A Thing of Beauty Award!

I want to give a big THANKS to Kim at Crazy about Scrappin' who passed "A Thing of Beauty Award" to me. I am happy to receive it! Please stop over at take a look at Kim's blog HERE She has got some great projects and scrap pages going on over there. She is just pumping them scrap pages out like crazy. She has got some talent and I would love for you to visit her:)

Here are the rules for the A Thing of Beauty Award:

I must share 5 things about myself ( 1 of the listed items must be something about crafting) and then pass the award to 5 other blogs.

1.) I like to try and spend at least an hour a day in my craft room.
2.) I like to garden
3.) I do not like orange or grape soda
4) I love to shop
5.) I enjoy spending time with family and friends

I would like to pass this award to the following people:)
1.) http://www.glendascards.blogspot.com/
2.) http://melspurplegiraffe.blogspot.com/
3.) http://sarahscraftycardz.blogspot.com/
4.) http://www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com/
5.) http://www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/

Thanks again Kim~ I appreciate your kindness!

Sherrie K

My Creative Time~Throwback Thursday Challenge

Hi Everyone,
Happy Tuesday! Back to work we go:(  Before I head off to work for the day, I wanted to play along in My Creative Times~Throwback Thursday Challenge. The challenge was to use any older cart and to use the colors "green" and "yellow" in your project.
I am so dying to get my flip flops on and enjoy the summer. However, it has been rainy and cold here now for the past week. So, I decided to make a card with flip flops on it to brighten my day and to remind me that ...it is right around the corner.

I made this shaped card using my gypsy and Kate's ABC's cartridge to weld the shapes together at 5.50 x 7.59, layer at 4.88 x 3.55. The flip flops were cut from the Life's a Beach cartridge at 3.24 x 3.18 plus the layers. My sentiment is from My Creative Time Stamp set~Have fun in the sun.  The bakers twine from Scrappy Moms. I hope you like it:) Have a great day!

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Winner..... and Hope your birthday is Poodles of fun!

Hi Everyone,
Well, did everyone enjoy the 3 day weekend? It was pretty rainy here. It was fun to take in a few of the Memorial Day blog hops that were going on. Everyone did such a great job showcasing there projects and showing there gratitude and Patriotism to those serving in the Military.

Winners:
The winner of my blog candy from the Memorial Day Blog Hop is: Jennys Scrapbooking Haven
The winner of my blog candy from the Grillin' n Chillin' Bug Blog Hop is: Cool Cricut Creations

Congratulation's and thank you so much for hopping along and leaving such sweet comment. They are appreciated!! Please drop me an email at jskoning@msn.com with your addresses so I can pop your goodies in the mail it you:)

I needed a birthday card this week for a co-worker and I kept in mind the challenge over at M.A.G. Challenge by the page #29~ which is Nifty Fifties~pg 29. I f you want to join in the challenge at M.A.G go HERE for the details.

My card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, base layer 4 1/8 x  5. The base layer I embossed with the Divine Swirls embossing folder. I cut the poodle from the Nifty Fifties cartridge at 3 1/2 and the layers. The cute sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamp set~Amazing Animals that I just won last week from MeeMees Creations. Isn't it just perfect for this card? Thanks so much Sharon! I love it:)

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Flaunt it Friday Challenge #25~Robotz

Hello Everyone,
I hope your all having a great Memorial Day! I wanted to share a quick card that I made for the Flaunt it Friday Challenge #25. My card is a standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card. I cut this robot out at 3 3/4 plus all  the layers from the Robotz cartridge. I embossed some of the layers with the swiss dots embossing folder to give it a little pop. Doesn't she look a bit frazzled?? This is how I felt yesterday when my son came home from college with about 6 loads of laundry, yikes! I thought the card and the sentiment was perfect for the way I was feeling, LOL! The sentiment~Take it one day at a time.... is from My Creative Time Stamp set~This and That. If you have some time and want to join the fun challenge, go HERE for the details.

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Top Dog~ Graduation Card

Hi Everyone,
Well we are off to a long weekend! Yeah!! Hope you all have a great Memorial Day weekend. If you are just hanging out and looking for something to do...Please stop by on Saturday for a Memorial Blog Hop and a Grillin' n Chillin" Bug Hop. It should be a fun day filled with a lot of inspiration and great prizes. I very talented group of ladies in the line up foe both hops. Be sure to join in, it will be a lot of fun!!

I had so much fun making this graduation card. Check out this little pooch. Isn't he just a cutie? I made this into a shaped card using the Create a Critter cartridge and welded the shape at 4.13 x 5.80. The layer at 3.66 x 5.25 and embossed it with the Divine swirls folder. The cute pooch is cut at 3" plus the layers and the graduation hat is from Wrap it up cartridge cut at 1.22 x 2.34. The "Top Dog' is welded and cut from the Kate's ABC cartridge at .65 x 1.53 (Top) and .73 x 1.71 (Dog)  I think it turned out pretty cute:) Now, I am off to make a few more...have a few graduation parties in the next 2 weeks.

