Money Holder

My MIL asked me to make a simple card so that she could give checks/money to all the graduates that sent her announcements this year. It took me forever to complete the task, I wonder if she'll still use them, if she's anything like me I say better late than never because you can always use money! The inside of the card says congratulations and I stamped the envelope with a fiskars stamp.

Encouragement Cards

I made these two simple cards for the weekend card challenge over at SOC. The challenge was to make a card to lift someone's spirt. I hadn't scrapped in sometime and I'm so looking forward to when I can scrap again regularly. I'm happy to say all paper used was from my scrap stash!

Scrapbook Blues

I've got the "Scrapbook Blues" so I haven't done too much crafting lately; so I haven't posted any projects. I'm trying so hard to get motivated but it hasn't worked. What have I done laterly, I went to the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Virginia Beach last month. I took two classes, shopped, completed some make and takes and the best thing was to meet some fellow scrappers from Scraps of Color (SOC). I completed my first Artist Trading Card (ATC) for a challenge over at SOC, maybe I'll post it! I've been working on some graduation cards for my MIL, it is taking me way too long to make them! I think I've just got too much going on and I can't concentrate on scrappin' right now! Maybe I'll just chill until I go to the Shades of Color Retreat next month, just use this down time to get prepared.

The Perrys

The picture used in the LO is of my DD, DH and myself taken at a family reunion in Chicago. I used this LO for a Technique Tuesday Challenge over at Scraps of Color, the challenge was to used pattern paper background. I used paper from a heirloom paper pack and a MS family punch and the cricut cartridge Don Juan for the title.

Daughter

I created this LO for a posted sketch challenge over on the cricut MB but I didn't use my cricut for any part of it. I used pictures taken of DD while we were in Chicago, she's wearing a hat that once belonged to her father. When he saw the pictures he wasn't happy that it was all pushed in!

Family Ties

This is the first LO that I created using pictures from a recent family reunion in Chicago last month. I also created this LO for a challenge posted over on the Cricut MB. I cut the butterfly using the wrap from a cricut cartridge and colored it with alcohol inks; this was my first time using alcohol inks. These pictures were taken for the Saturday evening banquet where the requested attire was African. I used pictures of my DD, DH and MIL.

Sisters Rule

I created this LO for one of the Technique Tuesday challenges over at Scraps of Color. I used a picture of me and my two sisters, I don't know the exact year but I do know that it was Christmas Day and we were at a family dinner! I love this picture of us especially since it is one of the few pictures I have of the three of us. I used misc pattern paper and some foam stickers from the $1 zone at Target. I picked the embellishment up from ACM a few months back.