My mother, My best friend

I made this card for my mom. I only had to use one cricut cut.

Materials Used
Cartridge: Sophie (flowers cut at 2 1/2 inches)

Paper: Forever Fruity by Me & My Big Ideas

Stamp: Our Mothers by Pink by Design

Paper Crafting World and Cooking With Cricut’s Home Décor Blog Hop

Welcome to Paper Crafting World and Cooking With Cricut Home Décor Blog Hop! Our Design Teams are so excited to bring you a two-day hop that focuses on projects for your home – that’s right no cards or scrapbook layouts in this hop! You should have arrived here from visiting Bonnie at Scrappers Ranch. If you’ve joined us in mid-Hop and would like to check out all the other fantastic projects head on over Melinda’s Paper Crafting World and start at the beginning.


I used my favorite cartridge, French Manor. I joined the Circle when it first started and I love it. I have met so many amazing people.

Close ups

Mini tutorial

Bought these coasters at Michael's for $1

I added paper to each coaster and I used the Crop-A-Dile Big Bite to punch out the holes.

I then added the ribbon to connect them.

Materials Used

Cartridge: French Manor (Peacock cut at 4 1/4 inches, Dress Frame cut at 4 1/4 inches, and Chandelier cut at 3 1/4 inches)

Paper: Laundry Line by My Mind's Eye

We hope you’ll link up your Home Décor project for a chance at winning one of our giveaways. One winner will be chosen by random draw and three others will be selected by the Design Team. Head on over to Cooking With Cricut for the guidelines and the link up.

Thanks for stopping by! Head on over and check out what Letilla at Diva of 5 has cooked up!

LINE-UPS: 
Saturday, April 21st Line-Up 
Melin - http://www.cookingwithcricut.com/ 
Jill - http://www.jaihart.com/ 
Jamie A. - http://www.scrapqueen141.blogspot.com/ 
Kimmi - http://www.impressivelyyours.blogspot.com/ 
Suzanne - http://www.cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/ 
Natt - http://www.tinynatt.blogspot.com/ 
Bonnie - http://www.scrappersranch.blogspot.com/ 
Yvette - http://www.gammascreativecorner.blogspot.com/ (You are HERE)
Letilla - http://divaof5.blogspot.com/ (NEXT STOP)
Charlotte - http://www.alittlebitofdetail.blogspot.com/
Jennie B. - http://www.javajencreations.blogspot.com/
Tiffany - http://www.creativeconfessionsoftiffanyleola.blogspot.com/
Michelle - http://www.michelles-crafty-creations.blogspot.com/
Becky - http://www.scrapcircus.blogspot.com/
Jen - http://www.gator-4-life.blogspot.com/


Sunday, April 22nd Line-Up
Melin - http://www.cookingwithcricut.com/
Becky - http://www.scrapcircus.blogspot.com/
Sharon - http://www.sharonscraftycards.blogspot.com/
Madison - http://www.funkycards.blogspot.com/
Marji - http://www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com/
Jamie A. - http://www.scrapqueen141.blogspot.com/
Christel - http://www.onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
Linsey - http://www.linseyrickett.blogspot.com/
Evelyn - http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com/
Court - http://www.courtscraftcorner.com/
Melissa - http://www.craftygator.blogspot.com/
Jamie L. - http://www.babyjaydensmommy.blogspot.com/
Jenny J. – http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Kimmi - http://www.impressivelyyours.blogspot.com/
Jen - http://www.gator-4-life.blogspot.com/

Sketch Challenge

Good Morning!!! Today I decided to join in a sketch challenge.

My Card

Materials Used

Cartridges: Sophie (butterfly cut at 1 2/2 inches and 1 inch and oval cut at 2 inches)

                  Lacy Labels (label cut at 3 ¾ inches)

Stamp: Spring has Sprung by Pink by Design

Paper: The Blossoms & Butterflies by DCWV

Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Hop

Welcome to the Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Hop for Special Needs Children.

