Sophie Floral.....

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! I can't believe we are

in the middle of the week already! Kids will have a 3 day weekend

coming up and life is just grand! Ahhh! Do you hear that? That's

the sound of a happy mom looking forward to the weekend! LOL

My wonderful MIL asked me a couple of weeks ago if I could

make her some more "Hello" cards! Since she's been ill, she has

trouble writing and likes to send out cards to friends and family

to get some practice in with her writing... Sometimes I can read

what she writes to me and sometimes I can't, but that's the whole

point of her writing and sending out the cards to continue to get

better at it! :o) And of course she will not purchase another card

knowing that her DIL makes wonderful cards! OK... I just added

that last part in! But I'm guessing she thinks they're wonderful

cause she tells everyone I make them for her! LOL Any whoo!

Here is one of many I need to get made and sent to her very soon!

YES... I used Sophie AGAIN! :O)

I wanted to make this a nice card but simple.....

Card stock, Ink, Stamp - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - Chatterbox (Scrap piece)

All the cuts are Bo Bunny Dots

White Signo Gel Pen

Stickles - Crystal, Candy Cane, Waterfall, Dark Blue

Cartridges - Sophie

It's on pg. 49 and they call it (Label8)

(Card) was Cut @ 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and I used the hide contour on

my Gypsy to hide the score cut marks...

(Red Floral) was cut @ 5 1/2"

George & Basic Shapes

I took a rectangle sized @ 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 and welded

an oval in the center of that (sized 3 3/4x 4 1/2)

and that is what the designer paper is cut at...

Then I took another Oval Shape (Yellow) and

cut that @ 3 3/4 x 4.65 to go behind the red flower....

Then on the inside... you can see the yellow oval...

but I thought it was plain sooooo, I added just a

Flower cut using the Sophie Cartridge...

It was cut @ 3 3/4" and I inked around the edges....

I added a piece of white card stock and a strip

of the Chatterbox paper to the bottom... I even

used a Scalloped border punch to just add a little

somethin' somethin'! The flowers are sections

from the actual flower cuts I made and thought it

would add some character to the inside too... then

just added the stickles as dots in the center.... It really

wasn't as hard as it sounds from typing all of this! LOL

Well I hope my MIL likes this one... I'll have more to

 show you... some I did digitally and some are with

my Cricut Machines.... Tomorrow I will have something

to show you that's NOT a card! Shocker! I know! :o)

Thanks for all the comments! Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Thanks, Blessing, Love...

Hello and Happy Tuesday Everyone! How was your weekend?

How is your week going so far? Mines not to bad so far! :o)

My weekend was lazy! I had my Crop til you drop on Friday

night and I just talked and talked! I did do some work but I

wasn't really feeling it! You all know what that's like.... Right?

Well I started to work on some cards but I just didn't feel like

putting them together! I visited with other people at the crop and

managed to get several sets done. But by 3am I was tired and just

ready to go home! Now I'm normally one who is there until 6am!

YES! That is true... I LOVE staying up at night! But on that night

I was just plain tired and didn't want to work on anything so I went

home and slept until 11am! Then I had to go do my monthly shopping!

UGH! Sooo Saturday I was out of the state (really) to go do my grocery

shopping! And that was an ALL DAY TRIP! Sooo I got home around 7pm

and ate some dinner and then I was pooped! Soooo Sunday... I did NOTHING!

And well yesterday I had school with my son which was GREAT! We got everything

we needed done and the day went smoothly! So hopefully today will too! I guess

I'll let you know tomorrow how today turns out! LOL After all that

chatter I should show you the card that I made! :o)

I HAD to use my new Circut Circle Cartridge "SOPHIE"

I've been a circle member for over a year... Well since it started...

I have NEVER like any of the cartridges until now!

This is the very first one I actually took out of the package to use!

I'm LOVIN' the cuts on it so I thought I would share it with

all of you! :o)

Card stock, Ink, stamp, ribbon - Stampin' Up

Designer paper - The Paper Loft, Bo Bunny Double Dot

Copper Stickles

Cartridges - Sophie (Leaf Card) was cut at 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

I used my design studio to alter the size and then I used

the hide contour to hide the fold cuts.

