BBTB2 Challenge-Winter!

Hello my crafty friends, happy Monday to you all! Hubby and I are getting his third round of chemo this morning and while we are gone I am hoping that you will go check out this weeks challenge over at BBTB2. Our sweet and talented Sharon has given us the challenge of doing a winter project. Well I don't know about you all but that storm that made it's way across the country hit here yesterday and we got our first snow of the season. As a matter of fact hubby and I got in the hot tub while it snowed and boy was it delightful!  The snow is so beautiful when you don't have to drive in it. lol 

Ok for my project, you may have already seen one as I did the same project on Friday and you can see that one here. I made a card/candy box. lol I love making these. They are so fun to make! I didn't have any Dove chocolates, 12 fits in the box perfectly, so I just used what I had on hand for the picture. I will get some Dove chocolates later or the favorite candy of the person whom I give these too. I want to make a 5 for our boys to place their gift cards in and their favorite candy. I think these are also a fabulous "thinking of you" gift for teachers, mail personnel, etc...I used the Cricut cartridge Anna Griffith Winter Wonderland-thought it was a fabulous cart to use for a winter project and since it was snowing here, well I had to go with a snowflake. I cut out my snowflake layers out of glitter paper, hard to see in the photo but the blue/green layer and the white layer are glitter paper. I used SU papers for my inside and outside layers, SU framelits dies form my window and window layer, kraft card stock base, a silver pen for my stitching around my box window, MCT stitched tab die, MCT "It's a Magical Season" sentiment, MCT 4x3 journal die, and a CTMH stamps from a "on the go" kit. I think that is about it. Linda over at the Paper Boutique has a wonderful video tutorial on how to make this card/candy box if you want to make some for the holidays too. Now won't you go see what my fabulous design team sisters have for you? Then join us by linking up your Cricut winter project with us, you know we love when you get crafty with us! Thanks for taking the time to stop by and visit me today, I love when you do. Crafty hugs, Brenda

Funday Friday Challenge

Hello my crafty friends, happy Friday to you. I hope you are having a wonderful day today. Since it is Friday that means it's a new challenge at Jo's Scrap Shack. Our sponsors this week are Bugaboo and Paper Nest Dolls and we were to use this sketch. Well I messed up royally, I was supposed to use a Paper Nest Doll's digi and I didn't. I used a Bugaboo digi. So my apologies to Paper Nest Dolls. I love your digital images and wish I wouldn't have messed up on which image I was supposed to use. But since my project was done when I realized it, I didn't redo it. I went with what I had. Now this project idea certainly wasn't my idea, but I loved it so much that I just had to make one. I plan on making more. I saw this project here and yes there is a video too. Is it a card, is it a box, or is it a book??? Well I think it is all three! lol My size is the same as an A2 card, 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. Don't you just love it?!! I do too! I plan on making more because I think they make a great little "thinking of you" Christmas gift for teachers, mail person, bus driver, etc... You could also stick a gift card in with the candy. Now these 12 nuggets fit with some room to spare, but if you want to fill the box, use 12 Dove chocolates. I just used what I had on hand. I used the Bugaboo image, SU top note and SU Ornament  die and My Creative Time dies and stamps, Martha Steward branch punch and the Fiskar's apron lace punch. Please check out what inspiration my design team sisters have for you, you will be amazed! Then check out the prizes and link up with us. You know we love it when you get crafty with us. Thanks for taking the time to stop by today, I love it when you do. Crafty hugs, Brenda

Holiday Gift Container Challenge-BBTB2

Happy Monday my crafty friends! Today at BBTB2 the challenge is to make a holiday gift container and our sweet leader, Susan, gave us this challenge. Easy challenge, right?! Uh not so much for me. I just couldn't make up my mind what I wanted to do. Then I waited so long trying to decide, that I didn't have much time to get my challenge in. lol So I went with someone easy. I made a little box that I will either place an ornament in or else some candy and a gift card for our mail person. I used the CTMH Artiste cart to cut out this box, using a DCWV holiday stack from last year I think. I also used MCT's stitched rosette dies, scallop & stitched circle die, and all around the holidays stamp and die set on my little cracker box. Simple, but makes for a cute gift box. I used red and green twine to tie up the ends and a little walnut distress ink to ink around my edges.  It a nice sized box, I cut it on the recommended size of 11.50", so it will hold a nice ornament in it or even some good treats and a gift card. I hope that you will go see what awesome containers my design team sisters have for you-trust me you will be inspired!! Then go cut out a holiday container and link up with us. You know we always love it when you get crafty with us. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit me today, if you have any question let me know. Crafty hugs, Brenda

