Boys & Their Toys

Happy Saturday! What are you going to do today? We will probably go to the lake and see my hubby's brother's new lake house that they moved into last Thursday. I bet it's awesome to walk out of your door and sit on the dock watching the world go by. I'm thinking it won't be too long and he'll have a boat tied to that dock for summer time skiing and fishing.

Speaking of boys and their toys...

My husband is an avid outdoor adventurer. He bicycles, motorcycles, runs races (his first Marathon is in March), participates in adventure races with canoing, navigating, biking, running, climbing.... he hikes.... if it's an outdoor sport, he probably either does it, has done it, or is on his bucket list to do.

In honor of all the men (and women) in our lives who are outdoor adventurers, this card is for you. :)

CARD DETAILS:

• CTMH ART PHILOSOPHY: 
• "Circle 2" for card base cut @ 5 1/2"
• "Circle 2" base cut @ 5" twice - once in green (Stampin' Up) and once in blue (American Crafts "with Love" 6x6 pad from Target)
• shop CTMH with Lucy
• B IS FOR BOY:
• Tricycle cut @ 3 1/2" (only used base layer and shift on base layer)
• EVERY DAY PAPER DOLLS:
• Grass p. 77 cut @ 0.931"
• TAGS, BAGS, BOXES, AND MORE:
• Price tag p. 89 cut @ 1"
• Handwritten sale
• Attached to bike with burgundy fibers from American Crafts Premium Ribbon
• DOODLECHARMS:
• Sun p. 96 cut @ 1 1/2"
• 3D epoxy sticker bug from Walmart
• White gel pen around edge of card and on handlebars and bike seat
• Background inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink
• CARDZ TV STAMPS:
• "It's a Guy Thing" stamp set used for sentiment inked with Memento Tuxedo black ink
• Black buttons added to wheel centers just for fun

Thanks for stopping by today! :) Janis

Entered:

• Allsorts - 1E - #189  Dies and Punches
• Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C168 Shape it up (Shaped cards)
• My Sheri Crafts  -  2W -  #101 (W2 of 2) All Sports

PLEASE NOTE:

Cardz TV Ch# 22 "Baby New Year"... HERE

Cut it Up Ch# 10 "In with the New"... HERE

I have had several people report to me over the last few weeks that they are not able to leave comments on my blog. I have no idea what's going on especially since I haven't changed any settings and I am getting comments from some people.  

BUT... because I want you all to be able to leave comments, I did go this morning and change my settings to POP-UP Window and made some other changes.

Would you mind please trying to leave a comment on this post? If you are unable to do so, would you please email me at 66cricket at gmail dot com and let me know? If you get an error message, please tell me what it is so I can report it to blogger. Any information you can provide when trying to leave a comment and not being able to would be helpful for me to pass along to blogger in my report.

Thank you, and I'm so sorry for this inconvenience, because I LOVE READING COMMENTS YOU GUYS LEAVE ME!!
:) Janis

Cardz TV Ch# 22 "Baby New Year"

Cardz TV Ch# 22 "Baby New Year"... HERE

Cut it Up Ch# 10 "In with the New"... HERE

Cardz TV Ch# 22 "Baby New Year"

Make a card, layout, or craft project for a new baby.

Starts: Fri, Jan 11

Ends: Thurs, Jan 24 @ Noon EST
Prize: 1 set of Cardz TV Stamps 

Here is my project for this challenge:

LAYOUT Details:

