Keep Calm and Teach On

Hello Friends! Happy 4th of July! Do you have plans to barbeque, get your drink on (even it's just soda), and see some fireworks? We've invited friends and family over to our house for all of the above! Right now the sky is dark, and there's some thunder going on but hopefully we'll have a downpour now so it can clear up later. Keep your fingers crossed!

Today, I have a couple of projects to share with you. The lead teacher in Paige's classroom has been out with a back injury for the past couple of weeks and Paige misses her dearly! The two of them created a bond when she was in the infant room, and now they are BFF's! I wanted to make her a card to let her know that Paige is thinking about her, and I made another project that she can hopefully put on the wall in her classroom.

Remember when I mentioned that I had another shaker card to share, well that cute pencil is it! Isn't it adorable! It's perfect for a teacher, and it would also be cute for a set of Just a Note cards and I'm sure I'll be using it again and again.

 

The canvas project was done using my Silhouette. I downloaded the apple and sentiment from the Silhouette School blog it was a freebie! I must say that adding vinyl to canvas is NOT easy! I had to prime the canvas using two coats of gesso, then I added a coat of mod podge. I thought it would work if I added the vinyl while the mod podge was wet, but that was not the case! I waited for it to dry completely, then I was able to transfer the vinyl a little easier. This project was a little tougher than I anticipated but I'm glad I hung in there because I love the results.

 

Well, I need to start cleaning the house and get ready for our guests. Have a happy and safe 4th of July!

 

Carol

Thanks honey

Hello Friends! Happy hump day! Well, it's been quite the week for me. I mentioned that Paige had a fever over the weekend, well yesterday morning it went up to 102! I took her to the doctor and my poor little punkin has an ear infection. She's on antibiotics, plus a breathing treatment because her chest is really congested. She already seems to be doing better, so we'll see how she does at daycare.

Today I'm sharing a card I made for my co-worker. He recently went on vacation to upstate New York and he brought back several jars of honey made with buckwheat. He's been telling me for awhile that I need to substitute the sugar I use in my tea for honey, so he brought me a bottle. Can you say delicious?! It is REALLY GOOD! So, you know I had to make a thank you card for him!

I'm sure you can guess that I cut the honey jar and honey with my Silhouette! I used a piece of vellum cardstock I bought from Michael's to cut out the jar, you know to make it look glass-like! I also cut the honeycomb from my Silhouette put some patterned paper behind it to add some interest. Then I stamped the thanks sentiment and used my paper trimmer to cut that out. The word honey was added with stickers. I hope he likes it!

 

Well, let me go check on my little patient. I hope you have a great day, and thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

Relaxing birthday

Hello Friends! Happy Saturday! What are your plans for the weekend? Not much going on this way, my sweet little girl woke up with a runny nose and a slight fever so I'll be spending my day giving her lots of TLC!

I don't know about you, but this has been a really long week! I am so happy it's the weekend, and we have lots of sunshine and blue skies so if nothing else, I'll probably take Paige for a nice stroller ride around the neighborhood. So, I wanted to pop in and share a relaxing birthday card for you. I made it for my boss to give to her husband for his birthday. Yup, another brown noser move by yours truly! LOL!

 

This card was a lot of fun to make. I used my Silhouette to cut the palm trees and the hammock. The stickers and cardstock are from Authentique and I used some chunky glitter for the "sand." My boss and her family actually spent that weekend in Key West so this card helped to reflect the type of weekend they wanted to have.

 

Well, I can't hang out long, I gotta go check on my little punkin. I hope you have a great day, and a wonderful weekend. Thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

Can you say shaker card?

Hello Friends! Yup, I'm back today with yet another shaker card! I know, I'm addicted but I don't want any help for it! LOL! These cards are so fun to make, and I bought another shaker die that I'll be sharing with you soon, it's really cute!

These cards are from the set I made my sweet friend Chi.

I used the PTI Make it Market Kit - Shakers and Sprinkles and as always, these cards just make me smile! Betsy Veldman is a genius with these Make it Market kits because everything fits so nicely together and she takes all the guesswork out of making cards! Love it!

 

Enjoy your Saturday, and thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

Congrats card

Hello Friends! Happy Hump Day! I hope you're having a great week so far, and we're another day closer to the weekend! So, I'm trying really hard to do at least one crafty project per week and so far so good. Even if it's just one card, at least I'm crafting! I'm trying to take advantage of Paige's nap time on the weekends, and it's been working out nicely.

Today, I have a congratulations card to share. I've become good friends with one of my customer's at work and she recently called to tell me that she got a promotion and will be moving on to another department. With the move, we won't be in contact for work-related business and although I'm super happy for her, I will miss our interaction. Of course I had to make a card for her because that's just what I do!

For this card I used my Silhouette to cut the Polaroid frame and then I added the office supplies from PTI's Desktop Design and the sentiment was stamped with the Swoosh set. I absolutely love that little typewriter, and how cute is that little piece of paper with the super small sentiment of keep in touch! The patterned paper is from October's Afternoon's 9 to 5 collection which as you know is my go-to collection for office themed cards. :-)

 

That's it for me today, I hope you have a great day. Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

Birthday cards

Hello Friends! Happy Saturday! Did you have a good week? My week started out kind of yucky because I took Paige to her first dentist appointment and I think we are both traumatized! Oh my goodness, I have never seen this little girl cry the way she did! She's very particular about her face and mouth so when they went in there to clean her teeth it was on! I usually sing to her in order for her to open her mouth to let me brush, but needless to say the toothbrush song didn't work at the dentist office! After her cleaning, I held her and calmed her down but then came the dentist. As soon as he put his fingers in her mouth, down she bit!! She was pretty much over it. But, she got a great report and her teeth are very healthy, but I told my husband he's taking her to the next appointment! LOL!

So, I recently made a set of birthday cards for my sweet friend Chi and I'll be sharing a couple of them with you today.

Don't you just love that script font? The stamp set is from PTI and it's called Graceful Greetings, it's definitely going to one of my go-to sentiment stamps. I wanted to make the sentiment the star of the show, so I added a couple of small flowers (also from the set) and a couple of the stars for the more masculine card. I also added a few enamel dots to finish off the cards. Sometimes less is more, and I feel this is one of those times where that worked out well.

 

Do you have any plans today? Hopefully it's nice and sunny where you are and you'll have a chance to get out there and enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

 

Carol

Pickles and ice cream...

Hello Friends! Okay, let me start off by saying, no I'm not pregnant! LOL! But, my co-worker is and I'm so happy for her! I actually made her wedding invitations three years ago, and now she's pregnant, it's so exciting. I was able to make a card for her over the weekend and this is what I came up with:

Don't you just love that image! It's from Mo Manning, and this has got to be the cutest pregnancy image I've ever seen! I colored her with Copic markers and I really need to start practicing because I really enjoy coloring, but I want to do it right. I definitely need more shadows and dimension in my coloring, but that will come with practice. I cut out the speech bubble and added the Pickles and ice cream...Delicious sentiment using a white Silhouette sketch pen.

 

My co-worker absolutely loved it, but I think she may have loved the Cold Stone ice cream gift card that was inside just a little more! Heck, how can I give a pregnant woman a card with ice cream on the front, and not give her a little something to help her craving! That's just the kind of girl I am, LOL!

 

Well, I hope you have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Carol