Really Reasonable Ribbon - Money Holder

Hi  everyone!    I'm up today on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog.

As I mentioned yesterday, we have lots of graduation parties coming up in June so I'm busy making ways to give out some cash.You guys may have seen this cute money holder that I made with my Silhouette but I thought it would be fun to design one that didn't require a die cutting machine. So here is a simple tutuorial on how to make a quick money envelope with cardstock and your score board.

Don't worry, I plan to give the graduates more than $1, lol! 

This step creates the pocket that will hold the money.

To make the little twine tassel....I wrapped some twine around my Bow Easy and then tied another piece around the upper portion.  I trimmed above and below the tied portion to create the fringe. 

I embellished my envelope with some Echo Park - Note to Self paper and a strip of totally twill ribbon and a  graduation cap cut from the Cricut Wrap it Up cartridge at 1-1/2"h.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

The Sky's The Limit

Happy Friday everyone!  I have a cute graduation card to show you today.   

The Details

Card Base - Cricut Birthday Bash cartridge

Hat - Cricut Wrap it Up cartridge

Clouds - Fiskars punches

Paper - Echo Park dots and stripes

Sentiment and Twine - Scrappy Moms Stamps

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

Cricut Circle Cuttlebug and Recipe Challenge

The Cricut Circle Blog is celebrating their blogaversary and is hosting several challenges with awesome prize. 

I made this card for my hubby's birthday today. 

I am entering this into the Cuttlebug Challenge.  The football is from Wrap it Up and the tag is from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More.

I recently won some Authentique paper on facebook.  This collection is called Gathering.  It is fabulous.  The paper is super thick and the patterns are all beautiful.  I received the 6 x 6 pad but would love to get my hands on some of the embellishments that go with this collection.

I cut the flowers from Mother's Day Bouquet and then cut out one petal and glued together to form a cone shape.  I cut three layers for each flower...1.5, 1.25, 1.  The brown mat is from Elegant Edges and the ivory one is from Once Upon a Princess.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Don't forget about my birthday hop on Saturday.  We have BLOG CANDY!

SMS Peak Peek #3 and Paper Issues Let's Ride

It's time for a new theme over at Paper Issues.   

Let's Ride

We want to see all your paper project so head on over to link up. 

For my card today, I used the brand new set from Scrappy Moms.....School Days.

I made a long card using the school bus from Nate's ABC and the little school house from Wrap it Up.

The pattern paper is DCWV.  Be sure to check out the rest of the desgin team's fun projects (check my side bar for link).

Both the new sets are available now so head on over to Scrappy Moms to place your order.

Click here to head over Paper Issues to join our linky party!

I'm also entering this card into the Cricut Circle Monthly Challenge.....Create a Scene.

Flaunt It Fridays

Hi everyone!  It's time for another Flaunt It Friday challenge.  This week we are using the beautiful castle from the Wrap It Up cartridge.  This is such a pretty cut....I can't believe I have not cut it before!

I cut the castle at 4.5" and these pretty papers are from My Mind's Eye Home.  The sentiment is from the brand new Scrappy Moms Stamps set - Happily Ever After.

You are going to want to make sure and play along with us this month. For this month's Grand Prize we are giving away a $20 gift certificate to SCRAP BUCK sponsored by SCRAP BUCK. They are an awesome company they have great deals and free shipping when you spend $20!

We can't wait to see you FLAUNT this cut!  Click here to head on over to Flaunt It Fridays!

My 39 and Glamorous Blog Hop

Please scroll down for my FLAUNT IT FRIDAY post.

Happy Friday and welcome to the My 39 and Glamorous Blog Hop hosted by Bonnie at A Scrap Above.  I'm so excited to help her celebrate her birthday....this is going to be lots of fun!  If you arrived here from Meighan's blog then your in the right spot.  If you just stopped by for a visit (thanks!)...click here to start at the beginning!

Bonnie has some awesome sponsors for this hop!

Got Lucky Scraps

Kich N Bleus

Shelley Bean Stamps

Tickled Pink Stamps

Scrappin Hens

Paper Craft World

Scrappin Good Time (Retreat stay, MUST complete hop and challenge)

There will be a challenge at the end of the hop, you will need to hop along ALL blogs and "look" for challenge clues they will not be on each blog. Then link your complete challenge project by due date to Mr. Linky on http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com//, this is the "final" step to be in the drawing for the Scrapbook retreat stay (info on Bonnie's Blog)

There are 13 clues randomly placed on 13 blogs, as you find these, write them down, they will help you with the CHALLENGE.  At the end of the hop Lisa will tell you what to do with these clues.

Now, on to my projects!  I have two things to show you today.  First, a birthday card.

I cut these pretty butterflies from the Paisley cartridge at 1.65 in, 1.40 in & 1.25 in.  I cut each one twice, once out of lavender glitter paper from DCWV and once out of the purple paper from Bazzill Basics. I scored the top layer to give some dimension to the wings.  I added some bling down the center of each one.  The white border strip is from Just Because Cards and my sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps.

