Be Inspired Wednesday #47 Party Invitations!

It's Party Time!!!..In celebration of Cuttlebug Challenge's one year birthday, we are going to celebrate all month long!! Each week you will see another project and by the last Wednesday of the month, we will be doing Thank You cards.

To get my party started, I made invites using the tea pot card from the cartridge A Child's Year. Core'dinations was perfect for my card allowing me to emboss the tea cup with the Victoria embossing folder, getting the matching color inside and getting the perfect match when tearing. I got some of the embossing on the frame of the card, so I decided to make a top frame to cover it. I simply cut out the tea pot and would have used it for the inside information, but I made a typing error; so I made another tea pot.:). The paper doily worked out perfectly as did the computer for the printing of the information. The lace fold down the front and back so it covers the top where you can see the pop dots between the frames. Color Box chalk ink and Sakura Gelly-Roll pen finished off the card.

You must check out what the Design Team has for you this week!!..No two themes are the same and they will knock your socks off with their talent!!

Be sure to enter each challenge week so you can be eligible for the GRAND PRIZE at the end of the month!!

Friends

My Texas online 'sisters' were visiting Disney with their family this past June and since I'm like minutes away, I had to meet up with them!!..Sadly, we didn't get to spend as much time together as I would have liked. Two of the sweetest girls anyone could know. I also spent the early part of June with them on our Texas Have Your Way With Paper retreat!!..Never enough time together, but I cherish every moment we did have..

A Nina layout

This is my sweet Nina...I love yellow and black together and haven't done that combo in a while. And besides, I wanted to use that awesome yellow Prima flower!!

One Year Old!!

There is something about a first birthday that is so full of fun and excitement. Normally, first birthdays are an all out affair for parents and friends of the one year old and the one year old will only have photo memories of the gala event.

We at Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot will be having a one year birthday party for the whole month of September!!! Most of us at Cuttlebug Challenge remember the year of challenges, inspiration, knowledge and prizes and we hope you remember our first year too. New or old to our site doesn't matter when it comes to party time. You are all invited!!

Become a follower at Cuttlebug Challenge so you don't miss out on the fun, challenges and prizes.

A big thank you to Mo from Digital Pencil Too for this super cute one year old digital stamp!!

Be Inspired Wednesday #46-Cosmo Cricket

First I would like to thank Cosmo Cricket for their generous kit, Earth. Everything I needed to greate my projects was in this kit and all I needed to do was add my creativity. Using my Cricut Expressions, I made the larger flowers, Marvy punch for the smaller flowers and Sizzix Leaf die. Once I started with the marker cup holder, everything just fell into place. ProClick was used to bind the journal and a CD case was used to make a photo case.

Three Cuttlebug Embossing Folders were used; Herringbone, Tiny Mosaic Texture and Harlequin.

Thank you Provo Craft and Cosmo Cricket!!

Be sure to stop by Cuttlebug Challenge to see what the Design Team has for you this week.

Come September is Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot's one year BIRTHDAY PARTY!!! You won't want to miss it!!!

Congratulations Joe!!!

Joe just received a copy of his first published book today around dinner time!!..I am so happy and proud of him for going through with this quest of his. A little humor, a little wit and for $10.00 you too can have a copy of his first book "I HATE EVERYBODY (And Other Things)". More info to follow on how to order his book

Just look at that proud face!!!

Cuttlebug Challenge Birthday Palooza!!

This is your early heads up to what's happening for September!!!!

Be Inspired Wednesday #45-shape card

Welcome to Be Inspired Wednesday at Cuttlebug Challenge! Our challenge this week was to create a 'shape' card and our sponsor, Paper Popsicles, gave us an awesome choice of templates to choose from. I chose the dress template and knew exactly what I wanted to do with it!! I used Core'dinations orange card stock for the base of the card. Once I embossed it with my Provo Craft Happy Birthday embossing folder, I then decorated the edges with my Martha Steward corner punch. The dress was embossed with Provo Crafts Victoria embossing folder and the apron, made from vellum, was embossed with the Swiss Dot folder. The dress opens to read 'Happy Birthday' and the inside of the orange card had a note to my granddaughter. I gave her this card for her birthday on Sunday. Sorry I don't have the name of the ribbon and flower that were used.

A big thank you to Paper Popsicles, Provo Craft and Core'dinations for being such great sponsors at Cuttlebug Challenge!

Please stop by Cuttlebug Challenge and see what our Design Team has to share with you today.