Challenges: Cricut cardz Challenge#76~Graduation card
                     More than Favors~Wacky Wednesday #39 Challenge~Use colors pink, brown, teal and
                     cream.

I also want to THANK Leslie from CA Scrapper for passing another Cirut-tastic Award to me. I really appreciate it a lot. Please stop over and pay her a visit and leave her some love:) Thanks again, Leslie!

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

It's Party Time at Decorate to Celebrate!

Please click HERE for the Grillin' n Chillin' Bug Hop

Please click HERE for the Memorial Day Blog Hop


Hello Everyone,
If you are looking for something FUN to do and want to have the opportunity to win some awesome prizes, check out Decorate to Celebrate .  They are starting a new challenge blog in a few weeks. To jump start this event they are kicking off the Decorating to Celebrating with tips, ideas, inspirations along with some giveaways. Stop over HERE

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Grillin & Chillin Blog Hop

If you are looking for the Memorial Day Blog Hop please go
HERE

Welcome to Sherrie Scraps with Passion and BugBites first ever Bug Hop Grillin’ & Chillin’ Bug Hop!   I am thrilled to participate~Thank You Barb!

To celebrate the beginning of summer, Barb over at BugBites is hosting two consecutive weekends of Bug Hops.

This weekend it is all about the Grillin’, May 28-30.
If you've come from visiting PATS at http://www.patsscraps.blogspot.com/ then your in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Grillin’ & Chillin’ Bug Hop, click HERE to start from the beginning.
Each designer along the bug trail is featuring a project based on the Grillin’ & Chillin’ theme. What’s more exciting is you can participate too by creating a project and linking it up over at BugBites for a chance to win a Big Prize.

But, there’s a twist. Your project must included at least one Cricut cut and at least one of the critters that have been hidden within some of the bug stop blogs. Be sure to visit all the bug stops to find all your critter choices.

While you are looking for the critters, be sure to check out the blog candy that each designer has to offer you. You don't want to miss out on any of it!

Here is my project for today: I made a Block Party invitation. It seems someone is always having a block party BBQ so I decided to host our very 1st Block Party on our street this summer. This is the invite that I will be mailing out. I also have a little treat for all the kids that come that day. I hope you get inspired by the idea, doesn't is sound like fun??

I used the Block Party Cricut Lite and the Create a Critter cartridges for this project. The card base is 5 1/2, base layer 5 3/8. I cut the chef at 4 1/2 plus layers, grill at 3 1/4 plus layers, Block Party at 2 1/4, BBQ at 3/4, and the drink at 3/4" plus layers. I cut the cute little worm at 1 x .84 using my gypsy to hide feature so I could use my PK stamp for the cute face.  I made the little pillow pouches from a SU die cut. I embossed it with the swiss dots folder and cut another little worm, this one at 1.67 x 1.40. The sentiment~Party Time is from My Scrappy Moms~The Charmed Life. I filled them with..kids all time favorite gummies.....gummi worms, yum!

I also have another critter on my project~which is the "hidden" critter for the challenge. Please look for it in my project as you may need it as one of your options for the challenge you play in. The bee was cut at 2" plus layers from Kate's ABC's cartridge using the baby bee only. Hint-Hint!

Now for some Blog Hop Candy:

1.) Must be a follower
2.) Please leave a comment on this post for a chance to win along with a way to reach  you.

I will pick a winner at random on May 31st.***please note, due to shipping I can only accept USA & Canada entries***

Next stop... is MELISSA over at http://melspurplegiraffe.blogspot.com/ See what she has in store for you today.
Remember, once you have hopped to all the bug stops, it's your turn to show us your Grillin’ & Chillin’ project.
Make sure to include a Cricut cut somewhere on your project, include one of the hidden critters and link up your project over at BugBites by Midnight CST May 30 to be eligible for the big prize.

 

 

The line up is as follows:

Barb http://www.bugbites411.blogspot.com/

Jenny http://jennyplace26.blogspot.com/

Kerie http://kerieskafe.blogspot.com

Larelyn http://handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com

Saundra www.luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com-

Amber www.amberscraftsandstuff.com

Shana www.scrapinshana.blogspot.com

Sher www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com

Deb http://debspaperpassion.blogspot.com

Amber www.pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/

Jessica http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

Dana http://iwycd.blogspot.com/

Ashley http://shellyscrafts.blogspot.com

Debra http://debican01.blogspot.com/

Lisa http://indymermaid.blogspot.com

Glenda http://www.glendascards.blogspot.com/

Pat N www.patsscraps.blogspot.com

Sherri http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Melissa http://melspurplegiraffe.blogspot.com/

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Memorial Day Blog Hop

Hello Everyone and Welcome to Sherrie Scraps with Passion and the MEMORIAL DAY BLOG HOP hosted by SYLVIA over at http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/. I am so honored and thrilled that Sylvia asked me to participate in this hop. Thank you so much Sylvia!!!

