"My" Favorite Top 10 cards of 2010!

Hello My Creative Friends~!!! WOW! 2010 has been ONE AWESOME year for me!;) I have gained LOTS of GREAT new Followers & Friends. I had the honor of meeting some GREAT crafters whom "I've"  admired for along time! AND I was able to meet some of  my viewers in Chicago @ CHA this summer & that was the BEST feeling ever!!! It was very "Surreal" to me! I was VERY surprised to think that all the GREAT crafters I have met "Actually" think "I" am somebody "Important"!!!;) Trust me, I am just one normal, down to earth, crafty gal just like ALL OF YOU!;) I am VERY APPRECIATIVE of ALL of you who made this SO MUCH FUN FOR ME! ALSO, not to mention ALL of those AWESOME & ENCOURAGING comments that ALWAYS made me just want to do that much more! Well, I hope you enjoy "MY" top 10 FAVORITE cards of 2010! I've ALSO included a video of how to re-create my MOST FAVORITE #1 card of 2010! Enjoy~!;)

I chose this 1st card because I thought it came out SOOO PRETTY! "Silvermist" is one of my Favorite princesses! I actually used the Crik-its gel pens to draw her w/my cricut & then I colored her in using my FAVORITE, Copic Markers!

For my 2nd choice, I chose this "Tropical" drink card because I LOVED how it turned out!

This was one of my FAVORITES because the clouds came out ADORABLE all "Peachified" out! I used the "Princess" faces! (My favorite);)

Okay, I just LOVED my Father's Day card!!! I LOVE this little bears & they look ADORABLE w/this OH SO CUTE faces from my beloved "Peachy Keen"!;)

How could I NOT include this ADORABLE little girl using my ALL TIME FAVORITE~ "Everyday Character Faces"!  Those sentiments were PERFECT for this sweet card! They are from My Pink Stamper!

I think this is my FAVORITE halloween card! I think I love this just as much as my "Frankie" card! This is the PERFECT face for my "Scary" CUTE pumpkin! hehehehe!! I used the "Make A Monster" face asst!

 Now, for my Chickie card, I just LOVE IT!!!

This card was sent off to the Peachy Queen!!! I just thought this "Candy" shaped card came out ADORABLE! I used the die called "Tear Bear" from Peachy Keen for my card! And, that CUTE sentiment is from my "Digi Stamps" that came w/my last DvD "Gypsy Magic & more"!

Well, I just can't say enough about this one!!! All I know is that I LOVE IT!!!!! I used the "Happy Lashes"

set from Peachy Keen & the sentiment is from Pink By Design!

Now for my #1 ALL TIME FAVORITE CARD of 2010!!! My "Cutie Patootie" choo choo train card!!! I just LOVE EVERYTHING about it!!! I used the "Critter Faces"  Small & X-Large for the CUTE faces & the sentiment is from My Pink Stamper!

Here is the video showing you how I created this "Masterpiece"!!! hehehehe!;)

Thank you SOOO MUCH for joining me today! I will see you back here tomorrow for my FAVORITE top ten "Scrapbook" pages for 2010! Have a FABULOUS day my friends!;)

P.S. Don't forget to join Nikki & I tonight HERE for some EXCITING NEWS!;)

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Embellish Me w/Quilling Blog Hop w/Linda!;)

Good morning My Creative friends & welcome to the very 1st "Quilling Blog Hop" hosted by the "OH SO TALENTED"~  Miss Linda! I was SOOO excited she invited me to do this w/her & the rest of these amazing ladies! Now, I have NO idea how to quill, so Linda graciously sent me some samples to work with! Can I just say that I was SCARED to make anything w/them only because they were SOOO BEAUTIFUL & I didn't wanted to ruin her product! lol..... I actually called her & told her this too!!!;) So Miss Linda, I hope you like what I came up with! The 1st 2 are cards & the last 2 are Tags!

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For all of you "Cricut Beginners", this is the PERFECT giveaway for YOU! All you have to do is leave a comment here on this post w/a way for me to contact you! GOOD LUCK!;)

I hope you enjoyed my projects! Next in line for this hop is Sonya! Head on over to her blog to see what  AWESOME "Quilling" project she has to share w/you!;)

Here is the blog order just is case you get lost along the way!;)

Linda-http://www.krazyquilling.com/

Momo-http://madebymomo.blogspot.com/

Jennifer-http://creativequilledcreations.blogspot.com/

Carri-http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/

Leesandra-http://sweetspotcards.blogspot.com/

Trish-http://techniquesbytrish.blogspot.com/

Christina-http://cardcreationsbyc.blogspot.com/

Emma-http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Sonya-http://appelquilling.blogspot.com/

