Grateful

That's what I am.
Last week, I had the flu. I felt worse than I've felt in probably 30 years. On the positive side, it really reminded me how lucky I am to have such great kids. When I got back from the doctor, Turner asked me if I was OK. And kept asking.
Later that day, Derek and Turner were in the backyard. Cooper came up to me and asked if I wanted him to go outside and play, or if I wanted him to stay inside in case I needed anything. They are such sweethearts. And I am so grateful to have them.
Pagemaps is having a contest on their blog to create a project with the theme "appreciation". When I saw that, I knew exactly what I wanted to scrap about.


Papers, stickers, and flowers - Imaginisce Sweet Cheri collection
Letters - AC Thickers
Sketch - Pagemaps

Stamping...from me?

Yep! Although, it took a contest to make me do it. Stamping just isn't my thing. I love the way it looks when other people do it, but when I stamp, it never looks right to me. BBB2 is having a contest on their blog to create a spring project that includes stamping and cricut cuts. That was the motivation I needed.


Stamp - Viva Las Vegas
Frame - Cricut Storybook cartridge
Markers - Copic
Paper - Basic Grey Wisteria

BBB2 Challenge

There was a great challenge over at Bitten by the Bug 2.

The challenge was to make a Valentine's project using a cut from any cricut cartridge, and use the color purple.

I created these flower petals using the heart from the Hannah Montana cartridge:

A new, quick page

I made this page for a 30 minute challenge at Organized Chaos.
I had to make a page in 30 minutes or less, and use Imaginisce products.
Let me tell you, it certainly doesn't look like much, but I was seriously rushing to complete it in 30 minutes!

I'm channeling Martha Stewart

I've been busy in the kitchen lately, making goodies to share with friends and neighbors. I've also been busy in my scraproom making decorative labels for my goodies.

I have some homemade coffee mix and banana bread for one of my neighbors. I made the coffee container with the Cricut tags, bags, and boxes cartridge, and the labels are made with the Storybook cartridge.

In just 10 minutes, you can also create some beautiful packaging for your homemade goodies!

New Projects

It's been a busy couple of weeks around here, but I managed to create a few new things.

yep, that's me, 31 years ago!

these two cards were inspired by my husband ;-)

Three more new projects (and more Halloween, as promised!)

I decided to use up some scraps and break out my circle punch that has been collecting dust, and this is what I came up with:

And, in my last post, I said there would be more Halloween projects coming soon, so here they are! The first is a layout using pictures from last Halloween (yes, I'm that far behind and then some!). The second is a great little card that I think would be perfect as an invitation for a Halloween party. I used the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, and that magnificent chandelier is from the Cricut Home Decor cartridge.