Happy Birthday Newbie!

 Hello Crafty Friends,

 

I am back for a quick share since today is a special day...it is my daughter's 15th birthday. I was able to make this card using her favorite colors without her finding out. Yeah! I thought for sure she would have peeked at my craft area and noticed what I was working on. Today was extra special not only because it was her day, but her daddy took her to get her driver's permit immediately after school. He was originally going to take her in the morning, but then she found out she had an Algebra test...and she would not miss! 

 

I prefer not to have an orange car, but I think Kels will be happy with whatever she gets to drive. Newbies can't be choosey!

I used the sketch from Seize the Birthday. The theme is feminine birthdays.

She really liked the license plate.

Inside and the envelope coordinate with cover of card. 

Materials:

SEI papers

orange, white, and black card stock

Holiday Cakes Cricut cartridge ~ car (p. 72) cut at 2"

Plantin School book Cricut cartridge ~ 15 cut at 1/4"

orange checkered ribbon

orange and blue flowers

orange bow

 

I have been working on reorganizing my craft area with that 60% off storage. Pictures coming soon!

 

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Let's Grow, Grow, Grow with a Spring Thing

Hello Friends!

 

I am running a little behind today with my Exploring Cricut project, but I have a very good reason. Actually there are a couple of reasons. First, my daughter's 15th birthday is tomorrow (Tuesday) so we went out with the grandparents this past weekend. Second, all my school projects (see below) have been requiring a lot of attention. It is very exciting to watch the excitement in the classroom.

 

The challenge at Exploring Cricut is...Spring Theme with a recipe

1 button, 2 Cricut cuts, and 3 pattern papers

 I used the following sketch from Sassy Cheryl's.

My button is part of the flower, the butterflies and the sentiment are Cricut cuts, and I used Heidi Grace pattern paper.

 

It's a Spring Thing also means...

plants and flowers.

Look what we are growing at school!

 We made foldables for the parts of a flower and the plant life cycle, then created a poster.

 We are growing Zinnias and Cosmos from seeds.

 One of our stations is Carrot Tops. LOOK! I am growing!

 This is a sweet potato sprouting roots.

The students document in their Science notebook their observations each day.

 

Today we started the Life Cycle of a Mealworm.

Each student has their own plastic container with their own mealworm. They will document their observations each day until the life cycle is complete.

 

As you see, we have been busy learning.

More projects to come!

 

Stay Creative and Keep Learning!

Georgiana

Winners for the 1,000 Follower Giveaway

Hello Crafty Friends,

 

Thank you to everyone that joined our Celebration of 1,000 Followers! Carri and I are super excited to announce the winners! 

The winner drawn by Carri, aka Abusybee, is:

 21. Sheena said...

Congrats!! Yay!! I love following your blog, have for awhile now and I just love your style of card making, you always have something different :) Congrats again on reaching 1,000!!

Hugs, Sheena

Look at all these goodies you won!

 

My winner is:

~ Becky ~ 

~ Becky's Craft Place ~ 
Congrats Georgiana! 1,000 followers means that people love seeing the projects and inspiration that you give us! I posted about your giveaway at my blog.
 

Look at all these goodies you won!

 Congratulations winners!

You have 1 week to claim your prizes.

Please contact me with your mailing address, so I can forward your goodies. I will send Carri your information and she will mail your prize too.

Be on the look out for our next Blog Hop coming soon!
 

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

A Crown for the Birthday Princess

Hello Crafty Friends,

 

It is an Exploring Cricut day!

What are you planning on creating today? Time to dust off your Cricut and pull out one of those old cartridges. Use some new paper and add a few embellishments, and the cuts will seem like new.

 

Here is my Design Team project...

Time for Princess Skyler's birthday.

Many people ask me to make them cards since they like them personalized. It adds an extra touch and puts a smile on the recipient's face to see the card was created just for them!

Materials:

DCWV papers ~ The Countdown Stack
purple, pink, and white card stock

Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge ~ crown, name, and age

purple polka dot ribbon
purple pearls
 

 Be sure to come back tomorrow for the announcment of the 1,000 Follower Giveaway winners. Then you will want to return on Monday for the new Exploring Cricut challenge.

