Cut It Out July Challenge At The Cut Shoppe

Happy July 4th everyone!  Today I am sharing the very first challenge at The Cut Shoppe and it would be great if you could play along.  Here are the details:

*Create a layout using at least one of the Cut Files, that can be purchased from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store. and leave a link to your layout HERE.

*Make sure you leave your link, by midnight CST on July 31st.

That's it...easy, peasy right?!  A random winner will be selected for a $10 cut file shopping spree, and announced on August 1st!

And last but not least, did you catch the Design Team announcement yesterday!  You can find it here!  

I can't wait to create along with these talented ladies and start sharing our projects with you!!  Look for them, starting July 9th!  I am looking forward to seeing all your creations!  Thanks for stopping by!

ETSY STORE

75,000 Views!

Happy Friday!  Those of you that are my American friends, Happy Independence Day!

I wanted to thank you all that follow my blog that I am grateful for every one of you.  I love to share my passions and put a lot of time into my blog.  It means so much to me that you all would take the time out of your busy schedules to come and visit.  I am also grateful for all the sweet comments that you write.

I have been blogging for about two and a half years now and love it!  The past year has been especially amazing.  I went from 35,000 views to 75,000 views.  Thank you so much!

Have a great day and again, thank you for stopping by!

I'm A Design Team Member At The Cut Shoppe!

Somebody please pinch me. Today I wanted to share some very exciting news that I have been bursting to share.  I have been asked to join the very first design team at The Cut Shoppe!

The Cut Shoppe is an online store that sells digital cutting files in SVG and PNG format for electronic die cutting machines.  The very talented Ashley Horton owns the Etsy shop and she designs all the digital files.

Being an owner of a Silhouette Cameo, I will be creating layouts and cards with Ashley's designs for the next four months. This is going to be a wonderful adventure and I am really excited about working with such a talented group of ladies.  Here are the ladies on the design team...

Here are a few examples of the designs in the shop and there are new designs added often.

Aren't they amazing? Don't forget to check out The Cut Shoppe online store here. and become a follower on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest,  and also The Cut Shoppe Blog.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will join me and the entire design team as we bring you lots of scrappy ways to use these designs.  Have a nice day and thanks for letting me share my exciting news!

Spotlighted Today At Paper Issues!

Happy Wednesday friends!  It's going to be a scorcher here today but I'll take it without complaining as the winters where I live are so long.

Today I got a very nice surprise as I was reading blogs. My layout Anchors Away was spotlighted at Paper Issues!

I linked up this layout for the "In The Navy Challenge" that Paper Issues has going on. I love anything nautical or about the ocean.  In fact, I have a lot of home decor in the nautical/beach theme.  I find it calming…

Well that's my news for the day.  I hope you have a great one.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stuck?! Sketches July 1 Sketch And Reveal

Happy Tuesday!  Wow! It's already July and it's also Canada Day.  So proud of my country and feel so blessed to live in a beautiful, free country.

Today at Stuck?! Sketches we have the new sketch for July 1 and also the design team reveals their interpretation of the sketch.  Triangles are on trend at the moment and I gave my Silhouette Cameo a workout.  Here is what I came up with.

This was on summer vacation two years ago when my husband, son and I travelled to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.  It is one of the most beautiful places I have been to.  The flowers are beautiful, the weather is mild and the ocean views are spectacular.  Here are some more closeups.

Here is the July 1 Sketch that Laura Whitaker designed  

I hope you are inspired to play along and link up your creation here at Stuck?! Sketches for a chance to win a prize.  While your there, check out all the design team's amazing creations with this sketch.

Thanks for stopping by and I really hope you have a wonderful day!