Watch out for the big Birthday Party taking place in September!! Cuttlebug Challenge will be ONE YEAR OLD and with any birthday party, it's guaranteed to be blast!!

thank you Wendy (Louby Loo)!!!

I just received this award from Wendy (AKA Louby Loo) from Digital Delights. How sweet of Wendy to think of me. Now, when you talk about being inspired, just check out the sweet digital stamps she has to inspire you!

When you receive this "Beautiful Blog Award" you are to list five things you like to do and pass it along to five other deserving blogs.

Things I like to do:

1. Love to cruise!

2. Love hugging my grandchildren!

3. Surf the net!

4. Scrap!

5. Cyber talk with my online sisters!

5 Very talented ladies....

Nathalia http://www.funkyphreshpapierkreations.blogspot.com/

Betty http://www.bettybrett.blogspot.com/

Shantaie http://inkingpink.blogspot.com/

June http://simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Meda http://handmadebymeda.blogspot.com/

Two Recent Layout

These photos were taking this past Sunday at Nina's birthday party. I couldn't wait to do a layout of my sweet Nina and my precious Ian!!

Angel Maggie

Since I love this little Maggie so much, I thought it only fitting that I would dress up Angel Maggie. This card was done for a sketch challenge at Digital Delights and using Angel Maggie from Digital Delights By Louby Loo.

First I covered a plain white card with a paper doily and then started the stacking. Pop dots were used for dimension and my Copic markers dressed up this cute little Maggie stamp. Added some Stickles for some extra sparkle!!

August ATC-hand drawn

Each month we have a different theme and guess who picked 'hand drawn'? Yep, me..the person who can't draw!..I tried so many different things that I was ready to scream, but...to save my sanity I thought of the design above. All hand drawn and designed by me. :) Wish you could see the 'shine' this card has! I used H2O and Pearlescent watercolors by Yasutomo. The center triangle is on a pop dot.

Punta Gorda SWARM

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Cricuteers in Paradise August 7-8-9, 2009

Be Inspired Wednesday #44

Wow, where did the week go??!!..Here it is, Be Inspired Wednesday at Cuttlebug Challenge!!..This week, the Design Team was challenged with a scene card.

A big thank you to our sponsors, Sakura of America for the Souffle pens and stickers and to Core'dinations for their awesome cardstock! For my card, I used a cute digital stamp by 'delights by louby loo' then colored her in with my Copic markers. For the water and beach I used Core'dinations and gave the sand some dimension by embossing the cardstock with my Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder. Chalk was used for the sky and a flower for the sun. Sakura butterfly and dolphin stickers were perfect for my scene and the Souffle pen gave it just the right color and look.

Be sure to check out Cuttlebug Challenge to see what our Design Team has for you this week!!

Be Inspired Wednesday #43

Good Wednesday morning to you!!..For today's challenge, the design team at Cuttlebug Challenge was asked to make a project using a digital stamp designed by Maggie Lamarre, owner of the Cuttlebug Challenge site. Also, use Core'dinations card stock and the embossing folder of our choice.

For my card, I embossed the edges of the green card stock with a border embossing folder from Provo Craft. Sorry, I don't know the name of the set. For the top card stock, I used the Happy Birthday folder and for both card stocks I sanded it with my sanding block. Using a copic maker, I outlined the circle stamp and used chalk just to tone down the white of the card stock. Added ribbon, flower and a paperclip and I was done. Quick and easy!!

Thank you Provo Craft for being such a great sponsor and to Core'dinations for sponsoring us with some awesome card stock!!

Be sure to stop by Cuttlebug Challenge and see what the design team has for you this week.

Be Inspired Wednesday #42

Welcome friends to another Be Inspired Wednesday at Cuttlebug Challenge!! In honor of National Friendship Day, we were asked to make a gatefold friendship card using the Library Embossing Folder from Provo Craft. Along with that folder, I also used Victoria. Core'dinations cardstock is perfect to emboss and once sanded, you can see the perfect design of the embossing folders. Lace and Prima completed the look Iwas going for.

A big thank you to Provo Craft and Core'dinations for being such great sponsors. Check out their products and see for yourself.

Stop by Cuttlebug Challenge and see what our design team has to share with you this week at Cuttlebug Challenge!!!

ALSO..DON'T FORGET... this is the last week to complete our Fantastic Folders Contest. All you need to do is:

1.) Complete FOUR of the FIVE challenges for July.

2.) Link up your entries via Mr. Linky for that week & leave a comment and

3.) Follow our blog!! All for a chance to win the newest Cuttlebug Embossing Folders we've been premiering all month long here at the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog!

