Happy St. Patty's Day!

Hey everyone! It's been a little while since I posted last, I've been CRAZY busy these past few weeks. In fact, I only actually made 1 St.Patty's Day card and I didn't even take a picture of it :/ But I have been working away on some cards using some new stamps I recently got. Here's a little peek at the cards I've made recently and if you'd like to see more details on the products used in the cards or just a particular one, just leave a comment below and I'll get back to you :D

Simon Says Stamp Challenge-Use an arrow

Hey there! Simon Says Stamp has a super fun challenge going on over on their challenge blog (www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com). This weeks challenge is to use an arrow in your project. The card I made for this challenge I'm actually going to send to my little sister, the Greeting Farm Riley stamp reminds me of her.

Supplies:

Cardstock from the March 2013 card kit

SSS White woodgrain cardstock

Sentiment is also from the March 2013 kit

Cardstock stickers from the March 2013 kit

The Greeting Farm-Riley

MME Dolled Up paper

Blue satin ribbon (dollar bin at Michael's)

ATG

Tombo

Foam Adhesive

Spellbinders Ovals lg

Big shot

Scissors

Copics

Sakura Stardust pen

I'm in LOVE with the white woodgrain cardstock from Simon Says Stamp! It's absolutely fabulous and I must have more lol. If you haven't signed up for the card kit of the month through them yet, you definitely should. I had been wanting to sign up for months and I finally did last week and I'm just thrilled with the amount of product they send you with the kits. It's great, I feel like I get a little present in the mail every month lol. The card kit is only $19.95 a month, you can cancel it at any time, and the kit always comes with a fabulous stamp set and tons of coordinating cardstocks and embellishments.  If you're interested and want to know more about the card kit of the month just click here and it will take you to their Q&A page about the card kit subscription. As always, thank you for following along with me today and I hope you'll come back next time.

Easter/Spring card #2

Hey everyone! Today's card is a birthday card, perfect for someone who has a spring birthday. I made this card to play along in this weeks Paper Smooches Cool Shades Challenge.

 

Here is the fabulous color inspiration

 

And here is the card I made for this challenge

 

This little pooch is popped up on an action wobbler so when you flick him he wiggles! So stinkin' cute and way too much fun to play with lol. I'll link to all the supplies used in this card below.

Supplies:

Core'dinations cardstock (Kraft, cream, pink, blue)

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

MME Dolled Up paper pack

Paper Smooches Chubby Chums

Stampin' Up Soft Suede ink

Recollections floral embellishments

Action Wobbler

Self Adhesive pearls (dollar bin at Joanns)

Tombo Mono Multi glue

ATG

Foam Adhesive

Spellbinders Ovals Lg

Big Shot

Googley Eyes

Black fine tip sharpie

Copics

I hope you all enjoyed this little card, and hop on over to the Paper Smooches blog to see more great card inspiration and participate in this weeks color challenge. I will catch you back here next time for card number 3.

Easter/Spring Card #1

Hello everyone! Now that Valentine's is over I'm going to be breaking out the spring cards. This first card I just finished making to participate in this weeks Paper Smooches challenge,  

Here is the sketch for this weeks challenge

And here is my card for the challenge

 Supplies used:
Core'dinations cardstock (craft, cream, yellow, chocolate)
My Minds Eye Miss Caroline Dolled Up paper pad
Paper Smooches Chubby Chums
Studio G easter sentiment stamp(dollar bin at Joann's)
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Copics
Scissors
Versamark ink
White Embossing powder
Googley eyes (dollar bin at Joann's)
White gel pen
ATG
Foam adhesive

And thats the card for today, hop on over to the Paper Smooches blog to see some more great card inspiration and participate in the challenges. Be sure to check back here next time for card number 2 in my Easter/Spring series.

Valentine Card #5

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, and that everyone up north stays safe and warm during the blizzard they're having. I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty jealous down here in fl in this 80 degree weather. I miss the snow! Here's a cute little card to warm you up. I'll be entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp challenge as well, you can check that out and enter your creations as well at www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com

  

Supplies used:

Core'dinations cardstock (White,black)

Recollections "With Love" paper pad

TGF Flirty Anya stamp

Copics
Frosted Lace stickles
Martha Stewart Circle Cutter
Embossing Powder Tool
Heat Tool
Versamark ink
White Embossing Powder
Pink Satin Ribbon (from dollar bin at Michaels)
Scissors
ATG
foam adhesive
Hero Arts-EverydaySayings

I'm actually using this card for my sisters birthday card so the front says "thinking of you" and the inside says "on your birthday".  I wrote my personal message to my sister inside the card before taking a picture of it so thats why there is no inside picture in this post.  I used the same layout for the inside using the left over scraps of paper from the front and used a white circle for the inside spot to write a message. Thats all for today, don't forget to check out the fun challenge over at sss blog (link above) and join in!

