Mermaid Birthday! Craftaholics R Us Challenge #32!

It is time for another Craftaholics R Us Challenge Wednesday Challenge!

This week's theme is Ocean Life!

And, well, I think Mermaids are out there in the ocean somewhere, right!!! ;)

I used Jaded Blossom's Mermaid Kisses, So Many Birthdays 3, and the Luggage Tag Die. I colored the mermaid and the background using Copic Markers go make my gift tag.

In fact, the background was my first ever attempt at coloring a background. I had stamped her on white cardstock and after attaching the top layer of the tag to the bottom blue layer, I decided that her background just didn't look good in white. So I watched a couple of YouTube videos and grabbed my BG11 and B00 Copic Markers and gave it a try. And I'm so glad it worked, because I would have been sad if the image had been ruined after all the work coloring it.

The Hair:

C03, C05, BV11

Skin:

E000, E11, E13

Top and Tail:

B00, B02, B05, BV11

Necklace and Hair Jewels:

BV11, Y11, R81

Background:

B00, BG11

The patterned paper for the bottom layer of the tag is from Graphic 45's Mother Goose 6x6 pad.

Thanks for taking a look and don't forget to link up to this week's challenge!

Blessings,

                    

Spooky!! JB September Mini Die Release Blog Hop!

Hey Everyone!

It's time for the September Die Release Blog Hop!  Here is a link to the STORE, but there is also link to the new die set below.

If you are here from Jamie's blog, then you are in the right place. If you just dropped in, the full line up is at the bottom. You won't want to miss this!

Now onto the hop!

The Design Team has been busy creating some amazing projects with these new dies! While you're hopping with us today you'll see fabulous projects at each stop!

SCENIC DIES- $26.99

BLOG CANDY

1 Lucky Winner will get to pick a stamp set of their choice!

Just leave a comment on all the blogs along the hop!

The more blogs you comment on the more chances you have to win!

Here's what I created

I don't care which Jaded Blossom dies I use, because I love them all. And today's new dies are no exception. The tree limbs will add such an awesome background to a variety of projects!!! For this project, I knew I wanted to do a Halloween scene. At first, I thought I'd make a card, but then I decided I needed a treat box!!! I took the concept I wanted for the card and just added it to the front of the box. Along with the new Scenic Dies, I used Halloween Dies, Halloween Dies 2, Candy Charms and Banner Dies, and Spooky Labels. The paper is from Graphic 45 and the box is from SVG Cuts Carousel Ride kit.

Now on to the HOP....

Next up is Michelle!

Just in case you get lost here is the Entire Line Up:

Candace 
September Guest Designer- Nancy

Gigi
Candace O.
Cindy
Lee-Ann
Mel
Jamie

Melissa

Michelle

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,
                   

Witching You...

I am Witching You a Happy Halloween on this wonderful Tuesday!!!

Used some Jaded Blossom goodies to decorate this fun witch hat:

Isn't it Hauntingly Fun!

I started with the Witchy Hat from the Haunted Forest Kit at SVG Cuts. I then used the Halloween Dies, Flag Dies, Candy Charms and Banner Dies, Spooky Labels, Halloween Paint Splatters, and the new Halloween Treats 3 to add a whole lot of spooktakular to this fun treat box. The designer paper is Graphic 45 and the black cardstock is Papertrey Ink and American Crafts.

Hope you enjoy your day and thank you for stopping by. See you soon!

Blessings,

                   

For the Basketball Coach - Thank You! Die Cuttin' Divas' Guest Designer

Hey, all! I love when I get a chance to guest design on the

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge Blog!

The Theme for Challenge #260: Sports

That's right, this week you can use your electronic die cutting machines or your regular die cuts and make anything that has to do with sports.

And I just love it when a challenge project coincides with my life. This last weekend I needed a card for my son's basketball coach. They went 15-0 for the season and had a party to celebrate their championship win. It was good to hang out with the team one more time.

Here is the card I made:

I used the Hoops collection from Treasure Box Designs for the basketball. I started with a piece of Kraft cardstock from Papertrey Ink. I cut my background using Graphic 45's Good Ol' Sport collection and Jaded Blossom's Card Mat Dies. I then cut a piece of black cardstock from Papertrey Ink to give it a border. I used Jaded Blossom's Supersized Thank You stamp set for the sentiment and stamped Thank You using Black Soot Distress Ink (I need to replace my Memento Black Tux ink or I would have used it). I then die cut a border from Jaded Blossom Border Dies and finished off the card by cutting the basketball from Hoops with my Cameo, piecing it together, and then popping it on the front with foam adhesive. Before I adhered it, I decided how much of the right side needed to be trimmed from the basketball and used my paper trimmer to trim it off.

