New Baby card

One of my REALLY good friends, Kathy, is getting a Labradoodle puppy some time in the very near future (she is a rescue and had a broken leg, so Kathy can't get her until that is all taken care of). You know I'm a sucker for furbabies anyway, so I decided that I'd make her a card to have ready when she finally gets Sierra! Below is a picture of the card that I made AND a picture of Sierra....

Misty's Birthday Card

My best friend of 26 years (YIKES) is having a birthday on Saturday. She has finally caught up with me! =) She sent me a text message today thanking me for the card, so I know that it's safe to post this now. She LOVES Marilyn Monroe so I decided that's what I'd use for my inspiration for her card. I specifically looked online for a black and white pic of her and found one quickly that I really liked! Now, here's a little secret - the picture printed fine but when I was cutting it out, there was a small bit of white left at the top..as I was trying to trim it with my paper cutter, the paper started to rip. I was upset but was able to compose myself enough to step back and look at it. I decided that I'd just run with it and distressed the whole thing! I thought that it gave it more of a vintage look this way, anyway, which was kind of what I was going for. It's on red cardstock that I stamped with Versamark, which has become one of my favorite products. HAPPY 31st, MISTY!!! XOXOXO

My scrap booking buddy

Yes, this really is where Moo sits while I'm working on my projects. If she's not ON the table then she's in my shirt or zipped up in my jacket. She's MY dog and feels the need to be, literally, everywhere I am. I DO realize I have an illness with this 4-legged cutie. =) Also, this is how messy my table is 99.9% of the time. It's hard to scrap without making a mess and I have an even harder time cleaning it up!

Winnie the Pooh "page"

For those of you that know me, having a baby has been one of my main concerns for nearly 3 1/2 years now. About a year ago, we got the nursery done...well, we moved my scrapbook stuff out of the spare room, took down the extra bed, put up Winnie the Pooh border and moved some baby furniture in there. Last weekend, my wonderful husband painted in there under the border and I just love it! It "freshened it up" for me, which was what I needed. Anyway, I found a wonderful poem ("Children Are..." by Meiji Stewart) on a poster at Old Tyme Pottery but didn't like the colors so I decided to make my own version of it. Not exactly scrap booking but for someone like me who doesn't know TOO much about computers and editing programs, I worked a really long time on it but am so pleased with how it turned out! Needless to say, it's already hanging on the wall where there just happened to be a nail with nothing on it....

3x3 Notecard Tote

This was my accomplishment for today. It's a cute little "tote" that holds 3x3 notecards that can be used for gifts or something small. I even thought this would be cute to do in Christmas themed paper and make gift tags to put in it! What a cute gift! I got this idea from Splitcoaststampers.com - http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/notecardtote/

Framed Page for Hannah

I have some old pics on my computer of things that I've made in the past and will be adding them to my blog from time to time. This is a 12x12 page that I made for my 15 year old cousin, Hannah and framed it. I found the saying in a magazine and the plaque was like $24 - I KNEW I could make it for cheaper and of course it turned out so much cuter! =)I just used different letter stickers, nothing too complicated. She loved it and I'm hoping that she always remembers these words of wisdom "NO boy is worth crying over and the one that is won't make you cry"

Another Birhday card

I'm slowly getting things finished that are on my "to-do" list. June is such a busy month with birthdays!!

Birthday Cake!

Here are the awesome cakes that my hubby made for me! He's the best! I love green and SHAMROCKS! I bought the cake pan forever ago and had St. Patrick's Day plates and napkins that I got on clearance at the end of the season =)