Raspberry and Lime Designs

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter

I want to wish everyone a happy and blessed Easter!

I know it has been a long time since I have posted. I promise to make some more time to post very soon. Life is just crazy sometimes! :)

I wanted to share the Easter card that my super-talented crafty daughter made for me for Easter. The font is Cricut Don Juan, eggs cut from Cricut George and Basic Shapes. She inked the eggs with Distress Inks. She added patterned paper bands with sting and fibers. Then she added some clear crystal bling. What a fabulous job she did!!

Have a happy day.

Paula

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Modern Birthday Card

I wanted to try out a a few ideas I've been seeing around the craft world lately:

Chevron designs

Teal and orange color scheme

and I wanted to enter a Spring themed challenge

After thinking about how to combine all those I came up with this simple, modern card. It's not my typical style but I really like the results.

My recipe:

White cardstock card-5x6

Teal zigzags from a Creative Memories short cut pack

Orange cardstock scrap-cut at 3-1/2"

White Cardstock cut from Cricut Cindy Loo cartridge at 3"

I entered it in the following challenges:

Challenge #2-Spring Birthday Card

Challenge #53-Looks Like Spring

Have a Happy Spring!

Paula

Blog Awards

I was very honored to receive two blog awards this past week.

Thank you to Pat N. at Pat's Scraps for

The Versatile Blogger Award!

The requirements of accepting this award are:
1. Thank the person who gave you this award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass the award on to 15 other bloggers, and let them know.

Here are 7 things about myself:
1. I have scrapping and card making for about 12 years now.
2. I need to finish my daughters' grade school scrapbook...soon! She graduating from 8th grade in a couple of months-wow, how time flies!
3. I love my new Cricut Expression!!
4. I have been blogging for about 9 months now, and it has been so much fun! I have meet so many wonderful, crafty people.
5. I don't know how I went this long without knowing about this whole supportive, sweet blogging world that exists out there.
6. Coffee is one of the things I can't live without.
7. I am very grateful for all the friends (followers) I have met, and the many kind comments I have received on my blog- I appreciate you all!!

Thank you also to

CurlyQ1703 from Just a little 'Bit of Time

for the Liebster Blog Award.

The rules to this award are:
1. Thank the giver on your blog,
2. Link back to the blogger who gave you the award,
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog,
4. Give the award to 5 other blogs,
5. Let them know you chose them by leaving them a comment.

I want to get this posted to thank the ladies that gave these awards to me. I've had sick kids this week so I will get these awards passed on ASAP-hopefully by the end of the weekend.

Thank you again so much for thinking of me!

Paula

Thursday, March 31, 2011

I love these prints!!

Love at first sight!

I spotted these great prints in a recent Ballard Design catalog and I would so love to purchases them....

but in my world, that is out of the question right now. I knew I had a couple of inexpensive canvases just waiting for a project down in my craft room, so I though I'd try and paint my own.

Don't you just love the color palette?

I picked colors that I knew had sample jars available and started to paint the backgrounds.

The paint I used was water base wall paint and dried very quickly, so it was a little difficult to work with.

I haven't painted for so long but it made me realize how much I missed it.

Here are my results....not sure if I'll put them up, but it was fun! I think I'll try again, maybe just repaint over these. I'll post them if I try it a second time...then again, I may just have to break down and buy the real thing.

Have a great day!!

Paula

Monday, March 21, 2011

Birthday Card Challenges

I decided to search out a challenge today and found the perfect one at

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog.

Challenge #52 Happy Birthday

Create a birthday card or project.
(Happy Birthday to Robin at FCCB!!)

I also entered the card on Birthday Sundaes first challenge.

I decided to make a card for my Mom, her birthday is coming up soon. I was inspired by waking up to find Tim Holtz demonstrating his fab products on HSN this morning!

Here is a list of products that I used:

Happy Birthday cut from George and Basic Shapes

(I trimmed off the tags on the H and the Y)

White and black Recollections cardstock

Tim Holtz floral paper from Lost and Found stash

Tim Holtz clear stamps

Distress Inks in the following colors-

Worn Lipstick, Shabby Shutters, Walnut Stain, Mustard Seed, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot

Diamond Stickles on the Crown

Tag with Fabric ribbon

I had fun making this card. I'm sure there will be more to come-spring is birthday season in my family!

Happy Spring to everyone!!

Sunday, March 20, 2011

I'm So Lucky Blog Hop Candy Winner

Thank you to everyone for the kind comments and for all the new followers. I really had fun reading all the comments and appreciate each and every one!

Per my 7 year old, the winner of the blog candy is #15, Tamara.

Congratulations!!

Please leave a comment here with your email address and I will get it out to you right away.

Happy First Day of Spring!!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

I'm So Lucky Blog Hop

Hi everyone!! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Welcome to the next stop on the

I'm So Lucky Blog Hop

This is my first blog hop and I was very honored when Jen from Honeybean Creations invited me to hop along! Click here if you'd like to start at the beginning. Jen has a challenge over on her blog for a prize. If you would like a chance at the grand prize you need to leave on comment on each stop in the hop.

I also am offering some blog candy for one lucky person who comments on this post. Would love if you became a follower-it's not required though. Have fun!

The theme is I'm So Lucky....we needed to create two projects that showcase the blessings in our lives.

My first project is a scrapbook layout. My family is a great blessing to me, and our time spent together recently at Disney World was simply priceless. I know we will all cherish this fabulous vaction forever!

Some of the supplies that I used are:

Letters cut from Cricut Mickey Font

Solid cardstock-Bazzill

Patterned paper-Best Occasions

Stickers-Reminice

Prima flowers

Some brads, buttons and gems

My second project is an Easter card to represent the blessing of faith in my life.

This card is 5 1/2" square.

Patterned paper from Anna Griffen

The colorful brad is from Bo Bunny icandy-SWAK

Inked with Distress in Vintage Photo and Worn Lipstick

Since babies are also a wonderful blessing to so many of us, I have decided to have some baby girl blog candy to give away. I will draw from those of you who leave a comment on this post.