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Friday, October 30, 2015

Cut It Up! - Sweets for My Sweet

Happy Friday!

Welcome to another challenge over at

Cut It Up

Our theme for this week:
Sweets for my Sweet!

Our Sponsor:
$20 Gift Certificate

My Project:
I wanted to try a Tri-Fold Slider Card
as outlined in the Straight From the Nest
Cricut Handbook.
It's a lot bigger than I am used to making :)

I cut the corner embellishments and
the cupcake silhouette slider from
that cartridge too.

Anyway, I chose my papers from DCWV
Sweet Treats paper pad and The Paper Studio's
Glitter Paper pad.

Even though the picture doesn't capture the
blue of the background cupcake paper,
it looks great with the brown :)

I hope you will join us over at Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Decorate To Celebrate #112

Happy Wednesday!

So It's Halloween Week!!!
YAY!!!

Over at Decorate to Celebrate it's time for another challenge
and I am sticking to Halloween Decor :)

I decided to make some more decor blocks
for a couple of my friends.

I painted them with Black Acrylic paint and used
Mod Podge to adhere the chevron paper.
I cut "BOO" using Cricut Everyday Fonts
out of some Purple Glitter paper and
ran those through my Xyron 1" sticker machine.

I wrapped them in a cello bag and tied it off
with some black tulle.
The orange and white twine is from Stampin' Up
and the sentiment is from Hero Arts.

I picked up some Halloween Stickers from
Hobby Lobby in the clearance section a few years ago
and finally used one of them.
It's puffy and super fun :)

I hope you will join us over at Decorate To Celebrate!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!


Monday, October 19, 2015

BBTB2 - Breast Cancer Awareness

Happy Monday!!!

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month
so this week over at BBTB2 we have a challenge
focused on this important topic.
Use a bra or woman on your projects.

Cancer Sucks!
It doesn't matter what kind it is, it sucks!
So get screened, ladies!
A mammogram isn't that big of a deal,
I have had one myself and it is too important not to.

So anyway, for my project I decided to use the
bra from Forever Young - it' so frilly and pretty :)

I really like blacks and pinks combined.

My papers are from Heidi Swapp
and American Crafts.

The sentiment is from My Craft Spot "Get Well Soon".

The jewels are from Darice (JoAnn's).

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!


Friday, October 16, 2015

Cut It Up - Halloween Tags

Happy Friday!

Today we have a fun challenge starting over at

Cut It Up

Create a Halloween Tag
(No Cards)

Sponsor:
$15 Gift Certificate

My Project:
I pulled out Create A Critter 2 for this one :)
There are the cutest holiday cuts on this cart!
I decided on the little Skeleton Bear.

The tag is from Small Talk Frames and Tags.
The thought bubble is from George.

The sentiment is from Craftin' Desert Divas.

I used some black and white twine from American Crafts.

The chevron paper is from the Paper Studio
as well as the orange glitter paper.

I hope that you will join us over at Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!





Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Decorate To Celebrate #111

Happy Wednesday!

Today over at Decorate To Celebrate
we have another Anything Goes challenge.

For this challenge I have finally completed a 
project that has been on my mind for a couple months now.
I wanted to dress up my Tupperware mug
with Hot Pink Vinyl - so I did :)

Since my name is Emily and my nickname is Mollie
"M" was the perfect monogram for this.

I found all the cuts on Lyrical Letters.
They totally speak "me" :)
I just arranged them around my mug.

I love how it turned out.

I hope you will join us over at Decorate To Celebrate!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!


Monday, October 12, 2015

BBTB2 - Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

Happy Monday!

And to all our friends in Canada
Happy Thanksgiving!

Today over at BBTB2 we are celebrating
with them by having a challenge featuring
Turkeys :)


I used the awesome turkey cut from Celebrate with Flourish
to create Name Plates for Thanksgiving Dinner.

The pattern paper is from The Paper Studio.
The name tag is from Once Upon a Princess.

All I need to do know is add the name :)

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2 this week!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Monday, October 5, 2015

BBTB2 - It's Halloween Time!

Happy Monday!

Today over at BBTB2 we have
a Halloween Themed challenge.
But there have been some changes over at BBTB2
where we are now an "inspiration only" blog.
You don't need to link up your projects :)

I decided to use the cute ghost from Simply Charmed
and the awesome bat from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2.

The paper was all in my stash but I am sure it is from
the Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby).

I used a fun glitter dot in the corner for added bling :)

The sentiment is from Joy's Life "Halloween Puns"
and of course I used some Peachy Keen Face Stamps
for my two "fiends".

Thanks for checkin' in!!!


Friday, October 2, 2015

Cut It Up - Back To Nature

Happy Friday!

Today over at Cut It Up we have an awesome
challenge for you!

Cut It Up

Challenge #81
Back To Nature
Use any Die Cut that you would find in Nature

Sponsor:
$20 Gift Certificate

My Project:
For this challenge I decided to make a Sympathy Card.
I love using nature images for these types of cards.
This tree is found on the Straight From the Nest cartridge.

The paper is all from My Mind's Eye "Reunion".
The sentiment is from Fiskars.
The enamel dots are from Recollections.

I hope you will join us for this challenge.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!