Valentine card #4

Alright two card posts in 1 day! I'm on a roll lol. This Valentine card is a little more male friendly. I wanted to challenge myself to use stamps that i have that may not be considered Valentine stamps so I chose my new robot stamps.

Supplies:
Recollections Robots stamps
DCWV The Glitter Mat Stack
Copics
Memento Tuxedo Black
Core'dinations cardstock (red, whtite)
Rhinestones (Kaisercraft brand that I received from SSS as a thank you with my orders)
Foam adhesive
scissors
ATG
White gel pen

This is an adorable card, perfect for male recipients! I just think these little robots are too stinkin' cute! Thats all for now, I will see you back here again soon for more craft fun!

 

Valentine card #3

Good morning! Just 7 days left until Valentine's day. Anyone have any special plans? Today's card is going to be the card I'm entering into this weeks SimonSaysStampsChallenge.blogpot.com. The challenge is "Have a heart"

The inside of this card I left completely blank.
Supplies used:
Core'dinations cardstock (craft, red)
C.C.Designs Puppy Kiki
Martha Stewart twine
Recollections With Love paper pad
Corner Rounder
Fiskars Heart Punch
Foam Adhesive
ATG
Frost Shimmer Spritz
Masking
white gel pen
Heat Tool
White Embossing Powder
Versamark Ink
Tombo glue
Pink Stamper "Sweet Goodness" Stamps (Retired)
Copics

This masking technique is still new to me so I started this card out experimenting and playing with the masking. I hope you like this card and I've posted links to everything I can and hope to catch you back here next time for card number 4 of my Valentine series! Hop on over to the SimonSaysStampChallenge.blogspot.com to participate in this weeks challenge, you can win a $50 gift certificate to SimonSaysStamp.com if you win their challenge :D

Valentine Card #2

 Good Morning everyone! Here is another Valentine Card I made recently. Just like the previous post I will go ahead and post links to all the materials I can that were used in this card.

Supplies:
Core'dinations cardstock, red, black, white, tan
Basic Grey True Love pattern paper
Basic Grey True Love cardstock elements
TGF Flirty Anya
Copics
Scallop Edge punch
Spellbinders Ovals dies
Big Shot
Cotton Candy Stickles
Fiskars Everyday Sentiments stamps
Heart Pearl Brads
Dimensionals
ATG

And thats the card for today, be sure to come on back for card #3 and some more future giveaways!

Valentine Card #1

Alrighty! Time to start sharing some Valentine cards I've been working on. I'm not going to do a detailed walkthrough type of tutorial for this Valentine series, instead I'm just going to share pics and post links to the products I used to make the card. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to comment this post and I'll try to respond.

Products used:
Magnolia Tilda Stamp
Hero Arts Woodgrain stamp
Basic Grey True Love Paper Pad
ATG adhesive
Versamark
Darice's Heat Tool
White Embossing Powder
Clear Embossing Powder
Martha Stewart Circle Cutter
Foam Adhesive
Copic Markers
Cotton Candy Stickles
Pink satin ribbon from Offray
Pink Core'dinations cardstock
Scissors

And that is it for my first card in the Valentine 2013 card series. Stay tuned for card number 2 and more projects and fun giveaways!

Haul and Giveaway!!!

Alright, now it's time for more details on my recent haul. I was able to find some great deals at Hobby Lobby, Michael's, and SimonSaysStamp and here's what I bought and I'll post links to as much as I can for you if you're interested.

 The picture above is items from Michael's and Hobby Lobby. I bought 4 new Copics (E31, 0, C1, C3), and made sure to use my coupons :D I also got a new Martha Stewart Scoreboard for less than $10 but I didn't get it to fit in the picture.

