"OH! SO SOFT" WITH THE WEEKLY CUTTLEBUG SPOT CHALLENGE

and...

we have come to an end. this is our last project for the cuttlebug spot. my term has come to an end and it was a pleasure to work with nilda who comes up with such nice challenges and make you wear your rusted thinking cap...hehe.

i have also got the pleasure to meet  and work and get inspired from some very talented designers through this blog and i am so glad for it.

"a big applause"

to nilda and my team mates for all the hard work and their awesome creations .

these latest  projects have been easy and this week we are to use felt on our projects.

i am working on another mini and even my "felted" embellishment was store bought...still felt, lol

Nature

4.50 x 6.50 

mini album cover

that little owl is felted :P

no embossing on this cover but the back of it.

"nature" is from graphically speaking and the heart from create a critter.

easy post here today too.

hope you enjoy it and as soon as i finish with it i will post the pics up.

disclaimer: i am not trying to compete with rhonda here because she is the queen of shaped minis...lol

have a great day!

love you all.

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ALL TIED UP-THE CUTTLEBUG SPOT WEEKLY CHALLENGE

 hello there...hope you all are doing wonderful.

we started receiving school acceptances from my son and i can't wait to see where he decides to go. so far we have received 2 out of 6. one of them already told about how much aid he will be getting. i do not want to jinx anything so i will wait to tell until we have a final decision.

BUT, i do have to add my son was awarded with the "Student of the Year" and he got another award for "Altruism". remember he was awarded with the student of the month and we went for a dinner on his honor? we have another dinner to go, i just do not have the date yet. :)

anyhow, Congrats to my son who well deserves it. he works very hard at what he does. he puts his life and soul into it everything he does. we are so very happy and proud of him. 

let's wish him well on all his endevours.

thanks-!!

well, today is tuesday, march 15 and our term with the cuttlebug spot is coming to an end at the end of the month. But in the meantime, let's continue enjoying the process.

this week we have:

twine or string... any kind like cotton or hemp to work with.

i did not have any twine or hemp avail so i used some bits of raffia i had left over and tried to incorporate it onto my design. talking about my design...my design was a scraplift this time. i saw it at paper crafts magazine and decided to use it. 

below is the photo of my inspiration

and i wish i did a better job, but i guess i was still in a rut even when inspired by a beautiful card like this one.

Happy Easter 

4.25" tall by 3.25" wide

i used "a child's year" for the card base: image#19 (using the hide contour for the star).

the card base is a teal color from bazzill and the patterned papers are from making memories vintage findings collection--bought at michael's for $1.39 (48/8x8 sheets) excellent buy. that was a while-while ago :(

you can see the raffia here. it is supposed to represent an egg nest.:( the eggs are from the same cart (acy) image#6 using shift and the icon feature. they were cut at one inch. the spots you see on them were done with a versamark watermark ink using one of my pink stamper stamps first releases called 

"simply sweet occasions". the eggs were also embossed using my the cuttlebug "swiss dots" embossing folder. the "happy easter" greeting is also from my pink stamper . this one is from the "happiest moments" collection.

the golden dots were made using a dimensional fabric paint in a light bronze color.

and this is the inside of the card. 

i do not know if you have been playing along with us at the cuttlebug spot but if you haven't...stretch yourself out and join us in the weekly challenge.:P

we will have two more challenges and we will be done at the end of march, and most of the time nilda has some kind of giveaway for a lucky participant. 

click here to see what my other team mates have made for this challenge, get inspired and have some fun with us. good luck on your entry.

remember this is for fun...

love you all--!!

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GET CHARMED

---THE CUTTLEBUG SPOT CHALLENGE--

this week we have to use charms on our projects.

 and of course, my project is a card--wink.

Birdhouse

7" tall x 4-3/8" wide

i couldn't capture the colors very well on some photos :(

i used cindy loo for the birdhouse: image# 40 and i used all its layers. the size is 4.75 inch tall.

 it is hard to see but there is a butterfly charm by the spanish moss.

i paper pierced around the birdhouse and stickles was added to the heart and to the yellow ornament below.

the birds were punched from a fiskars punch--- three times on different papers--- and layered with adhesive foam for dimension.

the "grass" was done with another fiskars punch and embossed with a new tim holtz sizzix embossing folder called "cracked" using my cuttlebug.

the pretty patterned paper is from k&co. i also used kraft cardstock for the card base and american crafts on the solid colors.

come and play with us this week and  

"get charmed" 

HERE

at the cuttlebug spot. have some fun with us. it is nice to participate in challenges plus you never know if you will win some candy. ;)

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remember, this friday we will have our monthly 

my pink stamper blog hop 

and i have some candy for a lucky participant.

