April Showers

The challenge today over at Cooking with Cricut is very appropriate, at least it is this week in Nova Scotia... april showers have been out in full force. Hopefully the sun will be out again soon, I am starting to forget what it looks loke :) Here is the card I came up with :



The card base is from Smiley Cards, the umbrella is from Paisley, and the circle is from George and Basic Shapes. I used my Scrappy Moms stamps for the sentiment and drew in the little rain drops by hand. I decided to emboss it with my Cuttlebug Dotted Swiss embossing folder. The paper is mostly Stamping Up, and the ribbon is from Michaels.

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Techno Day...

It is challenge day over at Paper Playtime. This weeks challenge is to use a Technology image: a computer, and mp3 player, a cell phone etc. I decided to make an iPod image - we own a number of iPod products, my kids have Shuffles, my husband has a Nano, I have a Classic and an iPhone. They all come with wires to connect them to the computer, and those wires seem to live in a tangled mess on our computer desk. I decided that I needed a place to put them. Here is what I came up with:



This image is from Smiley Cards, I cut it at 3.6 inches on my Gypsy girl. The "iPod" is cut from Robotz - my go to chunky font.



I bought this little box at my LSS for $1.50, cover it with some paper I had sitting in my stash boxes and voila!!



The perfect box for all those annoying wires :) I am going to have to pick up a few more of these boxes and decorate them to hold other things that are laying around. How perfect would they be for buttons, or bling in my craft room?

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Sweet Shop Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to Purple Monkey Moments and the CookingWithCricut.com Sweetshop Blog Hop! There will be some great blog candy to win along the way! More on that in a moment!

If you've come from visiting Melissa at Melissa's Scrappen Place 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 CookingWithCricut.com and start at the beginning. Click HERE.

With Valentine’s Day just a few days away we are sharing some wonderful ideas and inspiration for your viewing and crafting pleasure! Each Design Team member will be featuring a project each day (Saturday & Sunday) made especially for this hop. Make sure to check out each DT member's blog and collect the special letter there. There will be prizes along the way at our DT members' blogs, AND there will be some nice PRIZES with a few different ways to win at CookingWithCricut.com! I decided to make a toilet paper roll album. I love these! They are fun and easy to make, and make fabulous gifts. I followed THIS tutorial from Mary at Cardz TV. Here is what I made today:



The patterned paper I used through out this album is from K and Co's Valentine's paper pack. The "love" is cut from Sweethearts.



The "hugs" and heart are both cut from Smiley Cards. Aren't they cute??



Because this album is for my husband, I decided to put sweet little love quotes on the opposite sides. The pictures are hidden, you will see where in a minute...



The sentiment on this page is from Create a Critter, and the sparkles up lips are from Indie Art.



The ends of each toilet paper roll are help together by little eyelets. The eyelets help create a little pocket inside the toilet paper roll.



The X and O are also from Smiley Cards. I love that cartridge! Thank you provocraft for giving Gypsy owners such a great downloaded cartridge :)



Inside each of the 4 little pockets, there is a tag.



The tags are where I decided to hide the pictures - super cute, isn't it?



I have 2 giveaways of you today. The wonderfuland talented Melin has donated cut files/ digi stamps for each of us to giveaway, and I have some stamps as blog candy too! The winner of this prize can decide if they want Melins design as a digi stamp, or a cut file. Here it is:



And here are the cute stamps another winner will get from me:



So how can you win these great prizes? Easy peasey!
1) Become a follower of my blog - if you aren't already.
2) Leave me a comment below.
3) For an extra chance to win, grab my blog button and display it on your blog, leaving me a second comment letting me know.
4) If you come back tomorrow and comment on tomorrow's post, you get another chance to win.
5) Be sure to check back on Tuesday to see if you have won one of the prizes.

Here is the “secret” letter you need to collect from me to be eligible for a prize package at CookingWithCricut.com. - T

Now it's your turn! Let’s see your sweet Valentine projects. Be sure to include a Cricut or other die cut machine cut on your project and link it up at CookingWithCricut.com. The Design Team will pick their three favorites and one lucky sweetheart will be chosen randomly to win one of the six prize packages being offered in this hop.


Next stop... Nicole at Croppin Momma Designs. Go see what she has in store for you today.


And don’t forget, when you're done, make sure to head back to CookingWithCricut.com and get entered to win one of SIX prize packages! Here’s how:


1. Link your sweet Valentine project and be one of the top three chosen by our Chefs.
2. Link your project and be the randomly drawn winner.
3. Collect all the letters and unscramble our “secret” phrase correctly and leave it in the special comment section on CookingWithCricut.com.
4. Or just leave a comment at CookingWithCricut.com and let us know how you liked our Sweetshop Blog Hop.