Blog Hop Winner Announced!!!

I would like to thank everyone who stopped by to make this a fun blog hop!!!..Love reading your favorite companies and I have to agree with each one of your choices!!..

Using Random.org, I was given the number 11. The 11th person to post was.....

Iris Goddess!!!!..Congratulations!!!!

I noticed from her blog that she has a baby girl and how perfect for those flowers and blings she just won!!!

Still Hopping!!!

If you haven't stopped by yet for our Happy Blog Hop, you still have time!!!...Check out the great prizes each stop is giving!!!..

My Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Class 7-25-Celtic Knot

How exciting it is for me to be presenting to you one of the newest Provo Craft Cuttlebug folders, CELTIC KNOT!! I looked at this folder and had so many ideas in my mind, but first I did a research of Celtic designs from jewelry to tattoos. This folder opened a whole new world of interest for me. Keeping in mind what I found surfing the internet, this is the card I designed.

This is a photo of the supplies I used. Now, if any of you have been following any of my work, you may have read where I mention how I start in one direction and can end up totally different from my original plan. This card was no exception and because of that, I added a smaller photo of those extra items I used.
I embossed the gold cardstock that had a slight line embossing to it. Realizing how great this folder works to give a sharp emboss, I decided to cut out a few of the center designs with my Fiskars finger knife. Did you notice the gold marker in the first photo? Well, here is something I do when those cutting lines leave a little white showing. I take a marker in the color of the paper I'm cutting and tap onto the white. This helps to 'tone it down' and not have that white jumping out at you.

Next thing was to add a red background. This paper is a shinny red that I purchased from Marco's Paper. I trimmed around so as to not have any showing out from the top and sides. Then I used pop dots and set it on a black mat. The border of the black was done with Versa Mark and Perfect Pearls. Then I attached the black cardstock to more shiney red cardstock that was adhered to the card. I then added the decorative Cuttlebug corners.

Now it was time to 'bring it home' and give it that finishing touch. I used the Celtic Knot folder once again to emboss black Core'dinations that was gray on the back. Once that was done, I freehand cut a cross and using my sanding block, roughed it up. I then used pop dots and adhered it to the card. One last thing was needed...a green heart gem.

I hope you enjoyed my quick and easy class and get the opportunity to play with the Celtic folder yourself. Be sure to stop by Cuttlebug Challenge for fun, prizes and awesome inspiration from our Design Team.

DO YOU WANT THIS???

FOR A CHANGE TO WIN THIS BLOG CANDY, JUST FOLLOW THE POST UNDER THIS ONE!!! (do you know how hard it is to photo Prima bling??)..lol

IT'S TIME TO HOP!!!

Are you ready to HOP???!!! I SURE HOP SO!!

If I am your first stop (thank your for visiting), please head over to
Trisha’s site and get your HOP HOPPING!! You will then follow
the links and come full circle and come back to me!!..Once you have
answered the question, you will then continue your HOP over to
Jenn.

You have until Sunday midnight (EST) to make your blog HOP.
Each site you visit will then make you eligible to win BLOG
CANDY FROM EACH SITE!!!(PHOTO COMING SOON)!!

So, if you are ready for me…let's park that HOP for just a moment!!

Papers, Papers no denying, I gotta have more or I’ll start crying.

From Anna Griffin’s tea time print to Bo Bunny’s Delilah
From Imaginisce’s Spooky Town to Prima’s Vintage

So much to choose from; gotta have it all!!! But having the right
paper means having the right tools, embellishment and whatever
it is that brings your creative juices together.

Please name three (3) of your favorite scrap companies

Now, head on over to Jenn's blog and keep on HOP'N

Be Inspired Wednesday #41-Victoria folder

Challenge: no cards!!..Wow, now it was time to put the thinking cap on and see what I can come up with that would do this folder justice!!..I decided to cover a tissue box! After measuring my papers (core'dinations) to completely go around a tissue box, I embossed it with the Victoria folder another new and awesome embossing folder from Provo Craft. The top was coverd and a small hole was left open to get the tissues out. I made a square cover and embossed that with the Bird and Swirl embossing folder and then attached it with a pearl brad. This will allow you to close the lid or slide it over to retrieve a tissure. White lace was used around the top as a trim and the green weave ribbon was something I bought 2 years ago on sale with the Christmas decorations!. The bird was cut using a Sizzix die (core'dinations cardstock) and then embossed using the Swiss Dot embossing folder. For dimension, I cut out a bird using chipboard and attached the two together. Flowers and centers are Prima. His eye is a Robins Nest 'skittle'.