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love you all 

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HAT PINS GALORE WITH THE CUTTLEBUG SPOT WEEKLY CHALLENGE

 hello my friends,

between the gym and household chores is a miracle i still alive, lol

 today is a sunny day here in my neighborhood and that should recharge my batteries for a bit.

i am also taking my son to an oral surgeon for a consultation/scheduling on his wisdom wisdom teeth surgery. the bottom ones are sideways and of course they need to be removed. i never had my wisdom teeth so maybe that is why i still a goof--hehe

the cuttlebug spot challenge this week is: 

Ouch! :  Hat pins

this is my take,

Always Laugh

4.25h by 5.5w 

this flower is huge...flowerdisco went crazy this time--hehe

thanks to the spender in me, i bought these hat pins at J's because they were on clearance and i said to myself we never know when we are going to need them, ;p. 

here is a pic of them:

they have different sentiments and i love the font and material used for them, don't you?

anyhow, i looked in my ribbon box and i saw this kind of wide cheap lace :( and i decided to make a flower.

it came out huge, lol, but nonetheless i was decided to use it on my card--go figure.

the fabric button is another clearance find from k&co.

and the paper lace we all know it from the martha stewart collection of punches. i also used it in the inside.

sorry about the "glub" of glue on the white square piece of cardstock. i did not realize it until now. i will take care of it with my x-acto knife later on.

you can see the flower wasn't really attached to the card--wink!!!!

my son still thinks i am a goof, especially when i come to him with these atrocious ideas, lol.

the little white square is very useful as you will see below.

you can see the embossed patterned paper, right? i had to have my embossing in. after all is for the cuttlebug spot :)

 aha!!!!!!!! yeah, you are seeing right ;p. i put another hair pin (a real one) on the back of the ribbon that was glued to the lace flower that was pinned to the white little square--hehe.

now, you can remove the flower and use it as a real hat pin, hair pin, brooch, put it anywhere you want 

....voila!!!!!

that was my genius and or atrocious idea for today. lmbo

so what do you think? hehe...flowerdisco just lost it!!!!!!!!!!

i bet you can do better with some kind of those glubbers  that are so popular right now. 

but you get the idea here first,.

right? right.

play along with us at 

the cuttlebug spot,

and also enjoy yourself looking at what my team mates have prepare for this week of 

Ouch! Hat Pins

love you all!

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POP-UP CARDS CHALLENGE AT THE CUTTLEBUG SPOT

i started going back to the gym on monday, president's day, after been out for a month. it was not as bad as i thought it would be. wish me luck in staying put, lol.

i did not post yesterday the cuttlebug spot challenge post since i had the my pink stamper february design team project. 

this week's is a pop-up card challenge and after looking around the web for ideas, i decided to make what they called a 

Free Standing Pop-Up

5.5 inch tall when closed

you can find the instructions on how to make this beauty 

here

it will be better than me trying to explain it, lol.

i bet you will be happy to i sent you there.

 the paper is from dcwv, mi casa collection. such a pretty paper/cardstock.

the sentiment is a clear stamp from a my pink stamper stamps collection called

Faithful Sayings

the butterflies are really pretty. they cost me a dollar for a lot of them but can't remember where i got them :(

the corners were done with a fiskars corner punch, the ones that you twist. isn't that font on the sentiment gorgeous? and the sentiment itself? love it. all we can do is trust in the Lord. that is what i do anyway. :)

my other team mates have their projects up and nilda has them all together HERE for you to get inspired and play along in this weeks challenge.

go and have some fun. 

nilda also has a link up where you can find more tutorials for other types of pop-up cards. 

fun to make. 

love the interaction of these cards.

hugs to all of you!

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GATEFOLD CARD CHALLENGE FOR THE CUTTLEBUG SPOT

hello all

i hope you guys had a great love day yesterday.

it was quite here, but nice.

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the cuttlebug spot challenge this week is making a gatefold card and this is my take on it

 --i still have no name for it-- :(

for now i will call it

Any Occasion Gatefold Card

6 x 7-3/4

pretty big in size- :)

i took a piece of 12 x 7-3/4 inch cardstock

--scored it at 3 and 9 inch--

and that was my gatefold card base.

i used dcwv songbird cardstock.

the gate and the lamp post are from the heritage cricut cartridge, the birds are from an ek mini punch and the grass is from create a critter.

the butterflies are from a martha stewart paper punch.

the clouds are also from create a critter.

on the above pic you see better the dry embossing on the clouds and if you click on the pic it will zoom for a better view.

i used my cuttlebug, of course, and a sizzix texture plate this time.

i had no idea what i wanted to make at all, but as always, all came together at the end,

and i think it turned out really pretty.

what do you think?

 come on, play with us and let us see your take on the gatefold card. remember nilda always have something to give away to a lucky participant. click HERE for more info and for more eye candy from the rest of the design team :P

thanks for stopping by!!

