Feeling Thirsty? Have Some Lemonade

Hello Everyone!

Welcome back and thanks for stopping by again! Today is my day to share at 3 Girl JAM and I have a super cute 3D project using the best crinkle ribbon available.

Here is my Design Team project...

A water bottle pocket from the Silhouette On-line store.

I used Sunshine crinkle ribbon from the Sunny Meadows Bundle and Ribbon Candy Red.

The smiling lemon was cut at 2 1/2" from the Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge.

You could add any flavor water or kool-aid packets you like.

Other Materials:

Bo Bunny yellow plaid pattern paper

pink and yellow polka dot paper

white, black, and pink card stock

yellow and white twine

white button

SPECIAL NOTE:  When you place an order in June, you can add the Sunny Meadows bundle for just $1! Use coupon code June to get this great deal at 3 Girl JAM!

We hope you will join our 3 Girl JAM Monthly Challenge. The theme is "Anything Goes with Ribbon". What are you waiting for! Start crafting and sharing!

Anything Goes with Ribbon

May 30th - June 26th 

Prize ~ $15 gift certificate to 3 Girl JAM shop

Other Challenges: 

4 Crafty Chicks ~ Polka Dots

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

It is Baby Season Too!

Hello Crafty Friends,

 

Not only is it Christmas time, but it must be baby season. I just made a couple baby cards for a co-worker and here are a few more for another. December seems to be a busy month...my sister and two of her girls have birthdays this month. How many people do you know with December birthdays? Do you know anyone expecting?

 

Baby Cards...

Each card is personalized with a Tiny Tag from My Craft Spot.

 I used Nana's Nursery paper by DCWV for this card. I do not have too many sheets left from the stack, but there was enough for this sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday. The crinkle ribbon bow is my favorite and that Trendy Twine color (Watermelon Taffy) matches that polka dot paper perfectly. The 2 1/4" onesie was cut from Wrap it Up.

I like this sketch, but have the tendency not to make square cards because of mailing them. What size can you use for regular postage?   

Here is the other card, which was fun to create because I wanted to use a stroller and I found this 2 1/4" cut with a baby girl on Simply Charmed. It fits inside the inked circle, which was cut at 3". Such a cute baby smile!

I used my bow maker for the double bows.

Other Materials:

K&Company paper

black and cream card stock

Lacey Circles Spellbinder

yellow pearls

pink gems

pink and yellow buttons

pink and yellow crinkle ribbon

  

Unfortunately, there are not any challenges for baby theme right now. If I missed one, please let me know!

 

This weekend I will be part of a festive hop, so come back for some Jolly Old St. Nick projects!

 

Happy Holidays,

Georgiana

Happy St. Patty's Day at Whimisical Designs

Hello Crafty Friends,

 

Today is a Whimsical Designs on Wednesday!

Each week we have a different challenge and the design team uses the Whimsical stamps. They are so easy to incorporate onto any projects. Be sure to check them out today! 

 

This week's challenge...

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hoping to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow someday soon!

 I sure do like all those gold coins!

Materials:

green gingham paper

yellow, red, gold, black, white, and green cardstock

Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge ~ pot of gold (p.33)

Spellbinders ~ Big Scalloped Ovals

Whimsical Designs stamp ~ Everyday Sentiments

black ink

gold gems

green and gold shamrock ribbon

This week's sponsor...

~ Miriam's Crafting Supplies ~

10 sets of pearls

 

Be sure to stop by Whimsical Designs to see the other design team projects! Can't wait to see what you create for this "St. Patrick's" challenge.
 

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Penguins Everywhere at Die Cuttin' Diva

Happy Diva Tuesday!

 

Today brings another challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas and what better way to celebrate than with a new project.

 

The Challenge this week...Penguins

 

Here is my Design Team project...

Did someone say...shopping? I get excited every time someone says they want to go to the craft store and they want me to take them. How often does that happen? Usually I have to bribe my daughter or hubby to go with me.

 

Materials:

The Robin's Nest pattern paper ~ Red Snowflake

black, white, and orange card stock

Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge ~ penguin

Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge ~ purse cut at 2 1/2"

Create a Critter ~ gift bag cut at 1 1/2"

Fiskars snowflake punch

red gems

wiggly eyes

polka dot ribbon

Docerela stamp ~ Summertime

The Penguin Blog Hop winner is...