 This hop is about showing our Patriotism and Gratitude to those serving in the Armed Forces. These cards are made with Love to Thank those Men and Women who are serving our country and allowing us all to sleep a little bit better at night. May God Bless them and keep them safe. These cards will be donated to Bazzill Basics Paper who has agreed to help a little boy named Stephen in AZ who would like to send 180,000 cards to the troops by July 1st.

If you have come from Rebecca's blog, then you are in the right place. If you are just visiting my blog and would like to play along then please start at Sylvia's  Blog over at (www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com) this hop is full of talented ladies and giveaways too.

I am so thrilled to be able to create cards to send over to the Troops. This is awesome!  It is such a great way for us to reach the soldiers to let them know that we "appreciate" them and "thank" them for there service to our great country!
Here are some patriotic cards that I will be forwarding in the mail to Bazzill Basics Paper to help Stephen reach his goal. Please see at bottom of this post for additional information.

For the first card~I used the Independence Day cartridge and cut the bell at 3" and the layers. The sentiment~Let Freedom Ring is from My Creative Time~My little Firecracker.
For the second card~I used the Independence Day cartridge and cut the base shape and welded with my gypsy at 5 x 4.88 plus the layer, statue at 4" plus the layers and the stars from Create a Critter cartridge cut at 2 1/2. The tag was cut from Once upon a Princess cartridge at 1 1/4 and 1". The sentiment~United we Stand is from My Creative Time~My little Firecracker.
For the third card~I used the Birthday Bash cartridge for the base card and welded at 4.62 x 4.14 (x2), base layer at 3.92 x 3.25 and the starts from A Child's Year cartridge 1.50 and 1.25. The sentiment~God Bless America is from My Creative Time~My little Firecracker.

For the forth card~ I used a SU set called~ Riveting for the thanks so much. I used the SU border punch at the bottom of the card and the SU circle and scallop punch and some ribbon to tie it together.

For the  fifth card~ I used a SU set~God Bless America stamp and layered it and the card. I added a star from Baby Steps cut at 1" and 1 1/4.  I then tore a little accent colors to layer on the bottom, embossed  and  punched a star out and finished it up with adding a little ribbon.
***I hope I have inspired you a little and you decide to make a few cards and join in. I know when my son was in Iraq for 13 months, he appreciated ALL mail! I remember when he said there were soldiers that never got any mail, that just brought tears to my eyes. Of course, I got their names and sent cards to them.  It is a great way to Thank them for their service and really does touch there hearts to know we care and are thinking of them!!
Now, for some blog candy:

1.) Become a follower

2.) Please leave a comment letting me know~ and a way for me to reach you if you win.

**You have til midnight EST on Mon May 30th. I will choose a winner, via random.org and post the winner on Tue May 31st.**
***please note, due to shipping I can only accept USA & Canada entries***

Here is a list of Participants:

Sylvia www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com

Sandra www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com

Krystal www.gettingcricky.com

Giselle- www.crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com

Brynn- www.flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com

Rebecca- www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com

Sherrie- www.sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Sandy S. www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com

Laura- www.lifeasanarmywife-lauradietsch.blogspot.com

Patty- www.creativediva98.blogspot.com

Thanks for playing along. Your next stop is Sandy S from Simply Crafty Creations.

If you would like to help Stephen reach his goal by sending some homemade cards please go to
http://creativeescapeaz.com/2010/stephen for more info.

Thanks for visiting...hope you had fun hopping!
Sherrie K

Chair-ish every day!!

Hello Everyone,
Please be sure to stop over on Saturday as I am participating in the Memorial Day Blog Hop and the Grillin' n  Chillin' Bug Hop. A lot of talented ladies and a lot of blog candy! If you are hanging out over the wknd looking for something to do....please come hoppin! You won't be sorry!

I want to share a card that I made for a challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut and Scrappy Moms Terrific Tuesday.

My card base is 5 1/2, base layer 4 7/8  x 4 7/8 and rounded the corners along with inking the edges. I cut the chair at  3 3/4 from Life's a Beach cartridge, treasure box at 1 1/2 plus the layers. The cute little birdie plus her layers are cut at 1" from Create a Critter cartridge. I also cut the clouds from this cartridge at  3/4", 1" and 1 1/2" plus the layers. The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamp Set~Charmed Life.

Challenges: Fantabulous Cricut #61~Use the color blue in project and to include at least 1 cloud.
                    Scrappy Moms Terrific Tuesday~Life's a Beach cartridge

I am hoping that Blogger gets fixed real soon!! I am unable to comment on some of the blogs. Seriously, very fraustrating:(  They say it will be fixed shortly ...hopefully that's true! Trying to be patient!

