Retirement Cards!

Hello everyone!  Well, another school year is about to come to an end (only 18 school days left), and with it there are sometimes many changes.  Our school is "losing" two awesome teachers, as they begin their journey into retirement!  Now... I love my job... but, I can't help but feel a bit envious over their new freedom!  On another note one of the retiring teachers, Jan, is the one who sold me her "barely used" Cricut Explore Air!!!!  I am in love with the possibilities of this new machine, but also overwhelmed with how to use Design Space, etc.  I was so used to my Gypsy and my Cricut Expression that now it seems to take me forever to cut anything.  I know I'll get used to it, and I do love what this baby can do!  :)  Anywho, I was asked to make their retirement cards and these little beauties are what I came up with...  Hope you enjoy!

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge- anything goes
Pile it On- garden creatures
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge- things with wings
PDE Linky Party- anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door- anything goes
Crafty Calendar Challenge- things with wings

A7 sized card (went with this one because so many people needed to sign it)
Country Life- strawberry, flowers
Walk in My Garden- stems
Create a Critter- bee
Cuttlebug- swiss dots, wood grain
Peachy Keen Stamps- The Moodies Face Assortment
My Craft Spot stamps- Jar Basics (mason jar)
Scrappy Mom Stamps- Filled With Love
Stickles- star dust
Embossing powder/VersaMark Ink
Transparency film (for an overhead projector)

Everyone seems to really be enjoying these cards, and we can't wait to show them to our two retiring friends!  They will be missed, but we're excited for them!  :)  Thanks for stopping by!

Bee-U-Tiful Birthday Card for Grandma!

Hello everyone!!!!  I'm still here, ha ha!  It's been so hard for me to post, but I have made a lot of things, taken pictures of all of them, AND wrote down the directions for making them...  they've just never been posted...  So much has been happening, especially seeing as it's been a year since I posted last!  One big thing that my husband and I did was move.  It's still in my same little town, but we are in love with our new house!  We hope it will be our forever home, but it was still a little bittersweet to let the old house go.  It's also been weird crafting in a new space, but I think I've got the hang of it!  I told my hubby that I really, REALLY want to start crafting more and posting on my blog again!  Hopefully he'll let me slip away from his side occasionally, so that I can accomplish that goal!  :)  Anywho, it felt really good to make this card and find some challenges that I can enter it into, so here it goes...

Pile it On- stitching
Simple Create Too- be funny (or in this case, punny)
Seize the Birthday- birthday card
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday Challenge- anything goes
Bitten by the Bug 2- bulb flowers (I used tulips)
PDE Linky Party- anything goes
Cardz TV- use a butterfly, bird, or bee
Mojo Monday- use the sketch

 

 4" square card
Create a Critter- bee cut at 2.52"
Walk in my Garden- tulips cut at 3.71"
Wedding- banner cut at 1.24"
Cuttlebug- swiss dots
Hero Arts Stamps- birthday messages
My Pink Stamper Stamps- Punny-licious
Peachy Keen Stamps- The Moodies Face Assortment
Stickles- star dust, yellow
Glossy Accents

That's all folks!  Thank you so much for stopping by, and I really do hope to see you again soon!  :)

Housewarming Card and Gift for my Parents!!! :)

Hello everyone!  :)  My parents just moved into a new house, and I am so excited for them!  Their new house is beautiful!!!!!!!!  They are back in town, instead of up the mountain, so it's much easier to swing by and visit with them now.  I knew I wanted to get them a little housewarming gift and make them a card, but I wasn't quite sure what to do for them.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, and I know that they really enjoyed their gift and card...  and that's what really matters!  :)

Crafty Calendar Challenge- add a sentiment
Crafty Sentiments Designs- anything goes
Simply Create Too- no stamped or digital images
{PIN}spirational Challenges- anything goes

Winter Frolic- branch and birdhouse cut at 3.05"
Cuttlebug- leafy tree trunk (Darice)
Sentiment- from my computer "home" Janda Stylish Script font size 20, "tweet" Things We Said font size 20
Stickles- star dust, black diamond

