Birthday Poodle...

My DD3 helped me with designing this card. She was very specific. She wanted a pink poodle wearing a birthday hat. I even let her choose which textured folder she wanted me to use. She chose SU's Elegant Lines. I cut the poodle out using the Cricut Create-A-Critter cartridge. For the birthday hat, I had to improvise. I just cut out a triangle, added some trim, and a button on top. Overall, I think it came out cute and we had a fun time designing it together.

Boy or Girl?

I used my Cricut again (boy, it's coming in handy) to create these baby cards. Actually, DD1 was the one that cut out the image and all I did was assemble everything together... now that's what you call teamwork! I made 2 versions. One will be given to our friend who just gave birth to a baby girl and the other will be given to my dad's friend who is having a baby boy. I think baby cards are one of my favorite types of cards to make!

Happy Anniversary...

I just wanted to quickly share an anniversary card that I made for my hubby. Today marks our 14th anniversary! Can you believe that? Although that seems like a long time, we're actually high school sweethearts and have been together as a couple for 21 years!

Okay, back to the card. I used one of my Precious Moments stamps to create this card. It's the same image we used on our original wedding invitation. Hmm... let's see if the hubby remembers that... lol! Anyways, thanks for stopping by. I hope you all had a great 4th of July celebration!

MY CATS for June...

Here is what I created for my partner Elena for our June CATS. I used my PM digis to make the card & tag. I also used it to make a matching post-it note holder. I'm sorry, but it's been a long weekend and I can't even remember what type of card this was called. I'll call it a window card. LOL! The card stands alone and I punched a hole in the front to make the window. I used a piece of window sheet for the punched area and added some butterflies since the theme for this month was butterflies. I hope Elena enjoyed receiving this set in the mail. Thanks for stopping by!

Just For You...

Hope you're not getting bored with my PM cards. I think I have one more set that I will be posting next week. I just wanted to make sure that the recipients received it before I posted it. Hope you all have a great weekend! I'm hoping to squeeze in more time to craft, but so far, it doesn't look like a possibility. Happy crafting!

I'm Addicted... LOL!

Here is yet another one of my Precious Moments digis that I turned into a card. Yes, I have to admit, I am definitely addicted to digis! Who would of thought? Not me, that's for sure... lol! Hope you all enjoyed your father's day celebrations. We had quite a busy weekend and I am totally exhausted. However, I did find some time to squeeze in some crafting with more PM digis. Have a great week!

Whistle Away...

Here is another card that I created with a Precious Moments image that I got here. I hope you get to check the site out. It has all different types of digital images. I've never been one to like using digis, but I think I'm coming around... lol! Happy Wednesday!

I'm Back... Again!

I know it's been a while, again, but I want you all to know that I am doing okay. I've just been really busy with our family activities and blogging was put on the back burner for a bit. Hopefully I'll be able to squeeze in a post here and there. Thank you to those of you who still come and check out my blog. I really appreciate all the sweet comments you leave me.

Today's post is a card with a Precious Moments image that I got here. There are so many to choose from, but this is the one that I wanted to work with first. Wishing all of you a wonderful work week!

A Little Seahorse...

Here is another card that I made with the extra critters that I cut out. I made this card for a special friend to celebrate her birthday. And even though we don't see each other as much, I wanted to let her know that I was thinking of her on her birthday! I hope that it put a smile on her face.

Sometimes I Wish I Was An Octopus...

Do you like my title? It's true! Sometimes I wish I was an octopus so that I could get even more done! LOL! Our busy life has been catching up with me and that is why I haven't been able to post as much as before. Luckily, I've still been able to craft (it keeps me sane... lol). Here is my card that I wanted to share with all of you today. A friend of mines asked me to cut out some critters for her so at the same time, I made some to use myself. Wishing you all a great work week!

CATS May...

Here is my card and tag that I created for this month's CATS (card and tag swap). The theme this month was to use the color combo orange, pink, and yellow. When I read that, the first thing that came to mind was sherbert ice cream. So I took out my Cricut and used the Simply Charmed cartridge to cut out these ice cream cones. I hope my partner will like these! Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week!

Sunflower Punch Art...

