CARDZ FOR U

Will you help a child with cancer?

2010-10-18T17:07:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone,

I just received this email from my friend Trish, and wanted to pass it along to all of you. Here's an opportunity for a RAK!

Hello ladies.
Hope you all are doing well. This email is to ask all of you for some help. Hopefully you can post this info on your blog or attach a link to my blog (techniquesbytrish.blogspot.com).

After working for my parents business for 10 years, you get to know your customers pretty well and over time they become more like friends. One of the customers had told me last year that he was thrilled that his niece, Madison, was in remission from Leukemia! Their family was over joyed that such a young girl had beat this vicious cancer (she's only 6 years old). However, just last week, their family was just hit with the most horrific news........Madison's cancer has returned.

Now I personally do not know Madison BUT i'm the type of person who wants to help whenever I can. I know that I cant cure her but I can help with making her day a little better by sending her a card to put a smile on her face. So, this is where i'm hoping to get your help.....i'm hoping to get a TON of cards to cheer up Madison. "Get well" cards and anything that is super girly would be perfect!!! And if you'd like to send a small gift, ex: a barbie or stuffed animal, im sure it would cheer her up and keep her company while she spends the next several weeks in the hospital. I know she loves pink, butterflies, and anything girly.

If your interested in helping please send your cards/packages to the following address by Friday, October 29th(please have it in the mail on or before that date):

Trisha Theo
Po Box 7806
North Port, Florida 34290

Thank you everyone in advance for spreading the word and helping this young girl get through such a hard time,
Trish

Ps....if you'd like to send a card to Madison's parents with words of encoragement or your prayers, their names are Bobby & Maria.

I WON!!!

2010-10-08T11:02:00.005-04:00

Hi guys,

Are you ready for the weekend? I sure am! It's been a very long, busy week.

I found out from Ruthie, that I won the PK "Snow Cuties" stamps that she was giving as blog candy, during the Peachy Keen Blog Hop. I'm SO excited! Thank you so much, Ruthie!! You can check out Ruthie's fun, amazing blog by clicking HERE.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Hugs,
Mary

New Blog!

2010-09-25T14:44:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone!

Thanks for stopping by today. I've decided to start a new blog devoted to just cooking videos...Simple Cooking with Mary. I'll be doing simple, everyday recipes that my family has enjoyed for years. Nothing complicated or fancy...just good, satisfying food. So, please join me in the kitchen for Simple Cooking with Mary!
Just click HERE

Hugs,
Mary

Simple Cooking with Mary ~ Pulled Pork

2010-09-06T01:42:00.003-04:00

North Carolina Barbeque/Pulled Pork

2 tsps red pepper flakes
3 Tbsps Worcestershire sauce
3 Tbsps yellow mustard
3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 1/2 - 3 lb pork loin roast

Place pork roast in crock pot. Mix first 4 ingredients and pour over pork roast. Place lid on crock pot and cook on high for approximately 5 hours, or low for 8 hours. Remove pork roast from crock pot and shred with 2 forks. Add sauce from crock pot to shredded pork and serve with cole slaw and hush puppies.
Serves 4-6
Thanks for watching!

For Daddy

2010-09-03T09:43:00.001-04:00

My Daddy's been gone 6 years today. I miss him so much and think about him everyday. Here's one of his favorite Hank Williams songs. I love you, Daddy!

Simple Cooking with Mary ~ Chili

2010-08-24T11:26:00.002-04:00

Ingredients:
1 lb lean ground beef
5 cups pureed tomatoes
1 & 1/2 tsps chili powder
1 & 1/2 tsps cumin
1 tsp salt
2 tsps beef bouillion powder
2 tsps dried minced onion
Thanks for watching!

Good News from Krafty Katsy!

2010-08-24T10:48:00.003-04:00

Kat's first consultation with the transplant team is today. We wish her God's blessing and a complete recovery! Thanks for your prayers, everyone!
Hugs,
Mary

A plea for help!

2010-07-26T23:52:00.002-04:00

Hi guys,
Our friend and fellow crafter, Krafty Katsy needs our help. She is not doing well and has not been able to find a bone marrow donor. I'm posting her lastest video and plea for help. If you're under 50, please go to onematch.com and see if you qualify to help Kat or one of the thousands of others looking for a donor match. You could save a life! God bless you!

Snowman Card for Christmas In July # 2

2010-07-10T00:38:00.005-04:00

Hi guys!
Hope you're all having a fun summer! To help cool things off during this heat wave that we all seem to be having, we're having Christmas in July over at Cardz TV. This week's challenge is to make a Christmas card using a digital, hand stamped or Cricut cut snowman! This is the card I made for the challenge inspiration. The video for this card is posted at Cardz TV, but several of you have asked for a photo and cut sizes. I'm happy to oblige! Thanks for coming by...have a great weekend! Hope you'll come on over to Cardz TV and join us for this fun challenge!

Card size 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Card base 4 1/4 x 7 3/4 Score at 2 1/4 and fold to the right

Card inside flap 3 1/2 x 7 1/4 Score at 4 and fold to the left

Patterned paper card base 3 3/4 x 5 1/4 flap 2 x 4 (cut 2)

PP card inside flap 3 1/4 x 3 3/4 flap 3 x 3 1/4 (cut 2)

Scalloped circle cut at 1 3/4 Cricut "Mini Monograms" pg 129

Snowman and accessories cut at 3 Cricut "Snow Friends"

Snowflakes Martha Stewart punch

Font Boupee 26 pts

Patterned paper Colorbok

For Mother

2010-06-07T01:55:00.002-04:00

Hi guys,
Today would have been my Mother's 81st birthday. It's hard to believe Mother has been gone for 16 years. I miss her very much. She was only 65 when she passed away in 1994. Mother always smelled like roses, her favorite movie was "Mrs. Miniver", and one of her favorite songs was "I'll walk alone". I found this version by Jo Stafford. This is for you, Mother.

I'm a Paper Queen at Paper Playtime!

2010-06-07T00:00:00.001-04:00

Hi guys!

Have you checked out Janis's new challenge blog Paper Playtime? The theme this week is "In thy face I see Honor, Truth & Loyalty". I get to be Paper Queen this week...Whoo Hoo!...and this is the card I created for inspiration. Hope you like it!

This card is 5x5, but I think I'm going to resize it to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 to meet the requirements of Operation Write Home. I'd like to make several of these to send to our troops to thank them for their service to our country. Here are the cut sizes for this card:

White Card 5x5
Blue mat 4 3/4 x 4 3/4
White mat 1 3/4 x 4 1/2
Red mat 1 1/2 x 4
2 white mats 2 1/4 x 2 1/2
2 blue mats 2 x 2 1/4

Be sure to click HERE to go over and join in the fun challenges at Paper Playtime! Janis has a new challenge and, a new Paper Queen every Monday!

Thanks for coming by, guys! Have a great week!

Hugs,
Mary

Memorial Day

2010-05-31T08:45:00.000-04:00

Good morning everyone,

Today, Memorial Day, we remember those who have served and sacrificed for our country and our freedom. I want to say thank you to my Dad, who served his country in the Navy and the Air Force, and who has now gone on to glory, and thank you to all those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our country safe and free. We won't forget you!

Happy Mother's Day!

2010-05-09T11:00:00.001-04:00

Happy birthday, Daddy

2010-05-06T16:25:00.002-04:00

Hi guys,

Today is my Dad's birthday, and he loved Marty Robbins. This is for you, Daddy. I love you, and miss you very much!

Thanks for watching with me everyone. It's a great song, isn't it?

Hugs & blessings,
Mary

Blog Award from Sheryl and Brenda!

2010-02-24T11:24:00.011-05:00

Hi everyone,

I was so surprised and excited to receive this award for Cardz TV, from Sheryl! Thank you so much Sheryl! I'm so honored to get this award and I've posted it on the sidebar at Cardz TV. Sheryl recently reached 100 followers and gave away some awesome blog candy. Congrats on reaching and surpassing your goal Sheryl! You can check out Sheryl's blog HERE and while you're there, become a follower! She's a very talented and crafty lady, and she posts lots of cards and craft projects almost everyday!

I was equally surprised and excited to accept this award for Cardz for U from Brenda. Brenda is such a sweet person and LOVES Disney World! She's also a very hardworking nurse and a very talented scrapper and cardmaker. Her blog is so much fun to visit. You can check out Brenda's blog HERE. Thanks again Brenda!

The rules in accepting this award are to pass it along to 6 others. Here are my choices:

1. Terry
2. PinkE
3. Sari
4. Janis
5. Julie
6. Linda

To check out the blogs of these crafty ladies, just click on their names and you're there! Thank you again Sheryl and Brenda!

Have a great day ya'll!

Hugs,
Mary

Happy Sunday!

2010-02-21T12:55:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone!

