Day 195

Since doing all of my Thank You cards, I've had the itch to get back in the {very messy} craft room and really start some scrapbooking and card making.  But, I do still feel so rusty.

I tried my hand today at a shape card, using my Gypsy.  I don't think I've done a shape card with the Gypsy before.  If I could just get the hang of using it, I think that handy little device really does make things so much easier...not to mention the portability of it!!  After a few tries at resizing and welding, the finished product was this little pineapple drink card for Christy's birthday.

Happy 40th Birthday Christy!

Day 183

Here it is...the finished product.  My Thank You card 'prototype'.

It has been so very long since I have completed anything in my craft room.  Months and months and months.  With the exception of the few cutouts for my brother's birthday, I have done no paper crafting really for a year now...and boy am I rusty!  But this felt really good to get in there and get the juices flowing again. 

I'm not 100% satisfied with this...I'm sure a few tweaks here and there are in order.  But here's the first one knocked out, now only 29 more to go!!

Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is coming up quickly, and so far I only have two cards done. These are the two cards I made for my nieces Rachel and Kendra. I needed to get them done because they have the farthest to travel...all the way to Texas.

There are a couple other Valentine's pending in my head - I just have to get them made before I loose the ideas! So, hopefully there are more pics to come...

Fireman Frosty

This is a card I made for a young man in our community named Trey. He is 16 years old, and has a terminal illness. This year for the holidays, his mother asked that individuals fill their mailbox with holiday greetings.

I made and sent this card on behalf of the entire Fire Department. I hope he liked it.

Happy Birthday Kim!

Today is Kim's birthday, and to celebrate her special day Billie had a small dinner party last night. Jodi, Katie and I joined Kim at Billie's for a few cocktails, a delicious manicotti dinner, a few games of cards, and cheesecake for dessert.

It was great to get together with the girls...it has been too long. I can't remember the last time I laughed that much.

Happy Birthday Kim...I hope you have a great day, and a great year ahead!

Happy Birthday Brittany!

Our girl Brittany celebrated her 19th Birthday on the 3rd. Unfortunately, we were getting ready to head out to the beach the next morning, so we were not able to celebrate with her.

However, tonight she had a little free time in her very hectic schedule, so Billie made her another birthday dinner...a little manicotti along with cake and ice cream, a mini birthday celebration so Mom, Billie and I could give her our cards and gifts. Nothing like celebrating your birthday for a week or two!

The card I made for her was somewhat clean and simple. I used my Cuttlebug Friends Forever folder, inked a bit, added a few rhinestones, and just stamped 'Make A Wish' with a Studio G stamp. Voila!

Happy Birthday Ms. Brittany....we all love you very much :)

Back to School Time

A few days ago, my mom asked me to make a couple cards for her. My nieces are headed back to school and she wanted to send them cards with some back-to-school fun money inside. I gave her these two cards this morning on my way to work, so she could get them off in the mail - those kids seem to go back to school early in Texas!

I hope Rachel and Kendra like their cards, and what's inside!!

Happy Birthday Kennedy

Even though our sweet little Kennedy turned 2 over a week ago, we celebrated her birthday here on the 'East Side' today. She got all kinds of good stuff, including a new bike from Grandma Judy, a table and chair set from her Auntie Billie, a fun blanket from Brittany, and some dress up clothes from her Aunt Trish...not to mention some pretty cute outfits, but what 2 year old cares about clothes?

The card I made her was certainly not elaborate, but was fit for a princess!

Welcome Baby

One of my co-workers, Stacy, is having a baby. She's actually due in early August, but is currently in labor as I post this. I was not able to make it to her baby shower, so this weekend I finished up her card and put her gift together...as luck would have it, just in the nick of time.

I used the nursery/crib set she's picked out as my inspiration for her card...hope she likes it.

Happy Birthday Billie

Yesterday was Billie's birthday. All the girls gathered at Cedars for Rum Barrels to celebrate. It turned out to be a great time. We were able to snag a table outside, and the weather was beautiful. It started out a little on the warm side, but there was a great breeze, and then when the sun went down, it was just lovely outside. We had lots of food and drinks, but even more catching up, chit-chatting and laughing our tails off. It was good of Billie to have a birthday...a great excuse to have a girl's night out :)

I wanted to make Billie a card with a cherry theme...I just had this idea in my head, but it didn't come together until I saw the oven mitt (Thanks TeriBeri http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/TERIBERI2/CARDS%202/IMG_7262.jpg).

I also ended up altering a small Christmas gift box to match, and put a couple 'cherry' odds and ends in it. All in all, it turned out pretty cute (I thought). I may have to make another one of these 'oven mitt' shape cards while it's fresh in my mind.

Happy Birthday Billie - I hope you had a good day!!

Happy Birthday Christy

Tomorrow is Christy's Birthday. Like last year, I just finished her card last night...my first card since December and I was (am) feeling a little rusty. I'm quickly putting it in the mail to her today, and with any luck and fingers crossed it will get to her overnight. The inside sentiment is "It's Your Bird•Day".

I hope you have an excellent birthday, full everything you wish for Christy!!

Happy Birthday Kim

Happy Birthday Granny

Ice Cream Birthday

Here are a few birthday cards I've made over the last couple months. I have been so delinquent in my posting recently, however, they never reached my blog...until now.

Thanks for looking...enjoy!

Cake Birthday

Kennedy's First Birthday

Happy Birthday Billie

Thursday was Billie's birthday. Mom made dinner for her, and mud pie for dessert. This is the first card I made for her.

Then last night, Kim, Jodi, Billie and I went out to the Roxy Wine Bar to celebrate. Even though we gave her cards and gifts on her birthday, I wanted to have a little something to give her last night, so I altered this clothespin, and made her a this Hello Kitty card - which she had requested.










I think Billie's birthday week might officially be over now...Happy Birthday Billie - hope you enjoyed your days!

Happy Birthday Christy

Tomorrow is Christy's Birthday. I finished her card last night, which is pretty on top of things for me!! This is going out in the mail today...hopefully it arrives on time. Hope you have great birthday Christy!

Happy Anniversary

July 6 was my mom and dad's 35th Wedding Anniversary. I thought that marked a pretty special day, but they seemed to just take it in stride.

This is the card I made for them (sorry it's kind of dark a bit blurred!), using my new Cuttlebug 'With Love' border emobssing set. Inside was a gift card for dinner to one of their favorite places - Bonefish Grill. Happy Anniversay Mom and Dad...here's to many more years to come!

Happy Father's Day

Well, for someone who is always running late, I actually finished my dad's Father's Day card earlier this week! Now, what to get the man who has everything???

I love this new Life is a Beach cartridge, and I was so excited when I found out last Saturday that they finally created an update for the Design Studio software so I could do a shape card with it. I hope my dad likes it too!