Teacher Appreciation

Today starts a brand new challenge over at WOBBLE WEDNESDAY! This challenge we are to make a "Teacher Appreciation" project and include an Action Wobble.

Project #183 of this year

• A2 size card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") using Black recollections card base
• ELEGANT EDGES for "Stamp" mat p. 37 cut @ 3 3/4" with Shadow feature
• DOODLECHARMS for Bus p. 117 cut @ 2 1/2" and on an ACTION WOBBLE! (Action Wobble from  TSQ Royal Castle Shoppe)
• DOODLECHARMS for Apple p. 118 cut @ 1 1/2" and adhered with foam tape
• Buttons from Joann's
• Twine from TSQ Royal Castle Shoppe
• Ticket and Thanks so much! from Mary's CARDZ TV STAMPS "Ticket Talk 2" set
• Papers from Sweet Nectar stack K&Co.
• I used a brown crayon to color the apple stem, and inked around the apple with Stampin Up Soft Suede ink. I also inked around the ticket with the same ink.

TSQ Royal Castle Shoppe 

TSQ Royal Castle Shoppe

Mary's CARDZ TV STAMPS "Ticket Talk 2" 

I'll be adding this to my friend, Maria's, Inspire Me Fridays!

Smiles :) Janis

Action Wobble Challenge Winner!

Happy Monday! Thank you all so much for playing in my Action Wobble Challenge. My challenge ended yesterday, but you can still play along in the Action Wobble challenge over at Wobble Wednesday's Challenge - they have a new challenge every Wednesday, so you still have time to enter their challenge. CLICK HERE for that.

The winner for my Action Wobble Challenge is DEE @ Dee B's.

Dee, be sure and grab your Winner button above or with the HTML code on my sidebar. :)  Email me your USA snail mail address, and I'll get your Action Wobbles to you right away!

I'm so tickled over this little prize package I made today. I know, my round stamp on the back is upside down, but hey, it got your attention, so it's doing it's job well! :)

I used Mary's TICKET TALK 2 stamps for the headers. You can see all of Mary's CARDZ TV STAMPS by clicking HERE.  I love both of her Ticket Talk stamp sets. One set has ADMIT ONE on the edge of the ticket and the other set has random ticket numbers on the edge.  I can't wait to use the "Ticket to Ride" stamp on TICKET TALK 2!! I can just imagine using it with County Fair cuts, Motorcycles, cars, airplanes, etc. I just got these stamps over the weekend... they are going to be a HOOT!

Everyone still has time to enter my current TAG challenge. CLICK HERE for that! Or CLICK HERE to see all of the TAG challenges! Challenges are always open until December 31, 2012 for entries, but to be in the drawing for the monthly prize, you must enter before the month is over. Good luck!

:) Janis

Cardz TV Stamps Ch# 8

Happy Friday, everyone! Please scroll down to see March's Tag Winner & the current  TAG Challenge that starts today!!
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Click Here for my Action Wobble Challenge that ends Sunday, April 22nd.

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Welcome to CARDZ TV STAMPS Challenge #8!

This challenge will be open:

Today, Friday, April 20th

Tomorrow, Saturday, April 21st

and

Sunday, April 22nd

For CTV Ch#8 "COLOR ME A RAINBOW"

Create a card or craft project for any occasion using colors from the rainbow...

PINK

BLUE

GREEN

&

YELLOW

only!

(You can also add small amounts of black & white.)

The winner will receive 1 set of Cardz TV Stamps of their choice! WOW! How can you choose just one? I love ALL of Mary's stamps!!  To see all of the stamps currently available, CLICK HERE.

For my RAINBOW project, I actually attempted to create my first Banner. It wasn't too hard.

Here are all the details:

• Each part of the banner was created using ELEGANT EDGES "Bunny" Oblong cut with Shadow feature cut @ 4". I also cut the yellow swirl paper again @ 3 3/4".

• Letters to spell BONNIE were cut from STORY BOOK @ 3" with Shadow feature.

• Clouds were cut from POOH & FRIENDS @ 1 1/2".

• Peachy Keen stamps that were used on clouds and sun are from 2 different packs: PK-754 Critter Faces Medium and PK-531 Simple Sallie Face Assortment using Staz On Jet Black Ink.

