Gobble Gobble, Turkey Wobble

Happy Wednesday! It's Hump Day!

No camel here, but I have a turkey who is not as excited as me that Thanksgiving is coming. I am looking forward to a long, relaxing weekend. My hubby and I will also be celebrating our anniversary on Thanksgiving Day this year. 23 years and many more to go!

This Week's Challenge...

Here is my Design Team project...

 I used the turkey from Animal Kingdom Cricut cartridge and cut him at 3". I little bit of red Skittles for his wattle and a small twine bow for his neck.

Turkey sounds on the left.  I cut them at 1/2".

Now, I hope you will  join us this week for the Paper Play Sketches challenge. Be sure to visit the other Design Team members and share some crafty love!

Thanks again for stopping by!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Polka Dots Challenge at DoubleClick Skittles

Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome back for another DoubleClick Skittles Challenge.

The Challenge...Polka Dots/Circles

What a fun challenge that can be used for any occasion.

Here is my Design Team project...

I used the following sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

I thought the "Cloudy" colored skittles made perfect bubbles. I also used "Chunky Rose" in the corners.

Here is the other September release stamp set from Scrappy Moms.

Hope you will join us at DoubleClick Skittles this week for our "Polka Dots/Circles" challenge. The other design team members have done a fantastic job, so be sure to check them out! 

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Love Your Pet at Exploring Cricut

Hello Crafty Friends,

 

Today there is a new challenge at Exploring Cricut.

Theme: Love Your Pet

(February 20th)

According to the recent survey done by the American Pet Products Association, 62% of households in the United States (or 72.9 million homes) have at least one pet. Most pet guardians consider their pets to be part of the family and often refer to them as their “children”. This is a special day that we have purposefully set aside to show our beloved animal companions how important they are to us. This distinctive pet holiday was actually created by humans to remind pet pawrents just how lucky we are to have those amazing furry, finned or feathered family members in our lives.

In honor of my pet...

My Molly

I used the following sketch from Sketch Saturday.

Materials:

Recollections Pet pad

golden yellow, black, kraft and white card stock

Animal Kingdom Cricut cartridge

Paper Pups Cricut cartridge

wiggly eye

yellow buttons

black craft thread

Can't wait to see what you make (and hopefully you will attach a picture of your pet too). Be sure to stop by Exploring Cricut to see the other design team projects.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

All About Penguins Blog Hop

Welcome to the All About Penguins Blog Hop!

We're so glad you could join us! Today we'd like to share with you a whole bunch of crafty projects made using our favorite, adorable, and lovable winter friends...penguins!

If you've just come across the hop and would like to start at the beginning, please visit Ashley's blog. If you've come from Ashley's blog, you're in the right place!

 

Here is my Penguin project...

 Doesn't that look like Dad guarding over the little one?

 Double orange polka dot bow and well dressed buttons



Materials:

black, white, and orange card stock

Making Memories ~ Black and White paper pad

Animal Kingdom Cricut cartridge

glitter glue

orange polka dot ribbon

orange and white buttons

orange and white embroidery floss

wiggly eyes

 

We have some fabulous sponsors ready to give away prizes to those who comment AND follow every stop of the hop!

Designs on Cloud 9

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Hot Berry Designs

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$10 Gift Certificate

KaDoodle Bug Designs

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$10 Gift Certificate

*NEW* CTMH Paper Packet
Kit Includes: Chantilly 6 - 12x12 B&T Duos (2 of each 3 double designs)
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Sponsored by our very own Vanessa

Please follow her Facebook page as well to be eligible to win

 

Winners will be randomly chosen and announced on Tuesday, January 15th at Made Especially For You. Please remember that you most comment and follow each stop of the hop to be eligible to win! You have through this Sunday evening to hop.

I also have a penguin prize for one lucky person who leaves a comment. Just share what you think about penguins.

Your next stop is Vanessa's blog.

