Tammy's Creative Tidbits

MIA

2012-01-18T15:42:00.002-06:00

Sorry I've been MIA for so long. We have been in the middle of a move! We moved about 100 miles away from where we have been living for the last 16 years.
We had amassed a great deal in those years.
I am thankful that the weather was nice, dry and warm when we moved with the first big snow of the year coming just 5 days later. I am still unpacking but I am super excited that I have a huge room for my Art Haven. WOOT! I am still knee deep in boxes but making progress.

Another Get Well Card

2011-11-06T15:50:00.004-06:00

This another Get Well Card I made for my Dad. I used Lora's of Notes from a Scrapbooklady SVG file. I copied the back layer and flipped it and then welded it to the other copy of the layer to make a card. I think it is an older file from her first blog. I think the card came out good. The nurses at the hosptial all loved it.

Hello Again

2011-11-04T04:22:00.004-05:00

I realize it's been a while since I've posted. Life has been very crazy this fall in my household. DH & I just finished the fall yard clean up except for the never ending job of mulching leaves. LOL

One of the major things last month was my Dad having open heart surgery to fix a valve.
I gave him a card for each day at the hospital. Unfortunately he stayed 1 more day than I made cards!

Here are a couple of the cards I made

The first Card I used a files from Mardenz for the Tin Man. I used my Circut Markers to outline and then cut it out. I never could my the face like I wanted so I just printed off a picture of the Movie's Tin Man. I just cut leftover metallic Yellow paper for the bricks.

I used the SVG file from Vicki at BGlad Papercrafts for this card. I also used the the Amazing Duo stamp set from Greeting Farm.

My Dad is doing great and still recovering at home.

Thank You Cards

2011-09-30T16:06:00.003-05:00

Sorry I've been AWOL for a while. Life just got super crazy busy. Got my daughter back to college at the beginning of August. I've canned about 42 pints of green beans, 44 quarts of tomatoes and sauce and 48 quarts of Apple Pie in a Jar. Looks like our first frost will be tomorrow night so I will go pick everything left tomorrow.
Maybe things will slow down a bit and I will be posting more again.
I made this card as a project for a women's group at church back in May. I decided to make up the extra parts not used in the project and make a nice box for them. I used Bigger Bags from My Scrap Chick. I think it worked great but the next time I think I will use Velcro for the closure. It holds 14 cards.

Lovly Lady Part 4

2011-08-08T19:06:00.002-05:00

Here is part four of my Lovely Ladies book. This is a variety of stamps. The paper I won from Notes from a Scrapbooking Lady. I thought it was perfect.

This is a stamp I picked up unmounted at a stamp show years ago. It's a hard one to get right but so worth it when it does!

Lovely Lady Part 3

2011-08-03T10:35:00.002-05:00

Here are the next Pages of my Lovely Lady book. This Lovely Lady is Princess Katherine of France from Stampsmith.

The brads were picked up at a yard sale. The lace is someone's quilting leftovers.

This lovely lady is from Upset the Fruit Basket. The brads are Stampin' Up.

Lovely Ladies Part 2

2011-07-30T19:38:00.002-05:00

Here is some more of my Lovely Ladies book. I don't the stamp company. Sorry. The music notes came from Hannah Montana Cart.

I know the lovely lady is a Stampin Up stamp but I don't know on the other stamp.s
I stamped the others on Vellum with White Brillance Ink and embossed with Sea-foam White.
I love the look it gives.

Finally the Font used throughout is Black Rose.

Lovely Ladies Part 1

2011-07-28T13:33:00.002-05:00

This Month's ArtHaven Creation & Friendship Lottery was chosen by Diann.
She chose Lovely Lady as her theme. I wanted to do something a bit different.
She has a brand new Great Niece and I though it would be fun to make something
that she could share with baby Olivia.
I took the letters of Lovely Lady and used them in as Key word of each saying I made up.
Those letters are in a bigger font.
The cover is one of my favorite stamps. It is a Magenta. The paper is from
the DCWV Mariposa Matstack. I pretty much used Maripose and Lemon Flower Matstacks from DCWV and Birthday Extravaganza from Paper Studio. There are a couple of random papers thrown into the mix.

The back cover has 2 mats for Diann to add her own pictures to the book.

L is Love.

This stamp is also Magenta. "The are my ONE weakness!"
(aka Dorcas Lane - Larkrise to Candleford)

Thanks a Latte

2011-07-14T08:07:00.004-05:00

So I've been wanting to use this file My Scrap Chick. It was a freebie a couple of weeks ago. If you don't get their freebies, it is easy peasy to do. I assembled it at Art Club and would you believe I lost my "a" on the way there. So I looked at my cute words and just wrote the thanks a latte myself. LOL

PS I tried to add a link to My Scrap Chick but their site is down at the moment.

I played with Paper!

2011-07-13T08:32:00.003-05:00

Yeah! I finally got to go for Art Club! This is one of the cards I made. It is for my nephew who turned 14 yesterday! He's on vacation so the card should be there when he gets home. This cute Penguin is from My Scrap Chick as are the top 2 waves. The bottom waves are from Zooballoo and the Font is Life's a Beach! I love how Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point colors go together!

Where I've been!

2011-07-07T13:57:00.003-05:00

Today's Harvest! I think maybe about 10 pints will get put up today!

Here is some of my lettuce! It's been very good this year.

A pretty flower. I don't know what it is. If you know, please let me know!

All this was massive weeds after all the rain of mid-June! I think it's under control know.

Zucchini and Yellow Squash will probably start harvesting in a couple of days.

Part of my Shade Garden! It's not too bad today! A bit cloudy. Could for DD who is out in the fields pollinating soy beans.

Art on Hiatus

2011-06-24T08:56:00.007-05:00

Due to having to re-deep clean my basement! We had 4 1/2 inches of water in 3 hours Monday morning. The basement is pretty much dry and ready for me to start cleaning everything.
I do have to say thank goodness all the stuff on that bed was one the bed and not the floor. We just had to throw out a huge bookcase and all that stuff was in the case.

Amy's turning 40!

2011-06-19T16:22:00.004-05:00

My little sister, Amy, is turning 40 this week. I wanted to make her feel like that turning 40 is a victory and not something to freak out about so here it is....

Yes it is the same cow from my post yesterday. Actually the cow was my inspiration. I was thinking all the things people have cows over. :) I used Rubarb Font in my Serif Scrapbook Artist for the wording. Boy is that program wonderful. I wish I had known about the newer Craft Artist version when I bought mine. Oh well.

