Card Patterns #138 - 50th Birthday card!

I've been making cards but not posting them! This was a great sketch and I was going to party last night anyway! I just used paper in my stash and cut the words out of the cricut forever young cartridge!

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!

Card Patterns #89 - Kayla's Birthday Card

Shaina needed a birthday card for a party she is going to today. We had bought this cute felt bag to put the gift card in and she wanted something to match. I used scraps of paper and quickutz for the 13 and sizzlets for the cupcake and gift! The circles were cut with the cricut!

Have a great week!

Guy Cards, Thank You's, and starting Texas Scrapbooks!!!

I've been home from vacation about a week ~ getting caught up at work and home so this weekend had some time to be creative (and I needed it!!!). The first 2 cards are done using Card Patterns Sketch #74. Both use Graphic 45 paper. The first one (the golf one) is for a guy at work. I don't usually just use white cards with nothing behind them, but the dark greens were hard to figure out what I would do. This graphic 45 paper is pretty cool because it has different "guy" like scense on it ~ golf, pool, cars, tennis, etc!

I made the wine bottle card using Basic Grey paper and the shadow for the wine bottle and glass from the summer in paris cricut cart. A guy in my office is quite the wine enthusiast and I thought it would be fun to make a wine card. Hope the flowers aren't too feminine!! He does really enjoy the cards I make so I'm sure he won't mind.

I started my Texas scrapbooks (see below) and suddenly was inspired to make a birthday card for another man in my office who is from Texas ~ his birthday isn't till next March or April but for once I'm ahead of the game!!!

I also needed a bunch of thank you cards for work for a project that a group finished. I used 2 Sketches 4 you sketch from last week (but didn't post these cards) as a guide and used up many of my scraps. I actually made 17 of them and this is just an assortment of a few of them!

Last but not least, I started getting the Texas scrapbooks ready ~ For once in my life I'm pretty organized on this. I've got the pages sketched out on a piece of paper and knew I would need 2 scrapbooks for the trip (and I'm making 3 sets, one for me and one for each of my kids!). I had these tapestry albums in my stash (enough to do all 6 books!) so the first thing I worked on was the little window thing. Usually I wait till I'm all done but this time I decided to tackle it first thing! More to come on these books!

Thanks for looking and have a great week!

2 Sketches 4 You and Pink Elephant #51

I loved Laura's sketch #44 at 2 Sketches 4 You this week! I actually used it twice today! Both cards are here!

The first one is a birthday card for someone in my office that has birds. I love this little birdcage from the cricut songbird cartridge!

The next card is a valentine card that also uses the elements from the Pink Elephant challenge #51 (pink, polka dots, and bow).

I'm scrapping with my friends today so I'll be back working on Disneyland layouts in just a few minutes!

Card Patterns #47 - Yee Haw!

I worked on a bunch of Woody and Jessie from Toy Story layouts this weekend and had a bunch of "western" products left as scraps! There is a guy in my office who is a cowboy off the job so I made him a birthday card (his birthday isn't until March or April but at least that is one I don't have to worry about!).

I used the Card Patterns sketch #47, creative imaginations paper, the cricut old west cartridge, and some quickutz dies that I've had for awhile!

My sister in Texas sent me this cool ribbon that I used similarly to one of the Card Patterns design team members! I don't know how long I've had those gold star brads but it is nice to use them!

Pink Elephant Challenge #47

I've never done this challenge (and I may too late because I don't know when their weeks run) but they had a very sweet sketch! I loved it and I used the quickutz cake again! Thanks for looking and happy monday!

Birthday Cards and Cake Balls!

I've been in the mood to make birthday cards! Partly because there are alot of people having birthdays and partly because I'm trying to get organized for the year!

This first card uses the Laura's Sketch 42 from 2S4Y. My sister, Teresa, gave me this quickutz cake die that I've been wanting for a long time for Christmas and I just had to use it! The paper is DCWV and the lace is Fancy Pants. The tag is also a quickutz and I used one of the dollar stamps on it!

I'm going to save this for my mom's birthday in June!


A guy at work had a birthday on the first and I tried my new cricut "Sweet Treats" cartridge to make this birthday cake card. The paper on this is Basic Gray "Cupcake."

I used some stickles to make it "sparklier!"










I had so much fun with this cricut cartridge that I made several different versions using the Basic Gray paper....












And then I used some other paper I had that said Happy Birthday so I didn't cut out the sentiment for the front!












My friend Bonnie's birthday was this last week (although she was in Arizona and won't be back till Sunday) so I found this cool tutorial on Split Coast Stampers for a "flower pot" card. I used birthday paper for the "pot" and then cut out flowers and leaves with my sizzix. These were so fun......










That I made 24! I used the non-birthday ones for thank you's for x-mas presents and little things people gave me at work! Here they all are (picture isn't that great but you can see I was busy!).














