Birthday cards for February

I have a total of 9 cards to do for this month.

These are just the ones I took pics of... camera got lazy! LOL

My niece-in-law Adrianne's b'day is also in February.

One of my Dork Sisters sent me the images of the cupcakes, I just colored them.

The card stock is just scraps of whatever (used some stash! YEA!)



My niece Marla's b'day is the day after Valentines, this just seemed fitting.

I used the Cricket cartridge Walk in My Garden for the flower and welded it all into one card. (using the Cricket Design Studio)
For the Rose head I used Red Flocking, and then a piece of Mulberry torn for the front panel



This one is for my dd. I just can't believe my dd is going to be 25 this year.
I got the Cricut Cartridge Story Book today,
I really like the letters, but I think it may have been a poor choice to use them vertically on this card.

The Cuttle Bug I used was a custom made folder... I cute boots, hats, horses, horse shoes, cow skull.. and other things from Out West Cricut Cartridge... not going to make one of them again! I doesn't make a good embossed image

Cindy's Trees on an Easel

These are my cards for March CCC10



I got the idea for the trees from Cindy Motherway It's from a card she sent me back in '06. Hers was much prettier of course!

The paper I chose for the trees was a bad choice! It's more of a card stock and was not meant to be folded this way!

I cuttle bugged the mat behind the trees and for the sentiment.

I used Gold Stickles on all the folded edges of the trees to hide the 'cracked' paper. Please don't look to close, the folds do not line up! LOL My mom and I were visiting, I cut she folded.

File Folder Notebook

This weeks tutorial on SCS



I took a purple file out of the cabinet (hopefully no one will miss it! LOL) and a little notepad form the drawer.. well either my file is bigger than normal or the note pad is smaller. I followed all the instructions thoroughly and its so big! Cute though. I may have to make another!

PSF/Dork February Swap

Samantha (her SCS gallery)


Laurie (her SCS gallery)


Vikki (her SCS gallery)


Teresa (herSCS gallery)


Tracey (her SCS gallery)


Peggy Sue (her SCS gallery)


Pam (her SCS gallery)


Lori (her SCS gallery)


Joyce (her SCS gallery)

Not everyone has these cards in their SCS galleries, but hey do have many other awesome creations there!

This tickled me

April has kinda laid claim to this chair when I am in my craft room. Well this morning Louie beat her to it.
I was working with my back to them and heard April whine, so I turned to see Louie slapping her.
It's funny because she ruled at her old house over the pit bulls and here, she backs down from a cat.
Louie was curled up sleeping the first time I looked, then he had sprawled out to take up more chair. BRAT!
The look on April's face is kinda like "mom, tell him to share!"

Meet April

She is a Beagle, She about 4 years old.
Her previous home was not a good one, and she was one day away from death.
The guy was moving and not going to deal with her or 6 of his other dogs.
She is fixed, and friendly. So far she is nice with my geese and the duck, scared of the horse and the cow.

Samples for Brandy

I need opinions...


















Doris (Brandy's grama) likes the Cris Cross Pocket and The Tooth Pick Flap




















Clint likes the French Doors and the Tooth Pick Flap




















Brandy won't see them until after school or possibly Sunday




















I used Elegant Eggplant and Basic Black (the white is a 32# Laser Paper)

card for Tegan

My great niece Tegan Monica's first card from me.

Pattern came from Chris.. Thank you!

I used the Cricut to cut it out with her name in the pinafore (spelling?)

Card for Rocky

"Welcome Rocky"
is welded to the bottom of the pant legs.
I got this pattern from my DSS CAT871 Chris.. thank you!!!
I had to tweak it a bit to make it large enough for the words.

Thanks for looking, if you wish to comment please leave comments on my SCS gallery for cards. Thanks!

I am a great Aunt again!

Rocky Coronado Erickson
8 lbs. 5 oz.
It took them awhile to name him, and now I can not remember when he was born. I think it was the 9th. I will have to go find out since I am our family historian! LOL
Good job, huh!?!

Now this makes the Auntie count...
9 Nieces and 7 Nephews (would be 8 Mike died in '93 when he was 24)
6 Great Nieces and 2 Great Nephews

I think... I better go update my brain! LOL

Yeah, it's a butterfly!

Yes, I am terrified of butterflies.. only alive ones! I can handle stamped or cut (paper)











Raye Lynn bought the Tinkerbell and Friends Cricut cartridge so I borrowed it. I wanted to cut out the flourishes around thier names and the words

I think there may be 2 ways to do this butterfly or I didn't put all the layers on it. The tail should have been the same as the the body, but I needed more pink. The lady that this is going to is really into Pink.

If you'd like to comment, please do so on my SCS gallery. Thank you for looking!

Creeps B'day

Creep is turning 9 this year and he picked out his own colors.

















I showed him my Pagoda and Old West Cartridge books thinking he'd pick one thing....














Nope, he wanted dragons and wolves... odd combo for me to grasp! Oh well he is a boy!
I have to wait and ask him tomorrow if he wants any Stickles on the words.
I Cuttle Bugged Dots under the wolf.

