Birthday Card

I made this card for a dear friend of mine whose birthday is today - Hi Lori ~ Happy Birthday! :) It is 4.5 x 5.5 white cardstock.

Covered with My Minds Eye Be Merry dot paper. Cranberry ribbon from CTMH and random buttons. The The Happy Birthday stamp and the super cute Checklist stamp are from CTMH. The Checklist is customizable stamp and I picked a few qualities of Lori's and instead of checking the boxes, I used itty bitty sparkes from CTMH.

Advent Calendar

I made this cute little advent calendar for Christmas next year. (I didn’t finish it in time for this year.)


The 3D Countdown Calendar is from Karen Foster and measures approximately 8 1/2" x 8" and each individual drawer is approximately 1 1/2" x 1 1/2". The calendar comes with a template for the drawer fronts and clear number stickers 1-25.

I covered the box and drawers with My Minds Eye “Be Merry” paper. They are decorated with sparkles, brads, ribbon, cut-outs from scrap paper, stickers, Stickles and other embellishments.

The little drawers all pull out and can be filled with candies, trinkets, toys or other fun rewards. I am really look forward to using this next yer with The Peanut ~ I think she will love opening the drawers and finding a different treasure every day!

Boys will be Boys

I did this 12” x 12” 2-page layout a few years ago for an album I made for my dear hubby's 30th birthday. It is pictures of him as a kid doing all sorts of “boy” things.

• Base paper - The Stack – “Boys” Blue
• Red, yellow and dark blue cardstock
• Cricut Font – Opposites Attract for title
• Cricut Font – George & Basic Shapes for stars
• Red mini brads
• Random red ribbon
• Pictures are from 1979-1983, ages 2-6

I can’t remember where I found the quote:

"between the innocence of babyhood
and the dignity of manhood
we find a delightful creature of a boy”

I love this layout, it is probably my favorite from the whole book.

CTMH Acrylic Mini Album ~ Let's Get Together

This was my first attempt at an acrylic album. It was fairly fast and a lot of fun. The photos are from a trip to WI in August 2008 to see friends/family and I used black and white photos so the colors wouldn’t compete with the paper and are uniform. All products are Close to My Heart:

• Z1117 - My Creations™ Acrylic Mini Album
• X7083B - 12" X 12" Let's Get Together Level 2 Paper Packet
• X7083C - Let's Get Together My Stickease™ Assortment
• Z1104 - Clear Sparkles
• Z1086 - Cranberry Waxy Flax
• Z824 - Designer Ribbon Rounds Garden Green Collection
• Z1019 - Dimensional Elements Fresh Shapes
• Z283 - My Accents Colonial White Accessory Kit
• Z1297 - Edge Distresser
• D1286 - Today's Date Stamp
• Z2116 - Z2116 Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad Cranberry
• Z1098 - Love Letters Rub-Ons

All products can be purchased online at MyCTMH website or contact me to schedule a home gathering.

More pictures of this and other projects can be found on flickr.

Bo Bunny BABY Girl Word Album

So, I finally got around to taking some pictures of some of my latest projects. More pictures can be found on flickr.

I started this one sometime in Summer 08 and finished it before Christmas.

• Bo Bunny chipboard word album BABY
• Covered in Crate “Twirl” Paper
• Mixed embellishments
• Close To My Heart brads, conchos and swirl clips
• Making Memories flowers
• JoAnn’s stickers
• Random ribbons and buttons
• Close To My Heart stamps