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Besties Always!

Hi Everyone,
Wow, it was a beautiful day! The week is flying by. So, Blogger is acting up again...bummer!! I have been wanting to comment and it won't let me. Hopefully, it is fixed soon!
I hope you all mark your calenders for this Saturday for the Memorial Day Blog hop AND the Grillin' n Chillin' bug hop.. It will be a FUN wknd. You won't want to miss it!!
Peachy Keen Stamps is having a Sketch Challenge # 52  HERE  Check it out and come play:) Here is my entry:

 This card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, base layer at 4 1/8 x 5 3/8. I cut this cute little sweetie pie from the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge at 3 1/2 plus all her layers. I used the Peachy Keen Stamp Set~Princess face asst for her cute little face.  Isn't she just adorable?? She is so ready to go shopping, have coffee with the girls or go get herself a manicure, LOL! The flowers that I put on her purse were cut at 1 1/4 from the Create a Critter cartridge. I added a little bakers twine from Papertreyink and some buttons I had in my stash. I also used a little glitter liner from Viva on the center of the flowers. The sentiment~Besties Always is from My Pink Stamper~Pinka-liciuos set. I hope you like it:) Be back tomorrow!

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Retirement shaped card

Hi Everyone,
I want to say "Welcome" to all my new followers. I hope you have enjoyed my blog and some of my creations. I am enjoying all the sweet comments you leave me and I hope I can continue to create projects that inspire you and keep you visiting me.!!  Thanks Again!

Ok, so onto the winner......chosen by Random.org

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drum roll..........winner is:   SHELLY  from My Paper Love. Congratulations Shelly!! Please email me at jskoning@msn.com with your address so I can get this out in the mail to you:) Please put "winner" in the subject box. Thanks!

I also would like to share a card that I made for a couple challenges. For one of the challenges it was to make a Retirement card. The first thing that comes to mind....is the golf course for many!! So, I decided to keep that in mind when I made this card.

I made this cute shaped card from the Birthday Bash cartridge using my gypsy to weld the shape at 5.67 x 10.24. The circles are 4.90 x 4.34 and 4.41 x 3.82. The golf cart is cut from Everyday Paper Dolls at 2 3/4 (2x) white, then black. The black cut I used for the tires only. The golf bag is cut at 2" from Everyday Paper Dolls. The sentiment~congratulations is from My Craft Spot~Sweet Sentiments Set #2. The paper I used is from My Mind's Eye~Playful Posies.

Challenges:  1.) Celebrate the Occasion #15 Challenge~Retirement.
                     2.) My Craft Spot #9~Shaped card

Be sure to stop by on Saturday for the Memorial Day Blog hop and the Grillin' n Chillin' Bug Hop! You won't want to miss it:)

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

What would I do without you??

Please check out  my giveaway I have going on  HERE
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Hello Everyone,
Wow, what a rainy weekend! I know we need the moisture, but come on..all weekend.  Well, I guess one thing good that came out of it is I got my house all cleaned. Laundry caught up, bathrooms and floors scrubbed and I even managed to do a little baking. So, I guess I was productive:)
My card for today is from the Pooh Font cartridge. Flaunt it Friday has challenge #24 going on and since I love Disney.... I had to hop in and play. Check out the challenge HERE and play along!

My card base is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, base layer is 4 1/8  x 5 3/8. The challenge is to to use the cut choice ~Tigger and Ducky on pg 61. I cut the cute tigger and ducky at 2 1/2 plus the layers. I used a SU punch for around the sentiment. The sentiment~"What would I do without you?" is from My Creative Time~My Favorite Sayings.  Check Emma's stamp sets out HERE ~you will love them!

Thanks again for visiting,
Sherrie K

Happy Happy Birthday!!

Hello Everyone, Welcome and Happy Sunday!!!!  Here is a card that I made for a couple challenges last week. The challenge is over at Cricut Cardz #75~ Masculine birthday card using something with wheels and Creative Sister's #8~Anything Birthday. I enjoyed making this card because I typically don't make too many "guy" cards so it was fun to go outside my box a little. I hope you like it!

The card base is 5", base layer 4 7/8 x 4 7/8.  I cut the motorcycle at 3 1/4 from Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge which I embossed using the houndstooth embossing folder. The tree is cut at 5" plus the layers from Stretch your Imagination cartridge and I cut the tag and oval at 1 1/2 from the Once Upon a Princess cartridge. I used my Martha Stewart fringe scissors for the grass. The sentiment~Happy Happy Birthday is from My Creative Time~Wow, so many candles.
****Be sure to check out my giveaway HERE

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I would also like to say Thanks to JESSICA from Chick-n-Scrap for giving me the Best Friends Blogger Award. I really appreciate it and I am happy to receive it. Please stop over an check out Jessica's blog and become a follower, if you aren't already! She is amazing, very talented and has a lot of great idea's and projects to share. Thanks Again Jessica!!!

