Christmas Pillow Boxes

Hugs & Kisses

Merry Christmas!

Maria here from Five Simple Things,

I have a treat box to share today.

This is a easy craft to make

as a stocking stuffer or a

holiday favor for your place setting.

I used these cute clear acetate pillow boxes

from Joy's Life along with here Wintery Puns

stamp set to embellish these yummy treats!

I haven't decided whether to use them on

the holiday table or as stocking stuffers for

the kids.

What would you do?

For all my project details,

visit me @ Five Simple Things.

Merry Christmas

Christmas Card - Peace, Hope & Joy

Peace, Hope, Joy

Hello everyone, Maria here from Five Simple Things.

Are you done with your Christmas cards?

eek! I'm not! 

I needed to make a card I could mass produce,

and this one fit the bill!

I used Joy's stamp set,

Wintery Puns,

along with Teresa Collins' 

December 25th Cricut cartridge.

Thanks for stopping by,

check out all Joy's Life stamps here.

For all the details on my card,

visit me @ Five Simple Things!

Autumn Tree card - Just Because

Just Because!

Hi everyone, Maria here from Five Simple Things.

Are you enjoying the beautiful colors of Autumn?

It's my favorite season!

I so enjoy making "just because" cards.

You can send them any time to anyone

and the recipient receives an unexpected 

'smile' in the mail.

How wonderful is that?!

The sentiment is from 

Joy's Life: Tag You're It-set one

stamp set.

Clean, simple and ready

to make someone smile!

For more info on this card,

visit me @ Five Simple Things!

Fall Candle Decor

Hello, Maria here from Five Simple Things.

I'm having so much fun decorating my home in

beautiful autumn colors.

I used Joy's stamp set,

It's All Fall Puns

to dress up one of my

candles the other day. 

Joy's Life stamp set (It's All Fall Puns)
Cricut: Stretch Your Imagination cart, page 48

I had this vanilla pillar candle just sitting in a dish of autumn potpourri, it smells wonderful but was a bit too plain for me. It needed a crafter's touch, so I added ribbons, jute string. some die cut leaves and stamping, of course! 

There, just right!

Thanks for stopping by,

visit me @ Five Simple Things!

Autumn Scrapbooking - Nut'n is Better!

Nut'n is better

than being together!

Hello, Maria here from Five Simple Things,

sharing my latest scrapbook page.

 I'm getting ready for our annual fall photo shoot

with this scrapbook page!

We're a bunch of nuts so it's themed perfectly.

I used Joy's It's All Fall Puns stamp set

and a few Cricut carts for this one.

The Joy's Life designers will be showcasing 

scrapbook layouts all this week,

be sure to come back daily for inspiration.

For more details & tips,

visit me @ Five Simple Things. 

To A Fungi - shaped card

To a Fungi!

Hi All, Maria here from Five Simple Things.

The Joy's Life designers are sharing 

fun shaped cards this week.

I'll be using this as a birthday card

for a Fungi I know!

My fun mushroom card uses 

Joy's Wild Life Puns stamp set.

I cut this shape from the Cricut cart,

Groovy Times using My Mind's Eye,

On the bright side two papers.

Wanna know my silly inspiration for this card?

Visit me @ Five Simple Things!

(thank you Joy for always

having just the right sentiment

for my creations!)

A Pirate's Birthday!

Aye Matey, time to celebrate!

Hi All, Maria here from Five Simple Things,

sharing a CAS birthday card!

How adorable is that pirate? 

When I saw the free cart, Pirates & Mermaids, 

offered the other week in the Cricut Craft Room, 

I just had to cut him!

...and, of course, Joy's Life had the 

perfect senitment stamp to compliment him! 

Joy's Life stamps- You're So Punny set!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Visit me @ Five Simple Things!

Down By The Creek Bank Frog Card

Hi, all!  It's Patty here from The Crafty Kitten.