I also made these yummy cake balls to take to work this week. They are super easy and look cool! Here is the recipe:

1. Make a cake (any flavor) from a cake mix in any sort of pan (I used 9 X 13 because it was the easiest).
2. When the cake is done, crumble it into a large bowl while it is still warm. Stir in a can of frosting mix (any flavor) until well blended.
3. I then let it set an hour or so to cool down.
4. Form small balls with the cake mixture (the recipe I found on the internet said to use a melon baller but I found it just as easy to roll in my hands). I then put them on a plate in the freezer for a 1/2 hour or so.
5. Dip the balls into melted chocolate and place on wax paper to set.

Everyone at work loved them!

Card patterns #35 - A couple "purple" cards

I had 2 cards to make for work this week so I used Card Patterns #35 to do it. Both of the gals love purple so here they are!

The paper was all from my stash! The Happy Birthday was cut from the cricut Lyrical Letters cartridge and the thank you from Beyond Birthdays. Photo corners (on thank you) and the swirl are quickutz.

The buttons were reflections (from Michael's) ~ I really love patterned buttons as they add so much!

Well off to work I go soon!

Card Patterns #33 - It's Your Day

I needed to make a birthday card for my friend Lisa. She and I moved from Idaho to Oregon and have known each other since junior high school. A mutual friend we work with is having a little party for her next Sunday. So I used card patterns #33 to make the card. I started out making the just black and white card and then tried one with a little more color. I had this pink and red ribbon so I just went from there! I am still in a pickle about which one to give her!

I just have to say this is one asesome sketch this week! I had a great time with it!

Thanks for stopping buy!

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!

2 Sketches 4 You ~ Kazan's Sketch 29

I had some great fun with Kazan's Sketch #29 this week! I have several friends and family with late June and July birthdays! So I took my scraps and leftovers of Little Yellow Bicylce Zinnia collection (I made a cool frame for my mom for Mother's Day with it) and started cutting out elements for the cards! They all use a Technique Tuesday Birthday Stamp and the cake is from the Lyrical Letters Cartridge. The flourish ont he side and the circle and flower circle are both cut with a revolution cookie cutter die. I changed around the papers and the bling (there is lots of it!)
and changed the directions of the card! I came out with 4 similar but different cards so I had to share them all!

This was great fun!

Thanks Kazan for a great sketch this week!

Can't wait to see who moves forward in the Ultimate Card Contest!

Another Bitten By the Bug Contest Entry!

I had so much fun with my other entry that I decided to do another one (you can do 2 and they are due tonight at midnight!).

This is for my sister Darleen's birthday (not till end of July so whoo hoo I'm ready early!).

I used patterned paper from Basic Grey Lime Rickey. It's Your Day and the silhouette flowers are from the George Cricut cartridge. The ribbon was a little piece of leftover from my silverwood books. The little bird is a quickutz revolution. On top of the flowers I put these little foam beads that I found at Michaels tonight. They looked very cool and worked out great with the flowers!

Thanks for having such a great contest! It was fun and it helped motivate me to get a couple projects done!

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!

2 Challenges in One Card (Card Patterns #19 and Use It #14)

I have had this cute Revolution Penguin (Archiver's Exclusive) for quite some time. There are no Archiver's here so my sister Teresa who lives in Texas got it for me and mailed it to me! He/She is so cute.

The Use It #14 challenge this week was to:

**Use Pink

**Use Scallops

**Use a tag

The Card Patterns #19 sketch had a scallop on the top so this was just so natural to put them together! And I got to use my cute penguin. I even doodled on this card!

Card Patterns #13 and A Mother's Day Project!

I hope everyone had a great National Scrapbook Day! I did! I met my 2 scrapping friends at Craft Warehouse at 10 yesterday and we shopped and did a cute little make and take book (it was bound with a bind it all ~ so cool ~ and I have one in the box that I've never used so I think I'll be using it now!). Then we scrapped all day and I finished my Silverwood book! I will post pictures soon!

But....here is my Card Patterns card for Sketch #13. Below you will see my mother's day project. I used some leftover paper to make my daughter her birthday card (her birthday is 5/6!). The patterned paper is all Little Yellow Bicycle Zinnia. I love this paper! The happy birthday is a Technique Tuesday Stamp. The brad in the flower and the bling on the candles is the same Little Yellow Bicycle collection. I even doodled on the white paper!





A week ago, I took a class at my local scrap store, Scrapbook Fever (see the last post). We made this cool Fancy Pants frame. I wanted to get the same frame and do it in purples because my mother likes purple for mother's day. They didn't have any more of that frame so I bought the 18 X 9 frame. I bought and collected a bunch of cool purple stuff and then went to work to create!






And here is the finished product. It really looks better in real life. When my mom gets here, we will put in some pictures. I can't believe I did this by myself! The flower in the left bottom corner is made of several different kinds of paper. All the floweres are layered and chalked and there are lots of little details! Hopefully she will like it!