Here is what I ended up doing for them as a gift.  I found a cute basket at Cost Plus World Market, a dish towel, green tea, coffee, two sugar-free syrups, and I made them homemade blueberry scones.  They are THE BEST scones!!!  Once I discovered this recipe, I never use any other one!  Give them a try, you won't be disappointed...  :)   

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your visit!  :)

Happy Birthday Grandma!!!! :)

Hello everyone!!!!  Happy Spring!  I don't know how it is in your neck of the woods, but here in California we are having VERY warm days.  Not my favorite type of weather, but we are getting by just fine!  Also, it just means we get to barbeque a little earlier...  ;)  Okay, I'm getting way off topic...  Yesterday was my grandma's 84th birthday!  I made her this card and I made her a birthday cake!  Grandma always makes the cake for everyone's birthday, soooo this time she got to just sit back and enjoy the cake!  Love you grandma!!!!!!!!!!!  :)

Sister Act Card Challenge- anything goes
Seize the Birthday- anything goes birthday
Scrappy Moms Stamps- pink and yellow color challenge
Fusion Card Challenge- picture and/or sketch (I chose to incorporate both)

 

A2 sized card
George and Basic Shapes- oval cut at 3.87"
From My Kitchen- cupcake cut at 2.81"
Cuttlebug- Swiss dots, argyle
Scrappy Moms Stamps- Sweet Somethings
Action wobble
Liquid pearls- white opal
Washi tape
Twine

There it is folks!  Grandma sure did love it, so I would call this one a success!  :)  Hope to be back soon, thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Card for My Sister! :)

Hello again!!!!  Today was my first day back at work after Christmas vacation...  Not fun to get up early, but very fun to see the kiddos again.  They were so excited to be back at school today!  They said it felt like they had been gone for 3 years!  :)  Anywho, I am back with another card today!  YAY!  This card is going to be given to my sister for her birthday later this month.  And, of course, I'm going to enter this into a few challenges...

Seize the Birthday- anything goes birthday, extra theme: party
Fusion Card Challenge- combine the sketch and the inspiration picture
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge- anything goes

A2 sized card

Birthday Bash- bird cut at 2"

George and Basic Shapes- oval cut at 4.41", triangles cut at W 0.95" x H 1.10"

Independence Day- gold background pennant cut at 6.88"

Cuttlebug- distressed stripes, Swiss dots

Peachy Keen Stamps- Animal Faces Medium

Sentiment- Vintologie

Glossy Accents

Twine

That's all folks!  Have an awesome day!  :)

You're Just Peachy Card

Hello, and long time-no-see, everyone!  I have been incredibly busy lately!!!!!!  I wrapped up another school year (with 2nd graders this time), had a huge Fiesta at my house, helped a friend plan her wedding, AND, last but not least, I GOT MARRIED!!!!  :)  It has been non-stop around here!  Now my hubby and I are working on tearing out the carpets and breathing new life into the hardwood floors in the house, so the fun just never ends...  ;)  I think often of posting on my blog, but I have just not had the time at all!  I have been working on projects, though.  I made a lot of things for my new classroom this year, made a few cards, and I put a TON of effort/planning/crafting, etc. into my wedding!  I will be posting pictures of that soon.  But for now, I have a card that I am going to enter into a couple challenges.  My grandma got really sick with pneumonia in April, and I made her this card to help cheer her up.  She is doing much better now, and we are so happy & thankful she's back to her spunky ol' self again!  Here it is!

Krafty Girls Challenge- Face Off: use a face on your project
Bitten by the Bug- Alter a Cricut cut:  I inked the edges, added Stickles, and stamped a face
Pile it On- use patterned paper

A2 sized card

Serenade- peach cut at 3.12"

Cuttlebug- chevron

Joy's Life Stamps- Everyday Occasions

Scrappy Moms Stamps- Good Eats

Peachy Keen Stamps- Everyday Character Face Assortment

Martha Stewart border punch

Stickles- star dust, lime green

Glossy Accents

That's all there is to it!  Hope you like the card, and I'll hopefully be back soon!!!!  :)

Here's a wedding picture I'll share before I do the wedding post later...  This one is my favorite picture of us from the wedding!  I'm swooning over here, it was a perfect day...  :)

Happy 30th Birthday to my Sister!

