3x3 Calling Cards

Hello!!! I am SO sorry I have been MIA for a couple of days! I went to a crop on Friday night - a Cricut Circle crop in San Jose and just had a BLAST! The ladies were lovely, it was low key, AND I even got something done! But I can't show it to you yet... :) 

At every Cricut Circle meet-up, we make old fashioned 3x3" calling cards. We can put whatever we want on the front and the back will have our information: name, email address, and blog site. It's like having business cards to trade with each other but super fun. 

I made three versions based on the amount of paper I had. All in all, we made 30 of these to pass around. 

If you ever have any questions about the Circle, I am ALWAYS happy to answer them as I LOVE the Circle! :) 

Recipe:

• Patterned Paper:
• Echo Park: Springtime "Spring Day"™ (yellow stripe)
• Echo Park: Springtime "Whimsy Scallops"™ (scallops)
• Echo Park: Springtime "Delightful Stripe"™ (yellow)
• Cartridge: 3 Birds on Parade™ (ON SALE FOR $14.99!!!)
• My Pink Stamper: Happiest Moments™
• Bo Bunny Double Dot™

Above: Diana L. (left) and Lezlye L. (right) - both Shop Pumpkin Spice DT sisters! :) Lezlye and I have gotten together to craft before and we have an awesome time together! 

Above: I was SOOOOO tickled pink to meet Lori (Got2BeCrafting). She is JUST as sweet in person as she is online and I hope to see LOTS more of her and to call her a long time crafting friend. 

 This is Shannon Learner from Provo Craft showing us how to do our make and take for the night! She is so super sweet. We really had a blast with her! A HUGE thanks to PC for sponsoring and coordinating the event! 

Somehow I avoided getting my picture taken but next time I want to take pics with everybody! :) 

Have a lovely day and I'll be back on Wednesday with my Shop Pumpkin Spice post for the week! :) 

My Pink Designer Showcase - a baby card

Have you ever had a picture just come out SOOO weird??? That button is the SAME COLOR as the dark pink in the butterfly's body in real life! And it came out that funky orange in the pic! I almost ripped it off, put on a new button and took another pic! I can't stop staring at it! haha. You'll just have to use your imagination for that part! :) 

For the My Pink Designer showcase, we were challenged to "think spring" and to make something using yellow, green, and blue as well as a butterfly, Cricut cut, and either Happiest Moments, Buggy Punnies, Tweetie Hoo Puns, or More Punnylicious. Well, I have all but one of those so I had my pick of the litter! :) 

I was inspired by the pinwheels that American Crafts put our recently and thought, "I will make my own!"

Recipe:

• My Pink Stamper: Happiest Moments™
• Cartridges:
• Mother's Day Bouquet™ (it was a seasonal so now it looks like only the digital version is available)
• Create a Critter™
• Patterned Paper:
• Echo Park: Springtime "Spring Day"™ (yellow stripes)
• Echo Park: Springtime "Fresh Flowers™ (background)
• Echo Park: Springtime "Delightful Stripe"™ (stripes for bottom of pinwheel)
• Solid Paper:
• Echo Park: Springtime "Juneberry/Grass"™ (purple)
• Echo Park: Springtime "Lemonade/Robin's Egg"™ (yellow/blue)
• Echo Park: Springtime "Berry/Cotton Candy"™ (both pinks)
• Ribbon: Kris Swain's Etsy Store in Butter
• i-rock by Imaginisce™
• Hot Rocks in Pink Black and Clear by Imaginisce™
• Twinery Twine in Buttercream™
• Button: My Mind's Eye: Fine and Dandy Tickled Pink Buttons™
• Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares™
• Glue Arts Adhesive Squares in PermaTac Mini's™
• White Gel Pen

Make sure you hop on over to My Pink Stamper's blog to see the rest of the girls' Springy inspiration! 

Guest Design Post for Monique Griffith Designs!

I am SO thrilled and honored to be a guest designer for my good friends Monique and Wendy! Pop on over to their blog: Monique Griffith Designs and say hello there too if you would like! Monique sells these FABULOUS layout and card kits that the 4 women come up with. They are ever-so talented and I know you will feel inspired there too! 

 I will be going to Monique's Crop for the Cure on May 1st and hopefully some of their future events! If you are in the San Francisco - Sacramento area you should definitely check them out! They are worth traveling for! Monique holds regular classes too if you are interested!

