Kiwi Lane BLOG HOP!

Good morning! I am so excited to be apart of the Kiwi Lane Designs BLOG HOP! You should have came from Alicia's blog, if not you'll want to go back to the Kiwi Lane Designs Blog to start from the beginning!

I had the pleasure of working with the Tiny Bracket Templates! These were so made for my Project Life album ;) The perfect size to add interest to your 4x6 and 3x4 cards: just trace onto cardstock or patterned paper, trim with scissors or an exacto knife. Inking the edges hides any imperfections!  Love them!

I typically create the traditional "weekly" Project Life pages. You can see my 2013 and 2014 album pages HERE. This week, I decided to make a spread devoted to the Color Run that my husband, friends, and I ran 2 weeks ago. We took SOOO many photos I just couldn't pick one to cram in that week (which also included EASTER!). So here goes..

Talk about COLOR! Right? :)  Well it was the "Color Run" which is named the "Happiest 5K on the Planet". And let met tell you .. it was FUN!

Close up of left side:

and the right:

I used the "Bracket 4T" and repeated it twice to get this design on the top of my title card. I journaled with a white pen the place and date of the race.  That runner is white embossed from a stamp set by My Creative Time.

Pre-race "facebook approve" selfie of my sweet hubby and I. Everyone got shirts, sunglasses, headbands, and other fun accessories for the race.  I love that transparency on the left!  I layered 2 of the same brackets for the right border.

I took a picture of my bib and shrunk it for this 3x4 card.  We ran through Camden Yards baseball stadium so had to get a before pic in front. I used Bracket 2T for the bottom edge of the photo.

 Did you see the Academy Awards and Ellen's selfie pic she tweeted?   This was our take! lol!!

My hubby took this pic of me as we were getting ready to go through the green color. I used "Bracket 3T" and another white embossed stamp from My Creative Time. Under that arch in the background, race people throw colored (cornstarch?) powder on you and by the end.. well.. you'll see what we look like ;) 

Here's the group "after" shot of all the girls. I teach with these wonderful ladies!  The black card seemed to achor all the brightness ;)

Victory!!! At the finish line, they give each runner a pack of color to throw in celebration. Love this action shot!!

It was all fun and games until my darling hubby DUMPED his blue powder pack over my head.   He thought it was HILARIOUS until I reminded him I was riding home in HIS truck! HA! Last laugh! ;)

Another "after" selfie to prove I didn't disown him after that stunt ;)  I was just relieved it all washed off - after all the next day was EASTER!

Thank you SO much for visiting my blog today! Be sure to leave a comment below, as one lucky blog hop participant will win a a $25 gift certificate to Kiwi Lane Designs! :)

Your next stop on the hop is Roselyn!  And special thanks to Jen from Kiwi Lane Designs for inviting me to join the fun and work with her awesome templates. She is a sweetheart and one talented lady!  Check out all of the Kiwi Design Templates HERE.

PS - I'm also sharing with StuckOnUSketches for using a stamp on a project life layout and The Mom Creative for their Project Life Tuesdays link up!

Have a great weekend!

{My Creative Time} Project Life 2014: Week 4

I am so honored to be a guest designer today on the My Creative Time blog!! I LOVE Emma's stamps and dies. She just released "Bracket Sentiments", which are perfect for Project Life!

I used them (and many more products) on my 2014: Week 4 pages:

I used the "worst day ever" sentiment on the top of this card, journaling the worst (coldest!!) day ever to have bus duty at school. It was FREEZING. I stopped for hot chocolate for my team and I to battle the brutal temps.  I also stamped the coffee cup from "You Are Here".

I used the silverware from the "We Are Here" set and the "I Was Thinking" sentiment with the awesome arrows in the set to start my journaling for this pic of my girl and I out to eat. I was thinking it was a BAD idea to go during her fussy time of night but she proved me wrong :) She was so content watching everyone! And loved sitting in the high chair for the first time (at a restaurant). 

After 5 years of my wedding band sliding around, I decided to bite the bullet and have my rings soldered together. I was more apprehensive to be without them for 3 weeks than to actually have them done. I'm SOO glad I did!

I stamped the "this week" sentiment on the Stitched Curly Label Die. She loves things that open/close!

I love how this card turned out LOL! The controller 3x4 card is from Echo Park. A play on words with the game "Call of Duty" makes me laugh especially because she's looking up at him like come on dad! Let's play!

I used the "potty people" from the "We Are Here" set to make a father/daughter icon. Love this pic of them the day our new mattress was delivered ;)

How beautiful are these sentiments embossed in white? I used this one to start my journaling about how my hubby spoils me :)

Probably my fav card on this layout. My beauty saying "hahaha you thought I was TIRED?!" So cute in her PJs. The card is from Pebbles and I added the scallops and hearts to match. I love my tiny attacher!!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! I hope you come back to visit and see more of my Project Life pages. Remember to check out Emma's blog at My Creative Time.. you will be SO inspired by her, her team, and her products.

