So. I've been busy

My father has been very ill and I've been pre-occupied with that and the research on his condition. And, we had our first grand-daughter, Ruby Claire Light, delightful event!!  But to shake myself out of the traveling bug, I joined a card exchange.  20 cards to exchange, all occasions.

This is what I sent. Lately, I've been into recycling.  I cut images from other cards, or papers, bits of a pattern I liked, etc.  and creating new cards from them.  I also used some Jolee stickers, cricut cuts from Joys of the Season, Paper Pups, Coloring pages, Create a Critter, stamps from Close to my Heart, Brads from Just Brads and various scrap supplies.  Now, doing this many cards at once, was fun, however, I couldn't get myself to create the more difficult cards like, Easel, Flip, Pop up, Step, etc.  They are just traditional cards.  It's harder getting back in the swing of things than a thought.

Lavender Sachet

When we were in France in the Spring, Tom bought me some lavender.  I dried it and used lavender oil to infuse it.  I can put it in soap, throw it in the bath, or just use it for sachets, which is what I did here.  I used mostly scraps to create the envelopes.  I used an envelope from almost every cartridge that I had to try these out.    I've made 20 so far and still have plenty of scraps and lavender to make more.  I think I will toss them into Christmas presents and into a few of my own drawers.  These are just a few.  

 

Cartridges used here: Wedding Solutions, Plantin Schoolbook, Walk In My Garden,Paper Pups

 and New Arrival

Fill with your favorite fragrance, poke holes in both sides.  I tried to hide my holes under the flowers or in the pattern in the paper.  I used some prima flowers but for the most part, I cut flowers from scraps using Walk In My Garden or Plantin' Schoolbook.  

This is a very easy project and quick gift idea. I even made some for men that say, "My Socks Smell Good"  no flowers on those, and more manly colors. 

Hope you have a very fragrant day!

Friends

I saw this sentiment on a quote site somewhere.  I love the saying because it says a lot about how we choose our friends.

 

Our friends tell us a lot about who we are.....

and who we aren't!

  

Paper Pups

Paper Doll Dress Up - Cat

George -Squares, Circles, Flowers

Ribbon

Shower The Baby

The Fantabulous Cricut Challenge for this week is  "Shower the Baby."  Create a project that has something to do with a baby shower. Example; invitation, gift, baby album etc..

 This is my baby shower invitation for a boy's baby shower.  I didn't put my real address or phone number on this one to put up on the internet - for obvious reasons. :-)  

The card is postcard style.  Measures 5x7

The stop sign, telephone poles and road signs are on George

The Truck, Baby Shower, It's a Boy are on New Arrival

The Road is on My Community

The little birds and the grass are on Create a Critter

The truck is shadowed and pop-dotted.  The clouds are cat-eye liquid chalks. The back of the card is computer generated with the name of the baby and parents,where they are registered and other pertinent information. 

I also did this wall-hanging of round frames of our grandson Ellis. I'm going to keep adding the round frames until his first birthday in a few months.  

Four round frames cut at 5 inches using the Paper Pups cartridge for the double round cut out frame.

Lyrical Letters for the Font

Computer generated saying:

A baby has a special way

of bringing joy to every day

  

Started with a square of paper measuring 6 x 6 square and cut a 5 inch circle. I welded the letter to the circle in DS but if you don't have DS just cut out  out the letter to the size you want it, mine is 3 inches.

 

I printed the pictures on my picture printer so I could size the actual photo the way I wanted it.

I used some old DVD's for weight

Trimmed the photo down to size

  Punched the holes with my Crop a Dile II Big Bite, which punches easily through the DVDs.  Added buttons, twine, a little red bird and some blue ribbon.

He really does bring us daily joy! 

What's your baby project??  Join us at Fantabulous Cricut and link up your design.

CHALLENGES

GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES - CHARISMA CARDZ

Simply Spring

 

This card made with Paper Pups (the circle), Storybook (scallop circle & Butterfly), 

and Walk in my Garden (Flowers)

CMTH Stamp, Button and Floss, Embossing Folder and Stickles

Challenges

Cricutters Anonymous - Challenge #33 - Make a Spring Themed Project

Practical Scrappers - Bling (Blog Hop)

The Cuttlebug Spot - Bling

The Belli Challenge - Die Cuts

The Crafty Creations - Limited Edition Challenge

Other things I tried

These are a couple of the other things I put together for the Rain and Water challenge at Fantabulous Cricut.  These are the ones I didn't like as well as the other post about Those Who Bait.....

This first one, the " i "  messed up in the word rain and I just ran out of energy with it.  You know those days when nothing is working right for you, so you just put it away.  I puddled out of this one.

Then......

  

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And one other scrapbook page layout I did, that I will save for another time.  

That's how those things go.  I know many of you will identify with the fact that even though the actual project isn't that bad, you just know it's not your best work. 

So, someone will benefit from the other projects I did.  

Onward and Upward!

Every Dog Has His Day

I got my Paper Pups cartridge today and I felt like I had been thrown a bone! Happy me!!  That's when I thought of that quote, "Every Dog Has His Day."

  

  

  

Paper Pups

Walk In my Garden

Ribbon, Brads and Glitter for the look of dirt flying!

Challenges

Pile It On - Animal-riffic 

Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge 003 - Bling 

Sophisticates - Raining Cats & Dogs