Jessica-http://www.kinderstampo.com/

Cheryl-http://cardsbycheryl.blogspot.com/

Carol-http://happyexpressions.blogspot.com/

Tracey-http://quillynilly.blogspot.com/

Debbie-http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/

Linda-http://www.krazyquilling.com/

Thank you SOOO Much for hopping w/us today! Have a FABULOUS weekend!;)

P.S. Thanks Again to Miss Linda  w/My Quilling Nest for sending me the BEAUTIFUL quilling pieces to use for my projects today!;)

12 Days of Christmas Day 6 - Episode~137

GOOD Morning! Welcome to My Creative time & to Day 6 of our 12 Days of Christmas! I'm going to keep this short only because it is VERY late right now!!! lol..... I will have to work on my next project EARLIER tomorrow:) Can I just say that I am SOOO eNJOYINg myself AND not to mention that this has been VERY challenging for me & I LOVE it! I hope you enjoy my video and my ADORABLE Kitty card today! I am posting this a little earlier today because I KNOW I will NOT be up @ 8am to do so! lol....

Isn't she PURRRRR-FECT!;) You can see this Die set HERE!

One LUCKY winner will be able to win this ADORABLE "Tear Kitty" Die! Isn't that EXCITING!!! All you have to do is leave a comment! GOOD LUCK!;)

THank you for visiting! Head on over to my Bestie's blog & see what AWESOME project she has for you today!;) See ya back her tomorrow!;)

12 Days of Christmas Day 5 - Episode~136

Good morning & welcome to Day 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas! Well, all I have to say is that I LOVE my Money Card Holder! I just think this is the CUTEST CUTEST Elf EVER! I "Finally" used "Jolly Holiday" cartridge & I LOVE EVERYTHING about it! This is a PERFECT Christmas cartridge to add to your library! OH, I was able to play w/my new twine I picked up from The Twinery! OMG, I just LOVE it! That PERFECT sentiment I used was from My Pink Stamper's "Christmas Wishes"! AND That ADORABLE face I used for my CUTE little elf is "Princess Faces" from My Beloved Peachy Keen Stamps! Can I just say that if you are not a Peachy Keen owner yet, you are SOOO MISSING out my friends! Peachy Keen Stamps have a way of giving ANY of your projects SOO MUCH PERSONALITY! With that said, check out my video & see how I designed this card in my Gypsy Girl!;)

For today's giveaway, since I didn't have Jolly Holiday for you, I decided to give away the 2nd BEST latest release ~"Twinkle Toes"! Whoever is the LUCKY winner for this is going to be one HAPPY CAMPER! This cartridge is ADORABLE! If you would like to see this cart in your collection, simply leave your comments & a way for us to contact you! GOOD LUCK!;)

Head on over to my Bestie's blog to see what CUTE item she created for you today! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH for visiting & I will see you back here tomorrow, same time, same place! Have a FABULOUS Friday my Creative Friends!;)

P.S. Like I mentioned in yesterday's post, don't forget to head on over to Peachy Keen Stamps to see their "Countdown to Christmas"! OMG, It's HUGE, you DO NOT want to miss out on it!;)

Peachy Keen Challenge #39 - Episode~110

GOOD MORNING my Creative Friends! Welcome to another FUN Peachy Keen Challenge! For this weeks challenge, here's what you have to do:

Create elements used in wrapping a gift. There are no limitations! Ideas for elements are: tags, gift wrap, gift card holders, and note cards.  I know I said in my video that you must use a Peachy image, but it's NOT required! ALTHOUGH, if you do have Peachy stamps, you are "Encouraged" to use them!;)

Easy Peasy right?? For my project, I decided to do a gift tag! I picked up this CUTE bag from Target yesterday along w/the curly ribbon & made my tag to match it! I had a REALLY HARD time trying to get a GOOD picture of it, but after a million shots of it, this was the best I can do:(  I promise, that it looks way CUTER in person! I cut out the tag using "Tags, Bags Boxes & More", & the balloons were cut out w/"Once Upon A Princess" cartridges! Those ADORABLE faces are from another 2 of my FAVORITE sets, "Simple Sallies" & "Cutie Pie Face Asst."  The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's "Everyday Life" stamp set! ALSO, for this challenge we have a guest designer  "Lauren Brewer"!  She has a great attention to detail and creates perfectly using Peachy Keen Stamps! So don't forget to visit her blog along w/the rest of the "OH SO TALENTED" Peachy Keen Design Team!;) We would LOVE for ALL of you to play along w/this challenge! Link your project up to Mr. Linky @ the Peachy Keen Blog for a chance to win an AWESOME PEACHY prize! Deadline for this challenge is on Sunday, October 31st!