Hope you're all having a good Sunday afternoon! We went to early church and then out to breakfast. The sun is actually out today and we're expecting it to get to 57 degrees...goodbye snow, at last!! Got to run to the grocery store later, and I'm hoping when I get back, my mojo will make an appearance and I can make some cards! That rascal mojo's been gone all weekend! What do ya'll do when that happens to you?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,
Mary

Happy Award from Lenny!

2010-01-20T10:49:00.008-05:00

Good morning everyone!

It's cloudy, rainy and cold here today, but my day got lot's brighter when I found this Happy Award from my dear blog friend, Lenny. Thank you so much Lenny! It's an honor to receive this award from you, and I'll display it proudly on my sidebar!

In accepting this award, I'm to list 10 things that make me happy!

1. My wonderful husband of 43 years ( I was a child bride, lol!)

2. My 2 fantastic children...they make me so proud!

3. My 7 funny, wiggly, squiggly grandchildren...my 7 blessings!

4. My best little pal, and the best dog in the world...Sophie!

5. All my wonderful, sweet, creative blog friends...I love you guys!

6. The fantastic, sweet, and much appreciated comments you all leave for me!

7. Making cards!

8. Making mini albums!

9. Making videos!

10. Getting anything new for my stash...paper, ribbon, stamps, ink, even adhesive!

I'd like to pass this award on to 3 friends:

1. Janis

2. Terry

3. Linda

To see the wonderful cards these 3 ladies make, just click on their names. To check out Lenny's blog and see what an awesome card maker she is, go HERE. Thanks again Lenny!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Mary

Paper Bag Mini Album

2010-01-12T18:08:00.000-05:00

WONDERFUL NEWS!

2010-01-06T16:49:00.004-05:00

Hi everyone,
I'm so happy and excited to tell you that Krafty Katsy is out of the hospital and doing well. I'm posting her video so she can tell you herself. God is so good and answers our prayers! If you've made a card for Katsy, please go to my email: sophiesmama09@gmail.com
I'll give you an address where to send it. Let's flood her with get well cards, guys! If you've already sent your card, thank you so, so much! You've done something wonderful to cheer up another cardmaker! God bless you!
Here's Katsy!

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-23T11:44:00.000-05:00

Cards for Krafty Katsy

2009-12-19T11:23:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-24T13:06:00.000-05:00

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" Cards: # 6 & Winner of Christmas Cheer Cartridge!

2009-11-18T11:03:00.002-05:00

Good morning!

It's rainy and cold here, but that's okay 'cause I'm so happy to announce the winner of the Cricut Christmas Cheer cartridge! Just watch the video to find out who won, and if you'd like to see Christmas cards 1 through 5 in the 12 part series, just go to Cardz TV HERE. Thanks so much to everyone who entered, and thanks for watching!
Have a great Wednesday!
Hugs,
Mary

Cricut Christmas Cheer Giveaway!

2009-11-16T12:00:00.001-05:00

Hi guys,

Are you ready for some candy? Watch the video below and find out how you can win something great to help you get ready for Christmas!

Thanks for becoming followers of my blogs, watching my videos and for all your much appreciated comments!

Hugs,
Mary

Thank You! We'll Never Forget!

2009-11-11T11:01:00.004-05:00

Good morning everyone,

Today, Veteran's Day, we pause and say a special thank you to those who have served and sacrificed for our country and our freedom. I want to say thank you to my Dad, who served his country in the Navy and the Air Force, and who has now gone on to glory. Thank you to my DH, who served in the Air Force, and my dear brothers-in-law and nephews, who served in the Navy, Air Force, Army and Marines. And thank you to all those men and women whose names I do not know, and faces I'll never see. You've kept our country safe and free. For this, we say,"Thank you"!

CRICUT CARDZ CHALLENGE LAUNCH TOMORROW!!

2009-11-10T18:03:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone,
We are so excited at Cricut Cardz Challenge!! Tomorrow is our very first challenge! Seems like we've been waiting forever, but the wait's almost over!!

See you tomorrow...can't wait for you to see the awesome cards our design team has for your inspiration! Check us out tomorrow HERE!

Snow Globe Video

2009-11-08T09:05:00.001-05:00

Happy Sunday!

It's a beautiful sunny day here and I hope you're having a great day where you are.
We're all starting to get ready for the holidays and getting our Christmas cards made. The snow globe seems to be a popular theme this year for cards, so I thought I'd post this video again from back in July. It was a really fun card to make and very quick and easy.

Thanks for watching and have a wonderful, restful Sunday!

Hugs,
Mary

Blog Candy Sneak Peek!

2009-11-07T17:52:00.002-05:00

Here's a quick sneak peek at the blog candy I'll be giving away soon!

Have a good weekend!

Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 16

2009-11-06T09:11:00.002-05:00

Good Morning!

It's Friday and time for challenge # 16 at Paper Cutz Challenge. This week's challenge is to make a card, LO or craft project using the colors green, blue, black and white only. That's not so hard, as you'll see when you take a look at the fantastic inspiration our design team has given us this week. They've done an awesome job! To play this week's challenge, just leave your name and a link to your creation in Mr Linky by midnight, EST, Thursday, November 12th. Easy peasy!

I needed some quick and simple thank you notes and decided to use the challenge color theme. The cs for this card is Bazzill and the pp is K & Company Christmas Cheer. I cut the circles using Cricut cart Mini Monograms and added buttons and ribbon from my stash. An EK Sucess corner punch was used to cut the photo corner and I rounded all the edges of the card with my very old and ancient corner rounder. I think I've had it about 10 years! The sentiment is computer generated using McBooHmk font. A very quick and easy card!

Be sure to check out all the great cards and LO's done by my PCC team mates HERE.

Have an awesome Fall weekend and thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,
Mary

Blog Candy Coming Soon!

2009-11-05T17:16:00.002-05:00

Hi guys!

I just realized Cardz For U has passed 10,000 hits and is getting close to 100 followers! Also, I'm coming up on 500 subscribers to my YouTube channel...WOO HOO!
I'm so grateful to all of you for becoming followers, watching my videos and for all the wonderful comments you leave. You're the best, so I think it's time for some candy to show my appreciation! Keep watching and in the next few days I'll have an announcement with all the details!

Have a great night and thanks for checking in!

Hugs,
Mary

Cricut Cardz Challenge Design Team

2009-11-03T15:58:00.001-05:00

Hi fellow Cricut lovers!

We've got our fantastic design team put together for Cricut Cardz Challenge, and we're ready to go! Wait until you see the cards these ladies make...they're AWESOME! They're all SO talented and I'm so, so happy they decided to join the team. We're all very excited and ready to get started with our first challenge.

Keep watching, everyone for Cricut Cardz Challenge # 1! Check it out HERE

See you soon!

Hugs,
Mary

Tri-Shutter Birthday Card for Will

2009-11-03T15:09:00.005-05:00

Hi guys,

I'm at work right now, but I'm taking a minute to post this video of a birthday card I made for my nephew, Will who has a birthday today. Happy Birthday, Will! Hope you have tons of fun!

Thanks for watching, guys, and have a great afternoon!

Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 15

2009-10-30T12:00:00.004-04:00

Good morning!

We're seeing stars over at Paper Cutz Challenge this week. Challenge # 15 is to make a card, LO or craft project with stars! How easy is that?! The prize for the randomly drawn winner is a set of really cute dog and cat rub-ons from American Traditional Designs. You have until midnight EST, November 5th to post your name and a link to your starry creation in the comment section or Mr Linky. Don't have a blog or a way to link your entry? Just send your name and a photo of your creation to the email address on the sidebar at PCC. Be sure you check out the absolutely awesome inspiration the design team has given us for this challenge HERE. They've really done a fantastic job!

For my starry card, I used DCWV pp paper and used a star punch to cut the stars from white glitter paper. The stars are mounted on foam tape. I've learned from past experience not to cut the stars with my Cricut when using this brand of glitter paper! My new mat was ruined and I'm still finding glitter in my little bug from the last time! The ribbon is self adhesive and is from my stash. This is just a quick, simple little card I made as I was getting ready to go to work. It seems that's all I have time for now, with working extra long hours everyday. But it's Friday...Woo Hoo...no work for 2 days!!

Thanks for coming by and looking, guys. Have a fun Halloween and a great weekend!

Hugs,
Mary

New Videos from Cardz TV

2009-10-30T03:30:00.007-04:00

Hi Guys,

It's Friday and almost time for the creepy crawlies and things that go bump in the night, to come out for candy! I love to see the kids in their costumes...they're always so cute, especially the little bitty ones. Fun, Fun!

I've been working late every night and have only gotten to make 2 cards this week...Yikes! I'm having withdrawal, lol! If you scroll down, you'll find the 2 videos for these cards. One's for Halloween and the other is a Christmas card.

