MY CHRISTMAS CARDS 2009

The snowmen are from the Snow friends seasonal Cricut cartridge. They are cut at 3-1/2 inches high.

I used my Gypsy for this project. The designer paper is from My Mind's Eye. The sentiment is from one of the G-Studio clear stamps.
Thanks for stopping by!
ETA: I added some snowflakes and stickles to the cards.
Please, view the last photo for the changes.

PAISLEY AND SWEET TREATS

I went to M's last night (Thanksgiving day, they were opened from 5 to 9PM) around 7PM and to my surprise was not many people and they still had the Cricut carts I wanted.

Here is a pic of them, can't wait to try them. The images look very pretty and Sweet Treats has a lot for birthday's including a few different party favor boxes.

BUSY LIFE

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

Hello friends!

I just wanted to take a second here to wish you all a "VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING" and to apologize for not posting any crafty projects lately. I have been a bit busy with Thanksgiving prep and Lulu and doctor appointments and by the time I get to sit down, I just want to browse the web while relaxing.

I certainly hope after the Thanksgiving holidays and Lulu being a bit more calm and adjusted to us, things will be back to norm for a bit before the Christmas holidays are here.

Thanks so much for stopping by and...

do not GOBBLE-GOBBLE much, just kidding :)

LULU IS HOME

I will take pics this week but for now I just wanted to say Lulu is finally home. A bit scared but very loving. She already marked some of the territory (grrr), hasn't eaten nothing  but a dental bone I gave her this afternoon. We are a bit sad because they informed us today she has the beginning of lyme disease. The vet believes with the proper medication for a bit she will be fine. Let's see!

This is all for now since I am exhausted from Lulu's big day.

OOOPS!

I am a Nut Case!

I do not even remember when my birthday is. My birthday is not Monday, ooops!

My birthday is Tuesday.

LMAO

LULU IS COMING GOME

We went to see Lulu today (I have been to see her every other day) and we could not find her so... we asked and she was on another area. She is going to have her surgery tomorrow and we can go and pick her up on Monday. Guess what is on the calendar???

My birthday! 

Yay, I am so very happy!

God is good God is great

I praise God everyday

(*-*)

AUTUMN LAYOUT/PRE-MADE PAGE/WALL ART

  I am planning to frame it and hang it on the wall.

(You can always click on the photos for a larger view)

I took two 8-1/2" x 11" DCWV purple textured cardstock and glue them together. The designer paper I believe is from MME. The scarecrow, pumpkin, journaling mat and flourishes are from M's Recollection brand. The oak leaves are punched from a Marvy Uchida small punch and some are popped with foam dots and the blue ones are flocked too as well as the band on the scarecrow which I also added a blue rhinestone. Oh God, I needed to take a breath there, lol. The Autumn word is from one of my Cricut cartridges but I do not remember if I welded it or I cut it like that ( I had in in a drawer for a while, sorry).
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like it.

ETA: The designer paper is from Prima: The First Blush Collection, not from MME like I first thought.

LULU'S UPDATE

CONGRATULATIONS TO US

We are now the proud owners of Lulu.

Lulu has to go on a list to be spayed and they will call us when that happens.

Now, we just have to wait, hopefully it happens before my birthday next week.

What a precious gift!

INTRODUCING LULU

 LULU

We wanted to rescue a dog and have been looking for a while. Yesterday we apply for Lulu, she is a pug (maybe mix?). The rescue organization where she is at do not know much about her.  Monday, we will  find out if our application was accepted.

Lulu had a bad case of fleas and she shows signs of it. They think she is approximately one to three years old and Lulu seems to be a very loving girl. Lulu needs to be neutered ( the rescue organization will do that) and when we take her to the Vet she will need to be updated on her vaccinations.

WEEKEND GOODIES

These goodies are part of my coming soon birthday gifts to myself.

(a BIG smile here)

JUST FOR FUN - GIFT CARD HOLDER

OK, I have the Gypsy and I do not know why I did not use it for this card, instead I was playing with CDS (Cricut design Studio). The Cricut cartridge I used was George and Basic Shapes: I welded a rectangle with two circles (very simple procedure here, lol) and I do not know how to share the file so, I am very sorry. You will have to play a bit with it. The punch I used for the band is from Fiskars and the paper is from K&Co, Urban Collection.

Thanks for stopping by!

BABY GIRL CARD

The Cricut Cartridge used here is Wild Card and is on page number 76 and is cut at 6 inches. The paper is K&Co from the Cut 'N Paste. I made it for my niece's baby shower. The envelope is adorable too.

HOLIDAY WREATH

I just finish making this wreath for the holidays and I wanted to share it with you.

Materials used are on the photos but you can use whatever you have handy.

-A Styrofoam circle

-3 12 x 12 designer papers

-I used the Don Juan Cricut cartridge to cut the leaves but,

you can cut them by hand too

-I used the auto-fill feature of my Cricut expression

-ink to ink the edges of the leaves

-glue gun

-ribbon or lace to make the loop to hang

Arrange leaves as desired

THANKS SO MUCH CARD

This is a card I made for my MIL. I used a MS punch called Traditional Scallop (I did not think I'd like it as much as I do), a ric-rac ribbon and those little dotty things (rhinestuds) on the ribbon are from Dritz Iron-on which I took apart and glued with my stringy Fabri-Tac glue. The measurements for the card are 6-1/4 by 4-1/4 inches. The fabric embellishment that reads "Thanks So Much" I really do not remember the brand because it has been in my stash for over 2 years, when I first started making cards. I do know I bought it at J's. I used pop-dots to attach it. I am having problems making an envelope for it, I might have to go to the store and see what I find around that size.

Thanks for stopping by!

MY WEEKEND GETAWAY

I spent my weekend in the hospital. I had so much pressure on my chest and was very short of breath. I know you guys do not know but I had an open-heart surgery (I had a valve repaired)  in 2007 and never really recouped to my normal being. So, with that said my diagnosis was pericarditis (inflammation of the sac that surrounds and protects the heart), and the second diagnosis was fibromyalgia. Anyhow, I was there since Friday until today and I asked my husband to bring me the G since I was going to have time to get familiar with it while getting treated. Of course I had to take a photo with my cell phone and here it is: "G N ME" again, lol. I feel much better though, still short of breath but I am glad it wasn't anything threatening.

I praise God for it.

SHEENA GAVE ME MY FIRST BLOG AWARD

I was given this award by Sheena, her creations are great...stop by her blog and give her a visit!!

The rules are this: I need to pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know I left this award, and then I need to answer a list of questions in ONE word.

1. Where is your cell phone? unknown
2. Your hair? black
3. Your mother? away
4. Your father? away
5. Your favorite food? steak
6. Your dream last night? bad
7. Your favorite drink? water
8. Your dream/goal? travel
9. What room are you in? bedroom
10. Your hobby? crafts
11. Your fear? cancer
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years?  healthy
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something that you aren't? outgoing
15. Muffins? corn
16. Wish list item? painless
17. Where did you grow up? far
18. Last thing you did? play
19. What are you wearing? jeans
20. Your TV? color
21. Your Pets? fish
22. Friends? few
23. Your life? nice
24. Your mood? relax
25. Missing Someone? grandparents
26. vehicle? car
27. Something your not wearing? shoes
28. Your favorite store? ross
29. Your favorite color? sage
30. When was the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? week
32. Your best friend?family
33. One place that I go to over and over? kitchen
34. Facebook? no
35. Favorite place to eat? Texas Roadhouse
Thanks Sheena!

Here are the five people I"m passing the award to:

1.Lisa

2.Kelly Marie

3.Amanda

4.Samantha

5.Jeannie