Card For My Neighbor

Happy Tuesday!!

Today I have a card to share that I made a few weeks ago.  But then I had a flare up and went to the hospital, and just realized that I never posted it!!

My mom came across this cute/funny saying on an advertisement in a magazine, and she said it would be cute to put on a dog themed card!   Here's the saying:

We decided to make a card for our neighbor, Jodi.  She is also a card maker who makes amazing cards!  Well, she has a poodle, so I wanted to make her a card that featured the same breed.  Here is what I came up with:

I cut the poodle on my Cricut, and ran the body through the Divine Swirls embossing folder for added texture.  I also added glossy accents on her little nose!

Here's a look at the finished card:

I popped both images up, but used thicker foam adhesive on the doggie, to make her appear oloser.  I used some sparkle neon cording (found at Joanns) for the leash.  The lady was cut from the Paper Dolls Teen Scene cartridge.  Did you notice how low I accidently stamped her mouth?  Ugh!! I could have cried!!  I just can't do that stuff with my poor vision!  I don't know why I even try.  And of course, I stamped it after the image was completely put together.  Some day, I swear, I will learn to stamp it first, so when I mess up, I can just recut that one part, and THEN assemble the entire image!   Lol!

I also did not use any background paper because I didn't want to distract from the images.  I'm happy with how it turned out.  (Even with the stamping boo-boo!)

Let me know what you think!  I love comments!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a GREAT day!


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Kids Craft Project (with grown-up assistance)

Hey guys!!


My project for this post is not a papercraft project.  But it is so fun and cute, that I have to share!!   A few weeks ago, my niece was over crafting with me.  She drew these adorable pictures of her, her sister, my mom, (grandma) and me.  They were so cute!  She gave us all curly hair (though none of us have it.)  And she just had so much fun!!  (She is six years old.)

Well, these pictures were so cute that my mom wanted to preserve it in a way other than just keeping the drawing.  So she came up with the idea to transfer it onto a tote bag, and the girls can carry them around whenever they want!

So we scanned the drawing, and her "signature," and printed it onto some inkjet transfer sheets that I purchased at Joanns.  Then, Grandma ironed on the design, and we went to town with fabric puff paints!!

Sorry, the  photos aren't that great.

After the paint was dry, Grandma then added some finishing touches by sewing on some buttons, crochet embelishments, and adding some charms hung by ribbon.  (The tote bags SHOULD be washable, although, I'm kinda scared to try it!! Lol! )

I love them!  I just think they're adorable!
Thanks for stopping by!


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Card For A Crafty Friend

Hey blogland!!

I hope everyone had a nice weekend!  I know I did, I actually felt well enough to craft a little! Yay!!

Today, I want to share a card I made for my crafty friend, Paula.  I didn't realize this before, but it's pretty intimidating to make a card for a fellow crafter!  Especially a super talented one!!  (You should check out her work!  This is the link to her blog:  http://pvcreations2010.blogspot.com/?m=0 )

So here is my card:

I am in love with the background paper.  I have had it for years and have no idea where I bought it, or who it's by!!  The shoe ribbon along the bottom is from Joanns (those small spools.)  Then I used the Sizzix Tim Holtz Clock Die, layered with a paper doily.  On top of that is a  few die cut flowers that I cut from a vintage Websters Dictionary (from 1912) the flowers were cut from the tattered Flirals die, also Tim Holtz.  And finally, the top flower is from Prima, the state flowers collection that come with the flowers and postcards.  The flower is Iowa's State Flower (my home state!!!)

I also decorated the inside:

The argyle paper is by Colorbok, and I used more of the dictionary paper die cut flowers, as well as the clock hands.  The stamp is from a stamp kit I purchased from HSN called, Simply Iconic. ( It is jampacked with super cute stamps, and I can't wait to play with more of them!!)

I like how the card turned out, and hope she likes it too!

Have a great week guys!!