(Yellow Leaf) was cut @ 1 3/4" (2x's)

Art Philosophy (Shape & layer) were cut @ 2"

 I used a stipple brush for the inside of my card.

I was trying to get a similar effect that

the designer paper has.... The section with the stamped

sentiment on it. I just made the inside simple... Thought

about adding some leaves but got lazy again! :o)

Well that's my card for today! I'll see you

guys back here tomorrow on the same Bat Channel

same Bat Station! LOL Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Sweeeet Birthday!!!

Hello and Happy Sunday Everyone! I know you're SHOCKED

to see me post today! But I'm the Guest Designer this week

over at Birthday Sundaes! What a great honor it is

that they asked me! :o) So I'm here with this weeks

challenge which is to create a Birthday Card using this Photo!

http://urbancomfort.typepad.com/urban_nest/2010/02/cupcake-flags.html

Such great colors in this picture! Here's what I came up with...
Reminder: Click any Photo to Enlarge the picture! :o)

REMOVED FOR PUBLICATION!!!

Card stock - Stampin' Up

Stickles - Xmas Red

Pink Ribbon - American Crafts

Card was cut out using the Birthday Bash Cartridge (5 1/2")

Everything else is from the Yummy Imagine Cartridge

(Designer Paper) was cut @ 5.3 in the basic square shape on the Imagine,

 then I just cut one side to make it a 4" x 5 1/4"

(Cupcakes on plate) was cut @ 3 3/4" (2x's)

(Flag) was cut @ 1 3/4" (2x's)

(Sentiment) was cut @ 1 3/4"

REMOVED FOR PUBLICATION!!!

 

Here's the side view to show you the added dimension

on the Flag, Plate, Cupcakes, Cherries.

REMOVED FOR PUBLICATION!!!

 And YES! I did the inside too!

(Cupcake plate) was cut @ 1 3/4"

(Pink Ribbon) - Stampin' Up

I also used the Red stickles on the cherries!

I hope you like my card for the challenge over

at Birthday Sundaes! I look forward to seeing

what everyone comes up with! Thanks for stopping by

and have an AWESOME SUNDAY!!!

Theresa

"Self Portrait"

Hello and Happy Thursday Everyone! I can't believe the

week is almost over! Actually I'm thrilled it is because

tomorrow is my "Crop til you drop" monthly outing!

I really look forward to attending this ever month! I get

to hang out with my scrapping gal pals and we laugh

pretty much all night long! LOL I was going to show you

a card today.... but... decided to show you something

my son created! I told you on Monday that he made a

picture... So I thought I would just share it with you

instead of a card! I think all forms of art, are very important

to look at.... and well... his is definitely art in my opinion!

We had an art class and he was suppose to make

a "Self Portrait" of himself! But he insisted on

drawing a picture of him and I instead! I love that

he gave me blonde hair when I'm actually a brunette

with some blonde highlights in it! tehehehe Soooo CUTE!

He had to add his desk & computer and the new flooring...

Can you tell that it has blue in it! LOL My favorite color of course!

And he wanted to make a statement with his first A+ after he

took an assessment test on what he had learned in a certain subject!

He really visualized that day, in one picture! :o)

Well.... I guess I shall see all of you back here on
Monday Morning! My Sister Mi-Mi should be by

tomorrow! Thanks for all the awesome comments!

  I hope you guys/gals have an AWESOME rest of week/weekend!!

Theresa

In the Jungle.... the Mighty Jungle....

