Watermelon Crawl Blog Hop

Welcome to The Watermelon Crawl Blog Hop !If you arrive from Anita's blog, then you are on the right path! If you just stumbled on to this blog please start at http://kraftykatstampstudio.blogspot.com. Who doesn’t like to bite into a red, ripe, juicy watermelon on a hot summer day? Yum!!!! Watermelon is a 4th of July staple in my family. Unfortunately the hubby doesn't like them, so I often buy one of those personal sized melons! So come do the Watermelon Crawl with us!

We also have some wonderful Blog Hop Candy sponsored by Jennifer Fox. She will be giving away TWO dust covers ~ 1 for a Cricut Expression and 1 for a Silhouette Cameo!

To be eligible, you MUST do the following:

• go to everyone’s blog and leave a comment
• go to Jennifer’s business page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/wunderscreations and like the page
• leave a comment on her Facebook page indicating which machine cover you want ~ either Cricut or Cameo
• Winner will be announced Tuesday, August 21 on the business page. 

My project is this Thanks a Melon card using my Cricut.

The paper is from the Nanna's Nursery Girl Stack (one of my faves!). The watermelon slice is from Preserves, and the sentiment is from Just Because Cards. The little tag is from from Sentimentals, and the white inset is just a smaller sized tag with the top cut off. I added a bit of brown accent cardstock that is paper punched on both edges.  

Now you must crawl over to Nancy's blog to see what is left on the vine.

But remember… to be eligible for the candy you must follow ALL the giveaway rules above.

Thanks for hopping with us and remember…

Have fun y’all, do the watermelon crawl!

Here is our line-up in case you get lost

1. Pamela ~ http://kraftykatstampstudio.blogspot.com
2. Colleen ~ http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
3. Jennifer ~ http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com
4. CallyAnn-http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com
5. Jenny ~ http://cccjalessi.blogspot.com
6. Pam L - http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com/
7. Anita~  http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
8. Amber~ http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/
9. Nancy ~ http://alwaysastorycreationsbynancy.blogspot.com/
10. Amanda ~ http://cricktncrafts.blogspot.com
11. Shawnee ~http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com
12. Jennifer J. ~ http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.com
13. Tina ~ http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
14. Miriam ~ http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com

A Sweet & Toxic Card with Copics

Okay, I know that there are tons of other marks that are way cheaper on the market right now, but I've already invested in my Copic Markers and I love them. And I haven't used them in a while so I decided to break them out for a fun card. This one is for my pal Patty, and she loves Goth style stuff. So I decided to use a stamp from my Sweet & Toxic set by The Greeting Farm.

 This is how she came out! I love it. And I'm getting better at blending hair (some of my older posts with colored images look horrible!!) These are the colors I used on her.

 I went for sort of a wild by simple card. The spider paper is from Basic Grey's Halloween line, and the Animal Print's are from a Michaels paper pack.

I also used my Sew Stamper for the first time. I know it came out crooked, but I think it still looks okay.

Happy Crafting!

Sugar Cone!

Okay, I know another Ice Cream post. This is the last one! It's just been soooo hot lately that I can't stop myself. My hubby loves sugar cones so much he buys them to eat with his icecream at home. So I decided to make him a sugary sweet card for our 12 year anniversary. Not 12 years of marriage, but 12 year of being in a relationship. Yes, I celebrate that too. (Any excuse to eat icecream!)

This one is straight out of Sweet Treats. I added a few glitter sprinkles so it for some sparkle. Yummy!

Happy Crafting.

Oh Baby! Bag that is.

I know my blog has been very slow lately, but it's Summer and I'm so busy this time of year. Between work and fun I have no time to blog. (Notice I didn't say no time to craft!) Anyway, I've been crafting some useful stuff lately. We recently had a baby shower in the office for one of our Dad's-To-Be, and we got him this great masculine diaper bag and a bunch of goodies to go in it.

I didn't like any of the gift bags at the store so decided to decorate it with a clear bag and this baby banner. The banner says Baby Robert. I know it's hard to see all of the letters in the picture so here is the close up.

I used the banner flag from Tie the Knot to make this cute banner. I stamped it with the monogram letter stamps from Inkadinkado. Then I tied some ribbons to it and voila! Custom decorated gift.

Happy Crafting!

The Magical World of Fairies Blog Hop

Welcome to our Blog Hop, the Magical Life of Fairies. If you arrived from Miriam's blog you are in the right place.  So please join the party and fly around with us!!!And have some wonderful Blog Candy!!! The Scrapbook Stamp Society, http://scrapbookstampsociety.com, has agreed to sponsor the hop and will offer $12 worth of FREE fairy related digis as a prize for this hop. All you have to do is visit every blog and leave a comment. We would sure love it if you would start following our blogs, also.

My project is this framed Fairy Stamp. It's a digital stamp drawn by my good friend Karrie Ortiz, and I thought it was super cute and perfect for the hop.

 I made this little frame from paper to decorate my cubicle at work because it's light weight. The cubicle walls won't handle a heave frame. I cute out the frame with my Cricut  from Basic Grey Paper and colored the fairy with my Copic Markers. The blue background is stamped with one of my cats eye chalks.

Just in case you get lost here is our line-up

1. Pamlea ~ http://kraftykatstampstudio.blogspot.com
2. Colleen ~ http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
3. Nancy ~ http://alwaysastorycreationsbynancy.blogspot.com/
4. Miriam ~ http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com
5. Amber ~  http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com
6. Jennifer ~ http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com
7. Maria ~ http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com
8. Cely ~ http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com
9. Melissa~ http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com
10. Gill ~ http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com
11. Amanda ~ http://cricktncrafts.blogspot.com
12. Tahi ~ http://tahisscrapcorner.blogspot.com
13. Dena ~ http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
14. CallyAnn-http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com
15. Erica ~ http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/

If you came from then you are flying where you are supposed to go.

Now I must send you to the next stop on our hop. Please fly to the talented blog of Jennifer!

Thanks for stopping by and remember to win the blog candy you must visit each blog and leave a comment.

It's Popsicle Time

Okay, so I have ice cream on the mind these days. It's summer, it's hot, which makes it the perfect time for ice cream. However if I ate it as much as I think about it I would gain 10 lbs, so instead I just keep creating it!

 This is the Popsicle from Doodlecharms. I made it into a car using my Gypsy. I made two versions of this card, and I think I like this second one better.

Way less calories than the real thing.

Happy Crafting!

Yay for Ice Cream!

It's summer time, and one of the things I like about summer is ice cream. It reminds me of my childhood. I used to get ice cream cones at Thrifty's with my mom all the time! But now all it does is make me fat, so I try to avoid it! But that doesn't mean I can't make an ice cream card!

Lucky for me the Sweet Treats cart has some yummy and easy cards! Check out this one that I just whipped up.

Except for the strawberry this one looks like a Thrifty's Ice Cream! Yum.

Happy Crafting!