Birthday Cards......6 of them!!

Last night I made 6 birthday cards for 6 different girls! To make it easy on myself I did the same exact card for each of them. Robyn over at mypinkstamper.com is also having a birthday card challenge! So maybe I will just win myself a new Birthday Cake cricut cartridge!!! I used her stamps as inspiration and came up with this cute hippo card using the Create-a-Critter cartridge. Since I tulle every package at Christmas and it was handy, I added in a tulle ribbon tied around my mat that was cuttlebugged with my favorite embossing folder, Seeing Spots. Added googly eyes, a little bling with my I-Rock and Stickles and called it quits! Thanks for looking!

My Neglected Blog!

I have been so busy with work, Karli and everyday life that I have been totally neglecting my blog! I have done a few cards and crafts while I've been away so I thought today would be a great day to share!

There has been 2 babies born in the last couple months that I've made cute cards for. The first is for my cousin's baby boy, Parker and the second is for my new nephew, Abel.

The next card was for our neighbor that worked so hard re-roofing his own house. He practicall did it all on his own and it looked beautiful when he was finished. This card makes me laugh!

For Thanksgiving, I made turkey napkin rings for both sides of the family. I just hot glued ribbon on the back to tie around the napkins. Super easy and super cute!

So now that I've caught up with my blog, upstairs to my craft room! I am setting aside my Christmas cards for the night to make some birthday cards!!!

Cricut Swarm

On Saturday, October 23, I attended my second Cricut Swarm. I was armed with only one bag of supplies. My goal was to complete my goodie bags for my class and maybe even some bookmarks. My goodie bags were completed and turned out really cute (see post below), but the bookmarks will have to wait! Robyn (My Pink Stamper) and her bestie, Karlee (Karlee Krafts), Okie (Okieladybug's Scrap N' More), my talented scrappin' buddy, Dedrah (Blondies' Creative Place), and about 20 others were there and we all had a fabulous time. There were some really great door prizes including lots of stamps (some donated by My Pink Stamper), paper packs, punches and even a Cricut Cartridge! We are looking forward to our next Swarm hosted by Dedrah and me! Fun times!! Here is a quick slide show of some pics taken from the Swarm.

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My Pink Stamper - color challenge

Here is my project that I made for the My Pink Stamper color challenge. The colors were to include pink, purple and green. I whipped this cute little treat bag (along with 29 others) at today's Cricut Swarm in Norman.

Not so fun Sympathy Cards

I really don't like making sympathy cards because that means someone has lost a loved one and their heart is hurting. Sadly, one of our students at my school is in the hospital and is not expected to live much longer. The mom is a fellow Cricut lover and scrapper and I wanted to make a very special card for her. I saw a Joy Fold Card over at Made by Momo's blog and thought I would make one. I liked the name of the card too. Maybe she will find a little joy knowing that so many teachers loved and cared for her son. After making it, I realized there was not enough room for all the teachers and staff to sign, so I improvised a little and added an additional fold out flap to the inside. I also made a matching envelope that I thought was sweet. The "With Sympathy" is from Wild Cards and the frame is from Storybook and raised with pop dots.

After making the Joy Fold Card, I went ahead and made another one using the same color scheme in case we needed another one to sign. This one was much more simple and has more writing room. I used MPS Everyday Occasions stamps on both of the cards.

Fun Birthday Cards

On Labor Day, my husband's family gathered to celebrate 2 birthdays. My niece, Angela, turned 16 and my sister-in-law, Stacy, turned 36. I whipped out a couple of cards for them in about 30 minutes! I had such a fun time making these cards since they were so perfectly suited for them. I first started making the zebra print tri-fold card for Stacy, but remembered the cute zebra in a car on the Paisley cartridge. I quickly "changed gears" (lol with my pun) and made it for Angela. I used Create a Critter for the word Sweet and used Sweet Treats for 16. I embellished with a flower, rhinestones, and some stickles and this is how it turned out! Don't you just love it!?

I remembered how much Stacy loves owls and it just so happened that the Paisley cartridge had a really cute one. This card was super easy to put together and I added a MPS stamp from Punnylicious. Instead of using the cut out flower on the wing I used a Prima flower with a little bling for the center and some googly eyes!

These two cards might just be my favorite ones yet!! They make me smile and I LOVE THEM!

Peachy Keen Design & Color Challenge

Here is my take on the Peachy Keen Design & Color Challenge. The colors were apricot, teal and orchid. I found the perfect pictures that went along with the color part of the challenge, but in the photograph it looks more yellow than apricot and the teal looks blue. It looks pretty boring as is, but maybe I can find a little saying or something to spruce it up a bit. Any suggestions are appreciated. I am just happy to have had the time to get a layout done and get 5 pictures down on paper!!