Double card challenge....

Hello there....hopping on for a quick minute to post this card. I made it for 2 challenges....Card Positioning Systems{sketch 173} and Cricut Cardz Challenge{4th of July card}. I used A Childs Year and Independence cartridges. I welded the flags to a rectangle and did some inking.



Links for both are in "The Places I Love" in my sidebar. So long for today....bye!!

Warmest thoughts......

Hello again.....my 2nd post of the day! Thought I would take a break from the 8x8 baby album I am making and make a card. I happen to be hopping around and decided to use Card Patterns sketch 70 as my inspiration. I brought my newest Unity Stamp Co Kit of the month with me and loved these cute littl owls. I used distress ink to color and stickles to add shine. Patterned paper is from DCWV.



Well I am off to create something else!! Bye for now....

Are we there yet?.......

You remember those famous words spoken by all children when you embark on a trip. LOL Mine are old enough now to know......and yet they still say it! The photos that will go on this layout will be the ones from our trip to the college that we were visiting for my son. He wants to be a Physicians Assistant.....we are very proud! Anyway this was the March layout for my lss's "Layout of the Month". I used the Going Places cricut cartridge and Mini Monograms(the scallop circles). I really love the bright colors....a fun layout!



On to the rest of my day.....have a great one!

Sweet baby.....

As you know if you have been keeping up with my blog.....I am in Bloomington, Indiana. I am truly enjoying this creative time. I have brought several projects to work on. Unfortunately I am not working as quickly as I would like! Well it is all a process. I am working on a baby album for a shower in a few weeks. The great thing is next time I want to create one in this size.....the design process is done all I will have to do is pick colors and get going! Well today I wanted to show you a very simple tag that I created in my Gypsy to go on the gift. I did some welding to get it to look how I wanted and used distress stickles in Rock Candy to give it a little shine....it is for a boy after all....not too much shine.



Well on to the next project.....dinner! LOL

Another "layout of the month"

Hello again! This will be a short post today. I think I am gonna take a trip to an Archivers store. It is about an hour from here but I really wanted to see what makes them so special.

This layout is for the February "Layout of the Month" at my local scrapbook store...The Sassy Scrapper. If you are ever in Murfreesboro, TN it is The scrapbooking store to see! The employees are fabulous!! {wink wink I work there} LOL. The papers are from a fabulous company.....Pink Paislee....awesome papers and there embellishments are sweet too! I cut the "Love", key, and lock from the "Sweethearts" cricut cartridge......love this cartridge!



The other litte die cuts are from Making Memories. I also embossed the lock with the textiles cuttlebug folder. Then did a little inking. The background was created by using a heart doily and some glimmer mist.....Love this stuff! Thats all for today! See ya tomorrow for another episode!

A beautiful day......

Hello there.... I am here in Bloomington with my son.....he is taking his EMT certification course. We are quite proud of him....he's doing so well. Today looks very promising ...the sun is shining and the birds are chirping. And so has my Cricut[chirping that is]. I am working on a gift album for a baby shower in a few weeks. Fortunately I am saving my designs on my Gypsy so I can redo it more easily or addapt it to boy or girl. At the beginning of the year my LSS does a "layout of the month". I think truly it is for everyone but an excellant way for beginners to start. They really try to incorporate a new technique on each layout. So the next few days I will be showing you my layouts for the year so far. Today I am starting off with January. Now mind you this is my interpretation so I have added more things to each layout. But this has been fun for me. On to January..... I did some welding in my Gypsy[Provo Craft]. I welded the bird and the cup to the title. I love this feature in the gypsy.....gives it a nice effect. I do not know the paper manufacturers......as lots of times the paper is slightly older.....but still pretty all the same. I also did some inking with distress inks.



Sorry no photos on this one....in fact of the ones you will see there is only one with photos and that is Mays. Remember you can click on the photo to get a better look. Come back tomorrow for the next months layout. Have a great day!

Father's Day

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

~ Henry Ward Beecher


Happy Father's Day, sweetheart!! I know you do check my blog! LOL Thank you for loving me the way you do. I am truly a blessed woman! You are a wonderful husband and father. Thank you for all you do! And for being my 100th follower!!