Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge - Fun with PUNS

Happy DAY to you! Hope your day is off to a splendid start! I am excited to be doing the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge project today! This months theme... FUN WITH PUNS! If you do not own any of K. Andrew Design Stamps you really should! They are so much fun. I had too much fun coming up with ideas to decorate my Pun-ny challenge today! There are so many amazing combinations as you have seen by my amazing Design Team Sisters. We have so much fun working together. 

Anywhoo... onto my project. 

I made a card for today's challenge. It also worked for my son's party he went to yesterday. He gave it to his little friend for her birthday.  

So here is my card...

I used the All About Animals and Food for Thought Stamp Sets.

See one of the many fabulous things you can create with Kristal's stamps. They are amazing!

Okay so here is how you play in this month's challenge...

Challenge Requirements:

1. Post any Fun with Puns project of your choice (no back-linking, please) & link up by 8/31/12
2. Post as many projects as you want that fit the criteria
3. Make sure Kristal's blinkie is up on your sidebar, and your blog post entry is linked back to  Getting  Cricky
4. Leave a comment on the Getting Cricky page
5. HAVE FUN & spread the word!
6. The winner will receive a fabulous prize, you can find out what it is on Getting Cricky

Okay my wonderful bloggie peeps. That is all from me for now. Have a wonderfully crafty day.

Surprise Blog Hop for Kristal! And a big Thanks!

Welcome the “Getting Cricky With It” Surprise Blog Hop for Kristal!!!


Today the Design Team is bringing you some very special projects created for our wonderful and amazing leader Kristal! Our term is almost over and we wanted to show her just how much we appreciate ALL that she has done for us this term. The projects that we will be sharing with you will also be sent to Kristal. We encourage ALL of her fans to join in on the fun as well! Be sure to add your card/project to the link below and then be sure to mail it off to her!


If you've hopped along from Patti from Pattie Lynn Creations (http://www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com/ ... sorry my links are not working for some reason) then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)... Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help! K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America. You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store: K Andrew Designs:

I am so excited and so blessed to be on the Getting Cricky Design Team this fall. It has been the most amazing experience and I love the Design Team girls. They become like your second family. I am soooo Thankful to Kristal for allowing me to be a part of such an amazing team! So as my way of saying thank you I created Kristal a little owl... if you know Kristal you know she LOVES owls. When I send it off I will also be sending her a Starbucks card because we all know she loves her some Starbucks! :)

Can you believe I made this out of a toilet paper roll? I have to admit I saw a picture of something like this on Pinterest and just fell in love with it. I used a solid green paper to cover the roll and then I used Accent Essentials to create the feathers and the eyes. The eyes were 1 1/4 inch for the white and 1/4 inch for the black dots. I cut the arms with a heart cut at 2 inches and all the feathers are hearts as well that were cut at 3/4 inches. I thought he turned out pretty care cute (or I guess she with all the pinks and purples) 

I took a little piece of paper and added "I could just squeeze you" from the Food for Thought stamp set!

Sorry it is blurry. Did not look like this on my camera!

Here is the stamp set I used.

Be sure to check out K. Andrew Design and order a set for yourself today! 

Well that is all for me today bloggie friends. If you would like to add up a project for Kristal add your inlinkz below. 

Until next time,

Heather

Now you can dance on over to your next stop: Miranda at Nana's Scrap Spot.... Miranda at Nana's Scrap Dpot


Here is the line up in case you get lost along the way:
1. Kristal
2. RhoLynda
3. Charlotte
4. Cheri
5. Linda
6. Amanda
7. Debbie
8. Vero
9. Lisa
10. Jennie
11. Kristan
12. Jamie
13. Christel
14. Jana
15. Patti
16. Heather
17. Miranda
18. Ildi
19. Jessie
20. JoAnn
21. Letillia
22. Larelyn
23. Anita
24. Laura
25. Sherry
26. Shawn
27. Faith
 28. Amy

CABIN FEVER GETTING CRICKY BLOG HOP!!!