Here is a card that I created for my dear friend's dad. It's supposed to be a "masculine" card, but I know you're looking at the sunflowers and thinking that's not "masculine." LOL! I totally agree, but whenever I see sunflowers, it reminds me of my friend and her dad. So that's the reason for the sunflowers on his card.

As I was looking on Splitcoast, I came across a bunch of sunflower punch art that I thought would be perfect for my card. Click here to see the one I chose to CASE.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you all enjoyed your Mother's Day celebrations!

Pop-up Gift Card Holder...

Here is the pop-up gift card holder that I created for DD2's teacher. I got the instructions from Craft Project Central, but actually changed some of the measurements to fit into the clear plastic envelopes. DD2 helped me to decorate the card and pretty much told me what she wanted to go on the card. I do apologize however for the picture of the front of the card. I'm not sure why the colors came out differently since I took the pictures one after the other. Oh well, live and learn right? Have a safe weekend everyone! Thanks for stopping by to check out my blog!

Orchid Punch Art...

I think this will be the last of my "new" flower creations... at least for now. I created this Orchid, and the rest of those tropical flower punch art, with the inspiration of my Grandparents. My Grandpa passed away over 14 years ago and for those of you who have been following my blog for a while know that my Grandma passed away less then a year ago. They were both great to have around and I learned so much from them while growing up. They were truly the best and I miss them a lot! Creating all these flower punch art lately has brought back fond memories of them! You see, they used to have a yard filled with beautiful flowers which they would take to the graveyard every Friday (rain or shine). They grew Heliconias, Birds of Paradise, Torch Gingers, but especially Orchids. They had a whole hot house filled with these beautiful Orchids. So every time I see these flowers I always think of them. Sorry to get off track, but I just wanted to share the little story as to why I've been creating these flowers. Okay, back to the Orchids... to create this flower, I used the Fancy Flower punch. I trimmed down 3 out of the 5 petals to give it the Orchid shape. For the center, I punched out another flower and used only 1 petal. I stuck a little strip of yellow cs in the center and rolled/glued it. I then poked a whole in the center and stuck it through (gluing the end tip to the back of the flower). The larger petal in the center is just folded at the end and glued down. I hope to one day make a tutorial for these flowers, but with life being so hectic lately, I'm not sure if I'll have the chance anytime soon. Hopefully I'll get around to it. Thanks again for stopping by. I hope that you have been inspired to give these a try too!

Tropical Punch Art...

It's been a while since I first thought about creating some tropical flowers with my punch art, but needless to say, I never bought the bird punch until now. So now that I finally own the Bird punch, I could create these flowers! This is actually supposed to be a flower arrangement consisting of a Bird of Paradise and a couple of Torch Gingers. I sure hope that's what they look like! To create the Bird of Paradise, I used the Bird punch. I trimmed down some of the pieces to get them to look the way that I wanted it to. To create the Torch Ginger, I used the 5-Petal Flower punch and the Boho Blossom punch. The bowl that is holding these flowers was created with the wide oval punch. Hope you enjoy my creation! Thanks for stopping by!

Gumdrops...

I got this adorable stamp set from Michele a while back and I finally came around to inking it up. Such a fun set to work with. Thanks Michele! This set was perfect! Wishing all of you a great week! Thanks for stopping by!

Back to the Cricut...

Here are a few more cards that I created using the critters I made a while back. It is so easy to create cards when you already have a stash of pre-made decorations. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to take out my Cricut and prep more items for future use. Happy Thursday!

Another Precious Moments Card...

Thank you all for the wonderful comments re: my first Precious Moments card. You've encouraged me to dig out another one of my PM stamps. I hope you like this one as well!

Precious Moments...

I finally decided to use some of my stamps that have been "tucked away"... lol! Here is one of my Precious Moments stamps that I dug out to create a card for a dear sweet friend. As some of you might know, I've been a collector of Precious Moments figurines for a while and when I look at them, they always make me happy. They cheer me up and bring wonderful thoughts to mind. Hopefully when my friend receives this card, it will put a smile on her face too! Hope you all enjoy your weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Just 4 You...

Just a short post for today as I would like to share another cricut card that I created for a friend of mines. I hope that she'll like it. I just couldn't resist using this adorable little seal. Wishing you all a great week!