Party Animal...

Nathan's 4th birthday card.

Happy 3rd Birthday

I forgot Nathan's 3rd birthday card... ;-)

Valentine's Day

This year's Valentine's Day popsicles holders made with my daughter for her brothers'classes. :-)

Cloth accent Birthday card

My son's teachers are having their birthdays this week, so I made them this card for the parents of the class to sign. I made 2 of the same because I was too tired to find inspiration for 2 cards (my mojo should be ashamed... >.<)
The idea to stamp on cloth came from my sweet friend Thienly from Mod Paperie. She has been on a cloth and burlap kick for a while now and I love the introduction of a different texture! :-)
The little heart tag is free floating, just held by the pin.

Selling Cricut Expression and cartridges

I am selling my Cricut Expression (3 years old but only used for 2). Since I have an Eclips I don't have the need for it, especially since I have been boycotting Provo Craft for a while now after their hideous law suits... It's in great condition, never had problems with it.
It comes with the 2 cartridges it came with (Plantin Schoolbook + Accent Essentials), new long blade, and a tutorial DVD I bought later that explains all the basics. I also have a few cartridges that I will sell on the side:

*Create a Critter        -> will miss those adorable guys... :-(
*Everyday Paper Doll  -> another favorite! :-)
*Paper Doll Dress Up
*Doodlecharms
* Word Builders 1, 2, 3 (those are geared toward teachers or homeschooling Moms and made to learn to read)
(A Word Party, A Garden of Words, An Ocean of Words)

I will put everything on e-bay once I figure out how to use it.... LOL ;-)
In the meantime you can let me know if you are interested by leaving a comment here or e-mailing me (my e-mail address is in my profile).
Thank you! :-)

Butterfly Birthday

A simple card I made recently where the paper does all the talking. Only had to add an (heat) embossed sentiment and that was it... :-)

Super Sweet Blogging Award

So, sweet Hannah from  Animal Tails nominated me for a Super Sweet Blogging Award. I was rather surprised since my blog has become a ghost town since I started slaking at the job... :-(
It's nice to know someone still follows and even bother to comment! So thanks Hannah, that made my day.
I'll play along, just for that reason, even though we all know nobody cares about the answers to this questions.... *rolls eyes*

1- Cookies or cake?
Depends on the mood and what you are offering!

2- Chocolate or vanilla?
Silly question. Both.

3- Favorite sweet treat?
Gluten free + dairy free caramel popcorn.

4- When do you crave sweets the most?
I'm a woman, take your pick...

5- If you had a sweet nickname, what would it be?
My nickname is Bee, which makes me think of honey. Close enough.

Now I am of course supposed to nominate blogs too...
I hate that part because first I already shared the blogs I like, and second I have no time to read blogs anymore... *pouts* but since I removed most links from my sidebar I will share a few staples with you nonetheless... Of course they are all craft related...

Mod Paperie If you only have time for one, this is the one. My friend Thienly is the sweetest and her creativity knows no boundaries. She blows me away all the time... :-)

Happy Life Crafty Wife  Tamara (who is incidentally Thienly's good friend) is crazy creative, I am sometimes wondering when she sleeps... As if she was not busy enough she even started her own business (Paper Play Studio) making those adorable flair buttons!  :-)

Bee's Hive O' Drama  My friend Bee is a sweetheart and a funny girl, she will entertain you with her papercrafting creations and her wit... She also makes her own SVGs... :-)

My Thoughts exactly DT blog Now once upon a time, when I still had a life and time to papercraft, I was a member of MTE design team. Their creative blog is like linking to all of the DT members' blogs so there you have it! Creativity unleashed... :-)

The Happy Card Encouragement Factory  Yes, yes I know, this is a mouthful but Becky's blog is well worth a little of your time. Another sweet, funny, creative lady to follow... :-)

And this will be it, because I could list tons more but I don't have the time... ;-)

Live the life you've imagined...

I was talking with an old friend of mine (whose birthday was coming up) about the fact that Life is all about going after your dreams... and I immediately thought about this sentiment (stamp by Tim Holtz) for the birthday card... ;-) (sorry about the crappy pic, I can't get the lighting right on that one...)
The papers are from DCWV, the "Tradewinds" stack which has quite a few gorgeous papers with old world charm. A few of those papers look like fabric patterns, like the one I used for the tag, or the one used for the card base which reminds me of a chevron man shirt. There's also a pale and a dark woodgrain pattern in the stack.

I kept everything simple because this card is really about the sentiment, and I heat embossed it with gold powder for more pop. I stamped a clock at the bottom right, because life doesn't wait for you... and there's a barely visible "may your dreams take flight" (PTI) under it. The twine is from The Twinery.

Simple Thanks

My mojo took a hike a while back and hasn't returned as of yet... so I was a little nervous when I sat down at my desk to make a card for one of my sons' teachers who is leaving the school system to do private therapy.
I think when you are unsure what direction you are going, it's always a good bet to let the paper do the talking, so that's what I did using my favorite stack Que Sera Sera.
I simply embossed the sentiment (cut an acrylic stamp to use just the part I wanted) and added some twine (the Twinery) and some edging.