Fresh Strawberries

2011-06-18T21:50:00.003-05:00

So perusing my Blogger Reading list I cam across a post by the Pink Stamper. It made me smile and was perfect for a card I needed to make.
She was highlighting a new cart release, but Create A Critter has a cute cow on it too. I have that one. :) The words on her card front was from one of her stamp sets.
I just cut it out using Pooh Font.
But why did I need a Thank You Card you ask?

For the batch of wonderful sweet strawberries that were delivered to my door on Thursday!
The yummy paper strawberries were made using a Free Strawberry file from SVG Cuts.
The font is Frutopia! I can't wait to hand deliver the card in the morning!

Mustang Wedding

2011-06-17T14:03:00.006-05:00

Here is the very unusual Wedding card that I have been working on for the past couple of weeks. Mostly ideas have been rolling around in my head.
It had to have a Mustang on it.

Good Friend Shelly found this great cut on Cricut Creations by Amkscrap. I cut several to make it layered with the Floral Wire inside of it. I tried to hide the floral wire under the paper. :( It didn't co-operate. Once again I found great use of this road SVG from Mommy Mel's Addiction. The Light Green Trees are from Einnej. They are a wedding invitation pocket but I cut off the side and bottom.
The darker front trees are from Cecil Badlands who no longer has a site. Sorry. I used paper and bits from an paper pack from American Tradition Designs called Road Trip and SEI's En Route.

When you pull the tab on the right the car pulls out and strings with "pop cans" (made from real pop cans appear behind the card. There is also a Bride and Groom in the car. I made them eons ago from a clip-art.

For the envelope I have to used 4 12 x 12 pages. Silly me made the card 12 inches wide. I added a scalloped edge from Stacked Scallops - My Scrap Chick.

I hope they like it!

Father's Day 1

2011-06-17T09:10:00.002-05:00

Here is my Father's Day card for my Dad. I used my new Open Sea Stamp set from Stampin' Up. I love that set. Of course thanks to my Dad I am pretty much a sucker for any boat with a sail. Funny considering we've always lived right in the Middle of the United States. I got to have lunch with my folks and give him the card on Wednesday.

Ladies Group

2011-06-14T20:33:00.004-05:00

So last month I got a call to do a craft night with the ladies at church. I had about a week to prepare, but it was a very busy week already. I enlisted another crafty friend into doing soda can flower pins with the Big Shot. I came up with 3 cards to make. The hardest part was my friend picked up a package of pastel paper. I'm more of a deep, rich color gal.

All three cards used Stampin' Up stamp sets. Four Frames, Because I Care and Thoughts and Prayers. I also used my Textured Boutique for some dimension.

They all went over well. Whew!

Happy Annviersary

2011-06-13T11:39:00.002-05:00

My son and his wife celebrated their 1st Wedding anniversary yesterday. I can't believe it's been a year already! Poor kids had their car break down on the interstate coming home from Chicago. What a way to celebrate. :( God was watching out for them and there were friends nearby.

This is the card I made for them. I used a My Scrap Chick cut for the card and the stamps are a friend's. Once again I used the Cherry Cobbler, Pacific Blue and Early Espresso color scheme.

Pacific Point, Cherry Cobbler and Eary Expresso

2011-06-08T20:34:00.002-05:00

While getting ready for Art Club on Tuesday, I was looking at my paper, trying to decide what to take with me. My eyes fell upon these three Stampin' Up colors and I decided to base all my cards on these colors. The stamps are a variety of stamps I've picked up here and there.
The second card I used the set Happy Together from Stampin Up. These pieces are all leftovers from another card I made but haven't shared yet. :)

Having fun with ink and sponges!

2011-05-31T17:58:00.002-05:00

Today at Art Club I just grabbed a bunch of stamps, inks and pulled out my sponges. I had loads of fun. Most of the pictures had between 7 and 15 stamps on it. I will layer them onto cards another day.

Happy Birthday Lizzie

2011-05-31T07:28:00.003-05:00

DD Lizzie turned 19 on Sunday! Wow where did the years go? She loves Penguins and she LOVES< LOVES Ice Cream! So her birthday card has both.

The adorable penguin is a part of a set from My Scrap Chick called Beach Penguins. Some of her favorite flavors are here - Chocolate Moose tracks, Lemon Ice, Strawberry and Mint Chocolate Chip!. Just Chillin was jazzed up with a bit of crystal effects along with her sunglasses. The Just chillin' is from Create a Critter (one of my favorite carts). The paper is from DCWV Fun in the Sun Summer Stack that I picked up ages ago.

Inside the card I used Nifty Fifties for the words but needed Printing 101 for the plus and equal sing. The enjoy is from Wild Card and the Ice Cream cones are from Sweet Treats.

I made a homemade Ice Cream Cake of Cookies and Cream ice cream, Oreo Cookies, Crushed Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, Hot Fudge and Chocolate Toffee. The 9 x 13 pan only had 2 pieces left by morning so I think it was a hit! :)

Off to Art Club today! I've got stuff piled up digitally for the blog and hopefully I'll have time to get it up this week!

In the Mail

2011-05-19T10:27:00.002-05:00

Just a sweet little card to let someone know you are thinking of them! This little gal is a Belles n Whistles Stamps. The paper background is from Stampin Up. It is from their 6 x 6 in color paper hostess stack. That's a mouth full. I wish they sold these because they are handy dandy for cards!

Mother's Day Memories

2011-05-18T04:21:00.002-05:00

We live near a wonderful place for walking, biking, running and more. It's called the Hennepin Canal. DD and I went for a walk along one section Mother's Day. It was a beautiful warm day. DD took a lot of pictures along the way and I thought I would share a couple with you. The first picture is of our dog Mr. Bingley in the car along the way. She loves going to the canal!

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Wishin'

2011-05-14T22:02:00.002-05:00

My daughter and I have been wishin' to go swimming but alas summer weather took a peek at us this week and has run for cover. This little cutie is a Belles n Whistle gal. She like me has obviously not used enough sunscreen. The water is from a clam shell that was around a cricut cart. I ran it through my Texture Boutique with my Divine Swirl folder. I used several distressed and gold embossing powders underneath along with some critters.