 Joy came up with the super cute theme this week....Down By The Creek Bank.  I remember as a kid catching nightcrawlers with my dad and finding salamanders in the window wells.  Yes, I was a tomboy.  

Growing up, I didn't see many frogs around but I wanted to use one for my project. This one is from Cricut's Create A Critter cartridge.

Lot's Of Pun was the first stamp set that I bought from Joy! You can get yours here.

For this weeks card, I used DoodleBug's Flower Box paper set.  The card is 4.25 x 5.5 in size.  I cut the frog at 3.5" and then played around with the paper strips to figure out what size I wanted.  I stamped the saying on a strip of white paper and then cut the tab by hand.  After adding stitching, ribbon, and a plastic flower, the card was done! 

Thanks for coming along with me on a trip down memory lane!  I hope you'll drop by my blog and share one of your favorite memories with me.

Cricut Shape card - FRIEND

Getting in Shape!

Hi everyone, Maria here from Five Simple Things.

The design team is getting into shape this week

with SHAPE cards with a theme of 

friendship!

I used the weld feature in the Cricut Craft Room to create 

the base for my shape card using the letters (shadow font) in 

Basics the free cart available when you download CCR.

Here's a close up of the vertical sentiment, 

best friends 

from Joy's Life, Joyful Hearts stamp set.

For more details & a photo tutorial,

visit me @ Five Simple Things!

Time to Spice Things Up!

What's Shakin'?

Hazy, Hot & Humid greetings from PA!

Maria here from Five Simple Things,

I have a fun gift idea for your favorite

Grill Master!

Summer is not my favorite season, 

however, I do enjoy all the opportunities

it brings for gathering with family and friends

for weekend picnics & holiday BBQ's!

I wanted to create something 'spicy'

to bring a smile to the person who 

lovingly stands at the hot grill, so I

made this little gift box and threw 

in a few yummy seasonings!

 I used the stamp "What's Shakin'?" 

from one of Joy's newer sets, 

That Tastes Punny

to decorate my spice box!

Joy's Life (That Tastes Punny) stamp set,
Cricut Craft Room basics.

This was a fast & easy project 

that I hope inspires you to create

something fun for your next picnic host!

Visit me @ Five Simple Things

Monkeying Around!

Hi everyone, Maria here from Five Simple Things, 

sharing a masculine CAS card with you today.

I was monkeying around a bit with my Cricut

and Joy's Life stamps.

The "Monkeying Around" sentiment is from

Joy's Lots of Pun stamp set!

Joy's Life sentiment stamp (Lots of Pun) set

Check out what inspire me 

to create this card, 

Visit me @ Five Simple Things!

Summer time Mini Album

Preparing for beach memories!

Hi, Maria here from Five Simple Things,

I have a summer-time mini album to 

share with you today!

I wanted to create a mini album

to share some of the photos

we'll be snapping at the beach soon.

Sentiments from Joy's 

Pun In The Sun

stamp set were perfect 

for filling my fun little album!

Pun In The Sun - Joy's Life stamps

For more photos and details,

visit me @ Five Simple Things!

Groovy Beach Scene - I dig you!

I dig you!

Hello, Maria here from Five Simple Things

sharing a groovy beach card with you!

Joy's Life stamps Punny Animals set!

Can you tell it's summer and I have beach-y thoughts

running through my head! 

Joy's new stamp set Punny Animals

had the perfect sentiment for the 

groovy scene I wanted to create!

I made this card for my hubby as

a thank you for taking his loving family

 to the beach!

"I dig you" from the Punny Animals set @ Joy's Life

For more details & tips,

visit me @ Five Simple Things!

Meow are you? Cricut & Cameo Slider card

Hi everyone, this is Cyndy from Arcy Scraps. I had always wanted to make a slider card, but was a little confused on what to cut, sizes, etc... but the Silhouette Cameo made it so easy!

The sentiment is from Joy's brand new stamp set, Punny Animals. This entire stamp set is adorable. 

The following pictures will show the girl's progress on the "slider" cut. The card base and the slider piece are from the Silhouette Store. 

