Sharing a bit of my niece's wedding

I am sharing a banner I made for my niece Cecy and her husband Matt as well as some decorated glasses to celebrate the engagement a while back. Her colors were tangerine and cobalt blue, so I tried to incorporate those with some fun paper, prima flowers and of course capture the moment with sentiments from PBD All in the Family Stamp set. They also used the banner at their reception:)

We celebrated their wedding in South Lake Tahoe the end of last week. I am blessed to have been a part of the union between two people who are so very special to me. Unfortunately, there were so many details for Aunt Donna to attend to, that the photos of the finished projects didn't make it to my camera. 2 of my girls were bridesmaids,(Sara on the far left, Rachel on the far right, the two in the middle are the bride's little sisters)  our little guy and grandson were ring bearers and my oldest son gave the bride away. We were also up till the wee hours the nite before the wedding making the bridal bouquet, bridesmaid's bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres. So special!

Wacky Wednesday Challenge #56 Halloween

This week over at More Than Favors, the challenge is to make something with a Halloween theme. I decided on a banner for our front door.
I used the Plantin Schoolbook for the circles on the rosettes, Font is from Winter Woodlands and the cute little ghost is from Simply Charmed. The banner squares are coasters from PTI that I covered with K&Co patterned paper and inked the edges with black ink. I added some stickles, ribbon and a button.

More Treat Boxes for Wacky Wednesday Challenge #55

Paula over at More Than Favors is hosting the Weekly Wacky Wednesday Challenge and this week the challenge is to make treat boxes.

 

 





This is wedding week for my niece..I have been busy with favors and decided to share some favor/treat boxes for the bride's table. (This niece is the big sister of my niece who married in August. I didn't get a chance to post any of those projects though.. time got away
from me, just too crazy)
I used the Happy Hauntings Cartridge again with DCWV Tahiti Beach Paper Stack. This wedding is pretty untraditional, they are getting married on a pier in South Lake Tahoe, the colors are blue and orange with a bit of a beach/shabby chic theme. I didn't have the time to embellish the way I originally thought, and used some K & Co accents to make the process a bit quicker. I did wrap some tulle around the box and will probably add a little something else. I better hurry though, the wedding is Friday afternoon.

I am making shell candies using a mold and candy melts for the treats inside.

Treat Boxes for Pinkalicious Blog Hop!

My Pink Stamper is having a little challenge for her monthly Blog Hop: Treat Boxes!
I decided to try something new and made the 3D box from the Happy Hauntings Cartridge. (I cut off the extras for a smooth top)The sentiments are from My Pink Stampers "Family and Friends", "Sweetest Cupcake", and "Simply Sweet Occasions" stamp sets. I used EK Success punches, Maya Road chipboard embellishments that I embossed and glittered, and some ink.
Hope you get a chance to check out the wonderful projects over at My Pink Stamper.

Throwback Thursday Challenge!

This week's challenge is to use an older cartridge with a card feature and include a Halloween theme. I love Emma's challenges, it's always great to use those older cartridges and find a fun new image you might not have tried before.
I decided on the Wild Card Cartridge and used the pumpkin card cut at 4 1/2" (note: the envelope won't cut that large on a 12x12 mat though). I cut the card image twice so that there would be a black background against the orange pumpkin. I embossed the back of the card with a pumpkin/vine Cuttlebug embossing folder and the green layers with the Swiss Dots folder. Kept the details simple with a bit of stitching and stickles. The sentiment is from My Creative Time's "Mixed Holiday Sentiment" stamp set. This set is perfect for fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas too.
Hope you're having a great Saturday. Sara is at a soccer tournament with dad, so Seth and I are home for a bit getting some projects done.

Peachy Keen Let's Face it Friday Challenge: Leaves!

Happy Thursday everyone. Today's post is two-fold: Since I have cut back on my hours at work, I am able to do more preschool with Seth and Cory. One of our fall projects was to make a thankful tree. I cut out several leaves with the Sesame Street Seasons Cartridge, stamped some Peachy Keen Faces on them and inked the edges a bit. I used several Peachy sets: Everday Character Faces, Wide Eyed Kids, Princess Face Assortment and Happy Lashes.
Our little tree is just made from some paper bags and stapled to the wall. We talked about what being thankful means and tried to connect the concept with what is important to them (they are almost 4, but the concept was still a little fuzzy). They took turns putting the thankful words and leaves on the tree in random fashion.
I haven't done preschool in quite awhile, so homeschooling Sara (9th grade) and the boys is quite a stretch!

Check out Peachy Keen's Challenge Blog for some fun projects!

Wacky Wednesday Color Challenge #54

This week over at More Than Favors, Paula is hosting the Wacky Wednesday Challenge. This time it's a color challenge:green, purple, orange and black. I decided our guest bathroom needed a little Halloween decor so I dressed up the soap dispenser and a jar candle. I used the Simply Charmed cartridge for the cute little pumpkins and bats. Paper is from my scraps and I used a bit of stickles. The patterned background paper is from K & Co.

Cricut Cake Project

Our oldest daughter Stefanie turned 26 and as tradition goes here in the Lieb family, everyone gets a Sunday dinner devoted to their birthday when it comes around. So hard to believe it's been so many years since we brought that little baby home from the hospital.
We purchased our daughter Rachel the Cricut Cake for her 21st birthday last February so I thought I would give it a whirl.
I used the Sweet Treats Cartridge for the flowers and the happy birthday is from the Martha Stewart Elegant Cakes Cartridge.
Next time I will try to roll the fondant thinner, but all in all pretty easy. I just used Wilton fondant. I kept it simple, maybe next time I will get a bit more creative.

My first Imagine cards!

I recently received my Cricut Imagine for my birthday. It was a super surprise from my husband. I haven't had a chance to play with it too much, but I love how quick and easy it is to create a project. So many options and just white paper, wow!
I decided to use the Imagine More Cards cartridge for these two birthday cards. Not too fancy, but super easy and I just added some twine, ribbon and Glossy Accents, inked the edges and called it done. I used the layers feature and pop-dots to give them some dimension.Colored cardstock is from PTI.

Off to get ready for a fieldtrip with Sara at the Mondavi Arts Center. Happy Friday.

Cricut Cardz Challenge #92 Owls!

Over at Cardz TV Mary is hosting a Halloween challenge that includes making a card using the cartridge of our choice, but must include an owl.
I pulled out my Storybook cartridge again and found the owl and the branch. I ended up cutting the branch at 4" so it looked a little more like a tree.
I dressed up the branches with some PTI buttons, felt, ribbon and twine. I used my Cuttlebug, lots of pop-dots, and the sentiment is from a PTI set cutting it out using a circle punch.

Happy Fall Banner!

Fall is my all-time favorite time of year. It took me a little longer to get into the fall spirit this year, but now I am right on track!
I decided to make a banner to compliment some of my other fall decor.
I cut the banner from the Mother's Day 2010 cart, the letters are cut from the Pooh Font cart. I tried my hand at making rosettes and they didn't turn out too bad for my first try (I pulled out

my trusty glue gun for these)., The paper is from the DCWV Amber Autumn set from last year. The pumpkins are from the Pooh and Friends cart, apple from the Country Life cart and the leaves are from the Sesame Street Seasons cart. (I purchased a few carts this summer from the great deals at cricutmachine.com. They have super deals if you watch for them). I inked some edges, added some stickles and used my Cuttlebug, Zig two-way glue pen, ATG gun (a fairly new purchase and I am still getting the hang of it, everyone makes it look so easy!). If I had it to do over again, I would have made the banner and letters a bit smaller, but once I was that far...well you know, there was no going back.
Have a great day!