Thank you to Provo Craft for being such a great sponsor and for this week's prize!!

Be sure to stop by Cuttlebug Challenge and see what our awesome DT has for you this week. Don't forget to become a follower and take the challenge to get your name in to win a prize!!

July ATC Toys

Wow, was this a hard one!!..Toys..how tuff could that be?? Well, it was!!..I had some Lego paper (sorry can't rmember whose) and figured that would be a beginning. I bought toy buttons, cut off the back and hot glued them down. Cricut cut the word out for me.

Be Inspired Wednesday #40-Herringbone folder

For this challenge, we were to use one of Provo Craft's newest folders, Herringbone and a sketch from our Administrator, Maggie. I decided to do something different, getting away from my usual card. This started out as a piece of shaped wood that I bought at the Dollar Tree. The blue paper (sorry, don't know the name) was done with the Herringbone folder and the orange paper (core'dinations) was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing border strip. The printed paper (DaiseyD) was used for the butterfles (QuikKutz) and the scalloped square (Nestabilities). Dressed it up with Prima flowers and bling, beige ribbon and orange lace (Wrights Hem Tape).

A big thank you to Provo Craft for this awesome folder and 2RedBananasStamps for their sponsorship in this weeks prize.

Be sure to check out Cuttlebug Challenge to see what our DT has for you this week and your chance to win some cool stamps!!

My Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Class 7/14/09-Flourish Frame

I am so excited to be sharing with you this new embossing folder from Provo Craft called Flourish Frame!!

Let’s get started!!..

How exciting to be one of the first to use this awesome new embossing folder from Provo Craft called Flourish Frame. In this first photo I gathered up my supplies and pre-embossed both cardstocks. The blue cardstock was embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dot folder. Now, I don’t know about you, but my supplies change throughout my projects. You will notice things added that are not in the supply photo. Unless you are doing a challenge that restricts you to use only what is shown, just go with your creative juices and get creative!

In this photo, I covered the card with a blue and green print from Me & My Big Ideas. You must have guessed by now that I was in a blue and green mood..lol. I added a strip of blue and green ribbon to the blue cardstock and adhered the cardstock to the print. My choice was to off center that piece.




It was now time to add the green cardstock with that awesome embossed frame on it. I chose to cut out the center for a little different take on this folder. After I played around with where I was going to set it down, I used 3M double sided foam tape, but doubled up on it since I wanted a better dimensional finish. I set it in place and then let the juices flow on how to dress it up. Stardust Stickles was used to accent those cool flourishes on the frame. I cut a butterfly with my Walk In My Garden cartridge using Me & My Big Ideas cardstock with a glitter design on it. Once that was cut, I used a pop dot and then added more Stickles (green and stardust) just to make it stand out more. After playing with my Prima flowers, I chose the ones I wanted to use and placed them on the card. I then finished it off with some blue and green fibers and 3 self stick bling rounds.

Here is my finished card!!

Be sure to stop by Cuttlbug Challenge and get inspired!!!

Check this out!!!

Wanna win some of the folders going to CHA? It's easy! participate in all 4 challenges for the month of July to be entered in the drawing if any given week we get over 100 participants each week, we will up the ante and give more new folders out! go on tell your friends and enter to win that easy!

Head over to Cuttlebug Challenge and check out the challenges. Find last Wednesday's Be Inspired, today chalenge and the next two weeks!!

Be Inspired Wednesday #39-Owl folder

Now I ask you...isn't this the cutest embossing folder!!..How fun it was for me to have this folder to show you this week. We were asked to use something that you wouldn't normally use on a card/scrap page. Well, seems like I have used just about everything, but twigs were low on the list, so that is what I used. How perfect it was for my owl!!..He was embossed using Core'dinations paper and sanded to bring out the color on the back of the cardstock. I then used a metal ruler to distress the edges of the cardstock. The base of the card was embossed with the Cuttlebug folder, Traffic Jam. I stamped the cute saying and cut that with my Fiskar's Deckle scissors and using Karen Foster floss, I attached the larger piece to the twig; pop dots under the tag so it sits better on the card. One more twig for the side of the card, Copic for the nose and eyes and done!!

Stop by Cuttlebug Challenge and see what our talented design team has for you this week. I'm sure you will find lots of inspiration!!