Here, she made it to the right side :-) She is from the Cricut Meow Lite cartridge. 

To view Punny Animals as well as the rest of the stamp sets, click here.

Have a fun, crafty day!

Lifesaver Pillow Box Package

Hello Craft Friends!

Kendra here from Luv 2 Scrap N' Make Cards to share my very first DT Project!  I'm so excited to be a part of this team!!

This week we are focusing on "Projects Using Dimension"!

I decided to create a 3D Project using a Clear Pillow Box!   

I added some lifesaver candies inside the package!! :)

I thought this was such a fun idea!

I simply used two circles on my Cricut to create the "lifesaver" shape.  I then slightly bent and stamped the "You're a lifesaver" sentiment, from the That Tastes Punny set, with VersaMark Ink and embossed with clear embossing powder....to give it that lifesaver candy look!

A simple, yet fun package!!  Yummy!

You can check out my post here!

Check out all of Joy's fun stamps here!

Have a wonderful day!!

Kendra

A Quick, Easy & Amazing card!

Hope your day is amazing!

Hi, I'm Maria from Five Simple Things,

sharing a very easy & quick card to make;

Clean And Simple! 

Joy's Life sentiment stamp set (My Hero)

I ran some fun patterned Washi tape over

my cardstock, added a few shapes and

stamped the perfect sentiment from

Joy's Life stamp set My Hero!

If you don't have dies or a die-cutting machine

for shapes you could use stickers or maybe hand-cut a star!

Super easy!

For more details,

visit me @ Five Simple Things!

Girl Power Cricut Treat Box

Hello everyone and Happy Thursday! This is Cyndy from Arcy Scraps. As you have seen, this week we are sharing projects using recycled/upcycled items.

I created this easy to mass produce treat box using the Artiste cartridge, the Gypsy, Joy's Life stamps, and Cricut cartridge clam shell packaging. 

The cute, playful sentiment is from Joy's brand new stamp set, My Hero. As you can see, all of Joy's stamp sets are so versatile! 

I hope you can see part of the clam shell in the photo. 

For more details about my project, feel free to visit me here. 

 Have a fun, crafty day! 

Heard you caught a bug C-A-S cricut card

Hello everyone! 
This is Cyndy from Arcy Scraps with CAS card I made for a sweet friend of mine. 

This adorable sentiment is from Joy's brand new set, Punny Animals. 

All the die cuts are from the Cricut. 

To view the brand new stamp sets, along with the rest of Joy's products, click here. 

Have a fun, crafty day! 

Cricut Treat Box + Project Life cards

Hello, hello ♥

This is Cyndy from Arcy Scraps and I'm very happy to be sharing two projects today. I made a cute little treat box for Easter goodies using the Wild Life Puns stamp set. 

I'm telling ya, all of Joy's stamp sets are so versatile, you can use them anytime! 

With Spring already here, I couldn't think of a better sentiment for these Project Life cards! Aren't they cuuuuute?!? 

The sentiment I used on the Project Life cards is from the Pun In the Sun stamp set. 

In case you missed it, Joy's new release is available for pre-order! *Enabler alert: Pre-order My Hero, Punny Animals, and That Tastes Punny and SAVE on the price + free shipping + 5 action wobbles! Click here to see all of Joy's products! 

For more details on my projects, feel free to visit me here. 

Have a fun, crafty day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hi, everyone!  It's Patty here again from the Crafty Kitten with a St. Patrick's day project for you!

I thought since I married into a Bailey family, I ought to post something today.  Here's a fun door hanger to brighten up your day.

When I was cutting this, I thought the pattern was super cute but I think the cuteness factor went way over the top after I added Joy's stamp from her Yummy Puns set!

You can check out Joy's stamps here.  She's also has THREE new sets coming out!  Joy's offering some great pre-order and bundle deals so I hope you'll check them out. 

Drop by my blog for more details on how I made this project.  Have a safe and Happy St. Patrick's Day!