Back to School at My Craft Spot!

Happy Monday, sweet friends! I pray you had a blessed weekend. :o)

It's time for a fun new challenge at My Craft Spot! This week we have a theme challenge: Back to School! I used this opportunity to make a cute little card for next month's I Feel the Love Project recipient. :o)

Several My Craft Spot goodies star in this card. :o) My card base was created with the Scrapping Life- Cards metal dies. Not only is it perfect for Project Life or scrapbooking, but it also makes such a sweet little card base! I used the leaves from Kimberly's new Flowers- Daisy metal dies on my apple, which are embossed with the Victoria Cuttlebug folder.

The sentiment is from Tiny Tags 3, which is cut out and layered with the coordinating Tiny Tags metal dies. The fun red and green notebook paper is from My Mind's Eye. It's from a Christmas collection, but came to mind for this project since it matches the theme and colors. :o)

The fun star border is from the Fancy Edges 2 metal die set. I used some of the negative star cuts for decoration. My sweet cut files are from Little Scraps of Heaven: Cat with Apple and Bear Holding Pencil. I fell in love with this precious kitty!

Tucked inside is a bunch of love. :o) (The interior heart die cut is also from the Scrapping Life- Cards set.)

Be sure to flutter on over to the My Craft Spot blog to see the fun creations from my teamies! I look forward to seeing what you create this week. :o) Have a sparkly day!

Challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Post-It Notes)

 *Cute Card Thursday~ Back to School

 *Delightful Challenge~ School Days

 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Back to School

 *Sparkles Monthly Challenge~ Back to School

Birthday Puppy!

Happy Saturday, everyone! I'm quickly sharing a birthday card at My Craft Spot and also with you! I pray everyone has a blessed Easter tomorrow. :o)

While not an Easter project, it is actually a perfect time to share this! It is made to bring love, light, and hope to a child suffering far more than he ever should. Whimsically designed, yet filled with healing divine light. This is part of my contribution for this month's I Feel the Love Project, where we are creating for abused, neglected, and at-risk children... as well as the staff who lovingly care for them at Tennyson Center for Children.

What little boy doesn't love a sweet puppy, right? :o)

This cutie pie is a cut file from KaDoodle Bug Designs, titled Time to Celebrate Dog. I used bright and cheerful papers from Doodlebug Designs, surrounding the pup with a paw print frame from the Silhouette Online Store. I wanted it to be like he was frolicking through the adorable tree-filled park. :o) I slightly altered the frame so there was less white space on the outskirts of the paw prints.

I love the circular sentiments Kimberly offers and Stamping All Around Spring is one of my favorites! I paired the fun birthday greeting with one of the gorgeous metal dies from Tiny Doilies 2. For a final festive touch, I topped the puppy's party hat with a pom made from Maraschino twine. I resisted the urge to add a plethora of sparkles since this is for a little boy, but I did sneak in some sparkling Core Couture paper for the paw prints and twinkling eyes. :o) 

Nestled beneath the celebratory doggie bone are five little hearts, cut out with the versatile Scrapping Life Cards Metal Dies. It's fun finding places to tuck a little extra love within projects. :o)

A peek at the colorful interior and the dimension on the front created with foam tape:

Thank you for visiting and have a blessed and Happy Easter! :o)

Challenges entered:

 *Craftin Desert Divas~ Color Inspiration

 *Crafting From the Heart~ Anything Goes

 *Crafty Catz~ B is for... (Birthday, Boy, Bone, Bunnies, Blue, Black)

 *Creative Fingers~ Anything Goes

 *Cut It Up~ Birthday Card

 *Dragonfly Dreams~ Make it for the Boys

 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Animal Antics

Cute Critters at My Craft Spot!

Happy Monday, my dear friends! I hope you had a blessed weekend. It's time for a new challenge at My Craft Spot and it's one of my favorite themes: Cute Critters! :o)

It provided a perfect opportunity for me to make another creation for this month's I Feel the Love Project, where we are crafting for 6-year-old Maddy who is battling leukemia. There's another layer of sadness to this story. A ruthless person stole a very special jar from a local restaurant, which her community fills with heartfelt notes and monetary donations to help offset expenses. :( She is the one for whom I made the sparkly treasure box of happy moments.

For my cute critter, I made a loving bee bear to brighten Maddy's day. :o)

Isn't she adorable? She is a Stinkin' Cute Valentine Bee Bear cut file from the Silhouette Online Store and I fell in love with her! I couldn't resist adding two honey dippers to make her extra sweet. The precious My Craft Spot sentiment is from the Tiny Tags 3 stamp set, which I've cut out with the coordinating Tiny Tag Metal Dies. The Black Licorice twine is also from MCS.

The pretty yellow and green papers are from DCWV. The hexagon base is from the SOS, as is the honeycomb background. The pretty beehive has been adorned with sparkles and I used the heart metal die from MCS's Scrapping Life Cards for the door. The heart rhinestone on top of the hive was chosen because love always sustains us. :o) The branch is from KaDoodle Bug Designs, which I've layered with tiny flowers from a border punch. A tiny rhinestone centers each blossom.

An outdoor scene gave me a chance to play with the butterflies again from MCS's Jar Full of Flowers stamp set! They are colored with Copics and covered in Star Dust. I pray each one flutters straight into Maddy's gorgeous heart.

The interior is the same sunshiny paper as the front. :o)

I hope sweet Maddy's beautiful smile emerges every time she sees her new beary happy friend! :o)

Bee sure to buzz on over to My Craft Spot to see the lovely work from my DT sisters! I look forward to seeing all of your cute critters this week! :o) Have a beautiful day!

Challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Irish Blessing/Saying)

 *Craft Your Passion~ Young at Heart

 *Crafting for all Seasons~ Spring into Spring

 *Crafting From the Heart~ Anything Goes (Optional: Use Favorite Colors)

 *Created With Love~ Think Spring

 *Creative Fingers~ Anything Goes

 *Cute Card Thursday~ What a Gem!

 *Love To Create~ Anything Goes

 *Make It Monday~ Anything Goes

 *Word Art Wednesday~ Encouraging/Uplifting Sentiment

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party- Day 3!

Hello, friends! Welcome to Day 3 of the My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party! This week we are providing sneak peeks of FIVE new stamp sets and THREE new metal die sets, all available to purchase on Saturday! Weren't the first two days amazing?! I love this release with all of my sparkly heart. :o)

Today we are featuring the Scrapping Life- Calendar stamp set, which coordinates with the fantastic goodies from yesterday: Scrapping Life- Everyday stamps and Scrapping Life Cards metal dies! As with the entire new release, the versatility this set offers is outstanding.

For my project today, I created something for a sweet little boy who is currently hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica. He is one of the recipients for this month's I Feel the Love Project. Initially I was stumped! So I gathered all of this week's new release goodies and went through them once again... and a delightful combination emerged! I knew exactly how to use this calendar stamp for him:

A fun little wall hanging calendar for his hospital room, paired with sentiments to tell him that he is loved every day... by me and so many. :o) (And every tiny love bug that holds it in place.)

Isn't the calendar stamp marvelous? I cut it out with one of the Scrapping Life Cards dies. :o) The sweet giraffes are cut files from Little Scraps of Heaven. For extra texture, I used Brown Jute String from My Craft Spot for their manes and tails. "I love you" is from the new Big Sentiments 2 stamp set. I used the masking technique to separate "every" and "day," which is on the Scrapping Life- Everyday set.

I chose papers that were all outdoorsy in theme, including the Lilybee wooden paper with hearts that I've been saving. The perfect occasion finally came! The ladybug clothespin is adhered with hot glue, enabling him to easily change out the months. I'm mailing it out with March attached, as that is when he will receive it.

You didn't think I'd only send him ten months, did you? Not a chance... it gave me the opportunity to show him that he's been dearly loved every day this year. Instead of 'checks' to cross off each day of January and February, I made sparkly red hearts:

There are so many options with this fun set, as you'll see if you head on over to My Craft Spot to check out what the team has created! While there, leave a comment on Kimberly's post for a chance to win today's daily prize: Sequins in Tickled Pink, Lemon Meringue, and Toadally Green! So fun!

Thank you for visiting! I'll see you tomorrow for Day 4! Have a blessed day. :o)

Challenges entered:
 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ February Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Love to Create~ Anything Goes
 *Make It Monday~ Anything Goes
 *The Paper Girls~ Home (Fun calendar to make his hospital room feel like home)
 *Through the Craft Room Door~ Anything Goes

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party- Day 2!

Hello, my dear friends! Welcome to Day 2 of the My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party! :o)

Today we are featuring the new Scrapping Life- Everyday stamp set and the coordinating Scrapping Life Cards metal dies! These were created by Robin and can be used like the Project Life scrapbooking cards. They are also just the right size for cards, adding to their versatility.

For my project, I created a sparkly box to treasure precious moments. :o) (And incorporated two of the new Big Words metal dies!)

Upon request, the lovely ladies behind the beloved I Feel the Love Project told me about the upcoming March recipient of our mission. I wanted to be able to dedicate something to them during this festive week! I can't yet share the recipient's heartbreaking story, but this was made for her and her mom. I like to think of this box as a sparkling embrace of moments shared.

This new stamp set is filled with sentiments that are not only ideal for scrapbooking and minis, but also for every type of project. There is sweetness, whimsy, and a variety of emotions. I'm eager to use several for regular cards, too! For this box, I chose three of the sentiments to decorate the panels:

"Everyday memories" to encourage the recipients to cherish the memories made in the everyday... not just special occasions.

"Happy little moments" to find the happy in every moment... using them to find beauty in the midst of personal chaos. I paired this with one of the pretty flourishes from the Tiny Tags 2 stamp set.

"Life is an Adventure"... along with a sweet little camera for them to capture it. :o)

The hearts and camera are from the new metal die set, which I adore. I am enamored with the camera! I used Kaisercraft Enchanted Garden paper throughout this box, including the die cuts. If enlarged, you can see I chose script paper for the camera to signify the recording of memories. And I couldn't resist adding some rhinestones to sparklify their adventures. :o)

The top is bursting with glitter. :o) I combined the Happy and You metal word dies with Cameo-cut letters to create my title. (Isn't the font of the dies stunning?!) It could work for a lovey-dovey relationship, but this is for a mom who is so proud of her daughter who tirelessly battles. I added Zva Creative rhinestones flourishes on top of the glittery paper because you can never have too much sparkle. The Wild Orchid Crafts roses are sparklified with a Wink of Stella brush tip glitter marker, which is gorgeous in person.

I hope the sweet mom and brave daughter love this tiny treasure chest of sappy love as much as I do. :o)

Be sure to flutter on over to My Craft Spot to see the inspiring work from my talented DT sisters! While there, leave a comment on Kimberly's post for a chance to win today's daily prize: the Cute Critters stamp set! :o)

Thank you for visiting! I'll be back tomorrow for Day 3! Have a sweet and sparkly day. :o)

Challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Use Country's Colors)
 *Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party~ Glitter
 *Crafting for all Seasons~ Sentiment as the Focus
 *Crafting From the Heart~ Anything Goes (Optional: Flowers)
 *Creative Fingers~ Anything Goes
 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ February Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Love to Create~ Anything Goes
 *Make It Monday~ Anything Goes
 *One Stitch at a Time~ Girly
 *Word Art Wednesday~ Uplifting/Encouraging Sentiment