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Tragedy Today At JoAnn Fabrics

Oh my goodness, I'm still shaking.  Today, my mom and I were shopping at JoAnns, I wanted a new detail tip hot glue gun.  I don't NEED one, but I just want one. My mom is so good to me.  On the rare occasion that I feel good enough to leave the house, my mom will drive me wherever I want to go.  Today, I came close to losing her.

The JoAnn we were at today, is not one of the huge mega-store ores, but it's not teeny by any means. A 78 year old woman DROVE THROUGH THE STORE!! Well, technically not "through," but into.  This woman drove up over those cement blocks that are in the parking spaces, then over the curb.  Through 4 of those metal bins full of items  for sale, (like a sidewalk sale.)  Then  through the double doors (steel framed)  THEN she took out 19 AISLES OF SHELVES!!!  They fell like dominoes!!  The fabric cutting counter was demolished,  and only one of the three registers are still standing.  She also took out two aisles that were perpendicular to the others.  Her vehicle went through 2/3 of the store!!!  She really had to have been driving pretty fast.

My mom was on the 19th aisle, and I was on the 20th. She had JUST LEFT that aisle and turned the corner to meet me when the shelves started falling like dominoes! One knocking down the next, and the next.  The shelves are so high, that I didn't even know what was knocking them over at that point, but I saw them all falling, and shoved my mom out of the way! I didn't know if I'd get out of the way ... but I wasn't going to let my mom get hurt if I could help it.  It was then that we saw the car rolling just a few feet more forward,

We were very lucky.  The store manager was taken to the hospital, with a hurt arm.  A JoAnns employee, Carol, and a little old lady were both pinned under the car, along with the 19 aisles of metal shelving and all that product.  I will be hearing their screams for a very long time.  I immediately dialed 911, as the smell of gas was filling what was left of the store. Some people were trying to help get them out, but there was nothing anyone could do without the fire department and paramedics.  There was so much blood, and screaming and suffering.

Something else that keeps ringing in my ears, and replaying in my head, is this woman started running and screaming, "MOM??! WHERE ARE YOU??!  MOM!!!!"   And right then you hear "HELP ME!!! SOMEONE HELP ME!!!"  And those agonizing screams were  coming from under the car.  It was her mother.  I don't know how many more people were injured, because the 911 operator told me to go outside and flag down the fire trucks.  (I was glad to get out, because with that gas smell so strong, I was scared it  would explode!)  It was horrible to hear people screaming, and there is NOTHING you can do.

The fire dept had to use the jaws of life, and when they finally got the older lady out, they had her on a stretcher, racing her out to the ambulance, and her body was covered.  I bet she won't make it.  (I'm still shaking)  I was trying to help calm the poor daughter of one of the pinned women, but... it was bad.  I asked if I could call anyone for her, and she was just so shook up and she said she'd do it eventually.  But she was so distraught.  I took a video of everything, after I called 911, but I don't think I should post it. I want to show the damage, but not the injured people, and nobody needs to hear those screams for help.

Oh, and the driver was able to get out on her own, and didn't get even a SCRATCH.  Not even whiplash, nor did she get knocked out from the airbags.  Wow.

 She was driving fast! She HAD to have been.  My gosh.  The news helicopters were hovering so quickly.  They were there right after the paramedics.  My brother ust called and saw  footage (Overhead from the helicopters) and the news story told that the driver said she was in park.  Um..NO!  There's no way  she could have driven 2/3 through a store along with all the obstacles if she was "in park." When I was giving my witness statement, The driver was right next to me and she was giving her statement, and they were assessing her.  She told the auto investigator that she was parking, and hit the gas instead of the brake.  Those were HER words.  The investigator then asked  how she got enough  speed to do that damage, and she didn't reply.  she started hyperventilating.  I do feel bad for her, I can't imagine being responsible for seriously injuring people.  She also said she had just came from getting her hair cut.  I just hope it wasn't something silly like her checking out her new haircut in the mirror, and wasn't paying attention!!

We  had to stick around and give witness statements, etc.  But I'm still shook up, and physically still shaking.

Dang, and I really wanted that Detail Tip Glue Gun!! I'm happy to leave with my life though!

I hope everyone has a good,  safe day.  





