Thinking Pink

One of my dear friends just gave birth to her fifth child (her first girl!) a couple of weeks ago, and I think attending her baby shower combined with Valentine's Day put me in a pink kind of mood.

Baby shower card for my friend:




A thank you card for my daughter's prayer partner at church:


A thank you card for our school secretary (for helping clean up my daughter after she fell into a "mud pit" during recess while playing tag with an intrepid band of first graders):



I must have been subconsciously looking forward to St. Patrick's Day as well, since there is quite a bit o' the green in these cards too!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,
Marcy

Back Up & Running!

Hi everyone! It's good to be back. Shortly after my last post, my computer blew up. It's one of the hazards of working online most of the day. My dear techno-savvy hubby has set up my Netbook as a temporary solution, so I can get my work done until I get a replacement PC.

I have a lot of things to share with you. I just need some time to get my projects photographed and organized. In the meantime, here's a birthday card I made for my sister-in-law. She likes buffalo (buffaloes??), so what image is better than this skating buffalo from the Birthday Bash Cricut Cartridge? I knew as soon as I saw it that it would be on her next card.

Who would have thought a buffalo could be so cheerful & feminine??

Hey, thanks for sticking with me through my 'puter troubles. I've missed you!

Hugs,
Marcy

Life is Tweet Cricut Canvas

My first canvas & my first craft project of the new year!

Our newly remodeled powder room needed a little extra homey touch, so I made this canvas to hang above the towel rack. The evening light isn't great, but at least you get the idea.


Details:
Cricut Cartridge - Straight from the Nest
Patterned Paper - Foofala (multi floral); DCWV (yellow)
Cardstock - Core'dinations
Ink - Ranger Distress Ink - Wild Honey & Fired Brick; Memories Direct - ink daubers
Accessories - felt ric-rac - Offray; buttons - Stampin' Up!; foam adhesive dots - Darice; Mod Podge

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,
Marcy

Birthday Bluebird of Happiness

I hope everybody had a lovely Christmas! We had a nice time visiting with family over the weekend and mostly have been relaxing around the house since.

Some of my favorite presents are a vintage wind-up rabbit toy from my dad (more on that in a later post), a Ninja Pulse from my mum (just finished off a super yummy breakfast smoothie), a Kindle Touch from my MIL (downloaded a ton of my favorite classics right away!), and my brother & SIL got us family passes for the Erie Zoo and the Carnegie Museums in Pittsburgh - unlimited admission for a year! (There will definitely be more posts about that later.)

Of course, I got a bunch of new crafting stuff - two new Cricut cartridges, Distress Ink, Distress Crackle Paint, and lots of embellies and paper. Yesterday, I headed to the craft room to play.
Here's the card I made for my mum's upcoming birthday in January:

Details:
Cricut cartridge - Florals Embellished
Stamps - Crafty Secrets - Grand Greetings
Patterned Paper - Brenda Walton (floral); DCWV (vintage text)
Cardstock - Coredinations
Ink - SU! - Night of Navy; Ranger Distress Ink - Tea Dye; Memories Direct - ink daubers
Accessories - seam tape ribbon - Rebecca Sower Designs; vintage buttons; pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,
Marcy

A Cavalcade of Christmas Cards

Here are several of the Christmas cards I've made in the past few weeks:








Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas & the peace of Christ throughout the New Year!

Hugs,
Marcy

Twinkle Bright

The Christmas crafting & decorating has begun in earnest now that the remodeling projects have begun to wind down.

I am really in love with Anna Griffin's Twinkle Bright collection - lovely rich reds, greens, and cream with wonderful vintage & retro patterns and images. *sigh*

Here's a card I made using a Crafty Secrets image & sentiment along with Twinkle Bright papers and embellies:
This sweetie is on her way to my mum's house.

Hope your days are merry & bright too!

Hugs,
Marcy

Thanksgiving Treat Bag Toppers

Good morning! I hope you are all looking forward to a peaceful & festive Thanksgiving week. During this Thanksgiving, I wanted to make a little something for my kids' teachers, school secretary, and administrator as a small demonstration of how much we appreciate them. Each one of them is such a dear soul, and we are so grateful for their dedication and the sacrifices they make to work at a small, private, Christian school.

Yesterday, I baked up some batches of sugared pecans. Oh, they made the house smell so good! Then I put them in this little treat bags (from Wal-Mart's cake decorating section in the crafts department) with these bag toppers.


Here's a close up of the toppers:



Details:
Cricut cartridge - Celebrate with Flourish
Stamps - Crafty Secrets - Thanksgiving set
Ink - Ranger Adirondack - Espresso; Memories Direct - Ink Daubers
Patterned Paper - K&Company
Cardstock - Core'dinations

Wishing you a lovely Monday!

Hugs,
Marcy