Happy Birthday to my mother-in-law!

This is my wonderful mother-in-law's card.  She loves black and red.  I added some blue and white for a little extra color.  I used my Cricut to cut the sentiment, flower and scalloped circle.

Guess how much the Post Office charged me today to mail this card -- $1.39.  Somehow I can't imagine that was right.  It weighed 1.3 oz. and that should have put it at $.61.  I always add an extra $.20 for the lumpiness.  She said it was considered a package!  She had a template and tried to slide it through a hole in the template.  I wonder how many cards that I've put $.81 worth of postage on, and the recipients had to pay postage to get them.  Unbelievable!

Hope you like it!

Happy Birthday to my father-in-law!

This is my father-in-law's birthday card. He plays bluegrass music. I found the guitar image online and cut it with a Nestabilities oval die. The green background is a tag from the Cricut Winter Woodland cartridge. I cut the image and then embossed it with my Cuttlebug.  The stars are from the Cricut George cartridge.


The inside says, "To a wonderful guy that “strums” through life with a smile on his face. . . one who we are proud to call “Dad.”

Hope you like it!

Inspired by a song . . .

Pocket Full of Papers is having a challenge this week.  The challenge is set to begin tomorrow, February 1st.  I went ahead and listed my album tonight.  I hope you'll check it out and the song that inspired it.  The album is cut out of chipboard in the shape of a tag from the Cricut Winter Woodland cartridge.  The font for the word "Hero" is from the Cricut Storybook cartridge. 

Here are just a couple of pictures.  Click here to go to the auction.

This is the day . . . (Sympathy Card)

A very sweet friend's husband passed away earlier this month, and this is the card I made to send to her. I used a calendar template I found on SplitCoastStampers.


The inside says, "Another angel earned his wings. Sending love, hugs and prayers."

The oval and scalloped ovals are punches.
The flourish is from the Storybook Cricut cartridge.

The flower edging is a Martha Stewart border punch.

Hope you like it.

Holy Cow Birthday Card

I made this card for my son-in-law's 30th birthday.  I gave it to him last night, so now I can post it.  I had to give him a hard time about having a birthday with a zero at the end.

The inside says, "We 'herd' you were turning the big 3-0! Happy Birthday!"

The cow is from the From my Kitchen Cricut cartridge.  The font is Lyrical Letters (Cricut cartridge as well).  The silhouette circle is from the good old George cartridge, and the photo corners are Cuttlebug.

TFL!

Tammy

Miss Me?

I sure hope you do!  I was out of town last weekend, and for the life of me, I haven't been able to get into the scrapbook room in over a week . . . until tonight.  I will have a birthday card to post in a couple of days.  It's for my son-in-law who is turning 30 this week.  I have to wait until I give the card to him, and then I'll post it.   Stay tuned!

Earth's Loss Sympathy Card

This is the first of several sympathy cards I need to make in the next few days.  They are definitely hard to make because you want them to convey your true feelings of sympathy.

I used the Winter Woodland Cricut cartridge for the scalloped octagon shape, as well as Paper Dolls Dress Up for the tree.

The inside says, "Is Heaven's Gain."

Hope you like it. 

TFL.

Flying High

I took this picture of my granddaughter when we flew to Daytona Beach last year.  She's actually studying the survival guide -- how cute is that.  It's not like me to put one photo on a layout, but since this was the only picture I took, it worked well on a layout by itself.

I used my Cricut a lot on this one, plus some Jolee's stickers for the branches/flowers and several Martha Stewart punches.  I love them!

TFL!

Random Togetherness

It was so fun to scrapbook today.  This is a layout I've had on my table for a couple of weeks, but have only worked on it a little at a time.  Since Christmas is over, maybe now I'll have a little more time to get into the scrapbook room.

These were a bunch of random "couple" pictures I took last year when we went to Daytona Beach to celebrate Whitney's graduation.  So, I decided to put them all together and gave it this title.  Hope you like it!

If I make the picture any bigger, only half of it shows up.  Therefore, double click on it to see a bigger version.

Merry Christmas!

If you stop by my blog today, please know that even though lots of you stop by, and don't leave comments, I appreciate the fact that you want to stop by.  (And if you decide to leave a comment, that would make my day!) 

I pray that God will bless you on this Christmas day.  It is a special day to me, and I hope it is to you as well.

Want Some Blog Candy?

Veronica, one of my talented fellow designers over at Pocket Full of Papers, is giving away some blog candy.  Click here to check it out!

Want Some Christmas Candy?

I made this cute candy gift and put it on eBay. It would be great for a co-worker or teacher!

Hopefully, someone will think it's cute!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250545397699&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

On your birthday . . .

I made this card for one of my best friends for her birthday. She loves bright colors, so I made this one bright just for her. I love the Spellbinders Shapeabilities fleur de lis die, but it sure was hard to get it to cut and get it out of the die. Then I remembered reading somewhere that the secret was to use wax paper between your paper and the die. It worked like a charm!

TFL.

Your Birthday is Something to Crow About

I made this birthday card for my cousin who is in prison. (He's never hurt anyone. He is in there because he's struggled with drug addiction since he was a teenager -- kept getting caught, violating probation, etc., and the Judge ended up sending him to prison for 12 years -- toooooooo long!!!). I haven't seen him in years, but after he was sent to prison, I felt the need to reconnect with him. I'm so glad I did. He seems thrilled to have someone care about him and take the time to write a letter. And I have sent him pictures of our grandparents that he says he treasures. He and I have been writing back and forth for the past few years. His letters are amazing. And he truly hopes that when he gets out in 3 years, he will be able to repay his family for the heartache he's put them through. I pray he will be able to avoid the temptations of drugs again! I HATE drugs!!!

Anyway, I cannot put a brad or anything hard on the cards I make for him, or the prison will reject them. And, the card can't weigh over an ounce, or they will reject it. After finishing this card last night, I realized it is square, which will add extra postage, and I'm afraid they won't let him have it! Duh! Why didn't I think of that? So, shortly after taking this picture, I cut it down in size and made it sort of like a postcard and put white cardstock on the back and wrote his message on there. I'll remember "no square cards" the next time!

TFL.

Cherished Memories

This is a layout I made for eBay with cuts from the "A Child's Year" cartridge. I love how the colors turned out! Wish me luck with this one!

Double click to see the layout better, or you can go here to check the details out.

TFL!