Many of you have written and asked for an address for KraftyKatsy so that you can send her a get well card. I'm still trying to get an addy for her and when and if I get it, I'll be sure to let you all know. Please continue to keep her in your prayers. She has the most aggresive kind of leukemia, and without the chemo that she's having now, she'd only have about 2 weeks to live. Here is a link to her YouTube video, if you'd like to see it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBl34uMvtIk
Thanks for your prayers for Katsy!

Thanks for watching and have a great weekend, everyone and a fun Halloween!

Hugs,
Mary

Get Well Pedestal Card

2009-10-25T03:31:00.004-04:00

Good morning guys,

Hope you're all having a good Sunday.

I found out last night that a friend from YouTube is in the hospital and very, very sick. I don't even know her real name, but she's such a sweet person, and I wanted to do something to let her know that I'm thinking of her. I know she has her laptop so she can watch YouTube, so I decided to make her a "video card". Her YouTube name is Krafty Katsy. Please remember her in your prayers, she's very seriously ill. Thanks for your prayers for Katsy and thanks for watching!

Hugs,
Mary

Cricut Cardz Challenge DT Call

2009-10-23T22:50:00.002-04:00

Hi Cricut card makers!

There's a new challenge blog just for those of us who love to make cards using our Cricut. We're currently looking for designers for our design team and will be taking applications until November 2nd. We'll have a new challenge every Wednesday and your commitment to the team will be one card per week. If you love to make cards using your Cricut, and you're interested in being on the team, we'd love to hear from you! Just send me an email telling me something about yourself, and send a few photos of your Cricut cards. My email addy is sophiesmama09@gmail.com

Keep watching for our first challenge HERE! We hope to be up and running by November 11th!

Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 14

2009-10-23T04:38:00.003-04:00

Good morning!

Woo Hoo! It's Friday and time for another challenge at Paper Cutz. This week, create a card, LO or craft project using 3 patterned papers. How easy is that? Post your name and a link to your creation in Mr Linky by midnight EST, October 29th. The DT has some fantastic inspiration for you this week...great job, ladies! Be sure to check out their awesome creations HERE and then enter your own creation! The randomly drawn winner will receive these epoxy stickers from White Blossom and this Cloud Nine Ribbon Quintet.

Thanks for stopping in to say hello and I'll see you over at Paper Cutz Challenge! Have a great weekend!

Hugs,
Mary

Sew Many Cards Challenge # 9

2009-10-20T03:21:00.008-04:00

Good morning guys,

I can't believe we're already on challenge # 9 at Sew Many Cards! Time is flying by and before we know it, it will be Thanksgiving and then Christmas. Yikes!

This week Angela challenged us to make a card using one of her digi's and a sketch. I chose PJ the Penguin. Isn't he the cutest? I colored him using Prisma colored pencils and Sansodor (MCPT). The cs is from Bazzill and pp is from DCWV. The scalloped rectangle was cut using the Cricut Winter Woodland cart and embossed with the Cuttlebug snowflakes folder. Love that Cuttlebug! I also cut the green circle from the WW cart. I added blue rhinestones from my stash and a stamped sentiment from Hampton Arts. No inking or chalking this time, as I wanted to keep the green, blue and white theme clean and crisp.

Be sure to check out all my Sew Many Cards team mates fantastic creations HERE and while you're there, take a look at Angela's wonderful line of digital stamps! AND, don't forget, Freebie Friday, your chance to pick up an adorable FREE digi! You can see the sketch and enter the challenge, by posting your name and a link to your creation, in Mr Linky before midnight, October 26th. The winner gets 3 of Angela's darlin' digi's!! We can't wait to see what you all come up with for this challenge!

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Hugs,
Mary

Latest Halloween Card from Cardz TV

2009-10-19T12:22:00.009-04:00

Hi guys!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you all had a good weekend. I had a really good one because besides doing the laundry, etc., I got to make some cards and videos! Here is one of the cards and the video for a Tri-Shutter card. It looks hard but is super simple and so much fun to make.

Some of you aren't followers of my other blog, Cardz TV, so I've been sharing the cards and videos on this blog too. Cardz TV is all videos, just videos, all the time. I hope you'll come over, say hello and take a look! Just click HERE.

Thanks for watching and have a good Monday!

Hugs,
Mary

Cricut Snowflake Card

2009-10-18T04:46:00.005-04:00

Good morning,

Happy Sunday! Hope it's warm where you are...It's windy and cold here, but the sun's out, shining brightly, and that helps.

Here is a snowflake card I made recently, using Cricut Winter Woodland cart for the snowflake. The green Bazzill cs has been embossed with the Cuttlebug snowflakes folder and the patterned cs at the bottom is American Tradtionals "Snow Day". I got it in a pack of 25 sheets at Biglots for $2.00. I thought that was a pretty good deal, when I've paid $1.00 a sheet for patterned cs at my local sb store. I cut the snowflake 4 times and glued it together to get the thickness of chipboard. The ribbon and rhinestone are from my stash. I may use this as my bulk Christmas card this year, since I have plenty of the patterned cs and it's a quick, super simple card to make. Here's a video showing how quick and easy it is to make this card.

Thanks for watching and for stopping by to say hello! Have a great week!

Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 13

2009-10-16T12:34:00.003-04:00

Hi Guys!

It's Friday...WOO HOO!! Time for challenge #13 at Paper Cutz Challenge. This week's challenge is to make a card, LO or craft project using a tag or tags. I love this one 'cause I love to make mini tag albums. I made this one for Halloween and can't wait to fill it up with the GK's pictures in their costumes! The cs is from DCWV and I used Cricut TBBM cart to cut my tags. The small tag with a ghost on it is a surprise I found on the cart and I'll be doing a video on it tonight...love it! I cut the ghost with a Sizzix die...didn't have a cart with a ghost on it. The ribbons, button, rick rack and binder rings are all from my stash. I stamped the sentiment in black using a Stampology stamp and colored it with my Prisma colored pencils.

Be sure you go over to PCC and check out all the AWESOME things the design team has done with tags this week! AND, we welcomed 5 wonderfully creative new members to the DT. They are Shelly, Terry, Beth, Mary Ski and Sari. I'm just overwhelmed with the talent and creativity of all the designers on this team! You can check them out HERE. When you get to PCC, make sure you click on each designers name and go see all the fantastic creations on their blogs. And, BTW, don't forget to enter the challenge this week!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Hugs,
Mary

Thank You Ginny!

2009-10-15T12:24:00.001-04:00

Make sure you visit Ginny's blog HERE!

Hugs,
Mary

I Got An Award!

2009-10-15T09:49:00.004-04:00

Good morning everyone!

Another cold, rainy day here, but it's almost the weekend! More time to play with my new Gypsy. I stayed up way too late last night checking out what all it can do...it's an AMAZING little tool! Thank you DH for getting this for me...what a guy!

My good friend, Lenny honored me with this award! Thank you so much Lenny. I'll display it proudly on my side bar and I'll pass it along to several others in my next post. Be sure to check out Lenny's awesome blog and her amazing cards HERE! She's a very, very talented lady. Thanks again for the wonderful award, Lenny!

Gotta go to work now. Have a great Thursday everyone!

Hugs,
Mary

OMGOSH!!

2009-10-14T17:06:00.004-04:00

Hi guys,

WOO HOO!! I'm doing the Happy Dance again!! My DH had to go to Best Buy today to get a new hard drive for a computer that burned up at his office. Best Buy is right next to Michael's...he went in and bought me a Gypsy!!!! Is he the best DH in the world, or what! I'm still at work (OT), but I can't wait to get home and play with my new Gypsy...just had to share the news with you guys!

Ttyl...
Hugs,
Mary

Sew Many Cards Challenge # 8

2009-10-13T00:00:00.001-04:00

Good Morning!

It's time for challenge # 8 at Sew Many Cards. This week Angela challenged the Design Team to make a pink, green and white card using one of her adorable digi's. We could use any colors we liked on the digi. I chose Miki and the candy cane for my S-fold card. The pp is from Reminisce, the cs is from Bazzill and the green rhinestones from my stash. Miki was colored with MCPT using my Prisma colored pencils and Sansodor. If you'd like to see how to make an S-Fold card, just watch the video below, and if you'd like to make your own Miki card, go to Sew Many Cards HERE. While you're there, check out all the awesome creations that my team mates have made, and enter the challenge.

Thanks for watching, guys! Have a great day!

Hugs,
Mary

Happy Harvest Card

2009-10-10T01:16:00.003-04:00

Good morning,

Hope you're all having a good Saturday. Angela at Sew Many Cards has Freebie Friday every week and you can get one of her awesome digi's FREE! This scarecrow is the free digi for this week. I colored him with Prisma colored pencils and mounted him on foam tape. The basket, leaves, acorn and pumpkin were cut using the Cricut Doodle Charms cart. The veggies in the basket were cut with the From My Kitchen cart. Go get your FREE digi from Sew Many Cards HERE.