Too Funny

2011-05-14T20:56:00.004-05:00

So I haven't been on the computer so much this week. It's been very nice here and I've been working in the yard and garden full speed so to say. It is also May and the end of the English Soccer season. I have a HUGE Manchester United fan and my hubby and I have a grand time watching the games. My daughter showed me this You Tube Video and said look it's you and Dad watching the game. LOL

May is Lupus Awareness Month

2011-05-04T08:40:00.004-05:00

This month is Lupus Awareness Month. I was diagnosed in December 2004 after fighting symptoms since 1990. My lungs were functioning at 19% of normal. I was dying. Thankfully my husband pressed my pulmonologist to send me to the Mayo Clinic. I have gained a lot back, but will never be able to live and accomplish what I was able to before being sick. I have good and bad days. I am blessed to have a family that supports me and is very understanding but it is hard sometimes not being able to do everything for them I would like. Please think about supporting this organization and helping us find a cure for those who come behind us.

Birthday Party!

2011-05-02T10:01:00.003-05:00

Saturday we celebrated 2 of my nephews birthdays. Clayton turned 8 years old on Sunday!
The boys had a Mythbusters Birthday Party. My Sister in law made a cake with a brownie bomb in it. So cool! I used SVG Cuts Jonathon Bear for his card. The dirt is actually from Everyday Paper Dolls and I embossed it with my Happy Birthday folder. The inside of the Card said, "Clayton we dug up lots of awesome Birthday Wishes just for you."

Ben will be turning 4 tomorrow. I used the Waterfall Card set from SVG Cuts for card. I played with the card for quite a while before finally opening his present. :) All the little boys had to have a turn with the card.

Gift Bag for Baby Announcements!

2011-04-29T20:22:00.002-05:00

Here is the Gift Bag that I decorated for the Baby Announcements Shower Gift. The cute Lion, Zebra and Giraffe are from My Scrap Chick. They are to make boxes, but I just used them a little different. The leaves are from Create a Critter Cart. I love how it came out.

I hope you all have a great weekend. We have a Birthday Party/Graduation tomorrow. I hope it is a nice day! I've got cupcakes in the oven for Jr. Church. Then I'm headed to bed. I didn't go to bed last night and I'm getting a little tired.

Kindergarten Graduation & Stress!!!

2011-04-28T16:58:00.004-05:00

So Saturday we are celebrating my nephew's Kindergarten Graduation. Just a little something while the family is together for a birthday party. This is the card I made him. I used School Bears from My Scrap Chick. Pooh Font and Locker Talk cartridges to boot. The base is from Penny Duncan and left over from my daughter's HS Graduation invites last year. The mortar cap is from SVG Cuts.

While working on the card my laptop just all of a sudden shut down. AHHHHH! I got it back up and it immediately shut down again. Third time wouldn't even come up. I left it alone for a while and did a system repair which decided it needed a system restore. At first I though it was from the Microsoft update yesterday, but I think now it was a Picasa update. Anyhoo, I'm not liking Thursday so much as the last two haven't been much fun!!! I'm rerunning virus scans (which was running 1st time around) and hoping for the best.
I'm hoping you all are having a much better Thursday.

Ninja Bear

2011-04-27T21:49:00.002-05:00

My Son is finishing up his semester of college with a bazillion papers. At least that's what is sounded like when he rattled them off on Saturday night. So this too cute bear is from SVG Cuts Johnathon Bear Set. Although my son is a Taekwondo guy, I thought the whole ninja thing would be a fun card for him.

The inside words I found on the interest when I Google Ninja sayings. The Finish Strong is Mom wisdom. :) Hopefully he will get it tomorrow. His dear wife will find something special for her tucked inside his card.

Baby Card

2011-04-27T13:40:00.003-05:00

This is one a 2 dozen Baby Announcement cards I have made for a Baby Shower. I have mats pasted inside the card to mount a picture and the baby's info onto. I used a sweet stamp from Belles N Whistles. I used Plantain Schoolbook, Storybook and Martha Stewart's Elegant Cakes for the Scallops,circles and Rectangle box. I ran them through the Textured Boutique and sponged the ink onto them. The stamp is from Stampin' Up's set called You're a Gem. I'm tickled with how they have come out.

Scrapbook Retreat!

2011-04-12T19:20:00.003-05:00

It finally came, I finally went! It was a blast!! The last 5 years I've gone up to Pine Trail camp with a group of wonderful ladies for a Scrapbook retreat. This was the first year I didn't have a deadline and good just have fun and go with the flow. Isn't our space so awesome. The gals from my area had our stuff in a huge trailer! Look at all the wonderful supplies.

I did 49 pages! Yeah me, but my friend Hollie, whooped me by doing 71 pages and finishing her cruise from start to end.

Here is our group pictures. We sure did miss a couple of the St. Joe gals and we so missed our own Miss Debbie. Thank You to our fearless leaders, Barb & Lauri for such a great time!

PS I re-added the photos. Hope they stay this time!

New tool/toy?

2011-03-31T22:27:00.003-05:00

So I got my Mother's day present early! A new custom art table. I've had a plan laid out on what I wanted for quite a while. We were in Menard's and all the stuff of on sale so we went ahead and got it. Didn't take long to get it put together thanks to a friend who cut the pieces the size I needed. I'm pretty excited! Can't wait to make a mess. LOL A couple of card I did on Tuesday's Art Club are on the counter top. The graphic far right is Greeting Farm, but I have no idea from whence the others came .

Some Fun with Dustin Pike Images

2011-03-23T09:38:00.007-05:00

Yesterday at ArtClub was really awesome, but I got very little done. I had missed the week before and it was just good to catch up with everyone. Then we got the nice surprise of having Shelly & John dropping in to say hey. They are up from Florida for her Grandma's funeral.
I did get a couple of cards done.

The first Card is for my daughter, Lizzie. She is an Art student. The card just sort of happened. I had the flu while she was home for spring break which was a bummer and colored a bunch of images digital and rubber. I had intended the butterfly and "flowers" for another card but they just seemed to work. Steampunked Dudley is of course from Dustin Pike. I just love him. I used stickles and crystal affects on some of the pieces for dimension. The butterfly is a stampin up stamp and I'm not sure on the other stamps.

The card using another Dustin Pike images is for my Brother and his wife. Her mother and Step-Dad are in the processing of moving in with them. I think it will be quite the adventure and quite an adjustment for all of them. I started this card as an Easter card for one of their boys, but after I had the front I changed my mind. The front seemed to say life with family isn't always what you expect but that doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy and cherish it. DH dropped them both in the mail this morning. So hopefully they will be bringing some smiles soon.

Home again, Home again Jiggity Jog!