 These 3 stamp sets from Recollections I found on clearance for $1.49 a piece! I couldn't leave without them. The robots will make adorable boy cards, the ocean creatures I will use for my daughters upcoming "Under The Sea" birthday party, and then the Halloween ones....well thats pretty self explanatory lol.   Then there is a sentiment stamp set from Hero Arts that was in the clearance bin, it's originally I believe $14.99 and technically it wasn't even on sale but because someone at the store messed up and through a bunch of them in the clearance bin I was able to snag this set for $7.49.    The bag of buttons is from Hobbly Lobby, which I used a coupon for so it was only $2.99. and of course the ATG tape was a necessity, I go through that like it's going out of style. I also got the canister of flowers on clearance for $2

  These paper packs I found on clearance at Michael's for $1.19, they are MME "moments" and "Miss Caroline-Dolled Up" collections. The recollections All Seasons Paper Pad was only $3.99 and it has 180 sheets of adorable pattern papers. Red sticky tape was on clearance as well for $1, and then I grabbed a couple of different brads for $1.99 each. I got glittered black brads, sea shell brads, and heart pearl brads. And the conversation heart stickers for $1 that i'll be using on my daughters Valentine school treats.

This is my most recent SimonSaysStamp haul, this is where I splurged a bit. Chevron backround stamp from Hero Arts, as well as banner die from SimonSaysStamp.

I have been dying to get my hands on this Hero Arts Designer Woodgrain stamp and I finally just couldn't keep it out of my cart. A few more stamps from C.C.Designs, the Coffee Kiki, Nora, and Bunny Lucy. Flirty Anya from The Greeting Farm, and this adorable little Elephant stamp from Stampavie

I also got 2 packs of pattern paper, Bo Bunny's Gabrielle collection and Basic Grey's True Love collection with matching cardstock sticker sheet.

I also got my first Magnolia stamp Tilda with dotbow. And as always whenever I order from SimonSaysStamp they always throw in a special little Thank you treat, this time it was some gorgeous blue rhinestones. 

Okay I know what you're thinking, enough already where's the giveaway?! So here it is...

These 4 adorable Valentine stamps! One lucky winner will receive all 4 of these little cuties. 

Just use the Rafflecopter box below to follow Craft About It on facebook for 2 entries and comment on this blog post for an extra entry. Don't forget to follow along with my blog for more giveaways and fun crafts.


a Rafflecopter giveaway
 

New camera arrived!

Yay! So excited to have my new digi camera. I got an HP d3500 and so far I'm loving it, although I haven't figured everything out yet. So I thought I would hop on here and share some of my pics I took today just playing with the different settings and also gives me a chance to show you guys what I've been working on lately.

I absolutely love how this card turned out. I used my new Coffee Kiki La Rue stamp from C.C. Designs. I just adore their stamps. The paper I used was My Minds Eye "moments" collection which I was able to find on clearance at Michael's for $1.19! Such beautiful patterns, the only problem I find with these pattern papers is that, because they are so pretty, I have trouble parting with them lol.

Here's a look at one of my newest Valentine cards. Came out super cute, if I do say so myself ;)
And thats all I'll share for now. I'll be back on later for more in depth post about my haul that I promised as well as the giveaway so stay tuned!

Sneak Peak at Haul #1

Hey everyone! Just wanted to hop on here and give a little sneak peak of my Michaels/SSS haul from this week. I'll do another more detailed post once my new camera arrives, as well as start the giveaway. And yes, the products for the giveaway are somewhere in this pile ;)

Tons of great finds! Like the 2 packs of 6X6" paper pads by My Minds Eye that I scored at Michaels for $1.19 a piece!  And the 3 recollections stamp sets I found on clearance for $1.49!  If you're looking for some great deals now is the time to check out your local craft stores. Now that CHA is over with the stores will be clearing out to make room for the wonderful new 2013 items that will be heading their way. I have one more order coming in from All That Scraps. It's my first order with them so I'm rather excited about that as well. So yea once that comes and the new camera (fingers crossed it gets here soon) I'll be back on here with more details from my haul and then the giveaway. Don't forget to subscribe to my blog, like me on facebook at www.facebook.com/CraftAboutIt and feel free to leave your questions and comments here I'd love to hear them. Have a great day and happy crafting!

January update!

Hey everyone! Hope everyone has recovered well from after the holidays and is avoiding the flu that has been going around like crazy! Just wanted to share a little update on things to come. I've recently made a decent size haul purchase through SimonSaysStamp.com (love that online store!) and when it arrives I'll go ahead and do another blog post to show everyone what I got.  Also soon to come will be my Valentine card series, Mothers Day Cards, Summer cards, and possibly a few other random series as well. I also recently acquired my first set of Copic markers, three tones for skin coloring. I got E00, E11, and R20 for blushing cheeks :D I've been practicing my coloring and paper piecing and I'd like to think I'm getting better. I'll let you guys be the deciding factor in that once I get to posting some new cards here shortly with my new supplies. That should get here in a few days so I will see you guys next week for that post! As always thanks for joining me and I'll see you back here again real soon ;)