A Disney Thank You

My uncle used to work for Disney as a photographer. He has a ton of great Disney paraphernalia and just this past weekend, he passed along some of his original movie prints to me. I was very excited! To let him know how much I appreciated him thinking of me, I made him this Disney-themed thank you card. I used my Cricut to cut out Mickey, and then I outlined him with my white Signo pen. I wrote out the sentiment and put some of those punched out Mickey heads on the inside of the card. He loved it!

Believe it or not, I have more cards to share with you this week, so stay tuned!

A birthday card for a little boy

Hello bloggers! I'm happy to report that my laptop is back at home with me and running at optimal performance now. That means I can start posting some of the projects I've been working on. Yay! This past weekend my family came in from out of town for a visit, and it just so happened to coincide with my little cousin's second birthday. We all enjoyed a very scrumptious Spongebob birthday cake and ice cream. Here's the card I made for him using Basic Grey's Archaic Collection. The "happy birthday" stamp is from Hero Arts.

Here's the birthday boy playing with his Spongebob cake toys.

I had a really great visit with my family. It was the first time meeting my cousin-in-law, his lovely daughter, and my cute little two-year old cousin. Here we are all for the obligatory group shot:

And here's my cousin and I together. I had such a great time with this wonderful girl. She's just a doll:

I hope everyone's week started off well! I have lots of work to get done, but I'll be back soon with a fun Disney card I made the other day. Until then, have fun being creative!

Technical Difficulties

Hello bloggers! I just wanted to stop by and tell you all that 1) I'm still alive; and, 2) My laptop is on the fritz again, so it's in the shop. I should hear back from the repair gal today. For now, I'm using a borrowed laptop that isn't compatible with my printer which is how I upload photos, so I'm a bit out of luck on that one for the time being. I do have some projects to share, though! Today I'm making a b-day card for my cousin's second b-day tomorrow. I got him the cutest little clothes! Why can't they make clothes that adorable for big people, too? LOL.

Wish me luck with my computer, and hopefully I'll be back soon! I'll leave you with an oldie, but a goodie. Here I am at a bird-banding session holding a bushtit that we caught (this one's for you Aunt B!). Pretty nifty, eh?

Congratulations

Ah...the start of a new week, and I can't wait until the weekend comes again! LOL! What can I say? I like the lazy feelings of Saturdays and Sundays although with laundry and housework needing to get done, it's not always as lazy as I would like it to be around here.

Last night, or rather at some un-Godly early morning hour, I decided to make my friend a card. She's getting married in June, and I haven't seen her in many years. I'm looking forward to celebrating her special day this summer. For now, I sent her a Congratulations card. I'm a bit peeved since I wrote the sentiment myself and apparently forgot to cross that second "t." Oh well. It's the thought that counts, right?

I seem to be on a roll making cards, so hopefully I'll have something to share with you all tomorrow. It's time for my run, so off I go!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you are all enjoying a relaxing and beautiful day. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and a lovely Easter ham is cooking in the oven. This afternoon, I decided to make an Easter card, and so did my mom! The first one is mine, and the second one is hers.

Have a great day, and I'll see you all later :)

Blooming with Love

What a day! Sorry for the late post, but you know how it goes. I have a fun and quick card to share that takes very little time to create. I made this card last week at my friend's card club.

I used the Watercolor Wonder Crayons with a blending pen to color and shade the flowers and the wheel barrel. I added some interest using the Spiral Punch and an eyelet for the center of the wheel which was easily set using my Crop-a-dile. The rest was just a matter of cutting and pasting!

Supplies: Blooming with Love stamp set; Chocolate Chip, Whisper White & Baja Breeze cardstock; Chocolate Chip ribbon; Chocolate Chip stampin' pad; Staz-On stamp pad

Have a good night, everyone!

Is it still my birthday?

According to my friend it still is my birthday! I just received her present yesterday, and the package was filled with the most fun stuff ever. Inside was a handmade purse, a gorgeous wallet (it feels like snake skin but it's not, of course), and some yummy Cadbury Creme Eggs (my favorite!).

She also made me this lovely birthday card:

A couple of weeks ago, I won a really exciting prize over at the There She Goes blog. Every week, Jessica, owner of There She Goes Clear Stamps, does a Week In Review where she posts all the cards showcased throughout the week. You then have a chance to win one of those cards. When I entered the contest, she was giving away ALL of the cards shown that week, so I actually ended up winning 11 handmade cards from Jessica and her design team! Super cool, right? I've been slowly getting these cards in the mail which is like getting a little gift every day. Here are a few that I've received so far.

This first one is by Jessica herself. In case you can't see the greeting, it says, "That's hotter'n a goat's butt in a pepper patch!" LOL!

