Zentangle Give Away

I Am the Diva is having a fabulous give away to celebrate her achievment of 200,000 hits on the blog! Whoa! She is generously giving away some fab Zentangle goodies so go check it out at
http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2011/11/passing-celebration-on-to-you.html?showComment=1321726659199#c1940620033499906425

Have a happy day,
Carol

World Card Making Day Winner!!!

I am so thrilled to announce that one of my cards has been chosen as a winner in the 2011 World Card Making Day Contest sponsored by Paper Crafts Magazine and a boatload of wonderful, generous companies in the Paper Crafting industry. I submitted 11 cards to the contest and though I know the card chosen is in the Hello/Thinking of You Category, I do not yet know which card it is because I submitted several in that category. The winning cards will be published in the March/April 2012 Issue of Paper Crafts Magazine, so be on the lookout for that issue!

Congrats to all the other winners in the contest and thanks to Paper Crafts Magazine, the judges, and the sponsors for all they do to enhance this fabulous craft! See the official post and list of winners here:

http://www.papercraftsconnection.com/blog/2011/10/drum-roll-please-world-card-making-day-2011-winners/

Have a blessed day,
Carol

World Card Making Day!

Happy World Card Making Day! Here's some Hello/Thinking of You cards I made today:

Happy World Card Making Day! Here's some Hello/Thinking of You cards I made today:

World Card Making Day

Happy Worl Card Making Day! Here's some of my birhtday card entries:

My Pink Stamper: Christmas Card Challenge

Happy World Card Making Day!

Here's one card I made for My Pink Stampers Christmas Card Challenge:

Bella Blvd's Newest Releases

Have you seen Bella Blvd's new collections introduced at CHA Summer??? They are the cutest thing eva!! There are four collections: Christmas Wishes, Making The Team, Finally Fall and Too Cute To Spook. I honestly can't tell you which one I love the most, they are all so great in their own way. I have already created some cards to submit to Bella Blvd. for their Design Team Call. I will share those here on my blog when I am able. In the meanwhile, check out the collections below or visit the Bella Blvd Blog (www.bellablvd.typepad.com) and take a look at all the great projects posted there. While you're at it you can view their latest catalog, which will give you a more close up view of all the elements in each collection. If you're like me, you'll fall in love with all 4 collections and order them all, I got mine at www.twopeasinabucket.com. ;)

Thanks for stopping by, have a blessed day!

Carol

Have You Heard???

Have you heard that Doodlebug Design Inc. has a brand new blog?? Their products are so adorable and so easy to use and now we have a blog to visit for some fabulous Doodlebug inspiration! Right now they are having a give away of their yummy Baker's Twine through, the winner will be chosen on September 1, 2011. So hurry over to the NEW Doodlebug Design Blog and check it out! http://www.doodlebugblog.com/
Thanks so much for visiting today!

Carol

The Twinery Anniversary Celebration Continues

Don't forget to check out The Twinery's Anniversary Celebration and enter to win some fabulous goodies here:

http://www.thetwineryblog.com/2011/08/anniversary-celebration-day-5-bakers.html?showComment=1313784401701#c5532117198415012219


Have a great day!
Carol

Blog Candy Alert!

Head over and check out this Blog Candy give away which includes a set of Copic Markers, yeah!!

http://crafterscafe.blogspot.com/2011/08/crafters-cafe-best-blogning-candy-evah.html

Have a great day,
Carol

My Pink Stamper Favorite Things Challenge

I love Ice Cream, any flavor, any time of year. So I made this project for Robyn's (My Pink Stamper) Challenge to make a project about your favorite thing.

Have a great day!

Carol

Friends With Flair

Okay, I got my Unity Kit of the Month earlier this week and it is seriously cute!! Just when I think I have more than enough stamps, Angela and team come up with another adorable set! Oh well, I surrender! ;)

So, I dug into the kit and here's what I came up with, I just love those chubby bumble bees! The sentiment is so adorable and I know I will use that for so many projects, I can just see it paired with some cute critters cut with my Cricut.

Thanks for stopping by today. Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win some fabulous Unity stamps!

Have a blessed day,

Carol

Christmas in July FWF!

I attended a get together with some card making friends last weekend and the theme was "Christmas in July." It was a fun time and brought to mind cooler days in spite of the nearly 100 degree heat here in St. Louis! Here is the project I brought to share. The wreath is from a Unity past kit of the month and the sentiment is from Inkadinkadoo. I used a white gel pen to add snow on the branches and berries and I used a red Spica glitter pen to color the berries.

Thanks for coming to visit. Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a Unity prize!

Have a Blessed Day,

Carol

Moxie Fab World Challenge Card #2

Here's another entry for the Beautiful Borders Challenge in the Moxie Fab World (http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/06/next-moxie-fab-world-challenge.html) I guess the heat is getting to me because this card has a cool theme like my first entry which had an ice cream theme. I used a fancy edge punch to create two border strips to use as snow drifts.


Hope you enjoyed visiting my blog today, thanks!

