Fed-Ex is the Man

Good Evening Crafty Friends,

I have a secret! I just have to share!

I have to tell you...the UPS man use to be my favorite delivery guy (who wouldn't love that big brown truck of his?). Well, today a new man made me happy...the Fed-Ex man. Sorry Mr. UPS!

WHY?

Look what he delivered!

I finally used some of my Cricut Rewards points. I had almost 5,000 points and used the majority of them for these 5 cartridges. I have been wanting Car Decals and Nursery Rhymes for months.

I am happy because when I opened the packages I received 5 more certificates. I can start all over again and save for some more goodies.

Oh, and shipping wasn't too bad either.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for the May I Have This Dance hop.

Lots of fabulous sponsors...how I wish I could win!

Until tomorrow...

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

It's Your Day with Purple, Orange, and Black

Happy Diva Tuesday!

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

Our challenge this week is...a color challenge

Orange, Purple, and Black

I was a bit worried at first since I thought these colors were related only to Halloween, but once I started creating this card I realized the flexibility you have to design any type of card/project. I decided to use a birthday theme.

Here is my Design Team project...

Materials:

Hoot 'n Holler cartridge ~owl cut at 2 3/4" and balloon cut at 3 1/4"

Celebrations cartridge ~ sentiment

Recollections paper ~ Ravenhead Manor stack

purple, black, and orange card stock

orange ribbon

black craft thread

orange gems

This Week's Sponsor...

BugBites

Thanks Barb!

Looking forward to seeing all those projects you create this week.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Two More Mother's Day Cards

Good Afternoon Crafty Friends,

I am home from school and it is finally raining outside, so what better place to be than inside surrounded by crafting goodies (and with my pup at my feet). I just finished my order late last night for Mother's Day cards, so I would like to share a couple of them.

Since it was late, I forgot to take individual pictures of these cards. Bummer! I am glad I remembered to take this group shot! The one on the left required cardinals, flowers, and "For Mama". After I gave it to the person who ordered it, I found out her mother's favorite color was green. : ) I used this week's CPS sketch. The card on the right was for her best friend and the only requirement was flowers. I used the Florals Embellished cartridge to create the one main flower as a focal point.

click to enlarge

Other materials:

Winter Woodland cartridge ~ cardinal

Flower Shoppe cartridge

Bo Bunny (left) and K&Company (right) paper

red, cream, black and blue cardstock

black brads

black button

cream craft thread

red crinkle ribbon

blue and green ribbon (I adhered the two pieces to make one layered piece.)

blue gems

Challenges:

My Sheri Crafts ~ Mother's Day with flowers

Really Reasonable Ribbon ~ Mother's Day with ribbon

More Than Favors ~ Mother's Day

Cricut Cardz Challenge ~ Mother's Day

Crafty Creations Challenge ~ Mother's Day

Party Time Tuesdays ~ 2 ribbons

Shopping Our Stash ~ Mother's Day

What's Next...

 Now I have a few more graduation cards I need to create. The UF card was a hit! I have to create a couple more college cards using their school colors, 2 - 3  high school cards, and a possible kindergarten card. I better go get busy!

What are your plans? What are you going to make this week? Do you have any request?

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

National Scrapbooking Day Brings Challenges

Hello Crafty Friends!

It is getting late here, but I wanted to share a couple cards I made earlier today before I clean up for night. Tomorrow will bring a new day with a couple more cards that will need to be completed. I am finishing up three different orders and I have another one or two that just came in yesterday. Yeah!

This first one is for a young man who has been accepted to University of Florida. Yes, the school colors are blue and orange. I have made Birthday cards using these colors in the past since we have lots of UF fans.

Materials:

blue, orange, and white card stock

Plantin Schoolbook cartridge ~ circles (2 - 3") and letters (3/4")

Spots Cuttlebug embossing folder

orange gems

Challenges:

Pumpkin Spice Challenge ~ blue, round, 3 layers

One Stop Craft Challenge ~ Celebrations

DYSU ~ Circles

Crop Stop ~ Emboss It

The other card is for a 5th grade student that will going to middle school next year. Her school's mascot is the mustang.

Materials:

white, silver, black, and maroon card stock

Old West cartridge ~ horse (3") and letters/numbers 1/2"

Scrollwork Cuttlebug embossing folder 

Hope you enjoyed a day filled with crafting.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Two Cards with One Cut at Exploring Cricut

Good Morning and Happy National Scrapbooking  Day!

I am looking forward to crafting today...almost all day without any interruptions. I have to run one quick errand and the rest of the day is going to be all about paper, ribbon, buttons, flowers, embossing folders, and of course, my Cricut.

Just the other day I became a member of the Exploring Cricut Design Team. Today is my day to share!

Here is my Design Team project for Exploring Cricut...

 Same cut from Kates' ABCs, but two different cards for Mother's Day.

I  created the background using scraps from K1 Memories Enchanting stack. I love the unique look that you can produce by patching together the small pieces you have. You can develop dozens of different backgrounds and never have to worry about what to do with the leftovers scraps.

 For this card, I added a name plate. The person I created this for loves her cards personalized. She is going to give it to her daughter-in-law. The inside reads: Happy Mother's Day.

Other Materials:

pink cardstock

DCWV paper ~ Latte stack

Spellbinders ~ Beaded Oval

purple ink

  

I just recently discovered how to use my Cuttlebug for embossing and I absolutley LOVE it! I found a great video that was easy to follow and now I will be sure to add the extra step to my projects. If you are interested in the video just let me know and I will share the link with you.

Be sure to stop by Exploring Cricut each day for fabulous projects from the other Design Team members. The next challenge begins on Monday, May 7th.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Mother's Day with Creative Cutter Room

Good Morning!

 

It's Thursday, which means a new challenge at the Creative Cutter Room. All those April Showers projects were perfect for the May Flowers that are already blooming. Now it is time to see what we are creating next.

Challenge and Theme: Mother's Day

Here is my project...

Materials:

My Mind's Eye paper ~ Lost and Found Two

white and black card stock

Plantin Schoolbook cartridge ~ circles and Mom

gold and black flowers

gold button

black and gold ribbon

white craft thread

We have a special sponsor today! Emma from My Creative Time was so generous and is sponsoring this Mother's Day Challenge!

 

Thank You Emma!

THE PRIZE

Mom You Rock stamp set

Challenge Starts today May 3 and runs until May 16, 2012.

Follow the rules then submit your new project over at the Creative Cutter Room!

Only entries that fit the challenge guidelines will be entered to win the prize!

Some Rules to keep in mind while playing along:

Project submissions must be new, no back linking

CCR must be mentioned in the description with a link back to here

Entry must fit theme to be qualified for the prize

Prize must be claimed within 2 weeks

Please link your project posting not just your blog

Please comment after linking

You have until May 16, 2012 to enter your project.

Here is the line-up for some great inspiration:

Carri

Georgiana (That's Me)

Elaine (Next)

Jessica

Tonya

We also have some special guest designers joining us! Please check them out over at the CCR!  

Looking forward to seeing your creations!

 

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

One Sketch Creates Three Cards

Happy Diva Tuesday!

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

Our challenge this week is...a Sketch

Here is my Design Team project...

Materials:

Adorn it paper

blue polka dotted paper

pink and white cardstock

Flower Shoppe cartridge ~ flowers cut at 1" - 3 1/4"

Heritage cartridge ~ Mother (p. 46) cut at 3/4"

white flower brad



This Week's Sponsor...

Pat from Pat's Scraps

Looking forward to seeing all those projects you created this week.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana