Day 3 of Debbie's "It's My Birthday" Blog Hop

  Welcome to Day Three of "It's My Birthday" Blog Hop. If you've come from Kathy's Blog, Paper Fanatic, then you're on the right track. If you just happened upon my blog then welcome! Perhaps you'd like to join the celebration from the beginning, starting at our sweet host and Birthday Girl, Debbie's Creativity Heals.
 Today is Debbie's "real" Birthday and we are half way through our full week of celebration! So HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBBIE! I hope you have a wonderful day and all of you wishes and dreams come true! This week has been so much fun hasn't it? And the talent-what talented ladies I am blogging with!Great Blog Candy too!
I had originally planned another project for today however I was crafting today and made a card that I just couldn't hold back ! I am also going to submit it to this weeks  Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge # 3.

Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge#3

I have been biting at the bit to work with my new Create a Critter Cartridge so I took time today to play. Have you ever noticed that when you "play" you tend to do your best work?  So this is what I came up with! I had so much fun doing this!
 I used the fur boa in many of my Christmas projects and thought for sure that was the only use I would find for it, however tell me this little skunk wasn't made for it!
Recipe:
DCWV Flower Shower Stack for base
DCWV Halloween Glitter Stack-trim
Ribbon from my stash,
Martha Stewart's Onyx Glitter (skunk)
Mini fur boa from Micheals
iRock bling
MS Punch for ribbon
Prima flower from stash
Glue Dots
Cricut Carts: Skunk-Create a Critter
                       Card Base(Gift Box) from Sweet Treats
                        Tag-Simply Charmed
Computer generated sentiment.
Pink Stickles for inner ear
White Gel pen for eyes
Gypsy& Cricut Expression
There you have it! I hope you like it as much as I had fun doing it!

Don't forget my yummy blog candy! You MUST be a follower, a US or Canadian address and leave a comment on all 5 days to be eligible so if you've missed a day or two please go back and leave some love. I would hate to see you miss out on all the goodies!
Go forward and enjoy the celebration! Your next stop is the very talented Barbara from Jane's Keepsakes. 

Oh....I almost forgot to mention something! There is blog candy to be won today( 4 paper-craft stick pins) in celebration of Debbie's Big Day! You must comment today and leave me the MONTH of your birthday!

I will pick a winner using Random.org Thursday morning! Good luck..and remember...I need a way to contact you!
Just in case you lose your way here is your itinerary:
http://scrapbydebbie.blogspot.com/ Debbie
http://love4stamps.blogspot.com/ Raven
http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/  Paula
http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/ Jennifer
http://kmberger.blogspot.com/ Kathy
http://kathleessnippitsncricuts.blogspot.com/ Kathie..That's me ! Kathlee :-)
http://janeskeepsakes.blogspot.com/ Barbara
http://scrappinc.blogspot.com/ Cindy
http://www.pinkcricut.com/ Sarah aka Pink Cricut
http://www.cherylswindow.blogspot.com/ Cheryl
www.craftingwithsarah.blogspot.com/ Sarah W
http://pennyduncancreations.blogspot.com/ Penny
http://diannesscrappycreations.blogspot.com/ Dianne
http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/ Kristy
  http://mrsamandarichardson.blogspot.com/ Amanda
http://cheezenwhinecrafting.blogspot.com/ Chrissy
http://doodlebugmemories.blogspot.com/ Melissa
http://crafty1mommy.blogspot.com/ Sherri
http://treasureboxdesigns.blogspot.com/ Treasure Box Designs
http://scrappinsunshine.blogspot.com/  Debbie
{{HUGZ}}
Kathie

Another Victorian Christmas with a Birthday Card thrown in!

It sure is a damp and dreary day in my neck of the woods. Great excuse to kick back and create. My creativity is a bit off these days with the studio in progress and my guest room looking like..........well quite frankly like an episode of Hoarders! I can't find a thing-it is pure chaos! Many of my projects have made major detours because I can't find what I am looking for. Oh well..........sometimes detours are good!
I have another Victorian card for you today. I love that era & if I did believe in reincarnation that is the time period I would choose for my last life (like one isn't hard enough?). I love the architecture, the clothing, furniture and the romanticism. Ribbons, lace....horse drawn carriages over the cobblestone streets....well anyhow here is my take on it:
Very simple card. The hardest part was tying that darn bow. It only took me 2 nights to do it, Yes,,,you read correctly. I changed ribbon until I finally found one that would cooperate with me. I used my Cricut George Cart to cut the circle and my Cuttlebug to emboss. You can't see it in the photo however the muff and the brim of the bonnet are done in white and silver flocking to get it dimension and shimmer. The vine below the picture was taken from a gold glittered vine I found in Micheal's.
I have been playing around with flowers and Christmas cards way too long and left little time for a birthday card for my grandson in Jacksonville, Fla. So I worked quickly and this is what I came up with:

For this I used my favorite cartridge: Sweet Treats. It is such a fun cartridge to use and I just love using this "frosting" or in this case "ice cream" technique. Makes a great card I think! So.......excuse me as I run to the post office!
{{{Hugz}}}