Digi Shack Challenge

Her name is Lani by Toni Walters at The Digi Shack . Though Lani wears different clothes and changes her hair, she is still adorable!!..I printed her out a 9 1/4 and set her on a half card. I put a Popsicle stick behind her and added pop dots to give her some dimension. Let her greet your friends next time you have a red/white/blue party!!..I took a few liberties with the sketch that was shown, but I do like how this came out. I was also able to include Erin's Mystery Item Challenge from HYWWP. Erin has this fun challenge every month where if you sign up, you will receive a 'mystery item' that you are to use on a card, layout or project. I'm not going to say what it is until I know everyone received their 'surprise'..lol..

Stop by The Digi Shack and HYWWP to see all the fun stuff just waiting for your!!

Month Long Birthday Party at HYWWP!!

Yep, it's a month long birthday party at HYWWP for ME!!!!..On July 12th I will be 60 years old. No small feat considering all the health issues I've been though. It was earlier in the year that I mentioned to the girls at 'Paper' that I was throwing a birthday party with me giving away the gifts. For every challenge you do, you will be entered to win a RAK for that challenge. Also, because 'it's my party', I'm giving away a RAK whenever something tells me I should!!..

Please check out this link for the awesome newsletter that our Jenny put together.

Become an active member and jump into the fun!!!

Trisha's Sketch Challenge #10

Here is a layout I did from a sketch my sweet friend Trisha did. You can find the sketch at her blog and at Have Your Way With Paper. The butterfly is Prima and was silver, so I sprayed it with Glitter Mist, Olive Green to get the right look for my layout. Don't you just love those Prima flowers??!!

Be Inspired Wednesday #38

Welcome to Be Inspired Wednesday at Cuttlebug Challenge !! Our challenge for this week was to make a red, white and blue project with the new Cuttlebug folder STARS and add buttons. I was so thrilled to be the recipient of the new Provo Craft Cuttlebug embossing folder, STARS!! I love how crisp the embossing was and with a little sanding the white core on my DCWV paper just popped right off the blue; also distressed the edges. The stars were done with the Cuttlebug Star die and just enough glue to make those stars float. The red and white rectangles were cut with my Spellbinder dies. Just a touch of fiber was added to finish the card off.

Be sure to check out what our Design Team has to share with you!! We also have a few new design team members who are making their debut today and I know you will be 'wowed' by their work!!!

Blog Award!!

I just received this award from my sweet friend, Trisha. If you are looking for inspiration or a great sketch, check out her blog!!

To accept this award, you must share the love.
1. Add it to your blog.
2. Link to the person from whom you received this award.
3. Nominate 7 more blogs.
4. Leave them a message on their blog letting them know they received "One Lovely Blog Award".

So, in return I am passing this award on to:

7 new Design Team sisters at Cuttlebug Challenge

ewonne ek http://ewonnes.blogspot.com/

Angie Tieman http://schwooo.blogspot.com/

Ingrid http://www.scrapbookmaniaandmore.blogspot.com/

June Houck http://simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Hanneke http://scraps-n-stuff.blogspot.com/

Jackie Gallagher http://luv2scrappp.blogspot.com/

Michelle Borsack http://mypaperbliss.blogspot.com/

IT'S HAPPENING AT CUTTLEBUG CHALLENGE!!!

Check out the happenings at Cuttlebug Challenge!! As a design team member, I was lucky enough to see first hand the awesome new folders that Provo Craft will be offering. Also in July, we will be displaying our projects using these new folders that I know you will love. So, head on over and check out the challenges and prizes at Cuttlebug Challenge!!

June ATC Angels

Here is what I sent out for my June swap. The card is a pretty linen in a light beige so I knew working with gold should work well. The corners are peel and stick stickers and the card and around the angel card was done with a gold pen. Simple and clean, but I like how it turned out.

Be Inspired Wednesday #36

It's Wednesday again and at Cuttlebug Challenge we call that 'Be Inspired Wednesday'!! Keeping Father's Day in mind (June 21) we were to create something masculine and emboss cardboard/grungeboard. I love the colors in my Basic Grey cardstock, so I let that set the theme for me. I took the cardboard backing to a DCWV stack and sprayed it with various shades of Glitter Mist. I then embossed it with the Bird Call folder. I then cut it to the size I wanted and adhered it to a DCWV brown cardstock. The bird was tapped with ink, but I wanted it darker so I used H2O and it worked perfectly for what I wanted. I also decided to place Flower Soft in a few areas. Yeah, I thought of pollen..lol I then embossed two pieces of chipboard using the Mosaic Texture folder and rubbed Craf-T metallic rub-on for color and popping. Brown ink over self stick border, added Prima flowers, and I was done. This was a very easy card to make and lots of fun playing with color!!..

