Prima Cards

Happy Saturday friends! Today I want to share some cards I created using the Thank You Kindly February kit from Citrus Tree Studio.

Everything is from the kit except the stamped sentiment and the baker's twine. Aren't those flowers pretty???!!

I've got one more card...

I was again stumped with the fancy papers but I eventually just started layering stuff. Stuff...that's a technical scrapbooking term. The doily and baker's twine is from my stash, everything else from the kit.

Don't forget all of Citrus Tree Studio's kits are 25-40% off. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

Citrus Tree Studio February Kit

The kit at Citrus Tree Studio this month is gorgeous and packed full of Prima papers, flowers, and embellishments. It's called Thank You, Kindly and it's definitely worth a look.

The flowers and the paper are just so darn pretty in this kit. It's not my usual style and to be honest, I was a little bit stumped when I first saw it. But this layout really came together when I found these black and white photos of my daughter at a vintage dress up party. I was so happy to match up this photo and this kit! I love the glittery letters and butterflies.

And I loved layering the flowers!! There are so many fun gems and pebbles in this kit to create flower centers.

This is such a lovely kit, have I mentioned that yet? Ha ha! And please check out all the other Citrus Tree Studio kits...they are all 25-40% off. Time to stock up!

I hope you're having a great week so far...thanks for stopping by!

Warmin' Up with Momenta

I have a layout to share today that was on the Momenta blog yesterday. Momenta carries these great 5x7 patterned papers pads and they are perfect for cards and also for layouts. This layout, with the exception of the background cardstock, was created using just that 5x7 paper pad.

I cut lots and lots of paper strips using different patterns. I then border punched some, added flags to the ends of some and layered them all behind my photo. I also created some stick pin flags with random stick pins I had in my stash.

I used the Black and White DieCut pad for the title frame and black puffy stickers for the title. I like how they matched up so well! I also threw twine all over the layout because twine is my BEST FRIEND FOREVER!!!

This might be the last softball layout I make. Kayla wasn't all that thrilled with playing last season and opted not to play this spring. Which is fine by me, she's interested in other things. Thankfully they are other things where I can still take photos. This mom has her priorities. Hee hee!!

Thanks for stopping by today, friends!!

Chocolate Chip Caramel Cookie Bars

Do you know what is better than a tasty chocolate chip cookie? Well...maybe nothing. But chocolate chip cookie bars run a very close second. Add a layer of caramel in the middle and these cookie bars might overtake first place.

A layer of chocolate chip cookie...a layer of caramel...another layer of chocolate chip cookie. These are so good that I made a pan of them twice last week. For Super Bowl Sunday we had these with a big scoop of ice cream and whipped cream for dessert. So freakin' good!!

Please make these for your next party or girl's night or book club or JUST BECAUSE. They are that good.

Chocolate Chip Caramel Cookie Bars...recipe HERE at Two Peas In Their Pod. I omitted the sea salt only because I didn't have any. If you like salty and sweet, you might want to try the sea salt.

Thanks for stopping by today!

CAS-ual Friday challenge #38

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! What are you up to today? We usually attend a neighborhood party but our neighbors are out of town this weekend. So we are laying low with family today. I've got some money in a football pool so as long as I win the pool, I don't really care who wins the game. Ha ha!!

I have another CAS-ual Friday challenge today, I am on a roll with these challenges. I loved this one...clean and simple movie inspiration!

I immediately thought of my favorite movie, The Princess Bride. I was inspired by Wesley's way of telling Buttercup that he loves her...As You Wish. Remember when he defeated Vizzini and Buttercup thinks he's the Dread Pirate Roberts and she pushes him down the hill and he says As You Wish as he's tumbling down? Such a great scene!!

I used some patterned My Mind's Eye for the hearts and popped them up with pop dots. I added some baker's twine, gems, and alpha stickers and was finished!

What a fun inspiration this week! What's your favorite movie? Could you translate it into a card?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Coffee Gift Set

Happy Friday!! Today I want to share a coffee gift set I made for a very close girlfriend of mine. I bought a template from My Time Made Easy for a coffee cup take out holder and to-go coffee cups. I fell in love the first time I saw these templates!! And I love they are available in svg format because I can cut them with my Cricut. I used the Free To Be Me 12x12 super paper pad from My Momenta for embellishing.

I was drawn to this peace sign patterned paper and the matching embossed peace sign cardstock. The bright fun colors are perfect for a birthday gift. The embossed cardstock looks great when sanded. I took my nail file to the paper and just sanded slightly.

I used my Cricut to cut all the flowers and added lots of buttons and fun baker's twine!

The coffee cups are made using the template and I snagged 2 lids from my local coffee shop to finish them off. I found some single serve coffee packs at Target and added those, plus some chocolate, to the cups. Some caramel coffee syrup and a Starbucks gift card round out the gift.

And I had to make a matching card! I paper pieced the cupcake using matching Momenta paper. And added a birthday vellum sparkly sentiment.

I really enjoyed making this gift. It took some time but it's so satisfying when the whole project comes together. I hope my girlfriend liked it! I will be making more of these for my coffee loving friends in the future!

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you're having a great Friday!

CR84FN Color Challenge 47

Hi Everyone, Happy Wednesday! Today is my last day of freedom...tomorrow I go back to work. I have been off work since my ankle surgery, which was back in December. I have been crutch free for about 1 1/2 weeks and things are going okay. Physical therapy is painful but i'm told that is to be expected. So here's to getting up before the sun rises to get my workout in, packing my lunches again, and jump starting my work brain. Wish me luck!

I participated in the CR84FN color challenge again this week...isn't this color combo pretty??

Here is my card...

To be honest, I think it's a little plain. I feel like it's missing something but i'm not sure what. Stamping? Butterflies someplace? I just wasn't sure, so I left it alone. I made some rolled flowers from plain cardstock, the scalloped flower was punched with my scalloped circle punch. I must remember to do that again.

I do like the sentiment, it's from a Papertrey Ink stamp set that was long forgotten in my stamp drawer. Here's to finding lost treasures!

Hope you all have a great Wednesday...thanks for stopping by!