Boys Dinosaur Glass Block

Hello everyone!  I was recently asked to make another glass block for someone's baby boy shower. I found out what their theme was for their baby's room and from there I was able to customize it, down to what his name will be when he makes his entrance into the world. I love the ball cap on the dinosaur! I was very pleased at how well this turned out and I know the momma liked it too! Such a simple little personalized gift to give for many occasions. 

Thanks for taking peek at what I have been up to in my crafting room! I hope you have a great day! 

Valentine's Day Popup Cards

Hi again!  I made Valentine's Day cards for my kids and my hubby! My kids all said they really didn't want a box of chocolates this year, so I just bought a little bit of candy and gadgets...kinda like Easter baskets but no basket. These were free cuts from Cricut for the month of February so I jumped on it and used them. I love pop up cards, so now I think I NEED this cartridge. Well played Cricut...😱  

Thanks for taking a look at what I have been up to lately! 

I hope you have fabulous day filled with many fabulous blessings! 

Foxy Birthday

Hello again, I am trying to do catchup of my crafty creations from the past few months. 

I made this layered card for my daughter's 14th birthday. Hard to believe she is 14 now. She has always loved her animals. It was perfect timing that I had just gotten the Four Seasons Home Decor Cricut Cartridge. And of course so I just had to try it out! 😃 I think it turned out pretty good. Plus I know she liked it and that is what matters.

Thanks you so much for stopping by!

I hope you have a great day! 

Baby Girl Glass Block

Hello all! I have recently had the pleasure of making a glass block nightlight for a dear friends new baby girl. I have never done one before but I think it turned out pretty good. Such a simple and quick gift to make and give, and it is very personal. I love how it has the baby's birth stats on it too, that makes it super personalized. She really loved it! It is now her nightlight for those late night feedings!❤️

Thanks so much for coming by and I hope you have a fantastic day! 

Gift Card Envelopes

Hello again!  I hope you are still doing well!  Well, if you have not had this happen you are "lucky"!  Several years ago, my family was celebrating Christmas with over 15 people in one room opening gifts and gift wrap was a flying.  In all the excitement, my dad misplaced his gift card from us and it got mixed in with the gift wrap and was thrown away, and wasn't missed until days later and the trash was already disposed of.  So since then I have been making some kind of envelope to help the gift cards to be a bit bigger and less likely to be lost.  This is what I came up with for this year.  Very simple and quick to make.  The bow was made using my envelope punch board!  I love that thing!  Everyone that got one, loved the packaging and the contents inside, of course!  And as far as I know, no one lost their gift card!  Woohoo!  Success!

Thank you again for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful new year filled with lots of joy and blessings!

2015 Thanksgiving Craft-Coasters

Hello my crafting friends!  I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and Christmas!  Our holiday season was extremely busy but full of fun and great memories!  This post is about my craft that I chose to do this year for my family, we exchange crafts on Thanksgiving Day!  I did coasters!  A little bit of paper, a little bit of cutting on my Cricut Explore, a little bit of decoupage and a little bit of clear acrylic finish, and boom, it is done!  Note:  Get yourself a good quality acrylic finish that is water proof and doesn't yellow.  Don't do cheap quality.  I have had to learn the hard way.  Ugh!  In this case you get what you pay for.  The acrylic I got was cheap and has yet to cure and harden.  So if they are not packed away, with parchment paper to keep them from sticking they will stick to each other and be ruined.   I used a roll of cork and cut to the size of the tile for the backing to keep them from scratching the table that they may be placed on and attached it with just your normal craft glue.  Either way, this is what they looked like as they were "drying" from the acrylic finish.

Thanks for stopping in and I hope you have a fabulous new year in 2016!

Dapper Birthday

This was for my wonderful Father in law's  birthday! He is such a loving and kind man. We are so blessed to have him as a big part of our lives. 

This card was a quick and simple card to make. I am pleased how it turned out. The hardest part was picking out the papers! Does anyone else have that problem? :-/

 

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I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Updated Glass Blocks

I have had these glass blocks for years. In fact the taller one my hubby drilled the hole in the block for the lights, long before they sold them in stores already drilled. Both were done up with ribbon to make them look like gifts. So I decided it was time for an update using my Cricut Explore and some vinyl! They are not perfect, but I love how well they turned out!

Thanks so much for stopping in! 

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas season! 

Detailed Birthdays

Hello!  I have been busy again, but nope not on Christmas cards this year!  This year we did something a little special with our Christmas cards, and did some family portrait cards.  Does that mean that I will not do any Christmas cards at all.  I am not sure, we shall see.  I guess you will have to watch and see what happens!  :-) 
Anyways, I made two different cards for my parents, whose birthdays are about a week apart from each other. I went for the detailed images that are free right now on Cricut Design Space, and I have always wanted to do a hot air balloon and a bike image too. They are not perfect, but I am pretty happy with how they turned out.  I love the soft muted colors I chose.  Plus if you did not notice the bike card is a shaker card too!  Anyways, they were a little tricky to do up because of all of the detailed cuts, but very cute too.

Thanks for stopping in today and 

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Retro Birthday!

Hello again!  I have been busy in my craft room making my Thanksgiving crafts but I did have time to squeeze in to make a fun birthday card for my sister!  I love the Cricut Suburbia Cartridge, and have never really used it, until now!  I love the retro look of this fun card.  Classy, and just plain fun! Well, I got to get back to work on my craft and another birthday card.  See you all soon!

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

I hope you have a fabulous day!