The One With The Crosses

My mom's good friend is a minister, and she also performed my grandfather's funeral service. Her message was fabulous and she is truly a gifted preacher. Her sermon was the only thing that abated my overwhelming saddness that day. Anyway, as a Thank You for all she did, and for being such a great friend to my mom, I decided I would make her a set of notecards. Here are some pictures of two that I have done. I think they will all be a bit different, we'll see how it goes...

I bought the Wedding cartridge for my Cricut just for this purpose. I just LOVE this cross that is on there. Oh, yeah. I also bought it because I intend to make some cards for another one of my mom's friends that made us a TON of food for all my family during the chaos of the funeral and such. She is a shoe fanatic, and the Wedding cartridge has a really cute high heeled shoe on it too. I'll post pictures of those cards when I get them designed. Trying to get these done first.

Until next time...

The One With The Shout Out To Sheetload!!!

So, SheetLoad of Cards is having a drawing for a border punch this month, and I am all about border punches!! In fact, I am all about any kind of new tool, particularly the kind that do not require CASH!! Anyhow, you can check out their cool EZine that has all sorts of spectacular cards and projects at:
http://sheetload.blogspot.com/2009/02/february-2009-issue-sponsored-by-unity.html
They always have cute stamps and such. Definitely worth checking out.

Anyhow, I plan to post pics of some new notecards I made for someone. Too tired to do it now, will have to wait until tomorrow!

The One With Mail and More...

This is my version of the ever-popular Target Dollar Bin mailbox... I only bought 3 for some dumb reason, but I am happy with the way they turned out. Thanks go out to Leann who shared the .cut file she created to cover these things. What a time saver! My BFF, the self proclaimed "paper-whore", sent me leftover Valentine paper that she had in her stash and away I went. I finally got to use the Doodlebug Sugarcoating that I bought awhile back. I love the chocolate color with this pink.

I used the Wedding and Storybook cartridges for my Cricut for the front label, and used the stamp die/embossing set that came with my Cuttlebug to cover up the ugly flags... That needs some work, but there is only so much you can do with an ugly plastic flag, ya know? If I had had some sheer chocolate covered ribbon, that would have been perfect. I could have wrapped the whole thing in it. Oh well, live and learn..

The One Where We Move On...

I guess it has been awhile since I have posted anything. I have been mostly working on Valentines for my kiddos; however, I have so many projects going on right now that I feel very good about having finished my son's Valentines today. Now I just have to make 12 for my daughter, and 20 or so for my office... A crafter's work is never done. It's your fault Kristin!

Here is a picture of the Valentine treat bags I did for my son. I think I got the .cut file from Capadia. Most everything comes from her, she is amazing. My husband thinks they are kinda "girly", but I say that Valentine's Day is a "girly" holiday, so WHAT THE HELL??





Later this afternoon I dug through all my old stuff for a wedding invite I did a few months ago, because a co-worker of mine is getting married and wants me to do her invites. Ironically enough, she picked the same style as one I had already done. Since I took a picture of it to email to her, I thought i would post it here. It is the first job I actually made some money off of, so it was very exciting for me. Here it is...

Hopefully, I will continue to get jobs like this. I have another one coming up for October, and interestingly enough, it is black and white also. Although, it is a different style :)

An update from my last post... My grandfather passed away on 1-7-09. The funeral was nice, and thankfully all of my family from up North was able to come down. I miss the man terribly already, and can't imagine ever stopping. He is a huge part of my childhood memories, and will always have a special place in my heart. He always made me feel like someone was proud of me, and he championed everything I ever did. I'll miss you the most Papa...