I hope you like this one. Coach seemed to like it along with a gift of photography I gave him from the Championship game. I took a photo of his son shooting a free throw that caught him in mid air. I blew it up to a 5x7 and put it in a frame. Photos always make nice gifts, especially for those who are too busy coaching our kids to take photos of their own.

Hope you will join us for the challenge. I know you will enjoy it and all the challenges at Die Cuttin' Divas. Have a great Tuesday!!!

Blessings,

                     

Challenges:
Silhouette Challenge: #36 April Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #7 Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesday: #224-225 Anything Goes 

613 Ave Create: #170 Anything Goes w/Opt Twist 
PDE Linky Party: #117 Anything Goes 

Crafting for all Seasons: #123 Use Die Cuts/Punches 

Lemon Shortbread Challenge: #12 Anything Goes

Fall Thrills and Halloween Chills Blog Hop!

Welcome to the

Fall Thrills and Halloween Chills Blog Hop!

This hop is all about the beauty of Fall and the haunting spookiness of Halloween all wrapped up in one. So grab a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy the thrills and chills along the way.

There are six stops and you won't want to miss any of them!

There is also a complete line-up at the end of this post just in case you need it.

And what would a hop be without
Blog Candy!!!

Each blog has a bit of Candy that needs to be won.

And Here's How:

Be sure to be a FOLLOWER and COMMENT on each blog!!!

If you are a FOLLOWER, your comment could be randomly drawn to win some fantastic prizes!

Read each blog post carefully to see what is being offered at each stop along the way!

Here is my project:

This hauntingly, frightful mage is from Treasure Box Designs' Trouble's Brewing Collection. Doesn't he just spook the socks off of you! Or maybe he just blows you over with all his cuteness!!!

He is on an A2 sized card base. The background paper is from Mambi Sheets Halloween stack from Me and My Big Ideas. I used two sentiments from Punkin' Patch Stamps' Trick or Treat set. They are the Beware and Carpe Noctem sentiments. For my mage, I used some scraps I had from Graphic 45's Jolly Jack-O-Lantern sheet of paper. I love this paper and I only have one sheet left. If you happen to have any of this in your stash, I will welcome the donation. Ok, just kidding - ah, no in fact I would take the donation. LOL! Like I said, I love this paper. The pattern can be used for so many fun projects!!! For his staff, I wanted the crystal ball to shine like the moon. To give it this effect, I cut the shape in a pale yellow and then used Memento Inks to add the color. I used Dandelion, Canteloupe, and Potter's Clay.

And now for the Blog Candy!!!

My prize is being sponsored by Treasure Box Designs. 

One lucky commenter (as long as you are a follower of my blog) will win one free file of choice from Treasure Box Designs. That's right, you can pick any file you want from the Treasure Box Store and there are so many to choose from!!!

Remember to win, you need to be a follower of my blog and leave a comment!

You have until Sunday night, October 18th at 11:59 pm EST to hop along with us! All winners will be announced on Monday October 19, 2015 on each individual blog. The winners will also be posted on M Miranda Creations Facebook Page after all the winner posts go live on each blog.

Here's the complete hop lineup in case you need to start at the beginning! Enjoy!

Melissa
Mary

Ginger

Georgiana

Michelle
Janis

Thank you for hopping along with us today!

Your next stop is Mary from Cardz TV. I know she will have something very delightful!!!

Blessings,

                                                                        

Challenges:
Crafts Galore Challenge: Halloween or Make a Card
Word Art Wednesday: #205 Anything Goes

DL Art: October Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

Silhouette Challenge: #30 Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #111 Anything Goes

Scrapbook Blessings Club: October Anything Goes 10/31

Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

DL Art Thankful Thursday: #166 Halloween
Try It on Tuesdays: It's Frightening/Halloween 

Scrappy Mom's Stamps Guest Design Project 1 - To the Moon and Back!

I'm so excited to be this month's Guest Designer at

 

Scrappy Mom's Stamps!!!

 

This month's new stamps sets are out and are called Designer's Choice 2 and Party Animals.

 

For my project today, I paired the I Love You to the Moon and Back sentiment from DC2 with the Out of This World file from Treasure Box Designs.

