Many Thanks To You

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Message from Madison:

As this month comes to a close I want to thank you all again for your continued support of the I Feel the Love Project.  I am packing up the cards to send to Surrey Place Care Center and the large box is stuffed.  There are actually over 90 cards which means every resident gets a card plus the staff does too!  How great  is that!!  You are so fabulous:) 

We have two amazing teens going to hand deliver the cards and sing to the residents.  It will be a wonderful day.  I hope to get some pictures of the event to share with you.  Come back tomorrow as we announce the project for November and December.  It will be our largest project yet.  

Thank you again!

~Madison 

Thinking of You

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Thinking of all of you who live on the east coast.  Sending thoughts and prayers to you today.  Please stay safe and follow all of the warnings that are posted.  

Love, 

~Madison

Digi Desserts Fridaze #7

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Welcome back to our seventh week of Digi Desserts Fridaze! Every Friday we will be cooking up a fabulous variety of projects highlighting the fabulous digi stamps you can find at Papercraftingworld.com.

I look forward to seeing you here each Friday to share my digi projects with you.  Whether you are new to digi stamps or an old pro, there is something for everyone.

Today, I would like to share a card I made using the QT Patootie Taylor digi stamp from Papercraftingworld.com. The adorable digi stamp came pre-colored.  If you want, you can change her appearance by printing her out uncolored and starting over.  I colored her in Photoshop, print and cut her out, and then inked her clothes and hair for added effect.  It is amazing how different she can look by changing up her hair and clothes.

LINK UP AND WIN!

Each week we will be offering a free digi stamp!  After you pick up your freebie, how about you share with us what you create with it!  The link will stay open for a few weeks, but we will select one random link next week to win an extra digi of their choice from PCW! So be sure to join the fun!

You can pick up your free digital file at Paper Crafting World  by just clicking on the link.  Here is this week's digi!  

Now take a moment to head over to My Paper Craft World to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you today.

Have a wonderful day.  Thank you for stopping by!

~Madison

Fresh Market Mondaze cartridge showcase

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and a Fresh Market Mondaze cartridge showcase. Today I would like to share with you three projects I made using the Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge.  

I wanted to think outside of the box and create projects that didn't have anything to do with a "birthday" theme and I didn't want to use the main cut out. My goal was to inspire you to pull out those cartridges that you think only have one purpose and make something completely new and different with them. So, what do you think?

This first project is a Christmas card.  How many of you have made a Christmas card with the Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge?  Let me know if you have!!!

The card started with triangle banners (pg. 61) 

and dripping candle wax (pg. 51).

Once the pieces were cut, the edges were inked.

Next the pieces were assembled to create a Christmas tree.  

The tree was adorned with decorations made from swirls used to decorate a cake (pg. 42) and a star (pg. 24) to place at the top.  An inked rug, a window showing a scene of the outdoors, and a sentiment were added to finish off the card:)

The next project I created was a set of Halloween party invitations.  I bet that is not what you were thinking!

The invitations were made to look like little ghosts:)  They were created by first cutting out a tag (pg. 68) and adding a bit of ink to give them some pop.  The base of the eyes were made from circles (pg. 65) that were cut from different sizes.  Googly eyes were attached to add some fun to these ghosts! Finally, the smile was pieced together from half circles (pg. 53) layered on top of each other.  All of the information for the party was added to the back and adhered in another circle sized to fit.

My final project was a friendship card.  This all occasion card could be given to anyone special at any time of the year.

This card highlights the fonts on this cartridge.  Birthday bash includes the complete alphabet and the numbers 1-10.

I hope you have been inspired to check out your cartridges in a new way.  Look beyond the obvious and see what you can design.  There are endless possibilities.  

Thank you for stopping by.

~Madison

Smorgasbord Saturday

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Smorgasbord Saturdays are designed to 

showcase projects that were recently created.  

I am having so much fun working with digi stamps.  This card was created using the QT Patootie TWEENZ Tori Holding Flower digi stamp that can be purchased at Papercraftingworld.com.