If you are going to be at the Crop for the Cure, say hello! I'll probably be one of the only redheads there! Well, that depends on what color Monique's hair is going to be... but something tells me pink! :) 

Thank you ladies for having me today! 

I wanted to make something Easter themed since Easter is this Sunday so I hope you enjoy some last minute inspiration and I hope you get to spend some wonderful quality time with your family.

Monique, Wendy, and I are HUGE fans of Echo Park so I was excited to pull out their Springtime collection and have some fun!

Wendy and I are on My Pink Design Team together so I wanted to use some of Robyn's stamps as well. As per usual, I picked up everything from Pumpkin Spice! She is having a sale this weekend - If you buy 4 of Robyn's stamp sets, it's $60! That's $15 each! What a steal! Coupon code is: HappyEaster!

I can't believe I didn't fit any Imaginisce on there! The bling queen is going to be so disappointed in me! (Wendy is the self-proclaimed "bling queen"!) Okay, next time I will BLING it out! 

Designer's Notes

I used my Stickles to put little dots in the middle of all of the polka dots so that it sparkles. It's a fun way to make a big print look like a smaller print.

Who says you can't have two types and colors of ribbon on one project. Have fun! It's YOUR creation!

Recipe:

• Cartridges: Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More™ (favor bag), Sentimentals™ (stamp shape), and Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art™ (remember to use those Cake carts in your normal Cricut!)
• Sentiment: My Pink Stamper: More Faithful Sayings™
• Embossing: Swiss Dots Emboss Folder™ 
• Paper: Echo Park Springtime™
• Scalloped Border: It's a sticker from Echo Park's Springtime!
• Stickles
• Ribbon: the yellow and white are Offray I believe. The purple is from my stash.

I loved being a guest designer this week! Have a beautiful day everyone and Happy Easter!

My Pinkalicious Blog Hop Friday! ***Giveaway Alert***

SOOOO super excited to be sharing with you on another My Pink Stamper Pinkalicious Blog Hop with  the My Pink Design Team!

You should have gotten here from Kassidy's blog. If not, start at My Pink Stamper's blog to join in all of the fun! 

We have some wonderful inspiration for you today! We wanted to "think Spring" and it felt so good to craft with warm, happy colors!

For my project, I knew I wanted to use My Pink Stamper's: Buggy Punnies "Cutie Patootie". When I nannied 4 children, I called Hope (3 years old) cutie patootie. She used to giggle and giggle when I said it. So when I saw that Robyn and come out with a stamp that said it, I was thrilled and had to have it! This card is going to Hope (now 7) because she lost a little spoon that went with her pretend tea set and I told her I would send her one that I had and wasn't using (a salt spoon) along with a card that I made showing "her" stamp! 

Of course, Echo Park Paper: Springtime was a perfect fit!

Recipe:

My Pink Stamper: Buggy Punnies™

Paper: Echo Park Paper: Springtime™

Cartridge: Straight from the Nest™

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Victoria™

Ink: Momento in Cocoa™

Twine: Paper Trey Ink™

Glossy Accents by Ranger™

Brown and White Cardstock: Paper Trey Ink™

Adhesive: Glue Arts™

I am SO delighted to announce that Echo Park Paper has generously offered to give away Playground to one of my lucky commenters! I don't even have this collection otherwise I would have used it for this post! It isn't even out yet so I really think this is a HUGE honor! Please leave me one comment only and I will send the address of the winner to Echo Park and they will send it to you directly. I will be choosing a winner on the 18th so you have a full week to get your comments in. :) THANK YOU SO MUCH to ECHO PARK!!! Please leave a comment on either their Facebook page HERE or their blog HERE to thank them for this opportunity! 

If you get lost in the hop, here is a complete list:

Robyn

Julie—readysetstamp

Lori

Cristi

Shelley

Anges—Flowerdisco

Andrea

Raechel

Bling Queen Wendy

Sonia

Pam

Helen

Edna

Angela’s Simple Creations

Tracy—Craft Junkie Too

Shauna at Craftee She

CarrieAnne

Michelle—Meesh’s Pieces

Kassidy

Courtney—Court’s Crafts <--You are here! :) 

Kristal--Getting Cricky (This Month’s Special Guest Hopper)

Maria

You are now off to Kristal's blog. She is our guest designer this month and I want to thank her SO much for joining us on the team this month! Please make sure to leave her some extra love and wish her a warm welcome!