• 12"x 12" Scrapbook Layout using solid Blue Textured cardstock from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)
• Blue dotted background cut @ 11 3/4" x 11 3/4" from K&Co "Snuggle Bug" pad
• EVERY DAY PAPER DOLLS:
• Cloud strips p. 42 cut @ 1.125" and inked with Colorbox Sky Blue ink around the edges
• Grass p. 77 cut three times @ 5 1/2" WIDE using Cricut Craft Room and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint distress ink (Part of my Christmas gift from my Bestie, Mary, of Cardz TV)
• DOODLECHARMS:
• Sun p. 96 cut @ 1 1/2" with shadow
• BABY STEPS:
• Phrase "Fun day out" p. 26 cut @ 3" with shadow
• Butterfly 3D embellishment from Recollections attached with foam tape for dimension
• CARDZ TV STAMPS:
• "More Encouraging Thoughts" for sentiment stamped with Memento Tuxedo black ink
• CREATE A CRITTER 2:
• Heart Tree p. 37 cut @ 7". Green striped paper for tree top also from K&Co "Snuggle Bug" pad
• Turtle p. 38 cut @ 2" with FLIPPED feature using Cricut Craft Room. Turtle inked around the edge with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint distress ink and attached with foam tape for dimension.
• PAPER DOLL DRESS UP:
• Fence cut twice @ 5" WIDE using Cricut Craft Room. There was a small gapped space between the 2 fences where they didn't touch, that's where the turtle is placed so you can't tell. :)
• Twine added to fence just for fun

I left the right side of the layout blank so Kelcey (who I made it for to give her at her baby shower this month), can add either journaling or a photo or two. 

I love making layouts!  Thanks for stopping by today! :) Janis

Entered:

• Alphabet Challenge - 2W, 1E, JFF - X For X Marks The Spot(And Stripes) Use Spots & Stripes
• Brown Sugar – E2 - #24 Butterflies
• Card Crafter's Circle - 3E, C10 – #57 Summer - Some like it hot
• Inspire Me Fridays – Anything Goes

Come play with us!...

Cut It Up Ch# 10 "In With The New"

Cut it Up Ch# 10 "In with the New"... HERE

Cardz TV Ch# 22 "Baby New Year"... HERE

Cut It Up Ch#10

"In With The New"

Create a paper project with a new crafty item that you got for the holidays. Didn't get any crafty items? No worries, use something from your stash that you bought and have not used yet. Must include a DIE CUT.

Challenge ends Jan. 23rd @ NOON EST.

Prize sponsored by CUT IT UP:

Here is my project for this challenge:

#6

• A2 size POSTCARD 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" Black cardstock base
• Green mat cut @ 5 1/4" x 4"
• Clock mat (from The Robin's Nest) cut @ 5" x 3 3/4"
• CELEBRATE WITH FLOURISH Cricut Lite cart for tophat and clock cut @ 3 1/2" with shadow feature

New items from Christmas gifts are:
Flowers with brads (thanks, Mary!)
Black twine (thanks, Elaine!)
Gorgeous chipboard birdie (thanks, Elaine!)

Thanks for stopping by today!
Smiles :) Janis

Entered:

By Lori Designs Anything Goes ends Wed 16

Crafty Creations #204 Something New ends Wed 16

Funky Chicken Rain Dance

Good morning all my bloggy, crafty friends!  Want to see a fun tag today?

TAG DETAILS:

• ELEGANT EDGES:
• "Design 2" p. 70 cut @ 5" with shadow
• "Design 2" p. 70 cut twice @ 4 3/4" in 2 different patterned papers
• One of the papers was cut and placed on the bottom for the "rain puddle" look
• 3 BIRDS ON PARADE:
• Rain birdie p. 30 cut @ 3 1/2"
• Wings cut again using Cricut Craft Room stretching them to a larger size just for fun and placed at different angels than what the manual shows - again, just for fun
• Everything inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink
• Bird and Umbrella adhered with foam tape for dimension
• Yellow lashed googlie eyes from Hobby Lobby
• Black faux stitching and dots added to umbrella and rain boots
• Ribbon from Michael's Dollar Bin
• The Robin's Nest Blue tear drops added with glue dots for rain
• CARDZ TV STAMPS:
• "Critter Captions" used for sentiment stamped with Memento Tuxedo black ink
• Background pattern papers from Doodle Deux 6x6 pad I got at Hobby Lobby

Thanks for stopping by today! :) Janis

Entered:

• For Fun Challenges - JFF - birds
• CCEE Stampers - 1E, JFF - CCEE1302 New toys ends Jan 17
• Craft Us Crazy - 2W - #34 (W1) Something New and/or Inspiration Photo*
• Cute Card Thursday - C5 - #251 Beat the blues ends Jan 17
• Paper Crafting Journey - 2W - (W1) Anything Goes

Anchors Aweigh!