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Sugar, Spice, And Everything Nice

Howdy!

**This has nothing to do with my card share in the rest of this post.... but holy cow!!! Have you seen the news today?  The tornado that just hit in Moore, OK  is just DEVASTATING!  Some of my favorite crafty peeps live in the Oklahoma City area, and I just hope that everyone is alright.  The pictures that are coming across he TV are just horrifying.

Shee!

Today I want to share two, girl-themed baby shower cards.  My sister in law, Amy needed a card for a friends shower.  (Amy never tells me what she wants the card to look like, just the occasion.  So it can be fun and frustrating at the same time! Haha!)  I typically will make a couple cards and let her choose (if I have the time.)  So here is the first one:

(I apologize for the sideways picture.  I don't know why I can't get it to rotate!! Ugh!)  This is a pretty easy card.  I picked out some baby-themed background papers, stamped on a tag, and tied a little twine bow "around" the giraffe's tail.

So that was my cute/sweet card, and next up is a funny one.

First off, I adore this background paper!!  It's little baby clothing hung on a clothesline.  I can't remember what the writing says.  It was too tiny for my eyes to read, so I had it read to me... and It was a while ago.  Something like, "onesies, and bottles, and diapers, Oh my!!"  Super cute!  Then, for my favorite part, the stamp says, "Does this diaper make my butt look big?"  Hahaha! Love, love, love it!!  And my sister in law choose the funny one! Yay!

As always, thanks for stopping by!



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Mother's Day 2013

Hi bloggy friends!

I know I'm late in posting this, but with my crazy illness, I post when I can!  I hope all you mamas out there had a super lovely day!  I got my wonderful mom a new serge machine for Mother's Day, so I tried to go for a sewing theme on her card.

The papers are from the Farm Girl paper pad. (Which I purchased from Jan at JLRscrapbooks.com  She has quite the little shop! Great prices, SUPER quick shipping,
and you couldn't ask for better service!)  This paper was just perfect for my card, because it looks like a double-wedding ring quilt!!  I stamped around the "quilt" with a zig-zag stitch stamp to emphasize the sewing theme.  (I wish I could have actually sewn on it, but oh well!)  And I also added a vintage sewing machine brad in the center of my flowers.  Fairly simple card, but I was so pleased with it!
Here's the inside:

Stamped sentiments are from Scrappy Moms Stamps, but I can't remember the set name off the top of my head!

I even (simply) decorated the envelope!

The washi tapes that I used are from Studio 112 (the $1.00 bins at JoAnns)  They are mini rolls, and come two per package.  But you get a decent amount for a buck in my opinion!

Well, thanks for stopping by! Have a good one!

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School Signs, And My New Toy!!!!!

Hi guys!!

Today I wanted to share all the signs that I've made recently for my sister-in-law's school... BUT!!!  When I went to upload the photos, they were GONE! Uuuuuuuugh!

Her school was having a carnival for the kiddos and their families, (I remember going to them when I was in elementary school!)  So I was asked to make the signs to hang at each booth!  That in itself is a carnival for me!!  So I got to make 14 signs, each were half poster board size, and lettering was cut from my Cricut.  Signs were for things like, "Cupcake Walk,"  "Ring Toss,"  "Face Painting," etc.

The only pictures that I have of the signs are these two, and they are the start of the signs, which I took to show my new toy!!

It's my KellyCraft Laser Light Level!!!   My gosh, I'm so excited to own it!  I saw  on Summer CHA 2012 videos, and got it for Christmas!  (Yes, this post is long overdue! But I've been so sick that I just recently got a chance to play with it.)

It puts out this great laser light that you cancan adjust where you need it, and it helps to get lettering (like I did here) or stamps, borders, die cuts, ANYTHING straight!!  It is just fabulous for someone who is almost completely blind, such as myself!

And here is a sign that I actually DO have pictures of:

This sign was made for Teacher Appreciation Week, last week. (For my niece's school.)  I used Versamark ink for the background/watermark starsstars.  I love how it turned out!  My sister-in-law has a giant inflatable guitar, (don't ask me why! haha!)
So she wanted this sign to go with it.