Carol B

Moxie Fab World Challenge

Cath is having another challenge and this time she wants us to use border strips in an unusual way. It is sooooo hot today, so naturally I thought of ice cream and one of my all time favorites- Neapolitan! I used a couple of border strips to make the chocolate and strawberry ice cream. I simply adhered them to the die cut ice cream cone and then trimmed the excess off, easy peasy! Head on over to see all the entries in the Beautiful Borders Challenge in the Moxie Fab World at http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/06/next-moxie-fab-world-challenge.html

Thanks for stopping by, stay cool!

Carol

Lily Pad Cards

I became a member of Lily Pad Cards today! Go become a member for your chance to win a collection of Hero Arts stamps. Contest ends at 11:59 PM EST on July 15 so hurry over there now, you can use the link in my side bar or the one below.



Have a great day!
Carol

All Things Unity Get Manly Challenge #33

Here's another entry for the All Things Unity Get Manly Challenge, find all the details at www.allthingsunity.blogspot.com. It's a fun owl card for Dad , hope you like.

Have a Blessed Day!

Carol

All Things Unity Get Manly Challenge #33

All Things Unity is having another fun challenge, this time it's masculine projects. You can check out all the details at www.allthingsunity.blogspot.com. I made a gift bag that is the perfect size to hold a CD for your favorite Rock and Roll Fan! Hope you enjoy seeing this, please leave a comment and become a follower if you'd like.

Thanks for stopping by,

Carol

Petaloo Color Me Challenge

Here's one for the Petaloo Color Me Challenge. You can find all the details here:

http://petaloo.typepad.com/blog/2011/06/details-for-the-color-me-crazy-challenge.html

Thanks for stopping by today,

Carol

I'm Sew Excited! Challenge in the Moxie Fab World #4

Here's another card for the I'm Sew Excited! Challenge in the Moxie Fab World, www.moxiefabworld.com .

I'm Sew Excited! Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

Here's yet another card with a sewing theme for the I'm Sew Excited! Challenge in the Moxie Fab World, www.moxiefabworld.com . I hardly ever make a card that has no stamping on it, but this one is an exception to that rule.

I'm Sew Excited! Challenge in the Moxie Fab World Card #2

Here's another card for the I'm Sew Excited! Challenge in the Moxie Fab World: www.moxiefabworld.com This one used Unity Stamps, one of my favorite stamp companies, and some cute Cosmo Cricket papers

I'm Sew Excited! Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

Here's a card I made for the I'm Sew Excited! Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. You can see all the details here: www.moxiefabworld.com. I used my Cricut to make the sewing machine image which has real fabric under the needle.

Unity Stamp Company Friends With Flair

Today I have two bright and summery cards to share. Both of them use stamps from some of Unity's fabulous Kits of the Month. I used this month's Kit of the Month Sketch so that I can enter these in the challenge.

On the first card I used the flowers from the October 2009 KOM and the cute bumble bee from the December 2010 kit. I usually color my images with Copic markers, but this time I used my Prismacolor Watercolor pencils and a blender pen. I had forgotten how fun it is to do that technique.



On the second card I used the sun stamp from the July 2009 KOM and the sentiment from the October 2010 KOM. It is fun to go back through your stamps and see what ones will work well together, it really expands your options.

Hope you enjoyed your visit today. Don't forget to comment for your chance to win some fab new Unity stamps.

Have a great day!

Carol

Stampendous Sketch Challenge # 40

Here's what I made for this week's Stampendous Sketch Challenge. I haven't used these gorgeous Poppy stamps in a while. They are so perfect for coloring with Copic markers. I paired the image with some beautiful American Crafts paper that I have had for a while. I will be sending this off to my mom who is in a Rehab facility after breaking her ankle in two places, hope it brightens her day!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, please leave a comment.

Have a great day!

Carol

Casual Fridays Challenge

Here's my entry for the Casual Fridays Challenge CFC6. The three elements I chose in a row are Buttons, Flowers and Twine. You can check out the details here:

http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2011/06/cas-ual-fridays-challenge-cfc6.html

Thanks for stopping by. Please become a follower and leave a much appreciated comment.

Have a blessed day!
Carol B

Unity Stamp Company Friends With Flair and ATU Challenge 32

All Things Unity has a challenge to use your food inspired stamps. You can check out the challenge here: http://allthingsunity.blogspot.com/2011/05/atu-32-from-hearth.html

So here's a quick card I made for the challenge using Watermelon Gazpacho Soup and some yummy Echo Park papers:

Please leave a comment. Thanks for visiting today.

Carol

Stampendous Father's Day Sketch Challenge #39

Here's a fun Father's Day card for a Dad who loves to grill or cook:


Here's another quick and easy card for Dad's special day, it does not follow the sketch but I wanted to share it anyway.

Thanks for visiting today,

Carol B

Unity Friends With Flair

Today I just have a quick post because I am busy working on cards to submit to upcoming issues for some card magazines. This card was really quick and simple to do. I used decorative tape across the card which adds a bit of flair without a great deal of work.

Leave a comment for a chance to win some fab Unity stamps. Thanks for visiting!

Have a great day!