2011-03-19T11:59:00.007-05:00

So DH and I were gone last week in Arkansas at the Christian Motorcycle Associations Pastor/Spouse Retreat. It was wonderful and just blessed our socks off. This week I probably won't have much art created as I am going to try and get all my Spring Cleaning done.
Here is a couple of things from the last Art Club I was at. I really like the background of the first card.
The digital image is from Elisabeth Bell. I was playing around
with a friend's new textured plate on her Big Shot. I used a 3 colored Brilliance pad over the embossing and really like how it came out.

This bear I've had stamped forever and finally used. The word is from New Arrival cart.

Elizabeth Bell

2011-03-09T10:41:00.001-06:00

There are stamps designed by Elisabeth Bell sold at Belles n Whistles except the 3rd card which is one of Elisabeth's Digital Stamps.

Spring Break Surprise!

2011-03-04T16:20:00.006-06:00

DD is on her way home for Spring Break! I am so excited to get to spend next week with her! She has mentioned several times that she has seen "Robin's Eggs" in the store already! It's one of her favorite Spring Treats. So I picked up a bag at the store yesterday and make this lovely package for it do go into. All the files are My Scrap Chick! There stuff is 60% off on orders over $20! How cool it that. I used the the Bigger Bags for my Base and one little guy from the Easter Bunny set and one from the Easter Chick set.

Annabelle's Birthday Card

2011-03-01T16:25:00.004-06:00

So our worship pastor's youngest daughter has been asking me since Christmas if I have her birthday card done and what I am getting her for her birthday. Her 5th birthday is Sunday and I finished her card today. She is such a sweetie. I've got her a Belle pillow and Fleece Blanket set so her card is to go along with the gift.

Both Belles are from the very talented Mardenz. I used a slew of Carts on this card.

Castle was Paper Doll Dress Up
Hills - Country Life
Bridge and 2 of the Trees - Pagoda
Grass and Flowers - Create a Critter
Leafy Trees - Serenade
Royal Celebration & Birthday Princess - Birthday Cake
Just for You - Stamping Solutions

I had the castle and both Belle's already cut and assembled and the rest of the card
took me 4 hours to finish. I had a blast making it!

So finally!

2011-02-27T18:37:00.002-06:00

An update on my scrap week. I did really good until Sunday and just sort was tired. On Monday I had a fever and wasn't feel good at all. Lupus had reared her ugly head and had me moving pretty slow all week.
102 cards completed
6 bookmarks
8 cards partially complete
Here is the pile!
I did work slowly on cleaning the ArtHaven all week.
I've finally got it looking good. Just a few stickers to file.
This week I will probably start making a new mess.
That's the fun right?

The cards I'm sharing today all have stamps from the Greeting Farm. Remember everything was from my scaps and my "Stamp File".
Definition of "Stamp File" - I like to stamp a bunch of stamps and then sit and color them in the evening. Then I cut them out and put them in my "Stamp File" to use. However the pile had gotten way out of control. LOL

A couple of the cards from today!

2011-02-18T14:00:00.003-06:00

Remember these are all from my scrap pile. The picture of Jesus is from a card I got. I believe that the Purple and Green cards are from Wanda's Crafts. And the middle card is a Penny Duncan Cut. I think the stamp below is Magenta.
You really can't see that some of the birds are popped up. Oh well.

The last card I used the Very Vintage Stampin Up wheel done in Versamark and dusted with gold perfect pearl dust. I also swiped the Versamark across the embossed brown and did the same.

New Job

2011-02-17T19:23:00.001-06:00

So a friend who has been without work for quite a while just got a new job this week. This is the card that I made him. I don't know what the stamp company is but isn't he great!
The inside of the card goes:

Heard you are losing
full recliner privileges.
Congrats on the new Job!

Anyway the funny thing is when I gave it to him at Gear Up, he saw the guy in the recliner and said, "Man I'm gonna miss my chair."

I thought it was hilarious!

Challenge for myself

2011-02-16T13:17:00.002-06:00

I sorted through my scraps from the last 4 months today. Here are my piles! Good grief. So I'm challenging myself to use these scraps up in the next week! Yes I said week. I used some up yesterday and made 21 cards. Check back in a week and see what I've made!

Thursday Night - 5 cards on Wednesday and 27 today so far.
I'm working on it Mother!

Valentine's for the Nephews

2011-02-16T08:44:00.003-06:00

This card is all Create Critter.

The card uses Create A Critter and the wonderful Monster from SVG CUTS. I used hearts instead of the lava clumps!

This is also Create A Critter, but the sentiment on the inside is from Lyrical Letters.

Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T17:37:00.002-06:00

Both of these cut files our My Scrap Chick. The Be Mine is pretty straight up simple but I jazzed it up a bit with some Crystal Effects.

Hugs and Kisses was embellished with a heart embossing folder.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. DH & I took lunch to a dear friend who is the Bounce Back wing with a broken hip and arm. We had a lovely time with her.

A Little Sesame Street

2011-02-10T21:20:00.002-06:00

These fun guys are from my Sesame Street Font Cart. Which if you don't have is an awesome font cart to have plus you get a bunch of fun pictures to boot! The border is a Stampin' Up punch. It's not mine but a friend's so I don't know which one it is. The Dots are also a background stamp from Stampin' Up.

Happy Birthday!

2011-02-09T10:08:00.002-06:00

SVG CUTS!
2 Years old this Week!
If you haven't tried their files, you are
SO
missing some great products!

SVG Files – Sure Cuts A Lot

Congratulations Leo & Mary!
Keep up the Great work!

Variety of Cards

2011-02-09T09:57:00.001-06:00

I pulled out one of my House Mouse Stamps for this card. They are so much fun and just bring a smile to you face. Which I hope was the case for this card. It went to a friend who is having a lot of headaches at work.

This is the front of the card for one of my sister-in-laws. The owl is a free file from SVG Cuts. I'm not normally an owl person, but really liked him. The font is from Nursery Rhymes Cart.
I used my wind stamp from the Stardust Stampin' Up set. It's a really great set that I use all the time. I embossing it with Ranger's Pearl Blue.

This is the other card I made for my friend Deb. I used the Imagine, Country Life, Nursery Tails and Pooh & Friends for this card.

Big Bang Theory

2011-02-09T09:55:00.001-06:00

So I have a friend who is a fan of the earlier episodes of Big Bang Theory. So her birthday is this week and here is my card. I free handed the pants, but the shoes are form Everyday Paper Dolls.

A couple of Sympathy Cards

2011-02-05T08:01:00.001-06:00

That I made last month. The card has a cut file from Mamaw's Legacy. I bought this file before she closed her store. The other file is from Einnej! I love her work. I've got some of her winter files and just love them!!!!!