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Anniversary Card

Please check out my giveaway that I have going on HERE
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Hello Everyone,
I wanted to try and post this project earlier today and the day got away from me. So, here I am... almost midnight trying to get it posted. Determined! Some days just don't go according to our plans, ha?  I am hoping to spend a little time in my craft room this wknd to organize. Wow, my room is a mess!! I need to re-organize and find a better spot for my E2.
Here is my card I made.... very simple but I hope you like it!

I found this pretty off white shimmery paper at Joann's Fabric and I embossed it with a folder that was in the Provo Craft Cindy Loo Cricut Companions. The doves are cut from the Sweethearts cartridge at 2" plus the layers. The sentiment~happiness is from SU~warm words. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the heart border, added some ribbon and a charm to finish the card. I am entering it in a challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion #14~Anniversary.

Thanks for stopping by,
Sherrie K

Let the Good Times Roll

Please check out my giveaway that I have going on HERE
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Hello Everyone,
Hope your all having a great week!!! I managed to find a little time to get in my craft room and create a  card for September Ninths~Tacky Tuesday's Challenge #6.  We have a lot of fun and she has awesome DT members that have great projects. You will have to go check it out and play along.

The Tacky Tuesday Challenge is as follows:  the cut for this month is a "car" cut and there are two choices for the word, "Wheel" or "Roll". You can use any car cut that you want, svg files are fine too. Just make sure you incorporate one of the words in your sentiment. Here is my card:

My card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. I cut the car from the Nifty Fifties cartridge at 3" plus the layers. I cut a piece of black and pink paper at 1 3/4 x 5 1/2 and tore it to give it a little different look and layer it on my card. I cut the~Let the Goodtimes Roll at 1.77 x 4.88 from this cartridge using the font feature and my gypsy to weld the letters  together. Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by,
Sherrie K

Sweet Baby~Congratulations!

Please check out my giveaway I have going on HERE
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Hi Everyone,
For this card I am playing along in My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #8. This challenge is to make a card, scrapbook layout, gift bag, or any other project to say "congratulations!" to someone special!! I decided to make a baby card since I was in need of few. What is it about making baby cards....It just makes me smile, I just love making them!

My card is 5 1/2. The base layer is 5 3/8. I used the Accent Essentials cartridge to cut the green accent shape which was cut at 3 3/4 and embossed with a SU folder called~petals a plenty. I cut the cute little shoes from Kate's ABC'S at 3" plus the layers. I embossed a few of the shoe layers with the swiss dots folder. Don't ya think they are adorable??? I love this cartridge! The sentiments "Congratulations" and "Sweet Baby" are from My Craft Spot~Sweet Sentiments Set #2 which I had won a while back. I really like this set, it has some super cute sentiments on it.
Stop over and check out the challenge and play along....
Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Sweet as can Be!

Hi Everyone!
I hope your having a great week. It seems to be looking a little bit more like summer around here! It's been beautiful the last couple of days. I even managed to get out in my flower gardens and did a little work. Boy, are they in need of some TLC, yikes!
So, for today I am playing in the Fantabulous Challenge Me Monday Challenge. The challenge is to make a card or project using a rectangle or triangle on it. Here is my entry:

My card is 5". I made this card using the Kate's ABC's cartridge. I cut the Bee at 3" plus the layers. I cut the triangles to size. The sentiment~Sweet as can Be is from Scrappy Mom's Stamps~The
Charmed Life set. I added a little stitching along with some ribbon, prima flowers and buttons to my card for a more finished look.
Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Giveaway~Everyday Pop-Up Cards Cartridge and You make me Smile Project!!!!

Hi Everyone,
First of all, "WELCOME" to all my followers and new followers that have just recently joined me. I can't believe I have almost 600 followers! Woo hoo!!! I have had such a blast since I have started my blog hanging out with all my crafty friends~sharing my projects, participating in hops, guest designer on some blogs...you guys are amazing!

I appreciate all of you and love the sweet comments you leave me. It really keeps me motivated to create and to continue to share my projects.

I am excited to have another fun GIVEAWAY in appreciation to ALL of you. This giveaway is a cartridge that is fairly new and I am happy to get it in one of my crafty friends hands. It is called Everyday Pop-up Cards.

Here is all you have to do:
1.) Become a follower, if not already.

2.) Leave a comment letting me know that your a new follower OR already a follower with your email so I have a way to reach you.
Also, please tell me your all time favorite cartridge.

3) Extra entry: Post this giveaway on your blog and leave another comment with a link back to this post.

