Rockin' New Year Hop - Celebrate in Style

Welcome to the final day of the Rockin' New Year Blog Hop! I hope you have some wonderful things planned for this evening! My husband and I will be staying in and watching an action flick and a chick flick and we order in pizza! We'll probably just let the movies run in the background while we play dominoes! I am really looking forward to it! 

I hope you got here from Celeste's blog! If not, start at the beginning HERE at Carol's blog! 

Thanks SO much to Jenny for coordinating this hop! These ladies are so talented! 

Recipe: 

My Mind's Eye: Lost and Found: Madison Ave "Cherish" Pintuck™, "Happily Ever After" Delightful Glittered Paper™, "Pretty" Polka Glittered Paper™,  "Sisters" Lace Glittered Paper™

White and pink plain card stock: Paper Trey Ink™

Ribbon: MME: L&F: Madison Ave "Cherish" Trims™

i-rock™

Pink gems (on party hat): i-rock Swirls Stencil™ 

Brad (top of party hat): MME: L&F: Madison Ave "Happily Ever After" Decorative Brads™

Twine: The Twinery in Cappuccino™

Stamp: Hero Arts™

Ink: Studio G™

Straw: from a delivery restaurant! :) 

I actually didn't cut anything with my Cricut on this one. The party hat is a scalloped bordered piece of card stock that came like that. I loved it and instantly thought, "party hat!". I embellished it with a brad and gem stones. I inked around the edges and popped it on the card.

I used a tutorial to make a party blower and thought it would be fun to attach it to the front of the card.

Lastly, I scored two lines on the pink paper for just a little touch of extra and skewed them in different directions! I hope you like it! :) 

Now head on over to the ever so talented and sweet: Dorcas' blog!

Remember to leave a comment on yesterday and today's post to win the cartridge! I will draw a winner on Monday to give people a chance over the weekend to comment. Make sure to come back and see if you were the winner! 

Gold Heat Embossing Tutorial

On last Wednesday's post, Jen asked if I could make a tutorial showing the gold embossed leaves. So, I made a quick one for her! :) 

Please excuse my stuffed-up voice. I was still sick.

Here is a picture of what you will need:

Video:

Finished Project:

Recipe:
Filigree embossing powder is from Paper Trey Ink™
Heat Embossing Tool: EK Success Coloriser™
Card Stock: Paper Trey Ink Stamper's Select White™
Paper: My Mind's Eye Lost and Found: Madison Avenue "Sisters" Lace Glittered Paper™
Stamps: My Mind's Eye Lost and Found: Union Square Perfect Stamps™
Ribbon: Paper Trey Ink Enchanted Evening Saddle Stitch™
Adhesive: Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares™ and Glue Glider Pro with perma-tac™
Embossing: Love is in the Air™
Border Punch: Fiskars Hearts Border Punch- Thanks Christy! :)
i-rock and Glam Rocks Rhinestuds™ by Imaginisce™

Thanks for watching! If you have any other requests on what you would like to see, I am happy to oblige! :) I'll do it if I can! :) 

2 Challenges in honor of breast cancer awareness

This week Love4Stamps and the Cricut Circle blog are having challenges that involve raising awareness of breast cancer and support of those going though the battle. 

I made a card a few weeks ago that hit directly on it and gave it to someone fighting the pink fight. 

I made this card to remind someone that they are BEAUTIFUL no matter what they are going through and how they are feeling as a result of this terrible disease. 

Recipe:

Cartridge: Wild Card™

Paper: My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Line: Madison Avenue - "Sisters" Boutique™ and "Pretty" Polka Paper™

Brads: MME Lost and Found Line: Madison Avenue "Happily Ever After" Brads™

Die Cut: MME Lost and Found Line: Madison Avenue "Girlfriends" Dimensional Die Cut™

Stickers: MME Lost and Found Line: Madison Avenue "Pretty" Layered Stickers™

Also, Denine at Pumpkin Spice is having a free shipping extravaganza! Isn't her name for the sale just the cutest? I love it. Go on over and check out her merchandise! I used it all on this card! :) 

3 days only!

Priority Broom Stick

 

All Orders of $50 and more with at least 1 Halloween Product......

 

Priority shipping is FREE!!

 

Valid 10/11/10 - 10/13/10

Coupon Code: BroomStick

Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone! 

Circle Challenge Card

This week's challenge over at the Cricut Circle Blog (open for all people to join until the 10th or 11th I think) is to use two cuts from the French Manor Cartridge (Cricut Circle Exclusive). 

So I made this card quickly last night to slide it in under the deadline. I made the bird cage into a shaped card - you know how I feel about shape cards by now :)

Recipe:
Cartridge: French Manor™
Paper: MME Lost and Found Madison Avenue Line: "Happily Ever After"™ (both sides for the off white stripes and the darker pink), MME Lost and Found Madison Avenue Line: "Pretty" Polka Paper™ (back side of the polka dots for the lighter pink)
Stamps: MME Lost and Found Madison Avenue Line: "Pretty" Stamps™ (the stamp behind the bird), My Pink Stamper: Family and Friends™ (Believe)
MME Lost and Found Madison Avenue Line: "Happily Ever After" Decorative Brads™ 
Doodling
Glossy Accents
Swarovski Crystal

This picture did not do this paper justice. It is a gorgeous romantic raspberry paper. I am definitely in love with this line.

Have a wonderful Thursday! :)

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