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! Doesn't the title just
make you want to sing? It does for me! Today is
Challenge Day over at Cricut Cardz! You are to make a
Child's Birthday card using something you'd see in a Jungle!
Like a Lion, Tiger, Monkey, Giraffe etc. using any colors you'd like!
This was such a fun card to make and easy for me to come up
with since I LOVE making kid's cards! :o) I also want to thank you guys
for the comments yesterday! I appreciate all the support you've
shown me while I go through this new change! I gotta tell ya.... Yesterday
was a much better day for us! After I re-did the schedule they gave
me to suit my needs, it worked like a charm and we got through all
of the days lessons and then some! I knew I needed to change it around!
So today should go just as smoothly! I even got some crafting in! :o)

This is a 5x7 card! Not my normal size but wanted

everything to fit right! :o)

Card stock, Ink - Stampin' Up

Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye (clouds)

I used Bo Bunny Double Dot for all the cuts!

Stamps - (Go Wild!) Joy's Life (lots of Pun)

(It's your Bird-day) My Pink Stamper (Punny-licious)

Black & Brown Pearls (Eyes) - Kaiser Craft

Cartridges - Animal Kingdom (Giraffe) Cut @ 4 3/4"

(Elephant) Cut @ 3" (Elephant Head) Cut @ 1.923x2.667

(Bird) Cut @ 1 1/2"

Create a Critter (Dark Grass) Cut @ 1 1/2" (6x's)

(Light Grass) Cut @ 1 1/2" (4x's)

(Palm Tree) Cut @ 3 1/2"

Here's a nice side view to show the dimension that I added!

I really, really like how this card turned out! Now I just need

someone to send it to! LOL OK... Now it's your turn to create

something great for this fun challenge over at Cricut Cardz!

Remember to stop by the rest of the design teams blogs!

They've all made some terrific Cards! :o) Thanks again for

stopping by! I'll see you tomorrow! Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Basket of Apples.....

Hello and Happy Tuesday Everyone! What a day I had

yesterday!! Home schooling was a little harder than I thought!

I mean it's not super bad or anything but for my first day ever!

It was a little more than I expected! The teacher told me I'll

get into a groove and everything will fit into place once we

get a schedule that we can work with. So I'm gonna be

patient and see how it goes! Needless to say, I didn't get

anytime for crafting! In fact I was busy all the way up til

about 8pm! Only because I'm a scheduler and I like to have

a list that is organized.... Soooo after class was over I started

on my own homework and made a schedule I think I

can do with my son and still make some time to do my crafting!

Or at least I hope so! LOL We shall see how today goes!

My sweet son told me that I was a great teacher!

I don't know if he was just sucking up or what! LOL

He did make a picture of him and me in the classroom so

maybe tomorrow I'll post that so you can see it! :O)

Well here's my card for today! Good thing I made this already!

 I actually designed this card a couple of weeks

ago in my design studio! I bought the paper for it

on Thursday last week! I really like how this turned out!

Card stock, ink, punches, sentiment - Stampin' Up

Designer paper - The Paper Loft (Autumn Splendor)

I use Bo Bunny Dot paper for all the cuts!

Twine - Papertry Ink

Gems - Bazill

Cartridges - George & Basic Shape (Circles) Cut @ 2 3/4", 3"

(Squares w/Rounded Corners) Cut @ 3.027 x 2.165, 3.196 x 2.332

Disney Pooh & Friends ( Apple Basket) Cut @ 2 3/4"

Art Philosophy - (Yellow/brown Border) Cut @ 1"

I'm lovin' the new Art Philosophy cartridge... When I seen the

borders on it,  I new this was a great cartridge! :o)

Thanks for all the comments, I've been reading them all!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Apple Tree scene....

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! Today is the big day!

I'm home schooling Hunter today! He asked me Saturday

night if we could start tomorrow (Sunday)! I giggled a little

and told him that it was gonna be Sunday.... and he said Oh!

OK Mom we can start on Monday! LOL Of course I told him

that was fine and last night I was reading my teacher guides

to prepare for today's lessons. He has a couple of tests to take first

for the school. It's to let them know where he's at in learning.

This way they can add more work or take some away, depending

on how he does with the testing. Hopefully I'll get some crafting

in while he takes his tests! I did get some crafting done

this weekend, would have liked to get a little more but

hey.... that's the way it goes! LOL Here's today's project!

I hate to say this with all of you still in the heat!

But it was actually chilly yesterday where I'm at!