Sympathy Card

2011-02-03T14:40:00.001-06:00

For a friend who lost her husband. I used the Imagine More Cart. The stamp is from hostess set at Stampin' Up.

No Art Yesterday

2011-02-03T08:16:00.001-06:00

Because I had to help DH shovel out our drive. Normally we love our big drive, but not so much yesterday. Whew. But today hopefully I'll get some done. Depends on whether or not I can get to the church to work on bulletins or not. It's cold today. Still -5 at 7:30 a.m. So I'm glad the shoveling is done.

Happy Bird-Day!

2011-01-31T09:31:00.003-06:00

This card is for a friend whose birthday was last week. The bird is from Whimsical Winter @ My Scrap Chick. I randomly cut white paper and stamped snow flakes all over it. The inside is from Song Bird. (It's one of the carts I'm babysitting.) :)
Sounds like the poor birds are in for a rough time of it the next couple of days. I've even heard that nasty rumor of 2 feet! Snow that is. Hopefully not. Trying to get a lot done today, but not overdo it. I'm pretty sure that's an oxymoron.

Something to Crow About

2011-01-30T16:22:00.001-06:00

Last week I was really sick and a dear neighbor sent home with my hubby the best Get Well box. I ginormous box of Kleenex, a movie, Soup, cracker and bread. This is the card I made them to tell them Thanks. I'm babysitting my friend's Imagine and carts while she is on a cruise and used the Imagine More cart and the regular Just Because Cart. The brown background is from Martha Stewart's Elegant Cake.

Storage Helps

2011-01-25T18:26:00.002-06:00

I haven't been doing any creating for a week now. Last Wednesday I got all kids of thing got up on around the house, Thursday we went to a funeral and Friday I got sick with lovely Bronchitis. So I've been lounging around watching TV and occasionally working on jigsaw puzzles. I think I've turned the corner and I can actually process thoughts again. Yeah! Still trying to coax my tummy into be nice again and sure would love some energy. Maybe tomorrow. Anyhoo. Thought I would share what I did a couple of weeks ago with the Cricut Storage. I've shown in the past how I keep my carts, overlays and books in photo boxes. Well I've put things from each cart on my dividers to help job my memory. And (this is the part that I love) I had an Aha moment and used my Cri-Kit Pens to write each of my fonts on my cards. They are all 1/2 inch. So I can see what they would look like. Makes it much easier to visualize when picking out a font.

The front of the cards look like this and the font backs look like the bottom picture.

Playing around with the Imagine

2011-01-21T14:19:00.001-06:00

So my friend, Hollie, got an imagine for Christmas and I got a change to play around with it on Tuesday. I made this fun card using the Nifty Fifties Cart and the Best Friends Cart. I orginally was going to make it into a Birthday card for my friend, Deb, but then my daughter texted me. She sent me pictures of some of her art work that is on display at her college for Preview days. So I made it into I'm proud of you card. I like some of the options of the imagine, but that really made some thing ultra hard. I hate not being able to decide where on the made things print/cut. It's also a pain in the tush to make things the size you want. Really time consuming. I'm looking forward to playing around with it more, but it certainly doesn't replace the expression by a long shot.

Radio Waves

2011-01-19T16:39:00.002-06:00

My brother is having a birthday next week. This is the card that I made for him. He is a Ham radio guy so I used his call letters. The base of the card is embossed with the Stampin Up Lattice Folder. I used the Radio tower from Nifty Fifites. The letters are from Designers Calendar. The inside says Happy Birthday in Morse Code.

PS. He loved it!

DinoMite Birthday

2011-01-12T22:33:00.001-06:00

I made this card for one of my WeeKids. His birthday is next week. I used the Create a Critter cart. It's gonna be a lot of fun making kids card with this cartridge. The Dino Mite and Birthday are also from that card. The other writing is from Pooh Font. I used the Cricut markers for it. The paper I used is all from the leftover pile. I hate to waste anything.

Surprise Birthday

2011-01-11T21:21:00.002-06:00

I made this card for a dear friend. Her husband threw her a surprise party tonight. She is such a special gal and is always doing so much for so many. I used so many of my resources to make this card.
The base, door, vines and poem are Penny Duncan, The gate is part of a card from Monica. The pillars and flowers are from the Moonlight Garden set at SVG Cuts. The grass is from Plantan Schoolbook cart. The butterflies are from MS Elegant Cake. The hummingbird and dragon flies are from Lyrical Letters.
I made the door seperate so she could open it. I'm happy to say she liked it. It was a wonderful party.

So Cely asked if it would fit into 5 x 7 or half sized envelope. Here is the cut file on an envelope.
I have also sized Penny's card files smaller, but it is think and the space is pretty small.

Truckload

2011-01-10T19:26:00.001-06:00

Poppy is having a birthday this week. This is the card I made for him. I used the truck of Nifty Fifties. The tress are from Plantain Schoolbook, the road is from Everyday Paper Dolls and the Wishin' is Pooh Font.

Hey Daddyo

2011-01-08T09:29:00.001-06:00

This is a birthday card for a special friend. His birthday was last week but his present didn't get here until midweek. I used my new Nifty Fifties cart for the car and the words. I love the font on this cart as well as the great word combinations and pictures. The sun is from Pooh and Friends. The presents are from Sweet Treats. The great road and sign are from a Jpeg that I've earmark as Mama's Mels Stampin Addiction, but I can't find it on her blog. I hope I didn't tag it wrong. Anyway I traced it in SCAL2 and it cut beautifully.

I'm finally getting over the cold that won't end, but DH now has one so I hope I don't get it back. It's cold here again and DD is getting ready to head back to college this weekend. It's been a wonderful holiday season for us. Lots of great family time, a great deal of giggles and Mario Kart. Finally got my hair cut yesterday. 9 1/2 inches gone. I feel so light. Slept so good. My hair had been getting caught underneath me and waking me up. So glad for a bit of a change. Off to do laundry and mop. Got one more Christmas party tonight.

Grandparent Baby Card

2011-01-01T23:44:00.002-06:00

So the previous post was for the parents of a very special new baby and this card will be for the Grandparents. They are such a sweet couple and have been waiting "patiently" for Grandchildren. The Moon is from My Scrap Chick and the Words are from the Nursery Rhyme Cartridge.

New Baby!

2011-01-01T23:37:00.002-06:00

My kid's favorite babysitter just had his first child on Thursday. We are super excited for Him and his sweet wife. He is an outstanding Christian young man who has been a great example and teacher to both of my kids. I saw this cut file on Einnej's Esty shop and new I had to use if for their card. I used Penny Duncan's Hydrangea flower file for my embellishment. The inside sentiment is from Bethany's Elegant Word Art.

