Monkey fathers day card

Here is the card that I made for my father in law it is another Dustin Pike. I colored the image using color pencils and the odorless mineral spirits. I used some of my many buttons. I got the idea for the cards from Designing with Michelle she has just amazing idea's really like her work!

Lola Birthday card

I love this Lola she is so cute and I am really liking doing the round cards! the paper is Heidi Grace which is wonderful (love the pink and Brown) I used CDS to make the round card, the Fiskars punch and some chip board ribbon and bling. There is also some Diamond glaze on her drink. I left the inside blank cause this was a card for Kala Cota to give her daughter for her 21st birthday and she wanted to do the sentiment on the inside

Travel Scrapbook

This here is the 1st of many "travel" scrapbooks that I plan to make I made this one for my mother in law for her birthday she and her husband plan on taking a trip across the USA this summer I highlighted a few places they plan on stopping.

since we have moved to a few different state over the past 6 years or so I have several sets of plates from several states! I thought this was a good way to recycle them!
you always need a place to start! paper is Basic grey

they plan on staying in the back of their truck (they have a nice little bed made up in the back) in camp ground for most of the time and then doing the motel thing when they have to have a "real" bed

they plan on hitting several national parks so you know they are going to see some animals!

this should cover places like Dead Wood or Tombstone. I love this paper! and the sign is wood (Karen Foster I think) love my Cricut and my OA Cart! used the Cuttle Bug for the corners

Cricut again, with a nice little tag for extra pix or journal space

a little picture mat and on the right is a pocket for more pix or notes

simple page

here are 2 pockets for post cards, I told her to collect them and do her journaling on them then she will not have to try and remember everything at the end basic page says friends so if they meet some friends along the way or if they do make it all the way to New York to see her sisters she can put those pix here

and a final pocket for extras

PLEASE leave a comment I plan to make up some more of these to sell on my Etsy site and would love any feed back you all have!

Monster truck Birthday card

This is the 1st Dustin Pike image that I have use and let me tell you I am a fan! I will be using more of his work! If you have not seen his work before please check out his site. I made this for my nephew that just turned 20 this week! (I think that I am too young to have one this old but oh well;) I used CM pens to color the image and Diamond glaze on the windows. The sentiment was something my friend Kala Cota came up with for me (she always amazes me with her words) The inside says "Hope you have a monster of a Birthday"

quick and easy thank you cards

Here are some quick and easy thank you cards that I made up to thank several of my wonderful friends for celebrating my birthday with me, As well as for their wonderful and thoughtful gifts! If you have any questions please feel free to ask!

My 1st Round card

I so owe the inspiration to Tracy Gough from Scrap Happens I so scraplifted it from her! She so saved me I have been trying for days to come up with a good card idea for my mother in laws mothers day card! I had these 2 stamps that I knew I wanted to use and I have been wanting to do a card like this for some time when I saw hers it just clicked!
It is hard to tell but I stamped and embossed the M (which is a $1 stamp from craft warehouse) I made the base of the card in CDS used my MS punch and some "bling" (also from CW's $1 bin) The bird stamp is a $1 one from Joann's
Thanks again Tracy you made my Day!

Apple card

This one was for my sons teachers. so I thought I would use CDS to make a shape card It is pretty simple but I like the way it came out!

More card for Mothers day

Here is a card that was so fun to do I have been trying to use up some scraps cause the scarp file is over flowing and cards are a great way to use up some of that! I used another Lola (love these!) I also used the MS punch (another fav) the "flower on the front was an old pin that I just cut the back off of. This card is heavy! this is not one that will be going through the mail unless it is in a package! the inside says " If I had a flower for every time I thought of you I could walk in my garden forever" this is another one that would make a great mothers day card but does not have to be used for that

This card I did after the pink and green wedding card I just love the colors! It is hard to read in the picture but the buckle says " joyful" I thought this would make a good mothers day card or a just because the inside is blank. The tag was made using chipboard tag that I covered with white paper and the sentiment was made using an ABC set

Going to the Chapel

This was another card that I was asked to make as soon as I heard the color this just popped into my head (and I hurried to get it out) LOL I love it when a plan comes together!

I used the Lola stamped image (still kicking myself that I did not buy the other set cause now you cannot get them!) the stamps are from the $1 bin (sorry I think Joanns but not sure) The "heart buckle" just goes to show that you so not throw anything out that you think you might use (it came from a headband LOL) I used my paper tagger and some chipboard that I just covered with white (I got tons of the stuck on of those color bok cubes they had a Wal-Mart) the ribbon was form the $1 bin (M's I think) the inside just says best wishes

New pair

I had a request for another pantie card! I had so much fun making the 1st one I was game! I am pretty sure that I might never run out of sentiments to put in these this on is still on hold waiting for the person who commissioned it to approve what I have came up with but it has been so long I though I should post something LOL

eBay

So I thought that I would give ebay a shot and try and sell some of what I make. I have not had that much luck on Etsy lately I am sure that with the economy being the way it it is it just might be hard to sell anything, anywhere! But you never know til you try!

So 1st up I have several different tear bears I used my Cricut for the clothes but made the tear bears by hand. I would love to hear some feedback if you have any! As I put new things up I will share with you what is on there.

Thanks Davia

Birthday invites!

ok so I had to come up with some thing fun for my son's birthday invites. Since I do not have a Star Wars or Lego cart I went with these robots that are on the "Cuttle Kids" I figured that they were about as close as I was going to get and thankfully he loved them!

I made the base of the card in DS using PSB & MF, I cut out the "planet shape" shape and then ran it through the CB Then I cut out a bunch of robots in a few different colors the cut and put together with little "bling" for buttons and eyes.

Play time @ play land

This LO is for my sons book this was the 1st Birthday party that he was invited to. It was for the daughter of one of my coworkers and it was at McDonald's so I knew that he would have fun.

I love the look of the hinges I was never sure what I would do with them when I saw them on my FF cart but I though I would try this and I love the way it came out! I read all the time about how you should write on your kids LO but I hate the way it looks with my writing, but after coming across a few letters that my mom wrote to me over the years I could see how the kids might like to have samples of my writing so I am always looking for way to do it with out messing up the LO (which is how I feel when I see my writing) so this way you just lift up the photo and can see what is written underneathThis picture also lifts up but there is nothing under it at this time might add something later

Christmas cards

The picture is of my 2 kids, Santa and his helper Taunie my daughter knows and loves Taunie and would not go near Santa so I was glad that he had a helper that day so that I could get both of my kids picture with "Santa"

Ok Ok I know we are all pretty much over this but I still wanted to share what I came up with if there is anything that you want to know about them let me know otherwise just take a look at the pix and let me know what you think!

wow so crazy

Ok so I have been gone for a bit but trying to get back into things I have a few things that I am going to post now to try and get caught up so forgive the random!

Well part of the reason that I have been away is cause, my husband and I have been trying to loose some weight and eat better. Working towards be more healthy, not only for our selves but for our kids as well.
Roger (my husband) started about a month before me he is so great about these things he has been my inspiration through all of this. He has lost around 50 pound since the beginning of December! I joined him in the pursuit of being healthy on January 9th. I have been working out and eating better with a little help from the Alli pill. I t works great and really helps to keep me on track. I have lost close to 20 pounds and 14.5 inches since starting! I do the Biggest Looser weight loss Yoga and let me tell you it is a work out! I would recommend it to anyone want to get some great tone! I cannot believe how much it has helped me!
ok well enough of that I will try and be better about posting things as I get the time to do them and such I hope you enjoy what I have manages to get done int eh last few months since I posted last!