Sunflower Birthday Card

Hey everyone!! 

We are getting over some nasty colds and bronchitis in our house, so back to crafting :) YAY!! 

My mother in law always tells me all these kind of cards she would like and I make them for her. She is obsessed with flowers. We were looking around the Internet when she came to help and found a few she liked. I will be sharing one today and the others in coming days. 

I have decided that I need to make many more things with the stamps I already have :). So here is the first card that I made her using Lawn Fawn's Friendship Grows. 

I just love the colors and the way it came out. I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color it and found some brown twine to add to the bottom. I'll be back to show you the rest! 

Have a great weekend! 

Ashley 

Lawnscaping Challenge #124

Hey guys!! 

I am loving all the challenges. It is really getting my creative juices flowing. I was looking through my stash and realized I don't have any good masculine cards. My goal this year is to make more masculine and boyish cards. 

I am entering todays card into the Lawnscaping Challenge #124. If you would like to go to the post to participate then please click HERE!!

My project today I used Party Animals Stamp and Die Set. I just love that this set can be used for so many things. 

Im really loving the colors of this card and the simplicity. I have already started a few more with another animal and different color. I will share it when it is finished. 

I just got my hands on some of the new Lawn Fawn Stamps released at CHA and I am so excited to craft today and make something new. 

I will be back very soon! Thanks for taking a look :)

Ashley

Artsy Fartsy Birthday

Hey guys! I'm back again!! 

I am really trying to do this more and I'm loving the crafting. I have many many Sweet Stamp Shop stamps and some I have never used. I looked through my stash and decided to start making some cards with the sets I have. 

This card is made with the Artsy Fartsy stamp set. This set is actually retired but it may just eventually come back. 

You can do so many different things with this set. I am building my birthday card library since I don't have much. 

Here is the cute little card I made with this set...

I added some sequins to add to it and it came out wonderful! If you have never seen these stamps head on over to www.sweetstampshop.com and order you some! They are the best!! 

Thanks for stopping by today and I will be back tomorrow with a new card for the Lawnscaping Challenge. 

Ashley 

Favorite Layouts of 2011

Thanks for coming back today guys!! I am going to share with you some of my favorite Layouts of the last year. There is not very many of them because I can't find pics of some of them. I was actually working on my Pregnancy Scrapbook last night and I am loving how it's coming along. 

Party Animal

This is the Layout I did for my birthday in 2011

Sweetheart

Layout I made for Valentines day for me and my hunny

Twinkle Toes

Made for Emma's Challenge over at My Creative Time

Spring Fling

Sweet

Loved using those Peachy Keen Faces!!

Baby's First Halloween

Made for my son's first year book (He's not even born yet)

Baby Boy

Christmas Delight

For his first christmas next year!

Thank you for stopping by today!! I hope you enjoyed 2011 as much as I have. It has been quite the adventure! I sit here and write this and realize that the biggest change is being pregnant but I would not change it for the world!! I am due in 18 days and I cannot wait! I will do as much as I can until then and I hope all of you have an amazing 2012!!!

Peachy Keen Guest Designer Week - Day 1

Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to Day 1 of my Guest Designer Week. I am so very excited to be posting on the peachy keen blog. Let's get right down to business today. There are a few birthday's in September in our family and I love making everyone their own special cards. My first project is a Birthday card that I made for my Grandma using Wide Eyed Kids.

This weeks giveaway is The Wide Eyed Kids Face Assortment 

Recipe:

4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Card

4 x 2 Green Layer

4 x 3 1/4 Dots Layer

Cake @ 4" using Smiley Cards

Stardust Stickles

Yellow Ribbon

White Sakura Jelly Roll

PK-451 - Wide Eyed Kids 1 1/8

Make sure you leave a comment on the Peachy Keen Blog under this post for your chance to win this awesome set of faces. You must come back and comment each day to be entered. I will choose a random winner on Saturday. 

Come Back tomorrow for more Peachy Goodness!!! :)

Happy Birthday Girl

I just made this card for my cousin's birthday the other day. I have been on a roll making cards since last Thursday when I got some friend time (All we do is craft). And now Hubby left again for work to the beach and I am stuck home alone for the week again. I am a little bummed! I do have to say that last week I was an emotional wreck, and I had no idea why. That was the first time since we have lived together that we were apart. He came home this weekend and we got to go to our first Hockey game last night. It was different but really fun! I do not feel like I am in a crafty mood again. I happen to think this happens more on days that I work since I am tired when I get home.