Hello everyone!  I am back again with another card!  Can't believe I'm actually crafting and posting again...  So fun!  The card I made today is for my sister.  Her birthday is actually on Saturday, but I wanted to enter this in some challenges, so I'm posting it early.  Now, this birthday is not just any birthday...  It's her 30th birthday!  Hard to wrap my head around the fact that my one-and-only little sister is entering her 30's!  She's such an awesome person, and I hope she really likes this card! 

Pause, Dream, Enjoy- Linky Party #1, use balloons
Die Cuttin' Divas- use something old (paper, twine, etc.), use something new (embossing folder)
Bitten by the Bug 2- birthday, use numbers
Sentimental Sundays- more than 3 layers, use a sentiment
Keep it Simple- use text
Seize the Birthday- anything goes birthday
Freshly Made Sketches- use the sketch

 

Alphalicious- "30" cut at 1.47"

Hannah Montana- star cut at 2.76"

Cuttlebug- zig zag (Lifestyle Crafts)

My Creative Time stamps- Wow! So Many Candles

Glossy Accents

Twine

White gel pen

 

Hope you enjoy!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  :)

Thank You Card & Some Exciting News!

Hey everyone!  I am so excited to be posting on my blog again, and I made a card for some challenges!  You know how I love me some challenges!  This card is just one that I wanted to keep simple.  It's always nice to have thank you cards on hand.  Okay...  I'm going to show you the card, and then at the end of this post I will share my exciting news!

Dynamic Duos- color challenge, yellow and green only (neutrals are also okay)
Keep It Simple- anything goes
Paper Smooches- anything goes (must use one of their products, so I used a digital stamp)

 

A2 sized card

Florals Embellished- medallion cut at 3"

Cuttlebug- perfectly paisley 

Sentiment- FREE digital stamp from Paper Smooches

Stickles- star dust, lime green

Decorative brad

Okay, okay here's my exciting news...  On Christmas Eve, I got engaged!  It was totally unexpected and it was so sweet!  So exciting!  Well, thanks for stopping by and I'll see you again soon!  :)  

Little Birdy Gift Card Holder

Hello everyone!  I am so excited to be here with another Krafty Girls challenge!  The challenge this week is: Birds of a Feather- create any paper craft with a bird theme.  I LOVE birds, so this was fun for me!  I also thought it was time to change things up a bit, so I made something other than a card...  I decided to make a gift card holder, since that seems to be what I always give to my family and friends these days!  Everybody loves gift cards...

Wedding- pillow box cut at 4.65"
3 Birds on Parade- bird cut at 1.82"
Cuttlebug- poteeka birds (The Paper Studio)
My Pink Stamper Stamps- Tweetie Hoo Puns
Joy's Life Stamps- Wintery Puns
Stickles- yellow

That's it!  Thanks for stopping by!!!!  Be sure to flock on over to Krafty Girls to enter the bird-themed challenge!  :)

Fish You Were Here Card

Hello!  It's Tuesday, you know what that means...  Another Krafty Girls challenge!!!!  The challenge this week is:  Die Cuts- create any project, and incorporate a die cut.  I felt like this was almost an "anything goes" challenge because I use die cuts on everything I make!!!  When the sky's the limit, it's really tough for me to narrow down what I want to make.  When that happens to me, I just go to my stamp sets and start looking for a sentiment I want to use, then the ideas just start flowin'!  This card would be perfect to send to someone who you are missing...

A2 sized card
Zooballoo- waves cut at 1.35"
George and Basic Shapes- rectangle (welded to waves) 5.71"
Create a Critter- hearts cut at 7.47, 6.27, & 5.24"
Life is a Beach- fish cut at 3.94", seaweed cut at 4.88" (both are from the fishbowl cut)
Cuttlebug- sunshine impression plate (PaperTrey Ink)
Joy's Life Stamps- Wild Life Puns
Stickles- star dust, Christmas red, lime green
Glossy Accents
Googly eye
White gel pen (I hand wrote the word "love" onto the heart)

Thanks for stopping by!  I sure do "fish" that you'll stop by Krafty Girls and enter the challenge!  :)