You have reached the last stop for the hop :)

30+fantastic papercrafters have come together to create Spring-themed banners.They will then donate these banners to Ellen (CardMonkey), who works asAdmissions Coordinator at Pediatric Specialty Care (PSC), www.pediatricspecialty.com.

PSC is a long-term care facility for specialneeds children who are medically-fragile and/or technologically-dependent. Thebabies, children and youths at PSC range in age from birth to 21, and areadmitted from all over the country.
Some are infants, born prematurely and beforetheir lungs have had a chance to mature. Others have serious birth defects,illnesses or injuries from accidents that cause them to need tender loving carein a home-like environment -- many for their lifetimes.

Our banners are meant to cheer the youngpatients, their families, and the staff at PSC. Here is the banner that I made and will be sending to Ellen to decorate a child's room:

 Close Ups

Materials Used

Cartridges: Hannah Montana (butterfly cut at 5 1/2 inches and bird cut at 4 3/4 inches)

                  Sophie (egg cut at 4 3/4 inches and flower cut at 4 inches)

                  Simply Charmed (bunny cut at 4 3/4 inches and chick cut at 3 3/4 inches)

                  Storybook (pennant cut at 6 3/4 inches)

Paper: Citrus Bliss by K & Company

           Peep by We R Memory Keepers

We DO have a tasty bit of blog candyto thank you for visiting us today! What's the prize??!

How about a beautiful handmade (courtesy of our Blog Hop Hostess, CardMonkey!) Cricut Cozy Covers?! Each one is individually styled in your pick of colors and embroidered words! These are RARE because CardMonkey does not make them for sale and she usually sticks to paper, not sewing!!

To qualify, there are two steps:
1. Comment on as many Bunny & Blossoms Blog Hop blogs as you wish -- the more blogs on which you comment, the more chances you have to win. There will only be one winner, picked at random by Random.Org.

2. Follow and comment on the CardMonkey blog ... Leave a comment on our Hop Hostess's site (http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com) and let her know if your name is picked, what 2 accent colors you'd like on your Cricut Cozy Cover, andw hat text you'd like embroidered (up to 3 lines). You MUST be a follower of the CardMonkey blog to win and you MUST leave a way for her to contact you if your name is picked.


Blog Hop Line Up
Ellen ♥ CardMonkey - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/
Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
Pam - http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
Rachelle - http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/
Jessica Esch- http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/
Nancie- http://alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/
Tami- http://tamboscreations.blogspot.com/
Susan E Bermudez - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
Beckie - http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com
Jamie M.- http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
Vicki Wilson- http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/
Robin - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/
Jennifer - http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/
Debbie T. - http://debbiescrafttime.blogspot.com/
Lisa T. - http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/
Cindy Potentier. - http://toolsofacropingqueen.blogspot.com/
Yvette- http://gammascreativecorner.blogspot.com/ (You are HERE)

Lucky

I am starting to create decorations for my future classroom, so I decided to make a banner.

Close Ups

 I used patterned paper and chipboard to create the banner.

 I love how the banner looks on my pink wall :)

Materials Used

Cartridges: Mini Monograms (squares cut at 5 inches)

                  Old West (font cut at 3 inches)

                  Simply Charmed (leprechaun cut at 2 1/2 inches and pot of gold cut at 2 inches)

                  Designer's Calendar (clover cut at 2 inches)

Paper: Uptown Flair by the Paper Studio

           Summer Song by My Mind's Eye

Butterfly

Yesterday was my first day as a substitute teacher again. I am finally working at the school district that I attended school from PreK to 12th grade. It's an awesome feeling!!! Today I get to sub in the elementary school that I attended, so I am SUPER excited!!! I haven't stepped foot in that school since I left the 4th grade.

I hope that I can meet up with some of my elementary teachers so that I can let them know that they are the reason why I wanted to be a teacher too. It's funny that I can only remember the names of my elementary teachers. I can't wait!!!