I have also felt really bad cuz I have a puppy here at home that has to stay in the kennel while I am at work and I have been having to stay late at work and then by the time I get home she has been in there for 10-11 hours and it's only 4 hours until I have to go to bed and it all starts over in the morning. I really wish it would stop raining so that I could take my puppy to the dog park. She is really mellow lately but I think it's because she is depressed and her daddy is gone. =( It makes me feel so bad!! She clings to me like static lately. 

Ok, enough rambling. Here is the card I made:

Recipe:

9 x 8 Kraft Cardstock folded in half to make a 9 x 4 card

8 3/4 x 3 3/4 Green Mat

2 x 3 3/4 Pink Strip

Girl is cut @ 6" with the Shadow using A Child's Year

Stampin Up Whisper White Satin Ribbon

White Sakura Jelly Roll Pen

My Mind's Eye - Colorful Christmas Collection

Thanks for stopping by!!!

P.S. I am going to be crafting with my Bestie on Thursday and then Friday we get to go to the Scrapbook Convention that is in town! So EXCITED!!!!! Can't wait! Friday I will be doing a post on all the goodies I got =)

Happy Birthday

I made this card for my grandma's friend. I got the adorable dragonfly from Paisley cart. That is such a cute cart. I love It!!

Please dont forget to stop back by on Wednesday for my Bloggaversary Blog Hop! It's gonna be fun!!!

~BIG Birthday Wishes~

These are 2 cards that I made for my cousins birthday. The first one is a Gatefold and the second is regular. This is my second Gatefold card Ive made and I love them. They are so cute!! This past weekend I went to a double Birthday Party, it was fun!

Thanks for Stopping By, Come back for our blog hop March 2 and in-between for fun stuff!!

Princess Birthday

I also made this card for grandma's friend. I am on a roll with finishing these cards. I only have 2 more to make. Her friend placed an order so that is what all the birthday cards are for. 

I used Once Upon A Princess Cartridge for this one and the stamp is from the dollar bins at JoAnns. I used my Cuttlebug folder Swiss Dots for the background. I just realized that I still need to put blush on her cheeks and doodle around the hair. 

It's Your Bird-day!!!

I just made this card tonight to give to my grandma's friend. I really like the way it turned out. Its not a card layout that I normally do. I'm impressed with it.

I used 3 birds on parade for the card, cut at 3 1/2 I think. I used pop-dots on the back of the bird and then also used them on the back of the pink paper. I just got the stamp from Craft Warehouse. It is made by Stampendous. I think this stamp will go for any bird you make on any cartridge. 

Dinomite Birthday

I made this card for a boys birthday. I used Create A Critter and cut the dino at 3 1/2" I used the My Mind's Eye STOMP paper pad for the background paper.

Make A Wish

I made these cards and I am loving how they came out. I am still making some Birthday cards for my grandma's friend. I have 4 or 5 more to make. Its going slow but ok. 

I used Simply Charmed for both of the cards. They were both cut out at 3". I used Esmerelda so that I could hide the face in order to use my Peachy Keen Faces. I just love these faces!!

Celebrate Cupcake

Here is a card I just made for My Pink Stampers Birthday Challenge. It was so fun!!! I had made something similar before but I did a few things different and love the way it turned out. 

This is a solid pink card, I used Prima flowers with White Brads and the Cupcake and Sentiment were a pack together that I got in the dollar bins at Craft Warehouse. The blue paper was some from the dollar tree. I cut out the Cupcake and put it on a pop-dot. 

High Heel Birthday

I just made this card for one of my friends. I really like how it turned out. This is the first time I am using the Paisley Cartridge. I got it at Michaels for $9.99, and I'm so glad I got it. 

All of the paper is just scraps out of my stash and the stamp is from the dollar bins at JoAnn. I also used my wonderful White Jelly Pen and the Clear Glitter Pen around the middle of the flower. 

*Birthday Cards*

These are 2 Birthday Card that I made today. I used my brand new Once Upon A Princess cartridge. I am so excited for this cart. Now I am just waiting for the princess faces to go along with it. 