Here's a video of the scarecrow card. Thanks for watching!

Have a great weekend, ya'll!

Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 12

2009-10-09T00:00:00.003-04:00

Good morning everyone!

It's time for Paper Cutz Challenge # 12. This week's challenge is to make a card, LO or craft project using only the colors red, black and white. Easy peasy, guys! You've gotta try this one. Just leave your name and a link to your creation in Mr Linky by midnight EST, Thursday, October 15th. The design team has some great inspiration for you, so be sure to check it out HERE.

Here's my take on the red, black and white challenge. I used Bazzill cs for my simple skater silhouette card and I ran the red cs through my new Cuttlebug, using the swirls folder. The ribbon and rhinestones are from my stash. The skater was cut from Cricut cart Winter Woodland. I think the color combo makes the card look very elegant. Here's a video of my card, and I thank you so much for watching!

Have a great day everyone and don't forget to enter PCC # 12! Now head on over and check it out!

Hugs,
Mary

Sew Many Cards Challenge # 7

2009-10-06T00:00:00.003-04:00

Good morning guys!

Today's challenge at Sew Many Cards was to make a friendship card using red or yellow. Angela said we could use any of her digi's we wanted, so I chose Donkey sitting on a rock drinking coffee. He was a special request by Jennifer on the DT. She LOVES coffee! Angela did a great job and he turned out really cute. I colored him with Prisma colored pencils and mounted him and the coffee pot on foam tape. The coffee pot was cut with Cricut From My Kitchen cart. I rounded the corners of the beige colored card and ran it through the Cuttlebug using the swiss dots folder, and distressed all the edges with brown ink. Can't remember where I got the pp, but the ribbon is from American crafts. It's just a very simple little Friendship card.

Be sure you go check out all the awesome cards done by the DT this week and don't forget Freebie Friday! You can enter Sew Many Cards challenge HERE and see the great prize Angela is giving away to the winner of challenge # 7.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Mary

Cricut From My Kitchen Birthday Card

2009-10-05T09:46:00.006-04:00

Good morning!

Hope your Monday is starting off well. The weekend was very busy and went way too fast for me.

Yesterday was my Son-in-law's birthday and we all went to dinner to celebrate. We had a really good time. Here's the card I made for him, using the Cricut From My Kitchen cart to cut the rooster. I mounted him on the card with foam tape. The pp is Wild Asparagus and the spiral clip is from Making Memories. Everything was distressed with brown ink. This cart has a lot of cuts that you can use for other things besides just cooking or kitchen LO's or cards. I'm really enjoying using it and I do plan on doing a recipe mini album soon.

Have a great day everyone and thanks for coming by to see me!

Hugs,
Mary

World Card Making Day at Sew Many Cards!

2009-10-03T14:26:00.003-04:00

Happy World Card Making Day!

World Card Making Day, October 3rd, kicks off the holiday card-making season, the most popular time for creating and sharing handmade greetings. Visit Sew Many Cards at our PaperCraftPlanet group between 8pm and 8:59pm EST to check out the challenge and freebies Angela has to give away!

PaperCraftPlanet has organized a Group hop so members can Hop via groups. We will also have the group hop info on the main group blog and from there you will be able to hop along with the designers of Sew Many Cards too!

World Card Making Day is a day to connect with fellow card makers both near and far, to applaud the creativity that powers the craft, and to provide an opportunity for card makers to connect and find resources that will empower, inspire, and encourage them in their card making. (PCP)

Be sure to check out all the fun, games and freebies that Angela has for you HERE at Sew Many Cards!

Paper Cutz Challenge # 11

2009-10-02T00:00:00.000-04:00

Hi guys!

This week's challenge at Paper Cutz is to make a card, LO or craft project using a pumpkin pie recipe! This one wasn't as easy as the last 2 challenges, but I think it was fun. Use any colors or embellies you'd like, just be sure you include the recipe. Leave your name and a link to your creation only (not your blog, please), in Mr Linky, by midnight EST, Thursday, October 8th. So, get out your cookbooks, ladies and go enter Paper Cutz Challenge HERE! And be sure to check out the awesome inspiration that the design team has given us this week!

My take on this week's challenge uses an old standby recipe from Libby's canned pumpkin. I used my Cricut From My Kitchen cart to cut my pie and ran the "filling" through my new Cuttlebug (WOOHOO!!) with the swiss dots folder. The little smiley face pumpkin was cut with my Doodle Charms cart. The ribbon is from 3 Birds and I think the pp is from Bo Bunny, but I'm not sure? The pie and pumpkin are mounted on foam tape and everything is distressed with brown ink. I really had fun making this card, but it made me want pumpkin pie so much, that DH and I had to go out to Big Boy last night, and get a big warm slice of pie with whipped cream, and a cup of hot coffee...it was so good!!

Paper Cutz challenge has decided to grow and add 4 more team members to the Design Team! If you're interested in becoming a member, send me an email, including pictures of some of your recent cards, LO's or craft projects, and tell me something about yourself. Your commitment to the team is one card, LO or craft project per week. My email address is: sophiesmama09@gmail.com The DT call will remain open until October 15th. Hope to hear from all you talented crafters, scrapbookers and cardmakers!

Thanks for stopping by today, guys! Have a great weekend and don't forget to go over and enter Paper Cutz Challenge!

Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge DT Call!

2009-09-30T03:42:00.006-04:00

Good morning guys!

We've decided to grow, and add 4 more team members to Paper Cutz Challenge Design Team! If you're interested in becoming a member, send me an email, including photos of some of your recent cards, LO's or craft projects, and tell me something about yourself. If you're chosen, your commitment to the team is one card, LO or craft project per week. My email address is: sophiesmama09@gmail.com. The DT call will remain open until October 15th.

Hope to hear from you!

Hugs,
Mary

Sew Many Cards Challenge # 6

2009-09-29T00:00:00.000-04:00

Good Morning!

I'm feeling SO much better and have almost gotten my voice back to normal. Thanks for all your get well wishes. I really appreciated them! Ya'll are so kind!

This week at Sew Many Cards, Angela asked us to make a stair step card using one of her adorable digi's. I'd never done one before and was kind of worried about whether or not I could make one. They are SO easy, anyone can make one! I made this video to show you how simple it is to fold a stair step card. You have until midnight, Monday, October 5th to make and enter your stair step card using one of Angela's digi's. To enter Sew Many Cards challenge # 6, just leave your name and a link to your card in Mr Linky. Be sure to check out all the awesome cards my team mates have made HERE, and don't forget New Release Monday and Freebie Friday!

Thanks for watching!

Hugs,
Mary

Cricut "Biker Boy" Card

2009-09-28T09:57:00.002-04:00

Good morning,

Hope you all had a good weekend. It went too fast, as usual. I was sick all weekend, but had to make this card for my GS, Luke, who's turning 5! I used Bazzill CS and the brad is from Making Memories. I got the shiny silver paper at Walmart, but don't remember the brand name. I used Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls to cut the boy, his clothes and the bike. It's not one of my best cards, but Luke didn't mind. Can't believe he's 5!

Thanks for watching!

Hugs,
Mary

Cricut and Cuttlebug Covers by Ginny

2009-09-27T01:30:00.004-04:00

Hi guys,

Happy Sunday! Hope you're having a good weekend. I wanted to tell you about a site I found. If you're looking for a cover for your Cricut or Cuttlebug, or links to Cricut blogs, check out Ginny at Bearcub's Scrap Room Den. Click HERE to go directly to her site. I'm posting a slideshow from Ginny's site showing her cute covers.

If you need a cover to protect your Cricut or Cuttlebug, be sure to go see Ginny!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 10

2009-09-25T00:00:00.003-04:00

Hi Guys!

"B is for Button" is the challenge for this week at Paper Cutz Challenge. Make a card, LO or craft project using at least 3 buttons. Use any theme or colors you'd like, and post your name and a link to your creation in Mr Linky by Midnight EST, Thursday, October 1st. This one's easy peasy, so come on and join in, guys!

This little teapot card is my take on this week's challenge. I used Bazzill cs and DCWV pp. The teapot and cups were cut using Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls, mounted on foam tape, and everything was distressed with brown ink and chalk. The buttons and decorative trim are from my stash. I saw a version of the poem awhile back, and just changed it up a little to suit the card. I love the little teapot and cups, and had been wanting to use them on a card. The tiny, little heart on the teapot, was cut with a Sizzix die. Be sure to check out all the awesome PCC Design Team creations HERE. They're really inspiring this week!

Thanks for coming by to see me today, and thanks for all your wonderful comments!