Church Pianist

2011-01-01T15:01:00.002-06:00

Betty has been a church pianist for 63 years. Her health is getting to the point where she will be retiring tomorrow. This is the card I made for her. It took a lot longer to finish but I am very happy with the result. The Grand Piano is from Mardenz and the notes are in SCAL 2's library. The pop up piano is a Jennie-Bean. The Music stand I took from a photo. After tweaking it best a could I'm pretty happy with it. I scanned music from an very old hymnal.

Happy New Year

2011-01-01T10:53:00.001-06:00

Happy 2011 to all. I've had company for a week and then got sick right after they left for the last several day. Finally starting to feel on the mend. Haven't had time to spend in the ArtHaven with all the comings and goings so I thought I'd share the boxes I made for our Christmas Swap at Art Club. I used the Big Boutique Boxes from SVG Cuts. They were easy peasy to make and they were a big hit at the party. I've got extra girl's here this morning and even had an extra boy for a while. (One of the kid's friend blew his radiator in front of our house.) Winter came back with the new year so I'm glad he had car trouble here and not in the country.

I am working on a couple of special cards that hopefully I will finish today.

Christmas Decorations

2010-12-24T11:10:00.001-06:00

Here is my table all decorated for the Kimbrel Christmas Dinner. I had lots of fun getting it ready. I was so awesome that a friend left a gift on my door Sunday. A snowman dish! Perfect!. The big snowmen are from My Scrap Chick's Snowmen Collection. The name plates snowmen are from their Whimsical Winter set!. Had a blast with my side of the family and looking forward to my husband's side coming in tomorrow. It's snowing big time here. about 4 inches so far. Merry Christmas everyone!

Global Purring

2010-12-24T11:02:00.001-06:00

I think the world has definitely changed.

Tennis Anyone?

2010-12-18T08:19:00.003-06:00

Well 4 of my nieces and nephew are big into tennis. Two of them are still in school and on their tennis teams. Kent is in Jr. High and this is the present he is getting from us this year. It is to hang his tennis pins, ribbons and maybe some pictures onto.

I cut 8 1/2 inch squares from chipboard and paper using the basic shapes in SCAL 2. In Design Studio I welded boxes to the sides of tennis rackets, and the tennis ball border from Sport's Mania.

I then welded boxes and words (Brownstown Tennis) in SCAL 2 and got cutting. I scored along the edges of connecting pieces and glue everything together.

I cut rounded boxes from SCAL 2 along with several basic shapes and arrows and some sayings and backgrounds from Sport's Mania.

It is really long and I'm not sure how I will wrap it, but I'm super tickled with how it came out!

Getting ready for Christmas

2010-12-17T16:17:00.001-06:00

I've been busy working on stuff for Christmas. Mostly presents. But I have been working on the dinner table decorations. Here is a peek. The Snowmen are from My ScrapChick. The place setting is just the rounded square in SCAL 2 folded in half. Don't you love the huge snowman! 11 inches tall! I have another one ready to cut out! I'm loving it. I used my Cri-Kit Pens to draw the names and snowflakes. I used up a whole black glaze pen filling in the names but it was so worth the effect.

Christmas Present for Tiffany

2010-12-16T13:33:00.001-06:00

So this is for another niece, Tiffany. I used Penny Duncans Fancy Edge Books, some of her Shaplies, some frames from SVG Cuts and from Free SVGs. There are also some Greeting Farm and Bells and Whistles mixed in for good measure. Also included by not shown is a 8 1/2 x 11 vellum sheet full of quotes from my niece and her friends that I got from her Facebook Wall. The paper is an old DCWV Summer pack. I used my friend's Zutter Bind it All to put it together. I used lots of old posterboard with songs for Jr. Church. Leftovers from back in the day when we didn't have DVDs, Powerpoint or even access to a copy machine. LOL

Christmas Present for Tabby

2010-12-15T23:20:00.001-06:00

This is a Christmas present for my nice Tabitha.
It is a Chipboard kit for her to put pictures of her and her boyfriend.
The heart is from Penny Duncan's Shaplies.
I cut out a variety of shapes from SCAL2, Carts and a friends punches.

Christmas Card 2010

2010-12-14T16:26:00.001-06:00

Here is my Christmas card 2010. I bought the file from Mamaw's Legacy last Christmas. Good thing I did since she closed up shop. I used Night of Navy for the background, the City of Jerusalem was Crumb Cake (Also Stampin' Up). I embossing the city with my Tim Holtz Brick folder and inked it with Creamy Caramel Ink. The gold behind the stars are a gold paper from Walmart that shared by a good friend. The envelope I used one of my test cuts and sponged around it with Not Quite Navy. The inside of the card

Out of Glory, Out of a Promise Out of our God's own heart;
Sent from heaven to live among us,the beautiful Morning Star.
For unto us a Son, a Savior: His name is Wonderful Counselor!
He is the Mighty God Prince of Peace, and our Savior forever.
Christmas Greetings from the Crimingers.

Christmas Vinyl

2010-12-09T18:36:00.003-06:00

I made these two car window vinyls for my sisters-in-laws for Christmas. I doubt that it will be warm enough for a while though for them to put them on their cars. The people are from SVG Cuts and the font is Ketcup.

Wasn't me!

2010-12-09T01:43:00.001-06:00

See my mouth is empty!
The dog must have eaten your crackers!

A Collage of Cards

2010-12-09T01:34:00.001-06:00

I got on a roll on Tuesday at Art Club. Here is a collage of some of the cards I made. All the bits and pieces I've had in my little tote waiting for a card home.

Christmas Card for Lizzie

2010-12-06T21:26:00.002-06:00

I sent off a couple of card to my Lizzie for her last week of school before the holiday. The first card started at the beginning of my Cricut experience. I cut these cute penguins from Zooballoo eons ago. I just never quite like anything I put them on. I'm glad I waited to use them cause I love this card. The ho, ho, ho is from Christmas Cheer. On the inside it says It's Christmas, Happy, Happy Christmas which from the classic vinyl Sleigh Ride, Jingle Bell album I had as a child. The songs are corny but very addictive!

The 2nd card I sent I used a cut file from Einnej. The Merry Christmas is an old Mamaw's Legacy file. Sadly the file isn't available anymore. I hope Lizzie gets the cards before she heads home this weekend and hopefully she will come home on a day when she doesn't have to dodge snowflakes or deer!