Welcome to the "Cabin Fever" Getting Cricky Blog Hop!!

HAPPY WEEKEND BLOGGIE FRIENDS! We're so happy you could join us for this month's Getting Cricky Design Team Blog Hop!!  We have an EXTRA SPECIAL hop for you this month -- All week long, the Design Team has been featuring many of Kristal's stamp sets as well as an array of Cricut Cartridges, SVG cuts, and more in anticipation of the hop...  If you've missed out on any of the week, be sure to check out our previous posts for MORE THAN 100 CREATIVE IDEAS and PROJECTS as well as giveaways, promotions, tips, and tutorials!!

If you've hopped along from the Marvelous Debbie at DD's Crafts then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)...

By now you all know how much I love and adore my K. Andrew Design Stamps! I just wanted to remind you each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS  Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!

K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America.  You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store: K Andrew Designs: BUT WAIT! Check out my project before you head over there! And then go buy your stamps like crazy! I know after you see all of the wonderful Design Team projects you will want to buy the whole K Andrew Stamp line! They are a wee-wee bit addicting. Just like you pringles (once you pop, you can't stop) Once you buy and stamp you want more!










Kristal's stamp sets are perfect for cards, layouts, and so much more...

Plus right now if you buy $25 in stamps you will get the Mini Heart Bonus Set for FREE!! SO CHECK THEM OUT!!!!

Okay so now onto my CABIN FEVER project....
For this project I used the Locker Talk Cricut cartridge and Food for thought stamp set.

So I started off with this pail. I picked it up from Hobby Lobby for 6.99 plus my wonderful coupon of 40% off! Gotta love that!

And this is what I turned that pail into...

I found the paper at Hobby Lobby. It was in a vaule pack and I had used a couple pages for something else and never knew what to do with this paper until now! I LOVE IT! It has all the little things to make a hamburger.

This is the lid a little closer up. I cut the hamburger from Locker Talk and cut it at about 4 1/2 inches.

The little banner says "Sandwich your day with fun" which I think is a great sentiment for what is inside the pail!

So I made this a fun little Cabin or Car Fever Reliever pail.

I used the top of the pail on the inside and made a magnetic tic tac toe board! The nice thing about the magnets is you know you can keep the pieces all together and they don't move.

Then I put some fun little things to play with and some snacks. The ideal things for a fun car ride or fun things to do when you are stuck inside!

So what do you think?? I hope you like it!

Okay friends. So here is the deal.. I had been sick for a bit and forgot to post the winners from the last hop... so here they are....
Sunshine HoneyBee (a.k.a) Melissa you have won the coffee and tea treats stamp set by K. Andrew Designs.
AND
Karen L you have won a magnetic key chain and magents to go with from my good friend Julie at Say Cheese Design!
Ladies please send me a message with your address! And congrats!

Okay so for Cabin Fever blog candy  I am going to give out another retractable key ring and some magents to go with. Please check out my friend Julie's page and let me know two of the magnets you would like to have! Say Cheese Design!






Well that is all from me for now! If you have not checked out my week long projects please do so! I had lots of fun with the Locker Talk cartridge and K. Andrew stamps! Hope you all have fun hoping along tonight! 

Now you can hop on over to your next stop: The FABULOUS Jessie at Sugarlips Sassy Surprise......

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Cabin Fever Pre Blog Hop

Hi Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful Wednesday. I am loving this winter we are having. It was almost 50 today here! That is unheard of in Wisconsin for mid February! LOVE IT!!!!

So today is day 3 of the Pre Cabin Fever Blog Hop! Are you as excited as I am to hop around with Kristal and the Design Team! I know I am! I love these girls and have had a blast working with them. I have made some great life long friends and I am BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE!  

So in case you forgot this week we have all picked a Cricut Cartridge to work with. I picked Locker Talk. Although I bought it a while ago I have never used it and let me tell you I AM LOVIN IT! (No that was not a plug for McDonald's). But you know what makes this cartridge so great? The fact that I can use my K. Andrew Design stamps and make the project sooooo much better!