**You have til midnight EST on Tue May 24th. I will choose a winner, via random.org and post the winner on Wed May 25th.**

***please note, due to shipping I can only accept USA & Canada entries

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I have been dying to share this cute little robot that I made from the Robotz cartridge. I actually have been wanting to make a 3D project for a while now and just now had the time. Isn't she just the cutest?? I just love how she turned out.

 I cut the robot at fit to page which came up 11 1/2 along with all the layers. I added a little lace on the bottom to dress her up a bit. The sentiment~You make me Smile is from Papertreyink~Signaure Greetings.
Challenge: More than favors~Wacky Wednesday Challenge~Anything goes
Thanks for stopping by,
Sherrie K

Happy Birthday to you....

Check out this amazing giveaway:

Melissa over at Creating from the Heart is having a fabulous giveaway that INCLUDES $100 gift certificate to Michaels! Yeah $100! Can you believe it! She also is giving away a Martha Stewart all around punch too.
Stop over and check it out HERE
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Hello Everyone,
I hope everyone had a great weekened! They always go way to fast, ha?? I am looking forward to a little time off work in the next couple weeks so I can get out in my yard and get some yard work done. I have totally been putting that off. Yikes!

For today's card I made a birthday card using the Nifty Fifties cartridge. Isn't she a little funky? I dressed her up a little by adding ribbon and a prima flower to her as she desperatly needed it. LOL! I cut it at 4 3/4 plus the layers. I embossed the birds body with the spots folder and just did a little stiching around the wing and her beek. The sentiment is from My Creative Time~Wow! So many candles set.

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

**BE SURE TO STOP BACK ON TUESDAY.....I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU**

Happy Couple

Hi Everyone,
What a sunny day!!!!  A little windy here but the sun is shining...Yesterday was a great day as my daughter, April graduated from college. Actually, she graduated in December but the ceremony was yesterday. I could not believe that there was 1300 graduates. Wow, ha? It was a long, but very nice.  I wish them all the best!!!

So, onto my card that I would like to share with you. I have some upcoming weddings to go to and thought it might be time to get started on a few wedding cards. So, today I share one that I made using the Wrap it up cartridge.

I cut the scallop shape from the Birthday Bash cartridge at 5.04 x 5.90 each welding them together. The circle at 4.49 x 5.17 which I embossed with the new folder that came in the Once Upon a Princess~called cricut companions set. Isn't this folder pretty? The wedding bells are cut at 3 1/2 plus the layers. I embossed a few layers with the swiss dots folder for a little dimension. The Happy Couple was cut at 1 1/2 using the phrase feature. I used a little stickles, bling and some ribbon to finish the card up. I hope you like it!
Challenges:
Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #13~Wedding card~must use ribbon

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

More Awards!!!

BugBites is hosting a blog hop, Grillin' & Chillin', over 2 weekends. May 28 - 30, and June 4 - 6. I'm happy to say I'll have a project in the May 28 - 30 hop. Be sure to check out the hop on both weekends! You won't want to miss it!!!

Hi Everyone,
I can't believe I received a couple more awards this week. Wow, you guys are amazing!! Thank you so much Crystal from over at Little Creations for giving me the Versatile Blogger Award. I also received another award from LORI from over at Craftin Blind. She is awarding me the Cricut-tastic Award.
Thanks a lot Crystal and Lori!!!

Wear this badge proudly over on your blog and share it with friends. Share this award with 10 people that you think have Cricut-tastic blogs. you also have to tell 5 cricut related things about yourself.

Ok, 5 cricut related things about myself:

1.) My gypsy travels with me.
2.) I had to buy a special purse big enough to be able to have my gypsy with me at all times.
3.) I have the E, Imagine and now the E2 and needing a bigger craft room. LOL  !
4.) I have only used my cricut markers 1 time.
5.) I try and make a project everyday using my cricut.

I would like to pass this award Cricut-tastic Award to:
1.) http://www.rockpapercricut.com/
2.) http://www.threebutterflykisses.com/
3.) http://www.inlovewithabug.blogspot.com/
4.) http://niftynitanotes.blogspot.com/
5.) http://pinkbonbons.blogspot.com/

With the Versatile Blogger Award I am to share 8 things about myself and then pick 5 blogs to receive this award. Since I have received these awards quite a few times, I hope I can break the rules just a bit and pass these wards to only 5 other blogs.

I would like to pass the Versatile Blogger Award to:
1.) http://www.creativecutter.org/
2.) http://nanascreativeplace.blogspot.com/
3.) http://smallbitsofpaper.blogspot.com/
4.) http://snugasabugdesigns.blogspot.com/
5.) http://paperpatchcrafts1.blogspot.com/

Please stop over at there blogs and leave them some LOVE, they are super talented and have a lot to share.

Also, if your looking for a GREAT blog candy giveaway....check out LISA at Indymermaid.