What I love the most about this stamp is that it can be purchased pre-colored. I can also export it to Photoshop and change Tori's clothes to create a different stamp in a matter of moments.  So the possibilities for projects are endless:)  Of course another way to add a bit of dimension to the digi stamp is to ink the pants, the cheeks, and the hair.

I hope I have inspired you today to work with a digi stamp.  Send me a link to your project.  I would love to see it!

Have a wonderful day!

~Madison    

Digi Dessert Fridaze #6

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Cooking With Cricut

Welcome back to our sixth week of Digi Desserts Fridaze! Every Friday we will be cooking up a fabulous variety of projects highlighting the fabulous digi stamps you can find at Papercraftingworld.com.

I look forward to seeing you here each Friday to share my digi projects with you.  Whether you are new to digi stamps or an old pro, there is something for everyone.

Today, I would like to share a card I made using the QT Patootie Pumpin Pickin' Friends digi stamp from Papercraftingworld.com. The adorable digi stamp came pre-colored.  I just thought she would look perfect going on a walk to collect more pumpkins.  She is the truly the star of the show on this card.  Don't be afraid to mix digi stamps and Cricut cut outs.  This QT Patootie's house was made using the Zooballoo Cricut cartridge, while her pumpkin patch was cut from the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge. 

LINK UP AND WIN!

Each week we will be offering a free digi stamp!  After you pick up your freebie, how about you share with us what you create with it!  The link will stay open for a few weeks, but we will select one random link next week to win an extra digi of their choice from PCW! So be sure to join the fun!

You can pick up your free digital file at Paper Crafting World  by just clicking on the link.  Here is this week's digi!  

Now take a moment to head over to Cooking with Cricut to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you today.

Have a wonderful day.  Thank you for stopping by!

~Madison

CWC- Wonderful Wednesday

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Cooking With Cricut-Challenge #108

Pumpkin and Dots or Circle Shape

This week the ladies at Cooking With Cricut are creating projects with pumpkins and dots or circle shapes.  My card is a Thanksgiving card with pumpkins and circles found on  patterned card stock. 

I have been loving mixing and matching digi stamps and Cricut cut outs.  For this card, I used the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge to make the pumpkins.  I paired them with a sweet vintage digi stamp.  By using the Martha Stewart Scalloped border  punch on the card stock, it softens the edges of the paper.  The Divine Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder brings dimension to the pumpkins. 

Please be sure to visit the Cooking With Cricut blog to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you this week. You have until next Tuesday to enter this week's challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize from our sponsor, Papercraftingworld.com. Click HERE to enter.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Madison

Happy 21st Birthday to my big bro!

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Happy 21st Birthday to my brother Dalton!

I got to see Dalton this summer when he came back from deployment.  Today I get to wish him a very happy 21st birthday via the internet:)  Please join me in thanking him and all the wonderful people who serve in the military for doing all they do everyday to keep us safe!

I love you Dalton:)

~Madison

Thanksgiving Cards Needed:)

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I hope you are all having a fabulous day!  I will be working on a few Thanksgiving cards for the I Feel the Love Project October 2012

Take a look at several of the cards that have come in so far:

Jen

Suzanne

Tami

Surrey Place Care Center

The I Feel the Love Project will be making Thanksgiving Cards during the month of October to be given to the residents of Surrey Place Care Center during November for Thanksgiving. We believe that delivering handcrafted cards at a major holiday such as Thanksgiving promotes the well being of the "mind, body, and spirit" of the residents at Surrey Place Care. Do you want to be a part of this experience? Please join us this month! 

All you need to do is:

 Submit your card/s by October 31st to:

Madison Womack

(IFTL) Funky Cards

P.O. Box 1203

Atascadero, CA  93423

                                Project #15

 Please share your project with everyone by linking it to my blog before you put it in the mail.  Click HERE to find the photo gallery.