So here is my card for today. This could work as a pick me up card or it could work for birthday. Either way I like the way it turned out!

I cut the star burst and the camera at 3 inches. The paper is something I picked up at Michael's.

Here is a close up of the fabulous saying... "Say Cheese" which is from the food for thought stamp set.

Interested in purchasing this stamp set for yourself? Check it out HERE. Lots of fun corky sayings to play with! I promise you will love it!

All  right that is all from me tonight my friends! See you tomorrow with another fun little project! Don't forget about FRIDAY! I can't wait!!!

Toodles,

Heather

Getting Cricky Pre hop!

Hey Ya'll! It is a special time for the Getting Cricky Design Team! It is time for the monthly Getting Cricky BLOG HOP! Yahoo! You know you are excited! The hop will start this Friday but this week we are going to be gearing you up for the hop! We have each picked a different cricut cartridge and we are spending the week creating projects for you using K. Andrew Design stamps and the cricut cartridge of our choice. This week I picked the locker talk cartridge to use for my projects! So here is the first of my projects!!



LOL! Okay I soooo don't know what the heck is going on. I have flipped this picture a couple times and I have nooo idea why it is saving like this. So you may have to use your taco neck (you know, how you bend your head when you eat a taco so all the good stuff does not fall out!) (I am laughing because I am secretly imagining how you are pretending to hold a taco and realize I am right you do bend your neck when you are eating a taco hehehe...) Okay so not that you have bent your neck out of shape, my card was made using the Locker Talk Cricut cartridge like I said before. I cut the fries at 4 1/2 inches. I then used K. Andrew Food for thought stamp set.... pictured here! 



I love this stamp set! It is one of the first ones I bought and it just goes with soooo many different projects. If it is not part of your collection it really should be! Not sure what you could use it with? Well have you ever checked out http://www.mycricutsearch.com/?? IF NOT AND YOU OWN A CRICUT YOU ARE SERIOUSLY MISSING OUT! You can access this site and find a cut that you need in seconds. All you have to do is type in something you are looking for (ex. fries) and it will pull up all the cricut cartridges that have fries (or whatever it maybe you are searching for) included in them! IT IS AMAZING! So check it out!

Okay so I am off for now. I can hear my little one getting into something and I better check it out right? Or is it better if I just leave it and pretend it is not something bad? Ha ;) We are off to finish Valentine's! Hope you have a wonderful Monday!

All my best,

Heather

Week of K. Andrew Design Stamp Projects Day 3

Hello Hello! And a good Tuesday to you all! I hope you are doing well. Today is day three of the Getting Cricky Week long Stamp project where we create a new project using one of K. Andrew stamps everyday until our U R So Sweet Blog Hop on Friday. I hope you have enjoyed following me and my Design Team sisters so far. I know I have had fun checking everyone's projects out and coming up with fabulous new ideas. If you have not had a chance to check out my first two projects please take some time and have a look. I will be giving out some blog candy at the end of the week. One lucky person will win a K. Andrew Stamp Set and the other will get a key chain with interchangeable magnets from my friend Julie at Say Cheese Designs.

I just wanted to mention again that Kristal is such an amazing person and I am so blessed to be on her design team! It has been so much fun getting to know the rest of the design team and create a little family with them. Kristal has the biggest heart. She does the stamps on the side and teaches full time. Because of her amazing heart  EVERY single package of stamps that you order goes to help CHARITY. Kristal researches her charities VERY carefully, and each one of them gives at least 85% or more directly to the people in need. Many charities give as little as 5%, but she wanted to make sure that the money she donates goes to the people in need, so 85% or more is what you will see from the charities she has chosen.
This is NOT a limited time deal. As long as her stamps are in production and for sale, $1 from EVERY single set will be donated!

The stamp set I have been using this week, Crafty Friends goes to benefit Kristal's "Signature Charity": Storefront Shelter to help children in need. She has arranged to send 1.00 from every single one of her stamp sets to benefit the Children's Shelter in San Diego, CA, where each night this organization takes to the streets in search of homeless children. This organization is called Storefront Shelter, and is located in San Diego, CA. Each month, she will be donating the money raised to Storefront. She has a very low profit margin, but I believes REAL work in this world is to do good, and she can think of no better way than to help a child. Isn't she amazing? So by purchasing this stamp set you will be helping a child in need as well.


Okay....On to today's project.

Today I made a little card for my facebook friends...

This saying just cracks me up. I used Food for Thought for the "HeY!" and Crafty Friends for the "Don't make me defriend you".  Isn't the saying funny? I could not think of a better character to say it then Mike from Monsters INC. Mike was cut from the Best of Pixar Cricut cartridge. He was cut at 3 1/2inches. The word bubble came from George and Basic Shapes.

Like the stamps sets you see used here today? Go here to order them
 Crafty Friends

 Food for Thought

Well on to today's way to enter for the Blog Candy. As always I would love for you to follow my blog but it is not required. Please leave me some bloggie love in the form of a comment and on that comment I would love for you to visit K. Andrew Designs and tell me which one of Kritsal's stamps sets you would like to get. 

Want to purchase that set today? Use the code heatherfreeship and you will get free shipping all week! How awesome is that?  

Thanks for stopping on by today! Have a marvoulous day and I hope to see you back here tomorrow! Don't forget to visit my Design Team sisters and leave them some bloggie love as well! They are doing some amazing work! Here are the links to follow along with!

Snow Delightful Wednesday

Well good Wednesday morning my friends! I hope you are all doing super today! So I had the New Years Resolution to start posting more.... so I am working on it! Today I wanted to post a card I made using Kristal's amazing stamps! :)  LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM... In case you did not already know.

I made this fun little card to send a friend who just needs some cheering up :)

The snow delightful came from the "Winter Wishes" Stamp Set

The "You Are..." came from the Food for Thought Stamp Set.

If you would like to get your hands on these fabulous Stamp Sets all you have to do is head over to K. Andrew Designs and order! She will send you them and you will be all set to play.

 Thanks for stopping by my bloggie friends.
Until next time,
Heather

Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge

Hey all! Oh wow... It has been a little while since I have posted a project. I am soooo sorry!  I know how you all live for my projects...hahaha. Well I hope everyone has a very blessed Thanksgiving. I had a wonderful time with my loving family! It was a great week and now I am playing catch up! But I wanted to enter the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge... have you had the opportunity to check it out yet? If not you should. The theme for this weeks Simply Sunday Challenge is "Give Thanks". The Design Team did an amazing job with their projects and everyone who has linked up has done amazing work! If you have not checked it out please stop by and check it out... if you have the time you should link up your project as well! Here are the rules,

Challenge Requirements:

1. Post any "Give Thanks" project of your choice & link up by 12/3/11
2. Post as many projects as you want that fit the criteria
3. Make sure my blinkie is up on your sidebar, and your blog post entry is linked back to my blog Getting Cricky
4. Leave a comment here
5. HAVE FUN & spread the word!
6. The winner will receive a surprise Cricut Cartridge!

Alright so here is my project....

For this project of course I used two of five greatest blessings! ;) My little man and my hubby. This picture was taken when my son was about 5 months. Such a happy little guy! I am very blessed with a wonderful family. For this I used paper I had laying around. For the letters I used the Storybook Cartridge at 2" and the leaf like things came from there as well. The stamp is of course one of Kristal Andrew's Stamps! It is from the Food for Thought Stamp Set!  Like the set? Yeah me too! You should look into ordering if you haven't already... But I should warn you!!! If you do not have any of Kristal's stamp sets be careful! They are like Pringles... BET YOU CAN'T HAVE JUST ONE! ;) I have several and always looking to add more... you can check out Kristal's stamps HERE!