Close up of My Tag!;)

Well, I hope you enjoyed today's project! Thank you for visiting my blog & don't forget to join in on this FUN Challenge!  Have a FABULOUS day my sweet friends!;)

My Pink Designer Winter Project! - Episode~108

Sorry for my late post! I've been on the road ALL day & I am EXHAUSTED! For this month's Pink design team, we were to create a winter project! So this is what I came up with! I made a cute ornament window card using my Gypsy Girl!;) For my sentiment, I used a stamp from My Pink Stamper's "Christmas Wishes" set! I said "Winter Punnies" in my video by accident:(  Those ADORABLE faces are from Peachy Keen "Snow Cuties Face Asst"  I hope you enjoy my video! Oh, & I know you probably already have, but if you haven't, feel free to stop by the rest of the Pink Design team's blogs to see ALL the AWESOME creations they have created!;) I hope you enjoy my video!;)

Here is my completed project! I think it looks better in person than in the picture! To see how these are correctly made, please see the Peachy Queen's project she made in this Cool 2 Craft video!

Thank you SOOO much for visiting my blog! I will post my recorded version of my Ustream along w/the project I made during the live show! Have a GREAT night my friends!;)

Click HERE for the "Random Act of Kindness" Blog Hop!

Click HERE to see my Brand new Holiday DVD!;)
Click HERE for Imagine Nation Monday Challenge

Throwback Thursday Winner & a CUTE Treat bag! -Episode~105

FINALLY my video finished uploading to youtube:( Sorry it took so long my friends! In honor of  Thanksgiving in Canada, I decided to make another fall project! A CUTE & simple treat bag! I ALSO have 2 EXCITING Announcements I mention in my video AND not to mention this week's winner!  Again, my apologies for youtube taking 288 mins to upload this video:(

A HUGE Congrats to Scrapoholic Abby!! Email me your address so I can get your stamps out to you!

Thank you for visiting my blog! I will see you back here tomorrow (Monday) for the very 1st Imagine Nation Monday!! Have a GREAT night my sweet friends!;)

My Pink Stamper Challenge!! - Episode~101

WOW, I have 2 posts for ya today!! Click HERE to see 2nd post of the day! WELCOME to another "My Pink Stamper"  SPOOKY challenge! I just CANNOT get enough of Halloween! I am SUPER EXCITED because I get to decorate my house this weekend! All of my pumpkins will come to life once again! hehehehe!! Okay, on to the challenge! What you have to do is create a Halloween/Fall project using your "Spooky Puns" stamp set! If you do not own this set, it's okay, we would LOVE for you to play along as well! The prize for this challenge is "SPOOKY PUNS" WHOOHOO!! YEP, you'll have an opportunity to WIN it!! Isn't that GREAT??!!;) All you have to do is link your project up to Mr. Linky on My Pink Stamper's blog!  Well onto my video & project! ENJOY & HAPPY "SPOOKY" crafting my sweet friends!;)

Thank you SOOO MUCH for visiting my blog & for watching my videos! I am SURE LOOKING forward to "100" more! If you would like to join in on all the Peachy fun today, we are having a blog hop that is going on RIGHT NOW! If you would like to hop along, you can do so HERE!

 

My IMAGINE is in the HOUSE!!:) - Episode~97

All I have to say is "WOW"! I LOVE MY NEW "ANNIVERSARY" TOY!! hehehehe! I hope you enjoy my 3 "Beginner" projects! I had SOOO MUCH FUN creating these! Can I just say that this machine has SOOO MUCH Potential, it's killing me! lol.... I ONLY scratched the surface w/these cute items I made! The "ONLY" thing I'm not happy about, is that my poor "Gypsy Girl" feels neglected:(  As soon as I can use her w/it, LOOK OUT!!!! I might just have to make my "Imagine's" permanent home near my kitchen!! hahaha!...  In my video, I quick show you how I created the blue bookmark! I hope you enjoy it & PLEASE, let me know what you think!;)

This is the Bookmark using Wally World cardstock! Looks good in pics! I used a little stickles & my brown marker for the faux stitching!;) As you can see, I still layer everything! I don't think I can ever stop doing that!;)

This is the Bookmark using Papertrey Inc's cardstock! Looks good in pics & in "My Opinion" better to the touch! It's not flimsy, I just LOVE the quality of it!;) I added yellow stickles to the sun & used my brown stampin up marker for the faux stitching!