My Coleus

Back in the fall of 2006 Clint and I went to this green house and they had this huge coleus there that I didn't see until after I'd done my shopping. Well the man gave me a tiny slip and told me he doubted it would ever root, as he had had so much difficulty with that one.
Well it rooted!
I gave Mike (Creep) a piece of it in the Spring of 2009. It was maybe an inch tall... now look at it! His is a lot redder than mine though, but it's from the same plant.


I think I may have posted way back when with a pic of his in his tiny wheel barrow he made.

Tri Fold Panda Card

LOL With the Kanji letters behind his head, it looks like a bow!

FRIEND


Bamboo on the inside, but I haven't thought of anything else for that spot, I didn't wanna cover the bamboo.

I cut this out using Pagoda Cricut Cartridge.
Rose Regal, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, Apricot Appeal, Basic Black and Whisper White
Apricot Ribbon
Dots and Circles CB Folders

First swap 2010

Regal Rose, Almost Amethyst, Apricot Appeal and Whisper White Card Stock
the ink, Gemstones and stamps are from Archiver's
I colored them with Koh-i-nor Pencils
Hearts and Dots Cuttle Bug Folders
Scalloped Circles Nesties

Well now it's January, the coldest month of the year here in Minnesota.
It's only -18 this morning.

My water froze last week, the outlet the heat tape was plugged into burned out so the tape wasn't doing it's job.
Replaced the outlet, to find one of the 20' sections of heat tape no longer worked.
Replaced the heat tape, to find the section of water line was shot!

Got that replaced, heat tape up and running... YAY! I had water.. long enough to do a load of laundry and run the dish washer... and even get in a shower!

Woke this morning to frozen water all over again!

I am thinking a move to a warmer state is in order.. THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS!

Everything else is well, Clint and I are healthy, the dogs are still best friends with the cat, Louie has it all figured out.. he rules over the dogs. In fact Montana is terrified of him! The night time potty break has become a 'joy' where Louie is concerned. I let them out and Montana the freeze puppy is back within seconds. Joker and Louie thinks it's play time, but Joker comes in a half hour later.... no Louie. At 10 Clint checks to see if he's ready yet.. nope.
He got left out all night 2 nights in a row. Now he comes back in with Montana! In fact he will rush the door knocking Montana over to make sure he gets in! I think Joker needs to do a whole property check before he will come in. He won't ever get left out.. that brat can open the door himself from out side.

The geese and duck had issues with the snow, but after Jay plowed us out they claimed a part of the driveway. Much more snow and Carmel and Salisbury can walk right over the fence. Actually I think Salisbury could now, but he's buddies with Carmel and won't leave him.

Molly and Havana are okay, they come out long enough to eat and go right back in their hutches. Molly doesn't like straw in there, but this year she is leaving it (so far), Havana has a cave in her place. This is her 6th winter, I worry everytime I go out that she won't be okay anymore. I've never had a bunny live this long.

Next Summer I am going to redo how this house is skirted. Since it looks like I'd been drinking when I put this stuff up anyhow, it needs straightening and a bit of modifying!

Getting a jump start! #2

I used a One Sheet Wonder with a 2 sided sheet of dp.



Christmas Card Challenge 2010 February set with lined envies to match! I made a color copy of the dp .. it's certainly no where near as nice, thinner and not even shiny.. but it's a nice touch!

My firsts for 2010

My first card using my newest Cricut Cartridge "Pagoda" (thanks mom and Raye!)
and my first text and phone call were form Andy!

I'm a great aunt again

(for the 10th time)



I think her name is Tegan Monica since my sister has that written on the pic. :)

#11 is due anytime I hear.

Merry Christmas

Too much snow...

My car is buried,
my duck and geese are dragging their bellies

and my stumpy legged dogs don't like it!

Happy it's snowing!

He seems to be happy that it's snowing.. I on the other hand am not! LOL
I woke this morning to about 4" of that cold white fluffy junk!

The End of DSS Round 3 2009

I finally have my reveal package!
My secret Big Sister was Catt871! I knew it! It took a lot of snooping but I figured it out!

Just look at all the stuff she sent me! WOW! (there was a bottle of Stickles too, I didn't see it roll away before I took the pic! oops!

Chris sent me many technique tutorials throughout the 3 months! Awesome ides!!

Thank you so much!!! Now I am off to go play with my new Tilda! Ice/Ballet Princess..she is my very first one!!

Cool idea

My mother adn Raye Lynn have this bakers rack and on the back they put peg board up. The attached little baskets for organizing things.. so I CASE'd it! have zippy tied little baskets to it and have my Stickles, Alcohol Inks, Glimmer Mist Bottles and the Reinkers each have their own basket per family!

There's even room for 4 more baskets!

Getting a jump start!

I have joined a group on SCS .. Join the 2010 Christmas Card Challenge!!!

Wonder if these can count....

10 very simple cards.. I added some dew drops, a button, funky fibers, stickles or even some ribbon.

I made them yesterday thinking I was short for 2009... only to go look for a B'day car and find a box with about 30 cards I had done back in June-July for Christmas!

Now I not only made 10 real fast & simple cards for nothing.. I have 40+ extra Christmas Cards.

My neighbor says she'll love to take some off my hands! LOL

This group of 10 is now in a baggie, waiting to be put away with the Christmas Decorations for next year.

Someone please remind me I did that! LOL

Too Cute!

Raye Lynn bought me this Dress It Up button set


I had to make it into another Easel Card so he could stand up!