Good morning! How many of you are in the military or have loved ones who serve? Well, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Conversation with my daddy on Saturday:

Me: "Hey, Daddy. What was the name of the boat you were on in the Navy?"

Daddy: "It's not a BOAT. Submarines are boats."

Me:  "Okay. What was the name of the Battleship you were on?"

Daddy:  "It wasn't a Battleship. It was a Destroyer."

Me:  "What's the difference between a Battleship and a Destroyer?"

Daddy:  "About 4 or 5 football fields."

So after some laughing and "oh my gosh"-ing, I finally got the name of the DESTROYER he was on.  

USS Bordelon

DDR-881

I am so very proud of my Daddy for being in the Navy. He served on this ship 1951 to 1961. He was interested in going on to Sonar school, but by the time the opportunity was available, he was married by then and didn't re-enlist.

Here's a POSTCARD I made for him in honor of his Navy Service:

Details:

• A2 size POSTCARD:
• Card base using kraft cardstock cut @ 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Blue textured cardstock from Hobby Lobby darks textured pad cut @ 4" x 5 1/4"
• Blue dotted mat from My Mind's Eye "Complete Boy" cut @ 3 3/4" x 5"
• ELEGANT EDGES:
• "Butterfly 2" cut @ 3 1/2" with shadow using same blue cardstock and paper from same "Complete Boy" stack
• STAND AND SALUTE:
• Anchor p. 35 cut @ 2 1/2" with shadow using same blue cardstock and white cardstock
• Anchor attached to Elegant Edges matting with silver tiny brad by Recollections from Michael's
• CARDZ TV STAMPS:
• "A Day at the Beach" set used for sentiment stamped with Memento Tuxedo black ink
• USS Bordelon 1959-1961 printed from computer using Georgia font
• Blue button from Michael's
• Fuzzy blue string is American Crafts Premium Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by today! :) Janis

Entered:

• Crafter's Cafe anything goes ends midnight Jan 31
• Crafty Creations something new (My blue fibers!) ends Jan 15th
• Freshly Brewed Challenges anything goes ends Feb 4th midnight

• Crafting for all Seasons - 2W, 3E - #43 Something New
• Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - Monochrome
• Divas by Design - 2E - #67 anything goes 
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - 3E - #109 anything goes
• 365 Cards - Kraft

BEAN Missing You

Good morning all my bloggy, crafty friends! Did you see the very first challenges for Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges and Paper Playtime yesterday? If not, go check them out. Hope you'll be able to enter them!

Here's my POSTCARD for today:

POSTCARD Details:

• A2 size Postcard 
• Black cardstock base 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Ivory cardstock mat 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
• Blue cardstock mat 4" x 5 1/4"
• Pattern cardstock mat 3 3/4" x 5" (from Almanac Collection 6x6 paper stack from Hobby Lobby) and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink
• Recollections Signature Flowers and Recollections brad from Brown assortment pack
• Bead and Butterfly charm both from bead box my daughter gave me last spring when she decided not to make any more jewelry (I don't mind leftovers to craft with at all!)
• Green and Blue fuzzy string is from American Crafts Premium Ribbon rolls
• LOVE YOU A LATTE:
• Coffee bean sack cut @ 4"
• CARDZ TV STAMPS:
• "Brew HaHa" sentiment stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Thanks for stopping by today! See you tomorrow! :) Janis

Entered:

• *NEW* Inky Chicks -2W, E3, cards & altered items- Anything Goes

• LEJ Designs SIO -  #35 Something New
• Loves Rubber Stamps - W - #33 Use Dies Or Punches
• Through The Craft Room Door 3E, W - Always Anything Goes!

