Another layout

I've been tinkering around in my scraproom again!

I made this page for a challenge at the Page Maps blog. (they always have the BEST sketches!)

Valentine bags

What was I thinking?? I could have just sent store-bought valentine cards like the other parents will probably do, and saved a lot of time and money. But no, I decided I would make some cute Valentines for the boys to take to school. I made 33 of them! It actually took several hours from start to finish. I sure hope they appreciate them.

I used the Tags, Bags, and Boxes Cricut cartridge. I made the red bags using the window function, and then took the heart that it cut out of the window and used it to embellish the pink bags. They are filled with different flavors of Hershey's Hugs and Kisses.

Next year, I'm probably going to WalMart instead!

Let it Sneaux!!

It was a very rare occurance in southern Louisiana - four inches of snow! I have never seen so much snow here in my life, so it was a real treat for my kids to experience it at such a young age. We were definitely unprepared. We don't have waterproof pants or boots, so we got wet and cold, but we still had a blast.

Christmas Crunch!

I'm so behind the eight ball this year! I usually have all my Christmas presents bought/made and wrapped by this time. So far, I only have ONE GIFT! I made this for my dh's grandmother. I plan on giving it to her before Christmas so she can actually use them on her gifts.

Oh, and here's a little sneak peek at my October CreativeXpress project :-)

The photo shoot

I had my second photography gig today. The first was my sister's wedding; today was my sister's Christmas card pictures. I need all the practice I can get because I learn a little more each time. I took over 100 pictures today, here are just a few:

My first Design Team projects

The September DT projects are up at CreativeXpress, so I can officially show them off now. My first month was quite hectic since I had to learn the Expression machine AND learn Design Studio for my assignment. Next month should be a lot less stressful.

For these projects, I had to use Basic Grey Granola papers, and the layout had to use the new Cricut Blackletter cartridge:

Whooooo's ready for Halloween?

I am! Halloween is my favorite holiday. The weather, the costumes, the decorations, and especially the goodies!

I've never minded cooking, in fact I even like it most of the time, but I've never cared for baking until recently. I've been on a baking spree lately, usually making something every week. Now, it's Halloween cookies. I just couldn't resist making these cute little critters. Owls and black cats are the signs of the season around here this week!

PS: for those who were wondering, the homemade poptarts were AWESOME!