A new Job & a few Birthday Cards...

Hi there blogger friends and followers!!! Sorry it's been a bit since my last post but I changed jobs.  The job I got in June just was not working or rather I should say I was not working at the job,  I was only scheduled for 3 days a month.  That gave me lots of time but not enough money to do any crafting.  God is so good, I was called by my new company and offered a job.  The only down side to the new job  is that it's full time. I have not had a full time job in a very long time. Of course this means that now I have the money  I needed, just not much time to do the crafting.  Starting a new job is always stressful, but I know that where God leads he provides. I believe he has led me to the new job and that he has also given me gift of being creative, so I am confident that he will enable me to do both. It just might be a bit tricky getting both done until I get settled into my new job.
Today I thought that I'd share a few of Birthday cards I've made recently.  All the supplies came from my stash.  I purchased the items so long ago I can not remember where I got them or who makes them. Sorry :-(.   Anyway the first card is my attempt at a masculine card.  These kind of cards are so hard for me. I know that I saw another card like it, but I can't remember where I saw it or who made it. My card is only inspired by their card because I always make my cards with my twist added in.  The second card is for a dear friend who loved this poppy paper that we used for one of the flowers we made at our April Cricut Club, so I thought I'd make her birthday card with it. The last card has 2 pockets. It's for my daughter-in-law, who loves to read so I put a book mark in the front pocket and I will be putting a gift card in the back pocket.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have enjoyed your time here in my little corner of the web.  Please leave me a comment so I know you were here. 

God Bless, 

Vickie

SIWS Challenge #84...

Hi there blogger friends and followers. Today I am entering the Paper Playtimes SIWS challenge #84. I found the challenge by subscribing to Cardz TV. For this card I was inspired by one of the magazines I get. Of course I made the card my way and thought I'd share with you.  I used a plain circle punch to form the ladybug's body and head.Then I used a scalloped circle punch to form the wings. I used one of my favorite Happy Birthday sentiment stamps, but  I can't remember which company it's by.  I used my Cuttlebug swiss dots folder to embellish the background paper & then I sanded it to bring out the dots. As for the ribbon, twine,  pom-pom and button they are all from my stash.  I used 3-D scribbles shiny paint to make the black dots on the ladybug's wings.

 

I think this card came out super cute!!!

Hope you have enjoyed your time here at my little corner of the web.  Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave me a comment so I will know you were here.

God Bless,

Vickie

 

FCCB Challenge #128-Train, Planes & Automobiles...

Hi blogger friends and followers.  Oh my two posts in one day totally not like me, but then I was emailed information about this challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog and I just could not pass it up.  Since the theme of this weeks challenge is Trains,Planes & Automobiles  I thought it would be great fun to enter a card I made for my Pastor's birthday into the challenge and share it with you all too. I used the Wrap it Up Cricut cartridge to make this classic car and I think it turned out just right.   All the the papers and embellishments are from my stash.

Hope you have enjoyed your time here in my little corner of the web. Thanks for stopping by. Please leave me a comment so I know you were here.
God Bless,
Vickie
 

Exploring Cricut Challenge entry...

Hi there blogger friends and followers!!!  I have just a super quick post today. I made this cute little card for my granddaughter and as it fit the Exploring Cricut Challenge  theme for this week I thought I would enter that challenge and share it with you too.  I used the Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge to create the little girl and her clothes. I really like both of the paper doll Cricut cartridges. All the papers and embellishments are from my stash.

Hope you like it and have enjoyed your time here at my little corner of the web. Thanks for stopping by. Please leave me a comment so I will know you where here.

God Bless,
Vickie 

Cricut Club coming soon...

Hi there blogger friends and followers...  As I mentioned in my last post I have a Cricut club that will be meeting for 3 months and I have just completed the September club project and I also made a cute little pumpkin gift box for the little prize I have for one of the 5 ladies to win. I will be linking these projects to Cardz TV today and at Sarah Hamer Designs on Link Up Tuesday. The frame 3-D home decor item was hard to photograph because of the glass. It looks really good in person and I am hoping that the ladies in my club will like it. They will all get personalized this project by selecting their own initial and then the placement of the accent items. I think it turned out pretty nice. I am not revealing the instructions until after the ladies in my club get them as they have paid for this privilege. I just love how the cute little pumpkin box turned out. I used TBB&M 2 cartridge and some DCWV patterned paper. I can't wait until next Saturday to see what the ladies think.  Anyway here are the pictures.

Thanks for stopping for a visit. I hope you have enjoyed your time here at my little corner of the web. Make sure you leave me a comment as I love comments and then I will know you where here.

God Bless,
Vickie

Goodbye summer, hello fall???

Hi there blogger friends and followers...  Sorry it's been awhile since my last post August was a busy month for me.  I got to go camping twice last month and just got back from one of those camping trips. Camping over Labor day is a first for me and my darling husband but we wanted to see our family in Utah and thought it would be a great to do two things we enjoy at once. The campgrounds were we stayed was pretty busy.  I think a lot of people see Labor day as the "End of Summer."  This puzzles me because it does not end until around the 20th of September and I can't understand wanting to rush into cooler shorter days and longer nights, I guess the kids going back to school has something to do with it.  Since moving to Eastern Idaho almost 18 years ago, I've learned you enjoy the summer here as long as possible because winter can be really dark, cold and long. Besides I'm just not ready to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall yet. My Cricut Club will start meeting again on September 15th so maybe by then I'll be ready for fall. I am looking forward to crafting with these very special ladies once again. I have 3 special home decor projects planned for them and will be sharing those with you all soon.  
Today though I thought I'd share with you a few items I did managed to get made this past month. The first is another one of those decorated bird houses only this one is for my new kitchen. The other items are cards for friends and a candy bar wrapper for a co-workers birthday. All the supplies used to make these items where found in my stash. 

I hope you have enjoyed your time here in my little corner of the web. I will be linking these items up at Sarah Hamer Design's "Link up Tuesday" so please take a minute to check out all the craftiness going on at Sarah's blog.
Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment so I know you were here.
Take care and enjoy the rest of your summer.
God Bless,
Vickie
Hi there Blogger friends and followers.  Sorry that it's been awhile since my last post but August was a busy month here in Eastern Idaho.  I was finally able to get away for some camping, actually I just got back from camping over Labor day.  As we all know Labor day is pretty much the unofficial end of summer with the kids going back to schoolHi there Blogger friends and followers.  Sorry that it's been awhile since my last post but August was a busy month here in Eastern Idaho.  I was finally able to get away for some camping, actually I just got back from camping over Labor day.  As we all know Labor day is pretty much the unofficial end of summer with the kids going back to schooldocument.write