Happy New Year...

Hi there all my blogger friends.  Happy New Year!!!  So sorry that I haven't updated my blog recently, but blogger was causing issues and then I've been very busy with my new job and the holidays.  My husband and I traveled to his mother's in southern California for Christmas.  It was wonderful to get away for a few days. I'm back at work already and very busy again.  I did manage to get a few Christmas gifts made and thought I'd share those with all of you as well as one of  the thank you cards I made for all the wonderful gifts I got for Christmas. The gifts are shadow boxes for my wonderful mother in law and sisters in laws. Each one was different and yet the same just tweaked for each of their home decors. I didn't post them before Christmas as I want the gifts to be a surprise for each of them.  They all seems happy to get them so I think they were a hit.

 I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and have been enjoying the new year. It's a negative 16 degrees here in eastern Idaho with 6 inches of snow on the ground...brrrrr!!!  A perfect day to complete my Cricut Club project for next Sunday. I hope to be able to post those pictures soon.
Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the web. Please leave me a comment so I know you were 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

Looking for a new job...

Hi blogger followers, friends & family.  As some of you know my part time position was changed last Tuesday to a full time position.  This means my job at State Hospital South no longer exists. To continue working at State Hospital South I would have to re-apply for the same job I already had, only now it would mean working full time, plus I had no guarantee I'd be rehired, my 3+ years experience at the job as a part time employee would not be counted when my supervisor decided who to hire and if I got "lucky" enough to get re-hired I would get a  major cut in pay. Talk about some bad news!!!  After hearing this and talking with my supervisor, I did not feel as though I'd get the job even if I did  apply for it.  So I cried, I was upset and angry, then I got worried because I like everyone else have bills to pay, then I had a long talk with my darling husband, then I prayed (I should have done this first) and then I did some thinking and I decided to quit my job last Friday.  You know what I learned through all this?  First, that GOD is in control of EVERYTHING!!!  Second, GOD is so good because he had already prepared me for this major change in my life, only I did not realize what was going on at the time I was being prepared.  And third that I know GOD will provide for all my needs.  I have decided to stop worrying, as it's not going to help, to trust GOD and get on with my life.   I have said all this to let you all know that I am excited about what GOD will be doing in my future!!!  I am looking for a new job, but LPN jobs are not as plentiful as they used to be. Your prayers for a new job that GOD wants me to have would be appreciated.

Anyway as this is supposed to be my creative sharing place... I had best get on with the sharing.  Right, so today I have the gift I made for my Mom in Law for Mother's day to share with you.  It was also my Cricut Club's April project.  It is my version of a Steampunk Mini Album. I used my Cricut to cut the pages of  book and a few of the embellishments on the pages. There are also buttons, feathers, and of course ribbon, well lots of ribbon really.  I am not a big fan of the "Steampunk" look, but I think this came out pretty good.  It actually has 8 pages, but I thought these 3 pictures are enough to share on a blog.  My Cricut club members liked it. For my Mom-in-Law I put pictures of her 4  grown children into it so it was personalized which she loved and that's what really matters. I will be linking this post to Sarah Hammer Designs Tuesday's link up party . I have added a button to the right side of my blog so please take a moment and go see all the creative people there too. 

Hope you all enjoy!!! Thanks for your prayers, sweet comments (I just love hearing from you) and stopping by my little corner of the web.

God Bless

Vickie