Thanks again!!!
Sherrie K

Baby Shower Card

Hi Everyone,
I hope your enjoying your weekend! A busy one for me, as my daughter is graduating from college. Actually, she graduated in December but the ceremony is this weekend. Great job, April!!! We are SO proud of you!
I wanted to post a quick shaped baby shower card that I made. I used the Doodle Charms cartridge to cut the baby bottle. I welded the using my gypsy at 5.04 plus the layers. I also cut the cute little bear from this cartridge to at 2.18 x 1.94 and layers.  I used the hide feature for the face so I could used my PKS~cute and cuddly face asst set for the cute little face. The baby shower sentiment is from My Pink Stamper~Sweet Baby set.

I am also entering it in:
Cricut Cardz Challenge #74-New Baby Theme
My Creative Time~Throwback Thursday Challenge~Doodle Charms cartridge and to include the color blue.
Thanks for stopping by,
Sherrie K

Winner of the Disney Blog Hop AND Fantabulous Challenge Me Monday Project

Hello Everyone, So glad we are back to up and running with Blogger. Yeah, finally!! Thank you everyone who stopped by for the Disney Blog Hop last weekend. I have so many new friends and loved reading all the sweet comments. I have to extend another Thank you to Sylvia over at http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/ for inviting me to participate. I had a blast!!!


THE WINNER OF THE BLOG CANDY IS:  PATTY  from CREATIVE DIVA.
Congrats! Please get in touch with me so I can get these goodies in the mail to you!

I thought it would be fun to play over at Fantabulous Challenge Me Monday #59~Teacher Feature. Make a card or project for that special teacher with the color red on it.
Here is my project:

I cut the cute apples from the Create a Critter cartridge at 4.77 x 4.58 plus the layers using my gypsy so I could hide the face feature to use my PKS Everyday Character stamp set for the cute face. I cut the stylin' glasses from the Paisley cartridge at 1.12 x 2 and added some gems to bling them up a bit. I used a little lunch type bag that measure 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 and trimmed it down to 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 and adhered it to the apples and filled it with Hershey Chocolate Kisses. I added a handle on the bag with some gingham red/white ribbon. The sentiment~thanks a lot is from My Creative Time~ so grateful for you. Stop over at her site and check out her newest stamps HERE  They are amazing!! Trust me, you will want them all :)
The cute little card is 3 x 3. I added a little bakers twine and the sentiment~ I'm so grateful for you is from the Signature Greetings set from Papertreyink.

Thanks for visiting me,
Sherrie K

Your friendship means the world to me...

Hi Everyone,
I thought I would change things up a bit..... I decided I would make a card today WITHOUT using my cricut. Can you believe it?  It do have to say, it did seem a little strange not turning my cricut on. For this card,  I used a Stampin Up stamp set called~Wings of Friendship.

My card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. I matted the image with 2 layers: 3 5/8 x 3 3/8, 3 3/8 x 3 1/8. I used pattern paper from Making Memories 6 x6 mini~Sabrina. The ribbon, brads and belt is also from Making Memories. It seemed a little strange not using my cricut but I am happy with the way it turned out! Stop by tomorrow, I will be posting the winner from the Disney Blog Hop giveaway.

Thanks for stopping by,
Sherrie K

Butterfly card using the Graphically Speaking cartridge

Hello Everyone, Happy Wednesday and I hope you are having a wonderful day! I was able to take a little time off work and scooted back home for a couple days to visit with my family. I was able to take in a little shopping with my sister and had a great lunch with my parents and 3 of my siblings. Quick trip but had a great time!

I was able to make a quick card before I left out of town and wanted to share it with you today. I used the Graphically Speaking cartridge for this card.

My card base is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 which I embossed with the spots folder. The base layer is 4 x 5 1/4 which I embossed with the SU petals a plenty embossing folder. I cut the little squares from a creative memories square punch which I think are 1 1/4" squares then layered the butterflies onto it. The butterflies are cut at 1 1/2 plus the layer and the phrase, ENJOY was cut at 3/4. I added a little ribbon and bling on the card which was also from SU.

I am entering this in these challenges:

M.A.G Challenge #25

My Craft Spot #7

Thanks for visiting and see you tomorrow!

Sherrie K

Hello Foxy card AND another Cricut-tastic Blog Award!

Hi Everyone,
I hope your having a great day!! Today I made a card from the Birthday Bash cartridge using my gypsy. My card is 5". I cut the scallop at 4.47 x 4.65, which I embossed with swiss dots folder and the layer at 3.65 x 3.79 using my gypsy. I cut the cute little fox at 3 3/4 plus the layers. Isn't he just So cute? I used a SU punches for around the sentiment. The sentiment~Hello Foxy is from My Pink Stamper~Punnylicious set.

ANOTHER CRICUT-TASTIC AWARD~YAHOO!

Wow, I am so honored that I received this award once again. This time Stephanie at http://onceuponapaper.blogspot.com/ passed it along to me. Thank you so much!!!

