HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2010-Hoot Hoot Hooray, It's Your Birthday

Today is the birth of a new year and I am welcoming it in with a card. One of my new favorite cartridges is Sentimentals. And the very biggest reason I bought it was the owl that they picture on the front of the box. It sure is cute! When I picked my paper and colors I had Valentine's Day in mind and then it just morphed into a birthday card. I just love this little owl and the whole cartridge.
This is a 6"x6" card. My owl is 4 7/8". I did the cutting in Design Studio. I had been doing all my designing with my Gypsy, but it froze with the latest update. I sent it back for repairs and should have it back soon. Anywho, the cardstock is from various manufacturers. The outside part of the eyes are cut twice (with a 1/8" difference.....it was a happy accident..lol). I added brown gems on top of the eyes for some sparkle. The tag was also cut with the Sentimentals cartridge. I really like the shape of this one. One thing I did notice with this cart is that many of the tag shapes are the same. I can't remember the tag size, but I did cut it twice. The second tag is cut 1/4" bigger to make a shadow (no shadow feature for the tags on this cart).
The sentiment on the tag is a Stampin Up! stamp. The inside sentiment is done on my computer with a font called Bagworm Slab. The patterned paper is from a DCWV stack called Farmer's Market. I used my Ultimate Crafter's Companion to make a matching card. TFL.

Another Cool Contest...At TodaysMama.com

Straight from their Blog:

Mama’s Holiday Wish List MemeTodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year?

1. The Cricut Cartridges that I don't yet have.
2. The Yudu Machine
3. A red or green Cricut Expression
4. A new wardrobe
5. Some new furniture


2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received?
A large glass jar filled with beautiful Christmas ornaments that a friend gave me.

3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?
I would love to be able to sew any kind of craft item, but I stink at it.

4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child?
It is hard to say. My parents always put so much time and thought into our gifts. Two gifts stand out the most. I got one as an adult right before I got married. I was 20 and I loved Beauty and the Beast (from Disney) so my patents bought me a bed set (comforter, sheets, pilow cases, etc.) of that theme. I just loved it. When I got married and moved out a little over a year later my mom held onto it and still has it. The other thing that sticks out in my mind is a 3/4 trench coat that my parents gave me as a teenager. I remember seeing the love and pride in my dad's eyes when I opened it.


5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year?
I have 3 great sons! One wants a basketball net. He is a basketball freak and his broke last year. My middle son wants a Zero Gravity Nano car and a Video Game called Scribble Nauts and my Youngest baby wants every new thing he sees pop up on the tv screen...lol!


6. What is your favorite holiday food? It is a toss up between the amazing turkey my husband makes and the delightful homemade pumpkin pie my mom has made for years.


7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays? So far I have made 26 glass glitter bulbs that I will give out as gifts. I am going to add each families last name with vinyl.


8. What is your favorite holiday movie? A Nutcracker Scooby Doo.




9. Favorite holiday song? The little Drummer Boy. To me it talks about the real meaning of Christmas.


10. Favorite holiday pastime? Waking up in the morning with my family, opening presents and enjoying each other.

Send us a link to your post to mailto:info@todaysmama.com with “Wish List Meme” in the subject line. You can even tag a few friends to participate in the meme. (Spread that holiday cheer!) Thanks to all of our generous sponsors that helped make Mama’s Holiday Wishlist possible!






Hope some of you who read this join in and try and win too!

Head on Over to the Gypsy Spot

Hey Everyone,
They Gypsy Spot (companion blog to the Cuttleblog Spot) is hosting an AMAZING giveaway!

Here are the rules (directly copied from their blog):

The rules :
1) Become a follower of The Gypsy Spot. (If you are already a follower you met the first step).
2) Post a link about this contest on your blog. If you don't have a blog you can start one at blogspot.com. Its very easy and a great way to share your projects with family and friends.
3) Use Mr. Linky box to give us the link to your blog post. (this becomes our entry list and the winner is chosen from here ) .

AND THE POSSIBLE PRIZE (for one winner) FOR COMPLETING THESE SIMPLE STEPS......A GYPSY.....DONATED BY CUSTOM CROPS!!!! So head on over to
http://the-gypsyspot.blogspot.com/ before December 1st and sign up to be entered into a random drawing!

Pooh Christmas Gift

Another A2 card. The card base is Bazzill. I love this cardstock because it is so sturdy. It is great for a card base. I like it overall, but it is more difficult to cut detailed designs on the Cricut. Pooh is from the Pooh and Friends cart and is cut at 3". His hat is from the same cart, but I used my Gypsy to make it fit his head just right. The Christmas gift is also cut at 3" and is from the Hello Kitty Greetings cart. I added a large gem in the middle of the bow for some bling. The holly leaf corners are from Winter Woodland and are 1". I added a little bling for the berries. The tag behind everything is from Gypsy Wanderings (one of the best carts ever created). I tied some green ribbon at the side. All the patterned paper is from the DCWV Holiday Collection Christmas Stack for this year. I used my glitter pen around the holly leaves for dimension. I also used yellow pearlescent chalk to make him glow (it is hard to see in the photos) and pink on his cheeks. TFL!

Tweeting You A Happy Birthday

Happy Saturday Everyone! This card is a Happy Birthday card for my "stash". I love the Gypsy. It allows me to use so many carts at once. And I am using more carts than ever! This is an A2 card. The cardstock base is Bazzill. All the patterned paper is from the DCWV stack called MiCasa. That stack has so many beautiful papers. The bird on the front is from Stamping Solutions (cut at 3"). The shape it is placed on top of is from Gypsy Wanderings (cut at 4" (I think)). Then I layered that shape on top of some of the glittered paper I used for the bird. The "tweeting you" is from Lyrical Letters and is welded together and sized to fit the card. I also used some ribbon and some bling for the eye to add some detail.

On the inside the "happy" is the Hello Kitty font. The "birthday" is from Simply Sweet. The "a" is handwritten. It is easy to make and I like the outcome. TFL.