 

I love the way it turned out and hope you do too!

 

The background paper is from G45. For my moon, I used a metallic gray cardstock along with some black and white inks to get my desired effect. The alien piecing was pieced together with various cardstocks - mostly Bazzill and AC - and inked and chalked to add dimension. The sentiment from the Designer's Choice 2 set is stamped onto a banner die from Spellbinders. The card base is 5" in diameter. For the blue lights on my space ship, I used some glitter Sprinkles from Doodlebug Design.

 

Here are photos of this month's release stamps. Stop by the Scrappy Mom's Store to pick yours up!

 

Designer's Choice 2

 

 

Party Animals

 

 

I am so excited about my Guest Design Spot this week and will be back with a few more projects as the week goes by. Hope you have a terrific weekend and thanks for stopping in today.

 

I invite you to stop by and follow me on my Facebook and Pinterest pages as well. You can also find me on Instagram @mmirandcreations.

 

Blessings,

                    

Challenges:

DL Art Linky Party: May Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: #80 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: #106 Any Card Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #100 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday; #183 Anything Goes

613 Ave Create: #123 Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs: May Anything Goes

Raggedy Ann Rag Doll Scrapbook Page!

Hey Friends! I'm trying something new today. I actually designed my own scrapbook page using a cute Rag Doll file from Treasure Box Designs.

I have listed this in my Ebay store. You can find it here.
 

This is a 12x12" scrapbook page with 2 photo mats that measure 2 12" x 3 1/2". I cut the Rag Doll file using my Cameo and then inked, chalked, and pieced her together. I think she turned out so cute!!! The design paper is from Graphic 45's Playtimes Past collection. The paper piecing and the photo mats are attached with pop dots to add dimension. All that is needed is photos!



If you want to make your own Rag Doll file you can find it in this section of the Treasure Box Designs store - Girly Girls. 

 

 

 Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I invite you to stop by my Facebook and Pinterest pages as well to see all my latest projects. Again look for this scrapbook page in my Ebay store here. And be looking for more listings there soon.
 

Blessings,

                      

 

Challenges:

Bimini Moose Scrapbook Challenge: AG w/ Opt Twist
Die Cuttin' Divas: #209 Anything Goes
613 Ave Create: #117 Anything Goes

Simply Create Too: #82 Anything Goes

V's Sweet Challenge: #33 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #177 Family Friendly Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #97 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenges: #286 Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs: April Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: #255 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: #73 Anything Goes

DL Art: April Anything Goes Linky Challenge

Love at First Bite!

I am excited to be a Guest Designer today at Die Cuttin' Divas.

 

Today's Challenge: Purple and Orange Plus One Other Color

 

I chose black!

 

Here is my project:

 

 

I used a file from the Silhouette store by Jamie Cripps. I will hang this on my husband's office door on Halloween. For my DP, I used G45 paper. It looks a bit blue in the photo, but I promise it is purple. It is from last year's Happy Haunting collection.

 

Here is a close-up of the spider on the front.

 

 

At the top of the door hanger, I tied a orange bow and added a touch of Grape Licorice Trendy Twine. I used the same twine to tie off my treat bag. It is one of my favorite twine colors!

 

I filled a treat bag with some black and orange Halloween peanut butter candies.

 

 

The sentiments are from My Craft Spot's Batty for You Stamp set. This is a great stamp set with lots of fun sentiments!

 

                        

 

Supplies Used

 

Silhouette Store:

#66526 - 3D Spider Boo Box

 

Trendy Twine:

Grape Licorice Trendy Twine

 

My Craft Spot:

Batty for You

 

Graphic 45:

Happy Haunting 12x12 Paper Pad

 

American Crafts Cardstock

 

Thanks, as always, for dropping in! Keep up with all my latest happenings by following here on my blog or on my FB and Pinterest  pages.

 

And please stop by Die Cuttin' Divas this week and enter into the Purple, Orangs, and One Color of Your Choice Challenge!

 

Blessings,

                     

 

I will also enter this into the following challenges:

My Craft Spot: #155 Too Cute To Spook
Pause, Dream, Enjoy: Anything Halloween Linky Party
Pile It On: #41 Use 2 or More Die Cuts

Soccer!

My 8 year old loves to play soccer and this past Saturday was the championship game. His team had gone undefeated all season until this game. Sadly we lost. But the year of soccer was one of our best experiences. We had a wonderful coach; so when some of the moms asked if I could make thank you cards for him and his two assistants, of course, I said yes.

