Sweet Blog Award

I am seriously behind! If you are looking for the Summer Blog Hop please click here. If you are looking for my Glue Arts Giveaway please click here. I've received this blog award from not one but three people wonderful people.  Patty at http://creativediva98.blogspot.com/, Sylvia at http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/, and Sands S. at  http://thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/ . I'd like to say thank you to all of my very "sweet" friends for giving me this blog award.

1) Send a thank you to the person who nominated you and include their link.
2) To accept this award, answer 7 random facts about yourself.
3) Pass the award on to at least 4 other awesome blog buddies.

7 Random facts about me:

1. I have 4 cats.
2. I don't have a favorite color. I like pink, blue and dark green, but none of them more that another. I don't like any clothing in orange or pea green though.
3. If you don't show up or call me when you say you are going to I get paranoid that something has happened. And I'm not even a mom!
4. If you live in So Cal you will understand this: My hubby dragged me into the 909!
5. If I could afford a vacation house it would be in Hawaii.
6. One of my dreams is to visit Greece.
7. I LOVE the TV series Gilmore Girls. I own every season.

Now to pass on this award. Please check out these lovely blogs.

1.  http://scrappinc.blogspot.com/
2.  http://crazyaboutscrapin.blogspot.com/
3.  http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com/
4. http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Summer Blog Hop

Hi all! Hope you are enjoying hopping along on the Summer  Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Brandy's Blog. If so you are on the right path, if not please click on this link to start at the beginning as we'd hate you to miss out any letters. Part of the fun of this hop is that you need to collect a letter from each of our blogs and try to figure out what then spell out! You will have until July 8 to enter your answer at http://scrapersdelight.blogspot.com/

My favorite thing about summer when I was a child was the 4th of July. I loved all the fireworks, and playing badminton on the lawn with my family. Did you have those old metal sparklers? The kind they say are dangerous and don't sell anymore? I used to love those! So to remind me of all that great summer fun I made a wreath to put on my door.

 This picture was taken in my back yard because the light was better, but it will eventually go on the front door. I used paper from My Minds Eye for the stars. I cut them out of chipboard and then again out of paper and glued them together to make them a little more sturdy. Then I hot glued the stars to a white wire hanger (you can see the hook at the top). I hid the wire by weaving in some blue ribbon. The white and silver ribbon tales are from some Costco Christmas ribbon. My mother-in-law was getting rid of it and I knew I could find a use for it. It worked out great because it has wire in it to hold the curl.

I am especially proud of the bow at the top. I did some experimenting on it to make it myself. I hope this wreath puts you in the summer spirit! I'm also giving away some Glue Arts Adhesive and this green tote

this month so please click here and enter to win.I also entered this project in the Decorate to Celebrate challenge #2 4th of July.

And don't forget my letter!

I hope you are inspired by my project and are enjoying the blog hop so far, when you are ready please hop over to Janet blog at http://ladyLuvBug.blogspot.com and continue the fun.

Just in case you get lost along the way here is to blog line-up: 

Rebecca                                         http://scrapersdelight.blogspot.com/  
Martina Brill                                    http://stampinggoddess-stampalicious.blogspot.com/
Meesh AKA Michelle                     http://meeshskraftkorner.blogspot.com
Rhonda Miller                                 http://bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com/
Ginger Williams                               http://memories-by-gn.blogspot.com/
Giselle Varela                                  http://crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com
Danielle                                           http://daniecreatief.blogspot.com/
Janell                                               http://janellscreations.blogspot.com/
Trisha                                              http://trishliciousandco.blogspot.com/
Leslie Krochta                                 http://www.lesliekcreations.blogspot.com/
Carol                                               http://www.butterflycardsbycaz.blogspot.com
Tracy                                               http://queeniesscrapmad.blogspot.com/
Brandy                                             http://allthingscrafty-brandy.blogspot.com
Amber                                             http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/  (ME!)
Janet                                                http://ladyLuvBug.blogspot.com
Jani Lewis                                        http://papercompulsions.blogspot.com
Carrie                                              http://paperglitterstamps.blogspot.com
Freda Thomas                                  http://scraparama.blogspot.com/

Great Blog Candy at Two Pink Peas

 

Two Pink Peas is giving a way a Cinch! Stop by and enter to win this great prize. And don't forget to enter to win a Glue Arts Gun from me here!

Blog Candy Alert!

