Pink Stamper Design Team Call - Challenge

Well, I have decided to take a different kind of plunge in the crafting world.  I have never participated in a crafting challenge so this is a little exciting for me.  I have been a huge follower of My Pink Stamper for quite some time now and love all her ideas and she has a great fun personality that I really enjoy in her videos.  I have faithfully watched her videos, especially when figuring out my cricut expression, and learned so much.  Every time she posts the opportunity to be apart of her design team I sit and think how awesome it would be to be on the team.  I have been nervous to try out because I could still improve on my skills.  However, it all the sudden hit me, what is the point of that?  I love crafting and I would love to share my growth and progress with others so I am taking the plunge.  YAY!!!!

The challenge is to use your favorite cartridge and the following colors:
Orange
Turquoise
Green
Brown
(Any other color you would like)

I really had to think about this for a little while.  I was a little unsure what I was going to do because the colors are a little of a stretch for my creativity but once I came up with a plan I really LOVED the colors together!  I already love challenges!

I saw this adorable idea for a card on Ruthie's, September Ninth, blog.  I loved that it was a free standing pop up card.  This is one of my new favorite kind of cards!  SOOO CUTE!!!

This is the view what it looks like when it is closed.  You just pull the tag part sticking out and it turns into a free standing card like the picture above!  Awesome huh?

Side View of the free standing beauty!

Tutorial on the free standing card can be found at:

Pop Up Card Steps

Well, that is my project!  Wish me luck!  I am really anxious and excited!

Recipe:

• Pink Stamper Everyday Life Stamp Set
• Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink
• Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Ink
• Bow Easy
• DCWV Playtime Paper
• Papertrey Ink Damask Design Paper
• Papertrey Ink Perfect Match Card stock
• Papertrey Ink Kraft Paper
• Ribbon (Michaels)
• White Gelly Roll Pen
• Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
• Sweethearts Cricut Cartridge - Gum ball machine
• Once Upon Princess Cartridge - Tags
• Card Base Measurements found here
• Gum Ball Machine Measurements 2.43" X 4.00"
• Large Tag 4.28" X 2.78"
• Small Tag 3.74" X 2.43"

Exciting!!!

No project on this post.  I just wanted to share my excitement.  My hubby let me spoil myself a little!  I LOVE when this happens!  I am getting some sweet packages that are going to be arriving in the mail and it really does feel like, 'Christmas in July!'  I have Papertrey Ink Kraft paper on it's way (always a favorite of mine.)  I have some cricut cartridges coming, one of those would be the pop up cartridge that I have been trying to track down for months!!! It is always sold out.  I got my Bow Easy and I am already head over heels for it!  Such perfect little bows.  AND... I had over 1500 cricut rewards points so I got a cartridge and a silicone cover for my Gypsy!  WA-Hoo!!! I am so excited! :)

I am now singing in my head...     "These are a few of my favorite things!"

Happy Birthday Chicky

I made this cute little chick card for a cute chick at work!  She LOVES the color pink so I thought it would be cute to have a pink little feather at the top of the chick's head.

Recipe:
Create a Critter
Peachy Keen Stamps
Copic Markers
Paper Trey Ink Paper
White Jelly Roll Pen
Happy Birthday Embossing folder
Ribbon (Michales)
Cat's Eye Ink

Birthday Card - Pearls

I made this awesome Birthday card and I got the background idea from the blog, "Scrappin Navy Wife," she comes up with the coolest things.  Basically I took a normal piece of white cardstock covered it with music notes I cut out from contact paper.  I stuck the contact paper on my cardstock and then covered my paper with Tim Holtz Distress ink.  Once dried I sprayed with ranger ink perfect pearl mist to give it a shiny look.  You can't really see it in the picture but it is really pretty in person.  Once it was all dried I took the contact paper off and had the cute little pattern!  Love it!  My Birthday cake came from the Sweet Treats cart and I used stickles to make it all sparkly!

Recipe:
Sweet Treats Cart
Campin' Critters Cart
Paper Trey Ink Paper
Bakers Twine
Ribbon (Michaels)