Remember I live near the mountains and our Summers

aren't as hot as most! It actually felt like a "Fall" Day!

So I created this card for the occasion! :o)

Card stock, Designer Background Paper, Ink, Punches - Stampin' Up

I used Bo Bunny Double Dot paper for all the cuts!

Pearls - Kaiser Craft

Sentiment - Computer generated

Cartridges - Stretch your Imagination (Apple Tree) Cut @ 3 1/2"

Sesame Street Season - (Sun) Cut @ 2"

(Leaves) Cut @ 1" (4x's each)

Create a Critter (Grass) Cut @ 1" (8x's)

Here's the side view to show all the added dimension!

I popped up the green in the tree, leaves, grass and 1 apple!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you liked my card!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Happy Scarecrow...

Hello and Happy Thursday Everyone! I can't believe

school started today for my middle son! He's officially

a Junior! Loves driving and working! :o) My oldest

starts next Wednesday and my Youngest starts on

Monday! Boy I'm gonna be a busy little bee trying

to create cards and teach home school! Let's hope

I can keep up! Apparently... Yesterday I forgot to

announce the winner of the "Back to School" Blog

hop I was in! Geez... I'm already starting to forget things!

Soooo.... without further ado....
the Winner of the BATMAN CARTRIDGE IS:

#14 - Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Like the sign project. Enjoying the hop.
Melissa

Congratulations!!!!! Now on with my card! :o)

Card stock - Stampin' Up, Bo Bunny Dots

Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye

Ink - Stampin' Up

Face Stamps - Peachy Keen (Monster Mash) 3/4" &

(Happy Lashes) 1 3/8"

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Word Punch, Oval Punch - Stampin' Up

Chocolate Chip Writer Pen for Faux Stitching (Stampin' Up)

Hemp Twine - Papertrey Ink

Cartridges - George & Basic Shapes (Circle Moon) Cut @ 3"

Celebrate w/Flourishes (Scarecrow) Cut @ 4 1/4"

 This is the card from yesterday.... I took a picture to
show you the Hemp twine I did add after I took the picture!
I wasn't to lazy today to post it! hahaha

Well... that's it for me this week! Be on the look out for
Mi-Mi! She'll be here tomorrow! Don't forget....
She has a HUGE Birthday Box Giveaway Going On! If you
want extra entry's you need to leave a comment on
every post!!! :o)  I'll see you all
on Monday! Have an AWESOME rest of the
week/weekend!!
Theresa

Quick Happy Fall....

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone! You would not

believe the roller coaster ride I was on Monday! I wrote

up my post early, because I was still working on my house.

But let me tell ya the adventures of having a college student!

I'm sure some of you can relate! Well as I mentioned in

yesterdays post my oldest left for college early! Well it was

just after 8am and I gave him a HUGE HUG goodbye! My

hubby thought I was the one who was gonna break down...

instead it was HIM! YUP! He got all emotional and I had to

let him know it would all be OK! Well after about 2 hours into

his trip.... My sons car blew up & the engine caught

on fire! Can you believe this? Luckily some nice people in an
RV were traveling by and helped put the fire out and then gave 
him a ride so he could get in cell phone range to call us.
Of course then our adventure began.... Trying to

decided to pay a tow truck or tow it ourselves. We have a trailer to

use for things like this... Well all the while I'm sick to my stomach!

Yup.. I think I had some sort of stomach flu bug which kept me up

most of the night and day.... It was awful! Since I was sick, my hubby
and middle son Juston went to go meet him where his car died...
Hubby's Aunt & Uncle came along too, so they could tow the car back
to their house while Hubby & Boys loaded up our SUV full of his stuff to

get him to school! He had a Job interview at 2pm that day up at the school!
So I called the school to let them know what had happened

and if they could please reschedule it for him.... Which they did!
They finally arrived at his apartment around 3:45pm. Mind you he left
after 8am and it's about a 4 hour drive! LOL They got him to his
apartment and helped get everything into his apartment, then took him
to the store to get food and other supplies since he doesn't have a car
now. My poor kid was out in the heat/sun, got sunburn and was
dehydrated by the time they got to him. He used up all his
water on the fire, he's OK! But I feel terrible for him.... I mean
what a way to start your College experience! LOL
I spoke with him last night and he's got most of his stuff
organized and he said the interview went alright.... His
roommates should be up there by Saturday so hopefully
all will be well after that! Hubby's Aunt told me to get ready
for the roller coaster of College Life! LOL Well I guess were
off to a good start! :o) Here's my simple project for today!