Hugs,
Mary

Sew Many Cards Challenge # 5

2009-09-22T00:00:00.004-04:00

Good morning!

Time for another challenge at Sew Many Cards. This week Angela challenged us to make a card using her digi, Donkey. He's so cute and looks so sad and soulful. He just tugs at your heart. There are many images of Donkey, but I chose Donkey with a boot, for my card. I colored him with MCPT, cut him out and mounted him on foam tape. The CS is Bazzill and PP is DCWV. The ribbon is from American Crafts and the silver brads are from Making Memories. The edges of all the papers and Donkey, were sponged with black ink to give depth and dimension. Be sure to head over to Sew Many Cards HERE and check out all the FAB DT examples for this week, and enter this fun challenge. And don't forget Freebie Friday! Angela always has one of her awesome digi's for you to download, FREE!

Have great Tuesday, everyone and thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,
Mary

World Card Making Day

2009-09-21T12:00:00.000-04:00

Coming Soon: World Card Making Day!

WHAT
World Card Making Day is a holiday especially for card makers around the world to: Celebrate the creativity of handmade cards and the personal connection that they create between friends and family Kick off (and get a head start on) the holiday card-making season

WHEN
October 3rd, kicking off the holiday card-making season, the most popular time for creating and sharing handmade greetings. Visit Sew Many Cards at our PaperCraftPlanet group between 8pm and 8:59pm EST to check out the challenge and freebies Angela has to give away!

WHO
PaperCraftPlanet has organized a Group hop so members can Hop via groups. We will also have the group hop info on the main group blog HERE and from there you will be able to hop along with the designers of Sew Many Cards too!

WHY
It is a day to connect with fellow card makers both near and far, to applaud the creativity that powers the craft, and to provide an opportunity for card makers to connect and find resources that will empower, inspire, and encourage them in their card making. (PCP)

Paper Cutz Challenge # 9

2009-09-18T00:00:00.003-04:00

Hey everyone,

I can't believe we're already up to Paper Cutz Challenge # 9! Time is flying by and before we know it, Christmas will be here. Now's a good time to get started on all those Christmas cards, before we get too busy with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and all that Christmas shopping.

For this week's challenge, make a card, LO or craft project for Christmas with LOTS of bling! You need to get out all your shiniest paper, glitter, stickles, rhinestones, etc. and enter this challenge! What could be easier and more fun! Just post your name and a link to your entry in Mr Linky by midnight (EST), Thursday, September 24th. A winning name will be drawn at random on Friday, September 25th. The winner will get Martha Stewart Dimensional Gem Stickers!

Here's the very sparkly Christmas card I made for the challenge. I found this shiny, prismatic paper at Walmart and knew it was what I wanted to use on this card. As you turn the paper, you see a rainbow of colors! I used the Cricut Winter Woodland cart to cut the beautiful deer out of the prismatic paper, and also the word "Joy" in white. The deer is mounted on foam tape. The snowflake was cut with my Martha Stewart punch. I used white cs for the 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 card and sponged the edges with pastel blue ink. I cut a mat from the prismatic paper and then layered DCWV pp on that. The silver ribbon is from my stash. What'd 'ya think...is it sparkly enough?

Be sure to put on your sunglasses before you go over to Paper Cutz Challenge HERE and check out all the beautiful creations from the DT this week!

Thanks for stopping by and for all your very nice and much appreciated comments!

Hugs,
Mary

Sew Many Cards Challenge # 4

2009-09-15T00:00:00.002-04:00

Good morning guys,

Today is challenge # 4 at Sew Many Cards. This week Angela asked us to make a card using this sketch.

I've got to admit, I had so much trouble making this card. Not because of the sketch or Miki the monkey. I just couldn't find the right paper, the first embellishments weren't right, so I changed them, I colored Miki with my Bic markers and he came out too dark. I could go on and on! Where is my mojo when I need it?!! LOL! I'm still NOT happy with this card, but enough of my whining! I used Bazzill CS and the PP and "funny monkey" sticker are from Reminisce. The ribbon is from American Crafts and I cut the palm trees from Cricut Cart Stretch Your Imagination. The edges of the yellow CS are inked with brown ink. Be sure to check out the other DT members AWESOME cards and enter the challenge HERE. Angela's got a great prize for the winner, and don't forget Freebie Friday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Mary

"You Rock" Birthday Card

2009-09-13T00:11:00.004-04:00

Good morning and happy Sunday!

Hope your weekend has been going great! Today is my son's birthday and I decided to make his card using the Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls cart. I'm just crazy about that cart! I used Bazzill cs and DCWV pp. The little "rocker" and his guitar are mounted on pop dots, and I outlined his hair with a white gel pen and then went around everything with chalk and brown ink, for depth and dimension. The sentiment was printed on my computer. Hope my son likes his card. Happy birthday, Tim!

Here's the short little video. Thanks for watching, everyone!

Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 8

2009-09-11T00:00:00.003-04:00

Hi guys,

Labor day is over, school's back in session and it's time to start thinking of Fall! Don't know about you, but Fall is my favorite season of the year. Cool days and nights, the beautiful orange, gold and red leaves on the trees, the smell of woodsmoke as people start having fires in their fireplaces! I love it!

In honor of the coming Fall season, Paper Cutz Challenge # 8 is an A, B, C/Fall challenge. Make a card, LO or craft project for Fall using only ONE item from each letter:

A: Apples, Acorns or Autumn Leaves

B: Buttons, Brads or Bows

C: Circles, Charms or Crocheted Embellies

I think this one will be fun and shouldn't be too hard. You can use any colors you'd like. Just post your name and a link to your entry in Mr Linky by midnight, September 17th. Be sure to check out all the great DT members creations. They're a very talented and inspiring group of ladies! So, come on over and get inspired HERE, and join in on the challenge this week! This week's winner will receive Hot Off The Press Halloween Brads and Brad Buddies! They're really cute and I'd like to have them myself!

For my card, I decided to use this squirrel sitting on an acorn, from Cricut cart Stretch Your Imagination. I think he's so cute. I used Bazzill cs and inked and chalked the edges of everything for added dimension, and mounted the squirrel and acorns on pop dots. The button, spiral clip and ribbon are from my stash.

Here's a video of my card. Thanks for watching!

Have a great weekend, everyone and thanks for coming by to see me! Now, head on over to Paper Cutz Challenge and check it out!

Hugs,
Mary

Sewn Together Challenge # 3

2009-09-08T00:00:00.004-04:00

Good morning guys,

It's time for challenge # 3 at Sew Many Cards/Sewn Together. This week Angela has challenged us to make a Christmas card using the Sewn Together digital stamp of our choice. They are all so cute that the hard part of this challenge was deciding which one of those darling digi's to use, LOL!

I chose Tayla tucked inside a Christmas stocking. I colored the image using MCPT, cut it out and mounted it on pop dots. The CS is Bazzill, pp is from DCWV, and ribbon from my stash. The scalloped oval was cut using the Cricut Storybook cart. I stamped the sentiment and used a red Bic marker for doodle dots around the scallops. Everything was distressed with brown ink around the edges.

You can check out all my fellow DT members fantastic cards, and enter the challenge yourself HERE. And don't forget Freebie Friday! Angela always a free digi, and sometimes 2, every Friday. This is a fun way to get started on your christmas cards this year, so go on over and join in on the challenge! The prize for this week's winner is 3 free digi's and a set of HOTP Christmas word stamps!

Have a wonderful Tuesday, everyone and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Mary

Cricut Winter Woodland Christmas Trees

2009-09-06T18:55:00.002-04:00

Happy Sunday!

Hope your holiday weekend is going great. Here's a quick little video using my new Winter Woodland cart. Love that cart! Thanks for watching!

Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 7 & Fab's Big Christmas Card Challenge

2009-09-04T00:00:00.006-04:00

Good morning!

It's week # 7 at Paper Cutz Challenge and this week the challenge is to make a card or LO using this sketch! You can use any colors or theme you'd like or flip the sketch sideways. The flowers represent embellies but you don't have to use flowers. Use any embellishment you'd like. The DT has some great inspiration for you, so go check it out HERE and leave your name and a link to your entry in Mr Linky by midnight, Thursday, September 10th.

Here's my take on this week's sketch. I used my new Hero Arts owl stamp and colored him using my colored pencils and OMS. The cs and pp are from my stash, as well as the red gingham ribbon. I cut the snowflakes with the Cricut Winter Woodland cart and used a Bic marker to color the clear rhinestone centers red. I used brown ink to distress around the card, owl and sentiment. I love owls and this set of stamps is just the cutest!

Head on over to Paper Cutz Challenge and check out all the awesome DT examples and be sure to enter your card or layout by midnight next Thursday! There's another great prize for the winner!

