CWC Challenge #128

Happy Wednesday!  Our challenge theme this week at MyPaperCrafting.com is to use rain or other water element on our project . . . in honor of the familiar saying "April Showers bring May flowers" and the start of Spring.

I decided to make a card for one of this month's recipients at "I Feel the Love" Project.  Mady is the three-year old daughter of one of our former Design Team members, Debbie Butcher.  Debbie and her four children lost their husband and father, Ed, to colon cancer on February 23, 2013.

Here's the recipe:

• Cricut Create-A-Critter cartridge was used for all of the cuts and the papers all came from my scrap stash.
• The seal is cut at 2 1/2" high.
• The umbrella is cut at 3" high.
• The hearts are cut at 3/8" high.
• Pink rhinestones, a black Zig writer and a white and hot pink Gelly roll pen were used for details.
• The inside of the card says:  "Sending you a shower of love!"

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Head on over to MyPaperCrafting.com and see what the other Design Team members created -- and if you'd like to send a card to Debbie or her children check out the "I Feel the Love" Project blog for all the details.

~ Jen

Easter Tag

It's Totally Tags 'n ATC Thursdaze at MyPaperCrafting.com!  Every Thursday the Design Team will be exploring different themes, elements, techniques or embellishments in miniature -- tag and ATC sizes only.  There is no restriction on what tools are used to create them -- die cut machines, punches, stamps, etc. The sky is the limit! 

This week our challenge theme is a cross in honor of Easter.  Here is what I made:

And here are the details:

• I used the Sure Cuts A Lot (SCAL) Library for my tag.  It is cut at a whopping 7" tall by 4 1/4" wide -- I will be using it as a card instead of a true tag.  I inked the edges with purple; the paper is from my scrap stash.
• The beautiful cross is from PaperCraftingWorld.com -- Cross V13 Cutting File.
• All of the papers are from my scrap stash.  
• The cross was embossed using the "Musical Flourish" Cuttlebug folder.  I inked the edges with a dark brown stamp pad.
• The flowers were also inked; I used the same stamp pad that was used for the tag edges.  Several of the flowers are pop-dotted for dimension.
• "He is Risen" was handwritten using a black Zig Writer.
• The fibers tied to the top are some that I have had for at least 10 years (or longer) and are by EK Success.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you'll take a moment and head on over to MyPaperCrafting.com and see what the other Designers created for our button challenge. And make sure you check back in at MPC tomorrow for Digi Desserts Fridaze!

~ Jen

Easter Treat!

The theme for our Crafts With Cutters challenge at MyPaperCrafting.com this week is "Easter."  So, I've got a quick, super cute and very easy project for you today!   An Easter treat bag for your favorite little bunny's treats:

I found this sweet little bunny and treat bag on the Cricut Baby Steps cartridge, of all places! And the sentiment on the back is from Cricut's Easter 2010 cartridge.

Here's the recipe:

• Treat bag cut at 11 1/2" wide and 7 3/4" tall (unassembled).  The card stock is from DCWV's Cherry Limeade Stack.
• Bunny cut at 3" tall.  All card stocks used are from my scrap stash.  A little rhinestone bling for her bow; I used a white Gelly Roll pen, hot pink Gelly Roll pen and black marker for the face and doodling.  The hot pink and white polka dot paper is also from the Cherry Limeade Stack.
• The "Happy Easter" sentiment was cut at 3" wide and again was done using scraps.

Now all it needs is some Easter grass and yummy Easter treats!

I hope you will  hop on over to MyPaperCrafting.com and check out what the other Design Team members created.  Remember, you can play along too!  You have two weeks to link up your Easter-themed project for a chance at a gift certificate and becoming one of our "Top Crafty Cutters."

Thanks for stopping by and have a happy Easter!

~ Jen