This next one is by Joanne Grzelak (check out her BLOG for some awesome card ideas):

Finally, here's one made by Becky Carafa (here BLOG is great, too!):

I hope you enjoyed looking at all those beautiful cards!

More Organizational Tips + A Card

Happy Monday, bloggers! The sun is shinning. The breeze is coming in through the windows, and all is good over here. I'm tickled because I just finished cleaning the house, and there's nothing like the smell of clean to make a girl happy. Not that the house was a sty or anything, but I love the way it feels after dusting and vacuuming.

Today I have some more organizational tips to share with you. I bet all of you have an assortment of brads that you just don't know how to keep together. Well, I have the perfect solution for you! I have this great Cropper Hopper Embelishment Organizer Case that perfectly holds these Mini Box Embellishment Essentials. What I ended up doing was purchasing a whole bunch of mini boxes and organizing my brads that way. I poked a hole through the top of each one, inserted an example brad, then placed the rest of the brads inside the box. Now when I open up my embellishment box, I can see all of my brads! Plus, the case is small enough to fit in your crop bag and take with you to crops. How fun is that?!

My next tip is for organizing those fun Spellbinders Nestabilities dies. For quite a while, I kept them in their original plastic packaging, but that system became cumbersome as my collection grew and space became limited. So I decided to use some items I already had on hand to organize them. I had a huge roll of magnetic tape which I placed inside empty CD jewel cases. Since the nesties are made of metal, they easily stick to the magnetic strips. I labeled the outside of the cases using my handy-dandy label maker (LOVE that thing!) and I also put a label on the back of the case with the actual product number so that I wouldn't accidently buy the same set of dies twice. I then placed all the cases on my shelf, and presto! Instant organization.

Now onto some crafty projects! First of all, my Sunday was so packed with things to do that I didn't have time to complete my friend's challenge from yesterday. When I have time this week, I'll certainly do that. Sorry, Christy!

I did, however, manage to finish up a card that I started on Saturday. I had so much fun making this card! It's so me.

Supplies: Cheap Talk stamp set; Whisper White, Pacific Point, YoYo Yellow cardstock; Good Morning Sunshine DSP; On Board So Tweet chipboard; Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, YoYo Yellow, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango stampin' pads and/or markers; Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circle; Googley eye

That's it for me at the moment! I'll catch you all next time.

Weekend Sketch + Blog Candy

Howdy everyone! I thought I'd do a little something different this weekend. My awesome friend, Christy, owner of her own business, 1 Creative Bug, has posted a really nice sketch on her blog:


So what exactly can 1 Creative Bug do for you? Basically, Christy can cut out ANYTHING you want! From small accents for your pages to paper piercings to large vinyl wall decor, she can create anything you can think of. All you need to do is e-mail your request to her, and she'll be happy to work with you on your creative needs. And she has excellent customer service, so you won't be disappointed!

Now, you may be wondering what you can win if you participate in this weekend challenge. If you follow her sketch and post a link to it on her blog, then you'll be entered to receive a 1 Creative Bug gift bag filled with a whole bunch of die-cut goodies! How cool is that?! AND, if that wasn't enough, if you link your project HERE to this post, I'll enter you in my own little drawing for some goodies from my scrap room! I'm thinking some stamps...some dew drops...some flowers...I promise, it will be a fun little package! The deadline to enter your submission on both Christy and my blog is Monday, April 6th at 12 am PST.

Have fun, and I can't wait to see what you create! (PS - I'll post my page tomorrow, so be sure to check back for some scrapping goodness!)

Wedding Card

Happy April Fool's Day! I have no jokes or acts of random silliness to share with you today. I do, however, have a wedding card to share. This is the card I made for my friend who got married in Vegas last Friday. She's in the Bahamas right now enjoying her honeymoon, so I'm sure she won't see it. They vowed to leave their cell phones and techie gadgets behind!

The image of the wedding dress is not a stamp (*gasp*). It's actually an image from some patterned paper that I cut out and mounted to ivory cardstock for stability. For the inside, I used one of the stamp sets, Congratulations, from Stampin' Up's Sale-A-Bration catalog.

I don't have too much going on today. I'd like to make a get well card for my grandpa who has been feeling under the weather these past few days, so I hope to get crafty a little later.

On a side note, one of my friends who commented on my last post asked me to explain what Outdoor World is all about. Outdoor World is a BassPro Shop that sells everything but the lakes and the mountains! Seriously. If it's related to outdoor sports and recreation, you can bet you'll find it at this store. They have a huge store on the south side of Vegas that has several large aquariums with everything from bass to sting rays to sharks. Everywhere you look, you see stuffed animals with plaques and maps showing where each animal is from. It's beautifully decorated in the woodlands/country decor.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures! Have a happy day!