Please be sure to stop over to see what STEPHANIE has on her blog. She is very talented and has some great ideas to share.

Being I just received this award recently, Please click HERE to hop over to the other blogs I passed this award onto.

Thanks for stopping,
Sherrie K

Happily Ever After...

Hi Everyone,
Here is a card that I made for another challenge over at Flaunt it Fridays~Challenge #22 Wrap it up cartridge-cut choice~castle on pg 24. Here is my card:

My card base is 4 1/4 x 5/12, base layer is 4 x 5 1/4 which was embossed with SU~elegant bouquet folder. The castle was cut at 4 1/4 plus the layers and I embossed them with the swiss dots folder. The sentiment~Happily ever after is from My Creative Time~you had me at chocolate stamp set. I added a little bling and some ribbon to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by,
Sherrie K

Smooth Sailing

Hi Everyone, I wanted to share a quick card that I made for a challenge over at Cricut Cardz~Challenge #73~beach theme. I can't wait to get out on the beach. Our weather has been so weird this spring, I wonder if we will even get a summer :(  Let's hope!  Here is my card for the challenge~hope you like it!

My card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. The base layer is 5 1/8 x 3 1/2, embossed with spots & dots folder and then matted it: 5 1/4 x 3 5/8.  I cut the sailboat from Life's a Beach cartridge at 3 3/4 plus the layers and embossed them with the swiss dots folder.  I cut the boat again using the feature with the smooth sailing on it and just cut it away from the image and used it as a sentiment. I framed it out with a punch from SU.
Thanks for stopping by,
Sherrie K

For the Graduate

Hello Everyone, Happy Mother's Day!! I hope your all having a wonderful day. I actually happen to have a little time this afternoon so I decided to play along in a challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion~Challenge #12~graduation theme. It is perfect timing too, as I was in need for a few graduation cards in the next few weeks.

My graduation card is cut from the Wild Card cartridge. I cut the envelope first at fit to page which came out at 7 1/2.  I cut the card at 7 1/2 and all the layers. The numbers 2011 were cut at 2". It's been a while since I used this cartridge. I actually liked how it turned out and may need to use this cartridge a bit more.

Thanks for visiting,
Sherrie K

Disney Blog Hop!!

Hi Everyone,
Welcome to Sherrie Scraps with Passion and the Disney Blog Hop. If you have come from Becka's blog, you are in the right place. If you are just visiting my Blog and want to play along, you can do so by starting at Sylvia's blog (www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com)

For my project I made a cute little Disney photo album and picture frame. I used my gypsy, cricut and bind-it-all for this project. I hope you like what I have created :)

I used the George and Basic Shapes cartridge to pick up a 5 x 7 rectangle. I welded the letters Disney at 1" using the Pooh cartridge to the rectangle x 2. I also cut out 4~5 x7 rectangles for the inside pages. These are all cut from chipboard first, then paper for covering the chipboard. Once it was covered with the paper, I then binded it together with the Bind-it-all. The rest of the project I used the Mickey and Friends cartridge. The Mickey and Minnie on the cover are cut at 4". All the characters in the book are  cut at 3 1/2. All the character words are as follows: Pluto, Daisy, Goofy are cut at 3/4. Donald Duck at 1",  Mickey and Minnie at 1 1/4. I cut a photo mat for each page at 3 x 4 and 3 1/8 x 4 1/8.  The title "Let the Magic Begin" was done on the computer. I added a little ribbon to give it a finished look.
The frame was cut at 6" plus the layers from the Happy Hauntings cartridge. Micky at 3 1/2 plus layers, Disney at 1 1/4 from Micky and Friends cartridge. I added a little ribbon along with a little charm to finish it up.

NOW, FOR SOME BLOG HOP CANDY!!!

Please leave a comment on this post for a chance to win. You must be a follower to win. I will pick a winner at random on May 12th.
***please note, due to shipping I can only accept USA & Canada entries***

Thank you for hopping along. Your next stop is LISA at Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbon.

Here is a list of participants in case you get lost along the way:

Sylvia- www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com

Amber- www.pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com
Nadia- www.nadiasbeautifulmess.blogspot.com
Giselle- www.crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com
Sandra- www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
Jenny- www.jennyplace26.blogspot.com
Becka- www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com
Sherrie- www.sherriescraps.blogspot.com
Lisa- www.prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com
Monica- www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com
Sandy S.- www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com
Patti- www.creativediva98.blogspot.com
Julie K.- www.jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com
Donna- www.donnasdreamworks.blogspot.com
Nicole- www.teachdanz.blogspot.com
Diana- www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com
Melanie- www.inlovewithabug.blogspot.com
Crystal- www.littlecreationsblog.blogspot.com
Mary- www.marybcreates.blogspot.com
Heather- digipage-blog.everything-digital-scrapbooking.com

Have a GREAT weekend :)
Sherrie K