I'm also entering this card in Fab's Big Christmas Card Challenge. The challenge is to make a Christmas card with an owl or a present. Head on over to Fab's challenge blog HERE and check it out. Fab has made the cutest owl card! You've got to see it and then make your own and enter the challenge!

Here's a video on my Christmas owl card. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for stopping by and for all your wonderful comments! Ya'll are the best!

Hugs,
Mary

For My Dad

2009-09-03T11:30:00.002-04:00

Good morning,

Hope you're all having a good Thursday. Just one more day until the holiday weekend!

I'm thinking of my Dad today. We lost him on September 3, 2004. It's been 5 years today. Daddy loved all kinds of music. He really liked Marty Robbins, so I went looking on Youtube for a Marty Robbins video. This was one of Daddy's favorite songs by Marty. So here it is for you, Daddy. Hope ya'll enjoy it too. Thanks for stopping by!

I miss you, Daddy.

Fisherman Birthday Card

2009-09-02T12:51:00.001-04:00

Hi guys,

Here's a quick little video of my BIL's birthday card using Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls. Love that cart!! I used Bazzill cs & DCWV pp. The brads are from Making Memories. Thanks for watching!

Gotta go to work...I'm late. Yikes! Have a good one everybody!

Hugs,
Mary

Sewn Together Challenge # 2

2009-09-01T00:00:00.001-04:00

Good morning!

It's time for challenge # 2 at Sew Many Cards/Sewn Together. This week Angela challenged us to make a Halloween card using a Sewn Together digi. The really challenging part is that we could only use purple, red, yellow, pink or white! It was a tough one, but it's fun thinking outside the box sometimes and seeing what you can come up with. I chose Miki the monkey dressed as a little ghost. I colored him using MCPT and inked and shadowed the edges of everything with purple ink. I had a candy corn stamp, so I colored the candy using the allowed colors, and cut it out, mounted it on foam tape and postioned it down the side of the image. All the paper and cs came from my stash. This was a challenging, but fun card to make. I think he turned out kinda cute. What'd ya'll think? Make sure you check out all the great Halloween cards designed by the awesome design team at Sew Many Cards HERE and pick up a Halloween digi and enter the challenge! You might win 5 of Angela's adorable digi's!

Thanks for stopping by guys!

Hugs,
Mary

A New Video...Finally!

2009-08-31T16:07:00.003-04:00

Hi guys,

Just popping in for a few to tell you that I finally have a new video up on CardzTV. Also, you have until midnight tonight to enter the challenge over at Sew Many Cards! Stay tuned tomorrow for a new challenge from Angela and I'll have my card posted for it, after midnight tonight.

Hope you're all having a wonderful Monday...if there is such a thing, LOL! Thanks for coming by to see me!

Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 6

2009-08-28T00:00:00.001-04:00

Good morning!

We're already on challenge # 6 at Paper Cutz Challenge! This week we're to design a card, LO or craft project for a baby boy or girl using yellow, green and orange...no pink or blue! This was a fun one, and I got to use my new Cricut cart Everyday Paper Dolls. WHOO HOO! I love this little crawling baby! I used Martha Stewart and Bazzill CS and distressed everything with brown ink. The ribbon is from my stash and the button brads are from Making Memories. I used light brown chalk to accent the baby's jammies, eyebrows and nose, and pink chalk on her cheeks. I just think she's the cutest! This cart is jammed packed with so many cute cuts, that I know I'll be using it a lot!

Ya'll have until midnight on Thursday, September 3rd to get your yellow, green and orange baby boy or girl papercrafts posted in Mr Linky at PCC. There's a really cute prize for the winner, so head on over and check it out!

Don't forget it's Freebie Friday at Sew Many Cards! Go get your free digi and enter Angela's challenge! You have until Monday night and the winner gets 3 of her adorable digi's!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for all your kind and much appreciated comments! Have a great Friday and I'll see you over at Paper Cutz Challenge!

Hugs,
Mary

What's Cooking? 3 New Carts!

2009-08-26T10:08:00.005-04:00

Good morning ya'll,

I'm so excited about my 3 new Cricut carts that the wonderful UPS man delivered yesterday! I got Winter Woodland, Everyday Paper Dolls and From My Kitchen. There are so many great cuts on each cart and it's going to be so much fun using them.

Here is my first card using From My Kitchen. I used Martha Stewart cardstock, American Crafts ribbon and the button brads are from Making Memories. I cut the tiny little red heart with my Sidekick and a sizzlets die. Everything has been distressed with brown ink around all the edges and the apron and oven mitts are mounted on pop dots. I love this cart and plan on making some cookbook albums for Christmas. I'll be sure to do a video so you can see how they go together and how they turn out.

Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone. Thanks for coming by!

Hugs,
Mary

Sewn Together Challenge # 1

2009-08-25T00:00:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone,

Today is the first challenge at Sew Many Cards! I chose this adorable little digi (Tayla) from Angela's digital stamps called Sewn Together. If you haven't gone to her blog, you really need to go and check out these great digital stamps. Just click HERE to take a look at her digi's and see all the other awesome cards the design team has come up with for the first challenge. The winner of the first challenge will get 3 free digi's!

I colored Tayla using MCPT and inked around her with brown ink. The ribbon is from American Crafts and the patterned paper is from Kangaroo & Joey. I ran it through the crimper and inked all the edges in brown, The brown crystal embellies are from my stash. This was a fun card to make, mainly because the digi is so cute!

Be sure to check out the DT's cards and Angela's digi's and join in the challenge!

Have a great Tuesday everyone and Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Mary

Boo To You!

2009-08-24T11:42:00.004-04:00

Good morning!

Hope you're all having a bright, sunny Monday like we are. I'm sorry, but I'm still on my Halloween card kick. I've got 7 grandkids, so I've got 2 more to make, and Halloween cards are my fave. For this card I used black glitter paper and the pp is from Kangaroo & Joey. Ribbon is from American Crafts and the brads and spiral clip are from Making Memories. I can't remember where I got the ghost stamp, but I inked the edges and all around it in black and adhered it to orange cs that I ran through the crimper and I also inked it in black. This card was hard to photograph because of the glitter paper. If ya'll will bear with me, I'll try to switch gears and make something other than Halloween cards later in the week, LOL!

Thanks for stopping in and have a good afternoon!

Blessings,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 5

2009-08-21T00:00:00.002-04:00

Hi guys,

TGIF and there's a new challenge at Paper Cutz! Challenge # 5 is to make a card, LO or craft project using something that flies! Couldn't be easier, right? The design team has given us lots of great inspiration this week, so check it out and be sure to join in everyone! There's a great prize for the winner too!

Here's my take on the challenge. Can't stop making those Halloween cards and a bat flies, right! I used my Cricut Wild Card cart to cut out the bat. I sponged him with white ink and of course, I had to give him googly eyes. The patterned paper is from Kangaroo & Joey, sponged with black ink and run through the crimper. The ribbon is American Crafts and the brad is from Making Memories.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by! Now head on over to Paper Cutz Challenge, okay?!
Hugs,
Mary

Doing the Happy Dance...AGAIN!

2009-08-20T00:00:00.003-04:00

Hi guys,
I'm so excited to tell you that I'm now a member of the Sewn Together Design Team! Sewn Together is a new line of digital stamps designed by Angela at Sew Many Cards.
If you get a chance please visit the Sew Many Cards site HERE and take a look at the really cute digi stamps you'll find there. They're all adorable and you'll love them! Also every Friday there'll be a freebie so be sure to come by to get the Friday Freebie image.

I'd like to say congratulations to the other new team members. They are:
Cheri
Deanette
Georgia
Jenn
Jennifer
Jeri
Julie
Kim
Donna
Sam
Sarabeth
Sheila
Stephanie
Trish
and Me
I'll have all their blogs posted to my sidebar soon, so you can go and pay them all a visit! The first challenge at Sew Many Cards will be Tuesday, August 25th, so be sure to check it out and join us for the very first challenge!

Have a wonderful Thursday everyone and thanks for stopping by!
Blessings,
Mary

Mini Albums Series # 3

2009-08-19T12:42:00.002-04:00

Hi guys!
I'm out the door heading for work, but wanted to get this posted real quick. Thanks for watching and I hope you're all having a great Wednesday!

Hope to be back soon with a card!
Hugs,
Mary

Halloween Whoo?

2009-08-16T16:10:00.005-04:00

Happy Sunday!

Hope you're all having a peaceful, relaxing day. I've had so much fun making this card. First, it's a Halloween card and I love to make Halloween cards! Second, I got to use the crimper, a very cool, but little used tool, lol! The owl was cut from the Cricut Storybook cart, the tag from TBBM and the letters from George. I used American Crafts ribbon, Bazzill cardstock and pp from Kangaroo & Joey. I ran the tag through the crimper and sponged it, the owl and the sentiment with black ink, and of course, I had to give the owl googly eyes for fun and mount him on pop dots. I think the grandkids will like this one!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for always leaving such sweet comments. Ya'll are the best!
Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 4

2009-08-14T01:47:00.004-04:00

Good morning everyone!

