Mr Cricut Crazy Birthday Birthday Stamps Cupcake Basket

Here are the directions to make this basket. I used my Martha Stewart Score Board and scored the 12x12 paper at 4 inches and 8 inches on both side of the paper. This made 9 equally sized boxes.  Only cut one line on each side following the score line. See below on how to cut the box. 

Once it has been cut fold the edges up until you get the shape below. Glue or tape it in place. 

Now I used the Mr. Cricut Crazy Birthday Birthday cupcake stamp to make the layered cupcake. I embossed one color of paper with white embossing powder then repeated the same step on another color.

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I then cut out both pieces I had embossed only using the top of the cupcake for the upper layer. I used a gem to top it off.

I used the Martha Stewart Doily Lace trim border punch to decorate the edges and the handle. I also used the Blossom die by Spellbinders to do the green background.

Thanks for stopping by!

Click on picture below to find these stamps at Tanners new store.

Mr Cricut Crazy Stamps Mothers Love Gift box project

For this project I converted a Brie cheese box into a gift box. I used my Mr Cricut Crazy's Mother Love stamps for the rim of the lid. P.S Now Known as Tanner Bell Designs. YEA Tanner! Please visit his awesome new website!

For a video I made on how to make the flower on top click here

I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Blossom dies for the green flower shape.

Well hope you enjoy the project.

Long awaited return and update

Hi all! I am sorry for the long time away but I am finally back. I have had several major things in my life that kept me from blogging/crafting for awhile. Well first off I have been without my regular computer since it crashed. Thank God for my droid to keep me updated with your blogs. I also had been dealing with daily headaches/migranes since April from a severe fibromyalgia flare and just did not feel well enough to be inspired to craft. Well thanks to the good Lord and my Dr. I have a new medicine that has zapped my migranes and it is also taking the edge off the fibromyalgia pain. Second my mother has recently moved in with us and I have been busy catching up with her. She came all the way from Florida and its really nice to have my mother close to me.

I have missed doing my blog and I am ready for the creative challange again since things have gotten better health wise and my mother is now settled. Glad to be back and can't wait to share some new ideas I have for projects.

Mr. Cricut Crazy: Mothers Love Stamps CRUISE UPDATE with PICS

Hi All! Long time no see. I went on the cruise and had an awesome time. Since I have returned I have been so busy and I have had headaches everyday so I have not been all that inspired to make cards. Finally a day without headaches and some actuall free time to make cards. I better make them or my mother and mother-in-law might be sad if they don't get them in time. I have missed it and missed catching up on everyones blogs. I know I have missed some great project from all of you.

Well to tell you a little about my vacation. We went on a cruise on the Carnival Dream. We had a blast. I would suggest it for anyone. They have so much to do and FOOD galore. The cruise staff are awesome!! I have never saw such hard working dedicated genuinely nice people in my life!Imagine 6 days a week for 6 month contract on the ship. We traveled to Nassua, St, Martin and St. Thomas which was so beautiful. My favorite thing on the cruise was Karoke. I had never done it before. When I got done singing they asked me to try out for their Carnival Legends Show. I tried out against 3 people and won the part of Aretha Franklin. I actually got to perform on stage in front of the entire cruise audience dressed as the charactor Aretha and sang the song RESPECT with a live band for the last night of the cruise. I had such a blast! I met some awesome people and had my own personal dancer! What a cutie with an Irish accent from Ireland!

Here I am with Elton John, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis.

St. Thomas

We went helmet diving.

Hope you enjoyed the pictures! See ya later!

Celebrating 25 years and Blog Follower appreciation

Well today we are off on an adventure to celebrate 25 years of marraige! We never really had a chance to have a honeymoon so we decided on our 25th anniversery year that we would finally do it right. We are so excited to be able to share the special time together on a cruise. I was very blessed to find this awesome man! We dated each other 2 weeks when I decided he was the one. One month later we married.  I have never regreted this choice. He is the man I prayed for and I thank God for allowing me to love and be loved so deeply.

I will have more updates for you when I get back from the trip. In the meantime I have an idea. Lets do a follower appreciation blog hop. I have been visiting my followers websites and there are some really talented ladies and gentlemen out there. I encourage all of you to visit my followers blogs and take a day to visit at least 15 to 20 or your followers blogs this week and leave a nice comment.

To my followers, thanks so much for your support. I never really thought I would have follwers and it is so cool to share ideas and be able to visit everyones sites. I have visited most of my followers blogs if they where listed on the followers page. I have followed everyone I could because you all are so inspiring! If I have not followed you yet I will be checking you out when I return because I have not had a chance to visit some of my new followers blogs yet. I promise I will when I return! Thanks again for taking time to check out my site and for all the wonderful comments you leave!
Again please take time to check out your followers blogs and show some love!  Make a post on your blog to tell your followers that you apprieciate them!

See you soon with trip updates!

Carson's Creation Embossing Blog Hop

I made a new card for Carson's Creations Embossing Blog Hop. The colors look much better together in real life. 

First thing I did was take one of my favorite stamps and heat emboss it on white paper with white embossing powder. I then took pink and purple ink and colored over top of the white embossing. I did the same steps with the Sweet Friend stamp. I used glitter paper for the back frame and the scallop which was cut with the Spellbinders scallop circle. I embossed the pink white core Colorblok paper then sanded it. I hope you enjoy the card! 

You mean the world to me

I hope you all are having a great beginning to your spring! I have not had much time to craft lately but here is a quick card I made using Mr.Cricut Crazy's Mothers Love stamps.

I embossed the purple Colorbox white core cardstock with the a cuttlebug embossing folder than sanded it to bring out the white. I used pink paper and used and cut and embossed with the valentines day dies for the Cuttlebug. I then used glitter pens and glitter to color the flowers. the scallop circle was cut with the spellbinders scallop circle.