Fishy Kisses

If you are looking for my DT submission for Cooking with Cricut, please click HERE.

Another double design team day for me :) The challenge over at Cricut Cardz Challenges this week is to come up with a valentines card using blue, green and white only. I was stumped for a minute - no pink? no red? really?? Then I remeberd this great stamp I have that says "fishy kisses" and the idea, evolved from there. Here it is:



Isn't that fishy fabulous?? I cut her from Smiley Cards - the free Gypsy download we got last fall - then I embossed her with my Tiny Bubbles cuttlebug folder. The hearts the sentiment is on are cut with an old Creative Memories punch, and the patterned paper - which I thought looked a bit like seaweed, is from an old 6x12 pad from Provocraft. The stamp is from my Simply Sweet set - which is currently unavailable, so no link today - hopefully this fabulous, versatile and huge set of stamps will be available again soon, I will let you know...

Head on over to CCC, see whay DT#2 came up with for this color challenge, and play along with us :)

Don't forget, this weekend is the Cooking with Cricut blog hop, with candy at every stop :) Hope to see you all there...

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Bitten By the Love Bug Blog Hop!!

Welcome to Purple Monkey Moments and the Bitten By The LOVE BUG Blog Hop!
If you've come from visiting Rebecca at Creations With Becka, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our fun hop, you can go to Inking It Up Crazy and start at the beginning. We would love to share a few projects and ideas with a valentine theme with you!

I had a hard time deciding what to do for this hop, so i decided to do 2 different projects. My first project is a set of 3x3 valentines cards:



I had planned to make a set of 10 cards, but ended up with a set of 11. Every card but one uses an image from Create a Critter, and every card, but one uses a stamp from the Simply Sweet Stamps set.



The paper is from a variety of sources, the cardstock is from Stampin Up, CTMH and my stash. The patterned paper is from K and Co, DCWV, Cricut and CTMH. The ribbon is from Michaels.



The fabulous "You are TREE-mendous" stamp is from a set by Scrappy Moms Stamps.



The rocket is the only image not from CAC. It is from Boys Will be Boys, and yes, it's upside down... The stamp was a little bigger than I had thought, and the only way I could make it fit, was to have it pointing down. SO it's a rocket on re-entry :)



Here is the little bag I made to hold my cards. I cut it from Forever Young as large as I could on my 12x12 mat. "Cards" is cut from Robotz - any of you who visit my blog regularly will know that it is my favorite chunky font.



Here is back of the card bag. The heart is from Create a Critter. When it was done, I felt it was missing something, so I did all the doodling.



The little bag, with all the cards inside.



I made envelopes for all the little cards with my Martha Stewart Score Board. I love that thing!! I used two Scrappy Moms Stamps on the envelope, SWAK on the back, and the cute little heart from the same set on the front - I didn't post a pic of that, i figure this post is pic heavy enough already!

On to project number 2. My daughter wanted some treat bags for her family birthday party, which is next week, and for her friends at her sitter for Valentines day. Here is what I came up with for both events:



Cute, eh? I want to make a project without my Cricut (GASP!!!) The topper is a 4x4 square, scored at 2 inches. The pink paper is 2x 3 3/4. Once it was punched with my EK Success edge punch, it is the perfect size. The hearts are punches. The largest is a Stampin Up Punch, and the 2 smaller, are Creative Memories punches.



Aren't those faces just precious?? The are from Peachy Keen Stamps. I used 2 stamps from Princess Faces and one from Basic Paper Doll Faces. I chalked them up a little, and colored them with my Stampin Up markers, and a white gel pen. I just LOVE these, I think it turned out so cute!!

On to my blog candy!! I am giving away the Everday Sentiments by Stampology. I think I need to get one of these myself!! So, how do you win this stamp set? Two simple steps:

a) Become a follower of my blog.

b) Leave me a comment on this post. You have till Monday at 10pm EST to leave a comment. I will post the winner on Tuesday. Good luck everyone :)



Next stop...Jenny's blog, Crazy About Cricut. Go see what she has in store for you today...

Here is the complete list of participants in today's hop, just in case you get lost along the way. Thanks for hopping with us!


Kassidy- http://www.inkingitupcrazy.blogspot.com
Jessie- http://www.scrappyjess.blogspot.com
Denise- http://www.lalasworldblog.blogspot.com
Jamie- http://www.jmecreations.blogspot.com
Sherri- http://www.sherrisspace.blogspot.com
Erika- http://www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com
Celeste- http://www.ccscards.blogspot.com
Kacee- http://www.youhadmeatscrap.blogspot.com
Lisa- http://lisa-craft-blog.blogspot.com
Amanda- http://www.myscrappinobsession.com
Rebecca- http://www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com
Michelle- http://www.mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com - THAT'S ME!
Jenny- http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com - NEXT




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You're the Cherry on Top

I am fighting the flu, and the flu seems to be winning. I am so happy to be home after a very long day at work. Some days are like that I guess... Today's card was made for a challenge over at More Than Favors. She challenged us to make a card focusing on fruits or veggies. Here's what I came up with:



The cherry is from Preserves, the circle from George and Basic Shapes, and the scalloped circle is from Winter Wonderland, I welded the scallop circle together on my Gypsy. The cute little saying is from my favorite new stamp set Simply Sweet Stamps. I was pretty happy with it. I think it's pretty cute.

Challenges I am entering this in to:
More Than Favors - fruit or veggies
Stampin Royalty - ribbon
2 Sisters Challenge - anything goes
Card of the Week - card using a die cut/ die cutting machine
Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes
Paper Romance - circle card

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend - I am off to bed - hoping for a healthier day tomorrow :)

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Pile on the Challenges

Good morning everyone. I have a cute new card for you today, using my cute new stamps. Each week at Pile It On challenges they come up with a theme, and the challenge is to make a craft that fits in with that challenge and as many other challenges as possible. Fun, eh? Especially for someone like me, who does love challenges :) Here is what I came up with:



I used the bat from Mini Monsters - isn't he cute? The stamps are from my newest set Simply Sweet isn't it just perfect with that bat?? The embossing folder is Seeing Spots (I think) and the paper is a mix of SU and stuff from my scrapbox. I got the ribbon at Michaels. On the whole, I am really happy with this card.

So, the many challenges I am entering this in to:
Pile It On - kids halloween
Aly's Sunday Challenge - halloween
Easy Craft Projects - halloween
If the Shoe Fits - holiday
Paper Cutz Challenge - anything goes
Polka Doodles - spooky
2 Sisters - halloween
One Stop Craft Challenge - halloween
Stampin for the Weekend - Halloween
S2G - spots and spooky
The Cuttlebug Spot - totally frightful
My Time to Craft - ghosties, goulies and long legged beasties
Creative Inspirations - spooky
The Creative Cottage - halloween
Crafts and Me Challenge - spooky
Creative Craft Challenges - trick or treat
Double Dutch - boo to you
Fussy and Fancy - halloween
Stamp Something - halloween
C.R.A.F.T. - spooky
Stamp with Fun - halloween
The Crazy Challenge - halloween


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