4th of July Mini Album

This is a special 6x6 mini-album that I made for a friend of my daughters.  I met them on the 4th of July and for some reason I took a lot of pictures of everyone, including these friends who came to celebrate.  My daughter asked at the time why I was taking so many pictures, more than my usual.  Things happen for a reason.  The dad passed away unexpectedly a month later. In celebration of his life, I made this for the mother and daughter.  He was sure a hero in their life.  I am only showing a few of the pages.

Submitted to BBTB2 challenge. (http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.co.uk/) Wording is Carousel and Don Juan.  Red banner is a Cricut cut but I can't remember where it is from (besides my stash).  Remainder is Mrs. Grossmans stickers.

Wedding Shower Banner

I made one of my favorite all time items - a banner with the engagement and a few other pictures.  We couldn't figure out what to spell out with the banner and then I came up with the idea to use pictures.  I really embellished it with bits of this and that - stickers, cutouts, flowers, and paper icons.  I love how it turned out.   I cut triangles as the base and then added a heart to every other flag of the banner.  I really need to post a better picture - I think there are 6 flags in all.

Andrea's Shower Decorations

My daughter's boyfriends sister, Andrea, is getting married.  We had the shower at our house.  I did a lot of the decorations.  Here is the first one - a bride with a ribbon that got stuck to a flower.   This decoration was hanging from an umbrella outside.  It is from Tie The Knot cartridge.  I added a cut out flower and center from other cuts I made - it just made the bouquet pop.

Jeff Dunham double layout

We went to Stockton, CA to go see Jeff Dunham perform. He puts on a good show, and he is really talented. Seen some of his act before, and some was new. I used a sketch to create this double layout

Pink flower ball

This is one of my favorite homemade items, a paper flower ball made out of a styrofoam ball and lots and lots of Cricut cuts. I just cut all sizes of flowers from 2" on down and put them together randomly. I sent this off to New York for a lady in an Easter/Spring related swap. Hope to make a lot more of these.

Thanks to Craft Junkie Too! for the inspiration for this little treat cup. It says "You Are My Favorite Peep". Inside are candy eggs and a Peep. I gave them out to the people at work for their desk, now I have to make more for the family. Worked with irridesent paper for these, they turned out nice.

Lucky Girl Joan

Lucky Girl layout for my granddaughter's first St. Patrick's Day. These are not going to be the pictures I use, but I wanted to put some in the spots. I'll be sure to take some of her in her green outfit this weekend. Lucky Girl, and bracket cuts are from Rock Princess, Shamrocks and pot of gold from PDDU, border is cut from a punch. This layout is entered in the Getting Scrappy Challenge at http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/

St. Patricks Day card

It's been a long time since I have posted. I craft all the time, just haven't had time to post and create at the same time.

This is a St. Patrick's Day card I quickly put together for an Irish friend. I hand wrote an Irish blessing on the inside along with some shamrock stickers.

Princess 2 page Layout

I finished up these layouts this week. I made 5 sets for a baby layout swap on the cricut message board. I also am submitting this to the "Getting Scrappy Challenge" at http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/ on her November 20th 2011 post. The requirement was a layout with embossing. I have embossed the horse and the castle, they might be hard to see. The castle turned out nice with the 'brick' embossing. I got the inspiration from a Xmas layout in a scrapbook magazine. If I find it, I will post it. Princess word, horse and castle from OUAP, the crown from Indie Art.

Hello Kitty Card for Halloween

I made this easy card with the Hello Kitty cartridge. It was cut to fit a 8.5 x 11 cardstock. It's going out to a new little one for her first Halloween. The inspiration for this card came from the BBTB2.blogspot.com weekly posting.