Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Sugar & Spice

Happy Tuesday! I am so excited to show you the project I made for this challenge! I love, love, love it!




That's right - is a gum holder! LOL I use Extra bubble gum in the 15 stick pack.

I made the box on my Gypsy with Tags, Bags, Boxes and More and George and Basic Shapes - you can download the file here. Just a warning - I couldn't figure out how to make the "tick" marks to indicate where you fold so I had to use a box image and hide all the contours except the tick marks. So...it looks VERY UGLY but if you click on preview (the eye) you can see that it will cut just fine. LOL

Here is a picture (rough though it may be) so you can see how it gets folded. If you have any questions let me know. :)


The box is 10" x 6" so it will use most of a 12" x 12" paper. I recommend you use sturdy cardstock to help with the weight. I glued the twine on the inside of the box when I was putting it together so it comes out of the sides but doesn't show on the back of the box.

The little girls face is from Sugar & Spice (I just cut her head, not her body) and the "popping" bubble is a old punch from Emagination. I used PKS Happy Lashes for her face. I only stamped the eyes and nose - you can't really see the nose, but it's there. The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps - Kids Incorporated set.

Thank you so much for taking a peek - I hope you can join us for the Terrific Tuesday Challenge! :)

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Sneak Peek #3 - Kids Incorporated

Happy Sunday!

Just a quick post to share a new sneak peek project made with our new Scrappy Moms Stamps set - Kids Incorporated. :)


The robot is from Boys Will Be Boys, I hope you enjoyed my little card!

Have a wonderful day!

Scrappy Moms Sneak Peak #2 - Kids Incorporated

Well, we made it to Friday! LOL :)

My project for today is from the new Scrappy Moms Stamps Kids Incorporated stamp set.


My little astronaut is from B is for Boy - isn't he cute? I have to admit he has a vauge resemblance to my son, as my oldest daughter told me as soon as she saw the card. LOL


The card base was made by welding 2 circles in my Gypsy. Then I used another circle with smaller circles and an oval cut out to form the terrain of the moon as the top layer. I used white glitter paper and Stickles to make the moon "glow". The rocket ship is from Just Because Cards and I used the water hose from Everyday Paper Dolls to for his life support hose. Oh, and, of course, the astronaut is ON A WOBBLE! LOL Seriously, if I could use one on every card I probably would... I think I'm addicted.

Here is the full Kids Incorporated set, in case you'd like to take a peek.


Thank you so much for visiting with me today - I hope you enjoyed my card. Have a wonderful Friday!

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Sneak Peek Week - 1st project!

Thank you so much for visiting me today! Today starts the Scrappy Moms Stamps Sneak Peek Week for Kids Incorporated and Spring Fling! Yay!

My 1st project is from Spring Fling....


I used Spring Holiday Cards for the adorable gable box and used one of the base shapes to cut the window. Then I attached acetate to the inside of the window. The tag is from Lacy Labels.

If you follow me on FB then you might have seen that I just bought Make The Cut - so, of course, I had to find a cut to use right away. LOL I found this cute little Peep bunny svg file and cute 3 tiny ones for my tag.

Ok, so I don't actually have Peeps in the box but these are very similar, they are Brachs Chicks and Rabbits. The best comparison I can make is to Circus Peanuts - my family loves them so I decided to use them instead of Peeps. They also hold up a little better to the air too. :)

I use the "Hanging with my Peeps", here is the full set...


I hope you enjoyed my 1st project this week, please stop back by again when you have a chance!

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Winner, Winner! :)

I just choose a winner from the Sensational Blog Hop - sorry it has taken me so long!! :)

Drum roll, please!

Jen from Happy Place for Jen

"Such a cute card, Mel!! The sentiment tag is OUT OF THIS WORLD! :) ~Jen"

Jen - Congratulations, I'm emailing you right now!

Come join us on Thursday at Scrappy Moms Stamps - we are going to be releasing TWO new stamp sets!

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Scrappy Moms Terrific Tuesday Challenge - CAC

Welcome! Today I am posting my project for the Scrappy Moms Stamps Terrific Tuesday Challenge. This weeks cartridge is Create-a-Critter - yay, definitely one of my favorites!!


The card base is from Lacy Labels - I welded two of the images together, then created a slightly smaller label to nest inside. Then I cut the puppy and his bowl and bone. I decided to try my brand new PK Critter Faces stamps - I actually used to stamps. I wanted the bigger nose from one but really liked the mouth and "happy" eyes from another so I used both! LOL

The ribbon is from Michael's - when they had it on sale a couple of months ago I bought almost every color. LOL Now I have this ribbon in blue, red, pink, dark purple, lavender, green, orange and black. Whew!

The sentiment is from our Scrappy Moms Stamps Furry Friends set. :)

I hope you enjoyed my card and that you will join us for the challenge with your own critter creation!

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My 1st tag! :)

Welcome to Monday, everyone!

So I decided to try my hand at making a decorative tag. I think it's not too bad for a 1st try - LOL

The tag is cut from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More. The flower is made with a strip of paper, 12" x 3/4" and pleated around in a circle. Then you glue the flower to a 1 1/4" circle to give it stability. The grass at the bottom is make with the MS grass edge border punch (gotta LOVE this punch) and the leaves are from a Papershapers Folk Heart punch. The doily behind the flower is a MS Paper Doily and I inked the edge canary yellow and covered the ink with Stickles. The background is embossed with the Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder :)

I made the stem with a stamp from our new Scrappy Moms Stamps Furry Friends set. I curved the stamp as I put it on the block to make the wave in the stem - cute, huh? That was the 1st time I have ever done this technique but I have seen other do it before and thought it was a great idea. :)
Thank you for visiting me today! I will be doing a new project tomorrow for the Terrific Tuesday Challenge with Scrappy Moms Stamps. Have a wonderful week!
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