 Ink, Pen - Stampin' Up

Card stock - American Crafts, Stampin' Up

Cartridge - Enjoy the Season

(Brown Square) Cut @ 4 1/2"

(Pumpkin Set) Cut @ 4 1/4"

I used the "Separate" and Cut an additional

small Pumpkin and Squash? & Banner

(Leaf/nuts) Cut @ 1 3/4" (2x's)

Sentiment was just written out

 Here's the side view to show the added dimension!
After I took the picture I felt it needed something else.
So I added some Hemp Twine and made 2 bows to
place on the pumpkins... I was just to lazy to retake the picture!
Well, that's my quick card for today! I'll be back
tomorrow with something! Have an AWESOME DAY!!
Theresa

Woodland Christmas.....

Hello and Happy Tuesday Everyone! Only a few days

left of Summer Vacation! I'm so excited about Home

Schooling my youngest. I feel like this is gonna be his

best year yet! :o) My oldest left for College yesterday!

I was a little sad to see him leave but also very excited

to see him off to his new adventure! He'll be sharing an

apartment with 2 of his friends, and he left early so he

could get the house organized! Yes! Like Mother like Son!

Gotta love that! He'll have 5 days to himself before his friends

arrive! Which I think is a great idea! My other 2 boys are settled

into their new bedroom arrangements and my scrap room storage/

classroom looks pretty darn good too! The flooring that was put

in looks great and I'm back to crafting! Gotta LOVE that!

Ahhhh... life is good! :o) So here's today's project!

Card stock, Gem - Stampin' Up

Red ribbon - My Stash

Green Ribbon - American Crafts

Cartridge - Snow Angel Imagine Art

(Snowmen Designer Paper) Cut @ 2 3/4 x 5 1/4

(Red Designer Paper) Cut @ 1 3/4 x 5 1/4

(Woodland Ornament) Cut @ 2 x 2 1/2 (3'xs)

using the CCR program to cut them out.

On the Green Ribbon, I just added adhesive to the

backing and made the bumpy, squiggly design myself.

This view is just to show the added dimension on the ornament!

Well that's all I got for today! Let's hope I come back

tomorrow with something to show ya! LOL

If you missed the "Back to School" Blog hop

Candy I'm giving away Click HERE! I'll

announce the winner tomorrow! If you would like to

enter my Sister's Birthday Box Surprise

Giveaway Enter HERE!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Christmas Deer....

Hello and Happy Monday Everyone! I have missed

blogging BIG TIME! I tried to go visit a few of you

yesterday! Will try and make some time to visit a few

more as time allows... I'm actually not quite done with

my home makeover! I've actually got a lot done!

But at the last minute I chose to change out some

flooring! I know that's crazy! But I'm crazy like that! LOL

My house does look good, and all the changes and reorganizing

has helped so much! This is something I do about every 6 months...

 I like to rearrange my house, to give it a new look and a different

organized style. Does that even make sense?? LOL

Anyway, I had made 2 cards before I took the week off

so I'll be posting them this week.... I'm hoping to get some

crafting done too, so I'll have more to show you!

I did a few designs in my Design Studio & in the CCR program
so all I need to do now is pick paper and cut! :o) I'm happy

to be back and look forward to seeing what I've missed the

past week! Here's my project for today!

I know everyone is thinkin' "back to school" but I had made

this in the CCR program before I took the week off,

 so you'll see 2 holiday cards today & tomorrow.....

