I was in Joanne's today and saw these stickers and was motivated to make a very quick card to send to my son at basic training. It was inspired by my sweet wonderful sister-in-law. Hee Hee!!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
We are moving
Went by the new place today to get some measurements and check out a few things. 
When we first saw the house we thought the fence had a problem. Turns out that we have an even bigger yard!
This whole side yard is through that little space. I was joking with Sean and suggested that we make it into a doggie play yard. Now I am thinking that is a great idea! We could put out some ramps and hurdles and toys. Fun Fun!
This is the back deck and some of the yard. How cool is this deck! It is big enough to put a table and chairs, grill, and more! And has built in benches.
I love the flooring. And they were not afraid of color. 
This is the kitchen, dining room, and bar.
When we first saw the house we thought the fence had a problem. Turns out that we have an even bigger yard!This whole side yard is through that little space. I was joking with Sean and suggested that we make it into a doggie play yard. Now I am thinking that is a great idea! We could put out some ramps and hurdles and toys. Fun Fun! This is the back deck and some of the yard. How cool is this deck! It is big enough to put a table and chairs, grill, and more! And has built in benches.I love the flooring. And they were not afraid of color. This is the kitchen, dining room, and bar.Monday, July 26, 2010
First Retreat all by myself
I went on my first weekend retreat without my family this last weekend. I was able to find a free spot at the Covered Bridge Inn in Weatherford. What a beautiful place!
I was a little bit skittish about going to a retreat with all the other attendees being strangers. I didn't have anything to worry about! All of the ladies were wonderful. My two roomates were a dream to have around. And to top it off I got the Kindergartener award at the end of the weekend for sharing well with others! And boy did I complete alot of projects.
My second 2 page spread uses Opposites Attract and Calligraphy Cartridge. I set up the page, double checked it, really liked out it looked so I glued it down. That is when one of my roomates pointed out my spelling error. Even using the Opposites Attract cartridge I stilled spelled opposite wrong! I decided to leave it.
On this layout I decided to try an accordian fold to add as many pictures as possible. To tell this story I needed lots of photos but I did not want to put it on seven or eight layouts. I really like the accordians. I used hinges to connect where I needed them.
This layout is very simple. I used Life's a Beach for the seahorses and Winter Woodland for the font. You can really tell he's my son in this picture!
On this 2 page spread I used some rub ons for the wording except for the names which were done in Blackletter. The skull is from Wall Decor and More.
I was a little bit skittish about going to a retreat with all the other attendees being strangers. I didn't have anything to worry about! All of the ladies were wonderful. My two roomates were a dream to have around. And to top it off I got the Kindergartener award at the end of the weekend for sharing well with others! And boy did I complete alot of projects.
My first 2 page layout uses the Create a Critter frog with Don Juan font and the bows are from Everyday Paper Doll Dress Up. I really like how the bows look on the frogs. 
My second 2 page spread uses Opposites Attract and Calligraphy Cartridge. I set up the page, double checked it, really liked out it looked so I glued it down. That is when one of my roomates pointed out my spelling error. Even using the Opposites Attract cartridge I stilled spelled opposite wrong! I decided to leave it.
On this layout I decided to try an accordian fold to add as many pictures as possible. To tell this story I needed lots of photos but I did not want to put it on seven or eight layouts. I really like the accordians. I used hinges to connect where I needed them.
I think this may be my favorite layout of the weekend. I was staring at the photo trying to come up with a caption for it when I noticed the look on my little baby girl chihuahua, Misses, (the blond girl). The caption came to me and it just fell together after that. The font is Simply Sweet and the teddy bear is from Everyday Paper Dolls.
This layout is very simple. I used Life's a Beach for the seahorses and Winter Woodland for the font. You can really tell he's my son in this picture!
On this 2 page spread I used some rub ons for the wording except for the names which were done in Blackletter. The skull is from Wall Decor and More.
On my Fishy Faces layout the fish are from Paper Doll Dress Up and the font is Ashlyn's Alphabet. I really like the idea of the page but I am not sure if I pulled it off.
This is one of the 5 cards that I completed. I will post more later. I found this paper in the origami section. The font is from George and Basic Shapes.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Very quick birthday card
This was a very quick birthday card for a co-worker. Her birthday snuck up on me.
I tried to make the star look like a shooting star. Not sure if I pulled it off.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Animal Kingdom
I used Animal Kingdom for the owl and the Whoo and Calligraphy Collection for the "misses you" and the back ground shapes. I am really loving the gel pens.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Cowgirl card
The front of the card uses all cuts from Old West and also Cri-Kits pens.
The inside also uses Paper Doll Dress Up with Old West and the Cri-Kits pens. It is kind of hard to see but I made the little cowgirl into a pop-up.
Having the sentiment on the upper lid will leave me with plenty of room for a short letter to my son.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Just Because Cards, Ducky
This card came from Just Because Cards. The saying was cut at 3.5 inches while the ducky was cut at 8 inches. Very shiny paper just made the card.
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