 Okay so be sure to check out Kristal's stamps and also check out the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge you have until 12-3 at midnight to enter!
Thanks so much for stopping! Have a great weekend y'all!

Getting Cricky Blog Hop ~ Winter Wishes

Welcome to the "Holiday Wishes" Getting Cricky Blog Hop!!

Hello my wonderful bloggie friends!!! I am so happy you could join us for this month's Getting Cricky Design Team Blog Hop!!  I am UBBER (yeah that is right I said ubber :)) excited to be doing my first blog hop as a Getting Cricky Junior Design Team member! This hop is going to feature 10 of the new Junior Design Team girls (if you have not meet all the new girls be sure to check out my Getting Cricky page and check them out! Or you can find us all on Kristal's page as well! They are a set of AMAZINGLY talent girls and I highly recommend following all of their blogs) along with Kristal and all the amazing Senior Design Team members! Each of us, along with our Special Guest - Ellen from "a little bit of this...", are so pleased to have you here with us!!  Throughout the hop, you'll see NEW ideas for creating cards and projects with Kristal's stamps sets!!

If you've hopped along from Christel from One Scrappin Sista at  then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)...

Now you may have heard me mention Kristal's stamps a time or two but here is a little more information! Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS  Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!

K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America.  You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store: K Andrew Designs:









Kristal's stamp sets are perfect for cards, layouts, and so much more... Here is THE BEST NEWS OF THE NIGHT/DAY (depending on when you read this) Kristal is offering 20% off all orders this weekend! (Nov18 - Nov 20) STOCK UP NOW! This is an amazing offer!!! They make great gifts for the crafters in your life (you know like me, please feel free to check my wish list!)  SO GO HERE Now and ORDER ORDER ORDER...Enter Promo code cricky20 .... WAIT I WAS WRONG.... check out my cards and then go order order order! ;)

For my project, I'm featuring the Fashionable Friends and Food for Thought stamp sets




 For this hop I have made two different cards

Ms. Snowomen loves to shop! But who doesn't at this time of year right? I love buy gifts for all my nieces and nephews! LOVE TO SHOP... as Kristal's stamp says... "Shopping is my therapy!"

The snowman was made from Christmas Cheer Cricut cartridge as were the bags and ornament. I used a little gold glitter glue to dazzle the ornament up a bit. The ribbon was from Walmart as was the back drop paper. The stamp as I said was from the K. Andrew Fashionable Friend stamp set. I love the fashionable friends set. I have used it for sooo many different projects.

Santa is "The Original Red Hatter" my friends! Red Hatter is also a stamp from Fashionable Friends. I printed "The Original" portion off of my computer. Santa is made from the Christmas Cheer Cartridge as is his nice list. The alot of nice at the top of the list is from Food for Thought Stamp Set... see you can just put a ton of these stamps sets together and the projects are ENDLESS!!! :)

Okay Now what you have all been waiting for!! I will be offering Blog Candy.... Tonight's blog candy is a necklace lanyard and Itty Bitty Buttons to go with! What is this you ask? Well my very talented friend Julie makes these adorable buttons that you can attach to a lanyard... best part is you can mix them up. She makes a ton of different styles and you have one for everyday of the week/month or for the mood you are in! They are loads of fun. I will be sending you a couple of scrappy ones (shh... these designs are no longer available but I have an in with the owner!) Check out her wears at Say Cheese Design. I am sure you will love them as much as I do! You have until Sunday November 27 to enter! I will pick a winner and announce it here on my blog Monday November 28... So be sure to stop back and see if you are my lucky winner!!! How do you enter? Well leave me some bloggie love of course! Leave a comment if you would like to become a follow I would LOVE LOVE LOVE it but it is not required!


DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THE AMAZING DEAL ON STAMPS THIS WEEKEND!!! Be sure to hop over and order lots! Holidays are coming up and they make amazing gifts... just sayin! ;)
Thank you so much for stopping on by!

Now you can hop on over to your next stop: Jana at Raining Grace...... Have fun hopping everyone! :)

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