Everyday Cricut...............

Hey everyone, today is my weekend to share over at Everyday Cricut.  I have a simple one page layout to share and here is a preview.......................

Head over and check it out----Everyday Cricut Link-- Have a great weekend

soar.........

It's Friday and I am in Italy--can I tell you how much I LOVE PASTA AND WINE!!!!  Headed to Spain over the weekend but man I could just live in Italy!!!!  OK on to the card for today.

This card was made using a DCWV small stack that I have had for ever and here again my supplies were meant to be used together--this was the stamp of the month from CTMH in January.  I love heat embossing (not very good at it) and here I did the butterfly with great words in it's wings.

Well I was told by an uberawesome scrapper (happyhappyjoyjoy) that finishing the inside is easy--and you know--SHE IS RIGHT!!! Here I added a one word sentiment and some pearls.  All the papers were scraps from the front.

And my envelope------

Everything is attached well so you could mail it if you needed to--I love adding a bit of ribbon to finish it off--and for the cost of one roll you can get tons of projects out.
This is my weekend at Everyday Cricut--so make sure to check in both here and there on Saturday.
Make it a great one-

Take me away.....

In the most recent Close to My Heart Idea Book--there is some great travel stamps.  I simply had to have this set that looked like postage stamped and wonderful old buildings.

I used a DCWV Small stack called neutrals for this and two different embossing folders.  This stamp set is called Ciao (D1461).

I used the Cuttlebug to emboss and the large matte was the damask folder from provo craft and the brown across the middle was a Tim Holtz Sizzix folder that has postcard all over it--love it!!!!  I love when my supplied magically go together so well!  I used some hem tape from Joann's for the ribbon across the center--thought I needed to break up the browns with a little neutral.

Here is the inside.  All stamps are from the same set.

love the sentiment--in fact I love London and I am going to be there next week!!!! I am soooo lucky!

I stamped the stamp in brown ink and then using versa mark and some Tim Holtz distressed embossing powder I embossed the post mark--you could also do this with clear powder if you card base is a color--it would have a super cool look.

You know how I like me a fancy envelope and using some scraps and a bit of chalk ink you get a very cool wrapper for your card.  I think a fancy envelope gets people excited about what is on the inside before they even open it.
So I am off to Europe in the morning--don't worry I have a few project planned and ready for you so you  we can still spend out time together!
I am cookin up a plan for the where in the world for Europe that combines prizes with what I think is going to be a very very cool series.  Alright--I will be checking from the road next week but make sure to check out Friday's project!
Make it a great one

A Card for mother........

Happy Monday!  For those of you that were lucky enough to get to come to the Cricut Event here in Dallas you know that the weather was beautiful this weekend!!  Boy is this week going to be crazy!!! I am leaving for Europe on Thursday and it seems I have a million and one things to do before I can go.
Today's card is pretty simple:

I used the Pink Cricut's Pink By Design Wood Grain background stamp as well as a Sentiment from the Mothers Day stamp set.  A scrap of ribbon and my nestabilities (love this shape) and BAM! A great card that looks like it was made by a son for this wonderful mother--and my MOM ROCKS!!

I love this sentiment!  Head over to the Pink Cricut and check out all the other stamps she has created.
Make it a great one-

Pink by Design Team Friday!!!!

Hello everyone--wanted to share my design team project with you that I made using the super cute stamps by Sarah the Pink Cricut.  Today is Design Team Friday so check out all the great project once your finished here--
So the assignment was to make something other than a card--so I made a gift package!

This cute tea can was picked up over at Paper Trey Ink, I created my own base layer patter paper by using the argyle stamp set.  It has two different stamps that can be used by themselves or layered together!  Love that!  The green polka dot and the wonderful floral paper is from the Sophia Collection from CTMH--the featured kit for next month!! (A TRUE MUST HAVE)

I added some pearls and gems to the floral paper to give it some bling--every gift is better with bling!!!!

So I used my cricut and one of the recent seasonal cartridges to make this layered flower.  I used the other argyle stamp on white paper using blush colored ink and stacked them up.

For the sentiment I used "our mothers" stamp set   I punched this great shape using a fiskers punch and inked the edges!  By using a think pop dot I stuck the flower to the top of the can--and BAMM!  a great gift package--make sure to head over to the Pink Cricut  and check out all the other projects from the super gifted and uber crafty design team!!!
Have a great day!

The winners are!!!!!

The winner of the Necklace from Hong Kong is:

coolnana72 said...

Thanks Bryan for such a wonderful giveaway--I always look forward to hearing about your travels--I would love to visit Hong Kong someday.

March 9, 2011 11:51 AM

The winner of the Scarf from Thailand is:

Ellen ♥ CardMonkey said...

Bryan, I am a long-time follower but somehow missed the discussion on what you do in the "real world" that causes you to travel so much. What is it? Even if it only occasionally took me to views like that you had on this trip, that would be wonderful for this gal with wanderlust!!

I appreciate the opportunity to win a new scarf. I LOVE to wear scarves and it would make my heart sing knowing it came from a scrapping buddy.

Warmest wishes,

Ellen ♥ CardMonkey
www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com
cardmonkey@comcast.net

The winner of the box from Bangkok is:

AJoy said...

Thanks for letting me travel through you...heehee.

April
nginerd at gmail dot com
http://ajoy2scrap.blogspot.com

The grand prize winner is

AprilsL8 said...

How neat to be able to go to all these places and find all sorts of cool stuff! I hope you are able to find some neat stuff for yourself, too!

March 16, 2011 7:44 AM

You have two weeks to let me know your shipping address so I can get this to you!

Congrats to everyone and thanks for leaving all the comments—more blog candy to come!!!

Make it a great day

And the prizes.......

OK--life has got the slow down a bit!!!!!  here are pics of the prizes below today is the last day to leave comments and I will post the winners on Wednesday--comments have to be posted by 2pm EST Wednesday to count on all the posts about Where in the World is Scrapguy. 
The necklace from Hong Kong!!!!

The Scarf From Thailand

The box from Bangkok (really made in Cambodia but purchased in Bangkok made by local Cambodian artists)

These are specific to the day of the post so to have a chance to win you must have left comments on that days posts!!
For the Grand Prize--this cute little bag perfect for all you little bits for a crop comes with a CTMH Stamp set (my choice) and you choice of CTMH Level 2 Paper pack from the spring idea book!!!!
All comments from the start of Where in the World to today will count!!!!

Winners will be posted on  Wednesday night--I have a couple cute projects for Thursday and Friday using the Pink By Design Stamps!!!  Make sure to check them out!
Make it a great one-
Bryan