Hey Chicky! :)

Well, now that it's over...I can now blog the card I made for the Pink Stamper Design Team call. :) I didn't make it, but she has a smaller design team and there were a TON of people going for it! :) I love the work of the girls that made it! :)

I love this card for so many reasons. One is that it's cute...the other....it was so stinkin' simple! :) I just love the birds from the Home Decor Solutions Cartridge. That is where I got these two little cuties from, but cut off the long tails.

I used The Home Decor Solutions cart for the birds, because I wanted them to face each other I decided to glitter them, also, it is gorgeous and makes them POP! :) LOVE that! :) For the "Hey Chicky" letters- I used the Jubilee Cricut cart. The cardstock I used on this was Bazzill for the red letters and Bazzill embossed cardstock for the card base. I loved the leaves on this! :) For the patterned paper... I just couldn't resist American Crafts (Craft Fair) patterned paper and the birds on that! :) I did use a Zig paint pen on the eyes and the legs of the birds.I also used some bling from Michael's Dollar Bins. The glitter was from Michael's also.

Thinking of You card

I just love this card! :) I love the colors and the beauty of it. It was also a card that took only about 2o minutes. Rachel Ray does 30 Minute Meals? Well, I did a 20 minute card...who doesn't like that? ;) Even you busy people out there can create a gorgeous card with your Cricut if you have 20 minutes! :)

I used my Potpourri Basket Cart that I just got from Ebay for the frame! :) I remember when you could only get this cart when you bought the infomercial Cricut Expression...but I was finally able to get it under $50! :) WooHoo....BONUS! :) LOL! I think that the frame is also a part of the Storybook cart that I also have, but I wanted to see what PB had. :) The butterfly is from Ashlyn's Alphabet. :)

I used Storybook for the frame which I cut and then glued with my Zig pen to my Chatterbox patterned paper. I then used some Polymark iridescent puff paint on the little flowers. I cut the butterfly out with Ashlyn's Alphabet in two different sizes and pop dotted those together and it came out GORGEOUS! :) I then put the ribbon on and just cut a notch in the top corner of the card to the ribbon would just fall in there. I used some CTMH beads on the ends of the ribbon. The "Thinking of You" is a rub-on from Scrapease. :)

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Zutter's Man Made-Hand Made Challenge! :)

A couple of years ago I was SO AFRAID of my BIA that I left it in its box and just stared at it! :) AND THEN....I ended up at the Zutter Zisters' Blog and go everyday to see if there is a new post of news, design team projects, or a challenge. :) A few days ago they had a post of a challenge to make a Masculine Project in honor of Father's Day. I thought, "WONDERFUL!" I needed a gift for my dad and this was a good way to get 2 birds with 1 stone! :)

I knew what I wanted to do for my dad. :) I feel he would need a message board for his garage, since he is almost always in there. :)

I started with a Zutter Clipboard Wood Cover and some silver o-wires, a piece of cork, and an idea of what I wanted to do. I knew not only did he need a message board, but he also needed to be able to have a bottle opener for his beverage bottles and also a pen to write down notes on the Post-it notes that I provided on the board.
This is more of a focus on the board itself. I tried to include everything he would need on the board. I had the family phone numbers put on there. Some hinge clips for what he may need to clip on there. I also put some tacks on there for pics or messages.

A little bit of focus on what holds the keys. :)

The finished project! :)

What I used: Bind-it-All, Zutter BIA Silver o-wire, hemp, Tim Holtz Idea-o-logy "Love" key, hinge clips, Alpha Grundgeboard, Post-It Notes, CTMH Marker/Pens for writing the phone numbers and distressing the paper where the phone numbers were written, parchment paper, Quartet 6x6 cork board, Ranger Paint Dabber (espresso), Crop-a-dile, Making Memories typed eyelets(I flattened the backs with my Crop-a-dile), DYMO label maker and black tape, Zig paint pen in black and silver to color the tops of the tacks.

I hope you can use this idea and make it your own! :) Enjoy and Happy Father's day to you and the Special Men in your LIFE! :)