-love you all-

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STEP CARD CHALLENGE FOR THE CUTTLEBUG SPOT

 hello my friends

 today we start another week at 

The Cuttlebug Spot 

and this month challenge is making different shape cards.

last week was the tri-fold and this week we have to make a step card. i do not think i have ever made a step card and while looking on the internet i realized there are a few variations on the step card. i chose the easiest one or i did think it was the easiest, but because i enjoy every minute still took me almost half a day to complete.

Sweet Dreams

5.5 x 4.25

A2 standard invitation size

you can use a standard A2 envelope for it

if you never made a step card before you know you can google it and to will give you many tutorials but i will try to give you the basics here.

you need:

a 5.5 x 10.5 piece of sturdy cardstock

you will score it at:

1.25, 2.5, 4.25 and 6

 and fold as picture above 

then you cut some pretty pretty:

5.5 x 1.25

5.5 x 1.75

5.5 x 2.25

adhere as pictured above and embellish as desired.

the baby bottle is from the cricut wrap it up cartridge, image #13 on the overlay. i did my dry embossing with a small cuttlebug folder i had like forever :). the sentiment is from another new release of my pink stamper called sweet baby and as the tittle implies, it is mostly baby sentiments. i did not take a pic of it and it is not on robyn's product page yet, but i know it does have a lot of nice sentiments on it and i am loving it. keep your eyes open for this one and for another awesome one she just showed HERE today. we are all going to love that one.

the onesies is also from wrap it up, image #33. it was embossed with another small cuttlebug folder and a tiny flower rub-on was added too.

the sweet dreams is from a pack of store bought embellishments i have...you must know i am addicted to them too... wink-wink... and it was popped up with foam tape.

i had to go outside to take a decent picture (thank goodness it was not too cold) but this is a nice side view photo of the card.

i had to make a stand for it because it kept falling backwards. i found this stand on the happy hauntings cartridge and twisted it a bit with the gypsy for almost the perfect size ;p... you can find it on page #68 of the happy hauntings handbook.

hope you like it and inspire you to participate in this week challenge and you even might win some candy.

please, click here to see what my teammates made for this week. i bet you will be delighted to see the different takes on this step card.

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--the winner of the action wobbles contacted me and i will be sending the tiny package to Norway this week.

--this FRIDAY, feb.11th. we are having our monthly my pink stamper blog hop starting at 8PM central/9PM eastern time. this one will be lots of fun too.

see you tomorrow 

and 

love you all--!!

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TRI-FOLD CARD CHALLENGE AT THE CUTTLEBUG SPOT

i am alive, lol. i was cleaning my scraproom and re-organizing again and lost track of days plus the weather is making me lazy..it always does. but...i am here with another challenge for  

The Cuttlebug Spot. 

this week are tri-fold cards and here is mine.

Hey Babe

5.5 x 11.50

score to make three panels of equal size.

the base for the card was cut diagonally and then used a paper punch for the hearts border.

 the sweethearts cricut cartridge was used for the image and cut at 3 inch high.

you can see where i embossed with two different cuttlebug embossing folders: the swiss dots on the birds and the distressed stripes for the hat. i also used a sizzix one called collage for the hat.

 the sentiment is from my pink stamper's, love-a-licious, is a  new stamp set, and the cute banner is from the cricut cartridge twinkle toes. i love this banner and i know is in another cart --or a very similar one--but can't remember right now.

below is the set i used from my pink stamper and if you want to see what other stamps she has, you can click HERE, and it will take you to her site.

LOVE-A-LICIOUS

now, please...go and have fun at the cuttlebug spot challenge and enter your tri-fold card. you always have a chance to win some goodies.

i will try this week to be more virtual, hehe

the fourth is Gisella's blog hop and i will have that ready for you too. i know i will have a package of action wobbles as a giveaway. 

see you soon if the power is not down.

we are expecting ice in two days,...grr! ;p

love you all!

and stay safe 

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MAGAZINE AD INSPIRED----THE CUTTLEBUG SPOT CHALLENGE

nilda, from the cuttlebug spot has asked us to make a project inspired by a magazine ad and this will be the challenge for you this week. as always you have to go to to her blog to submit your entry for a chance to win some blog candy.

how do you like my inspiration??? 

lol--- after debating for a while among a few ads this gecko won the spot ;p

this is my project for the challenge

introducing

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Mr. Gecko

3.50 inch tall

in memory of mr. squishy who is now RIP.

