May/June Celebrations

It's been a while since I've posted, and I apologize to my followers and lurkers, alike.  I have been working really hard to do more challenges, and visit more blogs, but to no avail.  I have been blessed by a few customer requests for hand-crafted gifts, which have been keeping me busy. 

June seems to be a month full of celebrations of major milestones, mostly weddings (and anniversaries) and graduations.  Here are a few projects that I have completed since my last post in April.  Thanks for looking.

 Anniversary glasses - etched using the Cricut.

 Gift basket I made to include the etched anniversary glasses.

 Graduation card for SIL.

 Graduation card for nephew.

 Card that accompanied anniversary gift basket.

 Etched glasses for co-worker's "friend".

 Birthday gift basket for co-worker's "friend".

Robert Jackson wedding digi stamp that I colored using Copics and lots of stickles.

Greetings bloggers!

I hope you have been enjoying your Spring, thus far.  It’s been a while since I’ve posted here due to a crazy work schedule… and life, in general.  Since my last post, I’ve attended a wonderful 4-day scrapbooking retreat in PA, and was able to get a few projects completed there.

I actually finished this card last week, and it’s usually hard for me to be able to work on things during the week.  So, I’m EXCITED!!!  It’s a simple card, and was fairly simple to make using SCAL, DCWV Natural and Shimmer Stacks and my Cricut.  TFL.

Also, my wonderful friend Croppin Cassie gave me my very first Stylish Blogger Award!  So, in response to that I must identify 7 random facts about myself, and pass the award forward.
1. My favorite color is purple.
2. I’m not as much of a phone person as I used to be, but will text or IM in a minute.
3. I love watching scrapbooking or crafting videos, but I’m not so quick to try the new projects.
4. I love, love, love to eat crabs.
5. I love line dancing.
6. I want to get back into roller skating.
7. I love crime-solving shows/mysteries.

Passing this award on to:

Treva - http://scrappint.blogspot.com

Nicole - http://creativedelightsbynicole.blogspot.com

Nubian - http://nubiancrafter.blogspot.com/

Hello fellow bloggers and blog-followers. I hope that those who celebrated Valentine’s had a rewarding day. Happy Birthday to all February celebrants out there. It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything to my blog, but my family has been battling sicknesses. You know how that goes when you have kids – the germs are “shared” throughout the household; but the manifestation or outcome of the germs may vary between each individual. In fact, I’ve been fighting some cold/sinus infection for about 2 weeks! Nonetheless, I truly took advantage of the President’s Day holiday and the “snow/ice day” we had yesterday in the DMV area. I was able to complete at least 4 cards over the last 2 days, which is a world-record for me!! LOL!

Sympathy card: Mariposa Stack; EKSuccess Lace edge punch; Stampin Up Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp

Just because card: DCWV "All about Girls" mat stack

Birthday card: High heel shoe svg cut; DCWV Natural Stack; adhesive pearls; greeting was cut using SCAL

Wanna Celebrate card (adult): KennyK download digi stamp; DCWV Shimmer Stack & Rustic Stack; greeting/title was cut using SCAL

New Year Crop

Hi bloggers! I participated in my first crop of 2011 over at Cassie's Crop Corner on Jan. 15. As many of my closest scrappin' buddies know, it seems to take me forever to get started on a project. One of the hardest things for me is the paper selection. Another is image selection. Well, I sat at Cassie's for a while, trying to come up with an idea for dd's and dh's bday cards. OMGoodness, I felt like a total beginner, not like someone who has been scrappin for at least 5 years! Ok, I'm done with my pity party! LOL. I was able to at least put a dent in dh's bday card, but can't share the pics yet, as his bday is next month. Thanks to Cassie, I worked with vinyl for the first time, and it was G-O-O-D! I added my screen name to my purple E!

Well, the crop inspired me to keep creating, and not to be discouraged by the length of time it takes me to finish a project. With this in mind, I decided to revamp a birthday card to make it a belated card. TFL.

First Project of 2011

Well, this new year is off to an interesting start. DD had an incident with a sharp pencil, which required a trip to urgent care on Friday. Needless to say, this put a damper on my crafting mojo - which many of you know has been "skiddish" to say the least. LOL! After spending 3+ hours at urgent care, I returned home to try to pick up where I left off, but I couldn't do it. We went to church, had a fabulous time in the service, followed by food and fellowship. We got in around 3am, and I had an urge to finish the project I had started. I was coloring some digi stamps I purchased from Mo's Digital Pencil to use for birthday cards (twin boys). Though the cards are not 100% completed, the hardest part is done - paper and image selections! TFL