~Madison

Card for Chancellors Village- #11

Made by Lynnette

Card for Chancellors Village - #10

Made by Lynnette

Card for Chancellors Village - #9

Made by Lynnette

Card for Chancellors Village - #8

Made by Lynnette

Card for Chancellors Village -#7

Made by Lynnette

Card for Chancellors Village -#6

Made by Lynnette

Card for Chancellors Village - #5

Made by Lynnette

Card for Chancellors Village - #4

Made by Lynnette

Card for Chancellors Village- #3

Made by Lynnette

Card for Chancellors Village- #2

Made by Lynnette

Card for Chancellors Village #1

Made by Lynnette

Digi Desserts Fridaze #5

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Cooking With Cricut

Welcome back to our fifth week of Digi Desserts Fridaze! Every Friday we will be cooking up a fabulous variety of projects highlighting the fabulous digi stamps you can find at Papercraftingworld.com.

I look forward to seeing you here each Friday to share my digi projects with you.  Whether you are new to digi stamps or an old pro, there is something for everyone.

Today, I would like to share a card I made using the QT Patootie Taylor digi stamp from Papercraftingworld.com. The adorable digi stamp was colored in photoshop before she was print and cut.  I just thought she would look perfect standing in front of a tree.  This tree was made using the Leafy Tree cutting file from Papercraftingworld.com.

LINK UP AND WIN!

Each week we will be offering a free digi stamp!  After you pick up your freebie, how about you share with us what you create with it!  The link will stay open for a few weeks, but we will select one random link next week to win an extra digi of their choice from PCW! So be sure to join the fun!

You can pick up your free digital file at Paper Crafting World  by just clicking on the link.  Here is this week's digi!  

Now take a moment to head over to Cooking with Cricut to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you today.

Have a wonderful day.  Thank you for stopping by!

~Madison

Sweet Marley

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I want to share the post that was written today by Marley Moore's aunt on the CaringBridge page dedicated to Marley. As those of you who have been following me for sometime know, Marley is the face of the I Feel the Love Project, the cards for causes project I started in June of 2011.  Marley was the recipient of our cards for the month of July 2011. 

"It's been one year today since Marley went to meet Jesus. 

I remember it like it was yesterday. We had just returned from our honeymoon, and by the grace of God, we were able to go see her and spend time with her during her final hours. Even in her last moments, she was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. 

While it's been a year, some of the memories still remain so fresh. I will never forget the pain of watching her take her last breaths, and the agony of watching Brent and Nikki say goodbye as they held their sweet little girl for the last time.

But was it really the last time? 

The world wants us to think that when we let her go one year ago, we let her go forever. But we didn't. It's one year later, and the pain is still there...she's still gone, there is still a void. But our HOPE is not gone. 

One day, in the blink of an eye, we will meet our Creator. We will bow in awe at the beauty of our Savior, just as our precious Marley did one year ago. As we walk down the streets of gold, we will stand captivated by the beauty and wonder that surrounds us.Then, off in the distance, we will hear a small, childlike giggle. We'll look to see her running towards us. We'll greet her with tears and smiles, and scoop her up in our arms, spin her around, and cling to her beautiful, perfect, healthy, little body. 

And then...we will never have to say goodbye again.

So, while today marks one year without her, it also marks one year closer to seeing her again. One year closer to spending eternity with her. One year closer to praising God right alongside her...forever.

Looking back over the past 12 months, I can't count the number of times that Nikki has said to me, "I don't know how people do this without God." And the fact of the matter is, they don't. 

They don't have hope. They don't have peace. But most of all, they don't have eternity. 

But we do. And Mar, we will see you again."

Thank you for letting me share this with you.

~Madison

CWC- Wonderful Wednesday

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Cooking With Cricut-Challenge #107

October:  I Feel the Love Project

This week the ladies at Cooking With Cricut are once again reaching out to the I Feel the Love Project and making cards for their October card outreach program.  The IFTL Project will be collecting Thanksgiving cards to send to the elderly men and women who reside at Surrey Place Care Center in Florida.  It would be our pleasure to have you join us in sending a card. Her is one of the colorful Thanksgiving cards I will be sending:

Gobble, gobble, gobble!!!  These words were cut using the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge, as were the fall leaves.  This is still one of my favorite Cricut cartridges.  