More Swap Stuff

2010-12-05T22:19:00.004-06:00

This is the bag I did for Diann. I couldn't find a plain brown paper gift bag. They were always sold out. LOL I used vinyl for the cut file and the name I have on the file is Brandon W. I'm sorry I don't remember who you are. :(

I used the cut file from SVG Cuts for my Tag. I love the paper. I think it was SEI? I added stickles for some bling and a little ribbon.

Christmas Ornament Swap

2010-12-03T18:58:00.001-06:00

Here are my 2 ornaments for my swap at ArtHaven! I used the Christmas Ornaments from My Scrap Chick. You can find them on the Dollar Downloads. I cut 3 of them and them cut down part way on 2 of them and up on the third. I cut 6 caps to stabilize the pieces. I hope Angie and Celeste like them!

If You Give a Pre-K

2010-11-28T17:10:00.001-06:00

The Pre-K class went to a restaurant after reading the If you Give a Pig a Pancake book for pancakes. I was asked to help with the Thank You card for the restaurant owner. This is what we came up with. It's a merge of the cricut and Print Shop. The letters on the Front are Mickey Mouse.

College Countdown

2010-11-20T11:29:00.003-06:00

I've been working on a special surprise for my daughter. It is a Thanksgiving to Christmas Break Countdown. Each box has a little treat in it for her. This year there is 12 days from the end of Thanksgiving Break to the start of Christmas Break. I used pyramid boxes #1
from Monica Bjork. The stand came from Hobby Lobby at 50% off!
The paper is a variety of Christmas paper I had been hoarding.
I added a few bells to the extra hooks for some Christmas spirit.

I added 2 more holes with my Big Bite to string the ribbon through the pyramid.

Add my Goodies. Among the goodies are, Kit Kat, Mint Truffle Kisses, Candy Cane Kisses, Peppermint Gum, Tic Tacs, Cinnamon Hot Chocolate, Peppermint Sticks, Raspberry Hot Chocolate and Breath Savers.

Strung my Ribbon through and tied it. Added the Number Tags and tied it again. Looped on end which I left long and tied it to make a hanger. Trimmed the edges and Hung it up.

I'm hoping the boxes will last and I can make this a yearly tradition for her while she is in college. I am tickled with how it turn out.

Happy Thanksigiving

2010-11-20T08:59:00.001-06:00

Sorry it's been a while. I've been sick, sick, sick. I sort of just sat in a daze for about a week. I'm finally starting to feel somewhat normal. LOL Here are some of the Thanksgiving decorations I made. I used the kit from My Scrap Chick. Love that site. They still have 65% off sale on orders over $25. I've been sewing Christmas stockings for baby presents and I finished my Christmas cards this week. They are ready to pop in the mail the first week of December. I've got some swaps to finish and a surprise for my daughter to finish before she gets home for Thanksgiving break. I went ahead put out our outside Christmas decorations cause the forecast looks very nasty and cold after Monday. It's much easier to get them out in semi nice temps! Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Been AWOL

2010-11-13T09:53:00.004-06:00

from my blog. Sorry! I have been working on stuff, but haven't gotten much of anything up. Some of it I can't cause they are surprises. I thought I would share this card I made for a friend's son. He also happens to be a friend of DD. He broke his hand at college is gonna have surgery on Monday. Rotten time in the school year for all of it. I just straight up used the Just Because cart. It was easy peasy to do! The paper is all scraps from my friend's scrap pile!

UnBirthday

2010-10-22T17:19:00.004-05:00

So my daughter-in-law is having a Surprise UnBirthday Party for my son tomorrow. His birthday once again falls on Thanksgiving. The kids was 3 1/2 weeks late so I don't feel too sorry for him. I thought he would never be born. LOL Anyway I knew I had to use some of my Wonderland Digi Stamps. Alice is from The Greeting Farm and the Forest, Mad Hatter and March Hare are Dustin Pike. The cake is just some clipart. The pop-cup table/cake is from Linda Davis. The back?front of the card says This card is reproduced with permission of Wonderland. Any silliness, bizarre and mad behavior of the bearer may send the recipient back to Wonderland.

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2010-10-19T17:37:00.002-05:00

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Fall Foliage Cruise

2010-10-16T15:01:00.002-05:00

I just got home from a wonderful Fall Foliage Cruise with my DH. We just celebrated our 25th Wedding Anniversary. The weather was amazing. The 1st day out we went through the beautiful Saguenay Fjord. We saw lots and lots of Beluga & Minke Whales. The trees were so colorful and the waterfalls were brilliant.

My DH surprised me with an Opal Engagement Ring. I didn't get one when we were married. Our waiter at the Italian Restaurant filmed him giving it to me.

We made stops at Sept-Iles and Prince Edward Island. We got to visit some of the
"Anne of Green Gables" Spots. It was so much fun.

We spent one day at sea and then into Halifax, Portland and then into Boston. The picture below is from the Halifax Public Gardens.

This is the lighthouse at Fort Williams in Portland.

So friends surprised us and met us in Boston. We got to attend their son's church on Sunday and had the very best Hamburger ever for lunch at RF Sullivan & Son.

Happy World Card Making Day!

2010-10-02T04:05:00.001-05:00

I however will be way too busy to make cards today. It always seems to be that way. However I did get a lot made last week. Here is the birthday card for my niece who will be turning 19 in a couple of week. No it's not the 10th. I had to fix that before I sent it. I'm always a day off on her birthday. ACK!

Anyhoo, I used another leftover card base from graduation. The "girls" are all Greeting Farm girls. The Music notes are from Hannah Montana cart.

Hope you enjoy your day!

Get Whale soon

2010-09-30T18:52:00.001-05:00

My Mother is having shoulder replacement surgery on Tuesday. I can't be there so we met them in Peoria today for lunch. I made this card for her. I used a leftover card base from my daughter's graduation invites. I used Just Because cart for the boat, whale and words. The waves are from Zooballoo. The other fish are from some 8 1/2 X 11 paper someone gave me.

A Card for my Hubby

2010-09-29T22:14:00.001-05:00

Somewhere in the near future is a cruise on DH & I's calendar. I got inspired with left while leafing through a cricut handbook while waiting for a cut on the Cricut. This is what I came up with!