Thanks for looking!

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Happiest Birthday Wishes, ... Scrabble Style!!

I'm having serious memory problems here lately!! (Must be some of my new medications. Hmmm.)  Anyway, I made this card last November for my Sister-in-law's birthday, and can't remember if I ever posted it!

This card was so fun to make!  For the game board, I copied an actual Scrabble board,
and just cut a section of it that I needed for the card.  The stamps I used for the "Scrabble tiles" are a set from Scrappy Moms Stamps, and I believe it's called Alphabet Soup.  I also used the die that cuts them to 'tile size' and the wood grain background stamp (also from Scrappy Moms.)  The wood grain was stamped in Antique Linen Distress Ink, to give it a very subtle... almost tone on tone look!  I also cut all the tiles I needed to spell out my words times ten!  Crazy, I know.  But I wanted them to be dimensional, without using pop dots.  So I stacked them up!  They ended up being about a third to a half the size (thickness) of actual Scrabble tiles, which I thought was perfect for a card.  I hope you can tell the thickness of them in this picture:

And here's my made-up sentiment on the inside of the card, (oh yeah, it was a gift card holder too!)

Hope you like it!!!  (And I hope she did!!)

Ta-ta for now!

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Betty Boop Card

I hope you are all having a great Saturday!   I have a few new(ish) projects to share, so I'm hoping to get them all posted today!! 

First up, is a goodbye card for my next door neighbor Betty, who  moved away. (At the me I made this card though, she hadn't yet moved.)  She is obsessed with Betty Boop!  She even belongs to a  Betty Boop Camping Troop!  So when I decided to make her a farewell card, the theme/focal point image was not at all difficult to pick.

I found quite a few SVG files, and here is the one I chose:

The SVG cuts a teeny tiny flower for the accent on the garter, but I didn't really ke the way it looked, so I added a rhinestone instead!
I used a prismatic gold paper for the bracelets, earrings, and garter.  I just love the way that the prismatic paper catches the light!!

And here's the finished card:

She got a kick out of it, so that made me happy!


Thanks for stopping by!


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Easter Cards ... Posted Just A Week Late!

Hi peeps!

I hope you all had a lovely Easter last weekend!   I was bummed because I didn't get cards made for all the kiddos in my family this year.   I've been so sick, that I'm surprised I accomplished what I did!!  (I DID get Easter baskets for allall of the  though, and let's face it... that's what they care about! haha)

I did make one kid card for my youngest nephew, Foster.  It is (was) his first Easter!!! My mom said that if nothing else, he HAD to get a card.  So this is the super simple one I made for him:

The cute little chickie in his egg, is from the Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge.  Instead of cutting the face it was designed with, I stamped a Peachy Keen Critter Faces stamp on him. And BOY did he turn out cute! I just love the difference that those PK stamps make!!

My next card is a more elegant and religious Easter one.  (ONE?! I actually made three of these for my mom to send to a few friends!)  It is really simple, yet looks so detailed and pretty. (I think, anyway!)  First I designed a basic frame on my Gypsy by welding a rectangle and an oval together. (I did this twice, making one just slightly larger so that it would be a layered frame.)  If there is already a cut on a cartridge like this, I sure as heck couldn't find it!!  At least not on any of the 100+ cartridges that I own!

I also ran the top layer through my Cuttlebug Divine Swirls folder.  (Heart that embossing folder!!)
Next, I took  my plain white A2 sized card base and laid this frame centered where I wanted it, and traced the inside oval real lightly with a pencil. I had to do that to ensure I was getting proper placement for  my image.  I found this beautiful bling cross at Michaels for $0.49!  So I added the cross in the center of my drawn oval, and erased the pencil marks:

Next, I added the frame to my card base, popping it up on mounting tape to give the card dimension.  I also added a cluster of purple Prima flowers in different sizes and shades to finish off the card.

I think this is one of my favorite cards that I've made, and they were so simple!!  I think they turned out so pretty, and I hope the recipients think so too!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my cards today!

"Don't glue anything I wouldn't glue!!"