quick birthday cards

This was a quick card that I made for Paul, my branch manager for his birthday - I cut out the "happy birthday" letters and the little smiley face, edged with brown ink then popped them with pop dots then layered on top of "Happy Birthday" . This paper was in a DCWV stack - I don't remember which one ( I"ve got way too many!!) and this was really busy - I thought this helped tone it down a little. Threw on a red metal circle clip and it was all done.

Here is one I made for Jennifer my sister in law - used all scraps of paper (Daisy D's) and the stamp is one that I picked up half price... Love it - its really easy to color in and personalize.

NSSS projects

This month the NSSS package called for a recipe - Sara and I decided that since she does not own a crockpot (can you believe that?!?!) we would do a layout with a soup recipe I decided to share with her Lisa's recipe for Chicken Corn Chowder - really yummy on a cold day and easy peasy!



This card is my interpretation of "as many circles as possible" - don 't know why but that's what we were supposed to do - so I did it!

And this is what I made Sara for her birthday - I altered a desk organizer - her favorite colors are black and red...hope she likes it! Close up of the button accents....

Barbie!!

Barbie turns 50 this year so Mattel has issued some great reproductions - even though I haven't bought a Barbie for myself in ages I caved for this one! It's a redhead twist n turn - packaged with ZOKKO - one of my favorite outfits from my childhood.

Isn't she a beauty? with her pouty red lips and "real" eyelashes!

Busy day

Today I was very busy creating... I made some felt flowers with my Cuddlebug... I just need to buy some different colored wool yarn now... I completed a challenge Layout from my NSSS group from the Cricut MB - I usually do not do well with a sketch but this one was really easy and I liked the results. This LO was of Sue & Dan's 25th wedding Anniversary surprise party that Sierra threw for them.

And I completed a 2 page layout of Chuck's "new" toy... a 1972 Arctic Cat Panther ( or if you are from Schuyler Lake ~a "PANNFER")

Pretty good for a Sunday!

another LO

Here is another layout that I did last week - used some basic grey paper from a selection that I purchased from the Q last year - I really like these photos of the kids.

NSSS package

Saturday I got my February package from my NSSS Sara57Marie from the Cricut MB. This month we exchanged a sticky recipe layout - hers was for Ginger Snaps and here is the beautiful card she made for me (it's well known in our little clique that I am really into owls lately).

Here are some of the goodies she sent me - some great owl paper and embellies along with some demensional stickers and goodies from her stash

And she sent me 3 of the Target mailboxes, some clear little stamps that I nagged her about picking up for me, some paper packs, adhesive and she filled out the package with some reading material!

President's Day Off !!

I had today off so I got to do whatever I wanted... I made this LO...it turned out totally different than I had originally planned.. have had the pix for a couple of years and finally decided to do something with them... I love the way it came out!!
Can you guess who is finding "time to unwind"?

Here is a close up ... and yes its a real picture not something I printed off the internet...

Yep its the buff one... Kenny Chesney

and here are the cards I made today.. a sympathy card for a co-worker

And Westin's first birthday card...now I have to wrap his present and get it in the mail

Valentines Day at my house

For Valentines Day this year I made Chuck his favorite, Rice Krispies Treats in a heart shaped pan. and this year, Chuck bought me an Al-Occasions cheesecake!! WOW - its been a long time since he got me something for Valentines ~and he got me something I love! I love that man....

Cards for Soldiers

I signed up to make more Cards for Soldiers from the Cricut message board - this time I signed up to make 2 sets of 15, one set pink and one set brown. Here are some of my cards. Comments welcome!! this sock monkey card used paper from the Sweet stack

This pink polka dot is Stampin Up!

The bright buttons is the reverse side of the sock monkey paper

Some Basic Grey - one of my favorite lines

more SU with a felt swirl

no idea where this paper came from...

This was from Oriental Trading Company

Some more Basic Grey with Paper Frills

I'm not sure of the paper on this .. but the brown is cuddle bugged... the congrats is a cuddlebug die as well

a really simple card with Basic Grey paper

....more Basic Grey....

and some more BG....

yep, this is BG too...

as is this....

Stampin' Up! with a little bling

more BG... (I really like BG ... can you tell??)

Not sure on this one...

and this patterned paper is from the Blossoms and Butterflies DCWV stack

This paper is something I picked up at Inky Fingers.. dont remember the maker but I really liked it.

And my newest fav.. The Green Stack ( both the paper and the chipboard flower) from DCWV

Go Red!!

Friday 2/6/09 was GO RED day in support of the National Heart Assocation- we got to wear jeans to work if we donated $5 - so worth it! Here are my co -workers from left, Vickie, Diane, Andrea, Paul and myself. Of course that was the only day that flew by!!