 Card stock, Border Punch, ink - Stampin' Up

Ribbon - American Crafts

Gem - Doodlebug

Cartridge - Snow Angel Imagine Art Cartridge

(Tree Designer Paper) Cut @ 4 x 5 1/4

(Red Designer paper) Cut @ 1 x 5 1/4

(Deer Ornament) Cut @ 3 3/4" (3x's)

Well I hope you like my card! I'll be back

tomorrow with another one! :o)

If you missed the "Back to School" blog hop

click HERE to enter my blog candy! If you

want to enter my sister's Birthday Blog Candy

Click HERE! Thanks for stopping by!

HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Back to School Blog Hop!!!

Hello and Happy Saturday Everyone! Welcome to Jovan's

"Back to School" Blog Hop! If you've come here from

 Melissa's Blog you're heading in the right direction!

If you just stopped by and would like to hop along

start here Jovan's Blog! We are suppose to share with you

what Back to school means to us! Well for me.... this year

is a different meaning than in the past! First because my oldest

is heading off to college in one short week... It means my baby

is leaving the nest and starting a whole new chapter in his life which

entails a new chapter in my life with one less child at home! Second...

It means I have a second child who will be starting his Junior year and

he will have his "firsts" at a school Prom and possibly dating and just

growing up before my eyes! Third... Well it means for the very first

time ever.... I will be HOME SCHOOLING my youngest son! Yup!

I said Home schooling! I've been away working on my house setting it up

for people moving around and for setting up a little space for a classroom!

This wasn't in my plans when school ended back in May, but due to school

issues and too many students in a class I chose to home school my youngest

this year. We are both very excited about it and we're preparing for our

first lessons on the 22nd. So now you all know what Back to School

means to me this year! :o) Here's the project that I made for this hop!

I thought I would show you in steps....

I took 3/4" Red & White Polka Dot Ribbon from (Stampin' Up)

and attached it to the back of a 12x12 Chipboard from (7 Gypsies)

I just used staples to put it together...

Then I placed White Card stock from (American Crafts)

on top of the chipboard... I used my ATG gun to glue it down...

Then I took my Tim Holtz Sander and sanded all the

way around the entire board to make the white card stock

flush with the chipboard...

Then I used a Dauber all around the border with some Dye Ink from

Stampin' Up (Creamy Carmel)

I added Black Card stock from (Stampin' Up) cut at 11"

to make it look like a chalk board....

Of course I had to make a bunch of cuts with my Cricut machine to

make this adorable sign, that I will hang in my sons room when

school starts for us! I used (Bo Bunny Double Dot) Card stock

for all of these cuts. I also inked everything with Stampin' Up Inks.

Cartridges - Locker talk (Pencil) Cut @ 2"

(Globe) Cut @ 4", (Computer) Cut @ 3 1/4"

(3rd Grade) Cut @ 4 1/2"

Makin' the Grade (Welcome to) Cut @ 2"

(Apple) Cut @ 1"

Simply Charmed (Crayons) Cut @ 3 1/4"

Well.... I hope you like my project! Jovan is having a "Back to School"

Challenge on her blog so make sure you all head back over to her

blog to participate! Your next stop on this Hop is Amber!

Wait until you see what she created! But Before you go....

I have some Blog Candy to giveaway!!!

In order to win this fabulous BATMAN Cartridge:

1. Be a follower or Become one

2. Leave a comment with a way for me to reach you

That's it! Also this giveaway is separate from my sister's

birthday box surprise giveaway! Make sure you comment

on her posts for her giveaway!

Thanks for stopping by! Have an AWESOME DAY!!!

THERESA

I'm also entering this project into the
following Challenges:

Cards by Jovan - Back to School
Whimsical Wednesday - Back to School (NO CARDS)
Celebrate the Occasion - Back to School
My Sheri Crafts - Back to School
Creative Cutter Room - Back to School

Here's the list of everyone in the blog hop

in case you missed someone!

Just click on their name & you'll be at their blog!

Jovan

Cindy

Amy

Girlia

Amber

Jayne

Adrian

Sherrie K

Amanda

Melissa

Theresa - (You are here)

Amber

Carri