Be sure to check out what the Design Team has for you this week!!!..I'm sure you will find lots of inspiration!!

First Copic Card

I don't remember who gave me the girl stamp, but isn't she cute!? I did this card for Lisa's stamp challenge at Have Your Way With Paper and the challenge was to do a 'bandana' print. Once I thought of what I wanted to do, I pulled out my Copics and colored up my stamp. Not bad for the first time..lol..The blue cardstock was stamped and then doodled with a white pen to get the bandana effect.

Received an award!!!

Thank you Melissa for this sweet award!!!..Please take the time to check out her blog and see her cool work especially the birthday card done with 'pieces' of paper and Cuttlebug's embossing folder. Oh Melissa, I see a lift coming from me on that one..love that technique!

It is now my turn to pick 7 bloggers (which is not an easy task), but first let me give the instructions of what needs to be done.

Here are the rules:
1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.
4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.
5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.
6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.
7. Leave comments on each of the blogs letting them know they have been nominated.


7 things you may or may not know about me:

1. I was hit with a ricochet bullet while at the gun range with my 'citizens police academy' class
2. I flatlined twice..yep, that was interesting and now I have a pacemaker
3. Use to sing soprano in the school choir, but now sound like a frog with a cold..(lol)
4. Love to cruise
5. Fear of hights-unless I'm closed in like a ride or plane
6. Love reading Stephen King
7. Use to dance non stop to those long playing 70 disco records..:)

Now comes the hard part, picking only 7 cool bloggers:

1. Rita from http://rita-bitsofme.blogspot.com/

2. Erin from http://erinebailey.blogspot.com/

3. Carole from http://carolscraftcorner.blogspot.com/

4. Bethany from http://scrapbookingbybethany.blogspot.com/

5. Wanda from http://afishoutofwater-wanda.blogspot.com/

6. Jenn from http://justjennc.blogspot.com/

7. Trisha from http://txpaperdoll.blogspot.com/

Be sure to visit each one of these talented ladies!!..so much inspiration!!

Sponsor Layout-Riff Raff

Love the chipboard I received from Riff Raff our June sponsor at Have Your Way With Paper. I chose to spray my word and heart with several colors of Glitter Mist, but it looks great just left untouched if you wanted. Yes, this is another Texas Retreat photo that I thought would be perfect for my sponsor product and getting to use some new stash. Love my Prima flowers and the butterflies are my newest Nestabilities purchase. Copic markers were used to color them. The continued title was done making my own rub-on.

Texas Retreat

June 4-6, 2009...what a fantastic time!!..I arrived on the 3rd which worked out even better for me. We were having a baby shower for Krissy and since there was a problem with my room assignment, the manager gave us the conference room for the shower!!..I couldn't sleep, so there I was in the middle of the night decorating for the party..

The girls started arriving on Thursday and what a joy to meet them in person. Lisa I had met once before on her trip to Disney a couple years back and it was exciting to give her a hug once again. What a great bunch of girls!!..Crazy, fun caring and loving. Once everyone got to the hotel, we had Krissy's baby shower. She was so surprised; what a treat to see the look on her face!!..Later that day, we had our pizza party!! Yep, pizza and beer for me!!..lol..

Friday was convention day!!..As you can see, we had these cute pink shirts to wear, but missing are the boas that Trisha brought for us. They were cute, but just to itchy to wear more than 10 seconds..lol..

There will be more about my trip and hopefully I can get the videos posted for you to see. Did I say these girls were crazy??..lol

Be Inspired Wednesday #34

Hi Everyone!!!..yes, I'm back with my Be Inspired Wednesday challenge. I know I've been missing with showing you my take on the Cuttlebug Challenge challenges, but here is what I have for you today. We were asked to use Basic Grey. Now, who doesn't have some Basic Grey in their stash? The line I used is called Oh! Baby Boy. No baby needed since this card could be used for anyone to just say hi or add a Happy Birthday inside. The green BG paper covering the card was embossed with my Cuttlebug folder and the stars were cut with my Cuttlebug star die. The circles were cut using Nestabilities and the top circle is a BG tag. Added touches of ColorBox chalk ink and Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic were used.

Be sure to check out the Cuttlebug Challenge blog to see what our design team has to share with you this week.