Cards for grad, birthday and thanks

Here are the cards we did at my most recent card class.  The classes are held at the Warren Township Community Center it costs $5.00 and you get to make 4 cards and learn new techniques.

The first card is a Masculine card using Bliss B&T, Chocolate, Grey Flannel, Outdoor Denim, Grey Wool & Outdoor Denim Inks, Stamp Sets are Card Chatter- Birthday, and Beautiful Things.  the card pattern is based on the "Simple Expression" template from the Wishes Card Confidence program.

We stamped an image on the inside of each card for added effect.

This card is based on "Lucky Layers" template from the Wishes Card Confidence program.  the general idea for the card was CASE'd from a card by fellow CTMH consultant Katy Donaldson.  Materials used Bliss B&T, Lagoon, Chocolate, & White Daisy cardstock, Lagoon & Black inks, Stamp sets are "Lucky WOTG" and "For Every Occassion".

This simple card is based on the cards from the Mistletoe Workshop on the Go.  Materials used Bliss B&T, Holiday Red, Black & White Daisy Cardstock, Holiday Red & Black Inks, Shining Star and Say It In Style.

The last card they made is based on Three in a Row template from the Wishes Card Confidence program.  Materials used:  Wings B&T, Black, Sweet Leaf, Colonial White cardstock,  Twilight, Colonial White & Black ink, Stamp Sets used "Treasures", "For Every Occassion", "Take a Picture"

We are in the home stretch

Well Both of Robbie's Graduation ceremonies are done.  His tassel has been turned and he is getting ready to start his first job as an adult.  We still have his graduation party to go, and in the mean time I will be frantically be working on his scrapbook and decorations which I will be displaying on here as I get them done.


I have gotten all Robbie's Baseball team pictures done, and am getting ready to work on the hardest sport pages to work on, His wrestling pages.  These are hard cause I am so sad that I will never see him wrrestled again, even though I hated the sport when him and Jimmy first went out for the team, I love it now.  It is the one sport where you have to rely on your own strength and endurance to get you through and Robbie had several memorable matches.  I have so many pictures from him wrestling that I am having a hard time deciding which ones to use.  I am thinking of using the Close To My Heart Flip-Flap's to get as many pictures as I can on the pages   While I am workingon those here are the latest batch of layouts I have completed for his scrapbook.

The picture used here was one that had been damaged in the fire,
which I had scanned in and reprinted
Materials Used
Black, Dutch Blue, Sunkiss Yellow, Cranberry,White Daisy Cardstock
All Star stamp Set and White Daisy Ink
Baseball ribbon from my stash
Doodletype & Sports mania cricut cartridge



Materials Used
White Daisy, Pacifica, Cranberry & Sunny Yellos Cardstock
Fanfare Paper Pack
Doodletype Cricut Cartridge




Materials Used:
Cocoa, Sunset, Bamboo, Pacifica, Colonial White Cardstock
B&T DCVW
George and Locker Talk Cricut Cartridges




Materials Used
Topstitch Paper pack
Colonial White, Outdoor Denim Cardstock
Wings WTOG Stamp Set
The Works Alpha, Atomic Caps, Lower Case & Numbrs
Just for Boys stamp set



Materials Used
Orange, Black and White Daisy Cardstock
Baseball paper from my stash
Baseball Cricut lite cartridge

Prom Layout

I have gotten one set of this years Prom Pictures scrapped.  I have used the Bliss paper  and created a layout using Sunflower, Barn Red, Colonial White and a hint of Sunset.  Here is the final version of the Layout, I love it and the colors work well with Dani's flowers.



Materials Used:
Bliss Paper Pack, Sunflower, Barn Red, Colonial White Cardstock
Barn Red, Sunflower, Sunset and new England ivy Ink
Friendship Alpha's Large & Small
Tickled Pink Stamp Set, Find Your Style Stamp Set
Ribbon from stash

 




Count Down to Graduation

Well Robbie is in the final countdown till his graduation.  He officially has only 7 more school days left, he can't wait.  Me, I am trying to stretch it out and make it longer! I have way too much to do before his Gaduation Party on June 4th.  I have to finish his scrapbook, or atleast get some wrestling pages done,  get the food ready, find/create the decorations,  all in addition to doing the normal everyday things like work and chase the rest of the boys around to baseball, drivers ed, etc. 

But I do have a good start, I have got his graduation invitation designed and printed, all I have to do now is stuff the envelopes and mail them.  Here is the final version of his graduation invitation.

Lucky WOTG

I have to admit that my favorite paper pack in the Spring/Summer catalog just happens to be the Lucky paper pack.  I love it because it is very boyish, and I have all kinds of ideas of pictures I want to use with it.  Though Close To My Heart Corporate really helped me decide one layout I wanted to do.  My boys are in the pictures featured on the Lucky WOTG flyer (page 41), so of course I had to duplicate their layout.  I did the layout last night but made a couple of changes.  In the original layout it featured a 6x8 picture of all 4 of them, and then a 3x3 of them goofin off, along with individual 3x3 pictures of my oldest 2.  I wanted to add the individuals ofthe other 2 somewhere in the layout so I made some changes.

Workshops on the Go (WOTG) are kits that contain a level 2 paper pack, a Exclusive B size My Acrylix Stamp Set, plus an embellishment all for a discounted price of $29.95

Here is the original corporate layout.

