Teacher Appreication Gift

I feel very blessed this year with the teachers my youngest son has had. His first teacher in Kindergarten stayed through the beginning of April. She is a great woman. My older 2 boys had her too, and I was so glad when my third son got her. She had to leave on maternity leave and from then on he got Mr. B. He will have him until the end of the year. And he has flourished so well under Mr. B's teaching. Our teacher appreciation gift to Mr. B is a mini magnet board. I got the idea from greenbean on the Cricut Message board.

The board is 8" x 12". I got it at Home Depot. It is galvanized roof flashing. I covered it with patterned paper from a DCWV summer stack from a couple years back. I made it so that Mr. B can use either side of it. I added ribbon along the edges to give it a bit a finished look.

The "Mr. Barajas" is actually a big magnet. I thought he could use it on this board if he wanted or use it on any chalk or dry erase board. The background for this magnet is cut in four layers. The back layer is a navy blue rectangle. The next layer is a shape I cut in white and then inked with red chalk ink. The third layer is a sort of a cornflower blue. Both layers 2 and 3 are a shape from the Storybook cartridge that I modified on my Gypsy to fit my name. The top layer is from Basecamp and welded together on my Gypsy and shadowed in black. Then I added glossy accents and white ink dots all around. I also added a gold star.

The flag side is layered first with a patterened paper from the same summer stack and then with a die cut flag. The flag is cut from Graphically Speaking. The stars are from George and cut in a gold foil paper. The magnets on this are buttons that I added a circle magnet to.

I punched holes in the top and threaded some ribbon through it and just tied knots at the ends. I also added some clips on one end just for decoration, but they are usable. I had so much fun making this and I sure hope Mr. B likes it! TFL!

Today is National Scrapbook Day!!!!

And I am trying to participate in a challenge or 2 over at Mypinkstamper.com. Robyn is the blogs owner and she is an amazing talent. If you like to scrapbook or make cards, you should check it out.

Anywho, this is my entry for challenge #2. The challenge was to use scraps to make something. I ended up making a flat card. It is definitly outside my comfort zone. I used MAMBI paper for the green base. The pink paper is from last year's DCWV specialty Spring Stack and the front paper is from this year's DCWV specialty Spring stack. The back paper is a DCWV stack (not sure which one). The flowers are Prima. I used the "Velma" technique from You Tube to decorate them. The sentiment says "Wishing you a day filled with good things". The brads are Making Memories and the ribbon is from my stash. TFL!

Families Are Forever-Card and Envie

This card was made almost completely with the Just Because Cards cartridge for the Cricut. The only shape not cut with that cart is the butterfly. It is from Gypsy Wanderings. It is cut at 1/2". Everything else is cut at 5". This cart is really fun because it has all the card parts designed for you. Just pick your paper and cut away. There are long cards, square cards, funky cards and some traditional cards on this cart. They have some fun puns for the cards. And there are several envelopes to match each card. They have made it so you can easily match the right card to the right envie.

HappyHappyJoyJoy from the Cricut Message Board made a 2 part video that give great tips and trick for this cart. You should go check out her blog at www.obsessedwithscrapbooking.com. Thanks for looking!

Hope You Have A PURRFECT Birthday!

Wow, posting 2 days in a row! Anywho, this is a card I made for a friend at Church. The inside says "Hope You Have A PURRFECT Birthday!". The card base is made from the Cricut Sentimentals cart. I cut it twice (on my Gypsy). They second one is cut a bit smaller and then I cut off the back part of the card so I could use the front as a second layer on the front of the first card. The adorable kitty and all other cuts on this card are from the Create A Critter cart. It is quickly becoming one of my favorite cartridges.

The kitty and all his parts are cut at 2.5". I used my kitty, Logan, as my muse. The kitty pillow is cut at 2" and the yarn is just a bit smaller (I can't remember the exact size). The kitty, yarn and pillow are adorned with ink and the kitty and yarn are on pop dots. The paper is from the All Dressed Up Stack by DCWV. I added some ribbon on the side to embellish. TFL. I enjoy any and all comments!

Time flies when I am busy...And Silk Lollipop Flower

Time has passed by in the blink of an eye. I wish I coul post everything that I make (at least the things that I like...lol). But, with 3 beautiful boys, a wonderful (but busy) husband, being active in my Church and my kids school, time just goes by so fast. So I will be happy sharing when I can.

So I am sharing this lollipop flower made from satin. I learned how to make it on You Tube. The channel I learned it on is Butterflykisses12. What I really like about this flower is how "expensive" it looks and how easy it is to do. You can really make it your own. It can go on a scrapbook page, a card, an altered project, bag, etc. TFL.