Card Patterns #98 - Birthday and Christmas

Thanks card patterns for the great sketch. I needed a couple masculine b-day cards (a guy at work and my dad) so I used the sketch. I also had all these cool small bingo cards cut out for x-mas (from the cutting cafe) so I made a Christmas card too!

X-Mas Cards (2 Sketches 4 You) + Give Thanks!

Yesterday, I finally sat down and figured out how many cards I need that are extra special for close family and friends(haven't done those yet) and how many I need for those that aren't as close. I'm making several of these for friends and people at work! I used the Cutting Cafe (see link to the right of the blog) Bingo Cards. I used paper that I got last year and ribbon that I had gotten on sale at Michael's or had in my stash. I embellished with penguins or the metal holiday wishes. Both were in my stash. The penguins I got in the summer at Michael's for 49 cents on clearance! Glad I'm using them and didn't just lose them in my stuff! Thanks Laura for a great sketch!

I'm also including a Thanksgiving door hanger I made for a friend of mine to give to her daughter who teaches school! I used a card patterns sketch but it is way past the week when it was posted! I used both quickutz and the cricut on this one!

Have a great turkey day!

Gobble Card - 2 Sketches 4 You

I got some new printable stamps from the Cutting Cafe (see my blog list on the right for a link to the site - very cool stuff!) and I used the 2 Sketches 4 You sketch and some paper I've had around here for awhile. Not totally happy with it but it was a quick card!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

2 Sketches 4 You and some Disney Autograph Books

In my other post today, I gave all my reasons why I've been busy and not doing cards but as we approach the time school starts (after labor day), I will be getting back in more of a routine!

This week Kazan did the sketch and she also asked us to used inspiration. She used furniture but I used a necklace that had blues and browns in it (I had also seen a bedspread in a Penney's add but I had already recycled it). It is a cool color combo! I used one of the cutting cafe's printable calendar stamps on this. This card is for a man in my office. It turned out very muted but someone said, he is an understated man and it was perfect. I hope he likes it!

Here is the necklace! I have a blue and brown blouse I wear it with but couldn't figure out how to get it all in the picture!

We went to Disneyland in July and I made each of the kids 2 autograph books - one for the princess type characters and one for the others. They were nearly filled up so I'm glad I did them ~ there are 12 pages in each! We did have BBQ with Woody and Jessie from Toy Story, Breakfast with Minnie, and then Dinner with the princesses so that helped to fill them up!

I felt so great because some of the princesses commented on what cool books they were! And my kids said their mom made them! It made me feel great!

Thanks for looking! Have a great rest of the week!

I'm Back! Card Patterns Sketch #30

I can't believe it has been 2 months since I've posted something! I did make 22 cards and 4 disney autograph books between then and now (I will post the autograph books soon) but I've been super busy!

We went on 2 vacations! In July, we went to Disneyland for 5 days and also visited my sister in the San Jose area and went to Great America and to San Fransisco. Then in August we visited my parents in Lewiston, Idaho and went to Wallowa, Oregon; Spokane; Washington; and Dworshack Dam while we were there along with an acquatic center and mini-golfing in Clarkston, WA.

While we weren't out having fun, I was cleaning and reorganizing ~ I even done some real disgusting stuff like cleaning the gutters! I've still got more organizing to go but I'm feeling good about having things sort of in order before school starts (here it starts after labor day).

Enough with all the reasons I haven't been around! This week there were 2 gentlemen in my office with birthdays so I made cards! This one uses card patterns #30. I used a calendar printable stamp and circle sentiment printable stamp from the cutting cafe. I was worried about the flower and the bling for a man but he seemed to like it! Yeah!

Thanks for taking a look! I'll be back doing more cards when we get back in our regular routine!

Primary Colors! Card Patterns #20 and a Birthday Card!

I just bought this cool paper pack (6 X 6) of Basic Grey called Lime Rickey and I just love the bright colors.

I used that paper for the background of my card for Card Patterns #20 this week. I didn't have anything that would make a whole square of scallops so I used my revolution border scallop and bordered the "totally fab." My daughter needed some thank yous for her 5th grade graduation presents so I pulled out one of the cutting cafe's (see link to the right ~ they are so cool) printable stamps that I had gotten awhile back and used it. I added some flowers and buttons that I've had around for awhile. I love anything with black because it makes it pop so that is why I chose the black for the scallps and ribbon.



My son will be going to a friend's birthday party in July and I had some more of those cute penguins cut out (revolution die) so I framed him in another cool cutting cafe printable stamp ~ you've got to love these cool big circles stamps ~ I use them alot. HB2U is cut from the cricut Alpahlicious cartridge.


Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!

Card Patterns #19/Graduation Altered CD's and Last 2 pages of Silverwood Book

Here is a card for the card patterns sketch #19. My uncle's 80th birthday party is next weekend and my kids are going with my parents (I'm not!). I wanted the kids to have a cool card to give him! I used scraps from Bo Bunny paper (I used it for my daughter's outdoor school book which I will have to post pics of!). It's your day is from the George Cricut Cartridge and so is the circle. The branch is from the Storybook Cricut Cartridge. The scallop is a quickutz revolution 12" die. The 80 and owl are both quickutz 2 X 2 dies. The blingy leaves I got at walmart in the button section.




These next 2 pictures are of the altered CD's I made for each kid in my daughter's 5th grade class. I used a star theme for the boys and hearts for the girls (my daughter had 2 Morgan's in her class ~ one a boy and one a girl!)

I used the Cutting Cafe happy graduation big printable stamps on one side and Cutting Cafe calendar printable stamps on the other side. 5th grade is from the Locker Talk Cricut Cartridge, the names are from Don Juan Cricut Cartridge,




Congrats on the star one is from the Teardrop cricut cartridge and the stacked congrats is from Beyond Birthdays Cricut Cartridge.

These were such great fun to make. I also cut 12 of the stacked congrats out really big and hung them from the ceiling with fishing water with blue and white streamers and glittery grad caps.

Both my kids and my daughter's friend Stephenee helped us decorate for her room's breakfast. The kids said their room was the best decorated! Very fun!

And here are my last 2 pages from the Silverwood Book!

100% and Extreme are from the Graphically Speaking Cricut Cartridge ~ I love this cartridge!

This last page was kind of a fill in - I ran out of pictures. The black circles I used a doodling template my sister sent me ~ how cool is that! I got the bingo card from the frugal crafter blog fro free. Idaho is cut from the Cricut 50 states cartridge.

The green frame and "day" are from the Storybook Cricut cartridge. And last but not least, the July 2008 are from the revolution cookie cutter calendar dies!

I hope everyone is having a terrific Monday!