I used a borderline cream/white textured cardstock to cut out my tree! & Of course, I just had to stickle it up!! hehehehe!;)

Thank you for visiting my blog! I will see you back here tomorrow for my Throwback Thursday challenge & it's "Cricutless"!! Have a GREAT night my sweet friends!;)

Peachy Keen Challenge #37 - Episode~95

I have 2 posts today! Go HERE to see Pink DT project!

GOOD Morning my Creative Friends & welcome to another FABULOUS Peachy Keen Challenge! WOW, this is a GOOD one~ ESPECIALLY for all of you "Kraft" color cardstock lovers out there! lol......

YEP, once I heard "Kraft" color, I was on top of the world! Next to my Polka Dots, Kraft color cardstock ALSO holds a special place in my heart too!;) So for this challenge, you must follow the sketch below & you must include "Kraft" color paper in your project! For my card I am using my FAVORITE maker of pattern paper "Jillibean Soup" the Monster Stew Collection which I picked up from Scrapbook.com! I LOVE it!!! I thought it went perfectly w/my card for today! I also used one of my FAVORITE cartridges, "Mini Monsters"! That ADORABLE face stamp is from none other than "Peachy Keen Stamps" called "Make a Monster Face Asst"! Isn't it the CUTEST! I actually LOVE my card today!;) I thought that sentiment from Pink Stamper's "Spooky Puns" was PERFECT for my card! So, why don't you head on over to the Peachy Keen Blogspot to play along for a chance to win an EXTRA PEACHY PRIZE!  You must link your project up to Mr. Linky no later that Oct 3rd!  Now, on to my video!;) ENJOY my friends:)

I landed up adding those silver gems w/my I-Rock & the sentiment from Pink Stamper's "Spooky Puns"!

Thank you SOOO MUCH for stopping by! Don't forget to visit the rest of the Peachy Keen ever so talented team to see their SUPER CUTE projects for this challenge! Have a GREAT day!;)

P.S. -I have 2 posts for you today! You can go HERE to see the other one!;)

Pink Design Team Project! - Episode~96

I have 2 posts today! Go HERE to see the Peachy Keen Challenge!;)

Good Morning My Creative Friends! Welcome to another Pink Design Team project! For this month's project, Robyn said "Anything goes"! So of course, I immediately thought of my FAVORITE holiday "Halloween"! For my Cute card, I used paper from my favorite "Jillibean Soup" The Monster Stew collection from Scrapbook.com! That ADORABLE face is from Peachy Keen's "Monster Mash Face Asst" and the sentiment is from Pink Stamper's "Spooky Puns" set~ I LOVE this set!  The dracula cape & the trick or treat bag was cut out using my FAVORITE "Paper Doll Dress up" and I cut my FAVORITE monster from "Mini Monsters" cartridge! This is how I came up w/my Oh SO CUTE "Dracula Monster"! hehehehe! Now onto my video on how I put this all together!



I LOVE my Monster Dracula!;)

Thank you SOOO MUCH for visiting me! Don't forget to head on back to My Pink Stamper's blog to check out the rest of the talented "Pink Design" team's AWESOME projects!;) Have a FABULOUS day!

P.S. I have 2 posts today! You can go HERE to see the Peachy Keen Challenge!

Caramel Apple Package & a Special Guest! ~ Day 3! - Episode~88

Good Morning & welcome to Day "3" of my Hallween party!! This is a FUN one because I have a little blog  game  for you to take part in so you can be a part of the giveaways! Are you ready to hear about it? Okay my friends, this is how this game works! There are a few apples hidden in my blog & what you need to do is find the Caramel Apple! Once you locate it, click on it & it will take you to a "Special" form for you to tell me where you found the caramel! I decided to do it this way so no-one can see each other's answers!;) Random.org will choose a winner based on those forms you fill out with the correct answer!! Have fun trying to locate the Sweet Caramel Apple!

Now, onto my Wonderful Sponsors for today! My 1st sponsor is "Cri-kits.com" who donated one box of Crikit Gels pens of your color choosing! 2nd Sponsor is "Pink Stamper" Spooky Puns stamp set AND "Imaginisce" who donated a SUPER FUN Halloween Pattern paper asst along w/the matching stickers! HOW AWESOME IS THIS!!! Now, as far as the "Crikit Gels", Crikit.com is still having their special going on! Hurry because the special is coming to an end REAL SOON my friends!