The waves and the clouds are from Zooballoo, the people are form Beyond Birthdays, Love you is from Lyrical Letters and the rest are from Life is a Beach. All the paper was leftovers except the water paper which I've had seen the dawn of time! Love to hear what you think of it. But SHHH! it's a surprise so if you see my hubby don't give it away! ;)

25 Wonderful Years!

2010-09-28T16:09:00.002-05:00

Here is the card that I made for my DH for our 25th Wedding Anniversary!
Wow time flies when you are with the right guy!

The Bingo Card is from Amy's SVGs, the flowers, key and keyhole are Time Holtz! The 25 is from Lyrical Letters the Leaves are Penny Duncan!

Special Guest: Carol Kimbrel

2010-09-27T15:08:00.001-05:00

Here is a card made by special guest Carol Kimbrel aka my Mother! This is the Gorgeous Anniversary card that we received from my folks today. Tomorrow is DH & my 25th Wedding Anniversary. The birds are from the Joys of the Season Cart. Isn't it just lovely.
Thanks Mother, We LOVE it!

Cards for Care Packages

2010-09-27T11:53:00.002-05:00

Here are the cards I've got done for the care packages. I've got a couple more I'd like to do, but we are putting them together tonight. We see how the afternoon goes. The Pink card is Gable Green and Pixie Pink Stampin Up Paper. The background is a Stampin up Itty Bitty background stamp and the words from a Greeting Farm set. The butterfly is from a little stationary set I got from a book fair a million years ago when I was still working. The white cards I used one of the A2 Gate fold Cards from SVG CUTS. I the front through the Texture Boutique with the Heart folder. The hearts are from Wild Card the paper is also Stampin Up, Pretty in Pink. I have a guest post tonight. Wait til you see. It's so BEAUTIFUL!

Howdy Pardner!

2010-09-24T09:45:00.001-05:00

We are putting together care packages for college students and military next week. I am making some cards for the military boxes. Here is one card set I am almost done with. I am making 28 of them. I used Dry Brush stamin around on the base. The 1st layer is Riding Hood Red that I ran through the Tim Holtz Brick Wall Embossing folder and then inked.
The 3rd layer is a new technique I learned at Art Group on Tuesday. It is a paper leather look.
I cut out the Top Note from Storybook Cart. Spritzed form water on it. Rolled it.
You are suppose to dry it out using your heat gun, but I didn't have electricity yesterday so I just let it air dry.
Then finally Run an ink pad across it.
The finally layers are from the Old West Cart. A piece of twine finishes it off!

Elisabeth Bell

2010-09-22T22:35:00.001-05:00

Elisabeth Bell is hosting a Belles and Whistles memory walk and giveaway. Most of you know that I LOOOVE Belles and Whistles Stamps. Check it out here!

Under Construction!

2010-09-13T19:30:00.002-05:00

One very special Anniversary Card for the most wonderful Husband in the world!

Harvest Card

2010-09-10T22:48:00.001-05:00

Here is a harvest card I made for our dear friend, Poppy. It's that time of year in our part of the universe. I used the Harvest Bear set again for my Oliver Tractor and the Words and a few of the leaves. The set came from My Scrap Chick.
The other leaves are from the SVG Cuts September Stand Up Scene Cards.
The corn in the background is from Scrappin' Tables Fall Theme Set.

Eli is turning 6 soon!

2010-09-09T17:08:00.001-05:00

And I had an idea eary for his card. I love how it turned out. I used Penny Duncan's Stair Step card, My Scrap Chick's Monkey Busness set, the frog was a Free SVG Cuts, and the Ants are from Scrappin Table's Patriotic set. The card base is cut full 12 x 12 page. All the paper is Stampin Up.

Easel Card Swap for Creativie Inspirations.

2010-09-01T17:31:00.001-05:00

This is the card that I made for wonderful Wanda Davis for a swap in the Creative Inspiration & Friendships Groups. I have a ton of fun making it. All the paper is Stampin' Up. Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Close to Cocoa, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie, Always Avocado, Old Olive, Ballet Blue, Brocade Blue, Black, and Summer Sun. The The words on the front are from Lyrical Letters Cart, and the words on the inside are letter from that cart. The leaves are from both Lyrical Letters and Pooh & Friends. All the Rest of the cuts are from the Harvest Bear set at My Scrap Chick. I spent the day at art group squealing - "This is too stinkin cute!" I hope she enjoys.

Back to School

2010-08-31T07:43:00.006-05:00

So Dear Hubby needed me to make some cards for the Educators in our church. He wanted to give them a note of encouragement as the school year started. I have to admit I got carried away but I LOVE how they came out. In the process I discovered a new technqiue. I'm sure that someone else's has probably already done it but I was excited. I wanted to give the trees and leaves texture. I thew all the tree trunks (15) into my Tim Holtz Distressed Wood folder. Ran it through the Texture Boutique. The debossing/embossing was light and random. I used the Tim Holtz Distressed Brick Wall folder for the leaves. I literally dumped about 30 leaves in the folder and ran it though. If you click on some of the pictures you can see the detail on the leaves.
The files I used for this project were from SVG Cuts and My Scrap Chick. The card base is from a set card September Scenes Stand Up Cards. It's was the Maple Forest Card. I also used the School House & School Bus from School Bears at My Scrap Chick. Who has extended their 60% off sale! Woot!

For Doris

2010-08-28T12:10:00.002-05:00

We received word on Wednesday that my husband's Aunt Doris had cancer and would not live much longer. She loved my cards and so I made her a special card on Thursday. Sadly the card did not make it do her before she died. I am glad though that she did not linger as the kind of cancer can be especially painful. It is an easel card with a file from Mary when she had Mamaw's Legacy. The stamp sets are both from Stamping Up.

Surprise Birthday Party

2010-08-24T19:53:00.001-05:00

We had a surprise birthday party on Saturday for my dear Sister in law, Tonya. I make this vinyl for her van. I used the Stick Figures Set from SVG Cuts. I used Catchup Thin Font for the name.

Getting Her Ready for College

2010-08-17T14:11:00.003-05:00

Ok, I suppose most of this isn't necessary but it sure is fun to do for her.
So here is the break down for you.
Her laptop. Swirls from the Sure-cuts-A-Lot program,
Butterflies are from Hannah Montana Cart and Mardenz.
Mmmmm is from Graphically Speaking and the Spaghetti on the fork is From my Kitchen.
Her Hamper has a flourish from ??? I don't know, I'm sorry. If it is yours please let me know so I can give you credit.
Essential is also from Graphically Speaking.
I deserve pampering words are from Lori MacDonald & the lady is from Southern Belle.
Authentic is from Graphically Speaking & Snacks I did using Jokerman F0nt. You can download the Snack SVG here.