I just notices that I hit 200 followers! To celebrate I'm giving away this Glue Arts GlueGlider Pro, plus one refill of the High Tack adhesive, and this Glue Arts green bag. If you've every wanted to try Glue Arts products they are lots of fun! Glue Arts makes several types of adhesive so you should check them out. They are not sponsoring this give away, I just like their products. To enter please leave a comment on this post (you must be a follower to win). For a second chance please share this give away on your blog, or Facebook, and leave a second post telling me that you shared it. Please leave your blog link if you have one. For a third chance to win, please like Pixichick Papercrafts on  Facebook (the link is on my sidebar), and leave a comment there. I might just have some Glue Arts WallArt Decor Adhesive to give away too! I can only ship to US and Canada due to cost.  This I will take entries till June 30, and announce the winner on July 1. Good Luck!

Happy Crafting.

Another Link up Party!

Scrappin with Cricut is also having a link up party and this one is Father's Day Themed. Since I already made this Father's Day Card I though I would join. Please click here to see the original post for this card. 

I hope you like it!

Don't forget to check out my June Blog Candy here.


Happy Crafting

Just a Little Lace

I'm not exactly sure how I feel about this card. I was trying to make a dress out of a scalloped circle. Someone told me it looks like a scroll, lol maybe it does a little. This was a scalloped circle from Gypsy Wanderings that I cut for a different card and didn't end up using. I didn't want to throw it away, so I tried this. I just cut out a few pieces till it looked like a dress (or so I though). The silver background is actually wrapping paper that I bought at Ikea a few years ago never used. I added the alphabet stickers that I picked up from the dollar bin at JoAnn's  and used some lace strips off a tank top that I was throwing out because it was damaged.
The black card stock I bough from Michaels a long time ago, and it was already embossed. I've had it so long I almost got rid of it. I promised my hubby I would cut down a little on the stash of stuff, and I really am trying. Which is why I'm going to post another give away soon. I've gotta pair down!

There's also a linking party going on at ScrappingMamma's! Join up.





Happy Crafting.

Father's Day Card

More practice with those Copic Markers! Last night I made a Father's Day card for my hubby to give to his Dad. Father's Day is coming up so I though I would try to get a jump on it instead of waiting till the last minute as usual.

 

I followed the card from the TFG Challege Blog Mystery Monday with Kimlayu. I thought it would be nice to enter one of the Greeting Farm challenges since I have so many of their stamps.  For this card I used a coordinating paper line from Carolees Creations. I created my own sentiment in Word.

 This stamp is Edward from The Greeting Farm. I stamped him on Neenah Solar White Paper with Momento Ink. I tried to do a little bit of shadow around his hair line to give the image some depth. I used the scalloped circle from Winter Woodlands, then I cut the inside circle 1/4" small than the scalloped circle just so show a bit more of the brown.

I decided that this time I would add a sentiment to the inside of the card. I sure hope his Dad likes it.These are the markers I used to color the image:

I also entered this card into the Sweet Stamps Challenge Masculine Card,  Polka Doodles Challenge Male Theme, Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Bugs or Boys, Lexi's Creations Father's Day or  Man Card, Freshely Brewed Challenge, It's a guy thing, and Simon Says Stamp Father's Day/Male Card.


Happy Crafting!

Married Laundry! A Bridal Shower Card

I was feeling creative this week so I though I would try another bridal shower card. I usually don't have this much time on my hands, but why not take advantage of it. This one should make any bride to be smile.

Just a little something to let the bride know what she's getting into.  I say make him to the laundry, ha ha! All of these cuts came from Sweethearts. I love the little clothes lines I saw on baby cards, so I thought I would try one too. I had one sheet of this paper from Kasier Craft that I bought for Valentine's Day, and it worked perfect as this card's background. I like that little strip on the bottom. Too bad it the strip will only be on this card because it's a border that ran along the bottom of that sheet of paper. I had to use my Xyron to glue bows and cloths pins down because the were so tiny. Running cuts through my Xyron makes it so much easier to evenly glue down those little bits of paper. Plus it helps me to keep track of them since they are all stuck to one sheet once I run them through.

I entered this card in the Papercraft Journal Challenge, Anything Goes/Favorite Challenge and the KB Cute Monday Challenge #15,  Anything goes. Using my Cricut is always my favorite way to craft!

Hope you like my card. Happy Crafting!