Winner of the Joy's Life DT Create w/Cri-kits Blog Hop

Happy Friday to you all!!

I don't know about you, but I am definitely glad it's Friday! And, not just any Friday, but it's a 3 day weekend too!! Woo Hoo!!  My girls are thrilled too, since they won't have to get up at 6 am for a few days.  :)

Before announcing the winner, I first I wanted to thank each and everyone of you who took the time to visit our blogs for the Joy's Life Create with Cri-Kits Blog hop.  I very much appreciate the sweet comments and am thrilled to have so many amazing followers!  You all are the best!!  :)

Anyway, I know why you are REALLY here. (not to read my babble, that's for sure! LOL!)  You want to know who the winner is of the Joanne's $10 gift card ......don'tcha???

Well, I am going to tell ya right now.  I used Random. org to pick my winner, and the number chosen was #31, which was........

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 CathyinMN said...

I'm already a follower.

Congrats to CathyinMN!!  Please contact me at got2bcrafting at gmail dotcom in the next 7 days and I will get your gift card right out to you!!   Happy Shopping!

I wish you all a very Happy and Safe Labor Day weekend!

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) Have a CRAFTY DAY!! Lori

Swatch Tag Birthday - Cameo and Cricut

Hi everyone, I hope you are having a fabulous week!

I am really excited about the project I posted today at the Joy's Life Design Team blog.  I had so much fun creating this little "swatch tag" birthday card, and, it was pretty simple to make as well!!  I used both my Silhouette Cameo and Cricut machines for this.  I really love my Cameo, but I still enjoy using my Cricut too!  I think they will be good friends!! :)

Here is the front tag:

 This cute sentiment is from Barnyard Puns.

Here is the inside (backside of front tag, front side of 2nd tag)

The sentiment on the left is from Yummy Puns and the one on the right is from Wild Life Puns.

And finally, this is the backside of the second tag:

The "happy" and "Birthday" stamps are from the very versatile stamp set Everyday Occasions. (I hand wrote the belated)

Recipe:  

Tags were cut from a cereal box (double cut w/blade at 10) with my Cameo. The tags are cut at 3"x4" 

Barn and cake: Silhouette Online Store.

Skunk and Bee: Cricut Create a Critter Cartridge

Stamps: Joy's Life stamps

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) Have a CRAFTY DAY!! Lori

Create with Cri-Kits and Joy's Life stamps Blog Hop

Happy Saturday everyone!!  Welcome to the Joy's Life Design Team "Create with Joy's Life Stamps and Cri-Kits Gel Pens" Blog Hop! (whew, that was a mouth full!) You should have just come over from our SUPER talented and SUPER awesome Boss, Joy's Blog, but if not, please HOP on over there so you can start from the beginning.

Today the DT is sharing some fun projects created using Joy's Life stamps and Cri-Kits Gel Pens... hence the Blog Hop title! LOL!

These pens are are really cool and a lot of fun to use. They are available for most electronic cutters and they come in 4 different sets of colors (10 in each set)  You can choose from the Regular and Neon, Glitter, Pastel and Metallic sets.  Oh, and they have a set of 2 in swirl colors as well!! You can check them out right here.

Ok... let's get on with it!! My card was created using the Cri-Kits on my Cricut E2. 

The image is from the Cricut Martha Stewart Elegant Cake cartridge. I created this using my Gypsy, so I was able to use multiple colors by placing the different images on separate mat layers. For the flowers, I created a shadow around the image (on a separate layer) so I could cut them out after they were drawn.

For the outer border, I used the Black Glitter pen, for the flowers I used the Metallic Green and Glitter pink pens.

The stamped sentiment is from the Joy's Life Tag You're It - Set One stamp set.

Here is another card I made using the Cri-Kits Gel Pens and Joy's Life stamps that I posted a few days ago on the Joy's Life DT Blog (in case you missed it):

This design was drawn on vellum using the Black Glitter pen. The stamped sentiment is from Joy's Life Mother & Daughter stamp set.

You can find more details here.

Now, it's time for the YUMMY blog candy!!

One lucky winner will receive a $10 gift card to Joanne's Fabrics.

You will have 2 chances to win.

1) Please leave a comment on this post.

2) If you are a follower of my blog, please leave a 2nd comment for a 2nd chance to win.

That's it!! The winner will be announced on Friday, August 31st. 

Thanks for joining us today. I hope you will continue to hop and see what awesome projects the rest of the DT have created for you. :)

Your next stop is the very creative Laura's blog.