To make my matching gift bag, I cut the box feature from Wrap it Up (the robot button), and used my Gypsy to overlay the same butterfly from the Paisley cartridge at 1.88 in.  I lined the box with paper from

K and Company to match the card.  Both of these projects were pretty simple to make but I think they turned out so pretty.

I have some BLOG CANDY...

Please become a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to either Michael's or Joann. 

Thanks so much for stopping by....your next stop is Pam.

Paper Playtime #33- Black, Silver and White

Good Morning!  I hope everyone had a nice weekend and was able to find all the $9.99 cartridges they wanted at Michael's!  I found several that I could not pass up at that price.

This week our challenge Paper Playtime is to make a project using black, silver and white ONLY.  I knew right away that I wanted to cut this tie from Wrap it Up.  I think it works perfectly with these colors.

I decided to cut the box feature to create this adorable little gift bag.  I cut the tag from Lacy Labels and used my The Charmed Life set from Scrappy Moms stamps for the sentiment.  This is a super simple project but it turned out really nice.  I attached the tag with some silver ribbon from Hobby Lobby.

Click here to head on over to Paper Playtime to play along with this week's fun challenge.  The rest of the Paper Playtime Queens have some beautiful projects to inspire you!

Cricut Cardz Challenge #56

Good Morning!  This week our Cricut Cardz Challenge is to create a New Year's Themed card with a clock image.  I decided on this pretty clock from Wrap it Up.  I used the Latte Stack from DCWV.  I bought this paper a long time ago, right after I started paper crafting and have not used it much.  The colors are soft and not really my usual style.

I used Lacy Labels for the shaped mat behind the clock and my ruffled ribbon is some rayon seam binding that I just ordered off ETSY.  I love it.  I created the ruffle by laying down a line of double sided tape and then just laying down the ribbon in ruffles.  My sentiment is computer generated and then I lined up the printed card stock up using the grid lines on my Gypsy and cut a label from Lacy Labels around the text.  I'm really excited about this....this opens up a lot of possibilities....I want to try this with some other shapes.

Click here to head on over to Cricut Cardz Challenge to see all the awesome cards the Design Team has for you this week....you are sure to be inspired!

Cricut Cardz Challenge #54

Hi everyone!  This week's challenge  at Cricut Cardz Challenge is to make a CIRCLE shaped Christmas card without RED or GREEN.  I used Birthday Bash for my card base....this cartridge has some great shaped cards on it!.  My gingerbread house is from Wrap It Up.  My used DCWV glitter paper to add some sparkle.

The sentiment from the Scrappy Moms Stamps set Winter Wishes and of course, I had to had my favorite sheer ribbon.  I love the way it turned out! The rest of Design Teams 1 has some amazing inspiration for you so head on over to CCC to play along.

Paper Playtime #28 - Snowflakes

Good Morning!  We are finally getting some cold weather here and it's starting to feel more like Christmas.

This week the challenge at Paper Playtime is to create a project using SNOWFLAKES.  My first project is a card I made using Birthday Bash for the card base and Christmas for the snowflake.

The paper is from K and Company and the stamps is from the Scrappy Moms Stamps set Winter Wishes.

My second project is some adorable boxes cut from the Wrap it Up cartridge.  Melanie over at Everyday Cricut featured this box a couple days ago and I decided to try it out.   I sometimes get stuck on making cards all the time and forget about the other cool features on some these cartridges.

The Paper Queens have some amazing inspiration for you this week, so hop on over to Paper Playtime to play along with this week's challenge.

Sneak Peak #2 - Scrappy Moms Stamps

Happy Thanksgiving!  I have another card for you that I made with the new Scrappy Moms Stamps set - Simple Sentiments.  This is set goes on sale today and they are also offering FREE SHIPPING beginning today through Sunday!

I used my new Birthday Bash cartridge to cut this adorable elephant and the scallop card base and mat.  The circle tag is from Wrap it Up. 

 The Scrappy Moms design team will be featuring Sneak Peaks all week.  You can find links to all their blogs on my left sidebar.  They are amazing...make sure you check out the projects from yesterday!  Click here to head on over to Scrappy Moms Stamps to place your order and take advantage of the free shipping!

New Scrappy Moms Stamps!

I'm so excited! Scrappy Moms Stamps has released a new stamp set called "Simple Sentiments".

This set was designed to be a companion to the "Everyday Greetings" set and offers some great sentiments for your everday cardmaking.  This set goes on sale tomorrow!  Scrappy Moms Stamps is having a FREE SHIPPING sale Thursday - Sunday.

I decided to use the "So Happy for You!" sentiment for my first card.  When I first received my Wrap it Up cartridge I knew I wanted to cut this beautiful bride and this sentiment just works perfectly.

All of the Scrappy Moms Design Team will be featuring Sneak Peaks of this set all  week.  You can find links to all their blogs in my left sidebar. 

The Details

Bride - Wrap it up 4"

Ribbon - American Crafts

Tag - Winter Frolic - 1.14"