Happy Birthday

I woke up early one morning and realized that I hadn't made a birthday card for a potluck at work that same day.  So off to the scraproom I go!  At 6:00 in the morning I came up with this:

I couldn't make too much noise since my son was still asleep in the next room.  So this was a cricut-free card! =)

Get Well Pirate Card

My grandmother had cataracts removed this week.  Her and I are very close, but not near as close as her and my son.  I love that she is well enough to establish such a wonderful relationship with him!


I came home and told him that "Double G" (he calls her that for Great-Grandma) had to wear a patch over her eye for a couple of days.  He's loving pirates right now, so he thought this was really cool!  I thought I would make her a pirate card and have him give it to her.

I used 3 Birds on Parade cartridge, and cut the pirate bird at 4 1/4".  I then added stickles to his little bit of hair.  She LOVED it and my son thought it was awesome!  It brought a smile on her face, so mission accomplished!

Deepest Sympathy Card

A co-worker of my husband lost her mother this week.  He asked me to make her a sympathy card, so of course I did.

I used one of my favorite cartridges, Cindy Loo, and cut the bird at 3 1/4".  I thought it turned out super cute!  I hope it brought her a little piece of comfort to know our family is keeping her and her family in our thoughts and prayers.

"Dad's Office" Scrapbook Page

Our son loves to go to his Daddy's office!  When we were there this time, he made a mess playing with the receipt tape on Daddy's adding machine. (there's a picture of my husband cleaning it up on the page) That made my creative juices start their engines!


I decided to take some white ribbon and "re-create" the messy tape look around the page.

No cricut was used.  I found some letters that matched the grid lines on the background paper.  I wanted to make sure the ribbon was woven within the title...

I then let the "tape" continue around the pictures until it ran off the page.

I thought it turned out fabulous and SO outside my box of thinking! I'm pretty proud of how it turned out. =)

Happy Birthday Card

I needed a birthday card for one of my son's friends.  They are in Karate together.  I kept thinking of the dragon patch on his "ghee" (karate uniform).  This boy is a few belts above my son, and he looks up to him like a big brother.  If it wasn't for this boy, my son wouldn't be as good and advanced as he is now.


Enough bragging, onto the card...

I found this dragon on the Pagoda cartridge.  I cut it at 4".  They LOVED the card.  Since the party was held at the Karate studio, then the theme fit.  =)


Last bragging moment...


Here's a picture of my son from the party.  He was the littlest on there (he's 4) and he successfully performed a running side kick into the hanging bag.  He was so proud of himself and so was the instructor.  He finally earned a spot on the "bragging wall" at the studio with this picture.  Proud Mommy, here! =)

"Turtley Awesome" Card

A co-worker asked me to make a card for her son's kindergarten teacher.  Her son LOVES turtles so I went in search a cute turtle that would look kindergarten-ish.

I cut the turtle from the Paisley cartridge, but I don't remember what size (I cut it in May).  Instead of cutting the cute cheeks and cherries, I used my stickles for add some "bling".  I then added the sentiments from on of My Pink Stamper stamp sets.  My co-worker LOVED it and I hope the teacher did, too.

"Birthday Boy" Card

Ever needed a card really quickly?  Well I did!  We were leaving for a birthday party in a matter of minutes and I realized (I'd been sick) that I hadn't made a card!  So I pulled out my scraps and boy-ish stickers and started creating...

I made the card a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4".  Added the balloon and star stickers.  Then I added the red ribbon to look like they were holding the balloons and then a yellow bow to tie it together.  Poof, birthday card within minutes! =)