Ch#1: PDE-Use Ribbon; PPT-Pets

Happy New Year from Pause Dream Enjoy (PDE) Challenges

and

Paper Playtime (PPT) Challenges!

This year, I am doing something different with these 2 challenge blogs.

1) Both PDE and PPT challenges will post every other Monday together

2) Both challenges are starting the numbering over with Ch#1

3) You can submit a project for either challenge (make sure you follow each challenge's theme) 

4) Or you can combine your 1 project incorporating both challenge themes and enter on both challenge sites.

My posts will always give links to each challenge blog, list each challenge blog's theme, and hopefully I will be able to incorporate my 1 project to fit both challenge themes each time.

Are you ready?

Ch#1 for PDE and PPT 

Begins: Mon, Jan 7

Ends: Sun, Jan 20

Winner announced on each Ch blog in the WINNERS Page Tab

Links to each challenge blog below

PAUSE DREAM ENJOY CH#1: USE RIBBON

ENTER PROJECT HERE

PAPER PLAYTIME CH#1: PETS

ENTER PROJECT HERE

Here is my project incorporating both challenge themes:

#2

I am so happy that I was able to use both PDE and PPT challenge themes together into one project! Yeah!

• Tag base is 3 1/8" x 4 5/8
• Background paper embossed with Mosaic Texture Cuttlebug folder
• Grass from EVERY DAY PAPER DOLLS p. 49 cut @ 0.889" and trimmed to fit width
• Fence from PAPER DOLL DRESS UP p. 78 cut @ 5" width and trimmed to fit
• Camouflage ribbon is Offray
• Hunting Dog from PAPER PUPS p. 109 cut @ 2 1/2" with shadow feature and adhered with foam tape for dimension
• Google eye attached with glue dot
• Tiny buttons from Joann's
• CARDZ TV STAMPS "FAQ's" for sentiment stamp
• Ticket used for sentiment matting (ticket roll from Walmart)
• Ticket inked with both Tim Holtz Distress inks "Antique Linen" and "Peeled Paint" (I love the weathered look it gives it)
•  Twine and hemp added to top of tag through hole made with Crop-a-dile (shop TSQ here)

I hope you guys will come play at 

PAUSE DREAM ENJOY CH#1: USE RIBBON

ENTER PROJECT HERE

PAPER PLAYTIME CH#1: PETS

ENTER PROJECT HERE

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving comment love. You guys make me smile!
:) Janis

Entered:

• Cards For Men - 2W, must be masculine - Men at Work 
• Created With Love - 3E, C10 - Anything but a card
• *NEW* Creative Creations Challenge Blog - 2W, E3, C10 - Anything Goes
• Incy Wincy Designs - W - Something New (new ribbon!)
• Lexi's Creations - 2W - (1st week) Anything Goes 
• Make it Monday - W - always Anything Goes
• Make My Monday - C6 - Dry Embossing (Mosiac Tile folder)
• Whoopsi Daisy - W, SIO - (1st week) Die Cuts & Punches

Life is GOOD!

Good morning! I have another PRESERVES tag to show you this morning. I'm so glad I got this from HSN on Clearance for $20! I didn't think I would even like it that much, but thought for $20, there's probably something on there I'd enjoy, plus I'd get the Reward Points. Well, let me tell you, I'm so glad I bought this! It was well worth the $20 and then some. The layering is so very SIMPLE! You will probably be seeing a LOT of Preserves projects for a while. :)

 Tag Details:

• ELEGANT EDGES:
• "Circle 4" p. 60 cut @ 5" with Shadow feature
• Purple shadow cut with The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby) Textured Dark Solids
• Base cut with Ivory cardstock (from Office Depot)
• "Circle 4" cut again at 4 1/2" with pattern paper from Basic Grey "Life of the Party" 6x6 pad and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink
• PRESERVES:
• Grapes p. 57 cut @ 4" and adhered with foam tape
• Burlap, Purple self-adhesive lace, and purple button all added for fun
• Purple pearls from Michaels in the Dollar bin (50 in a pack)
• CARDZ TV STAMPS
• "More Encouraging Thoughts" set used for sentiment stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the back of a ticked (ticket roll from Walmart) and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink

