Happy Mothers Day!!

Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there.  I gave this card to my wonderful mother.

I love the colors for this card...they are so pretty, especially in person.  I took the color scheme from a bouquet of flowers that I gave to her.  The image is from the Angel Company, paper from my stash, flowers from Bazill, spellbinders die and a Martha Stewart punch.  I colored the image using my Spectrum Noir markers.

A Couple of Cards

A couple of cards I made last month.

 This sweet little card was made for an Easter swap.  The  stamp set is a TAC set that is probably 10 years old.

This was a sketch card I made.  The image was sent to my by my Aunt Judy several years ago.  I am not sure what brand it was.  I colored it with Spectrum Noirs, Bics and Sharpies.

Thanks for looking.

Bargains Galore

Tuesday here was a beautiful day......sunny and in the mid 60's.  I was supposed to be on jury duty but the courts let us out early.  What a perfect day for shopping.  I wanted to go to Tuesday Morning, TJ Maxx, JoAnns and Hobby Lobby.  I love going to these stores but rarely take the time to go and take my time looking around.  I am glad I did on this day because I got some pretty good deals.

My first stop was Hobby Lobby and I found a deal on these spellbinders.  The two scalloped edge dies I got for 1.54 each.  The leaves die was 4.31.  Even though I do have a cricut, I like that I can use this to cut leaves quickly without having to load a cartridge in the cricut.  The labels die is Labels Eighteen and I paid 6.47 for that one.  Lastly was the sprockets dies and they were 8.99, maybe not a great deal on those but still much cheaper than the 24.99 retail price.  I have seen these used on cards and scrapbook pages and they can add so much to a project, so I was glad I found them.

Next was JoAnns....the two smaller stamps go on a roller, but I am just going to use them flat, maybe as a background or something.  They were on clearance for .97.  The Martha Stewart punch and the big set of stamps were both on clearance for 3.97 each.  The only thing that could have made this a better deal was a % off coupon for my entire purchase.  I did not have one that was good for the particular day I was shopping.

On to Tuesday Morning.  What a great day to shop here.  They had all their fall and halloween things 90% off.  The stickers pkgs with the haunted house and bats had 6 sheets in each one and I got the entire pkg. for 45 cents.  The spiders are blingy and they had 3 pkgs in each set.  I bought 4 of these for 22 cents each.  Their Christmas items were all 70% off.  This pack of Cosmo Cricket paper was with the scrapbook stuff and not the normal Christmas stuff.  I took it to the register and asked if it was included in the sale....she asked the manager and was told yes.  Yippee.  They had it priced at 9.99 but I was able to get it for 3.00.  All of their yellow ticketed items were an extra 40% off.  I have seen this arrow punch several times before and passed it over.  This time it was marked 3.99 and with the extra 40 off I figured why not.  It rang up 2.99 and then the extra discount so I was able to get it for 1.80.  Now at Tuesday Mornings you can get a shopper rewards card and when you sign up for it you get an extra 20% off that purchase.  Score!  I got all this for around 5.00.  Woop woop!!

I did go to TJ Maxx and that store was a bust.  I am so ready for them to get some new items in.  Even though they didnt have anything it was still a great deal day anyway. 

Thanks for looking!!

Totally Owl-dorable Birthday

So I am surfing through Pinterest when I see this cute little owl.  I loved it and decided I could make one too.  This lady had made it for a Valentines Day card but I needed a birthday card, so I changed it up to fit the need.

The owl came from the blog, CatherineLovesStamps.blogspot.com. The owl is made from punched circles in various sizes.  I freehand cut the branch from brown paper and ran it through the cuttlebug with the woodgrain folder. I added flowers from my stash to the branches. 

 I love this so much that I think I am going to make several to have on hand for birthdays. 

Thanks for looking!

Valentine's Day Card Making Spree

This week I made 4 cards.  For me that is a lot.  I am a member of a cardmaking group on YahooGroups and signed up for some swaps this month.  While they didn't all have to be a valentine theme, that is just the mood I was in so I went with it. 

This card was for my Valentine swap I signed up for.   I used the cricut cartridge Storybook for the scrolled heart and a swiss dots cuttlebug folder for the background.  I really like the way this one turned out.....the colors pop more in person.

This card was my take on a sketch the group owner put up for January.  The supplies were all from my stash and the stamp is from Penny Black.

I think this card turned out sweet.  This theme was use your cuttlebug, so I used the Birds and Swirls folder.  The birds are from the Create a Critter cricut cartridge.  I got the idea for this card from a sticker, I think it was from Bo Bunny.

The last card I created this week doesn't have a Valentine's theme so I will save it for another post...but I will tell you this.  It is totally owl-dorable. :)

Thanks for looking.

Need some help with a title for this pic......

This is my kids playing with masks at Cracker Barrel.  I am trying to come up with a catchy title for a scrapbook layout.  Any suggestions would be appreciated. :)

Art Class.......

So, I work in a school cafeteria.  The art teacher offered to teach a painting class to some of us lunchladies after school.  This is the first class like this I have ever taken but had such a blast, I would love to do it again. 

The area around his face kind of reminds me of Ronald McDonald but overall I was proud of my artistic abilities.