I used Swiss Dots and D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug folders on both of these cards. I also used white satin ribbon from Stampin Up. I got the buttons from the dollar section at Michaels. I also used some twine on the buttons.   The punch is from EK Success that cut out the Happy Birthday, which is a stamp also from the dollar bins. 

My Birthday Blog Hop

Hello Everyone!!! I hope you all had an awesome New Year! This year I decided as part of my resolution is going to be to keep up on my Scrapbook Layouts and start making cards for the holidays now so that I have them completely done by the time they roll around. I am so far behind on my fiancé and I's 2010 Scrapbook. 

So... Welcome to my Birthday Blog Hop :)!! I am 25 today and absolutely love paper crafts. I have been thinking of a blog hop that I might be able to put together and my birthday seemed like the perfect opportunity. I have some amazing and talented Women joining me today and I am so excited. So, lets get started!!!

This is my project that I made...

These are the pages I made to keep up with our 2011 Scrapbook. I used Don Juan for the font cut at 2". I used Create a Critter for the Train and all the animals. The animals are all cut out at 2 1/2" and the train at 3". I used my gypsy for the train so that I could get all the extra cars and not the Caboose. The party Hats are also cut from Create A Critter at 3". The Balloons are cut at 3", and all have the Wonderful Peachy Keen Stamps on them; From the sets Winter Characters and Basic Faces.

This Layout turned out exactly how I had pictured it in my head. 

I also made a card to go along for the hop and it turned out so good!!

I used Smiley Cards for this one, for both the cake and the card base. The stamp is one from the dollar bins and the ribbon is also from the dollar bins. 

Here is the line up for the blog hop of all these talented ladies...

Ashley - http://myscrappinpalace.blospot.com (HERE)

Courtney - http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com

Wendy - http://wendyscreativecraftingcorner.blogspot.com

Angela - http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com

Jillian - http://princessandthepaper.blogspot.com

Darlene - http://talesoftayandbay.blogspot.com

Abby - http://scrapbookaholicabby.com

Tracy - http://adventures793.blogspot.com

Momo - http://madebymomo.blogspot.com

April - http://ajoy2scrap.blogspot.com

Kristin - http://lilsweetpeasplace.blogspot.com

There is also a little BLOG CANDY here... Just leave a comment and a way I can reach you; Please follow me if you like what you see!! 

Happy Hopping and if you get lost please come back to the list of stops!! :)

Birthday Blog Hop Line Up

So... Here is the line up for the blog hop on Tuesday. I had my fiance pick the order of the blogs. I told you that I would post the order tonight and thats whats happening... :)


Ashley - http://myscrappinpalace.blogspot.com (HERE)
Courtney - http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com
Wendy - http://wendyscreativecraftingcorner.blogspot.com
Angela - http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com
Jillian - http://princessandthepaper.blogspot.com
Darlene - http://talesoftayandbay.blogspot.com
Abby - http://scrapbookaholicbyabby.com
Tracy - http://adventures793.blogspot.com
Momo - http://madebymomo.blogspot.com
April - http://ajoy2scrap.blogspot.com
Kristin - http://lilsweetpeasplace.blogspot.com


If you have any questions please feel free to email me anytime :)


There will also be some blog candy here on Tuesday with my Project!! 

Birthday Blog Hop

So, I will be having a Birthday Blog Hop next Tuesday. I have some very talented Ladies helping me out with this... I will put up the order of the blog hop on Friday! Stay tuned for some fun!!!

25 Days of Christmas: Day 2

Today is day 2... I know it is the 25 days of Christmas but I had to throw in a birthday card today. Today is my sisters 20th Birthday!!! YAY!!! She is growing up so much! She is living with me right now and it's different but I would do anything for her. 


I made a card while I was at work today on Esmerelda (my gypsy). I decided to use Smiley Cards for the card. I'm so happy that I did!!!! I also added a bow and some bling to the bow. She is not a pink girl like me so I made hers Blue and Green! I love this new cartridge!!

I cut the shadow and welded it, then cut out all the regular pieces. Everything was cut at 4 1/2. 

Birthday Card

I made this Birthday card today for my cousins birthday that I went to. I realized that I don't have really any manly carts. Mini Monsters is probably the most manly that I have.