 the most beautiful lizard ever

--wink-wink--

he was dry embossed with the mosaics cuttlebug folder.  you can find him in the boys will be boys cricut cartridge--image#24. i cut him at 3 inches tall. the card base is also from the same cart--same image using shift and the shadow feature.

a closer view and remember that you can click on the pic for a bigger view.

you can see i had to inked him and add the googly eyes...he looks so handsome, ;p

the sentiment is from my pink stamper clear stamp set called

MORE PUNNYLICIOUS

 

you can click on my pink stamper here to go to robyn's site, if you wish

 i made the envelope using one of the seed packets from freshly picked

--another cricut cart-- 

in my collection :) 

--this note is for my dear friend sheena too--

i made that envelope using construction paper.

i forgot to take a pic of the inside, but what i did was more faux stitch,  just the same you see on the outside.

well.. do not forget to stop at the cuttlebug spot if you wish to participate in this week challenge...find a cute magazine ad and play along.

thanks for stopping by and for leaving some love..

don't be shy and let me know how you feel.

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ohhh!!!!!!!!!!!!
i am also a recipient of blog award given to me by no other than McVic.
i am so feeling good with this beautiful Stylish Award!

 thanks so much!!

BINGO

 i want to take a moment here and thank you all for the prayers and best wishes. it touches my heart and i appreciate you taking the time to say it. i go to the doctors today and see what kind of magic wand she has ;p...i will update as soon as possible, in the meantime i am still dealing with the situation.

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we had to get inspired by a children's game this week at

The Cuttlebug Spot 

and i remember playing Bingo with my family since i was a very young girl. we also played lots of dominoes. these games bring back lots of nice childhood memories.

and...since you all know i am in love with the inch bag from tags, bags, boxes and more--cricut cartridge--i decided to use it again. 

this be inch bag is a very versatile cut and you can weld to it or re-size it any way you want.

below is my project for the challenge.

Bingo

5 inch bag

(this was the second one i made since i wasn't pleased with the other one--;p)

the "adore" bingo cards are from jenni bowlin--i had one of these for a while-while now, and since i wanted to use more than one for this project, i scanned it and printed a bunch of them :P--the markers are the little hearts, cute huh?--you also can see the dry embossing. i used a sizzix folder which i always put through my cuttlebug with no problems.

i have used two different kind of twine and a crinkle ribbon from kristen and a bit of ink here and there. 

added a heart charm, some bling and done...simple right? well not that simple since i am so very picky, lol.

this is it for today.

hope you like it and i will be back as soon as possible.

love you all--!!

and welcome to my new followers, yay--!! 

a big hug to all of you--!!

ADORABLE

ooops--i forgot to send this to nildas at the cuttlebug spot--so you will not find it there :(
i also had it scheduled and did not upload--another boo for google--grrr!!
i also have to correct the mps blog hops won't be every friday but monthly on a friday
this friday will be our first hop--more info to come ;p

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today is time for embossing with 

The Cuttlebug Spot.

we are supposed to be inspired by a song and as bad as it seems i really did not get the inspiration but i know of a lot of love songs and since heart day is very near, this is what i made for you.

but before i go into that, i want to apologize for the lack of consistency with my blog background as i try to find a suitable clean looking background without loosing my style, lol.

i liked the green one i had prior to this one,  but it was hard on my eyes and i can't even imagine if you had to struggle too to read it, lol...so very sorry. i still working on it.  

last night i made a new blog button you will find on the left column if you wish to grab the new one. little by little i will find something that suits my mood and easy for you to read and enjoy.

now onto to my 

Adorable Card

4" square

 the card base is black and the white has been embossed with the hearts cuttlebug folder. 

another mess-up here with the black embossing powder 

(i will change that but i will do it later--i had to upload for the cuttlebug spot)

the stamp is from my mps winter punnies clear stamp set and i cut one of the stamps in half to use the Adorable word only (i know--it was a really tough decision, lol)

on the hearts i used more embossing powder in silver and gold and      

 that texture comes from this wood mounted stamp i got at hobby lobby called distressed background--hehe, what an original name that is ;p

used versamark for the stamping.

 and of course you already know this is the inside. i am liking stamping the inside with a border or an image.

do not forget you can participate in nilda's challenge. nilda has some prizes for the chosen winner.

you can click here to go to 

The Cuttlebug Spot.

i almost forgot to tell you about my crinkle ribbon.;p

i used organza and my heat gun--hehe--pretty easy. i bought the ribbon in white in case i need to ink it to change the color. nice tip!! ;p 

thank you agnes...now i can make my own, lol.

take care and i love you all.