A new Puppy!!! :)

Wow... what a whirlwind it has been around our house the last few days.  We got a puppy!! :)

His name is Wilbur (Willy for short) and he is soooo stinking cute I can hardly stand it. :)  He is a Golden Retriever.  Needless to say, I haven't had much time to craft, but hope to get back into the swing of things this work.  Puppies are definielty a lot of week, but TOTALLY worth it :)

Monkey birthday card using George & Basic Shapes

Today is my husband's 35th birthday!!  This year I decided to make him a monkey card since he was called a monkey when he was a baby.

The idea for this card came from this post. http://therobbsbloggingalong.blogspot.com/2008/07/cricut-monkey.html

It was SUPER easy to make.  I cute the shapes out directly with my Expression which I haven't done is forever!  It was kind of fun to use the Expression and not cut shapes out through Cricut Craftroom.  I followed the instructions exactly at the above post and this my version of the card.

Sorry for the shadows on my pics.  I need to get my "real" camera out and stop using my phone camera.  

I am just entering into the world of stamping and so far LOVE it!!!  The "it's your birthday!" and the "let's party!" stamps are from the Birthday Cheer pack from Fiskars.  The six pack is from a company called Stamps Happen and the set is called Summer Fun.

The envelope for this card was made with the Martha Stewart Scoreboard.  I cut out a piece of card stock at 8 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches and then scored each side at 3 1/8 inches.  Glued the sides together and viola!  

Sand Jar Labels

Earlier this year, my friend Amber and I had a genius idea to collect sand from every location we travel to and put into jars.  I decided to use Kerr wide mouthed mason jars which you can purchase at Walmart for about $11 for 12 jars.  Using the Cricut and my various cartridges, I have so far managed to make each one with a different font and layout. 

On the bottom of each jar I wrote the date as well.  The plan is to have them nicely displayed somewhere in the house, but my husband and I haven't quite figured out where yet. :)  It is really cool to see each jar side by side to see the different color and texture of each jar.  Unfortunately, it's hard to see it in the pictures, but there is definitely a difference between each one.

Birthday card using Wild Card Tweety

Hi Everyone!  My craftroom is coming along very nicely, but isn't picture worthy yet.  Crafting has resumed which makes me (and my husband, haha) VERY happy!

Yesterday I made a birthday card for my husband's Grandmother.  She is turning 84! :)  I used the Tweety design on the original Wild Card Cricut cartridge.  I cut the card and envelope out at 5 inches, along with the envelope liner, card, card liner, frame, and the little bird. :) 

I added some little diamonds for the eye of the bird as well as to accent the Happy Birthday.  I cut the Happy Birthday and the word "grandma" out from the Lyrical Letters cartridge which was some great fonts!

Hope everyone has a good week! :)

Wedding binder :)

My sister-in-law got engaged on 4th of July (YAY!!)  We were chatting about plans and she mentioned she needed to get a binder to collect all of her papers in.  So.... I made a quick trip to Michael's to get some paper and embellishments and Staples for a 1 1/2 inch binder and white dividers.  The wedding will be sometime in October 2013 and their colors are going to be slate grey and rusty orange. Super cute!!

Using my Cricut Expression, I cut out the words Brandi & Kyle 2013 using the Lyrical Letters cartridge with the Connected Font.  My favorite adhesive right now is my ATC gun, but unfortunately I couldn't use it with this project.  I used Tombo Mona Aqua liquid glue to stick on the letters.

For the dividers, I used a font called Giddyup Std in Word 2010.  I also put some fabrics leaves on each divider.  I wasn't quite sure what to do with them but HAD to use them! :)  

A free weekend! :)

This weekend my husband and I have NO plans!  WOOO HOOO! :)  Summer is usually so crazy that we hardly ever have a weekend where we aren't out of town or running around.  I plan to get LOTS done in the craft room this weekend and hopefully start crafting.  I have a few birthday cards to make and have been thinking of something special for my sister-in-law. :) 

Hope everyone has a good weekend and a happy Friday the 13th! :)

Desk completely finished!! :)

WOOOHOOO! The desk is all sealed, dried and moved back into my craft room.:)  It looks fantastic and I am very happy with the way it turned out!  Thanks again to Centsational Girl http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2011/04/how-to-paint-furniture/

 Of course, Daisy had to check things out :)

Tonight I hope to start unpacking and things back in order.

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July.  I know two special people who sure did!  CONGRATS on your engagement BRANDI & KYLE!!

Desk painting done!

I was finally able to put the final coat on the desk and the drawers last night.  Whooo hooo! :)  I ended up having to move the pieces inside because it was so windy yesterday!

Tonight on the way home from work, I am going to pick up the sealer and seal both pieces along with the drawers.  We have a few more busy days, which will be perfect for drying time, since I am soooo impatient. :) 

Hope everyone has a great 4th!