New Tilda from Fall Collection

Wow, it has been SO LONG since I have made a card!

A friend of mine from the Cricut MB send me stamped images from the new Magnolia Fall Collection. I couldn't wait to make a card! A big THANK YOU to ScrappinGwen for these images!

I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

The challenge from Magnolia Down Under is to use buttons!

The stamp is Jam Tilda from the new Magnolia Yummy in the Tummy collection. She is colored with Prismacolor Pencils. I used a Fiskars scallop edge punch, Creative Memories scallop corner punch, DCWV Spring Stack, rhinestones, and buttons from my stash.

~Lauren

I have 10,000+ hits!!!!!!

Wow, I've only been blogging for a few months and I already have over 11,000 hits! I can't believe it!

I would like to thank my wonderful new blog friends - they provide so much inspiration and support to me!

I am thinking that I need to offer some blog candy... and it will give me an excuse to clean out some items in my scrap room. Maybe I will do something in October since my birthday, my husband's birthday, our anniversary, and Halloween are all in the same month!

I will keep you all posted...

A Photo Blog...

I have been MIA lately, since my work is very busy during the beginning of the school year. My husband is taking classes for the next year, so I will be getting back to scrapping soon.

I miss my blog buddies! I have no cards to share, but I thought I would share some of my favorite photos.

My husband was in the army:

At the Trievi fountain in Rome:

In Hawaii:

At the Eiffel tower:

At the colloseum

Daphne in my beaded necklace

Daphne's first photo with me- picking her out at the breeder's house

Rocky's first night home:

Rocky is king of the jungle:

Rocky says "who's the doggy in the mirror?"

~Lauren

Engagement Card - Sweethearts

Front:
Inside:

My first card using Sweethearts! One of my best friends got engaged last weekend and I wanted to send her a card. She lives in NY and I don't get to see her too much. I am so excited for her! I love her fiancee and am excited to be a bridesmaid!

Sweethearts Cricut Cart, Martha Stewart Lace Hearts Punch, Studio G Stamp, and Adhesive pearls - easy peasy! I love this new Cricut cart!

I've been a bad girl...

I went to A.C. Moore yesterday because they are having a big sale on Cricut cartridges ($39.99!!!!), so I bought Sweethearts and Winter Woodland. I also have a raincheck for Everyday Paper Dolls. They had sold out of it within a few hours! So now that I've spent a bunch of hard earned money, I need to get crafting!

*****NOTE: I am back to work as of today. I work from home during the summer, as I am in the education field and school's out. (I am not a teacher, I am a yearbook sales associate). So as of today, I will not be on the Cricut MB or my blog as much. I will craft as much as my busy work schedule allows. I apologize in advance if I go AWOL from time to time.

~Lauren

I made the top 5....

YAY! I made the top 5 at Tuesday Morning Sketches for my fireplace card!

Two Asian Inspired Cards

My two childhood best friends both live in New York, one in Manhattan and the other in Brooklyn. I visit them periodically, but I have been missing them a lot recently. All three of us are into Asian decor, especially bamboo. On my last visit to NYC, we visited an adorable Asian store, where I got a GORGEOUS Asian tea set. (The three of us also performed together in a school play of The King and I).

I just got this adorable Hero Arts stamp set from Simon Says Stamp, so I thought they would be perfect to use on a card for my two besties.

I wanted to create two similar cards, but I didn't want them to be exactly the same. I used all the same elements and two different sketches.


CARD 1:Front:
Inside of #1:
This sketch was from Inspirational Card Sketches.



CARD 2:
Front:
Inside #2:
This sketch was from Card Positioning Systems.



On these cards, I used the Hero Arts Asian Dolls stamps, paper by Anna Griffin, Studio G sentiment stamp, adhesive pearls, and the Creative Memories scallop corner punch.

~Lauren

Fireplace Xmas Card

INSIDE: (I used the reverse cut of the Xmas tree instead of throwing it out. I think this works well for the insides of cards, as long as the shape is big enough to write your message inside the card). The stamp is by Studio G and it says "Warm Winter Wishes." I thought it was so appropriate for this card.

I am very happy with how this card turned out. I have been wanting to make the fireplace from my new Cricut Joys of the Season cartridge. I also used the cart to make the tree and candle. I used stickles to create the garland across the fireplace. The paper is by Me & My Big Ideas. I love how the striped paper looks like wallpaper. The ribbon is American Crafts.

Here are the challenges:
1. Winter Wonderland - Home for the Holidays
2. Simon Says Stamp - Xmas in August
3. Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch
4. 365 Cards - Triangle, buttons, sticker (I used Jolees poinsettia dimensional stickers)

~Lauren

Joy Bear Xmas Card

A close up of the stamp with red & green stickles.
I created this card for a swap on the Cricut messageboard. (I made 5 of them). I used my new Joys of the Season Cricut Cartridge to make the bear and oval. I used a Studio G stamp, stickles, poinsettia primas, the Martha Stewart leaf punch, a brad, Cuttlebug snowflakes embossing folder, and pop dots.

Here are the challenges:

1. Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - sketch
2. Dutch Dare - Winter in August
3. Stamptacular Sunday - bear
4. Our Creative Corner - Christmas in August

~Lauren

Cherry Tilda card for a friend

I made this card for a friend of mine. I hope she likes it! I just got Cherry Tilda from Magnolia-licious, so I was dying to use her! I got the cherry stamp from Studio G and the cherry ribbon from the dollar bin at Michael's. I got the cherry die cuts from someone on the Cricut messageboard - I think they are from the Hello KItty Font.

I used the Martha Steward Lace Heart punch, stickles on the cherries inside the card, and rhinestones on the front.

Here are the challenges it fulfills:
1. Just Magnolia - friendship
2. Sketch Saturday - sketch
3. ABC Challenge - A is for Anything Goes
4. Secret Crafters - fancy corners (inside card)
5. Stamp something - summer vacation (cherries always make me think of summer!)
6. Pollycraft - favorite things (I love cherries!)
7. Cupcake Craft Challenge - something sweet

~Lauren

My Hawaiian Honeymoon Album - #2

Ok, a while back, I posted my entire Oahu honeymoon album. I finally finished my Big Island of Hawaii honeymoon album. So here it is, in its entirety. I used Life's a Beach Cricut Cartridge for all the font & other cuts that you see here.

You can click on any of the photos to make them larger.

Alota Rubber Stamps 14th Anniversary

Alota Rubberstamps is celebrating their 14th anniversary! They are offering wonderful blog candy, a blog hop, and a 14% discount on orders. So hop on over to their blog and check it out!

For Somebirdy Special

Inside:

This card was made using the Magnolia-licious Highlights August sketch.

I used Magnolia's Tilda with Birdcage stamp. I also used Basic Gray's birdcage stamps (and a VersaMark pad for the front of the card). I used the Martha Stewart lace heart border punch, and a Creative Memories Scallop Corner Punch.

~Lauren

Happy Birthday Gammom!

Inside:

I made this card for my husband's grandmother. I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

I used primas, DCWV summer stack, ribbon, stickles, and inkadinkado stamps.

~Lauren

Award from Eileen

One of my best blog buddies, Eileen has given me another lovely award! Thank you Eileen for your continued support and friendship!

Blog Award from Jeri at Crafty J's Place

Look at the lovely award I received from Jeri at Crafty J's Place! Thank you so much Jeri! I am honored that you follow my blog and that I can help to inspire. Thank you for visiting often and leaving lovely comments. I truly appreciate all of my wonderful followers. I would like to pass this award to each and every one of you.