PK-531 Simple Sallies Face Assortment

PK-754 Critter Faces Medium

•  The sun was also cut from ELEGANT EDGES @ 1 3/4" p. 59.
• The sentiment mats were cut from ELEGANT EDGES using the same cut I used for the letters, but much smaller of course. They were cut @ 2" with Shadow feature, then cut again @ 1 3/4 for yellow swirl paper on top.
• All of the sentiment stamps are from various stamps sets from Mary's CARDZ TV STAMPS:
• You are my Sunshine, I {heart} U, and You make me Happy are all from the HUGS & KISSES set.
• You're the Cat's Meow is from the HERE KITTY set.
• SWEET is from the MAKE A WISH set.

Here Kitty
http://www.cardztvstamps.blogspot.com/

Hugs & Kisses
http://www.cardztvstamps.blogspot.com/

Make A Wish
http://www.cardztvstamps.blogspot.com/

• I used the "Long Reach Ribbon Stitch" punch I got from Hobby Lobby a couple weeks ago for $7.00. Let me just say that it is worth every penny of that $7.00. You'd be amazed how handy that punch becomes.
• Pink tulle is from Amazon (I think fabric.com). Love this stuff!
• Pop rounds for adhering the letters.
• I tied a bunch of the tulle together to make a large circle, then draped it over the top of the door like a belt. :)

I hope you enjoyed my first attempt at a banner. It was fun to create. Bonnie loves it. So that makes it a good time investment!

Be sure and hop over to CARDZ TV and play along with our challenge. You may win some awesome free stamps of your choice!!

Smiles :) Janis

52 Tags Ch #16 TAG CHALLENGE

All Active 52 Tag Challenges CLICK HERE
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge Blog & Design Team Inspiration CLICK HERE

52 Tags Week #16 Challenge:

For Week #16, Create an ACROSTIC tag using your NAME.
According to Dictionary.com, here is the definition of an ACROSTIC:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/acrostic?s=t

Project # 170 of this year

Letters for name on tag were cut @ 3/4" from STORYBOOK Cricut cartridge.

Title and Words for Acrostic were printed using Minya Novelle font.

All stickers are from Mrs. Grossman's.

Tag base is cut from ELEGANT EDGES "Swirl 2" on page 39 cut @ 4 1/2" using the Oblong and Shadow features.

Background paper from Recollections "All Girl" stack.

I'm also entering my tag this week into Inspire Me Fridays Link Party!

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Action Wobble Challenge!

Hey all my friends! Who wants a challenge and a chance to win some Action Wobbles!?!

Wobble Wednesday is having their current challenge theme as PETS. So I thought I'd play along. You can enter their challenge HERE.

I'm also going to do a separate challenge right here on my blog too! So get your PET supplies out and create any kind of project as long as it is PET themed and includes an ACTION WOBBLE. Be sure to enter WOBBLE WEDNESDAY'S challenge HERE and also enter my challenge on this blog.

I will be giving away a set of 5 Action Wobbles to one lucky participant in my challenge here!


Challenge runs NOW through Sunday, April 22nd for the prize here on my blog. I will announce the winner on Monday, April 23rd. Must have a USA shipping address.

Project #176 of this year

Come on.... who hasn't had a pet monkey before? Okay, me, but I always wanted one, does that count?
Here are my card details:

• A2 size card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
• Pattern paper is from scraps drawer
• All solid papers are Recollections
• PAISLEY used for Monkey cut @ 4" p. 32
• Sentiment banner from ELEGANT EDGES "butterfly" cut with BANNER feature cut @ 4"
• Buttons from Joann's
• Black and White Twine from The Royal Shoppe
• Sentiment stamp from ROYAL SAYINGS from The Royal Shoppe
• Monkey is have a ball on his ACTION WOBBLE from  The Royal Shoppe

Now don't forget to enter WOBBLE WEDNESDAY's challenge HERE

AND

My challenge by linking below. Good luck!! Can't wait to see what you create!

:) Janis

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Cricut Cardz Ch#106 "April Showers"

Welcome to Wednesday! Every other Wednesday there is a brand new challenge started at Cricut Cardz Challenge. For Ch# 106 it's all about "April Showers". Make a card for any occasion using an umbrella, rain boots, clouds, raindrops, puddles, etc. from any cartridge(s) and using any colors you'd like.

Project #105 of this year

• A2 size card (5 1/2" x 4 1/4")
• Background paper from Me & My Big Ideas cut @ 5 1/4" x 4"
• Raindrop rhinestones from Studio 112
• PAPER PUPS for Dog p. 97 cut @ 3" and for Umbrella cut @ 2 1/2" same page
• POOH & FRIENDS for clouds p. 36 cut @ 1 1/2"
• GIVE A HOOT for Tulip Grass p. 30 cut @ 2"
• Googlie Eye!
• White gel pen used for doodling around puppy
• Puppy collar hand cut
• Square rhinestone from Recollections added on dog collar
• TULIP TIME! stamp from Mary's CARDZ TV STAMPS Think Spring set

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You're HOW Old?

