Iris Paper Folding

I can't just stick with the Cricut when I am making cards anymore, I had to find something else to try. We just got a puppy and our neighbors brought us a gift bag full of treats for her. This is the thank you card I created for them. I found this technique called Iris paper folding. I cannot remember the website that I found this template on, but I now have a new obsession.

Longhorns Spirit Bag

We have a mom on our team that comes up with great ideas for the Spirit Gifts for the boys. She asked for help on this one. I cut out all the Longhorn heads from fabric. Because we are not Texas Longhorns, I could not use the UT symbol on the fabric, so I had to get creative. I then used Liquid Stitch to attach to the bag. I had to make 18 of them...my hands got sticky :). The other mom then filled them with candy and attached Longhorn Silly Bands to the clip. The boys loved them.

Halloween Wreath

Last post for Halloween...I think :) I made this wreath last year for our door. I am not a scary halloween person, I am a cute and fun halloween person. I bought the wood cutouts from Joanns and painted them. Then attached to the wreath with a glue gun. I had fun doing this and the boys loved it.

Boo Box 2

Okay, so this was last years boo box. I used PDDU for the pumpkin, ghost and cat. Boo was done from Stone Script and the boxes were done on Plantin Schoolbook. This is my first attempt on something like this after I received my Cricut. Is this where it all started?

Boo Box

I know Halloween is right around the corner and I wanted to post a couple of projects that I have done. First, this is this years Boo Box. I cut the skeleton at 4/12" from PDDU and the scaredy cat was done at 3", also from PDDU. The box I used a template from www.scrapbooksetc.com. We love to boo people in our neighborhood. The BOO I made on DS with Pooh and Friends Font

40th Birthday Card

So my amazing husband just turned 40. I wanted to make him a masculine card and I love the way this turned out. I got the chipboard at the convention in Arlington and I cannot remember who it is by. He liked it because I finally made him a card instead of making cards for everyone else :) He is a great supporter of my addiction. I finally have my own craft room. I am finishing it up now. I will post before and after pictures later.

Longhorns Banner

Well, football is in full swing here in Texas and this is the banner I made for the team. I used a very thin vinyl and sewed pockets for the PVC poles. In the center I sewed long strips of Velcro so when the boys ran through it would give easily. I used acrylic paint for the lettering and the logo. The boys loved this and because it held up so well last year, we get to use it again this year. Go Horns!

Lego Party

I had so much fun with this birthday party. For the cake I bought the tin from the Lego store and had a blast decorating it. I actually made this cake 3 times to see which way would be the easiest to decorate it. Doing the dots worked the best to see the detail. Our guests said the dots looked like little Legos. That made me happy!

I like to surprise my boys with the way we dress for their parties. I made these shirts for Brad and I. You can download the iron ons from Legos website. You can only do Knights Kingdom, but he was thrilled that he was a knight and I was his princess.

Also, you will notice in the background, I made giant Legos out of 12 x 12 cardstock and decortated the house with a bunch of them. After the party I still was able to use the cardstock :)

Lego Invitation

Since the boys birthdays are coming around again, I need to start thinking of birthday party ideas. Brad is a Lego Maniac. This is the invitation I made last year. I wanted to post it for ideas. It is so easy to make. I took a standard hole punch and then put a pop dot behind the circle. It is time consuming, but that is why I have to start thinking about invitations early. There are 5 Lego bricks on the front because he turned 5.

We've Moved

Wow, has it really been 3 months since my last post? We have had quite the busy summer. We have moved and I looked all over the internet for ideas on a We've Moved card and this is what I came up with. I used the Doodlecharms cart for the mailbox. I took a road map and copied it onto cardstock, then I cut the layer from Doodlecharms. I had to make the mailbox come alive with my Peachy Keen stamps. I also used a pop dot to give dimension to the flag and then added a brad. I just think this is too cute. Since the mailbox had a natural cut for a letter, I put our new address on a little card and slid it in like mail. I was so pleased with the way they came out.