Fish You Were Here Card

Hello!  It's Tuesday, you know what that means...  Another Krafty Girls challenge!!!!  The challenge this week is:  Die Cuts- create any project, and incorporate a die cut.  I felt like this was almost an "anything goes" challenge because I use die cuts on everything I make!!!  When the sky's the limit, it's really tough for me to narrow down what I want to make.  When that happens to me, I just go to my stamp sets and start looking for a sentiment I want to use, then the ideas just start flowin'!  This card would be perfect to send to someone who you are missing...

A2 sized card
Zooballoo- waves cut at 1.35"
George and Basic Shapes- rectangle (welded to waves) 5.71"
Create a Critter- hearts cut at 7.47, 6.27, & 5.24"
Life is a Beach- fish cut at 3.94", seaweed cut at 4.88" (both are from the fishbowl cut)
Cuttlebug- sunshine impression plate (PaperTrey Ink)
Joy's Life Stamps- Wild Life Puns
Stickles- star dust, Christmas red, lime green
Glossy Accents
Googly eye
White gel pen (I hand wrote the word "love" onto the heart)

Thanks for stopping by!  I sure do "fish" that you'll stop by Krafty Girls and enter the challenge!  :)

Beach Birthday Shaker Card

Hello everyone!  This card was soooo fun to make!  It's my first attempt at making a shaker card.  The directions I followed can be found here.  This card is definitely making me want to go to the beach!  I also had a few Kenny Chesney songs playing in my brain while making this! 
"No shoes, no shirt, no problems
Blues what blues hey I forgot 'em
The sun and the sand and a drink in my hand with no bottom
And no shoes, no shirt, and no problems"  :)   Ahhhh......
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Cricut 360- Outdoors
Birthday Sundaes- inspiration photo (some beachy cupcakes, yummo)
Crazy 4 Challenges- make a shaker card
My Craft Spot- embossing
Paper Playtime- summer theme with a stamped image or sentiment
Crafty Sprouts- shaker card
Creative Sisters Monday Challenge- summer theme
Scrapbookaholic by Abby- summer theme

Cricut cartridges used:

Life is a Beach- waves cut at W 6.24" x H 2.03", shark- 3.59", sandals- 1.82", life preserver- 3", surf board- 4.06"

George and Basic Shapes- rectangle W 2.68" x H 6.16" (I welded this to the waves to make the card base)

Cuttlebug- d'vine swirls, swiss dots

Sentiment- Hero Arts Birthday Messages

Sand (I used some from my backyard), inside shaker and applied to edges of kraft paper using Zig glue

Transparency film (I used a sheet I had from Office Depot... It's good to be a teacher!) :)

Jute cord, or twine (rope around life preserver)

Foam tape

Well have a totally tubular day, and dream about catching some gnarly waves!  Thanks for looking!  Or should I say "mahalo"!  :)

*Also linking this to...

Sandal Shaped Card with a Cute Pooch!

Hey everyone!  I was having major internet problems yesterday and wasn't able to post anything!  :(  But today it seems to be working okay, so I can post this card I whipped up for some challenges....  Before I get to the card I want to thank Lisa- A Mermaid's Crafts and Lori- Lori's Artsy Obsession for giving me some blog awards!!!  These ladies are incredibly talented and sweet, you should check them out!  I was given the Stinkin' Cute Blog Award and the Best Friend Blogger Award!  :)  Thanks again, it made me feel very special!!! :)

Now onto the challenges: 

Getting Cricky w/ K. Andrews- Simply Sunday Fashionista challenge (I think this pup's more fashionable than me)
Use it Tuesday- make something with an animal & use something from your scrappin' stash (I used a prima flower and some sequin ribbon)
Die Cuttin' Divas- summer theme
Cricut Cardz- include summer apparel
My Sheri Crafts- include a faithful & furry companion on your project
Paper Playtime- summer theme

Cricut cartridges used:

Life is a Beach- sandal (for card base) cut at 7.94" (this image has 2 sandals, so I hid one on my Gypsy), bathing suit cut at 1.47" (I had to cut it and piece it together to fit the dog's body)

Paisley- sunglasses cut at .76"

Create a Critter- dog cut at 2.65", purse cut at 1.82"

Cuttlebug- seeing spots

My Pink Stamper stamps- More Punny-licous

Peachy Keen Stamps- Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed Face Assortment

Prima flower

Sequin ribbon (I adhered it with glue dots)

Martha Stewart fine glitter- sterling

Glossy Accents

I'm glad that my internet is working again!  I'm now off to check out some of the blogs I missed out on yesterday.... Thanks for stopping by! :)

Whaley Good Birthday Card

I have to start off by saying that Diana @ DL Art also gave me the Stinkin' Cute Blog Award!!  Thank you Diana!  Everyone really should check out her blog, and right now she's doing a 400 follower giveaway!  :)