Have a GREAT day, everyone! Thanks for stopping by. :) Janis


Entered:

• 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes 
• Challenges 4 Everybody - 2W, 3C - Always Anything Goes
• Kenny K`s Krafty Krew - 1E, SIO - Anything Goes  
• One Stitch At A Time - SIO - Something New 
• Opus Gluei - JFF, 2W - (2nd week) Free for All (ends 12th Jan)
• Robyn`s Fetish - Anything Goes 
• 2 Sisters - #125 Anything goes

• Crafty Calendar - M, 1E -  January what's new?  (Preserves cartridge!) 
• Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C167 Ribbons and Bows
• Totally Gorjuss -  #165 Anything goes with a Ribbon 
  
  

An Apple A Day...

Happy Saturday! What are you going to do this weekend? I'm probably going to do a lot of crafting, reading, and hopefully some crocheting too. I set a Goodreads goal to read 50 books this year. Even if I don't actually reach my goal, it's fun to have one. I also started a red and white crochet afghan this week. I love having "lap blankets" on the couch and in the Lazy Boy chair.

Guess what? The January calendar I made on posted on January 1st is featured today over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog. How cool is that?

Here's a tag I made yesterday. I can not believe how the background paper and ribbon matched exactly. Wow! What's the odd's of that? The paper is textured cardstock that came in a 12x12 Hobby Lobby dark solids pad. The ribbon came from The Dollar Tree. I was hoping to find a ribbon similar in color, but was really surprised when I pulled out my ribbon drawer and saw this matched so well. Who would have "thunk" it?

I am really loving my NEW PRESERVES Cricut cartridge! I know it's an older cartridge, but wow - the layering is so simple and the images are awesome. LOVING IT!

Tag Details:

• ELEGANT EDGES:
• "Eyelet 3" p. 68 cut @ 5" with shadow feature
• "Eyelet 3" cut again with pattern paper from Hobby Lobby's The Paper Studio "Rue de Fleur" 12x12 stack cut @ 4 1/2" and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink
• PRESERVES:
• "Apple 2" p. 28 cut @ 3 1/2" and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink and adhered with foam tape
• Leaves and flowers from Recollections (Michael's) Leaf on apple stem also inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink. Brad in flower center from Recollections Brown assortment pack.
• Butterfly from Recollections and adhered with foam tape
• Satin ribbon from The Dollar Tree
• Tiny button on apple stem from Joann's
• Bead hanging from ribbon was in a box of beads, charms, and chain links my daughter gave me last spring 
• CARDZ TV STAMPS 
• "Garden Greetings" used for sentiment stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Thanks for stopping by today! :) Janis

Entered:

• Catch the Bug Anything Goes
• 2 Sisters - #125 Anything goes
• Crafty Calendar - M, 1E -  January what's new?  (Preserves cartridge!) 
• Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C167 Ribbons and Bows
• Totally Gorjuss -  #165 Anything goes with a Ribbon 

NEWS: Let's Do Lunch!

• A2 size POSTCARD 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Fiskars CLOUD punch
• Embossed with Cuttlebug folder "Juli's Garden"
• inked with blue Colorbox ink
• LOVE YOU A LATTE "News" from Newspaper cut @ 3/4" Real Dial Size
• accented with white gel pen
• Hobby Lobby Heart punch
• CARDZ TV STAMPS "Good Friends" for sentiment stamp
• Prima and Studio G Flowers
• CAMPIN' CRITTERS "Coyote" ringing the dinner bell p. 26 cut @ 4" with shadow feature
• Pink background paper from Hobby Lobby "Doodle Deux" Collection 6x6
• Green and also the dotted background paper from Hobby Lobby Echo Park "Charming" 6x6
• Blue background paper from Stampin' Up
• Everything inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink

Thanks for stopping by today! Smiles :) Janis

My Challenge Blogs 2013 Schedule

Happy New Year, everyone!

