Lots of cards at once!

Sheetload is a blog with a free e-zine that gives you a sketch and cutting instructions to make 6-8 cards or card fronts at a time. I found it was great to use up a bunch of scraps!

Karate is AWESOME!

J took Karate lessons last summer, and I'm just now getting around to scrapbooking the pics. Here is a SUPER Simple LO I made of his first broken board.

Hoppy Easter

I saw a title similar to this on the Cricut Message board many months ago, but I didn't like the font they had used. I made this one using all Doodletype and the Cricut Design Software.

Have a great birthday p-aargh-ty!

Our young friend, Dylan, will be having a party soon, and it seems to be pirate themed. Ahoy there, and have a great party. This card was made using my Cricut and it's Design Software. The original idea is from Cricut Butterflies and she got her inspiration from Susan's Card. I omitted the pirate hook and boots. The treasure chest should have been on the card, but a 3 year old pirate ran off with it LOL!

Happy Birthday Pop Up

I received this card for my birthday, and thought, "Hey, I can re-create this in DS!"


Below is my first try. It's not embellished yet, but I think it turned out okay.

Happy Owl-o-ween

I found this cute saying at ThriftyGranny's Blog, and I love the 3D owl stickers I found at Michael's. I designed the scalloped circle using Susan's scalloped circle tutorial and CDS. The trick or treat stamp is one that was RAK'd to me, and the stamp around the scalloped circle is my brand new toy. It's the monogram stamp from JustRite Stampers using the small font set. It's just a simple notecard, but isn't it cute! I'll be sending this one to my nephews.

Money, money, money, money

Here 's another money book that I've made. This time, it's for my nephew. He turned the big 1-0 a couple of days ago, and I'll be seeing him a week to give him his gift in person. Hope he likes it!





Materials:
Card stock
Rhinestone
Chalk for the front
CDS
Skittles
Embroidery Floss
JustRite Stampers Monogram Stamp
JustRite Stampers Small Font Set
Ribbon

Things you didn't know...

Jenny tagged me.


5 little known things about me...


1. I'm adopted. I can't believe my parents picked me from this picture. I sort of look like a baby Mr T. sans gold chains.

2. I knew DH and I would get married as soon as he asked me out on a date. I just had to convince him *wink*.

3. I have two tattoos, and no I don't have any pictures to share. They really look like one tattoo, but they were done at two different times. The first one is a butterfly on top a yin yang (the butterfly represents being born again - the etymology of both my first and middle names and the yin yang 1) because I was a dumb college girl and 2)I love the concept of the 4 laws of the symbol). The second is the Chinese symbol for dragon (my Chinese zodiac birth year).

4. I'm a closet (well not anymore) of all things Arthur. He is my fave character in a book, and I've made my kids fall in love with the PBS cartoon.

5. I have a celeb crush on Christian Bale. Not just of Batman fame... I've loved him from afar since Empire of the Sun. Even when he was a not so nice Nazi in "Swing Kids" I loved him - LOL!

Jack-o-Lanterns

Jen came up with this great 3-D jack-o-lantern. The moment J saw it, he said, "We can put candy in there." A new treat box for him was born. Looks like I'll be making 21 of these, too (just like the candy boxes of my July 31st post). Her cut file is available at her blog and it is baby bug compatible! Thanks, Jen!

To avoid the monotony of having to make the exact same jack-o-lantern, I've made a couple of other faces to add to the fun.

Congratulations, Susan!

Susan just hit 200,000 hits! Congratulations, Susan on this HUGE milestone. I would not be able to do anything in CDS without your wonderful tutorials and your willingness to share your talent with us. Thanks so much! Susan is having a give-away to celebrate her accomplishment. Go check out the link and add a comment to enter her blog candy contest!

p.s. Heather's give-away is still going on. There are 5 different days/contests to enter.

The Money Book

http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2008/09/mazel-tov-for-a.html

I love this idea! An envelope full of cash, while fun, seems a bit impersonal. This is my version of the bank book posted on the link above.

Here are a couple of pictures of the outer box.


Here is a picture of the box opened and a picture of the book. I used my brand spankin' new JustRite Stampers Monogram stamp for the front of the book. I love that it is SO versatile!