I must say that it felt great to get back into my craft room, look up some challenges, and make a couple of cards!  I knew that I wanted to use a punny birthday sentiment on my card, and I wanted to use a whale (to make it a summer theme)...  When I looked through my stamp sets, I couldn't find any stamps that fit what I needed, so I made up this sentiment on my computer....  I think it turned out really cute!  Hope you enjoy!!! :)

Cooking with Cricut- anything goes using Cricut
My Craft Spot- anything that reminds you of summer
BBTB2-  use the starfish from Life is a Beach
FCCB-  water theme
Birthday Sundaes-  anything goes (must include a birthday sentiment)

A2 sized card
Cricut cartridges used:
Create a Critter- whale cut at 3.47"
Life is a Beach- starfish cut at 1.39"
Everyday Paper Dolls- clouds cut at 2.49" & 1.98"
Zooballoo- waves cut at 1.24"
Cuttlebug-  D'vine swirls, spots and dots
Peachy Keen Stamps- Animal Faces Medium (I used one stamp for the eyes, and a different one for the mouth)
Sentiment is from my computer- AR CHRISTY font at size 24
Stickles- star dust
Glossy Accents

Have a WHALEY good day!  :)

* I'm also going to enter this into the Craft Junkie Too T.G.I.F. Linky Party... :)

Sunny Days- Twisted Easel Card

There are a lot of challenges out there right now that have a summer theme.  It feels pretty appropriate because today is the first official day of summer, and in my neck of the woods we are supposed to hit a high of 105 degrees today!!!!  AAAAHHHH so HOT!!!  Anywho, I've been seeing this type of card a lot lately, and I wanted to give it a try!  It is called a twisted easel card/fold.  I did not know how to do this, so I looked it up on You Tube (the video I watched is here).  The beautiful things about this card are that it is completely flat when closed, and it fits in an A2 sized envelope!!  YAY! 

Gimme a Break Challenge Blog-  anything summer
Bitten by the Bug 2-  Celebrate with Flourish "sunny days"
Celebrate the Occasion-  summer theme, must have sun
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog-  include a sun
Getting Cricky with K Andrews-  use a face

Cricut Cartridges used:

Wild Card-  sun cut at 5"

Celebrate with Flourish-  "sunny days" cut at 2.41"

Life is a Beach-  bucket and shovel cut at 2.18"

My Pink Stamper stamps-  Spectacular Sayings

Peachy Keen stamps-  Retro Paper Doll Face Assortment

Stickles- star dust

Glossy Accents

White gel pen

Yellow eyelet

Okay folks, try to stay cool on this HOT summer day!  Now I'm off to drink some water and relax!!!  :)

MPS Challenge- Snappy Birthday

Woo hoo!  I love when Robyn a.k.a. The Pink Stamper does a challenge!  Her stamps are some of my favorites, and her challenges are fun!  :)  Today's challenge is to create a birthday project (click here to see the challenge), so I came up with something that I thought was fun.  The Little Mermaid is my favorite Disney movie, so when I pictured this card it had to have Sebastian on it!  "Under the Sea" was playing in my head the entire time I was making this! :)

A2 sized card

Cricut cartridges used:

Disney Princess Dreams Come True- Sebastian cut at 3.26"

Life is a Beach- waves cut at 2.27"

Potpourri Basket- party hat cut at 1.35"

Cuttlebug- polka dots

My Pink Stamper Stamps-  More Punny-licious

Glitter paper for waves and card base-  DCWV glitter cardstock stack

Stickles- star dust

Glossy Accents

Foam tape

See ya later!  This is Ariel, I mean Amy, signing off!  :)

Turtley Awesome Card- MPS Challenge

Hi guys!  Today has been a wild and crazy day!  It was the last day of school, so I had to say goodbye to all of my little kiddos and my cousin Krystal got married today....  It is getting late, but I really wanted to post a project for the My Pink Stamper color challenge that is going on right now at http://www.mypinkstamper.com/.  The challenge was to create a project using the colors orange, turquoise, and green.  Since I am heading into summer vacation, I thought it would be nice to do something with a summer theme.  Here is my card....

A2 sized card
Life is a Beach cartridge- turtle cut at 3"
My Pink Stamper Stamps:  Even More Punny-licious
Stickles- turquoise
The patterened paper is from a pack I got at Wal-Mart

Well I am off to bed so I won't be a complete zombie at tomorrow's teacher meetings!  Bye!!!

YourStory Notebook- Life is a Beach

I saw this machine (YourStory Photo) on mypinkstamper.com and I just had to try it out.  It was very inexpensive on hsn.com and it came with a bunch of the cardstock covers!  The covers in my bundle came in two sizes: 4 x 6 and 5 x 7.  They already have a glue strip running down the center, they are shimmery, and you can run them through your Cuttlebug.  The machine was really easy to use and I think this turned out really cute....

4 x 6 YourStory cardstock cover
Life is a Beach cartridge- chair cut at 3.25"
Cuttlebug peacock folder (from the Animal Prints set)
Papertrey Ink spring moss ribbon
Stickles- star dust
Glossy Accents