Carol

My Little Shoe Box Layout Sketch Challenge

I have not done any scrap booking in a long, long time. However this fun sketch from My Little Shoebox really sparked my interest and I had to give it a try. I love this collection of papers from My Little Shoebox called Robots Unplugged and thought it was perfect to use for my son's second birthday photos.

Hope you liked seeing something different, please leave me a comment and become a blog follower.

Have a great day!

Carol

Crop and Create Event

Check out these new events offered by Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine:

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/CropAndCreate

Stampendous Sketch Challenge # 38

Over on the Stampendous Blog (http://stampendousblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/sketch-challenge-38-hosted-by-geny-cassady/#comments) Stampendous Blog Star Geny Cassady has challenged us to make a tall card this week. She came up with a great sketch to follow. Here's my take on the challenge. Hope you enjoyed seeing this and will leave a much appreciated comment and become a follower.

Have a great day today!

Carol B

Tooty Fruity Unity Friends with Flair

Here's a quick card I made for the Tooty Fruity Monthy Challenge going on over at Unity. Head over to http://www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com/ and check out the challenge details. Unity has so many great fruit design stamps and there are some great new ones just released this week. Head over to Unity and you may want to do some shopping today!

Have a great day!

Carol B

Unity Friends With Flair

More news to share about upcoming publications- I will have a card in Cricut Magazine Birthday Idea Book 2011 which will be featured as a tutorial. Also coming up are several card publications in Cricut Magazine August 2011 Issue, September 2011 Issue and October 2011 Issue and also in CARDS Magazine October 2011 Issue. I am having a lot of fun creating and submitting cards to these fine magazines.

Now on to my Unity creation for today, I think I will enter this into Unity's Monthly challenge as well, since the theme is "Tooty Fruity."

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment and join me as a Follower of this blog.

Thanks,

Carol B

All Things Unity Challenge 31: Round 2

Here's another card for All Things Unity Challenge 31. Head over to
http://allthingsunity.blogspot.com/2011/05/atu-31-stamps-never-used.html
and check out all the details and the entries.

Please leave a comment on this post and become a follower, I do appreciate hearing comments from you.

Bye for now,

Carol

Unity Kit of the Month Sketch Challenge

As my readers know, I love Unity Stamps and quite often use them in my card creations. Unity has a new challenge starting this month. For this challenge you must use a stamp or stamps from a Unity Kit of the Month, so if you are a Kit Club member then this challenge is just for you. Here's the card I made using the April 2011 Kit, which is full of adorable images! If you are not a Kit Club member, you may find details about membership here:
http://www.unitystampco.com/product/13-kit-of-the-month.aspx

Hope you liked seeing what I have been up to lately. Please leave a comment and become a follower, I really appreciate all those comments from my crafty friends.

Have a great day,

Carol B

All Things Unity Challenge 31

There's a fun challenge going on over at http://www.allthingsunity.blogspot.com/ . The challenge is to use a Unity Stamp that you have in your collection that you have never used before. Here's one card that I came up with:





Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Thanks for stopping by today.

Have a blessed day,
Carol

FWF and some news to share

First off is my big news, I have 4 cards published in this month's issue of Cricut Magazine, I am so excited! Because the focus of this publication is Cricut, the main focal point must be a Cricut image, however, I did use Unity Stamps for the sentiment of three of the cards. I love how so many of Unity's cute sentiments go so well with Cricut images, so fun to combine the two.

Here's the cover of the magazine...

Here's a sneak peek at one of my projects...

Hope you can get your hands on a copy of the April/May 2011 Cricut Magazine and check out all my cards on pages 42, 55, 61 and 113.

Now on to my FWF creation. I made this card to submit to a magazine call, but ended up changing to a different design, so I thought I'd give you a look at the original. Hope you leave a comment, thanks for visiting today.

Have a Blessed Day,

Carol

Birthday Give Aways over At DIY Dish

Head over to http://www.thediydish.com/ to check out their fabulous website and birthday give aways!

It's Friday - Time for Unity's Friends With Flair

Just a simple, one layer card today which is so quick and easy to make. I used a mask and some blue chalk to create the oval sky. I then stamped the cute butterflies and sentiment from Unity's April 2011 Kit of the Month, which you can find here: http://www.unitystampco.com/product/13-kit-of-the-month.aspx Unity's Kit of the Month is such a great deal and each kit is always full of great stamp images that you will actually use.

Hope enjoyed seeing this today. Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a fabulous prized from Unity! Have fun on the blog hop!

Cosmo Cricket/CARDS Magazine Challenge

Cosmo Cricket is teaming up with CARDS Magazine to find a card which will be published in an upcoming issue, how fun is that?? Here's my entry using up some of my stash of Cosmo Cricket's DeLovely Line. I cut out the flowers from a piece of design paper and used pop dots to give the flower dimension. I love, love, love DeLovely, it is so fun and happy!

Hope you liked seeing what I've been up to lately. Leave a comment, I really appreciate each and every one of them!

Have a Blessed Day,

Carol

My Beautiful Balloon Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

I made this card for The Beautiful Balloon Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. There is still time to enter before the challenge ends on Monday, so head on over to http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/03/next-moxie-fab-world-challenge-in-my.html for all the details. Hope you like, please leave me a comment! Have a great day, Carol