This last picture is of the frame we did in class last week. The paper is BoBunny. The teacher had everything cut out and it still took us all day. The big flower is a little different pattern ~ she gave us 2 patterns! I like the one that I made for the purple one a little bit better!

Have a great week! I know mine will be busy as both my kiddos have their birthdays, mother's day, National Corrections Week so lots of activities at work!

Take care!

2 Sketches 4 You week of December 22, 2008

At first I looked at this week's sketch and thought how could I come up with something for the area with the 3 circles? And then I had all kinds of ideas but not enough time ~ maybe will get more at the end of the week and do some more!

At work, another gal and I make cards all year for the state food drive. The official time of the food drive is February so valentines go very well and we sell them for cheaper than stores so of course people buy them! So, I made one valentine to sell for the food drive. The paper is mostly K and Company. The "love" is a sizzlet and the "you" and "me" were cut with quickutz Eliza mini. The hears are also sizzlets and the "love" heart is on pop dots. The clear stickers with the sayings are from my stash. The rhinestones are also K and Company.

I have 7 managers that report directly to me and at the time of each person's birthday we all go out to lunch. I make every one of them a card and with these 2 made I actually have them all made for the year 2009. Some of their birthdays aren't till September but I feel really good about not having to scramble at the time of their birthdays! For once I'm organized! I just have to make one for my boss (but his birthday isn't till May!).

The balloons on the first one are from the cricut teardrop cartridge and the happy birthday is a sizzlet that I had borrowed from a friend quite some time ago and cut out a bunch of happy birthdays to use later! They came in real handy!



I've been using a lot of black and white with blue so this time I tried purple tones with it and think it looks great too! The black and white paper was scraps from other projects (I've got a lot of black and white scraps so there could be more cards using that combo coming!). The happy birthday and flourishes are quickutz revolution. The flowers are doodlebug and the rhinestone brads are darice.

Thanks for taking a look! It has been another wild weather week here. They stay this cold and snow storm is the worst we've had in 40 years (I was kid in Idaho then so I wasn't here). It snowed all day when I was at work Monday ~ 6 to 8 inches. But it was my lucky day, because I decided to go for a little drive at lunch to make sure I could still back my car out of the parking lot so I checked our local store, Scrapbook Fever on-line to see if they were open and read the story about the owner and her husband having to stay in a motel across the street from the store because their house had lost power (alot of trees and limbs came down due to ice) and decided it wasn't far from work, I'd go check it out! Her husband opened the door for me and said welcome 2nd customer of the day! I jokingly asked if there were any sales and she told me whatever I bought I'd get 25% off! Very cool! I bought some extra mats for my cricut, a scraping tool (think I'll need that), a nestibility die (been meaning to try them), some x-mas stamps (like I need more???), and some card stock but it was very cool to get 25% off that stuff!



Everyone have a great holiday!

In a "Blue" Mood - 2 Sketches 4 You (week of December 22, 2008) and a picture frame!

At our local scrapbook store, Scrapbook Fever, they have make and takes every monday. A couple weeks ago, they had a cool little frame that we made using chipboard. I have a bunch of frame dies for sizzix so I made this one using the rectangle frame (cut once out of chipboard ~ I recycle cereal boxes and other boxes for my chipboard!) and once out of BoBunny polka dot paper. Then I used the Jelly frame to cute the other frame out of Me and My Big Ideas paper. The flowers are prima lace flowers. I cut Carl, Shaina, 2008 with the cricut DonJuan font. The brad is Darice. I made 16 of these and included one in my Christmas Cards for close family and friends - my parents, sisters, my aunts and uncles (that don't get to see us much).













































I thought about Laura's Sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You alot while I was driving up and down the freeway in the snow and ice (see below)! After making all those little picture frames I found myself going for the white, black, and blue combo (that is why I say a Blue Mood!) because it is so striking. I made a get well card a few weeks ago that had the same colors and loved it also! The card uses the same BoBunny Paper (lots of scraps from the frames), DCWV (the black and white striped), and another black and white scrap. the happy birthday is Quickutz Revolution. The blue and white flower is a doodlebug, and the black flower is another prima lace flower (I've used them all up now!), and the brad a Darice. This was really a fun card!

It has been an interesting week here. The week started out with snow and it is still working on more ~ it has melted off a couple times and then came back! Very odd for Western Oregon! No school all week! The kids were getting stir crazy! It took a long time to get to work most days and then when it did thaw out, the lines in the stores were incredibly long because everyone took the window of opportunity to do shopping and stock up on groceries. I also had an incredibly strange car problem ~ I rolled down my passenger side window to get some snow off and the window would not go back up! Driving on the freeway with snow blowing in was not very fun. I took it into the shop and the motor in the window was shot! $429 later I'm staying dry and warm in my car and got it done before the next wave of winter weather! The weather man says more is on it's way tonight and tomorrow!