 ~ Cathy ~

~ Cathyplus5 ~

Congratulations!

Please send me your mailing address (coachfans at cox dot net), so I can send these goodies. I need to go to the post office this afternoon, so I can mail them right away!

 

Don't forget to join us at Die Cuttin' Diva this week, especially since we have this magnificent sponsor...The Robin's Nest! Check out the Design Team projects while there!

  

 

Be sure to come back tomorrow for the Whimsical Designs Wednesday Challenge. You will not want to miss this on either!

 

I told you this was going to be a great week for challenges!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Saturday was a Day for Turkeys

Good Morning Crafty Friends and Happy Sunday!

 

Yesterday was a fabulous day for making cards. After I took my daughter to get her haircut, I was able to work on turkey cards for a friend. She was concerned that I spent so much time making all these cards, but I told her it was well worth the time.

 

Let me share some information about each of these Thanksgiving cards.

  This card did not use the Cricut. I used a Spellbinder for the Lacey Circle, but the other pieces are stickers. The turkey was wearing a bow, so I added matching ones next to the sentiment. The background is embossed with Tim Holtz woodgrain folder. 

 This was the first time this season I used the turkey cut from Simply Charmed. I do not typically pull out this cartridge because of all the smiley faces on the images, but the turkey is perfect for the holiday. The stamp is from Card Tv and the papers are My Mind's Eye. 

 Here are a few others in a group shot.

The turkeys were cut from either Create a Critter or Thanksgiving cartridges. A variety of papers and embellishments were used to create unique cards.

 This is a sticker that I purchased either last year or the year before for 10 or 20 cents. It was one piece, but I cut the letters and adhered closer together to fit within the scalloped circle (cut from Elegant Edges). The papers are Cloud9 Design ~ Seasonal stack.

I used the sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday to create this pair. I just alternated the papers and colors.

 

Challenges:

My Sheri Crafts ~ Give Thanks (4th picture)

Cupcake Inspirations ~ turkeys (1st picture)

Party Time Tuesdays ~ Thanksgiving theme

Shopping Our Stash ~ Thanksgiving or Thank You (4th picture)

Tuesday Throwdown ~ Thankful for You (3rd and 4th picture)

Cardz TV ~ Attitude of Gratitude (3rd picture)

Little Red Wagon ~ Texturize It (1st picture)

More Than Favors ~ Thanksgiving

Simply Crafts ~ Thanksgiving Turkey (2nd picture)

The Sisterhood of Crafters ~ Thankful

Card Makin' Mamas ~ Thanksgiving

Cut It Up! ~ Buttons (2nd and 3rd pictures)

Little Scrap Pieces ~ Use an Animal (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th pictures)

Simple Create Too ~ Use Your Stash (4th picture)

Bitten by the Bug 2 ~ Turkey (2nd, 3rd, and 5th pictures)

 

Hoping everyone (in the United States) has a wonderful Thanksgiving.

 

Stay Creative,

Georgiana 

Big Hugs for a Special Tree

Hello Crafty Friends,

Hope you are enjoying the weekend. I took my daughter shopping earlier today, so she could spend her birthday money. She got two books, a dress, and a Betsey Johnson necklace. She found one with a hippo charm on sale at Dillards. Now she is saving to get the matching earrings. If you have never heard of Betsey Johnson, check out her crazy yet fun style.

Did you know Earth Day was in April (22nd)? How about Arbor Day (27th)? At the former school I taught at,  I had an Environmental Club. The students would recycle throughout the campus every Friday, we would do the telephone book collection, they learned about the importance of energy conservation, and we even earned a grant to start a native garden. The students absolutely enjoyed being a part of this club and learning how important it is to protect the environment.

In honor of these two special days in April, I have made a use-your-scraps card for any "tree hugger".

Here is my project...

Materials:

Simply Charmed catridge ~ tree (p. 55)

White, green, teal, and rust card stock from scrap box

Martha Stewart edge punch for flowers

teal gems

white ribbon

Encouraging Thoughts stamp set by Cardz TV

 

Challenges:

Simply Create Too ~ Earth Day/Arbor Day

Go Fish Challenges ~ Anything Goes

Hiding in My Craft Room ~ Super Scraps

 

 

What do you plan to do for Earth Day?

Do you recycle? If so, what? If not, why not?

 

Can't wait to hear your responses!

Georgiana