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Last week's challenge was to use your biggest ticket crafting item to make something other than a card or layout... boy, did my sistahs step up to the plate! Christel over at Scrappin' Sista created an Explosion Purse and it is so cute: April from The Purple Scrapbook was thinking along the same lines as Christel and made a purse too... except her purse is designer & comes baring gifts! She made a Faux GUCCI Purse gift card holder: I used my Cricut Expression & Gypsy to cut vinyl for an etched glass project. I used Cricut Cuttables Adhesive-Backed Vinyl in Raven (black). Using my Gypsy, I set up my design ~ "In God's Hands" ~ from the Printing Press cartridge - I love the mix of this font & how it doesn't have to be perfect. I am out of transfer tape, so I used a few strips of my wide width masking tape to help transfer the vinyl (including the little "circles" in the As, Os, & Ds) to the glass. When I removed the m...

Last week's challenge was to choose three Bs - items, colors, etc. as long as it started with a B - to create a card or a layout. The ladies who participated in the challenge really rocked it! Cassie at Cassie's Crop Corner  created two cards. The first using black, blue, & bling and the second using brown, blue, & buttons. Her cards are beautiful:   Cynta at Living According to the Master's Plan  whipped up this musically inspired card: I chose for my Bs, brown, blue, butterflies, and a bonus of BLING! I pulled out my DCWV Blossoms & Butterflies  stack and found a super cute brown & blue sheet with silver foil detail in the corner. To make this tall card, I cut brown American Crafts cardstock at 8" by 9" and scored it at 4" the long way to form a 4" by 9" card. I cut white Georgia Pacific cardstock at 3.75" by 8.75" to form the mat for my DCWV cardstock (which I cut at 3.5" by 8.5"). I used my Corner ...

57N8ZAYSHE6G A few months ago, I started a group on Facebook to bring crafty sistahs together. I am so pleased with the response & love I have felt from the members of this group. So far, we have hosted a Blog Hop (click here for that post) and have began to support each other in all things crafty & some not. Last week, I started weekly challenges within the group. The challenge is posted on Monday and the group members have until noon on Saturday to post their projects. Challenge #1 was to create a card, layout, etc. with black & white as the primary colors and one accent color. When I am able to choose a color, I always go with my favorite - ORANGE ! Here is my take on the challenge: The orange ribbon - which has been in my stash for what seems like forever - was really what got me going on this creation. I used DCWV patterned paper, black cardstock from Recollections & a white Recollections card for the base. The card base measures 6.5" by 5"....

    Welcome to the Craftin' Sistahs first ever blog hop! We are a group of Facebook friends who share the same passion for papercraftin'. The hop starts with the Mix On The Memories blog and ends with A Scrap Above. Along the way you'll stop by 7 other great blogs for a total of 9! You will find creations of all kinds along the hop. Be sure to start at the first blog and follow your way all the way through...several of the divas are offering blog candy! You never know where you might find some so be careful not to miss any of the blogs. While you're there, leave some blog love! Creative people love feedback on their work! We hope you enjoy this first Craftin' Sistahs blog hop! Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, I created this card. The front says "if I put a cherry on top..." and the inside reads "will u be my valentine". I used my Cricut Expression to cut the wording & die cuts - using Printing Press, Gypsy Wanderings, ...

This weekend will be very busy for me. In addition to going to see my HUSBAND in concert & being a part of a panel for a conference at my undergraduate university , I will also be participating in TWO blog hops! I believe I will make it through & I know you all will be there to support me :) The first hop is Friday, February 11th starting at 6am - my CRAFTIN' SISTAHS will be sharing the love with you all. So be sure to stop by on Friday to see what these wonderful ladies have whipped up for Valentine's Day. The second hop is Saturday, February 12th starting at 6am - the members of the SST group over on the Cricut message board are at it again! I am sure the talented divas over there will amaze you with their red, black, & white creations... you don't want to miss it! And what are blog hops without blog candy?!?! I am trying to reach my goal of 125 followers this weekend and I need your help. Share my challenge goal on your blog & leave a comment her...