Court's Crafts: April 2014

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Who did my blog questions answered

Hey ladies!

Lisa, your email is a "noreply@blogger" so I couldn't respond to you directly so I thought I would just post it here. :)

Thank you for all the sweet feedback on my blog! I love it too! :)

I am NOT talented enough to do it myself. haha. I had this company do it:

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Please mention that you saw my blog if you decide to use them. I have nothing but WONDERFUL things to say! They fully installed it and everything in a week! SOOO easy! The whole sign up process AND feedback took all of about 15 minutes of my time and I don't mind saying that all of the extra features and the blog background cost me a total of $95.

Thank you for all the sweet comments you always leave! I truly appreciate them!

Courtney

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Monday, April 21, 2014

New blog! New Facebook Page!

Hey all! I hope you noticed my "new look"! I LOVE it!

I also set up a Facebook page for Court's Crafts and I keep that super updated with giveaways from the companies I design for or love as well as what I am working on! I would LOVE it if you would go over and "like it" if you feel like it! :)

(Charlotte Rose)

Also, I am packing up a bunch of stuff for another round of giveaways! :) Some of it is BRAND NEW (aka just started shipping to stores a few days ago) and some is older. Stay tuned! :)

(Emmaline on Easter)

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Monday, April 14, 2014

Hip Hop Hooray!

Hip Hop Hooray is right!!!! This collection is fabulous from little boys to big boys and there are some great girl patterned papers too!!! Did you check out the yellow stars?!? love. And the turquoise polka dots? Match those two up with a nice bright pink and - yummy!

The first card I made just to have on hand. Doesn't he look like a certain character from a certain movie? (I am not sure about copyright so I don't want to put the names in here!) I could have made him green like the character but this orange dot paper was too cute to pass up!

I made the stripes on the pants from washi tape - so fun. I cut a piece about an inch long and then cut it in thirds. I didn't cut it evenly and usually that would bother me but in this case I LOVED the wonkiness!

Did you see that I glittered his little feet with sugar coating? :) Even boy cards need a little sparkle sometimes.

Sprinkles... let's talk about doodlebug sprinkles for a minute (enamel dots)... usually my beef with embellishments that come like this is the adhesive... doodlebug has NAILED it! THEY STICK AND STAY!!! Seriously - pick some up at the store and compare them to anything else you have in your stash. They will blow them away. Don't stick them down until you mean it... because they mean business. :) LOVE that!

Lastly, let's chat about doodlebug card stock. Did you know they made regular 12x12 card stock? And it comes in a huge variety of colors! I used three colors from the primary assortment. love love love.

recipe for first card:

doodlebug: hip hop hooray 6x6 paper pad (4203)

doodlebug: hip hop hooray superstars double sided card stock (4154)

doodlebug: hip hop hooray birthday boy sprinkles (4103)

doodlebug: hip hop hooray pixies (4107)

doodlebug: hip hop hooray streamers washi tape (4116)

doodlebug: sugar coating glitter (1476)

doodlebug: primary assortment 12x12 card stock (3586)

Second card - this one was for my brother in law. He works at a hedge fund in finance and so the tie on the monster made me think of him! Is that good or bad!?! haha. He's super cute actually and so super sweet... and single... so if you are reading this and under 35 then please send me an application to date my brother ;)

I popped up every other strand of the mini garland to give it some dimension. These mini garlands are so fun! I am so thrilled that they came out with every collection in the winter 2014 collection! Check them out if you haven't already!

recipe for second card:

doodlebug: hip hop hooray 6x6 paper pad

doodlebug: hip hop hooray icon minis - monsters (4218)

doodlebug: hip hop hooray mini garland (4122)

doodlebug: teensy type in tangerine (3429)

doodlebug: happy birthday doodles in multicolor (3128)

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Friday, April 11, 2014

Hip Hop Hooray!!!

It's a Courtney day up on the Doodlebug blog today!!! check.it.out.

I made a monster... and he is adorable...

and he has sparkle shoes...

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Monday, April 7, 2014

Lawn Fawn and May Arts Ribbon Hop!

Hello and welcome to the May Arts Ribbon and Lawn Fawn Hop!!!

I saw this stamp set and had to have it! This is on the way to my best friend who is stationed in Nebraska in the Air Force. What a super fun stamp set that is SO versatile for anyone in your life! Being location based somehow makes a home made card feel extra special and personal.

I used the Hello Sunshine 6x6 Paper Pad for all the papers on this card. It was so bright and happy!

May Arts Ribbon:

424-18-31 - 1/8" Solid/Diagonal Stripes Ribbon

449-34 -1mm Mini Cording

KS-01 Wired Colored String Ribbon

Lawn Fawn:

Hello Sunshine Paper Pad

Wish You Were Here Stamp Set

Now, make sure to hop on over to both May Arts Ribbon and Lawn Fawn to leave comments as there are prizes to be won!!! Whole spools of ribbon AND Lawn Fawn goodies! There will be 3 winners so make sure to leave comments on both manufacturer blogs all week! Of course we LOVE it when you leave us comments on our personal blogs too!

Here is the line-up for the week:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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Friday, April 4, 2014

Baby Girl Onesie Shaped Card

I am UP on the Imaginisce blog today!!! Go over and leave me some love if you feel like it! :) I would appreciate it! :)

What a sweet collection this is! From polka dots to hearts to chevron patters, this collection has a patterns for everyone let alone giraffes and elephants too!

After having a baby girl recently I am in need of a few thank you cards! Imaginisce My Baby Collection to the rescue! I whipped this one up and it is already on its way to a person who knitted Charlotte a baby blanket!

I thought the baby overall onesie was too cute of a shaped cared to pass up. It was simple to put together and that chevron paper - darling!

There is baby collection inspiration all this week! :) Make sure to check out Monday - Thursday’s posts as well on the Imaginisce Blog!

Supply List:

Imaginisce: Patterned Papers (My Baby)

Imaginisce: Buttons (My Baby)

American Crafts: Cardstock Neutrals

Other:

My Creative Time: I'm Here for You Rain or Shine

Silhouette + cut file

May Arts Ribbon Burlap String

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Autism Awareness Hop with the May Arts Ribbonistas!

Hello and welcome to the Ribbonista Autism Awareness Hop!!!

You should have gotten here from Charlene's blog!

This is near and dear to my little heart as my friend June has two twin girls who are autistic. I am honored to be a part of this hop to honor the girls!