Here is our Hop line-up:
1. CWC-Melin http://www.cookingwithcricut.blogspot.com/
2. Abby http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/
3. Anita http://www.scrappingwithglitter.blogspot.com
4. Becky http://www.bouncyflouncyfunfunfun.blogspot.com/
5. Cathie http://www.creativecutter.org/
6. Christel http://www.onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
7. Dalis http://www.stampergirl.com/
8. Deb http://www.bugjuiced.blogspot.com/
9. Erika http://www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com
10. Gaby http://www.gabycreates.com/
11. Jean http://www.jeanscraftycorner.blogspot.com
12. Jenna http://www.jennasfavoritethings.blogspot.com/
13. Jennifer http://www.gator-4-life.blogspot.com/
14. Jenny http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
15. Karla http://www.kalittlescrapcorner.blogspot.com/
16. Madison http://www.funkycards.blogspot.com/
17. Maria Elena http://www.mariaelenaworld.blogspot.com/
18. Melissa http://www.melissascrappenplace.blogspot.com/
19. Michelle http://www.mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/ YOU ARE HERE
20. Nicole http://www.croppinmommadesigns.blogspot.com NEXT
21. Raven http://www.love4stamps.blogspot.com
22. Roberta http://www.txscrappermom.blogspot.com/
23. Ronnie http://www.inkyantics.blogspot.com/

Be sure to come back tomorrow, and check out what else I created for this blog hop. Thanks for stopping by!

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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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It's a New Year!

It's Monday!! That means it's Challenge day over at Paper Playtime :) It is a new year, which means there are new Queens and a King in the realm, along with all new challenges and exciting prizes to be had. Today we are sponsored by Peachy Keen Stamps, so our challenge is FACES! Use faces on your projects. Here is what I came up with:



This year I made a recipe book for my mum and sisters, with some of our favorite family recipes. This is the title page. The font is from Robotz (my go to chunky font), the other cuts are from Winter Wonderland, EDPD and From My Kitchen. I used stamps from PKS. Isn't it cute?



My next page feautures one of my Gran's cookie recipes. The gingerbread man is from Smiley Cards, the font, Don Juan and the shape is cut for Winter Wonderland.



The next, my favorite pickle recipe :) These are easy and delicious! The cucumber is from Just Because Cards cartridge, I think they look SO adorable with Peachy Keen stamp faces! The shape under the recipe is from Once Upon a Princess and the font is All Mixed Up.

My mum and sisters really liked their books, and honestly they are going to be a work in progress. I did 10 recipes for each of them, but I will continue making more over the next few months, and send it to them. they are also going to pick some of their favorite recipes, and I will for those recipes too.

I hope you all pop over to Paper Playtime and see what Team #1 has come up with to inspire you, and be sure to play along for your chance to win some Peachy Keen Stamps. Trust me, if you don't have some, you NEED them, and they have AMAZING customer service :)


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Present for Andrew

Just a quick post today - I changed jobs a few weeks ago, and am back working nights. I jusy finished 3 - 12 hour nights this morning, so I have done NO crafting at all the past few days, and I have SO much to do before Christmas!! Any who... my son has recently developed a love of drawing. I decided to buy him a sketch book and some drawing materials for Christmas. The sketch book looked VERY boring for a little boy! I decided to make it look a little more fun :)



Cute eh? I used the Smiley Cards cartridge for the pencil, and Robotz for the letters. I LOVE that font! it is so cute, and made Robotz a VERY worthwhile purchase for me, given that I haven't cut out too many robots yet :) All I did was glue it all on to the cover of the sketch book with my Zig 2 Way glue. I bought the book at Walmart, it cost me about $7. I really hope he likes it :)

I must get back to crafting. I still have 4 tag boxes to finish, and I need to get some pages worked on for a Recipe book I am making for my mum and sisters. Hope you all have a wonderful day :)


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Christmas Gift Tags

Today is challenge day over at Cricut Cardz Challenge. The challenge today was to make a set of two or more gift cards (3x3) or gift tags. I decided to make a set of 5 3x3 cards. I am really happy with how cute they turned out. Here they are:





This cutie snowman is from Doodlecharms, and the paper is from K & Co. The Noel stamp is from Close to my Heart.



I love this little gingerbread man! He is from Smiley Cards, cut at 2.2 inches. The paper is from Stampin Up.



Santa is from Doodlecharms. I am really enjoying this old cartridge these days, especially now that I can easily cut out my layers using hide contour on my Gypsy! The paper in from K and Co.



My new favorite Christmas cartridge is Winter Frolic. It has so many cute cuts! This little tree is cut from it at 2.5 inches. The paper is Stampin Up.



The little reindeer is from Create a Critter, on of my all time favorite carts. I think I cut him a bit too small, but other than that he is adorable!

3x3 cards make the cutest little gift cards. This whole set took me about 90 minutes to put together, and I think would make a great gift for a teacher, and used things from my scrap box. I hope you all go over to Cricut Cardz Challenge, get inspired by the design team, and make a set of cards or tags yourself!

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CCC #51

It's challenge day over at Cricut Cardz Challenge. The challenge today is to create a Thanksgiving card using any cartridge, and the colors brown, yellow, white, orange and blue. Here is what I came up with:



Thanksgiving was last month here in Canada, and one of my Dad's favorite Thanksgiving treats is Pumpkin Pie. I decided to make this cute little card in honor of him. The pie is from Smiley Cards, the free Gypsy download. The paper is all from Stampin Up. The stamps are from My Pink Stamper (yummy) and Stampenduous (Happy Thanksgiving), the ribbon is from Michael's. I used some chalk to try to give the pie some color, a real pie has color varitaions, and parts that have darkened a little more - it did not work exactly how I had hoped, but it looks OK. I cheated a bit on the colors - I gave the pie pink cheeks - it occured to me later that I could have used peach :) I also used some black, especially for the ink. I find color challenges especially hard. Every time I am told I CAN'T use a color, it is all I want to use - silly, huh?

