Bouquet of Flowers in Watering Can

Welcome to Craft Us Crazy Challenge #5.  This week we have a “Easter/Spring Theme” with a wonderful sponsor, Peggy Loves Vintage.  The challenge will run from March 31st thru April 13th.  Hope you’ll be able to join us at Craft Us Crazy for a chance to win a fabulous challenge prize offered by Peggy Loves Vintage or be one of the Top 3 and entered to win a prize from our monthly sponsor, Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps.

Sponsor Blurb:    My husband and I have shared 36 years together and we have 2 sons and a daughter and 2 glorious grandkids ages 3 and 6. I started collecting vintage cards quite by accident. I was helping with my aunts estate sale and ran across her collection. The cards were so wonderful that I fell in love with them and have been collecting them ever since.
I love to get a new vintage scrapbook and read all about the lives and times of the individual. Some of their stories are truly inspiring.

Be sure and visit my <a target=_blank href="http://www.PeggyLovesVintage.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:100%;color:black;"><b>blog </b>  </span></a>where you'll find some great inspiration, tips, tricks and some free  vintage images for you to use.

I'm really excited about being an sponsor for Craft Us Crazy and sharing these beautiful vintage images with you. I hope that you come to love them as much as I do.

Prize:  Winner can visit any of the stores (Etsy store http://www.etsy.com/shop/peggylovesvintage or Ebay store http://stores.ebay.com/packrat-basement-bargains) to choose 5 different cut outs of their choice.  That's a $17.50 value.

Recipe:

Cut-out: Long 012 a (colored bouquet of flowers) from Peggy Loves Vintage (Printed image 4 times and popped up flowers with 3D foam squares).

Sentiment:  Wishing you a Happy Easter sentiment from NettieG’s Digital.

Template:  Watering Can Template from Waltzing Mouse Designs.

Card Stocks:  Green, Violet and Yellow (TAC), Dark Brown (Bazzill Basics) and Tan (Best Occasions - Earth-tone Textured).

Die-Cuts:  Cuttlebug Floral Borders Die-Cuts (trellis border).

Punches:  Marvy 1.5” Scallop Circle punch, MS Hydrangea punches (Daffodil flowers), McGill Giant Butterfly punch and McGill Paper Blossoms Star Lily punch (leaves).

Inks:  Memento Rich Cocoa Ink (sponged around watering can), Memento Potter’s Clay Ink (sponged around edges of yellow daffodils) and Antique Linen Distress Ink (sponged around sentiment).

Embellishments:  Crystal Snow Ultra Fine Glitter (Flowers), Silver Butterfly Charm, Violet Pearls, Bronze Stud Embellishments, White Baby’s Breath and Lavender w/Purple Swiss Dots Grosgrain ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon).

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a fabulous week!

Mud Pie Cupcake Shaker Cards

I truly apologize for my late posting for this week’s Craft Us Crazy Challenge.  For 2 weeks I’ve been dealing with Vertigo.  I thought at first I just had an ear infection.  I went to the doctor on Monday to find out I have Vertigo and may be dealing with this for possibly 3 months.  He said that I may have good days and bad days.  What a horrible feeling – having things spin in slow motion and then speed up.  Plus, thinking you’re not walking straight and dizzy all the time.

Challenge #4 at Craft Us Crazy is “Cupcakes and/or Celebrations” with a wonderful sponsor, Limited Runs Digi’s.  The challenge will run from March 17th thru March 30th.  Hope you’ll be able to join us at Craft Us Crazy for a chance to win a fabulous challenge prize offered by Limited Runs Digi’s or be one of the Top 3 and entered to win a prize from our monthly sponsor, Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps.

Sponsor Blurb:  When I started creating Christmas cards for my friends I didn't realize how addictive it could be and it's slowly been getting larger.
We all start somewhere and it's been growing.Creating Digi's just happened to be a blend of using my drawing and computer
graphix together to create "Limited Runs"which is my digital stamp store. I've also started Freebie Fridays and will be doing
this for a Limited time too. Each may be posted from 1 day to ??? (Limited Time Offer) May you all enjoy my digi's as much as
I love to make them. So if your looking for some YUMMY cupcakes I've got over 70 Varieties to choose from and lots more
with more always in the works Don't worry there are also others available too from Cute to a little scary pop by and you'll see
what I mean!!! and Occassional Large seasonal Digi's for those who scrapbook digi's that are 8 By 8 Inches too these will pop
up from time to time and be limited runs too

Prize:  Limited Runs is offering 3 Digital Images to the winner and an image EACH to the TOP 3.