Well here is my creation :)

Materials Used

Cartridge: Sophie (butterfly cut at 1 3/4 inches)

Paper: The Luxury Stack by DCWV

Small Talk

Good Morning!!! Today I created these small cards using one of my new favorite stamp sets called Small Talk by My Creative Time. This is the first stamp set that I purchased from Emma. I love how fast and easy it is to make these cards with her stamps. It makes whatever image you add pop.

Close Ups

I didn't have a big enough clear block, so I used a CD case.

I can't wait to buy a big enough clear block because I want the border to look a lot better.

Materials Used

Cartridges: Designer's Calendar (heart cut at 2 inches)

                   Doodlecharms (clover cut at 2 1/4 inches)

Stamp: Small Talk by My Creative Time

Hello Kitty Love

Today Erica asked us to create Valentine die cuts. I love Valentine’s Day because of all of the pinks and reds! I also enjoyed giving out cards when I was in school and making my own for my parents. I can’t wait to celebrate Valentine’s Day with my future students :)

Since I love Hello Kitty, I decided to make myself a Valentine’s Day Home Décor.

Materials Used

Cartridges: Hello Kitty Font (HK cut at 4 1/2 inches)

                 Create a Critter (Love cut at 3 inches)

Mini Tutorial

I first cut out 2 Hello Kitties (I clicked on the Flip button for the 2nd Hello Kitty)

I then cut 2 HK using chipboard and glued it behind the 1st cut.

I then cut out some more chipboard to make the stand and used my scoreboard to make it easier for me to fold it.

I glued these behind each HK to make them stand up.

“IT’S ALL ABOUT CATITUDE” BLOG HOP

Welcome to the “It’s All About Catitude”  Blog Hop in honor of National Cat Day, October 29, 2011, and our furry little felines hosted by Barbara. The theme of the hop is “It’s All About Catitude” and 18 crafty ladies have come together to create some purrfectly adorable projects in honor of National Cat Day and our furry little felines. 

If you came here from Vicki, then you are in the right place. But if you happened to end up here, then you will want to go back to the beginning at Barbara’s and hop along with us as you don’t want to miss any of the meowy purrfectly frisky projects. The hop will run for two days, October 28, 2011 and October 29, 2011. So please be sure to check back each day to see what new project each of our talented ladies has in store for you.

I created this card using the Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge. I just love Hello Kitty and I was never a fan of real cats until I got one of my own.

Materials Used

Cartridges: Hello Kitty Greetings (HK cut at 3 inches)

                   Mini Monsters (broom cut at 3 inches)

Paper: Halloween by We R Memory Keepers

Stamp: Spooky Puns by My Pink Stamper

Ink: Tim Holtz Dusty Concord and Walnut Stain Distress Ink by Ranger

Other: Glossy accents by Ranger (used it on the moon and tree)

Unfortunately, I only had my kitty for about 6 months because I moved back home with my parents and my mom is not a fan of cats. I found her a great home to live at.

She was best friends with my chihuahua.

Whoever said that cats and dogs can't be friends?

Pretty much all my babies ever did was sleep :)

 A friend of mine did catch me and them sleeping together one time when I came home tired from working in the Preschool. I didn't even know that the picture was taken until one day I was looking through the pictures in my cell and found it. I love this picture, but I miss my kitty :( You can tell how tired I was because I didn't make it to my pillow.

Thanks for stopping by! Your next stop is Wendy.

Blog Hop Line Up

1. Barbara B. http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/
2. Crafty and Green (Tina) - http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com
3. Haidee http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/
4. Janet S http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/
5. Vicki http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/
6. Linda T http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com
7. Lisa http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
8. Jamie http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com
9. Gill http://scrappincreationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
10. Princess Penelope. http://thescrapbookingqueen-princesspenelope.blogspot.com/
11. Gina http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com
12.  Inga  http://mommahobbit.blogspot.com/
13. Vicki R - http://mawmawsthoughts.blogspot.com/
14.  Yvette L. http://gammascreativecorner.blogspot.com/ (You are HERE)
15.  Wendy T.http://www.gilbyscraftster.blogspot.com/ (NEXT STOP)
16.  Julie K- http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/
17 Lynda B. http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/
18. Shannon M. - http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog