Cat's Pajamas Blog Hop - Gobble It Up!

For those of you who are coming from Joanne's blog, hope you are enjoying all the FUN creations inspired by the newly released Gobble It Up thanksgiving set and Babydoll alpha set from The Cat's Pajamas .

For those who may not know, we are having a TCP Blog Hop, and you are just in time!  As part of this hop, both of these newly released stamp sets, Gobble It Up thanksgiving set and Babydoll alpha set, will be given away to a very lucky winner. To qualify, you must post a comment on the blog of each person in the blog hop.  This very lucky winner will be announced on Friday, October 23rd on Alma's blog (Cat's Pajamas owner).

These new stamps are truly swanky and so much FUN to use! Every year we are blessed with hosting a thanksgiving dinner for the family.  I make invitation cards for those who are joining us and thanksgiving cards for those who are far but in our thoughts.  I also do a little something for each family who joined us for dinner to thank them for joining us.  My husband outdoes himself in the kitchen, cooking the turkey and while I take care of the trimmings!  We have a lot of FUN doing it!

---GIVE THANKS INVITE CARD--

When I got this new Gobble It Up thanksgiving set, my eyes hone in on Poochie and that image of  a delicious cooked turkey on a serving tray - and immediately I knew I had to use these images for this year invites! 

This makes such an appropriate invite - the hubby looks as proud as Poochie does after he takes his turkey out of the oven :) !!!

Supplies:
All stamps are from The Cat's Pajamas newly released Gobble It Up set
Martha Stewart leaf punch
Martha Stewart edge punch
DCWV Mi Casa Stack, DCWV Indian Summer Fall Stack, DCWV texture paper
M's ribbon

---THANKS GIFT BAG--

When I saw this Babydoll alpha set, my first thought was what a useful size this 3/4'' font set made.  I really like the bold and whimsical look as well.  I combined this font with Sprinkle in her turkey outfit - now how FUN is that?

(side view)

And what nicer way to give "THANKS" to our guest for joining us than with a thoughtful gift box-bag full of pumpkin spice cookies?

Supplies:
"TH*NKS" - The Cat's Pajamas newly released Babydoll font set
Sprinkle in her Turkey outfit - The Cat's Pajamas newly released Gobble It Up set
box-bag - cut file cut using my Cricut and Cricut Design Studio
Martha leaf punch
Fiskar edge punch
DCWV The Fall Glitter Stack, DCWV Indian Summer Fall Stack, DCWV texture paper
M's ribbon
M's twine
button buttons - TCP Hocus Pocus Buttons

Hope you enjoyed these gobble gobble creations!  Now head on over to Susan's blog for some more swanky FUN! :)

Father's Day Card and Gift

I had to make a quick father's day card for a family member; and I wanted it to match this gift bag I found at M's made out of recycle paper. The colors are bright and just right for a masculine gift :)!

Here is what I was able to make rather quickly:

I got out my darling Cricut and the Wild Cards cartridge to cut the sentiment and marsh grass. I then took out my Cuttlebug and a new QuicKuts Plants embossing folder to add a bit of dimension. I used a Martha punch to finish it off.

Supplies:
"Happy Father's Day"- cut using Cricut Wild Cards and Design Studio
marsh grass - cut using Cricut Wild Cards and Design Studio
Paper Company Kraft paper
DCWV texture paper
Cuttlebug and QuicKuts Plants embossing folder
Martha Stewart checkered edge punch

Bunny Box

Jen C from {Brain Things....} designed a CUTE cut file using Cricut Design Studio - a Bunny Box. Inspired from a template link posted at Folding Trees that I found while blogging :), Jen C worked her cleverness (aka mad skills) and this is what she came up with:

Isn't he just adorable???? I colored the eyes with a black sharpie and a white uniball pen. The nose was cut out of DCWV glitter paper and I used pearlescent chalk to highlight the ears.

This is the back, also used DCWV glitter paper for the tail.

This is a side view, I added the ribbon with a a heart brad to dress the flaps and to be used to open the flaps.

Top view, the flaps stay close like this and gives a hint view of what is inside :)

This is how the bunny box looks inside; as you can see it can hold quite a few chocolates, it could hold a few more than I put in but that is all I had left after Easter :)....

So what do you think???? Visit Jen's blog {Brain Things....} to take a look at the rest of her amazing creations!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:

Bunny Box- cut using Jen's cut file from her blog post {Brain Things....} : Post-Easter bunny box

Cricut Design Studio, Cricut DoodleCharm Cartridge, and Cricut George Cartridge
DCWV Texture Paper, DCWV Glitter Paper

J's ribbon
Making Memories white heart brads
Pebbles Inc. Pearlescent Chalks
Colorbox Chalk Ice Blue to shade the edges
Sharpie Black
Ranger White Uniball

studio G Challenge Time SGC5 - Easter Treat

This treat bag is for my hubby, filled with Reese's peanut butter cup - that is one of his favs. I tried to do a few challenges in one project :). One is from Paper Craft Planet Studio G Collectors group where Marti challenged us to use the studio G stamps on an Easter Treat bag/box/etc. I combined that challenge with The Cuttlebug Spot Challenge #25 - Easter Treat Containers where Nilda challenged us to use our Cuttlebug folders on our treat container, in my case this cute little bag.