My 2 challenge blogs

Paper Playtime 
and
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges

will be posting their first challenge for 2013 on 

Monday, January 7th.

We are starting our challenge numbering over at Ch#1 on both ch blogs.

Our challenges will post EVERY OTHER MONDAY this year.

WINNERS will be announced in the WINNERS PAGE TAB.

Winners will have ONE WEEK to email Janis (66cricket at gmail dot com) to claim their prize. If you are a winner, and you do not claim your prize in one week, the prize will be put back in the pot to be re-drawn for another challenge.

You may enter as many times as you'd like, but only NEW creations, please. No backlinking to older projects posted prior to the challenge start date.

Projects can be any type of craft and any medium.

If you are feeling extra crafty, you can combine both PDE and PPT challenge themes into 1 project to post at both challenges. :)

See you Monday! I'm so excited to get started. I can't wait!

:) Janis

Thank You

• ELEGANT EDGES "Scallop 1" p. 23 cut 3 times on Shadow feature each time 2 1/4", 2 1/2", and 2 3/4"
• "Thank" from Cardz TV Stamps "Ticket Talk"
• Tulle, rhinestones, tiny buttons... all added for embellishments
• Scallop attached with 2 thicknesses of foam tape

Thanks for stopping by today! :) Janis

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Good morning! I made a Get Well card for my friend, Stacey, last week. Poor dear took a tumble and hurt her knee. That's not fun.  When I was a teenager, I hurt my knee pretty badly snow skiing. Someone ran into me from behind, and we tumbled a bit. I remember getting knocked, and then I remember opening my eyes wondering if anything was broken and if I could move. I was able to get back up and ski the rest of the way down the mountain, but I was done after that. Nothing was broken for me, and no ligaments were torn, but my knee was stiff, swollen, and extremely painful for weeks. To this day it still bothers me going up and down stairs. So when I heard Stacey hurt her knee, I felt her pain, and got a card on the way to her right away.

#8

• A2 size POSTCARD 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Black mat cut @ 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
• Pink newspaper print cut @ 5 1/4" x 4"
• News Die Cut from LOVE YOU A LATTE Lite cart cut @ 4 1/2"
• Flowers and brad from stash
• Dew Drops from TSQ's Royal Castle Shoppe
• CARDZ TV STAMPS "Encouraging Thoughts" for sentiment stamp
• Everything inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Fired Brick distress ink

Have a GREAT day! Thanks for stopping by. :) Janis

Entered:

• http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
• http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/

Happy New Year!

UPDATE: MY CALENDAR PROJECT 
WON CH#51 OVER AT 
THROUGH THE CRAFT ROOM DOOR 
ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013!
WOW!

UPDATE: MY CALENDAR PROJECT 
IS FEATURED OVER AT 
FANTABULOUS CRICUT CHALLENGE BLOG 
ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 2013! 
WOO-HOO!!

Happy New Year! Welcome 2013! It's going to be a year of adventures, surprises, laughter, and new possibilities.

I decided to give making a calendar a try. Maybe I'll do one each month this year? Who knows?

#1

• Green cardstock 12"x 12"
• Purple cardstock 11 3/4" x 11 3/4"
• DESIGNER'S CALENDAR Cricut cartridge Grid p. 47 cut @ 7"
• Day abbreviations cut @ 1"
• Day numbers cut @ 1"
• Month with shadow cut @ 3"
• 2013 with shadow cut @ 2 1/2"
• ART PHILOSOPHY (shop here) Snowflake p. 22 cut @ 2 1/2" adhered with foam tape
• ART PHILOSOPHY (shop here) Corners p. 59 cut @ 2"

Happy New Year, everyone. Enjoy your day off today!

:) Janis

Entered:

• http://cachallenge.blogspot.com/
• http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/
• http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/
• http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/
• http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/vickie-challenges.html