm.

All of the rides are cut at 2 1/2", the cloud stamp is from a Recollections set and the sentiment is from Miss Emma at My Creative Time.

I can't wait to see what you all come up with this week.

-Yvette

Crafting by Designs

This is the first challenge over at Crafting by Designs. The theme is "kicking off the summer".

The sentiment and frame is from My Creative Time.

The stars are from Joann's. Thank you for stopping by!

-Yvette

Tacky Tuesday Challenge!

Over at September ninth's blog has the Tacky Tuesday challenge: "Cool Treat" and the word "Sweet"

Here is the card I made for my niece.

Her party is this Saturday, but her birthday was today!

All of the cuts are from the Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge and the stamp is from Emma at My Creative Time.

Die Cuttin' Diva's Challenge!

It's sketch week here at Die Cuttin' Diva's.

Are you ready? or Are you recovering from the 4th of July party last night?

This was the first round card I have made. I changed the sketch a little to suit what I was inspired by.

 I hope to see many people participate this week. Go to http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/.
I promise to leave you some love on your blog!

Thanks for visiting! -Yvette