It's Friday, so there's a new challenge at Paper Cutz. Challenge # 4 is to make a Halloween card, LO or craft project using any colors EXCEPT black and orange! It wasn't easy, but it was fun and here's what I came up with. This card was very hard to photograph. You can't really tell, but the spider web was cut using white glitter paper. I used the web from the Cricut Wild Card cart. Mr spider was cut from the Doodlecharms cart and I gave him googly eyes and he's mounted on an extra thick pop dot. The brads and spiral clip are Making Memories, cardstock from Bazzill and the ribbon is from my stash. I sponged the green cs and sentiment with purple ink. Wish you could see it IRL...the glittery web really sparkles! C'mon everybody and join in the challenge this week! It's lots of fun and the winner gets a great set of Stampendous acrylic stamps.

TGIF! Thanks for stopping by and for all your get well wishes. They really made me feel so much better! I appreciate you all so much!

Hugs,
Mary

Another Award & I'm Almost Back!

2009-08-12T11:12:00.011-04:00

Good morning!

Sorry I've been away so long, but I've been pretty sick and am just starting to feel like myself again! Unfortunately, I'm still not up to making a card, but that will come later.

While I was away, Paper Cutz Challenge received an award! It came from Angela at Sew Many Cards. Check out her blog HERE. She designs and sells her own line of digi stamps called Sewn Together. They are all so cute and she adds to the collection every week. Thanks so much for honoring Paper Cutz Challenge with this award, Anj!

The rules are to pass this award on to 12 other blogs, leave a thank you and a link back to the blogger who gave you the award. Leave a comment telling the 12 bloggers you have given them the award. I would like to pass this award on to the following 12 blogs:

http://www.dizzylizzyscreations.blogspot.com/
http://www.mrsbscraftroom.blogspot.com/
http://www.talentisoptional.com/
http://www.scrapbkmomscorner.blogspot.com/
http://www.craftynanny3.blogspot.com/
http://www.chloecards.blogspot.com/
http://www.carolspaperplayce.blogspot.com/
http://www.tomorrowstreasure.blogspot.com/
http://www.paperimaa.blogspot.com/
http://www.cardsbyshelly.blogspot.com/
http://www.sherylscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/
http://www.iluvmybugs.blogspot.com/

Don't forget to get your entry in to Paper Cutz 1-2-3 Challenge. That's, make a card, LO or craft project using 1 ribbon, 2 colors and 3 buttons. You have 'til midnight Thursday the 13th. There's a great prize this week for the winner!

Hope I'll feel up to making a card later today. Have a great day everyone and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Mary

Blog Award!!

2009-08-08T13:32:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone,

Happy Saturday! I was so surprised and honored to receive this blog award for Cardz TV from CindyB at Mrs B's Craftroom. She is an awesome cardmaker and has a very inspiring blog. I just drool over her fantastic cards. To go check out Cindy's blog click HERE.

Cardz TV has also been honored to receive this award from Angela at Sew Many Cards! Angela is also an awesome cardmaker and designs her own line of digi stamps! Talk about inspiring!! Go check out Angela's blog HERE and take a look at those darling stamps. You'll want them all!

Since Cardz TV is just videos with no posts, I'm accepting the award here, but will display it proudly on my sidebar at Cardz TV. Thank you so much Cindy and Angela!

I want to give you a little history on this award....This award was created by Mary at A Latte Inkin Fun, and it was created to pass onto people that inspire you everyday. There are so many people that inspire me each day, that it was really hard to choose.

I would like to pass this award on to:

DeNetra

Janis

Angela

The only rule to this award is to leave a thank you in the person's comments who passed this award to you. That's it!! Pretty simple and so much fun!

Thank you for ALL your inspiration!

Have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 3

2009-08-07T01:27:00.004-04:00

Good morning,

It's friday and time for a new challenge at Paper Cutz. This week it's a 1-2-3 challenge. Make a card, LO or craft project using 1 ribbon, 2 colors and 3 buttons.

This Christmas card (not one of my best) was made using pp from DCWV, ribbon and buttons from my stash. I cut out the snowflakes with my Martha Stewart punch and the pearls on 2 of the snowflakes are from MS also.

There's a great prize from Beachfront Greetings for the winner, so get your 1-2-3 projects entered before midnight, August 13th!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and many thanks for all your wonderful comments. They, and you, are so appreciated!
Hugs,
Mary

Mini Albums Series # 2

2009-08-06T14:02:00.005-04:00

Hi guys,

It's Thursday...one more day until the weekend! Yea!

Here's a new video on making a mini album out of those envelopes you get in junk mail. I used Martha Stewart cardstock for the cover and inside pages. The ribbon and buttons are from my stash and the apple tree and border on the front cover were cut using Cricut cartridge Stretch Your Imagination. I've had a ball working on this little album and hope to make many more for Christmas gifts. At the rate that junk mail comes in here, I should have plenty of envelopes well before Christmas, lol!

Don't forget, you have until midnight tonight to enter your critter project at Paper Cutz Challenge!

Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,
Mary

Merry Little Christmas Mouse

2009-08-05T08:45:00.006-04:00

Good morning,

Hope you're all having a great Wednesday. This has been a very busy week. There's been no time for cardmaking, but I managed to stay up late last night and made this little Christmas card. Don't know if the colors even match, as I'm so bleery-eyed from lack of sleep, lol! The pp and ribbon are from my stash and I cut the red scalloped border with Cricut Stretch Your Imagination cart. I used my white gel pen for the dots. The little mouse is a drawing from Elizabeth O. Dulemba and he's colored with MCPT, cut out and mounted on foam tape.

I have to go to the funeral of an old friend today. I hadn't seen her in almost a year and she passed away suddenly on Sunday. Our daughters were best friends in high school and we used to see each other several times a week. I'm so very sad for her family. Give your Mom a hug today and call your friends.

Thanks for stopping by everyone.
Hugs,
Mary

PCC # 1 Pink & Green Combo Entries

2009-08-03T01:48:00.001-04:00

Mini Albums Series # 1

2009-08-01T20:47:00.002-04:00

Hi guys!

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend! Here's quick little video telling you about the series of mini album tutorials I'm planning to start next week. Thanks for watching and coming by for a visit! Your comments are always welcomed and so appreciated. And don't forget to make something with a critter on it and enter Paper Cutz Challenge # 2!!

Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 2

2009-07-30T23:38:00.007-04:00

Good morning guys!

Challenge #2 at Paper Cutz is to make a card, LO or craft project using a critter. I chose this adorable little donkey from Sewn Together Digi Stamps. I just love his sad little face. He reminds me of Eeyore. I colored him using MCPT and cut him out and mounted him on foam tape. The cardstock is Martha Stewart and the daisies are from K & Company. The ribbon is from my stash and I used a white gel pen for the doodling.

Make something with a critter this week guys and enter challenge #2 at Paper Cutz. There's another great prize!

Thanks for stopping by...TGIF!
Hugs,
Mary

Free Digi's and Design Team Call

2009-07-29T17:00:00.004-04:00

Hi guys,
Just wanted to let you know that Angela at Sew Many Cards is having a contest and the prize is free digi's! She's also having a design team call. Her stamps are called Sewn Together and they're adorable, so if you want to go take a look and enter the contest or apply for the design team, click HERE.
Hoped to have a card to post today, but I'm still working on tomatoes, so maybe later!
Hugs,
Mary

Up to My Eyeballs in Cabbage!!!

2009-07-28T12:41:00.004-04:00

Hi guys,

My husband's garden is seriously infringing on my cardmaking time. Last night he brought in 6 of the biggest cabbage I've ever seen, and a bushel of tomatoes! I've spent all morning blanching and freezing cabbage and I'm still not done...3 more to go. I guess tomorrow, before I go to work, I'll be working on the tomatoes. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad the good Lord has blessed us with all this food. DH is planning to dig up his potatoes today or tomorrow and soon the peas will be ready. We have been abundantly blessed. But when do I make cards?!! Looks like I'll be making them during the night instead of sleeping! If you start seeing some strange looking creations, you'll know why, lol!

Have a great day ya'll...you know what I'll be doing!
Hugs,
Mary

"S" Fold Miki Birthday

2009-07-27T12:21:00.012-04:00

Hi guys!

Hope you all had a great weekend. Mine was very busy and went way too fast, as usual. I now have 28 quarts of the tomatoes from dh's garden, processed and in the freezer, ready for soup and chili this winter. Yum! We'll soon have corn, potatoes and peas ready, so I'm going to be an extremely busy woman very shortly!