 

I saw a card on Pinterest a while back, and it came to mind when I started this card.

 

 

Using the Hexagon Shaped Card file from KaDoodle Bug Designs, I cut several hexagon shapes with my Cameo in black and white. I pieced them together on a piece of orange cardstock (our team colors where orange, white, and black) to give it the look of a soccer ball, but I needed it to be round of course. I grabbed my Standard Large Circle dies from Spellbinders and centered one of them over my shape. I ran that through my Cuttlebug and came out with a soccer ball. I was extremely pleased with how it turned out! Once I had my soccer shape, I had to come up with a card base. I had recently won a $50 gift certificate to The Flying Unicorn online store from Word Art Wednesday. I used it to order several packs of Graphic 45 paper, so I broke out the Good Ol' Sport 8x8 paper pack and found this background paper that matched my orange cardstock. I matted the paper on another piece of orange cardstock and then wrapped some thread around the them. I attached the matted background to my card base then. I used pop dots to add my soccer ball. I again grabbed a Spellbinders die - this time the Nested Pennants and cut out the flag die. On that I stamped the Thank You sentiment from Jaded Blossom's Simple Sayings stamp set and added it to the card. I truly like how the finished card turned out and I appreciate the inspiration I found on Pinterest.

 

Supplies Used:

 

KaDoodle Bug Designs: Hexagon Shaped Card

 

Jaded Blossom: Simple Sayings

 

Graphic 45: Good Ol' Sport 8x8 paper pad

 

Spellbinders: Large Circles and Nested Pennants Dies

 

Thank you for stopping by today. You are always welcome and I appreciate your visits. I invite you to stop by my FB page and Pinterest page as well.

 

Blessings,

                     

 

I will enter this into the following challenges:

Brown Sugar: #113 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: #76 AG

DL Art: September Linky Challenge 

613 Ave Create: #91 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: #50 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #151 Anything Goes

Throwback Thursday - Scaredy Cat Says Boo

I decided to do post today for Throwback Thursday. Last September I decided it was time to take crafting to a new level. I decided that I wanted to be more consistent in making projects and to try out for a few design teams. I am super happy that when I put my mind to it, a lot of fun things started happening.

 

This was the card that I made to push me into a new direction.

 

Scaredy Cat Says "Boo"

 

 

I made this to try out for the DT for My Scrap Chick. Ironically, I missed the email that invited me onto that first MSC DT. I was so bummed. But I have been on the team the last six months and I enjoy working with their files!!!

 

This card uses the Scaredy Cat file from My Scrap Chick. The background paper and the clock chipboard is G45 and the paper for the pumpkin is SEI. The bat is from a Spellbinders die set. I can't find the stamp I used for the sentiment and I did not mention it on my original post either which is here. This is still one of my favorite cards I ever made. I hope you enjoy it too!

 

Later this month I will do a post of my Top 10 favorite cards and projects from the last year. I will include a few that I liked a lot and I will consider those that received the most all time views on my blog page. I hope you will join me for the fun.

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

I invite you to stop by my FB page and Pinterest page as well.

 

Blessings,

                     

1st Day of Kinder Photo Prop!

I needed a photo prop for my daughter's first day of Kinder
and this is what I came up with.

 

Isn't she beautiful!!! Ok, I know I am biased.

 

 

Here is a close up of the prop:

 

To make this I used the apple from the Apple Card at My Scrap Chick. The stamps are from Graphic 45's ABC Primer set. The black paper is actually Chalkboard paper which made using Colorbox chalk inks on it a breeze. Around the edge of the apple, I used Cranberry Trendy Twine to set off the black from the red border. The cardstock is American Craft.

 

My Scrap Chick: Apple Card

Trendy Twine: Cranberry Twine

Graphic 45: ABC Primer stamps

 

 

Thanks for stopping by. I always enjoy having you here. I invite you to stop by my FB page and Pinterest page as well.

 

Blessings,

                      

I will enter this into the following challenges:
DLArt August Linky Challlenge: Anything Goes
Scrapbook Blessings Club: #28 Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday: #147 Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create: #87 Anything Goes

Thinking of You and a Request!

Some cards are harder to make, not because the file is difficult, but because of the reason it must be sent. When the heart feels sorrow, the words needed are not always easy to come by.

