"Summer Days" Knockoff Card

Happy Monday fellow crafters! It's my turn to post over at the Pumpkin Spice Blog.

Today's card is inspired by a card my SIL got me for Mother's Day. The card is so cute and clever that I knew I had to re-create it.

This is the original store bought card. Isn't it so cute! The little turtle is flying a kite. The kite part is a negative cut and when you open up the card the striped kite reveals itself as a rainbow. Totally adorable.

Here is my knock-off version. I used the Cricut cartridge Create a Critter 1 and 2 to make the bear, kite, and rainbow. The clouds are a metal die cut from white foam. The card base is from Birthday Bash.

Supplies:

 

 

Echo Park "Summer Days" 6x6 paper pad

papers and embellishments found here

Be sure to play along with this week's challenge over at the Pumpkin Spice Blog. 

"Winter Wonderland" December Daily

Happy Monday darling crafters.

Today I'm posting my "almost" finished December Daily!! I just have to add the pictures and journaling (which are all saved and ready to go) to make this album complete. I am really happy with the way it turned out. And it was so fun to make!!

Here is a video showing the entire album. I explain what products I used and how I put it together.

Here's a pic of the front cover before I bound it.

Supplies

My Mind's Eye "Winter Wonderland" paper collection and embellishments

all found here

Doodlebug "Christmas Twine" spool

found here for $2.09

Stickles "Frosted Lace"

found here for $1.53

Felt

Thickers

Metal Dies

Edge Punches

Cricut Cartridges

Solid Colored Cardstock

I'm so happy to announce that some Christmas papers and embellishments will be going on clearance at the Shop Pumpkin Spice Store. I bought all the pictured product above from this amazing online store, and the prices are amazing!!

Head on over to the Pumpkin Spice Blog for daily inspirations of crafty goodness using delights from the store. And there is a weekly challenge to enter and prizes to win.

 

SPS September Blog Hop

Hey everyone! If you've come from Saundra's blog then you are in the right place.

Today is a great day because it's the reveal of the new Shop Pumpkin Spice September Kit. And we always have a reveal hop to showcase even more great stuff you can get at the Shop Pumpkin Spice Store.


Lezlye is our featured designer for the month! I am excited to see what she made with this awesome kit! To see the kit in all it's glory click here

To get all the nitty gritty details on this month's challenge, and how you can win a $20 gift certificate to the store or 10% off  your next purchase click on the Pumpkin Spice Blog.

Challenge: It's a referral contest! :) Tell your friends to follow the SPS blog and have them leave a comment letting us know that you sent them! The person with the most referrals will win a $20 to the Shop Pumpkin Spice store!!! Contest will run until September 30th. Winner will be announced on the 5th before the next blog hop! :)

Time: September 15th at 12:00am PST, 3:00am EST


This month all the designers are showcasing Halloween projects. I just love this time of year. The cool fall weather. Pumpkins decorating doorways. So much fun!

I created a Halloween card and a set of three different tags. I'm so inspired by the new Halloween lines from SPS that I could just keep creating Halloween stuff forever!

Supplies:

MME "Lost and Found Halloween" paper and accessory kit

found here for $7.69

MME "Haunted" Harlequin Flocked Kraft cardstock

found here for $1.04

Double Dot Coffee cardstock

found here for $0.69

Bazill Orange Burlap cardstock

found here for $0.28

Tobacco Crinkle Ribbon

found here for $1.50

black Stickles

Drippy Goo punch

"Birthday Bash" Cricut Cartridge

Blog Hop Order:
Shop Pumpkin Spice
Saundra: http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com/
Carissa: http://happilyeverpapercrafter.blogspot.com/
June: http://simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com/
Diana: http://www.dianamlarson.blogspot.com
Court: http://www.courtscrafts.blogspot.com/
Lezlye: http://lezlyes.blogspot.com/
Shop Pumpkin Spice


Now off to the very talented June to see what Halloween delight she's created.

"Doodlebug" Baby Girl Fridge Frame

Happy Monday everyone!

Today I have a sweet little project to share with you. I made this fridge frame for a friend of mine who just had twin daughters. She has been taking a ton of pictures of these sweet little darlings, so I thought it would be a great idea to gift these frames to here. The great thing is that you can easily take the pictures in and out for a quick change.

The frames were cut from the "Fancy Frames" Cricut cartridge. The tags were cut from "Birthday Bash" and the flowers from "Flower Shoppe". 

Supplies:

Doodlebug 6x6 paper pad

found here for $4.19

 Echo Park 12x12 paper

Found here for $0.55

Twine - Blossom

Found here for $1.00

My Mind's Eye "Genuine" Alphabet stickers

Found here for $1.25

Echo Park "Dots & Stripes" collection

alphabet stickers

Found here

My Mind's Eye "Fine & Dandy" Tickled Pink bling

Found here for $2.44

If you liked to see how I created this fridge frame click here and see my tutorial.

Hope you found some inspiration in my creation. Make sure to check out the Pumpkin Spice Blog for some daily inspiration by the very talented designers. 

"Happy Birthday" Banner

I created this very simple banner for my niece's birthday party. Her theme was Luau so the colors needed to be bright!

First I cut out the letters from the Birthday Bash Cricut Cartridge at 7 inches.

After lining the letters up I flipped them over. Now I am certain the spell it right and not have any letters backwards. 

 I put some 1/4 inch scor tape on the top backside of each letter. 

I ran some twine between the letters, making sure the spacing was even. I then put some green paper over the scor tape to seal in the twine. 

The trick is to use a roller and really seal the paper around the twine. 

Don't I have the best little helpers. 

Flip the banners over.

All done and ready to hang!

My sister hung the banner on her kitchen window are the party. It looked really cute.