The adorable digi stamp can be found at Papercraftingworld.com.  It is called the Bear and Turkey Buddies Digi Stamp.  What I love about this and many of the digi stamps that are sold there, is that they are now being sold pre-colored.  The only thing I did for this stamp was cut it out and add some rosy cheeks, ink the edges a bit, and this card was finished.  It was really simple.

Please be sure to visit the Cooking With Cricut blog to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you this week. You have until next Tuesday to enter this week's challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize from our sponsor, Papercraftingworld.com. Click HERE to enter.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Madison

A card to make you smile!

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Time to spread a bit of happiness!!!!  As this card says, "You can never have too much happy."

When I first saw this sentiment I wanted to make a card right away.  I got this in the mail from Sarah from Pink By Design because I completed one of her challenges.  I just loved it:)  I decided to make a card combining digi stamps and cutting files.  I pulled out the Cricut and the Cameo to make this card.  It was really fun.

The butterfly and the tree are Cricut cut outs coming from Kate's ABCs and Zooballoo Cricut cartridges.  The little girl is a Stringbean cutting file from Lettering Delights.  With just a bit of ink on her cheeks, she was ready for the day.

Her puppy, balloons, and ice cream cone are Silhouette files.  Mixing and matching can be so much fun.  The cobblestone is free clip art found on the internet, attached to a Word document, and cut to fit on the card.

Creating fun scenes makes for a happy card don't you think?  I hope you enjoyed my card.  Make sure you come back Wednesday for my Wonderful Wednesdays post.  

Until then have a fabulous week!  Happy crafting:)

~Madison  

MasterCrafter Challenge w/ Pink Cricut

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The time has come, I can finally reveal my Mastercraft!  But first I have a few things to share with you.   My mystery box full of crating items arrived and oh what a challenge awaited me.  Here is what I found:

RockStar card stock - DCWV Deals

Scissor Mouse - Westcott

Drawstring Bag - State Line Bag Co.

Rhinestones - Queen and Co.

Only one stamp not an entire set- my stamp said 

"LOVE" - Pink by Design

and last, but not least, three buttons:)

I had to sit on this for a couple of days.  I didn't want to jump in and do the first thing that came to my mind.  In the end, I knew I wanted to transform the drawstring bag as much as possible and make it something completely new.  I didn't want it to be a bag.  That was my ultimate goal.  I also new I wanted a canvas of some kind even though I had card stock, a stamp, and rhinestones. So, after careful consideration, here is what I came up with.  What do you think?  

"LOVE" Canvas

1. The drawstring bag from State Line Bag Co. became the focal piece of the project.  Using a seam ripper, it was carefully taken apart so that it could be beautifully transformed into a flower!!  One of the buttons became the center piece of the flower to hold it all together.  No sewing necessary, just a bit of hot glue!
2. Using the Rock Star card stock from DCWV Deals as the base, the canvas was first adorned with beautiful paper creating four work spaces.
3. The upper left hand corner utilized the Love stamp from Pink By Design.  Blue velum paper was used to allow the beauty of the card stock to show through.  To compliment the stamp and to keep with the "love" theme, the Bible verse -1 Corinthians 13:4-8 was added using a pretty red font but every time the word "love" appeared it was replaced with the Pink By Design stamp.  I sprayed the back of the velum with 3M Spray Mount to adhere it to the canvas. 
4. In the upper right hand corner, the word Love was cut using the Pooh Font Cricut cartridge.  The letters were inked to help them pop off the page.
5. The bottom left corner shows three pictures of a couple truly in "love."  The pictures were cut using the Wescott Scissor Mouse.  
6. In the bottom right corner, a flourish was first cut using the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge.  Next, a heart made of rhinestones from Queen and Co. was added to finish the square.

It is now time to vote for the Mastercrafter.  If you would like to support me (#9), or vote for your favorite project, you can vote by clicking HERE.  

Have a wonderful day!

~Madison