Pink By Design Monday

Hey crafty friends!! It's my day to post over at the Pink By Design Blog!! Make sure to head over there to check it out!! :)

PS - thank you to all of you who stopped by for the Love My Cameo hop!! :) 

Love my Cameo Blog Hop!!

Hey everyone!! Hope you are having lots of fun on this hop!!! If you have arrived here from Cecilia's blog, Crafting In the Night, you are in the right spot!! If you need to start back at the beginning of the hop, head over to Amy's blog!! You don't want to miss any of these projects!! 

What do I love about the cameo???? Well.... where do I start... :) My FAVORITE thing is how clean it cuts. That is my biggest pet peeve about my cricut... My second favorite thing is being able to purchase files online. I live 2 hours away from the closest city so anything I can buy online is perfect!! Plus, you have these wonderful little files at your fingertips 24 hours a day, and you receive them almost instantly!! LOVE!! :) I have quite the collection of SVG's going on...... And my project  includes some of my favorites!!

These cute little bread slices are from the Stuck On You set by Lettering Delights. I love them... they're so adorable!! Especially with the Peachy Keen faces!! These faces came from the Winter Wonderland Face Assortment set. 

I did a lot of doodling with my white gelly roll pen and added dimension to the card by using pop dots under my bread slices. 

This perfect sentiment is from the Pink By Design set You Are. I embossed it with white powder. The paper is by Momenta and I used an EK Success border punch as well as a striped embossing folder for added details. 

I am the last stop on the hop!! Wasn't it inspiring?!? I don't have any candy for this hop specifically... :( BUT I do have a giveaway going on right now!! Click HERE for details on the Cricut Cartridge I am giving away once I reach 600 followers!! 

Amy  http://amychomas.blogspot.com/

Sarah  http://www.pinkcricut.com/blog/

Lisa B http://lisabarrie.blogspot.com/

Lisa N http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/

Kelly  http://findingtimetocreate.blogspot.com/

 Rebekah http://craftyteachermom.blogspot.com/

Gaby http://www.gabycreates.com/

Tonya http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Cecilia http://www.craftinginthenight.com/

Candace http://www.scrappin2lilprincesses.blogspot.com (you are HERE)

I love butterflies & daisies!

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HELLO!!! :) Today I am sharing a layout that I LOVE.... 

I used my stitched circle die from My Creative Time to create the scalloped kraft paper edge on the left hand side. I took a strip of white scalloped ribbon, cut it in half and glued it down with ZipDry glue. The journaling stamp is from the Pink By Design Journling Set. Of course I added some pearls - don't I always?! :) 

Brittyn will be 18 months in two days, I can't believe it! I remember the day I took these pics, and it seems like yesterday! Sigh.... 

I used my EAD Designs Tinytwinies Stickerz along with Momenta paper to make this layout. The tree is cut from the Sweethearts cartridge. I used my distressed wood Pink By Design background stamp on the tree trunk.  And did you notice my stitching?? I'm getting better with my sewing machine now! Yay! 

The words in my title were cut from Baby Steps and the heart came from Gypsy Wanderings. 

I'm entering this layout into the following challenges...

-  February Challenge at Simply Crafts

- Wacky Wednesdays at More Than Favors

- Challenge Me Monday at Fantabulous Cricut 

- Terrific Tuesdays at Scrappy Moms

Hope you enjoyed my layout today!!! 

What not to do...

This is my second post of the day - if you're looking for my EAD Designs Blog Hop post, click HERE

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I made this card a couple days ago, and am just getting the chance to post it... This was one of those projects that kinda flopped...  

I followed this weeks sketch over at Pretty Little Studio...

And here is my card!

I loved the sketch for this card, but I kinda wrecked my EAD Stickerz. :( I colored them with permanent Sharpie markers and then added a layer of Glossy Accents to make them stand out a little more. I experimented with the glossy accents on the stickers and it worked fine, but for some reason the mermaid's hair bled! The dark brown was the only color that seemed to do this... Maybe it wasn't completely dry? Not sure....... 

I used Momenta paper and the sentiment I used on this card is from the Pink By Design stamp set Sandy Toes.

I made the banners using the Small Banner Pink By Design stamp set. 

Anyways, hopefully you were inspired by SOME part of this card!! :) 

EAD Designs Blog Hop!!

Hi everyone!!! Boy, am I excited for today!!! It seems like forever since the EAD Design Team was announced! I have been anxiously awaiting my first "duty" as a member of the great team!! While I have been patiently waiting, I've been passing the time playing with all my EAD goodies! I can't wait to share all my projects with you!! :) 

If you are here from Amy's blog then you are in the right spot! If you're just stopping in to check on my blog, make sure to start back at the beginning so you can get in on ALL the EAD inspiration!! PLUS - if you leave a comment on each stop in the hop, you will be entered to win some EAD goodies!!! 

My card today was inspired by my younger cousin who recently lost her beloved pet. :( 

I wanted to make a CUTE sympathy card that makes a person want to smile, even though they're feeling so down. I think this card would do the trick, don't you?? I love the 2Cute Ink Stickerz... and I think I love coloring them even more! :) I used my Sharpie permanent markers and gold stickles to add some color to my Stickerz. The sentiment is from the Sympathy stamp set by Pink By Design. 

I used some pop dots to add dimension to my card. I added twice the amount under my banner to make it really stand out. The scalloped edge along the side is a piece of white ribbon that I cut in half down the middle. I glued each half to each side of the blue layer. I love how it turned out... 

The BEST thing about these Stcikerz, is that they are repositionable!! I seriously moved these stickers three times before I found them a home I was happy with!! Love that!! 

In case you get lost, here is a list of all the stops in this hop! 

Lauren

Amy T

Candace (you are HERE)

Jenn (NEXT stop!)

Jessica

Judith

Julie Ranae

Lauren

Rose

Liz

Shellye

Enjoy all the EAD inspiration!!! :) 

PS - I am also having a giveaway now!! Check out THIS link to be entered to win a Cricut Cartridge! :) 

You Shine

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2nd post of the day! :) Since my other post was technically for the Pink By Design blog, I thought I should post again! I FINALLY got to play with my Silhouette a little! It cuts smooooooooooooooth as butta!!! :) Love it! Since my girls were in my craft room with me (TERRORIZING) while I was figuring out my new machine, I kept this project simple and quick... I was inspired by the Inspiration Challenge over at Pretty Little Studio.

This picture actually inspired me in kind of a funny way.... When I looked at these gray straws my first thought was - this pic needs more COLOR!! :) 

I used my Candy Cane Pink By Design background stamp and gray ink to get the stripes in the background. I used a rainbow from the Silhouette store and used my 2 way glue pen to add Martha Stewart glitter to each layer. I had a hard time choosing my sentiment! I wanted to go with 'friendship makes life colorful', but I wanted to keep this card soooo simple that it seemed a little long in this case. (Both sentiments are from the Friends to the End set by Pink By Design) I opted for 'you shine' which I embossed with red sparkly powder. 

I popped the rainbow off the page with foam stickers to give it some dimension. 

Hope you like my very simple card!! I hope I get more time to play with my Silhouette tonight!!! :) 

Pink By Design Post!

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Hey Everyone!! It's my second Pink By Design post of the week... I used Momenta paper, EAD Designs stickerz, and of course, Pink By Design stamps. Make sure to head over there to check it out! For now, I'll give you a little sneak peek! :)