Ribbon Bridal Dress

I made this wedding card using ribbon for the dress. I just twisted and turned the ribbon and when done added pearls. I like how it turned out. This is my first try and have already got request to make some to sale. I saw this idea on pinterest and thought I would see if I could give it a try.

Baby Album (OCCASIONS FOLIO )

I made this baby Album inspired by Kathy's Occasions Folio for my niece for her first baby. She is having a baby boy. It was so much fun to make. And my niece is one special lady and will me a wonderful mother. The entire album is made from chipboard and cardstock or paper. Amazing. The flowers on the covers were ones that I made myself. I love how they turned out.

Baby Diaper Carriage

A very special niece in my life is having her first baby! We are so excited for her. She is having a boy. Here is one of the many things I made for her. Its a baby carriage made completely out of diapers. I think it turned at so cute.

"Operation" Get Well Card

Recently a close friends daughter had to have an emergency surgery for appendicitis. Ironic as this is, my niece's husband did to on the same day. What a day to remember. I made this card very quickly so I could get to the hospital in a hurry. Glad to report they are both doing fine.

March's(St. Patrick's Day, Rainbow, Airplane) bulletin boards

These are two of the bulletin boards I made for my classroom. The "Over the Rainbow" one is for their wonderful work and they get to earn a prize with their papers. The "Sky's the Limit" one is for the sticker charts. Both boards are motivators and they sure do work!!!

Dr. Seuss is Back

Our school does the Read Across America during Dr. Seuss's Birthday week. I made these to use as name tags for a fellow co-worker. I made these using the fabulous features on my new baby, Cameo. This was my first project using the image, trace, and cut feature. It was a learning process but I so understand it so much more. Glad I offered to help her out because it made me learn the different features on this great machine.

EXCITEMENT!!! The Baby is HERE!

Here is the box my baby arrived in!! Can you guess what it is? Don't cheat and look at the other picture. I'm so excited!!

........ My hubby always surprises me with something for Valentine's Day. This was a great surprise!! I did know it was ordered but the surprise when I got home from work and the baby was waiting for me to open the door for her. It works so great too. It doesn't compare to the Cricut. It makes so much neater and more detail cuts. It also does 1000000 things more too! I'm still learning more about it and love love it. I love the fact I don't need to buy another cartridge and can create anything I want. So glad he thought I needed it!!!..................................................

Messy Scrap Room!!

Here is a look at my messy scrap haven space. As you can see, I've been busy creating (A MESS)!! lol The floor is just as bad. Its almost time to clean my space up. But have a few more things to do and then by the end of the week I'll clean and reorganize! Promise.

February/ Frog Bulletin Boards

I'm a little late in posting this but been extra busy trying to get my students prepared for the state tests. Here are the bulletin boards I did for February. They can be used for Spring, too if you just remove the hearts. My teacher's aide loves frogs so this month was dedicated to her with LOVE!! The students loved them. The background paper on one is crinkled to make it look like the deep blue water.

Here is an awesome message from the funny and inspiring Patsy Clairmont from Women of Faith!! She is such a hoot!!! Just love hearing her speak!! What an inspirational speaker. If you ever get a chance to hear her, please do!! Pruning Some years ago my husband bought a super duper riding lawn mower. Les could hardly wait to try out his new toy, excuse me, his new equipment. He even bought a spiffy hat for his maiden voyage, so Les was looking good. He revved up the powerful motor, careened out the garage door, onto the grass, where he lowered the mower, shifted into high gear, and proceeded to barrel right through my flower bed. That was not what Les meant to do. That was not what I wanted him to do. By the time Les lifted the mower and made his way out of the flowers my hydrangea bush looked like a handful of pickup sticks, my roses were potpourri, and my butterfly bush was not fit for a gnat. This was not purposeful pruning at its best. Even so would you believe the following year those bushes came back with gusto. They were full of gorgeous blossoms. And the year after that they were show stoppers. Folks were actually stopping to take pictures of them. It’s really a reminder that what others do accidentally or spitefully can be used to cause us to flourish. Doesn’t that remind you of Joseph from Genesis? If you remember his life looked like nothing but hardship and injustice. From sibling jealousy, to female revenge, to ingratitude, Joseph’s story looked like he had been mowed down and discarded. But God used it all as pruning to cause Joseph to grow into a wise leader. None of us would volunteer for family rejection, slavery, imprisonment, or injustice. When Joseph was young and still full of innocent dreams he never imagined as the favored child of his father he would live such a rootless existence. But God grafted him into the Egyptian world for holy purposes of position and provision. Joseph after being cut down like a sapling grew to become an oak of righteousness. His management of the fruit of the fields flourished the people through a world famine. We can observe growth in a petrie dish, a preschool, and a seniors vocational center. We were born to grow until our fruit falls to earth for the last time and we blossom into eternal life. — Patsy Clairmont