Getting a jump start! #4

Here are my Christmas Cards for April.. yep, another One Sheet Wonder!

OSW inspired by Mae Collins

SU Eyelet Border, Word Slot, Modern Label, Corner Rounder and Corner Notch Punches

The Green Card Stock, Green Bazill Bling and DP is from Archivers

I have a sheet of 28# white paper inside each card as a liner and for writing in.

PSF/Dork Spring Swap

These are for a swap that is 10+1 but if you make 12 she will donate #12 to a good cause. so 12 it is!

I used Bazill card stocks for these.
The Cricut to cut out everything. Story Book Cartridge, the scalloped edge is a custom cut using that mat and a basic card welded together. The butterflies are CB with a Butterfly set, the mat is CB with the folder that came free when I bought the Big Shot (it has no name :( )

Thank you for looking!

RAC SAC

Shhh this was also card #2 for my DSS Little Sister.

his is made with Bazill card stocks and the Cricut Wild Card Cartridge.

It is a card about 4 x 5 the flower is the front, then the envelope has grass and flowers

Thank you for looking!

14 Cards for a friend

It's just my favorite OSW again, and the fish paper! I did use a different punch (Modern Label) and added some stickers.

Sentiments are blank for her to use how she wishes.

All those scraps

This is just Stampin' Up! Scraps. they are all sorted and in marked baggies with thier names on each one.


This is the bottom drawer under my desk and the most ignored! It's Color Core Scraps and prints (dp) ... Any one need some punches from scraps? LOL

l THis was a bad idea... it started out as just Whisper White and Very Vanilla Scraps. Then I strted tossing in any brand of white or cream. BAD BAD BAD! Nothing the same texture, weight or even brightness!

Colored Card Stock Scraps!
OMG! I had no idea just how much I had around here for scraps until I did this! I donated every last piece of scrap 2 years ago to the scrap booking store for others to use. I also do not keep anything too small to punch.

My Room Feb 2010

These are my punches, they hang on the door in a shoe organizer. I need a bigger one!

West side work area. That table is where I work the most. the sun really bothers my eyes at a certain time and then I have to go somewhere else. Clint says I should re-arrange and put the desk in front of that window. I am always complaining about my view and the sun! LOL I keep clearing a bit more of the woods to make my view more pleasant. and I can sit some place else when the sun is there.
I have even seen a Pileated Wood Pecker out this window! He was beautiful!


This is the West corner. My scrap books under construction are under that table. the sewing cabinet to the right has all of my 12 x1 2full sheets in the bottom drawer, ribbon in the middle and baggies in the top. The Big Shot and large paper cutter are on top

These are 2 of the book cases I got from Clint's dad. In the far right hand corner is an old Stereo.. record player and even an 8 Track. It works too! for me now it just makes a good shelf! That rocker belongs to my youngest son, Andy. He has a serious fetish for chairs! Now since he is living in MO teh fur babies fight over who gets to lay in it while I stamp.

This is my desk, the computer and Cricut are on top. Under neath are 2 drawer units, the one on the left is adhesives & scissors (rulers & other MISC) the right one is all scraps! :(

Just in the door on the East side.. the 3rd book case; all of the patterns, techniques, examples and other books are on there. The peg board hangs in front of the closet doorway (so we can still get in there) All of my stickles and glitters, and refills are in the baskets.

A Valentine Clint's Way

ScrappinCEO Kelly offered up a challenge ... Create a Valentine from non-traditional colors. No Pink or Red allowed




So I asked Clint, "if you made a Valentine Card, not using any red or pink, what color would it be?"
He picked these out of my scrap box.

He also picked the Easel Card for the base, the big hearts CB Folder, and the Hearts Die and CB folder.
(he bought those for my b'day last year)
The words are a Sizzix die that didn't work well with my Original Sizzix Machine... but boy was it nice in the Big Shot! I didn't have to snip any part of them!

The little Heart brads were in a assortment I got, never thought I'd use those!

Happy Valentines Day!

This is what Clint gave me at midnight. He figured since I was awake and miserable he'd make me smile at least!

OSW For Feb 2010

Mae's Blog that inspired me
http://maecollins.blogspot.com/2009/06/best-of-intentions-and-another-osw.html
her SCS Gallery
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1372364?&cat=500&ppuser=120435

She uses 8 1/2" x 11" and I only buy 12" x 12" so I added a couple cards and revised things a bit.

I didn't make the box so that gave me another card!







I have left all the sentiments blank and not attached, I'm just not sure if i am using these for Easter cards or just whatever.

H & I are waiting for me to borrow the Modern Punch.

No ribbons or brads yet either.. again for waiting for me to make up my mind!

The DP is Precious Paper; Autumn Leaves. and all the card stock is Bazill by the Box

This also covers a challenge on the S2S Challenge!

Thank you so much for looking! And thank you Mae for sharing your ideas!

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.