Christening card and gift bag

My best friend from childhood (thats a long long time now!) Christened her son on last Sunday. I bought his the cutest coat and little Carter's outfit set .... this is the gift bag I put it in.



The card was made using a stampin up stamp set:

I wanted something simple and elegant.... which I think I totally achieved!


Hope you enjoy this set! I used Easter 2010 for the cross on the gift bag and Plantin Schoolbox for the font. That was my first attempt at using my gypsy and welding words. It is not perfect but I will get better!!

Thanks for looking and as always I cherish your comments!

Beary Cute layout

I love how this turned out! I had the papers for over 3 years!! Isn't it nice to finally use up some supply!! (Although I still have 3/4 of the paper left!! lol)

Title is from Simply Sweet, which I got at Micheal's when it was $9.99! It is really a nice font!

Create a Critter Bear! I think that you can use this cartridge for EVERYTHING!!

Added a cute lil stamp to his belly to make him coordinate with the chipboard hearts.

Close up of hearts which are laying on a piece of that raffia.

Thanks again for looking!! I love comments so be sure to leave one!

Mega Swagbuck Fridays!

Today is Mega Swagbuck fridays! That means you earn more swagbucks for searching!!

Haven't tried swagbucks yet? Click on the banner and get started! I have to say I have earned over $50 in Amazon gift cards so far! The best way to earn fast is to install the toolbar and use it to search. There are tons of rewards on the swag site but I like the amazon gift cards because you can buy almost anything on that site.... including SCRAPBOOKING SUPPLIES!!

I hope you will join in the fun today!! You get swagbucks just for joining in! And they now have other ways to earn such as trivia on facebook and printing coupons on their site and using them. Super easy!!

Scrapbox Giveaway!

Enter on the Original Scrapbox's Facebook page! Wouldn't this be an awesome addition to your scrap room? I know it would be for mine!!

Blog Candy alert!

Here are some great blog candys going on around the different blogs:

Hoo's Crafty is giving away a Groovy times cricut cartridge. Check our her blog for details on how to enter!

Where to buy ....

So dh says I can buy a few new cartridges for my cricut. I definitely want the Toy Story one and probably the Pixar one too. I like that new campin out critters one as well. But here is the question...

Where do you buy your cartridges for the best prices?

I am looking to spend about $23 per cart (so I can end up with 4 or 5) .... LOL! I used to buy from Memory Miser but they are priced around $29. I remember back when there was a site that you had to join (for $9.99) to get the best prices... and they offered a free trial ~ anyone know which site I'm talking about? All things Cricut keeps emailing me and they have great prices but I've never heard of them....

Anyways - anyone have any suggestions?

RC - another Disney Layout using Paper Dolls

We stayed at the Disney All-Stars Movies resorts. They have the best decorations and it is perfect for taking a nice quiet stroll with your little ones. I love Disney ~ doesn't it feel like you enter a whole different world?

These pages took me months to figure out ... I just could not get a vision! I ended up using Paper Pizazz's paper pack. RC is cut with Storybook.

The little Mickey's are from a EK Success punch purchased at Michael's.

A close up of my Paper Doll. The detail on his shirt is from a Buzz Lightyear sticker sheet....

Hope you enjoyed today's layout!!

Blog Candy Winner!

Thank you for all who participated in my first blog hop! I loved all the sweet comments!! Welcome to all the new followers too!! I am thinking about doing blog candy once a month from now on. How does that sound?

Speaking of Candy.....the winner of this hop's candy is:

Sandi said...

Darling layout....love the sun and that spider is just TOO cute! I am a new follower.

March 4, 2011 10:19 PM

Sandi please email me at lisarup @ aol.com and I will get your package out this week!!

I have a new project to post for you all tomorrow and today my cricut goes on a little vacation. So stay tuned!!

March Blog Hop!!

Thank you so much for joining me and my wonderful blogger companions for this blog hop!

This is the first stop on your wonderful journey!! Each blog will feature a Spring or Easter project and there will be a giveaway too!! So you don't want to miss it!!

My project is:

Details:

~My Lil Itsy Bitsy Spider Layout~
Fonts used: Designer's Calendar & Simply Sweet cut at 1 inch

Sun - Doodlecharms- at 3 1/2 with Peachy Keen face stamps
Spider - Doodlecharms- 3 1/2
Clouds - Create a Critter- cut in various sizes (white clouds & embossed with swirl cuttlebug plate) big blue cloud cut at 3 inches.

Black ribbon from Micheal's. Web punch from Martha Stewart.

Your next stop is Melanie from Scrappily Ever After. I am sure she has something wonderful lined up for you!


Now for my giveaway:

Chipboard letters, stickers, a beach cutout, 10 yrds twine and Marth Stewart Frosty Village border punch +

3 sets of 'Girl themed' this and that embellishments +

One set of Birthday Whimsy Stampin Up stamps. (new and unmounted)

All you have to do is be a follower of this blog and leave a comment on this post. I will pick the winner on Monday Morning. (Please only leave one comment on this post to be eligible)

Now in case you get lost here is a complete list of the blogs for this hop:

Melanie at Scrappily Ever After

Melissa at Disney Dreamer Designs

Mariam at Purple Lily Studios

Kim at Me-Ma Kim's

Crystal at Crafting for Caitlyn

Beatriz at Amazing Grace

Erica at Sweet n Crafty Treats

Thanks again for joining us!!

A bit of Crafter's Block

I sat down in my scrap dungeon (located in my basement!) and I just couldn't get anything to work. Here I finally had some time to sit and create and blah nothing. I pulled out my Flower Shower papers I bought last year and have only used 1 sheet of and wanted desperately to make something but nothing would come. So my question today is what do you do when you come across a crafter's block?