Stay Creative,
Georgiana

Rainy Days vs. Sunny Days

Hello Crafty Friends,

 

It was a great week at school...we created Plant Life Cycle posters, started our poetry books, planted a bunch of seeds, and we worked on Angles/Transformations. Next week we are going to add the Animal Life Cycle and try to grow some beetles. I need to take some pictures at school and share all the work we are doing. It is quite impressive what the students have been learning. Hard to believe there are only 8 weeks left. 

 

Our weather has been quite odd the past couple of days. The meteorologist has predicted severe storms and all sporting events have been cancelled, but then we barely receive any rain. Most of the storms have been further south.

 

Talking about the weather reminds me...

It's time for a new challenge at Little Scrap Pieces.

 

The Challenge...April Showers

Include a cloud, an umbrella, or rain boots

 This paper matched the challenge perfectly (Well, the rain boots are missing, but that birdie sure would look cute wearing some.).

Materials:

Heidi Grace Sunshower paper

Canvas Corp polka dot paper

yellow cardstock

Create a Critter Cricut cartridge ~ bird (p. 65) cut at 1 1/4"

April Showers Cricut cartridge ~ umbrella cut at 2 1/4"

polka dot ribbon

wiggly eye

pink pearls

 

Hope you will join us at Little Scrap Pieces this week for our April Showers challenge. Can't wait to see your project.

The winner of the 1,000 Follower Giveaway will be announced this weekend. If you haven't left a comment, be sure to today!
 

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Buzzzz...Buzzzz...I'm Thinking of You

Hello Crafty Friends,

 

Welcome back for another Whimsical Wednesday.

Today's challenge is to create a shaped card...any shape, but not a square. First, I was going to create a circular card, but I didn't want it to roll away. Yes, believe it not I have made cards that roll! So...I decided to make a pentagon shape card...a 5 sided polygon (We will be working on Geometry next week.).

 

Here is my Design Team project...

The Campin' Critters Cricut cartridge has quite a few bases you can choose from. Just use the sign feature.

I have been waiting for the perfect opportunity to use this embossing folder I special ordered. It is by Tim Holtz and it was in a two pack with a bubble wrap design.

 I added brown glitter glue to his bodice and antennae.

  Here is a sample of the sign feature.

Materials:
American Crafts paper
blue, brown, and white card stock
Campin' Critters Cricut cartridge ~ base (p. 40) cut at 4 1/2"
Give a Hoot Cricut cartridge ~ bee (p 37) cut at 2"
Tim Holtz (Sizzix) hexagon embossing folder
brown glitter glue
brown ribbon
brown pearls
wiggly eyes
Whimsical Designs stamp ~ Everyday Sentiments

 Vintage Photo ink by Tim Holtz

 

This week's sponsor...

Creating Bug on the Loose

4 digi stamps

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

 

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Using a CC Sketch at Die Cuttin' Divas

Happy Diva Tuesday!

 

Students head back to school today, which will be exciting since they will want to talk about their Spring Breaks. Can't wait to hear about all the trips and places they visited. Then it is time to get BUSY! Our state reading and math test (FCAT) is in two weeks!

 

Today is also a Die Cuttin' Diva Day.

This Week's Challenge...Use the Sketch

When I create these sketches I like to keep them simple, so they are versatile. I think adding a touch of your personal flair is more important.

 

 Here is my Design Team project...

A friend asked me for a baby girl card and I jumped at the opportunity to use this A7 card base for the large Floral Oval by Spellbinders.

I could never get the large die cut to fit on my smaller sized cards.

The baby stroller was cut from Potpourri Basket. That was one of the first cartridges I bought almost three years ago. The pink roses are by Martha Stewart and they are self-adhesive.

Materials:

Paper Studio ~ striped paper

pink, green, ivory,  and brown card stock

Potpourri Basket Cricut cartridge ~ stroller (p. 34) cut at 2 1/4"

Wild Card Cricut cartridge ~ sentiment (p. 64) cut at 4 3/4"

Spellbinders ~ Floral Oval

pink pearls

pink roses

 

Hope you will join us at Die Cuttin' Divas this week for our sketch challenge. Don't forget to visit the other design team members and see their projects using this sketch too.

 

Be sure to come back tomorrow for Whimsical Designs on Wednesday. You will want to make sure you keep in shape and join us for the new challenge. I will be "Thinking of You" until then.

 Stay Creative,

Georgiana