Click on the link below. This will take you to a page where you can add the free pens to your cart, and then you can click on the "products" link and add whatever other pen sets you want in your cart. They will not send any orders that only contain the free pens. Here is the link: http://www.asecurecart.net/server/orderform.aspx/cri-kits?ID=additon  My other Sponsor is the GREAT Imaginisce! They have donated that FABULOUS Halloween pattern paper as well as the stickers that match that set PERFECTLY! Last but Not least, Pink Stamper donated "Spooky Puns" which was recently released! Again, THANK YOU to my sponsors! Now, to my video, I hope you enjoy it! I teach you how to create this ADORABLE Caramel Apple holder using my Gypsy Girl!

I couldn't believe I forgot to add my gems to my ghost! YEP, I just HAD to use my I-Rock AGAIN!!! AND I also add the kraft color twine from Papertrey Inc. Don't the cute gems look like my ghost has buttons?? I just LOVE it!;)

I want to introduce an EXTRA "Special" guest who I invited to join me for today! She is none other than the "Oh So Talented"  SCRAPPIN NAVY WIFE! Yep, Miss Nikki (Hi Bestie) hehehe!  She's joining me today to showcase her Halloween projects she has created just for "You"! This is just "ONE" of her masterpieces she has created! So,why don't you head on over to her bloggy blog & take a look at what she has been up to! She ALSO has some "Trick or Treat" candy waiting for you over there!;)

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Today's Giveaways! Crikit Gel Pens! The winner may choose ONE set of your choice!

Pink Stamper's "Spooky Pun" stamp set!

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Imaginisce's "Spooky Town" Pattern Paper Set!

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I hope you have fun w/my little Blog Game! Don't forget, in order for you to qualify to win any of these prizes for today, you must FIND the "Camarel Apple" that is hidden somewhere on my blog! Once you find it, click on it & it will take you to a form where you will state your answer!! HAVE FUN EVERYBODY! & I will see you back here tomorrow!;)

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FOR A LIMITED TIME, I am offering "FREE SHIPPING" on my DVD "Gypsy Magic" If you haven't purchased it yet, you can do so HERE! If you are still now sure, feel free to read a few reviews from some of you that purchased it already! You can read those reviews HERE! I've also had several emails from my viewers asking me: "Do I need a Gypsy to create the projects featured in your DVD?"

You can create ALL the projects exactly how they are in my DVD using your Cricut Design Studio AND with a few alterations & creative thinking, you can ALSO re-create every project using your "CRICUT" ONLY! YEP, I said it, "Your Cricut Only" my friends! The possiblities are endless!

Boo Word Book! - Episode~86

Welcome to My Creative Time's Halloween Week long Celebration! Thank you so much for joining me! Since I have "9 INCREDIBLE sponsors" for this "Special" week, I will be having 2 giveaways each day! All you have to do is Comment under each post to qualify to win! All I ask is that you post only "ONE COMMENT Per Person Please" I'd appreciate that! Random.Org will be choosing all the winners from each day on Saturday! So with that said, my 2 sponsors for today is "VK Design Company" who is donating a "Custom Blinkie" for your blog AND  "Imaginisce" who donated an

 "I-Rock" w/3 cute bottles of gems to go along with it! If you Don't own an I-Rock, this is "In My Opinion" a MUST have!! It has DEFINITELY became one of my favorites tools! I JUST LOVE IT! Now onto my project! For my 1st Halloween item, I decided to show you how to create a wordbook using your Gypsy Girl! I hope you enjoy it!

I landed up adding a cute purple button & tied a bow using my twine from Papertrey inc!

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Today's Giveaways! All you have to do is leave ONE comment per person under this post AND a Way for me to contact you if you are the winner!  GOOD LUCK my Sweet Friends!;)

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 FOR A LIMITED TIME, I am offering "FREE SHIPPING" on my DVD "Gypsy Magic" If you haven't purchased it yet, you can do so HERE! If you are still now sure, feel free to read a few reviews from some of you that purchased it already! You can read those reviews HERE! I've also had a couple of emails from a few people asking me: "Do I need a Gypsy to create the projects featured in your DVD?"

You can create ALL the projects exactly how they are in my DVD using your Cricut Design Studio AND with a few alterations & creative thinking, you can ALSO re-create every project using your "CRICUT" ONLY! YEP, I said it, "Your Cricut Only" my friends! The possiblities are endless!
Have a FABULOUS day & I will see you back here tomorrow~ same time & most definitely, same place!;)

P.S. I want to THANK, Veronica @ VK Design for making my blog look AWESOME!! I LOVE IT!!;)