This CUTE little bag is actually more known as a bag in a box, and the cut file for this was created by a fellow Cricut Message board member, Camille who did a fabulous job at recreating this popular bag for us Cricut lovers. If you need an idea on how to fold one, go to Inking Addict blog post where Paula explains how to create one from scratch.

I used skittles acrylic dots to accent the bag. I used by Swiss Dots to emboss the bunny frame. I used Decorative Stars folder (4 in a pack) to create the stars and mimic the DCWV PP, then cut those out by hand and used foam tape to make them pop out. I also used my Cricut to create the bunny frame out of a circle welded with the bunny from Doodlecharm (the blackout shape alone was not quite the shape that I wanted, so I adapted it with a simple circle). The images are studio G; LOVE collecting these and now I'm intent on using them with the help of challenges like this one!!!

Other challenges that I kept in mind were the Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog, where we were to use YELLOW and GREEN and the Stamp Something blog challenge of using as many shapes as I could get away with - I figured STARS, CIRCLES, BUNNY SHAPE :), and SCALLOP was as far as I was going to get without making it look too busy! :) Just had fun and that what this is all about for me!

Supplies:
bag in a box - cut using Camille's cut file from her Cricut Message Board post Bag in a Box with EDITED cut file
Cricut Design Studio, Cricut Plantin Schoolbook, Cricut Accent Essentials, Cricut Doodlecharm
Two bunnies - studio G series 27
Eggs - studio G series 27
"Some Bunny Loves You!" - studio G series from 2007
DCWV Spring Stack 2008, DCWV Texture paper
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots
Cuttlebug Decorative Stars folder
Mary Uchida Pink Circle punch
VersaMagic Thatched Straw ink (for the easter eggs)
Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue (for the sentiment)
Versafine Onyx Black
Yellow Skittles

Valentine's Special Delivery from {heart} Owl

For Valentines this year I wanted to make something extra special for my dh; 2008 was a rough year for him professionally - a full rollercoaster ride - but it has made our relationship stronger.

I made a few projects that I still need to take more pictures of, but for now I want to show you one of the things I made for him, all thanks to Jen C, a very talented lady who sees things in one more dimension than the rest of us :) and is a wiz with Cricut Design Studio. I first saw this mailbox on her blog post {Brain Things....}: You've Got Mail! I asked her for the cut file and she was gracious enough to send it to me. I told her I would post once I got it done :)...

I fell in love with the owl in the Storybook Cartridge and knew I had to use it while keeping the look masculine. I used some pink bubbles for the eyes - love fill eyes :). The pattern paper is from a Martha Stewart paper pad I happened to find at Walmart.

Isn't Jen's cut file just simply amazing??? It cut beautifully and just perfect for a love note inside :) Visit her blog {Brain Things....} to take a look at the rest of her amazing creations!

Front:




Side:

Other Side:

I will post the matching card when I take the pics :)

Supplies:
Mailbox - cut using Jen cut file from her blog post {Brain Things....}: You've Got Mail!
Owl - cut at 2 1/4" using Cricut Storybook Cartridge
Branch - cut twice using Cricut Storybook Cartridge with the help of Design Studio to size the height
Foilage- cut twice using Cricut Storybook Cartridge
Envelopes- cut at 1 1/2'' using Cricut Doodlecharm Cartridge border feature
"S.W.A.K" - from Impression Obsession Heartlines stamp set
Blue double sided paper from Martha Stewart Playful Blue Paper Pad from Walmart

OWL Valentine's Day Gift

My friends Tracy and Mike gifted this to me for Valentine's Day and I was floored! It seems that I have suddenly developed this obscession for CUTE owls- stamps, papers, stickers, t-shirts, etc. This mug is so cute! Do you see the owl on the handle??? how perfect is that?


A added touch was the stamped card; very cute. And the block set of four heart stamps along with the chocolate inside finished the WOW effect.

A very hearfelt thanks to the two of them; I LOVE IT!!! Can't decide whether to keep it in my creative space or take it to work; but since I spent so much more time at work, I am leaning towards that :)....

Warm Welcome Gifts

My In-Laws came for a visit and they stayed with us for 10 days; it was a treat. We wanted to give them a warm welcome - so my husband baked some lemon cookies w/powder sugar. I was inspired by the CuttlebugChallenge 1/14 post to use my favorite cuttlebug dies. I am so glad I bought these; it is a quick way to get a project done.

I used these Martha Stewart boxes I bought a while ago at Michael's and use some cuttlebug combo dies to embellished them. These boxes are nice and sturdy; a white canvas to be creative. I wanted to keep it simple; partly because of lack of time, partly to keep it a bit elegant :) - adding the gem on the flower was a fun touch and the colors used matched the bedding. We then put them on their bed in front of each pillow waiting to welcome them while at the same time thanking them for their visit!

Supplies:
"Thanks" - Cuttlebug Combo With Gratitude dies
flower - Cuttlebug Combo With Gratitude dies
hearts - Cuttlebug Combo Love Language dies
boxes - Martha Stewart