BG POTM Life Of The Party Layout

Today I created a BG POTM March 2011
for Happy N Scrappin'
Using Basic Grey's Life Of The Party Collection

For Creative Cutter Room's Quick Tip on how to use
the New All-In-One Embossing System, scroll down or click HERE

I really like how the pictures on the left page look after sanding them.
Instead of using the sewing machine, I doodled.

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BG Life of the Party	BG Glazed brads
BG Petals	Kushgrip Snip
Walnut Stain	Tim Holtz Pick

For Creative Cutter Room's Quick Tip on how to use the New All-In-One Embossing System, scroll down or click HERE

Tip Tuesday at Creative Cutter Room

Today is my opportunity to share a Quick Tip over at Creative Cutter Room
How to use your new All-In-One Embossing System by Cuttlebug
with your Cuttlebug and/or with your Sizzix Big Shot

This is the Cuttlebug All-In-One Embossing System. You must purchase this separately from the embossing plates.	Here is one of the embossing plates. This is the Cupcake Celebration.
You open the case to find the positive and negative plates inside organized in plastic masks?	I lifted the cupcake one and you can see the other parts in this separate mask/container.
If you are not careful lifting your mask/ container, this is what happens.  Some of you might be OK with this, but some of you might want to keep them all organized.	I chose this corner design for demo purposes. Here you can see the positive plate (green) and the negative plate (clear).
Here I aligned and placed the positive on the bottom to emboss and the clear on top. Make sure they align on the pegs.	Here I placed my cardstock before running through the embossing machine.
If you are going to use a Cuttlebug, you need to place two B plates on top of the All-In-One and insert in your machine arrow first.	If you are going to use a Sizzix Big Shot, you place your two clear plates on top before running it through.
I additionally tested with one clear plate on top and another one on the bottom instead of both on top, and it worked just fine.	Here you can see that I embossed (green on bottom, clear on top) and I debossed (clear on bottom, green on top).

I am loving this system, I hope you enjoy yours!
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Feliz Cumpleaños Madison Card

I feel so honored to have been asked to participate in this
wonderful celebration for
Super Kind and Sweet Madison!!

Gaby here to wish you a

And a

I had started by wanting to create a volleyball layout, but I saw Melin's.  I later thought I will have to create something with that oh so sweet picture of Madison and the glasses, but Abby was first and did a great job with it...so I decided to create something I had never created before.  That is how I came up with this card.  I really hope that you like it Madison!

There is so much I want to say, but am a cry baby (emotianal person~ that has gotten my share of teary eyes reading the oh so sweet comment the other talented sweet crafter have left prior to my post), so I will conclude by saying that

You Are My Sweetest Friend Madison!!

Cricut cuts:
Everyday Cricut for outer scallop (Cricut emblem because Madison loves her Cricut)
Sports Mania for Volley Ball (because Madison loves the sport)
Base Camp (for 16)
Cake Basics (for word Sweet)

I was spied on Imaginisce

My card was featured on the Imaginisce blog!
Yolie just told me, so I just had to post about my excitement!

(credit also goes to the person I lifted this design from at a challenge to lift)

If you are here for the Scrapbooking Queen's Royal Birthday Hop click on link 
and if you are here for the Love Your Pet Hop click on link (both hops end at midnight)

Love Your Pet Blog Hop

Welcome to GabyCreates and to the Love Your Pet Blog Hop hosted by my BFF Abby

Hopefully you just arrived here from Abby's blog, but if you just happen to be visiting and wish to participate, please start at her blog by clicking HERE

This blog was inspired by those sad commercials that I think  make most get teary eyed sponsored by ASPCA ~Main Page: http://www.aspca.org/april

Abby did research and found that ASPCA holds a "Prevention of Cruelty to Animals" during the month of April and encourages people to "Go Orange for Animals"!

So our projects had to be about our pets and to incorporate the color orange!
My Basic Grey POTM Kit that I had not yet used from last year is the perfect one for this occasion.

Thanks for visiting and leaving me a comment for a chance at a set of Stamps!!

Now it is time to go visit KICH

And make sure you comment on all blogs for a chance at

Abby's giveaway!!