My card today is an "S" fold done with HOTP patterned papers and the embellies are from Martha Stewart. The adorable little monkey, named Miki, is from Angela, one of our design team members at Paper Cutz Challenge. She has designed a line of digital stamps called Sewn Together, and you can go take a peek at her other darling little critters and purchase them for download here. I'm afraid my coloring doesn't do him justice. I'm not very good at coloring with markers...haven't had my Copic class yet. I used my Bic markers and he got a little darker than I wanted. The recipient won't care though. It's for one of my gs's who has a birthday in September, and he loves monkies. You can't tell from the photo, but I cut him out and mounted him on foam tape for dimension. All of Angela's critters are so cute. You can see how she's used them on her cards at Sew Many Cards. Go take a look!

Thanks for stopping in today and don't forget to enter your pink and green card, LO or craft project at Paper Cutz Challenge!
Hugs,
Mary

Paper Wishes Christmas in July Challenge

2009-07-26T00:38:00.007-04:00

Happy Sunday everyone!

The first challenge at Paper Cutz Challenge is having great participation so far! Thanks so much to all of you who are entering your pink and green creations. They're all wonderful and it's going to be very hard to pick a winner! I'm glad there are 6 other design team members to help with the decision.

Fab at the Paper Wishes Message Board challenged everyone to come up with a Christmas card and post it on July 25th. Christmas in July! There have been some fantastic cards and layouts posted. You should go over and check them out. There are some really creative papercrafters over there and I've enjoyed getting to know them and seeing their awesome cards and lo's.

Anyhoo, this card was made with Paper Pizazz papers and the Christmas trees were cut using the Cricut Doodlecharms cartridge, then dipped in crystal glitter and mounted on foam tape. The snowflake eyelets and ribbon came from my stash and I used my Martha Stewart border punch on the bottom of the blue paper. HO! HO! HO! Merry Christmas!

Hope ya'll have a wonderful Sunday! Thanks for coming by and all your wonderful comments! I really appreciate everyone of them.

Hugs,
Mary

Paper Cutz Challenge # 1

2009-07-24T00:00:00.002-04:00

Hi guys,

Hope you're all having a good Friday. I'm so excited! Paper Cutz Challenge # 1 is finally here!

The first challenge is to make a card, layout or craft project using pink and green.
Here is my pink and green card cut with Cricut's Wild Card cartridge. I used 2 different EK Success punches to cut the pink and lavender flowers and a Martha Stewart branch punch for the green ferns. The white brads and ribbon are from my stash and I also used clear crystal glitter on the flowers. I inked the edges of the card with archival brown ink to give it the look of an old doily.

I hope you'll go over to Paper Cutz Challenge and take a look at the design team's fantastic examples, and join in the challenge! There's a great prize for the challenge winner! See you over there!

Have a great day and thanks for checking in!

Hugs,
Mary

Birthday Card 4 U

2009-07-23T13:10:00.006-04:00

Hi everybody,
Tomorrow's the day! The first challenge at Paper Cutz Challenge blog. The design team has completed their cards and they're ready to be posted tomorrow with the announcement of the first challenge. We'll have another announcement about some exciting design team news and you'll also be finding out what the prize is for the winner of our first challenge. We're so excited!! Make sure you check back tomorrow!

One of my grandson's, Tyler, has a birthday this weekend and I was able to take a minute and make this card for him. The ice cream cone was cut using Cricut's Doodlecharms cartridge and all the glitter paper is from Martha Stewart. Love glitter paper! The blue polka dotted paper is the back side of the striped glitter paper. The number and letter are from the George cartridge. I think this is the perfect card for a summer birthday. Hope Tyler likes it.

Thanks for stopping by everyone and I'll see you over at Paper Cutz Challenge tomorrow!
Hugs,
Mary

Victorian Friend

2009-07-21T10:19:00.005-04:00

Good morning!
Well, here it is Tuesday and only 3 days left until our very first challenge at Paper Cutz Challenge. I've seen a couple of the design team's cards and they are great...can't wait for you to see them!
I decided to do something different. I've had this paper and victorian image from HOTP for a while now and finally decided to use it. The pearls are from Martha Stewart and the ribbon is from American Crafts. I love the softness of the roses on the patterned paper. The border was cut with my MS border punch.
Thanks for stopping by everyone. Have a great day!
Blessings,
Mary

Sunflower Smile

2009-07-20T11:44:00.007-04:00

Good morning!
It's Monday again, and so far it's been a busy one. I've got 2 things to tell you about. Our very own Angela, one of Paper Cutz Challenge design team members, has designed, and is selling a new line of digital stamps called Sewn Together. They are THE cutest! You've gotta go check them out here...you'll love 'em. They would be darling on cards or scrapbook pages. Way 2 go, Angela!
The second thing to tell you is, the video for this sunflower card is up over at Cardz TV. Hope you'll go over and check it out! I used Bazzill and Basic Grey Lime Rickey cardstock, American Crafts ribbon, and buttons from my stash. I also used my MS border punch (my fave), and the Cricut Walk in my Garden cartridge.
Have a great day everyone and thanks for all your wonderful comments! They are very much appreciated.
Hugs,
Mary

Belated Birthday Turtle

2009-07-18T11:15:00.004-04:00

Hi guys,
The weekend's here...Yea! Now I get to do all those things I didn't have time for through the week, like laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning, etc. Nah, I think I'll make cards instead!

Here is a simple little 5x5 belated birthday card. I used Cricut cart Walk in my Garden to cut out the little turtle, gave him a googly eye and then mounted him on foam tape. The patterned cardstock is Lime Rickey, the ribbon from my stash and the silver embellies are from Colorbok. The sentiment was printed on my computer.

Have a great weekend everyone and be sure you do something for fun! I appreciate ya'll and all your sweet comments.
Hugs,
Mary

Cardz For U Friday Challenge #3: Black & White

2009-07-17T05:00:00.002-04:00

Hi Everyone,

Here are all the fabulous entries from last Friday's Challenge. They are all so good! These are really talented, creative ladies. Thank you all so much for participating in the challenge, and I hope you'll be back for next week's first challenge at Paper Cutz Challenge. To see more of Sheila's cards, click here and you can also click on Michelle, Angela and Lizzy's names to go to their blogs and take a look at their creations.

Sheila

Angela

Lizzy

Michelle

Thanks for stopping by everyone and thanks again ladies for participating!
Hugs,
Mary

A Place in Your Heart

2009-07-16T10:21:00.002-04:00

Good morning,

The sun is peeking out from behind the clouds and the weekend is almost here! Hope your Thursday is looking good.

Here's the card I was going to post on Tuesday, but didn't because I had too many other things to post. The pp is from DCWV, the large brad is from Making Memories, and the ribbon is from American Crafts. I cut the flower with an EK Success punch and the lace borders with my favorite Martha Stewart border punch. The sentiment was printed on my computer.

There's still time to enter last Friday's black & white card, LO or craft project challenge. You have until midnight tonight to leave a comment with a link to your card, LO or craft. We have 2 great entries so far. This will be the last challenge posted here. All new challenges will begin on Friday, July 24th on our new site, Paper Cutz Challenge. Our fantastic design team will have some great examples for you of our first challenge. Can't wait!

Have a great day everyone and thanks for checking in!
Blessings,
Mary

I Won! I Won!

2009-07-15T15:35:00.006-04:00

I'm so excited! A couple of weeks ago, I entered Crafty Creations Challenges Stars and Stripes Challenge. I just found out I won!
My prize is this great set of My Favorite Things acrylic stamps! They're called Funky Flowers. Whoo Hoo! Can't wait to get them and start stamping.

Thanks so much Crafty Creations! Be sure to check them out everyone.
Hugs,
Mary

Announcing Paper Cutz Challenge Design Team!

2009-07-15T11:00:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone,

I'm so happy and excited to tell you the names of
Paper Cutz Challenge Design Team!

Drum roll please!

Our very first design team members are:
Angela
DeNetra
Michelle
and me!
I can't wait for you to see what they come up with on July 24th,
our very first challenge! Stay tuned!

Hugs,
Mary

Christmas in July Wednesday ~ Holly Card

2009-07-15T09:42:00.004-04:00

Good morning!

It's kinda grey and gloomy outside today, but no rain. It would be a good day to stay inside with the A/C and a good book or maybe make some cards. Wish I could, but I have to go to work...ugh!

Here is my card for this week's Christmas in July Wednesday. It's a very simple little card that I made a while back. I actually got out my sizzix holly die and used my Big Shot to cut out the holly leaves. Don't know if you can see it, but I put faux stitching around each leaf. The berries are mini brads. The red and tan gingham cardstock is from Paper Loft and the ribbon is from my stash. Better get started on your holiday cards...Christmas is just around the corner...ho, ho, ho!

Have a good one everybody and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Mary