Scrap Happens Embellish it 2nd Blogaversary Hop

Welcome to Scrap Happens ~ Embellish It's 2nd Blogoversary Blog Hop!

You should have arrived from Tammy's  blog but if you have just stumbled upon my blog, click here to start from the beginning.

This hop is an ANYTHING GOES hop and there are so many different craft projects to see along the way.

My card today is a thank you card I made with my Cricut and the Preserves cart. Since I love strawberries I decided to use Thank You Berry Much for my sentiment, which I printed from my computer. I think it came out pretty cute.

This one was a simple card, but sometimes I think those are the best kind.

And I have some blog candy! One lucky winner will get an Inkadinkado clear stamp set. To enter just leave a comment and be a follower!Your next stop on the hop is Robin.

Here is the blog lineup:

1. Scrap Happens~Embellish It --- http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/
2. Tara Barnes Bruening --- http://craftindesertdivas.blogspot.com
3. Tammy Smith --- http://cuttinandstampin.blogspot.com
4. Amber Neal-Johnson --- http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com
5. Robin Carroll --- http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/
6. Melanie Rozwood --- http://afternoonscrapper.blogspot.com/
7. Lori Apgar --- http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
8. Norma G. --- http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/
9. Maria Matter --- http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com
10. Angie Livingston --- http://angiescraftypad.blogspot.com
11. Robin Lane --- http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/

Together, a Wedding Card

Today's project is a card that I made for a wedding. I had to throw it together quickly because I have been so consumed with other problems and I won't buy a card!

This one was pretty simple, no die cuts necessary. I used a scalloped note card page from a Making Memories book, Prima flowers and cream and black, some black brads, and a bow. The "Together" stamp is from Inkadinkado. I think it turned out pretty good. 

Happy Crafting!

Cupcake Blog Hop

Welcome to Cupcake Wars! No bloodshed here, just plenty of sugar! If you didn't start at Janet's blog: http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/ please do so! She's giving away a Cricut Lite Cartridge-Cupcake! How sweet is that?

We don't want you to miss any of the scrumptious projects and some have even left recipes for you to try! As we head into the holiday season, you might just have a new family favorite!

You should have come from: Amanda's I'm so glad you're here now, so check out my project and what I cooked up for you!

My project for today is a cupcake themed layout for my little cousin Owen. He has such a cute little face, and I hope that his mommy likes it. 

The cupcakes and hats are from Doodlecharms and the saying is from Sweet Treats

I used paper from My Minds Eye because it has great boy colors. I used rhinestones for the flames on the little cupcakes.

And because these are chocolate cupcakes I want to share my favorite chocolate raspberry cupcake recipe!

Cupcakes:

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter willl be thin)

Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely.

Now for the raspberry!

1 can of frosting and 1 jar of raspberry preserves

Mix 1 cup of raspberry preserves with the frosting until smooth

Take the rest of the raspberry preserves and put them in a pastry bag with a narrow tip. Inject preserves into each cupcake. then frost with the raspberry frosting. 

Your next stop is Melissa's blog. And here is the entire lineup in case you get lost:

Janet- http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/

Ashley - http://especiallymade.blogspot.com

Wendy-http://createyourclassroom.com

Amanda-http://a-prata-design.blogspot.com

Amber-http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/

Melissa -http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com

Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com

Christina - http://cema1cema.blogspot.com

Pam - http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com/

Laurie - http://mincedpaper.blogspot.com

Wandy - http://greenapplescrapper.blogspot.com/

Jessica - www.homespunelegance.blogspot.com

Erica http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com

Connie http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

Little Swimmer!

So my cute little goddaughter Olivia loves to swim, and I wanted to make a layout for her book to go with some of those pictures. I found this cute paper from Pinecone Press, it's called water balloons, but I think it works. 

I had these cute embellishments from Jollie's in my stash and I put them to use. I love them. 

I used my Cricut to cut out this title letters. I think they could have been a bit bigger, but I think it works. The title of course is Little Swimmer.

Happy Crafting!

Casing a Card!

So I decided to try to use up some more of my scraps. I have a huge scrap pile and it seems to grow every week, So I decided to try something. I picked a card off of Pinterest and decided to "case" it. (copy the design) This is the card I picked to case:

And this is the card I made from my scraps:

I used some of my Prima flowers, and that white metal flower is from Chatterbox. The paper punch I used on the purple strip is from Martha Stewart, and the flower print paper is from Best Creations.


Happy Crafting!

Golden Blond Hair Coloring

I had a little time on my hands so I decided to practice my coloring skills. I did take the first level of Copic certification, but I've also been trying to learn with U-tube videos.  But this is what I have learned so far:

Not too bad, except for the wonky light placement, lol. This stamp is from The Greeting Farm. One of the problems I have is that I don't have all of the colors that they use in many of the tutorials. I was able to by my Copics in two 72 sets instead of individual (it worked out to be cheaper) so I didn't really get to pick my colors.Anyway I used the colors I have on hand:

Maybe next time I will remember to take pictures as I do each layer!

Happy Crafting. 

Wedding projects with Tie the Knot and Sweethearts

It's that time a gain! Fall weddings. I love the Fall, all the colors change, the air gets crisp, I can pull out all of my coats. Well, not quite yet, but I am anticipating. In the mean time my friends have asked for some wedding related cards with a black and white theme. Time to put the Cricut to work!

This first one is a bridal shower invite using this super fun corset from Tie the Knot

This card has a gate fold so it opens in the middle, and yes I did run lace ribbon up the front because it was requested! I used my Gypsy to add the lace holes to both layers of the corset so that I wouldn't have to do it by hand. It was still a bit tough though. I had to do a few test cuts to make sure that everything lined up correctly. 

Then I made this super simple Wedding card using the Invitation feature on Tie the Knot, and champagne glasses from Sweethearts.

Wish I had more time to create(don't we all), but this is all I've got time for. 

Happy Crafting!