CCC CHALLENGE # 47

Hey Crafty Friends

This week over at CCC the design team was asked to make a Breast Cancer Awareness card, using any cartridge and color.  Breast Cancer Research is a organization that I try to support when ever I can.  My Grandmother died of breast cancer in 1997 and my mother-in-law is a breast cancer survivor for 15 years now...

Breast cancer research has come along way since my Granmother had it. It is true some of us will get breast cancer and some of us will not, but prevention is the key... I know we are all very busy but it only takes a few minutes to check for lumps and getting yearly female exams is a must... We as mothers spend so much time taking care of everybody else that we seem to never have enough time for ourselves. 

So to all my readers please take the time to take care of yourself...with that said I am getting down from the "SOAP BOX"..lol

So back to the challenge..... when I found out I would be making a breast cancer card the ideas seem to pour out from everywhere.....I don't know why maybe because it means so much to me that we find a cure....So in typical "Melissa Style".  I started thinking "outside the box".  I knew I didn't want to do a typical pink ribbon card, but what to do..... I wanted to remind all my girlfriends that taking care of themselves is important but I had to add a little humor to a sometimes uncomfortable subject.

So here it is:  I hope it makes you smile and reminds you to take care of yourself.

Card Front

Pedestal Flap

Card is a Pedestal Card 4/1/4 x 5 1/2 (each mat is 1/4 in smaller than the previous)

Boo (Mini Monsters) of course I did !!!!

Bees (Create A Critter) cut @ 2,1 1/2, 1 inch

Wording (Feeling Groovy)

Check Mark (Hand Cut)

Black Brads (from my Stash)

Diamond Stickles (wings)

Devine Swirls Cuttlebug Folder
Foam Dots (bees and sentiment)

Like I said earlier the ideas started coming from way deep inside this "quirky head " of mine so by the time I finished I had made about 6 cards for this one challenge. ....Cool Huh?

So I will be giving these to my friends this week to remind them to take care of themselves also.

I will be posting them over the next few days so you to can see them also.

I invite all of you to make a Breast Cancer Card for some one you love and care about....It only takes a little while and who knows it might make a difference it someones life.

Need some Creative Inspiration?
Come join us at CCC the design team has some absolutley wonderful cards to get your creativity flowing...
Already have some idea?
We would love to see them post them at CCC so we can come and visit you and see what you have been up too.
Sorry for such a long blog post, but sometimes you just gotta SAY IT!!! lol...

Until Next Time

Hugs & Scraps

Melissa

Cricut Cardz Challenge # 43 Baby Boy Monster

This week at CCC we had to come up with a Baby Boy card using the colors orange,green,blue, and white.  I have been working with the  Mini Monsters cartridge pretty much all week and have been trying to "think outside the box" when it comes to using my cartridges.   It has been my own personal challenge to figure out other ways to utilize them and get the most out of them.  If you haven't bought the Mini Monsters Cartridge it is one of those "must have" cartridge.  The cuts are just adorable and the layering is really great too.

The card is a standard A2 card (Portrait Style)

and all layers are cut 1/4 inch smaller

Monster Cut from the fabulous Mini Monsters

Crib cut at 4 1/2 inches from Everyday Paperdolls

Sentiment is computer generated

I pop dotted the crib and added a small strip to the bottom of the crib for a blanket

All cardstock is from DCWV Animal Crackers

Please take the time and join us at CCC  and play along with us.  It is always fun.

Remember "Think Outside The Box" when it comes to your cartridges you never know what you might come up with

Until Next Time

Hugs & Scraps

Melissa

MINI MONSTERS BABY GIRL CARD

For those of you who know me, I really have a "quirky" sense of humor. I think this card sums it all up for how my "brain" works when making cards.  I am the mother to 3 girls (21,17,11) I know I live in the "Estrogen Ocean", but its ok I have learned to deal with it over the years.  Well my oldest daughter is pregnant with my first granddaughter, so I was inspired to make this card for her.

I hope you like it, I think it turned out just PERFECT...

I used pink and chocolate brown cardstock

The haunted house from Mini Monsters (using the card feature)

Stroller is from Everyday Paper Dolls

Look at the "little girl monster in her stroller" (makes me smile just looking at her) ;0)

Porch flap opened to reveal "Baby Girl Monster"

The inside sentiment - Pretty funny huh?

Until Next Time

Hugs & Scraps

Melissa



CUTE HALLOWEEN WITCH CARD

I just love the MINI MONSTERS cartridge, the images are absolutely adorable and the layers are so easy to put together.  I made this cute witch card the other day, using the new K & Company paper stack "Spooktacular".  I love this paper stack, (well I love most scrapbooking paper)..lol but seriously this is one of those stacks that every single page is awesome.  I loved it so much that I bought 2 of them one for card making and one for those Halloween pic that are collecting dust waiting to be scrapped.

Well here's the card (simple but the paper and the witch) make the card.

Until Next Time

Hugs & Scraps

Melissa