Sweet treats favor box/card

I was thinking it is about time to start thinking about Valentine favors, so I did some more thinking, came up with this idea, played around with MTC and came up with this favor box/card combo.  I'm thinking it's too big and heavy to put on the front of a 'real' card, so will leave it plain.  What do you think? 
I promise I am now all done using the word 'think'!!

I dug out this paper, remembered the lollipop on Mickey & Friends and thought decided they would work together.  I realize it is not Valentine-y looking, but I think imagine my kids would still like it!  This actually looks more birthday-ish. 

Challenges...
Bitten by the Bug 2 - numbers challenge
Fantabulous Cricut #95 - "Label me"


More pics and directions if you scroll down after this pic.

(the dsp and swirl both sparkle but I didn't get the right angle for it to show)

~Bazzill rose cardstock
~DCWV Sweet Stack dsp
~Slice Shimmer Pearl Vine paper
~lollipop from Mickey & Friends cut at 3"
~'just 4 u' from Alphalicious, welded
~label from Sentimentals, stretched in DS

Welded shapes to make box

Scored, added Scor-tape and acetate ready for the window

the window is in and the bottom is taped

The 'box' is 1 1/5" square, so I scored lightly for lining up where it will be taped

Adhered that side, then bottom

It took 6 minis but then I decided to fill it with Peanut M&M's

 I am probably going to change the file a bit.  I'll make the shape more rectangle so it is not sticking out so far from the card.  I' also add side flaps at the top so the lid won't go in too far.  Otherwise, I was pleased with my first attempt at making a file for my own boxes. 

So what do you think?  Oops!  I mean, what's your opinion?  :)

Thank for stopping by!!!

"sunny days" summer birthday card

Summer seems to be the theme for a lot of challenges lately.  It's hard to be inspired... we had a couple of weeks of 90 degrees in May and since them it's been cool with rain, rain, rain!  I hope that wasn't all the summer we are going to get!!  

This is a summer birthday card wishing 'sunny days' all year long on the outside and 'happy birthday' on the inside.

Challenges...

Birthday Sundaes - shaped card

Celebrate the Occasion - sun

Fantabulous Cricut - sun

BBTB2 - "sunny days"

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - doodling

"Recipe"...

~Bazzill cardstock

~Slice glittery paper for the wording

~sun 4 1/2"  from George, welded, one cut in yellow for the front, extra center cut in orange

~'sunny days' from Alphalicious, welded

~MS "Happy Birthday" ribbon

~MS pen for doodling

Thanks for looking!!!!  And I hope summer truly arrives soon!! :D 

**Thank you Birthday Sundaes for choosing this card as a Super Sundae card!!!

Spring b'day card

Cricut Cardz challenge this week is to make a card for spring using pink, green, and white.  A friend has birthday soon so I thought I'd make her a spring-y birthday card.

 used: Floral Fantasy Cuttlebug embossing folder

'happy' from Old West 

'BIRTDHAY' from Alphalicious

grass and flowers from Plantin Schoolbook

hemp cord, brads from my stash

white gel pen doodling

Thanks for looking!!!!

"Nuts about reading" bookmark

At our house, we really do love to read!!  My mother makes embroidered bookmarks for my kids, so I usually leave that to her, but this week over at Cricut Cardz the challenge is to make a bookmark.  I found a quote that I like and agree with but it was a little too much unless I computer generated it.  Maybe next time.  

“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” ~Oscar Wilde

It is a rounded rectangle from GBS welded to the squirrel shadow from Winter Woodland for the base.  I cut the shadow again in dark brown.  Cut the squirrel body in the light color.   A patterned paper rounded rectangle from GBS.  "nuts" is cut at 1" from Alphalicious.  "About reading" done with an alphabet stamp set.  (My 'u' is a little too tipsy!)  Accented by criss-crossing the "I".  Outlined 'nuts' since the colors were so close.

Thanks for looking!!!