Keeping Busy

I've been super busy the last couple of weeks. We had a sweet baby girl with us for respite and we didn't want to give her back! :) 


Sorry I don't have any freebies for you today - but here are a few projects that may give you a few ideas of your own...

I made this card for my DH for our anniversary on March 18th. I used a file from the very talented Wanda to cut the card and a simple set of rings from one of my Cricut cartridges. Wanda has some amazing files - go take a look! 

I loved this one! I made another wall hanging for my nephew's birthday. He is over 21" tall! 


I got this wonderful creation from Mardenz blog. Oh! How I wish I could create files like she does! This one was so cute that we almost didn't give it away... kidding... 

Just a simple card from my Stampin Up club. The fanciest thing on here is putting "dazzling diamonds" glitter on the stamped image with the 2-way glue pen. Super quick, super easy and very pretty. 

Another card from my Stampin Up club. Very quick and easy birthday card - again putting the glitter on the cupcakes with the 2-way glue. 

This final project was one we put together with little bags and tags. Could be used as a little photo album gift, or to send notes, or even "coupons" for favors. I'm always so impressed at how easy and fun these things are to make. 

I hadn't used my Wild Cards cartridge in awhile, so made this card for fun. I made sure I inked up the card, used lots of stickles and some Flower Soft. I gave the pots a glazed look with some "crystal effects". 


See the matching envelope below...

I thought this door was such a cute way to send this card (recipient still unknown). I did add the wreath with some more Flower Soft and a pearl handle, after I'd aged the door a little with some ink and a sponge. Even DH like the way this one turned out. 


Until next time! :) 

Christmas Card

I decided to play around with the Christmas Solutions cartridge this week. Using Design Studio I was able to create this card.


Still looking kind of plain to me... so I added some ribbon...

I used Crystal Effects and some Stickles to bling it up... Finally! The finished product!


If you download this file, please leave a comment. Also, if you use this file on your blog, please link back to this entry. You can get the .cut file for this card here.

I also completed some cards at my SU Club on Saturday night. Anita always has such fun ideas! This one was a "one page" design. The pattern was set up so that we could get make 8 cuts from one piece of 8 1/2" x 11" of cardstock. We also made a very cute little envelope - suitable for gift giving! Here's what they look like...

These were really easy and quick to make - not to mention FUN! I took V with me to this club night and he was having a great time with all the inks and stamps and cutting... He came home and went to work on a second set!

Some Projects Done This Week

I have been able to work on a few projects this week. They are all small projects but fun all the same.

This is one of two tiles that I made my Mom for Grandparents Day. I had an svg file (again - I don't know who made and I'm so sorry! I'll do better in the future!) I cut it on oracle vinyl and added a little bit of Flower Soft to give it some dimension.

Here is the second tile... I used the centre from the first cut and added Flower Soft as well. These were simple and fun to make.









I was able to pick up an absolutely adorable paper pack! This one is shiny, has a ton of glitter and such a cute theme! Watch for some projects with this one very soon!

I put together a scrapbook page for my grandmother and her sisters. DD helped me pick out the color scheme and I used a sketch from Crafts by Rowena. (Great work again, Rowena!) I love the way this one turned out!

My last project was for DH. He has wanted something "cool" for the truck windows and we just couldn't find the "perfect" thing. He finally settled on one of his teams and here is what he got. If you look really close you can see that there is a second on on the opposite side of the truck - but please ignore the reflection in the window. ha! You can get the scut file for this logo here.

I hope to have more time for crafting this week - and I'd like to post pics of the cards the V and I made at our SU club on Saturday night. More to come!

Honoring Grandpa

I was given a picture of my grandfather, taken in around 1925. Kind of neat to see him like this... he was a pretty "old guy" by the time my mother was born, so I never knew him "young" at all!

Here is what i came up with for my scrapbook page...

I think the paper is from CTMH. The clock was cut from Graphically Speaking. Ribbon is from Stampin Up and Walmart. :) The words were cut with SCAL. I also tried to accent the clock and the word "Grandfather" with white and gold gel pens.
I wanted this one to be special, because Grandpa was really a great guy! He passed away in 2002 at the age of "ninety eight and a half". I remember that he had always said he wanted to live to be 100, but a few days before he died, he told me that he was really tired and he missed his parents. I know how he felt... we all miss him and his great sense of humor.

Might be a little while before I'm able to post again. DH and I are headed to Atlanta GA for a Foster Parent Conference on Saturday. I've never been to the deep south US before and I'm super stoked to go!! Hope to have some great pics of Georgia to post and scrap by the time I get back.

Scrapbook Page

This is one of my first attempts at scrapbooking using a "sketch". I picked up a book from the library and chose one of the designs in there. This one was for a picture that I really wanted to preserve in a special way, because it was a rarity. My mother gave me a photo of my great-great grandmother, (my grandfather's grandmother)! Too cool! Here's what I came up with -

It took me hours to figure out what to cut and where to place it. I'm sure that this comes easy to some, but not to me. In the end, I was happy with the way it turned out.

They are not fancy, but I made my own borders with Sure Cuts A Lot and they are available here if you'd like. I also created her name with SCAL, but don't remember the font. The dates and frames were done with Design Studio and Storybook. Papers were from Stampin Up and my personal stash.

My next project will be to make one of my grandfather using this picture. It is my goal to take pictures as I go along for this next one... mostly so I can remember what I did in case I have to do it again!

Since I'm so new at this, if you have any ideas (or sketches) that could help me - would you please send them my way?

Busy Weekend

I've hardly been home this weekend - but I've been having a blast! I was so happy that I got to head down to the Cardston Temple with my mother yesterday. She and I have never done that - just the two of us. It was such a beautiful day, great driving weather and great conversation! I love ya, Mom! Thanks for the great day!

I got to spend a brief amount of time with my boys - who had apparently had a GREAT "Boys Day with Dad" - before my scrapbook club.

Here's what I made last night...

This was a new one for me - I think she called it "spotlighting". I'm not a huge stamper, but this one was definitely fun! We did make one other project - but I'm saving that one for Father's Day. :)

Off to blog hop and get some more inspiration! And to all my US friends - have a great Memorial Day Weekend!