Here's the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:

1. Ashley - http://especiallymade.blogspot.com

2. Anjenic - http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com

3. Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com

4. Georgiana - http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com

5. Vanessa - http://wwwpaperkraftsunlimiteddesings.blogspot.com

6. Melissa - http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com

7. Candice - http://candiedcards.typepad.com

8. Sandy - http://simplycraftycreationsbysandys.blogspot.com

9. Elecia - http://creationsby-kahaulani.blogspot.com

10. Sheila - http://2pawprints.blogspot.com

11. Carla - http://racincrafts.blogspot.com

12. Melissa - http://iamapapermaniac.blogspot.com

13. Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com

14. Christine - http://hotberrydesigns.blogspot.com

15. Lissa Marie - http://somanycrafts.com

Happy Hopping!

Thanks From a 4-H Gal

Wow!

I have been visiting so many crafty friends during the past couple of days that I am overly impressed with all the creativity. It amazes me how much talent and variety there is. Can't wait to see more!

I am back from my friend's house. We planned two more weeks of Physical Science (static electricity, circuits, and insulators/conductors) and she already wants to get together again to plan the next unit. Phew! I told her I needed a break, so I could go craft. Of course, she understood ESPECIALLY since she liked her classroom door sign. She said I should be selling them, but I think I am going to make another one for a different teacher friend instead. I'd rather show them how much I appreciate them. : )

I have recently become friends with a 4-H gal who raised a pig for the fair and she asked to make her a Thank You card. I told her "Sure!"

I sent her this picture after I made the card and she asked for 5 total. Yeah! My husband told me he wanted one for a teacher at his school becuase her last name is Swineheart. He said, "You get it? Swine like a pig?" Okay, I will make him one too as long as I don't get any more of his funny jokes. : )

Materials:

Counrty Life cartridge ~ countryside (p. 72) cut at 3"

Animal Kingdom cartridge ~ pig (p. 84) cut at 2"

WinterWoodland cartridge ~ circles cut at 1 1/2"

cardstocks (pink, yellow, greens, brown, and cream) are from scrap box

pink and yellow brads

wiggly eyes

thanks stamp

brown ink pad

Did you see Carri's Birthday Celebration is coming in February?

I know it is early, BUT why not let the party begin now. : )  

Stop by to say "Hi!" to that BusyBee. She always has neat projects, giveaways, and design team information.

Off to make another "Thank You" card. This request... it has to be bright and full of bling. Ooooh, how I love to make cards!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Whooo...Ollie the Owl

Bitten by the Bug 2 Challenge

This week's challenge is...using the adorable owl from the Storybook cartridge. Unfortunatley that is a cartridge I do not own. I recently won the Hoot 'n Holler cartridge on My Pink Stamper, but I have seen lots of projects using this cartridge so I wanted to try something a little different. I decided to use the Animal Kingdom cartridge. I like the owl (on p.99) but not the extra feature for layering its feathers; therefore, I added the brown color myself.

I did emboss the blue cardstock using the circle Cuttlebug folder and then used the corner punch to hold that sheet of paper. I added self adhesive ribbon and a branch for the owl to perch on. 

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Paper Playtime

For Challenge #7 make a card, layout, 3-D project or any other paper craft project inspired by this theme:

BUBBLES

bubbles under the sea

bubbles from bubble gum

bubbles on the stovetop

blowing bubbles outside

bubble wrap

 You may interpret this theme any way you like.

  

I created my card by using a deep purple card stock as the base. I then used neon green card stock and positioned it freely at an angle to add a pop of color. The fish bowl was cut from Animal Kingdom using gray card stock and a lighter purple shadow beneath. I cut two layers of water (p.120) from patterned paper using the same cartridge. The sea horse was cut from Doodlecharms (p. 100) using purple-dye paper. Bubble stickers were added and the sentiment was typed with Microsoft Word then printed on a larger bubble sticker..."Sea" You Soon.