It's the 2nd Monday of the month, and that means it's time for PAPER PLAYTIME'S "Say It With Sentiments" Challenge!  For Ch#72 create a Birthday Card and make sure you include a SENTIMENT on it!

Project #106 of this year

This Birthday Card is for my good friend, Sheree. Her birthday was April 14th. Her favorite color is PINK. I thought this monster with his surprise face went perfectly with Mary's CARDZ TV STAMPS. 

• A2 size card (5 1/2" x 4 1/4")
• All solid papers from Recollections
• Black mat cut @ 5 1/4" x 4"
• Pattern paper from Me & My Big Ideas cut @ 5" x 3 3/4"
• Journal punch used for sentiment mat and inked around the edges with Jet Black Staz On ink
• Ribbon from Michael's
• MINI MONSTERS for party worm p.45 cut @ 3"
• CARDZ TV STAMPS "Make A Wish" set for stamped sentiment

I hope you'll come play with us at Paper Playtime! When you get a chance, hop over to Mary's CARDZ TV STAMPS and see all her new April release sets. Man! I want them all!!

Cardz TV Stamps Make A Wish set

Journal & Bracket Punch

Mini Monsters Cricut Cartridge

:) Janis

52 Tags in 2012 Ch# 15 (Week 15)

All Active 52 Tag Challenges CLICK HERE
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge Blog & Design Team Inspiration CLICK HERE

52 Tags Week # 15 Challenge:

For Week # 15, Create a tag 
with a DUCK or Water Animal Image

Project #103 of this year

I'm incorporating DISNEY WEEK as well as the tag theme today.
Donald Duck is cut from MICKEY & FRIENDS p. 110 cut @ 4".

The sentiment stamp is from Mary's CARDZ TV STAMPS Hugs & Kisses set.

Tag base is cut from ELEGANT EDGES "Swirl 2" on page 39 cut @ 4 1/2" using the Oblong and Shadow features.

Background paper from Recollections "All Girl" stack.

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DISNEY WEEK (Post 4)

Welcome back to another DISNEY WEEK post!

This is not a hop... it is just a group of us crafters that have all promised to ONLY post Disney related projects on our site this week (including Hello Kitty, Pixar, Pooh, Sesame Street, etc.) Some people might post a new project every day; others may only get a few projects out all week, but we will all be showcasing DISNEY (or some other animated character).

There is a link list at the bottom of this post of all the Disney crafters playing along. Feel free to visit us this week and be inspired. :)

Today I created a HELLO KITTY card. Hello Kitty is so sweet!

Project #107 of this year

 And guess who's on an Action Wobble?!

• A2 size card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
• Solid papers from Recollections
• Pattern papers from Hobby Lobby "A Day At The Beach"
• Grass was cut with a Fiskar's grass punch
• HELLO KITTY GREETINGS for Kitty playing in the sunshine p. 35 cut @ 4"
• ELEGANT EDGES for Sunshine p. 59 cut @ 3"
• Mary's CARDZ TV STAMPS "Fun in the Sun" set used for sentiment stamp
• THE ROYAL CASTLE SHOPPE is where I got my Action Wobbles!

Hello Kitty Greetings

Elegant Edges

Fiskars Grass Border Punch

Cardz TV Stamps Store

Fun in the Sun stamp set from
Cardz TV Stamps Store

The Royal Castle Shoppe

Action Wobbles from
The Royal Castle Shoppe

Thanks for stopping by today!

:) Janis

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DISNEY WEEK (Post 3)

Welcome back to another DISNEY WEEK project here at Pause Dream Enjoy!

Project # 104 of this year

And guess what's on an Action Wobble!?!

• A2 size card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
• Recollections products: Black Rhinestones & Solid Papers
• Background flower paper from Echo Park
• From THE ROYAL CASTLE SHOPPE: Action Wobble
• From Mary's CARDZ TV STAMPS: Here Kitty stamp set
• Black card base
• Green mats cut @ 5 1/4" x 4" and 5 1/4" x 2
• Echo Park background flower paper cut @ 5" x 3 3/4"
• Echo Park blue strip cut @ 5" x 1 3/4"
• Dew Drops from Michael's and adhered with Glue Dots

Want to see some other fun Disney projects?