Get in the Spirit! Funday Friday Challenge #28

Hello my crafty friends, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! We had a low key Thanksgiving but it was very nice. Only 2 sons home this year but it couldn't have been more perfect. Hubby was feeling a little better from chemo and got to enjoy his meal and pie, so I was a happy camper. I hope those who chose to go Black Friday shopping got what they had their eye on and for those like me that would rather stay in enjoyed doing that too. Well you know if it is Friday then it is time for a Funday Friday at Jo's Scrap Shack. This week our sponsor is KennyK. He has some cute digis as well as some more "naughty-er" digi's. I'm not really into the naughty-er ones, but some do them up very well. I picked a cute little girl with cookies for Santa and colored her with my Spectrum Noir's. I used Jo's stamp set called "Tags and Trimmings" and "Borders" and you can get them at 3 Twenty Crafts, I stamped and cut out the snowflakes and the tag. I also used MCT Teeny Tag Holidays stamps for inside my tag and the "hohoho" came from the "Tags and Trimmings" set. My pattern paper is from an K&Company paper pack that I picked up at Target. Some sequins and that is about it! So go to see what inspiration my design team sisters have for you to help you get in the spirit and then link up with us-you know we love when you get crafty with us. Thanks for stopping by and visiting me today, I always love when you come and sit a spell.  Let me know if you have any questions. Crafty hugs, Brenda 

Winner's For Jo's Surprise Blog Hop!!

Hello my crafty friends! If you left comments for Jo's Surprise Blog Hop the winners are up. Please go to Jo's blog to see if YOU are a winner!!! Congrats if you are! Can't wait to see what you make with your set!!  And thank you so much for all the lovely comments, you guys are so wonderful! Crafty hugs-Brenda

BBTB2 Holiday Card Challenge!

Good morning my crafty friends, I hope your Monday is off to a great start! We are off for hubby's 2nd round of chemo, that will keep both of us busy for 5 hours. And while we are gone, I have a fabulous challenge for you by our own sweet and talented Michelle at BBTB2! She has challenged us to make a Holiday card for the upcoming Christmas season. Well I don't know about you, but I could use a hand in getting some more Christmas cards made. lol I do a mix of store bought cards and handmade cards. I used the Teresa Collins December 25th Cricut cartridge to do my card, the Martha Steward branch punch, my background paper and sequins came from Target, and I also used some Christmas red stickles. I used some left over gold glitter paper as well. I have no clue as to where I got my sentiment from, but it is one that I love. This is just a simple card with some extra matting. And even though it is simple, I love how it came out!  I hope you will go see what awesome inspiration my design team sisters have for you over at BBTB2 and then maybe join in with us, we love when you get crafty with us!!  As always thanks for stopping by and visiting me. I'm very thankful you stopped by today! Crafty hugs, Brenda

Thankful! Funday Friday Challenge and Update on Hubby

Happy Friday to you my crafty friends. Today is Funday Friday over at Jo's Scrap Shack. Before I get to my project for today, just want to give a little update on my hubby. His CAT scan showed that the cancer is on his lung now-about 2 inches long, up by the heart as well as a marble sized spot on his liver. It wasn't a shock to hear this as we knew the cancer cells spilled out into his abdomen but it still hit me like a ton of bricks. Hubby is in good spirits and is confident that the chemo will do what it needs to do to kill these cells. And if not kill them, keep them managed. So thank you for all who are keeping hubby in your prayers. Please keep praying. I believe in the power of prayer and I know that we aren't on this journey alone. Our family, friends and my internet buddies are helping us through this. It will be a long haul, but praying that it is going to be a successful one. 

Ok on to my project for today. We have two sponsors today, StampArt and Bugaboo. Our own sweet and talented designed team sister, Mary (Momma Mary to me), has chosen our theme and it is Thankful. I am so thankful to all who have been praying for my hubby and for my family! Since I'm on team B I was to use a Bugaboo digital image and I chose this cute little pilgrim. I colored her with my Spectrum Noir markers, then used snippets (as Momma Mary says) from the scrap piles for my layers. My "give thanks" sentiment on the turkey plate came from My Creative Time "Mixed Holiday Sentiments" stamp set and the "happy Thanksgiving" came from My Creative Time "Piles of Smiles" stamp and die set. For my label that I stamped the happy Thanksgiving on is also My Creative Time "Stitched XL Label Die".  That's it, sweet and simple but so thankful!  I hope you will go see what inspiration my design team sisters have for you as well and then join in with us. Thanks for stopping by and visiting me today, for that I'm thankful too! Crafty hugs-Brenda