Joy: http://joyslife.com

Lori: http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com -- You are here

Laura: http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com - Next stop

Sarabeth: http://www.chroniclesofsarita.blogspot.com

Jeannie: http://www.polkacabana.wordpress.com

Nina: http://waffleflower.com

Amy: http://redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com

Jennie: http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com

Patty: http://craftykitten1.blogspot.com

Maria: http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com

Ashley: http://marklandandmain.blogspot.com

Cyndy: http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com

Megan: http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com

Stacey: http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) Have a CRAFTY DAY!! Lori

I Believe in You - Joy's Life DT- Cri-Kits Gel Pen card

Hello everyone, I hope you have been having a great week so far. :) I WAS having a good week, but my girls are back to school today, and I am going to miss them!!  This summer went by WAY to quickly!

Today I am sharing a project I did for the Joy's Life Design Team Blog. This week the DT is showcasing projects using Cri-Kits Gel Pens.  These pens are super easy and super fun to use.  The best part is, no image is too intricate to draw, unlike cutting images can be at times.   I used the Cri-Kits Black Glitter Gel Pen on today's card, and I really like how it turned out.

Can you see the glitter from the pen??  It's really pretty in person.

Here is a picture of the pen at work:

I am actually drawing on vellum for this project.

I chose a beautiful stamp from Joy's Mother and Daughter stamp set:

Isn't that font pretty??  I just love it!!

I hope you enjoyed today's card.  The Joy's Life DT will be having a Blog Hop on Saturday, August 25th , where we will be showcasing more Cri-Kits projects to get you inspired.  I hope you will be able to join us.

Please visit the Joy's Life Product Page to see all of the amazing stamps and crafting goodies Joy has for you.

RECIPE:

Cardstock: DCWV Luxery Stack

Vellum (from stash)

Cricut Cartridge used for drawn image:  Damask Decor

Cri-Kits Gel Pen:  Glitter Pack

Stamped Sentiment: Joy's Life Mother & Daughter stamp set

Ribbon, hemp twine and button from stash

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) Have a CRAFTY DAY!! Lori

Everything is SMORE fun with you - Silhouette Cameo

Hello all you crafty people!!

I hope you are having a fabulous week so far. :)  Today I am sharing my post for the Joy's Life DT Blog.  This week the DT is showcasing projects using some of Joy's older stamp sets.  I have been wanting to use this stamp from Wild Life Puns for some time now, and when I saw this cut file, I knew the time had come!! :)

Here's a close up of this fun stamp:

Doesn't Joy have the cutest stamps???  You can see all of Joy's Life stamps right here.

Recipe:

Smores cut file: Silhouette Online Store

Sentiment Stamp: Joy's Life Wild Life Puns

Face Stamps: Peachy Keen The Cornies Face Asst.

Ink: Stampin UP Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Stampin Up

Misc: Glossy Accents, Hemp Twine and button from stash

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) Have a CRAFTY DAY!! Lori

Owl Pillow Box using Cameo

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a fabulous Friday!!

This week the Joy's Life DT is focusing on gifts galore!!  We are sharing fun ideas for gift packaging, such as boxes, tins, tubes,  gift card holder etc.

I am super excited because today I am sharing the VERY first project I made using my Cameo!!  I have had  my Cameo since February and FINALLY took it out of the box.  (I know last week I used my Cameo as well, but that was technically the second thing I made.)

I just love this little owl, and Joy has a PERFECT stamp to go with it!

Here is a close up of the stamp:

Isn't that saying perfect??  This stamp is from the super fun set "Wild Life Puns".

You can find this set, along with all the other awesome stamp sets and crafting goodies, right here at the Joy's Life Product Page.

Recipe:

Stamped Sentiment: Joy's Life Wild Life Puns

Owl Pillow Box: Silhouette Online Store

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) Have a CRAFTY DAY!! Lori

Back to School Snack Bag Topper using Cameo

Hello crafty friends... Happy Saturday!!  Today I am sharing my project from my post at the Joy's Life Design Team blog. This week the DT is focusing on Back to School.  I can not believe that school is about to start once again, what happened to summer??  I am NOT ready for school to begin!!  :(


I actually created this project using my Cameo!  I have had my Cameo sitting in a box since February and was just too intimidated to use it, but I faced my fears and began crafting!! This is not actually my FIRST Cameo creation... that will be shown in a couple of weeks. :) I decided to create a fun project to put in my DD's snack bag on her first day back. (Don't worry, I will NOT be using the Goldfish crackers shown here!) LOL!

Here is a close up of the super fun stamp from Pun in the Sun:

I think my daughter will get a kick out her fun packaging.  Now, hopefully she doesn't expect one EVERY day!  :)


You can view and/or purchase Joy's Life stamps and crafting goodies at the Joy's Life Product Page.

Recipe:

Sentiment stamps:  Joy's Life 

Images: found at the Silhouette Store

Paper: used Print and Cut feature

Button and hemp twine from stash 

Enjoy your weekend!!

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) Have a CRAFTY DAY!! Lori