MCT Throwback Thursday Challenge: My Hunny Bunny

Hello my treasured friends!

I hope your weekend has been off to a great start! I actually wanted to have this layout done by yesterday, but of course, things never go as planned, lol. I was SO excited to see that Emma over at My Creative Time is having a Cricut-less challenge! I usually dread these challenges, but since my Gypsy has been sick for so long, I have gotten by with creating cricut-less projects, or using the Cricut as minimal as possible. Make sure to join in on the fun to have a chance at winner her entire stamp release!!

I'm super behind with my scrapbooking, so my goal is to make scrapbook pages for challenges wherever possible, haha. So here's what I created using only my Cuttlebug and punches for last year's Easter.

And another view:

And here's a close-up of the adorable peachy bunnies!!

Trail of Treasures:

• Base - 8 x 8" layout, patterned spring paper from DCWV Spring Stack
• Layer One - 6.75 x 6.75" cut in brown cardstock, used the Martha Stewart Double Loops Around the Page Punch
• Layer Two - 6.5 x 6.5" patterned paper from DCWV Flower Shower Stack, added strip of 6.5 x 3" creme cardstock punched with Martha Stewart Picket Fence Punch, and 6.5 x 1.5" green strip punched with Fiskars Grass Punch, added flowers with Michael's small flower punch (pearls placed in the center) - all distressed with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distressing Ink
• Bunnies - Peachy Keen Bunny Die, boy bunny face from PK-440 Cute and Cuddly Face Assortment
• Twine - Blue Berry Trendy Twine added to photo
• Sentiment - from My Creative Time's Color Me Happy stamp set 

I used to call my boyfriend my "hunny bunny" all the time so this set sentiment is perfect! ;) Make sure to join in on this fun challenge here! I'll also be linking this up to My Creative Time's Stamp of the Month Linky Party!

Remember to check out the Krafty Girls Feelin' Lucky challenge here! You can view my post here. Have a fabulous weekend my treasured friends! 

Until next time's treasures,

Tracey xox

Throwback Thursday: Happy Halloween!

Hello my treasured friends!

It's been a super busy week here, and there has been loads going on! I will update once I get a chance to! I just wanted to quickly post the card that I created for Emma over at My Creative Time's Throwback Thursday Challenge is to create a Halloween themed card with the card feature on any older cartridge. I attempted to create my first 'Spinner Card' with the Wild Card Cartridge, but I couldn't make it work with what I had so I had to make due. I'll know for next time! :) So here's how it came out!

Such a cutie little pumpkin!! Here's a look at the inside of the card:

Trail of Treasures:

• Card Base - pg. 51 Pinwheel Card cut at 5.5" in Kraft coloured cardstock, distressed around the edges with black ink
• Card Layer - cut at 5.5" and trimmed down, used Authentique Glowing 6x6 Stack, wrapped Trendy Twine Orange Licorice twine, and tied a bow
• Pumpkin - cut from the Pumpkin Carvings Cartridge at 2.5", used the Trick and Treats Disney Mickey Accessories Die and Embossing Folder Set for the witch hat - added Purple and Gold Stickles to it, and Inssentials Enamel Accents Dimensional faux enamel in black. Face is from PK-550 Pumpkin Faces Set
• Sentiment - from My Creative Time's Mixed Holiday Sentiment Set

Emma's 11th Stamp Edition Release is THIS Friday!! Remember to spread the word and to visit her here.

Until next time's treasures,
Tracey xox

Enjoy the Moment: Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge

Hi everyone!

Everyone here in Vancouver is pretty upset about the Canucks loss tonight against the Boston Bruins. Our year will come - the cup will be ours one day so keep your head up, and believe they'll take it "one game at a time." :) I've got loads of projects, midterms, and assignments coming up in the next two weeks so I might peep in every now and then, but for the most part I'll have to be good and stay away from my crafting goodies :( So for the past few days I've been trying to get the crafting out of my system..bad..I know. I created something for Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge, and after this I will (hopefully) be able to focus on the books...

For the challenge:
--> Use a Cricut Lite cartridge or any other older cartridge
--> Incorporate bling

I've been wanting to use this shape every since I got my hands on the Cricut Lite Twinkle Toes cartridge, and decided it would be the perfect time to use it!

The card base is 5x5 - lately I've been really into the square cards!

Emma's This & That set had the perfect sentiment: "Enjoy the Moment.." What little ballerina doesn't enjoy their moment to shine in a pink tutu?

Materials Used:

• Shape and ballerina cut from Cricut Lite Twinkle Toes Cart
• Sentiment from stamp set This & That
• Patterned paper from Recollections Elegance stack
• Peachy Keen Stamps: Princess Face Assortment
• Tattered Angels Diamond Glitter Mist
• White sukura gelly roll pen
• Pink twine for bows
• Irock rhinestones

Have a great week everyone && enjoy each and every moment!

Until next time's treasures,
Tracey xox

True Love: Kiss Me, Hug Me, && Luv Me

Hi everyone!

I'm honoured to be asked by Emma (My Creative Time) to be a guest designer for her and her line of stamps! I was introduced into the blogging world by curiosity -- searches on YouTube led me to find Robyn (mypinkstamper), and that was where I discovered Emma a little less than a year ago. Emma was my favourite member of Robyn's design team -- always creating such beautiful creations. I gotta say Emma, you're a true inspiration :) Once Emma started her own line of stamps at the beginning of this year, I knew that she wouldn't disappoint us!

So for today's Throwback Thursday Challenge, the challenge is to create something 3D -- a gift item, card set, etc., using ANY older Cricut cartridge. So for my project today, I created a set of three cards for a card set. All of the cuts are from the Create a Critter cartridge (my fave!) and all the sentiments are from Emma's first release, You Had Me At Chocolate which you can order here.

So for my first card, I made it for the Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge. I had no idea that my inspiration would come from that! I created the card first and decided that it needed a stamp saying, "kiss me." I wasn't quite sure if I had any stamps that said the following but to my surprise, I found it on Emma's set! Then I saw the Luv Me, and Hug Me sentiments, and from that I knew what I wanted to do for the card set! :)

Here is the first card that I created, using the kiss me sentiment. You can view the post here.

The second card I made for this card set, I used the luv me sentiment, and inked it up the "luv" and the "me" each time separately to go around the heart. In between each luv me, I separated it with small doodles of white hearts.

Materials Used:

• DCWV Playtime Stack
• Recollections Cardstock
• You Had Me At Chocolate stamp set
• Create a Critter Cartridge
• Everyday Paper Dolls Cartridge
• Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge
• Flocking Powder
• Ribbon
• Mini brads
• Sukura Gelly Roll Pen

My Hunny Bunny

Hello everyone!

It has been a while since I posted anything, but let me assure you that I've been longing to get crafting! In between homework, studying, working, mom duties (my mother is away on a trip), and getting over a bad case of the flu, crafting seems near to impossible. Today however, I decided that I really needed to rest, and card-making is good rest :) I really wanted to participate in the Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge 48 (sketch provided below) and Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge.

For Emma's Challenge she asked to use an older cartridge and the colour GREEN. Scrapbookaholic By Abby's Challenge is to create anything Spring, so this card will be entered over there too! :) In addition, the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog's Challenge #53 is to create a project using any spring time theme, so this project will be there as well!

So here it goes! I made this card for my boyfriend that I'll probably give to him over Easter :) I've been dying to use the Cricut Lite Cartridge, Bloom for the fence. I got it basically because of the fence! I haven't used it till now cuz I knew it would be perfect for this card!

 

With the fence closed, this is what the card looks like. 

And here is my hunny bunny!