Life has hard times and the reasons why are not always easy to come by. I made this card to send to my loved ones who are in the midst of a struggle.  And I am going to ask each of you who reads this to offer a prayer on behalf of my loved ones. I need you to pray for Forrest and his family. Two weeks ago yesterday Forrest was in a severe auto accident. He lays in the trauma unit fighting for his life. His father and the rest of the family have struggled with him, all of them fighting and hoping for his life. It is times likes these when someone who knows God the Father leans on His promises. Three verses come to mind - Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, Psalm 46 - God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging..., and Psalm 23 and specifically vs. 4 - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

I ask again that you pray for my loved ones! I ask that your pray for a miracle, for recovery, for healing, and for peace and comfort for the hearts of those who sit next to Forrest struggling with him. I am going to ask you to pray even if you do not usually do so - even if you do not believe in my God, I ask you to pray to Him anyway. He will know that you pray on behalf of me and my loved ones! I ask this because I believe and because I know He has the power to heal. Thank you!!!
 

Here is the card I have made to send.

 

 

 

I know that a card could never convey the depths of my feelings at a time like this; but I will trust that the Lord will send my love and my prayers along with it.

The card is the Sunflower Greetings card from My Scrap Chick. I used a sentiment from My Craft Spot and the background paper is G45.

Thank you for reading this and for praying.

Blessings,

                    

School's Out!

Wow, it has been a few weeks. My die-cutting machine went on the permanently injured list and I had to get something new. Got a Cameo this time. This is the 2nd project I have cut with it and I am enjoying it!

 

Today I have a Design Team project for My Scrap Chick.

 

The end of the school year is looming on the horizon and I thought it would be good to get started on some cards that the boys could give to their teachers at the end of the year to say Thank You.

 

 

 I used two sets of cut files from the My Scrap Chick store to make this card:

 

Fruit Vol. 1

Sunflower Greetings

 

Other Supplies Used:

Echo Park paper: Everyday Eclectic

Canvas Corp: Chalkstock

My Craft Spot: Big Sentiments 2
Trendy Twine: Twisted Lime

Graphic 45: Stamp from the ABC Primer collection

Tim Holtz: Distress Crackle Paint/Clear Rock Candy

Papertrey Ink: Fresh Snow ink
Buttons and Gems from My Stash

It is hard to see the Clear Rock Candy Crackle Paint on the apple in the photo, but it does add a really nice touch to the card. And I really like the effect of the white ink on the chalkstock. I think that when I make the next one, I will use a colored ink to make it look like colored chalk. Another fun idea would be to use sequins in place of the buttons and gems.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! I am so glad you are here! Check back tomorrow for another DT post.

 

Blessings,

                       

 

 

I will enter this into the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Challenge: #5 Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs: May Anything Goes

613 Ave Create: Anything Goes #71



Scaredy Cat says, "BOO!"

I am very excited that My Scrap Chick is having a Design Team Call. I have been waiting for this for years. I really like this company and have been following them forever. When I saw the call in the newsletter for the first time, I was sad. I am in the tail end of a major move from New Mexico to Ohio, and we are still unpacking. I figured trying out would be difficult, but today I refused to let the opportunity pass me by. I dug around for what I needed to complete a card using the Scaredy Cat file. It is such a cute file and I have wanted to use it for some time now. So here is to taking a shot at the last minute while waiting for the buzzer to blow. I hope you enjoy the card as much as I enjoyed putting it together. It was such fun to play with paper after the long couple of months of packing and unpacking.

I used some G45 paper and S.E.I. paper along with AC cardstock to complete my card. I used a Spellbinder's die for the bat and the clock is a G45 chipboard piece. I inked all my edges and used pop dots to attach  my Scaredy Cat piecing to give the card dimension. I think the card turned out super cute and my 5 year old is already asking if I will give it to her for Halloween.

As My Scrap Chick asked for a bit of information about my style, I would like to add here that making 3D projects and cards are my favorite; but I have also dabbled in scrapbook pages and mini albums. My favorite projects usually revolve around holiday themes, but I also like to make things for my kids teachers and other occasions were a Thank You is appropriate. Some of my favorite paper lines to use on my projects include Graphic 45, My Mind's Eye, Bo Bunny, Echo Park, and Carta Bella. When creating I would feel lost without my ink pads and pop dots as I like to add dimension to my projects. My favorite embellishment is probably a good ole button but I use a wide variety of items on my projects.

Here are a few pictures of other MSC projects I have done in the past. I will also enter this into the MSC Harvest Linky Party.