Harry Potter Inspired Mini Album

I created this little mini album for my nephew. I used both Paper Doll Dress Up and Everyday Paper Dolls. I also used Peachy Keen Stamps PK-690 Make a Monster assortment, Peachy Keen Stamps PK-691 Make a Monster 1 1/8 and Peachy Keen Stamps PK-755 Critter Faces Set A Large. The dolls were cut at 5 inches for the children, 6 inches for the adults, 7 inches for Hagrid and 8 inches for the troll. I used Design Studio to create the shape pages of the book. I used my Zutter Bind-It-All to bind the book together.

Cricut Cartridge Review Series #5 Create-a-Critter

The Peachy Keen Stamps I used on this video can be found here
Peachy Keen Stamps PK-754.

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #20

Here is the first Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge of 2010. WoW, I can't believe I'm typing 2010!!
Ok, on to challenge #20.
The challenge was to create a purse or bag. I found the pattern for mine at Mel Stampz. She has a ton of awesome patterns!
I adhered my patterned paper to a piece of white cardstock. Then I cut the pattern out. This piece of patterned paper "Let it Snow" made by Over the Moon Press (E. K. Success) and has a title border running across the bottom. This border made a wonderful handle for my purse.
I stamped a border of snowflakes using Peachy Keen Large Snowflakes and Snow faces. Then I cut the border out with my craft knife, glittered it and adhered it to the front and sides of my purse. Next I stitched all around the edges of the purse with my Sulky Blendable thread!! I used straight stitch and zig zag. Next, I put my purse together using adhesives and attached the handle with adhesives and brads.
I cut the snowman from my Cricut Doodlecharms cartridge using my Design Studio to leave the face blank so I could stamp it. I stamped the face with the snowman from my Peachy Keen Stamps Christmas Character Face Assortment. I stamped the skarf for my snowman using Peachy Keen Stamps Snowman Doll Set and colored it in with my brand new Dove Blender Pen. I've never used one before but I've been wanting to try. I have to say, I love the blender pen! So easy to use!
I attached the little snowman and another snowflake that I stamped and cut out to the front of the purse and added lots of glitter!!
Hope you like it!!

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #19

Time for my favorite blog challenge!! The last Peachy Keen challenge of 2009.

My parents wedding anniversary was Saturday. They are coming for New Years tomorrow, I wanted to make them a special card. I love the sketch for challenge 19 and this was the idea I came up with.

I cut the snowflakes on my cricut in black out. They are from Joys of the Season. I stamped the snowflakes using Peachy Keen Large Snowflakes and Snow Faces (PK-232) on the blue bottom layer of the back snowflakes. Then on the white top layer I stamped the sweet penguins from Peachy Keen Penguin Doll Set (PK-318).

a little Elf card

I used my Peachy Keen Christmas Character face stamps to make some elves, Santa and Mrs. Claus for a layout that will run in my column on December 13th. I made one too many elves so... I made the extra elf into a card. I used my Peachy Keen Large Snowflakes and Snow Faces stamps. I stamped the solid snowflake in pale blue and then the snowflake outline in silver. It made such a lovely background. The background patterned paper (with the reindeer) and the paper on the elf is K&Co. Swell Noel. I just love the nontraditional color scheme!!

a Christmas Church Card

I made this Christmas Church card for my favorite Priest, Fr. O'Brien of St. John's Church in Liverpool!! He is a sweet, kind soul!
I used my Cricut Christmas Solutions cart and Design Studio to cut the church. I used the "packing tape" method to put the glitter in the windows.

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #17

OMGosh, Kathy and Peachy Keen Stamps is giving away the most amazing two sets of stamps EVER!!! WoW, they are so adorable!! {{good luck to me}} ha ha!!

So, here is my entry for this challenge!

My Aunt Janet is having a birthday on Monday and she is a doll collector. I used the Victorian doll on Christmas Solutions (Cricut cartridge). The papers are from a Making Memories {note}worthy project pad, Tara.

The stamp I used on the doll is from the Peachy Keen Christmas Character Assortment pack. It's the angel face, so versatile! It also could be used for a princess or a bride.

Disney Character Autograph Albums

I created this video to show how I made the autograph albums that my nephew and niece to to Disney with them a few weeks ago.

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #16

I couldn't wait for the new PKSC and as soon as it was posted, I got busy!! So here is my entry for Challenge #16!
I'm using my new 8x8 Recollections Autumn card stock paper pack again. I just love the patterns and the thickness of the paper. I also used my Peachy Keen Stamps Funshine Faces 1 1/8". I cut all the pieces of this card with my Cricut using Doodlecharms, Storybook and PDDU. So Fun!!

BBTB Storybook Bird Challenge

I love these new challenges over at BBTB!! Here's mine for this week. It was fun and I got to use my new Recollections 8x8 paper pack and my Distress Stickles (antique linen)!! In addition to the Cricut Storybook bird, I used the pumpkins from Doodlecharms. I stretched them in DS. I hand wrote the greeting!!

Peachy Keen Stamps Halloween Challenge

I love this challenge. Here is my card for the Peachy Keen Stamps Halloween Challenge. I used Peachy Keen Stamps for the face of my ghost. I used my Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge for the ghost, bat pumpkins and haunted house.

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #14

I made this card for my sis. She asked me for a card that showed my nephew and niece dressed in their Halloween costumes. Colin was a skeleton and Catherine was Sleeping Beauty. I am posting it for the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #14 even though I forgot to include a piece of ribbon...whoops :)

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Here they are all dressed up...

CPS 137

Here is my take on challenge #137 over at
Card Positioning Systems blog. It was a card sketch, I love these!! I used my Peachy Keen Everyday Character Faces stamps for the candy corn. :)

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #13

I needed to take a small break from packing last night and so I made a couple of cards. The first one is for the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #13. The rules were to use blue, purple, 3 snowflakes and a stamped image. Here is mine.