I hope you all head over to Cricut Cardz Challenge, take a peek at what DT #2 has come up with, and play along with us.

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Holiday Baking Mini

Today is challenge day at Cricut Mini Albums. The theme this week was holiday baking. Thanksgiving was a month ago for us, so I focused on Christmas baking. Honestly, we don't do much other than cookies for Santa. Every year I set out with grand plans to bake, and they crash and burn, but I do have some favorite cookie recipies... Yummmm! This week I decided to make a toilet paper album. Each page has a tag tucked inside it. I followed THIS tutorial from Mary of CardzTV. Here is my little album"



The paper I used is all from a Chritmas stack from K & Company (I think...) I thought it was just adorable paper.



I topped each tag with black, and a ribbon. You can just see the edges of them, because they are tucked inside the toilet paper roll. Clever eh??



The side that has the patterned paper, will have some pictures on them. I have cute pics of the kids doing holiday baking from year to year.



I ran the toilet paper rolls through my Big Shot, to help flatten them. Then covered them with paper that was 6x4 (the width of my rolls).



The tags were cut at 4 inches from Sweet Treats. I will use them to put recipies on.



The rolls are held together with 2 eyelets at one end, for the rings to go through. The other end is left open for the tag.



I used lots of cartridges for this album. Sweet Treats for the tags, Cutting Up, From my Kitchen, Making the Grade, Sesame Street Font, for the words. Doodlecharms, Smiley Cards, Winter Frolic, Christmas Cheer and Mini Monsters for the little decorations on each page.

I think it turned out really cute! I may use it as a stocking stuffer for my mum. I think she'd really like it! Come back tomorrow for the winners of the blog hops!

Some challenges:
Bunny Zoe Crafts - christmas not a card
Easy Craft Projects - red
wee memories - use patterned paper
2 Sisters - christmas
Crazy 4 Challenges - christmas
Creative Cottage - for someone special at christmas

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Cute Corn from Smiley Cards

I am going crazy with this cartridge! The cuts are SO cute!! I just love the corn on the cob. It makes me smile. I made this cute little Thank You card with Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge on my brain. I had every intention of using an older cartridge, but found this corn and could not resist! Obviously I won't be entering it into Throwback Thursday, I don't think I could find a newer cartridge if I tried! Here's the card:



Adorable, isn't it?? I used my new Scrappy Moms stamps for the saying, isn't it just perfect?? And I think it's wonderful for a Thank you card. The paper is all from Stampin Up, the ribbon I bought at Michaels, and the buttons were bought at my LSS. Super cute, isn't it?

Some challenges:
Cooking With Cricut - colors of fall/ harvest
Imagine Nation Monday - buttons (though not made with the imagine...)
Gingerloft Challenges - buttons
Stamps R Us - buttons and bows
Crafty Card Makers - stitching
City Crafter - thank you card

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More Smiley Cards!

I think Smiley Cards is just too cute!! I am in love with it - I wish it had a handbook, but hopefully that will come. I made this card yesterday for my Dad - it was his birthday. It is a 5x5 card, and I think it is adorable!!



I used my brand new Scrappy Moms stamps . I am loving them! I used my Spots and Dots cuttlebug embossing folder to add a little interest to the bottom of the card - I couldn't find a patterned paper I liked. I wanted this to be a good "male card" given that it was for my dad's 66th birthday, but used an image that my kids chose, because they wanted to be a part of the card too. I hope this struck that balance. I also love just how easy this card was to create. 20 minutes from loading the cricut to saying to my husband "honey, look how cute this card is!"

A few challenges:

Made by Momo - embossing
My Time to Craft - quick and cute
Papertake Weekly - cards for boys/ men
Party Time Tuesdays - birthday anything goes
Little Red Wagon - use the color red
wee memories - happy birthday
2 Sisters - birthday
Crazy 4 Challenges - square cards
Crafty Cardmakers - embossing

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You Rock!!

I spent a good part of yesterday, playing with the new Smiley Cards Cartridge, which is exclusive to the Gypsy. I made 3 cards with it, and it is too cute!! I will beposting one of the other ones later today, so be sure to check back :)

Today is challenge day over at Paper Playtime. The challenge is "You Rock" which you can interpret however you want. I saw the guitar on my Smiley Cards, and thought it was perfect!



Isn't that adorable? I wanted to make it really girlie, hence all the pink. The "you rock" is cut with Don Juan, at 1 inch. The paper is mostly a mix of SU and Creative Memories. The jewels do not look nearly so crooked in real life, but what can you do? The perfectionist in me is having issues, but I don't want to destroy my card...

I hope you all come over to Paper Playtime, and rock it out with us :)


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