It's ALL About the Shoes!

LOL... Guess what's on my feet right now? I'm giggling because of the title of my post :) Anyone who really knows me, knows that my favorite footwear is actually NO footwear. Yup...barefoot but not pregnant!!! That really would be a miracle lol.

I had SO MUCH FUN with this High Heel Shoe Shaped Card Template - cutting file by The Cutting Cafe! I really, really like how it turned out :)

There are a number of optional pieces that come with this set. I've used the strap and bow pieces here...

The sentiment (one of many included in this file) was printed on white cardstock and cut using a Silhouette shape (as were the hearts). In case it's too small to read, the sentiments says, Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world - Marilyn Monroe.

Even though I only used two papers, I think this turned out quite elegant! The pink polka dot paper is from a digital download by Pink Petticoat; cream cardstock is from Papertrey Ink.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe - Bingo (die cuts, sparkle, stitching)

ABC - Stitching (faux)

Whoopsi Daisy - Stitching (faux)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Charisma - Stitching (faux)
Allsorts - Stitching

Cute Card Thursday - Die-ing to Punch

Southern Girls - Things beginning with F (Footwear!)

...and now let's welcome and congratulate my new teamies on The Cutting Cafe DT:

Laura Love  

Debbie Fisher

Sean Covert

Cathryn Holzschuher

Julie Odil

Mitra Pratt

New Video Designers

Katryce Townsend

Shanta Newby

Can't wait to see the fabulous creations they will make! Sooooo inspiring :)


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May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

An Elegant Butterfly Card!

Hi sweet friends! I'm so glad you chose to pop over and take a peek at what I've been up to :) I don't know about where you are, but here in California...it's ugly HOT!!! Yes, I said ugly...and I mean really ugly lol! Hot and me don't mix well I tell ya. Give me Spring Spring Springtime :) all year long!!!

Today's card project has already flown from my craftroom to a sweet young lady who was in a terrible automobile accident :( Thank God I remembered to take a photo before I gave it to her!

Here's my Butterfly Shaped Card from Regina's awesome files at The Cutting Cafe.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Simon Says - Anything Goes

Don't you just love butterflies? You can use this file to create loads of butterflies in various styles and colors...it's unlimited! I added an extra top layer so I could lift up the wings and have the same pattern underneath.

I also created a matching envelope which comes with the file :) I'm tellin' ya, Regina's the BEST!

Every week, The Cutting Cafe has Cyber-Monday Specials. I've been purchasing them for a few years now. They are amazing deals... Don't forget to hop on over and check it out!

This is the day the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it! Happy Sunday, everyone ♥

I love and appreciate YOU!!!

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

It's Strawberry Season and a Treat Box!

Hello sweet blog friends! Do you like strawberries as much as I do? I not only love the taste, but I love the way they look : )  I have a huge container of strawberries right now in my fridge. We buy them from Costco... where everything is BIG lol.

Today's project is for not one, but two design teams. I've used Regina's Strawberry Treat Box from The Cutting Cafe to hold my sweet strawberries. It actually is very sturdy!

I'd like to enter into the following challenges:
Simon Says - Summer Fruit

The bottom portion is covered in burlap ribbon, with several layers for the strawberry front. I've coated the chocolate with Glossy Accents which looks totally yummy! The butterfly is an MS punch and coated with Glamour Dust (I know you can't see it here...).

Darn! I just realized that I forgot the tag I was going to put on it :( Above are the fabulous tags that come with this set!

This li'l cutie is called Let's Make a Picnic! She definitely has strawberries in her basket!!! I've used her for The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog - "Buttons and/or Brads" challenge.

Please join us for this easy and fun challenge! If you use a TPS image you could win $30 to spend any way you wish at The Paper Shelter. If you use another company's image, you could still win 3 images of your choice!

Thank you for taking the time to pop in and say hello! I hope that you've enjoyed my dual project today :)

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

I Like You a Latte

Hello my friends ♥  Can I just say that I am sooooo appreciative of you and your love and support? You know 'those' days that pop up sometimes? Well, I've been having a couple of them in a row!!! I'm tired of the hassle and frustration that goes along with it - grrrrr... So when I can come and talk with you awhile it helps :) I'll just have to stay in my HAPPY place from now on lol!

Today I'd like to share a 'double card' with you. It didn't start out as a 'double' but kinda evolved into one! I began with Regina's Got Coffee Printable Stamp Set @ The Cutting Cafe. She's got the BEST files and very reasonably priced with Cyber Monday deals each week. If you love cutting files with coordinating images (like I do!) The Cutting Cafe is worth your while to check out!!!

This is one of the coffee cups from the printable stamp set which I turned into a 'card' by itself (using Silhouette Software) and then adhering it onto a card base :)

I also took the heart that originally was in the right corner of the coffee cup and turned it into a cut out so I could bling it up. The circle sentiment is included in the Got Coffee Printable Stamp Set, and the tag sentiment is from the Coffee Cup Holder Set.

CUTE!!! Here's a closeup of the sweet digi paper from the Spring Whimsy Paper Mini collection from Scrap Girls. I thought it was the perfect base for the adorable sentiment :)

I printed this tag on one of the digi papers from Lori Whitlock's Sweet Memories paper pack which is layered on another digi paper from Scrap Girls Spring Whimsy Paper Mini. The heart (from the coffee cup) was added to the tag.

This would be cute with a little pocket inside the coffee cup... maybe to hold a gift card for someone special!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Bearly-Mine Challenge - Lucky Dip (lace, die cuts, gems)

Thanks for stopping by!!! Come back tomorrow when I'll show you a fun School Theme card using a cute image from The Paper Shelter :)

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

Basic Cut File Freebie!

Well... I was going through my files and discovered that I didn't post the circles to go with the scalloped circles (download those HERE)!  I know that circles are... well, just circles, but sometimes it's easier to have them available and already sized when you are in a hurry!!!

So, here ya go!  Nesting Circles - Happy cutting : )

Available files: mtc, studio, svg, eps, pdf, png

Download

HERE

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

Freebie Cut File!!!

I've been playing again :)  This time I made a Lacey Scallop Circle   This could be used as a mat behind a circle with the 'lacy' portion showing... It could also be used as a flower!  What else can you dream up?  I'd love to see!

Files come in the following formats:  mtc, svg, studio, eps, and single png.

A whopping 20 files included in this set!  

Here they are stacked on top of each other...

Here's a sample.

Download Here

***Only 3 days left for my Magnolia + Giveaway!***

HERE

I shall be back soon with a link to a tutorial I have posted on the Scrap Girls Blog! If you enjoy cutting files, you do NOT want to miss this!!!

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~

Heart Border Freebie ♥

I just LOVE hearts ♥ ...  I've been creating some projects using hearts which I won't be able to show you just yet, but I can bring out another file I created!

So far, I've cut this border with my Silhouette Cameo from 8" down to 5" with no trouble or loss in quality.  I hope you can use this border in your Valentine's Day projects and beyond :D

Download Heart Eyelet Border

Available files are svg, studio, mtc, pdf, eps and jpeg.

Only 4 more days until my January Celebration Giveaway ends... Have you entered yet?

Have a wonderful, crafty day, my sweet friends!

May God bless you, keep you and comfort your soul~