No here is my version with the additional pictures.



Materials Used: Lucky WOTG, Outdoor Denim & Desert Sand Ink,
Liquid Glass to attach buttons



Left Side No Changes





Right Side changes made
Added Sunset Strip, and 2 3x3 pictures
shortened Journal box

Prom and Baby Shower

The last 2 weekends have been just a little on the busy side.  It all started Friday the 15th, Robbie and Dani went to the Tusky Valley Prom, so of course I had to go and take several pictures of them, in several outdoor locations.  Then I had to take the other 3 in to set up for the 4-H food stand and bake sale at the fairgrounds.  Then on Saturday, Dillon and I worked the foodstand from noon to 3, then I had to rush from the fairgrounds to Dani's house and take more pictures of them in their Prom attire as they were going to the Buckeye Prom Saturday night.  They wore the same attire to both Prom's which made it easy for Robbie as he only had to rent 1 tux.  I loved Dani's Camoflouged Dress she had made.  They had got enough material that the lady not only made Dani's dress but she also made Robbie a matching vest & pocket hanky, and Dani a purse and cape.

Here are the pictures of them before both Prom's.

This Robbie and Dani
Before the Tusky Valley Prom

another before the Tusky Valley Prom
This was taken at the pond behind Dani's House

This was before the Buckeye Prom
Poor Dani about froze it was cold & rainy out
the cape that was made with her dress came in handy

Robbie and Dani wearing the Aviator glasses
they won at Tusky Valley's post Prom
on Friday night.
Dani made it easy on me by wearing her hair down
to one Prom and up to the other.

Robbie and Dani at the Buckeye Prom

At the Buckeye Prom they let the public in to see the decorations, before the kids start arriving.  This years theme was Oriental Garden and they had a giant Dragon's head at the front entrance and the kids went through the dragon's mouth to enter the Prom.   Dani & Robbie got there early so I was able to get pictures of them inside with all the beautiful decorations.
 
Last week and weekend was just as busy, my sister, my SIL's sisters, and I planned a baby shower for our new nephew Croft Dean Brown.  We had the shower on Saturday before Easter, and I of course was making all the favors.  I had planned on working on the favors a little each night, and having 30 of them done by Saturday afternoon.  Well as usual my good intentions went haywire.  I had been being dive bombed by bugs while sitting at my table and upon further examination I determined they were termites (Ugh!!!).  So I ended up having to tear my scraproom totally apart on Tuesday night so the exterminator could come and look at where we suspected the colony was.  Wednesday night was spent totally putting the scraproom back together, I was up till 3 am trying to get everything put back in the right place.  then Thursday night I was finally able to play, I managed to get my prototype favor done, and work out all the measurements.  I also got all of the needed pictures printed, and ready to put on the favors.  Friday came and I had plans to start working on them immediately after work, of course the boys had other plans and I ended up staying up till 4am on Friday night finishing the favors.  Other than that we had a wonderful shower for Croft and he got to
 be spoiled by his 4 favorite aunts.
 



This is all 30 favors lined up, the picture is of Baby Croft and his older sister Sunny



The back side of the favor.

These were very simple to make.  I used the cricut to cut out the tags, then created a box for the bottom.  the box is as wide as the tag, and 2" wide on the side.  I will have to post a tutorial here as soon as I can get the pictures taken to help with the descriptions.  Materials used - Dutch Blue and White Daisy Cardstock, "it's a boy" ribbon from JoAnn's, Doodletype Cricut cartridge, Vellum, and computer for Printing.

More Cards I have been working on plus one pictureless layout.

I have taken a break from my frantic scrapbooking to create a couple of cards, namely because my card basket was getting empty.  Also we are hosting a baby shower for my new nephew Croft Dean Brown here in a couple of weeks so I have made 35 bib overall cards for the invitations, next I have to make the favors,

Here are all the invitations lined up. Yes I did place the patch on opposite knees I would place one on the right knee then the nxt one on the left until they were al done.

I made these usiing a template based on Deneen Treble's Overall Template
I altered mine alittle, instead of making front just th overalls I made it the same
as the back of the card & i then added my paper to the front and placed the overalls on top.
Materials used were all pre-CTMH cardstock and papers
Blck ink and simple stitches stamp set.

Now for the rest of the cards I have made lately.

This is a variation of the boys overall Card.
I got this from another consultant's customer's work that the consultant had put on her blog.
Materials UsedL  Sweetheart papers, crochet flower from white daisy Mini Medley
Brads from JoAnn's, Simple Stitches stamp set, Black ink




Money Cards using Sweetheart
Blush Ricrac, White Daisy, Tulip Cardstock
Black and Tulip ink
For Every Occassion and I little Everything

 


Another money card using Sweetheart back of polka dot paper
Black, sky, Pear and Sunny Yellow inks 



Inside of A little Something card

One of my favorite cards
Uses Sweetheart paper
Tulip, black and Baby pink cardstock
childhood portrait & lovely buckles stampsets



Gift Card Holders




inside of the gift card holder



This is the pictureless Layout, but I am hoping that my son gets some
pictures of him & Dani from the after Prom party this weekend that i can use on this.
Materials Used: Lucky Paper Pack, Sunset, Colonial White, Outdoor Denim Cardstock
Bingo Alphabet