These shaker cards were created for my twin grandsons, Logan and Mitchell.  On Saturday they will be turning 2 years old.  I can’t believe they’re going to be 2 already.  Just seems like yesterday I was at the hospital waiting patience for them to be born so I could get my hands on them and give them lots of Nana kisses & hugs.

Recipe:

Digital Image:  Mud Pie Cupcake from Limited Runs Digi’s (Colored images with Prisma color pencils and OMS).

Sentiments:  Age 2 sentiment from Blue Bird Flats and Birthday sentiment from Crafty Sentiments (popped up sentiments with 3D Foam Squares).

Card Stocks:  Brown and Blue (TAC), prints (Colorbok-Earth Tones) and Acetate.

Die-Cuts:  Nestabilities Ovals/Scallop Ovals.

Punches:  Marvy 1.5” Circle punch.

Inks:  Antique Linen Distress Ink (Sponged around sentiments).

Embellishments:  Crystal Snow Ultra Fine Glitter (on cupcakes), Glossy Accents (windows on dump trucks), Blue Seed Beads, 3/8” Blue w/Brown Edges Grosgrain ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon) and Brown/Blue Square Print Sheer Organza ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon).

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Bird in Cherry Tree

Welcome to Craft Us Crazy Challenge #3.  This week we have a “Nature Theme” with a wonderful sponsor, CocoDingo.  The challenge will run from March 3rd thru March 16th.  Hope you’ll be able to join us at Craft Us Crazy for a chance to win a fabulous challenge prize offered by CocoDingo or be one of the Top 3 and entered to win a prize from our monthly sponsor, Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps.

Sponsor Blurb:  Hi my name is Corinne and my nickname is frenchie on the forums ( I am orginally from France ).  Lauretta's one of my best friends, and we created the Craft Your Passion challenge blog, together.  My drawing artist name is CocoDingo.  My blog of digital stamps is CocoDingo.  You can view/purchase my images at:  http://cocodingo.blogspot.com/.  I am also with the design team of karmascrap.  I’m a stampin’up demonstrator since last year. You can visit my personal blog at:  http://passionscorinne.blogspot.com/.  Here, You will find all of my passions on this blog: scrapbooking, cards, drawings and jewelery.

Prize:  4 digital images of winner’s choice.

March’s Monthly Sponsor

Sponsor Blurb:  "Hi my name is Stitchy and I am Co-Owner of Stitchy Bear Stamps...we started this store April 1st, No Fooling haha..I live in upstate New York with my husband and two TEENAGE adults haha, I do say that loosely as they think they run the show here, NOT...

I been creating stamps for a little less than a year now and I am totally addicted to the craft..I started about 4 years ago making digital scraps and I knew there was much more out there, so a friend of mine introduced me to digital stamps...and the rest they say is history...I look forward to seeing all the beautiful creations come through...good luck everyone..stitchy xoxox"

Prize:  $10.00 gift certificate.

Recipe:

Digital Image:  Bird in Cherry Tree from CocoDingo (Colored image with Prisma color pencils and OMS).

Sentiment:  Spring is Here sentiment from Scrap-A-Licious.

Card Stocks:  Ivy, Pink and Black (TAC) and prints (Sasha Paper Collection).

Die-Cuts:  Nestabilities Circles/Scallop Circles.

Punches:  MS Branch punch, Marvy Small Butterfly punch, Marvy Small Daisy punch (center of flowers), Marvy Medium Daisy punch, McGill Butterfly punch, EK Success Rock Fern punch and Marvy 1 1/2” Scallop Circle punch.

Embellishments:  Silver Flower Charm, Silver Jump Rings, Light Blue Pearls, Black Pearls, Glossy Accents (bird’s beak and eye and center of flowers) and Pink/Green with Flowers Offray Wired ribbon.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week!