Have a great week!!

Critter Valentines :)

The theme this week at Cricut Cardz is VALENTINES! Use any cartridge you'd like and make a sweet lovey dovey card for someone. I could not resist my beloved Create a Critter cartridge for this one. And deciding which critter to use was impossible, so I made a 4 card set :)

Aren't the adorable? I used Bo Bunny's "Crush" 6x6 pad to make these little square notecards. I used My Creative Time's "You Had Me at Chocolate" stamp set.

Here are some close ups:

Which one is your favorite?

Head over to Cricut Cardz to see what the rest of the design team created and like up your own valentines! :)

I'm also sharing these cards with:

Fantabulous Cricut

My Craft Spot

Die Cuttin' Divas

Crazy About Cricut

More Than Favors

My Creative Time

Paper Playtime

Paper Sundaes

Have a great week! :)

Sports Valentines

Who says Valentines need to be lovey-dovey ;) I have 14 rambuncious boys in my first grade class who I know will appreciate these sports themed minis! These little cuties measure 3 1/4" square and feature 2 different diecuts from the  Boys Will Be boys cartridge. I embossed them with my Tiny Bubbles cuttlebug folder for dimension :)

The sentiment is from one of My Creative Time's first sets "You Had Me At Chocolate". I just love the fonts!!

I'm sharing these lil guys at:

Wee Memories - mini card challenge

My Creative Time - sports theme

Frosted Designs - no patterned paper

Bunny Hop :) :) :)

Good morning!

Welcome to the Cricut Cardz Bunny Hop!!

If you are hopping from Melissa's blog, you are at the right stop :) If you are just visiting by my blog today, you want to head back to Cricut Cardz so you don't miss a thing!

We are showcasing all things bunnies today :)

I made a square card featuring the cutest bunny from the new SVG set at MyScrapChick!

I cut him out with my Sure Cuts a Lot program on my cricut and pieced him together. So adorable! The "silly rabbit" stamp is from Emma's "Color Me Happy" stamp set!

What's a blog hop without *candy*? 

How about a brand new My Minds Eye 6x6 paper pad?! 

The Stella Rose collection is so pretty and springy!

Become a follower (if you aren't already ;) and leave a comment to be entered to win! :)

Your next stop in the hop is.. Candice!!

Happy Hopping!

You Crack Me Up! :)

Sherry is having a fun card sketch challenge at Seasons of Change:

I decided to make a spring card for Fantabulous Cricut. I just love the Simply Charmed cartridge!

I love dressing up  my die cuts. I ran the shell through my Cuttlebug "D'vine Swirls" folder instead of cutting out the layers. I used the funny stamp "you crack me up" from Emma's My Creative Time stamp set for Paula's Wacky Wednesday challenge this week, too.

Hope you're having a crafty Saturday! ;)

There's No Bunny Like You :)

There's a spring color challenge up this week at Cricut Cardz!


I used the sketch this week at Card Patterns.

Create a card using your cricut - using the colors pink, green, and white!

I new I wanted to create a bunny card - but used the one from Create a Critter, this time. I forgot how much I *LOVE* this cartridge! I found this piece of pink/green/white plaid patterned paper in my scrap box (I KNEW I saved it for a reason! LOL!) that was perfect for this challenge.

Yes, that's another one of Emma's "Color Me Happy" Easter stamps. I just *love* the fun sentiments and fonts.

As you can see my little bunny is on pop dots, too! I love how this one turned out. Check out what the rest of the DT created and link up your Cricut Cardz right here! :)

Be sure to see the other card I made with her stamp set and the current challenge at The Paper Variety on the post below this :)

I'm also linking this card up to Wee Memories, Lawnscaping, Flaunt it Fridays and Cardz TV.

The Paper Variety: Tic Tac Toe!

This week at The Paper Variety, we have a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge! :)

Just create a project with 3 elements in a row.

Stop by the TPV blog to see the fabulous combinations the design team created!

I used the far right vertical row - a card with scallops and a stamped sentiment.

I cut my "little chick" isn't so little - by the time I cut the nest and egg shell on my cricut he measured over 5 inches! So I ended up making this 5 1/2" square card. The sentiment really should say "Mother Nature.. you crack me up" as snow is in our forecast for the next week. Yikes!

Can't wait to see what you come up with for this challenge!

We have an awesome kit from Birds of a Feather for a random participant! :)

Link up your projects to The Paper Variety by next Tuesday at noon for a chance to win :)


I'm also linking this card up to Wee Memories and Lawnscaping.

Have a great day!